Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 112 Benefits
On the second day, Jia Rui washed and washed as usual, went to Xue Baochai's for breakfast, and then rode to the yamen of the household department with his servants.

After Jia Rui's rectification, the current household department does not dare to have any fools in front of Jia Rui.

Just as Jia Rui took his seat in the flower hall of the household department, a servant from the government office below came in to report:
"My lord, Sun Xun, my lord, please see me."

"Please come in."

The yamen servant agreed and withdrew, and after a while Sun Xun entered the flower hall.

Seeing Sun Xun coming in, Jia Rui quickly stood up and pretended to greet him.

Sun Xun walked a few steps and saluted first, "I have seen you, sir."

Jia Rui smiled slightly, stepped forward to support him and said: "The same hall is an official, why should you be so polite."

As the two of them sat down, naturally a servant brought fragrant tea.

"My lord, the tax on the Guangdong side has been paid in full, please show me, my lord."

After hearing this, Jia Rui was taken aback for a moment.

Guangdong is one hundred and eight thousand miles away from the capital. How long has it been? There is news from the other side, and the taxes are all paid?

But Jia Rui quickly realized that the tax was already in Guangdong's bank, and it hadn't been reported before. It's because the adults are not paying close attention.

If this is not grasped tightly, this part of the tax will be nothing. At that time, the officials below will naturally be able to do their best, and they will be full of fat.

However, among the three fires that Jia Rui took office this time, the first one was on Guangdong.

This let all the officials in Guangdong know that the adult in front of him was not easy to fool, so he hurriedly paid up the full amount.

After Jia Rui figured it out, his face was still calm.

"Since they have made up the shortfall, let them release Guangdong's money!"

"It's my lord. When I get back, I'll write the notes here, and then I'll ask my lord to have a look."

"Well, that's it."

Seeing that Jia Rui wanted to see off the guests, Sun Xun quickly stood up and quietly moved forward a few steps.

"My lord, officials at all levels in Guangdong know that this time I have caused trouble for my lord, so I asked my subordinates to send me a carbon tribute."

After saying this, he took out an envelope from his pocket and quietly dragged it to Jia Rui's hand.

Jia Rui was no stranger to this, he took the envelope casually, and his heart began to jump as soon as he squeezed it.

Jia Rui is no longer the Chu brother he used to be. He has gained experience now.

Therefore, I am also very experienced in this set in the officialdom. I just pinched the thickness of the bank note in the envelope, and I knew that the carbon gift this time was at least 5 taels.

It seems that officials at all levels in Guangdong have been frightened by him, afraid that he will continue to set them up in front of the Supreme Emperor, so Baba sent money here.

Jia Rui thought for a while, and then said: "Go and pass on a message to them, so that the officials below are more honest. The taxes of the court and the profits of the Thirteen Banks cannot be reduced by one cent. As for the others, everyone is responsible." If you want to live, I won't interfere too much."

After listening to Jia Rui's words, Sun Xun also had a smile on his face, "My lord taught me that this time they will definitely have a long memory."

Hearing Sun Xun's compliment, Jia Rui had a smile on his face.

"My lord, there is also a message from the other side. Every year, officials at all levels in Guangdong will present to you according to today's standards."

After Jia Rui heard this, his heart began to jump wildly. As a result, only Guangdong would give him 10 taels of silver a year.

Thinking of this, Jia Rui quickly picked up the teacup beside him, took a sip, and calmed himself down.

"So be it."

"Then I'll go back to them." After finishing speaking, Sun Xun saluted Jia Rui and retreated.

After he left, Jia Rui picked up the envelope on the table, opened it and checked it carefully, and there were indeed 1000 taels of silver bills inside.

Looking at these banknotes, Jia Rui couldn't stop the smile on his face.

Haha, I just lost 5 taels of silver yesterday, and I made up for the loss today. It is indeed better to be an official.

Next, Jia Rui put the banknotes in his pocket, went to the front to deal with the official documents, and seeing that there was nothing else to do, he left the household department and went straight to the palace.

Jia Rui is now not only the Minister of Household Affairs, but also the Commander-in-Chief of Long Jinwei, the Commander-in-Chief of Qianqing Sect, and the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs.

It can be said that Jia Rui is now the most popular person in front of the Supreme Emperor, and many things in the court depend on Jia Rui's face.

Jia Rui walked around Long Jinwei's Yamen as usual, and then entered the palace accompanied by Ma Tao.

Now Ma Tao is no longer an ordinary Captain Long, he is the deputy of Captain Long, and is in charge of all affairs of Captain Long when Jia Rui is not around.

This is because Jia Rui sees Ma Tao's love for him all the time, so it seems to be recommended by the emperor.

And the Supreme Emperor saw that Ma Tao was also the descendant of the Eighth Duke, so he could be regarded as one of his own, so he nodded in agreement.

Accompanied by Ma Tao, Jia Rui walked around in his own jurisdiction and came to the Dragon Head Palace after seeing that there was nothing wrong.

When the guards and eunuchs in front of the Dragon Head Palace saw Jia Rui coming, they hurried forward to salute.Jia Rui didn't put on airs to these people who were under the eyes of the Supreme Emperor. Who knew that one day these people would get the favor of the Supreme Emperor and become prosperous. If they offend them now, wouldn't they be adding political enemies to themselves?
Therefore, Jia Rui was also very polite to these little people one by one in return.For those eunuchs, Jia Rui also took out pieces of silver and distributed them one by one.

It is precisely because of Jia Rui's non-discriminatory behavior that everyone in the Dragon Head Palace is very friendly to Jia Rui.

After this, Jia Rui invited an eunuch to go in and report, and soon the Supreme Emperor's words came from the Longshou Palace: Let Jia Rui go in and answer.

After tidying up his official uniform, Jia Rui walked into the Dragon Head Palace, and entered the side hall under the guidance of the eunuch.

After entering, Jia Rui was stunned for a moment, because there was a middle-aged lady sitting beside the Supreme Emperor.

Looking at the woman's bright yellow dress, Jia Rui immediately guessed that this was the Empress Dowager whom he had never seen in such a long time.

Jia Rui did not dare to neglect, and quickly knelt down to salute the Emperor and the Empress.

The Supreme Emperor who sat on the upper hand smiled, asked the eunuch next to him to help Jia Rui up, and then said to the woman sitting beside him:

"This is Jia Rui, whom I often mention to you. How about it? You can be considered a young talent!"

The empress dowager nodded with a smile, and said flatteringly: "The emperor's long eyes are like torches, so naturally he can't misjudge anyone."

The Supreme Emperor laughed a little, and then said: "It's a pity that you are too late, otherwise, our little Shiqi will be settled for the rest of his life."

Jia Rui stood below, listening to the words of the Supreme Emperor, his mind turned for a moment, and he thought of a person.

This person is the seventeenth princess, the biological daughter of the empress dowager.

Ever since the established person broke things, there is only such a little flesh and blood beside the empress dowager.

Therefore, the empress dowager held the seventeenth princess in her palm for fear of falling, and held it in her mouth for fear of melting, and almost piled up all the good things that the world could get beside the seventeenth princess.

Although the seventeenth princess was favored by the two supreme beings in the world, her health was very bad, almost like a medicine jar.

This made the Empress Dowager extremely worried. She often lived in the palace of the Seventeenth Princess and took care of her closely.

The empress dowager felt a little sad when she heard what the emperor said.

The empress dowager was a little scared, afraid that the seventeenth princess would lose her life before she came out of the cabinet.

Seeing the empress dowager's face, the Supreme Emperor also knew that he seemed to have said something wrong, so he quickly changed the subject.

"Jia Aiqing, the matter on the Guangdong side, the emperor won't bother you any more."

"Back to the Supreme Emperor, how could the Emperor's wisdom find trouble for the humble minister?"

The Supreme Emperor nodded.

"As for the matter of the Salt Administration, you have to take it to heart. This is a major source of income for the imperial court. There must be no mistakes. A few days ago, the Ministry of Officials made an order for me to add a Governor of the Salt Administration. what do you think"

"Going back to the Supreme Emperor, I think it's inappropriate."

"Why? Wouldn't this make Yanzheng easier to control?" Taishang Huang asked with a smile, stroking his beard.

"Back to the Supreme Emperor, in this way, the Governor of the Salt Administration has too much power. If there is any small trick from this, it will be a big threat to the court's tax revenue."

There was another sentence that Jia Rui didn't say in person, because in this way, the position of Governor of the Salt Administration would simply become a feudal lord.

Because, because of this, the governor of the salt government not only has money, but also has a group of tens of thousands of troops dedicated to fighting illegal salt. With money and soldiers, it is not a good thing if there is trouble.

Another reason is that the salt affairs in the world are managed by the Ministry of Households. If there is a governor of the salt government, isn't this decentralization of power from his own hands?

The Supreme Emperor didn't know Jia Rui's thoughts, he nodded after listening to Jia Rui's words, very satisfied in his heart.

"What you said makes sense, so let's do it."

The Queen Mother sat beside the Supreme Emperor and said nothing until they finished speaking. It was he who smiled and said:
"The Supreme Emperor has been tired these few days, why not have a concubine accompany the Supreme Emperor to take a walk in the imperial garden."

"Okay, I haven't been to the Imperial Garden for a long time, let's go and have a look."

Dai Quan, who had been standing by the side, retreated very cleverly at this time, and when the two supreme beings came out, there was already a shelf lined up at the door.

The two supreme beings got into the car, and Jia Rui also snatched Fang Tian's painted halberd very dog-leggedly, and guarded closely beside the Supreme Emperor.

The Supreme Emperor was very happy to see Jia Rui's attentiveness, and he always felt that as long as Jia Rui was by his side, he was very safe.

In this way, came to the imperial garden.

Although the current Imperial Garden still looks depressed, many of the plants and trees have turned green and look thriving.

The Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager were also in high spirits, and they walked around the imperial garden hand in hand, pointing at the same time, it seemed that the interest was very high.

When he walked to a willow tree, he saw a group of people kneeling beside him.

The Empress Dowager rolled her eyes, then said with a smile, "Concubine Jia is here too? It just so happens that you two are meeting and talking."

It turned out that the leader of these people was none other than the virtuous concubine Jia Yuanchun.

(End of this chapter)