Chapter 2154 Don't look for me, it's useless

"Thank you, Your Highness."

After Ogawako served tea to the two, Xu Changqing and Zhao Heshan thanked each other, then picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Not deep, express one meaning.

If the leader asks you to serve tea and you don’t drink a sip, wouldn’t you give your leader face?

Even if Zhao Heshan is as honest as he is, he will not be a fool in such small matters. It is a common human nature. The etiquette that should be obtained will not be lacking even among the people, let alone in this Xizheng Hall.

"Zhao Heshan."

After the two of them put down their teacups, Li Chen first raised the topic of Zhao Heshan.

"You returned to the capital from the place and took charge of the Ministry of Revenue. This job seems to have been half a step up, but in fact, this position is really hard to sit in. Maybe it will burn your butt. You don't know the situation in the court now. I just fought a big battle. Although I won, the benefits have not been brought back yet. Whether it can be brought back or not is unknown. If the delegation cannot agree on it in the past, it is likely to continue fighting, so you can't expect the war compensation to resolve the package of problems."

"But the imperial court spends a lot of money every day. The natural disaster was just overdue last year, and several provinces were exempted from most taxes, resulting in a significant reduction in the taxes collected last year. In this way, various regions still delayed the payment. According to the rules, in late autumn and early winter, the provinces should pay the taxes that year, but now less than half of the accounts have been paid. Several provinces have been making me complaints since the beginning of autumn and crying for poverty, and they all say everything. Perhaps some people and regions are really in difficulty, and the tax collection is difficult, but the imperial court also has to wait for the rice to be put into the pot. They can't compromise when they cry. Then they really become children who can cry and have milk to eat. Other provinces have followed suit, what expenses are the court?"

"Secondly, this year's heavy snow has not stopped, and the snow disaster has already shown signs. Once a disaster occurs, the court will inevitably provide relief. Once a disaster is released, countless silver will flow out in white. So you, the Minister of Revenue, are actually roasted on the fire."

Li Chen's words made Xu Changqing feel disgusted.

Before today's court meeting, these were the difficulties that he had torn off his hair and could not eat or sleep every day. He was dreaming about how to spend money and how to manage the treasury's wallet. Now, when he heard these words about disaster relief, his mind was rising.

In fact, Li Chen has another major problem that he has not said.

That is the huge deficit of government bonds and money houses.

Although getting two million taels of silver from Zhao Xuanji is considered to have overcome the biggest crisis, if you want to completely fill this hole, you still lack the gap of three or four million taels of silver. Just one-time payment of the treasury bonds alone requires more than two.8 million taels of silver.

This matter was not said, but it does not mean it does not exist.

Li Chen knew it well, and Xu Changqing and Zhao Heshan were also like Mingjing.

Zhao Heshan smiled bitterly and said, "I have thought about all kinds of things here, but I can't figure it out for a while, so I came to the East Palace to ask His Highness for help."

"Don't look for me."

Li Chen spread his hands and said, "If this job is easy, Xu Changqing will be like five or six years old this year? His face is pleated. I can't help looking for me. At best, I will think of a solution to help you, but it depends on you to solve the problem in detail."
Chapter completed!