Last year, 200,000 troops were dismissed from the army. In addition, Yi'an also transferred twelve fourth-rank generals from Tongcheng to local armies. These generals were all iron-core members of the Wu family and rectified the local army according to Yi'an's requirements.

Civilians supported this series of major moves in the army. But this morning Fu Jingen reported that he wanted to make changes to the finances. This was a big deal. Nearly half of the ministers expressed opposition, and some remained neutral.

Yi An knew that there would be ministers to oppose it, but he did not expect so many people to oppose it. Even the Minister of Rites shouted loudly in the court that reform would harm the country and the people to shake the foundation of the country. Fu Jingen and Guo Ai, who advocated change, would become sinners of the Ming Dynasty.

Qingshu is the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue and is qualified to attend the morning court, but she usually won’t go there for no major issues, and she usually doesn’t speak even after going there.

After hearing the words of the Minister of Rites, Qingshu stood up to refute him. Let’s start with taxes. The taxes collected by the court are declining every year. Only by relying on commercial taxes and coastal tariffs can we barely achieve balance of income and expenditure. Then, from the perspective of the common people, the previous people who collected taxes, those who had no land and little land could not survive.

During the refutation process, Qingshu listed a large amount of data. Some officials finally heard it, starry eyes rose, and there was really too much data listed.

After saying that, she looked at the Minister of Works and said coldly: "If the current situation is not changed, in a few years, the court cannot even pay officials and military salaries, then that will be the real shake of the foundation of the country."

In recent years, the Weapon Manufacturing Department's expenses were allocated from the private treasury of the emperor and empress, and the Ministry of Revenue did not allow the Ministry of Revenue to allocate funds to be built. Because of the shortage of money, many palaces in the palace that need to be repaired were also shelved. But even so, every natural disaster requires the court to allocate funds to rescue disasters, they still have to rack their brains to raise money.

It usually takes one hour to go in the morning, and the two groups of people argued for nearly two hours. The two sides were quarreling and they were about to take action. At this time, the emperor came.

The emperor came to support Yi An. He said that if the Ming Dynasty wants to continue, it must change, otherwise the court will fall apart in 50 years.

When the emperor expressed his attitude to support the change, the neutral officials immediately agreed, and even the opposition Yang Changfeng team did not object anymore. From this we can see that even if the person in power was strict, the emperor's prestige in the court was greater than her.

After the dynasty was dispersed, the queen helped the emperor leave.

Fu Jingen walked to Qingshu and said, "Are you tired?"

Just now, Qingshu argued the Minister of Rites speechlessly. This was the first time that his husband and wife had discovered that Qingshu was so eloquent.

Qingshu touched his throat and said uncomfortable: "The throat is almost smoking."

Before going to court, she was full, so she was not hungry and had a sore throat. Not only did she say a lot, but she also had a loud voice.

Alas, the ministers are not much better than those in the city women. The only difference is that they swear without swearing.

"Let's go!"

The two of them were not together in their offices, so Qingshu separated from Fu Jingen after leaving the palace. However, before they separated, Qingshu reminded him to pay attention to his health.

When she returned to the Ministry of Revenue, Qingshu was called by Shangshu Lu. She originally thought it was about the matter in the court, but she didn't expect Shangshu Lu to let her go on a foreign affairs job.

"Sir, have you decided to let Mr. Shang go to Tianjin?"

Shangshu Lu said: "Shishou Shang passed the steps at home last night but couldn't walk steadily. He fell and sprained his ankle."

Qingshu:...

Every time Mr. Shang had to go on a foreign affairs job, he would have problems. This was a strange thing in the Ministry of Revenue. However, Tianjin is very close to the capital, and Qingshu was very busy recently, so Mr. Lu asked him to go, but unexpectedly something went wrong.

What can Qingshu do? I can only agree.

Shangshu Lu said, "You go back and prepare and set off tomorrow!"

"good."

After talking about this, Qingshu looked at Lu Shangshu and asked, "Sir, no one knows the financial disadvantages better than you."

Shangshu Lu belonged to a neutral faction and did not express his opinion until the emperor came.

After a moment of silence, Lu Shangshu said something to Qingshu: "Mr. Lin, have you ever thought about what the consequences of ditching the land?"

In the past, taxes were collected according to the heads, but Fu Jingen advocated taxes based on the fields in the future. This matter must be implemented, and the fields in the world must be remeasured.

Qingshu said: "I know that it will offend nobles and wealthy families. But we cannot do nothing because of fear, and the court will decline day by day."

The nobles have great power, such as the Duke of Zhenguo and the Duke of England, who control military power. It is not scary for the rich and wealthy families to be rich, but most of the officials in the court come from the families of these rich and wealthy families. The reforms are actually harming the interests of these people, and they will definitely not sit still and wait for death.

Shangshu Lu did not argue with Qingshu, but said: "Mr. Lin, you are also familiar with history books. You should know that those who advocate reform in all dynasties will not have a good end."

Whether it is success or failure, it is difficult for reformers to die well. If they succeed, they offend the nobles and gentry, and these people will definitely retaliate against them in the future. If they fail, they will be dismissed from office and exiled.

Qingshu said: "Mr. Lu, I have always believed in one sentence to do political work in his position. Since I sit in this position, Jingen and I will seek welfare for the people of the world."

Shangshu Lu said that just now was not to persuade Qingshu, but to remind her what she was about to face: "I am old, and the future will be the world of you young people."

He knew that the reform would benefit the court and the people of the world, but he was too old to take risks.

Because he was going to go out for a foreign affairs, Qingshu finished handling what he had at hand and called his subordinates to give him a few words. When he got home, it was already dark.

Qingshu was extremely tired and had no appetite. She leaned against the soft collapse and narrowed her eyes to calm her mind. When the Honggu saw it, she walked up to give her a massage. Unexpectedly, Qingshu fell asleep after pressing it for a while.

Two quarters of an hour later, Qingshu woke up, but was awakened by hunger. He looked up at the dark outside, and asked, "Has the master not come back yet?"

"No. But the young master came over just now, and I was not disturbed when I saw you fall asleep."

Qingshu nodded and said, "There must be something wrong with this kid coming here. Please ask someone to call him to come!"

After a while, Brother Fu came over.

Qingshu was having a meal when he saw him and said, "Are you full? Do you want to have a bowl of soup?"

Every night snack is full of soup and water, and Brother Fu is reluctant to drink too much: "Mom, Lan Cheng is going to hold a poetry meeting and I have an invitation."

Qingshu was happy as soon as he heard this and said, "Do you want to go?"

Both Fu Ge'er and Yao Yao are lacking in poetry. Yao Yao'er is in a better situation, but Fu Ge'er is completely like she has no spiritual energy in this area.

Brother Fu said, "I don't want to go, but the teacher asked me to go when he found out, and asked the eldest prince and Mu Yan to go with me."

It's okay for him to go, after all, he will be able to pass the imperial examination in the future, but there is no need to go there if Yunzhen and Muyan don't do the imperial examination in the future. Especially Yunzhen's skills, he is afraid that others will discriminate against him.

Qingshu smiled and said, "Sir, it's his consideration to let you go. Don't think so much, just go out and relax."

Brother Fu nodded and agreed.
Chapter completed!