Early in the morning, three major events happened in Luoyang City...
Xia Buer left Luoyang and took the emperor's salary and rewards to the northwest. King Ning and King Yan headed to the southwest and divided their troops to suppress the rebellion in Tubo. The government-run "Demon Suppression Temple" was established, which is currently the only one.
Legal sect.
"Master Li! I've finished reading the draft charter. What do you think..."
The back office, which originally belonged to the "Seven Gates", was filled with new officials of the Suppressing Demon Division. There were four distinct groups of people, Qian Niuwei, Baiyunguan, Taiyi Dao and Master Kang's confidants, while those sitting in the second seat were
Zhao Guanren, who was on board, only brought two right and left hand men.
Zhao Guanren drank the wolfberry tea without raising his head and said dully: "Master Kang is our superior, please let him speak first!"
"The initial design of the Demon Suppression Temple should be different from previous temples. It focuses on subduing demons and paying taxes as a supplement..."
Mr. Kang, who was dressed in a purple robe, sat at the top of the table and said in deep thought: "The chief officials of each state government must bravely shoulder heavy responsibilities and share the worries of the emperor and the people. The assessment period is half a year, and those who are capable will be promoted and those who are mediocre will be demoted. The specific duties and responsibilities will be further broken down.
The other problems are not big and can be improved through trial and error, Mr. Li?"
"Thank you everyone, I will do as you say..."
Zhao Guanren put down the tea bowl with a smile. Most of the people in the room frowned. Master Kang also said with a look of disgust: "Master Li! You are the chief officer of the Demon Suppression Division. If you have any opinions, just speak out and put them on the table.
Let’s discuss it together, don’t be weird!”
"I said everyone is lucky, but why are you so angry..."
Zhao Guanren said angrily: "You have emptied my authority. The power of appointment and dismissal belongs to you, the financial power belongs to Tian Yangzi, the jurisdiction has been assigned to Lu Popi and Qian Niuwei, and even the heads of the various states are yours.
You can just play by yourself, why do you need to ask my opinion?"
"So you agree and have no objection, right..."
Master Kang looked at him with a half-smile, and Lu Poyan also sneered: "Li Consort! My name is Lu Poyan. Please remember it clearly next time. Everyone is doing errands for the emperor. They do not deal with the right people and have complaints."
Don't do it in public, it's disrespectful!"
"Secretary Zhou! You must have taken down the meeting minutes..."
Zhao Guanren looked at a clerk who was taking shorthand and said: "If there are no mistakes or omissions, please sign and stamp all the participants. Finally, write down my attitude. For the good development of the Demon Suppression Division, I will unconditionally
Support Mr. Kang’s work!”
"Remembered! Please check..."
The clerk hurriedly came forward with the booklet in hand. Zhao Guanren looked through it roughly, took out the large seal of the Demon Suppressing Division, stamped it with the seal, and said: "To prevent some people from talking like farts, please read it and stamp it. From now on,
Every discussion must be recorded and kept in duplicate!"
"Have you recorded it thoroughly? You are the only one asking for random writing..."
Lu Poyan took the book and looked through it. Others also took it and checked it one after another. They stamped it after finding nothing wrong. The four groups of people had already discussed the countermeasures and divided up the Demon Suppressing Division.
None of them were given to Zhao Guanren.
"alright!"
Master Kang stood up very satisfied and said: "Since the Prince Consort has no different opinions, I will hand over the charter to the Emperor. The errands must be dispatched today to supervise the temples and temples in each state capital, so as not to be exploited by cunning people."
Got a loophole!"
"As you command!"
Everyone stood up and saluted, but Zhao Guanren was still sitting on the chair drinking tea. Mr. Kang curled his lips and turned away and wanted to leave, but the bookkeeper in charge of the accounts shouted: "Master Kang! May I ask when the silver will be delivered?
Our Demon Suppression Division still has a deficit of more than one million taels in its account!"
"..."
All the officials were stunned. They had been busy carving it up for a long time, but they actually forgot about the money. Everyone looked at Zhao Guanren in unison.
"Pfft~hahaha..."
Zhao Guanren spit out a sip of tea, waved his hands and said, "I'm sorry! It's so damn funny. You guys really put on a good show. I guess the name of the show should be - Eunuch Talking About Women, Nonsense (
Let’s talk about chickens! Hahaha…”
"Li Zhiping!"
Master Kang said angrily: "You still have the nerve to smile like this. You promised the emperor to make up for the shortfall. Each state will set up a demon suppression bureau and all the money will be raised by itself. Where is the money?" "Oh~ I am really foresighted, otherwise
Some people talk like farting..."
Zhao Guanren raised the minutes of the meeting, stood up and said: "According to the charter you drafted, I only have the jurisdiction of the Government Manufacturing Office, and the shipping and financial rights are in the hands of you and Tianyangzi. You ask me about money, who
When it comes to money, who do you ask for it? If you don’t have money, go earn it!”
"Aren't you bullying others..."
Tianyangzi said angrily: "The charter we have drawn up is based on the premise of not losing money. You owe more than one million taels of silver and you don't even have the money to restart work. How can we make money?"
"If you can't sell your house or land, you can't sell yourself. What's the use of you and me crying about poverty..."
Zhao Guanren said sarcastically: "I am telling you that the Emperor requires the Demon-Suppressing Division to pay off the debt of more than 7 million taels within half a year. In the remaining half year, it will pay another 5 million taels. Next year, it will have to be increased to 20 million taels of silver.
Everyone! Go ahead and sell your ass, hahaha..."
"Well done to you, Li Zhiping..."
Master Kang said with a sullen face: "No wonder you have been silent. You want us to beg you, right? We will give you both financial and management rights. Don't worry, you will choke to death!"
"I don't want any power. I can do my job with this. Thank you for sharing my worries..."
Zhao Guanren patted the minutes in his hand and said with a smile: "The tasks set by the emperor cannot be completed. You are still thinking about dividing money and power. Why don't you think about how much money it will cost to fight? If the war is stalemate and the Ministry of War comes to ask for money again, you
Just wait to hang yourself, haha~"
"you……"
Everyone stared at him in shock and anger. Zhao Guanren put the minutes of the meeting in his arms and walked out of the back door with a smile. The two deputies also covered their mouths and ran away in gloating. The group of people suddenly looked at each other and looked at Master Kang again.
.
"Hmph~"
Master Kang threw away his hands and sat back, saying disdainfully: "It's just more than a million taels of silver. Why don't each of us raise the sum ourselves? If we give him hundreds of thousands more for starting work, if he dares to delay it?"
Start work and see how I punish him then!"
"That's it! It's a big deal, but you can raise it yourself..."
Tianyangzi and others also sat back with a sullen expression, and Lu Poyan asked again: "Chief! How much silver is enough for you to ask the accountant to calculate?"
"My lords, Mr. Li has just made it clear that just to start the construction, more than 2 million will be needed..."
The bookkeeper said softly: "If you add in the time required for transportation of materials, construction, investment, etc., it will take at least three months to get any income. During this period, the monthly salary will be more than 100,000, and after that, there will be 7 million in accounts."
If you don’t pay after the due date, the interest will be horribly high, it’s a bottomless pit!”
"Nonsense!"
Master Kang said angrily: "We are all vying for the distribution rights of Jilaihuo. Even if we ask them to pay up front, they are willing to pay two million. Are you brainless?"
"Sir! You still don't know that Prince Yujiang went to the Prince Consort's Mansion to scold his mother..."
The bookkeeper said bitterly: "Everyone was afraid of Prince Consort Li. He asked a knowledgeable shopkeeper to look at the accounts. After reading the accounts, he found that the losses were not included. A box of tap fire cost seven ounces of water. When it came to the market,
It has to be sold at least four taels per box, and ordinary people cannot afford it!"
"So expensive?"
Everyone was shocked, and Tianyangzi frowned and said: "This is really troublesome. There is going to be a war. The merchants are holding their money and dare not invest randomly. Those who have spare money are going to collect salt and grain."
Now, it’s even harder to get people to advance money!”
"My lords! If you say something that you shouldn't say, you are falling into a trap..."
The head bookkeeper spread his hands and said: "The old shopkeeper knew as soon as he looked at the account book that he couldn't produce such beautiful accounts unless he had been raping people for more than ten years. Prince Consort Li is an expert who has nothing to do and has been waiting for you to decentralize power.
, I’m afraid he’s already...ran away!"
"Run away?"
Everyone stood up at once, and Master Kang shouted loudly: "Quick! Send people to the four gates to surround Li Zhiping. If he dares to escape, he will be captured on the spot!"
"yes!"
Several Qianniu Guards immediately ran out, and the whole group was really in a state of panic. After planning for a long time, they actually got themselves involved, and they completely ignored the responsibility.
"grown ups!"
After nearly half an hour, a Qianniu Guard ran in and said breathlessly: "Li Zhiping really ran away, but he took the leave note approved by the Minister of Industry and the Purchasing Manager of the Princess Mansion. I'll wait...
Don’t dare to stop me!”
Tian Yangzi was surprised and asked: "What is a fake note? Why did he go to the Ministry of Industry?"
"Li Zhiping submitted the minutes of the meeting to the Ministry of Works, saying that in accordance with Master Kang's assignment, he would immediately go out of the city to order materials..."
Qian Niuwei said with an aggrieved look: "Li Zhiping is the Minister of Industry, so he asked Lord Shangshu for a ten-day leave to buy items needed for the wedding. Lord Shangshu handwritten a leave approval note and urged us to... hurry up and give it to the official.
The manufacturing office pays for labor and materials!”
"Asshole! He had already planned this..."
Master Kang suddenly crushed the tea bowl, his face suddenly turned livid, and everyone started yelling curses.
"Huh?"
Two eunuchs suddenly walked in, and the middle-aged eunuch in charge said in surprise: "What's going on? Why are you scolding the chief officer when the Demon Suppression Division was first established?"
"Master Zhang!"
Master Kang quickly calmed down his anger, stood up and said with a smile, "Why did you come in person? Mr. An's health is not bad, we are all worried!"
"Which Chief An, why doesn't this general recognize him..."
The middle-aged father-in-law patted the purple robe on his body, went straight to the front seat and sat down. Everyone's expressions immediately changed, and Tian Yangzi quickly stepped forward to pour tea for him.
"Hmm~ An Laogui died last night..."
The young father-in-law said in a low voice: "Jin Wuwei unexpectedly found poisonous poison in his house. The emperor was so angry that he ordered people to pull him out and feed him to wild dogs. The current chief manager is our General Zhang, the third-rank Huaiguo Grand Master.
General, the court will inform you tomorrow!"
"Dead? Manager Wei, no! Where is Eunuch Wei..."
A group of people crowded over in surprise, and the little father-in-law said with a smile: "Mr. Wei is doing well, he is serving the Queen Mother Lafayette. He is the chief eunuch of the inner palace. He and Mr. Zhang work in tandem to supervise each other, otherwise there will be another one.
Old ghost An, who has ulterior motives, is in trouble!"
"General Zhang! Congratulations on your promotion. It's not respectful to be careful..."
A group of sycophants immediately surrounded them, and they all emptied their silver coins as filial piety. Manager Zhang pursed his lips in a serious manner, and the young father-in-law led everyone out, leaving only Master Kang and Tian Yangzi, who bowed down respectfully.
forward.
"Lord Kang! You don't seem to be looking very good. Don't blame me for causing trouble for you..."
Manager Zhang stood up and raised his hands to the sky, saying: "Your Majesty's decree! The anti-thiefs are raising troops to cause chaos, and everything is focused on the frontline war. The Demon-Suppressing Division is suspending the payment of its debts, and is raising five million taels of silver, or the equivalent of grain and grass, as military pay within half a year.
Delay!"
"Ah? This..."
Master Kang's face suddenly turned green, but Manager Zhang leaned forward again and whispered: "You are an old man of the Thirteenth Taibao. You should know that the treasury is empty, war is a waste of money, and the emperor is also sympathizing with you, otherwise there will be no
Instead of only five million taels, it would be seven and a half million!"
"Is there no imperial edict?"
Master Kang looked at him with a constipated expression, and Tian Yangzi also covered his forehead with regret.
"Oh~ Why are you so confused now? Tianyangzi already understands..."
Manager Zhang rolled his eyes and said: "You have to settle this matter on your own. Can the Emperor block the arrow for you? But the Emperor will try his best to help you mediate. Besides, Prince Consort Li is not a very capable person. You can give up this job."
Let him do it, he is a master at deceiving people!"
"He was the one who cheated me..."
Master Kang stamped his feet angrily and said: "That kid has run away. Please quickly ask the emperor to give me an imperial edict. I will go outside the city to capture him!"
"Are you crazy? That's the prince-in-law, just take care of yourself..."
Manager Zhang walked away angrily, and Master Kang sat down on the chair. Unexpectedly, Tianyangzi raised his hands and said: "Sir! I'll go to the outside of the city to chase him. Maybe he can come back on his own in three days."
We will return within a few days, please be patient and don’t be impatient!”
After Tianyangzi said that, he ran away quickly. Master Kang didn't even have time to say anything. He was so angry that he came to the backyard with gnashing teeth and said hatefully to his cronies: "Go find that soul killer. If he doesn't tell the truth about this matter,
It’s solved, I’ll tie him up and give him to Yin Zhiping!”