First Minister of Ming Dynasty Chapter 325

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After coming out of Wu Wangfu, Zhang Ximeng took a deep breath and let it out slowly, then smiled at Jiang Nan: "How is it, how do you feel?"

Jiang Nan's face tensed, his smart eyes flashed twice, and he said in a low voice, "It seems that Li Xianggong is a little lost."

"It's more than just a loss! He is expecting me to be unlucky... You've helped me a lot!"

Jiang Nan was stunned, and quickly said: "It was Zhang Xiang who helped me, and I am still confused now, and I don't know what to do."

Zhang Ximeng thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "Your sub-branch is more and more important, and I'm about to explain some things."

Zhang Ximeng and Jiang Nan returned to the duty room. After being seated, Jiang Nan poured Zhang Ximeng a cup of tea...it was milk tea!

"Zhang Xiang is right. Drinking this is really double pleasure. Zhang Xiang also drinks it often, right? I made it according to Zhang Xiang's recipe, but I didn't want to put it in the West Lake Longjing. I used plain tea."

Pu'er tea is not an ordinary tea, but a Yunnan tea. In the late Ming Dynasty, it also had a name called Pu'er.

Zhang Ximeng used the West Lake Longjing to make milk tea.

"That's right, you girls are still careful and skillful." After Zhang Ximeng praised him, he said, "I've talked to the lord about it, and I'll be educating Baiguan next, so you have a plan in your heart."

Jiang Nan was startled, "Zhang Xiang, are you trying to evaluate Xianyu?"

"No, in fact, the focus is still on education... The most important thing is the rules and laws." Zhang Ximeng explained patiently. He took Jiang Nan as an example and told Lao Zhu, just to tell her his thoughts and listen to her opinions.

"Officials help the country and govern the people, they must have rules and act according to the laws... For example, if the Ministry of Household levies land taxes, is it exploiting the people, knocking the bones and sucking the marrow? The Ministry of Punishment approves murder, beheading the head, is it considered indiscriminate killing of innocent people? There is also the branch bureau, In the end, financial affairs and oversight officials, is it embarrassing others, or even killing people?"

Jiang Nan frowned, "This, of course it doesn't count!"

"Then why not? Have you thought about it?"

Jiang Nan shook his head, "I don't know what the position is."

"Take the land tax and business tax, do you know how it is distributed?"

Jiang Nan did not hesitate, and immediately said: "The north and south of the river, under the rule of King Wu, are taxed twice a day in summer and autumn, with a total tax of 6.5 million shi, of which 3 million shi is needed to support soldiers, as well as salaries for hundreds of officials, river workers, settlement of displaced people, and pioneering of the land. Reclamation, running schools and teaching.”

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "These things can be roughly summed up as taking from the people and using them for the people. Even the biggest leader's support for the army is to protect the existing achievements. There are enemies on all sides, if there is no strong military, how can we protect it? How can the people keep the grain in the granary safe? Our education this time is to clarify one thing with the officials... We are doing the right thing and it is reasonable!"

Jiang Nan thought about Zhang Ximeng's words, and thought of something, his heart shook, and he said softly: "Including Duzhi?"

"Well! That's what I want to tell you, you can be strong with integrity... The authority you have in your hands is not a tool for you to do things for the heavens, and it is not a tool for you to fear, feel guilty, and dare not face it. Burden...you and me, and even more officials, we are all public servants in the world!"

"The world's public tool?"

"Yes! We care about good and evil, but we care more about controlling chaos... We should not have too many ideas, or our most important mission is to ensure that the decisions of the superiors can be properly implemented and executed perfectly. Do not take credit, do not self Expansive, well-thought-out, and meticulous, it's just... the humble world's public weapon!"

The more Jiang Nan listened, the more confused she became. She tried to understand Zhang Ximeng's meaning, but she always felt that there was a contradiction, but she couldn't say what was wrong.

Or the realm of the prime minister!

"Zhang Xiang, I will think about it carefully... but what are we going to do now?"

"It's very simple. Immediately clear all the accounts related to the Ministry of Households, find out how much corruption Li Menggeng has committed, and get ready as soon as possible. When the lord needs it, he will take it out immediately."

Jiang Nan nodded again and again, "I have already calculated it, and I can send it to Zhang Xiang tomorrow."

Zhang Ximeng was overjoyed, "By the way, Jiang Tiju, I think your subordinates are very efficient. There are many iron abacuses. Where do these people come from? Could it be your family?"

Jiang Nan smiled, "There are indeed three people who are the old accountants of the Jiang family, but the real source is from the princess."

"princess?"

"Yeah!" Jiang Nan nodded, "The princess is really a hero among women. She has adopted many orphans over the years, including many girls. If it wasn't for the princess, I'm afraid she would either die or fall into the hands of scoundrels and sell them for I went to the brothel... Also, in the accountant of the subordinates, many of them came from the brothel in Yangzhou. Zhang Cong Nian's efforts to close the brothel and ban the painting boat are really worthless!"

Hearing this, Zhang Ximeng pondered, "I want to ban, but I keep getting banned, isn't Li Menggeng planted on this!"

Jiang Nan pondered for a while, but smiled instead: "Zhang Xiang, if there is no ban, I'm afraid it will be more than ten times a hundred times more serious... In fact, Zhang Xiang cares about good and evil the most!"

Zhang Ximeng pondered slightly. He also had a very complicated identity. In terms of his position, he was the right minister, Zhu Yuanzhang's assistant, and a humble public weapon used to hold the fruit of King Wu's profound thoughts.

But from another point of view, he is also the respected Master Zhang, the first person who proposed to reset the rules and regulations.

The former values ​​control of chaos, while the latter values ​​good and evil.

Then what do you want to be?

Is it an official who goes with the flow and goes with the light, or is it Zhang Zi who pursues the truth by doing his best?

Zhang Ximeng didn't even say it well.

"In a word, do your own thing well and keep moving forward. We are doing the right thing, so we can be fearless!"

Jiang Nan nodded vigorously, "I understand this sentence!"

In a blink of an eye, on the second day, Jiang Nan really settled the account. She was going to give it to Zhang Ximeng, but there was no one in the duty room.

Zhang Xiang took a rest today, but he agreed to see it yesterday.

Helpless, Jiang Nan could only hold these account books, get on the carriage, and go to Zhang Ximeng's residence.

Speaking of Zhang Ximeng's mansion, Jiang Nan couldn't help but think of the robber Lu Qiuyun, who not only did not steal any money, but also left a piece of gold for Zhang Ximeng.

Is the dignified prime minister's mansion really so simple?

Zhang's residence was right in front of him, he got off the carriage, and after the announcement, Jiang Nan easily came in.

To be honest, this yard is not bad, very spacious... but it is a bit too simple. The front yard has a green brick corridor, and rapeseed is planted on both sides. It just happened that the weather was getting warmer, and a few flowers of rapeseed have just emerged, and the yellow is gorgeous. And the bees are busy, which is really fun!

Xiangfu grows rapeseed?

Good for you!

Jiang Nan stepped inside, and reached the second-floor yard. There were only a few osmanthus trees here. There were several stone piers under the trees, and there was even a knife and gun rack.

I didn't see that Zhang Xianggong was actually a martial artist?

She sat down in the living room, looked around, and surprised her again. Zhang Ximeng was mainly made of bamboo wares, which made people feel embarrassed.

A dignified prime minister is so favored and has a high position. It is also necessary to have some good mahogany furniture at home. No one will say anything.

But Zhang Ximeng is actually the cheapest bamboo utensils here, which is really surprising!

She raised her head sharply, and found that there were still many words on the wall. Looking closely, they were actually written by Zhang Ximeng himself, and there were two sentences among them... I would rather eat without meat than live without bamboo!

Jiang Nan couldn't help laughing, this explanation is also appropriate!

Just when she was about to look down, Zhang Ximeng came over from behind, he smiled and said, "I just took a look in the back garden, I am going to build a sheep pen and raise a few goats, and then I will make milk tea with goat milk. , the taste is guaranteed to be better.”

Jiang Nan really didn't understand, "Zhang Xiang, how can you raise sheep yourself? It's too simple."

"simple?"

Zhang Ximeng was really stunned, and couldn't help laughing at himself: "I said Jiang Tiju, have you misunderstood the word simplicity? Have you ever seen the simple way of raising sheep by yourself in order to drink milk tea? In order to see the rapeseed flowers, the simple method of shoveling the flowerbed and planting rapeseed? Have you ever seen the simplicity of being able to have your own vegetable garden in Jinling City, and just plant whatever you want to eat?"

Zhang Ximeng felt that his residence was too big. The three-story courtyard inside and outside, the front and rear gardens, and the cross-yard were basically able to ensure the supply of vegetables for his home.

As long as Zhu Ying's **** doesn't come to steal vegetables, he doesn't have to go out to buy them.

This is Jinling City!

How expensive is the land!

In the future, the junior year of the imperial city Gen'er will enter the courtyard... just such a place, it is a value in itself. If you make it splendid, paint and paint, and get a lot of mahogany and ivory furniture, and put it in the house, it will not be called style, but it will be called the nouveau riche!

The bamboos are knotted and the reeds are innocent. These are the supplies that conform to his identity.

Besides, his home is not really without valuables. You can go to Dongkuayuan to see that there are six houses, all of which are filled with various collections of books. Even the books of the Prince Wu's mansion are not as complete as he is here.

Jiang Nan frowned, did he misunderstand?

She simply did not dare to ask any more questions, so she could only talk to Zhang Ximeng about official business. The two of them chatted about various issues of the Ministry of Household, until noon, when Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "Well, I'll go get some noodles, just use what my mansion has just made. Picked green vegetables, boiled two poached eggs laid this morning, just this bowl of noodles, it is called an authentic!"

Jiang Nan is messy again, this one can cook noodles?

Facts have proved that Zhang Ximeng really knows, and he is a hair that does not end, thin and slender, with green vegetables, crisp radish strips, sesame oil, and poached eggs, it really makes people move.

"Just this bowl of noodles, he ate much better than King Wu. What's in his bowl? It's just two more poached eggs!"

Zhang Ximeng is very proud, his life is indeed much more comfortable than Zhu Yuanzhang.

Jiang Nan could only eat the noodles with his head down. Not to mention, it was really delicious. Maybe this is simple and honest happiness! Zhang Xiangzhen is not an ordinary person. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

At this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded outside, as if many people were coming, Zhang Ximeng put down the tableware and looked outside.

I saw Lao Zhu in front, Li Shanchang following, and many civil servants and generals behind. Everyone looked around Zhang's residence and was amazed.

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped, looked at the crowd, and said with a sneer, "How about it, opened your eyes? We just led you to Li Menggeng's mansion, which is Zhang Xiang's residence again. How do you feel?"

Yang Yuangao hurriedly bowed and sighed: "Your highness, a single camellia flower in Li Menggeng's mansion will cost hundreds of trees. Who would have thought that the mansion of Prime Minister Zhang was actually planted with rapeseed flowers! If you are so clean and honest, worthy ministers from ancient times, I am afraid that Can't compare to Zhang Xiang!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Don't be in a hurry to flatter yourself, just look around. What if Mr. Zhang's appearance is different, and he also hides valuable calligraphy, paintings and gold and silver treasures at home? You all have a good look!"

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