Chapter Eighty-Eight: Inventory Inspection

"Alas, that's the only way to go......" The grain merchants responded one after another, but they couldn't be relieved, drank a few cups of stuffy wine, and dispersed early.

Separated from Xia Xiandi, Brother Wu did not go home, but went to the Cangzhou Chamber of Commerce. As soon as he entered the Chamber of Commerce, Brother Wu rushed into a secluded room and knelt down: "My lord, everything is done, the heat is almost over......"

The adult in Brother Wu's mouth is naturally Xu Qing.

Xu Qingdao said: "Xiao Wu has worked hard, go back." ”

"......"

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It is said that when Xia Xiandi returned to the hotel where he was staying, he said to one of his subordinates: "Have you been to Siku Liu's house?" ”

"Yes, I and Treasurer Liu are relatives in the five suits, the year before last, Treasurer Liu's family was happy, and I also drank wine." The subordinate asked in a low voice, "What does the boss mean?" ”

"You go to his house." Brother Xia Xian took out a letter of silver from his sleeve and said, "Let's see if we can accept our grain first." ”

The subordinate weighed the weight, widened his eyes and asked, "Do you still need to give him a gift?" ”

"Nonsense." Brother Xia Xian sighed and said: "It's only the first day, there are so many people, there will definitely be more tomorrow, when the time comes, whose grain will be collected or not, isn't it the treasurer who has the final say?" It's better to break the money and stay safe......"

"Boss, I'll go ...... now"

"Slow, you are not allowed to take it privately, if you do it well, I will naturally be rewarded. You also have to tell Treasurer Liu that there is another thank you after the matter is completed. ”

The man went out with the money in his hand, and after half an hour he returned with the money: "The door of his house is closed, and the door says, "It is getting late, and the master is not a guest." ”

"Won't you make silver?" Brother Xia Xian had already gotten into the quilt at this time, and scolded: "Why are you dead at this time? ”

The subordinate said aggrievedly: "The small one is used, but the door is soft and hard, I have been grinding for a long time, and I have bumped into several peers ......"

"Also a gift-giver?"

"yes!" The attendant nodded and said depressedly.

"Alas," Xia Xiandi sighed: "I'm not stupid, I'm afraid I'll lose ...... this trip."

Xia Xiandi, like all grain merchants, couldn't sleep after tossing and turning all night. are scolding Treasurer Liu for what a lazy pig! In order to sleep, he did not even accept the money that came to the door!

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Treasurer Liu didn't sleep, he was eating!

This meal was eaten by Xu Da Thorn Shi with him.

At that time, Brother Wu reported a letter, saying that "the heat is almost over", and Xu Qing thought that he could harvest the grain. There must be a place to store the grain, and there are only two official warehouses in Cangzhou City - Changping and emergency warehouses. If you add the military warehouses, there are three.

Changping is Yongfeng Cang, which is a good government of the imperial court to stabilize people's livelihood. It has two main functions, one is 'pingguang', that is, the so-called spring buying and autumn selling, mediating grain prices. One is 'lending', when the countryside is not in good supply, it lends seeds and rations to the people, and borrows them in spring and autumn, and of course charges additional interest. As the name suggests, the function of the emergency warehouse is 'relief', and when encountering a large-scale flood and drought locust plague, it will open a warehouse to help the people...

It is no exaggeration to say that the standing position and emergency warehouse are the stabilizers of one state and one county, and if this system runs well, the people will be able to withstand the famine and their lives will be more stable. If the operation is not good, there will be bankrupt people from time to time, and there will be large-scale famine during famine, resulting in starvation everywhere and displacement of people......

As a history of assassination, Xu Qing should have checked these two warehouses once a quarter, but due to various reasons, Xu Qing never went to see them. Of course, one of the biggest reasons is that Xu Qing is too lazy......

When cleaning up the family before, Xu Qing got a large amount of food. In order to prevent collusion between the state officials and the local clans, Xu Qing put the large amount of grain in the military warehouse. A small part was put into Huang Shimei's house and Chang Ping. Up to now, some of those grains have been sold cheaply, and some have been used for the military, and there is not much left. This is also one of the reasons why Xu Qing is in a hurry to buy grain, and he doesn't want to use the grain in his hands to deal with the victims, so he uses this plan to attract a large number of grain merchants here.

The grain merchants came and wanted to find a place to store grain, so Xu Qing thought of the Changping and emergency warehouses. Why not use a military warehouse? Because Xu Qing is lazy! There was no way to use the military warehouse before, and there was a very big drawback in doing so, that is, all the accounts of grain collection and grain delivery could only be calculated by Xu Qing himself, otherwise they would have to be handed over to Xiaoyue. Now Xu Qing doesn't want to count and feels sorry for Xiaoyue, so he has to leave it to the state officials to do......

Xu Qing quickly ordered 20 people to patrol the street, and called 20 officers to gather in one place and rushed to Chang Ping, which is located in the east of Cangzhou City.

The tea kung fu came to Changping Lane, where the warehouse was located. As soon as Xu Qing arrived, the treasurer Liu Teng was already waiting at the gate. Ambassador Cang, the secretary office, and the people are all on the side.

Liu Teng is in his forties, with a fat head and big ears, and a corrupt appearance, but he is normal. There is a saying in officialdom, called 'It is better to be an official than a prostitute, and it is better to be a prostitute', which is a homonym here, which means that from the perspective of benefits, it is better to be an official than to manage the warehouse, and the person who is in charge of the warehouse is not as good as the grain depot. It can be seen that the granary treasury is extremely rich in oil and water.

Seeing each other, Xu Qing's clerk made his intentions clear, and went to sit inside.

Liu Teng was obviously surprised by Xu Qing's personal arrival, picked up a large plate of keys, and took Xu Qing through several waterproof and fireproof courtyard walls to the outside of the warehouse with the 'A number'. Liu Teng opened the door of the warehouse, and saw that the grain troughs made of bricks and stones were filled with white flowers. Du Ziteng stretched out his hand and grabbed a handful of rice and said, "Grain storage must be kept ventilated and dry, there is a fire dragon under this grain depot, and it must be burned once if it is left for ten days and half a month." ”

Xu Qing nodded and asked, "How much grain is in the warehouse?" ”

Liu Teng replied without hesitation: "Not much, 2,500 stone grain, and when the autumn grain is put into storage, more than 500 stone will be disposed of this year." ”

"So much to deal with?"

"Adults don't know that Cangzhou is close to the sea and is prone to tidal changes, so it takes a lot to deal with. But I dare to say such a big thing, in these coastal states and counties, less than 30% of the waste grain can be counted in a slap......"

"Oh? That's amazing...... Xu Qing turned around and asked, "What kind of grain is being processed?" ”

"Old grain, moldy food, rats have pulled feces and urine, adults can come and take a look......"

Liu Teng led Xu Qing to a warehouse, and before he opened the door, a pungent smell came. Liu Teng was very used to it, and he didn't care to open the door. I went in, took a handful of rice out, threw it on the ground and stepped on it, and it turned directly into powder.

Xu Qing was taken aback: "This person will die if he eats it!" ”

Liu Teng said: "There are pigs here, and all pigs that don't eat must be disposed of." ”

Xu Qing smiled slightly and said, "I also understand the general situation, so let's start the inventory, right?" ”

"Plate ...... Inventory Adjustment? Liu Teng's fat lips trembled. Isn't it going through the motions?

"What's the problem?"

Xu Qing glanced at him lightly, although his gaze was not sharp, it made Liu Teng's fat body tremble, and he hurriedly shook his head and said:

"What can be the problem...... said and looked at the sky, "But it's all at this time, it's definitely not finished, it's better to come back early tomorrow morning......"

"Count as much as you want, the victims are coming, and the official must know the foundation of Cangzhou." Xu Qing clapped his hands, and a group of officials and patrolled the street to come in. Liu Teng opened his mouth, didn't speak, took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat and said:

"Let them do it, and go to tea in the adult's house?"

"You just drink it yourself." Xu Qing was straight, shook his head slightly, and said, "I'm not thirsty." ”

Frequently closed positions in the font library. One by one, the word 'official' written on it was black and big, resting on the side of the grain trough. Next to each grain trough, there was a white-shirted officer, holding a brush and account book in his hand, and Xu Qing brought a street patrol to shovel the grain into the Hu with a big wooden shovel. After a while, the warehouse was dusty, and people couldn't open their eyes.

Xu Qing sat outside and heard the coughs coming and going, and said, "There's a lot of ash in the grain." ”

"There's no way, Chen Liang is like this, just get used to it." Liu Tengteng smiled awkwardly.

"I hope so." Xu Qing squinted, and at this time, a humanoid object covered in dust came out of the warehouse, coughing and scolding: "It's too lacking in morality, it's just a matter of mixing sand and soil into the rice, and mixing lime!" ”

Looking at the figure and listening to the voice, there should be no doubt that Han Zibang came to the warehouse this time, and he accompanied Xu Qing as an adjutant.

"That's to keep moisture out and insects." Liu Teng hurriedly explained: "Hurry up and bring vegetable oil." ”

An old official quickly brought a pot of vegetable oil, and the man washed his face out, and sure enough, it was Han Zibang, and said to Xu Qing: "My lord, can you say two to the top...... Let's take a look at the grains first. ”

Han Zibang said and brought a big scoop to Xu Qing. The grain in this warehouse is indica rice without shells, and it is said that even if it is aged rice, it should be a pale yellow color, but Xu Qing saw that there were miscellaneous ingredients in this scoop...... Too much.

"Sift it!" Xu Qing glanced at Liu Teng expressionlessly, and saw that his face was a little pale. When only rice was left in the dustpan, the large coarse cloth on the ground was already covered with rice husks, dead grass, soil, and white ash lumps...... If you measure the rice again, it will be less than six liters.

Xu Qing grabbed a handful of dark yellow rice, smelled a strong musty smell, and he glanced at Du Ziteng coldly and said:

"This rice is too old, isn't it?"

"Hehe......" Liu Teng trembled his fat cheeks, and kept wiping his sweat and said: "There are so many warehouses, nearly 10,000 stones of grain, it is inevitable that there will be omissions." "yes."

Xu Qing nodded and said, "I want to see if it's an omission, or it's intentional!" He turned to Han Zibang and said, "Tell the brothers, let's not count the quantity first, but only check the condition of the grain itself." ”

"Okay." Han Zibang was overjoyed when he heard this, and when the officials patrolled the streets learned about it, they were also cheering, and they could finally be relieved......

Liu Teng's fat body went limp, and he prayed: "Lord Assassin Shi spares his life......"

As soon as the "grain" was brought out, Xu Qing saw that his eyes were on fire, fortunately he didn't expect to rely on these grains to help the victims, but what if it was someone else? How can the 30,000 or 40,000 victims survive? He pointed at Liu Teng and said: "Spare your life, you still want to spare your life, it's okay, it's okay to spare your life......

"Go, take these rice and cook dinner for Liu Teng!"

So, Liu Teng was left by Xu Qing to eat. Where can I swallow this meal? So Liu Teng didn't go home, and the female relatives of the family didn't dare to see the guests, so there was a scene where the money didn't come to the door before......

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