Chapter 156 Welcome, welcome, a warm welcome! Welcome, welcome, welcome!

The main gate of the Ministry of Revenue faces south and when you enter the vermilion main gate, you will see a screen wall running from east to west.

Walking through the long corridor, three ceremonial gates come into view.

The Ministry of Revenue does seem to be much richer than the Hanlin Academy.

When colleagues saw Jian Ruonan, they bowed and congratulated him, "Congratulations, Mr. Jian, on your promotion to the Ministry of Revenue."

Jian Ruonan returned the greeting, "Thank you very much, congratulations."

Entering the ceremonial gate, Hou Tanhua came up with a cup of hot tea in his hand, "Sir Jian, it's cold outside, drink a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up."

"Since Sir Jian is here, let's start the roll call." Officials of the Ministry of Revenue above the fifth rank went to the morning court, and the one in charge of the roll call was the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue.

Her colleagues were all beaming with joy, and they had no intention of blaming her for being late.

Jian Ruonan was flattered.

The colleagues in the Ministry of Revenue were so kind and enthusiastic, and each of them had beautiful features, and they were obviously good people.

Jian Ruonan was sizing up the new colleagues in the Ministry of Revenue, and the new colleagues in the Ministry of Revenue were also sizing up Jian Ruonan.

She was just an ordinary, good-looking girl, why did the Minister of the Chancellery ask them to serve her well as if he was facing a powerful enemy?

Not only that, he also asked Hou Tanhua to arrange the reception details in person.

Hou Tanhua was the son of the Minister of the Chancellery, and the youngest Tanhua Lang in Daxia. Such a promising young man with unlimited prospects was actually sent to do the reception work for Lord Jian.

Even if Yuanwailang Jian was deeply favored by the emperor, he shouldn't let them fawn on him like this, right?

They were good ministers.

Hou Tanhua smiled but said nothing: You will know in a while.

After the roll call, the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue suppressed his doubts and brought Jian Ruonan to the door of a separate office. He said lightly: "Mr. Jian, this is your office."

The door opened and saw a small bed in a small room of less than ten square meters. The bedding was exactly the same as hers in the Hanlin Academy.

Jian Ruonan was so moved that she almost cried! !

Is the Ministry of Revenue so good? !

If you don't know, you would think you have entered a pyramid scheme.

[The Ministry of Revenue is such a good place. Why didn't the emperor transfer me here earlier! ! ! ]

Colleagues: "Beep--" (save for surprise)

Only Hou Tanhua was as calm as a chrysanthemum.

[I heard that the Ministry of Revenue has a lot of money, so everyone is trying their best to get into the Ministry of Revenue so that I can see how these lovely colleagues get money.]

The functions of the Ministry of Revenue are equivalent to the modern Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Finance. (1)

Local governments in charge of finance have many ways to get money.

For example, when to allocate funds for local finances and river repair projects depends on the Ministry of Revenue.

If you have connections or give gifts, the funds will be allocated quickly. If you don't have connections, you can go through the normal procedures. As for how to go through the procedures and how long it takes, it all depends on the mood of the Ministry of Revenue.

The Ministry of Revenue receives the most tributes from officials from other places every year.

Even those generals who are powerful on the battlefield dare not easily offend the officials of the Ministry of Revenue for the sake of military pay.

[The doctor of the Ministry of Revenue drank wine with Liaodong Xunfu last night... My god, the prostitute who accompanied the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue to drink wine last night had such big breasts!!!]

[The doctor of the Ministry of Revenue was so happy, no wonder the doctor had dark circles under his eyes today, he must have been tired last night, hehe.]

Other colleagues: ! !

How did you get tired?

It wasn't because you plowed the land all night, why don't you tell us more, Lord Jian?

[Not only that, the doctor also accepted Liaodong Xunfu...]

The doctor of the Ministry of Revenue was surprised: "Hey, Lord Jian, do you like this gilded incense burner?!"

The doctor wiped his sweat from his head.

My God, I finally know why the Shangshu is facing a powerful enemy.

This is not a little girl, this is clearly a lady!

Lady, we are so enthusiastic about you, please take it easy.

Hou Tanhua looked at the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue: Sir, don’t you want to be a good minister?

Doctor of the Ministry of Revenue: Whoever wants to be a good minister can do it!

Anyway, I don’t want

to be one! "Sir Jian, if you are not satisfied with this gilded incense burner, I will ask someone to replace it immediately!!!" The doctor of the Ministry of Revenue suddenly flattered.

Jian Ruonan took a closer look and found that there was indeed a three-legged gilded incense burner next to the small bed. In the incense burner, there were burning incense cakes for meditation.

The person in charge at the side handed over a thin book considerately: "Sir Jian, please take a look first. What kind of job do you think is suitable for you?"

Jian Ruonan took the booklet handed over by the person in charge and flipped through it casually.

The booklet was very thin, only three or five pages, and it roughly described the functions of the Ministry of Revenue, what work everyone was responsible for, and what the content of these jobs was.

[No job is suitable! ]

[I was born unsuitable for work! ]

The head of the department was terrified, fearing that he would attract the attention of Master Jian and expose his dirty secrets, and hurriedly led her to the bedside, "Master Jian, don't worry, you wait and think about it for three to five days, seven to eight days, and if you still don't understand, continue to think about it for three to five months, and it won't be too late to discuss it after you think it through."

After that, a group of colleagues left the small room and kindly helped her close the door.

Hou Tanhua skillfully moved a table and chair and sat at the door of Jian Ruonan's room to work.

Jian Ruonan couldn't ruin the good intentions of her colleagues, so she fell asleep.

She slept until noon, and the meal sent by Min arrived.

After finishing her meal, Jian Ruonan sipped tea. Her colleagues brought her some snacks such as dried meat and preserved fruits, which made her feel like she was back home. Her

colleagues were her family.

At such a warm moment, Jian Ruonan first had the idea of ​​"working for a while".

She picked up the booklet again and looked through it for a long time, but couldn't find what she wanted to do.

Should she go out and connect with her colleagues first?

She always felt that although the family members in the Ministry of Household Affairs were enthusiastic, they were a little in awe of her.

Is she too cool?

She is good at this. She can get close to others by chatting about gossip.

Let's see what gossips are going on among colleagues -

[Manager Li was beaten by his wife yesterday. There was a red scratch on his face. He lied to everyone that it was caused by a cat's claw. ]

[The son of Mr. Wang has fallen in love with the daughter of the neighboring family. He buries himself in writing love poems at home every day. Mr. Wang thought his son was studying hard...]

Jian Ruonan was flipping through the gossips when she suddenly heard a knock on the door. She opened the door and saw that it was Hou Tanhua.

"Master Jian, have you had a good rest?"

Jian Ruonan: "Hou Tanhua, what kind of job do you think I am suitable for?"

Hou Tanhua: "Master Jian is a man of great talent and strategy. Those simple clerical jobs are not suitable for you. You can think about how to generate income for the national treasury. You only need to be responsible for strategy. Those rough and tiring jobs can be handed over to some unimportant people."

Jian Ruonan:! !

Hou Tanhua's words sounded really nice.

Especially the four words "great talent and strategy", which made Jian Ruonan feel relaxed.

Hou Tanhua meant that as long as she moved her lips, someone would take care of the things she was worried about.

What's the difference between this and being in the Hanlin Academy? !

However, Jian Ruonan was illiterate and couldn't even write a word. How could she understand any national affairs? She asked with a humility: "Hou Tanhua, can you tell me what methods are there to increase the revenue of the national treasury?"

Hou Tanhua brewed a cup of hot tea and handed it over,

and then told the story. He first gave Jian Ruonan a popular science of the main sources of the national treasury, and then listed the methods used to increase revenue in the past.

Salt, tea, incense and medicine, etc., are equivalent to securities in Daxia.

Three years ago, the salt permits were increased. At that time, a total of 4 million permits were increased. A large permit held 300 kilograms of salt, and a small permit held 200 kilograms of salt. Several hundred million kilograms of salt were increased at one time, which was equivalent to selling all the salt for the next four years of Daxia in advance.

After the increase, the national treasury was relieved a lot, but there were many places to spend money. It was still not a fundamental solution to the problem.

The increase in salt permits was not feasible, and the increase in tea permits and incense permits was also a change of soup but not medicine.

If Jian Ruonan could find a way to fill the national treasury, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue could be given to her.

Jian Ruonan could not bear the hardship of being an official, especially the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who had to attend court early in the morning, which would cost her life.

She was willing to use her brains for the sake of the family members of the Ministry of Revenue.

The treasures of the previous dynasty could solve the problem of the empty treasury, but that was Jian Ruonan's retirement money, so it would not be given to the old emperor.

After thinking it over, Jian Ruonan said, "I do have a way."

Hou Tanhua: "I'm all ears."

Jian Ruonan: "Let's ban gambling."

The gambling kings have money, especially those Macau gambling kings, who left behind a legacy of 500 billion. If they just randomly copied two casinos, wouldn't the treasury be full?

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—— (1) Baidu Encyclopedia