Chapter 661 Male Masculinity
"But after all, this is an errand that offends others. With tens of millions of taels of silver, it will definitely not be fully recovered."
"If you're so irresponsible because you're worried about things not being done well, it's really not what a man would do!" Fourth Master said firmly.
Fortunately, at this time, Wu Sidao stroked his beard and said, "Fourth Master, this servant thinks that you must take over this job."
When fourth master heard this, his long eyebrows raised slightly.
The deep and mysterious Mo pupils turned slightly.
Then he sent everyone in the house away.
When only Wu Sidao was left, he asked lightly: "Continue talking."
"First of all, my servant will analyze for you, what kind of people are the people who owe money to the treasury now."
Supporting the small table, Wu Sidao slowly said: "One...it is because the salaries of our officials in the Qing Dynasty are not high, and those officials at the bottom want to maintain the dignity of the officials. The money for buying official uniforms , in the capital where every inch of land is expensive, it costs hundreds of years of silver to hold a banquet, and with three wives and four concubines in the backyard, and a large number of servants around, the monthly salary is not enough to spend, so I borrow money from the treasury."
Fourth Master: "..."
"Secondly...the prince who borrows money in the name of a prince, but actually wants to take advantage of the national treasury. However, not everyone can take advantage of the national treasury. If you say that you borrow a small amount, it is not called taking advantage of the treasury." .”
"Only veterans like Wei Dongting spent most of their lives with the Lord Long Live when they were young. They borrowed hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. If the Lord Long Live knew it, they would just turn a blind eye and close one eye, because they have contributed to the court. .After all, Lord Long Live can’t reward them with money from his own pocket.”
Fourth Master: "..."
"Three... people who follow the trend. This kind of people are neither really short of money, nor have made much contribution to the court. They just see that others borrow money and don't pay it back. If they don't borrow money, they will be like the less It’s like a piece of meat. And I’m afraid of being excluded by everyone and becoming a different kind.”
"Among these people, Tu Lunshen is the most hateful. He took the money given by the court and put it outside to make money, and he didn't pay back the money."
Fourth Master: "..."
"As for the princes borrowing money, those who borrow less are probably because they are short of money, and those who borrow more may not be as simple as being short of money. The eighth master and the prince, they are princes, they will definitely not have an unbalanced mentality, nor will they He will be worried about becoming a different kind, but to fight for the crown prince. The crown prince will naturally waste a lot of money for the crown prince's appearance and ostentation."
"Even the unscrupulous money he earned when he was in charge of the criminal department was not enough for him to use."
"As the crown prince, the prince doesn't have to buy people's hearts. He has a lot of people following him. He is simply too extravagant." The fourth master rubbed his fingers lightly.
Wu Sidao smiled coyly, and said again: "At the Eighth Master's party, the Ninth Master has always been in charge of the money, and all the money comes in and out, and the Ninth Master manages it in an orderly manner. In addition, there are quite a few people who respect the money. , I don’t value it. Eighth Master treats people with virtue, and his slaves are all over the world. Jiangxia Town alone has more than a few million taels of silver, not to mention other places!"
"So, most of the money he borrowed from the national treasury was used to buy people's hearts and borrowed it out. After all, it was all a favor borrowed out, not owed by Ba Ye. Otherwise, he wouldn't be in Long Live Lord After mentioning this matter, after the court, people immediately paid back hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, which shows that his family is still not short of money, and can even be said to be rich."
Fourth master was not surprised when he heard what happened to eighth master.
Because as early as a few years ago, he knew the general details of Master Ba.
After Wu Sidao finished the analysis, he sighed heavily, and said, "This errand is probably impossible, because there are too many people involved. Those people... are not easy to mess with, Once it harms their interests, I'm afraid something big will happen."
"Since you know the pros and cons, why do you suggest that Master take over this job?" Fourth Master asked coldly.
Wu Sidao watched the heavy snow falling outside the window, and replied hoarsely: "If you don't accept this errand, then Long Live Lord...not even a prince to share his worries."
In these words, the pros and cons are very detailed.
If the fourth master takes this job, he will talk a lot to the important officials in the court.
And no matter how noble the princes are, they will rely on the support of officials in the future.
If all those ministers are offended, who will assist him in the future.
This is very detrimental to fourth master's future development.
But if it is accepted, not only can the people in dire straits be saved, but it might also be appreciated by Kangxi.
Fourth Master sat quietly by the side, half-closed his eyes, as if he was thinking about something.
Seeing this, Wu Sidao said again: "This is called a dangerous move, doing things that others dare not do, or even think about."
Fourth Master's face was serious, and his black pupils were full of indecipherable black shadows.
Tall - with a straight nose bridge, which outlines the masculinity of a man under the light.
The slender finger pulp vigorously turned the Lantian Moyu finger.
After pondering for a while, he said, "Su Peisheng, send Mr. Wu off."
So, after Wu Sidao bowed his hands and saluted, he left.
After about a cup of tea, Su Peisheng returned to the house.
"Master, it's late at night, are you...arranging?" He tentatively tried.
Fourth master knocked on the surface of the table, and gave a faint "hmm", which was considered as his consent.
In the early morning of the next day, Kangxi sat on the big chair painted with gold and carved dragons at the top, bowing his head to the courtiers below.
Majesticly said: "As for the matter of recovering the national treasury, I intend to choose a prince to supervise this task, do you have a good candidate?"
Those officials themselves owed money, and entrusting them to handle the matter would not allow them to protect each other and form cliques for personal gain.
You can only find princes, and you have to be an excellent prince.
"Your Majesty, this servant feels that Prince Yong is courageous and resourceful, and he is competent for the pursuit of the treasury."
"That's right, Lord Long Live, Prince Yong has always been stern and selfless. It's perfect for him to be in charge of this matter."
"This minister also thinks that...among all the princes, Prince Yong is the most qualified for this matter."
so and so...
All of a sudden, all the court officials were surprisingly unanimous, recommending Fourth Master to take over this job.
Kangxi saw the problem at a glance, this must have been discussed!
Immediately, those experienced eyes glanced at Ba Ye and the prince.
He didn't ask the prince first, but pointed to Lord Ba, and asked calmly: "Ba, you have been in charge of the household department for a while, and now the national treasury is suffering serious losses, what do you have in mind?"
The meaning of this sentence is also obvious, in fact, it is to ask whether Ba Ye is willing to take over this job.
Because the household department was indeed in charge of the eighth master for a while.
Later, he was imprisoned for a period of time, and Zhang Tingyu was replaced temporarily as escrow.
When the prince came out from the clan mansion, the household department was in charge of the prince again.