Reborn, meet you again!

Song Wan felt that the older the ginger, the spicier it was.

He gave the answer without any hesitation.

"Tobe!"

The Ministry of Revenue has already become rotten, and there is no need to keep it any longer. These are Jun Jiuchen’s original words.

Song Yi understood immediately.

Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, there are many things to be done. No matter what the court wants to do, if the Ministry of Revenue continues to fall into Xie Yan's hands, it will only hinder it everywhere.

It is not difficult for Jun Jiuchen to deal with Xie Yanzhi. The difficulty lies in the fact that Xie Yanzhi is backed by the Xie family of Kyoto, one of the four major families in Shangjing. If they insist on protecting Xie Yanzhi, the court will be in chaos.

"I understand." Song Yi answered without hesitation, and there was even a faint glimmer in his eyes.

"Please ask Miss Jiang to tell the Regent that he can wait and see."

Song Wan naturally understood why her father agreed so readily.

Because of these things...

This is what my father wanted to do a long time ago.

The late emperor loved luxury when he was alive, so even though he knew that the Ministry of Revenue was corrupt, he turned a blind eye and did not punish Xie Yanzhi no matter how my father tried to hint at it.

It is also because of this that Xie Yanzhi would do anything to make money.

The idea of ​​attacking merchants from all over the country was his idea, and it was he who was responsible for the operation, which cost thousands of lives.

But I heard from my father that less than one-third of the money ended up in the national treasury, and the rest went into the private treasury of his Xie family.

Song Wan thought about it and looked at her father.

"I will definitely convey the Prime Minister's message."

Song Yi nodded.

"Okay. As for the money needed to accommodate the Mobei Army, I'll let you know once I've laid out the detailed regulations."

"But I've made a rough estimate these past two days, and I'm afraid it won't be less than 1.5 million taels. Is your father... mentally prepared?"

Song Yi didn't know what conditions the Jiang family had negotiated with the Regent, nor did he know whether the Jiang family had any expectations in mind, but since he had taken over the matter, he should remind them a thing or two.

Song Wan had originally made a rough estimate based on the information she got from Dong Da.

Seeing that the number his father said was not much different from what he expected, he just smiled.

"Thank you, Prime Minister Song, for reminding me. I have already discussed this with my father, and one and a half million taels of silver should not be a problem."

Seeing that the woman in front of him had a plan in mind, Song Yi said no more.

Moreover, since he had accepted the task, he would naturally not sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labor. He would let the Jiang family pay all the 1.5 million taels of silver, and he would also find a way to raise some money himself.

However, his habit has always been to say the ugly things first.

……

Song Wan was in a good mood after coming out of the Prime Minister's Residence.

Her father now has some trust in her. Once the crisis in the Prime Minister's Mansion is resolved, she can recognize her father.

So he did not take the sedan chair back to the Jiang family immediately, but took Luoluo and walked in the opposite direction of the Jiang Mansion.

"Miss, aren't we going back home?" Luoluo asked in confusion.

"For the Pei family incident last time, I haven't thanked Madam Fang and Miss Fang in person yet."

"Come with me to Defangzhai to buy some snacks that Miss Fang likes to eat, and then we'll go to Fang's house together."

After leaving Ningyuan Hou Mansion, she actually asked Luluo to send a letter to Fang Mansion.

However, the servants of the Fang family said that their young lady would be away for a while, so she put the matter aside for the time being. It was not until the day before yesterday that she accidentally heard Hong Shang mention that Fang Yuan had returned to Beijing.

In Jiang Wanqiao's memory, Fang Yuan was the only friend in Shangjing who didn't care about her identity and was willing to treat her sincerely.

Now that her business was almost done, it was natural for her to come in person to express her gratitude.

After arriving at Defangzhai, Song Wan found a seat by the window on the second floor and sat down. She looked down from her seat by the window and saw the bustling crowd below.

Although the civil unrest had only been over for three months, Shangjing had already regained its former prosperity.

But her life has been turned upside down...

At this moment, some loud voices suddenly reached my ears.

"Have you heard that Prince Huai has recovered from his injuries and returned to the Imperial Guard?"

"Of course. I saw Prince Yun leading a team of Imperial Guards out of the city early this morning. They looked like they were on some urgent errand. The prince has just recovered from his injury and is so dedicated. It's truly admirable!"

"That's right. Not only that, I heard that Prince Huai recently summoned people from the Shangjing Chamber of Commerce to raise money for the people who suffered recently due to the earthquake. This Prince Huai's Mansion is truly a family of loyal and righteous people."

As they talked, they took a few sips of tea and continued.

"Speaking of this silver, I heard that another group of Mobei troops is about to enter the capital. His Majesty has entrusted this matter to Prime Minister Song, but he has not taken any action so far. I think he knows he can't do it, so he just waits to guard the late emperor's mausoleum."

"Exactly! He used to rely on the late emperor's influence. Now when it comes to getting things done, how can he really have any real ability?"

"Your Majesty is merciful, only allowing him to guard the imperial mausoleum. In my opinion, he should be sent to the Five Elements Department like those officials whose property was confiscated two months ago. I heard that the punishments in the Five Elements Department are far worse than even the Ministry of Justice. If they put him in there, they will surely uncover a lot of corruption and abuse of power!"

Song Wan listened to the conversation about her father without any ripples in her heart. Instead, she gained a new understanding of the extent to which the Bad Prince's Mansion was now popular among the people.

It seems that overthrowing King Huai is not an easy task.

Perhaps because she was thinking about something else, when she was thinking about the Prince Huai's Mansion, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of her.

In a teahouse diagonally opposite, a man walked out of an inconspicuous carriage and then entered the teahouse alone.

And that figure.

It was King Huai.