Chapter 1026: The Assistant

When Cao Yong returned to the Ministry of Revenue, someone was already waiting for him.

It was either someone else, or Zhang Boxing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue who was transferred back to the hall from the Canglin Yamen.

Now, the four ministers of the Ministry of Revenue, in addition to Cao Yong and Zhang Boxing, Li Zhouwang and He Cheng'e are also there.

Li Zhouwang came from a prominent family. His great-grandfather and grandfather were both great scholars who were once famous in the scholars. His father once served as Minister of Personnel and resigned as Minister of the Shangshu.

He himself was a Jinshi in the 36th year of Kangxi, and then he entered the Hanlin Academy. He has been a scholar-official official for more than 20 years. He served as a priest in the Imperial College and was transferred to the Ministry of Revenue last year. In other words, Cao Xiang was still his student.

When Cao Xiang first entered the Imperial College in the early years, Cao Yong took his cousin to visit Li Zhouwang as his elder brother. Now he is an official in the same yamen, which is considered fate.

Compared with others, He Cheng'er has little reputation. He gotten up step by step from the head of the Six ministries, without any outstanding political achievements. He was just a big man in Manchuria and had a good relationship.

Zhang Boxing is over 70 years old, but he sits upright with his waist straight.

Seeing Cao Yong come back, he gets up and meets him calmly.

In his heart, Cao Yong admired this "No. 1 honest official in the world" and hurriedly asked him to sit down.

When Zhang Boxing was in charge of Jiangnan, he had an old relationship with Cao Yin. Seeing Cao Yong like this, he gave in and sat down to explain his purpose.

It turns out that he came for corn seeds.

Due to inconvenient transportation between the north and the south, the corn pilot projects in many provinces will start next year. Except for some of the corn stored in the official warehouse of Henan Prefecture, the rest will be transported back to the capital.

"Reclaiming wasteland outside the mouth?" Cao Yong was a little confused when he heard this.

The court prohibited the people from leaving the customs, and this move by Zhang Bo was simply not working.

Zhang Boxing said: "In the past two years, the imperial court has allocated a large amount of silver to raise official horses, but it is due to climate change and is often damaged. At present, Lord Cao has promoted this corn, which not only can seeds support the people, but also straw can feed horses. It is a matter of killing two birds with one stone. The land outside the mouth is vast, and there are few people between several pastures and Zhangjiakou. It can be moved to the people and fill the mouth outside the mouth."

Cao Yong was not as optimistic as Zhang Boxing. This old man had never been there. He only looked at the land measurement booklet of the Ministry of Revenue to make such a proposal.

Cao Yong was a minister of the Taipu Temple in his early years and went out of his mouth.

Although there is under the control of the court, there are several pastures and the Eight Banners Training Farm. In fact, it is also a military important place, so how could the people live in a mixed place?

That was the buffer zone between the Qing Dynasty and Mongolia. Even if the court really cared about the land there, it would have to take into account the ideas of the Mongolians.

"Sir, the court has a ban, prohibiting the people from leaving the customs at will. Although the adults have a good idea, it is difficult to do it." Cao Yong thought for a while and said.

This ban is mainly to prevent the Han people from being connected with the Mongolians. If the Han people are related to the kindness of the Mongolians, how can the Manchus still sit firmly?

Although Zhang Boxing is famous for being honest, he has been in office for decades and will not be unaware of this. Speaking of this today, there must be a future move.

Sure enough, Zhang Boxing stroked his beard and said, "Moving the Beijing Banner and filling the mouth can also solve the livelihood of the Eight Banners."

Cao Yong was just confused, but now he was surprised.

As a Han official, Zhang Boxing was beyond his reach for discussing the flag politics. According to the rules, only Manchu and Meng Shangshu were qualified to participate in the flag politics.

Seeing Cao Yong like this, Zhang Boxing took out a note from his sleeve and handed it to Cao Yong.

Cao Yong took it over and took a look. It turned out that the above records the population and land increase and decrease in Zhili in the past twenty years and various taxes.

In the past twenty years, the population and land have increased by 40%, but the taxes have not decreased, but instead have dropped by 20%.

Cao Yong thought for a little while and understood the reason. No matter how much land reclamation is, it cannot match the speed of land annexation.

But this seems to have nothing to do with the livelihood of the Eight Banners. Cao Yong said, "Please help me solve my doubts?"

"The Eight Banners' Ding Silver is very heavy, and the court is no longer able to bear it. If this continues, half of the treasury income will be taken out to pay the Eight Banners' Ding Silver." Zhang Boxing said, and handed Cao Yong a note, and several sets of data.

Speaking of this, Cao Yong understood that what Zhang Boxing wanted to say was the "out of the flag for the people".

The idle bannermen in the capital were brought out to the people and the land was reclaimed outside the country.

Speaking of which, this is also a replay of the old tune.

When Cao Yong first entered Beijing, he had heard similar remarks. Many people in the Shilin supported him.

The idea is good, but Cao Yong knew that this was impossible.

In the eyes of the Qing emperor, the guarantee of firmly sitting in the world is the Eight Banners Cavalry, not the clever talks of scholars.

Although the Eight Banners system was damaged by the country, it raised a large number of ignorant Eight Banners children, but they also tied the whole person to a rope.

Although what Zhang Boxing proposed is more beneficial to people's livelihood, it will never be adopted by the emperor. Moreover, if outsiders know about this, they will inevitably impeach Zhang Boxing for "unpredictable intentions" and "seeking the flag investigation."

"Sir, please think twice. Junggar Mongolia has not yet been pacified, and Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia cannot be at all disturbed. If there is any mistake and it will cause war, the people will suffer." Cao Yong said solemnly.

After hearing Cao Yong's words, Zhang Boxing hesitated and said, "But this corn is indeed a good thing. If we stock up more, the people will not be displaced in the year of famine."

"It's not possible outside the mouth, but the northwest is just right. If the adults don't mention it, the boy will be neglected. The court is in the military farming in Xinjiang and Gansu. If grain and sweet potatoes are promoted, two granaries can be built, which can raise troops and resist the enemy." Cao Yong said.

He has only been to the northwest once, and it is still the grassland that is endless.

But he knew that the main crop in the Northeast was corn three hundred years later, and corn was relatively popular in North China. The northwest latitude is similar to that in the Northeast, and the temperature should not be much different. It is not a problem to plant corn legs.

What Zhang Boxing is most concerned about is the people's livelihood economy. The reason why he even came up with the idea of ​​"outing the flag for the people" was that he was anxious when he saw that the national treasury was empty and could not withstand natural disasters and man-made disasters.

Cao Yong's proposal shows that it is not in line with what he had proposed before, but if it is implemented, it will save military expenditures in the northwest.

One is "open source" and the other is "reduced expenditure", and the same end is achieved.

Therefore, the old man's eyes lit up.

However, the old man is not a talkative person, and he can't wait to go back and check how many hectares of land have been reclaimed in the northwest. If it were corn, it would be better to increase the yield. In this way, it will not only solve the food problem of the Northwest army, but also save the money for raising horses.

He stood up, looked at Cao Yong, and said, "Okay, very good, Lord Cao is calm and steady, with the legacy of loyal and righteous man! I won't disturb Lord Cao anymore, Lord Cao is busy."

Cao Yong stood up, said humbly, and personally sent Zhang Boxing out.

Looking at Zhang Boxing's back and looking at the thin white braids, Cao Yong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

This old man is really not easy. I hope he can have a good end.

Kangxi was very proud of Zhang Boxing at that time, and then he suddenly fell to the ground. After being transferred back to the capital for more than ten years, he was still neglected. If anyone else had been unable to stand it, he would have resigned and went back to raise his grandson. However, Zhang Boxing still thought about the people's livelihood. No matter what position he was placed in, he would work diligently and perform his duties...

After a while, Uncle Zhang walked over and came to pass the message. Shangshu Sun Zhaqi summoned several officials to come over.

The office of the Ministry of Revenue is different from the local government office.

Under the leadership of the two ministers, several ministers and officials below each performed their duties. Only on five or ten days did everyone gather in the hall to listen to the teachings of the two ministers.

Today is March 19th, and it is not yet time to gather.

Although Cao Yong was confused, he still stood up and went to Sun Zhaqi.

His house was closest to Sun Zhaqi, so when he arrived, only Sun Zhaqi and Tian Congdian were there, and the other ministers had not arrived yet.

Cao Yong had seen it for the two of them, and the first seat on the right chair was seated.

This is a small hall where several officials usually discuss matters, and each person has a fixed position.

After a while, the other three ministers arrived.

He Cheng'e and Zhang Boxing are on the left and the second on the left, and Li Zhouwang is at the bottom of Cao Yong.

Looking at the three of them, Zhang Boxing and Li Zhouwang were as usual, with only He Cheng's expressions a little dazed.

Seeing this, Cao Yong was surprised.

Unexpectedly, Sun Zhaqi invited everyone to come this time, just for He Cheng's eh.

The emperor had already made an order, and He Cheng's e-learning class was naturalized, and he was appointed as the Minister of Revenue at the time of enrollment.

Everyone heard this and their faces were different.

It is not uncommon for officials from the Six Ministry to go out to Beijing to handle the work. However, when they were sent out, someone would take charge of their own responsibilities, which made people think about it.

Everyone's eyes looked at He Cheng'e.

He Cheng's face turned gray, but he forced himself to smile, and stood up and said to everyone: "I should have said goodbye to my two adults and colleagues, but the emperor ordered me to go out to Beijing later. My kung fu was a little hasty, so I can't give it to you."

At this time, no one could tell that he was demoted.

In the past few months, Yongzheng has attacked many local officials in his thunderous manner against outsiders, but he still mainly favors the officials in Beijing.

Take the Ministry of Revenue for example. Sun Zaqi and Cao Yong both got Shijue.

Until today, when everyone saw He Cheng'e, they understood what "thunder and rain" meant.

For a moment, everyone was silent and the atmosphere in the hall was a little heavy.

Sun Zhaqi coughed and said, "I have been an official in the Tongya for several years. I should have held a banquet for Lord He. Since Lord He was in a hurry, then after the handover between Lord He and Lord He and Lord Tuan was completed, let me say goodbye to Lord He in the yamen?" At the end of the talk, he looked at the other people.

The rules in the officialdom must leave three points of room for leniency unless they are mortal enemies who cannot be eased.

Although He Cheng'e has no great contribution, he is an elderly person from the Ministry of Revenue and his qualifications in the Ministry of Revenue are still among other ministers.

I can't figure out the emperor's intentions and dare not hold a banquet to practice it. However, I still have to have the gifts that should be given.

When He Cheng'er saw that Lord Shangshu was taking care of his face, he was mixed with emotion, trembling lips, and bowed, "I dare not bother you. In the past few years, I have been taken care of by you, so please accept the next bow." As he said that, he was already praying with his fists.
Chapter completed!