As Chu Qing broke the casserole and asked the truth, he understood the whole story.
After the emperor allocated the money to the Ministry of Accounts, it was earmarked for special use. The money was deposited in the bank. The palace sent a eunuch and gave him the banknote. Chu Wensheng withdrew it in two days. The cash he withdrew was placed in the bank. In the Ministry of Industry.
Normal people would not dare to touch this money. After all, it is the emperor's money.
But in this category of normal people, Chu Wensheng obviously does not fall into this category.
There is a county in the middle of the capital, adjacent to Xiao County, called Lan County. Several villages were built at the foot of the mountains. As a result, they were also hit by floods after the Chinese New Year.
It's normal to suffer a disaster. The Ministry of Works sends people to deal with the aftermath and that's it.
But for some reason this year, disasters occurred all over the country, and the Ministry of Works simply did not have enough stone and wood to provide disaster relief.
Chu Wensheng rode his horse to take a look and saw that the people were in rags and had no home. He was heartbroken and took out the money from the Ministry of Works, which was the emperor's money to build the palace. It was time to hire people. It’s time to pull materials and deliver materials quickly to provide disaster relief.
In fact, this kind of operation is normal. Afterwards, the Ministry of Accounts allocates the money and then makes up for it. It's not that it has never happened before, but no one is so bold as to touch the emperor's money.
But the mistake was that Chu Wensheng miscalculated his popularity.
The right minister, Guang Haishang, was just waiting for Chu Wensheng to have bad luck. When he went to the Ministry of Household Affairs, he underreported an amount of money, which was the money for disaster relief in Lan County.
Then the problem came. The Ministry of Revenue did not know that the Ministry of Works had advanced the payment in advance, so it did not issue the money. If the money could not be filled, Chu Wensheng would not have money to repair the Taowu Palace for the emperor.
In addition, a lot of things happened later. Chu Wensheng knew that his official position was difficult to protect, so he thought that he could do whatever he wanted if he had too many lice, and he was not lining his own pockets. Even if this matter was exposed, it would play into his own hands and take advantage of the emperor. Use the money to benefit the people and gain a good reputation.
So, this is the situation now.
After Chu Qing heard this, he didn't know what to say.
What dad did was really cool. It was much more ruthless than Tao Shaozhang and Chen Yan, and it could trick the emperor.
Yes, even if the truth about this matter is revealed in the end, Chu Wensheng will still have a good reputation. The question is what will the emperor think and what will other ministers think? Who wants to have a subordinate who uses his own money to earn reputation?
But if you say this is rash, it's not true. Lao Chu has considered it very comprehensively. My official position is not guaranteed. Anyway, if you want to mess with me, wouldn't it be nice for me to use your money to gain a reputation? How exciting.
Not to mention, Chu Wensheng was smart for once.
You must know that if officials who have lost their official positions want to live well, they have to rely on reputation. Just like the famous Confucian scholars and the like, if you have a reputation, even if your reputation reaches a certain level, even the emperor and the court will be helpless against you.
If the emperor wants to punish Chu Wensheng for this matter, the more severe the punishment, the more people will praise Chu Wensheng. If the people praise Chu Wensheng, the emperor will be unable to do anything.
It's a pity that Chu Wensheng had many calculations, but life and death didn't matter. Although he had saved his official status, he had to continue to be an official and continue to hang out with the emperor.
"Dad, I, Chu Qing, am lucky to be your son." Chu Qing sighed and poured himself a glass of wine, with a hopeless expression on his face.
"Having such an obedient son like you..." Chu Wensheng laughed and said, "I am very lucky to be a father."
"Dad, am I complimenting you?"
"Isn't it?"
Chu Qing lost interest in continuing to speak.
I thought that Chu Mansion would finally turn over, but my father worked harder and turned over, turning 360 degrees and crawling on the ground again.
"The boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge." Lao Chu was quite open-minded and heart-warming, as if he was a dead pig not afraid of being scalded by boiling water.
Chu Qing looked at his father as if he were a salted fish, and was very confused by this salted fish's behavior.
all will be good?
This person is not offended by anyone else, but by the emperor, the most powerful person in Zhongzhou, the most powerful person in Zhongzhou!
"Forget it, let's find a way to make money."
Chu Qing let out a long sigh. His father didn't care, so he had to find a way to make up for it. No matter whether it was late or not, at least he made a gesture.
"Money?" Chu Wensheng rubbed his teeth: "Don't say you don't have money, you just have it. Where do you get the stone?"
"Isn't it just bricks? Let's make it. It doesn't cost much."
This time it was Chu Wensheng's turn to lose interest in continuing the conversation. He felt that the older man could boast better than himself.
Chu Qing's brain calculated quickly.
Not to build a palace, but to renovate it.
Since it's a renovation, there's no need to go all out. It's just a matter of painting, repairing the brick walls, and at the worst, "gifting" the emperor's greenery and a large flat terrace.
To do this, you need bricks, labor, paint, and all that means, in fact, money.
Money can buy paint, hire people, and buy materials to make bricks. As long as you have money, you can accomplish anything.
"Leave this to me, I'll take care of it."
"You?" Chu Wensheng rubbed his teeth again: "What should I do?"
"Don't worry about it. I have to go to the Taowu Palace first to make a thorough calculation and calculate the cost of the project. By the way, the Taowu Palace is in the palace. How do you get in?"
"With the tooth tag."
"Where's the toothpaste? Leave it to me."
Chu Wensheng scratched his chin and thought for a moment. He mistakenly thought that Chu Qing would go to Wei Changfeng for help. He didn't think much and called the housekeeper.
"Go, there is a wooden sign under the desk in the bedroom, get it for Qing'er."
Chu Qing fell to the ground in admiration again.
The emperor gave me a certificate that allowed me to enter and leave the palace freely, and asked my father to use it as a footrest. As expected, he really didn't plan to build a palace for the emperor.
Taking the dental card from the butler, Chu Qing stood up and poured his father a glass of wine.
"Drink slowly, bye."
Chu Wensheng replied with a smile: "Don't take it personally, just do your job with peace of mind."
Chu Qing waved his hand without looking back, drooped his head and left the Chu Mansion with Fu San.
As soon as he walked out of the gate of Chu Mansion, Chu Qing had a look of confusion on his face.
He was just thinking about where to get some money to spend, and his father took on such a big job for himself. Not to mention that he didn't know where to get the money, he still had little understanding of the economic concept of Chang Dynasty.
I quickly went through all the people I knew in my mind, and it was just these three people, Tao Shaozhang, Chen Yan, Qiu Wanshan, and Wei Changfeng.
Don't even think about Tao Shaozhang. If you are not familiar with him, you will trick him.
Chen Yan should be a rich man, but with that bearish look, he might not take the family's money.
Qiu Wanshan, this is an iron rooster, and it is very difficult to pluck out the feathers.
Wei Changfeng, don't think about it. How much fake wine does a subordinate have to drink before he goes to the leader to borrow money? Moreover, he is also the leader of a public institution, and it is still the second day after joining the company.
"Forget it, let's go check on the situation in Taowu Palace first."
At this point, he could only take one step at a time. Chu Qing took Fu San towards the palace with the tooth tag in his hand.
