The only task of the Mint Division is to mint coins, so the workshop used to mint coins is very large, almost half the area of the Mint.

When Chen Xiaoting and his entourage came over, Zhongguan Hu Sichun was already waiting outside the workshop.

Because there was no minting task recently, the workshop seemed very quiet, and Hu Sichun hurriedly greeted Chen Xiaoting and his entourage when he arrived.

"I've seen you!" Hu Sichun took the initiative to salute, followed by several officials.

Liu Yong, the direct boss, was dumb at this time, and he didn't mean to open his mouth at all, because he agreed to make a mistake when he opened his mouth.

At this time, Chen Xiaoting asked, "You are Zhongguan Hu Sichun?" ”

Hu Sichun hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "Lord Hui, the next official is exactly!" ”

"Let's go, take the official in and have a look!" Chen Xiaoting said calmly.

Hu Sichun couldn't get his mind right, so he cast his eyes at Liu Yong on the side, but he didn't receive the slightest hint.

"Liu Sicheng, you don't have to go in, it's the same as Jia Qi...... In the next few days, you won't have to go out in the yamen! ”

Chen Xiaoting's words fell on Liu Yong's ears, which made him extremely dissatisfied in his heart.

Although the Yamen of the Minting Department is not big, it is directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, and it is ordered by the Ministry of Households.

Judge was grounded, and now it's his turn, is it the brocade guard who has the final say in the entire Mint Division?

Although he was afraid in his heart, Liu Yong also resisted cautiously: "Lord Chen, the Mint Division is busy with affairs on weekdays, and the Ministry of Household and Industry often has official documents to handle it, but it is not good to be grounded here!" ”

This is an objective fact, Chen Xiaoting thought for a moment, and then said: "At least you can't move around at will today, when I report this matter to the Beizhen Fusi, I will have my own explanation!" ”

If the Beizhen Fusi agrees with Chen Xiaoting's intentions, then Liu Yong has reason to believe that the entire Minting Division will be blocked.

The reason is very simple, a powerful yamen like Jinyiwei wants to seal a six-grade mint, which is really nothing.

Don't say that he Liu Yong, a mere six-rank official, is those Shangshu cabinet ministers and even Shoufu, who have been arrested by them in the history of Jinyiwei.

Therefore, when Chen Xiaoting said it to this point, Liu Yong had nothing to say.

Seeing this scene, Hu Sichun's heart also became heavy.

After Liu Yong retreated, Chen Xiaoting signaled Hu Sichun to lead the way into the workshop, and the next workshop was the important thing to investigate.

The workshop is very large, and it is relatively not so tightly managed, or it cannot be managed too tightly.

"It's been a month since we started here!"

Following behind Hu Sichun, Chen Xiaoting couldn't help but look at the inside of the workshop, and the dozen or so blast furnaces inside were particularly eye-catching.

"Back to adults, the last time the furnace was sealed on March 18, and it hasn't started for more than a month!" Hu Sichun turned around and smiled, it was embarrassing for him to laugh at this time.

"How many artisans are there here today?"

Although Hu Sichun was in charge of these, because there were too many craftsmen, he couldn't answer for a while.

"About ...... There are nearly three hundred! Hu Sichun was very uncertain.

This made Chen Xiaoting suspicious, so he then asked: "As a Zhong official, you don't know how many craftsmen you have?" ”

Hu Sichun really didn't know, so he immediately said to the officials standing aside: "Go and find out how many people there are, there are records of the hair!" ”

Hearing this, Chen Xiaoting's expression was even more wrong.

It's just that there is a record at the time of the haircut, which means that there is not even a formal list of craftsmen here, which is too big and imstrict.

There must be something wrong here, no wonder Judge will point the finger here, no wonder Liu Yong will be nervous.

"You are so rash in the management of the craftsmen here? Don't even have a dedicated roster? Chen Xiaoting's tone became more and more unkind.

Originally, Hu Sichun was weak-hearted, but at this time, he was even asked on the spot, and many things were not easy to say.

For example, why there is no personnel roster, it is because you have to eat empty salaries, and the work will be done anyway, and it doesn't matter if there are dozens or hundreds of fewer people.

This is still a small amount of money, and there is actually more than one way to make money for a yamen like the Mint Division, which specializes in making money.

"The personnel are not clear, do you know how big an oversight this is?"

"No matter how strict the mold management is, it will eventually be given to you to use, but you don't know who the people who use the mold are, do you know how much of a sin this is?" Chen Xiaoting said in a stern tone.

This was the most angry moment since he joined the Mint Division, and it also frightened Hu Sichun to tremble.

"Big ...... My lord, although there is no special roster, there are records of those craftsmen! Hu Sichun explained.

"Just by the books of the send-of-money? What if someone doesn't get it? Is there no record of this man entering the Mintor Division? Chen Xiaoting still reprimanded harshly.

Hu Sichun immediately replied: "My lord, every time I open the furnace, I will name it, and then record it in the book, and finally the booklet will be used to remember!"

"So I won't miss anyone!" Hu Sichun said firmly.

As for whether what he said was true, Chen Xiaoting couldn't verify it for a while, so he didn't have too many doubts.

At this time, the clerk who had gone in to get the booklet also rushed out, but it was a thick one.

"My lord, the personnel records of the recent face are here, please check them out!" Hu Sichun handed it to Chen Xiaoting.

With such a thick book, Chen Xiaoting couldn't read it at all, and he didn't have time to read it.

So he didn't pick up the booklet, but he asked again: "After the mold is distributed to you, can someone count it every day?" Is there a record after the count? ”

Good guy, this question made Hu Sichun speechless, of course there were people who counted it, but there was no special record book.

After all, there are only a few molds in total, and you can count them every day.

Sometimes, I didn't even go because I was lazy, after all, no one was in charge of it.

Of course, the most critical reason is that the Mint Department is a relatively closed yamen and lacks sufficient supervision.

"Here's where it happened!" Chen Xiaoting said coldly.

Even in the matter of counting molds, there is no special person in charge, and it is very likely that something will happen here.

The atmosphere at the scene became solemn, and Hu Sichun was already in two wars, but he barely supported it.

And the few officials who followed him also knew that a catastrophe was coming at this time, and they were all panicked.

Hu Sichun ...... What else do you have to say? Chen Xiaoting asked calmly, at this time he was no longer angry.

Hu Sichun said: "My lord, we have overlooked this matter, but it is still unknown whether someone stole the mold!" ”

"I don't know? In other words, do you not know your sin? Chen Xiaoting asked sharply, feeling that Hu Sichun didn't know how to lift.

"Come on, all of them will be arrested and brought back to the yamen for questioning!" Chen Xiaoting said with anger, he was indeed angry.

Yan Congshan and the others did not dare to slack off, and as soon as they waved, a captain stepped forward and arrested Hu Sichun and others.

"Take them in and show the way, take away all the records about the craftsmen inside, and go back and check it slowly!" Chen Xiaoting said solemnly.

The workshop is in disarray, and it is highly likely that the mold was stolen here.

This is a bad thing for Hu Sichun, but it is the opposite for Chen Xiaoting, which at least proves that he may be in the right direction, and not as clueless as Dongchang.

After a while, all the relevant brochures were searched, and a large box was filled.

And Hu Sichun has nothing to say at this time, because what he said is in vain, it is better to think about how to deal with it in his heart.