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"I believe in Li Aiqing's talents, but I don't have much confidence in the amount of money stored in Taicang, the Ministry of Revenue. There was a case of theft by the guards in the previous period. It has only been more than half a year. It is unknown whether anyone has returned to the old business. I guess all of you dear friends also have this taste. It’s still early today, so why don’t we go to Taicang, the household department, to have a look. If everything goes well, I will voluntarily give out 10,000 taels of silver to reward everyone in the household department. Officials and their families should improve the food. Otherwise, since I saw it with my own eyes, let’s just do business! I wonder what Li Aiqing wants?”
Aren't you reluctant to move money?
That's just right, a certain prince will join another army!
Why not spend ten thousand taels of silver to see a joke?
A certain prince was very sure of this. Ninety-nine percent of the money would not be given away.
The moral character of the people in the household department is not as good as that of some people in the market, and their understanding of rules is only superficial.
What we have to deal with is the routine inspection by the court, and when it is over, it will be back to normal.
Do you think everything will be fine after the big sweep of a certain prince's prison?
I have a big surprise for you today!
It's a good stimulation for you bastards!
"I...have no...objections!"
Hearing what the prince said, Li Shiwen suddenly felt unsure.
Generally speaking, a prince does not do anything he is not sure about.
If you do it, you must be prepared.
Could it be that something really happened in Taicang?
If this happens, I'm afraid there will be another bloody storm!
During this period, Li Shiwen was very busy and sometimes lived in the military aircraft office, so he had no time to manage Taicang.
The specific matters have always been taken care of by the left minister Wu Linzheng and the right minister Shi Bangyao of the Ministry of Household Affairs. These two can be regarded as conscientious.
Li Shiwen was still somewhat sure of Wu and Shi's character, but he didn't dare to guarantee anything further.
Of course, a group of colleagues are very happy to go to the household department to watch the excitement.
Especially Wang Jiayan, who has always been on bad terms with Li Shiwen, if something happens to the Ministry of Revenue, it will be much easier for the Ministry of War to use money in the future than before.
"When entering the court, I sent someone to notify the factory guards to accompany them, and first surrounded the household department. I immediately recalled the officials from the household department who were doing errands in various parts of the city. If you disobey orders, you have something wrong with you!"
"yes!"
The city gates haven't officially opened yet, so even if you run, you can't get out of the capital. It would be interesting to hide and seek with a certain prince in the city.
"Your Highness, what's the real reason?"
Li Shiwen didn't want the prince to regard Hubu as a place where rebels were harbored. Treating everyone in Hubu like this would be too chilling for everyone.
"It's easy to understand. We want to prevent anyone from leaking the information or even taking the opportunity to slip away! Doesn't Aiqing really believe that the household department doesn't lack even a tael of silver?"
"..."
The more Li Shiwen thought about it, the more frightened he became. If he was really short of tens of thousands of taels of silver, where would he be able to make up for it?
"From now on, Taicang's silver will be deposited in my bank. If one tael is missing, I will make up one tael from my own pocket. If there is a shortage of ten thousand taels, I will make up for it by ten thousand taels. Anyone who dares to guard and steal will be beheaded by me. Isn’t it more scientific and reasonable than the Ministry of Household Management? At least the imperial court’s money will not be less than one tael!”
"What His Highness said is absolutely true!"
Xue Guoguan felt that what his prospective son-in-law said was very reasonable. The Ministry of Accounts was just a government office in the imperial court. It might be good at settling accounts, but it was not very professional at managing the treasury.
All fools know that the Ministry of Revenue will be in deficit every year. Where does the deficit come from?
Everyone knows it!
With the prospective son-in-law's bank, the money collected by the court from various places will not be eaten up by moths.
"Quick! Surrounded! Guard all doors in all directions and strictly prohibit entry and exit. Anyone who violates the order will be arrested immediately and not killed!"
"yes!"
After receiving the order, the factory guards immediately dispatched, and a total of thousands of eagle dogs participated in this operation.
This move frightened everyone in the household department who was still at work, because they saw the feudal lord appearing on the roof.
This is the government office of the imperial court, not a restaurant or an inn.
The factory guard is so arrogant, what is he going to do?
To the north of the Hubu is the Ministry of Personnel, to the south is the Ministry of Rites, on the east side across the street are Honglu Temple and Qintianjian, and on the west side is close to Chengtianmen Street.
The location is quite good, but that doesn’t mean that no one is guarding and stealing...
"Your Highness! What do you mean by this?"
"No one else! Make a surprise inspection of Taicang's silver deposits!"
Shi Bangyao, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, heard the prince's explanation and immediately felt dizzy. Why did the prince suddenly come to check Taicang?
Could something really have happened?
Seeing the gloomy look on his boss Li Shiwen's face, he was also unsure.
Shi Bangyao thought he had a clear conscience, but he didn't know very well that Mr. Taicang didn't have enough money.
We are in an era of raging wars, and tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of taels of silver are coming in and out at every turn. Who can guarantee that everything will be foolproof?
After the door of Taicang opened, everyone was greeted by mountains of boxes and sacks.
According to the rule of two thousand taels per box, each standard box contains forty ingots of silver worth fifty taels each. One of the purposes is to facilitate inspection.
The sacks contained many five and ten taels of silver, as well as scattered silver that had not yet been smelted and cast into ingots, but they were all weighed.
"How much money does Taicang currently have?"
"...Back to Your Highness, the current balance of Taicang's bank account is recorded as 5,654,362 taels. Previously, His Highness lent me 8 million taels. It cost me 3 million taels to invest in the company, and then I retreated. 5 million taels of shares were actually borrowed. The sum of the two items should be 10,654,362 taels. In addition, 5 million taels of project funds have been allocated to the Ministry of Industry and 200,000 taels to the Ministry of Rites. , one hundred thousand taels for the official department, 500,000 taels for the medical department, one million taels for the military department, 50,000 taels for the criminal department, 10,000 taels for the Metropolitan Procuratorate, 5,000 taels for Dali Temple, 3,000 taels for Honglu Temple, and 5,000 taels for the Qintian Prison Two, Taichang Temple has three thousand taels, the General Administration Department has 10,000 taels, the Traveler's Department has three thousand taels, the Zongren's Office has one hundred thousand taels, the front, middle, back, left and right offices have 10,000 taels, the Hanlin Academy has three thousand taels, Wensi The hospital has three thousand taels, and the imperial hospital has ten thousand taels..."
"Come here, first check the accounts of the household department and the current amount of silver deposits in Taicang!"
"yes!"
"Li Aiqing, let's first see if the silver in Taicang has a certain amount!"
"...I obey!"
A certain prince felt that not only would there be less money, but also the antiques, calligraphy and paintings, jewelry, and land deeds that had been taken in by the household department would also be reduced. The moths would not even let go of the money. How could they let go of these priceless objects?
One box contains two thousand taels of silver, and five million taels of silver is only 2,500 boxes.
It looks like a lot, but since there is no less than 10% of gold and platinum inside, it actually only amounts to a little over 2,000 boxes.
Because a lot of silver has not yet been packed into boxes, it is just placed on the chopping board, which not only saves space, but also makes it easier to count.
The silver that a certain prince lent to the Ministry of Finance has not yet arrived. To count the property of the Ministry of Finance, all we need to do is check the more than five million taels of silver.
Factory guards not only conduct inspections at the Household Department, but also conduct searches at the homes of officials and soldiers working in the Household Department.
In the eyes of the hawks and dogs, this is another good opportunity for everyone to make a fortune. How could they not work hard?
No matter how difficult it is to search for stolen goods, can it be more difficult than fighting the vicious Donglu armored soldiers?
Definitely not!
This is what they do in the first place, and fighting Donglu is their side job!
Besides, if something happens to the Ministry of Finance, it will be like losing the money they will be rewarded with. Is that okay?
Even if you dig the ground three feet with a pickaxe, you still have to dig out the silver!
"I have received a tip that Taicang officials colluded with the guards and the guards committed theft. After checking the amount of silver deposits, we will know! I wonder if the two dear ministers, the first assistant and the second assistant, have ever heard of the special skills of the guards?"
"...I have never heard of it, so I wonder what the special skills His Highness is talking about are?"
"Because of the fear of losing the money deposited, the guards were not allowed to wear any clothes when entering and exiting the warehouse, and they had to speak loudly to ensure that there was nothing in their mouths. In this way, they could still steal, and I guess there must be places on their bodies where they can spit out money."
"...I hope Your Highness will tell you directly!"
"Both of you have quick minds, and you must have guessed it. If other beauties have not guessed it, I will let the public know. If these guards commit crimes, I will not embarrass them, and they can be escorted to the workshop in the future. Secretary. There are people who are good at this and are willing to spend money. For these financial owners, the guards are the best goods. It is not an exaggeration to make ten taels of silver in one night."
"..."
Now everyone understands that for the sake of money, you will do anything you can to get your love!
The prince's minions are so pervasive!
I think there should be people like this in my yamen!
However, you have to be careful in order not to alert the enemy.
They are all the prince's people. Once they find out and clean them out, they will offend the prince.
There is nothing we can do about this. In the era before cameras, we had to do this to get to the actual situation.
Of course, a certain prince also admired these guards who were not even afraid of losing their heads for the sake of money.
If you really have such ability, wouldn't you just go to the building and make money?
That's better than many young ladies!
All over the world, from rich people to high officials, they have two major hobbies - thin horses and this!
This is the custom of the Ming Dynasty and it is impossible to change it.
These winds, land, and fame are the three major characteristics of the Ming Dynasty. The latter two may only cover some of the financial owners.
But for the first item, 90% of them will get involved.
There are few people with unusual hobbies like a certain prince.
Even Hai Ruihai, a high-ranking official, scrimped on food and clothing just to marry a concubine...
Either play thin horse, or play this!
Choose one, or even both!
Feng Quan, the Minister of Rites, is the most famous seed player in the capital!
In addition to going to court and working on errands, all kinds of beautiful companions are always around, anytime and anywhere...
Why does no one despise Feng Quan?
Because rich people like this, it’s just that they like the difference in age!
Considering that even his father-in-law-to-be likes skinny teenage boys, a certain prince pretended not to notice at all.
It's not because of the in-law relationship, but because he's an old man in his seventies or eighties, or he's a skinny boy in his teens!
In comparison, the prospective father-in-law is at least younger.
It is said that Xue Guoguan previously thought that Xue Wanqing's figure was simply a sign of family misfortune and that it would be difficult for her to get married in the future.
Unexpectedly, the prince would like this. This would make the Xue family even happier than getting thousands of acres of fertile land.
In the Ming Dynasty, a certain prince's aesthetics turned out to be different. It's incredible...
No matter what, this can be regarded as the aesthetics of the Tang Dynasty~!
"Your Highness, the troops guarding Taicang have gathered!"
"Okay! I don't want to go into details about what you have done. After all, people are not saints, how can anyone be without fault? I asked you to come here and ask one thing. If you answer it truthfully, you can survive. If you deliberately deceive me, This is just deceiving the emperor. I will be put to death in a hurry, and my family will be sent to Shandong to mine. They will never be pardoned! Do you understand?"
"..."
"No one talks to you. Firstly, you are afraid. Secondly, you are afraid. You are afraid of exposing your boss and you will be retaliated against later. You are afraid that if the incident comes to light, I will go back on my word. As for the former, you don't have to worry. You will no longer be on duty in the Ministry of Household Affairs. I will arrange a way for you to make a lot of money. As for the latter, I am the prince and I must do what I say. Otherwise, how can I convince the public? Who will be the first? If you report, you will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver. Whoever reports second will be rewarded with ninety taels of silver, and so on. There are only ten places! If you say it after that, there will be no reward. After others have finished speaking, you will be rewarded if you say the same name again. There is no reward. When someone is reported by others and pleads guilty, it will be too late and the death penalty will be inevitable! Maybe you have accumulated a lot of money and no longer look down on the little money I gave you, then It doesn't matter. I will give you half a stick of incense to think about it, and then it will be your only chance. If you seize it, you will live. If you don't seize it, the silver you stole can go to the underworld to honor the Lord of Hell. !”
"..."
Li Jiyi waved his hand, and a young chamberlain came forward, broke a stick of incense in half, and then put the half of the incense in the incense burner and lit it.
This time ran out quickly, but there was still no answer. They all seemed to be trying to stay together for warmth. They were very stubborn and couldn't do it without some sharp tactics.
Torture?
At this time, using your brain is much more powerful than using torture!
Zhong Qian, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Zhen Shu, the minister of punishment, were all watching. They also wanted to know what means the prince used to make these reckless guys speak.
"Everyone, are you familiar with this?"
A certain prince asked someone to bring him a barrel of cooking oil, not for cooking, but for torture.
"..."
Although everyone looked familiar to this object, they still didn't understand the prince's intention, so they were all waiting and watching.
"Come here, take off these people's clothes, rub oil inside one by one, and then find out. The loose ones are thieves!"
"yes!"
"Don't……"
"Your Highness, spare your life!"
"The little one is willing to say it!"
Now a group of soldiers began to panic and beg for mercy. This was their Achilles' heel. Only someone who knew it would be able to exploit it.
The officials above have ways to embezzle money, but as the lowest-ranking soldier, he can only rely on his own ability to steal money. If there is no other way, he will use this method.
For those who steal one ingot and twenty taels a day, thirty ingots a month is equivalent to six hundred taels, and three months is nearly two thousand taels. For ordinary people, it is a huge sum of money.
One person steals 600 taels of silver a month, and fifty people steal a total of 30,000 taels!
Including the officials, at least 50,000 taels of silver disappear every month!
For such a large-scale silver deposit in Taicang, this is only one percent.
Without a thorough investigation, it would be impossible to tell.
Some people also plan to wait until the Donglu army passes, then disappear and find a secluded place to enjoy life.
He never expected that the prince would bring people to check out Taicang today, and he would also find out how they stole the money.
"Bring them all to a nearby room to confess, so as not to be an eyesore!"
A certain prince will be in charge of the most critical parts, and other trivial matters will be handled by others.
"Your Highness's plan is to use softness to overcome strength!"
Xue Guoguan was amazed and immediately flattered him. Not only him, but also other colleagues did not expect this.
"These people are just the tip of the iceberg. The problems in the Ministry of Finance must not only be caused by them!"
The household department originally had more than 200 people, but later more were recruited, and now it has more than 500 people.
The soldiers guarding the warehouse can steal large sums of money, and their superiors will not know at all?
Except for the three at the top, I'm afraid everyone else is a serious suspect, right?
A certain prince gives everyone a head start, and when the Ku soldiers tell them what they know, they can arrest people according to the list.
Li Shiwen now wants to burrow his head into the cracks in the ground. What happened to the household department is really embarrassing for him...
