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Chapter 206 Hou Wenwu Visits (1)

Daxia's household department warehouse can be described as a mess.

Cheng Jinzhou is not the first person to move the user's internal storage, and he will certainly not be the last.Even, people will say that appropriation is something that happens naturally.

Daxia is not considered a wealthy country, but its government has accumulated a lot of resources.On the one hand, there are heavy taxes, on the other hand, the government in feudal society has no good means to use up the money and materials in their warehouses.Therefore, during the reign of Wenjing, the ministers would say triumphantly: There is a lot of money in the warehouse, and the strings that wear the money are all rotten.

That's not glory, it's shame!

The government can't find an effective way of reproduction, but keeps the money in its own hands like a miser. This kind of government is only better than the government that can't even keep the money.

If every person in the country gave me a penny, I would be a multi-millionaire—to use this story as the beginning, the subtitle could be written with the word "tax".

The Internet's profit model is definitely not the first of its kind for Americans.It should be said that before other countries in the world realized the power of the people gathering together to form a tower, the Chinese-style government was already living on the poll tax.

What if the collected money cannot be used?Positive officials have solved the country's worries and problems one after another, put up IOUs, and borrowed them to spend. ,

In the unspoken rules of Daxia, officials will not be held accountable as long as they return the IOUs in the warehouse before resigning from office.

Therefore, powerful gentlemen moved the national warehouses to their own warehouses year after year. From the perspective of liberating productivity, their work was conducive to economic development.

The reason why Cheng Jinzhou attracts attention is mainly because his speed is too fast and he is not good at covering up.On the other hand, he is also not good at it.Civil servants have been trained since they were young, starting from petty theft. When they were 50 or [-] years old, they had the opportunity to relocate the entire warehouse. Their training method and level of training are unmatched by young people.

Borrowing and repaying, stay home for the New Year; from borrowing to repaying, 20 years later.

In Chinese history, someone once gave a proper term for the misappropriation behavior of officials, which was called "deficiency".

Officials who died under Emperor Yongzheng had the most hats on their heads.

However, the imperial decree received by Cheng's father, no matter how gorgeous the rhetoric, has only one central idea: to clean up the deficit.

Cheng Jinzhou's first reaction when he saw this imperial decree was "the position of death".

Thinking of the cruelty of Yongzheng and the age of Emperor Lizong, Cheng Jinzhou couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Father, why did you accept the imperial decree?"

"The seal of the political affairs hall is passed under the door, and the imperial decree approved by the emperor, can I deny it and go back?" Cheng Yun'an sat on the chair angrily, and asked for a moment: "How many things did you move out of the warehouse?"

He never seriously asked.

"It's worth several million taels." Cheng Jinzhou coughed, and said rudely on purpose: "The one who borrowed the money is the uncle, and they want me to pay back the money. They can't just send me away with an imperial decree."

"Aren't you going to pay it back?" Cheng Yun'an asked, but he also realized that he was too stupid.

Being an official is really not something that sour literati are good at.

Cheng Jinzhou snorted twice, no wonder the Grand Duke Heyi could easily lobby the officials to get the position of Nanling Zhizhou, and it was really not easy to be promoted two levels in a row.

The father and son were discussing in the room, and Cheng Yunxiang also ran over in a jolt.

After entering the door, he did not say congratulations, but cupped his hands and said, "Do you have any regulations?"

It seems that he can guess a thing or two about the problems he encounters.

Cheng Yun'an glared at him angrily and said: "I have accepted the order, so naturally I will try my best to do it."

A few million taels of silver, the gods who don't eat fireworks will also consider one or two.What's more, Cheng's father had to consider Cheng Jinzhou's repayment ability. If the warehouse of the household department returned the materials as they were, it would not be something that could be completed in dozens of days.

Cheng Yunxiang saw his appearance, smiled slightly and said: "The plan for now is to get rid of Hou Wenwu first, without him, it will be much easier to do anything else."

"Violent means?" Cheng Jinzhou asked.

Cheng's father immediately opened his eyes and said, "What the masters said..."

"Then what do you say..." Cheng Jinzhou now understands that he can't let his father retreat, it's okay to be practical.

As expected, Cheng's father stopped talking nonsense and snorted twice: "It's just that after the warehouse review, it was sent to Wusha. It's nothing."

Once trouble comes, Cheng Yun'an will think of retreating.That is to say, for a noble like him, it is not so easy for other civil servants to retreat.

Cheng Jinzhou asked: "Or we can find a way to control the main staff of Chaku, and it will be easy to do something."

Cheng Yunxiang nodded slowly and said: "Things always have to be handled by the people below, but if we really investigate, we can't escape after all. Hou Wenwu was once a censor."

He understood what Cheng Jinzhou meant, and he was just relying on the petty officials to take a tricky route to deceive Hou Wenwu.But the censor is an official who is used to investigate cases, so it is so easy to deceive.

The three of them talked for a while, but they didn't have any constructive opinions.

Cheng Jinzhou gradually became impatient, and thought: if the soldiers come, they will block the water and cover them with earth. If they push him, it's not too late to do it.

In fact, it's not true that he owes several million taels of silver.At Shi Yan's place, the normal trade has a monthly income of 10 taels of silver. Now the independent trading platform is more advanced, and it is not too difficult to get some money.

However, the problem today is that the imperial decree is something that can be seen by the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.If he returned it in a proper manner, the court might praise him, but the officials would look down on him, and his prestige would plummet.

Cheng Jinzhou definitely would not do such a loss-making business.

He couldn't figure it out for a while, but Cheng's father used the word "drag" that he was best at, and stayed at home sick.

The civil servants of Daxia, from their birth, the first thing they learn is procrastination.Fundamentally speaking, officials appointed by the central government through the imperial examination are standard administrative officials, and their duty is to understand Shangfeng's policies and keep the land safe for the people.The specific work is done by small officials, and one thing is delayed into two things, from the first year to the 20th year, in order to prove the correctness of the policy and pass the test of time.

Calling illnesses is indeed easy to use and not expensive, and it can be advanced or retreated.No matter how smart a person is, they can use it, but they may not be able to see through it.

Getting sick is your own business, and when you feel better is also your own business. Especially internal diseases, they are really invisible and painless, convenient and quick.

Emperor Lizong also had nothing to do with Cheng Yun'an. After being urged twice by the official department, he received Cheng Yun'an's confession note, and Li Shangshu from the household department was also sent to visit him once. , Mr. Cheng is still ill.

Most of the ministers were unwilling to take the lead in this matter. Seeing that the time was really dragged down, Hou Wenwu finally couldn't help it.

His Majesty the Emperor was originally unwilling to provoke Cheng Jinzhou. After all, the Holy Church is also a natural ally of the imperial court. Although there will never be an agreement on the issue of etiquette and holy religion, under the background of the prosperity of the Astromancer Association, there are many differences between the two sides. in common.

However, on the one hand, His Majesty the Emperor was reluctant to have millions of taels of silver taken away casually, and on the other hand, it was Hou Wenwu's insistence that finally made His Majesty Lizong agree to use the seal on the imperial decree.Now that the investigation work has not yet started, it has reached a deadlock. Naturally, it is a political responsibility that Hou Wenwu cannot bear.

This guy was also extremely daring, seeing that it was useless for Li Shangshu to come forward, he would not stop doing anything, so he brought two confidantes, sitting in a small sedan chair, and came to visit Cheng's family.

He wanted to see for himself how Cheng's father was doing.

When other ministers in the DPRK and the Central Government spread rumors that Cheng Jinzhou had a ruthless tendency, Hou Wenwu's trip was extremely bold.

Cheng Jinzhou was listening to the former customer service lecture in the room, and Shi Mo hurried over to report: "Hou Wenwu arrived at Shizichang Street and turned to our house."

"You are not allowed to use our house in the future." Cheng Jinzhou said something first, and after thinking about it, he said: "Go to the concierge and order me to use the most disgusting methods. We are not afraid of shame. If he can't come up with something new, I'll kill him." Smash him with a door bag."

Shi Mo was stunned for a moment, then responded loudly, and ran out quickly.

The administration of nobles has always been a very technical position.

A person sitting in this position must be smart, flexible in legs and feet, and clear in mind.Only this kind of door management can get more door bags without offending others.

The gatekeeper of the Cheng family may not have reached the highest stage of his professional life, but he has also reached the stage of receiving red envelopes with supercilious eyes. After listening to Shi Mo's order, he immediately put on a posture.

Not long after, Hou Wenwu arrived at the gate of Cheng's house.

But after smashing the door for 2 minutes, the gatekeeper reluctantly poked his head out from the small door and shouted, "Send the corpse? Do you know where this is?"

Hou Wenwu is a standard Jinshi of the second list, he guessed what Cheng Jinzhou was thinking in a blink of an eye, and said calmly: "Tell your master, this kind of..."

"Have you brought any money?"

"what money?"

"Didn't you ask me to tell my master something? One word is one tael of silver. If you want to bargain, please come back when you are free." The gatekeeper said, and he became happy. This is his dream life, and now he has the opportunity Use it once, even if it's just one time.

The door bag is not something that can be collected by anyone.Even if you are a prime minister's servant, you have to be careful, and don't try to accept other prime ministers' belongings.In addition, the gatekeepers generally provide certain asymmetric services when they collect money, but purely collecting money is rare.

Hou Wenwu is a standard close minister of the emperor, coupled with his young age, he seldom travels to and from the private residences of officials. He has never seen such a bold domestic slave.But he was also a civil servant, and he didn't want to be angry with the little ghost, so he raised his chin slightly and beckoned his servants to give the money.

The servant took out his pocket, put an ingot of 10 taels of silver in the doorman's hand, and at the same time whispered in his ear: "This is Mr. Hou Wenwu, the inspector of the household department, don't make fun of yourself, be careful, I will deal with you alone .”

The gatekeeper is Shi Mo's newly promoted confidant, he smiled and collected the money, but said without any fear, "My lord, what news do you want to convey?"

"Please report to your master that it is Hou Wenwu's visit."

"Oh, if you report to the master, you will be charged another ten taels. Do you still have any money?" The gatekeeper rubbed his yellow nails greedily.

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(End of this chapter)