Chapter One Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty: Demonstrating Power
The people are trapped in poverty and corruption is rampant. Only the merchants with the power to sell salt can live in a dream!
The scene that Han Du described to Zhu Biao was too terrifying. It was a sign of national destruction!
Zhu Biao is not his hypocritical son. Even Lao Zhu is full of praise for his views on governing the country. Naturally, it is not difficult to see how terrible this potential crisis is.
"The benefits of salt and iron must be taken back." Zhu Biao punched the coffee table, causing the teacup to nearly fall to the ground.
Han Du glanced at Zhu Biao, who had a solemn face, and at the teacup that almost overturned, and said with a smile, "While the salt merchants have not yet become big, and there is not much resistance to recovering the salt tax, the emperor should have prepared this early."
thing."
"Not bad!" Zhu Biao took a deep breath and looked at Han Du.
Suddenly he laughed and said, "I just realized that it is a blessing to have you serve as the Minister of Household Affairs. You haven't even taken office yet, and you have given me such a big wake-up call."
Han Du smiled and shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is overly complimentary. In fact, I want to go to the Ministry of Works more than the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Ministry of Industry?" Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, then nodded in realization, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, as long as you help me sort out the world's taxation first, I will let you go to the Ministry of Industry."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Han Du happily bowed slightly and thanked him.
Industry is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty wants to transform from an agricultural country to an industrial country, it must first pay attention to craftsmen. The Ministry of Industry is in charge of the world's craftsmen, which is the easiest place to start.
In Han Du's view, the Ministry of Industry only controls craftsmen and does not pay attention to craftsmen at all. Not to mention encouraging craftsmen to delve into new skills, even the current skills do not know how to record and protect them.
However, it is not something we can intervene in the affairs of the Ministry of Industry yet. We should first take care of the Ministry of Household and Taxation.
Soon, Zhu Biao issued an order to appoint Han Du as the Minister of Household Affairs.
On the day of the dynasty, when An Qing personally dressed Han Du in the newly released official uniform of the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, my father and mother came to Han Du's room for the first time.
When he saw the two elders, Anqing had no choice but to stop what he was doing and greet them first.
Han Du smiled and said to the two elders, "Father, mother, what are you doing?"
With a smile on her face, Mrs. Liu turned around to Han Du and said to Han De, "Sir, the official uniform of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance is just different."
"Humph!" Han De glared at Mrs. Liu coldly, not wanting to pay attention to her. In his whole life, he had only been the left minister of the Ministry of Finance. It seemed that he was only one step away from the minister of the Ministry of Finance, but sometimes this step was like a chasm.
Same.
It is said that when Han De was an official, he naturally imagined that he would be a minister, preferably the Ministry of Husbandry, even if it was not other departments of the Ministry of Husbandry.
Minister, he can also accept it.
After all, this is the pinnacle of civil servants. Doesn’t that man want to stand at the pinnacle and shock the world?
But it happened that Han De fell short in the last step, and that's all. Now he has allowed his son to achieve the throne of Minister of the Ministry of Finance that he had never dreamed of sitting on.
How uncomfortable does this make Han De feel?
What's more, Mrs. Liu insisted on dragging him to see Han Du, the new Minister of Household Affairs. She said that her son was promising and their faces were bright!
Mrs. Liu's face turned red, but Han De was a little aggrieved, even depressed, and kept glancing at Han Du. "This kid was raised by himself. What ability does he have to sit on the position of Minister of the Ministry of Finance?" , but I clearly have both ability and political integrity, but I can only be the assistant minister on the left?"
No matter how my father felt, Han Du went to court wearing the second-grade official uniform of the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance.
When he left, he gave his father two provocative looks. Angrily, Han De lowered his head and wanted to find someone who could take advantage of him and give his bastard son a good beating first.
After the morning court, Han Du came to the Ministry of Household Affairs without hesitation. As the new Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, it was naturally necessary to meet with the subordinate officials.
Arriving at the Hubu Yamen, when Han Du walked in, he saw someone already standing inside.
"Hey, everyone came quite early." He said there was no camp.
Yang's opening remarks, Han Du stood at the door with a smile.
When the officials of the Ministry of Revenue heard Han Du's voice, they turned around and saw a man wearing a second-grade robe standing at the door. They immediately knew that this was the newly appointed Marquis of Zhenhai, Lord Han Duhan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue.
"I will pay my respects to the Marquis of Zhenhai."
"Hahaha." Han Du quickly reached out to everyone and signaled, "No courtesy, no courtesy, everyone, please get up. Please be casual, I don't care about these common etiquette."
"Thank you, Lord~"
Han Du came to the hall and sat down at the main seat. He immediately saw Wang Yuanji standing in the front on the right.
"Why are you here?" Without waiting for Wang Yuanji's answer, Han Du said immediately, "Oh! I remembered it. After you came back from the old port, you are now the Minister of Household Affairs?"
"Master Hou has a good memory." Wang Yuanji smiled and raised his thumb at Han Du.
Han Du ignored his antics, glanced at the crowd below, and couldn't help but ask, "Isn't there another left minister in the household department? Why didn't I see him?"
"Uh, this." The officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs below immediately began to look left and right, exchanging glances frequently.
But a lot of time passed, and no one came forward to tell Han Du what was going on.
In the end, Wang Yuanji stood up, cupped his hands and replied, "Master Marquis, Mr. Luo, he feels unwell due to the cold and is resting at home."
Han Du raised his head and glanced at Wang Yuanji. Seeing the disdain for Luo Ying in his eyes, Han Du immediately understood what was going on. This Luo Ying must not be sick, he was making himself unhappy.
When Qi Tai and others recommended Luo Ying, they should have given him some time to breathe. Therefore, when Luo Ying saw that the Minister of the Ministry of Finance he had obtained flew into my hand, he wanted to remind himself that the position of Minister is his. Yes, was it just that I snatched it from him?
However, being able to snatch it away is my ability. Even if you, Luo Ying, are dissatisfied, I will hold it in and not show it.
Otherwise, if you dare to show off to me, I will make you unhappy!
Han Du withdrew his gaze, looked down at the list of officials from the Ministry of Finance in his hand, and asked, "Is that so?"
"Here" the household officials who were caught by Han Du's gaze looked left and right, but they didn't dare to meet Han Du's eyes, let alone say yes or no.
Han Du snorted and laughed, then picked up the roster in his hand and asked loudly, "There should be more than just you in this household department. Where are the rest of the people? Is it possible that Luo Ying is sick, and these dozen people are following him?"
sick?" .??.??
As soon as the words fell, the entire hall fell silent, everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Han Du.
Wang Yuanji raised his head and was about to say something, but Han Du blocked his words with a look.
Seeing this, Wang Yuanji just lowered his head again as if nothing was wrong.
Han Du made a "pop" sound and left the roster on the desk in front of him. Shi Shiran sat back and looked at the densely packed people heading towards his head without saying a word, just waiting quietly.
About a cup of tea passed in an atmosphere where you could hear the drop of a needle, and an official suddenly stood up.
Han Du looked at where he was standing and ranked behind six or seven people. Judging from his rank, he should be a doctor from the Ministry of Finance.
"Back to Lord Marquis, after Mr. Luo became ill, everyone else who was not on the list went to Mr. Luo's house to visit him."
This lieutenant doctor used the word "sick" very seriously, and when he talked about the people who didn't come, his face was filled with anger.
Han Du squinted his eyes and smiled and asked, "Who are you? I have just arrived here. Although I know your names on the roster, I can't
One by one."
"Your Majesty, you're welcome, I'm going to send you my official Zhao Yu." Zhao Yu cupped his hands and replied.
"It turns out to be Mr. Zhao." Han Du smiled and asked again, "Are you sure that all the other officials have gone to visit Luo Ying?"
Zhao Yu immediately bowed with a fearful expression and quickly replied, "I'm afraid, I don't dare to be called the Marquis like this. The Marquis can just call me Xia Guan Zhao Yu. I'm not lying. If the Marquis doesn't believe it, I'm going to call you now."
Can bring people
Go to Master Luo's house and see if there are many of those people there."
Other officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs saw that Zhao Yu was so tough. Although Luo Ying had indeed given Zhao Yu a lot of shoes in the past, by doing so, he simply offended Luo Ying to death! Although Luo Ying is not here now,
But when Luo Ying comes back in the future, will he still be as good as Zhao Yu?
A group of officials shook their heads secretly, feeling that Zhao Yu's move was quite irrational.
Although the Ministry of Household Affairs is now headed by Marquis Zhenhai, you, Zhao Yu, have nothing to do with Marquis Zhenhai. When Luo Ying kills Zhao Yu, Marquis Zhenhai may not come forward to help you.
Han Du glanced at Zhao Yu with a smile, lowered his head and said lightly, "That's not necessary. Since you are sick, you should have a good rest. Others and Luo Ying's colleagues should also go and visit."
The others couldn't help but froze when they heard Han Du's words. They all looked at Zhao Yu. The look in his eyes seemed to make you want to show off. Are you dumbfounded now? You, Zhao Yu, were originally helpless in the court. Before,
Luo Shilang has made things difficult for you many times, but you just swallowed your anger and endured it.
It's good now. You thought that the new official of Zhenhai Hou would not let Luo Ying go, but you didn't expect that Luo Ying would be let off lightly. When Luo Shilang comes back in the future, your life, Zhao Yu's, will be even more difficult.
Zhao Yu didn't have the slightest fear. He had long been dissatisfied with Luo Ying's villainous behavior. Even if he was ostracized by Luo Ying because of it, he was not afraid. As for Zhenhai Hou, he had no hope of helping him from the beginning.
Han Du suddenly raised his head, looked at his subordinates with a smile, and said, "Although so many people are not here, the affairs of the household department cannot stop."
With that said, Han Du handed the roster to Wang Yuanji and said, "You are responsible for checking to see those people who are not here today. Since the Zuo Shilang is not here, then you, the Right Shilang, can take over. Since you have to do the Zuo Shilang's affairs.
, then Zhao Yu will be the right minister. The others will follow the same example. If the vacancy of minister is vacant, it will be filled by Yuanwailang.
You will go to the palace immediately and ask the emperor to issue an order to assign your positions."
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