Raid

Chapter 171 Fake Accounts
There is actually no difference between whether Rong Zhi delegates authority or not, he does not have much power in the first place, but Zhou Shuzhan's delegation of authority is a big convenience for him.

Without Zhou Shuzhan's interference, Rong Zhi's movements were much faster, and Meng Wan and Liu Jin's movements were also fast enough, and the accounts and official documents were quickly counted.

But at this moment, something strange appeared in the official document.

There are several people sitting around the small short table.

"Ms. Meng said she has found something, please tell me all of it." Rong Zhi said seriously.

Meng Wan nodded, and she took out an account book, "Theoretically speaking, every entry and exit of Anxia County in the past six months should be traceable, and occasionally there are some unclear account entries and exits. It is considered that state officials sometimes use it for private use. Although this kind of thing is not obvious, it happens in every state capital. It is not a rare thing. But since June, the water in Anxia County has suddenly increased. After roughly doing the calculations with Miss Rujin, compared to the previous months, the monthly expenses after the beginning of June have been thousands of taels of silver more than before. So far, there are already 2 taels of silver. This is not normal. "

"Since the beginning of summer, the embankment has been reinforced. Could this sum of money be spent on strengthening the embankment?" Rong Zhi asked again.

"For one thing, if it's just to reinforce the embankment, so much money won't be needed. Secondly, my concubine and Miss Rujin have looked through the account books of previous years at this time. In previous years, the expenses of Anxia County would indeed increase every June. , but it is not as good as it is now. Compared with previous years, this year, since June, there has been an increase of nearly 1 taels of silver." Meng Wan shook his head.

"In other words, nearly 1 taels of silver disappeared?" Li Sheng frowned.

Meng Wan nodded, "Indeed."

1 taels of silver, not too big and not too small, but it disappeared very strangely.

"What made the expenses increase so much in these few months?" Zhan Qirui was puzzled.

"It may not be because of the increased expenses for a few months, right?" Li Shengxi said coldly, and she turned to look at Meng Wan and Liu Jin, "Can you go and count the money in the treasury? The deposits and accounts in the treasury Is there any discrepancy between deposits and deposits?"

Meng Wan was a little surprised, but soon turned into admiration. She didn't expect Li Shengxi to react so quickly, "Miss Ning is smart. The deposits in the treasury are actually less than the deposits in the ledger. 2000 million taels."

Rong Zhi's pupils shrank, "That is to say, in fact, there is a total of 1 taels of deposit silver missing."

Meng Wan nodded.

Zhan Qirui seemed a little confused, and only heard Li Shengxi say: "In June or before, someone embezzled 1 silver from Anxia County. The 1 taels were broken down into pieces and distributed to the accounts for the remaining months. They had already distributed 1 taels, but a sudden disaster occurred in Anxia, ​​which caught everyone by surprise. The county magistrate Hu was dismissed as a result, and a new The county magistrate forgot about this matter, so there is still a shortfall of 1 taels in the warehouse."

Meng Wan nodded, her originally smiling expression also turned cold. Although she had already scolded Liu Jin once in the account room before this, her expression was still not good now.

Xiangshu has a body, but human beings are rude; human beings are rude, will Hu not die?

"I don't know what kind of thieves and sycophants are so ignorant of righteousness. Knowing that the rainy season is approaching and it is time to spend money, they still embezzle money and embezzle money, so that people lose their lives. Such a thief is really living in vain." Meng Meng Wan couldn't help sternly.

Zhan Qirui patted the back of Meng Wan's hand reassuringly.

"Twelve thousand taels of silver is not a small amount. This matter was done in the hands of County Magistrate Hu. If you find Magistrate Hu, you have found a breakthrough." Rong Zhi tapped the table lightly.

Li Shengxi lowered his eyelids, "It's not just about looking for Hu Wenruo alone, how can such a matter be considered comprehensively by him alone. The relevant masters and accountants must all be investigated."

Jiangbei Prefecture is a huge interest group. Since Hu Wenruo participated in this matter, it means that he is also a member of this interest group.

Such a big thing happened, although the imperial court had no time to investigate too much because of disaster relief, but if Hu Wenruo was only dismissed and investigated, it must be the result of Jiangbei interest groups' efforts.If you approach him rashly, not only won't you be able to ask any questions, but you might startle the snake.

But those masters, accountants, and the like, although they are also good people, they don't have that much connection with this huge interest group, and their interests are not deeply tied.Under coercion and temptation, although it may not be possible to get out the truth, but it can always find something.

It's just that their status is not high, and they are like ants in the hands of high positions. Since they are not bound by interests, they are very likely to be killed by those people.

It is natural to be prepared for both sides to attack.

After Zhan Qirui and his wife left, Rong Zhi took out a letter, and he pushed the letter in front of Li Shengxi.

Li Shengxi took out the letter and read it roughly.

This is the letter sent by Meng Songyan, Li Shengxi read it, and Rong Zhi said: "Meng Gongxin said that during the process of transporting saltpeter by the Zhou family, there were several accidents, all of which were not small explosions. It’s just that the Zhou family is powerful, and most of the dead are the Zhou family’s slaves, and Jiangbei officials protect each other, so these things are suppressed to death.”

"Such secret...was sent by the empress, how could the empress know?" Li Sheng looked at the letter, a little puzzled.

Rong Zhi shook his head, "I don't know either. The empress understands righteousness, she is not an ordinary girl, and she will not just talk about it when she passes on the book. This matter is at least [-]% credible."

"Do you think this matter may have something to do with the 1 taels of silver?" Li Shengxi immediately understood Rong Zhi's meaning.

Rong Zhi nodded, "If there is an explosion, some things may also be blown up, such as houses, factories, etc... and other civilians."

If something happened in Anxia, ​​it would take money to erase all these traces, to appease the people, and to remodel the house.

Such a sum of money, although it is not a big money for the Zhou family, but this is what happened in Anxia County, the Zhou family can't be allowed to pay, and naturally it must go to the accounts of Anxia County.

"It's just a pity that a flood washed away all traces, and there is no trace to be found if you want to check." Li Shengxi felt a little regretful.

"No matter what, there is always a direction, and the rest will be investigated according to the original agreement." Rong Zhi said seriously.

Li Shengxi nodded lightly when she heard the words, she seemed to have thought of something, and continued to ask: "It's just this letter, why did Rong Xun only show it to me?"

(End of this chapter)