Chapter 115 Recorded (Subscription Request)

Watching these people finally choose to protect themselves.

Yan Shaoting stood up with a smile on his face.

He spread his hands and said, "I always like smart people, because smart people know the rules."

Say it.

He took two steps forward and looked at the ambassadors from the Military Equipment Bureau and other government offices who were leading the way.

"Since you said that it was not your will to falsify the accounts, then you should also know the truth. Just tell us everything today. Then I will explain the matter of the falsified accounts to you colleagues in front of the Holy Lord of Yuxi Palace."

Yan Shaoting said sincerely, "I also believe that all of you colleagues are innocent, but officials are always helpless. As long as you explain this matter clearly, I am willing to guarantee it for you!"

Yan Shaoting's face was full of righteousness.

He looked like he was willing to go through fire and water for his colleagues in the court.

But everyone was in trouble.

The Ambassador of the Armament Bureau was even more embarrassed. He looked around hesitantly, and then whispered: "Patriarch... You are also an official in the same court as us. What should we do about this matter..."

"can not say?"

Yan Shaoting looked at the other person with curiosity.

Then nodded.

"That's true. I can't make things difficult for you."

Say it.

Yan Shaoting turned around and walked towards the chair under the Meridian Gate, and raised his hand at the same time: "Come here, ask these people to go to the Jinyiwei to inquire about the accounts."

"Yes!"

The Dongchang guards and Jinyiwei officers and soldiers present immediately responded in unison.

Tigers and wolves came forward.

The officials from the Military Equipment Bureau and other government offices all looked unhappy.

"Reader Yan, isn't it okay for us to say it?"

"But, can we go to another place? It's broad daylight here..."

Yan Shaoting looked up at Gao Hanwen who was already confused, then turned around and looked at these people again: "Okay! Come on, take everyone to the side, get some writing brushes and ink, and record everything."

The Dongchang guards and Jinyiwei soldiers who were originally intended to arrest people turned into investigators and led these officials from various departments who looked troubled to the Censor's Pavilion on duty at the Dengwen Drum under the Meridian Gate.

This pavilion has a long history, dating back to the Hongwu Dynasty.

At that time, Emperor Taizu ascended the throne in Nanjing. In view of the character of the officials, he set up a drum for reporting to the emperor in front of the Meridian Gate of the Nanjing Imperial City, appointed imperial censors to be on duty every day, and built pavilions.

So that the people who have been wronged can file a complaint with the emperor.

Yan Shaoting naturally knew that these people in front of him wanted to save their lives but were afraid to reveal the truth.

The pavilion under the Meridian Gate is very nice.

People went in, and no one outside knew what they said.

The first one was the ambassador of the Ministry of Industry’s Ordnance Bureau.

Led by a Dongchang soldier and a Jinyiwei cavalryman, they walked in front of Yan Shaoting.

The Ambassador of the Armament Bureau was confused: "Reader..."

Yan Shaoting smiled and said, "Don't worry, I am just recording what you said. This will give me proof in front of the emperor in the future that you are honest."

By now.

The Ambassador of the Armament Bureau could not think of a better way to save himself.

A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist.

The most important thing right now is to protect yourself.

He nodded heavily: "I told you everything!"

Yan Shaoting nodded and walked in front.

Several people entered the pavilion under the Meridian Gate together.

Someone also brought pen and ink.

Yan Shaoting wrote the letter himself and looked at the ambassador of the Armament Bureau sitting opposite him.

"Go ahead, but before you do, I'm curious as to why you're crying foul."

The ambassador of the Armament Bureau's face flushed red, his eyes full of helplessness and frustration.

He sighed heavily and shook his head, saying, "Patriarch... I don't know how difficult it is for us, a small official, to serve in the court."

The eyes of the Ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau were full of resentment as he looked deeply at Yan Shaoting.

You, Yan Shidu, were born in the family of Lord Yan, a very powerful family. Now, he has received countless favors from the emperor, and is also known as the Little Lord Yan in the court.

How can they understand the difficulties we face as officials in the court?

Yan Shaoting said with a stern face: "If you are really wronged, I will definitely take care of it for you!"

The ambassador of the Armament Bureau glanced at Yan Shaoting, who looked righteous.

Believe it or not!
If it's not for self-protection, why would I do this?

The ambassador of the Armament Bureau thought for a moment, then sighed and said, "You don't know, the various government offices in the court have always been under the orders of their superiors, and have also been constrained by other government offices."

Yan Shaoting put down the ink pen in his hand and looked at the other party steadily.

The ambassador of the Armament Bureau shook his head repeatedly and said, "Mr. Yan probably doesn't understand us."

Without waiting for Yan Shaoting to speak.

The man continued, "Let's say we in the Ministry of Industry's Armament Bureau have always been about doing things. When the superiors tell us how many weapons to make, we do it.

But in recent years, the court has been in increasingly difficult circumstances, and our salaries have been in arrears for more than half a year.

If I didn’t have a few acres of thin land in my hometown, I’m afraid I would have starved to death as an official…”

Yan Shaoting propped up his arms, feeling a little sleepy.

The ambassador of the Armament Bureau chattered on for a long time before finally getting back to business.

"Mister Yan certainly doesn't know that the tasks assigned by the higher-ups now include making a thousand firearms for the nine frontier towns, but the money and grain distributed is only enough to cover less than half of the cost.

But this is an order from the court and our superiors, and we have no choice but to follow it.

But if we don't have rations, we can still find some food from other places to fill our stomachs.

But without silver, how can we make a musket?"

Yan Shaoting finally became interested: "Then how did you do it? How did you come up with this account?"

The ambassador of the Armament Bureau looked up at Yan Shaoting and smiled sadly: "Everyone knows that the court can't pay the money and grain. Fortunately, the court has accumulated money from the past for so many years. The Ministry of Revenue has paid this amount of money and grain, so we can only do it to make up the number. The Ministry of War also knows the reason. They can't put a knife on the neck of the subordinates and force us to create weapons out of thin air, right?
Half new and half old, the Ministry of Revenue has written off the account, the Ministry of War has taken away the weapons, and the matter is now settled.”

Yan Shaoting looked at the Dongchang official who took over the pen.

"Put these on record."

The Dongchang guard nodded.

Yan Shaoting asked again: "So, these accounts should be balanced on the surface, why did we find that the accounts don't match this time?"

The Ambassador of the Armament Bureau was filled with grief and indignation. He growled and then said, "That's because the things that Curry had saved in the past have long been used up! Without the old extrusion objects, we can only make as much stuff as we can afford.

The newly made ones are delivered to the Ministry of War and transported or transferred to various warehouses. The Ministry of War can only record the full amount. The money and grain provided by the Ministry of Revenue are not enough, let alone saying that we don’t have enough to make weapons. "

This turned out to be a bad debt that had been accumulating for many years!

Yan Shaoting glanced sideways at the Dongchang officer in charge of paperwork.

The East Factory guard immediately looked sideways and bowed: "Reporting to the tutor, it has been recorded."

Yan Shaoting nodded and looked at the ambassador of the Armament Bureau in confusion: "Since you all know that the money and food are insufficient, why haven't you reported it to His Majesty for so long?"

The Ambassador of the Armament Bureau was stunned for a moment.

Yan Shaoting also reacted and nodded.

"Yes, you dare not report this matter to His Majesty."

This is a big case.

The cause, of course, was the deficit and shortage of money and grain in the imperial court.

But how could the people below not take advantage of the situation?

Whether the court has money and food is one thing.

None of the officials in the middle would think about these things. The first thing they think about is how much money they can squeeze out of the middle.

When the money and grain were finally distributed to the Military Equipment Bureau, there would not be enough left to build military equipment.

The Arsenal cannot produce enough.

The higher-ups are naturally clear about this.

They could not expose their own corruption, so they had to take the initiative to settle the account.

So this is why these accounts were found to have problems in such a short time.

that is because.

This has become a consensus in the court.

Or it could be the consensus of the officials involved.

Everyone knows that the accounts are fake, but no one will point this out.

If we really want to discuss the real reason.

It’s still because the court has no money.

The root of the problem still lies in Xiyuan and the Taoist priest.

Could it be that the gunshot in Xiyuan was caused by the Taoist priest?
suddenly.

Yan Shaoting had this somewhat absurd thought and idea in his mind.

Only in this way can we explain why someone would fire a gun in Xiyuan and why he could disappear so quickly.

Because the Taoist priest wants to expose this big secret.

This way, it can be explained.

but……

Does this Taoist really have the courage to do this?
Yan Shaoting's heart was still full of doubts and confusion.

He looked at the ambassador of the Armament Bureau with a serious expression and said in a deep voice, "Are there those people who seek personal gain from this and embezzle the already scarce money and grain?"

The ambassador of the Armament Bureau looked at Yan Shaoting with wide eyes and shook his head vigorously: "Master, I cannot say anything, and you should stop forcing me. I have said everything I should say."

Besides, I would really have no way out but death.

Yan Shaoting's eyes flickered, and he nodded after a while.

"Go ahead and call the next person in."

When the ambassador of the Armament Bureau walked out of the pavilion under the Meridian Gate, the bright sunlight outside shone on his face, causing him to squint.

A long sigh.

The Ambassador of the Armament Bureau felt relieved after speaking these things out.

"How? How?"

"What did you say?"

A group of people gathered around.

Everyone was talking at once, trying to find out what the ambassador of the Armament Bureau had said in the pavilion.

The Ambassador of the Armament Bureau simply glanced at everyone.

Arch hands.

"Everyone, I'm leaving."

"May the best be to you."

After saying this, the ambassador of the Armament Bureau rolled up his sleeves and walked out of the palace with his head held high.

Everyone was left looking at each other in silence.

"Next one, come in quickly."

In the pavilion, the Jinyiwei officers and soldiers stuck their heads out and shouted.

This day.

The officials in front of the Meridian Gate walked into the small pavilion one by one, and left alone without saying anything after coming out.

It was not until all the ministries and offices of the imperial court were closed that the officials in front of the Meridian Gate had finished their statements.

The details of what happened in front of the Meridian Gate had already spread out of the imperial city and reached the ears of many officials.

People like the ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau, what exactly did they say to Yan Shaoting in that damn pavilion?

For a time, it became something that everyone was eager to know.

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