The imperial court has given full authority to Gongfangcheng to take the lead in the matter of resettling the victims. Everyone in the Zhengshitang is focused on the matter of building a palace for the officials...
"What's the balance of the left and right treasury?" Han Qi asked with a solemn face.
In the public hall of the political affairs hall, all the ministers were there, and even the minister of household affairs and the left and right ministers were also there.
"Back to my husband, apart from the money and grain expenditures drawn up at the beginning of the year, the balance of money and grain in the left and right treasury is about 400,000 guan."
Today's Ministry of Household Affairs is much better off than in previous years, tax revenue is increasing year by year, and there will always be some surplus in the budget at the beginning of the year.
All the officials and ministers in the court know that the official family wants to build a palace, so this cannot be kept secret.
The Minister of Household Affairs also knew what Han Qi meant by asking this question. There was a severe drought in Hebei Province, and the court should devote all its efforts to rescuing the victims. The official family should build a palace at this stall...～
The Yushitai's memorials to persuade and remonstrate have not stopped in the past few days, and the Zhengshitang has no intention of covering up the officials, or even instigates them privately.
It was only because they were slapped in the face by officials many times that they did not roll up their sleeves and rush forward.
It is a pity that no matter how many memorials there are to persuade and remonstrate, the officials will always ignore them.
The political affairs hall also met with the officials for discussion. The officials were grunting and laughing, and they couldn't tell whether they were following the good deeds or going their own way, which made the ministers very confused.
In the end, Zhengshitang had to come up with a way to drain the firepower... empty the left and right treasury.
Over the years, the royal court's revenue and expenditures have finally been balanced, and they no longer continue to live in a state of poverty. Now that life is just getting better, the officials are going to have to make trouble!
If officials often wanted to repair the inner garden, the court might have agreed. After all, the palace had indeed been in disrepair for many years.
But when is it now? The people are suffering from disasters, but the king is still carrying out construction projects? No matter what, the political hall cannot be left to the torment of the officials.
There are 400,000 yuan! How can we clear it out?
At this time, I no longer considered anything else, I just thought about not letting the officials suffer, and I didn't think that it would be a hassle to use the balance at will.
"Based on the 30,000 refugees, the imperial court needs to support the food supply until next summer, and also needs to provide the victims with food for the winter, as well as food for next year. Let's do it all now."
Never before have we thought so carefully about disaster victims.
Han Qi also tried his best at this time. It was better to improve the situation of the victims than to let the officials suffer.
Seeing that the ministers in the political affairs hall had no objections, the Minister of Household Affairs nodded in agreement, and Xue Xiang also followed suit.
Xue Xiang is now holding the post of the Ministry of Revenue, and the Political Affairs Hall summons has also come. It was also the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, King Wang, who was very thoughtful and notified him specifically.
The officials seemed to know that something like this would happen, and they told him privately that he should come with his ears.
"The official's commitment is important and requires half a month to complete the construction of the resettlement site for the victims. This is the official's integrity and the people's support. The court needs strong support and cannot just let the horses run without feeding the horses. Include the expenses of the simple houses.
Allocate it to Workshop City."
These two items require no memorial or even special official approval. This is what the official promised, and the Ministry of Revenue can make the final decision.
The reason why Han Qi brought it up was to endorse the Ministry of Household Affairs and hold the officials accountable to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The problem is, even so, the balance in the left and right treasury still cannot be cleared.
The husbands looked at each other... They used to be worried about not having money, but now they are worried about having money.
"The water thieves on Jingnan Road are rampant, and the armament replacement on Jingnan Road was originally scheduled for next year. Now that we have money and food left over, we can reform the armies on Jingnan Road."
Wen Yanbo said...~
The imperial court has been suppressing the progress of new armaments. The seas and rivers are clear, the country is peaceful and the people are safe. There is no need to spend money and food on armaments, or the scars are healed and the pain is forgotten.
"Yes, the relevant fees will be settled with Workshop City."
Han Qi agreed without hesitation.
Sima Guang wanted to stop it, but he thought that if the officials wanted to build a palace... it would be better to improve the armament.
"It's time for the officials in the capital to get relief from the summer heat. If possible, please ask the officials to give money and food to the people of Kaifeng Prefecture to spend the summer..."
What is this for? Life is over. It is not appropriate for officials to build palaces, but is it appropriate to waste money and food in such a careless manner?
Wang Anshi felt it was inappropriate, but could not stop him.
This was originally agreed upon by the political affairs hall, to use up all the money and food stored in the left and right treasury, so as to prevent the government from building large-scale construction projects at this time, wasting the people and ruining the money.
He, Wang Anshi, can't do anything that goes against his promise.
But this is fine. Only when the imperial court is short of money and food can his market-changing laws be pushed back earlier.
In this way, with everyone having their own concerns, the Zhengshitang launched several measures to clear out the money and food from the left and right treasury.
Xue Xiang didn't know if he should hand over a special note to the officials for this, but after thinking about it, he gave up the idea.
Since the officials asked him to come with his ears, it means that the officials expected such a result, and if he went out of his way to tell the truth, it would make the officials unhappy.
Han Jiang and Lu Gongbi were also confused.
There was a severe drought in Hebei Province. This was a major event for the imperial court. It was supposed to be a time for frugality and food and clothing to deal with the disaster, but the officials had to carry out large-scale construction at this time. They also felt that it was a bit excessive.
Therefore, throughout the entire discussion process, they did not express any opinions.
As for whether they should tell the officials privately... they had never thought about it. They had done it by admonishing the officials. Since they had made their attitude clear, there was no need to repeat it.
Ouyang Xiu simply had a soy sauce mentality. Fu Bi would return to the court in half a year. He followed the official's wishes and just waited for Fu Yanguo to come back. There was no need to get involved in the dirty affairs of the court.
You can use any wording to advise an official. But just because of the official's words, before they are implemented, the governors secretly use this method to force the officials. Ouyang Xiu does not agree.
I just wanted to muddle along and had no intention of arguing, so that was it.
The Martial Arts Hall is indeed a good place. Ouyang Xiu went there several times and really fell in love with that place. He could feel the vitality and vigor there... that was the stage that was suitable for him.
Therefore, when Han Qi handed him a memorial to sign, he did not hesitate...
Some matters can be decided by the political affairs hall, and some matters must be sought from the officials.
The ministers of the Political Affairs Hall will work together to merge the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs. This was agreed upon earlier.
Who is going to be unlucky again? Looking at the official's smile, Wang Zhongzheng knew that someone was going to be unlucky again.
How many years and how many times have it happened, as long as an official laughs like this, someone is definitely going to be slapped in the face.
Are you trying to pull the trigger? Zhao Xi looked at the memorial and agreed without the slightest hesitation. Not only did he agree, but he also pointed out the shortcomings of the series of practices of the Zhengshitang.
For example, losses in transportation and payment of disaster victims need to be considered; for example, when equipping Jingnan Road with armaments, new military lieutenants should be assigned to carry out training; for example, the group for disbursing summer vacation allowance can be expanded to include generals who enter the martial arts hall.
etc.
Since the Second Southern Expedition, the Zhengshitang has been suppressing the progress of the New Army's transformation. It's rare for them to take such initiative. There is no reason to stop it. It's good.
Zhengshitang felt that doing so would make Zhao Xi stop the idea of building a palace, but he didn't know that apart from spending money to spend summer vacation, Zhao Xi wanted to do everything else.