Chapter 78 I am a financial expert(1/2)
The hall in the Prime Minister's Mansion was in chaos.
Everyone was quarreling.
"Stop arguing. Why are you arguing?"
Chen Jian felt a little headache when she saw them arguing as if the pot was about to explode.
He was given a headache by Xie Ji, and also by these popular people.
"Chen Shangshu, has the Prime Minister told you what exactly he is going to do?"
Chen Jian's face turned dark. If he had known, he wouldn't have guessed here.
"What exactly is the Prime Minister going to do this time?"
One person clapped his hands and looked very nervous.
Still walking up and down the hall.
"Don't leave. We'll find out when the Prime Minister comes. What's the use of guessing here?"
Cai Yan couldn't stand it anymore. He had had enough.
I was already in a bad mood, but he was still wandering around in front of me, which made my mood even worse.
"It's none of your business if I go my own way."
Wei Zhenzhi scolded him back, "If you don't understand this matter, the consequences will be really serious!"
"Why don't you go back and hug your beautiful lady today? I heard that you hold a beautiful lady at the Ministry of Revenue every day, crack melon seeds, drink tea, and direct your subordinates to work. You are very leisurely. It's not like us. We are tired and tired.
Even being promoted is a rare thing in life.”
Cai Yan obviously quit his job. He saw that this person was unhappy and always picked up ready-made items. The Minister of Household Affairs also picked them up. He had nothing to do all day long and was very free.
He was obviously dissatisfied with him. We are relying on real materials. You just pick them up here. If you are not lucky, the Prime Minister will like you.
But you act like an idler in your official position, why not not?
This right has been taken away, which is really shameful.
"Yes, drinking tea with the young lady and talking freely about life ideals is not like the hard work you do. This official rank is not as high as mine."
Wei Zhenzhi retorted, "He is a person who can become the Minister of Household Affairs without doing anything. How can you compare with me?"
However, Wei Zhenzhi's words obviously aroused public outrage, and many people looked at Wei Zhenzhi with an inexplicable look in their eyes.
"What do you think will happen to the Minister of Household Affairs this time? Will he fall?"
Cai Yan asked Wei Zhenzhi, the Minister of Household Affairs, who was He Yan, the man who was impeached by Xie Ji that morning.
"If the Prime Minister takes action, he will not fall."
Wei Zhenzhi's eyes lit up when he heard these words. Once that idiot Minister He Yan fell, the mountain above his head would disappear. He thought that the Minister of Hubu must be him.
Thinking about it this way, I feel really happy. I don't want to give up the minister who comes to my door in vain.
Chen Jian frowned a little when he saw Wei Zhenzhi's eyes shining brightly.
He also felt that this man was very lucky. He had everything going smoothly and became the Minister of Household Affairs without doing anything.
Moreover, he had the most leisure time all day long, and he really felt a little annoyed after watching it.
The problem is that this person is very thick-skinned and wants to take advantage of you. He even wants to grab a piece of cloth to wrap the gift. It looks like you are very poor.
People who don't know think that all officials are poor.
As a result, many officials did not want to go with Wei Zhenzhi, either because of other reasons or because he took advantage of him whenever he could.
I find it extremely embarrassing to leave with him.
"You think it's too beautiful to think that Shangshu will be yours if he falls."
Cai Yan felt a little unbalanced in his heart. A person like this deserved to be on an equal footing with him. If he was a talented person, that would be fine, but what kind of person was he? He was stingy, taking advantage, and cheating.
This kind of person is not suitable to be a minister. What did he do when he was a minister?
Not only did He Yan's rights not be won over, but he was also ignored.
The problem is that I haven’t reflected on it yet, and I still think that I have the ability and that I am free based on my own ability. Look, who are these people!
If it weren't for the Prime Minister on top, you might even have lost your position as Minister-in-Chief to He Yan. Would you still be able to enjoy your leisure time there?
Even if He Yan falls, he won't be able to tolerate you. Do you think you are so lucky every time?
"Don't believe it, the Prime Minister thinks highly of me, and told me that you were very good."
Wei Zhenzhi showed off, but the fact at that time was that Xie Ji went to the Ministry of Household Affairs and saw Wei Zhenzhi holding a young lady, drinking tea, and crossing his legs. He was despised by other officials, but he didn't know it.
At that time, Xie Ji's eyes were shocked and he said to Wei Zhenzhi, "You are very good."
In fact, he was thinking of ways to replace Wei Zhenzhi, but when Wei Zhenzhi heard this, he believed it and thought that he had done a really good job.
Cai Yan was a little unbelievable. He was very good. Isn't it because he caused a lot of trouble for the prime minister?
He was impeached dozens of times just because he held the young lady in the household department. If the prime minister hadn't suppressed him, Wei Zhenzhi would have been dismissed from office long ago.
Only people like him dare to do such ridiculous things in the workplace. How big of a heart does this have!
Could it be that the Prime Minister likes him who doesn't do practical things and loves to cause trouble for him?
"Everyone, let's have some tea first."
A steward came in and asked some servants to pour tea.
Wei Zhenzhi kept staring at the teacup in front of him, pouring the tea into it.
When it is 70% full, the water will obviously be taken back.
"Please fill it up. Look, it's not even full." Wei Zhenzhi said this to the servant who was pouring the tea.
This caused everyone to look over and look a little strange.
Isn’t pouring tea seven-half full?
"Why, what do you think I'm doing? Drinking tea. By the way, steward, can you pack up those leftovers for making tea later? I'll take them back."
After Wei Zhenzhi said that, the steward's expression was a bit strange. He had heard about this Minister of Household Affairs, but when he saw him today, it really, really broke through his knowledge.
Liu Shui usually does this kind of thing. He handles other matters and was sent here this time.
"Of course it's okay." The manager was obviously a little reluctant, but he still endured it.
What is this? How can anyone be like this?
Even some residue?
"Thank you very much. The manager is not a stingy guy like Liu Shui."
If it's just lost water, I won't be able to take advantage of it at all. I would rather throw it away than give it to myself. It's really stingy.
The steward didn't dare to accept this, and Liu Shui didn't dare to say it.
"Wei Zhenzhi, is your family so poor that you can't drink tea?"
Cai Yan said angrily that in the past it was just about taking advantage, even the prime minister's tea was taken advantage of.
If he hadn't been the Minister of Household Affairs, he would have suspected that he was a beggar.
This behavior is really unbecoming of a servant.
"What do you know? This tea is so expensive. Ordinary people can't enjoy it in their lifetime. I can't bear to buy such a luxury product as tea."
Wei Zhenzhi said.
"Did you swallow up your salary? Seven thousand taels of silver a month is so poor that you can't even buy tea?"
Cai Yan cursed loudly and said, "You dare to cry about poverty. Even if this tea is more expensive, it is not unaffordable."
Have you swallowed your monthly salary of seven thousand taels?
"I can afford it, but I don't dare to buy it. What if it is used to buy tea for my future descendants? They also need to eat and drink. I can't just ignore myself and ignore the feelings of future generations. I enjoy it, and they
Well, they will have to live in poverty in the future."
Wei Zhenzhi was about to cry after being scolded by Cai Yan. It's not that he didn't want to enjoy it, he wanted to consider future generations!
Just because he can be a minister does not mean that his descendants can too. It is said that wealth cannot last more than three generations, and all the trouble was caused when he was an official. What if he enjoys it but his descendants cannot?
Cai Yan was so punished by Wei Zhenzhi that he lost his temper. What's going on?
He actually thinks about future generations. This is such a long-term thinking!
He still can't refute, this really makes sense!
"You have seven thousand taels a month. If you don't want someone to spend it for you, your descendants will be blessed. Why do you need to worry about it? You miser, hey... tell me, how many taels of silver do you spend a month?"
Cai Yan was a little curious, how much money did this person spend a month?
"A lot." Wei Zhenzhi was a little distressed. It was really a lot. He really spent money like water.
"How much? Do you have one thousand taels?" Cai Yan asked curiously. He can spend five thousand taels a month, or even more. This man is so frugal. One thousand taels is already a small amount for him, so he should have it!
Wei Zhenzhi shook his head and said, "Less than this."
To be continued...