For all official projects, no matter how big or small, there are some things that are unclear in terms of accounting.

There are false reports, false accounts, shoddy ones, etc., and these methods are dazzling and eye-opening.

The project of this palace in Puzhou is no exception.

The little bastards relied on their identities to swagger in and out of the construction site, as if they were in a no-man's land, and the officials and supervisors did not dare to be angry and dare not speak.

What they want to see, they can only let them see, and they have to be accompanied by someone.

What data they want, of course, they also happily show it to them.

In short, on this construction site, the officials did not dare to refuse any request from the little bastards.

A few days later, Li Sujie happily approached Li Qinzai with a stack of account books, and said that he had completed the task perfectly, and the materials and various expenditure accounts of the construction site were all in hand.

Li Qinzai took it and flipped through a few pages, and then sneered.

This book is really ...... Spicy eyes.

After only looking at a few lines, Li Qinzai found at least five problems, each of which was basically misreported by two or three times.

Whose pocket did the falsely reported money end up in, Li Qinzai was too lazy to check, it was not a court official who checked the accounts, and he was not interested.

When the water is clear, there are no fish, and the imperial court has made such a huge project, if you expect the officials below to be as clean as water, isn't it too ridiculous?

A piece of pork is put in the refrigerator, and it has to be dipped in some oil after a while, not to mention a big project that takes hundreds of thousands of yuan.

Li Qinzai is not a legal pioneer, let alone a moral cleanliness, what he wants to do is to grasp the data and use it as a basis to advise Li Zhi.

It is not his turn to investigate corruption and punish corruption.

"Good job," Li Qinzai patted the account book in his hand, smiled at Li Sujie, and said approvingly: "I finally did a reliable thing, and I will reward you with a chicken leg tonight." ”

Li Sujie said a few words of humility happily, and then said thoughtfully: "Sir, when the disciple looks at these account books, the number seems to be wrong, for example, the purchase materials recorded on it are a bit high...... No, it's not a little high, it's very high, I'm afraid it's famous inside......"

Li Qinzai waved his hand: "That's not our business, the Son of Heaven has not given me the right to investigate, you and I can't go beyond it." ”

Li Sujie said puzzledly: "Sir, if you don't see a crime and don't hold it accountable, is it the way of a human minister?" ”

Li Qinzai sighed and said with a smile: "In another ten years, you will know that the darkness in the world can only be controlled, not extinct. ”

"Why can't it be extinct?"

"Because there is black to white, there is yin to have yang, black and white coexist, yin and yang are combined, is the real world, the so-called everyone is like a virtuous, but an imaginary ideal."

Li Qinzai lowered his head and looked at the account books in his hand, and said faintly: "These account books can be easily obtained by you, which shows that they ......"

Li Qinzai stopped abruptly when he said this, and then shook his head.

The account books that can be easily obtained are most likely fake accounts, and to put it mildly, the officials on the construction site deliberately made up the account books in order to make fun of Li Sujie and these gentlemen.

Li Qinzai is sure that what is really handed over to the court for the prime minister's scholars to check must be another account book, although that account book will also have moisture and something that will not be seen in the light, but it will not be too outrageous, otherwise it will be burned.

Before the meeting, Li Sujie looked accomplished, and Li Qinzai couldn't bear to hit the child.

"Sujie, you better work hard to learn math well, otherwise you won't be able to understand the account books." Li Qinzai patted him on the shoulder earnestly.

"Sir, the disciple understands." Li Sujie said blankly.

Li Qinzai shook his head: "Only when you understand the hidden information behind the numbers in the account book can you really understand." ”

…………

Tai Chi Palace.

After the sweet potatoes were planted in the fields of Ganjingzhuang, Li Zhi and Empress Wu were very happy, and this happy mood continued for many days.

The food problem is the ultimate problem that has plagued the emperors of all dynasties, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the food problem has been solved, and the rest is basically not a problem.

From ancient times to the present, the source of the change of dynasty is "not enough to eat". You don't see the change of dynasties, the cause is the catastrophe, after the catastrophe is the great change, the peasants who are about to starve to death spontaneously, whether they are fanned, in short, the rod rises, and the world changes hands.

If there is a kind of grain with a yield of more than 5,000 catties per mu, does not occupy fertile land, is not afraid of drought and flood, and is widely planted, will the people still worry about grain?

When the people's stomachs are full, which one will rise up to rebel when they are full?

A high-yield grain can sustain the national fortune of a country, which is by no means an exaggeration in a purely agricultural society in ancient times.

So after Li Zhi and Empress Wu came back from Ganjingzhuang, they were in a good mood.

They knew how important the new grain of sweet potatoes was to the Tang Dynasty and the Li family, and Li Zhi had to count the days with his fingers almost every day.

"It's been more than ten days since the sweet potatoes were planted, right? Listening to the report from the Praetorian Guard, it has already sprouted, the leaf is the width of a little finger, and it is still ...... ripe Well, months. ”

Li Zhi calculated, shook his head again, and showed an anxious look: "Why do all good grains grow so slowly, I really live like a year......

Empress Wu chuckled: "Your Majesty, don't be impatient, no matter what kind of grain, it will take some time for it to harvest, Your Majesty counts the days every day, the more you count, the more you feel that the days are difficult, it is better to forget it first, and after a few months, Your Majesty will suddenly find that the harvest is already in sight." ”

Li Zhi nodded with a smile: "The queen said very much, I am waiting with peace of mind, even if this year's harvest is completed, the seeds must be kept, and they must be pushed forward, and it is estimated that it will take several years to be widely planted in the Tang Dynasty, which is a great event for thousands of generations to benefit future generations, and I can't wait for it." ”

Empress Wu smiled again: "The sweet potato was discovered in His Majesty's Lin De year, no matter how many years it takes for it to spread all over the world, at least under the pen of the historian, Your Majesty's achievement is amazing, and it must be written down in thick ink and color." ”

"At the end of last year, outside the Hanyuan Hall of Daming Palace, the palace people found the footprints of the Rui beast unicorn, which was obviously an auspicious gift from God to His Majesty. Your Majesty has not only harvested Tuguhun, but also discovered new grain seeds......"

"Taking advantage of the fact that everything is going well, we have to let the three provinces hurry up and start construction, don't delay Your Majesty's sealing of Mount Tai, otherwise the concubines are worried that Your Majesty will not climb Mount Tai for a long time to express their gratitude, and God will see the strange."

Li Zhi's expression was grim, and he nodded: "Yes, the palaces and road construction in various places must be accelerated, and the matter of money and grain, you might as well borrow it from the civil landlords and gentry temporarily, since Jing Chu has discovered new grain with a yield of 5,000 catties per mu, are you still afraid that I can't afford to pay it back?" ”

The couple chatted a few more words, Li Zhi yawned inadvertently, as if he was sleepy, and the martial queen retired and left the hall.

Not far from the main hall, a palace maid came over and whispered a few words in the ear of the martial queen.

Empress Wu paused, and a pair of eyebrows frowned.

"Li Jingchu has nothing to do, why did he go to Puzhou? I also brought those disciples and asked what account books, did Your Majesty give him a post as a secretary? ”

The palace maid shook her head: "The slave maid checked the official documents of the recent ministry, and did not find that Li Xianhou was appointed to an official position by His Majesty......"

Empress Wu's brows became tighter and tighter.

This Li Qinzai, what kind of fame is he doing if he has nothing to do? What does Puzhou Palace have to do with him?

"The officials of the Ministry of Industry came to say that Li Xianhou and his disciples concealed their identities when they first went to the construction site, and even took the disciples to take the initiative to do hard work, and did not leave after their identities were exposed, so that his disciples went around collecting the cost of materials for the construction of the palace......"