"Yes, and in order to prevent the rice samples sent by this helper from being different from the actual ones. Each place ships large and small rice and wheat from the Beijing warehouse. First, seal the dry round clean rice and send it to the household department for forwarding to each warehouse to receive it. Wait for the grain to arrive and compare it. If it's the same, then you can store it." Lao Zhu nodded and asked Zhu Bai, "There's more. Don't squeeze it bit by bit like an old man peeing."
Zhu Bai could only say: "I heard that once the granary is opened, moisture and people will enter it, and it will be more likely to break down. Therefore, the warehouse chief should be asked to release grain from the warehouse or the barn. If one barn is not used up, it is forbidden to open a new barn. . This can also facilitate statistical management.”
Lao Zhu nodded: "Yes, this can be added. It's not in vain that we took you, a traitor, to see a circle of granaries. Also, we thought we should set up a supervisor. Nowadays, the warehouse manager has great responsibilities and a low official position. It is too easy to be manipulated and coerced. Warehouse officials often collude with outsiders to steal grain from the warehouse, or take in excessive amounts of money, or spend excessively, resulting in a loss of grain in the warehouse. All these require supervision."
Zhu Biao hurriedly said: "Father is wise, but this candidate must be carefully considered."
Hu Weiyong's people could not be used, and most of the household department was gone.
Yan Guan is very good at swearing, but there are only a few who can do the job.
What a headache...
Lao Zhu: “What suggestions do you have.”
This is an opportunity for Lao Zhu Ming to install cronies for Zhu Biao and train his cronies.
Zhu Benbin originally wanted Li Jinglong, who was training in the army, to come back to do this.
But Li Jinglong was too young to be cunning enough for those people.
Let him go to patrol the warehouse. If the warehouse is not visited, he might be killed directly.
He hesitated for a moment: "How about letting Xu Huizu go."
Xu Huizu is a little more mature, and he seems to be a little better in skill and resourcefulness than Li Jinglong.
Although he has never led troops out for drills, he manages many servants and such a large business in an orderly manner.
The key is that Zhu Biao can trust him, and his own servants are enough to protect him.
Lao Zhu nodded: "Okay, let's take Xu Huizu. His father, Xu Da, has outstanding merits, so it's not good to leave him alone all the time. We might as well take this opportunity to let him enter the court."
Zhu Biao hurriedly saluted: "That's exactly what I mean."
Neither of them asked Zhu Bai for his opinion.
Zhu Bai was also happy to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
The father and son discussed the details, and Zhu Bai was already absent-mindedly looking at the fighting sparrows outside in a daze.
Lao Zhu sneered: "Guizi, we know we can't hold you down, so just go out and walk around."
"Hey. Thank you, father." Zhu Bai responded neatly, then saluted Zhu Biao and Lao Zhu, and ran away happily.
Zhu Biao and Lao Zhu found it funny when they saw that he was not unhappy at all.
Perhaps he despises grain because it is troublesome and has low profit margins.
The next day Lao Zhu promulgated new regulations for granary management.
Then Xu Huizu was appointed as the censor of Xuncang, receiving a fourth-grade salary.
The rank is not high, but the power is quite high.
Ming Dynasty has always "used humbleness to judge respect".
The power Lao Zhu gave Xu Huizu was: the memorial should be sent directly to the emperor, and if there were any inviolable violations within the jurisdiction of Tianzhili, he would be beheaded.
Speaking of which, the power is a little weaker than Zhu Bai's "kill first and then show off".
Xu Huizu took the imperial edict, opened the way with gold, and set out majestically.
The first to patrol were the major granaries under the Chengxuan Administration Department of Nanzhili, including twenty military grain warehouses.
Here, Zhu Biao and his people began to check other warehouses under the jurisdiction of the six departments.
The Ming Dynasty set up an inner treasury in Yingtian Emperor City.
The goods stored in the inner warehouse can be divided into ten categories.
Those belonging to the Ministry of Industry include: Wuziku, which stores bows, arrows, strings, armor and weapons; Guangjiku, which stores sulfur and saltpeter.
The Yiziku belonging to the Ministry of War stores military uniform jackets, sandals and leather hats.
Belonging to the household department are: the inner transport warehouse, which stores satin, gold and silver, precious jade, ivory, rhinoceros horns and green feathers;
A library stores cloth and dyes.
C library stores cotton and silk cotton;
T-shaped warehouse, which stores copper, iron, animal skins and hematoxylin;
Guangying Treasury collects silk, gauze, brocade, and silk.
Guanghui Treasury stores money.
These are things that come from taxes and tribute from various countries every year.
There are also things that were confiscated from the criminals' homes and confiscated. Originally, they were all sent to the stolen property treasury and were also managed by the Ministry of Household Affairs.
But in recent years, Lao Zhu has made two exceptions, all for Zhu Bai.
Because those two corrupt officials were discovered by Zhu Bai.
The proceeds from the two inspections, except what Zhu Bai kept for himself, were finally put into the treasury in the palace.
Zhu Biao took the registration book handed over by the Ministry of Household Affairs and took Zhu Bai to inspect the warehouses one by one.
Zhu Bai didn't want to go.
But Lao Zhu forced him to go with threats and coaxing.
Lao Zhu said that Zhu Bai had seen all kinds of goods, and if the household department were to pass them off as good, Zhu Bai could help Zhu Biao keep an eye on them.
Zhu Bai secretly muttered: If you want to pass it off as good, replace it before it is put into the warehouse, the register must be recorded according to the last thing put into the warehouse. There is no point in checking now.
They had taken a quick look at the things from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War.
It's mainly stuff from these two departments, and there's not much profit. In addition, Zhu Bai would turn over it from time to time, so no one dared to tamper with it.
That is mainly the warehouse of the Ministry of Revenue.
Ru Taisu said that as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he had to follow Zhu Bai and the others because he was afraid that if there were any problems, his subordinates would not be able to explain clearly.
Zhu Bai sneered secretly: I don't usually see you so active. I think you are afraid that we will find loopholes and want to make up for it at any time.
Zhu Biao didn't like him being an eyesore, so he just said, "Go and do your business while we check ours. Just ask a clerk to follow you."
Then without waiting for Ru Taisu to answer, he nodded to Fei Zhen: "It's up to you."
Ru Taisu did not dare to disobey the order directly, so he had to go in anger.
They first check the internal shipping warehouse.
The account book reads "twenty-one ivory tusks", which are tributes from various countries over the years.
Two of the pairs were paid tribute at the end of last year.
Zhu Bai saw that all the ivory tusks were small and yellow.
No small country would choose something of such poor quality to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.
And even if the ivory turns yellow over time, it will never get smaller.
It was obvious that someone had replaced the good one with a bad one.
Zhu Biao looked at Fei Zhen: "What's going on?"
Fei Zhen lowered his head and held his hands in his hands: "Your Highness's atonement, I really don't know about it, because I am not qualified to come here."
His identity is really embarrassing.
At that time, Lao Zhu transferred two people from the Guanya Bureau to the Sixth Department, and the last one went to the Officials Department, while he stayed in the Hubu.
Others thought he had reached the sky in one step, but in fact he was miserable.
Because everyone knows that he is the person Lao Zhu placed in the household department, everyone is on guard against him.
But in fact, apart from Zhu Bai, he had no one to back him up.
They do the most dirty and tiring work, and are often forced to wear "small shoes."
He dared not trust anyone except Zhu Bai.
Even if he knew this, he would not say anything to avoid getting himself into trouble.
Zhu Biao glanced at Zhu Bai.
Zhu Bai shook his head slightly, indicating that it was not convenient for him here.
Zhu Biao pursed his lips, stopped asking questions and continued to check.
