Sun Zhaoyuan asked: "If there is a shortage of grain between state capitals, such as Yong'an Prefecture, write an IOU to my Yunxi Prefecture and transfer the grain from Yunxi Prefecture to Yong'an Prefecture, which means that the state governments borrow money on their own, does this kind of behavior do not need to be approved by the Ministry of Households?" ”

Qin Xueshi said: "This kind of way of doing things, the lower official has been an official for 20 years, and I haven't seen any state government use it, but without the approval of the household department, the guards guarding the grain do not open a warehouse, and there is no way to transport the grain and grass out." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "You are not the governor of this state, if you personally order, these guards still don't obey you?" ”

Qin Xueshi said: "The official position of the lower official is directly under the household department, and the daily state government uses the grain, as long as the state government official reports to the household department, the household department has issued an approval document, and the lower official has read the approval document and can only release the grain if there is no approval document, and the lower official does not have the authority to release grain." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "This year, we have received 18 million catties of grain, and presumably we will also send the grain to the rest of the state capitals. ”

Qin Xueshi said: "In previous years, Yunxi Prefecture reported this year's grain inventory to the household department, and the household department considered it and directly approved the document. It's just that how to distribute it, I think it's up to the head of the household to decide it himself. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan already knew the situation of the grain depot clearly, so he retreated from Qin Xueshi, and said: "Thank you, Lord Qin, today I will completely find out the situation of the grain depot in Yunxi Prefecture, and if there are other matters in the future, I will ask for advice." Lord Qin, go back first. ”

Qin Xueshi hurriedly arched his hand and said, "If Lord Sun has something, he can summon an official to meet him at any time." With that, he went.

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "From this point of view, if I want to lend grain to Yong'an Prefecture, this matter is against me, and I will definitely reject it with all my might." However, if Wang Youming plays the household department, it is the normal approval of the household department, and the grain will be sent to Yong'an Prefecture, and there is no loan relationship. In this way, if there is something in my Yunxi Prefecture, I don't have grain in stock, and the household department doesn't adjust grain, am I not passive? In this way, there is no way to go by general means, only to think of other ways. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan pondered carefully, and sent someone to ask Wang Daokuan, the governor of the silver treasury, to come to the public office to inquire about matters.

Wang Daokuan was also very surprised when he heard that the little official came to report that Sun Zhaoyuan wanted to see him, since Sun Zhaoyuan arrived in Yunxi Prefecture to take up the governor, Sun Zhaoyuan did not recruit Wang Daokuan alone. Wang Daokuan thought that Sun Zhaoyuan felt that the management of the state's treasury was proper, and he wanted to promote him.

Wang Daokuan was not as happy as Qin Xueshi, just because this silver vault was the first fat difference in Yunxi Prefecture, and all the guards guarding the silver vault had practiced the stunt of hiding silver in the anus.

The so-called anal silver two, is the guard of the silver treasury of the treasury, first go to seek medical advice, use the way of medication to make their anal bones become relaxed, and then use pork to make a meat net to wrap the silver, and then stuff it into their anus, to get out of the silver vault, and then take out the silver, the silver of the imperial treasury, steal out, these silver guards, in order to keep their own fat difference, will naturally divide most of the points, filial piety to the governor of the silver Daoist Wang Daokuan, by Wang Daokuan accumulated a lot of property.

Wang Daokuan thought about it, if Sun Zhaoyuan wanted to promote himself, except for the state government officials, the rest of the official positions were all open and dark for him, so it was better to ask Sun Zhaoyuan for help no matter what he did, and he would not cooperate, so Sun Zhaoyuan would not be promoted if he didn't like himself. And he, the superintendent of the bank, is directly under the household department, even if Sun Zhaoyuan wants to change himself, he must report to the household department, and the household department can only be transferred after agreeing. The head of the household and the squire have paid a lot of silver taels every year, so naturally they will not change him.

Wang Daokuan thought about it like this, so he felt that he didn't have to worry, and came to the state government office unhurriedly.

Sun Zhaoyuan saw Wang Daokuan, smiled, and said, "Lord Wang, please take a seat." ”

Wang Daokuan saw that Sun Zhaoyuan was so enthusiastic, his face was just indifferent at the moment, he greeted Sun Zhaoyuan and sat down next to him.

Wang Daokuan arched his hand and said: "I don't know if Lord Sun summoned me to this public office this time, what important things should be instructed to be handled by the lower officials. ”

When Sun Zhaoyuan heard this, he was not very pleasant, and he didn't like it in his heart, but his face was still as usual, and he said, "Why do you want to let the household department decide?" Shouldn't this Yunxi Prefecture political affairs be decided by the state government? ”

Wang Daokuan said: "Lord Sun doesn't know, although this Yunxi Prefecture grain depot is in Yunxi Prefecture, but the management is autocratic, but it is still in the hands of the household department. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "This official summoned you here to know the situation of the state's treasury. How much silver is in silver? How much does it earn per year? How much does it cost? I also ask Lord Wang to report these situations to this official. ”

Wang Daokuan listened to Sun Zhaoyuan's words, and said in his heart that it was reasonable for the state government official to ask about the situation of the silver treasury, and if he didn't answer well, he would be arrogant, so he replied to the situation: "This Yunxi Prefecture silver treasury is ten miles outside the city of Luyang Mansion, not far from the military camp, if there are robbers who dare to rob the silver treasury, they will be arrested by the soldiers of the military camp immediately, so it is foolproof." Last year, it received 4 million taels of treasury silver, and spent 8.9 million taels of treasury silver, and originally there were more than 6 million taels of silver deposited before, but last year it was spent too much, and Yunxi Prefecture now only has 1.5 million taels of treasury silver. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan sneered in his heart: "In this huge place of Yunxi Prefecture, the tax silver collected a year is only four million taels, which is not as good as half of the income of Yao Yungui and his officials. This court is really fighting for his Yao family. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "Why do you have to spend 8.9 million taels of silver when you earn four million taels of silver?" The state government officials spent more than 8 million taels of silver on the cost of the military camp and the project. ”

Wang Daokuan said: "Lord Sun is very right, the cost of the whole state of Yunxi Prefecture, in fact, two million taels is enough, but the excess silver taels are all allocated by the household department, either sent to Jianzhou Shipyard to build huge ships, or sent to Dongzhou, Yong'an Prefecture, Jiangzhou to help them quell the rebellion, so the silver treasury has bottomed out, and only one and a half million taels are left." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "This official has a doubt, if Yong'an Prefecture needs silver taels, can the government of Yong'an Prefecture write an IOU and borrow some silver from Yunxi Prefecture, can Yunxi Prefecture lend silver to Yong'an Prefecture?" ”

Wang Daokuan smiled and said: "Lord Sun is really joking, this kind of way of doing things, he has been an official for 20 years, and he has not seen any state capital use it." This treasury of silver is where the imperial court is located, and the state government has no right to transfer the silver in the treasury, if there is no approval from the household department, the guards guarding the silver will not open the warehouse, and the silver cannot be transported. As long as the state government officials report to the household department, the household department has issued an approval, and the lower officials have read the approval documents and go to the approval documents to release the silver, if there is no approval, the lower officials also have no authority to release the silver. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan knew the process of the silver warehouse, and it was exactly the same as the grain warehouse, so he withdrew Wang Daokuan and said: "Thank you, Lord Wang, today I will completely find out the situation of the silver warehouse in Yunxi Prefecture, and if there are other matters in the future, I will ask you for advice." Lord Wang, go back first. ”

Wang Daokuan arched his hand and said, "Then the official will leave" After speaking, he left.

When Wang Daokuan left, it was already dark, Sun Zhaoyuan went back to the governor's compound, and happened to meet Yu Yinqiao after finishing his business, so he went back to the house together. The servant brought the meal to the table, and the two ate together.

Sun Zhaoyuan helped Yu Yinqiao pick up the dishes and said, "Qiaoqiao, are things going well in business?" Although Yao Yungui and I are still passable on face now, Yao Yungui has long been wary of me inside, so does Li Hua have any displeasure? ”

Yu Yin Qiao said: "Li Hua usually treats me like a sister, not like I have any mustard. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "Then you don't have any abnormalities, business will be taken care of as usual, and Li Hua should be as usual." ”

Yu Yinqiao said: "Don't worry, I have my own measure." Seeing that Xianggong is not particularly happy today, I think that today's political affairs are not particularly smooth. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "There is an official today, for some reason, his attitude towards me is a little slack, and he is under the direct management of the household department, and I can't help him, so I can only sulk." ”

Yu Yin Qiao asked, "Who dares to slack off on you?" And why should I slack off on you? ”

Sun Zhaoyuan told Yu Yinqiao that Wang Daokuan's attitude was a little arrogant today, and that he had to report to the household department if he wanted to move the silver in the treasury.

Yu Yin Qiao smiled after hearing this: "His arrogant attitude is to release a signal to you." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "What signal?" ”

Yu Yin Qiao said: "There is a neighbor next door to my house, who happens to be the guard of the silver treasury, when he was at home before, every time he celebrates the New Year's holidays, he will go back to his hometown to visit, so I heard him tell others that this silver vault is a very thick place. Those guards who can enter the treasury to carry silver taels, each has the technique of levator anus, that private place, can hide more than two pieces of silver, every time you enter the warehouse, you can steal a lot of silver, so this person must not want to go through your doorway, go to other public offices, and as you said, the silver inspector needs the consent of the household department to transfer, so he has an arrogant attitude towards you, which is a signal that he does not want to leave this public office. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "No wonder a grain inspector is very respectful to me, and a silver inspector is very arrogant to me, it turns out that this grain inspector does not have such a thick oil and water as a silver inspector, so he still wants to be promoted." Today, I know this way, let me think of a way to transport the grain and grass that Wang Youming needs to Yong'an Prefecture. ”

After eating, Sun Zhaoyuan took Yu Yinqiao out to play. Since he came back from Yong'an Prefecture, Sun Zhaoyuan no longer dared to snub Yu Yin Qiao, but when he was free, he would take Yu Yin Qiao out in disguise and have some fun.

Sun Zhaoyuan left all political affairs behind at this time and only focused on Yu Yinqiao. Yu Yin Qiao said: "Xianggong, I haven't been to the Taoist Temple for a long time to see the Sanqing Venerable Master, so we will go to the Taoist Temple outside the city to kneel down and bow down to the Venerable Master, and thank the grace." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "We have been too busy recently, and we haven't knelt down to worship our master for too long, so let's go." ”

The two of them rode on the big horse to kneel and worship, and when they got the golden body of the Sanqing Master, the two knelt on the futon, closed their eyes reverently, and bowed three times and bowed nine times in the round sky.