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Although Chu Huan drank a lot of wine last night, he entered the yamen early the next morning and sat down in his office. Before his butt was hot, Dou Yi was already standing at the door with an official letter Outside, said respectfully: "Lord Chu!"

Chu Huan called in, saw the official letter in Dou Yi's hand, and asked with a smile, "Master Dou, what's the matter?"

Dou Yi cut to the chase, and handed over the official letter in his hand, "My lord, please put your seal on it!"

"Oh?" Chu Huan nodded and said, "Okay, by the way, what is this?"

Seeing that Chu Huan agreed, Dou Yi frowned slightly, and said with a smile, "This is the silver tael allocated for the renovation of the Tongren Hall. The humble post has been accounted for, and the household department Cao has also checked it out. Your lord only needs to stamp it, and you can approve the silver."

Chu Huan nodded, and said with a smile: "This is the first time I have stamped the seal. That's right, Mr. Dou, besides stamping, is there anything else you should pay attention to?"

"My lord only needs to seal." Dou Yi's voice and attitude were respectful, but the meaning in his words was not really respectful.

But Chu Huan didn't seem to hear the disrespect in Dou Yi's words. He carefully took out the small, square seal from his bosom, opened it, blew on the seat of the seal, opened the official letter, and glanced at it. He asked with a smile, "Master Dou, is the Tongren Hall going to be built with gold?"

Dou Yi frowned slightly, and said: "Your Excellency is joking. But how to build it is a matter for the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works. Our household department only needs to calculate it and approve the money. That's right, my lord will stamp it quickly, and it will be delivered Jinbu Cao, ask them to transfer the money. The Xiliang mission will arrive within two months, and the time limit for the Tongren Hall is still very tight, so we can’t delay the project of the Ministry of Industry.”

Chu Huan nodded again and again: "Master Dou said that this is a major event, and there should be no delay." But he didn't stamp his seal. Instead, he leaned on the chair, looked at Dou Yi with a smile, and asked, "Master Dou, I suddenly Thinking of one thing, I don’t know if Lord Dou can enlighten me.”

"Master Chu, please speak!"

"Master Dou is in the household department, but I don't know if you know how much rice is on the market today?" Chu Huan asked humbly.

Dou Yi was startled, a little strange, but still said: "About one tael of silver."

One stone of rice in Daqin is about one hundred catties.

Chu Huan nodded slightly, and asked again: "If there are five people in a family, how much rice do you need a day?" <& ren, if you fill your stomach with three meals a day, it will take about a catty and a half a day. "

"So that's how it is." Chu Huan raised his fingers and said to himself: "One tael of silver is one stone of rice, and a family of five needs a catty and a half of rice, so two months will take about one stone of rice. After one year, five Six taels of silver is enough for a family of five to eat rice...!"

Seeing Chu Huan talking to himself, Dou Yi couldn't help but said: "My lord, you still have this seal, and you have to go to the Ministry of Finance for a humble job, and people from the Ministry of Industry may come to your door later. "

Chu Huan smiled and waved his hands and said, "No hurry, no hurry." He added, "Does Master Dou know that I have traveled to many places before, and many common people would have a problem with eating twice a day, let alone three meals a day?" And it is impossible for them to eat big white rice, but to get a little bit of brown rice and cook porridge with leaves... A family of five in Beijing needs a catty and a half of rice a day, but in some places, a catty of rice is enough for ten People eat for two or three days, believe it or not?"

Dou Yi frowned, and said, "I don't understand what my lord means."

Chu Huan sighed: "Master Dou, it takes 35 taels of silver to repair the Tongren Hall. Is there a mistake?" He leaned forward: "Could it be that all the Tongren Halls are made of gold? Then what is it called the Tongren Hall? Got the Gold Pavilion."

Dou Yi forced a smile and said, "Your Excellency, you have misunderstood. The Tongren Hall is not repaired with gold, but a large amount of materials for the repair, which requires a large amount of gold and silver."

"Oh?" Chu Huan wiped his forehead, which seemed to be sweating, but there was no trace of sweat on his forehead, and said with a smile: "This really confuses me. I also asked yesterday. Although the Tongren Hall is not small, But it’s not too huge, there are four large courtyards in total, and there are 120 three houses in total, Lord Dou, am I right?”

Dou Yi's expression was a little impatient, but he still nodded.

"I also know that it is not bad to buy a house in the capital, with a front and back yard, 1000 to [-] rooms, and even a strip house. The location is not bad, and it only costs more than [-] taels of silver. Is that right?" Chu Huan didn't move. asked in a voice.

Dou Yi couldn't help but said: "What exactly does your lord want to say, why can't you understand what your lord is saying?"

Chu Huan said indifferently: "Master Dou, how can you not understand? It costs only a thousand taels of silver to buy a house, but now it costs 35 taels of silver to repair a complete Tongren Hall. Master Dou, is this too much?" How mysterious? Even the strip house in the Tongren Pavilion already exists, and it only requires a little repair, but it costs so much money. I really don’t understand what kind of repair method it is. If it is not coated with a layer of gold on the outside of the house, I think How can I spend the money if I don’t get it?”

Dou Yi's face changed slightly, and he said: "How to repair it is a matter for the Ministry of Industry, and our Ministry of Households doesn't need to worry about it."

"We don't need to worry about how to repair it, but we have to worry about how to spend the money when the money goes out from us." Chu Huan leaned on the chair and said lightly: "35 taels of silver, what a huge amount I’m afraid they won’t be able to put them all in the Tongren Hall.” He raised his eyelids, glanced at Dou Yi, and asked, “Master Dou, is it bad for you to calculate the repair cost of the Tongren Hall? Don't think about it any more?"

Dou Yi couldn't hold back his face anymore, and said in a deep voice: "Master Chu, what do you mean by this? Do you mean that it is not good for you to do things in a lowly position?"

"Does this official mean that?" Chu Huan asked back: "I just said that the money spent is a bit wrong. Mr. Dou should know, how much rice can be bought with 35 taels of silver, and how many people can be fed? To build a hotel, three to fifty thousand taels of silver is already appalling, and a few hundred thousand taels of silver is simply a joke."

Dou Yi opened his mouth and couldn't speak for a while, he managed to regain his composure, calmed down, and then said: "Master Chu, the Tongren Hall is my Daqin foreigner's hotel, it is not an ordinary house that can be compared. The bricks, tiles, plants and trees there are very particular, and they must not be measured by the value of ordinary houses."

Chu Huan said with a smile: "So, Lord Dou is not only working in our household department, but also in the industry department?"

"Why did your lord say that?"

"If he wasn't working in the Ministry of Industry, why would Mr. Dou be so familiar with the bricks and tiles of the hotel, and why is it different from ordinary houses?" Chu Huan stroked his chin and said leisurely: "Could it be that my Daqin also has a special cave dwelling for people to use? Come to burn the bricks and tiles of the Tongren Pavilion alone?"

Dou Yi was talking to Chu Huan patiently, but at this moment he couldn't hold back anymore, and said: "My lord, this project has already been calculated by the low-ranking post, Cao of the household department has also approved it, and Lord Shang Shu also knows about it, my lord." It's better to put a seal on it, and it's easier to go to a humble job and do business."

Chu Huan sneered and said, "In this way, Lord Dou is the master of Du Zhicao. I don't need to be clear about everything. You are the master?"

Dou Yi frowned and said: "My lord, I can't afford to be a lowly post. However, when Yang Tong was around, Lord Yang wouldn't ask too much. All the lowly posts deal with, and Lord Yang only needs to stamp his seal."

"Yang Tong is Yang Tong, and this official is this official." Chu Huan's voice suddenly turned cold: "President Dou may have forgotten, but now it is this official who is in charge of supporting Cao. This official feels that there is something wrong with the accounts, and wants to Ask clearly, is it not within the scope of authority?"

Seeing that Chu Huan's voice had turned cold, Dou Yi was startled for a moment, then sneered and said, "In this way, Master Chu feels that his humble job has not been done well? When you say that there is an error in the calculation, do you mean that you have neglected your humble job?"

Chu Huan didn't change his face, and said: "That's not what it means. Mr. Dou, I'm new here. I just took charge of Du Zhicao. Many things are still unclear. Maybe I'm really ignorant. How about this, the people from the Ministry of Industry want to Spend 35 taels of silver, you ask them to make a list and list out the budget of each expenditure in detail, I really want to see how the 30 taels of silver is used, if it is really necessary For such a huge amount, I have nothing to say, and I will definitely stamp it!"

Dou Yi's expression turned cold, and he said, "So, is Lord Chu going to seal it today?"

"The officer has made it very clear."

"Master Chu, please don't forget that the sage has issued an order to repair the Tongren Hall, to praise me as a great Qin State. If Master Chu doesn't seal it, the Ministry of Industry will not be able to arrange construction." Can’t get away with it either.”

"You are just the right master. If you really want to blame me, you must first find this official." Chu Huan said calmly: "Master Dou, I still want to remind you that you assist me in handling Duzhicao affairs. Wrong, but don’t forget, Duzhicao is at the discretion of the official, not your master Dou.”

Dou Yi snorted coldly, and said: "Master Chu has said so, and the humble official has nothing to say. Master Chu has been here for less than three days, and he seems to have doubts about the ability of the inferior official to handle errands. Don’t dare to serve me anymore, so I’ll report to the Master of the Ministry of Ming Dynasty, and ask the Master of the Ministry to transfer me to Du Zhicao, so as not to delay the matter of my lord!”

Chu Huan frowned and said, "Master Dou is leaving?"

"Master Chu's deeds have chilled the humble staff." Dou Yi said: "It's not just Dou who calculates the expenses of the Tongren Hall. Many people in Duzhicao have worked hard. Now we have worked hard to calculate the results, but you are so skeptical." , not only makes the humble official feel cold, but I am afraid that Du Zhicao's other colleagues are also chilled. If the humble post is to leave, they may not stay...Since Mr. Chu said that he will preside over Du Zhicao, then please ask Mr. Chu to help him in everything Cao Lao!" Having said this, his eyes showed complacency, and he stared into Chu Huan's eyes.

Chu Huan instantly understood that Dou Yi was using crooked tricks to force himself into submission.

He had just taken office. If a large number of Duzhicao officials left at this time, not to mention Duzhicao's failure to operate normally, Chu Huan's own reputation and prestige would also be hit hard.

A new official takes office, but a large number of subordinates are leaving. If this matter is spread, people will definitely ridicule Chu Huan for being incompetent.

Dou Yi said these words lightly, but Chu Huan already understood that the other party might have already prepared a way to deal with him. It would be fine if he obeyed. Once they hinder their affairs, they will use various tricks To force myself to submit, I am afraid that in the heart of this Chief Dou, he was ready to make himself his puppet and let him manipulate him.