Chapter 24: The Great Hole
What did he come to do?
Fang Xiu was stunned for a moment, and said lightly: "Let him in." ”
"Yes, master!"
After saluting, the shadow guard turned to leave.
A moment later.
Qin Xingyan came to the courtyard where Fang Xiu was, and after saluting, he said:
"Fang Xiang, the lower officials have something important to say."
Fang Xiu picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said lightly: "Speak." ”
"This ......"
Qin Xingyan didn't speak, but looked at Hai Rui on the side.
The meaning is clear.
It's hard for outsiders to talk about this.
Fang Xiu glanced at him and said, "This is Hai Rui, my own person, if you have anything to say, it doesn't hurt to say it." ”
Fang Xiu said so, and Qin Xingyan couldn't say anything more.
A smile appeared on the old man's face, he looked at Hai Rui, and said, "Mr. Hai, Qin Xingyan is still in the lower household department. ”
Hai Rui arched his hand and said, "Hai Rui, a cloth cloth, has seen Lord Qin." ”
The two of them said hello.
"Sit down and talk slowly."
Fang Xiu glanced at the two of them and said, "Hai Rui, you also sit." ”
"Xie Fangxiang!"
The two of them saluted in unison and sat down.
Qin Xingyan sorted out his words and said, "Fang Xiang, Xia Guan is here this time to relieve the drought. ”
I heard the word drought.
Fang Xiu's brows furrowed, he looked at Qin Xingyan, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Something happened to the relief grain again?" ”
"No, no, Fang Xiang misunderstood."
Qin Xingyan hurriedly waved his hand and explained: "The lower official wants to ask who should be sent to host the disaster relief." ”
Fang Xiu raised his eyebrows and said: "Didn't I tell you about it, just select an honest person from the household department." ”
"Fang Xiang said this, but he just ......"
When Qin Xingyan said this, his old face showed embarrassment, and he couldn't go on.
When Fang Xiu saw his expression, he was stunned at first.
Then his eyes widened, and he was surprised: "Shouldn't the entire household department find an honest person?" ”
Nuoda's household department can't even find an honest official.
What kind of rot has to be in the court!
Qin Xingyan said with some embarrassment: "If you want to find it, you can naturally find it, but they are too young and have no experience, and the lower officials are afraid that they will arrive in Qingzhou, and they don't know how to act." ”
Giving relief to the victims is not as simple as most people think.
Arrived in Qingzhou.
How to distribute food so as not to cause confusion.
Only by distributing food to whom can it be used to the fullest.
What should be done with local officials shirking their responsibilities?
There's a lot of learning in everything!
If you send a stunned young man over, even if you are honest, you may mess things up.
However, if you send experienced officials, who have been used to being casual all these years, it is difficult to ensure that they do not have crooked thoughts.
This time.
Qin Xingyan pressed his head up.
If the people who sent it because of corruption and bribery, they filled their own pockets and messed up this matter.
He didn't explain to Fang Xiu!
Experienced ones don't.
Not even if you are inexperienced.
You can't let the head of the household department go out in person, right?
Qin Xingyan struggled in the mansion for a whole day, and really couldn't find a suitable candidate for disaster relief, so he thought about coming to the Fang Mansion for help.
When Fang Xiu heard this, he was speechless with anger.
He looked at Qin Xingyan and said angrily: "Qin Shangshu is really a good means, he has been in charge of the household department for seven years, and he can't even pick out a person for disaster relief." ”
Qin Xingyan said embarrassedly: "The lower official is guilty!" Xiaguan ......"
"Okay, don't talk that nonsense to Benxiang, Benxiang doesn't want to hear it."
Fang Xiu waved his hand, his face showing a look of thought.
Who should be sent to Qingzhou for disaster relief?
Although the previous one had been a prime minister for ten years, most of his time was spent eating, drinking, and having fun.
It's good to remember the names of the princes of the court in your mind.
Who among the hundreds of officials is capable and who is more incorruptible, I don't have any impression at all.
I thought about it for a moment.
He suddenly thought of something, and a fine light burst out of his eyes, and he looked at Hai Rui who was sitting next to him.
"Hai Rui, how about letting you go to disaster relief?"
The voice fell.
Qin Xingyan and Hai Rui were both stunned.
Hai Rui reacted faster, got up and said: "The grass people are clothed, and they have no merit and fame, so I'm afraid this matter is inappropriate." ”
Fang Xiu waved his hand and said: "Identity is a trivial matter, just tell Your Majesty, it's a big deal to go to Qingzhou as a special envoy to supervise." ”
When Hai Rui heard this, he opened his mouth and wanted to say something.
Before he could speak, he was interrupted by Fang Xiu.
"Don't say anything else, you just need to tell the prime minister and send you to Qingzhou, can you handle the disaster relief?"
Hai Rui thought for a moment and said firmly: "Yes! ”
"That'll do."
Fang Xiu looked at Qin Xingyan and said, "Let Hai Rui handle this matter, do you have any opinions?" ”
Although Qin Xingyan didn't know Hai Rui, seeing that Fang Xiu trusted him so much, he naturally didn't say anything, and arched his hand: "Xia Guan has no opinion. ”
Fang Xiu nodded and said, "Okay, then this matter is decided." ”
After speaking, he picked up the teacup and took a sip gently.
Meaning: When that's all the talk, get out.
Seeing this, Qin Xingyan didn't leave, but stopped talking: "Prime Minister Fang, there is one more thing that the lower official wants to tell you." ”
As he spoke, his eyes looked at Hai Rui.
Fang Xiu glanced at him and said lightly: "I told you, Hai Rui is his own person, what do you have to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”
"Xiaguan understands."
Qin Xingyan took a deep breath, sorted out his words, and said: "Fang Xiang, the lower official ordered someone to check the account books of the household department yesterday, and found that there was a discrepancy with the actual deposit in the treasury. ”
Fang Xiu's brows furrowed slightly, he looked at Qin Xingyan and said, "Let's just say it, how much is it?" ”
Qin Xingyan hesitated for a moment, and said truthfully: "The treasury should have 14 million taels of silver, but after verification, the actual deposit of silver is 3.17 million taels. ”
When Fang Xiu heard this, he almost squirted out the tea!
I couldn't help but scold my mother in my heart.
"There is a difference of more than 10 million between the actual and the account!"
"No wonder when Zhao Zizheng was shouting for disaster relief, this dog thing reacted so much! It turned out that he knew in his heart that the treasury could not come up with any money for disaster relief! ”
Fang Xiu really wanted to ask Qin Xingyan, what was all this silver used for!
But see his face and the eyes.
You don't have to ask.
must have been squandered by his own treacherous appearance.
Ten years, more than 10 million taels.
If you calculate it, you have to spend a million taels of silver a year.
At this moment.
Even Fang Xiu couldn't help but admire himself.
The loser has lost to such a point!
Cattle!
Fang Xiu took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and asked, "Why did you suddenly remember to check the account books?" ”
Qin Xingyan said truthfully: "It was Your Majesty who was worried that the Wu Kingdom would make trouble at the border because of the grain merchant, so he asked the lower officials to check the silver deposits in the treasury in case of emergency." ”
Without waiting for Fang Xiu to ask, he took the initiative to add: "The lower official has not yet told His Majesty about this matter. ”
Fang Xiu listened, his face contemplative.
After a while, he looked at Qin Xingyan and asked, "If Your Majesty asks about this matter, do you know how to answer?" ”
Qin Xingyan looked like he understood, and said: "There are too many account books in the household department, and it is not possible to check them clearly at one time." ”
Fang Xiu nodded and said, "Okay, this matter, the true phase knows, you go down." ”
Qin Xingyan was a little surprised when he heard this.
Xindao: This is more than 10 million taels of silver! How did Fang Xiang behave so calmly, did he still have a back hand?
Somehow, he suddenly thought of what had happened in the court in the past two days.
I became more and more sure in my heart.
Fang Xiang must have had a countermeasure a long time ago, but he didn't tell others.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, got up and saluted, "The lower official retires." ”
Then he turned around and left the Xiangguo Mansion.
After he left.
Fang Xiu asked Hai Rui to go down to rest as well, leaving him alone to sit in the courtyard.
Thinking in my head.
How to fill this big hole.
It only took a moment for him to think about what to do next, and he didn't take it to heart anymore.
Instead, the system was turned on.
"It's almost dark."
"It's time to use the Beauty Summoning Card!"