A clerk walked up to Hua Fu and whispered a few words.

The expressions of Zheng Xuan and others changed.

Hear the words.

Hua Fu's eyes showed a hint of joy. He took the bamboo slips that the clerk found to be problematic, took them to Zheng Xuan and others, and asked in a cold voice:

"Explain it."

"Why is the ink on this document new?"

Fang Heng looked at it carefully and confirmed that it was the bamboo slip he copied earlier. He immediately felt relieved, stepped out of the queue, and bowed:

"Huihua Censor."

"This document was written by a subordinate."

"But there is a reason."

"Then tell me what the reason is." Hua Fu stared at Fang Heng with dark eyes. He wanted to see what reasoning this man could come up with.

Fang Heng replied:

"Hua Yushi should also know."

"It won't be long before spring plowing. In addition to cattle, spring plowing also requires a lot of grass (leisi), and grass is made of iron."

"The document shows the amount of wrought iron requested by Qijun."

"Qi County is far away from Xianyang, so it will take a long time for the documents to be delivered and distributed. In order not to miss the spring plowing, the officials also specifically asked Qi County officials to deliver the documents to the government office as soon as possible."

"After the documents from Qijun are delivered."

"The subordinates also approved it as soon as possible, and I didn't dare to have any delay."

"The journey from Xianyang to Qijun is very long, and the Railway Administration is only responsible for managing and issuing wrought iron. After the order is issued, it will go through several rounds of review, which will also take some time."

"It was with this in mind that the subordinates specially copied the documents sent by Qijun to this bamboo slip so that they could be approved quickly and the wrought iron allocated to Qijun could be delivered as soon as possible to avoid missing spring plowing."

"Censor Hua, please take a closer look!"

Hua Fu frowned.

He felt that there was something wrong with what this person said, but he couldn't find the loophole for a while, so he could only continue to read the document. After a long time, he continued to ask: "Why is it that a large county in Qi County only has a hundred kilograms of wrought iron allocated?

Have you tampered with it?"

Fang Heng said with an innocent look:

"Hua Yushi, you have wronged us."

"The Railway Administration only has distribution and management rights. How can we dare to do such a thing?"

"The reason why Qi County only has a hundred kilograms of wrought iron is not because we are deducting it, but because the share allocated to Qi County is currently only so much."

"Before the world was unified."

"The farm tools in Qi County are basically made of wood, stone or bone, and there are basically no iron farm tools. The iron farm tools currently used in Qi County were all distributed by Da Qin, and there are not that many in quantity."

"The weather has been very cold in the past few months, and the iron production in various places has dropped sharply. The amount of wrought iron reported by various places is far lower than before. There is really nothing we can do."

"Hua Yushi may not know something."

"In addition to supplying the army in full, the wrought iron produced in various places is given priority to Guanzhong and Bashu, and the rest can be distributed to other counties."

"Besides."

"Iron farm tools in various places belong to the government. Even if they are damaged, they must be returned to the government. Most of the wrought iron allocated by our Railway Government Office is used to repair these farm tools, so the wrought iron consumed in various places is not that large."

"The wrought iron allocated by Qi County is indeed a little short."

"But this is the current limit."

"However, Yushi Hua can rest assured that when the weather gets warmer and iron production increases, the government will allocate some additional wrought iron."

Hua Fu slightly raised his forehead.

He didn't doubt Fang Heng's words.

No matter how courageous the people in the Railway Administration were, they would not dare to touch the wrought iron that had been plowed in the spring.

Daqin mainly uses "block iron" to produce iron.

That is to say, iron ore and charcoal powder are put layer by layer into an iron smelting furnace made of stone and mud, and then heated continuously with a 'bellow' (bellows) made of cowhide. When the temperature reaches the melting point, the iron material inside

, it will be burned into a solid mass that looks a bit like a sponge.

This is wrought iron.

The Railway Administration mainly distributes this kind of wrought iron.

As for the subsequent refining of iron tools, farm tools or weapons, it is mainly done by workshops and government offices. That is to say, the wrought iron is placed on the anvil, forged with a hammer, beaten into thin sheets, and then folded in half like origami and continues to beat.

During this period, the furnace must be continuously reheated to remove impurities in the wrought iron.

The process is very cumbersome and cumbersome.

Hua Fu looked at the bamboo slips in his hand and continued to ask: "According to what you said, these wrought irons have been allocated?"

Fang Heng's face changed slightly, but quickly returned to normal.

He lowered his head and said:

"Huihua Censor."

"Of course it's not that fast, but the wrought iron they used has been registered in the account book, that is, it is already on the way to be allocated. If the clerk can convey it quickly, it may not take a few days for the wrought iron to be sent to Qi County.

.”

Hua Fu looked at Fang Heng, then at Zheng Xuan, then turned to ask Zhuxia Shi who was standing aside: "Have you found any other problems after checking for so long?"

Sun Di, the historian under the pillar, bowed and said:

"Return to the censor."

"Not found yet."

Hua Fu frowned, "There was no problem with the previous account books?"

Sun Didi, the historian under the pillar, said:

"It is true that no problem has been found for the time being. At the end of September, these account books had been checked by Zhi Su Neishi. In recent months, the wrought iron of the Railway Administration has not been warehoused and distributed frequently, and there is very little information registered in the account books.

.”

"There's really no problem."

Hua Fu's eyes turned cold and he said coldly: "What I'm asking about is not the previous Zhi Su Nei Shi investigation. What I'm asking about is whether you have found any problems with the account books."

Sun Di, the historian under the pillar, lowered his head and said:

"Return to the Censor."

"The subordinates are incompetent and they really didn't detect the problem."

Hear the words.

Zheng Xuan was happy.

He stepped forward and saluted Huafu.

He smiled and said:

"Censor, why do you need to make things difficult for these subordinates?"

"Our Railway Government Office has always acted in an honest and fair manner and has never engaged in fraud. Officials in the Government Office have never done anything to enrich their own pockets. Naturally, there will be no problems with the account books."

"There is nothing wrong with the account books. Even if they check the account books ten times or a hundred times, they still can't find any problems unless..."

"Someone is deliberately framing me!"

"but."

"I believe they won't, and you, the censor, won't do it even more."

"Hua Yushi, since there are no problems found in these account books, can you please let me send someone to move these account books back? We have to deal with government affairs later. During this period, all counties and counties have sent documents one after another.

Apply for transfer of wrought iron."

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"If the repair and replenishment of farm tools are delayed, thereby delaying the subsequent spring plowing, I cannot bear this responsibility, and I am afraid that you, the censor, cannot bear it either."

Hua Fu and Zheng Xuan looked at each other.

Sudden.

Hua Fu laughed.

"That's fine."

"Since no problem has been found this time, I will not delay you in handling government affairs. However, Zheng Tieguancheng, this time the account books can be explained by spring plowing, but next time there will be no such good excuse."

Zheng Xuan saluted and said:
To be continued...