Yang He's home is actually not big or far away. It is just next to the imperial city. It is a simple small courtyard. The reason is that in his early years, he was all officials from the Qingshui Yamen. He looked decent but had a pitiful income. In addition, the officials of this era were all tempting to beneficiaries. Who gave gifts to a cold bench? Even if you ask for something, you will leave it now and leave it. The human relationship is clear. Even if you live a decent life, you still need the little land production and support in your hometown. Where can you have extra money to buy a luxury house in this place where every inch of land is valuable?

After knocking on the door, an old servant came out and opened the door. Zhao Xing handed over the book and sent it in. After a while, a tall middle-aged man walked out quickly and bowed to Zhao Xing from a distance: "What kind of wind blows Commander Zhao? Forgive me and be weak and arrogant, forgive me for my crimes."

Because Zhao Xing's way of doing things has made the current officials no longer fear the Jinyiwei, but just hate it. Therefore, the man who came out heard that Zhao Xing came to visit him, he was not afraid and frank, and seemed very open-minded.

From this opening remark, Zhao Xing felt that Yang Sichang was not a person who was not as good as ancient times, nor a person who was either black or white like Donglin, but a person like Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, and a person who could adapt to principles while adhering to them.

Such people are easy to buy.

After entering the room, the guests and guests from both sides sat down. After tea, Zhao Xing went straight to the topic and said apologetically: "I was in the northwest and Lingzun--"

Yang Sichang waved his hand and stopped Zhao Xing's words: "Mr. Zhao——"

"Please call me to see Hyun."

Yang Sichang was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Don't mind seeing my brother. I know that you and your father are just different in their ways of dealing with things, and even political disagreement is not counted." Then he said leisurely: "Although my father and I are father and son, but as officials in the same dynasty, they are real political disagreement."

Zhao Xing smiled indifferently. This is the Donglin Party. The internal struggles have come to their homes. Yan Song and his son Yan Shifan fought to the death for power, which is obvious.

"I am against his so-called theory of nourishing qi. For this reason, in the family's letters, we father and son often have conflicts. But our father is stubborn and loves the people, so he has always insisted. The sage said that the son does not say that his father's mistakes, but my father's fate is not blamed for seeing his brother today, but he blames him for his own fault."

After hearing this definition, Zhao Xing finally breathed a sigh of relief and began to sell favors: "Although Mr. Yang is stubborn and has a little naive behavior, it is out of kindness. Fundamentally, he did something wrong and did not die. I am deeply touched when he heard that the third brother of Wenwei asked to leave his post and be a father's son to be guilty."

Yang Sichang also sighed: "Who doesn't know how filial piety is in the capital, we are all soulmates."

Zhao Xing smiled: "Parents are born and raised to give us a chance to see this world, whether it is poverty or wealth, it is a great kindness for parents. Therefore, when I heard that Lord Yang was filial, I begged the emperor to comply with the filial piety of our sons and ask the emperor to forgive your father's death when he paid millions of silver to the emperor."

Upon hearing this, Yang Sichang suddenly stood up and trembled all over because of excitement: "What did the emperor say?"

Zhao Xing smiled, but changed the subject: "Brother Wenwu also knows that the collapse of party struggles and finances are the main reasons for the Ming Dynasty to this day."

After hearing Zhao Xing say this, Yang Sichang immediately understood that Zhao Xing was preparing to negotiate terms with him. But in order to save his father, he finally decided to grit his teeth and agree no matter what harsh conditions Zhao Xing offered. But I really don’t know how Zhao Xing talked about the issues of party struggles and finances.

"I won't talk about the party struggles, but the financial problems are really a headache. You also know that I can make money. In the past two years, I have been able to make money for the court, which is equivalent to the fiscal revenue of the three years of the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, the extra three-year income, tens of millions of taels of silver, has not alleviated any financial difficulties, but has become worse and worse."

When talking about this, Yang Sichang couldn't help but worry about state affairs: "When seeing a virtuous brother make money for the country, it's not about plundering the people, it shows his ability. But why the court's finances still have not improved, the crux of the crux of the financial management is a financial management officer. The head of the Ministry of Revenue is a bookworm, he does not know how to manage finances at all, and he is greedy. That's why the efforts of seeing a virtuous are in vain."

Zhao Xing clapped his hands: "Brother Wenwu is really insightful. But Brother Wenwu thinks how to handle finances?"

Yang Sichang said confidently: "It only takes eight words to manage wealth for the country."

"What eight words? Abolish the accumulated problems and live within your means."

After hearing these eight words, Zhao Xing was surprised at that time and couldn't help but stand up suddenly, even the stool he sat down was overturned without knowing it.

Because what Yang Sichang said before is a cliché, but the subsequent living within one's means is enough to subvert the financial management concept of this era and is completely the same as the financial management methods in later generations.

He grabbed Yang Sichang's hand and said excitedly: "If, I mean, if, if you become the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, how will you call the one million extra silver I have this time?"

Yang Sichang did not understand the meaning of Zhao Xing's words, and said without hesitation: "Now the Ming Dynasty is worried and difficult to deal with internal and external difficulties. With the severe drought in the northwest and the She'an Rebellion in the southwest, Jiannu in the west of Liaoxi is the most important. But if I have mastered this million silver, I will endure it first. Jiannu in the west of Liaoxi will not be decayed as long as he grits his teeth and guards. Instead, he will draw 500,000 to Zhang Shenyan in the south, strengthen his military armament and quell the She'an Rebellion as soon as possible."

Zhao Xing was happy that his thoughts were consistent with him and asked, "Why?"

Yang Sichang said without hesitation: "The reason why the She'an Rebellion spread from a young age to today was caused by the lack of money and food in the southern army, which destroyed several southern provinces, and even caused the Tianfu country to erode the taxes and places. As long as the Governor Zhang's money and food are given enough money and food, and there is no hope of quickly extinguishing the She'an Rebellion, even if the rebels are forced out of Yunnan and Sichuan and into Guizhou mountains, then Yunnan Sichuan and Guangxi can be restored. Next year, Sichuan Guangxi will have tax payments, and this outgoing will be a considerable amount of money. At the same time, Yunnan is stable, and Yunnan can use Yunnan's taxes to independently support the encirclement and suppression of the She'an remnants. In this way, a large amount of expenditure will be solved for the court. The court will no longer spend, and then the tax revenue of Guangxi and Sichuan will be increased, which will alleviate the court's finances. In other words, as long as the She'an Rebellion is quelled, the unfavorable situation of the three-sided battles of the Ming Dynasty will be lifted."

Zhao Xing laughed: "It turns out that he is a financial expert who can write "Diguan Ji". This measure alone is enough to solve the death situation in the Ming Dynasty. If you can come out to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, I will protect your father from death."

Faced with such conditions, Yang Sichang was simply shocked. He was unable to replace his father with an official, but Zhao Xing used promotion and reuse of himself as a "threat" which is not a condition, it is a great kindness.

"Really?" Yang Sichang asked refuted in disbelief.

Zhao Xing smiled and took out Chongzhen's handwriting and shook it in front of Yang Sichang: "Look at what this is? It is the emperor's grace to pardon your father. But don't rob it." He avoided Yang Sichang's impatient hand and directly brought the grace to his arms. "But both the emperor and I have one condition, that is, you, Yang Sichang, take over as the Minister of Revenue. The emperor's grace is that after you become the Minister of Revenue, you will first ban your father in your home. If you can make the court's finances improve within one year, you will pardon your father's sins, but you will be demoted to the people. If you cannot make the Ministry of Revenue in order within one year, remember that what I have fought for for you is only orderly. If you cannot do it, you will be unforgivable for the death penalty."

Yang Sichang knelt towards the imperial city on the spot: "Minist Yang Sichang will definitely make the situation of the Ministry of Revenue change within one year."

Then Zhao Xing took out the edict in his arms and solemnly handed it to Yang Sichang: "Don't let the emperor down." Then he added with a superfluous sentence: "Don't let my running around."

Yang Sichang said gratefully: "I will never forget the kindness of my brother to save my father and to support me."

Zhao Xing said solemnly: "Although you are Donglin, I am a slander--"

"Even if Donglin is a disaster for the country, I will disdain to join forces and fight them firmly. Although you are the treacherous ministers they call, as long as you are dedicated to the country, I am willing to be friends with you."

Zhao Xing was excited, really excited to raise his hand: "So, you and I will swear together with a sworn."

Yang Sichang was also excited, and was really excited to raise his hand and hit Zhao Xing three times: "One word is certain."
Chapter completed!