After Zhe received Fan Zhen's recital from Ruan, he did not deal with it immediately, but first transferred it to Liu Jinshan, and then fell into Li Qiong's hands.

After Liu Jinshan saw Fan Zhen's recital, he couldn't help but smile slightly, what a discerning Fan Lao Xianggong!

Fan Zhen's recital for Chai Shouli seems to be contrary to Li Zhongyi's national policy of ruling the country by law, but it is not particularly dazzling.

After all, discussing relatives, nobles, and merit, these three discussions are related to the fundamental interests of the entire elite circle.

To put it bluntly, as long as Chai Shouli escapes this time, the matter of three discussions on atonement will benefit the high-ranking officials in the entire officialdom.

However, in Liu Jinshan's opinion, Chai Shouli is afraid that this time it will be difficult to escape.

After all, upholding the rule of law is the basic national policy of Li Zhongyi. Otherwise, Li Zhongyi would not have tossed and insisted on listing Dali Temple separately so that it would not be affected by any yamen.

According to the rules set by Li Zhongyi when he left, the cabinet adopted the system of democratic centralism, and Li Qiong convened a cabinet meeting to discuss and deal with it collectively.

Since Li Qiong had seen Fan Zhen's recital, he didn't dare to make his own decisions, so he ordered someone to invite Liu Jinshan and Zhe Congruan to his official hall, and everyone discussed it to see what should be done?

After both Ruan and Liu Jinshan arrived, Li Qiong said directly: "Fan Zhen went to the chapter, spoke for Chai Shouli, and begged the court to spare Chai Shouli, what do you think about it?" ”

Zhi Congruan glanced at Liu Jinshan, and saw that Liu Jinshan had no intention of stealing words, so he smiled and said, "Since the person has been detained in Dali Temple, it will be handed over to Dali Temple for trial, right?" ”

Li Qiong nodded, and Zhi Congruan didn't mean to speak for Chai Shouli, so he looked at Liu Jinshan again.

Liu Jinshan thought about it carefully and said: "The emperor has always attached importance to governing the country according to law, and this matter should be decided by Dali Temple. ”

It's already two to one, and Li Qiong didn't hesitate to say: "Handed over to Dali Temple for public trial, grace also comes from above, and we only need to be impartial as courtiers." ”

In a few words, the ministers of the cabinet decided the fate of Chai Shouli.

The murderer died, injured and stolen to the crime, and the uneducated Han Gaozu Liu Bang still knew that there was a law to follow, not to mention Li Zhongyi, the son of the Holy Ming?

At this time, Li Zhongyi had already arrived in Shaanzhou. Shaanzhou is the throat gateway for grain and materials in the Central Plains to enter Shaanxi, and it is also the transit center of materials, so there are many public warehouses here.

Li Zhongyi still had the old rules, and went straight to live in the Shaanzhou Soldiers and Horses Governor's Mansion, after all, the cultivation palace was too laborious.

Zhang Qingzhi, the governor of Shaanzhou, and Yang Qianghe, the head of the soldiers and horses in Shaanzhou, have been accompanying Li Zhongyi, always waiting for the emperor's call.

After Li Zhongyi washed up, he changed into loose casual clothes and formally met with the leading figures in the Shaanxi officialdom in the side hall.

"Knowing the military affairs of Shaanxi, the minister Zhang Qingzhi, knock on the emperor."

"The head of the soldiers and horses in Shaanzhou, the minister Yang Qianghe, knock on the emperor."

"Shaanzhou General Judgment ......"

"Shaanzhou Transshipment ......"

"Shaanzhou Inspection Envoy ......"

Li Zhongyi was at the top, waved his hand, and said, "That's it, flat, give a seat, and serve tea." ”

After the etiquette process of the official article was completed, the officials sat down one after another, and Li Zhongyi asked Li Congzheng, the transfer envoy of Shaanzhou, coldly.

"How many transshipment warehouses are there in Shaanzhou? Among them, what is the geometry of grain? Weapon geometry? ”

Li Congzheng saw the emperor asking, he hurriedly stood up and replied loudly: "Your Majesty, there are 200 official warehouses, including 500,000 stones of grain, and ...... knives in weapons."

Li Zhongyi nodded, Li Congzheng obviously prepared in advance, so that the answer was fluent.

Regardless of whether Li Cong is familiar with the data or has the data in his heart, at least he can answer it without being asked by Li Zhongyi, which is fine.

The concept of a good official in Li Zhongyi's mind is not that it is enough not to be greedy, but to be able to do errands competently.

Generally speaking, in Li Zhongyi's impression, all officials who are involved in the allocation of materials will inevitably walk by the river often without getting their shoes wet.

After all, the amount of goods and money that passed through was really huge. Even if it is just a small fish, the oil and water are enough to feed many local farmers.

For a period of time in later generations, the departments in charge of materials, such as the Food Bureau and the Material Bureau, were all departments that were very fat.

Li Zhongyi asked Li Congzheng again: "Have you ever brought the account books?" ”

Li Congzheng hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, although the minister did not bring an account book, he had an account in his heart, and he would never be wrong." ”

"Okay." Li Zhongyi was waiting for this sentence, and he immediately ordered, "Then let's find an official warehouse and inspect it on the spot, okay?" ”

Li Congzheng didn't have a ghost in his heart, so he was naturally not afraid of Li Zhongyi's temporary spot check, so he immediately said loudly: "But according to the emperor's orders." ”

Li Zhongyi is very sensitive to the officials and yamen in charge of materials, after all, there are a lot of cats among them, and it is easy to appear big rats.

Seeing this situation, Zhizhou Zhang Qingzhi couldn't help but feel lucky, knowing that Li Zhongyi was going to pass through Shaanzhou, he worked very hard, and went to the market almost every day to go to the market, so as to understand the price of the people.

What is good at the top, but what is good at the bottom will be very bad!

The emperor likes to understand the prices of the people, and the officials below can hide from the first day of the new year, and they can hide from the past fifteen, who dares not to understand?

Li Congzheng reported the locations of several official warehouses, but Li Zhongyi never said anything, let alone stopped.

After Li Congzheng introduced nearly 100 official warehouses, Li Zhongyi suddenly spoke: "Let's go to Juyuncang to have a look." ”

Juyuncang is not a particularly large, but not particularly small official warehouse. In the official warehouse, it is mainly used to store grain and other materials to be transferred to Jingzhao Mansion.

Li Zhongyi wanted to spot check Juyuncang, not on a whim, but a decision to do enough homework in advance.

In Li Zhongyi's view, there are many people in the big warehouse, and under normal circumstances, the possibility of being manipulated is extremely small.

Often, the warehouses that are prone to rats are those that are not large in area and often vacated.

If there are more moves, it is easy to be secretly manipulated, and it is difficult for people to detect the greasyness, which has become Li Zhongyi's key target.

With Li Zhongyi's order, the officials present got up and rushed to Juyuncang while secretly wiping their sweat.

By the time everyone arrived, Juyuncang had been surrounded by the guards, and the people inside were neither allowed to enter nor leave.

"Zhang Sanzheng, you take someone to take inventory, be sure to count them one by one." Li Zhongyi turned his head and ordered.

Zhang Sanzheng hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said loudly: "The minister is in order." "In the past, the spot checks were all led by him, and he had experience for a long time.

So, Li Zhongyi made tea and sat in the official hall of the official warehouse, waiting for the results of Zhang Sanzheng's inventory.

Three hours later, the food and weapons in the cloud warehouse were matched one by one, and there was only a small single-digit error.

After Li Zhongyi got the news, he looked at Li Congzheng with a smile and boasted: "Li Zhuanenvoy is really a capable official. ”

Li Congzheng replied solemnly: "If you eat your father's luck, you should share your worries and share your internal affairs." ”

Li Zhongyi nodded, Li Cong was guarding so many warehouses, and he didn't take anything, and the accounts were clear and terrible, and he was really a rare follower.

Li Congzheng's name, Li Zhongyi wrote it down, and it is impossible to forget it.

The officials in the public hall all stared at Li Congzheng with envy, and showed a big face in front of the emperor, his future official fortune is absolutely impossible to be bad!

Li Zhongyi looked at Li Congzheng with great satisfaction, as a local official in charge of wealth and materials, Juyun Library actually checked the accounts, which can explain some problems.

After Li Zhongyi returned to the temporary palace, he washed up briefly, and then sent someone to summon Li Congzheng.

"Obvious people, all the warehouses in Shaanzhou are as clear as Juyuncang?" Li Zhongyi asked Li Congzheng.

Li Congzheng arched his hand and said: "Back to the emperor, my subordinates dare not say that it is exactly the same, but they dare to guarantee that the quantity of food and materials should be within the margin of error." ”

"Good, good, good, good." Li Zhongyi trusted Li Congzheng's words, so he asked him, "How did you do it?" ”

Li Congzheng said: "If you go back to the emperor, the officials are not afraid of my strictness, but of my father." As long as his subordinates don't stretch out their hands indiscriminately, who dares to think too much? In addition, His Majesty asked every official in charge of the warehouse to report back at any time, and I organized manpower to conduct random inspections at any time. ”

Li Zhongyi couldn't help but smile slightly, the random inspection method adopted by Li Congzheng was exactly the same as the way he randomly inspected Li Congzheng.

On the side of the capital, the money, grain and warehouses under the jurisdiction of the transshipment envoy are even more numerous. The reason why there are no major problems is mainly because Huang Jingsheng and Wang Dahu are staring very closely.

To put it bluntly, it is a matter of regulation. 135, Huang Jingsheng sent people to check the accounts; 246, after Wang Dahu went down to spot check and acted in such turns, no one dared to make a big move in secret.

However, in the process of grain transportation, after all, there will be a certain amount of loss. The proportion of this loss, after Huang Jingsheng's careful calculation, is about 1%, which is a normal value.

In other words, as long as the loss is within this value, it is considered a normal situation, and the treasury officer does not need to be held responsible.

However, if this percentage of loss is exceeded, then the transportation personnel and warehouse management personnel need to be held responsible. At the worst, they will be fined money to make up for the shortfall, and at worst, they will be demoted and dismissed, exiled for 3,000 miles, or even lose their heads.

In the final analysis, the most feared thing about the affairs of the Celestial Empire is to be serious and responsible. Once it is true, there is no loophole that cannot be found.

"Xianren, you are in charge of the warehouse and the money and grain, what is the difficulty, although you speak bluntly to me." Li Zhongyi is about to embark on the journey to the west, and what he is most worried about is whether the grain and grass can be guaranteed in time.

Since ancient times, the conquest of Xishu and marching and fighting are all trivial matters, and the core is, can the logistics supply keep up?

Shaanzhou is located at the intersection of the Central Plains and Shaanxi Road, with Tongguan to the west and the vast Great Plains to the east.

It is no exaggeration to say that whether the grain from Shaanzhou can be supplied to Shaanxi Road in time determines the success or failure of the 100,000-strong army to conquer Shu, how can Li Zhongyi not pay attention to it?

Li Congzheng arched his hand and said: "Back to the emperor, there is nothing difficult to do, mainly on the line from Shaanzhou to Tongguan, the mountain road is rugged and difficult, and ten stones of grain will be transported to the road, and nine stones will be eaten on the way." ”

Li Zhongyi nodded, Li Congzheng was speaking in layman's terms, Shu Road is difficult, and it is also difficult to enter Shaanxi Road.

Fortunately, the section of road that needs to be overcome is only more than 200 miles of mountain roads, and if it is 7 or 800 miles of mountain roads, the consumption on the road is very strong.

"I'm not lying to me, if you ensure the supply of materials for the army, the deputy envoy of the third division will be yours."

Li Zhongyi has always believed in a principle, since you want the horse to run fast, you must let the horse eat well, otherwise, who wants to die for you in vain?