And if this matter spreads out, I am afraid that no one in the court will praise Muchuan for his youthful talent and great achievements. At that time, everyone will probably say that he is a stupid, selfish villain!
After figuring it out, Shangguan Jin was very happy and shouted: "Xiaohai, your method is good, I am very happy!"
"Thank you for the compliment, sir."
"Then please pass on this memorial decision to my disciples and save it. Just give it to the Attendant directly so that he can take a good look at it!"
After Shangguan Jin finished speaking, he picked up the seal and pressed it on the document, and then handed it over to Bai Xiaohai.
The gears of time are turning slowly, the sun sets and the moon rises, and the night comes.
At this time, in the Imperial Palace of Chang'an City, in the imperial study room of the rear court hall, Li Shimin was sitting on a mahogany carved dragon chair, lowering his head to deal with government affairs.
Next to Li Shimin was none other than Prime Minister Wei Zheng.
Today, there are a lot of affairs in the government. Disasters in various places, visits from foreign countries, sudden border wars, and all kinds of things can make Li Shimin deeply distressed.
Fortunately, from the afternoon to now, more than half of the government affairs have been processed today.
At this time, Wei Zheng was presenting the approved memorials one by one to Li Shimin for him to make the final decision.
However, when handing over a blue-covered memorial, Wei Zheng couldn't help but mention: "The content of this memorial was initiated by the Minister of Hubu, and the content is... somewhat inappropriate, but since it was initiated by the Minister of Hubu, it should be
It has special meaning."
It sounds like Wei Zheng is dissatisfied with the resolution of the memorial, but he is afraid that he cannot see through Muchuan's thoughts, so he mentioned it like this.
Li Shimin immediately became energetic. After all, what Muchuan mentioned was quite interesting every time, maybe this time too.
However, Li Shimin was also quite confused after reading the contents of the memorial.
"This Minister of Household Affairs...doesn't he hope that his salary will be increased?"
"In my opinion, this should be the case."
"This Minister of the Ministry of Finance is really..." Li Shimin frowned slightly, then smiled helplessly, then picked up the jade seal and placed it on the memorial cover to show his approval.
After Wei Zheng read it, he was quite shocked: "Your Majesty...could it be that you have understood the meaning of the Book of Hubu?
Do you know what’s behind this salary increase?”
"Even if you don't hide it from the prime minister, I can't see through it, haha!"
Li Shimin smiled very boldly.
"Then why did Your Majesty allow this?
Do you know that if approved at this time, it will attract criticism from the court officials?"
People in the world are not worried about scarcity but inequality. Muchuan's salary increase will also increase his salary. But just by raising the salary of their household department, it is difficult for people not to think that he is abusing his power.
If the emperor approves this matter, firstly, it will cause dissatisfaction among the courtiers, and secondly, it will make people think that His Majesty is showing favoritism.
As a loyal minister, Wei Zheng dared to speak out and make clear his interests.
Li Shimin is so shrewd that he can understand it even without Wei Zheng talking to him.
"Prime Minister...then have you considered the achievements made by the Transfer Department in recent years?"
The Ministry of Household Affairs is the most important of the six ministries. Thanks to its diligence, the country's economy has developed rapidly and fiscal revenue has increased month by month.
The simplest and clearest thing is that in recent years, the number of deaths from famines has dropped significantly, food reserves have increased, and there have been few uprisings among the people.
This is all the main contribution of the Ministry of Household Affairs!
In addition, Li Shimin also considered two things. One is that since the previous Hubu Shangshu Liu Zhenghui took over, the Hubu has been receiving the lowest salary among the six ministries. This is also quite unfair.
Another point is that considering the meritorious service and hard work of Muchuan, the Minister of Revenue, he can afford this salary increase.
"Wei Aiqing, the request of the Minister of Household Affairs is excusable. Even if others ask, they can tell the reason. I think it can be granted."
"Your Majesty's words make sense, so let's just follow what the Minister of Hubu said. Besides... the Minister of Hubu has always been unpredictable. Maybe there should be some foresight in his actions."
"Maybe, I'm also looking forward to it, haha!"
Early the next morning, at the residence of the Ministry of Finance, the birds on the trees in the courtyard were chirping and they were in high spirits.
However, Muchuan in the hall was lying lazily on the long table, looking like a salted fish.
Ouyang Bufan, who was sitting next to him, complained: "Sir, it's not easy for you to come to the household department for office work, why are you so energetic?
Could it be that you didn't sleep last night?"
"Yeah, I didn't sleep much, I was tinkering with something."
"Making stuff?"
Hearing what Muchuan said, Ouyang Bufan's spirit was lifted.
You must know that Muchuan is very knowledgeable and well-informed. He often makes interesting things, either for food or for use, which can bring a lot of convenience to life.
Ouyang Bufan rushed over and put his hands in Muchuan's arms, and asked very clingingly: "Sir, did you get something new?
You have to talk to me!"
"Please be more careful... don't stick to me, it's disgusting."
Muchuan pushed Ouyang Bufan hard with his hands, but he was like a dog-skin plaster and could not be pushed away no matter how hard he pushed.
But while Muchuan and Ouyang Bufan were competing with each other, Mo Zhu's panicked voice came from outside.
"My lord, my lord! Something big is happening!"
Mo Zhu ran over panting, holding a gold brochure in his hand.
Mo Zhu had always been calm and composed, but seeing him so excited now made Muchuan even curious about what was going on.
"Mo Zhu, don't be in a hurry, tell me slowly, what's going on?"
"Sir! It's passed. Our salary increase plan has been successfully passed!"
Mo Zhu just said this, and before Muchuan could react, all the officials in the main hall of the official residence took the lead in cheering!
"It's passed, it's passed! I never thought that such a crazy plan as Master Shangshu could be passed!"
"Yeah, I thought I couldn't even pass the test of Zhongshu Province and I would be beaten down! I didn't expect that the emperor actually got it right. What a miracle happened!"
"Hehe, the salary of our household department has been increased since then, right?
Thirty percent, this is a lot, my family must be very happy."
The officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs were discussing happily, and they were all happy to have their salaries increased.
After all, we didn’t have high expectations at the beginning. We didn’t expect it to turn out well, so it’s no wonder we’re unhappy!
Muchuan himself did not expect such a big reaction from everyone. It seems that the old saying "money can make the world go round" is true. After all, most of the officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs have high-level positions. I never expected that they would be so happy for only 30% of their salary.
.
Just weird?
Did it go so smoothly?
According to Muchuan's idea, there shouldn't be a problem in the two levels of Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province. After all, he has already said hello and cleared the way.
The bigger difficulty should be the one between Prime Minister Wei Zheng and His Majesty Li Shimin. After all, there are indeed some unreasonable things in this "salary document".
