Among the six departments of the imperial court today, the yamen that truly holds real power must be the Department of Husbandry.
The current Manchu minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs is Sun Zhaji, while the Han minister was promoted to the post by Tian Congdian, the imperial censor of Zuodu.
Yuzhu knew Tian Congdian, who was also well-known as an upright official.
Kang Mazi likes to let honest officials manage the household department. To put it bluntly, he just wants to save money.
The old emperor didn't want to be a bad person, and his ministers had to step up to the plate. That's the truth.
Yuzhu was actually right. He had too many part-time jobs and was extremely busy every day. This was not an exaggeration.
However, Yuzhu didn't have a headache when it came to the Ministry of Household's management of money and food.
After the imperial court allowed trade at Dagukou, foreign merchants often abandoned Guangzhou Customs and went to Dagukou to do business because they always adopted the principle of fair trade, tax collection was extremely transparent, and transactions were full of integrity.
It is no exaggeration to say that Lao Shiba, who is also in charge of Dagukou, has everything under his command, including people and money.
According to the time agreed in advance, Yuzhu took more than thirty experienced accountants to the Hubu Yamen.
In the past, Yuzhu also managed the transfer department, implemented many modern financial management systems, and achieved remarkable results.
However, in the Qing Dynasty, it was always the case that people left tea to relax and people left politics to rest.
As soon as Yuzhu was transferred from the Household Department, all the rules and regulations he established were turned into waste paper, and the various systems in the Household Department returned to their backward state.
After the eight-carriage sedan settled down, Yuzhu got out of the sedan, and saw Sun Zhaji and Tian Congdian coming side by side to greet them.
"Please Prime Minister Guoan." Sun Zhaji knew how powerful Yuzhu was and did not dare to be careless at all. He bowed to Zha Qian conscientiously.
"Meet Yu Xiangguo." Tian Congdian was a Han official, and he bowed to the ground, which was considered extremely respectful.
The etiquette in official circles must not be messed up at all.
Yuzhu is not only the Duke of Feng'en Town, but also the foreman of Nanshufang. He is the proper chief minister, and his status is far above that of Sun and Tian.
More importantly, Yuzhu was ordered to also be in charge of the household department, and thus became the immediate boss of Sun Zhaji and Tian Congdian.
Needless to say, anyone who doesn’t understand the principle that county officials are inferior to current officials is an official idiot!
Tian Congdian seemed to be very respectful, but in reality he was not disrespectful.
Most people can't see it, but Yuzhu knows it.
The word "yu" was specially added in front of "Xiangguo", which shows that Tian Congdian relied on his good reputation as an upright official and was not convinced by Yuzhu.
Correspondingly, Sun Zhaji, who was born in Manchuria with a red flag, was much more knowledgeable. He really treated the jade pillar with four words: he was very respectful.
Surrounded by everyone, Yuzhu majestically sat in the former official hall again.
In the past, Yuzhu was a bachelor of the Ministry of Management, worthy of the name Zhongtang.
Now, Yuzhu is still in charge of the ministry, but his identity has become the Prime Minister.
Baiyuncanggou, the world is really unpredictable!
Two ministers and four ministers from the Ministry of Revenue sat around Yuzhu in order of left, full and right Han.
Yuzhu picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and asked everyone casually: "Looking at your expressions, you are a little flustered. Are you worried? I will bring someone to check the accounts."
Sun Zhaji thought to himself, why did you bring so many accountants here not to check the accounts?
However, it doesn't matter what you think in your heart. What's important is that you never say it out loud.
"Xiangguo, how can those twists and turns in the Hubu Yamen escape your discernment?" Sun Zhaji was a truly sensible person. He was worried that he would suffer a loss, so he quickly lifted Yuzhu up to Lao Gao.
"To be fair to Yu Xiangguo, I think the Household Department Yamen should really check the accounts." As soon as Tian Congdian opened his mouth, everyone was shocked.
Yuzhu smiled indifferently. Tian Congdian was indeed not inferior. He deliberately omitted the word "humble" and said he was only qualified for his job.
If this was the period when the Qing army first entered the Pass, it would not be an exaggeration for the subordinates to be humble in their duties.
Today, it is the fifty-ninth year of Kangxi's reign. At a time when superiors are gradually strengthening their control over subordinates, Tian Congdian is not qualified for his humble position and is somewhat looking down on others.
Yuzhu asked himself, he had never offended Tian Congdian before, so it couldn't be a conflict of interest.
Obviously, Tian Congdian, who regarded himself as a gentleman and an upright official, did not look down upon the notorious Yuzhu at all.
This is just a boring dispute of temper.
Yuzhu is an old bureaucrat with a big belly, and he is too lazy to be as knowledgeable as Tian Congdian.
We are all big bureaucrats who hold real power. The so-called conflict of opinions is really ridiculous!
A battle of wills, not a battle of interests, is purely a distraction.
In Yuzhu's dictionary, anyone can be tolerated as long as they don't steal his position, seize his women, take his property, or insult his ancestors.
In a nutshell, in life, power, wealth, power and color are all four words!
Who dares to touch Yuzhu's fundamental interests, Yuzhu will dare to kill him, causing his family to be destroyed, his wife and children to be separated, and he will never be able to stand up again.
Other than that, you can just laugh it off!
Jade pillars are well cultivated, and I don’t want to worry about Tian Congdian’s hidden needles in cotton.
But Sun Zhaji keenly sensed an opportunity to take advantage of.
The butt determines the head, and this applies to everyone.
Sun Zhaji is a typical Manchu banner man. If he wants to get along well, he must sit on the Manchu side.
However, not long after the disgusting Zhao Shenqiao died, the even more disgusting Tian Congdian came again.
Not long after Tian Congdian took office, many conflicts broke out between him and Sun Zhaji.
On one of these occasions, Tian Congdian actually criticized Sun Zhaji to his face, calling him a traitor who just wanted to flatter him!
Well, in the era of imperial power, once someone is proven to be a traitor, they can only wait for death.
There is nothing more serious about people and wrongs than moral destruction of personality.
Looking at the history of the Ming Dynasty, there is almost a special term in Zhu Chong's eight clans' decrees to punish meritorious officials, that is: long-term ambition.
It means that your whole family has been harboring different ambitions for a long time. If you don’t kill everyone in your family, it will not be enough to arouse the anger of the people!
This is similar to Zhou Yafu buying armor and going to the underworld to rebel. It has the same purpose but the same effect!
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, the most troublesome thing in the Yamen recently is that the accounts of the Zongren Mansion are extremely confusing and urgently need to be clarified. I think it is best to send officials to follow the officials and handle this matter." Sun Zhaji said calmly.
A hole was dug.
Yuzhu nodded slightly and asked Sun Zhaji with a smile: "I don't know, who does Sun Gong want to send?"
This was the question that Sun Zhaji was waiting for. He quickly handed over his hands and said, "It all depends on the order of the Prime Minister."
If you personally raise a knife to kill someone, you will inevitably get the smell of blood, which is ominous.
Killing someone with a borrowed knife, without having anything to do with it, is the real mastery!
Who Yuzhu was, he knew as soon as he heard that Sun Zhaji wanted to take the opportunity to punish him.
"I am the Prime Minister..." Yuzhu didn't want to act as a spearman for Sun Zhaji, so he wanted to slide over tactfully.
Unexpectedly, Tian Congdian actually stood up, cupped his fists and said, "If you can trust me, please leave this matter to me."
Yuzhu understood. Tian Congdian was probably arrogant because of the arrogance of the clan, and he wanted to go back for fair and just revenge.
If it were the past, Yuzhu would just have to go with the flow. Anyway, it was Tian Congdian who caused the trouble, not Yuzhu.
However, if Sun Zhaji borrowed Yuzhu's hand and easily deceived Tian Congdian, wouldn't Yuzhu's decades of officialdom be in vain?
(s: Three updates, please give me a monthly ticket.)