Chapter 251 Drawing Salary from the Bottom of the Cauldron [I]

Wang Ranbo sat in the sedan chair, his face was blue and white. Li Shouzhong, who was standing outside, didn't urge, but just looked around as if he had pointed something. As if to say: you just consume it! Anyway, so many people are watching at the city gate, and it is you, Wang Ranbo, who lose face.

Wang Ranbo gritted his teeth hatefully, glared at Li Shouzhong, and said, "Li Shouzhong, you remember this official!" Come on, get up the sedan chair, and follow these thieves with the army! ”

The nearby soldiers showed anger on their faces, and Li Shouzhong's face also darkened slightly.

Although the thief army is an open contempt for soldiers, it is like we call foreigners in modern times, calling them ghosts, foreign devils, and the like, but if you say such things in front of a white person who knows Chinese, what will the other party have?

Li Shouzhong suppressed his anger, made a stop gesture to his subordinates, and said, "Deputy Envoy for Transfer, please!" ”

Li Shouzhong is not a person who spits on his face, and on the sub-word of the deputy envoy for transport, the words are particularly heavy, as if he will not be able to speak clearly.

Whether ancient or modern, the deputy dislikes to be added with a sub-word the least. is like Wang Ranbo, he likes other people to call him Wang Transfer, as if such a title can make him a transfer envoy.

"The shaft is not enough to speak!" Wang Ranbo flicked his sleeves angrily.

Li Shouzhong didn't bother to talk to Wang Ranbo, put down the curtain, and let the soldiers escort the sides forward.

But Li Shouzhong just forgot Wang Ranbo's insults to himself? Naturally, I can't, along the way, I was slow and fast, and I tossed the sedan chair man very lightly. I don't have much strength in my hands. Wang Ranbo inside also had a churning stomach. When it came to the Yamen. Wang Ranbo walked out of the official bridge, his face was pale, I was afraid that he would be tossed all the way!

"Transit Vice-Envoy! Please! Li Shouzhong made a gesture of please with a playful look in his eyes.

Wang Ranbo stood on the ground, and after a long while, he felt the feeling of being down-to-earth, and glanced at Li Shouzhong hatefully. "Li Shouzhong, you are so good!"

Li Shouzhong held his head high, looked at the sky and muttered, "Oops! The weather was really nice today. It's a pity that you have to be on duty, or go out and play, how good do you say? ”

Wang Ranbo's stomach was angry, he snorted coldly, walked towards the yamen, and shouted: "Who asked this official to come back and ask!" Ask something! ”

Li Shouzhong followed behind, knowing that Wang Ranbo wanted to make a big deal out of it, so if the prince wanted to deal with him, he was afraid that he would have to scruple about it. Doesn't think this guy is stupid? But how could the prince not think of this layer?

followed behind, and Li Shouzhong did not obstruct him.

The group came to the Jingde Hall where Zhao Yu worked. When you come to Jingde Hall, you can see a couplet. "Quiet to self-cultivation, thrift to cultivate virtue."

Wang Ranbo walked into Jingde Hall angrily, and saw Zhao Yu, Du Xiansheng and several other adjutants buried in the bookcase, and it was not easy for them to write and leave.

Ignoring the eyes of others, Wang Ranbo looked at Zhao Yu and said coldly: "Lord Wang, what are you looking for this official to inquire?" ”

Zhao Yu glanced up at Wang Ranbo, and immediately lowered his head and wrote something. "Originally, this thing should have been done by Zhou Xinlai, but since you came to this king, let this king come!"

Zhou Xin? Zhou Xin, who served as the transfer department and was involved in prison affairs? Wang Ranbo's face darkened, and his tone became even more unfriendly. "What do you mean, lord? Could it be that this official has committed something? Actually let Xiao Xing Prison take care of this king! ”

The little Xing Prison behind Wang Ranbo is full of irony, Xing Prison is not something that can be called casually, this honorific title is generally Lu Tidian Prison Affairs, that is, Pan Shu's honorific title. However, Zhao Yu forcibly let the post of being a prisoner official in the establishment, and with Zhao Yu's support, Zhou Xin shared a lot of power from Pan Shu. So some officials jokingly called Zhou Xin Xiao Xingjiao.

Zhao Yu was noncommittal to Wang Ranbo's sarcasm, and said to Du Xiansheng on the side: "Go and get that document!" You know that, right? ”

Du Xiansheng stood up and said, "Yes! A word 172 instrument! ”

Wang Ranbo's heart jumped, and he snorted coldly: "This official will take a look, how does the prince deal with my local master!" ”

After that, Wang Ranbo found a chair to sit down, and Zhao Yu didn't pay attention to it. Not only that, but it didn't take long for the handyman to bring tea and a plate of osmanthus cake. If it weren't for the previous thing, who would have believed that now Zhao Yu and Wang Ranbo are engaged in a war without blood and gunpowder?

It didn't take long for Du Xiansheng to return to Jingde Hall with a little panting, holding the documents kept in a bamboo tube.

Zhao Yu heard the footsteps, put down the rabbit pen in his hand, stood up, and said with his jaw while taking it: "Thank you for your hard work!" ”

Du Xiansheng bowed slightly, returned to his position, and continued the unfinished work.

Wang Ranbo hesitated slightly, but still stood up, looked at Zhao Yu with a fearless look, and said, "Lord Wang, what is the matter, please explain it clearly!" Otherwise, the official will be ready to write it when he goes back! ”

Zhao Yu had long turned a blind eye to Wang Ranbo's sarcasm and threats, either explicit or implicit, opened the bamboo tube, took out the rolled up paperwork, spread it out and looked at it for a while, and then said: "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that it involves a piece of embezzled money, which is initially estimated to be more than 1.27 million yuan!" ”

Wang Ranbo originally had a fearless expression, and immediately stunned Zhao Yu. "Wait! What did you just say? More than 1.27 million? Did you say it wrong? Or did the officer mishear? ”

In a hurry, Wang Ranbo forgot to use honorifics, and directly used "you" to address Zhao Yu!

"Bold! How dare you be rude to the prince! As a dog, Du Xiansheng naturally stood up at this time and criticized Wang Ranbo's rudeness.

Zhao Yu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Forget it!" This king believes that the king's deputy envoy did not mean it, but was just too impatient! ”

Zhao Yu's smile did not make Wang Ranbo feel a trace of warmth, in Wang Ranbo's opinion, Zhao Yu's smile at the moment is like a cat playing with mice, showing a smile.

Wang Ranbo took a deep breath and slightly suppressed his restless heart. said: "Does the prince know what kind of number he was saying just now?" If I am not mistaken. Last year, the national tax revenue of the imperial court was only 9.21 million! More than 1,270,000! and Quang Nam West Road plus Quang Nam East Road. All the taxes added together are only three or four hundredths of my Great Song tax revenue! And in this, Guangnan East Road still occupies seventy or eighty percent! ”

Zhao Yu said with a straight face: "This king naturally knows!" Otherwise, this king would not have attached so much importance to it, and he would not have personally sent someone to invite the king's deputy envoy back! ”

When he said what he said just now, Zhao Yu deliberately strengthened a word of invitation. This made Wang Ranbo's face change slightly, although he quickly adjusted, but the pimple in his heart could not be eliminated.

Zhao Yu looked down at the clerk a few times, raised his head and said, "Deputy Envoy Wang." Here are some of the things that come to you for inquiries! The 4,500 stone of disaster relief food delivered in Sien Prefecture, Yongzhou last year, but you gave the order? ”

Although Wang Ranbo is dissatisfied with Zhao Yu, but with so many people, he can't tolerate Wang Ranbo saying anything I don't remember such words. Such a scoundrel can be said easily, but don't forget what Wang Ranbo's identity is, as long as Zhao Yu pokes such a scoundrel to it, Wang Ranbo still can't eat and walk around.

You are a dignified deputy envoy of transport, and you are actually a scoundrel? Where are the qualities of my Great Song Dynasty officials going?

Therefore, Wang Ranbo also had a whole face, a straight face, and after thinking about it seriously, he said: "This official remembers that there is such a thing. At that time, it was said that there was a drought in Sien State, and officials were sent to investigate. It is reported to be true. In view of the fact that Yongzhou is an important border area, and the grain cannot be easily moved, it was directly transferred from the transfer department, and Cao Gong (Keming), who was the transfer envoy at the time, also knew that he issued this order together with this official! ”

Wang Ranbo's words were very cautious, first saying that he had sent officials to investigate, and then using the report. If there was nothing going on in Sien State at that time, it was a lie from the officials below. The latter words even pulled Cao Keming, who had already been degraded, to the point that he was really guilty, and he could also have this former transfer envoy to carry it with him.

Zhao Yu said with a straight face: "But as far as this king knows, there are only 500 stones to Si'en Prefecture, and the other 4,000 stones are sold to Guangyuan Prefecture, which is enough to get 600 taels of golden sand!" If you exchange it in the Central Plains, you can get almost 10,000 yuan! ”

Wang Ranbo knew that Zhao Yu had secretly changed the concept, the difference between the gold and silver prices of Guangnan West Road and the Central Plains was very large, and at the same time, there were more impurities in Jinsha, so the price was lower.

"Lord Wang, this official remembers that from October of the fifth year of Tiansheng to February of the sixth year of Tiansheng, the imperial court purchased a total of more than 480 taels of golden sands in Guangyuan Prefecture! The price is more than 4,280. Folding into one or two is just more than eight and nine hundred texts! Now, even if the price of gold rises, it will only be ten dollars at most! Six hundred taels of golden sand, how did you get to the prince, but there were nearly 4,000 yuan more? Wang Ranbo did not hesitate to pierce the Dao inside.

Zhao Yu sneered: "If this grain hadn't come out of this matter, it would have been transported to Bianliang, since it was Bianliang, the price of this gold would naturally be calculated according to the gold price of Bianliang!" Moreover, Deputy Envoy Wang was in such a hurry to debate this, did he admit to the embezzlement of disaster relief food just now? ”

Wang Ranbo couldn't help but discuss the issue of the gold price, gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Wang, the official doesn't know about this matter!" I hope you don't frame this official! And whether there is such a thing or not, I'm afraid it's hard to say! ”

Zhao Yu snorted coldly: "Since this king dares to ask like this, although he doesn't dare to say that the human and material evidence is complete, there is enough evidence!" In addition, the Transshipment Division processes about 20,000 stone of old grain every year, but why does the official find that the loss is more than the processing of old grain? And what do you say about the grain in the granary that is no less than 30,000 stone of mixed sand and stone? ”

Zhao Yu didn't count this yet, and then said: "The sea salt sent by Lianzhou, how come there are twelve stones in a boat?" If this king is not mistaken, the cao boats used on the West Road of Guangnan can basically carry goods of thirty stones, right? Where else are the eighteen stones? I heard that Deputy Envoy Wang had a very close relationship with the salt merchants of Guizhou! ”

The sweat on Wang Ranbo's forehead couldn't stop flowing, and the shock in his heart was not enough for outsiders. He didn't expect that Zhao Yu would know so many things at all, but he quickly thought that as long as nothing could be found in the account books, the other few people who handled it would not say anything. What if Zhao Yu knew? Does he dare to arrest hundreds of officials and businessmen based on guesswork? If that's the case, I'm probably happy!

The princes in the court must be in an uproar, even if Wei Wanggui is the brother of the Son of Heaven, he will be impeached and lose this black gauze hat, and if he doesn't get it, he will be imprisoned!

Wang Ranbo took a deep breath and pretended to be calm and said: "All these things that the prince said can only say that there is no such thing!" The matter inside the granary may be that the Diao people below sent food and deceived the officials! After all, Guangnan West Road is poor and bad, and even dares to do such a thing as chaos, and it is not strange that the grain sent to the government is mixed with soil and stones! As for why the number of boats transported is more than the quota, it is because Guangnan West Road is too poor, and the boats have been used for a long time, and there is no way to replace them, only to make up for them reluctantly! Therefore, although the quota is 30 stones, whoever really moves 30 stones into it is afraid that he will have to go to Jiangxin to feed the fish. ”

After a pause, Wang Ranbo asked slightly provocatively: "Is the prince satisfied with this answer?" ”

Zhao Yu suddenly laughed, and Wang Ranbo, who was laughing, was flustered. Zhao Yu said: "Since Deputy Envoy Wang is not involved in it, it will be good!" Because this king has conclusive evidence, showing that the head of the Iron Department of the Transit Department colluded with officials and businessmen, and the head of the Salt Department and the head of the Household Department are all suspected, this king has issued an order to let him avoid suspicion and temporarily assist Xing Prison at home to handle this case! ”

Wang Ranbo's face could no longer maintain a calm expression, and he said nervously: "Lord Wang, do you know that if you do this, it will paralyze the transfer department?" Please think twice! ”

Zhao Yu smiled and said, "Before that, this king has already made some preparations. In addition, in order to assist the deputy director in sharing the work, Sun Pengyuan, the head of the household case in Yongfu County, Guizhou, was transferred to serve as the chief secretary of the Ministry of Iron. As for the household department and the salt department, for the time being, there is the deputy director of the ministry who temporarily acts as the director, the household department is temporarily replaced by Feng Shenji, counselor of the transfer department, and the salt department is held by Song Baiyin, the secretary of the salt field in the three villages of Lianzhou! ”

Wang Ranbo's eyelids jumped, Feng Shenji needless to say, Zhao Yu is equivalent to a benefactor to him, Sun Pengyuan, Song Baiyin, these people are all from Guozi Academy, I am afraid that Zhao Yu will die to death. Zhao Yu is going to attack the transfer division! really did this for Zhao Yu, whether he was corrupt or not was meaningless to Zhao Yu.

What is there to be afraid of as a transit deputy who looks like a brass seal? Why did you get him, isn't this in vain to arouse the suspicion of the imperial court?

Thinking about the powerful relationship, Wang Ranbo only felt like falling into an ice cellar. This smiling prince, who doesn't seem to even be very good at fighting, is so politically skilled! (To be continued......)