Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 501: Controlling the Ministry of Revenue, the Huaixi Party Conspires (Subscribe!!)

"Just do as Master Guo says!"

Li Shanchang said in a deep voice.

"But, Lord." Sun Zhong wanted to say something, but when he saw Guo Zi's half-smile, he immediately softened and nodded obediently, "Yes!"

Next, Li Shanchang and officials from the Ministry of Revenue discussed solutions to state-owned enterprises, newspapers and other issues.

Guo Zi was too lazy to pretend and just gave orders.

"Regarding state-owned enterprises, strict assessment methods should be implemented for the heads of state-owned enterprises. Those who are incompetent, do nothing, or just sit there doing nothing should be resolutely removed. At the same time, a sufficiently strong reward system should be established. For state-owned enterprises that are well managed, a portion of the profits of the state-owned enterprises should be used as rewards! In a word, the mediocre ones should be demoted and the capable ones should be promoted!"

"State-owned enterprises are not places where some people can stuff people or live off their parents! My Inspection Department has recently found that many people entered state-owned enterprises through connections. This time, I'll give you a chance. Go down and ask them to resign voluntarily! Otherwise, you'll be invited to have tea by my Inspection Department!"

"Isn't your Inspection Department only responsible for taxation? Why are you in charge of this as well? Aren't you overreaching?" an official couldn't help but ask.

"You asked a very good question! I want to ask you...are the salaries of those useless people paid with money from the national treasury? Is it collected annually? My Inspection Department investigates not only tax evasion, but also embezzlement, misappropriation, and misappropriation of tax funds! Do you understand?"

After hearing what Guo Zi said, the official who asked the question completely shut up.

"No problem. I'll continue. As for newspapers and periodicals, I get really angry when I talk about this. My husband has paved the way for you. All you have to do is to move forward honestly. But you insisted on messing around. Now, instead of becoming a source of income for the Ministry of Revenue, newspapers and periodicals have become a burden!"

"According to what my husband said, I gave you a chance, but you are useless!"

"Sir Guo, this issue needs to be viewed from many perspectives. It's not as simple as you think!" Sun Zhong said with a stiff upper lip.

"Shut up! You're trash!" Guo Zi shook his head. "Excuse me, I'm not just talking about you, everyone here is trash!"

"Regarding newspaper advertising and newspaper management regulations, they must be implemented immediately! No discounts allowed!"

"Now you only have one choice, and that is to do as I say! This way the Ministry of Revenue's problems can be solved, and the cooperation between our Inspection Department and the Ministry of Revenue can continue. Please don't refuse a toast and then drink a forfeit!"

"Am I right, Lord Li?"

"You are right! Just do as you say!" Li Shanchang said gritting his teeth.

Seeing Li Shanchang's agreement, Guo Zi nodded in satisfaction, "Since this is where you discuss business in the Ministry of Revenue, I won't bother you any more. You guys continue. I'll go see how the Ministry of Revenue's accounts are going."

"Lord Li, I will take my leave!"

After saying this, Guo Zi left with his men under everyone's gaze.

Even after Guo Zi left completely, the meeting room of the Ministry of Revenue was still silent.

Since Li Shanchang didn't speak, the other officials didn't dare to speak either.

Finally, Sun Zhong, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, asked, "Sir, are we really going to follow the instructions of the Inspection Department?"

"If you don't do as they say, believe it or not, you will be the next ones to be arrested. Do you want to end up like Wang Bi?!" Li Shanchang growled.

After being scolded by Li Shanchang, Sun Zhong and others all lowered their heads in shame.

"Humph!"

"I never thought that Ouyang Lun would use this trick on me! I underestimated him after all!" Li Shanchang said in a deep voice.

If you look carefully, you will see that Li Shanchang is holding the armrests of the chair tightly with both hands, and there are deep scratches on them!
Li Shanchang looked around at his men at the scene and said in a deep voice, "All of you go down and clean your butts. If you can't clean them, don't work in the Ministry of Revenue anymore!"

"Since Ouyang Lun wants me to be at his mercy, I will do as he wishes this time!!"

"Remember, during this period of time, you must do whatever the Inspection Department tells you to do! I want to see what other tricks Ouyang Lun has!"

"Yes!"

Zongren Mansion.

"Sir, you don't know! When Li Shanchang saw me appear in the Ministry of Revenue, his face turned so ugly!"

"Later, I just sat next to Li Shanchang. That guy must have been so angry that his lungs were about to explode!"

"Master, you are so amazing. Li Shanchang and his gang of brothers can only do whatever I say. It's so cool, it's really so cool!"

"Master, if you go there in person, Li Shanchang will probably kneel before you!"

"But I was also very nervous. I almost couldn't hold down Li Shanchang. That was Li Shanchang! When I came out of the Ministry of Revenue, my legs felt a little weak."

Guo Zi excitedly reported to Ouyang Lun what had just happened in the Ministry of Revenue.

Ouyang Lun also listened with great interest and nodded with satisfaction, "All in all, Lao Guo, you performed well and didn't embarrass me!"

"The reason why I didn't go in person is that I was too lazy to go, and the other reason is that I wanted to tell Li Shanchang that even if I didn't go, I could still suppress him. Times have really changed!"

When Ouyang Lun said these words, Guo Zi looked at Ouyang Lun with admiration.

Ouyang Lun naturally noticed Guo Zi's expression and asked in confusion: "Guo Zi, is there something wrong with what I said? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"No, you looked so handsome when you spoke just now!"

"We are getting more and more motivated following you."

Guo Zi said excitedly.

"Hey, this is called personality worship. Stop it, you're drooling. I thought you were interested in me! We're not gay!"

Ouyang Lun waved his hands repeatedly.

"Hehe, you're really good at making fun of me!" Guo Zi looked embarrassed, then suddenly thought of something and asked, "Master, how are you feeling lately?"

"It's okay. I can eat and drink. I won't die!" Ouyang Lun replied casually.

"That's fine, that's fine." Guo Zi nodded repeatedly, and then said very seriously: "Master, you must take care of yourself and hold on!"

Hearing this, Ouyang Lun rolled his eyes and said, "Are you sick? What do you mean by hold on? Can't I hold on?" "I said the wrong thing!" Guo Zi quickly changed the subject, "Sir, it seems that Li Shanchang doesn't dare to do anything rash. What else should we do next?"

"No, we just need to finish the things that have been decided. We need to take one step at a time and eat one bite at a time. Let's boil the frog in warm water. Anyway, the rope to strangle Li Shanchang is in our hands! We can do it anytime we want!"

"Master is wise!"

"Well! Go down and do your work." Ouyang Lun waved his hand.

"Yes." Guo Zi slowly retreated.

After Guo Zi left, Ouyang Lun was the only one left in the room. In fact, if Li Shanchang had been a little more sensible and not been so argumentative, Ouyang Lun would have been too lazy to pay attention to Li Shanchang and the Huaixi Party, and it would not have been a bad idea for everyone to get along well.

But Li Shanchang and the Huaixi Party were like a cat whose tail was stepped on during this period. They were extremely sensitive and manic. Many times they wanted to completely defeat Ouyang Lun, just like Liu Bowen. Although Ouyang Lun was not greedy for power and did not like fighting, it did not mean that he, Ouyang Lun, could allow himself to be bullied and suppressed. Even a dog will bite when it is angry!

Since Li Shanchang and the Huaixi Party want to force him to death, Ouyang Lun will not back down, nor will he show mercy!
Don’t you, Li Shanchang, and the Huaixi Party want to take charge of the Ministry of Revenue? Okay, I’ll give it to you!
But this Ministry of Revenue is a poisonous bait. You think you can definitely defeat me, Ouyang Lun, but in fact, it is just to lure you into the trap!

Now that Li Shanchang and the Huaixi Party have been successfully hooked, the role of the Tax Inspection Bureau as a fishhook has also been revealed. Although the Inspection Bureau is not the competent department of the Ministry of Revenue, in terms of rank, the Inspection Bureau is a whole level lower than the Ministry of Revenue!

But so what! The Audit Department has the first priority in investigating taxes. As long as I am not happy with you, I can investigate you immediately. The simplest case is to go to the Ministry of Revenue to check the accounts or something. The most serious case is to arrest the officials of the Ministry of Revenue for interrogation!
Regarding the affairs of the Ministry of Households, you can also intervene in matters related to taxation!

What!? You don't agree?
I don’t care whether you agree or not. If you don’t agree, you will be sent to the Inspection Department Prison. After being tortured with all kinds of tortures, all the bad deeds of your ancestors will be revealed.

If you are not satisfied, you can go and complain to His Majesty the Emperor!
See who can be taller than whom.

Under the supervision of the Inspection Office, the Ministry of Revenue could only follow the plan set by Ouyang Lun, and Li Shanchang, Sun Zhong and others did not dare to say a word.

The court allocated funds in a timely manner, and construction projects across the Ming Dynasty began to progress smoothly. People were able to get their wages on time, which increased their enthusiasm for work. State-owned enterprises that originally had problems and faced losses also had a relatively good transformation after replacing their leaders, turning losses into profits!
The biggest change has to be in the newspaper industry of the Ming Dynasty. With the rectification of the newspaper industry, those unqualified newspapers with impure ideas went bankrupt one after another, and the newspapers that remained were those that complied with the requirements and had pure ideas!
There are also private newspapers and periodicals here.

The renewed prosperity of the newspaper industry has restored businessmen's confidence in newspaper advertising.

Everything in the Ministry of Revenue was getting better, which made Li Shanchang, Sun Zhong and others even more reluctant to act rashly.

However, if you think that Li Shanchang, Sun Zhong and other members of the Huaixi Party have given up, then you are totally wrong.

Faced with the relentless pressure from Ouyang Lun, the Prince Consort's Party, and the Inspection Office, Li Shanchang and the Huaixi Party were also making rapid preparations.

In addition to the prosperous atmosphere in the entire court, there was also a sense of undercurrent.

Zhejiang.

In a flower boat in a lake.

A group of politicians, businessmen and local gentry are gathering.

"Everyone, please raise your glasses and let us toast to Duke Liang!"

An official wearing the uniform of a fourth-rank official took the lead in raising the wine glass in his hand.

Seeing this official taking the lead, the others also stood up, raised their glasses and toasted the person sitting in the center.

"Since Lord He and everyone else are so enthusiastic, of course I, Lan Yu, will drink this wine!"

Lan Yu proudly raised the wine glass in his hand, "Come on, let's drink this cup together!"

"Dry!"

In addition to the dignitaries such as the military, political, business, and gentry, there were also many beautiful girls singing and dancing and drinking. Except for the smaller place, it was no less lively than the imperial palace, and even more lively.

"Duke Liang, since Ouyang Lun became the governor of the four southern provinces, we Huaixi people in the four provinces have been purged in various ways. We were either arrested or demoted. Many people were directly dismissed. Fortunately, I endured hardships and endured everything, which saved my position as the prefect of Jinhua!" Jinhua prefect He Ronghua said "incredibly sadly": "I, He Ronghua, am definitely not greedy for this prefectural position, but I want to leave a little spark for my Huaixi Party in Zhejiang!"

"I knew that you, Lord Li and Duke Liang, would not forget us old brothers. Now our wait has finally come!!"

After He Ronghua finished speaking, tears welled up in his eyes. The other people in the flower boat also showed expressions of sadness and complained to Lan Yu one after another.

"That Ouyang Lun and his men are really worthless! In order to suppress the rebellion, he forcibly confiscated our fertile land and shops, and the hard work of several generations went down the drain!"

"My family also suffered at the hands of Ouyang Lun. My father just stored a little more food, but he actually sent people to capture my father and behead him as a warning to the public!"

"And me! I was originally the prefect of Ningbo Prefecture. In order to make room for the prince consort's party, they directly accused me of a false crime and dismissed me from my post!!"

boom!
Hearing these words, Lan Yu slammed his hand on the wine table, "Ouyang Lun and his followers are simply lawless!!"

Then Lan Yu asked with some confusion: "But since you didn't do anything wrong, why do they treat you like this?!"

Forehead.
Faced with Lan Yu's question, everyone's faces turned a little strange, obviously showing that they were guilty.

At this time, Jinhua prefect He Ronghua hurriedly said: "Duke Liang, what other reason could there be? It's because we are from the Huaixi Party and support you and Lord Li. They are suppressing us nakedly! As long as we make the slightest mistake, it will be magnified by the Prince Consort Party and they can kill us!"

"We have been suffering from the Prince Consort's Party for a long time. Now that you, the Duke of Liang, have come, we finally have hope. Just one word from you and we will go east, not west!"

Lan Yu nodded, "I have heard your voices!"

"I came here this time to collect evidence of Ouyang Lun and the Prince Consort's party. Elder Li is in charge in the capital. As long as I take the evidence back, Ouyang Lun will be dealt with soon. You should have heard that Ouyang Lun's position as Minister of Finance has been removed and replaced by one of our own!"

"I don't need to explain what this means, do I?"

Hearing Lan Yu's words, He Ronghua and others immediately smiled.

"Lord Li and Duke Liang are wise!"

"You have to take action to deal with Ouyang Lun and the Prince Consort's gang!"

"As long as Ouyang Lun is captured, the Prince Consort Party will fall apart, and it won't be long before the four southern provinces return to the hands of our Huaixi Party!"

Hearing these people's compliments, Lan Yu's smile became even more proud.

"Master He, have you done what I asked you to do?"

Lan Yu asked in a deep voice.

"How dare I neglect the instructions given by the Duke!" He Ronghua clapped his hands, and soon a middle-aged scholar was brought in.
(End of this chapter)