As Chu Qing broke the casserole and asked the truth, he understood the whole story.
After the emperor allocated the money to the Ministry of Accounts, it was earmarked for special use. The money was deposited in the bank. The palace sent a eunuch and gave him the banknote. Chu Wensheng withdrew it in two days. The cash he withdrew was placed in the bank.
In the Ministry of Industry.
Normal people would not dare to touch this money. After all, it is the emperor's money.
But in this category of normal people, Chu Wensheng obviously does not fall into this category.
There is a county in central Beijing, adjacent to Xiao County, called Lan County. Several villages were built at the foot of the mountains. As a result, they were also hit by floods after the Chinese New Year.
It is normal to cause disasters. The Ministry of Works will send people to deal with the aftermath and that will be it.
But I don’t know what happened this year. Disasters occurred all over the country, and the Ministry of Works simply did not have enough stones and wood to provide disaster relief.
Chu Wensheng rode his horse and took a look. When he saw the people were in rags and had no home, he was heartbroken. He took out the money from the Ministry of Works, which was the emperor's money to build the palace, and it was time to hire people.
It is time to pull materials and provide emergency relief.
In fact, this kind of operation is normal. Afterwards, the Ministry of Accounts allocates the money and then makes up for it. It's not that it has never happened before, but no one is so bold as to touch the emperor's money.
But the mistake was that Chu Wensheng misjudged his popularity.
The right minister, Guang Haishang, was just waiting for Chu Wensheng to have bad luck. When he went to the Ministry of Household Affairs, he underreported an amount of money, which was the money for disaster relief in Lan County.
Then the problem came. The Ministry of Revenue did not know that the Ministry of Works had advanced the payment in advance, so it did not issue the money. If the money could not be filled, Chu Wensheng would have no money for the emperor to repair Wuzhao Palace.
In addition, a lot of things happened later. Chu Wensheng knew that his official position was difficult to protect, so he thought that if there were too many lice, he would do whatever he wanted. Moreover, he was not lining his own pockets. Even if this matter was exposed, it would play into his own hands and take advantage of the emperor.
Use the money to benefit the people and gain a good reputation.
So, this is the situation now.
After Chu Qing heard this, he didn't know what to say.
What dad did was really cool. It was much more ruthless than Tao Shaozhang and Chen Yan, and it could trick the emperor.
Yes, even if the truth about this matter is revealed in the end, Chu Wensheng will still have a good reputation. The question is what will the emperor think and what will other ministers think? Who wants to have a subordinate who uses his own money to earn reputation?
But if you want to say this is rash, it's not true. Lao Chu has considered it very comprehensively. My official position is not guaranteed. Anyway, if you want to mess with me, wouldn't it be nice for me to use your money to gain a reputation? How exciting.
Not to mention, Chu Wensheng was smart for once.
You must know that if an official without an official position wants to live well, he must rely on reputation. Just like the great Confucian scholars and the like, if you have a reputation, even if your reputation reaches a certain level, even the emperor and the court will be helpless against you.
If the emperor wanted to punish Chu Wensheng for this matter, the more severe the punishment, the more the people would praise Chu Wensheng. If the people praised Chu Wensheng, the emperor would be unable to do anything.
It's a pity that Chu Wensheng had no choice but to live or die. Although he had saved his official status, he had to continue to be an official and continue to hang out with the emperor.
"Dad, I, Chu Qing, am very lucky to be your son." Chu Qing sighed and poured himself a glass of wine, with a look of despair on his face.
"Having such an obedient son like you..." Chu Wensheng laughed and said, "I am very lucky to be a father."
"Dad, am I complimenting you?"
"Isn't it?"
Chu Qing lost interest in continuing to speak.
I thought that the Chu Mansion would finally turn over, but my father worked harder and turned over, turning 360 degrees and crawling to the ground again.
"The boat will go straight when it reaches the bridge." Lao Chu was quite open-minded and heart-warming, as if he was a dead pig not afraid of being scalded by boiling water.
Chu Qing looked at his father as if he were a salted fish, and was very confused by this salted fish's behavior.
all will be good?
It is not anyone else who is offended, but the emperor, the most powerful person in Zhongzhou, the most powerful person in Zhongzhou!
"Forget it, let's find a way to make money."
Chu Qing let out a long sigh. His father didn't care, so he had to find a way to make amends. No matter whether it was late or not, at least he made a gesture.
"Money?" Chu Wensheng rubbed his teeth and said: "Don't say you don't have money, but you do have it. Where did you get the stone?"
"Isn't it just bricks? It doesn't cost much if you make it."
This time it was Chu Wensheng's turn to lose interest in continuing the conversation. He felt that the older man could boast better than himself.
Chu Qing's brain calculated quickly.
It's not about building a palace, it's about renovating it.
Since it's a renovation, there's no need to go all out. It's just painting, repairing the brick walls, and at the worst, "gifting" the emperor's point of greening and a large flat terrace.
To do this, you need bricks, labor, paint, and all in all, in one word, money.
Money can buy paint, hire people, and buy materials to make bricks. As long as you have money, you can accomplish anything.
"Leave this to me, I'll take care of it."
"You?" Chu Wensheng rubbed his teeth again: "What should I do?"
"Don't worry about it. I have to go to Wuzhao Palace first to have a good look at it. I'll make a good total and calculate the cost of the project. By the way, Wuzhao Palace is in the palace. How do I get in?"
"By the tooth tag."
"Where's the toothpaste? Leave it to me."
Chu Wensheng scratched his chin and thought for a moment. He mistakenly thought that Chu Qing would go to Wei Changfeng for help. He didn't think much and called the housekeeper.
"Go, there is a wooden sign under the desk in the bedroom, get it for Qing'er."
Chu Qing fell to the ground in admiration again.
The emperor gave me a certificate that allowed me to enter and leave the palace freely. I asked my father to use it as a table leg, and as expected, he really didn't plan to build a palace for the emperor.
Taking the tooth tag from the butler's hand, Chu Qing stood up and poured his father a glass of wine.
"Please drink slowly, bye."
Chu Wensheng replied with a smile: "Don't take it personally, just do your job with peace of mind."
Chu Qing waved his hand without looking back, lowered his head and left the Chu Mansion with Fu San.
As soon as he walked out of the gate of Chu Mansion, Chu Qing had a look of confusion on his face.
He was just thinking about where to get some money to spend, and his father took on such a big job for himself. Not to mention that he didn't know where to get the money, he still had little understanding of the economic concept of Chang Dynasty.
I quickly went through all the people I knew in my mind, and it was just these San Gua Liang Zao, Tao Shaozhang, Chen Yan, Qiu Wanshan and Wei Changfeng.
Don't even think about Tao Shaozhang. If you are not familiar with him, you will trick him.
Chen Yan should be a rich man, but with that bearish look, he might not take the family's money.
Qiu Wanshan, this is an iron rooster, and it will be difficult for him to pluck out his feathers.
Wei Changfeng, don't even think about it. How much fake wine does a subordinate have to drink before he goes to the leader to borrow money? Moreover, he is also the leader of a public company, and it is still the second day after joining the company.
"Forget it, let's go check out the situation in Wuzhao Palace first."
At this point, he could only take one step at a time. Chu Qing and Fu San walked toward the palace with the tooth tag in his hand.
