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

Chapter 306 Shake people
Everyone present felt Zhu Houxuan's determination. They exchanged glances with each other and felt a headache.

“Your Highness, I used to be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. I know that the clerks are cunning and greedy. I once thought about rectifying the clerks, but later I found that although the clerks are small, the matters they handle are very complicated. Those who don’t understand the inside story have no way to get started. If those clerks really resign, even if we find the same number of accountants, they will not be able to do the job, and without these clerks, the entire Ministry of Revenue will be paralyzed, so Your Highness, please think twice.” Yang Yiqing hesitated and stood up first. Unlike his toughness outside, he showed a sense of compromise at this time.

Although he was disgusted by the behavior of those clerks, he was more worried about how the matter would end.

"I understand Lord Yang's painstaking efforts, but there is only one keynote to this matter - I will never compromise with that group of clerks! I will never be threatened by that group of clerks!" Zhu Houxuan said in a decisive tone, directly characterizing the behavior of that group of clerks.

Everyone present understood what Zhu Houxuan meant.

"This group of clerks are too bold. They dared to threaten the Prince Regent today. If I compromise on this matter, they will threaten His Majesty the Emperor tomorrow. By then, they probably won't even take the six ministries and nine ministers seriously." Zhu Houxuan continued to exaggerate the matter and continued to criticize the clerks' behavior.

Zhu Houxun's words made the people present feel even more headache, but they had to admit that what Zhu Houxun said made sense. Although those clerks had only resigned, no one would regard their behavior as a simple resignation.

"Now this matter has spread all over the capital, and so many people are paying attention to it. If we take some bottles and jars into consideration and compromise with those clerks, it will set an extremely bad precedent. The clerks in so many government offices in the capital will follow suit. Will we continue to compromise then? If such things happen a few more times, will this world still belong to the Zhu family? Will it become the world of the clerks?" Zhu Houxuan said in a deep voice.

Zhu Houxun's words made the people present feel numb. This Prince of Jing was too much of a stunt, and he even said something about the Zhu family ruling the country. This directly blocked other plans to deal with this matter. No matter how many words they had in mind to persuade Zhu Houxun, they could not say them under this circumstance. Now they could only be tough to the end.

"Your Highness, please calm down." Everyone present stood up.

"I also know that you are all worried about state affairs. The Ministry of Revenue is at its busiest time. Without these clerks, the work of the Ministry of Revenue will basically not be able to be carried out. It will definitely cause considerable losses and affect the entire Ming Dynasty, but there are always more solutions than problems." Zhu Houxuan's tone became a little softer.

"This incident was caused by me, so I will take responsibility for it, and I will also bear all the losses caused by it." Zhu Houxuan continued.

"Your Highness, there is no need to do this," the people present hurriedly advised, and they all felt a lot more relaxed.

"I have made up my mind. There is no need for you to persuade me anymore." Zhu Houxuan said. In his previous life, the kind of leaders he hated most were those who could not shoulder the responsibility and pushed it onto their subordinates while taking credit for themselves. So when he became a leader, he would definitely not make a similar mistake.

"Finally, I will find a way to get the Ministry of Revenue back on track as soon as possible."

"Your Highness, have you come up with an idea? How can we get the Ministry of Revenue back into operation as soon as possible?" Shi Jie asked immediately. He was the Minister of Revenue, and this was what he was most concerned about.

"Well, my solution is very simple. I will just find enough accountants to take over the work of the clerks."

"Let's not talk about how to find enough accountants. The work of the Ministry of Revenue is very complicated. It is difficult for people who don't understand the inside story to be competent!" Shi Jie frowned. "Master Shi, I'm telling you the truth. I don't mean to blame you. I'm just very dissatisfied with the efficiency and results of the Ministry of Revenue." Zhu Houxuan looked at Shi Jie and said, "The current situation of the Ministry of Revenue should not have occurred. The reason why the Ministry of Revenue has become like this is that the group of clerks deliberately created complexity to consolidate their positions. So why not take this opportunity to remove those rules and so-called "inside stories" that should not have appeared, reform the financial work of the Ministry of Revenue, and make the work of the Ministry of Revenue simple and efficient."

Shi Jie thought what Zhu Houxuan said made sense, but he still felt a little uneasy, so he wanted to continue to say something.
"I will bear all the costs and losses!" Zhu Houxuan said directly. He was the only one in the entire Ming Dynasty who had the confidence to say this.
Shi Jie was completely speechless now, and everyone present was convinced. They had seen the problems with the clerks in the Ministry of Revenue before and had wanted to reform them, but they dared not move in the end because no one could bear the responsibility and loss. Now that Zhu Houxuan had taken the initiative to bear it, they had nothing to say.

"Your Highness, although you have a foolproof plan, the lowest-cost method at the moment is for those clerks to compromise, give up resigning, and accept the double-entry bookkeeping method. Your Highness might as well give them another chance. This way, you may be able to bear less losses and costs caused by the chaos," Liang Chu suddenly said.

As the chief minister of the cabinet, Liang Chu still put stability first in his mind, and he thought Zhu Houxuan's plan was a bit radical and too idealistic.
Zhu Houxuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, I will give them one last chance."

The group reappeared at the door of the household registration office. There were more people around, and everyone was looking forward to the outcome of the incident.

After Liang Chu left, he tried to persuade the clerks again. As a result, the clerks had regained their thoughts during the time when Zhu Houxuan and his colleagues were in a meeting.

Faced with Liang Chu's persuasion, they were not moved at all. Instead, they thought it was a sign that Zhu Houxuan was about to surrender.

"Enough!" Zhu Houxuan said impatiently, and he waved at Shi Jie.

Shi Jie walked directly to the clerks and said, "I accept your resignation letters! Hand over your badges, and then leave this place immediately!"

Shi Jie's words made the clerks a little confused, but things had come to this point, and they could only do as they were told.
Although Zhu Houxuan had characterized the behavior of the clerks as very bad and exaggerated their actions in the previous meeting, in the final analysis, these clerks just wanted to resign, and Zhu Houxuan had no evidence of their crimes, so at this time he could only accept their resignations.

The clerks handed in their resignation letters and badges in a state of despair. They still had hope at this moment, thinking that this was just a scam. Even if it wasn't, the Ministry of Revenue, which couldn't bear the loss, would help them get back.
As a result, they heard Zhu Houxuan speak
"Chen Hong!"

"Your Highness! Chen Hong is here!"

"Go shake people!"

"Yaoyao? People?" Chen Hong was confused.

"Oh, just call people over to the Ming Royal Bank and ask them to send their best financial personnel to staff the Ministry of Revenue!" Zhu Houxuan explained specifically.

Many of the clerks who had resigned had a bad feeling when they heard this.
The people who had just participated in the meeting suddenly realized: No wonder His Royal Highness the Prince of Jing raised the tone so high in the meeting just now, taking responsibility and bearing the losses. So this is what he was planning.
(End of this chapter)