One Step to The End: 1275 The Concubine

Early in the morning, three major events happened in Luoyang City...

Xia Buerba's camp left Luoyang and took the emperor's salaries and rewards to the northwest. King Ning and King Yan headed to the southwest, split their troops to fight the rebellion in Tubo, and the government-run "Suppressing Demons" was established. is the only legal sect.

"Lord Li! I'm waiting for the draft articles to be read, what do you think..."

In the back office originally belonging to the "Seven Doors", it was filled with newly appointed officials of the Suppression and Demons Division. Zhao Guanren, who was in the second seat, only brought two left and right hands.

Zhao Guanren drank the wolfberry tea without raising his head, and said with a sullen head: "Master Kang is our Shangguan, please ask him to speak first!"

"The Temple of Suppressing Demons was initially set up, and it should be distinguished from the previous temples, focusing on subjugating demons and paying taxes as a supplement..."

Master Kang, who was wearing a purple robe, sat in the first place and pondered: "The principals of the prefectures should bravely shoulder heavy burdens, share the worries for the emperor and the people, and take half a year as the assessment period, the capable ones will be promoted, the mediocre ones will be dismissed, and the specific powers and powers should be further detailed. Divide it, the other problems are not big, you can improve it through exploration, Master Li?"

"Everyone is fortunate, just do as you say..."

Zhao Guanren put down the tea bowl with a smile, and most of the room frowned. Master Kang also said with disgust: "Master Li! You are the chief officer of the Suppressing Magic Division. Let everyone discuss together on the stage, don't be yin and yang!"

"I said that everyone is fortunate, why are yin and yang strange..."

Zhao Guanren said angrily: "You have taken my power on the air, the power of appointment and dismissal belongs to you, the financial power belongs to Tianyangzi, the jurisdiction is divided between Lu Popi and Qianniuwei, and even the heads of the prefectures are all of you. people, you can just play by yourself, why ask my opinion?"

"So you agree, no more opinions, right..."

Master Kang looked at him with a half-smile, but Lu Poyan also sneered: "Consort Li! This official is called Lu Poyan, next time you can remember it clearly, everyone is doing errands for the emperor, not the right person. , if you have complaints, don't make it in public, it will lose your demeanor!"

"Secretary Zhou! Write down the minutes of the meeting..."

Zhao Guanren looked at a small official who was writing shorthand and said: "If there is no mistake, please sign and stamp it from all the participants, and finally write down the official's attitude. For the good development of the town magic department, This official supports Mr. Kang's work unconditionally!"

"Take it down! Please refer to..."

The clerk hurried forward holding the booklet, Zhao Guanren glanced at it roughly, took out the big seal of the Suppressing Magic Division and stamped it with a seal, and said, "To prevent some people from talking like farts, please read and stamp it. , every future meeting must be recorded and kept in duplicate!”

"You can memorize it in detail, but you are only asking..."

Lu Poyan took the booklet and looked at it, and the others also took it over to read it one after another, and only stamped it after finding nothing wrong, and the four groups of people had already discussed the countermeasures and divided the Zhenmo Division cleanly. Zhao Guanren didn't give any oil or water.

"Alright!"

Master Kang stood up very satisfied and said: "Since the concubine has no disagreement, this official will hand over the regulations to the emperor, and the errand will be dispatched today to supervise the temples of the prefectures, and don't give it to the emperor. The trickster took advantage!"

"Yes!"

Everyone stood up and saluted, but Zhao Guanren was still sitting on the chair drinking tea. Master Kang pouted and turned his head to leave, but the bookkeeper in charge of the account shouted: "Master Kang! Dare to ask when the silver tael will be delivered. Come on, we still have a deficit of more than one million taels in the account of our town magician!"

“…”

All the officials were stunned for a while, and they were eager to divide up the money for a long time, but they forgot about the money, and everyone looked at Zhao Guanren in unison.

"Pfft~hahaha..."

Zhao Guanren spat out a sip of tea, waved his hands and said, "I'm sorry! It's so **** funny, you guys really put on a good show, I guess the title of the show should be called - Eunuch Talking Women , nonsense (chicken) talk! Hahaha..."

"Li Zhiping!"

Master Kang said angrily: "You still have the face to laugh here. You promised the emperor to fill the gap, and each state government will set up a bureau of anti-magic, and both the silver and the silver will be raised by yourself. Where is the money?"

"Alas~ I really have foresight, otherwise some people will talk like farts..."

Zhao Guanren held up the minutes of the meeting, got up and said, "According to the articles of association you have drawn up, this official only has the jurisdiction of the official establishment, and the shipping and financial rights are in the hands of you and Tianyangzi. You ask me for money. Hey, who cares about the money, you ask who wants it, and if you don't have it, you can earn it!"

"Aren't you bullying people..."

Tian Yangzi said angrily: "The articles of association I'm waiting for are based on the premise of not running short of money. You owe more than one million taels of silver, and you don't even have the money to restart work. How can I make money? "

"Sell the house and the land, you can't sell your body, what's the use of crying with this official..."

Zhao Guanren sneered: "This official tells you that the emperor asked the Zhenmo Division to pay off the debt of more than seven million taels within half a year, and to pay another five million in the second half of the year, and it will be increased to 20 million next year. Two silver, everyone! Go sell your ass, hahaha..."

"Hello, Li Zhiping..."

Master Kang said with a sullen face: "No wonder you have been silent and want us to beg you, right? We will give you the financial rights and management rights, and you will be choked to death!"

"I don't want any rights, I can do business with this, thank you for sharing my worries..."

Zhao Guanren patted the minutes in his hand and said with a smile: "The task set by the emperor can't 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, the Ministry of War will come again Money, just wait and 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 the back door with a smile. The two deputies also covered their mouths in schadenfreude and ran away. Master Kang.

“Humph~”

Master Kang shook his hand and sat back again, disdainfully saying, "It's just over one million taels of silver. Why don't we raise a sum of money for each of our families, and give him hundreds of thousands of operating expenses, if he dares to do it? If he doesn't start work, we'll see how this official punishes him!"

"That's right! It's a big deal..."

Tianyangzi and others also sat back with a gloomy face, and Lu Poyan asked again: "Master! You let the accountant calculate, how much money is enough?"

"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Li has made it clear just now that it will cost more than two million to start construction..."

The clerk said in a low voice: "In addition to the time required for material transportation, construction, investment promotion, etc., it will take at least three months to make money. During the period, the monthly salary will be more than 100,000 yuan, and then there will be 7 million yuan. It is a bottomless pit to repay the debts, the overdue payment, and the terrifyingly high interest rates!”

"Crap!"

Master Kang said angrily: "Jilaihuo's distribution rights have been robbed. Even if they are asked to pay in advance, they are willing to pay two million yuan. Are you out of your mind?"

"Your Excellency! You don't know yet, Prince Yujiang has gone to the Concubine's House to scold his mother..."

The main bookkeeper said bitterly: "Everyone made Li Concubine's pit fear. I went to a knowledgeable shopkeeper to read the account. After reading it, I realized that the loss was not counted. When it comes to the market, it has to sell at least four or two boxes, and ordinary people can't afford it at all!"

"So expensive?"

Everyone was taken aback, Tian Yangzi even frowned and said: "This is really troublesome, as the war is about to take place, the merchants are holding their money and dare not invest indiscriminately, and those who have spare money will go to the village. Salt and grain have been stockpiled, and it is even more difficult to get people to advance money!"

"Everyone! The villain said something that shouldn't be said, this is a trick..."

The head bookkeeper spread his hands and said: "The old shopkeeper knows when he looks at the account book, he is not someone who has been infiltrating his business for more than ten years and can't make such a beautiful book. Consort Li is an expert with empty gloves and white wolf, waiting for you all the time Come to decentralize, I'm afraid it's already... run away!"

"Run?"

Everyone stood up at once, and Master Kang shouted loudly: "Quick! Send someone to the four gates to contain Li Zhiping. If he dares to escape, he will take it on the spot!"

"Yes!"

Several Qianniu guards ran out immediately, and a group of people really caught fire in the temple - panicked! After calculating for a long time, I actually got myself into it, and they left the responsibility clean.

"Sir!"

After nearly half an hour, a

Qianniuwei ran in and said breathlessly: "Li Zhiping really ran away, but he took the fake slip approved by the Minister of Industry and the purchasing manager of the Princess Mansion. I wait...I dare not stop him!"

Tian Yangzi asked in surprise: "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 Industry, saying that according to Mr. Kang's assignment, he would immediately go out of the city to order materials..."

Qianniuwei said with a sullen face: "Li Zhiping is the servant of the Ministry of Industry, so he took ten days off from the Lord Shang Shu to buy the necessary items for the wedding. The Lord Shang Shu wrote a leave approval slip and urged us... Hurry up and pay the official manufacturing office!"

"Asshole! He planned this..."

Master Kang violently smashed the tea bowl, his face suddenly turned ashen, and everyone followed and cursed.

"Huh?"

Two eunuchs walked in suddenly, and the middle-aged **** headed was surprised: "What's the matter, why did you scold the chief officer when the Magic Suppression Division was first established?"

"Master Zhang!"

Master Kang quickly restrained his anger, stood up and smiled and said, "Why did you come in person, Director An's health is fine, we are all worried!"

"Which Director An, why doesn't this general recognize..."

The middle-aged father-in-law patted the purple robe on his body, walked straight to the first place and sat down. The expressions of everyone changed immediately, and Tian Yangzi hurriedly stepped forward to pour tea for the other party.

"Hmm~ An old ghost died last night..."

The little father-in-law whispered: "Jin Wuwei actually found the poison in his house. The emperor was so angry that he ordered someone to pull him out to feed the wild dogs. General Huaiguo, the DPRK will announce tomorrow!"

"Dead? Mr. 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 fine, he is serving the Queen Mother Lafayette. He is the **** in charge of the inner palace. If there is another old ghost with ulterior motives, it will be incredible!"

"General Zhang! Congrats to Gao Sheng, be careful, it's not a respect..."

A group of sycophants immediately surrounded them, and they all took out the silver taels on their bodies as filial piety. Director Zhang made a serious effort, and the little father-in-law led everyone out, leaving only Master Kang and Tian Yangzi, who were respectful Bend forward.

"Sir Kang! You don't seem to be looking very well. Don't blame General Ben for blocking you..."

Director Zhang stood up and cupped his hands to the sky, and said, "Your Majesty's decree! Rebel thieves and rebellions, all front-line battles are the most important, the Suppressing Demon Division will suspend the repayment of the arrears, and raise five million taels of silver within six months, or the equivalent of food and grass. Military pay, no delay!"

"Huh? This..."

Master Kang's complexion immediately turned green, but Director Zhang leaned up again and whispered: "You are an old man of the Thirteen Taibao, you should know that the treasury is empty, wars are burning silver, and the emperor is also sympathetic to you, Otherwise, it will not only be five million taels, but seven and a half million!"

"Is there no imperial edict?"

Master Kang looked at him with a look of constipation, and Tian Yangzi also covered his forehead with a look of regret.

"Alas~ Why are you so confused today, Tian Yangzi understands..."

Manager Zhang rolled his eyes and said, "You have to settle this account, can the emperor defend you from arrows, but the emperor will try his best to help you wait for mediation, and besides, Concubine Li is not a great man, this is Let him do the errand, he's a master at tricking people!"

"It's me who's cheating..."

Master Kang stomped his feet angrily and said, "That kid has already run away, you quickly ask the emperor to give me an imperial decree, and I will go outside the city and catch him back!"

"Are you crazy? That's the concubine, you can do it yourself..."

Manager Zhang walked away angrily, Master Kang slumped on the chair, and Tian Yangzi cupped his hands again and said, "Sir! Xiaguan goes outside the city to chase after him, maybe he can come back by himself. , you will return within three days, please be patient!"

After Tian Yangzi finished speaking, he ran away in a hurry. Master Kang didn't even have time to say a word. He gritted his teeth in anger and came to the backyard. This matter has been resolved, I tied him up and gave it to Yin Zhiping!"