However, in the Fuyuan of Hangzhou at this time, Ruan Yuan had no time to take care of matters in the capital. In the last few days of the thirteenth year of Jiaqing, Ruan Yuan also called Jiao Xun and Xu Zongyan to the inner hall to conduct a final inspection of Zhejiang's accounts.

"Litang, how are the old accounts from Jiaqing four years ago being settled now? Also, based on this year's expenses, when will they be paid off?" Ruan Yuan asked Jiao Xun.

"Bo Yuan, let me see, we are about to see the results of our strict accounting and inventory of warehouses over the years!" When talking about the accounts, Jiao Xun was overjoyed and said: "In the fourth year of Jiaqing, we are about to see the results!"

, we calculated a deficit of 1.87 million, but after making up this year's accounts, the old arrears still made up 1.24 million, leaving only 630,000. Now the domain has a silver inventory and can make a surplus every year

Hundreds of thousands. In this way, the old accounts will be replenished in about the 17th year of Jiaqing. Moreover, since the fifth year of Jiaqing to the present, our new accounts have always been in surplus and there have been no new losses!"

"Really? This is great!" Ruan Yuan was naturally overjoyed when he heard that the matter of making up for the deficit could finally be solved gradually, and asked Xu Zongyan again: "Ji Qing, what is the amount of money and grain collected this year, and the amount of tax paid?

, how many points can it reach?"

"Teacher, the number of applicants this year is 2.13 million. Now the actual number of enlistments is 1.88 million, which is more than 80% and nearly 90%!" Xu Zongyan looked at the account in his hand and also

Ruan Yuanxi said. In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, due to frequent floods and droughts, there was a delay in collecting money and grain. Therefore, it was not easy for general provinces to collect money and grain at a rate of 70 to 80%. Zhejiang collected almost 90% of the grain and grain at that time.

It can be regarded as a success. "Moreover, the students looked at it. In the fifth year of Jiaqing, our annual tax collection was only 60%, and only one of the seventy-two counties, Fuyang, paid the tax. But this year, not only did the tax collection exceed 80%, but the number of counties that paid the tax was

Forty-eight of them, so abundant money and food, must be the most difficult thing in the direct province. In recent years, we have not increased taxes, but we have enriched the treasury, which is a good deed for the country and the people!"

"Yes, I have visited Zhejiang twice for seven years. Nine years ago, when I first came to Zhejiang, the emperor asked me to pay for food and coastal defense. Now, the money and food are sufficient, and coastal defense only needs the last battle. At the same time, the people of Zhejiang

"You can live in peace in the good years, and you can get relief in the famine years. As the governor of Zhejiang, I have finally... finally done some practical things..." Ruan Yuan thought about how he has worked hard day and night for Zhejiang government affairs for the past nine years, and now he has finally seen the results.

, the excitement in my heart was actually even more anxious for the two of them.

"It's just the general affairs in Zhejiang. I think there are still a lot of them." Jiao Xun also said to Ruan Yuan at this time: "Bo Yuan, a document came from Xiaoshan County the day before yesterday, saying that there have been frequent floods in Xijiangtang and Beihaitang in Xiaoshan.

It wasn't serious in the past, but this year the flood was so bad that the nearby salt field was submerged for half a month. I hope we can go and have a look and help rebuild it. You see..."

"Of course it needs to be repaired." Ruan Yuan said without hesitation: "In fact, I have also heard about Xiaoshan. The disadvantages of the ponds are that the people who supervise the ponds are either mediocre subordinates or evil gentry who don't care.

These people must be replaced. When the time comes, we still need to find available talents. As for the rest, Litang and Jiqing, you, like me, have studied geometry and arithmetic for half a lifetime.

The renovation of the reservoir this time is also the time to put it into use? You go and prepare it first and set off today!"

"Master, the Chinese New Year will be here in two days. What is going on outside that makes you so anxious?" At this time, a pleasant and slightly resentful voice suddenly sounded behind Ruan Yuan. It turned out to be Kong Luhua who was listening to several people talking to each other in the inner room.

The conversation was very pleasant and she also came over. It seemed that Kong Luhua was still a little unhappy about Ruan Yuan's upcoming departure: "Master, last year you were in Kaifeng, and our family was not able to have a good New Year. This year, if we don't have to do it within three days,

Now that we’re done, Li Tang, Ji Qing, please don’t disturb Master.”

"It...it seems that we were negligent and forgot about Madam." Jiao Xun said with a smile.

"Litang, there is no conflict between family affairs and business affairs." Ruan Yuan looked at his wife who was resentful but also somewhat cute, but he couldn't bear to leave her alone to celebrate the New Year anymore, and said: "This Xiaoshan water conservancy matter is also

It can't be done in a few days. Otherwise, I will stay in Hangzhou for the next few days so that I can look for available people. After the New Year, we will go there together. In this way, we can have both public and private interests at home and abroad.

, wouldn’t it be a pleasure? Haha.”

"Master, you are so stingy. If you stay at home for a few more days, it's like your wife owes you something. Why are you so fussy with your wife?" Kong Luhua continued to joke to Ruan Yuan.

"Madam, how about... when I come back, I can accompany you well?"

"Haha, Bo Yuan, after all these years, the relationship between you and your husband is still as good as ever."

"Litang, what are you talking about? In the past year, has Master spent more time at home or with you? I haven't asked you to ask Mrs. Master to come over for a few days. It's good for you, but you are still jealous.

It's me?"

"Madam, I..."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

It seems that in the winter of the 13th year of Jiaqing, although the Ruan family's official duties have not diminished, they are still warm and cozy.

But at this time, no one in the Ruan family could imagine that this would be Ruan Yuan's last peaceful days as governor of Zhejiang...

The fourteenth year of Jiaqing was destined to be a year that changed the fate of countless people.

Just after the New Year's ceremony in the palace, the punishment for Guangxing was finally officially issued. Jiaqing still did not change his previous decree and still decided to grant Guangxing to commit suicide. On this day, Eloli also came to Guangxing with the edict to execute Guangxing.

Xing lives in a prison cell.

"Guang Shilang, alas, I've called you too much, so I'd better call you Guang Shilang." Seeing Guangxing reduced to such a fate, Eroli seemed to have a little more sympathy, and regretfully said to Guangxing: "Ten years

It's been exactly ten years. Ten years ago, the old slave watched He Shen's ambition grow rampant and saw him dying. He still thought that Emperor Gaozong could save his life. He also watched him put away the millions of stolen goods.

Recognize them one by one in front of Dong Zhongtang... Guang Shilang, it was also at that time that you walked more with the emperor, and you were able to rise to the top. When the old slave heard that the person who first impeached Heshen was not Wang Niansun, but

You, Mr. Guang, didn’t want you to end up like He Shen today..."

"Humph, eunuch, you can only live for a few more days, why are you laughing at me here?" Guangxing naturally knew that this day was the day of his death, but when he looked at Eluoli, he was still the same as before.

Generally disdainful.

"Oh, yes, I am a eunuch, or in other words, from the day I entered the palace, I am not worthy to be ranked with the Minister. But even so, Minister Guang, are you so ruthless in your words? Old slave

You are already dead, and you are still so merciless to this old slave, you said..." But at this point, Eroli suddenly changed the subject, stepped forward, and whispered to Guang Xing: "Old slave, I am.

I just thought that hitting the servant with the silk matter would be a way for the old slave to vent his anger, but who would have thought that the amount of bribes taken by the servant would be so huge?"

"About the silk and satin matter, are you..." When Guangxing heard this, he suddenly woke up from a dream. All the previous puzzles of the Ministry of Internal Affairs seemed to have been answered under the hint of Eroli: "It's you

...It was you who caused me to end up like this!"

"Secretary Guang, you are wrong in saying this. Why don't you think about who this Qingshan of Guangshi is? I have known him for thirty years, what about you? When did you treat him in the Ministry of Internal Affairs?

Did Qingshan say something nice? In fact, I didn’t say much. I just told him that the emperor has always been frugal and didn’t want silk to be wasted in the treasury. That’s all. The rest... The minister came to blame the old slave, but you, minister

Why don't you think about it, when Qingshan brought out the silk and satin from the Guangzhou Department, you could have counted it yourself? It's a pity that you were so arrogant and ambitious at that time that you didn't even care about the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In this way, Mr.

What's wrong with me?" Eroli's expression remained unchanged, as if he was pitiful for a child who made a mistake, and couldn't help but sigh for Guangxing.

"Eluoli, you evil villain, I...I won't let you go even if I'm a ghost!" Guangxing saw that he was completely defeated and had no choice but to struggle to his death.

"Shilang Guang, are you still stubborn after this?" Elololi also sighed: "Why don't you think about it for yourself, if it is just about silk and satin this time, you will only be punished by the emperor for a few months. When the time comes,

, the Emperor cannot do without you regarding the matters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Justice? But when you were in office, you lorded it over those prefectures and counties and accepted property. Was it the old slave who forced you to do these things? Or was it the old man?

The slave has framed you falsely? If others don’t know about this bribery thing, unless you don’t do anything about it, you yourself are not innocent. Do you think this is such an important thing about silk and satin? The old slave has also heard of it.

, you are very slippery when it comes to receiving people's money. You have already dealt with the money one by one when you were in office. You think you can't leave any evidence if you do things this way. It's a pity, you are too greedy. In the last two thousand taels, you

The emperor found you out before you could go out. So, don't you still have to blame yourself for everything you have done today?"

Guangxing's eyes gradually dimmed as he listened to Eroli's words. He had always thought that as long as he disposed of the property he received from foreign officials in time, no evidence would be left behind. Even if he occasionally left some of the money he received at home, he would

With a rich family, he could probably fish in troubled waters. But he never expected that when he was in Henan that year, the last two thousand taels of silver were actually kept in the house because of his large income, while Ma Huiyu, Chen Zhongchen and others wanted to accommodate him

, he did not hesitate to use public funds to transfer the excess disaster relief money to the public for private use. By mistake, these disaster relief funds shattered his last hope of survival. Even if he wanted to take the initiative to plead guilty, he confessed

Most of the money was obtained from bribery, but Jiaqing could no longer tolerate himself.

"Oluoli, you have done many evil things and ruined my reputation. You...you are the same as me. You will not end well!" Guangxing was desperate and still refused to give in.

"That's all, I sent you away, and it's time to retire to your official career. What's the end? I don't have any sons, so what's a good ending? It's just that you, Guangxing Guangshilang, are always ahead of me!

Come, let's send Mr. Guang on his way!" Seeing that Guang Xing refused to commit suicide, El Luoli finally lost his patience. Before he finished speaking, two close eunuchs holding Bai Ling behind him swarmed up, opened the cell door, and pulled Guang Xing away.
Chapter completed!