After the chief minister left the palace, he went to the Prince of Chu's Mansion. He talked to his mother-in-law for a while, and then told Yu Wenhao that the emperor did not agree with the matter and told him not to mess around. He should just pay attention to the food and investigate the people who were depriving him of the money.
Yu Wenhao first agreed that improving the food was something that must be done immediately. We also needed to see who was so abominable that he even deducted money from patients for food and medicine.
As he didn't know, this would have been a waste if he didn't investigate. Once he did, he was dumbfounded. The person in charge of the leprosy mountain patients was actually his third uncle Su Dahe.
This Su Dahe had mediocre qualifications. He was a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He was granted this official position with great difficulty. He had not made any progress after working for many years. Although he was not promoted, he was not promoted for many years.
When the Leprous Mountain was established, no one was willing to take care of it, so he volunteered to take over the task. He built the houses on the mountain, and sent people to the mountain to guard and cook. The court allocated one thousand taels of silver every month for food and the mountain.
Various expenses. As for the purchase of additional medicinal materials, they will be reimbursed according to the bill. If there is a life, the funeral expenses are 10 taels per person.
At that time, there were more than a thousand people living in Leprosy Mountain. The monthly expenses of one thousand taels were enough, because all the daily necessities that should be purchased in the early stage were already available. The one thousand taels were only for food and subsequent clothing.
Now there are three hundred people left. According to the current food such as wowotou and steamed buns on the mountain, and one meal a day, they only spend about ten taels of silver a month, and there is still plenty.
Su Dahe had been in charge of this matter from the beginning, so it was not difficult to investigate everything. Yu Wenhao ordered someone to quietly take the account book back to his house to look at it.
That night, he, Tang Yang, Xu Yi and others settled the matter until midnight.
When he finished the calculation, Yu Wenhao's face turned dark. He was so angry that he threw all the ledgers to the ground and said angrily: "This is unreasonable. In the past five years, Leprous Mountain has spent a million taels of silver. What does the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue do?"
? Didn’t you go and review it?”
Xu Yi was also shocked, "The cost of building this house in Leprous Mountain is 200,000 taels. How is this possible? They are just a row of short houses. The most expensive thing is the labor. There are not even bricks. They are all made of materials from the mountain."
It was made of wood. The area was originally a dense forest, but it was just a piece of flat land after logging. The wood was also used to build houses. The most expensive thing was labor. How could it cost 200,000 taels? Twenty thousand taels of silver.
It’s all too much.”
Tang Yang picked up the account book and folded it, and said: "What about the fence? It covers an area of more than fifty acres. It probably cost a lot to build the fence alone. Is the fence also made of wood?"
Xu Yi said angrily: "It can be pulled down. There are still more than fifty acres of land. It looks like a total of more than ten acres of land. A large row of short bungalows has been built densely. The wall only surrounds the two sides northwest of the main entrance. Three hundred taels of land.
That’s enough. The rest faces a cliff on one side and a dense forest on the other. How much money do we need?”
Tang Yang was very surprised, "Is this done by the Ministry of Works? Didn't the Ministry of Works inspect and accept it?"
Yu Wenhao said coldly: "It was all done by Su Dahe. For the errand he asked, the Ministry of Industry only hired craftsmen, and there was no inspection and acceptance. It was very hasty at the time. After the construction was completed, they were sent over immediately. The Ministry of Industry
Where can I go to see it?"
Tang Yang was dumbfounded, "Then Mr. Su is too courageous, isn't he? Aren't you afraid of revealing your secret? Among these expenses, one thousand taels of silver per month is used for food. There is already enough money, so why not?"
There are medicines, bedding, silver charcoal, candles, etc. The monthly expenses are around 2,000 taels, and the Ministry of Revenue just takes care of them? No one cares about it?"
There was rage in Yu Wenhao's eyes, "How could they be exposed? If Lao Yuan hadn't said that he was going to treat them, would anyone have gone to Leprosy Mountain to see them? Would anyone know that they only eat one steamed bun every day? Would anyone know that they were there?
Is your life worse than that of a dog? After a few years, all the people will be dead, and there will be no way to investigate all this, and the money will be safe. How good is the wishful thinking."
Tang Yang shook his head, "It's really too much. What's wrong with making money? Do you have to collect these life-support money? It's really just killing people with a nod. It's better to kill them all in the first place, so as not to torture them bit by bit in the past few years.
Being cold and hungry is really torture to death. No wonder so many people jump off the cliff."
Yu Wenhao's face was as serious as iron, "Su Dahe doesn't have such courage, and if the Ministry of Household Affairs does not investigate and approve all the funds, they must have some scruples."
Tang Yang nodded, "Your Highness is right, I'm afraid your grandpa will come forward."
There are only a few people in the Su family who can be feared, and that is none other than Lord Su.
Suhou is the father of Concubine Xian and the younger brother of the current Queen Mother.
Su Hou is now serving in the military department, as a captain of light vehicles, but he is indeed not very capable and has never really asked the court for any merits. Now he is being served because his sister is the current empress dowager and his daughter is a virtuous concubine.
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He has not received much attention in the past two years, which is why Concubine Xian is very anxious. Concubine Xian just thinks that if Yu Wenhao becomes the prince, he can promote the Su family. The Su family is large and has many sons and nephews. If half of them can join the court,
Officer, how powerful is that?
Tang Yang said softly: "Your Highness, if you touch the Su family, I'm afraid not only the Concubine Xian will be in trouble, but the Queen Mother will also be in trouble."
Yu Wenhao said calmly: "If you can't make it, you have to make it. Tomorrow you ask Su Dahe to come to the palace. I will ask him privately first. If he confesses, I will bring him to my father and ask him to spit out the money. If he doesn't, I will ask him to spit out the money."
After confessing, I will communicate with the officials and deal with him first before talking about it."
"Yes!" Tang Yang knew that this was a shameless thing to talk about.
Yu Wenhao thought for a moment and then told Xu Yi, "Go to Suhou Mansion and invite Su Long over."
Xu Yiyi was startled, "So late?"
"Yes, he is a night owl and does not go to bed so early."
As soon as Xu got the order, he went immediately.
Within half an hour, they brought Su Laobiao over. As expected, Su Laobiao was not asleep yet. He was dressed handsomely in brocade clothes and was still half drunk. He walked in and said, "If it's not an important matter, my cousin will do it."
There’s nothing to say about it.”
Yu Wenhao didn't say anything. He threw the account book and Tang Yang's summary book to him, "Look for yourself and see what good things your third uncle has done."
Su Laobiao opened the account book. He was particularly sensitive to numbers. He could find problems at a glance. After reading the account book, he looked at Tang Yang's summary book. He couldn't laugh or cry, "What's going on? Is the patient's money being deducted?"
Did he sleep well at night?"
"You don't know anything about this?" Yu Wenhao asked.
"I know nothing!" Old Biao Su sat down with a sullen expression on his face, "When can I get involved in family matters?"
"Guess, grandpa was involved in this matter?" Yu Wenhao looked at Mr. Su's slightly sullen face. He was a capable person. He was full of passion and wanted to serve the court but couldn't find the right way.
His father died young, and his mother, who was orphaned and widowed, was naturally suppressed by others, so now he has not found a serious official position, but only has a casual position in the Imperial College.
When Su Laobiao heard Yu Wenhao's question, he smiled bitterly, "If grandfather was involved, it wouldn't be so difficult for you. Have you ever thought about the involvement of people in the palace?"
Looking at Su Laobiao's helpless eyes, Yu Wenhao's heart sank, mother concubine? Is it possible?