My father is Jiajing

Chapter 245 This little black guy has something
Since he was assigned to the Ministry of Revenue to observe government affairs, Hai Rui has been in the Ministry of Revenue for almost a year.

During this year, Hai Rui's reputation began to rise within the Ministry of Revenue.

The officials from the Ministry of Revenue who were being observed by him were extremely miserable.

For a moment, it was unclear who was the person who was actually in charge of the Ministry of Revenue.

A small observer was actually more difficult to deal with than the censor. Whenever Hai Rui saw problems in the work records and document organization of the officials of the Ministry of Revenue whom he was observing and learning from, he would point them out immediately, making these bureaucrats of the Ministry of Revenue, who were already busy like dogs, even more exhausted.

As a result, during this year, all the heads of the Ministry of Revenue who were supposed to take Hai Rui to observe government affairs and learn from him could not help but tremble in their hearts.

There were several times when the heads of the Ministry of Revenue who were being observed and learned from the government became angry and wanted to scold Hai Rui for meddling in other people's affairs, and asked him to observe and learn from the government and not to make decisions.

As a result, Hai Rui took out the operating rules of the Ministry of Revenue, which few people could remember, and directly explained his reasons based on this operating rules of the Ministry of Revenue, which was promulgated in an unknown year.

This really broke the defenses of the officials in the Ministry of Revenue.

You should know that the Ministry of Revenue is the busiest of the six ministries of the Ming Dynasty. In addition to being in charge of the country's territory, fields, household registration, taxes, salaries and all financial matters, its internal government affairs are also divided into departments according to regional divisions.

Therefore, there are dozens of departments in the Ministry of Revenue, which are in charge of the financial affairs of different regions and provinces.

And that’s not all. For example, the Ming Treasure Notes, which had already gone completely bankrupt, were still printed and issued by the Ministry of Revenue. Moreover, massive amounts of Ming Treasure Notes were printed every year to fool the princes and their clan members, whose numbers had already expanded to an unknown number, and to pay them salaries.

Of course, in addition to these, the Ministry of Revenue also has many miscellaneous businesses, such as various warehouses and storages.

It can be said that the Ministry of Revenue is so complicated and has so many departments that even the Minister of Revenue himself may not be clear about how many departments, warehouses, and storehouses he is in charge of.

But Hai Rui knew them all by heart. Not only could he name the Qingli Division, the Tizhu Division, and the Printing Bureau, he could also name all the various warehouses and storehouses, and he could also explain the operating rules of these divisions, bureaus, warehouses, and storehouses in great detail.

Who can tolerate such a serious person who likes to use rules to make things happen?

So it is easy to imagine how famous Hai Rui was in the Ministry of Revenue.

However, with Hai Rui being such a diligent observer of government affairs, the efficiency of the Ministry of Revenue seemed to be a bit better than a year ago. Moreover, the tax inventory data finally settled by the Ministry of Revenue seemed to be a little more than in previous years.

It has to be said that Hai Rui was very capable.

Especially after Emperor Jiajing learned the news, he laughed and praised Hai Rui to Huang Jin in private, saying, "This little black guy is quite something."

Gao Gong hadn't seen Hai Rui for almost a year.

Now he had to sound out Hai Rui's attitude on behalf of Zhu Zaigui, so he tried to find out more about Hai Rui in the next two days.

After learning about Hai Rui's reputation in the Ministry of Revenue, Gao Gong was also amazed.

He never expected that Hai Gangfeng, who came from the ends of the earth, would have such ability. No wonder Prince Yu looked at this man with such a different eye.

It turned out that Prince Yu had already seen through his abilities at a glance.

Thinking of this, Gao Gong couldn't help but feel even more happy for Zhu Zaigui.

What a blessing it would be if a prince with such an ability to judge people really inherited the throne in the future?

Six Heart Residences.

This famous pickle shop in the capital was also a shop that Hai Rui often visited.

Hai Rui really liked the pickled radish made by Liu Xin Ju, so every once in a while, Hai Rui would spend a few copper coins to buy a small plate of pickled radish as a special meal to improve his daily life. One day, Gao Gong and Hai Rui met in Liu Xin Ju to chat and reminisce.

Gao Gong entered the Liuxinju shop and immediately saw Hai Rui sitting at a small table in the corner.

Gao Gong walked straight to Hai Rui in the lobby, and greeted him with a chuckle, "You live such a comfortable life, it's really enviable."

When Hai Rui heard Gao Gong's voice, he quickly stood up and bowed to Gao Gong without being servile or arrogant, "Your humble servant greets Master Gao."

Gao Gong sat down next to Hai Rui without any hesitation, and then looked at Hai Rui and said, "Don't be polite. We are outside now, not in the government office. Just relax a little."

Then Gao Gong lowered his head to take another look at the side dishes on the table, and when he saw that there was only a plate of pickled radish, he immediately appreciated Hai Rui's frugality.

Gao Gong shouted to the waiter at Liuxinju, "Come here, waiter. Bring me some good pickles and a pot of aged wine."

When the waiter heard Gao Gong's voice, he also hurriedly took action and immediately prepared several plates of fine pickles and a pot of aged wine.

The waiter introduced Gao Gong enthusiastically, "Master, these pickles are all the favorites of Lord Yan, and they are also the signature dishes of our Liuxinju. Please enjoy them slowly."

Gao Gong laughed and said, "Okay, okay, today I will also try what the elder's favorite tastes like."

After sending the waiter away, Gao Gong looked at Hai Rui standing beside him and said enthusiastically, "Try it too."

But Hai Rui only took the pickled radish he ordered and said to Gao Gong, "I just like to eat radishes."

Looking at Hai Rui like this, Gao Gong could only shake his head slightly.

Because of Zhu Zaigui, the two had spent more time together, so Gao Gong was naturally familiar with Hai Rui's personality.

Knowing that Hai Rui was not the kind of person who liked to receive benefits from others for no reason, Gao Gong did not get angry at Hai Rui for not giving him face.

Because he knew very well that Hai Rui was just that kind of person, and there was no need to get angry with him over such a small matter.

Besides, there was not much interaction between the two of them, so Gao Gong would not take Hai Rui's "sense of distance" to heart at all.

Gao Gong helped himself to a piece of the excellent pickled vegetable he ordered, drank a glass of wine, and then said to Hai Rui: "Ruxian, what do you think about the expansion of the capital?"

When Hai Rui heard Gao Gong's question, he immediately became serious. He said, "This is a difficult matter. Based on what I have seen at the Ministry of Revenue, I estimate that this matter will most likely be abandoned halfway. In the end, they may only build an outer city wall, and there will be no money left to continue."

Hearing Hai Rui express his views so bluntly, Gao Gong couldn't help but look at Hai Rui in surprise.

You must know that this is a major event promoted by the current Emperor, and it is a major project that will be built for generations to come.

Therefore, both the officials and the common people in the capital had great expectations for this matter, and no one dared to pour cold water on it so bluntly.

But now Hai Rui said such words, which shows that Hai Rui is not a person who follows the crowd and flatters others, but a person who dares to speak the truth.

Gao Gong naturally admired this.

Gao Gong sighed at this time, "You are right, but now this matter has fallen on the prince's head. So, I can't help but worry about this matter. I want to share the prince's worries, but I can't do anything. I can only come to you for a drink and vent my frustrations."

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