Ni Yuanlu, don’t think that this prince doesn’t know what you mean, if you want to be a good man, then your head will be in trouble!”
Lin Fan said coldly.
How could he not see that Ni Yuanlu wanted to help those people conceal the report.
this……
Ni Yuanlu looked embarrassed and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I will never dare to hide anything from His Highness, and I will do my best to do it!"
"Hmph! Ni Yuanlu, there are too many moths in the world's granary. These moths are the main culprits of the overthrow of a dynasty!"
"If they don't get rid of it all at once, they will keep trying to transport the Ming Dynasty's food out of the country, making it easier for outsiders. In the end, it will be the people who suffer!"
"This time, the three provinces of Jiangnan are suffering from locust plagues. I can see that grain merchants in various places have raised the price of grain. If our court has grain, will we still be afraid of them raising prices?"
"In short, no matter how difficult it is for you, my prince, as long as anyone dares to steal the food from the granary, I will kill them all!"
Lin Fan said coldly.
What he wants are officials who can get things done, not those who just find excuses to evade because they are in trouble, nor do they want officials who are good at dealing with people and the world!
Ni Yuanlu's forehead was covered with cold sweat. The locust plague was lifted. This was originally a happy event, but why did it suddenly become a disaster for him?
If we really follow the wishes of His Highness the Crown Prince and kill anyone who steals food from the granary, then I don’t know how many people’s heads will fall to the ground!
Ni Yuanlu knelt on the ground and said: "Your Highness, I will definitely handle this matter!"
Lin Fan nodded and immediately announced his resignation. After all the officials from the ministries left, he went to the Jinyiwei Yamen to find Zhu Cijiong.
"Brother! I wonder if I have anything to tell you when I come to Jinyiwei Yamen today."
Zhu Cijiong saw Lin Fan and hurriedly stepped forward.
Ever since Lin Fan handed Jin Yiwei over to him, Zhu Cijiong has grown rapidly. He was not very comfortable handling Jin Yiwei's affairs before, but now he can handle everything.
It can be said that Zhu Cijiong's ability has been reflected here, and Lin Fan is also very satisfied with his ability.
"Third brother, my brother came to see you today because he has an important task for you!"
Lin Fan said.
"Brother, what's going on?"
Zhu Cijiong asked excitedly.
He is now a real fan of Lin Fan, so when he heard that Lin Fan had assigned him a task, he immediately came over excitedly.
Lin Fan said: "I will send people from the Ministry of Revenue to check the granaries in various places. You will send people to follow the people from the Ministry of Revenue quietly. Once you find that people from the Ministry of Revenue do not follow the rules, you will enforce the rules on their behalf."
"Brother! You are going to take action against those moths, okay! I will take care of this!"
Zhu Cijiong said excitedly.
As a prince, he deeply hated those worms in the Ming Dynasty. Now that he received Lin Fan's order, he would naturally carry it out resolutely.
"Well, this thing needs to be done beautifully, and the momentum needs to be louder. Only in this way can some people be scared!"
Lin Fan said coldly.
"Don't worry, I will do as much as I can!"
Zhu Jiji replied.
The next day, Ni Yuanlu set out with officials from the Ministry of Revenue. The first place they went to was the three provinces of Jiangnan, where rice is produced and therefore the granaries are the most abundant.
According to the records in the Ministry of Household Affairs, there should be about 30,000 tons of grain in stock in the three provinces of Jiangnan at this time. This amount was enough for the people of the entire Ming Dynasty to eat for a period of time.
However, everyone knows that their existing grain is probably less than 300 tons. With such a huge gap, it is almost impossible for them to make up for it.
"Master Ni, His Highness the Crown Prince wants us to check the granary. If there is a shortage, we must make up for it. If we can't make up for it, we will kill it directly. How many people will we offend?"
The official from the Ministry of Revenue said in a deep voice.
"That's right! What we people in the Account Department do is check accounts and keep accounts. We have already offended people, but now we have to do these things. Doesn't this make us offend people even more?"
One person said.
"Alas! Let's do this honestly. If those people can't provide enough food, they can only blame themselves for being born at the wrong time, and they deserve to die!"
"What you said is wrong. If those people deserved to die, if we people are in trouble in the future, will anyone still speak for us?"
"Didn't you notice?
Some officials are greedy for money, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince never asks because the money is not people's money!"
"This shows that His Royal Highness is not an unreasonable person. As long as we don't use the people's money, he will not take any serious action against us. On the contrary, once we use the people's money, His Highness will not forgive us.
!”
"We know what you are talking about, but the reason why those aristocratic families gave us money is to make money. Isn't what they want to make money from the common people?"
"So, it depends on our respective methods. In short, the food in the granary is the foundation of the country. His Highness the Crown Prince attaches so much importance to it, and it is right!"
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Officials from the Ministry of Revenue had different opinions on this matter. Only Ni Yuanlu knew clearly that this time His Highness the Crown Prince's intention was not to find out who had stolen how much food, but to find a reason to kill people and shock others.
well!
Ni Yuanlu led people to Chizhou Mansion, which is a relatively remote city in the three provinces of Jiangnan. The grain reserves here are the smallest among all granaries.
There are only 300 tons of reserves. I believe the officials here have stolen at most half of it. The gap of 150 tons should be made up.
The magistrate of Chizhou Prefecture heard that Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of Household Affairs, had arrived with his people, and he went to greet him at the city gate early.
"Haha! Ni Shangshu, you are finally here. Xiaguanchi has been waiting for you for a long time."
Chi Zaozao, the prefect of Chizhou Prefecture, said with a smile.
Ni Yuanlu saw Chi Zaozao and said in a deep voice: "Master Chi, your name is quite interesting. It doesn't look like a man's name, but it looks like a woman's name."
Chi Zaozao was not angry and said with a smile: "Master Ni, Xiaguan's parents also raised Xiaguan as a girl in the early years, haha! That's why they gave me such a name."
Ni Yuanlu said in a deep voice: "Master Chi, you must know the purpose of my visit this time. Please take me to the granary to take a look first!"
Chi Zaozao said with a smile: "Master Ni! Don't worry about the granary now. The official has prepared wine and food for you in Fengyuan Building. Let's fill our stomachs first."
"Besides, you must be tired from the long journey. Let's go wash your feet later to relieve your fatigue! My lords and subordinates have made arrangements for you, so don't be polite to me!"