In ancient times, transportation was underdeveloped, especially in Yunnan-Guizhou, Guangdong, Shanxi-Shaanxi, Sichuan and other places. Not only were the distances long, but they also had to cross mountains and ridges. In addition, there are many wild animals these days. Not to mention tigers and leopards that come out to hurt people, even pandas are ferocious beasts... …
What's more, the distance is more than 3,000 miles. A trip here only takes three months, and a round trip takes half a year. After a few more trips, my son already knows Uncle Wang next door, but he doesn't know himself. Hongwu's six years are coming to an end, and the account books for Hongwu's three years have not been completed yet. Will this day be allowed to pass?
Being forced to this point, I can only adapt and learn from my predecessors.
The workaround is this blank book with the official seal. This is the so-called "correction tape". You tell us which page is wrong and we will change it.
Considering that if a number is wrong, the calculation will definitely be wrong, so prepare some blank books, it will come in handy...
Hu Tai looked at the serious Gu Zhengchen and vowed: "Don't worry, Lord County, this has always been the case. Whether it is the state or the government, this method has been used, and there has never been any problem."
The corners of Gu Zhengchen's mouth twitched.
There have been no problems before. That's because Lao Zhu didn't know. Haven't you ever thought about what would happen if Lao Zhu found out?
"I will never allow the use of empty printed documents. You are a Jurong planner. There is nothing wrong with traveling to Jinling a few more times!"
Gu Zhengchen threw the blank book aside and said bitterly.
Hu Tai was a little depressed: "Your Majesty, the Yingtian Mansion knows about this, so there is no taboo. Even if the household office bureau modifies the account books in front of them, although they won't help, they still turn a blind eye. If you close your eyes, no one will take it seriously, and as long as there are no obvious discrepancies in the accounts, the emperor will not pursue it."
It's not far from Jurong to Jinling, but it takes four days to go back and forth. If you don't bring a printed blank book, if something goes wrong and you can't reconcile the accounts, you will have to make more trips.
It's almost the twelfth lunar month, and it's very cold outside. It's hard to run back and forth.
Gu Zhengchen grabbed the blank book, threw it at Hu Tai, and yelled: "The first rule of the county government: All county government officials and servants must obey orders without hesitation, shirk, or delay! Have you forgotten it?"
Hu Tai was shocked and did not dare to refute, so he immediately agreed: "I will go and sort out the accounts now, and after the county magistrate has reviewed them, I will send them to the Ministry of Household Affairs for verification."
Gu Zhengchen waved his hand, dismissed Hu Tai, looked at Jiang Mu, and said sternly: "You are new to taking charge of the house, so you should know that the matter of Qiangu's accounts is not only related to your life and future, but also whether you can be promoted in the future. Anything that does not comply with the regulations of our Ming Dynasty must be handled in accordance with the regulations, no matter how laborious and troublesome it is!"
Jiang Mu couldn't understand why the county magistrate, who had always been flexible and advocated speed and efficiency, suddenly changed his temperament and started to give up on good methods and use inefficient methods instead.
However, Jiang Mu did not refute, but directly agreed.
Gu Zhengchen sat down, his hand holding the tea bowl trembling.
Sitting in the position of the county magistrate, if you don't watch carefully, you will be tricked to death without knowing how.
Although this method of blank printing is very flexible, it does have the problem of fraud. If someone colludes with a certain servant of the Ministry of Accounts, it may not be possible to inflate the existing losses or non-existent losses by creating a book. Add it, and then tell the local government that there is a problem with your account books.
In this way, even if the money and food are transferred out, there will be no flaws in the account books.
From this point of view, it is somewhat untenable to say that blank printed documents are seam seals and cannot be used to falsify accounts.
Since it can directly modify and replace the numbers in Qiangu and tax account books, it can also be used to falsify accounts. This logic is tenable.
It is not necessary to say that the seam seal cannot be used to falsify accounts, but it ignores the function of these blank documents to replace the account books and modify the account books, which is somewhat open-eyed and telling lies.
From this point of view, it cannot be said that all those who died in the Kongyin case were completely unjust. Even Fang Keqin, who was as honest as water, used the seal on the Kongyin book. Since he used the seal, he must naturally Responsible.
But no one thought that Lao Zhu's methods were so cruel and ruthless that he directly killed all the palm officials involved in the case.
Gu Zhengchen took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.
As long as Jurong does not participate in the empty printing of manuscripts, his head will be saved, and the Jurong County Government will also survive. However, knowing that the Kongyin case would arise, could he remain indifferent and just sit here and wait for Lao Zhu to kill a group of people?
There are more than 2,000 seal officials in prefectures and counties in the Ming Dynasty. Even if there are no county magistrates in some places, the person who acts as an agent and holds the seal is still the seal official. Regardless of whether it is the county magistrate or the historian, when it is time to kill, who is in charge of the seal? Lose your head.
These people were all killed, which meant that more than two thousand families were completely broken up.
Gu Zhengchen couldn't bear to have so many people killed. The most important thing was that Gu Zhengchen couldn't bear to have Fang Keqin killed. This man was honest and upright, and more importantly, his political achievements were much better than his own.
According to historical records, Fang Keqin governed Jining Prefecture. From the fourth year of Hongwu to the seventh year of Hongwu, the household registration of Jining Prefecture increased from 30,000 to 60,000, and the tax revenue soared from more than 10,000 dan to more than 140,000 dan!
The common people sang for it:
Whoever gives up my service, let me use your strength.
Who is my millet and makes you rain?
Please don't go, my people's parents.
As for the education business that Gu Zhengchen was engaged in, Fang Keqin had already made great strides in Jining Prefecture, building hundreds of schools and recruiting more than 2,000 disciples.
It is a pity that such a talented person was killed.
Perhaps, if Fang Keqin had not died, Fang Xiaoru would have at least been able to learn from his old father how to be an official. At least he would have learned the essence of talking less and doing more practical things, so that he would not have talked too much in the Jianwen Dynasty. , and did a lot of stupid things.
However, how to solve the problem of account books? Even if a method is found, how to convince Lao Zhu? If the detour is improper, will the empty seal case break out in advance?
After thinking about it, Gu Zhengchen decided to discuss it with Zhu Dalang, but Zhu Dalang should be in Fengyang to see Zhu Wusi and others at this time, and it would be the twelfth lunar month before he could come back.
As time goes by, Jurong's three major weaving, tailoring, and craftsmanship yards are on the right track. The queues for cargo transportation are getting longer and longer, and even the fleets are rented out.
There is no way, there are too many wealthy families in Jinling who need new stoves, not only the families of officials, but also the wealthy gentry and wealthy businessmen. Even some families in Jinling who are well off are willing to buy a new stove.
This winter has been somewhat cold, which has also boosted the demand for new stoves, and behind these stoves is the supply of large amounts of briquettes. Fortunately, coal is also available in Jinling. Hu Hengcai directly rented two large yards outside Jinling for the purpose of supplying briquettes.
When night comes, it's cold.
When the first snowflake fell, Gu Zhengchen had not yet rested. With the movement of his pen, an umbrella appeared on the paper...
