Chapter 88: Dismounting Weilin Zhiyi knew it all, they were planning to...
Chapter 88
The autumn night was bleak, and most of Lin Zhiyi and Jingyue's summer clothes had been put away. The head nanny of the princess's mansion presented them with autumn clothes that had been prepared in advance according to the size of their wedding dresses.
The bedding on the bed was also replaced with new ones. Although it was still thin, it was thicker than the ones used in summer.
The candlelight flickered as Jingyue selected clothes for Lin Zhiyi to wear the next day.
It is a black brocade robe embroidered with cloud patterns. When Lin Zhiyi wears it, he will definitely look heroic, dashing and elegant.
"...It turns out this happened in early June. We were so uninformed."
As soon as she left the palace, Jingyue ordered Youyi to investigate the flood and the termite infestation in the Ministry of Revenue.
At dinner, Yuichi brought the complete news.
——The flood did show signs in early summer. Later, the flood submerged many villages, and the people were displaced. Refugees began to flee to nearby prefectures and counties. It was not until a month later that the neighboring prefecture and county reported the matter to the court.
——After investigation, it was discovered that the two cousins of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue were serving as local officials in Guangdong and Guangxi. Relying on their cousin's position as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Beijing, the three of them colluded with each other, accepted bribes and committed corruption. The court allocated funds again and again for the construction of the dam, but when the flood came, the dam collapsed like an ant's blood. It can be imagined that they definitely cut corners.
Moreover, as a senior official, he had no sense of vigilance and did not settle the people in advance...which led to a lot of unnecessary losses.
The government's response was also strongly questioned.
My father has already sent officials to provide disaster relief and arrested all the corrupt officials who abused their power and exploited the people, and they are awaiting their punishment.
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Neither Jingyue nor Lin Zhiyi had ever been to the imperial court. Duke Lin was a military commander, solely responsible for military training, and he paid little attention to changes in the civil service. Even if he heard about it, he wouldn't say much to him or Lin Zhiyi. In Duke Lin's eyes, they were still young and incompetent.
And since she was a "princess", it was impossible for anyone to reveal too many court affairs to her, a member of the "harem".
What's more, he has left the palace, married, and has his own princess mansion.
Neither he nor Lin Zhiyi was well-informed about changes in the court.
Of course, part of the reason was that they were newly married and on vacation.
It's not like there's no one available in the court, so naturally no one would disturb the "idle" princess and her husband.
If Emperor Longshun hadn't been moved by Liang Yongfeng and Xie Junnuo's sudden proposal to let Lin Zhiyi go to the Ministry of Revenue to help him make money...
Perhaps the time for them to know these things will be further delayed...
"Don't worry, we'll take it slow." Lin Zhiyi comforted him, "You shouldn't be so slow in the future."
"Yeah. No rush." Jing Yue smiled and said calmly, "I just feel... maybe I've been living too comfortably lately and have forgotten to be vigilant. This shouldn't happen."
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself." Lin Zhiyi took off her outer robe and put it away carefully. Then she took Jingyue's hand and sat down on the bed together. "If you feel the timing is not right, I can also resign from my position to the Emperor."
"I'm fine. Just be careful next time." Jing Yue's expression changed. He pushed Lin Zhiyi down on the bed and said, "I haven't congratulated the prince consort yet on his promotion to doctor of the Ministry of Revenue."
"Is that how you congratulate me?" Lin Zhiyi hooked her arms around his neck and kissed him. "If Yue wants to go, I might consider letting you go."
Jing Yue: "No hurry, I have more important things to do..."
He has to find a way to upgrade the information channels of the Princess Mansion recently.
After the delicate kiss, Lin Zhiyi no longer worried about the appointment as a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue, and focused on kissing Jing Yue.
They both loved kissing - it gave them a sense of mutual dependence and the pleasure of declaring their sovereignty.
Although Lin Zhiyi knew very well that this was because kissing would produce dopamine, and dopamine would make people feel energized and happy.
…
The next day, Lin Zhiyi went to the Imperial College first and brought back a batch of wedding candies and cakes for his classmates and friends.
She hosted lunch, paying the Imperial College's chef to prepare a large table of delicious food for her classmates, and also bought fine wine. Even the doctors, the chief priest, and the teachers had two small tables of custom-made food and wine.
Then, she showed Emperor Longshun's transfer order to the chief academic officer and adjusted the daily class time.
In the afternoon, Lin Zhiyi went to the Ministry of Revenue with a nervous heart.
The Ministry of Revenue had already received the news and knew that the son-in-law was coming to serve as a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue. They did not even have lunch and sent two officials to greet him.
A man in his mid-thirties, thin and serious, named Lü Chengjie.
A man in his early forties, quite plump, with a face as smiling as the Maitreya Buddha. His name is Zhang Yaozong.
When he met Lin Zhiyi, Lu Chengjie bowed in a serious manner, but his neck was slightly twisted to the side. He didn't look at her directly, and his attitude was perfunctory.
Zhang Yaozong, however, was in high spirits, nodding and bowing in a very fawning manner, with his chubby white face smiling so much that his eyes were invisible.
Although Lin Zhiyi was nervous, he was not afraid of anything.
After all, she is the president, in charge of the Lin Group, which has more than a dozen companies under its umbrella. Although she is good at design, she also has experience in financial management, finance, accounting, and human resources management.
- To avoid being ignorant and being deceived by subordinates with ill intentions or competitors who intend to take over her company.
In fact, if she were to go to the Ministry of War, it would be partly in line with the original owner's status as a military commander's only son and his career plan, and she would be able to handle it without any problems;
If she were to go to the Hanlin Academy, it would also be in line with the original owner's "literary and martial" part, and it wouldn't be exposed, and she wouldn't feel embarrassed.
And letting her work in the Ministry of Revenue is 70% consistent with her current career, and she should be able to handle it with ease.
Of course, this era is different from the present world.
She must not take it lightly.
"Lord Lu, Lord Zhang, there's no need for so much formality. I'm new here, and I still need your help in many areas." Lin Zhiyi said with a smile, "I hope you won't hide your incompetence..."
Zhang Yaozong smiled and said, "Your Highness, that's not what you said... We are following your orders. Your Highness, please."
Lu Chengjie just lowered his head, stared at his toes, and said nothing.
Lin Zhiyi stood tall and graceful as he slowly walked towards his 'office'. His tone was familiar yet dignified: "Although I am the consort of the emperor, please do not address me as such here. Call me Lord Lin, Zhiyi, or Xiuyuan. What do you think, Lord Zhang?"
Zhang Yaozong immediately understood that the Prince Consort didn't want to be seen as having relied on nepotism to gain office. He readily changed his tone and said, "Lord Lin is right. I was wrong."
Lin Zhiyi sat down with a smile, his eyes sweeping across the table: "Master Zhang, these...are they the Ministry of Revenue account books that you want me to review?"
As a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue, she was mainly responsible for financial affairs, including financial auditing and management.
Lü Chengjie and Zhang Yaozong were officials in the Ministry of Revenue, ranking below her and responsible for the specific execution and supervision of financial affairs.
Zhang Yaozong smiled and replied, "That's right."
Lu Chengjie said calmly, "If there is anything Lord Lin doesn't understand, please feel free to ask Lord Zhang and me."
Lin Zhiyi raised an eyebrow: "Okay, I'll take a look first. Is there a time limit?"
Lu Chengjie quickly replied, "Yes, within three days, I have to read all of this and sort it out."
Zhang Yaozong turned his head to look at him in surprise, and was stunned by his cold and hard profile. After a moment, he looked at Lin Zhiyi with a forced smile.
He agreed with Lu Chengjie's statement.
Lin Zhiyi knew very well that they wanted to use this to intimidate her.
She smiled cheerfully, "Okay. No problem."
Lu Chengjie and Zhang Yaozong went out to do their own things.
Lin Zhiyi spent an entire afternoon flipping through roughly one-third of the booklet.
The Ministry of Revenue had more affairs under its jurisdiction than she had imagined.
However, there are many categories of official positions here. For example, the two main officials, Zhang Yaozong and Lu Chengjie, are there to help her, the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, to organize the finances.
The booklets they handed in were already organized.
What she needs to do is to coordinate the overall situation and quickly understand the income and expenditure situation of each location.
No matter how big the decision is, it is made by the Vice Minister and the Minister of Revenue.
After reading one-third of the account books, she basically understood Dayan's current treasury sources.
Most of them are taxes, including land taxes, business taxes, etc.
Another part is the resource income controlled by Dayan officials - minerals, salt, iron, tea, coal, etc.
The rest were tributes from some small countries - this was all thanks to Duke Lin who had pacified the vassal states and fought against the northern barbarians. The gold, silver and treasures that were confiscated from the palaces of the vassal kings in various places were added to the national treasury. The fine horses that were tributes from the northern barbarians and the surrounding small countries were all rare treasures for the national treasury.
Lin Zhiyi treated it as a learning experience and watched it with great interest.
From outside, Lu Chengjie and Zhang Yaozong could see her flipping through the account books, one book at a time, almost reading ten lines at a glance.
Both of them were wondering in their hearts: Can this be seen?
Lin Zhiyi looked at it quickly, but seemed to have no questions and did not ask them in to ask anything.
The two of them wondered in their hearts - Do you understand it?
After Lin Zhiyi finished flipping through all of this, he stood up, stretched his muscles, and then went out for a walk.
Lu Chengjie and Zhang Yaozong both sat up straight, waiting for her to ask.
Unexpectedly, she just strolled around, smiled at them, but didn't ask any questions.
What's going on with this prince consort?
It was almost time to get off duty, so Lin Zhiyi packed up his things and waited for the time to come before saying goodbye to Lu Chengjie and Zhang Yaozong and leaving.
As soon as Lin Zhiyi disappeared, the people in the Ministry of Revenue's Langzhong department began to whisper to each other.
"He didn't even go to see the Minister..."
"He is the Prince Consort, after all."
"He doesn't allow us to call him Prince Consort."
"The more you care about your status and title, the less capable you are."
"Perhaps he is waiting for the Minister to come and see him?"
"The Shangshu is so busy, how can I possibly pay him a visit?"
…
Lin Zhiyi finished his shift on time and went straight to the study after returning to the princess's residence.
Lin Song stood aside waiting for orders.
"Help me remove all the clutter on the table." Lin Zhiyi ordered.
Lin Song did as he was told.
Soon, only the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were left on the wide and long sandalwood table.
Lin Song looked curious: "Master, what are you doing?"
"Draw a table." Lin Zhiyi smiled and spread out a piece of paper. He picked up a thin brush, dipped it in ink, and started drawing squares.
Lin Song sighed: It looks like a chessboard.
Jing Yue summoned You Yi and the other secret guards today and assigned them some intelligence-gathering tasks. They had gathered intelligence before, but it was mostly about what was happening in the various aristocratic families, or what was going on with the Prince Consort's family. Now, the princess had instructed them to keep an eye on official changes in the capital, as well as major events in the prefectures that could reach the level of public opinion...
After arranging the secret guards including Youyi, Jingyue summoned guards including Tang Cong.
Of course, he couldn't assign any tasks to these new guards so quickly. After all, he hadn't confirmed that they were 100% reliable.
He summoned them here just to let them compete with each other.
On the surface, it seemed that Princess Liyang was bored and wanted to watch the guards fight to pass the time.
In fact, he was secretly observing who was good at martial arts and who was good at what, so as to understand the temperament and character of each guard in order to prepare for the subsequent assignments.
"Where is the prince consort? Hasn't he come back yet?" Jing Yue asked after watching the last group of guards competing today and found that it was time for Lin Zhiyi to get off duty, but he was nowhere to be seen.
"Reporting to the princess, the prince consort went straight to the study upon his return... I think he has some official business to attend to..."
Jing Yue raised her eyebrows: It’s only the first day on duty, and you’re already so busy?
"That's all for today, we'll continue tomorrow. Let's all go." He picked up Yuanbao from his legs and placed him on the rattan chair, then stood up and walked towards the study.
Outside the study, a guard saw Jingyue coming and was about to bow and announce her arrival. Jingyue motioned for them to be silent and went into the study on her own.
Lin Zhiyi: "How is it? Your young master is amazing, right?"
Lin Song: "Amazing, so amazing! Master, please teach me."
Lin Zhiyi: "Okay, I'll teach you. Look here... this line represents..."
As she was telling the story, she suddenly looked up and saw Jingyue coming over. Her eyes curved and she ran towards him with a smile, "Ayue——"
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