I have to say that Wang Xu’s rainbow fart sounds very pleasant.
It didn't take long for Li Qinzai to deeply believe that he was indeed a talent, a rare pillar of the country, a chosen one who was rare in a century, and the light of mankind.
However, after hearing too much about rainbow farts, it becomes a bit boring.
The real social rule is that for sober people, no matter the flatterer or the flatterer, each other knows that just listen to these words and be happy.
If anyone really believes in these flattery, then he is short-sighted.
In the side hall of the front yard of Li's house, after the guests and hosts chatted for a while, Li Qinzai looked at his expression and found that the eunuch seemed to have no other purpose today except to flatter him.
The mountain tops also bowed and the flatterers were received, so Li Qinzai planned to see off the guests.
You can’t take care of the food, right? Don't make the relationship between superiors and subordinates too close, as this will give others the wrong signal that you really accept them as your confidants.
Seeing Li Qinzai covering his mouth and yawning casually, Wang Xu was undoubtedly a very discerning man, so he immediately got up and left.
Li Qinzai perked up and pretended to beg to stay: "Ah? Wang Jiancheng is leaving now? Won't you stay for a casual meal?"
Wang Xu's eyes lit up.
A common job in the British government can be regarded as official qualifications!
Seeing Wang Xu's hesitant expression, Li Qinzai secretly thought something was wrong and hurriedly said with regret: "Unfortunately today, my son was naughty and burned down the kitchen in the house this morning. The fire was just put out, so I have to let Wang Jiancheng eat next time."
Raising children is not only used to protect against old age, but also used to take the blame at critical moments. The son who was just picked up yesterday will come in handy today.
Wang Jiancheng smiled sarcastically and didn't even dare to say anything.
Just as he walked out of the hall door before leaving, Wang Xu suddenly paused, turned around and said with a smile: "Young Supervisor Li, I'm reminded of something. Half a month ago, the superintendent's school office sent a batch of pig iron. Twenty thousand kilograms, please ask Mr. Li to decide."
Li Qinzai asked doubtfully: "Isn't the general supervisor... the one who built the house? Why did they send pig iron to the weapons supervisor?"
Wang Xu was startled, and his face suddenly turned ugly: "Young Supervisor Li... you probably don't know much about the duties of the Central Government Office, right?"
Li Qinzai glanced at him: "I don't understand, what? Am I proud?"
Wang Xu said with a smile: "Li Shaojian has just entered the officialdom, so it is inevitable that he will not understand the nature. Being a supervisor is not only about building a house, but also taking care of many affairs. He is divided into the left and right lieutenant colonel offices, and the Zhenguan office, which is in charge of weapons, masonry, and civil engineering. , ceramics, craftsmen, as well as palace stables, battle houses, etc.”
"The Lieutenant Colonel's Office is the official office in charge of ordnance."
Li Qinzai wondered: "The Lieutenant Colonel is in charge of ordnance, and our Ordnance Supervisor is also in charge of ordnance. Don't the two responsibilities overlap? Who is in charge of whom?"
"The Lieutenant Colonel's administration provides the materials, and our Ordnance Supervisor is responsible for building them. The finished weapons are then handed over to the Ministry of War's warehouse for collection."
Li Qinzai said oh, and finally understood this time.
In layman's terms, the General Administration Department is the supplier of raw materials, the Ordnance Supervisor is the manufacturer, and the Ministry of War warehouse is the finished product warehouse.
"The Lieutenant Colonel's Office has sent pig iron, and the Ordnance Superintendent will keep it. Whatever needs to be built will be built. There is no need for me, the young supervisor, to take care of these things. There are still supervisors above."
Wang Xu smiled bitterly and said: "Our Arms Supervisor is Ren Yaxiang, the Minister of War. Ren Yaxiang is already old and has been ill for many years. He is reluctant to serve as the Minister of War. He has not asked about the weapons supervisor for more than two years. ”
Li Qinzai was surprised and said: "Then who has been in charge of the weapons supervision in the past two years?"
"The person in charge was originally a young eunuch named Sun Xinlan, as well as a lower official and another eunuch. The three of us were jointly responsible for the affairs of arms supervision. After the emperor appointed you as a young eunuch, Sun Xinlan was transferred to the Ministry of Works a few days ago. The servant is here..."
Seeing that Li Qinzai still looked shocked, Wang Xu explained: "The affairs of the Ordnance Supervision are simple. Usually, the military department issues official documents, the Lieutenant Colonel gives materials, and the Ordnance Supervisor craftsmen build as many weapons as they say according to the requirements above. , one young eunuch and two eunuchs are enough to handle the errands."
Li Qinzai was relieved and said: "In that case, Xiao Gui and Cao Sui, you and the other supervisor will take care of the affairs of the weapons supervisor. The emperor has made a promise, so I don't have to take care of it."
Wang Xu said with a grimace: "Young Supervisor Li, the 20,000 kilograms of pig iron sent by the Lieutenant Colonel's Office this time... is a bit troublesome."
Li Qinzai couldn't help but frown when he heard the word "trouble".
He hated these two words.
"What's the trouble?"
"There is something wrong with this batch of pig iron sent by the Lieutenant Colonel's Office. The ore was not removed. It was said to be 20,000 kilograms of pig iron. In fact, if the ore is removed, 10,000 kilograms of pig iron will be left."
Li Qinzai snorted coldly: "Then return this batch of pig iron to the Lieutenant Colonel's Office. Do you still need me to teach you?"
Wang Xu lowered his head and said, "I dare not retreat."
"Why?"
Wang Xu was silent for a moment and said softly: "This batch of pig iron was allocated from the current relatives of the prisoner..."
"Relative? Which relative?"
Wang Xu's voice became deeper and deeper: "The young eunuch of the young mansion, Wu Yuanshuang."
Li Qinzai was shocked and didn't speak for a long time.
This makes it clear that the Shaofu has too many things in charge and is a fat job, including metallurgy, ore mining, cloth, and even coinage, etc., which are all under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu.
Iron ore mining is one of the responsibilities of the Shaofu.
It is certainly not surprising that Empress Wu put her second brother in such a fat position.
Twenty thousand kilograms of unrefined pig iron, half mixed with stone, the oil and water in it...
"Have the Ordnance Inspector offended Wu Yuanshuang before?" Li Qinzai asked with a frown.
Wang Xu sighed: "Who dares to offend him? It's just that Wu Shaojian's reputation in the court... well, it's just that his appearance is a bit indecent."
Li Qinzai nodded, speaking vaguely but expressing his meaning clearly.
In short, this guy is just a bastard. He has a sister who is a queen, and he is domineering and flamboyant as an official in the court. He doesn't care what others think of him. He just wants to make money.
He had no grudges in the past and no grudges these days. Wu Yuanshuang just wanted to make a fortune from this batch of pig iron.
This batch of pig iron was allocated half a month ago. At that time, Li Qinzai had not been appointed as the young warden of the Ordnance Supervisor, and the warden was bedridden. This meant that the young warden named Sun Xinlan was removed from the Ordnance Supervisor half a month ago. In addition, there are basically no capable managers.
If you think about it further, the young supervisor Sun Xinlan may not be able to escape from this matter. Maybe he cooperated with Wu Yuanshuang inside and outside, so the ordnance supervisor got 20,000 kilograms of parallel-imported pig iron.
"Who collected that batch of pig iron?" Li Qinzai asked.
Wang Xu whispered: "Young prisoner Sun Xinlan."
Li Qinzai sighed, as expected.
Well, this is a big deal.
This piece of shit Wang Xu is really an old man in the officialdom. He talks about flattery and flatters him for free, but in the end, he backhanded him with a thunderbolt.
Empress Wu's brother is not easy to mess with. If he really wants to return the pig iron, as the grandson of the British Duke Li Qinzai, I am afraid he will have to weigh the consequences.
If this hatred is formed, it will bring trouble to oneself.
What's even more frustrating is that Li Qinzai can't even touch Sun Xinlan, because touching him would be equivalent to touching Wu Yuanshuang.
It has to be said that everything in the Tang Dynasty during Li Zhi's period was good, but those guys named Wu were really rat shit and ruined a good pot of soup.
Wang Xu sighed and said: "Sun Xinlan was emboldened. I heard that he had already been infatuated with Wu Yuanshuang. I don't know what Wu Yuanshuang had promised him, but he dared to accept this batch of pig iron on behalf of the Ordnance Supervisor. Afterwards, he was transferred. This leaves the Ordnance Supervisor with such a big problem."
"That batch of pig iron is still in the warehouse of the Ordnance Supervision, and no one dares to touch it. However, as the Tang Dynasty King's army marches north to Tiele, in terms of logistics, in addition to food and grass, weapons must be replenished at any time. It must not be long before the Ministry of War will The following is made by the weapons supervisor."
"Once the Ministry of War issues a letter, these 20,000 kilograms of pig iron will be a big problem. If the Ministry of War can't keep up with the pig iron, they don't care whether it is refined or not. Since the Ordnance Supervisor has taken it, the Ministry of War will ask the Ordnance Supervisor about his crime. .”
"Young Supervisor Li, you are the only one responsible for the weapons supervision now. Please help me, Young Supervisor."
Li Qinzai leaned back and said: "This batch of pig iron is none of my business. I was not a young prisoner half a month ago. Every wrongdoer has his own debtor. You can go to whoever ordered it."
I am very familiar with shirking responsibility. I have not learned anything else from my previous life as a social beast, but I am very good at shirking responsibility.
Besides, it was none of his business in the first place. Li Zhi had already promised that he would not enter the court, join the agency, or manage politics. It's not his fault that the armory supervisor's sky is falling.
