Anyone who has been an official in the court for a long time has never borrowed money from the treasury. It's just that some of them really can't afford to pay it back, and some of them just don't want to pay it back.
Although they resented the Lin family and those officials for looking for trouble, they also knew that this matter was the Holy One's instruction. They could do nothing but wait and see what would happen next.
Soon, they saw the emperor's attitude. The stage had already been set up, and the emperor naturally wanted to push it higher.
So, while the Accounts Department here was still busy settling the accounts, several more people came to pay back the money, including high-ranking civil and military officials.
The highest ones included cabinet ministers and generals, and the lowest were third- and fourth-rank officials from the capital. Each family brought a lot of people and items in exchange, and the preparations were complete. It looked like they had been notified in advance.
After the people from the Ministry of Finance got the news, they came out and saw that they were all old men who had followed the emperor when he was hiding in the residence. They immediately understood what was going on and hurriedly welcomed them in.
As soon as these people came, they were telling those who were watching that the Emperor had to pay this debt. If you don't want to lose the Sacred Heart, you'd better pay back the money as soon as possible.
Of course, it's not possible that all those who come here are officials themselves. After all, those with high official positions are still discussing matters in the Imperial Study Room.
But even though most of the people who came were housekeepers, the people from the household department did not neglect them. As long as they were willing to pay back the money, everything would be fine.
Nowadays, the national treasury is empty, but all parties are asking for money. Either military supplies are about to be distributed, or droughts and floods require disaster relief, or there is not enough money for various operations. In short, they are annoyed.
But what can they do without money? They can only deal with the most important things first, but which thing is not important?
But not doing things or not doing them well are sins. Therefore, as long as they can send money to them, they are considered good people in their eyes and cannot be neglected.
Not only did everyone greet me with a smile, but they also greeted me with hot tea and snacks. They looked so enthusiastic.
After beating the money, the emperor gave them another sweet date. Anyone who took the initiative to pay back the money on the first day would be rewarded.
Although the reward is not much, the meaning behind it is different.
Especially for those who want to give their children and grandchildren a bright future, once this reward is given, as long as they don't take the wrong path in the future, their future in this life will be considered stable.
People who originally didn't want to pay back the money can't bear it when they see a reward. Even if they don't pay it all at once, they still have to show an attitude to let the emperor see their sincerity.
Therefore, after the Ministry of Revenue sent away a group of people who voluntarily came to repay the money they owed, they ushered in a group of people who were attracted by the benefits. Facing these relatively sensible people, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue still smiled.
Welcome, the reception is very thoughtful.
After that, many people from the Ministry of Revenue came one after another. Although they did not pay off all the money they owed, they all paid back most of them, which really filled the treasury.
Of course, there are people who are sensible, and there are also those who are not. When faced with these people, the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs were very rude when dealing with them, and all the refreshments were replaced with the worst.
Although those housekeepers were servants, they were used to good things. Especially those who were valued by their masters, how could they afford such bad refreshments? As soon as they took in each item, they couldn't help but change their expressions.
Fortunately, the housekeepers who were good at forbearance knew that even if they couldn't eat or drink, they knew that the people in the household department were not something they could mess with, so they secretly vomited the food and asked people to quickly settle the accounts before leaving here.
But those housekeepers who were used to being arrogant vomited it directly in front of their faces, making the scene very ugly.
When the servants who followed saw this, they also quickly brought handkerchiefs and helped wipe them together. The clever one also quickly brought water to rinse their mouths. After struggling for a while, they all settled down again.
One of the butlers belonged to a certain prince's family. Even though that prince was no longer what he used to be, he still felt that his prince's house was superior.
He, who has always been arrogant, could not bear this grievance. He immediately lost his temper and asked, "I wonder what you mean by this?
It's okay to have some inferior pastry, but the taste has changed. How can you serve it out to entertain guests? It's only edible for humans.
And that tea, it’s fine that it’s made from old tea, but if you still give it to people with this musty smell, aren’t you afraid that it will cause some problems to the people who eat it, and your Ministry of Revenue won’t be able to explain it?”
Can the people in the household department not know that things have become stale?
Of course you know that.
They did it on purpose, just to pretend to be poor and to teach these people a lesson.
No, they are not pretending. After all, their household is really poor, but not so poor that they can't even afford cakes and tea.
But can they admit they did it on purpose?
That's impossible, otherwise it would really offend people.
Like this, you know clearly that I did it, but you can't say it openly and care about it, which is the correct way to open it.
The few petty officials also knew this very well, and after looking at each other cryptically, they started to act.
This one says: “Has the pastry gone bad?”
The one said: "Does the tea have a musty smell?"
Another person concluded: "How come, our household department has always used these things, and no one said there is anything wrong, but you heard it wrong?"
Anyway, the whole point is to say the same thing, that is, it’s not that we don’t want to give you good tea and treat you with good cakes, but that our poor households only have these, and it’s useless even if you are unhappy, because we eat it ourselves.
These are the same.
The housekeepers obviously don't believe these nonsense, but there's nothing they can do if they don't believe it. People have said so. Is it possible that they can force others to buy them new ones?
Some people wanted to force them to eat for themselves, but this was the territory of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and they could not be allowed to be arrogant. Just as they were about to take action, guards with swords came in. In the end, they had no choice but to let it go.
Let alone them, even if their master came, they would not dare to act wildly in the household.
But they couldn't do it without saying this, so they sent people to the teahouse to buy new refreshments, and while enjoying them, they mocked the people in the household in a weird way.
Several housekeepers: "Some people are so poor and needy that they can't even part with these few taels of silver for refreshments. No wonder they have been unable to make a living even after half their lives."
Official from the Ministry of Household Affairs: "Yes, yes, you can't compare to those dogs who look down upon people."
We fought back and forth several times, and all the housekeepers were defeated. In the end, they had to shut up and sulk.
When the people from the household department saw it, they all sneered and rolled their eyes. Then, after eating and drinking all the refreshments they bought, they went about their own business.
They still have unsettled accounts. If the boss hadn't asked them to deal with these difficult dogs, they wouldn't have bothered to come over.
Those who are not thick-skinned and eloquent enough will not be able to work in the household department. If you want to fight them, you should practice for another ten years!
But she didn't have time to watch these lively thoughts. Now she was thinking about how to send Wang Xifeng who came to invite them.
Maybe I am really not suitable for writing this kind of article, but I said before I wrote the book that I write books for fun. If you like it, read it. If you don’t like it, you can leave. If you like sophisticated things, you can read the original work.
And historical articles, there is no need to come here to say it over and over again, it’s really annoying!
