Qin Huaidao roughly read through the account books and had an idea in his mind. Generally speaking, he made a profit, but it was not big. However, with the reward of 300,000 yuan copied from the Gao Shilian family, plus the 500,000 yuan robbed from the Lu family, he didn't have to worry about the money.
Start studying the road construction account books carefully.
The court asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to calculate the charging standard, which involved the total investment. For some reason, the Ministry of Household Affairs changed the original plan of 2 million yuan to 1.5 million yuan. The reason was that the cost of cement was not transparent. However,
There are only two biggest costs for the entire road. One is labor. The 10,000 road construction team, the people pulling goods, and the surrounding people who help are all paid. This amount is not small. The second is living expenses, and the remaining is iron bars and tools.
, post-injury treatment, compensation and other costs are not much.
Those who pull goods, break rocks, carry people, build roads, dig sand, and other workers, the total is about 30,000. Those who build roads are Jiangjun, and the wages are not high, and those who pull carts are higher. On average, each person
One taels of silver per month, and after more than three months of repairs, the wages will be 180,000 taels of silver.
He eats well and has meat for every meal. The total living expenses are a little over 100,000 guan, and the total of the three major items is about 300,000 guan.
The biggest cost was cement and stone, which were used in large quantities. The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development didn’t know how to calculate it, so it cut the budget of two million guan by 500,000 guan.
However, for Qin Huaidao, the materials are free of charge. The quarries and gypsum mines were all rewarded by Li Er. If he really wants to pay 1.5 million, he can't stop it. The interns don't need to pay, and the thousand troops from the Ministry of Communications will pay military salaries.
, is not among them. In other words, the actual cost of the entire road is only 300,000 guan, which is a huge profit based on 1.5 million guan.
What's more, the Qinling bandits seized more than 100,000 guan, plus all kinds of grain, cloth, medicinal materials, salt and other regular supplies, which amounted to almost 300,000 guan. Going in and out, this road cost almost nothing.
This result made Qin Huaidao happy, but the accounts had to be reported. Qin Huaidao personally wrote a "Chang'an Zhiyang County Cement Road Investment Accounting Report". Labor costs are fixed, can be checked, and cannot be faked, but buying grain is different.
, there are no invoices, and they are scattered, so it is impossible to track every transaction. Moreover, no one knows the number of seizures in Qinling. There are still people looking to supplement meat, and there is no way to count it. There is a lot of room for high costs. The second is the cost of materials, which must be done.
High, otherwise there will be no profit in doing things in the future.
In the end, the total investment cost was more than 1.8 million yuan, which was far higher than the Ministry of Finance's estimate, and there was no profit. It didn't matter whether the court paid for it or not. The account must be beneficial to you. No matter how much you don't do well, people will be suspicious of you.
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After backing up the false accounts, have someone send a copy to the Accounts Department, and the road construction is over.
One thing is good. The Ministry of Household Affairs calculates the charging standard based on 1.5 million yuan, the original traffic volume and the 20-year period. It is collected in sections. The money is not much, and the caravan can fully afford it. It can barely be paid in 20 years.
Recovering the cost of 1.5 million yuan without considering the benefits clearly has ulterior motives.
However, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development made a mistake. After the cement was repaired, it was smooth and easy to walk on. It was fast and patrolled by a team. It was very safe. It attracted many caravans to change their routes. The traffic flow increased and the income increased. In the first month, six
Around 1,000 guan, almost 8,000 guan in the second month, and more in the future.
Even if it is calculated as eight thousand guan per month, it is almost 100,000 guan a year, and two million guan can be recovered in twenty years.
In fact, there is no cost to build roads, so you make money in vain!
Qin Huaidao was so happy that if he wanted to be rich, he had to build roads first.
The sunlight slips in through the window lattice and falls on the ground. Life is so beautiful.
Early the next morning, Qin Huaidao was practicing in the back garden. He'er hurried in and said, "Young Master, something happened. A lot of blood was spilled on the monument."
"What?" Qin Huaidao stopped and his eyes suddenly shrank. This was going to cause trouble, and it was a big event. The monument is the spiritual sustenance of the sacrificed soldiers, and it is also the spiritual sustenance of the millions of living soldiers. Splashing blood is a taboo.
, it is even more humiliating. If it is not handled properly, the million-strong army will be in turmoil.
"Is the news accurate?" Qin Huaidao asked.
"It should be correct. The merchant responsible for delivering supplies to the house came over. The uncles in the house mentioned it when they were chatting. The uncle came to me and told me that the situation was serious and asked me to inform you immediately."
The merchants got up early and shuttled through the streets and alleys of Chang'an City. The news came quickly. They didn't dare to spread rumors about such a big event in the Protector's Palace. It was nine times out of ten that it was true. Could it be King Xi who did it? Or was it someone else?
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This is too cruel. The monument is comparable to a tombstone. Anyone who splashes blood on other people's tombstones will never stop fighting. It can be said that it is not only splashed on the monument, but also splashed on the face of the court and Li Er.
If it is thrown in the face of the families of the fallen soldiers and soldiers, if it is not dealt with in time, the consequences will be very serious.
So ruthless and calculating!
Qin Huaidao felt that the person behind it was crazy. He was risking the disapproval of the world by doing this. If he was exposed, he would still want to steal Li Er's empire? His ancestors' graves would be dug up and their bodies abandoned in the wilderness. Was this going to be unscrupulous?
Thinking of this, Qin Huaidao decided to "hide the edge". Once a person becomes crazy, he will ignore everything. It has nothing to do with him anyway, so he can't block Li Er's knife, and he will be jealous.
In an instant, Qin Huaidao thought through the pros and cons and warned: "Send the order, your young master caught a cold last night, his condition worsened, and he needs to rest. He will not see any guests today."
"ah?"
He'er looked at Qin Huaidao with a pair of beautiful big eyes. She was clearly radiant and full of energy, so why did she feel cold? But she quickly realized it, smiled, turned around and left, her light yellow skirt in the sun, like a fluttering bird.
Butterfly, gradually flying away.
"My little girl is growing up soon. She will be able to eat it in two years." Qin Huaidao couldn't help but feel warm in his lower abdomen and had other thoughts. He quickly suppressed the distracting thoughts and continued to practice.
At noon, Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin came to visit together. They were rejected by the gatekeeper on the grounds of "sickness", so they had to leave. Cheng Yaojin returned home. The servant told the master to wait in the study, so he hurried to the study. Cheng Yaojin
He reminded with a cold face: "Look, there's no one outside, close the door."
Cheng Chumo quickly looked outside, then closed the door and said respectfully: "Father, my son and Bao Lin were rejected, but Huai Dao is still missing."
"Unsurprisingly, the child has some thoughts in his heart and does not want to participate in the court dispute. I think that no one can protect himself wisely. Now it seems that it is not as good as Huai Dao. The monument has brought shame to the court. The Holy Emperor is furious and wants to punish him with rebellion.
, must fall on the Supervisory Office. Li Yixie, Fang Yiai and Su Dingfang of the Supervisory Office are not doing well and are still in Tianlao. Li Derjian is dismissed from his post. Huaidao is on vacation and ignores court affairs. No one is in charge of the work. There is a good show."
Cheng Chumo's expression changed: "Father, what you mean is that Huaidao is deliberately ignoring the affairs of the court to fight for the injustice of Li Yixie and the others?"
"There are factors in this aspect. Huaidao values love. You know this, but not completely. I guess I have seen through a lot of things. I am discouraged and don't want to participate in government affairs anymore. Think about it carefully. Huaidao has made countless contributions, but it has also offended me.
There are countless people, who are they all offended for?" Cheng Yaojin reminded.
"Of course..." Cheng Chumo's face changed drastically, and he didn't dare to say the next words. His mind was spinning rapidly, and he couldn't help but remind: "Then will our family..."
"No, I form a clique, do not hold power, do not participate in the struggle of the country. I am a solitary minister. Your Majesty is very relieved. But my thoughts are different. There are great talents, young people, and now they are even more powerful. What does the Holy One want now?
Use it, but you are afraid of using it, so you won’t hesitate to marry another girl, why?”
"Huai Dao is a sharp knife, and the Holy Master wants to hold this knife through the two princesses."
Cheng Yaojin nodded with satisfaction: "You're not stupid, but you can't reveal even a single word to me outside. Keep pretending to be stupid for me, otherwise the family will not be safe. Now you have two choices. Once you take over the Ministry of Communications, you can replace Huai.
Dao, second, please resign and follow Li Derjian's example to help Huai Dao, what do you think?"
"Wei Guogong is a shrewd man in his life. He must have considered doing this. If I take Brother Huaidao's position, it will be unfair. Although our family is not short of money, it is not rich enough. I heard that Li Derjian is helping Huaidao.
We are setting up a caravan to go to the grassland. There are many good things in Huai Dao's house, and we will definitely make a lot of money during the trip. I will go to Huai Dao to make some money to supplement the family income. Without me, my father can calmly deal with the affairs of the court.
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"Yes, I have made a lot of progress with Huai Dao this year. Your two brothers are in the army, and together with me, we control a lot of troops. This is already arousing people's suspicion. You are the eldest son, and you are young. If you are in this position again,
A high position is a disaster for our family, and the Qin family boy must have thought of this, so he retired." Cheng Yaojin smiled with satisfaction.
"I understand, kid, but what should I do if I don't see my true intentions?" Cheng Chumo was a little embarrassed.
"Find a reason to resign before you go."
"That's right. The kid went to smash up the Chang'an County government office. A good monument can't be taken care of. They should be beaten." Cheng Chumo said knowingly.
Cheng Yaojin smiled and said nothing. This method was simply wonderful. Beating up the yamen was tantamount to conspiring to rebel. As long as you control the scale and operate it again, you would be dismissed from office at most. But if you stand up for the Tang Dynasty soldiers, you can gain the recognition and reputation of millions of soldiers.
The big rise means there will be great benefits in the future. I wave my hands and look happy.
Cheng Chu understood the idea silently and walked out with a smile.