Li Wanjiang's decree was a hint, but the document sent by the Department of Household Affairs was a direct request.
Because Yanyun County has not officially paid money and food to the court since its establishment. Considering the special situation of your Yanyun County, we did not ask you to do so. Now your Yanyun County is so fat.
It's time to contribute to the court and be loyal to the emperor, right?
I won’t ask you how much you want every year. Eight million taels of silver is no problem, right? In addition, war horses, cattle and sheep, coal, wood, and furs also need to be paid every year. The preliminary details are as follows. Please review it and consider it, Governor Xiao Chen.
, eagerly awaiting reply, and best wishes.
"Are you asking for money or madness?" Xiao Chen was furious when he saw the clerk from the Ministry of Household Affairs, "How can they open their mouths for eight million taels? They also need 5,000 horses and 10,000 cattle every year.
, thirty thousand sheep..."
"Haha, it seems that Li Wanjiang has freed up his hands to deal with us." The old man was very calm, stroking his beard and laughing.
"Catch the bird and hide it, throw away the mill and kill the donkey." The fat man said, "In the end, it's your donkey that's jumping around so much!"
"Li Wanjiang and the others are just testing the boss. It's too early to hide the bow before the bird is gone. If you kill the donkey, who will grind it for him?" Liu Cong recounted.
"If I don't offend him, what else can he do to me?" Xiao Chen now really has the strength to stand up to Li Wanjiang.
"Then you are disrespecting the decree and openly rebelling." The old man said, "Don't look at the emperor's decree being polite to you. If you don't understand the rules, the next decree will be harsh."
"Then rebel. Sooner or later you will have to rebel anyway," said the fat man.
"But the later the better." Zhuge Xiaosheng said.
"Humph, Li Wanjiang asked me to grind the grinding wheel, but to unload the grinding wheel when he was told. How can it be so easy? I will play grinding game with him!" Xiao Chen said, "Cong Shu, please go back and sort out what we have done before.
Aren’t we going to settle accounts with me based on the details of the things we gave them? Then let’s settle the accounts with him carefully!”
In the past, Yanyun County had also assisted the imperial court with a lot of materials and silver taels. Of course, it was more than enough. In rough calculation, the total amount of silver was more than 10 million taels, more than 30,000 war horses, countless cattle, sheep, and mules, and there were hundreds of thousands more.
Although Shi's grain is old grain, it is still grain. I wonder if you have eaten it? So I will count it as new grain!
"I have sorted out the details." Liu Congshu had already prepared it. "Every item is recorded clearly. Boss, please take a look."
"Why is your Cong Shu so honest?" Xiao Chen took it over, took a quick look, and put it on the table, "Who told you to understand it so clearly?"
"Ah? Boss, what do you mean by this?" Liu Congshu was stunned. These are the accounts archived by our Yanyun County. If you don't understand them clearly, are you still confused?
"You are being polite, but I think you are a bit stupid." The fat man said with a smile, "What we are settling with them is just a muddled account, and the more confused they are, the better... What are you doing, put all the details on this
Double the amount!"
"Fat man, what are you talking about?" Xiao Chen said, "Why don't you add more words?"
"But the court must have some low-level accounts of this transaction, and they all had receipts at that time. If there was a confrontation..." Liu Congshu hesitated.
"Don't be afraid to settle the accounts if you have them!" Xiao Chen said, "Slowly settle the accounts with them, and settle them carefully for me, until the end of the world and the vicissitudes of life!"
"Uh... that's not easy." Liu Congshu finally realized that the boss really wanted to settle a stupid debt with them.
If this account is brought up, it is really unclear. For example, Yanyun insisted that on a certain day of a certain year and a certain month, it handed over to the Zhou side 1,327 mules and horses, and 3,860 shi of grain.
, then Dazhou will have to retrieve the handover vouchers at that time to reconcile the accounts.
It stands to reason that the accounts should be reconciled, but don't forget that during transportation, grain will be eaten by rats, sparrows, damp, and dried, which will cause losses. In addition, the quality of grain is also divided into three, six, and nine grades, with different grades.
, the price difference is huge.
There are also mules and horses that are graded and may be lost or die of illness during transportation, so there must be a huge difference between the actual number of shipments, the actual number of receipts, and the grade assessment.
In short, it’s just nonsense. You said you received so many, and I said I sent out so many. You have receipts and we have records. If you don’t accept it, you’re right!
If this account is not clear, then the subsequent accounts will not be settled either.
In addition, prepare another revenue and expenditure account of Yanyun County and submit it to the Ministry of Accounts. You, Liu Congshu, can do whatever you want with this account. You don’t have to ask the boss. You should know how to do it. In short, the more significant the deficit will be, the better
Okay, the main theme is just two words, crying for poverty!
Why are you asking me for eight million a year? I haven’t asked you for it yet! How much money did we spend on this war with the Japanese? How many people died?
Not only did your court not support us with a penny or a grain of grain, but you also pretended to be deaf and dumb and turned a blind eye, and now you still want us to give you money...
How shameless are you!
Not only was there no money, there were no horses, cattle, sheep, wood, or coal at all!
In fact, if the amount requested by the Ministry of Household Affairs was smaller, Xiao Chen would probably give it to him, but unexpectedly, they opened their mouths and made it clear that they wanted to take something by force. With Xiao Chen's character of being soft rather than tough, of course he would not accept it.
Submit.
The reason why he refuses to give in easily is because his strength no longer allows it...it's not allowed at all.
Since you are testing me, I will also show my tough attitude. The most I can do is fall out. So if you continue to bully others too much, don’t force me to have a showdown with you. I’ll tell you!
As for my body, thanks to you, Your Majesty, I have been tempered into steel through countless hard work. I dare not say that it is steel and iron bones, but it is also immune to all diseases. The previous serious illness seems to have been miraculously cured...
…
So I’ve been feeling very good recently, and I haven’t even caught the cold. Your Majesty, don’t you think this is annoying?
Of course, there is still a note of thanks, saying: Dear Emperor, how are you? Are you very busy with court affairs now? Are you feeling well?
I'm doing well in Yanyun now. Your Majesty, please don't worry about me. Although I rarely write letters, I actually miss my home. Your Majesty, do you go to court every day? If nothing happens, don't do it. After working as an emperor for half my life, I should.
Take a break!
Have the two princes gone back? Greet them for me. If you have anything to do, let them do it. What can my son be so polite about?
Your Majesty, please take care of yourself and don't make me worry. I may not go back during the Spring Festival this year. Well, let's write it here first. Salute to you, salute to that...
"No boss, what nonsense are you talking about? Can this be presented to the emperor?" Liu Congshu was ordered to write, but his words were incomprehensible and made him laugh or cry.
Speaking of poetry is not poetry, and speaking of literature is not like literature. After all, your boss is also the number one talent in China. Is this the level?