"Could it be that Sun Kejian has some unknown talent that hasn't been revealed yet?"
At this moment, her eyes were full of confusion, and she really didn't understand.
Because I have gotten to know this person in the past few days.
He can definitely be considered a prodigal son.
Even with the Sun family backing it up, the business still made a loss.
Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver is not something that ordinary people can afford.
What talents could such a person have?
...
In the capital, not far from the imperial city, there are a number of palaces that are not very tall.
These palaces are where the Six Ministries, the Censorate, the Dali Temple and other institutions are located.
Because it is not far from the imperial city, if anything happens, we can go to the palace to report at any time.
The Ministry of Revenue, located on the east side, is the purse of the imperial court. It not only looks grand, but is also decorated with red bricks and golden tiles.
At this moment, in the Ministry of Revenue's lobby, Song Gongwen sat alone in the main seat. In front of him was a mountain of accounts.
Because he had been dealing with the political reform before, he had hardly dealt with the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue.
In fact, as the Shangshu, the person in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, he did not need to calculate the accounts himself, but only needed to hand it over to his officials.
But now the court is about to go to war in the northern border and Liaodong region, and money will be needed in almost every aspect, so he is not very confident in letting other people come.
Of course, there is a more important point. Song Gongwen was thinking about whether he could rely on these accounts to raise some money from somewhere.
But what surprised him was that these accounts looked very messy.
But actually, the entries are pretty clear.
Even the whereabouts of one hundred taels of silver can be clearly traced.
Although it seems like a small amount, this is the Ministry of Revenue, and the amount of silver it receives every day is quite huge.
The sources are also very complicated, including taxes from various prefectures, surpluses from other government offices, and so on.
It was a huge project to record one hundred taels of silver.
This is due to the dedication of the officials of the Ministry of Revenue.
What matters most is the means of those in power.
The previous Minister of Revenue was Li Fang.
Song Gongwen sighed, saying that although this man had some problems with his character, he was indeed very capable. It was a pity that he was dragged down by his family, otherwise he would not have been exiled.
Of course, he didn't care much about it. After all, things had already happened and could not be changed.
Therefore, after a brief sigh, I cleaned up and settled some major accounts.
What disappointed Song Gongwen was that, just looking at the accounts.
The Ministry of Revenue’s money is almost gone.
It's impossible to get some more money.
Unless, they embezzle the money used for disaster relief in years of disaster.
But he didn't have the courage.
This silver is of great importance. Now all the prefectures and places seem to be safe and sound, but God knows what will happen tomorrow.
Once the people suffered losses and the court could not provide relief funds, it would be a big deal. To be more serious, it might even cause a civil unrest. Therefore, this money was not within his consideration at all.
But now is the time to use money.
Song Gongwen did some calculations.
If war breaks out in the north and Liaodong at the same time, with the current deposits in the Ministry of Revenue, it would be good if it can last for three months.
But in war, apart from spending money, the most important thing is sufficient time, that is, who can afford it.
The grassland tribes were free and unrestrained, looting wherever they could.
But the Great Wei can't do that.
It's impossible to rob the people, right?
"Alas, it is indeed not an easy job to be the Minister of Revenue." Finally, Song Gongwen threw the accounts aside, rubbed his eyebrows, and his face was full of worry.
The previous reforms at least had a clear goal, which was to deal with the gentry.
But the Ministry of Revenue couldn’t find a way to raise money.
Because that was the only financial revenue the court had.
Even if Song Gongwen is extremely capable, it would be difficult for him to find a solution in a short period of time.
As for Zhang Zhengming, he said he would also think of a solution, but he didn't have too high expectations.
Because he only has three months left.
These three months.
Not only do we need to ensure food and silver for the two fronts, but we also need to maintain expenditures in other areas.
Another point is that Song Gongwen still has reforms that need to be implemented.
His scalp tingled just from sitting in the chair.
But I also know.
No matter how difficult it is, you must keep going. Now that you have reached this position, you cannot retreat.
In fact, Song Gongwen had some ideas for obtaining the silver, but the key was that he didn't have enough time. What about short-term methods? There were some, but if implemented, they would bring some hidden dangers to the court.
So now, he is in a dilemma whether to do it or not...
"Is Elder Song here?"
However, at this moment, a voice came from outside.
When Song Gongwen heard this, he was immediately confused because the voice was unfamiliar and he had never heard it before.
Also, this is not the right way to say it.
Really?
Suddenly, he was startled.
Then, the person outside spoke again: "I am Sun Kejian, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and I request to see Lord Song!"
Sure enough, it was the Empress Dowager’s cousin, the new Minister of Revenue!
"Come in."
Song Gongwen didn't want to meet him, because although he didn't know the other party, he had heard about him from his subordinates in recent days.
After this person took office in the Ministry of Households, he did almost nothing and often went to brothels. Although he knew that such things were common in the court, as a self-disciplined person, he always stayed away from such places.
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