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County Lieutenant Zhao was greatly surprised when he heard this, and said: "When I come back, you will arrive on the back. What problem can be investigated so quickly? Secretary Feng, don't think that you can come here just because the account books of Zhutou Jieku have been burned." Feel free to deceive me."
The old official said with a wry smile on his face: "How dare I, your Majesty, I'm exaggerating? Logically speaking, I should investigate carefully and report to Your Excellency, but... the one I just found out seems to be enough to incriminate, little one." I know that your lords are very concerned about this case, so I dare not neglect it and report it immediately."
"Is there such a thing?" County Lieutenant Zhao was surprised and happy, and said quickly: "Send it to me for a look."
Secretary Feng took out the account book from his sleeve, came to him, opened the account book and pointed out: "Sir, please look here, this line, it says, in the fifth year of Qiande, on the eighth day of June, ten pieces of Liu Zihan's poplin were folded. One hundred and twelve guans, thirteen pieces of silk, folded into 110 guans, twenty pieces of cloth, folded into 30 guans; six ounces of silk, folded into 15 guans..., a total of 1,420 guans. …”
Secretary Feng read every sentence, and County Lieutenant Zhao looked at it carefully. Sure enough, every word was correct. He couldn't help but stare blankly and said in surprise: "How is this possible? How is this possible? These things are all more than ten times higher than the market price." Since the Liu family pawned these things, the price should be lower than the market price. Even if he is Bazhou Futai, the Ding family does not dare to make money from him, so they can just exchange it on an average basis. Now the Ding family has Who can believe that he, Liu Zihan, is not accepting bribes when redeeming pawned items at a price that is ten times higher than the market price? Didn't you discover this flaw during the last accounting? "
Secretary Feng said with a bitter face: "Your Excellency, the Ding family's account books over the years have become very numerous and complicated. My subordinates were dazzled by looking through each book and their heads were made big. At that time, they just paid attention to every transaction." Before I could fully check whether there were any discrepancies in the prices and transactions of the accounts, my lord ordered someone from the Ding family to clean up the account books. My subordinates are old and confused, and now I really can’t remember whether they have checked this part.”
County Lieutenant Zhao's eyebrows twitched, and he pressed his heart and said excitedly: "Go, you go back immediately, mark this doubtful point first, and continue to investigate. If there are any problems in the entire account book, find them all and report them to me as soon as possible. Remember , don’t make any noise!”
Secretary Feng said hurriedly: "I understand, sir, please feel free to worry."
The old official bowed and left. Lieutenant Zhao stood by the table and thought for a moment. Just like when the old official came in, he rolled his eyes and murmured to himself with a weird look on his face: "It's strange that I, a person who doesn't know the accounts, can see it clearly with just a little guidance, but Xu Muchen can't see it? But...his signature is still there. With such an obvious loophole, how could he be willing to sign it in the first place? , How is this consistent with a confession? What exactly did Ding Hao do?"
"No matter what, with the account books in hand, I am very talented. Haha, this time, Mr. Zhao will have to show his face in front of him. His surname is Zhao, and I am also surnamed Zhao. Mr. Zhao only needs a little help. , even if I work hard for ten years, I still have no chance of promotion, this time I will take a big step forward."
The more Lieutenant Zhao thought about it, the more beautiful it became. He grabbed the tea cup and swallowed the tea in one gulp.
"Ugh... vomit... ah..." Zhao Xianwei was so happy that he forgot that the cup of tea had just been brewed. He swallowed it in one gulp, which made him burst into tears.
Just at this moment, two more old officials came in quietly, stood behind them and called: "Sir."
County Lieutenant Zhao turned around with tears in his eyes. The two old officials were shocked when they saw him. They quickly stepped forward and asked with concern: "Sir, why are you so sad?"
County Lieutenant Zhao said angrily: "I am so sad!"
He took a few breaths, then waved his hands and said: "Stop talking nonsense and let go of your farts."
"Uh... yes," the old official looked at him strangely, and then said: "Sir, this book contains the capital accounts of Zhutou Jieku. The old man checked carefully for a long time, and only made a rough calculation, and found a profit.
The amount is very different from the amount paid to Ding Mansion..."
Another old official quickly expressed his gratitude and said: "Sir, my subordinates have discovered that Zhutou Jieku often sells live goods in advance, and the customers come to redeem them. In the end, they have to pay high prices for compensation. This kind of thing occasionally happens.
That's fine, but not only did mistakes frequently occur in Zhutou Jieku, but the amount of compensation was astonishingly high. After learning about the strangeness discovered by Zhang Shuli, his subordinates quickly made an estimate and found that the work was sold in advance, and then the customers returned.
The date of occurrence and the amount of compensation for something that can only be redeemed at a high price are roughly the same. It seems that Xu Muchen may have made false accounts to deceive the proprietor."
"Oh?" When County Lieutenant Zhao heard this, he didn't care that his throat was burning and still felt uncomfortable. He knew that he was an amateur at accounting, so he stopped reading it and directly ordered: "Go back immediately and take the entire account book.
All the doubtful points have been sorted out, so hurry up and hand them over to me as soon as they are sorted out."
The two old officials responded and were about to leave. Zhaoxian Lieutenant called them again and said in a friendly manner: "I was seconded to Bazhou to handle the case. All the scribes have always been very dedicated to me. I will always keep it in my heart. It's really true."
Thank you for your hard work."
The two old officials were flattered and thanked them repeatedly. County Lieutenant Zhao took out a bunch of money from his arms and said, "Take this and buy a cup of tea. When the case is over, I will hold a banquet to thank you all.
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At this time, the two old officials showed real smiles, thanked them repeatedly, and apologized before taking the money and exiting the room. The two happily returned to the public house where they were doing errands, and saw Secretary Feng in a grand and solemn manner.
The two of them couldn't help but laugh and said, "Old Feng, you have received so much reward from the county captain that you are so happy that you worshiped King Cang."
Secretary Feng ignored them. He respectfully bowed three times to the small wooden niche in the middle of the wall, turned around and said, "Close the door."
When the two old officials saw his appearance, they couldn't help but look at each other. They didn't dare to say anything and immediately closed the door. Behind the door was the Yamen God, and Secretary Feng paid homage again seriously.
The king of Cang is the legendary Cangjie who coined Chinese characters, and the Yamen god is Xiao He, the prime minister in the early Han Dynasty. The job of the clerks is to use pens to make records, overwrite copywriting, and calculate accounts. According to the rule of "hundreds of craftsmanship, each worshiping a god", naturally,
I want to worship Cangjie. As for the Yamen God Xiao He, that's because Xiao He was originally a swordsman and pen clerk in a small county. He became the founding prime minister from a swordsman and pen clerk. In the eyes of the scribes all over the world, he is really a god-like figure, so they naturally want to worship him.
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After he solemnly finished worshiping the Cang King and the Yamen God, the two old officials walked over and said in surprise: "Old Feng, it's not long ago that you worshiped the Cang King and the Yamen God so solemnly.
,what does it mean?"
There are only three old officials in this room. Secretary Feng is the eldest, and the other two are Li Qunzhou and Lin Shuyang, who are slightly younger than him. I don’t know how many officials there have been in this yamen. Even the country has been replaced by several emperors, but these old officials are unshakable and have always been working here steadily. The three of them went from being errand boys in the Yamen to being qualified today. The subordinates who have been friends with each other for many years naturally talk about everything.
Secretary Feng sat down behind his desk, studying ink, and said coldly: "Although I haven't read through those account books in Zhutou Jieku, I have an impression of most of them. You two old guys have been doing the accounting for your whole life. I If you don’t believe it, you can’t even remember the slightest bit. But... look at it now, what is recorded in the account?"
Lin Zhiyang and Li Qunzhou looked at each other and fell silent.
Secretary Feng said again: "Don't you know whether Lord Liu has benefited from the Ding family? Even we have benefited from the Ding family. But look at it now, all the sins on that account have been forgiven." Xu Muchen took it with one hand. Judging from the account, he was the one who bribed Mr. Futai. He was the one who deceived the Ding family and embezzled money. We have been dealing with Xu Muchen for half our lives. What a powerful person he is. Don’t you know? With his character, he seems to be a master who is willing to be beaten for others? But we can see the problem with the account book at a glance. Every time he comes back, he stares at it for a long time, and now he has signed and pledged it like this. This What an evil thing it is! If it weren’t for the ghost, I really can’t figure out why he did this.”
At this point, he stopped grinding, looked around, and said furtively in a low voice: "I heard that the manager of the Ding family was originally a dull man, and the people in the village called him Dumb. But one day He was about to die from a high fever, but suddenly his soul returned. From then on, the person became wiser. People in Zhuangzi said that his soul left the body and was enlightened by the fox fairy. Maybe, really maybe... this We'd better handle our business trip well, and we have to be more strict with our words. Don't say nonsense that shouldn't be said. Just do what the superiors tell you to do. Seeing that we are at the age of resigning and returning home to have grandchildren, don't do it. I'm going to make a big mistake over this."
Lin Zhiyang and Li Qunzhou couldn't help but feel uneasy when they heard this. Lin Zhiyang stood up nervously and said: "Old Feng is right. Come on, let's pay our respects to him. Lord Cang is the righteous god, and Lord Xiao is the noble one." , bow down, and let the immortal energy of the two venerable gods bless me, so as not to encounter evil spirits."
