Chapter 1529: Atoning for one’s sins (wowling for monthly votes)
Guangchusi Teahouse is located in Tiren Pavilion on the east side of Taihe Palace Square.
Tiren Pavilion is nine rooms wide and three rooms deep, which is not enough. The adjacent east verandah also occupies a row.
The value rooms of the tea warehouse are also here, with a total of three rooms.
On duty now are one Yuanwailang, two treasurers, two deputy treasurers, and seven treasurers.
Guang Chusi has an office in the imperial city, and there are also Lang officials working there.
Although Brother Ninth had ordered someone to go to the Department of Punishment to deliver the message, he arrived first because the Ministry of Internal Affairs was right next to the Square of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The several officials and minor officials on duty all greeted him with trepidation.
Brother Jiu looked directly at the Yuanwailang in front and said, "Isn't today the day to open the tea warehouse? Are you going to finish collecting the tea from each palace?"
The foreigner bowed and said: "As usual, I have come to collect it in winter, but it's not the time yet."
Brother Ninth glanced at everyone's faces, they all had their tails between their legs, and no one dared to raise their head.
"Okay, I just want to see what kind of tea each palace receives..."
He Yuzhu was alert and quickly pulled a chair from the side and set it up respectfully.
Brother Jiu sat down directly and took a look at his pocket watch.
It's not yet Sichu, there's still more than half an hour left.
He looked at the foreigner and said, "Bring me the tea distribution booklet and show it to me!"
Ginseng can be exchanged for money, and so can tea.
Brother Jiu no longer believes in the integrity of these people.
The foreigner tremblingly took a few withdrawal books next to him and offered them to him with both hands.
He Yuzhu took it and handed it to Brother Jiu.
The collection of tea leaves was divided into palaces.
For example, in Yikun Palace, there is a concubine, two nobles, two of them, a younger brother, as well as the daughters of each official, the daughter of the family, the mother-in-law and others.
According to the different status of the masters, the level of tea supply is also different.
There are more than twenty kinds of tea leaves with names and several kinds of tea leaves without names.
Brother Jiu put down the booklet of Yikun Palace, looked at the booklet of Qianxi Fifth Institute, and said to a younger treasurer: "Go and bring me the tea that Qianxi Fifth Institute received today!"
The five houses in Qianxi live in the favored prince, the unfavored prince, the clan prince and his two young grandsons.
If you want to do anything, I think this is the best place to fool.
The treasurer's body stiffened and he quietly looked at the Yuanwai Lang next to him.
Brother Jiu saw it in his eyes and snorted coldly: "What? My words are useless?"
The treasurer didn't dare to be nagging anymore and went to get some tea bags.
Because tea was being used today, the treasurers had already sorted out the numbers for each palace in the morning.
Brother Jiu signaled He Yuzhu to open them all.
In the expenditure booklet, it is clearly stated that the prince’s tea leaves are 7 taels of Lu’an tea leaves and 4 taels of Tianchi tea leaves per month; the emperor’s grandson uses 2 taels of Lu’an tea leaves and one tael of Tianchi tea leaves.
In addition to this, the prince gets 120 packs of yellow tea every month for making milk tea; the prince and grandson get 60 packs.
Although Nersu is the great-grandson of the emperor, all supplies must follow the example of the emperor's grandson.
When He Yuzhu opened the tea bags and placed them on the tables one by one, the officials in the teahouse lowered their heads.
Brother Jiu stood up, looked closer, and couldn't help but sneer.
It's not surprising, this palace is really the most snobbish place.
The masters were still polite, but the slaves divided the masters into three, six or nine grades.
Two bags of Qiliang Liu'an tea of the same weight, the first one is green and neat, and when you open the tea bag, there is a strong aroma of tea; the color of Wusuo is dark, there are a lot of broken tea leaves, and the tea smell is also weak.
Look at a few 2-tael bags of tea. The two bags from the third place are new tea, and the two bags from the second place are old tea.
As for the yellow tea bags of the princes and grandsons, they are all paid quarterly at the tea room of Qianqing Palace. Only the twelfth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother have left the study room and are no longer paid by Qianqing Palace.
Brother Jiu looked at these people and didn't even want to scold them.
If you don't teach, you will be punished and called cruelty.
But he had already given special instructions, as early as the first month of last year when the little emperor's grandson entered the palace, he had given instructions not to be disrespectful as soon as supplies were provided, and if anyone made a mistake, he would take the blame.
Going forward, I also ordered that there should be no shortage of places for brother and princess.
On weekdays, the royal dining room paid well, so he thought these people had a memory, but he didn't expect to see people ordering dishes like this.
If you give old bad tea to your master, what about the good tea instead?
Brother Jiu saw a set of tea trays next to him and went straight to get the teapot. The teapot inside was not Lu'an Guapian, but the scarcer Tianchi tea.
The Accounting Department and the Imperial Kitchen have learned from the past. The Piku was just cleaned up last year, and if everyone in the tea house still refuses to change their ways, then the outcome will not be unfair.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has a population boom, and there are too many idle people.
The bureaucracies in each yamen have sufficient qualifications, so there is no shortage of people who can be promoted and there are many people there.
Brother Jiu is determined that if he cleans up any yamen now, except for the person being dealt with who will be unhappy, the other cadres will happily wait to fill the gap.
Brother Ninth returned to his seat.
There was movement outside. It was the twelfth prince who had arrived with two imperial doctors on duty from the imperial pharmacy.
"Brother Ninth..."
The twelfth elder brother was a little puzzled when he saw that what was placed next to the ninth elder brother was not ginseng but tea.
Brother Jiu told He Yuzhu, "If you don't have the eyesight, I'll pull up a chair for you, Master Twelve!"
He Yuzhu hurriedly moved the chair over.
When the twelfth elder brother sat down, the ninth elder brother said: "Don't worry, we will wait until the people from the Shenxing Department arrive."
The twelfth elder brother nodded and said nothing.
Brother Jiu pointed at the tea leaves and said: "The tea in the Fifth Institute has always been old tea? In the early years, you suffered a loss because you had a small snack. In the past two years, you have been an errand in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. How can you still suffer this loss?"
The twelfth elder brother saw that the two bags of tea were of different colors. He lowered his eyes and said, "I didn't know the difference at first. Later I drank tea at Ninth Brother's house and realized the difference. In the past two years, I have thought that it is better to do less than to do more. I also drink tea on weekdays. Milk tea, I don’t drink much clear tea.”
The ninth elder brother glared at the twelfth elder brother, feeling even more annoyed.
It's been more than two years. If he hadn't discovered it today, the twelfth prince would probably have endured it.
Even if the twelfth prince is a prince, how can those few princesses be fine?
Brother Jiu's face turned cold and he said to the treasurer: "Bring the tea leaves from Gegesuo..."
The treasurer went to get it, and Sun Jin followed him, but he didn't dare to do anything.
When the tea leaves are opened, there will be no good quality, only old tea.
You know, the Lu'an Guapian in the palace is a local tribute tea, which can only be found outside!
The results of it?
These bosses are bold and greedy for their master's share. Their lives are better than those of the princes and daughters!
At this moment, the doctor of the Shenxing Division arrived with the subordinates of the Shenxing Division.
Du Tu said: "Master Jiu, two of the doctors from the General Office of the Guangchu Si Yamen Treasury, two of the doctors, and two of the tea storekeepers, Wai Lang, have been detained..."
Having said this, he looked at the dozen or so people here and said: "The only people left here in the teahouse are..."
Brother Jiu pointed at the young treasurer and said, "Except for this guy and the treasurer, everyone else has been detained..."
Several people were so frightened that they could not stand still.
Du Tu signaled the officers to tie up the four people and put veils in their mouths.
It's just that Brother Jiu only ordered arrests before, but not charges. How can he be tried?
Du Tu looked at Brother Jiu, waiting for him to continue giving instructions.
Brother Jiu pointed at the bags of tea and said: "First examine the theft of tea, then look back and see how much ginseng was lost, and then continue the investigation of the theft of ginseng!"
Du Tu listened solemnly.
If we just pay back the tea, if it is found to be inappropriate, we will lose our future; this involves ginseng, but it is hard to say.
You know, the civil and military officials outside, who are old or whose parents are old and sick, are rewarded with ginseng by the emperor, and they are also based on two. People like Liuku, if they really want to guard the ginseng, they will definitely not be half-hearted.
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If that were to happen, it wouldn't alarm Brother Ninth Prince.
The key to the tea warehouse is usually left at the Guangchusi Yamen. The key is only collected when the warehouse is opened on the third, sixth and ninth day.
Now it is convenient for Brother Jiu to check.
The young treasurer who stayed behind didn't know whether he was lucky or unfortunate, with a look of misery on his face.
Brother Jiu looked at him and said: "You have become the treasurer of the seventh grade at a young age. You must be a child from a well-established family. Now it depends on your choice whether you will persist in your stubbornness or make amends for your sins!"
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The other treasurers and deputy treasurers all appear to be middle-aged. They are just this young, with no beards yet, in their early twenties.
It's good to have junior qualifications, and the number of years to make up for the job is short, so the involvement is not deep.
The young treasurer immediately knelt down and said: "I have heard from my brother that Master Jiu is the most benevolent person. I am confused. When I filled the vacancy last winter, I discovered that there was something wrong with the teahouse and I did not dare to say anything. I thank Master Jiu for saving me. I am so confused."
You must make atonement for your sins!"
Brother Jiu was not surprised when he saw him climbing along the pole. He just said: "What is your name? Who is your brother?"
"The slave's name is Li Wen, and the slave's brother is Suzhou Weaver Li Xu..."
The treasurer said honestly.
Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows and said: "This...how did you brothers make up for the errand? How do you remember that your family was involved in the accounting department last year?"
That one was also Li Xu's brother, but he was just a big fool, a scholar, and he was fooled by everyone in the past. He didn't get involved in the accounting department's black account, but he escaped with his life and was dismissed from the official position.
The treasurer sneered and said, "Jiu Ye is talking about the slave third brother, who was the accounting department member Wai Lang at that time."
At that time, the accounting department raided many houses, and the Li family was frightened for a long time.
It was also because his second brother was released as a foreigner, his third brother was exempted from his errands, his fourth brother was in Suzhou, and his fifth brother was on errand in Changchun Garden. Li Xu made arrangements to make arrangements for his old friends in the capital to fill the vacancy of the Guangzhou Division for his younger brother.
Brother Jiu said: "Since you are not an outsider, you should lead the way. Let's talk about the ginseng later. I will arrange a foreign mission in Suzhou for you..."
The Suzhou weaver is Li Xu, who is a local snake, so he can protect his younger brother.
This will save you from offending people this time and being ostracized later.
The treasurer breathed a sigh of relief, took the key, and took everyone to Tiren Pavilion.
It is divided into large and small warehouses, among which the ginseng is stored in the two rooms on the north side.
One room contains third-grade or above ginseng, and the other contains fourth-grade ginseng.
Brother Jiu held a statistical booklet of ginseng in his hand. He mainly checked the ginseng that had been put into the warehouse within three years, mainly second-class and third-class ginseng.
Only ten packages were randomly checked and four packages were found to be defective.
The size and specifications are the same, but the color and taste are completely different.
Brother Jiu sneered and said: "Look at the nine hundred kilograms of ginseng within five years, pack by pack. I want to see exactly how much is wrong!"
Ginseng is stored in packs of half a pound, which is easier to check.
The two imperial doctors looked at each package one by one. It was obviously cold in the room, but there was sweat on their foreheads.
There was also a pen-note style brought by Brother Jiu. He took a pen and paper in his hand to record all the ginseng that he had checked, and later he would mark whether there were any abnormalities in color.
The twelfth elder brother stood behind the ninth elder brother, with worry on his face, and whispered: "Ninth elder brother, grandma is getting older, thanks to the grace of my mother, I give ginseng to make tea every autumn and winter..."
This is because I am worried that the ginseng used by Grandma Su Ma may have some abnormalities.
Brother Jiu glanced at him and said: "Send someone to grandma's place. Don't tell me that we will check for ginseng. Just say that you have been weak recently and want to use ginseng slices to get the ginseng from grandma's place..."
The good prince's elder brother was taught to be a little doormat, and the ninth elder brother also became somewhat dissatisfied with Aunt Suma.
Given Grandma Sumama's non-committal temperament, if she had known that ginseng was being checked here, she probably would not have taken out the ginseng.
The quality of this ginseng could fool ordinary masters in the past, but it could not fool Grandma Su Ma, an old lady who had experienced four dynasties...