Section 62: The Ministry of Revenue’s Accidental (1)

After the gratitude, Zeng Guofan was issued a strict order. Although he was only a irrelevant demotion, he scared Mrs. Ouyang very much. He burned incense and prayed every day, praying for her husband to be safe and sound. The emperor could breathe thunder and believe that his wife would be vegetarian all her life, thinking that she was pious.

When Zeng Guofan returned home from the Ministry of Justice, his family felt that he was so grateful to the greatness of the world, his wife Ouyang also comforted her husband: It would be better to take this opportunity to retire, right? The family returned to their hometown in Hunan and worked as a farmer. Although it would be a little harder, they were always worried than they are now. I wonder when something would happen again, wouldn’t it be much better?

Zeng Guofan had the idea of ​​giving up the reprimand if he could spend this time safely, but after a quiet night sigh with Mu Zhanga, he changed his mind. On the one hand, it was because his ministers were occasionally blamed and were not the way of a minister; on the other hand, he also realized that the emperor's approach this time was just to use his own affairs to cut off the relationship with the previous dynasty. Things have come step by step to today, which proves this point: although he was demoted to two levels, wasn't he still walking in the court as the Left Minister of the Ministry of Revenue? It can be said that there was no change except for the identity of a military office walking and a companion to read in the Nanshu.

With this understanding, I had to answer Zhu Zi's words without a doubt as a counselor: "The so-called 'filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, loyalty, loyalty, and faithfulness is just this matter, but one must see the principles of the world and be clear in the inside and outside. Then filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, and faithfulness are living things. Otherwise, it is a deadly filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, and loyalty. Even if you can hold on for life, you will not lose it, and you will be an ordinary person in the countryside."

Ouyang was in court when he was young. Although he was a woman, he also understood what her husband meant. He said helplessly: "How can I wish you to be an ordinary person in the country? If the master only knows how long the country will last and how long the parents will last, he will stick to the surface of the word "filial piety"; it has nothing to do with loyalty and trustworthiness. Just doing filial piety for you is like I delaying your chance to serve the country and save the people."

"How could I have this intention? It was just for my temporary omission and forgetting the duty of my ministers, which made my wife frightened day and night, but it was for her husband."

"After all, the emperor is so kind that he is so grateful to you. Master, you are still invincible, so you will have the fruit of today."

"So, if the emperor's kindness is like this, I can't take my shoulders lightly." Zeng Guofan made a rare joke with his wife, and finally made Ouyang's family look beautiful.

The Ministry of Revenue is outside the Qing Dynasty gate, with an east-west crossroads. The east is called Hubu Street. The front doors are all facing west, from north to south, the clan mansion, official, household and ritual. Zeng Guofan did not make any trivial details of taking office at auspicious times. He took the official position to the Ministry of Revenue. He heard that the official had been lifted to the Ministry of Revenue. Zeng Guofan stepped forward and entered the lobby of the Ministry of Revenue.

There were several people in the hall talking, and the leader was Weng Xincun, who had just been promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Weng Xincun was from Changshu, with his courtesy name Erming. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Daoguang. He was an old senior of Zeng Guofan. He served as the Left Minister of the Ministry of Revenue for a year. This time he was promoted to Hu Shang, which was originally for Zeng Guofan's promotion. Who knew that such a major event had to be used by Hu Shang to supervise the Left Minister of the Left Minister.

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"Where, where." Zeng Guofan naturally wanted to be polite: "Ming Weng is too polite. Guofan is a sinful person and dare not make any mistakes in the ministry. He has to rely on Ming Weng's guidance!"

"When it comes to guidance, Brother Disheng, I'll introduce someone to you." Weng Xincun smiled and ordered the listener: "Go, please invite Master Yan from Fujian to the hall."

After hearing the order, Weng Xincun then explained to Zeng Guofan: "The Fujian Department is in charge of the money and grain in Shuntian Zhili. The official in the department is named Yan Jingming, a native of Chaoyi, Shaanxi. Later, he moved to Yuncheng, Shanxi. He was a Hanlin in Daoguang for 25 years. Although he was a strange person, he was the best at managing finances..."

Zeng Guofan listened quietly, found a gap and interjected: "But is it Yan Jingming whom he met at the Military Affairs Office with Duke Xinchen?"

"It's this person." Weng Xincun certainly knew what Yan Jingming and Xu Naizhao had encountered by chance at the Military Affairs Office. This matter is not a secret in the capital. Zeng Guofan entered the southern study room and was on the side of the emperor with Xu Naizhao. This matter should have been mentioned by him. I won't say much more now.

Soon, Yan Jingming arrived at the ministry: "Please pay tribute to Lord Shangshu."

"Danchu, I'll introduce you to you. This is Zeng Guofan and Lord Zeng, and he will be a colleague in the future. We need to take good care of each other."

Yan Jingming and Zeng Guofan had met each other, but they were not very familiar with each other. They immediately bowed to the ground: "I have met Mr. Zeng."

"I dare not, I dare not." Zeng Guofan did not dare to be arrogant, nor did he dare to despise him because of his ugly appearance. He respectfully returned the courtesy: "Guofan was in charge of the ministry, so he asked Brother Danchu to give him advice."

After Yan Jingming left the hall, he was assigned to the head of the Ministry of Revenue, and then passed the examination for the Military Machinery Zhangjing. Military Machinery Zhangjing is a very special existence. He can be a juren in a blue shirt or a third-rank senior minister. There is only one exception that he passed the imperial examination - this is to maintain the "selflessness in his heart" of Yan Lu - and he needs to be resigned, otherwise, many of them will be part-time.

Yan Jingming originally did a very good job in the position of Military Machinery Zhangjing. Although he was very ugly, his writing was quite good. He was one of the few "Red Zhangjing". However, in May, Zhu Yu was relieved of his position as Military Machinery Zhangjing.

It is said that when the emperor summoned the military machine, he accidentally said: "Yan Jingming is a talented man. If he was in charge of military machine, he would not only interfere with his energy, but also waste his duties. He would also remove his position as the head of the Ministry of Revenue."

This passage was said without any end, and everyone couldn't help but think: Yan Jingming and Xu Naizhao met in the military machine, one was picked up and pulled up, and they always accompanied the emperor; the other had this experience, and they had to sigh that life was impermanent. There were even those who thought that Yan Jingming was ugly in appearance, and they must have been shocked when they met you that day!

Yan Jingming was also surprised by such an order, but he was unable to inquire about it, so he had to hand over his job and still returned to the Ministry of Revenue to be his chief. This time, Zeng Guofan was appointed as the post of the Zuo of the Huzu, and Weng Xincun introduced the two of them. Zeng Guofan had a very simple temperament, which was just right to express his feelings.

Zeng Guofan was not very familiar with such a large amount of wealth, but he knew how to hide his weaknesses and asked for advice. After talking to Yan Jingming for a few days in detail, he finally got to know the operating rules of the Ministry of Revenue.

The Ministry of Revenue is a provincial branch, but there are no Zhili and Fengtian departments. The two departments of Jiangsu and Anhui departments are combined into Jiangnan departments in the Ministry of Revenue, so the Ministry of Revenue has a total of fourteen departments. Among them, there are differences in size. The largest four departments of "Salt and Cao Qianguan" are: the Shandong Department, which is in charge of salt law, the Yunnan Department, which is in charge of the sewage transportation, the Guangxi Department, which is in charge of the money law, and the Guizhou Department, which is in charge of tariffs. The Shaanxi Department, which is in charge of the royal family, civil and military salaries in Beijing, money and grain in various yamen, and tea sources; the last one is the Fujian Department, which is also in charge of the money and grain in Shuntian in Zhili. In the words of Yan Jingming, the Ministry of Revenue will be managed from these major officials.

Looking at the account book means holding a book of four pillars of "old saving, new collection, expelling, real" in your hand. The abacus is quickly made, and you will immediately point out any mistakes. So you can finish reading the money, grain and expenditure of the Fourteen Divisions in a few days.

Zeng Guofan didn't know much about this knowledge, but after all, he could calculate the numbers, expel them, and wait for a few numbers to be counted with a pen and you can know the truth and falsehood. In addition, with Yan Jingming explaining on the side, he could understand the strategy.

"Sir Zeng, it's too late today, why not look at the others tomorrow?"

Zeng Guofan was stunned. After lunch, he went to the Ministry of Revenue to sit in the hall. He didn't know it was getting late. He looked up and asked, "When is it?"

"If you want to know, Shen Shi has passed."

"Ah, okay." He stood up and looked at the hall full of voluminous volumes, piled up in a mess, and smiled apologetically: "I am the first to perform my duties and everything will start from scratch. I'm sorry."

Yan Jingming pulled his ugly face and smiled faintly: "Where is Mr. Zeng who has been in charge of the ministry since he took office and has practiced it. What is the point of our hard work?"

He spoke very politely, but he felt distant in his ears. Zeng Guofan felt aroused in his heart: "Is there any place for Brother Yan to leave after he retires?"

"No."

"Then, Guofan took the liberty to invite Brother Yan to sit in the humble house, how about it?"
Chapter completed!