(ps: Sorry. The order of the chapters in the previous chapter was wrong. I have contacted the editor and it should be changed tomorrow.)
You people are really brave. You can't offend anyone, but this lunatic. You must know that Wang Fu, Cai You and others suffered a lot from this kid here, not to mention that you have just taken office.
Old men like Wang Zhongling sighed secretly and broke into a cold sweat for these newcomers.
The rest of the people saw Li Qi's power today. Although Li Qi seemed to agree with Hu Yi's proposal, he actually hinted that Hu Yi had ulterior motives. This move was really hard to guard against.
Because almost all of them had just been promoted, and during this period Li Qi hardly went to court. Even when he came, he always chose to remain silent and seldom said anything. Therefore, they treated Li Qi very badly.
My understanding is limited to the information I heard in the past.
With your mental quality, you still want to get a piece of my pie. Go back and practice for a few more years. Li Qi glanced at Hu Yi lying on the ground and smiled to himself. He used to fight with Wang Fu, Cai You and others.
Too much, this kind of small role really doesn't interest him, and he doesn't want to add insult to injury. If it were Cai You, this matter wouldn't end like this. He would have to get the guy to sweep the streets.
Zhao Kai saw that Hu Yi was so frightened that he couldn't laugh or cry in his heart. You people are really inexperienced. This kind of petty fight has frightened you like this. If Li Qi uses the same tactics to deal with Wang Fu,
, then wouldn’t you be frightened to death on the spot? He said: "What crime is Hu Aiqing guilty of? National affairs should be pooled together. If everyone is afraid of saying the wrong thing and is unwilling to speak, then what is the point of this morning meeting? I
I will never blame you for this.”
When Hu Yi heard that the emperor had offered to protect him, he breathed a sigh of relief, thanked him repeatedly, and glanced at Li Qi secretly. There was a look of fear on his face.
Li Qi originally thought that the matter was coming to an end, and was about to return to his seat when he suddenly heard another person behind him saying: "For the record, Your Majesty, I think what Hu Shangshu said is very reasonable."
Li Qi frowned when he heard this and raised his eyes back. It was Li Gang who spoke.
Zhao Kai was stunned for a moment and said, "Then what does Li Aiqing have to say?"
Li Gang said: "Actually, what the Privy Councilor said is very correct. The Ordnance Supervisor was indeed in a bad situation before. Fortunately, thanks to the Privy Councilor's advice, we were able to put an end to that kind of corruption. Li Gang admires the Privy Councilor for his talent."
At this point, he suddenly changed the topic and said: "But now the weapons supervisor has indeed become an income that cannot be ignored in the imperial government's finances, especially in the current situation. Although the weapons supervisor is an independent
Department, but the money earned by the Ordnance Supervisor should belong to the imperial court, which is understandable. But this is not the case. Except for the emperor and the Privy Council, no one knows the financial details of the Ordnance Supervisor, and the Ordnance Supervisor only needs to get the emperor’s
If you agree, you can directly transfer the money from the Arms Supervisor, but for others who want to transfer money from the Arms Supervisor, the procedures are very complicated, including the Third Division. The Third Division is in charge of the world's finances, but if you don't understand the imperial finances
, this is definitely not conducive to the development of our Song Dynasty."
The ministers nodded after hearing this. This is also a very simple truth. If a person who manages money doesn't even know how much money he has, how can he manage money?
Li Qi frowned secretly and said: "You can't say that. You also said that the Third Division is in charge of the world's finances. If the finance of the Arms Supervisor is handed over to the Third Division, then the Third Division will definitely not hand over the weapons supervisor's finances.
In the first place, the weapons supervisor has always had his own plan. For example, the weapons supervisor originally expected to spend five million dollars next year to build weapons and sell them to neighboring countries to earn more money.
If the Ordnance Supervision is financially independent, then the Ordnance Supervision will definitely reserve this amount, but if there are three departments in charge, then the Third Division will not lock up these five million dollars for an undetermined plan of the Ordnance Supervision.
If this is the case, when the arms supervisor negotiates the deal, but it collapses because there is no cost, who will be responsible for the losses involved?"
The ministers nodded again, feeling that what Li Qi said made sense.
Li Gang said: "What the Privy Councilor said is very reasonable. Hu Shangshu's suggestion just now is indeed not advisable to completely hand over the finance of the Arms Supervision to the Third Division, but I think that the Arms Supervision can hand over half of the finance to the Third Division.
, Moreover, the finances of the Ordnance Supervisor must be disclosed. This can relieve the embarrassment of the national treasury, allow the Third Division to manage the world's finances more easily, know their own family background, and also allow the Ordnance Supervisor to have enough money to invest in production.
In order to earn more money for me, Da Song."
Li Qi smiled slightly and said: "The Ordnance Supervisor purchases a large amount of raw materials from the Third Division every year, and the money they get is all real money. If the Ordnance Supervisor hands over half of the finance, can the Third Division provide us with raw materials for free."
Li Gang shook his head and said: "What the Privy Council said is wrong. People all over the world have to pay taxes to the state, but they also have to pay for salt and tea. The Ordnance Inspector has done so many transactions, but he has never paid three
It is a tax for the Department, and the money of the Ordnance Supervision belongs to the state, not private individuals. It is reasonable to give part of it to the state. Moreover, using this method of buying and selling can also prevent the Third Division and the Ordnance Supervision from private use.
Granted, I believe that the Privy Councilor's original suggestion was only for the sake of the Song Dynasty, and not for the money of the Ordnance Superintendent."
"Wei Chen seconded the proposal."
"I agree with the words of the Minister of Punishment."
...
In a short time, more than twenty ministers stood up and asked Zhao Kai to let the weapons supervisor hand over half of the finance.
Japan. It seems that someone has been planning this for a long time! If Li Gang is the only one, Li Qi can easily handle it. But the problem is that so many ministers agree. If he insists on insisting, he will inevitably attract suspicion from others.
He wasn't annoyed, but there was an elusive look in his eyes.
In fact, Zhao Kai is not very in favor of the Ordnance Supervisor handing over the finances, because the Ordnance Supervisor's finances have always been under the direct control of the emperor, just like the Third Division, and it is also a means for him to centralize finances, but the Ordnance Supervisor has one advantage
, that is, the weapons supervisor is independent.
If he has the finances of the Ordnance Supervisor, then he can directly skip the court meeting and secretly manipulate Li Qi on some sensitive matters. But he and Li Qi also face the same dilemma. If he objects, then the ministers
He would definitely think that he was just like Song Huizong, and that the weapons supervisor was just his subordinate. He was also hesitant in his heart. He couldn't help but glance at Li Qi.
Li Qi nodded and said: "The Minister of the Ministry of Justice and everyone are right. In order to show my innocence, I can agree to hand over half of the weapons supervision department's finances. However, I also doubt whether your request is also because of coveting weapons.
Prison money.”
Zhao Kai said: "Then what do you think should be done?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Reporting to the emperor, just now the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and the Minister of the Ministry of Justice made this request on the grounds that the national treasury is empty. Now the imperial court does have too many places to spend money, especially regarding the promotion of new laws. Three
Sir, what I said is not wrong."
Zheng Yi, who had been silent all the time, nodded and said: "The Privy Councilor is right, the new law has indeed made the treasury very embarrassed."
Li Qidao: "Just now, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment said that because the procedures for appropriating funds from the Military Supervision are very complicated, which is not conducive to the development of the Song Dynasty, for the same reason, Qin Shaozai, who is in charge of the new law, and the Commerce Bureau want the Third Department to allocate funds.
, the procedures are also very complicated. Nowadays, promoting the new law is the most important matter for the court. In order to promote the new law more conveniently, why not let them have relatively independent finances? "
What does this kid want to do? Zhao Kai frowned slightly. The existence of the Third Division is to weaken the power of the prime minister. If the prime minister is allowed to have finance again, is it necessary for the existence of the Third Division?
Li Qi's words undoubtedly muddied the waters, and many ministers did not dare to speak randomly, because this already involved the emperor's centralization of power.
Li Gang said: "I wonder what the privy envoy means?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "It's very simple. Our weapons supervisor handed over half of the finance. But only 60% of it was given to the third division, and the remaining 40% was used as a reserve fund under the new law for them to deal with emergencies.
There is another point. You want our weapons supervision to be financially transparent. If your intention is not against our weapons supervision, then why not make all finances transparent? Every payment must be made public and let everyone know, even if
It is the money used by the emperor. If there is any deviation, even if it is a penny difference, anyone has the right to accuse the three officials. This can also prevent anyone from committing fraud and embezzling the country's money."
He is indeed the first economic envoy of the Song Dynasty, and he is truly worthy of his reputation. Li Gang glanced at Li Qi and sighed secretly in his heart. The reason why Li Qi did this is to minimize the loss. After all, the current economic envoy is his wife.
, which means that he only handed over 30% of the Ordnance Supervisor's finances to the Third Division, and the Ordnance Supervisor still holds 70%.
Li Qi glanced at the ministers and said: "Can I regard those who are silent at this time as people who covet the national property? After all, fiscal transparency will not cause any losses, of course, except for some corrupt officials. Throughout the ages, but
All corrupt officials like to obscure the country's finances so that they can fish in troubled waters. I act upright, sit upright, and am not afraid of others coming to investigate."
Zheng Yi stood up and said: "I agree with the Privy Councilor's words." He sighed bitterly in his heart, this is really a sudden disaster.
Li Qidu said this. As the envoy of the Third Division, he had to express his position at this time. Although he was unwilling in his heart, because transparency would bring a lot of pressure to the Third Division. They must
Every account must be handled very carefully. If someone catches you, you will suffer a lot.
The other ministers also hurriedly expressed their stance. Whether this matter will be successful or not is another matter. But if you don't come out to express your stance, then don't tell others. You have something evil in your heart and you are coveting the country's property.
Li Qi's words made these ministers suffer.
Zhao Kai glanced at Li Qi and cursed secretly, this guy is so hateful, he had to drag me into the water to share the loss with him. It was obvious that Li Qi's words also tricked Zhao Kai into this.
If this were Song Huizong, he would probably be so angry that he would cut Li Qi into pieces. You are trying to cut off my life. But Zhao Kai is not Song Huizong. He also hopes to find a way to avoid more corrupt officials in the court. Financial transparency is not a bad idea.
A way, and he never thought about enjoying it. His only concern was the financial power. But on second thought, Qin Hui and the Commerce Bureau only occupied 20% of the financial power of the Arms Supervisor, and most of it
The finances are still in his hands. Once the new law is popularized across the country, he can take back this financial power. In this way, the four parties will form a mutual restraint.
After weighing it up, Zhao Kai nodded and said: "I also think the Privy Councilor is right. Only people with a guilty conscience will worry about financial disclosure. I will report this matter."
ps: Please give me a monthly ticket for a little encouragement...(To be continued...)