Bang Bang Bang ......

In the room, there was a burst of applause, and Governor Bohan, who was sitting behind the desk, was expressionless, but looked at Longbottom with a deep look in his eyes, he applauded again and again, and then slowly stood up and looked at Longbottom deeply: "This must be the general Longbottom who was famous in the northwest back then, right? I have heard of your name, and I didn't expect you to return to the northwest today, and you are as majestic as you were back then." ”

Longbottom glanced at the governor, did not respond to his compliment, but took a few steps back, stood beside Du Wei, and said, "This is our duke." ”

Governor Bohan seemed to have just seen Du Wei, with a polite smile unique to officialdom on his face, and walked around the desk: "It turned out to be Duke Tulip, my lord has been tired all the way, and I am entangled in official business, so I can't greet it, it's really rude." ”

After saying that, his face suddenly sank, and he shouted outside: "Didn't I settle the Duke well? ”

"Governor Bohan. Du Wei said leisurely: "Don't blame them, I insisted on coming to the governor." Then he smiled and looked Bohan in the eye: "I am about to leave for my realm, the province of Dessa, and until then, the local administration of Desa has been under the care of the governor of Bohan, and I, as the master, of course, have come to thank you personally. ”

Bohan was polite again and again, and Du Wei changed his words: "Also, since I am about to take office, many administrative matters in the province of Desa also need to be settled with you, so this governor bows, why do I have to come here." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, both of them were suspicious, but they laughed.

Bohan had tea brought to him, cleaned up the table in the room that had been chopped up by the alien just now, and invited Du Wei and Longbottom to sit down, and then smiled: " Two months ago, I learned that the Lord was coming to the Northwest, so I had already made arrangements for the affairs of the Province, since the Province of Desa has been divided into the territory of the family, in the past two months, I have begun to transfer all the local garrisons that were originally stationed in the Province, and your family's private army can be stationed in several military camps in the Province at any time, as well as the local provinces, the last group of temporary officials guarding the province are waiting in the capital of the Province, all the official documents and procedures have been completed, as long as your people take over, they can come back immediately。 ”

Du Wei smiled and suddenly said, "So, what about the financial aspect?"

Bohan's eyelids jumped slightly, but the smile on his face did not decrease by half at all: "In terms of finance, all the accounts have also been settled, and the treasury has been sealed, you can go and check it at any time." ”

"Oh. Du Wei silently picked up the cup and took a sip of the tea in front of him, this tea is orange and yellow, the entrance is sweet, with a fragrance of nectar, Du Wei smiled: "This is the specialty of the northwest, sand honey, right?" ”

Then he put down the cup, and his tone seemed to be very casual: "My lord, how much grain and materials are currently in the financial accounts of the inventory in my province of Desa?"

Governor Bohan frowned, but Du Wei didn't wait for him to speak, so he hurriedly said: "I have heard that Governor Bohan is the empire's leading master of wealth, and the financial delivery of the province of Desa has bothered the Governor, I think instead of waiting for me to go to see those boring account books, it is better for you, the master of wealth, to give me a general lecture, and I am not afraid of your jokes, I am a person, what I am most afraid of is reading books." ”

When he said this, Longbottom almost didn't squirt the tea out of his mouth.

He glanced at Du Wei strangely and thought: Are you afraid of reading?

The gods are above, and Longbottom has never seen anyone in this world who likes to read more than this young duke! He stayed in that temporary duke for so many days, and the duke spent most of his time reading, and then a room full of books, which made Longbottom, a big boss, dizzy when he read it, and Lady Made's back also quietly told Longbottom that Young Master Du Wei had read more books when he was young, and the longest record had not taken a step out of the room for a whole month, and only stayed in the room to read, and the original Luo Lin family, where the young master lived, the books he had read were stored in three large rooms.

Governor Bohan wanted to shirk it very much, and quickly sent the duke away, and asked him to go directly to the province of Dessar to go through the account book, but it seems that Du Wei was not fooled, and the big hat of a "financial master" was buttoned up, and he really couldn't: "Lord Duke said that I am the emperor."

There was a deep groan. Governor Bohan sighed: "What is the situation in the province of Dessa, according to the financial statistics of the summer, the money and grain collected in the treasury, as well as all kinds of materials, are equivalent to about two hundred and ten thousand gold coins, well, I remember this number, yes." ”

Du Wei was furious in his heart, but the smile on his face became more and more kind.

It's only 210,000 gold coins a quarter in the summer? This is a province!!210,000 in a quarter? I'm afraid it's less than 1,000,000 a year! Who are you fooling?

This Bohan must have emptied the money and grain in the treasury before handing over the territory!

However, Du Wei did not find this kind of thing strange...... If it were him, he would probably do the same.

"Governor Bohan, how much is the total number in the treasury now? I would like to know how much money my territory has at its disposal, and when I take office, I must have a number in mind when I take office. ”

"This ......" Governor Bohan hesitated, and at this moment, facing the young duke, he also felt that he had gone too far.

Du Wei guessed correctly, before Du Wei took office, Bohan did secretly manipulate and almost empty the treasury of the province of Dessa. In his opinion, all that money and grain were the income of him when he was managing the province of Desa, so why should he leave it to this kid? It was precisely because of this that Governor Bohan deliberately avoided and did not want to see Du Wei, who knew that Du Wei, a stunned young man, actually came directly.

"If I'm not mistaken, there's about ...... in the treasury of the province before I made the settlement," he said, and he suddenly turned around and walked behind the desk, pretended to find a booklet and opened it, and said with a smile: "Well, here it is." There were also 140 sets of cavalry light armor, 1,000 sets of infantry equipment, 300 pairs of bows and crossbows, and 8,000 arrows. Is it enough food for about three months, financially...... There are still 190,000 gold coins that can be used in the treasury......"

This series of numbers came out, even if Du Wei was prepared, he was almost so angry that he wanted to curse!

This Bohan Governor has been really ruthless!

These numbers may seem like a lot...... But don't forget, this is a province! a whole province, just leave yourself such a thing?!

Du Wei's face was a little ugly, and he frowned and looked at Governor Bohan: "My lord, you can't be mistaken, right?"

Du Wei's face was a little ugly, and he frowned and looked at Governor Bohan: "Your Excellency, you can't be mistaken, right?"

"This ...... You can't go wrong. Governor Bohan closed the booklet, with a helpless expression on his face, sighed, walked to Du Wei's side, and said earnestly: "It is also normal that the province of Desa is barren, the finances of Pingrìli are tight, and there is not much storage in the treasury. ”

Du Wei said: "I don't think it's right, right? Judging from the province of Dessa, there are still more than 200,000 gold coins in the summer season, and the annual income should be about one million. A province with an annual income of one million, after so many years, only a hundred thousand gold coins are left in the treasury?"

Bohan's face was a little ugly: "Lord Duke, are you suspecting me Bohan of corruption?"

Du Wei smiled: "Of course not, I have heard of the good name of the Governor for a long time, you are in the northwest to open up sources and reduce expenditure, just the scene of your Governor's Palace, I know that you are a justice."

Incorruptible Governor. How could I doubt you?"

After a pause, Du Wei smiled and said, "However, I heard that before I came, the local financial revenue of the Desa Province was not handed over to the capital of the Desa Province, but was sent to Mulan City every quarter according to your order. Am I right?"

Bohan knew that it was useless to say anything polite now, but he simply played with Du Wei and snorted coldly: "Oh! It turns out that the Duke is here to ask me for money today!"

Du Wei shook his head: "'Want'" This is not right, it should be said to be 'returning' the financial income you kept for me. ”

"As an Imperial official, I have an order from the Imperial Treasury to oversee the administration of the province of Desar. Governor Bohan said coldly.

"Regulation is not the same as annexation. Du Wei sneered: "You use the financial income of two provinces to support one province, and the treasury of the province of Desa is almost empty, so how can I use it after I take office?

Bohan shook his head: "Your Excellency the Governor said that the treasury of the province of Desa still has stock, and the grain is more than enough for three months. ”

Du Wei sighed: "In this case, I won't say much about the matter, since the income of the summer season is 210,000 gold coins, then I will ask the adults to explain, why is there only 190,000 left in my treasury?"

Bohan's tone was astringent: "rì is commonly used, and there is always an expense. ”

"Nonsense!" Du Wei suddenly became angry, he slapped the table, and stood up suddenly: "Governor Bohan! You really treat me as a child who doesn't know anything! The imperial financial management has a budget at the beginning of jealousy, and the summer income should be used for the autumn! Now that the summer has not passed, you have spent this season's finances? Hmph, is it the same for the Nulin Province you govern?"

Bohan a flute.

Du Wei suddenly took out a book from his arms, threw it in front of Bohan, and said coldly: "I have traveled all the way, the four cities of Nulin Province I have passed, the summer finances of these four cities have not been handed over to you, Governor Bohan, the summer income of your Nulin Province has not been used, why did my Desa Province spend it first?"

Bohan's face turned red.

Du Wei's accusations, he really can't answer.

As early as a few months ago, the empire came to the news that the province of Desa was divided into Du Wei's territory, the governor of Bohan was very dissatisfied, he is a master of wealth, and he is also a capable minister of the empire to govern the northwest, but it does not mean that he is a good man with no ambition, in his heart, he has done his best for the northwest, and he originally owned the territory of two provinces, and suddenly with an order, he divided half of the territory, and he was naturally extremely annoyed in his heart.

simply didn't do anything, and in the past few months, he has squeezed all the financial revenues of the province of Dessa, and the treasury of the province of Nulin is full of use, and he has used the money and grain of the province to support his own territory in the past few months.

When Du Wei arrived, he was faced with the almost empty province of Dessa.

When the time comes, see what this kid with no money and no food can do in the northwest, as long as he can't do it anymore, sooner or later the province of Desa will still be in the palm of his Bohan.

Now that Du Wei had explained what he had said, Bohan no longer pretended, he stubbornly said, "Lord Duke, what do you want?"

Du Wei suddenly put away all his anger and smiled faintly: "It's not good." You spend the money and food for me first, and forget it, but the treasury of a province is actually empty...... Governor Bohan, since you can't give me a reasonable explanation, then I can only report it to the Imperial Treasury and the Inspectorate. ”

After speaking, Du Wei Huoran stood up, turned around and walked out, and when he walked to the door, he suddenly stopped again, glanced back at Bohan, and said lightly: "By the way, Lord Governor, by the way, I have actually been to the prison of the Prosecutor's Office, and the conditions are very good." ”

These words made Bohan's face sink to the extreme, and he was extremely annoyed in his heart, but he did not take the threat to Du Wei to heart at all.

Although Du Wei is in the scenery of dìdū, but after all, this is the northwest, Bohan has been operating in the northwest for many years, so he naturally has an authority, he firmly believes that the empire needs him to govern the northwest, and the northwest is inseparable from him Bohan, besides, he Bohan can gain a foothold in the northwest, and there is no background behind it.

Moreover, from Bohan's point of view, after all, he has been in the northwest for many years, far away from dìdū, and his understanding of the situation in dìdū is not very detailed, and he only roughly knows that this young duke has made great contributions to the coup d'état, which has been appreciated by Prince Chen.

In his heart, his evaluation of Du Wei was just the fullness of a young prince!

Walking out of Bohan's room, Philip, who was waiting at the door, hurriedly followed behind Du Wei, this young man heard the conversation inside just now, and couldn't help but worry in his heart, and said in a low voice: "My lord, now I have to turn against this Bohan governor, I'm afraid it will be ......."

Du Wei didn't speak, but Longbottom next to him smiled and said: "Boy, you don't understand, this place in the northwest is different from the south, the kind of hypocrisy in the south is different here, in this place, you take one step back, others will take two steps forward, if you show weakness a little, others will dare to really ride on your head! If the Duke is a little weaker just now, I'm afraid that this Bohan Governor will do it more thoroughly, let alone 190,000 gold coins, and in the end there will not even leave us a hair." ”

Philip listened, thoughtfully, and nodded.

Du Wei said to himself leisurely: "I'm not angry, I just made a show for that guy just now, but today I watched this Bohan...... Hey, I'm really a little disappointed, this guy should have the ability, but he is too narrow-minded, I haven't even come to the northwest, and he already regards me as an enemy. ”

Then Du Wei smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect to come to the northwest, I didn't meet the Northwest Army, I didn't touch those barbarians, but I did it with the imperial governor first."

"This ...... My lord, do you really want to send a high report to the Imperial Treasury and the Inspectorate?" Philip asked cautiously, after all, in the young man's heart, he still admired Governor Bohan's achievements in the northwest.

"Sue! Of course, you have to denounce. Du Wei said lightly: "If I don't do anything, he will really think that I am afraid of him." But I also know that it is not much use to denounce, the regent is not a fool, and he will not do anything to Bohan at such a time, although Bohan's character is not very good, but he still has the ability. The empire is counting on him to rule the northwest. But it's better to make a fuss and get him in some trouble. ”

Philip was stunned: "That's it?"

In his opinion, such an approach is too childish. Typical harm to others is not good for oneself. Although he is a political rookie, he also knows that this kind of practice is really a bit naïve.

"This is just the first step. Du Wei patiently explained to the young man who was optimistic about him: "It's just to make a gesture to let Bohan understand that we can't be bullied casually." Naturally, I have other ways to bring this Bohan to its knees...... Hmph, swallow my entire provincial treasury! How do I want him to swallow it, how can I spit it it out for me!"

Since he didn't speculate with Governor Bohan, Du Wei had nothing to stay in Mulan City. After replenishing the convoy's supplies and drinking water, he set off for the province of Desa on the same day.

Finally, a few days later, the convoy entered the territory of the province of Dessa. Looking at the desolate land, Philip beside Du Wei shook his head again and again: "Alas, such a place, no wonder it is called the most barren area in the empire." ”

As far as the eye can see, it is full of loess, and even those villages and towns are sparsely populated, looking half-dead. After walking for two days, I came to the first small city. But the current situation made Du Wei very annoyed!

The officials who were waiting for the delivery were obviously from Bohan's faction, and the sealed treasury was empty, and these people were extremely respectful to Du Wei on the surface, but after settling all the accounts, they seemed to be unwilling to stay even for a moment, and left as fast as they could.

Du Wei didn't bother to waste saliva with these guys. The eighty disciples of the Blue Sea Sect who were brought in began to take over the local government affairs.

As a result, the advance speed of Du Wei and his party has slowed down greatly.

Fortunately, the actions of the Governor of Bohan also simplified the process of land delivery: of course, it was left with an empty land, scarce money and food, and nothing to hand over.

After fifteen days in the province of Dessa, Du Wei finally arrived at the capital city of the province of Dessa: the city of Gillar.

The city of Guiliar is located in the northern part of the province of Dessa, backed by the Kilimaro Mountains, which can be seen in the distance like a long dragon on the ground.

The convoy entered the city of Guiliar, and the last remaining officials in the city had come out to greet them, and Du Wei didn't bother to be polite with these Bohan people, and directly took people to the treasury of the richest man to check it.

Sure enough, the richest man still had some stocks in his treasury, the same data as the one he got from Bohan that day.

In the treasury of a province, there are only more than 1,000 weapons and equipment, and there is only enough food for one quarter, gold coins...... 190,000?

But Du Wei is not short of money now. His dìdū business earned him a lot of wealth, as well as ...... The United Kingdom of the South Seas, there will be a whole fleet of riches waiting for him.

The dilapidated city of Gilliard is in stark contrast to the city of Magnolia in Bohan. The population of this majestic capital city is only 80,000. The walls were even more dilapidated, and Du Wei even suspected that the walls had not been repaired since the war more than twenty years ago.

In fact, it is.

The city is also very small, with the total length of the city walls less than ten miles...... Such a small place is really very inconsistent with the status of the capital of a province.

"My lord, I think we should repair this wall. Longbottom glanced at it and frowned: "Such a dilapidated city wall, once a large number of horse thieves or enemies attack, there is not much defense at all. ”

Indeed, one of the walls to the south had collapsed and been broken, and if the enemy attacked, they could charge directly up the collapsed slope.

"Repair?" Du Wei pouted: "Such a rotten city wall, there is no value in repairing, it is better to rebuild a big city!"