Da Kui was a little worried, so he came to the counting house alone the next day. The housekeeper was named Feng Sanqi, who was about forty years old. His parents died in a fire at home when he was a child, and he himself was seriously burned. He was later rescued by his neighbors.
After a calamity. Because of his ugly appearance, no woman is willing to marry him.
As his name suggests, Feng Sanqi has miraculous abilities. He looks at the account books with both eyes and makes calculations with one hand. His speed is very fast and there are no mistakes or omissions. This is a miracle. As long as he has read the accounts, he can remember everything in detail. This is a miracle. Both hands have different abilities.
Hold one stroke and write in different fonts. This is the three wonders.
Feng Sanqi was originally the housekeeper of Tang He's house. After the house was designated as Zhang's Mansion by King Wu, Tang He sent Feng Sanqi, maids and servants and dozens of people into Zhang's Mansion. It can be said that he took great care of Dakui.
At this time, only Feng Sanqi was in the accounting room. When Da Kui walked into the accounting room, his steps were very light. Feng Sanqi was just behind the counter, looking down at the accounts, and was unaware of Da Kui's arrival. Da Kui coughed lightly, and Feng Sanqi raised his head to see that the master was here.
, hurriedly walked around the counter and came to greet him. Dakui smiled softly and said: "Butler Feng, there is no need to be polite. I am here to ask Butler Feng a few things."
Feng Sanqi cupped his hands and replied: "If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I will tell you everything I know."
Dakui asked: "How much money does the house have now? My colleagues came to give gifts at the end of the year."
Feng Sanqi smiled and said: "To tell you what to do, the treasury currently has more than 500 taels of gold, 4,800 taels of silver, 2,000 pieces of silk, and more than 300 pieces of jade. The total is about 17,000 taels of silver."
Dakui was shocked when he heard what he said. Feng Sanqi observed his words and said: "About a hundred officials came to give gifts at the end of the year, and most of them were gold and silver treasures." Feng Sanqi paused and said: "It is normal for officials to give gifts.
I have carefully checked and made a record in case your Excellency inquires."
Da Kui never thought that he could have so much money, and besides, he only knew that there were more than 10,000 taels of silver in Longping Mansion, so it was not nearly 30,000 taels of silver? Da Kui couldn't help but frown when he thought of this, wouldn't he be the same?
Just like corrupt officials?
Feng Sanqi smiled and said: "There is a saying in the officialdom: in three years, the prefecture and county can earn one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver. In other words, the official titles of prefectures and counties are all below the fourth rank, and they are 30,000 taels a year, and you have half of your silver."
It is the reward and salary from the King of Wu, so you should not blame yourself in your heart."
Da Kui looked at Feng Sanqi's face and couldn't help but tremble in his heart. Feng Sanqi's face was wrinkled and tangled, which was very scary. And what he said was even more alarmist. The common people's living needs are only three to five taels of silver or even less for a year, while for officials a year
There are actually one hundred thousand taels of white money as income, while the official residence is thousands of taels or even tens of thousands of taels. Isn't this a corrupt official?
"Quickly draw up a list and record the officials who gave the gifts one by one." Dakui was about to get angry. How could the people live in peace without rectifying the officials? As an envoy to Jiangnan, how could he allow such a thing to happen? Feng Sanqiwen
Yan didn't dare to neglect, turned around and went to the counter and started to sort out the list. Dakui paced the room, thought about it carefully and said, "Please write it down in detail here. I will send someone to pick it up if I have something to do." Dakui said.
After saying this, he turned around and left the accounting room.
Da Kui immediately summoned Master Feng, four guards and Yang Xiaohu, and told everyone to pack their bags and prepare to go south to Longping Mansion. Yang Xiaohu couldn't help but asked: "Father, why are we leaving in such a hurry?"
Dakui looked at the crowd and said: "I am ashamed of the king of Wu and the people of Jiangnan. As the political envoy of Jiangnan, I have done nothing. Now I will travel to the south of the Yangtze River with you and give the people of Jiangnan a blue sky. Get ready!"
"Watching everyone leave, Dakui couldn't help but sigh. The King of Wu had already given a hint, telling him to leave the capital as soon as possible, and said that officials below the fourth rank could be executed first and then reported. If he delayed any longer, he might be betraying the king's order.
When everyone was ready, Da Kui asked Master Feng to write a memorial in the front hall. The general content of the memorial was to ask the King of Wu for permission to set up the Jiangnan Tongzheng Envoy Yamen in Lin'an Mansion, and to ask the court for permission to recruit 200 Yamen officials to facilitate the handling of the case.
.In addition, Dakui petitioned King Wu to take back the gold and silver in Dakui's mansion and treasury in Yingtian, so as to show that he would set an example and never be greedy for wealth.
Master Feng handed over the memorial with a wave of his hand. Da Kui read it and stamped it with his official seal. Xu Yuan took the memorial and rode a fast horse to Prince Wu's palace.
(Memorials originated in the Qing Dynasty, but they followed the Ming Dynasty style of inscriptions and memorials. Hereinafter collectively referred to as memorials)
Dakui ordered everyone to prepare their carriages and horses and set off south tomorrow. Everyone accepted the order.
Returning to the back room, he saw Huang Ying playing the piano. Dakui told Huang Ying his thoughts.
Huang Ying stood up and came to Dakui's side, smiled slightly and said, "No matter where your husband goes, Ying'er will always be with you!" Although it was a short sentence, it was full of affection.
Dakui gently held Huang Ying in his arms and said warmly: "As a political envoy to the south of the Yangtze River, I should make a difference. I have a heavy responsibility but my wife is busy with me. I feel really ashamed of my wife."
Huang Ying said with a smile: "Ying'er used to be a son and daughter of the world. There is no running around in this journey. I just hope that my husband can be safe no matter where he goes, and the slave family will be satisfied."
Dakui said happily: "My husband plans to return the gold and silver in the house to the court in order to cleanse himself and protect himself. We have a mansion in Longping, and we don't want this mansion anymore. We will return it to the court as well."
Huang Ying was shocked when she heard this. She raised her head and looked at Dakui and couldn't help asking: "You have returned all the money, what should we do?"
Dakui said with a smile: "There are seventeen thousand taels of gold and silver in the house. We can just keep three hundred taels and don't need the rest, so as not to be accused of being a corrupt official."
Huang Ying couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in her heart when she heard this, it was all money.
The two hugged each other and said nothing. Dakui had made up his mind, and Huang Ying obeyed her words even though she was reluctant to give up.
After a long time, Huang Ying said quietly: "I dare not disobey my husband's orders, but there is one thing I dare not hide. Xianyin Pavilion has sent the Pipa that I like to my house."
"Ah?" Dakui immediately let go of Huang Ying's hand and looked at Huang Ying with a horrified face.
Huang Ying smiled sweetly and said: "Husband, there is no need to look at me like this. The shopkeepers in Xianyin Pavilion will not come to ask for money."
Hearing this, Dakui asked in confusion: "Why is this? What's your account?
Huang Ying smiled and said: "I pledged your waist card to the store!" Dakui fainted again...