I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 304: The Confidence of the Clerks

"Force us? That's just right to let the people of the world see how King Jing treats us! King Jing cares about his reputation and he values ​​his reputation. It is impossible for him to ruin his reputation because of us," Yao Fuyou said confidently.

The people present had another round of discussion, and they felt that Yao Fuyou's plan was increasingly feasible.

"Then how can you be sure that King Jing will be willing to negotiate with us and ask us to come back after we resign? And will he no longer mention the double-entry bookkeeping method?" Miao Guangshou suddenly asked.

Yao Fuyou glanced at Miao Guangshou calmly and said, "Didn't you see that the King of Jing asked us to use double-entry bookkeeping a few days ago? He didn't even dare to mention the previous accounts, which shows that he didn't dare to check the previous accounts. If he checked the previous accounts, the Ministry of Revenue would be paralyzed immediately. It shows that he can't afford the consequences of the Ministry of Revenue being paralyzed. Our collective resignation will also paralyze the Ministry of Revenue, which he can't afford either."

Everyone present suddenly understood what was said, and even Miao Guangshou nodded repeatedly.

"Although Prince Jing is the Prince Regent, he is only the Prince Regent. He is only helping His Majesty the Emperor to govern the country. If His Majesty the Emperor comes back and sees that the Ministry of Revenue is in a mess, how can he explain to His Majesty the Emperor? He has no way to explain at all, so he will definitely invite us back." Yao Fuyou said affirmatively.

It has to be said that the information gap still exists. In their opinion, the relationship between Zhu Houxuan and Zhu Houzhao is like this.
Everyone around smiled; they felt that what Yao Fuyou said made a lot of sense.

"Finally, think about it again. Apart from us, who else can understand the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue? The affairs of the Ministry of Revenue can be understood just by knowing how to do the accounts. Think about where our family traditions came from. Besides, this recent period is the busiest time for the Ministry of Revenue." Yao Fuyou said meaningfully.

Everyone present understood what Yao Fuyou meant, and they became more determined.

The reason why the clerks of the Ministry of Revenue formed an impenetrable interest group was because of Zhu Yuanzhang, who formulated a series of hereditary systems in the early Ming Dynasty.

The Ministry of Revenue is the most important financial institution in the Ming Dynasty, and finance-related matters themselves require a certain level of professionalism.

But the officials of the Ministry of Revenue are all liberal arts students, and not many of them are proficient in arithmetic. As for account books, they are here to be officials, not to deal with account books. Therefore, it is difficult to say that the officials of the Ministry of Revenue have any professionalism in finance. They just control the general direction of finance.
Therefore, the financial requirements for professionalism fell on the clerks of the Ministry of Revenue, and the hereditary nature of the clerks strengthened this professionalism to a certain extent, but this hereditary nature also allowed this group of clerks to monopolize the specific financial work of the Ministry of Revenue.

This kind of monopoly and inheritance breeds corruption. The clerks actively cooperate with the civil servants in the general direction of finance, but they keep making small moves in private. These small moves are enough. The finances of a country as big as the Ming Dynasty are so big that they can be satisfied with just a few scraps.

Therefore, the clerks of the Ministry of Revenue lived a good life, better than many officials in Beijing, which made them want to pass on this job to their descendants, and they gradually regarded this job as their foundation.
It’s not that no civil servants discovered the disadvantages of the hereditary system of subordinate clerks, but what could they do? If they killed or replaced them, who would do the specific work of the Ministry of Revenue?

In ancient times, when the literacy rate was so low, it was a very difficult task to find so many people who were proficient in arithmetic and documents, and familiar with the various procedures and regulations of the Ministry of Revenue.

Even if we find it, what can we do? How can you guarantee that the new clerk will not continue to do tricks?

Not to mention that in order to increase their monopoly on these positions, the clerks took advantage of every opportunity to formulate some rules and standards that only they understood. This is what the clerks called "family tradition", which made the financial work of the Ming Dynasty more complicated.

It is precisely because of this that the clerks have such confidence.
The current situation of the clerks in the Ministry of Revenue is also a microcosm of the clerks in various government offices in the Ming Dynasty.
"We all listen to Boss Yao!" The clerks who gathered at Yao's house all agreed and decided to resign together.

"Okay!" Yao Fuyou also became excited.

"When you go back, go and contact the brothers in the Ministry of Revenue and explain to them everything we discussed today. We need to act together. This is related to our interests!" Yao Fuyou looked at the people present and said solemnly. "Don't worry, Boss Yao!"

"Do not worry!"

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Everyone present was talking at once.

"I, Yao, let me say this in advance. This action concerns everyone's interests. Everyone must understand the seriousness of the matter. If anyone retreats first and sides with King Jing, I, Yao, will fight him to the death!" Yao Fuyou said with a serious face.

"Count me in! Anyone who retreats is a traitor, and I will fight to the death with the traitor." A clerk raised his hand and said.

"Count me in!"

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Zhu Houxuan walked out of the palace, followed by a large group of entourage. Chen Hongzheng kept saying something to Zhu Houxuan.

Zhu Houxuan's face was gloomy. He walked quickly across Chang'an Street and headed towards the six ministries.

It was about nine o'clock in the morning, and the officials of the six ministries had no mood to go to work, because they were busy watching the excitement. They all ran out of the government office, pointing at the group of people at the entrance of the Ministry of Revenue, with excited expressions on their faces.
With a shout of "King of Jing is coming", Zhu Houxuan appeared, and the surrounding officials hurried back to their respective yamen. The front of the Household Department suddenly became much clearer. The officials who ran back to their respective yamen were unwilling to miss such excitement, and they hid in the yamen to observe the situation at the entrance of the Household Department.
The Minister of Revenue Shi Jie and many officials of the Ministry of Revenue were trying to persuade the clerks, but after persuading them for a long time, it seemed to have no effect.

As a result, when he turned around, he saw Zhu Houxuan and was immediately overjoyed, "Your Highness, you are here!"

"I already know what happened. What's the situation here now?" Zhu Houxuan asked as he looked at the group of clerks who were resigning.

"Those clerks are suddenly resigning today, and all the clerks and senior officials in the Ministry of Revenue dare not accept their resignation letters," Shi Jie said quickly on the side.

Zhu Houxuan nodded and looked at the team of more than 100 clerks, and immediately spotted the leader among them.
He walked forward slowly, "You guys are going to hand in your resignation, right?"

"Your Highness, that's right!" Yao Fuyou said neither humbly nor arrogantly, and handed the letter of resignation to Zhu Houxuan.

Zhu Houxuan took the resignation letter but did not open it. Instead, he asked with a smile: "Why do you want to resign?"

"We are all stupid and old, and we cannot learn the double-entry bookkeeping method. The prince has given orders, and we are afraid that this will affect state affairs, so we can only resign and give way to others," said Yao Fuyou.

(End of this chapter)