Chapter 838: Secret arrangements, anger in the hall
"Greetings, Commander-in-Chief!"
In the study, Dawa Tata and Niu Dabing were already waiting.
Seeing Shen Tang coming, he quickly bowed and saluted!
"sit!"
Shen Tang smiled and said, "You and I are old acquaintances, no need to be polite!"
After the two of them sat down, Shen Tang casually asked about the situation in the army, and then said to them, "I have been ordered by the emperor to be in charge of Chengdu! I will need your help in the future!"
"We are the soldiers under the command of the commander-in-chief. As long as the commander-in-chief has his life, we will not hesitate to die!"
The two said without hesitation.
Getting along in the army is much simpler and more straightforward than in the officialdom! As long as these top soldiers admire someone, they will risk their lives for you! But if they look down on you, these top soldiers will ignore you!
Shen Tang's military exploits are enough for these people to serve, and Shen Tang has never treated his soldiers badly.
After the First World War in Chengdu Prefecture, all the soldiers were rewarded according to their military merits, without any deductions, and no superior officials ever pretended to receive rewards! This is the most valuable thing for these ordinary soldiers.
"Niu Dabing, I am going to appoint you as the military commander of Chengdu Prefecture. I wonder what you think?"
"Thank you for your promotion to Marshal!"
The Superintendent of the Military and Horses of the Fu is in charge of local soldiers and horses! He is under the jurisdiction of the Fu Qian.
However, the chief officer of the Qianjia Division is a civilian official, and the military commander is a military attache. Therefore, the Qianjia Division is generally ranked under the Qianjia Division.
However, the Qianjiasi falls under the jurisdiction of the prefect, so if the prefect has a high degree of trust in the military and horse supervisors, then the Qianjiasi's control over the military and horse supervisors will become extremely weak.
"You know this matter well! I will find an opportunity to report it to the court!"
Shen Tang said calmly!
Then, Shen Tang turned to look at Dawa Tata, "Dawa Tata, you secretly sent people to block the land and water routes to the east of Chengdu! Ordinary merchants or pedestrians don't need to pay attention. If there are messengers on horseback, they will be detained. To the military camp.
No one is allowed to send the message out without my order!"
Since Shen Tang has decided to take action against Huiran, Yu Huiran will naturally not just hold back his hands.
However, it was obviously impossible for him to collide with him openly.
Therefore, the most feasible way is to send a letter to Lin'an. Once you report the matter to the Chengdu government treasury, granary, etc., you will either be directly intercepted by the Zhongshu Ministry, or you will be helped by important officials in the court to defend you.
And Shen Tang didn't want to give him this opportunity at all, so he closed the door and beat the dog! He cut off the information about him, and after verifying the evidence of the crime, he was taken into custody and reported to the court! When other people in the court did not know the inside story, there would not be many people in the court. The one who came to the rescue.
By the time the imperial court issued a decree and the matter was settled, it would be too late for Yu Huiran to do anything.
"I will obey your orders!"
"Niu Dabing, you secretly mobilized two hundred cronies tonight to swarm my bodyguards. The third squadron of Chengdu government officials and the stationed Hunan army are not available. I want to be just in case!"
After explaining to the two of them, they quietly left the government office and went back to dispatch their troops!
In the early morning of the next day, Shen Tang went to the office again! However, most of the officials in the lobby looked solemn! Although not everyone knew about Yu Huiran's secret appointment with Shen Tang.
However, the night before yesterday, the people who were originally guarding the treasury and granary were directly replaced by Zhuangban and Shen Tang's personal followers.
The significance of this matter is well understood by everyone.
It was obvious that the two prefects had not reached an agreement on the terms, and the new prefect was prepared to take action based on this.
"Housekeeper, please bring out the account books from the treasury and each warehouse! I want to check them!"
Shen Tang's words made the household official in the lobby feel weak in his legs. If the person next to him hadn't helped him, he might have fallen directly to the ground.
"Xiaguan...Xiaguan..."
"Snapped!"
The sound of the alarm bell made Shen Tang look cold, "Is it because I am not qualified to see this account book, or am I saying that I can't get it out?"
"I don't dare!"
The clerk of the household wiped the cold sweat from his head, then turned around and left. Not long after, several scribes appeared in the lobby holding an account book.
The account books were placed on the desk, and Shen Tang played with them playfully, but he had no intention of reading them! However, the more this happened, the more uneasy the housekeepers, scribes and others below him were!
"Hu Dianli!"
"The official is here!"
"Is there any omission or inappropriateness in this account book?"
Shen Tang asked with a smile.
"This...nothing...has..."
"Pah, is there one?
As a household official, don't you know this?"
"No!"
The household official gritted his teeth and said, "All accounts can be matched with the treasury and granary!"
"good!"
Shen Tang nodded, and then said to himself, "At the beginning, Chengdu Mansion was not defeated, but tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were stationed in Chengdu Mansion, consuming all the treasury and granary, which is understandable! "
"Yes, yes, yes..." Wiping the cold sweat from his head, the household official nodded repeatedly!
"Snapped!"
The account book was thrown directly into the lobby by Shen Tang, "Hu Dianli, do you think this official is a fool?
At the beginning, I was the Generalissimo of the Expedition to the West! The troops stationed here were Shao Hongyuan's troops! Shao Hongyuan once personally reported to me that at that time, the treasury and granary were empty! Do you want me to investigate these years in detail? Accounts?”
"Ah... This... Sir, I am wrong. The treasury and granary were previously used for disaster relief and dam construction..."
"besides!"
Shen Tang directly cut off his words, "It has only been nearly two months since the Battle of Chengdu Prefecture! I can see in your account book that the five granaries have a total of 1,600 shi of grain stored in the treasury. Eight thousand one hundred taels of silver! If I remember correctly, after the grain, grass and silver from the court arrived, the treasury and granary were filled first, and they were all full, with a full 150,000 taels of silver! "
"You told me that all the money and food were spent within more than a month?"
"Bah..." The official of the Department of Tobe fell directly to the ground!
"check……"
"Sir, wait a moment!"
At this time, the general judge Tian Guanhua suddenly bowed and said, "There should be some omissions in this matter of money and food. However, would it be appropriate for your Excellency to investigate slowly?"
"snort!"
Shen Tang sneered, "Lu Feng, seal all the accounts! No one is allowed to change them without my order! In addition, I will give you three days to let me check the omissions in the accounts!"
"Immediately, I want to go and inspect the treasury and granary in person. I also want to see how many giant rats can be caught in this warehouse!"
Shen Tang waved his hand, stood up and left the hall.
In the lobby, many people looked flustered! This kind of thing has always been very involved! Moreover, it seems that Shen Tang has been cruel.