The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1162: Morning Court (Part )

An Suiyun had a good idea, but unfortunately, the censor of the Censorate was not willing to cooperate.

Not long after the morning court began, someone stood up and impeached An Suiyun.

"The court has many customs tariffs, and some people often use the relationship with the Maritime Customs Office to pay tribute to foreign countries and pay taxes in the name of goods! For this reason, the two departments have negotiated frequently, and the relationship has become increasingly tense. The court also intends to reform the system, and this important task is entrusted to the court's right-hand man, and Minister An of the Ministry of Revenue is among them.

However, half a year has passed since the nomination, and the customs still has no standard for collecting commercial taxes. The Maritime Customs still uses the old court practice to give space to offset taxes with goods... Although I am not talented, I have a strong desire to worry about the country. I often submit memorials to the Ministry of Public Security and even venture into the Classics Hall to inquire.

Fortunately, the ministers did not take it as an offense and told me in detail. Then I learned that the revision of customs duties was stuck in the Ministry of Revenue! "

When this person said this, An Suiyun, who was not far away, was delighted. He slowly exhaled, stepped forward calmly, bowed upwards, and waited until permission was granted before turning his head to look at the person who impeached him.

"Censor Jing, please don't frame others! The court intends to revise the customs tax. This is a major event for the country. How can a small Ministry of Revenue handle it? The emperor arranged for me to participate in the proposal because the tax revenue must eventually be received by the national treasury!

  You, an outsider, are anxious about the progress of the rectification. Don't the officials in charge of the discussion want to complete it as soon as possible? But how difficult is this? If you are really concerned, you should not criticize it!

If you really want to help, you can recommend yourself to mediate between the Customs, the Maritime Customs, and the local government offices. If you succeed, I guarantee that the Ministry of Revenue will be able to get through smoothly!"

"Minister An, you are belittling the Ministry of Revenue too much! The Ministry of Revenue is responsible for more than just the finances of a country. Household registration, land, grain transport, coinage, transportation, warehousing... all are the responsibilities of the various departments of the Ministry of Revenue. Otherwise, how could it be called the 'most powerful' by the world?"

Censor Jing did not follow An Suiyun's words, but only commented on the parts he wanted to care about: "But what Minister An said about me being an outsider is not wrong. I do not know the inside story of the reform, but I am not stupid, Minister An!

I will not ask about other things, I only want to ask whether the exchange of overseas currencies with the local currency of Da Chu is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue? Furthermore, is the progress of the reform stuck in the tax currency and quota? "

"So what?" An Suiyun asked, "'Overseas currency' is a general term. Not to mention the neighboring countries near the sea, there are more than a dozen vassal states outside the ocean that have trade relations with Da Chu! And they are still gradually increasing!

The coins of each country are of different purity. They are called gold and silver coins, but they are mostly mixed with lead, copper and other substances. If the tax rate is unified, then Da Chu will not be doing trade, but charity!"

"Then just accept pure sterling silver!"

When An Suiyun heard this, his expression of "one who doesn't manage the household doesn't know how expensive firewood and rice are" instantly changed into one of laughter and tears.

He didn't rush to answer, his eyes wandering around, seeing many of his colleagues lowering their heads and pulling their sleeves, he snorted and laughed, "Censor Jing, although I am the Minister of Revenue, I have no obligation to teach you about economics. If you don't understand, it would be a good idea to go to the Imperial College to make up for it after the court session! Since the Imperial College added a course to improve government affairs for officials the year before last, many officials have signed up to study, and it is said that the response is good. You can give it a try."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two classes of court officials burst into laughter.

At this time, Censor Jing's face flushed red. He was at a loss, angry, and extremely embarrassed.

Just as he was about to launch a counterattack, Fu Yushi stood up.

"How can my colleagues not understand the difficulties faced by Minister An? However, I have heard that Minister An complained to the elders, saying that the Ministry of Revenue had too many complicated affairs to take care of his own duties, so he pushed the responsibility of tax rate research to others?"

When Censor Fu spoke, Censor Jing's originally ugly expression immediately improved. He snorted lightly and looked at An Suiyun with a smile.

When An Suiyun heard this, suddenly, what Chen Xiangzhu said not long ago came to his mind. "Sure enough." An Suiyun saw the direction the other party was aiming.

His eyes rolled and he remembered what his troublesome Right Assistant Minister had said.

Instead of passively defending, it is better to take the initiative to attack; use the moves that the opponent is about to make, leaving him with no moves to make.

Thinking of this, he cleared his throat, bowed towards the throne, nodded to his colleagues on both sides, and then said loudly: "Your Majesty, colleagues, I don't want to say it, but I have to..."

  He paused, as if he was about to say something, then shook his sleeves as if he was embarrassed or indignant, and continued, "A few days ago, I received an anonymous letter saying that someone coveted the positions of left and right assistant ministers of the Ministry of Revenue, and that he would attack me at the upcoming grand court meeting to fulfill his goal!

When I first received the letter, I didn't believe it. Who would have thought that what the two imperial censors said and did today actually fulfilled what was in the letter? For a moment, I didn't know whether I should be happy or sad! "

"boom!"

An Suiyun's words were like throwing a bomb into the sea. With a bang, it caused countless whispers to burst out.

Whether it was the people on the throne or the two groups of court officials, they were all stunned by An Suiyun's bold words.

Especially the officials who were hiding in the court waiting to see what was going on were all extremely surprised.

While they were dumbfounded, a question popped up in their minds at the same time: "Is this something I can listen to?"

Of course, no matter who is present, who is worthy of listening and who is not, An Suiyun has already said it.

  In that case, why don't we just sit there and watch the fun with our hands folded!

Well, now the pressure is on the Censorate!

As everyone thought this, they all looked towards the officials of the Censorate in tacit understanding.

Feeling the pressure, Censor Jing and Censor Fu suddenly became a little nervous.

Especially the countless gazes that surrounded them, filled with curiosity, tension, questioning, anger, dissatisfaction, and indifference, which made them feel cold all over.

Obviously, Sheng Wenzhen from the Ministry of Revenue was not here, but they seemed to have seen the girl who spoke recklessly, behaved lazily, and did not follow the rules.

The two shook their heads and saw that the girl who was glancing at them had turned into An Suiyun, an old man with wrinkles on his face. They were immediately given goose bumps.

"Minister An, you...can't frame us!" Fu Yushi, who was furious, reacted and was the first to cry out for injustice, "We did it for the country and the people. We only wanted to correct you because we were worried about the country of Chu, but we didn't have any conspiracy as you said!"

  Jing Yushi was a little slow to react, mainly because he still couldn't figure out why An Suiyun, who always cherished his reputation, didn't play by the rules today? !

Are you going to overturn the table?!

Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at other colleagues, only to find that every one of his colleagues in the Censorate was stunned.

Hey! Look! Look! He was right! Something is wrong with An Suiyun! Maybe he was infected by Sheng Wenzhen!