Chapter 413 I’m sorry for you...
"Go and call me Ma Zhou!"
The more Li Shimin thought about it, the more wrong he became. Ma Zhou had been in charge of Sinong Temple for almost half a year. Why didn't he report these things to himself?
Is it...
Ji Song didn't care what they thought, he just apologized and went to arrange the meals.
Seeing that it was almost noon, these gentlemen had no intention of leaving.
Although I wanted them to get out immediately, I still had to pretend to be asking for a favor on my face. It was so disgusting!
This place was not far from Sinong Temple, but Ma Zhou arrived in less than half an hour!
Judging from the sweat on his face, he obviously ran over.
"The humble minister Ma Zhou pays homage to Your Majesty!" Ma Zhou said as soon as he saw Li Shimin.
Seeing Wei Zheng and the others, they also raised their hands and said, "Prime Minister of the Fang, Prime Minister Du, Prime Minister Wei!"
Li Shimin saw Ma Zhou's miserable appearance and asked in confusion: "Sinong Temple doesn't seem to be short of your horse, right? Why did it come here?"
Wei Zheng and the others also looked at Ma Zhou, wanting to see what he would say! "Your Majesty, I don't want to ride a horse!" Ma Zhou said.
"Oh? Why is this? Don't worry. If anyone dares to make things difficult for you, just tell me. It just so happens that the three prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty are also here. I want to see who is so bold?"
Li Shimin doesn't believe this. What's the point of having a horse but not riding it?Is it comfortable to walk?
As far as he knew, this Ma Zhou could ride a horse. It was impossible for him to ride a horse. There must be a reason for this!
Ma Zhou smiled bitterly after hearing this and said: "This is really none of anyone else's business. Your Majesty, you may not know that Sinong Temple can indeed adopt a horse, but the adopter has to feed it by himself, and there is a quota for what he eats every day. Yes, I...I can’t afford it!”
Li Shimin opened his mouth, but finally sighed and said: "I didn't expect there to be such a rule, but I heard that you have certain allowances internally, which is quite a lot, even higher than your salary, so it won't You’ve been gone for more than half a year and you can’t even afford a horse, right?”
This is no longer a secret in the Tang Dynasty, which is why so many people are trying to get inside.
It is true that the treatment inside Sinong Temple is too generous.
It stands to reason that given Ma Zhou's position as the Prime Minister of Sinong Temple at this time, it is not easy to make a fortune, but at least raising a horse is not easy.
After saying this, Ma Zhou's face was so red that he could bleed.
Seeing this, Li Shimin obviously thought of something, and said in a dark voice: "Are you being ignored?"
"No, absolutely not!"
Hearing the emperor's words, Ma Zhou was shocked and said quickly: "It's not what your Majesty thought. Please let me explain!"
Before Li Shimin could speak, he said: "Sinong Temple has a set of internal mechanisms. It doesn't mean that you can get high subsidies if you have a high official position. There is a set of points in it!"
"Points?" Li Shimin remembered that there was indeed such a mechanism, which was probably to determine the amount of officials' allowances in the form of points!
"Then what are your points?" He was really curious about this.
"very!"
Ma Zhou said with a blushing face! puff! Li Shimin just took a sip of tea and spit it out! "Ten points? Are you sure they didn't exclude you?"
Not only was Li Shimin speechless, but the other three looked at Ma Zhou with sympathy.
In order to allow Ma Zhou to completely take charge of Sinong Temple, the emperor even transferred away the original Yao Chang and Liu Zhan, and Ji Song, the top leader, was even restrained and unable to move.
Are you still in such a miserable state?This cannot be justified!
"Your Majesty! Points can only be obtained by doing things that contribute to Sinong Temple. After I left, not only did the money and food of Sinong Temple not increase at all, but the continuous transfer of personnel made the management a bit chaotic, causing Sinong Temple to be in chaos. Not only did the income in the second half of this year not increase, but it also declined a lot, so..."
Okay, this time everyone understood what he meant without him finishing his sentence! It’s just that those with merit in Sinong Temple get more money, while those without merit only get a salary!
Looking at the aggrieved Ma Zhou, Li Shimin suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He asked him to do this. It would be great if the officials below don't hinder you. They also want to take our hard-earned allowances. Don't even think about it! But as the emperor, he couldn't help it. They were distributed according to merit. This had been discussed long ago and was signed by himself. No one could make a mistake! It would be nice if I don't give you a stumbling block and do what you asked me to do well. As for the rest, don't think about it. It has nothing to do with you! "Cough cough!"
Li Shimin coughed a few times, trying to cover up his embarrassment!
What he did in this matter was unethical. He dragged Ji Song away from taking office, and even transferred all his cronies away! Now people are doing things according to the rules, what can you do?
"Do you know anything about animal husbandry?" Fang Xuanling said.
Ma Yiyi was stunned, but he still quickly replied: "My subordinates know a little bit about this matter, but I wonder if the prime minister can give me any advice?"
"Then tell me, why don't taxes be paid on livestock in breeding farms?" Lao Fang dug a hole for Ma Zhou. He could fall in if he wasn't careful. It all depends on how Ma Zhou answers! But what was surprising was that Ma Zhou first looked at Fang Xuanling doubtfully, as if wondering why he would ask such a question? "Do you know? What do you think I am doing?" Lao Fang frowned! Ma Zhou said, "You don't know about this?"
Lao Fang was so embarrassed that he said angrily: "What do I know? Tell me quickly!"
Seeing Lao Fang like this, Ma Zhou quickly explained the matter. At this moment, everyone suddenly realized that the way they looked at Lao Fang was wrong! It turns out that the person in charge below also told Ma Zhou, and then he also asked officials from the Ministry of Revenue. Everyone agreed that it was impossible for the Ministry of Revenue to directly collect livestock!
Unless some commercial taxes are collected when cattle and sheep are traded, there is no reason for the Ministry of Household Affairs to directly collect livestock, right?
Otherwise, what will happen if these livestock are taken back?We have to eat a lot of food every day. If the amount is too large, we will have to eat all the food. How can this be done?
Ma Zhou was dumbfounded when things got to this point. He could only use it to trade with the people. Because it was a government transaction, there was no tax in the end.
Then use the money to purchase grain, so that there is so much grain in the civilian warehouse! Lao Fang fell on the chair holding his heart, he was really mad.
Are there such stupid officials in this world?This time it won’t be complete if we don’t pull out his skin and tendons when we go back! The corner of Lao Du's mouth twitched, and he looked at Lao Fang sympathetically. He felt really lucky to have left the Ministry of Household Affairs in the first place!
If he were still the Minister of the Ministry of Finance now, he would be the one to be embarrassed this time! As long as you are dealing with a bastard like Ji Song, you must be extremely cautious. If you are not careful, you will be disgraced. You haven't dealt with it yet!
Wei Zheng looked at Fang Liang and didn't know what to think. Anyway, it had nothing to do with him, it was just a pain for Lao Fang!
(End of this chapter)