On the night of October 28, the 16th year of Hongxuan's reign, there was a "riot" in the west city of the capital. Dozens of houses were burned down, and more than a thousand people were killed and injured. The government and the public were shocked. The imperial censor's seal flew into the palace like snowflakes, and he strongly impeached the five cities.
The Patrol Department neglected its duties and demanded that He Zhibing be investigated for dereliction of duty. He also asked the Holy Spirit to issue an edict to thoroughly investigate the case in order to appease the people.
The ministers of the cabinet also wrote letters to express their opinions. For a while, He Zhibing became a rat crossing the street. Everyone shouted for beatings. He Zhibing was so frightened that he wrote letters to defend himself. He said that this "riot" and "chaos" were just a reckless attempt to cause trouble in Beijing.
Fortunately, the patrol department of the five cities dispatched in time to completely wipe out the rebel bandits and annihilated a large number of enemies, which was a great achievement.
On the third day of November in the sixteenth year of Hongxuan, Emperor Hongxuan, who had been silent for several days, issued an edict on the Xicheng case, saying that although He Zhibing's move had the effect of suppressing the rebellion, his negligence was unavoidable, and he would be fined three years' salary.
Demoted to one level and retained, and issued an edict
The Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Yushitai were ordered to work with the five-city patrol department to thoroughly investigate the case and eliminate the remaining criminals who had slipped through the net. With this edict, gangs of all sizes in Xicheng were in a state of turmoil, and they sought protection from various forces.
Therefore, there were many people who attached to the "Golden Dragon Gang" and many people turned to the "Flying Dragon Gang" owned by Xiao Wei. However, the "Money Gang" owned by the sixth prince Xiao Ruhao was robbed in this disaster and its strength was greatly reduced.
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With only a few people to rely on, the forces in the West City have now become a tripartite force among the Three Kingdoms. The "Golden Dragon Gang", as a powerful dragon across the river, has taken the lead in the West City in one fell swoop. Counting the East City in its hands, it has become even more popular.
The joint trial of three departments sounds very majestic, but in Xiao Wei's view, Emperor Hongxuan's edict of joint trial of three departments is simply bullshit. It is just to fool the people. To put it bluntly, it is not big or small.
Because it is true that he is responsible for collecting evidence
Only the Wucheng Patrol Department was arrested, and even the Criminal Department didn't get this job. Doesn't this mean that He Zhibing is asking him to investigate himself? What will be the result? Isn't it just that big things are reduced to trivial matters, and trivial matters are reduced to nothing in the end?
That's it.
Whether it was impeachment or not, or whether it was a thorough investigation or not, Xiao Wei ignored them all, just watching the monkey show and doing whatever he was supposed to do. Now that he had a territory and people, he just thought of ways to do it.
The rectification took a lot of effort from Xiao Wei, not to mention that the official affairs of the Horse Administration Department could not be suppressed. Seeing that the horse tag auction was getting closer, things were getting closer and closer.
There were so many people, young and old, that Xiao Wei was so busy that he was so busy that he couldn't even touch the ground every day. He even had no time to chat with a bunch of close friends, but even with such diligence, trouble
But something unexpected happened - no money! It wasn't that Xiao Wei himself was out of money, but that the MAD's family was empty.[
You can't have money without money. This sentence is true wherever you put it. How could Xiao Wei not understand why a penny can stump a hero? When he heard that there was no money in the accounting room, his eyes immediately widened.
, repeatedly said: "What? I have no money, what's going on? Didn't I still have three hundred thousand taels of silver when I took over? It's only been three months, how can I have no money? Where did the money go?
Went, eh?"
Where did all the money go? This is a good question. Xiao Wei just opened his mouth casually because he did not know how expensive firewood and rice are. But Ye Buyu is the Zuo Feilong envoy and is also in charge of the accounting affairs. If you want to imagine Xiao Wei,
It’s hard to be afraid of being so cool,
Seeing Xiao Wei's face full of surprise, Ye Buyu could only smile bitterly. He shook his head helplessly and said, "I told you that there are still 120,000 taels of silver on the books, but in the library
My real silver is only two thousand taels."
"Huh?" When Xiao Wei heard this, he felt very strange. His brows immediately wrinkled and he made a sound of confusion.
"Your Majesty, our Horse Administration Office has always allocated silver from Taipu Temple. According to the laws of our dynasty, the Ministry of Household Affairs will transfer the registered silver to Taipus Temple every quarter, and then transfer the money from Taipus Temple to our Horse Administration Office.
, the loss in this posting must be removed.
It is more than 20%. In fact, it is extremely high to have 80% in our Horse Administration Office. When the prince first took over, when he was doing the accounting, there was a difference of 60,000 taels between the book and the actual amount, and Zhang
In the Yewu case, by
The amount of money that Liu Fu was responsible for was a huge amount of one hundred thousand taels. Later, when Liu Fu's property was confiscated, a lot of silver was confiscated, but all the confiscated silver taels were transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs and were not included in our Ma Zheng.
account
, I went back and forth for two times, and the account was actually short by more than 157,830 taels." Seeing that Xiao Wei's face was not good-looking, Ye Buyu had to patiently explain the ins and outs of the matter one by one.
explain.
Damn, he actually lost so much, damn it! When Xiao Wei heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded. After being stunned for a while, he suddenly felt something was wrong, and raised his brows and said: "Even if
We lost 150,000 taels of silver, but we still have 150,000 taels of silver. This king has been in office for the longest time and has never used any treasury silver. Why is all this money gone?"
Upon hearing Xiao Wei's words, the bitterness on Ye Buyu's face immediately became stronger. He sighed slightly, took out an account book from his wide sleeves, held it in both hands and said: "Your Majesty, where does all the silver go?"
They are all at the top, and I would like to ask the prince to take a look at them as a thank you."
Xiao Wei studied with Mr. Shu Xuecheng for three years. He learned various things from young and old. He also dabbled in accounting. Although he is far from proficient, he still has the ability to read account books, but this guy
I'm lazy. I never take care of the accounting room on weekdays.
Seeing that Ye Buyu spoke so carefully, he became a little curious, so he took the account book and opened it casually, reading from front to back page by page, mentally calculating the money while reading.
After calculating the total amount, his face became a little gloomy.
Ye Buyu is worthy of being a doctor from the Ministry of Finance. His accounts are very clear, every expenditure is clear, and there are even relevant notes. There is no flaw in the books. Of course, Xiao Wei believes that Ye Buyu
Buyu doesn't have the guts to deceive himself. In this case, this account will
But this gave Xiao Wei a huge headache - in the past three months, excluding office supplies and other odds and ends, there were three largest expenses - one, the cost of buying horses, although Xiao Wei
The operation of the first horse card has not yet started, but in the past, horse owners sold their horses for money
You still have to spend money, and this part is the bulk. Not counting the expenses of the pastoral supervisors in various places, the Horse Administration Office alone spent more than 70,000 taels of silver in the first three months together with the travel expenses of the government officials.
Second, the operating expenses of pastoral supervisors in various places. According to the law, the operating expenses of pastoral supervisors in various places
Half of the cost was provided by the Horse Administration Office and half by the various states. After all, more than 63,000 taels of silver were gone. Thirdly, as the new year was approaching, a lot of money was spent on the management of various ministries and departments. So,
After many calculations, one hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver disappeared like running water.
I have a headache. Xiao Wei really has a headache this time. It’s not that Xiao Wei himself doesn’t have money. In fact, since he returned from Yanxi triumphantly under the name of “Tang Ji Trading Company”, Xiao Wei is already considered a rich man, of course.
, it is still incomparable with those wealthy and aristocratic families, but Xiao Wei would not even frown if he casually took out a few hundred thousand, but that money was all
Xiao Wei's private money, he is not great enough to use it for public use. Besides, if Xiao Wei really does this, he may be impeached by the Yushitai. If he bribes his subordinates and forms cliques for personal gain, he will be labeled as one.
, I can’t explain it clearly, Xiao Wei doesn’t know how to do such thankless things, so how to openly get some money has become Xiao Wei’s worry.
Going to the Ministry of Household Affairs to ask for money? That's a no-brainer. After all, it's not yet time to allocate money. Xiao Wei can choke up with just one word of business. Besides, Xiao Wei and the big and small people in the Ministry of Household Affairs can't say anything.
I don't have any friendship with the official, so I went to him rashly. Wouldn't it be embarrassing? I can't do this!
Going over old accounts and asking for money from the prince or Chen Mingyuan? It seems unlikely. After all, the prince had already paid 300,000 taels of hush money in Zhang Yewu's case. It makes sense to go back to old accounts now.
Some people can't justify it, but secondly, if the prince's fight really breaks down, in the end, the prince will certainly be unlucky, and Xiao Wei himself may not be in a good situation, and this road will also not work.
Trouble, big trouble! Without money, not to mention the operation of the government office will definitely not be able to function, even the horse racing tag auction that is about to begin will also be affected. Besides, what if something happens in the Horse Administration Office at this time?
If there is a scandal, those merchants in the capital who have already heard about it are preparing to participate in the auction.
They must all run away. In this sense, it is necessary to make money, and the noise must not be too big. This makes Xiao Wei extremely embarrassed. He has been dazed for a long time with the accounts, and he is still a
I couldn't even think of an accurate idea, and my face was so droopy that it almost turned into a bitter melon.
"Milk" and "milk", neither the left nor the right, a living person has to be suffocated to death by "urination"? Damn it, we still don't believe in that evil! Xiao Wei angrily moved the account book in his hand to
The copy was put down hard, and a loud "bang" sound erupted. Ye Buyu was not on guard and was immediately startled.
, his body became stiff, mistakenly thinking that Xiao Wei was about to attack himself, and hurriedly bowed his body a little deeper, but unexpectedly, Xiao Wei didn't pay attention to Ye Buyu's actions at all, and suddenly got up, anxiously
Ye Buyu was pacing back and forth in the office so fast that his eyes almost blurred.
"Ha, I have it!" Xiao Wei suddenly thought of a good idea and stood up suddenly. The sudden movement caught Ye Buyu, whose eyes were following Xiao Wei back and forth, off guard. His eyes were fixed,
My head was dizzy, I almost fell to the ground, and my body swayed a few times.
, finally managed to regain his footing, and before he could take a breath, he saw Xiao Wei ducking aside, carrying the account book, and he was so shocked that Ye Buyu couldn't help but become a
Shivering and twitching the corners of his mouth a few times, he finally resisted the urge to curse.
"No words, I have given you a task to complete this account once again. Well, let's do it based on the fact that we have spent 350,000 taels of silver this season. Remember, this account can be obtained
Be careful, there won't be any trace of it
Wrong!" Xiao Wei didn't care about Ye Buyu's gaffe at all, and confessed with excitement on his face. Ye Buyu's mouth couldn't be closed when he heard it, and he couldn't understand that the master in front of him made another mistake.
What's wrong with you?
"What, can't we do it?" Seeing Ye Buyu just in a daze without replying for a long time, Xiao Wei immediately became impatient, frowned and snorted.
"No, no problem, I'll take care of it now." Seeing Xiao Wei's unhappy expression, Ye Buyu didn't dare to ask questions at this time even though he had all kinds of doubts, and respectfully took the account book with both hands.
, bowed in reply, and then left the room.
"Wait a minute, this matter must be kept secret and not spread outside!" Before Ye Buyu could go out, Xiao Wei hurriedly gave the order.
"Yes, I obey my order." Ye Buyu responded, not daring to ask what was going on. He quickly stepped back and went to arrange for someone to do the accounting. He walked in a hurry, but he didn't see the smile on Xiao Wei's lips.