Zhang Hao had just arrived at the Ministry of Revenue. Sun Yingkui, the Minister of Revenue, immediately pulled Zhang Hao down and said he wanted to find Zhang Hao.

"What are you doing?" Zhang Hao looked at Sun Yingkui in confusion.

"Look, our Ministry of Revenue is really poor. Now we rely on the emperor to pay money. This year, the emperor exempts taxes from the world. Of course, we can still receive a lot of commercial taxes, but we are still poor. We have lost a lot before, and the money we get now also makes up for the previous loss.

Now, we want to discuss with you, which is to give the taxes and salt to the Xuanhua area directly to our Ministry of Revenue instead of asking us to go to the emperor for approval. Do you think it's okay?" Sun Yingkui looked at Zhang Hao and asked.

"Hiss!~I said Sun Shangshu, you are wrong. Now this money is also from your Ministry of Revenue. It just needs approval from the emperor, not to say that the emperor will use this money for other purposes!" Zhang Hao looked at Sun Yingkui and asked.

"Hey, that's it, but we also go to the emperor for approval for some small money, which is also delaying the matter. So, now we are thinking about handing it over to our Ministry of Revenue, wouldn't it be better?" Sun Yingkui said to Zhang Hao with a sigh.

"This, I'll say, Shangshu Sun, the money, the emperor has given you a year. I can't have no money until now, right?" Zhang Hao immediately stared at Sun Yingkui and asked.

"Where is money? The court expenses are big now, right?" Sun Yingkui immediately shook his head and said. When Zhang Hao heard this, he looked at Sun Yingkui. There were three months left before the New Year, and they had spent all their money for the year.

Moreover, the taxes and salt taxes were increased in Xuanhua. Although they did not get them all, Jiajing also approved some, which was more than they had asked for before. Now they had no money, so where did they go to the money?

"Sir, you don't know that the money from our Ministry of Civil Affairs is really not useful. We made up for the loss of more than 1.3 million taels last year. There is no way, it is impossible not to give it to others if we have money. What should we do when we need money? Right?

On the salt side, we have now got 1 million taels, and on the Xuanhua side, we have got 800,000 taels. In fact, we have got 500,000 taels. This money is not much, and it was not enough in previous years. Now the officials below know that our Ministry of Revenue has money, so they all come to apply for money. We can't pay it back if we don't give it!" Sun Yingkui said to Zhang Hao.

"That's not right. My three workshops have increased taxes by 1 million taels this year. It was also taken away by your Ministry of Revenue. It didn't have any before. You have no money. You are making yarn. I guess there is corruption below. I really don't have time to investigate. The Censorate doesn't know what it is doing, so I won't investigate it!" Zhang Hao sat there and said to Sun Yingkui.

"Hey, if you want to say no, I don't dare. There must be some, but now our Ministry of Revenue has no money, which is the truth. So, we still hope that you can talk to the emperor and give us these things, which is feasible?" Sun Yingkui looked at Zhang Hao and asked.

"Don't ask me, the emperor probably won't agree. The money has been given to you, and you are still like this? Then the emperor will be even more angry. Maybe, there is another official in the Ministry of Revenue to be investigated, so you have to think clearly!" Zhang Hao immediately stared at Sun Yingkui and said.

"Yes, hey, I don't know what to do now. It's not good to apply for money. The emperor will also ask, now the only commercial taxes are coming, otherwise it will be troublesome!" Sun Yingkui said with a sigh.

"You'd better ask those officials not to bring up this matter before the emperor, otherwise, I'd probably have to investigate the case. I don't want to investigate the case, but when the time comes to my hands, I can't ignore it. Anyway, you have thought it through yourself!" Zhang Hao smiled and said to Sun Yingkui.

"I understand, sir, but you'll ask me indirectly. Of course, I know that if you agree, I guess the emperor can agree, but, hey!" Sun Yingkui looked at Zhang Hao and said, he knew Zhang Hao's energy. If Zhang Hao said he wanted to give it to them, there would be no problem with Jiajing, but if Zhang Hao didn't let go, then Jiajing would definitely not agree.

"But it's not good, right? Do you know how corrupt the officials are now? If you give this money to you, you will probably not be left behind in the whole year, and it will still be insufficient to spend it, right?" Zhang Hao said to Sun Yingkui with a smile.

"Hey!" Sun Yingkui nodded with a bitter smile.

Soon, some officials calculated the salary for Zhang Hao. The total salary was about 5,000 taels of silver. Zhang Hao took the money and left. The officials of the Ministry of Revenue were very surprised. Zhang Hao's salary was too high. In less than a year, it was only 5,000 taels of silver. Those officials worked for a year but did not have 200 taels.

"So many positions are all paid for the salary, and the emperor is too partial!" A head of the Ministry of Revenue, sitting there, said very jealously. Zhang Hao has five or six positions, and the Marquis' salary is also quite large.

In addition, in recent months, the emperor has given Zhang Hao an extra 500 taels a month. Officials from the Ministry of Revenue don’t know what the 500 taels are for. Anyway, Jiajing said he would give it to him, so now they can only give it to him.

Zhang Hao took the money and left quickly, while Sun Yingkui sat there thinking about this matter. Now the Ministry of Revenue really has no money. The entire warehouse has no 200,000 taels and three months of salary, which is obviously not enough. If you encounter natural disasters and man-made disasters, it is probably not enough. This year is not a disaster year. At least, there is no army to quell the chaos, which costs much less, but the money is gone like this!

"Sir, we still need to find the emperor for this matter to see if we can transfer 1 million taels from the emperor. We have to give us the tax money from the border, right?" A minister asked at Sun Yingkui.

"How to ask? What reason is it? Is it a reason to lose money? In addition, it is best to find out all the accounts now. If it is not clear, the emperor will investigate it at that time, but it will be fatal. How are the officials below corrupt? Don't think that I don't know!" Sun Yingkui sat there and said angrily.

"Yes, sir, otherwise we would ask the Censorate to investigate some people and search their property. Our Ministry of Revenue will have money. Otherwise, when the emperor comes to investigate, the money will enter the emperor's hands. Especially in this way, it's better for us to check it ourselves!" The minister said.

"Who are you going to investigate? Who do you dare to investigate? Who dare to corrupt? No one is in the court? Do you really think that the people in the Censorate are all blind, and you really don't know?" Sun Yingkui said to the minister,

When the minister heard this, he sat down speechlessly. Now the Ministry of Revenue has no money, and they are really in a dilemma.

"I'll go to the cabinet tomorrow and ask the cabinet to find a way. It's not okay to have no money!" Sun Yingkui sat there and said,

After Zhang Hao received the money, he went to his new mansion and saw that the construction was almost done now. There were several buildings designed like he designed, but the glass had not been installed yet. The glass in the entire mansion had not been installed yet. He just waited for Zhang Hao to pull the glass back.

"Young Master, are you here?" The person in charge here asked immediately when he saw Zhang Hao coming.

"It's just a matter of glass. I will let the workshop transport it over and pack it all!" Zhang Hao said to the manager.

"No, the glass is not installed properly. We dare not get those furniture, for fear of being poured by rain then!" the manager nodded and said.

"Well, okay, I will arrange it then. I have no objection to the others, it's good!" Zhang Hao nodded and said. Zhang Hao still likes ancient buildings very much. Many of them are made of log buildings, which are antique. Zhang Hao likes them very much.

"Yes, young master, young master, do you think there is anything else to buy in the garden? We specially invited craftsmen from Suzhou to build it, and they also made Taihu stones. They looked very good. How do you think there is still something to do?" The manager continued to say to Zhang Hao.

"No, my elder brother thinks there is no problem, so there is no problem!" Zhang Hao said to the manager.

"Yes, young master!" said the manager nodded, and Zhang Hao continued to look at the entire mansion. The mansion covers an area of ​​more than 150 acres, including 18 yards of various yards, and there are gardens between the yards and yards. There are also gardens and ponds behind the entire mansion, but it cost a lot of money. Zhang Hao was very satisfied when he saw it. It was autumn now, and many positions had fallen leaves, and there was no effect. It was until midsummer that it would look good.

Zhang Hao went shopping until noon before returning to the Duke of England's mansion. When he returned home, he gave Xu Shiyun his salary.

"Husband, there is still money at home!" Xu Shiyun took the money and looked at Zhang Hao and said, "She still has a lot of money on her hands!

"I know, this is my salary, and it must be handed over to my family. You can take it!" Zhang Hao said to Xu Shiyun.

"Oh, have you seen it at the new mansion?" Xu Shiyun asked when she heard Zhang Hao say this.

"I saw it, it's not bad, it's not bad. I can't see what I'm missing for a while. Let's wait until I find out when I will build it!" Zhang Hao said to Xu Shiyun.

"Yes, anyway, my husband said it's fine. Dad said, let's move over in the twelfth lunar month, and we need to celebrate the New Year in the new mansion!" Xu Shiyun looked at Zhang Hao and said.

"Okay, move over then. In addition, tell your mother whether you need to buy some maids? If you need to buy them, buy them early to train them. You can do this yourself!" Zhang Hao said to Xu Shiyun.
Chapter completed!