"Your Majesty, there must be an omission in the records."
Kutou tremblingly argued:
"This entry into the treasury record was not known to me either. It should have happened after the shift ended yesterday evening."
"Master Lu, the young master in charge, was still here at the time. This was put into the treasury... Why don't we summon him to ask?"
Hearing this, Gu Baoquan turned around and called to his subordinates, "Here, come quickly and find Mr. Lu, the young master in charge."
"It's my lord."
A government servant trotted out of the government hall in a hurry.
After a while, the Yamen servant ran back panting and replied loudly:
"Your Excellency, the young manager, Lu Bu, is not here. I have looked for him everywhere, but I don't know where he went?"
"Clang..." a sound.
Gu Baoquan was so angry that he threw the blue and white porcelain tea bowl in his hand to the ground.
The tea bowl split into several petals, and the tea leaves flew everywhere with the tea soup.
"What do you do for food? A bunch of losers!"
"The official on duty is actually not on duty. I think you don't want to work anymore, right?"
He was furious.
The crimson official robe was trembling with anger.
It needs to be sorted out this time.
If the Salt Reserve continues to struggle like this, sooner or later it will implicate itself.
"Lead the way! Take me to the warehouse to check."
"I would like to take a look. I collected forty-five cents per catty of salt last night. I said it was excellent. How good is it?!"
"If you dare to hide the truth, I will report it to the magistrate and have you punished!"
The words of Mr. Gu, the director, frightened the officials present at the Salt Storage Institute to the point where they were shaking like chaff.
For a long time, they have been fishing for oil and water in series up and down, and their bottoms are not clean.
If this is reported to the government office, a casual investigation will reveal the trick.
It's not as simple as losing your official position, I'm afraid your head will be lost.
"Master Gu, please calm down."
After hearing the news, the person in charge of the Salt Store hurriedly stepped forward from behind the screen.
He made tea again himself and brought it over to lighten the mood.
"Don't do this! Quickly take me to the warehouse to check."
How could Gu Baoquan be in the mood now? He was still sitting leisurely in the government hall drinking tea and spanking.
But he pushed the tea bowl aside without any explanation, stood up and moved forward.
Looking back, he saw everyone around him standing motionless and roared:
"Why aren't you still moving? I can't move you anymore, right?"
"Yes... Mr. Director, I will take you there right now."
Seeing that he couldn't get through it, the master in charge had no choice but to bite the bullet and push forward first.
Damn, this is really going to end.
On the way to the warehouse, he felt very guilty and deliberately slowed down to wink at the warehouse head and others.
It means asking them to go to the warehouse quickly, take out the best salt, and replace it.
The clerks naturally understood and hurriedly accelerated their pace and entered the warehouse in advance.
However, Gu Baoquan is also a thousand-year-old fox.
In addition to speeding up his pace, he also used a look to make his close friends move.
The three groups of people in front and behind were almost always in the same line of sight.
Now, there is really nothing we can do.
It's a blessing, not a curse, but it's a curse that cannot be avoided.
The officer in charge thought silently in his heart.
When things are exposed later, push this idiot Lu Yingping out first.
Gu Baoquan stepped into the warehouse and shouted loudly:
"A new batch of refined salt was purchased last night. Is there any problem?"
A clerk in the warehouse responded and said, "Sir, this is indeed the case. Last night, when I was preparing to go home after the break, I was stopped by Mr. Lu, the young manager, and asked to put it into the warehouse first."
"My subordinates were also a little confused at the time, why did they put salt into the warehouse so late?"
"Master Ke Lu is the young master, and his subordinates dare not disobey."
When the clerk in the warehouse saw the director of salt transportation coming to the warehouse to ask questions, he thought something serious must have happened, so he quickly shied away the responsibility.
Seeing this scene, the petty officials nearby reported the incident one after another, adding insult to injury.
"Your Majesty, this is what the Young Master did."
"The younger one was also present last night and can testify."
"???"
The manager pretended to be innocent and said sadly:
"Master Gu, the young master seems to have some mental problems recently. The subordinate has long noticed that something is wrong with him."
"Humph, there is something wrong with his brain, and your brain was kicked by a donkey? You are the head of the salt reserve, you can't escape the responsibility!"
Gu Baoquan snorted coldly, then strode in.
"Take me to find out where the salt is."
Upon hearing this, the Yanku Yamen officer immediately led the way.
Behind Gu Baoquan, a group of officials, big and small, filed in and followed closely.
After turning seven or eight turns, I saw a batch of sacks piled on the ground, with the words
The word refined salt.
"Why didn't you do the incoming inspection and keep the records?"
Gu Baoquan was ready to inspect it himself and asked sternly.
The Yanku Yamen replied:
"It was too late to put it into the warehouse last night. I just opened the warehouse door this morning and was about to arrange storage. Your Excellency came here."
"Open the sack and check." Gu Baoquan ordered.
The yamen servant had no choice but to squat down and untie the rope from the sack.
The group of officials behind Gu Baoquan were so nervous that they couldn't breathe.
Some simply closed their eyes and only dared to listen to their own heartbeat.
The officer's hands were trembling, and it took him a long time to open the sack.
Cool…
White flowers of refined salt appeared in everyone's sight.
The air in the warehouse suddenly became quiet.
"OMG!"
Gu Baoquan, who is in his fifties, is originally an old salt official.
I saw him squatting down immediately, poking and licking the salt in the bag, making a lot of noise.
In thirty years of salt administration, he has never seen refined salt of such good quality!
This kind of refined salt can be supplied to the royal family, relatives of the emperor, dignitaries, and wealthy families.
You can also smuggle it to Northern Xinjiang, Western Region and other places at a high price, where the nobles can pay a high price.
This is nothing but money.
There was a burst of ecstasy in his heart!
In this way, he will not only please the Mei family, but also make the Gu family make a lot of money.
“Where does such high-quality refined salt come from?”
Gu Baoquan asked loudly and excitedly.
Nonsense, of course it was acquired.
Now, it was the turn of the officials present to look confused.
What, is everything okay?
The person in charge of the salt store, who had been hiding behind him without daring to say a word, saw that not only was he fine, but he seemed to have made a great contribution.
He then squeezed forward from behind the crowd, smiled and flattered Gu Baoquan:
"Master Director, this young director, Lu Yingping, has very strong business skills and can tell the quality of salt at a glance. Let me tell you, how could he make such a mistake?!"
Seeing the fox show up, Gu Baoquan glanced at him and coldly snorted:
"Why haven't I seen you before? Just hide behind me."
"Didn't you just say that he was a fool and had something wrong with his mind?"
The manager shamelessly bowed quickly and said:
"My lord, please forgive me. It was just a slip of the tongue. It was purely a slip of the tongue."
"???"
"Okay, okay, don't talk nonsense. Go and find Mr. Lu, the Young Master, for me. I have many things to ask."
Gu Baoquan's face suddenly became happy, like a late-blooming mountain chrysanthemum.
“I’m so happy to find such a salt producer this time.”
"Sir Gu, I will send someone to look for the young master. I also ask the director to come to the Yamen to drink tea and wait."
With that said, the manager nodded and bowed and asked Gu Baoquan out of the warehouse, so as not to see the large amount of extremely poor quality salt stored in the warehouse.
If it was discovered by Gu Baoquan, it would be a big deal.
