Lu Zhongtian, Wu Chunlai and others could not refute Lin Jue's words. Because based on the fundamental logic, Lin Jue's words were impeccable. They could not deny that the Sansi Yamen was on an equal footing with the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council. The Sansi Yamen had its own rights over financial rights.
They do not need to give in to themselves. Faced with this situation, Lu Zhongtian and Wu Chunlai could only use the reason why the appropriation for specific affairs was rejected. Lin Jue was even more prepared for this.
Deputy envoy Du Weijian came up with specific materials to prove the rationality of the rejection. After a confrontation, Lu Zhongtian and others were defeated.
Guo Chong witnessed the confrontation from beginning to end. Although he had no expression on his face, he was happy in his heart. In fact, Guo Chong was a little worried about Lin Jue being the third commander. He was too young and would not be able to achieve his goals.
Requirements. Although in terms of ability, Lin Jue has no problem. But it is not an easy task to stand up to people like Lu Zhongtian and Yang Jun. But in this first court confrontation today, Lin Jue showed his meticulousness and
The plan was very restrained and did not lose its sense of proportion. The method of hiding needles in the cotton is extremely sophisticated and can be said to be a great victory. Guo Chong was relieved, Lin Jue definitely deserved his trust and support. He could also definitely serve as a check on the two governments.
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In order to support this, Guo Chong immediately clarified the rights and responsibilities of the Sansi Yamen based on the facts stated by Lin Jue. Guo Chong affirmed the rights and responsibilities of the Sansi Yamen in controlling financial power, and reiterated that the system of the Three Sis in the Zhou Dynasty and the Two Prefectures was ineffective.
The position that was undermined. Although it seemed to state the facts impartially, it was a warning to others not to interfere in the affairs of the Sansi Yamen. That was not their jurisdiction. In fact, it was also a warning to Lu Zhongtian, Yang Jun and others not to point fingers.
After this court meeting, public opinion in the court was abuzz. At first, many people were not optimistic about the prospect of Lin Jue serving as the third envoy. People believed that Lin Jue seemed to be very happy, but in front of Prime Minister Lu and Privy Yang, he might eventually follow their lead.
Following in the footsteps of his teacher Fang Dunru, Lin Jue's appointment as the third envoy was an act of overestimation by the emperor, and he himself was overestimating his abilities. But today in the hall, Lin Jue almost smashed the accusations of Lu Zhongtian and Wu Chunlai without any bloodshed, and
The counter-attack established the rights and responsibilities of the Sansi Yamen and cut off the black hands that controlled the Sansi Yamen. This was a beautiful battle. It can be seen that Lin Jue is by no means as vulnerable as he initially imagined.
After this confrontation, Lin Jue's reputation skyrocketed. Many people had long been dissatisfied with Lu Zhongtian and others' domination of Chao Gang. This time, they vented their anger. They also had great affection and admiration for Lin Jue. This was much better than when Lin Jue took the exam.
His reputation was much higher when he became the number one scholar. In addition, the lyrics of the song "The Sapphire Case" and the anecdotes about the three realms spread quickly on the night of the Yuan Dynasty. Lin Jue once again became a topical figure in the capital and became a prominent figure in the court.
The focus of attention both internally and externally, he became the object of admiration for many scholar-bureaucrats.
Of course, there are also many people who think that Lin Jue is too sharp. If he wants to gain a foothold in the court, he should learn to compromise and bow his head. If he goes head-to-head with Lu Zhongtian like this, he will not end well. What are temporary gains and losses? Lu Zhongtian’s experience tells us
People, he is a tumbler in the political arena. Over the years, many people have tried to pull him down, but they were the ones who fell. What's more, he is the emperor's father-in-law, his daughter is Concubine Mei, and his grandson is Huai Wang Guo Xu.
And Lin Jue is just the son-in-law of Prince Liang at best. Regardless of his roots,
Lin Jue is no match for him, whether he is based on his qualifications or his intricate connections. The emperor's support is the reason why he is currently in the limelight, but didn't Yan Zhengsheng and Fang Dunru, who committed suicide not long ago, once have the emperor's support? However, they can
how?
Some people made vivid metaphors. The emperor seemed to have deliberately dealt with Lu Xiang recently, but in fact it was just a petty temper played by people in the family. And Lin Jue was used by the emperor to anger Xiang Lu.
After all, he is just an outsider. How can there be real grievances between family members? If outsiders get involved, they will become the target of public criticism in the end. They are not human beings inside and outside. This is the truth of the matter.
But in any case, this confrontation was extremely helpful in boosting the morale of Lin Jue and Sansi Yamen. The original atmosphere of worry within Sansi Yamen was swept away. With Ji Xiang's skills, they can do bold things
, act with confidence without having too many worries.
In fact, Lin Jue also had a headache. It was not because of the external pressure. Since he took over the Sansi Yamen, all Da Zhou's family assets were exposed to Lin Jue. Huge military expenditures, huge official salaries, huge various expenses,
There are various places that need to spend money. Up and down, money is spent everywhere. However, the treasury is extremely shabby, money is spent like water, and all kinds of expenses are endless. The director of the branch office reports every day to ask for funds.
There were hundreds of notes, and almost every time the government office opened, someone would come up and ask for money.
Everyone said that his money must be disbursed immediately, otherwise there will be serious consequences. Everyone said that his own affairs are the most important and his own affairs are the most urgent. In a word, the consequences of not giving money will be disastrous.
You have to be responsible.
Perhaps because Sansi Yamen has always been in such a weak position, those who want money have become the confident ones.
It was not until he became the Third Secretary that Lin Jue realized that the finance and taxation of the imperial court was a complete mess. No wonder Mr. Yan and Mr. Fang wanted to use such a method to increase tax revenue for the imperial court, because if some drastic measures were not used, the entire
The imperial court of the Great Zhou Dynasty could hardly survive. In the end, there was no food left to eat.
After discussion, Lin Jue, Du Weijian and Yang Xiu decided to completely change this situation. The first thing is that the allocation of silver needs to be carefully reviewed and approved. Du Weijian and Yang Xiu will take the lead in verification, and any court affairs that require money must be completed.
It is necessary to make a list of the money spent according to the budget and reasons, and compare and write off the accounts afterwards. Although this increases the workload, it can know where the money is spent, how it is spent, and whether the money is spent reasonably. This
It has changed from the past that after allocating money and waiting for the accounts to be written off, the intermediate links are not ignored at all. In the end, it is inevitable that the money will be lost or spent indiscriminately. In the past, basically no one tael of money allocated can be returned, and those who get the money will have to do whatever they want.
They spent all their money and even reached out again. Because Sansi didn't care how they spent their money.
Furthermore, the three departments set priorities. Limited resources must be used in limited places. Money cannot be saved on major military and political affairs, nor can there be savings on people's livelihood infrastructure such as water conservancy projects and bridge construction and paving. Imperial examinations
The fees for collecting soldiers, money and food for famine relief, etc., these are the first items to be spent. The Sansi Yamen decided to give priority to allocating money and food.
direction, rather than relying on their own words. The thirty-eight priority payment items listed are all major matters related to the safety of the country and the stability of people's livelihood. They are submitted to the emperor for approval. Once approved, there will be no need to pay again in the future.
Listen to those people saying how important the money they want is because there are clear regulations and standards.
For some inconsequential projects that have no necessity or significance, all funding will be stopped and no payment will be made. For example, the trend of building temples and Taoist temples that emerged in various parts of the Zhou Dynasty has even led to as many as a dozen Taoist temples in one city, and they are funded by the government.
Silver, this is simply unbelievable. This is a ridiculous suggestion made by someone in the court, saying that by building temples and Taoist temples, people can be guided to believe in orthodox religions and not be taken advantage of by evil cults. This is for the sake of the stability of the world. Lin Jue and others smiled bitterly at this
Continuously. Some people in the imperial court have not yet figured out the reasons for the Qingjiao Rebellion, and they attribute the reasons to these aspects, which is really speechless. There are mediocre people everywhere, but there is really a market for these remarks, and there is still a market for them.
It is extremely absurd to ask the imperial court to spend money to do this if you really have permission.
Third, it is to limit military expenditures, which account for the vast majority of fiscal revenue. Lin Jue does not want to provoke a head-on conflict with Yang Jun for the time being. The method he discussed with Du Weijian and others is to adopt a lump sum system. Military expenditures will increase year by year.
As the army grew larger day by day, 60% of the fiscal expenditure was swallowed up by this big hole. There were too many people in the army, and the number of soldiers and horses was still increasing every year, but Yang Jun had no intention of reducing it.
Lin Jue discovered that in fact, most of the expenses were not to feed this huge Zhou army, but to Yang Jun's various requests for equipment, weapons, horses, fortifications, etc. that Yang Jun would make at any time.
Zhou Dynasty had regulations on the replacement of military equipment and horses. But in Yang Jun's hands, these became decorations. Yang Jun reached out to ask for money as he pleased. For example, in the past two years, Yang Jun has exchanged
Seven funding applications were submitted on the grounds of military uniforms. Although the troops were stationed in various places and not in one place, judging from the standard of changing uniforms once every three years, this was too frequent and too casual.
Yang Jun is not trying to enrich himself, he is just very selfish and only thinks about himself. He is worried about the combat effectiveness of his troops, but he does not want to use the method of disarmament training, so he uses the method of changing uniforms to maintain combat effectiveness. He wants to
He created the idea that the entire army was grateful to him, so he made these people live comfortably. Only in this way could he show his prestige as the Privy Envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the army, and his position could be stable. This person is selfish from the bottom of his heart.
He is a man who refuses to compromise his own interests. When Yan Zhengsheng and Fang Dunru's reforms involved changes in their military, his performance was proof of this.
Lin Jue couldn't let Yang Jun do whatever he wanted, asking for money, and kidnapping the court on the pretext of national security. Since he couldn't control Yang Jun's affairs in the Privy Council and the army, Lin Jue could make Yang Jun take control of himself by limiting the total amount of military expenditures.
To constrain. Lin Jue calculated a number as a benchmark, strictly controlled this number as the total military expenditure, and gave it to Yang Jun. Although this is somewhat irresponsible, this method can effectively control Yang Jun to do whatever he wants.
Reaching out for money can control the rapid growth of military expenditures. This can avoid the expenditure of large sums of money that may occur at any time, so that the remaining money and food can be allocated and allocated in a planned manner without interference.
