By the time Beijing received Fusong's letter, it was already late April.
Shu Shu read Fusong's letter and arrived in Tongcheng in early April. She got along well with the Zhang family. She will leave after the Dragon Boat Festival as planned, and her return to Beijing will be slower. It is estimated that she will not be able to return to Beijing until mid-June.
Shu Shu couldn't help but frown after reading it.
She put down the letter and looked out the window.
There is no rain at the beginning of spring, but after the beginning of summer, it rains too frequently.
It rained continuously for half a month in the first ten days of the month.
It hasn't rained these days, but the weather is not quite right and the air is hot and humid.
When Fusong and others came back, it happened to be the summer flood season.
Immediately, she thought that the canal would be better, and she felt a little relieved.
When the big deal between Fu Song and Zhu Liang is over in the second half of the year, I will be able to let go of one of my worries.
However, the younger brother below said it quickly. The mistress's fiancée is of the same age as him. She is also sixteen this year, and she will have to take care of it the year after next at the latest.
Xiaosi and Xiaosan are twins, and the time will not be delayed too long.
Just as he was thinking about it, there was movement outside. Brother Jiu came back from outside, followed by He Yuzhu, holding an umbrella in his hand.
These days, because he was keeping an eye on the construction of the new warehouse, Brother Jiu went to the household department every other day, and on the other day he took Agula and Iduli to Cangchang Yamen or Jingcang.
Now Brother Ninth came in with a sullen face, looking unhappy.
Shu Shu saw that his forehead was covered with sweat and his clothes were all wet, so he quickly asked someone to prepare hot water.
Brother Ninth sat down, poured warm water first, and drank it, and then complained to Shu Shu: "I'm so angry, who doesn't know it's hot? It turns out that I'm still working hard on my errand, and those slaves are...
Eat your free money!"
It turned out that this time when the new warehouse was being built, in addition to the four worshipers around him, ten people from the Changchang Yamen were also appointed as errands.
It is to arrange for one person to guard and supervise the work to prevent delays in the construction period.
As a result, Brother Nine went to three places today, and only one of Bai Baitang'a, who was supposed to be on duty, was there. The other two left their errands to the Kushi to keep an eye on, and then disappeared.
Shu Shu listened and felt something was wrong, and said: "You are working under me, how dare you slack off like this?"
Ninth Elder Brother is not an ordinary Shangguan, he is a prince. Shouldn't he be like the four people around Ninth Elder Brother, who should give their best when given the opportunity?
Brother Jiu was angry because of this and felt that he was being underestimated.
He drooped his face and said sullenly: "It seems that I have been very talkative these days since I arrived at the Ministry of Household Affairs. This is why I have to force me to use three methods of fire, right?"
Shu Shu thought for a while and said, "I'll send someone to ask if those two people are lazy themselves or for some other reason. Don't be upset by unjustly accusing them."
Brother Jiu blinked and said, "I'm confused, I forgot about this..."
There are people who even dare to tamper with Guangshu warehouse, let alone Jingcang.
However, there was news about the renovation of the granary in the first month of the year. By the time Brother Ninth took over, it was already March.
In two months, both the fourth elder brother and the ninth elder brother felt that even if the people below had shortcomings, they should make up for them.
If the water is clear, there will be no fish, but as a capital official, you must also know your interests.
But what if someone is brave?
Or they are poor, and there is a hole that cannot be repaired...
Brother Ninth did not delay, and immediately called Cao Shun and ordered him to investigate the matter privately.
In just two or three days, Cao Shun found out the specific information, and there was news. There were two missing Beijing warehouses under the supervision of Baitang A. One of them, Baitang A, was indeed a family emergency, and the other one was really not.
Big enemy.
The wrong Jingcang is in the outer city, inside Dongbian Gate.
According to the rules, the chief officer of each of the thirteen warehouses is a supervisor, one Manchu and one Han, respectively, of the seventh rank, and the person holding the seal is the Manchu supervisor.
The Manchu supervisor of Jingcang, Dongbianmen, is the account holder of the Fucha family and brother Ma Qinai.
This person was appointed as the Jingcang Supervisor in the 31st year of his tenure. It has been 11 years now and he has not been promoted.
Thirty-one years, the year when Ma Qi was promoted to Minister of Household Affairs.
That Baitang'a wasn't around at the time, so he was dragged to drink in a private brothel in Shichahai by this Jingcang supervisor.
It's not a big deal to arrange a miscellaneous official for the family, but if you don't move for ten years, it doesn't look right.
Brother Ninth asked Cao Shun to continue the investigation, and found out that this man had bought a three-in mansion in Nancheng, had two shops to collect rent, and also ran a mill.
It's no wonder that a person who opens an account can have this property.
It happened to involve Ma Qi, so Jiu Age couldn't just bring it to the table for investigation.
Brother Jiu was in a dilemma and said to Shu Shu: "If you want to say that the teacher is conniving, you can't. None of the children of the Fucha family are like this, but this person did take advantage of the teacher's influence..."
Even the sons of the Fucha family, who were idle before, became respectful and careful after they became errands.
Shu Shu said: "The servants in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are all the emperor's servants. I don't have any scruples. What scruples do the servants of the Fucha family have?"
Brother Ninth was a little surprised, glanced at Shu Shu, and said: "Can this be the same? When I was in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I was in my position, and it was also my duty to clean up the clothes. Now, I should not be in charge of this.
Yes, I am responsible for supervising the construction of new warehouses, and I am not responsible for checking the old warehouses..."
Shu Shu said: "I have thought it through, so I will discuss it with Fourth Master to see if we can directly let Cangchang Yamen handle it, or if Fourth Master has other arrangements..."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Well, we don't want to be such evil people anyway, and neither does this person. He doesn't bring it upon himself..."
The next day, Brother Jiu took the information investigated by Cao Shun to the Hubu Yamen.
The fourth elder brother was already on duty and was a little surprised to see the ninth elder brother coming over.
These days, Brother Jiu divides the days into odd and even days, and comes every other day.
It came yesterday, will it come again today?
The ninth elder brother went directly to the east room, put the information found by Cao Shun on the fourth elder brother's table, and said: "Fourth elder brother, we found a moth, what do you think we should do?"
Brother Si picked it up and looked at it. It was a resume and a list of property.
Ghent, Manchuria Zhenglan Banner, a strange name.
Supervisor of Zhengqipin Jingcang.
"I checked the warranty booklet at the Cangchang Yamen. This grandson has been in office for eleven years and has reported for repairs for eight years. At the beginning, there were two or three warehouses that were damaged and needed to be repaired. In recent years, there have been reports of more than a dozen warehouses.
,The cause of damage is mostly water immersion..."
"But I asked someone to copy the barometer of Shuntian Prefecture. It's nonsense. Nancheng is prone to water accumulation, but the Dongbianmen area was chosen as the location of Jingcang because the terrain is quite high. It is soaked in water every year.
Is it in?"
"In addition to applying for repair money from the Cangchang Yamen, the amount of rice and grain reported as damaged is also 20% higher than that of other Jingcang warehouses. This grandson is so courageous. In this one incident, in one year, hundreds of dollars of damage were reported due to flooding.
Shimi…”
Brother Si's face darkened as he listened.
You must know that there are thirteen warehouses, and there are dozens of warehouses for storing grain in each place.
More than a dozen warehouses are repaired every year, which is already 30% to 40%.
There are still hundreds of shi of rice. At present, rice costs 760 taels per shi, which is nearly one tael of silver per shi. This is hundreds of taels.
"Isn't that reasonable?"
Fourth Brother calculated in his mind and realized that this man was greedy for money worth thousands of taels every year. No wonder he had not been promoted in eleven years.
If it were normal, if the second term was not promoted, the third term should also be promoted.
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Just be greedy. If you don't cover it up, you will fool me as a fool and take a worshiper I assigned directly to a private brothel. If he conceals it more, he will take those
Even if the silver warehouse is being renovated and put up with new bricks, no one will keep an eye on him..."
Brother Si looked at the information and said, "Don't worry about it. I'll ask someone to send it to the Cangchang Minister..."
The Cangchang Shilang Yamen is in Tongzhou, not in the capital.
Whether it is Jingcang or Tongzhou Cang, they are all under the jurisdiction of Cangchang Yamen.
If a borer is discovered, it makes sense to let the Cangchang Yamen deal with it.
After hearing this, Brother Jiu hesitated and said: "Is this...appropriate? This person is Mr. Ma's brother-in-law. He should have borrowed the connections from the Fucha family to get the job. Fourth brother, please don't offend anyone by doing this. Otherwise, I'll call you
Fu Qing goes home and tells the Fucha family to find a way to take care of themselves?"
being targeted.
In the Fucha family, not only Ma Qi is now a bachelor, the eldest is the director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and deputy governor, the third is the imperial guard, and at the beginning of the fourth year, the third-rank manager Chahar was just promoted.
The four brothers all hold high positions, and the three of them are close ministers of the emperor.
In the Shangsan Banners family, the brothers from the Fucha family all occupy high positions, but there are fewer from other families.
It’s not just one family or two families that want the La Fucha family to come down.
This matter is not big enough to bring down the Fucha family, but if the censor keeps an eye on it, it can be impeached for a while.
The fourth elder brother's heart was moved, he pondered for a moment, glanced at the ninth elder brother, and said: "You and Mr. Ma are teachers and students. It's hard to talk about this. I'd better find a chance to talk to him..."
Ma Qi, a bachelor, is in charge of the household department, and the fourth elder brother can also meet him.
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Then it's up to you..."
Speaking of this, he remembered that the leader of the Fucha family was now in the name of the eighth elder brother. He looked at the fourth elder brother with suspicion and said: "Fourth brother, you won't look at the eighth elder brother's face and want to protect this person, right?"
This person is the person who opened the account under the name of the Fucha family, and now he is also assigned to the eighth prince's name along with the Fucha family.
Brother Si shook his head and said: "Once such a moth is discovered, it will naturally be dealt with, so just leave it alone."
Brother Jiu felt relieved after hearing this, and said: "Yeah, well, I think so too, that is, this official is in Nancheng, and no one pays attention to it for a while. If he keeps it, it will be a disaster..."
Not only will it cause harm to the errands, but if things get serious, it will also implicate the name of the Fucha family...
