Chapter 193: Being an Official Is Better Than Being a Prostitute, Being a Prostitute Is Better Being Good (Page 1/1)

Bi Ziyan thought for a while and said: "If it is called agricultural bonds, the ministers are afraid of causing panic among the farmers below, thinking that the imperial court will not be able to come up with money to purchase affordable grain, and maybe some unscrupulous merchants will accumulate money, which will cause grain prices to fluctuate, so it is better to call it education bonds." ”

Zhu Youxiao said: "When you say this, I have thought of a problem, which is about the problem of stockpiling grain. Don't we have a lot of surplus food now? It's just that a large part of this grain matter depends on the time of day, although accumulating high fields will increase yields, but extreme weather will also cause a sharp reduction in the harvest or even no at all. Now the food situation is very good, but if there is a problem in the future, it may make those profiteers think that they should not be upset, how can this matter be solved? “

Bi Ziyan said: "Severe criminal law, arrest those profiteers one by one, let them know the consequences of doing this, and see who else dares to do this." “

Ye Xianggao said: "We don't have a rule now that we can't hoard grain, unless the "Da Ming Law" is amended. “

Fang Congzhe said: "Even if it is modified, it can't have any effect. Can we still set the amount of food that each person can accumulate in times of shortage? It's hard to look up. “

Xu Guangqi said: "Yes, the landlords cherish grain and do not sell it, this cannot be regarded as a fault, let alone a crime." The minister felt that there were two ways to start with it, one was to ensure that there was enough food in the warehouse, even potato flour, which was indeed very useful in times of famine. Generally speaking, during the famine, it is not that there is no food in the whole country, and some places starve to death, while others have abundant special products, so as long as the adjustment is good, it is not easy to have a great famine. “

Sun Chuanting said: "Master Xu's words are reasonable, when the famine starts, open a warehouse to release grain, and then urgently mobilize from a place where there is a lot of grain, in fact, there will be no great famine. But one thing is very important, and that is to ensure that there is actually food in the warehouse? “

Zhu Youxiao heard some meanings and said, "Aren't all the official warehouses here full?" What does Sun Qing mean is that the report does not match? “

The ministers were silent, and after a long time, Sun Chuanting gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, there is a proverb in officialdom: it is better to be an official than to be a prostitute, and it is better to be a prostitute." That is to say, the manager of the warehouse and the manager of the grain house are much stronger than being an official. “

Zhu Youxiao looked at the ministers, and when he saw that he didn't speak, he naturally knew that what Sun Chuanting said was true, and everyone knew it for a long time. He suppressed his anger and said, "Sun Qing, I will solve my doubts in detail." “

Sun Chuanting, as the secretary of the military department, since he shook this matter out, he originally had the idea of eradicating this cancer, and now that the emperor asked, he poured out what he had heard and seen on a daily basis, in order to attract the emperor's attention, so as to find a safe solution.

It turned out that the most polite way for the treasury officials was to embezzle the treasury money to earn interest, and those who were a little more ruthless had various means such as shoddy goods and even reporting losses and writing off, and embezzled the money and goods in the treasury through false accounts. However, the local officials generally did not dare to touch them, because they were forced to pay the money from the local treasury, and the officials might put all the deficit on the state and county officials through false accounts, and they would walk away.

There was such an example in the former Yuan Dynasty, and there was such a case in Zhejiang during the Zhengde period, so the later state and county officials had a habit of ignoring the actions of the treasury officials, and once the treasury officials had an accident, they had to try to hide it for them, so that they could find a way to fill the deficit.

And some officials even colluded with them and benefited from it, all of which were only hidden from the imperial history who came to inspect. And if the imperial history is too serious, it will be hated by everyone, and complaints and even direct murder have appeared, which also makes some imperial historians frightened, often perfunctory.

And the grain depot is even more greasy, when vacating the warehouse for grain, the grain book will sell the good grain as moldy grain, and then buy it with the second grain as good grain. When the officials took over, there was still so much grain, but the goods inside had changed.

Because the treasury management grain book is so rich in oil and water, many counties and small officials compete for it. Many counties have the old practice of the treasury, one official in turn to manage two seasons, because the officials see that it is a serval, everyone thinks to manage, some counties can only be discussed in the way, come up with a method of casting lots in the court, and the chief officials do not care, actually agree with this practice.

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, his anger could no longer be suppressed. Splitting his head and scolding Wei Zhongxian: "You are in charge of the factory guards, and you have let these oil officials be bullied, and you are embarrassed to often say that the control is very strict, and the world is worry-free." “

Wei Zhongxian knelt down and said: "Holy Lord, the slave and maid are guilty, please punish Your Majesty." “

Sun Chuanting hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, many of the drawbacks in this are provided by the factory and the ministers. The factory official was unable to ask the minister to sue His Majesty. “

Ye Xianggao said: "Your Majesty, the responsibility of the factory guards is not in charge of the granary, they supervise the officials rather than the officials, so it's no wonder that the factory guards are in charge." “

Zhu Youxiao said angrily: "Why do you say this, all the illegal things in the world can be managed by the factory guards, Wei Zhongxian, deduct you for half a year to punish you for your mistakes." “

Ye Xianggao secretly complained, the factory guards were already very powerful, and now the emperor actually said that everything in the world can be managed, so that the factory guards intervene in everything, which is not good for civil officials. But he couldn't come up with a reason to object for a while.

Wei Zhongxian naturally kowtowed to thank him. Zhu Youxiao continued: "The household department is responsible for setting up the treasury and granary of all states and counties in the world for vertical management, and before the restructuring, the household department will clean up the granary of the world's treasury with the assistance of the factory guard. In accordance with the law, a nationwide warehouse renovation was carried out, and throughout the process, the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Economic Investigation Bureau were responsible for supervising the household department and the factory guard. “

The ministers received the decree together. Now when the emperor does something, he no longer trusts one institution, even if it is Wei Zhongxian's factory guard, there must be another institution to supervise it at the same time. He once said to Wei Zhongxian: "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that you have a lot of factory guards, and you can't guarantee that everyone will have no other ideas." It is natural for people to be selfish, and it is also good for them to use means to suppress their greed, and you are not willing to let people send gold often. “

Wei Zhongxian understood the emperor's approach very well, and even often took the initiative to ask other institutions to supervise the factory guards, such as the six departments and thirteen daos that he did not like, as long as the opinions put forward were not nitpicking, he also gladly accepted. Therefore, the reputation of the factory guards among the civil officials is better than before, but the opposition of the civilian officials to the excessive power of the factory guards comes from the aspect of power struggle, which is inexplicable. In the cabinet now, only Sun Chuanting has a good relationship because he has cooperated with Wei Zhongxian many times, and Xu Guangqi is indispensable, and the other cabinet ministers are wary and even hostile to the factory guards.

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