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The household warehouse in Daxia is a mess.

Cheng Jinzhou is not the first person to move the user's warehouse, and he will certainly not be the last. One would even say that appropriation is something that happens naturally.

Daxia is not a wealthy country, but its government has actually accumulated a lot of resources. On the one hand, there are heavy taxes, and on the other hand, the government of feudal society has no good means to use up the money and materials in their warehouses. Therefore, during the reign of Wen and Jing, ministers would say proudly: There was so much money in the warehouse that the strings on which the money was worn were all rotten.

That's not glory, that's shame!

The government cannot find an effective way to reproduce, but keeps money in its own hands like a miser. This kind of government is just better than a government that cannot even keep money.

If everyone in the country gives me one penny, I will be a multi-millionaire. To start with this story, the subtitle can be written with the word "taxation".

The Internet's profit model is definitely not the first of its kind for Americans. It should be said that before other countries in the world realized the power of the masses gathering into a tower, the Chinese-style government was already living off the poll tax.

What should I do if I can’t use the money I collected? Proactive officials began to solve problems for the country, wrote IOUs, and lent them out for expenses. ,

According to the unspoken rules of Daxia, as long as officials return the white slips in the warehouse before leaving office, they will not be held accountable.

Therefore, powerful gentlemen moved the national warehouses to their own warehouses year after year. From the perspective of liberating productivity, their work was conducive to economic development.

The main reason why Cheng Jinzhou attracts attention is that he is too fast and not good at covering up. On the other hand, he is not good at it. Civil servants have been training since they were young, starting from petty theft. When they were in their forties or fifties, they had the opportunity to move the entire warehouse. The training methods and the level of training were unmatched by young people.

Borrowing and repaying, stay home for the New Year; from borrowing to repaying, let’s talk about it in twenty years.

In Chinese history, someone once gave a proper term to officials’ misappropriation behavior, calling it “deficit”.

The officials who died under the Yongzheng Emperor bore the most hat of being in a deficit.

The imperial edict that Father Cheng received, no matter how gorgeous the rhetoric, had only one central idea: to clean up the deficit.

Cheng Jinzhou's first reaction when he saw this imperial edict was "the position of death."

Thinking of Yongzheng's cruelty and Emperor Lizong's age, Cheng Jinzhou couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Dad, why did you accept the imperial edict?"

"The seal of the political hall, the approval of the province, and the imperial decree approved by the emperor, can I block it and reject it?" Cheng Yun'an sat on the chair angrily, and asked for a moment: "How many things did you move out of the warehouse?"

He never asked seriously.

"It's worth several million taels." Cheng Jinzhou coughed and said deliberately rudely: "The person who borrowed the money is the uncle. They want me to pay back the money. They can't just send me away with an imperial edict."

"Weren't you prepared to pay it back?" Cheng Yun'an asked, but he realized that he was too stupid.

Being an official is really not something that acid writers are good at.

Cheng Jinzhou grunted twice, no wonder Heyi Grand Duke could easily lobby the officials and get the position of Nanling magistrate. It was really not easy to be promoted to two levels in a row.

The father and son were discussing in the room, and Cheng Yunxiang also ran over.

After entering, he didn't even say congratulations. He cupped his hands and said, "What are your rules?"

It seems that he can guess a thing or two about the problems he encounters.

Cheng Yun'an glared at him angrily and said, "I have accepted the order, so I will naturally do my best to do it."

For millions of taels of silver, a god who doesn't like fireworks will consider it. What's more, Cheng's father has to consider Cheng Jinzhou's repayment ability. If the materials from the Ministry of Revenue's warehouse are returned as they are, it will not be something that can be completed in dozens of days.

Cheng Yunxiang looked at his look, smiled slightly and said: "The plan for now is to get rid of Hou Wenwu first. Without him, it will be much easier to do anything else."

"Violent means?" Cheng Jinzhou asked.

Cheng's father immediately opened his eyes and said, "What the disciples said..."

"Then what do you think we should do..." Cheng Jinzhou now understood that he couldn't let his father be pragmatic, and it would be better to be practical.

As expected, Cheng's father stopped talking nonsense and snorted twice: "It's just that after the warehouse review, it was sent to Wusha. It's nothing."

Once trouble comes, Cheng Yun'an will think of retreating. That is to say, for a noble like him, it is not so easy for other civil servants to retreat.

Cheng Jinzhou asked: "Maybe we can find a way to control Chaku's main manpower, and it will be easy to do something."

Cheng Yunxiang nodded slowly and said: "Things always have to be handled by the people below, but if we really investigate, we can't escape after all. Hou Wenwu was once a censor."

He understood what Cheng Jinzhou meant, which was simply to deceive Hou Wenwu by relying on the petty officials to follow the tricky route. But the censor is an official who is used to investigate cases, and he is so easy to deceive.

The three people talked for a while, but they didn't have any constructive opinions.

Cheng Jinzhou gradually became impatient and thought: if the soldiers come, they will block the water and the earth will cover them up. If they push themselves, it will not be too late to take action.

In fact, it is not true that he still has millions of taels of silver. Even at Shi Yan's place, normal trade can bring in a small amount of one hundred thousand taels of silver every month. Now that the independent trading platform is more advanced, it is not too difficult to make some money.

However, the problem today is that the imperial edict is something that all the civil and military ministers of the dynasty can see. If he returns it in a polite manner, the court may praise him, but the officials will look down on him, which means his prestige will be greatly reduced.

Cheng Jinzhou definitely would not engage in such a loss-making business.

He couldn't figure it out for a moment, but Cheng's father used his best trick of "drag" and stayed home sick.

From the time they were born, the first thing the civil servants of Daxia learned was procrastination. Fundamentally speaking, officials who passed the imperial examination and were appointed by the central government are standard political officers. Their duty is to understand Shangfeng's policies and protect the land and bring peace to the people. The specific work is all done by petty officials. Only by dragging one thing into two things, from the first year to twenty years, can the correctness of the policy be proved and it can pass the test of time.

It is indeed easy to use, not expensive, and can make progress or retreat. No matter how smart people are, they can use it, but they may not be able to see through it.

It's your own business to get sick, and it's your own business to know when you feel better, especially internal diseases, which are really invisible and painless, convenient and quick.

Emperor Lizong also had nothing to do with Cheng Yun'an. After being urged twice by the officials, he received a confession from Cheng Yun'an. Li Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue was also sent to visit him once. It was considered a favor. Unfortunately, , Mr. Cheng is still ill.

Most of the ministers were unwilling to come forward on this matter. Seeing that time was really being delayed, Hou Wenwu finally couldn't help it anymore.

His Majesty the Emperor was originally unwilling to provoke Cheng Jinzhou. After all, the Holy Church was a natural ally of the imperial court. Although they could never come to an agreement on the issue of ethics and holy religion, under the background of the prosperity of the Star Warlock Association, both sides also had many problems. common ground.

However, on the one hand, His Majesty the Emperor was reluctant to have millions of taels of silver taken away casually, and on the other hand, it was Hou Wenwu's persistence that made His Majesty Lizong finally agree to use the seal on the imperial edict. Now that the investigation has reached a deadlock before it even begins, it is naturally a political responsibility that Hou Wenwu cannot bear.

This guy was considered extremely brave. Seeing that Li Shangshu's intervention was useless, he kept doing nothing, so he took two of his confidants, sat in a small sedan, and came to the Cheng family to visit the patient.

He wanted to see for himself how Father Cheng's condition was.

When other ministers in the DPRK and the Central Government spread rumors that Cheng Jinzhou had a ruthless tendency, Hou Wenwu's trip was extremely bold.

Cheng Jinzhou was listening to the front customer service lecture in the room, and Shi Mo hurriedly came to report: "Hou Wenwu has arrived at Cross Street and turned towards our house."

"You are not allowed to use our house in the future." Cheng Jinzhou said first, then thought about it and said: "Go to the concierge and tell me to use the most disgusting methods. We are not afraid of embarrassment. If he can't come up with something new, I will Hit him with a door bag."

Shi Mo was stunned for a moment, then responded loudly and ran out quickly.

The administration of nobles has always been a very technical position.

People sitting in this position should be smart, flexible in their legs and feet, and have a clear mind. Only with this kind of door administration can we get more door packages without offending anyone.

The Cheng family's sect may not have reached the highest stage of his professional life, but he has also reached the stage where he accepts red envelopes with a white eye. After listening to Shi Mo's order, he immediately made a gesture.

Not long after, Hou Wenwu arrived at the door of Cheng's house.

But it took two minutes of banging on the door before the doorman reluctantly poked his head out of the small door and shouted: "Are you sending the corpse? Do you know where this place is?"

Hou Wenwu is a standard second-ranked Jinshi. He guessed Cheng Jinzhou's thoughts in a blink of an eye and said calmly: "Tell your master, this kind of..."

"Did you bring the money?"

"what money?"

"Didn't you ask me to tell my master something? One word is one tael of silver. If you want to negotiate, please come back at your leisure." Menzheng said, and he became happy. This was his dream life, and now he has a chance. It's okay to use it openly, even if it's only once.

Collecting door bags is not something you can do just by seeing someone. Even if you are a slave of the prime minister, you have to pay attention to it and don't think about accepting packages from other prime ministers. In addition, the concierge who collects money will usually provide certain asymmetric services. Pure collection of money is rare.

Hou Wenwu was a standard minister of the emperor, and because of his young age, he rarely visited officials' private residences. He had never seen such a bold domestic slave. But he was a civil servant, and he didn't want to get angry with the kid. He raised his chin slightly and motioned to the servant to give him money.

The servant took out his pocket and placed a ten-tael silver ingot in the doorkeeper's hand. At the same time, he whispered in his ear: "This is Mr. Hou Wenwu, the inspector of the Ministry of Revenue. Don't bring trouble. Be careful, I will deal with you alone." .”

The doorkeeper was Shi Mo's newly promoted confidant. He chuckled, collected the money, and said without fear at all: "Sir, what news do you want to spread?"

"Please tell your master that Hou Wenwu is visiting."

"Oh, if I report to the master, I will charge another ten taels. Do you still have money?" The doorkeeper rubbed his yellow nails greedily.

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