In the past few years, the Shaofu was an empty structure. Not to mention how many people there were, few people even knew where the offices were.
If it weren't for the purpose of showing that the Han Dynasty was the orthodoxy of the world, at least in name it needed a complete institution, I'm afraid even the empty Shaofu might not exist.
When Feng Yong became the supervisor of Zhuye Supervisor under the name of Shaofu, when he went to report for the first time, he was led to a small house in a corner of Weiyang Palace. If he hadn't barely been able to understand the door plaque of the small house,
With the word "Shaofu" written on it, he almost thought it was a hut.
Later, under Feng Yong's instigation, Zhu Yejian came up with the Eight-Niu Plow. Although the Shaofu didn't get much profit from it, it did gain some fame.
When Shaofu became famous, it was when Han MCC began to produce output. To be precise, it was when Feng Yong paid dividends for the first time.
Today's Young Mansion no longer looks like the hut it once was. Instead, a large piece of land was redivided in Weiyang Palace and a large house was built. It is one of the most impressive buildings in the palace.
After all, it is the face of the royal family.
Hanzhong Metallurgical Co., Ltd., Nanxiang Workshop, Dongfeng Express, Nanzhong Metallurgical Industry Co., Ltd., etc., these industries related to the royal family all require the Shaofu to come forward to deal with outsiders.
The number of administrative staff in the Shaofu also expanded uncontrollably.
Especially having to send someone to the bank to check the accounts every month is the favorite thing of the stewards of the Young Mansion.
Although you can't take oil and water openly, the ticket office is sensible and there will be carriage and horse fees, outing fees, etc. every time. These are the rules set by the ticket office.
When people do work, they must be paid. This is what Feng Langjun said, and both the emperor and the empress agreed.
I heard that many of the accounting offices in the bank also serve as Dongfeng Express accounting offices, and each person gets double salary.
People like me only go out once a month and have no salary. They only have a carriage fee and that's about it, so they can get the money with peace of mind.
Coupled with eating and drinking, the stewards sent out by the Shaofu can be happy both physically and mentally every time.
Although the Shaofu is not extremely rich now, it is quite satisfying for him to still have his own income when the Prime Minister's Office sends people to manage the palace.
Therefore, although most of the stewards in the Shaofu have never met the legendary Feng Langjun, they all feel that he is one of their own.
Until one day, the Prefecture of Yuexun delivered an official document of accountability to the Shaofu.
Why was it delivered directly to the Shaofu?
Because those batches of purple electric swords were first commissioned by Feng Yong from Han Zhongye in the name of making weapons for his own tribe.
Later, it was authorized by the Prime Minister's Office, but it was defined as a test of new weapons by the Yuexun Prefecture, and it was not considered a formal customized military weapon.
Since it was done privately by the Prefecture of Yuexun, then the Prefecture of Yuexun should argue with the Shaofu on this matter - the Prime Minister's Office does not care about this matter.
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty promised to give Feng Yong a certain degree of autonomy in Yuexi, which is quite credible. As long as the bottom line is not exceeded, he can be allowed to torment the three counties of Yuexi.
Anyway, those three counties are the places where the Yuexi people are most concentrated. As long as there is rebellion in Yuexi, they will basically be concentrated in that place. If it is done well, it will be an unexpected surprise.
If we don't do it well, as long as the area from Beishui County to Anshang County can be saved, then it won't be a loss to put down the rebellion this time.
Since the prime minister of the Han Dynasty exchanged the 500 soldiers of Nanxiang for the autonomy of Feng Yong and the three counties, Meng Yan has successively moved the soldiers of the five captains of Nanzhong to Beishui County to station in Beishui County.
What does Feng Yong mean by wiping his butt?
Because the imperial court could use Beishui as the frontier at any time and re-enter the Sunshui River Valley.
However, now Yuexun has been initially peaceful, and a considerable part of the land has even been cultivated, and some of the aristocratic families in Sichuan have followed into Yuexun.
Therefore, the risk of chaos is constantly decreasing.
The imperial court expected to receive taxes and even personnel from there by the end of this year, so it was worth taking such a small risk.
If it were anyone else, I don’t say whether the chief historian of a county has the right to autonomy. Even if he does, if he dares to trouble the young manor directly under the royal family without the support of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, that is called arrogance. Can he get in?
The palace gate is still a problem.
But who is Feng Yong?
He is the financial backer of the Shaofu.
When this official document of accountability was delivered, the steward of the Young Mansion rubbed his eyes. He thought he had not woken up: When did Han Zhongye become so bold and dare to fool Feng Langjun like this?
Then he sighed again, this Feng Langjun is really generous, the money and food required to build a weapon for the army is equivalent to a Dingkou's three-year ration!
That's what I thought in my heart, but I didn't dare to slack off at all. I took the official document and ran directly to Huang Hu, the chief eunuch in the palace.
"Two of the thirty knives were broken?"
Liu Chan blinked in confusion, "Feng Langjun asked Han MCC to make a precious sword. Two of the thirty newly sent swords were found to be defective? Does this mean there is something wrong with MCC?"
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty didn't care how much food a sword cost, since he had nothing to do with the affairs of the court anyway.
So what he is concerned about is, if Hanzhongye has problems, will his own money also have problems?
After all, Han Zhongye still accounts for most of the source of the palace's small treasury.
It's okay in other places, but in Nanxiang, if you dare to fool Feng Langjun... then what else do you dare not?
When Liu Chan thought of this, he finally reacted, quickly grabbed the official document in his hand, and went straight to the harem.
"Queen, Queen, no good, something big has happened!"
The little fat man Liu Chan came to Zhang Xingcai with a panicked expression, "Something happened to Han Zhongye."
Several thermal pavilions were built in the palace last year. The construction unit was specially invited from Nanxiang by an engineering team. The style is unique. The fireplaces are burning brightly and the whole room is warm.
The queen, who only wore a thin woolen sweater and was holding a book while reading, was startled when she saw the emperor suddenly barging in. She quickly stood up and was about to salute.
However, Liu Chan put the official document directly into her hand and said first, "Queen, there is no need to be polite. Please take a look first and help me make an idea. Then Feng Mingwen came with the official document, saying that he wanted to hold Hanzhong Metallurgical to account.
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Zhang Xingcai was slightly shocked after hearing this, and quickly opened the official document and read it carefully.
After reading it, my brows first wrinkled and then relaxed.
In the end, she couldn't help but laugh, "Ha! I have been worried about Han MCC these days, but I didn't expect that Feng Mingwen would send such a good excuse at this time! Jiang Bin deserves it!"
When Liu Chan heard this, he quickly asked, "When something like this happened to Hanzhongye, why did the queen laugh instead of worrying?"
Zhang Xingcai laughed and folded the official document carefully, "Your Majesty usually does not care much about the affairs of the Young Mansion, so it is appropriate not to know the reasons for this. Please sit down first and wait for me to explain it carefully to Your Majesty."
When Liu Chan heard this, he felt a little embarrassed. The income of the Young Mansion was usually in the hands of the Queen, and the Queen also made the decision on matters concerning the Young Mansion.
If he had any needs on weekdays, he could just reach out to the Queen. Anyway, the money the Queen gave him would only be more, not less.
Zhang Xingcai helped Liu Chan take off his coat, poured him a bowl of hot tea, and then sat across from him and said, "At the beginning of last year, Feng Mingwen resigned from his position as supervisor of Hanzhong Metallurgical Industry, and Jiang Bin, the son of Jiang Wan, joined the army in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After taking this position, does your Majesty still remember it?"
Liu Chan nodded, "Of course I remember."
"When Jiang Bin entered Hanzhong Metallurgical Industry, he was calm at first. But in June last year, Hanzhong opened a new arsenal, and the Hanzhong Prefecture asked Hanzhong Metallurgical Industry Corporation to help build weapons."
"Because Jiang Bin had connections with the Prime Minister's Palace and was familiar with Ma Su, the governor of Hanzhong, he took advantage of this and gained power. He took the opportunity to mobilize many craftsmen to build weapons for the Hanzhong arsenal. Even the supervisor Huo Yi could do nothing to him."
Liu Chan was shocked when he heard this, "So, doesn't this matter have something to do with the Prime Minister's Mansion? What should we do?"
"Hanzhongye belongs to the royal family, not the Prime Minister's Palace!"
Zhang Xingcai said dissatisfiedly, "It's not that I don't think about national affairs, but there must be rules in everything. If you want to call Hanzhongye for national affairs, just tell the royal family, and I won't say a word of objection."
"But Jiang Bin, who is far away from the Prime Minister's Mansion and close to Hanzhong Mansion, also uses the name of state affairs to suppress Huo Yi and arbitrarily recruits Hanzhong Ye's craftsmen. How can he do this?"
"Today he can call on the craftsmen without authorization, but tomorrow he will dare to do other things even if he is not allowed to do so. Therefore, this matter must be investigated to the end."
Zhang Xingcai said decisively with determination in his eyes.
The fact that the Prime Minister's Mansion can suppress the royal family is a matter between the Prime Minister's Mansion and the royal family, but what does this have to do with others?
If it weren't for the fact that Jiang Bin's starting point was for the sake of national affairs, Zhang Xingcai would have wanted to take action long ago.
When Liu Chan heard that this matter also involved the Prime Minister's Mansion, he already started to shrink back, but when he heard Zhang Xingcai's words, he felt that it made sense.
Yes, what if one day he transfers Han Zhongye's money and food to the prefect's mansion?
Thinking of this, the little fat man suddenly felt courageous again, "Yes, we must investigate vigorously!"
Then he asked humbly, "How should we investigate this matter?"
Zhang Xingcai smiled confidently, "This matter is originally a matter between the Shaofu and Yuexun Prefecture. When the time comes, I can tell my prime minister and the palace will send people directly to Hanzhong to monitor it."
"If Feng Mingwen wants to be held accountable, then let him take some accounting rooms from Nanxiang School to check the account books together."
When it comes to checking accounts, the accountants from Nanxiang Academy are definitely top-notch talents.
If it wasn't an accounting issue, it would be even simpler. Just follow the words engraved on the handle to find the person responsible for building and supervising the production. No one can escape.
As for how the Prime Minister's Office should deal with it, they have to go to the Yuexun Prefect's Office, which has little to do with the palace.
After all, the palace has to give Feng Langjun an explanation!
Some people may think that Feng Yong has been away from Nanxiang for so long, even far away from Jincheng, and went to Yuexuan to take office, and his influence on Nanxiang will be weakened, but Zhang Xingcai will never think so.
Because only a few people know that the same plan called "Nanxiang Five-Year People's Livelihood Examination" is hidden in the Nanxiang County Government, the Imperial Palace, and the Prime Minister's Mansion.
It was compiled by Feng Yong himself. It talks about the development direction of Nanxiang in the five years from the third year of Jianxing to the seventh year of Jianxing.
At the same time, this plan will add new content based on the actual situation, but the general direction is correct.
So in fact, today's Nanxiang is composed of the imperial palace, the Prime Minister's Palace, and the Nanxiang faction headed by Feng Yong, who are trying their best to maintain its stability.
Regarding Nanxiang's problem, if the Prime Minister's Office thinks there is a problem and Feng Yong thinks it is okay, then there is no problem. If you have any questions, you can ask Feng Yong.
If the palace thinks there is a problem and Feng Yong thinks there is no problem, then it is still no problem. If you have any questions, you can ask Feng Yong.
But if Feng Yong thinks there is a problem, regardless of whether the Prime Minister's Office and the Imperial Palace think there is a problem, then there must be a problem.
Because in a place like Nanxiang where demons are rampant, no one except Feng Yong can know what it will eventually develop into.
However, it is not only extremely important to the court, but also indispensable to the imperial palace.
Today's Nanxiang output is enough to support all the salaries of court officials, as well as the palace's expenses, and there is even enough profit to distribute dividends to various families.
This is a very large investment.
To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that Huangzhuang wanted to supply forage for the ranch, Zhang Xingcai wouldn't feel bad if he lost the 100,000 pieces of land. But if the dividends from the ranch workshop were cut off, Zhang Xingcai would never agree.
What's more, the total number of employees and family members of Gongfang Ranch Mine is nearly 30,000. Add in the people who make a living from Nanxiang, and the number will double again.
This does not include those slave laborers who were not naturalized.
If something goes wrong in Nanxiang, if you are not careful, tens of thousands of landless and propertyless people will appear overnight. The consequences will be worse than the civil unrest in ten Guanghan counties. This is definitely the evil of Hanzhong.
Dream.
The soldiers coming out of Nanxiang are elite soldiers, so the rioters coming out of Nanxiang must also be elite rioters - I heard that Nanxiang can even order and prohibit women and children. What is this if not an elite rioter?
This does not include those parties who have intricate relationships with Nanxiang.
Therefore, even if the prime minister had no other choice, he did not try to change his mind. The most he could do was to restrict it slightly.
For example, remove some of the elite soldiers.
"But will doing this make my father-in-law unhappy?"
Liu Chan asked hesitantly.
"I just want to investigate Hanzhongye, especially Feng Mingwen's accountability, and nothing else. If the palace doesn't give Feng Langjun an explanation, will he have to take on this responsibility?"
"Even if my father-in-law has an opinion on this matter, he should go to Feng Langjun. What's the point of going to us?"
Zhang Xingcai smiled calmly, "Besides, Feng Langjun also said in the official document that the Yuexun Prefecture entrusted Han Zhongye to build weapons. Not only is the sword incompetent, but the progress within one year is also not good."
"It seems to me that Feng Langjun was also very dissatisfied with the construction speed of Hanzhi Metallurgical Industry Co., Ltd., so he had an excuse to attack. In this case, why don't we go along with it?"
"That's good, that's good." Liu Chan finally breathed a sigh of relief and said happily at the same time, "Then we really need to do an inventory, otherwise once the prime minister... cough, cough, the palace's income, then
But it’s almost half missing.”
Zhang Xingcai:……
In the end, the queen could only rub her forehead and said helplessly, "Your Majesty... what you said makes sense."
The news spread back to the young manor, and everyone in the young manor who was secretly worried finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, someone with a quick mind said, "This Han MCC should have been investigated a long time ago."
As soon as these words came out, everyone understood and said, "That's right, that's right.
