Seeing Zhu Bai's indifferent look, Zhu Biao motioned for him to follow, then walked far away, distanced himself from the others, and asked, "Do you have anything to tell me?"
Zhu Bai did not answer, but called Zhang Yu over: "Does General Zhang know the person who just stopped us from entering the granary?"
Zhang Yu said in a low voice: "Wei Chen is blind, and it seems that the leader is Lord Lu Zhongheng's lieutenant."
Zhu Biao gritted his teeth: "Haha, it turns out it's him."
Zhu Bai said: "Brother, think about it, Hu Weiyong has made so many preparations, and he will definitely not let the good food be burned. Just now I took a closer look, and although it was all turned into ashes, there was very little ashes. It’s not like the warehouse is full, it may not even be half of the warehouse. If you say it’s a pity, it’s a waste of time to rebuild the granary.”
Zhu Biao understood instantly: all the good food had been moved away. What is burned here is only substandard moldy food. It was burned because there were far too few to count.
At least most of the food is still sitting somewhere.
He felt a little relieved and asked, "What should we do with Hu Weiyong?"
Zhu Bai shook his head: "He can't be prosecuted for this matter. All he has to do is insist that when Hu Fuchang handed over yesterday, the grain in the granary matched the amount in the account book. We have no evidence to prosecute him at all."
Zhu Biao's breath stopped and he sighed softly: "Yes."
Burned to ashes, how to count?
This is Hu Weiyong's plan.
Then just let this traitor go?
He was unwilling to give in.
Zhu Bai added: "The time has not come yet, brother, don't worry. But after this incident, they should not dare to attack the granary again. Food is a major issue related to the stability of our Ming Dynasty and the livelihood of the people. Brother can take the opportunity to put things in order." I have developed the granary management system of the Ming Dynasty to prevent this phenomenon from happening again."
Zhu Biao nodded slightly: "Well, I need to go back and discuss this matter with my father."
Lao Zhu also heard about the burning of the granary, and was frightened and furious.
The key point is that there are still people who dare to stop Zhu Biao, which is simply disrespectful and treasonous.
We are different from Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao must pay attention to evidence before he can act, and he must be convinced.
As long as we confirm that these people are correct, it doesn't matter whether they accept it or not.
We are the emperor and we have the final say.
Therefore, Lu Zhongheng’s adjutants and dozens of others were captured before they had even gone a hundred miles away.
Then the pro-military captain tortured the adjutant and found out that it was Hu Weiyong who said that there was something wrong with the Taicang army's granary and asked Lu Zhongheng to send troops to protect it.
Lao Zhu became more and more angry: How could this be true? When could Hu Weiyong mobilize the army?
He is just the prime minister of Zhongshu Province.
We are the only one who can mobilize the army! !
Hu Weiyong insisted that he had never sent a letter to Lu Zhongheng.
Then Lu Zhongheng also said that he had never received a letter from Hu Weiyong.
Hu Weiyong didn't have the power to mobilize troops, so how could he write such a letter to him.
The adjutant quickly changed his confession and said that he was just leading his troops back to his hometown for a visit. He passed by the army granary and saw a fire in the granary, so he surrounded the granary to protect the scene.
This kind of confession, which was like lying with his eyes open, made Lao Zhu even more angry and killed him by blocking the fire.
Then he stopped moving.
This is the calm before the storm.
The quieter it is, the scarier it is.
Everyone was trembling.
Hu's family stayed up all night.
Hu Weiyong scolded Hu Fuchang: "You can't even manage a granary, and now you want me to make such a big noise to wipe your ass."
Hu Fuchang felt aggrieved: "I took some and sold it, but the ones in the official granary were rotten. I could only move the ones from the military granary to make up for it. Who knew the deficit was so big. If the rotten ones were found out, I would be the same." die."
Hu Weiyong fell silent.
Hu Fuchang asked: "What should we do now?"
Hu Weiyong: "Don't go out yet. Stay at home. Wait until the situation is calm over Lao Zhu's side."
Hu Fuchang: "Will he take action?"
Hu Weiyong sneered: "Not for the time being. Now Xifan and Chenzhou are in chaos. If Yingtian and Chaotang are in chaos again, isn't he afraid that the world will change their names?"
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In fact, Lao Zhu wanted to kill the one hundred soldiers, but Zhu Biao tried his best to dissuade him.
Zhu Biao said: "There is nothing wrong with soldiers just obeying the general's command. If they disobey orders, there will be a problem."
Finally, Lao Zhu sent these one hundred soldiers to serve as corvees.
At this time, Lao Zhu said to Zhu Biao with a sullen face in the imperial study: "Let's finish the imperial examination first, and then we can slowly manipulate these people."
Zhu Biao handed over his hand: "Father is wise, but it will be time to harvest grain again in a few months. If we don't renovate the granary, I'm afraid this kind of thing will happen again."
Lao Zhu said: "Well, we need to rectify it. What suggestions do you have?"
Zhu Biao said: "There is no old grain in the military granary. The grain harvested every year will be immediately sent to various health posts."
It's not nice to say something nice. Even if they were all sent out, it wouldn't be enough. How could there be food left to moldy?
This time, the food in the military granary was missing, and what was left was old grain. It was obvious that someone had misappropriated it to replenish the official granary.
After all, if there is a problem with the food in the official granary, Lao Zhu will know it soon.
Lao Zhu nodded: "Yes, yes."
Zhu Biao added: "If they were to blame, they would say that there was too much grain and they had forgotten it. In order to prevent each warehouse from being short of old rice due to poor management and moldy old rice, and using new rice to replenish the amount, each warehouse was strictly required to bring in old rice. It must be stored yearly, and new rice is not allowed to coexist with old rice. After each warehouse manager receives the grain, he must inspect and supervise it. Write down the name of the person who handles it, and the date of receipt, storage, and opening, and post it on the door. Then register Make a register and report it to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Once the old rice becomes moldy or insect-eaten, the person responsible can be found immediately."
"Very good." Lao Zhu nodded and glanced at Zhu Bai, "Do you have anything to add?"
Zhu Bai said: "Eldest brother has already considered it very carefully. I have nothing to add."
Lao Zhu said: "You must add it, otherwise you are not allowed to go out today."
Zhu Bai could only say: "I just thought about it. If the new grain handed over is substandard, it will easily become moldy and wormy."
For example, the degree of drying and the rain on the road.
Or it is possible that people who collect grain in various states, counties, and villages use substandard goods to complete their tasks.
If the warehouse manager is not responsible enough or has no experience, he may not be able to tell.
Lao Zhu thought for a while: "Yes, this also needs to be prevented. What can you do?"
Zhu Bai said: "I don't have any new ideas, but it's just like the Guan Ya Bureau. The Guan Ya Bureau asks every merchant to bring samples to the Guan Ya Bureau for inspection. The Guan Ya Bureau brokers and foremen With experience and inspection, you can price accurately and ensure that the goods will not be shoddy and will not be moldy or rotten. If the goods received are different from the samples, as long as the buyer comes to report, the seller will be severely punished."
Zhu Biao clapped his hands lightly and said, "Yes, we can also implement the 'sample rice' system."
