After hearing what Zhao Feng said, Liu Cang thought that someone under his command had sold him out, because what Zhao Feng said was completely true.
It was precisely because what Zhao Feng said was completely true that Liu Cang felt unbelievable.
Not only did Zhao Feng get all these accounts correct, but he could even tell the month accurately. There were even many things that he had almost forgotten, and he could only remember them when Zhao Feng reminded him.
If Zhao Feng hadn't just arrived at the government office during this period, Liu Cang would have thought that Zhao Feng had already been here and had been secretly investigating him!
After Zhao Feng said these words, he looked at Liu Cang with a smile on his face and said with a smile.
"Guan Liu, what do you think about this matter?"
Liu Cang gritted his teeth, and Yu Ruhai also frowned and asked.
"According to the account book, there should still be a few hundred taels of silver left. Even if the tax revenue this year is not too much, with these few hundred taels of silver, plus the taxes paid by some merchants, we should be able to protect it. What’s the tax standard this year?”
Liu Cang smiled awkwardly. After all, he was just a Treasury official and did not have the capital to stand up to Yu Ruhaigang.
Don't look at the fact that he just came over to question Yu Ruhai, but that was based on the fact that he was a member of the Liu family, and Yu Ruhai couldn't do anything to him.
But if Yu Ruhai finds out about him, he can be killed in minutes!
So Liu Cang said quickly.
"Master Magistrate, some silver in the treasury must be hidden somewhere. Maybe I didn't find it!"
"I'll go back and look for it right now!"
Hearing this, Yu Ruhai nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Zhao Feng with unabashed admiration.
Zhao Feng was outstanding in all aspects, even eclipsing himself as the prefect.
But Yu Ruhai didn't have any dissatisfaction in his heart, but was very happy.
Because of Zhao Feng's operation, he directly found hundreds of taels of silver in the government's warehouse, which was enough to support him for a period of time!
Liu Cang gritted his teeth and looked at Zhao Feng from the side, already secretly holding a grudge against Zhao Feng in his heart.
"Master is really smart. He can calculate such complicated accounts so quickly and clearly!"
"Master, you'd better do the calculations carefully. Don't just calculate these accounts, but also calculate other things!"
Liu Cang threatened Zhao Feng like this, but Zhao Feng smiled slightly, shook his head and said.
"Don't worry, Mr. Liu, I've figured out other things very clearly."
"And I see that this account book has not been checked for many years. Why not just leave this account here for now, and let the prefect check it carefully after all the taxes from various places are sent this year!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Cang's heart suddenly shuddered.
Yu Ruhai basically doesn't care about these things on weekdays, so the Liu family and the Li family can fool around with those merchants together.
But now that Zhao Feng's intention was clear, he wanted to attack them, so Liu Cang frowned and said to Zhao Feng.
"Isn't this necessary? This old account has not been checked for many years, and many of the accounts in it are no longer clear!"
Zhao Feng smiled slightly, shook his head, and turned to look at Yu Ruhai beside him.
"What do you think, Lord Prefect?"
Yu Ruhai didn't understand what Zhao Feng meant, but he nodded along with Zhao Feng's meaning.
"I think Master's suggestion is very good. After all, this account has been around for many years, so let's make a new one first."
"As for this account, just leave it with me for now."
As Yu Ruhai said this, Zhao Feng directly placed the account book in front of Yu Ruhai. Seeing the actions of Yu Ruhai and Zhao Feng, Liu Cang couldn't help but grit his teeth secretly, but he still reluctantly handed over and went straight back to the treasury.
After Liu Cang left, Yu Ruhai was immediately satisfied and praised Zhao Feng quickly.
"Mr. Zhao, you have done me a big favor again. If it weren't for Mr. Zhao, he would inevitably hold me accountable today!"
"Maybe even our plan won't succeed!"
Zhao Feng shook his head, cupped his hands towards Yu Ruhai, and said.
"Prefect, there is no need to be so polite."
Then, Zhao Feng pointed at the account book with a half-smile expression on his face.
"Mr. Prefect, are you wondering why I kept this account which obviously has many errors?"
Yu Ruhai nodded, he was indeed a little confused about this matter.
Zhao Feng couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart. It seemed that Yu Ruhai was not suitable to be a qualified prefect. He didn't even notice such an obvious thing.
So Zhao Feng had no choice but to explain.
"Master Magistrate, if you think about it carefully, if it were just Liu Cang, would he have such courage to use the money in the treasury privately?"
Yu Ruhai suddenly took a breath of cold air and immediately realized the meaning of Zhao Feng's words.
"I understand, are you saying that everything Liu Cang did was instigated by the Liu family behind his back?"
Zhao Feng did not say too much, but nodded and said.
"I think it's almost the same."
"So by leaving this account book now, we are equivalent to having a handle on the Liu family."
"If they want to get their hands on the disaster relief funds released by the imperial court this time, we can use this account book to argue the matter. It is not impossible to even use this account book to directly bring down the Liu family in one fell swoop!"
Yu Ruhai suddenly took a breath. He originally thought that Zhao Feng was brave enough, but he didn't expect that Zhao Feng was so brave.
With just one account book, he wanted to overthrow a family that has been here for hundreds of years. This is simply a fantasy!
But for others, this matter is indeed impossible, but for Zhao Feng, it does not seem to be that difficult.
Yu Ruhai thought with great contradiction in his heart, and looked at Zhao Feng with hesitation in his eyes.
"Mr. Zhao, I think we should take a long-term approach to this matter. After all, the Liu family and the Li family are the two powerful locals, and the taxes they handed over have indeed solved our government's urgent needs."
"I think we should keep this account book first and use it to threaten the Liu family later."
Hearing Yu Ruhai's words, Zhao Feng sighed slightly in his heart. This Yu Ruhai not only had no skills, but also lacked decisiveness.
But Zhao Feng just nodded and said nothing more.
After Liu Cang returned to the treasury, he became angrier and angrier. Looking at the treasury where the mice were almost starving to death, he became even more angry.
"No, I still have to ask my family to help me with this matter!"
