Hu Changan took out a stack of rice paper that he had just written on the carriage from his sleeve, and read slowly: "Come on, come on, then you can explain it to me one by one."
"First, why are the benefits of craftsmen being cut without reason?"
"What I told you in the government was a basic salary of three taels of silver per person plus a commission of one penny per bar of soap. How come when it comes to actual operation, all the craftsmen's wages have become two taels of silver a month?"
"Why, did you eat the extra money?!"
What!
When all the craftsmen heard this, they were all stunned.
It turns out that the salary given to them by their master is actually so high!
I didn’t expect that their wages would be deducted so much by Chief Wang?!
Fortunately, they thought Mr. Wang was a generous person!
Faced with everyone's unkind looks, Chief Wang's head suddenly became as big as a bucket.
Good guy, the young master is serious now!
After finishing the ball, it seems that the situation is now in danger.
But fortunately, he, an old gangster, has his own way of dealing with it.
Mr. Wang rolled his eyes and suddenly knelt on the ground and started crying: "Master, I don't know about this either!"
"Salaries and other matters have always been managed and reported by the horse counting house. This money must have been corrupted by the horse counting house. Master, you must be clear about it!"
When the horse clerk heard Manager Wang call his name, his heart skipped a beat and he was dumbfounded.
No way, no way, the matter of lowering the wages of craftsmen was brought up by Mr. Wang himself first!
Every month's accounts are reviewed by Mr. Wang himself.
The amount of money that Mr. Wang embezzled was so huge that even he, the old accountant, couldn't stand it. He even tried to persuade Mr. Wang to be less greedy.
But later, the headmaster Wang gave him a little more share, so he pretended not to see it and turned a blind eye.
What's going on now, turning your back on him and throwing all the dirty water on his horse counting house?
The cashier was about to stand up to refute, but when he saw Chief Wang blinking at him crazily, the cashier realized it again.
Anyway, now the young master has to get to the bottom of it. Instead of everyone being implicated, it would be better to choose someone to take the blame.
At least in this way, only the person who holds the bag will be punished, and everyone else can be saved.
As long as the green hills remain, there will be no need to worry about running out of firewood!
As long as Mr. Wang is still in power in this workshop, can he just corrupt as much as he wants?
Thinking of this, the horse counting house instantly calmed down.
With his eyes closed, the horse clerk leaned over and knelt down, crying out in pain: "I'm sorry, Master! My old horse was confused for a moment. I am willing to accept any punishment from Master!"
Hu Changan looked at the horse counting house who was crying bitterly, and said lukewarmly: "Okay, then you can write it down first."
When everyone heard this, they were immediately overjoyed.
Does the young master mean that he is not going to hold others accountable?
Hu Changan couldn't help but sneer in his heart when he saw the expressions on everyone's faces as if they were surviving a disaster.
Oh, a bunch of moths, none of you can escape!
Just when everyone was enjoying themselves, Hu Changan waved his sleeves and said sternly: "Don't worry, this is not the fault of just one person in the accounting room. I'm just asking you old craftsmen, was I there that day?"
Can you explain clearly about wages?"
"Make it clear!" As soon as Hu Changan finished speaking, Zhou Yiyi was the first to stand up and echo.
I have been waiting for this moment on Monday for a long time.
Finally, the young master is here to stand up for these poor people!
Hu Changan nodded slightly to Zhou Yi, then continued to glance at the other old craftsmen sternly, and repeated his question: "I ask you old craftsmen, did you hear me announce the wages in the house that day?
standard?!"
"Others can say they don't know, but don't you know too?"
"Why don't you stand up when you find out the wages are wrong?"
After hearing this, the other old craftsmen naturally felt quite uneasy.
Why don't you say anything? It's not because Mr. Wang gave you a lot of money.
But this kind of thing should never be said out loud now.
Just when everyone was hesitating about what to say, Mr. Wang suddenly stood up, pointed at the noses of these old craftsmen and cursed: "Okay, you heartless worms, how dare you pretend to pass on the young master's order."
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"I didn't go to the young master's house that day. If you hadn't told me that this is what the young master said, I wouldn't have been paid two taels of silver a month."
"You are so brave! You actually do such things for the sake of corruption!"
As Chief Wang was talking, he even stood up angrily and pointed at the noses of these old craftsmen.
This kind of behavior is simply the most innocent and loyal servant in the world.
If Hu Changan hadn't already made a secret investigation to find out the truth, he might have been deceived by Chief Wang.
Hu Changan couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.
This boss, the king, really has a lot of skills! If nothing else, it's just a leverage to deceive the superiors and conceal the inferiors.
When the old craftsmen heard this, they were completely confused.
Good guy, aren't you the mastermind? Why are you so righteous now?
Some people with a bad temper even started to say on the spot: "Master Wang, isn't it you..."
However, in the threatening eyes of Chief Wang, the craftsman finally swallowed his words.
After all, he is just a low-status craftsman, and a relative of Director Wang is actually working as an errand in the yamen!
If he exposes Chief Wang's conspiracy, then their family will have no chance of having a peaceful life next year.
Although the handymen in the yamen are at the lower end of the contempt chain in the officialdom, from the perspective of ordinary people, they are still superior officials.
Although officials have a relatively low status in the officialdom, they are responsible for contacting the common people.
It can be as small as mediating neighborhood conflicts or as large as collecting taxes on behalf of the government. The actual operators are these seemingly inconspicuous petty officials.
If you offend them, the common people will have to peel off a layer of their skin.
Just imagine, if there are always people from the government coming to your house to find trouble, and the taxes will be appropriately charged for "losses", then how miserable your life will be!
The technology of the Ming Dynasty was not as developed as modern times, and the level of information transparency was naturally far worse than modern times.
If ordinary people want to expose the evil deeds of the government, it is impossible to rely on the media. If they report the problem to the public, they will most likely be beaten back.
After all, in officialdom, it is always necessary for officials to protect each other.
Even if you sue an official over the top, the common people will have to get slapped with a 50-year-old slap in the face before the higher-level government will accept the case.
Therefore, unless they are forced into a desperate situation, ordinary people can tolerate corrupt and cruel officials as long as they can.
Under the threat of power, everyone was intimidated, and they had no choice but to silently swallow their excuses one by one, and shouldered this big, round blame.