Chapter 550: Explanation
In the past few years, the Shaofu was an empty structure. Not to mention how many people there were, few people even knew where the offices were.
If it were not to show that the Han Dynasty was the orthodoxy of the world, at least in name it would need a complete institution, and I am afraid that even the empty Shaofu might not exist.
Back then, Feng Yong became the supervisor of the Zhuye Supervisors under the name of the Shaofu. When he went to report for the first time, he was led to the door of a small house in a corner of Weiyang Palace. If he hadn't barely been able to understand the door plaque of the small house, It had the word Shaofu written on it, and he almost thought it was a hut.
Later, Zhu Yejian, under Feng Yong's instigation, built the Eight-Niu Plow. Although the Shaofu didn't get much profit from it, it still gained some fame.
Shaofu became famous when Han MCC began to produce output. To be precise, it was when Feng Yong paid dividends for the first time.
Today's Shaofu is no longer the hut it used to be. Instead, a large piece of land was redivided in Weiyang Palace and a large house was built. It is one of the most impressive buildings in the palace.
After all, it is the face of the royal family.
Han MCC, Nanxiang Gongfang, Dongfeng Express, Nan MCC, etc., these industries related to the royal family all require the Shaofu to come forward to deal with outsiders.
The number of administrative staff in the Shaofu also expanded uncontrollably.
Especially having to send someone to the bank to check the accounts every month, this is the favorite thing of the stewards of the Shaofu.
Although you can't take oil and water openly, the ticket office is sensible and there will be carriage and horse fees, outing fees, etc. every time. These are the rules set by the ticket office.
When people do work, they must be paid. This is what Feng Langjun said, and the emperor and the empress agreed.
I heard that many of the accounting offices in the bank also serve as the accounting offices of Dongfeng Express, and each person gets double salary.
Since I only go out once a month and have no salary, just a carriage fee is enough, so I feel comfortable getting the money.
Coupled with eating and drinking, the stewards sent out by the Shaofu can be happy both physically and mentally every time.
Although the Shaofu is not extremely rich now, since the Prime Minister's Office sends people to manage the palace, he can still have his own income, which is quite satisfying.
So even though most of the stewards in the Shaofu have never met the legendary Feng Langjun, they all feel that he is one of their own.
Until one day, the Yuexun Prefecture delivered an accountability document to the Shaofu.
Why was it delivered directly to the Shaofu?
Because those batches of purple electric swords were first commissioned by Feng Yong from Han Zhongye in the name of making weapons for his own tribe.
Later, it was authorized by the Prime Minister's Office, but it was defined as a test of new weapons by the Yuexun Prefecture, and it was not considered a formal military standard weapon.
Since it was done privately by the Prefecture of Yuexun, the Prefecture of Yuexun should argue with the Shaofu on this matter - the Prime Minister's Office does not care about this matter.
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty promised to give Feng Yong a certain degree of autonomy in Yuexi, which is quite credible. As long as the bottom line is not exceeded, he can be allowed to toss the three counties of Yuexi.
In any case, those three counties are the places where the Yi people are most concentrated in Yuexi. As long as there is rebellion in Yuexi, they will basically be concentrated in that place. If it is done well, it will be a surprise.
Failing to do a good job, as long as the area from Beishui County to Anshang County can be preserved, then it will not be a loss to put down the rebellion this time.
Since the prime minister of the Han Dynasty exchanged the 500 soldiers of Nanxiang for the autonomy of Feng Yong and the three counties, Meng Yan has successively moved the soldiers of the five captains of Nanzhong to Beishui County to station in Beishui County. Feng Yong means wiping his butt.
Because the imperial court could use Beishui as the frontier to re-enter the Sunshui River Valley at any time.
However, now Yuexun has been initially peaceful, and a considerable part of the land has even been cultivated, and some of the aristocratic families in Shu have followed into Yuexun.
So the risk of chaos is constantly decreasing.
The court expects to receive taxes and even people from there by the end of this year, so it is worth taking such a small risk.
If it were anyone else, let’s not say whether the chief historian of a county has the right to autonomy. Even if he does, if he dares to trouble the young manor directly under the royal family without the support of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, that is called arrogance. Can he get in? The palace gate is still a problem.
But who is Feng Yong?
He is the financial backer of the Shaofu.
This official letter of accountability was delivered, and the steward of the Shaofu rubbed his eyes. He thought he was not awake: When did Han Zhongye become so bold and dare to fool Feng Langjun like this?
Then he sighed again, this Feng Langjun was really generous, the money and food needed to build a weapon for Bu Qu was equivalent to a Dingkou's three-year ration!
I thought so in my heart, but I didn't dare to slack off at all. I took the official document and ran directly to Huang Hu, the head **** in the palace.
“Thirty knives and two were broken?”
Liu Chan took the official document handed over by Huang Hu and blinked with some confusion after reading it.
“Feng Langjun asked Han MCC to make precious swords. Two of the thirty newly sent swords were found to be defective? Does this mean there is something wrong with MCC?”
The emperor of the Han Dynasty didn't care how much food a sword cost, since he had nothing to do with the affairs of the court anyway.
So what he is concerned about is, if there is a problem with Han MCC, will there be a problem with his own money?
After all, Hanzhong Metallurgical Industry still accounts for most of the source of the palace's small treasury.
It's easy to say that in other places, but in Nanxiang, if you dare to fool Feng Langjun... then what else do you dare to do?
As soon as Liu Chan thought of this, he finally reacted, quickly grabbed the official document in his hand, and went straight to the harem.
“Queen, Queen, no good, something big has happened!”
Fatty Liu Chan approached Zhang Xingcai with a panicked expression, "Something happened to Han Zhongye."
Several heating pavilions were built in the palace last year. The construction unit was specially invited from Nanxiang by an engineering team. The style is unique. The fireplaces are burning brightly and the whole room is warm.
Wearing only a thin woolen sweater, the queen was holding a book and reading in ecstasy. She was startled when she saw the emperor suddenly barging in. She quickly stood up and was about to salute.
However, Liu Chan put the official document directly into her hand and said first, "Queen, there is no need to be polite. Please take a look first and help me make an idea. Then Feng Mingwen came with the official document and said that he wanted to hold Hanzhong Metallurgical to account. .”
Zhang Xingcai was slightly startled after hearing this, and quickly opened the official document and read it carefully.
After reading it, my brows wrinkled first, and then relaxed.
In the end, she couldn't help but laugh, "Ha! I have been worried about Hanzhongye these days, but I didn't expect that Feng Mingwen would send such a good excuse at this time! Jiang Bin must be in trouble!"
When Liu Chan heard this, he quickly asked, "When something like this happened to Hanzhong Ye, why did the queen laugh instead of worrying about it?"
Zhang Xingcai chuckled and folded the official document carefully, "Your Majesty usually doesn't care much about the affairs of the Shaofu, so it is appropriate not to know the reason for this. Please sit down first and wait for me to explain it carefully to Your Majesty."
Liu Chan felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. The income of the young manor was usually in the hands of the queen, and the queen also made the decision on the affairs of the young manor.
Whenever he needed something, he could just reach out to the Queen. Anyway, the Queen would only give him more money, not less.
Liu Chan nodded, "Of course I remember."
“Jiang Bin entered Hanzhong Ye, and he was calm at first. But in June last year, Hanzhong set up a new arsenal, and at the same time, Hanzhong Mansion asked Hanzhong Ye to help build some weapons.”
“Because Jiang Bin had connections with the Prime Minister’s Mansion and was familiar with Ma Su, the prefect of Hanzhong, he took advantage of this to gain power. He took the opportunity to mobilize many craftsmen to build weapons for the Hanzhong arsenal. Even the supervisor Huo Yi could do nothing to him.”
Liu Chan was shocked when he heard this, "So, doesn't this matter have something to do with the Prime Minister's Mansion? What should we do?"
“Everyone knows that this matter is related to the Prime Minister’s Mansion, but the Prime Minister didn’t say it clearly, so I just pretend I don’t know. Besides, Hanzhongye is the Hanzhongye of the royal family, not the Hanzhongye of the Prime Minister’s Mansion!”
Zhang Xingcai said dissatisfiedly, "It's not that I don't think about national affairs, but there must be rules in everything. If you want to call Hanzhongye for national affairs, you just need to tell the royal family in advance, and I won't say a word of objection."
"But Jiang Bin, who is far away from the Prime Minister's Mansion and close to Hanzhong Mansion, is not a critical matter. He also pressured Huo Yi in the name of state affairs and hired Hanzhongye's craftsmen without authorization. When Huo Yi reported later, all the craftsmen had already The transfer is completed. Is there any reason for him to do things like this?"
“Today he can call on the craftsmen without authorization, but tomorrow he will dare to do other things even if he has no choice but to do so. Therefore, this matter must be investigated to the end.”
Speaking of this, Zhang Xingcai's eyes flashed with a cold light and he said decisively.
Whether the Prime Minister's Office can suppress the royal family is a matter between the Prime Minister's Office and the royal family, but what does this have to do with others?
If it weren't for the fact that Jiang Bin's starting point was for the sake of national affairs, Zhang Xingcai would have wanted to take action long ago.
When Liu Chan heard that this matter also involved the Prime Minister's Mansion, he already started to shrink back, but when he heard Zhang Xingcai's words, he felt that it made sense.
Yes, what if one day he transfers Han Zhongye's money and grain to the prefect's mansion?
Thinking of this, the little fat man suddenly felt courageous again, "Yes, we must investigate vigorously!"
Then he asked humbly, "How should we investigate this matter?"
Zhang Xingcai smiled confidently, "This matter is originally a matter between the Shaofu and Yuexun Prefecture. When the time comes, just tell the prime minister and the palace will send people to Hanzhong directly to monitor it."
"If Feng Mingwen wants to be held accountable, then let him take some accounting rooms from Nanxiang Academy to check the account books together."
When it comes to checking accounts, accountants from Nanxiang Academy are definitely top-notch talents.
If it were not an accounting issue, it would be even simpler. You can directly find the person responsible for building and supervising the production according to the words engraved on the handle, and no one can escape.
As for how the Prime Minister's Office should respond, it has to go to the Yuexun Prefect's Office, which has little to do with the palace.
After all, the palace has to give Feng Langjun an explanation!
Some people may think that Feng Yong has been away from Nanxiang for so long, even far away from Jincheng, and went to Yuexun to take office, so his influence on Nanxiang will be weakened, but Zhang Xingcai will never think so.
Because only a few people know that the same plan called "Nanxiang Five-Year People's Livelihood Examination" is hidden in the Nanxiang County Government, the Imperial Palace, and the Prime Minister's Mansion.
It was compiled by Feng Yong himself. It talks about the development direction of Nanxiang in the five years from the third year of Jianxing to the seventh year of Jianxing.
At the same time, this plan will continue to add new content based on actual conditions, but the general direction remains unchanged.
So in fact, today's Nanxiang is composed of the imperial palace, the Prime Minister's Palace, and the Nanxiang faction headed by Feng Yong, while trying their best to maintain its stability.
As for Nanxiang's problem, if the Prime Minister's Office thinks there is a problem and Feng Yong thinks it is okay, then there is no problem. If you have any doubts, you can ask Feng Yong.
If the palace thinks there is a problem and Feng Yong thinks it is okay, then there is still no problem. If you have any questions, you can ask Feng Yong.
But if Feng Yong thinks there is a problem, regardless of whether the Prime Minister's Office and the Imperial Palace think there is a problem, then there must be a problem.
Because in a place like Nanxiang where demons are rampant, no one except Feng Yong can know what it will eventually develop into.
It happens that it is not only extremely important to the court, but also indispensable to the imperial palace.
The current output of Nanxiang is enough to support all the salaries of court officials, as well as the expenses of the palace, and there is even enough profit to distribute dividends to various families.
This is a very large amount of income.
To be honest, Zhang Xingcai wouldn't feel bad if he lost the 100,000 pieces of land in Hanzhong Huangzhuang if it wasn't for the supply of grass for the ranch. But if the dividends from the ranch workshop were cut off, Zhang Xingcai would never agree.
What's more, the total number of employees and family members of Gongfang, Ranch and Mine is nearly 30,000. Add in the people who make a living from Nanxiang, and the number will double again.
This does not include those slave workers who have not been naturalized.
If something goes wrong in Nanxiang, if you are not careful, tens of thousands of landless and propertyless people will appear overnight. The consequences will be so bad that the civil unrest in the ten Guanghan counties may not be comparable. It is definitely Hanzhong's. nightmare.
The soldiers who came out of Nanxiang were elite soldiers, so the rioters who came out of Nanxiang must also be strong thieves and bandits. I heard that Nanxiang could even order and prohibit women and children. These strong thieves and bandits were probably as good as elite soldiers.
This does not include those parties who have complicated relationships with Nanxiang.
So even the prime minister did not try to change his mind unless he was forced to do so. The most he could do was to restrict it slightly.
For example, remove some of the elite soldiers.
“But will doing this make my father-in-law unhappy?”
Liu Chan asked hesitantly.
"I just want to investigate Hanzhongye, especially Feng Mingwen's accountability, and nothing else. If the palace doesn't give Feng Langjun an explanation, will he have to take on this responsibility?"
"Even if my father-in-law has an opinion on this matter, he should go to Feng Langjun. What's the point of going to us?"
Zhang Xingcai smiled calmly, "Besides, Feng Langjun also said in the official document that the Yuexun Prefecture entrusted Han Zhongye to build weapons, but not only the swords are not good, but also the progress is not good."
“According to my opinion, Feng Langjun was also very dissatisfied with the construction speed of Hanzhongye, so he had an excuse to attack. In this case, why don’t we just go with it?”
"That's good, that's good." Liu Chan finally breathed a sigh of relief and said happily at the same time, "Then we really need to do an inventory, otherwise once the prime minister...ahem, ahem, the palace's income will be... It’s almost half missing.”
Zhang Xingcai:…
The queen rubbed her forehead: Your Majesty's words...Oh!
In the end, I could only say helplessly, "Your Majesty... what you said makes sense."
The news was passed back to the Young Mansion, and everyone in the Young Mansion who was secretly worried finally breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the responsibility was not on their side.
At the same time, someone with quick thoughts said, "This Han Zhongye should have been investigated long ago."
As soon as these words came out, everyone understood and said, "That's right, that's right."
According to the opinions of the two chief officials in the palace, do you want to send someone from the palace to Nanxiang?
So, apart from the people in the Shaofu, who else is familiar with these businesses?
So, there is a high probability that people will be transferred from the Shaofu!
(End of this chapter)