Half an hour later, the salt factory's account book was retrieved and a thick stack was handed over to Zhu Xiu.

Zhu Xiu looked through it, checked the dates correctly, and gave some to Yan Ping, asking him to assist him in his calculations.

At that time, Zhu Xiu used a second-grade mathematics exam to select a group of arithmetic talents, conducted training classes, taught Arabic numerals, and then taught them to use Arabic numerals to add, subtract, multiplication and division, and the basic equation solution of operations.

These people are currently distributed under the Salt Factory and Pei Jin, and have become the backbone accountants and core financial personnel of the Changyi Army.

Pei Jin, Tao Wenju and Yan Ping are the best in the mathematics training class.

Among them, Pei Jin served as the Du Branch Officer and the Jiedu Supervisor, and was regarded as the chief steward of the Zhangyi Army.

Tao Wenju is the deputy director of the salt factory, responsible for the daily financial cashier of the salt factory and the connection with Zhenhaiying.

Pei Jin was nominally considered Tao Wenju's boss, but given the special status of the salt factory, the secret affairs of the salt factory have always been reported directly to Zhu Xiu. The branch department managed by Pei Jin could only receive a backup account book from the salt factory financial cashier.

Yan Ping took the calculations that Zhu Xiu improved and calculated nervously.

Zhu Xiu pinched a charcoal pen expressionlessly and wrote and painted on the paper.

Tao Wenju knelt on the ground, beads of sweat as big as beans kept falling.

Ge Hong looked at him with eyes and glared at Tao Wenju from time to time.

Shi Converse looked closer and glanced a few times, and saw Zhu Xiu's pen full of ghost painting talismans that he couldn't understand. He felt that he would be dizzy when he continued to read it, so he quickly retracted his head.

“Have it.”

Suddenly, Zhu Xiu spoke without emotion, and Tao Wenju shivered in fear.

"The two accounts on May 29th and June 18th were short of 200 guan. The funds distributed to Zhenhaixing were originally deducted directly from the salt payment, but the accounts on June 22nd were not recorded truthfully, but after accounting before and after, the amount was 60 guan.

Total total, it is exactly 460 stakes."

Zhu Xiu threw the calculation paper on the ground and said coldly: "Tao Wenju, where did this deficit go?"

Tao Wenju held the paper, trembling all over, his face turned pale, and his lips were trembling and unable to speak.

Ge Hong sighed and found out the accounts clearly, and the responsibilities of Zhenhaiying and Commander Bi could be cleared.

"Bang~"

Zhu Xiu was so angry that her face was a little distorted. She slapped the table with a hard clench and shouted: "Tao Wenju! You are so brave! How did I tell you before this? Is the ban on the Zhangyi Army? Isn't it done by you?"

Tao Wen raised his forehead and begged with a sad face, "Stop your anger, please! Huye... Huye knows the crime! This money was indeed secretly detained by Huye. Huye thought of buying some land in Liangyuan County, and then use it as ancestral property for your children and grandchildren... Huye was blinded by lard for a while, please spare your life~~"

Tao Wenju kowtowed hard, his forehead broke into the skin, blood was shed, and he begged for mercy with tears in his eyes.

Zhu Xiu angrily rebuked: "Military orders are like mountains, and those who violate the ban will not be spared! Tao Wenju, as a member of the Zhangyi Army, you have already obtained land, houses and a large salary. Don't mention that you are alone now, even if you marry and take concubines in the future and have ten or eight sons and daughters, it will be enough to support the whole family!

Enjoy such generous treatment, but do not want to repay the kindness given to you by the Zhangyi Army and the old commander. Instead, I am insatiable and use my position to seek personal gain! Now the evidence is conclusive, and according to the laws of the Zhangyi Army, I should be executed!

Come! Drag this guy out and behead him immediately!"

Tao Wenju's face turned pale, and he collapsed on the ground like mud, his nose and tears flowed out, and he cried and said, "Young envoy, please spare your life! You are guilty of your crimes. Please leave your life with a low life~~The money and low life are not moved at all, and they are all in the residence of the low life. Please give me kindness~Woooo~~"

Immediately, two guards from Yajun walked out of the house, raised Tao Wen's arms from left to right, and cried regardless of his madness, and wanted to drag him out of the house.

Ge Hong was shocked. Unexpectedly, the young envoy killed him as soon as he said that, without any mercy.

As a result, he felt a little guilty and wanted to plead, but seeing Zhu Xiu's face turned pale and murderous intent overflowing, he hesitated not to say more.

In fact, Tao Wenju has been doing well since he was in charge of the docking work with Zhenhaiying, and the accounts are clear. He has never given up the salt payment for the sake of sadness.

Tao Wenju was also doing things like asking someone to send a message to his family or bring some money to his family.

Although Bi Zhenhai has always looked down on him and thinks that he is a villain for being a scammer, he has also changed his impression when he has taken care of Zhenhaiying a lot.

Unexpectedly, due to the account problem, this time, the friendship that Tao Wenju and Zhenhaiying accumulated turned into nothing in an instant.

If it weren't for the busy business in Fuzhou and Bi Zhenhai couldn't leave, he would have wanted to come back in person, grab Tao Wenju's collar, and ask him if his conscience was eaten by a dog, and why he had falsely accused the brothers of Zhenhai camp who were traversing outside the Zhangyi army?

Seeing that Tao Wenju was about to be dragged down and beheaded, Shi Convey could no longer sit still, and shouted, "Let's wait!"

"Boy Zhu, Tao Wenju is a talent. Even if you are wrong, you will be punished and warned. Why should you behead? A talent is rare, so it will be of greater use to the Zhangyi military!"

Shi Convey whispered seriously.

Zhu Xiu shook his head indifferently and insisted: "The significance of the ban is that there is no condition to talk about! This is the bottom line of the laws of the Zhangyi Army and an insurmountable rule! It is difficult to convince the public without killing Tao Wenju!"

Shi Convey was anxious: "This incident happened suddenly and had not spread yet. If you spare Tao Wenju, no one will know the details of the incident. Then you can warn privately and give punishment. Why do you have to kill someone?"

Zhu Xiu said coldly: "I hate those who embezzle and bribe the most! Tao Wenju doesn't have to worry about food and drink, and he has a high salary, but he doesn't know how to repay kindness. He is greedy and is extremely profitable. He deserves to kill him! If this type of borer is not taken down by thunder and shocks the rest of the evil people, sooner or later, the Zhangyi army will be ruined by them!"

Shi Convey smiled bitterly and said, "Even there are many corpses standing in the Kaifeng court, let alone the Zhangyi army who is far away from the sky? No matter what, Tao Wenju is still a talent, and it is very useful to leave him. Listen to my advice, sometimes sand is in your eyes, so you must not rub it hard, otherwise it will be more likely to be hurt! You are still too young and straightforward..."

Zhu Xiu curled his lips and said nothing.

Seeing that the old commander and the young envoy had not reached an agreement, the two guards did not dare to drag Tao Wenju out rashly, so they had to temporarily hold him to the ground and wait for the opportunity to fall.

Shi Converse kept winking at Yan Ping.

Yan Ping smiled bitterly and could only grit his teeth and clasp his fists and said, "Tao Wenju is guilty, but he will not die. I beg the young envoy to be the first offender and in the past, he has given advice for the young envoy. In Changwu City, the beggar road to accept the refugees and spare his life!"

Yan Ping had a good relationship with Tao Wenju in the past, so he immediately knelt down and pleaded with him.

Ge Hong also knelt down and said, "Young Master, please spare his life! After all, he was dedicated to his heart and responsibility before. He was obsessed with making mistakes for a moment and would not lose his head."

Seeing that Zhu Xiu's ugly face was a little lighter, Shi Converse quickly struck while the iron was hot: "Look, even Ge Hong has helped to plead, so you can do it and spare his life! Our Zhangyi army lacks talents, and few of them can be used as a big deal. Although Tao Wenju has a loss of personal morality, his ability is really good.

As a human being, who has not had some selfishness? He will overturn the credit he made before by catching a little mistake and beat him to death with a stick. Who dares to do things for you in the future?"

Zhu Xiu glanced at him and snorted coldly: "According to what you said, even if Wei Hu puts the knife on your neck, we can't touch him. Instead, we have to give him a smile and beg him to give him some fun?"

Lao Shi seemed to have his tail trampled, and his black face smiled unnaturally, "It's not the same thing, you can't confuse it..."

Zhu Xiu sneered, but the murderous aura in his eyes faded a lot.

After pondering for a while, Zhu Xiucai said coldly: "In view of Tao Wen's initiative to confess and return the greedy money in full, he remembered that he had made many contributions in the past and had made many contributions in the past, the old coach granted grace and forgiveness, and he could reduce the guilt at his discretion and avoid death penalty!"

Tao Wenju cried loudly with excitement, his nose and tears were covered in tears: "Thank you... Thank you for being magnanimous..."

Zhu Xiu said again: "Diet crime can be avoided, but living crime cannot be escaped. Take Tao Wenqi down and beat him fifty military sticks! Summon all the officials of the Jiedu Prefecture in Anding County to watch the punishment to serve as a warning!"

After hearing this, Tao Wenju widened his eyes and kicked his legs and fainted immediately.

Shi Converse was anxious again: "Just his body, can you survive after being beaten with fifty military sticks? If you spare me, you might as well be less. Just hit more than ten or twenty sticks~"

Zhu Xiu said annoyedly: "How can we reduce the punishment again and again for him? Fifty military sticks are the last bottom line, and no less is allowed! Yan Ping personally used the torture and dared to hit a fewer sticks, and I will drive you out of the Zhangyi Army! Humph~"

Zhu Xiu glared at Shi Converse in anger, walked out of the house with his hands behind his back, and almost ran into Wei Hu who had arrived when he heard the news.

"Young Envoy." Wei Hu held his fists and saluted. Zhu Xiu's face calmed down a little, nodding without saying a word.

Wei Hu greeted Shi Converse again, and his eyes fell on the table of salt factory accounts.

These are the core secrets of the Changyi Army, and it was the first time he saw them.

"Yan Ping, put the account book away, seal it into the warehouse, and then execute the order immediately!"

Zhu Xiu gave stern orders, and then left without looking back.

Yan Ping quickly packed the account books in a hurry, and a few scattered paper pages fell to the ground. Wei Hu bent over and picked them up. He glanced at him and saw that they were all curved ghostly talismans.

"Thank you General Wei!" Yan Ping clasped his fists and stretched out his hand.

Wei Hu looked at him, smiled and handed it to him.

Shi Convey sighed: "What's wrong with Boy Zhu today? What a killer! Yan Ping, you should take action lightly later. Remember to keep Tao Wen's life for a lifetime. Don't really beat him to death."

Yan Ping swallowed his saliva and whispered: "Of course I want to save Tao Wenju, but I don't have the eyes of you, how could you hide it from him?"

Old Shi glared and said, "Anyway, I don't care. You are responsible for the torture. You must find a way to save Tao Wenju's life! Boy Zhu was just stunned for a moment. He definitely didn't really want to kill Tao Wenju. When he gets angry, he will naturally figure it out."

Yan Ping smiled bitterly and said, "If the young envoy blames you, please take care of me more."

"That's natural! Don't worry, with me here, Boy Zhu's evil fire will not spread on your head!"

Shi Converse's chest was slapped.

Yan Ping was so sad that he always felt that Mr. Shuai was not very reliable.

One hour later, all the officials of the Jiedu Mansion who received the order were concentrated in the small square in front of the meeting hall.

Tao Wenju was wearing only a thin underwear and loose hair, and was taken to a bench to lie down.

Yan Ping read Zhu Xiu's order loudly, spitted into his palms, rubbed his palms, picked up a heavy flat-headed stick, and hit Tao Wenju's butt with one stick.

A tragic sound of pig killing sounded on the spot.

The officials watching the punishment watched in fear and whispered, and Tao Wenju's crime of greed in the salt factory soon spread among the crowd.

Pei Jin looked at him in fear, his hips trembled, and he felt that his butt was also chilly.

Also as a core financial officer, Pei Jin empathized with Tao Wenju's current situation.

Just imagine, if you manage such a huge amount of money every day, you can mobilize hundreds or thousands of chunks of money with one approval document. No matter who is in such a situation, your mind will be shaken by three points.

It is rare to be able to control greed and every money is recorded truthfully.

Pei Jin once had the same thoughts and could make a lot of money for himself with a little use of some means.

So now that Pei Jin is most frightened when he sees Tao Wenju's disaster, he always feels that Zhu Xiu is placing Tao Wenju's crime.

"Have you noticed my previous thoughts for a long time?" Pei Jin swallowed his saliva, his eyes full of fear.
To be continued...