At this moment, a bleak voice came from outside the door. The door was pushed open and Zhang Xun walked in. The three of them looked at Zhang Xun, all of whom were stunned. Seeing Zhang Xun looking haggard and wearing messy clothes, they walked in.

"What's wrong?" Luo Xin stood up, brought a stool for Zhang Xun, poured him a cup of tea, and asked.

Zhang Xun glanced at the tea and said, "I don't drink tea, I want to eat, I want to eat meat."

"Oh..." Luo Xin nodded quickly and said, "Yeye, I have already asked the servants to do it. Please wait. What's wrong with you? Haven't eaten for a day?"

"Oh..." Zhang Xun sighed and said, "It's not that I haven't eaten it. I can count rice grains with the porridge every day."

Speaking of this, Zhang Xun smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "I can't live this life. Didn't I have a son last year? I really didn't have enough salary, so I shamelessly asked for some of the housekeeper's father. I usually spend less time and gave my son some of the things I saved. My wife and I almost lost porridge every day.

However, it is the end of the year and I really can't get through it. I don't have enough money to pay off the debts of the court. I originally thought to ask for some of my father's sake, but a month ago my father wrote to ask me if I have any money here and wanted to get some from me.

You know, our north has not stopped in the past few years. Wars and natural disasters have continued. My father is old and weak and sick. He spends a lot of money on medical treatment every month, and his family has no spare money, and he has borrowed a lot. Now it is almost the end of the year, and there are many people who have debts, so my father thinks of me.

I was already uncomfortable, and my wife scolded me a few more times, and the two of us started arguing, alas..."

"Uncle is sick and needs money. Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Luo Xin said anxiously.

Zhang Xun rolled his eyes and said, "Aren't you not in the capital? Do you think I would be polite to you? But you have run into the mountains of Jiangxi, where can I find you?"

"Then come to my house to find my mother? Can you also find my father?"

Zhang Xun remained silent, and Luo Xin also closed his mouth. Luo Xin and Zhang Xun were titanium. Zhang Xun would not be polite if he was sure that Luo Xin had the ability, but he would not lend money to Luo Xin's parents. He still wanted to be shameless.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. How much silver does my uncle need?"

"My father has borrowed three hundred taels. I heard from my father that if he wants to cure it, he may still need three hundred taels."

Luo Xin got up and walked out. After a while, he came back with a small box and placed it in front of Zhang Xun and said:

"This is one thousand taels. My uncle not only needs to treat the disease, but also needs to increase some nutrition. You can send it back. As for the New Year's goods, you don't have to worry about it. It's too late tonight. I'll ask Lu Yuan to prepare tomorrow and I'll deliver it to you in the evening. Don't be angry with my sister-in-law."

"I'm not angry, I'm angry with myself."

"No, I haven't bought my New Year's goods yet," Yun Zhiqiu said.

"I didn't buy it either!" Tao Xingyan also said.

Zhang Xun glanced at the two of them with gratitude. He knew in his heart that Yun Zhiqiu and Tao Xingyan were accompanying him so that he would not have a bad face.

"Okay, give it all." Luo Xin said happily.

"But!" Tao Xingyan said: "This salary really needs to increase. Otherwise, the officials of the Ming Dynasty would not be able to make it."

"Yes!" Luo Xin nodded, then shook his head again.

"What?" The three of them looked at Luo Xin.

"It's hard!" Luo Xin sighed and said, "Only because of His Majesty's temperament... If you really make trouble, you may not only not increase your salary, but also take on a group of officials at the Meridian Gate."

"but……"

"Persevere for a while!"

Everyone stopped talking and knew what Luo Xin meant. It was impossible to pluck his hair on Emperor Jiajing's body. They could only wait for Emperor Jiajing to die and King Yu to ascend the throne, and pin their hopes on King Yu.

"Bang!" Zhang Xun slapped the table and said, "The foolish lord knows how to practice Taoism all day long. The money he spends every day on Taoism is like flowing water. But it makes us officials unable to live for a year."

"If this continues, something big will happen!" Tao Xingyan also sighed.

The end of the year is approaching.

The two cabinets of the cabinet have implemented the policy of delaying and pretending to be deaf and dumb. The salary has been paid, but the person who asks for debt has already come to the door. This salary is not enough to pay the debt.

Usually, those calm and composed officials and those who are well-read in poetry are quarreled by their wives every day, and they all look haggard.

The end of the year is really a fucking level, a level that cannot be overcome!

If it were before, the Ming Dynasty had financial difficulties, everyone would have endured it, and it would be useless to know that it would be useless to make trouble.

but……

It's different now!

Is the Ming Dynasty's finances good?

There is a Maritime Warehouse in the south and a Mutual Trading in the north. Although the Ming Dynasty is not rich enough, there is already a lot of money in the warehouse. And judging from this trend, the Ming Dynasty is peaceful and the finances will only get better and better.

This makes them unable to live last year. The officials who have endured countless years have been forced by debt collectors and their own wives. They are no longer calm and composed, but are completely out of breath.

These officials began to connect and gather in the cabinet, clamoring to meet the two cabinet masters.

Xu Jie and Gao Gong sat in the duty room, their faces full of depression.

At this New Year's Eve, the two of them also wanted to have a good New Year. After these officials made such a fuss, how could they spend this year?

However, at this time, it is no longer a problem of hiding. Judging from the emotions of these officials, if they don’t go out, these officials will be able to make trouble at their homes at night.

"I really don't want to be gentle!" Xu Jie said angrily.

"I can't get through!" Gao Gong said lightly.

"Don't say sarcastic words, you can say it quickly if you have a way." Xu Jie's face was impatient.

"You are the chief minister, you have the final say." Gao Gong's expression was still faint.

"You... Then I, the chief assistant, ordered you, the second assistant to solve this problem." Xu Jie said angrily.

"No problem, the chief minister will give him a charter."

"I have another constitution, and you can solve it?" Xu Jie's face turned black.

Gao Gong spread his hands and said, "Then I have nothing to do."

"There's no way, you have to go!"

"It's OK!" Gao Gong stood up and said, "I'll go and tell them that the prime minister has no choice. I'll listen to the prime minister."

"You... stop for me." Xu Jie took a deep breath and said, "Cleaning, let's discuss a solution, right?"

Gao Gong shook his head and said, "There is no way. If you don't increase your salary, it's useless to say anything. If you and I don't say anything about the salary increase, what you and I say is not counting. If we both go and tell Your Majesty, we won't have to celebrate the New Year."

"Yes!" Xu Jie sighed. At this time, the noisy sound outside became louder and louder, and there was even a tendency to break in. Xu Jie stood up and said:

"Cleaning, let's go out and persuade."

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