The warehouse chief didn't dare to ask, so he hurriedly opened all the rooms with a few subordinates.

Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao looked at each room according to the booklet.

Lao Zhu also picked up the grain stored in each room and tasted it before he put his mind at ease.

No matter what the military granary of Taicang is, at least Yingtian is no problem for the time being.

Lao Zhu patted the warehouse chief on the shoulder: "You did a good job." Your name is Li Mian. Right. We remember that we have been in charge of military rations since the fifteenth year of Zhizheng. It was Li Shanchang who introduced you. ”

Li Mian knelt down and choked: "The emperor still remembers, and there is no regret for Weichen's death." ”

Lao Zhu said: "You have been with us for so many years, and your official position is still so low, I really feel a little wronged by you." Let's go back and think about it, and give you a better position. ”

Zhu Bai secretly sighed: A person really does not have only shortcomings and no advantages.

They hated Li Shanchang so much before, but now that they have Hu Weiyong as a comparison object, they know that Li Shanchang is much better.

Although Li Shanchang is greedy and cunning, he is still very good at employing people.

For example, this warehouse manager, such as many officials before.

Moreover, Li Shanchang was impeached and abused by the officials every day, and he never really killed the officials, he was forced to fight back, and most of the time he pretended to be dead and cowardly.

No wonder Lao Zhu Ming knew that Li Shanchang was greedy, but he still wanted to use him.

Zhu Biao was also deeply touched.

Under the influence of Liu Bowen, he has always disliked Li Shanchang.

even thought about it, if Li Shanchang had not stepped down when Lao Zhu was there, then he would be the first to do Li Shanchang when he came to power.

Only now do I realize that I am a little naïve and superficial, and I look at the problem too one-sidedly.

Zhu Bai once said: "As a monarch, you don't need to do everything yourself, as long as you make good use of someone who does something special." ”

And he is neither as good as Lao Zhu, nor as good as Li Shanchang, nor even as good as Zhu Bai in this regard.

Although Lao Zhu may be talking about the scene, Zhu Bai has made up his mind: this warehouse manager has clear thinking, is familiar with the business, is honest and duty-bound, and has clean hands and feet. Be sure to reuse him in the future.

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Unlike when they came, they rode their horses and trotted all the way back.

When Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao returned to the palace, they first asked the household department to bring all the money and grain booklets for the past two years.

They don't directly ask the household department to take the granary booklet, because they are afraid of startling the snake.

The household department did not dare to delay, and Ru Taisu asked someone to carry the booklet with a burden and send it to the palace in person.

After putting down the things, he also bowed his hand to Lao Zhu: "What is the emperor looking for, does he need the service of Weichen." ”

Lao Zhu said: "It's nothing, just take a look." Go ahead and get busy with yours. ”

As soon as Lao Zhu waited for Ru Taisu to leave, he said to Zhu Bai: "Come to the rebel, let's check together." Just look at the volumes of the Taicang military granary to see how much grain is still in the military granary today. ”

Zhu Bai muttered: "What's so nice about this." Erchen has already seen enough of reading the account books. ”

Lao Zhu originally suspected that Zhu Bai knew what the inside story was, so he made a big detour and deliberately led them to check this.

Now seeing that Zhu Bai was reluctant, he dispelled his suspicions.

He squinted: "If you are asked to check, you will check." Don't be lazy. Maybe you and your big brother will have work to do soon. It's because you read the ledger a lot, that's why you are called to come and see. ”

In fact, Zhu Bai had long wanted to check this, but he was afraid that Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao would be on guard.

He sat down pretending to be reluctant, tossing and turning here and there, looking absent-minded.

Lao Zhu said: "Look at it." Otherwise, you'll miss out on important information. ”

Zhu Bai looked at it seriously.

Wait for Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao to start carefully checking the account book.

He took out a pen and a small notebook from his bosom, and then jotted down some data.

And then he said, "Huh? Odd. How could the relief grain going to Hubei come out of the military granary. ”

Last year's disaster relief grain was all distributed from various places in accordance with Zhu Bai's words, borrowed and repaid, and did not come out of the official warehouse or the military granary at all.

Moreover, the grain that went to Hubei at that time was not used at all because of the procrastination of the disaster relief official Zhao Gan, and it stands to reason that it should be returned directly, but there was only no discrepancy in the account book of the military granary.

Coming and going, hundreds of thousands of stone grains do not know what to do.

The victims did not eat in their mouths, and the soldiers at the border were also hungry.

Either someone is using this to make up for the shortfall, or someone is greedy.

"Hehe, there's really a cat that's tired." Lao Zhu laughed angrily, and then gritted his teeth, "Let's kill like this, we can't even kill corrupt officials." They also dare to attack the grain. It is no wonder that it is not enough to transport grain to Dingliao, it turns out that there is no food at the source. ”

Grain is not the same as salt, tea, gold, silver, copper, and iron, because the people grow it and eat it every day, so they can't control it from the source, and they can't mark it.

Everywhere the food is the same.

Therefore, as long as it can be obtained from the granary, it can be sold, and it will not be suspected or traced when it circulates in the market.

Zhu Biao was also very angry and said, "Father, let the sons go to the Taicang Army Granary to see how much grain is left there." Along the river, half a day away. ”

Lao Zhu glanced at Zhu Bai and said, "Brother Tiger, you bring your twelfth brother, if there is anything, you can take care of it." ”

In fact, what Lao Zhu means is that the bad guy lets Zhu Bai do it.

Moreover, Zhu Bai's brain turns fast, and his adaptability is stronger than Zhu Biao's.

Zhu Bai frowned: "This matter of checking the warehouse, the eldest brother is definitely competent, so there is no need for the retainer to go." ”

He didn't want to touch this matter when he made such a big bend, but Lao Zhu had to drag him up.

When something happens, blame him for stealing the limelight from Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao saw that Zhu Bai was embarrassed, and gave him his hand: "The twelfth brother should be the eldest brother." If there is anything, the eldest brother bears it, and you are never to blame. ”

Zhu Bai looked at Lao Zhu again

Lao Zhu said: "Well, I don't blame you. ”

They all said so, and Zhu Bai couldn't shirk it anymore.

Lao Zhu said again: "Bring your gold medal, in case something is wrong, rectify the Fa on the spot, and you two don't have to hesitate or wonder whether to report it to us." ”

Zhu Biao and Zhu Bai arched their hands: "Yes." ”

Lao Zhu personally ordered fifty people from the pro-army lieutenant to follow Zhu Bai and them, and quietly sent a secret order to Wu Zhen to ask him to answer.

As soon as the city gate was opened the next day, Zhu Bai and Zhu Biao quietly went out from the north gate, got on Zhu Bai's treasure ship on the edge of the Yangtze River, and went straight down the river to Taicang.

Zhu Biao stood at the bow of the boat, his brows furrowed.

Zhu Bai knew that he was worried about his future and the future of Da Ming.

The country is vast, but people's energy is limited.

Lao Zhu is so diligent, capable of literature and martial arts, and there are so many capable people in the Ming Dynasty, but there are still many things that cannot be taken care of.

Prosperous clothes will also have lice.

Corrupt officials collude to conceal and bully each other, and wealth and glory are at their fingertips.

It's hard to be a clean official.

It's like the warehouse manager Li Mian I saw yesterday.

has been a clean official all his life, and there have been no problems, but Lao Zhu can't notice him.