From Kowloon's Inheritance

Chapter 335 The granary deficit case!
A thousand guards followed.

Li Mu said, "Go and inspect the granary immediately, check all the granaries, and see if the granary is full... The focus is on the inside, and also to see if there are compartments at the bottom, and hidden compartments!"

"Yes!"

Immediately, a guard stepped forward to check.

At this time, an official came, panting, and said, "My lord, what is this for?"

"Check!"

Li Mu said: "If there are mistakes, correct them, and if there are mistakes, we will encourage you! Check it a few more times, and we are all at ease!"

The official said: "My lord, when the water is clear, there will be no fish!"

Li Mu smiled and said, "I know!"

The official said again: "Everyone in the world knows that officials are forcing people to rebel, but they don't know that officials are forcing officials to rebel! It is even more terrifying than officials forcing people to rebel. It is terrible for a dynasty to offend the people if it wants to have long-term stability. It is even more terrible to offend hundreds of officials, as the saying goes, as the saying goes, people are like leeks, they can be resurrected; officials are like beams, and those who are damaged will fall!"

"My lord, please be merciful! I have prepared gifts and a scapegoat!"

"Hahaha!" Li Mu laughed, "People are like leeks, they can be reborn after cutting them; officials are like leeks, they can be reborn after being cut. In fact, they are all leeks, why should leeks despise leeks, and why should ants despise ants!"

"My lord! There is a situation!" Suddenly, a voice came.

With a flash, Li Mu came to a guard.

The guard said: "My lord, look here!" The guard drew out his saber and inserted it from the bottom of the granary, but the sound was hollow and unreal at all.

"The bottom is empty!"

Li Mu said, bombarding it with his palm, half of the granary burst instantly.Left in place, it is a complete hollow section granary.

In a huge granary, starting from the middle, separated by wooden boards, about half is empty.

From the outside, it looks like a full warehouse, but in fact it is less than half.

"My lord! There is a situation here!"

"My lord, there is a problem here too!"

Problems soon appeared one after another. Only some granaries on the outskirts, which were used for inspection, were full.Most granaries are framed with wooden boards, full on the top and empty on the bottom.

One-third is empty, half is more than half, and the worst is that it is all empty, only less than [-] catties of grain are placed on it to cover it.

The shortage of food is shocking.

Hua Wuying looked at the empty positions one by one, and was also dumbfounded.

"Come on, catch up!"

Li Mu said.

A guard stepped forward and began to arrest people.

"I'll be back!" said the official.

"What's your name?" Li Mu asked.

"Feng Wuji!" said the official.

Li Mu said: "Okay, I will remember, I will wait for you to come back!"

Go forward to check carefully, and take a rough inventory. The deficit is very serious, about four layers of deficit.

This is in line with the book.

There are still a lot of mistakes, and they are lost by legal means.

For example, some high-quality grains are said to be rotten in the report, and they are written off from the accounts, and the reasonable greed for these grains cannot be found in the accounts, nor can it be calculated.

"Let's go and see the other two official warehouses!"

Li Mu said, worry flashed in his eyes, this is the case, how can the other two granaries be better.

I went to two official warehouses to check again, and it turned out that one official warehouse was short of five floors, and the other was short of seven floors.

The first granary was empty, but it was the least.

There is no worst, only worse, this is an era of worse.

Some people succeed not because they are good, but because someone is worse than him.

The three major official warehouses are more than half short.

Seemingly worried, Li Mu went to inspect the Yicang again.

There are two types of granaries, official warehouses and free warehouses.

The official warehouses are used by the imperial court and are basically distributed near big cities to ensure the imperial court's food and salary, as well as war needs.

Yicang is used to store food in times of famine, which is equivalent to an emergency relief office.It is to ensure social stability and prevent the people from rioting due to famine.

There is a problem with the official warehouse, but it is not a fatal problem because the government's fiscal revenue has decreased and the army's ability to attack has declined; but if there is a problem with the righteous warehouse, it is a big problem.

Yicang is life-saving food for people in times of disaster. Once something goes wrong, it will be a big deal.

The righteous warehouse was checked again, and the deficit of the righteous warehouse was even more serious, with as much as seven layers of deficit.

"Aren't they too courageous to be dismissed from office and lose their lives if they leak it?" Hua Wuying asked.

Li Mu said: "I'm really not afraid. The scapegoats who have died all the time have no background. With background and official position, they rarely become scapegoats!"

Hua Wuying said: "There are special officials to check every year, why didn't they check it out!"

Li Mu smiled and said: "This time it was a surprise inspection, and it was found out. If they were prepared, I would not be able to find out. There are many ways to cheat, and I can hide it from the inspecting granary officials. Besides, there are too many tricks in it. Too many calculations, don't talk about it!"

Hua Wuying said: "The official warehouse is short by five floors, and the righteous warehouse is short by seven floors. Aren't they afraid of being exposed?"

Li Mu said: "In the time of disaster, the imperial court will open warehouses to release grain to relieve the people. A lot of grain flows out, but it does not necessarily enter the people's stomachs, but disappears inexplicably, and it becomes legal. This is also an official warehouse, and there is also a righteous warehouse. There is a lot of food, but many people are still starved to death! Besides, you are not afraid of being exposed, the law does not punish the public, and the emperor must take care of the overall situation!"

Taking the overall situation into consideration, let the emperor tie his hands and feet, and it will be unfavorable as usual!
"When something like this happens, it must be kept secret. Never divulge a single word! All those present today must be ordered to keep their mouths shut. Once it spreads and causes panic, it will be a big deal!" Li Mu said.Food shortage is a great crisis, but the panic it brings is fatal!

"Husband, I know..." Hua Wuying said.

Back in the government office, Li Mu felt a lot of pressure, once exposed, it would be enough to kill him.

Thanks to him for early detection and early treatment.

If the problem is discovered after half a year or a year, it is hopeless.

Sitting on the chair, Li Mu felt a little tired.

"Husband, something happened!" Ji Xuewei said.

"I came to Youzhou, but there was a huge landmine under my buttocks, and I was almost killed by the explosion!" Li Mu smiled wryly, talking about the case of the shortage of granaries and the case of empty warehouses.

"The grain on the fifth floor of the official warehouse, and the grain on the seventh floor of the Yicang, are all corrupted. They have too much appetite!" Ji Xuewei said, with anger flashing in her eyes, "It's not an exaggeration to kill the Nine Clans!"

Li Mu said: "Killing people is just a small problem. The key is how to make up the hole when there is no food. No wonder Qian Tongpan will die. It is such a big deficit. It is strange that he doesn't die. It seems that one death is not enough, and I may also die in it. "

The situation is deteriorating. If something goes wrong, whether it is the emperor or the people, if you don't have the patience to listen to him explain the reason, you will only be killed.

PS: The first update!
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