The eyes of everyone in the hall were focused on Li Qi, and their eyes were full of anger. What he was angry about was not that Li Qi had enriched his own pockets. Is this the way to be an official after all, but that the money was too much.
There are so many that people and gods are indignant...
As the protagonist Li Qi, he was also deceived. In such a blink of an eye, another 800,000 guan appeared. It was too abominable. I obviously only took 400,000 guan. Aren't you framed me? If you think about it carefully, you will understand.
Huang Renxin must have ignored the processing part, or he has simply forgotten that they were working together with Wang Fu and others to embezzle military resources. He smiled secretly, okay, I didn't make trouble for you, you can find it yourself.
I'm here. If I don't teach you a lesson, you really don't know why this flower is so red. He said with a smile: "Reporting to the emperor, Wei Chen is also very curious about this. Wei Chen has accounts, and every account is clear.
Chu, since the total is correct, then I wonder how Mr. Huang calculated the extra 800,000 yuan?"
Huang Xinren smiled and said: "The economic envoy seems to have forgotten what the responsibilities of our third division are."
Li Qi shook his head and said: "I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten, and I don't dare to forget. You three are in charge of the world's finances!"
"That's right." Huang Xinren nodded and said, "We have detailed records of the existing weapons in your arsenal and the allocation of each weapon. According to the information you gave us, our Third Division had already calculated it last night.
The profit I, Da Song, made from this transaction is definitely more than a million dollars."
As he spoke, he took out an account book from his sleeve, raised his hand towards Song Huizong, and said: "This is the account calculated by our Salt and Iron Department overnight, and I would like to ask the emperor to review it."
Song Huizong glared at Li Qi slightly, as if to say, the evidence has been brought out, what else do you have to say. He said: "Submit it."
"yes."
This kid is really brave. Although you have used your weapon monitoring power, how can you escape from the control of the Third Division? After all, you are still too young. Cai Jing frowned, worried, and couldn't help but glance at Li Qi, but when he saw Li Qi
Qi stood there, looking confident and doubtful, wondering to himself whether he was already prepared.
Gao Qiu and others were also very confused about the situation and the expression on Li Qi's face, so they could only wait patiently.
Song Huizong took the account book and looked at it carefully. After the last incident, he deeply hated the officials who took money from his fingers. The more he looked down, the more angry expression on his face became more obvious.
Several giants from Cai You's Party and the Third Division met, and they all showed victorious smiles.
After a while, Song Huizong finished the memorial, threw it at Li Qi's feet, and said calmly: "See for yourself." Although the tone was calm, everyone felt the anger contained in it.
Li Qi picked up the memorial and said with a smile: "To report to the emperor, Wei Chen knows the contents without reading it, and Wei Chen thinks that because this memorial is simply unreasonable, it is at the level of a three-year-old child at best."
"What---what?" Huang Xinren said in surprise.
Cai You immediately stood up, pointed at Li Qi, and said angrily: "You are a Li Qi. What you said clearly means that you don't take Sansi seriously. The money that goes through Sansi every day is more than a million yuan. You just need to count the accounts."
, if Sansi can make a mistake, you compare Sansi with a three-year-old child, which is clearly an insult to Sansi, an insult to me, the Song Dynasty, and an insult to the emperor. Your Majesty, I would like to ask Li Qi to be punished for his disrespect.
crime."
Sweat! Is it such an exaggeration? I was just making a random analogy! Li Qi chuckled, straightened his sleeves, and said slowly: "I didn't say that Sansi's calculation was wrong, I just said that their algorithm was wrong. Besides,
, this is the matter of our weapons supervisor, what does it have to do with you, the British sir, why are you so excited?"
"you---!"
Cai You's eyes widened, and then he glanced at Song Huizong, but Song Huizong's silence made him swallow his words again.
Cai Jing couldn't help but shook his head and thought to himself, it's really strange, why does You'er frequently make low-level mistakes as soon as he meets Li Qi?
Various past examples made Song Huizong feel that this matter would not be that simple, and Li Qi obviously meant something in his words. He thought it would be better not to jump to conclusions, so he remained silent and waited to see what would happen.
"The algorithm is wrong? Then I would like to hear the economic expert's opinion." Huang Xinren hummed.
Li Qi chuckled: "Let me tell you a story first."
tell a story?
Everyone was stunned.
Before anyone could react, Li Qi said to himself: "In ancient times, a young general was ordered to deliver food and grass to the front line. He called a spy and asked how many days it would take to reach the front line? The spy said half a month.
It can be reached. The young general set out at the right time. However, there was a sudden heavy rain on the way and a big mountain landslide on the way. He had to take a detour. As a result, it took him a month to reach the front line, which delayed the fighter plane and caused huge losses.
.”
Song Huizong frowned and said, "Li Qi, let's talk about this account now. You can tell your story later."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Reporting to the emperor, I have finished my story. I just want to use this story to tell Mr. Huang that everything cannot be calculated according to ideals, and the actual situation must be taken into consideration. The spy said that it can be reached in half a month.
He is not wrong, but he ignored the accidents he encountered on the road, which resulted in a bitter fruit. Mr. Huang is a bit like this."
Huang Xinren laughed and said: "This is funny. Could it be that if it rains or landslides, your profits will be less?"
When the officials heard this, they all laughed.
Li Qi also laughed and said: "Of course not." After the laughter dissipated, he said: "Sir Huang, let's start with the small accounts. From the second day of junior high school to the present, our weapons supervisor has received a total of more than ten guests.
, we have done eighty percent of business. Regardless of whether we have done business or not, when they come, we, the Director of Arms, must entertain them. Let’s not talk about return gifts. Banquets are always necessary. On average, every time a group of guests comes
There are two banquets, and each table counts ten guan, which makes a total of more than 200 guan. This money originally had to be paid by your three divisions, but now that the weapons inspection capability has come out, the ordnance inspector must pay for it himself. May I ask, Mr. Huang?
Has this account been taken into account?"
Huang Xinren was stunned and said: "Even if it is not included, compared to a million dollars, this--this little money is nothing."
"A small amount of money is nothing, but it adds up to a lot. It doesn't count for you, and it doesn't count for you. Whose money does it belong to? Your family is definitely not headed by Mr. Huang, otherwise sooner or later, you will lose everything in this family."
Clean." Li Qi smiled disdainfully.
This kid is so bad. When the others heard this, they almost laughed out loud.
Li Qi's words seem to be very ordinary, but they hide a mystery. The three divisions are in charge of the world's finances. If the Song Dynasty is regarded as a big family, then Huang Xinren is undoubtedly the one who heads the family. The implication is that you
Huang Xinren is not suitable for this position, what a naked insult!
"you---!"
"What are you!" Li Qi interrupted Huang Xinren mercilessly and said: "You don't understand the actual situation at all. You are just making nonsense and talking nonsense. I will give you detailed information about this transaction. Then
I’m not asking you to check our accounts, but to ask your three departments to allocate corresponding materials to us. Our weapons finance department is not capable of doing so. Why do you have to settle our weapons supervisor’s accounts?”
Huang Xinren's face turned the color of pig's liver when Li Qi took advantage of him.
Song Huizong coughed slightly and said: "Li Qi, although what you said is good, this is Huang Aiqing's responsibility after all. It was always like this before. As long as the Third Division does not interfere, it will be fine. You'd better quickly put the 800,000 strings
Please explain clearly."
Although Song Huizong is not suitable to be an emperor, after all, he has been an emperor for so many years, and he still understands the art of emperors. He promised Li Qi that he would have the power to monitor weapons. That was because of Li Qi's promise to him. There is another point, that
It is the weapons inspector's reading ability that balances the power in the hands of the Third Division. Vice versa, the Third Division can also restrict Li Qi.
"yes."
Li Qi nodded slightly and added: "Wei Chen knows without looking that Mr. Huang directly included the cost of the old weapons, resulting in an extra eight hundred thousand guan."
Huang Xinren said: "Otherwise, how can we calculate it?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "I would like to discuss this with Mr. Huang. Your Majesty, colleagues, do you know why I want to sell all my old weapons?"
Song Huizong said: "You have already said this. The Arms Supervisor has developed new weapons to replace these old weapons." After a pause, he glanced at the ministers and said: "Although I have never seen it, I have seen it recently.
From the looks of it, Li Qi’s charge with the crossbow was definitely not aimless.”
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty." Li Qi saluted and continued: "But this is only one of them. There is another point, that is, the previous weapons cannot be used at all. We in the Song Dynasty have always had strict standards for weapons, but Wei Chen took office
I have never seen a qualified weapon since, and it is far from the standard. How can you win a war with this kind of weapon? Mr. Huang, if you don't believe it, you can go to the armory and have a look. Those weapons are still on the shelf now.
It’s there.”
Huang Xinren was sweating profusely and said, "What do I do? I'm just responsible for allocating money and raw materials to you." His voice was much softer than before.
Li Qi spread his hands and said: "If you don't know, then I don't know even more. Fortunately, I took office not long ago, otherwise, I'm afraid this debt would have fallen on me. Since I have taken over this important task
, then every weapon in our weapons inspection must be qualified, Your Majesty, am I right?"
Song Huizong was stunned, nodded and said: "Yes, yes, continue." But he cursed in his heart, this kid is really hateful.
How could Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty not know that these weapons of the Song Dynasty were substandard? However, previous generations of emperors had tried their best to prevent this phenomenon, but to no avail. He had no choice but to turn a blind eye. Now,
Li Qi brought this matter up again, which was a slap in his face.
Li Qi glanced at the rest of the people and saw that many of them looked very nervous. He felt a little helpless and said: "Your Majesty, I don't want to hold anyone accountable, and I can't hold them accountable, but these inferior weapons do exist.
, if we distribute them to the soldiers, it will undoubtedly harm them, but if we throw them away, we cannot afford the loss, so Weichen plans to sell these weapons to other countries, but others are not blind.
, who would want those defective products, so the quality of those weapons must be improved. Your Majesty, everyone, you can go to the Ordnance Academy and take a look. Now the craftsmen of all the Ordnance Academy are reworking those inferior weapons.
, this processing is only increasing and not decreasing, and it consumes a huge amount of manpower, which is no different than the current cost. Can Mr. Huang include this money? You won't blame me again, then you
You can kill me, but I don’t have that much money.”
After saying this, Huang Xinren still dared to fart. After all, those inferior weapons could not help but involve many ministers, and they also had a great relationship with him. If the argument continued, Li Qi was willing to risk it. He wanted to get to the bottom of it.
Can't afford it.
It was time to make the closing statement. Seeing that he had a chance to win, Li Qi clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Huang is actually not wrong. We have earned far more than that. After all, we have disposed of those inferior weapons, but we have not transformed them."
For making real money and silver, Li Qi was unfaithful and only earned a mere million. He also asked the emperor to convict him and remove Wei Chen from the post of weapons supervisor. Wei Chen felt that this responsibility was too heavy.
, hundreds of thousands of them disappear at every turn. If it comes a few more times, Wei Chen's heart will definitely not be able to bear it. To be honest, these few days have caused Wei Chen to become mentally disturbed, sleepless at night, and become much older.
Please also ask Your Majesty to find someone else to replace the minister."
Shameless! Just a million dollars? You are clearly asking for credit. If you really think so, why did you go to all the trouble to seize the weapons prison? This kid is obviously relying on the emperor not to remove you.
position.
When Cai You and Huang Xinren saw Li Qi's aggrieved look, they wanted to go up and slap him to death.
Song Huizong was also furious. He couldn't help but glared at Huang Xinren, as if to say, you went to court before you even figured out the matter. How do you want me to step down?
Huang Xinren's eyes turned red due to depression, he lowered his head and began to act stupid.
Song Huizong reluctantly showed a smile and said kindly: "Li Aiqing, why are you doing this? This is just a misunderstanding. Just explain it clearly. I have never blamed you. Of course, Aiqing has made great contributions to me, so I will reward you."
Your eight hundred thousand yuan is not an exaggeration."
Are you just going to send me away like this? You really rewarded me with 800,000 yuan! Li Qi was about to say more, but Song Huizong tilted his head and muttered: "You kid, don't push yourself too far."
Li Qi didn't hear clearly, but from the shape of Song Huizong's mouth, he had a rough guess, and thought it was better to leave it at that. He said: "The emperor trusts Wei Chen so much, and Wei Chen sheds tears of gratitude."
You are considered sensible. Song Huizong nodded and said with a smile: "Ai Qing is my lucky general, so I naturally trust you."
Li Qi pretended to be flattered and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, after this incident, Wei Chen feels that there is still a lack of communication between the Ordnance Supervisor and the Third Division. No, it should be said that there is a lack of a clear regulation."
What does he want to do again? When Huang Xinren heard what Li Qi said, his heart jumped to his throat. It was so terrifying.
Song Huizong said: "Oh? What do you mean by Aiqing's words?"
Li Qidao: "Reporting to the emperor, since the Ordnance Supervisor has read out the power, the Third Division has no right to intervene. But the problem is that the raw materials needed by the Ordnance Supervisor must pass through the hands of the Third Division, so so far, it has not been
It can be regarded as a perfect reading ability. Wei Chen believes that since the situation has changed, the rules will naturally change accordingly."
Song Huizong nodded and said, "What do you think it should be?"
Li Qidao: "Weichen believes that the root cause of this phenomenon lies in the supply of raw materials. As long as this is solved, the weapons supervisor can be fully read, without any restrictions, and directly under the control of the emperor. In fact, regarding this point
, Wei Chen also said before that all the armaments needed by our Song Dynasty army are still the same as before. The emperor ordered that the Third Division directly allocates raw materials and money to our weapons supervisor. Our weapons supervisor only produces according to the quantity of raw materials.
, we will make as much as the three departments allocate. In this way, we can prevent the emergence of inferior weapons. As for the arms sale, of course it is decided by the emperor. If the emperor approves the business, then our arms supervisor will start from
The purchase of raw materials by Sansi is completely regarded as a business."
Huang Xinren hurriedly said: "That won't work. Although our Third Division controls the world's finances, we still have to take care of all aspects. It's not just how much you ask for, we can give you as much as you want."
Song Huizong nodded and felt that Huang Xinren's words were correct. Li Qi smiled and said: "Of course, since I have said that it is a business, then it is natural that you and I are willing. If you don't have enough raw materials, our weapons
The supervisor can purchase raw materials from the private sector or foreign countries. Anyway, you don’t need to worry about it. I still don’t believe that no one will make the money. I just think that it is better to let outsiders make the money instead of letting others make it. So, let’s do this.
We negotiate once at the end of each year to sign a supply and demand contract for the next year. If you cannot fully provide it, we will find another seller."
When Huang Xinren heard this, he thought it was very good, because the initiative was completely in his hands, but to his surprise, Li Qi immediately said: "Of course, this does not mean that you have priority. Our weapons supervisor will still base the decision on the price of raw materials."
Come and decide.”
Huang Xinren was stunned, feeling depressed and unable to do anything.
However, Song Huizong felt that this method was greatly beneficial to him. First, this move would undoubtedly greatly improve the Song Dynasty's armaments, because the weapons supervisor was converted from a directly assigned object to a passive object, only based on the raw materials allocated by the three divisions.
Producing weapons, then the quality of the weapons can be guaranteed. If Li Qi dares to enrich himself, the Third Division will definitely expose him, and vice versa. Secondly, if the weapons supervisor is truthful and complete, then the weapons supervisor's finances will be
He is directly in charge, and does not even need to go through the Third Division, which is more convenient and more concealed. Thirdly, without him having to say anything, the Third Division will definitely conduct strict supervision on Li Qi based on the raw materials purchased by Li Qi. This can
Contain Li Qi.
Thinking of this, he felt smug, nodded and said: "I'm going to play it accurately, just do what Li Qi said."
Little did he know that Li Qi had just made 400,000 yuan from him under his nose. The reason why Li Qi was able to do this easily was because no one knew what his modification method was, and the cost price of the assault crossbow was too low.
No one knows.
Cai You was extremely anxious when he saw that the weapons supervisor was about to fall completely into Li Qi's pocket. He was the Privy Councilor. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, how could the profits of the weapons supervisor be without the Privy Councilor?
However, it was his turn and he had no hair. How could he be willing to do so? He stood up and said, "But Your Majesty, what should I do with the profits from the weapons inspection?"
When Song Huizong heard this, he was unhappy in his heart. No one else asked, you are so ignorant, aren't you ruining my financial path? But the officials were watching, so he could only act according to the rules and glanced at
Li Qi said: "Li Qi, what do you think?"
Li Qidao: "Now the Ordnance Supervisor has just gained proficiency, and the imperial court has never given any subsidies, so Wei Chen thinks that this money should be used as the Ordnance Supervisor's reading ability fund. After all, the Ordnance Supervisor is expanding and recruiting people, mainly because of
It seems that our weapons supervisor is still vigorously developing new weapons, and money is needed everywhere. As for the future, Wei Chen thinks we can talk about it later."
This guy still understands me! Song Huizong nodded with satisfaction and said seriously: "I feel deeply guilty after listening to Aiqing's words. After Aiqing took office, the court not only failed to provide Aiqing with any help, but also had to keep Aiqing secretly."
Spend money to help the imperial court manage the weapons inspection, now it should be like this, it should be like this!"
Damn it! I didn’t expect you to be so hypocritical. You clearly don’t want to take out the money, but you still use me as a cover to speak so high-sounding. But, I like it.
The tacit understanding between the monarch and his subjects is evident!
Although the rest of the people knew it, they all felt helpless. They could only say that this was too shameless for the monarch and his ministers. (To be continued.)