"Li Aiqing, I'm afraid the problem with the Ministry of Revenue will not be limited to these soldiers. As far as I know, it is also a trick for officials to use lighter boxes and sacks to take advantage of the price difference."
The weights of the boxes and sacks built by the Ministry of Works for the Household Department are fixed, so as to facilitate the weighing and accounting of incoming and outgoing treasury money.
However, for some moths, there is also a loophole to take advantage of, that is, use lighter bags when leaving the warehouse, and then replace them with standard bags, eating up the difference of ten or two.
It doesn't look like much, but one box of two thousand taels can make up for the difference of ten taels, and ten boxes are one hundred taels. This is still a small amount, but the opposite is unimaginable...
Do you find it troublesome to go back and forth?
In order to steal the treasury silver, these moths are not tired at all!
Of course, it won't be one or two people who can accomplish this, it must be a group of people, just like the plot in the movie.
"This is just a secret move. If it is an overt move, just record the entries and exits in the accounts. For the sake of tens of thousands of taels of silver, desperate things have happened in all dynasties. Judging from what happened just now, Hu The deficit in this department’s accounts is probably extremely shocking!”
How to do accounting?
As long as the power is strong enough, it will be enough to have a recorded withdrawal of 10,000 taels and an actual withdrawal of 20,000 taels!
The extra ten thousand taels are the benefits of the moth, and they can be divided among a group of people.
If there are ten people in a group, each person can get a few hundred taels of silver.
If the warehouse is not thoroughly checked for a day, then the accounts will allow the moths to sit back and relax.
"I am so ashamed. The scandal that occurred in the household department today is all due to my poor management. I am willing to wait for your highness to deal with it!"
The prince never did anything he was unsure of. When Li Shiwen saw that all the soldiers in the library had turned into thieves, he realized the seriousness of the problem.
I'm afraid that these days, my yamen will become the place where the Metropolitan Procuratorate handles cases, and few people will be able to get clean.
Rather than being upset after hearing this, it is better to plead guilty as soon as possible and protect the safety of your family.
"I am guilty!"
"I am also guilty!"
After Li Shiwen, the two ministers, Wu Linzheng and Shi Bangyao, also knelt down.
Even if their bosses are like this, how can they, as officials in charge of important matters, escape involvement?
"Zhang Aiqing, have you seen it? I thought that Taicang, the Ministry of Revenue, was in such a bad situation, and the Ministry of Industry held many projects involving huge amounts of money. I am afraid that some of them would be unable to bear it and would steal it!"
This year alone, the amount of silver handled by the Ministry of Industry exceeded five million taels.
If you say there is nothing fishy in this, only a ghost would believe it!
Project funds are the most likely place for problems to arise, and you can easily get away with a hundred or ten taels of money.
"...I will never tolerate money-stealing moths!"
Zhang Guowei did not expect that this fire would burn into his yamen, but he had no evidence and could not express his innocence, so he could only make a statement first.
Of course, Zhang Guowei knew about the following things like chickens crowing and dogs stealing, but when the water was clear, there would be no fish, and he had no right to punish them even if he saw them.
Many moths also did some practical work. After causing chaos, the project could not be completed on time, and he, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, would have to bear the consequences.
According to industry regulations, as long as the portion eaten by the borers does not exceed 40% of the total amount, it is tolerated.
The prince is not Emperor Hui of Jin. Although he is young, he is extremely shrewd. It is not easy to fool him, but he will be caught.
If the prince takes the initiative, the worms will most likely meet their own doom...
"The situation in the Ministry of War is similar to that of the Ministry of Industry. Let me put it this way. Even if officials are not punished for embezzlement of less than one hundred taels of silver, and minor officials are not punished for embezzlement of less than fifty taels of silver, I am afraid that not many people will be spared."
"..."
The prince changed the subject and started directly commenting on the mistakes of the Ministry of War, leaving Wang Jiayan at a loss as to how to speak.
"I have already sent people from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War to check. All other yamen should treat this incident as a warning. If anything happens in the future, they will treat it as a sign that they have no memory!"
Among the other yamen, Feng Quan's etiquette department received the most money, which was only 200,000 taels. Besides, if this seeded player was still needed, he would be exempted from inspection.
The Ministry of Rites used to be a money-making yamen, but now it is responsible for external transactions, and it is a money-making yamen. As long as it can make money, it can reduce the burden on the court.
"Go ahead and order everyone to leave the room at four o'clock in the afternoon. No one is allowed to linger. The count will be done again at nine o'clock the next day. The cycle starts again!"
"yes!"
After dark, someone may be tempted by the silver mountain, turn into a moth again, and steal the silver from the treasury.
Under the pressure, many yamen were checking together. It was bright and clear, and no one dared to openly stretch out their claws.
There are hundreds of people responsible for counting alone. Within three days, they can definitely be counted clearly.
"Your Highness, this is the list of officials reported by the Ku soldiers!"
"Okay, let's arrest them as ordered. The city gate is now closed. As long as we search every house, we will find something!"
"yes!"
A certain prince took it over and took a look. Good guy, there were dozens of names densely listed on it, but they probably weren't all moths.
Dozens of copies of the list had been made with movable type on the spot. After receiving the order from a certain prince, the factory guards could quickly arrest the people. If they couldn't be caught in the yamen, they would go straight to the house and search the house.
Without opening the city gate, none of the moths can escape. They can only take the opportunity to hide and wait for the wind to pass before emerging.
A certain prince also had a way to deal with these lucky bugs, and that was to use their family members as hostages. If they surrendered, their family members would receive lighter treatment.
Once captured by factory guards, he must be severely punished.
If you are greedy for money and still want to live a good life, why don't you join the bandits?
In a place like the Ministry of Finance, of course, every official has a photo as evidence, but photos may not necessarily lead to arrests.
In this regard, the factory guards also have methods. One is to mobilize spies in the city to work carefully. Second, a policy of reporting rewards can be implemented.
The defenders can also help. They only need to close the gates between the inner city and the outer city and set up checkpoints on the bridges across the Cao River to help the factory guards further narrow the scope of the search.
Servants of merchants in the city, servants of feudal princes, and even common people who are short of money can help catch the suspect.
A certain prince's plan was to capture 500 borers from the Third Department. Calculated at 100 taels per person, the total amount would be 50,000 taels.
But just looking at the hole in the household department, the deficit of this one yamen may exceed one hundred thousand taels.
If ordinary people are like this as officials and warehouse soldiers, will orphans be allowed to guard the warehouses in the future?
He was not allowed to leave the courtyard for the rest of his life, and women, clothing, and utensils were provided from outside to ensure Kuyin's safety.
Although there is a feeling of being detained for a long time, it would be enough to significantly improve the treatment of the Ku soldiers.
Food and housing aside, each person gets 10 taels of silver per month, and can also play with the ladies for free.
It's just that the orphan is still young, so...
Got it!
It is enough to select a hundred strong and healthy soldiers who have no problems with their legs and feet but have no problems with their upper limbs to replace these Ku soldiers.
There are two meals a day for lunch and dinner, and each person can eat two taels of meat, five taels of silver per month, provide a young lady twice a week, and enjoy free medical treatment. Except that they cannot leave the yard, everything is like a dream for these wounded soldiers. Same.
Although it is useless to ask for money as a soldier, you can make plans for your retirement. You can save sixty taels a year and thousands of taels in twenty years. You will definitely be able to live a long life after you go out.
If someone really escapes early, since all the Ku soldiers are lame, running very slowly without horses makes it easier for the factory guards to catch them, and it is easier to identify them.
A certain prince thought his idea was a good one, and he also took into account the placement of wounded soldiers.
Of course, this kind of fat man would give priority to his lackeys, choosing from the thousands of wounded soldiers in the Guards Battalion and the East Palace Guards.
Do you need a hundred people to see the silver?
Fifty should be enough, so the annual salary alone would be 3,000 taels.
If there are too many seriously injured people, it is estimated that it will not be too late for a certain prince to increase the recruitment quota appropriately for his own life and death.
According to previous battle reports, there were more than 800 seriously injured people, including the Donggong Guards, Guards Battalion, and Factory Guards.
Excluding those who have lost the ability to move independently, there are at least 500 people left who can still find idle jobs.
If you draw lots like this, the winning rate is only 10%, which is really low. A certain prince even felt sorry for the soldiers who fought bloody battles for the Ming Dynasty.
By the way, we can definitely open two warehouses!
Fifty people in one place, a hundred people in two places.
The Northern Bank, which opened in Donghua Gate, was regarded as the headquarters and was mainly engaged in business with the various government offices of the imperial court.
The bank opened on Shiwangfu Street is the first branch, mainly engaged in business with merchants, ordinary people and others.
Although the two banks are owned by the same company and are relatively close to each other, just one block apart, they cater to very different people.
The location of Shiwangfu Street is very good. It is very close to the Imperial City and various government offices. It is convenient to send troops to protect and prevent people from looking for opportunities to cause chaos. It is safer to locate the branch there.
The office address has been available for a long time and is ready-made. It is the mansion of Xun Gui who originally ransacked the house. It will be renovated and it will be open to welcome guests in a month at most.
Without further ado, a certain prince decided to get up and go to the Army Hospital to have a look. Looking at the situation today, it seemed impossible to get the exact amount of silver deposited in Taicang.
"Director, how is the hospital currently treating wounded soldiers?"
A certain prince did not dare to go to the overcrowded ward to inspect and express condolences. If he got a headache or fever, he would be in big trouble, so he could just sit in Dean Wu's office.
"Back to Your Highness, there are currently more than 5,400 residents in the hospital. In order to relieve the pressure on the beds, I have sent more than 3,000 lightly injured soldiers to the military camp for recuperation, and sent doctors to check on them every day."
The total number of injured exceeded 8,000, but Wu Youxing believed that there was no need to occupy precious beds for some soldiers with flesh wounds.
After disinfecting, applying medicine, and bandaging them, and giving them simple instructions, they can be discharged from the hospital and return to the military camp to rest. Otherwise, the hospital would simply not be able to accommodate so many wounded people.
Even so, every hospital was crowded like fish in a basket, because there were still a large number of people who had been injured by Donglu and needed hospitalization.
The current result can be obtained because the hospital has tried its best. If it is okay in summer, heating must be ensured in winter to put the wounded out of danger.
Besides, the wounded themselves have limited mobility and it is impossible to let them live in bunk beds. The space advantage of the ward cannot be used at all.
"Thank you for your trouble, Dean. I can't help you much, so I sent you two thousand boxes of Shushuang to show your concern."
A certain prince now wants to reward and raise troops, and is about to become a pauper. There are so many things, so I can still handle them.
"Your Highness serves the country and the people and understands the righteousness. I am deeply grateful and will do my best to treat the wounded!"
Wu Youxing knew the price of Shushuang, a special medicine. It was two hundred taels of silver per box, and it was expensive but not marketable.
Two thousand boxes are worth 400,000 taels of silver, which is definitely a huge deal!
Not to mention anything else, at least it can greatly alleviate the tense situation of medication in the hospital.
As an experienced senior doctor, Wu Youxing can responsibly say that without this specific medicine, many wounded people would die from wound infection.
In addition to "Shuangshuang", there is also a special medicine with more powerful effects, which is "Zhenling".
However, the production process of "Zhenling" medicine is extremely complicated, and even the prince is unable to send it to hospitals in large quantities for use.
If you can allocate ten or twenty bottles at a time, that would be considered a blessing. Any more expectations can only be extravagant hopes.
"Then it all depends on the dean's great help. I would like to thank you in advance on behalf of all the soldiers!"
Without Lao Wutou, there would be no such large hospital. At least it would not attract so many doctors from the circle of friends. At least for now, Lao Wutou is considered a top doctor.
"Your Highness must not do this. I am ashamed of myself!"
Since the establishment of the hospital, Wu Youxing has been working diligently, while continuing to treat illnesses and save people, while studying the fairy world tips manual given to him by the prince.
Wu Youxing, who was over fifty years old, was most gratified to be able to gain the favor of the prince and to save both soldiers and civilians.
In the future, when the war subsided, hospitals were opened all over the Ming Dynasty, which would be a blessing to Wan Min in the true sense.
With this original intention in mind, Wu Youxing must cheer up and strive to live to see that day come.
"By the way, Dean, are X-rays useful?"
"Easy to use! Extremely easy to use! For diagnosing trauma, especially fractures, it is really a tool that gets twice the result with half the effort!"
As soon as he talked about professional matters, Lao Wutou immediately became interested.
The airship that the prince built was unprecedented, and so was this piece of light.
Even if others don't believe that the prince has ever studied the immortal world, Wu Youxing is determined to believe it.
With a translucent film, you can see the condition of the bones of the human body. How can it not be amazing?
In the past, doctors had to rely on touch and listen to the patient's statements to diagnose and treat such patients.
Since this light film is available, any experienced doctor can make the correct diagnosis and treatment plan in a short time.
"That's good. Dean, please rest and take care of yourself. I will ask the Academy of Sciences to provide the Dean with more powerful medical equipment in the future!"
A certain prince felt that nothing would make him happier than the mass production of penicillin, but from the current point of view, this is just an idea.
Whether penicillin can be mass-produced depends on the mood of the penicillin people...
How embarrassing~!
In comparison, stethoscopes are more reliable, but they have already been provided to Dr. Wu in truckloads.
Vaccination against cowpox has been used, Mongolian sweat medicine has become a designated anesthetic product, but the cinchona tree has not yet been purchased.
If we continue to struggle, we can only draw a huge red plus sign on the main entrance of the hospital!
"I would like to thank Your Highness for your support. I will look forward to it with great anticipation!"
Wu Youxing couldn't think of any medical equipment more powerful than the light sheet, but as long as the prince said there was one, it would be there. He could just wait patiently.
