Although Su Ziji had vaguely denied this possibility, seeing a row of more than thirty large boxes, he still felt that this was the most likely possibility.
But it's true, something happened without him knowing.
Could it be...that there is news from the capital?
With his mind wandering around, Su Ziji exchanged pleasantries with Mr. Li. After the exchange, Mr. Li smiled and said, "We, the Department of Water Resources, borrowed 170,000 taels for water control, and your mansion was in a deficit.
I feel sorry for you, now that the court has appropriated the money, I will bring the money to repay you!"
"Mr. Su, there are 170,000 taels of silver, no difference between them. They are all here. Please count them."
With that said, with a wave of his hand, someone took off the lid, and saw that the silver ingots inside the box were all polished, and they were arranged in dense rows like dumplings.
Su Ziji also secretly took a breath of cold air and quickly ordered: "Please come over, Master Bo and Ku Cao, and immediately count the money in person and register it in the treasury."
"Yes!" The yamen servant ran out quickly, and a moment later, Zhu Bo and Ku Cao came over with their underwear wet, regardless of the heat.
"As expected, it's the money that touches people's hearts - that's all. It's up to you to count it and put it in the treasury. There must be no slack or ambiguity." Su Ziji waved his hand and said.
Lord Bo laughed and said, "Don't worry, sir. You won't be short one tael of silver. Alas, with this silver, Shun'an Mansion will finally be able to make up for its losses."
Not to mention the busy counting, when the 170,000 taels of silver were put into the treasury, not only Su Ziji breathed a sigh of relief, but also Li Langzhong, who had always been very polite, also breathed a sigh of relief.
"I heard that Magistrate Qi was responsible for treating the locust disease. This is indeed a duty of loyalty and a model for our generation. Now that the official business is over, I would like to pay a visit. Is it okay?"
Being so polite, he also offered to go to the backyard to visit Qi Hongxin who was ill. Of course, Su Ziji did not refuse and led the person there.
When he saw Mrs. Zhou and saw her saluting, Li Langzhong hurriedly supported her with both hands and said with a smile: "You are the wife of Magistrate Qi. I really don't dare to be an official."
His attitude was extremely polite, and Su Ziji found Li Langzhong's words and deeds more and more strange. You should know that the magistrate and this man were on the same level, and there was no need to be so polite.
Not to mention, the news that Qi Hongxin was seriously ill had spread long ago. Except at the beginning, not many officials visited him, but now they came eagerly.
Seeing Li Langzhong talking, Su Ziji couldn't keep supervising him, so he left on the pretext of having something to do. However, he didn't leave in a hurry. He took a breath of air in the garden and felt much refreshed. When he saw that Cen Rubai had come over, he whispered: "
Mr. Cen, please pay attention to the news from the capital, I suspect that there is accurate information."
He left the wild Taoist in the capital. The wild Taoist probably wouldn't be able to know about the official affairs at the first time, but Jian Qu was also helping him. It wouldn't be too late. It could be a day or two at the slowest, or today or maybe
Information is about to arrive.
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Mr. Li come out again, with a smile, and kept saying: "It's okay, it's not troublesome, I will come to visit again."
With that said, he left with a smile and took an empty car back.
"Old Li, I heard that you returned the 170,000 taels of silver you owed to the government office today?"
In the Yamen of the Dushui Division, Dr. Li had just returned. A colleague with whom he had a good relationship, Mr. Zhao of the Tuntian Division, wandered over here and seemed to be curious.
In fact, this is to test the tone of voice.
These officials who assist the governor's yamen are distributed in various counties. Although their official positions are not low, some are at the same level as the prefect. It can be seen that the prefect has to give up three points, and it is affiliated to the Ministry of Industry and belongs to the outside world. Even if it is
When I got promoted, I just went to work as an official in the Ministry of Industry. It was different from being a serious prefect and rising all the way up.
But those who should be respected and established good relationships with him did not include Qi Hongxin, who had not been promoted in more than ten years.
Although Mr. Zhao was usually polite, towards Magistrate Qi, he was more afraid of those who wore shoes and were afraid of bare feet. Qi Hongxin did not think about the consequences and blindly acted recklessly, but he still thought about getting promoted in the future.
Because I feel a little disdainful in my heart, on weekdays, I should do these things, but other than that, I won't do more at all.
Doctor Zhao had also heard about the fact that the flood control yamen borrowed 170,000 taels of silver but failed to pay it back, causing Qi Hongxin to return without success several times.
At that time, he was still thinking that Qi Hongxin could rely on his status as a prefect to ask various yamen to assist him in doing things. But as long as he did his job and other things were done by his own yamen, Qi Hongxin couldn't take any advantage.
How are they?
But who knows, now that Qi Hongxin has fallen ill, and a new top scholar from the capital is temporarily in charge of the government office, why would he, an old friend of his, take the initiative to repay the money?
Mr. Li is not confused. There must be something he doesn't know about here. Mr. Zhao came here this time just to find out.
Langzhong Li ordered someone to serve tea to this colleague. When everyone in the room had left and only the two of them were there, Langzhong Li calmly said with a smile: "Old Zhao, you are not well-informed enough."
"Oh, what do you mean?" Mr. Li was surprised. In the officialdom, information was not well-informed, but it was a big taboo.
"I have a clan uncle who is an official in the Ministry of Rites. I got the news from him that Your Majesty is very satisfied with the control of locusts and flood control in Shun'an Prefecture."
"Su Ziji is the number one scholar in a new subject and has not been promoted."
"But Qi Hongxin, the prefect, was unexpectedly appreciated by His Majesty. Officials from the Ministry of Rites have followed the eunuch who passed the order out of the capital and are on their way to Shun'an Mansion."
"Qi Hongxin, although he is still the magistrate of Shun'an Prefecture, he has been awarded a bachelor's degree in Wenge. You don't understand what this means."
I understand, how could I not understand!
The Fu Wen Pavilion Grand Bachelor has a third-grade title. Although he has no duties and no official title, he is just a consultant. However, it can be filled by extraordinary people. In other words, he is the prime minister's reserve force.
Qi Hongxin has not been promoted for more than ten years. Does he suddenly get promoted to this stage? Does it mean that the person sitting on the throne in the palace has given up his prejudices?
And as long as the emperor has no prejudice against Qi Hongxin, Qi Hongxin can survive with his years of experience.
Doctor Zhao never thought that this salted fish would ever make a complete comeback. He couldn't help but be surprised: "This is really a dead tree turning into spring!"
Li Langzhong said with some pity: "Maybe, as long as Qi Hongxin can recover from his illness, I am afraid he will indeed have a bright future, but..."
Thinking of what he saw when he visited before coming back, he shook his head again: "I'll tell you the truth, Qi Hongxin is seriously ill, and I'm afraid he won't be blessed with the title of Prime Minister."
"It's hard to say whether I can survive until the imperial envoy arrives."
If he had known that Qi Hongxin was so ill and was already a dried-up oil residue, he might not have been so willing to repay the money. But then he thought about it, Shun'an Mansion's deficit has reached Tianting, and Su Ziji can solve most of it.
The remaining half attracts special attention, and there is a constitutional order requiring all yamen to sort out their borrowings.
The money must be repaid anyway, even if Hongxin is no longer lucky, but when he repays the money this time, the person he handed over to him is Mr. Su, the new top scholar in the new department who also has a promising future. If he can form a good relationship with Mr. Su, he will not suffer any loss.