Just like Zhao Tuo said, this matter really put him on the fire.
Moreover, I am afraid that in order to appease those people's emotions after this incident, I will at least be dismissed from my official position...
The ruin of his reputation was right in front of him, which made Mei Changlin fall into deep thought.
"I don't know how much food and money the king needs!"
After a while, Mei Changlin gritted his teeth and said.
"Food requires at least 700,000 dan, but money is not that much required!"
There were only two of them in this hall, and Zhao Tuo was not so rigorous when he spoke.
Zhao Tuo also knew in his heart that he had to give him a solid foundation at this time, otherwise Mei Changlin might not easily be able to take this position.
"I still have an old mother in my family. If I die in office..."
"He will be my mother from now on!"
Before Mei Changlin finished speaking, Zhao Tuo spoke directly.
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty. I will take office early tomorrow morning. Please ask Your Majesty to allocate three thousand soldiers to accompany me!"
After getting what he wanted, Mei Changlin stood up directly and bowed to Zhao Tuo.
"Of course there is no problem with this request. This is my king's token. You can use the token to mobilize elite night riders of less than 5,000 at any time! Do you have any other requests?"
Zhao Tuo reached out and took out a token from his sleeve, then handed it into Mei Changlin's hand and asked Wen Yan.
"I have nothing more to ask for!"
"Your two children will be my children from now on. In one month, I will issue a decree to adopt your daughter as an adopted daughter!"
Zhao Tuo also knew very well that after doing these things, it was really a question of whether Mei Changlin could survive.
He is snatching food from the tiger's mouth!
Anyone can see from this situation that food is much more valuable than copper coins. How could those who took away the grain at a high price now spit it out for nothing?
If you want to collect these 700,000 shi of food, I am afraid that everyone in South Vietnam will be killed.
However, the danger of national subjugation is at hand, and everything can’t be taken care of so much.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Mei Changlin finished speaking, he bowed his hands towards Zhao Tuo, then bent down and exited the hall.
Looking at his leaving figure, Zhao Tuo's eyes were a little complicated.
When the new Lord Tingwei took office, the first thing he did was to start checking the accounts.
Several official warehouses near Panyu City were all within the scope of the audit. Overnight, everyone in Panyu City was in danger.
Dare to take out the grain in the official warehouse and sell it privately, there is naturally a complicated network of relationships behind it.
In normal times, these people could barely cover themselves up by relying on Lu Chengdong, but now that Lu Chengdong has been released, their backer is gone.
The big hole dug by these borers for countless years suddenly appeared.
"A small commander has a net worth of more than one hundred thousand yuan. Mr. Fang, you are really good at making money! You couldn't tell me that all your money was picked up on the street, right?"
In the lobby of Tingwei Mansion, Mei Changlin looked at Fang Wenshi kneeling on the ground with a sneer.
"Big, big, sir..."
At this moment, Fang Wenshi's whole body was shaking as if he were sifting chaff, big beads of sweat kept falling from his forehead, and he could no longer speak a complete sentence.
"What? Even though you are here and still refuse to recruit me, is it possible that you don't want to see the coffin without crying? Or do you want to try the seventy-two punishments in the prison of Tingwei Mansion!"
Mei Changlin slapped the gavel on the table so hard that Fang Wenshi almost fainted.
"It's none of my business, it's none of my business, I'm just an errand boy! I'm just an errand boy!"
Looking at those night knight elites shrouded in black robes, Fang Wenshi didn't dare to continue to quibble.
These people have always belonged only to the King of Nanyue. Since they appear here, it means that everything about Mei Changlin has been approved by the King of Nanyue.
"Very good, let me ask you, how did you resell grain from the officialdom, and how did you distribute the money? To whom did you resell the grain? Please explain these questions to me clearly. I will Let me tell you the truth, if you can explain clearly, I will give you a happy life, otherwise you will have to wait for Ling Chi to be executed!"
"My lord, have mercy on me, my lord, have mercy on me!"
After hearing what Mei Changlin said, Fang Wenshi was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
As for those who stood aside and watched, many of them began to turn pale.
Everyone thought that this guy could hold on for a while, but they didn't expect that this kid was so unlucky. He was just trying to scare people, but he actually did this.
"Sir! Your Majesty has an order, please enter the palace immediately!"
The boy was about to attack, but at this moment, a fast horse galloped over.
"Now?"
Mei Changlin frowned and then asked.
"yes!"
The man nodded again.
"You lead the way!"
Although he was a little unhappy, Mei Changlin knew in his heart that Zhao Tuo would not have been so anxious to summon him into the palace if something big had not happened.
By the time Mei Changlin entered the palace again, there were more than half of the guards inside and outside the palace.
"What happened? Why are there so many people in the palace all of a sudden?"
Mei Changlin asked softly.
"The Han army has begun to move south. Your Majesty has just summoned some generals. Please wait here for a moment!"
"Has the Han army begun to move south?"
Even though he had been mentally prepared for it, Mei Changlin still felt shocked when he heard the news with his own ears.
The war finally started between the two countries, and Mei Changlin suddenly understood. It seemed that Zhao Tuo was urging him to act as soon as possible.
Although he now has some clues, if he just checks these, he may only dig out two or three big cats and kittens.
Mei Changlin fell into deep thought on how to fill this shortfall as soon as possible.
"Sir, the king invites you to come in!"
About half an hour later, a young eunuch quietly came to Mei Changlin's side.
"How is the audit going? How much food has been recovered now?"
Zhao Tuo, who was sitting on the throne, looked at Mei Changlin worriedly.
"Back to the king, I've just got some ideas now. If I want to recover the food, I'm afraid it will take at least ten days..."
"You should also have heard that the Han army has begun to move south. In ten days, I will see one hundred thousand shi of food!"
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Tuo said straightforwardly.
"Ten days?"
