Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

Shan Da certainly understood that Lin Ruo had just arrived at the Neiku and needed to know the ins and outs of many things, so he came to him, looking for an official he could trust.

Facts have proved that Lin Ruo's view is correct, and Shan Da still has admiration and love for the Supervisory Commission.

"If you have anything to say, please feel free to ask. Shan Da will tell you everything he knows." Shan Da sat down and spoke carefully.

Lin Ruo really likes people who don't waste time, and it's even better if he doesn't have to explain things to her, so he said directly: "I have many questions to verify when I come to the inner treasury this time, but at present, there is only one question."

Lin Ruo remembered yesterday's bill and recalled, "The Ming family once explained the reasons for the deficit in the inner treasury. One of the reasons was that the three major workshops in the inner treasury spent too much. This official would like to ask about this matter."

"If I am not mistaken, what the Ming family is referring to is that the treasurer officials of the three major districts receive too much salary." Shan Da thought.

"Treasury officials are the main force in production, so it's understandable that they get a little more salary." Lin Ruo thought it was normal.

Shan Da smiled and said, "Your Excellency, you don't know that the three major workshops do play a huge role in production. All products are handled by the treasurer officials. It is normal for them to receive high salaries."

"However, back then, when the inner treasury was returned to the state, the treasurer officials had already received salaries that were different from ordinary people because of their great contributions."

Lin Ruo understood the meaning behind his words and said, "You mean, it has increased a lot in recent years?"

"That's right. About ten years ago, when the eldest princess took over the inner treasury, in order to win over these treasury officials, the salaries inevitably increased by several percent." Shan Da replied.

"It turns out that the eldest princess also has the desire to please people." Lin Ruo pointed out the strange point and chuckled.

Shan Da sighed: "The court's management of the inner treasury is extremely strict. Professionals do professional work. The treasurer officials are undoubtedly the most popular officials in the court, so their status in the inner treasury is very special, so special that they are a little arrogant."

"Even the eldest princess doesn't dare to use force. She can only take it slow and appease them."

"It turns out that they are just a group of bullies who are trying to monopolize technology." Lin Ruoji described it aptly.

Shan Da smiled bitterly. There were some things he had not intended to say, but now he blurted them out: "Your Excellency may not have noticed that when we came to greet you just now, none of the treasurer officials came."

Lin Ruo had no idea who the treasurer was, so he joked, "I don't bear grudges, because I wouldn't recognize them even if they came."

Then he got down to business: "So, they are definitely working for the eldest princess?"

"Most of them are like this, because five years ago, the princess increased the salaries of the treasurers for the second time, so she inevitably gained absolute trust in them."

Five years ago, wasn’t it the case that Emperor Qing announced the marriage of Fan Xian and Lin Wan’er and decided to send the inner treasury as a dowry?

It seems that the eldest princess had already begun secretly planning today's events after learning that the inner treasury would be changed, deliberately creating a mess for those behind her.

This eldest princess is really insidious, Lin Ruo was amazed.

Shan Da frowned and said, "The princess is extremely tolerant of these people. As long as the production is stable, she often meets their demanding requirements."

"That's perfect. It saves me the trouble of trying to please them." The eldest princess was so dedicated, so Lin Ruo thought that it would be useless to give her any more benefits.

If you want to regain control of the internal treasury, it is better to use hard measures.

Shan Da was startled and said worriedly: "Sir, you can't force it. They are valuable porcelain and can't stand the slightest damage."

"Then don't force it. It should be okay to wipe the dust off their bodies." Although he said so, Shan Da thought that Lord Lin's rough method was equivalent to cutting off the life of Neiku.

Over the years, he has heard a lot of things and knows that Lord Lin is dedicated to the people and has good intentions. So even if he really wants to deal with the situation, Shan Da doesn't believe that he would really use overbearing methods to force the issue.

In fact, during the daytime sightseeing, it was not only Haitang Duoduo who was shocked, Lin Ruo himself was also speechless.

After all, he had seen too many things that did not belong to this era. Textile machines were the most numerous type of machine in the Neiku, but outside of Jiangnan, who knew whether Northern Qi and Southern Qing knew about this thing.

How could such good things not make money? Whether it was noble luxury goods or daily necessities, Qing Kingdom could supply them all over the world in an endless supply, just like an international monopoly company, the only one in the world.

The national strength of Qing State naturally increased day by day, which made the powerful Northern Qi State feel constantly fearful.

Science students are really good. If Ye Qingmei lives a few more years, Lin Ruo has reason to believe that the Industrial Revolution will sweep the world.

What I have seen and heard today has fully confirmed that in the inner treasury, the high-ranking administrative officials are humble and low-key, but the treasurers who master the technology are more arrogant than each other.

This is the exact opposite of the outside world.

This was obviously not the case when Ye Qingmei was in power. It should be that after the eldest princess intervened in the past ten years, excessive indulgence gradually led to the development of a distorted system.

Lin Ruo thought for a moment and said, "Master Shan, please summon these treasurer officials to the lobby early tomorrow morning so that I can meet them."

Lin Ran was not afraid that they would not come. After all, the imperial envoy had spoken personally and he gave them enough face. These treasury officials were not fools and they also knew the importance of a peaceful transition.

Although they knew that Lin Ruo was here to deal with the eldest princess, they must have known better that a new emperor appoints new ministers, and the importance of making a new choice when the master's power is declining.

As long as Lin Ruo maintains the original operating status of the inner treasury, no one will be stupid enough to always be loyal to the eldest princess of Xinyang.

However, the difference is that Lin Ruo is not the new owner of the Neiku, but his purpose of going to the south of the Yangtze River and settling in the Neiku is to actually eradicate the corrupt officials who caused the Neiku to run deficits.

This undoubtedly meant that he would not compromise with these so-called treasurers.

On the contrary, it is the treasurers and nobles who must compromise with him and return to their jobs honestly, otherwise, no one will be in a good situation.

Shan Da nodded and said, "Don't worry, sir. I will convey your message tomorrow morning."

As the commander of internal and external security, he had not seen much of the abilities of the treasury officials, but he knew a lot about the dirty things they had done over the years.

Not only do they enjoy high salaries, but they also do shady businesses to make money from time to time. The tens of thousands of workers in the three major workshops, in particular, are exploited too severely. Shan Da also hopes to solve these problems.

Compared to this, he couldn't help but be curious about what method Lin Ruo was going to use.

Internally, as long as the treasurer is there, the deficit problem will always be a big leak because they will continue to take the expenses for themselves.

To the outside world, the Ming family's problems are even more serious. In terms of profits, it is difficult to know how much they have earned by taking advantage of the rampant pirates.

(End of this chapter)