Daming: Old Zhu, we agreed not to rush!

Meng Song said exactly what he said, which really surprised Su Jing.

He really hadn't thought about this before. After all, he knew why Zhu Biao did what he did.

Don’t make normal route planning and seek the far side instead of the near.

It's all about catching someone off guard.

But if you look at it from the perspective of others, especially the perspective of Wenzhou officials, Meng Song's analysis is not unreasonable.

Of course, the most important thing is that Meng Song has something on his mind.

The silver on this carriage is the greatest proof.

Of course, just this little money is not enough to serve as evidence.

"Master Meng, this is absolutely impossible, how can I accept your money!"

Su Jing excused herself with "sincerity and fear".

Meng Song smiled and said: "Mr. Su, don't worry. No third person on this carriage will know about it. Besides, the money is not much. Mr. Su can just keep it without worry. There will be no problem."

Meng Song's confidence at the moment was in stark contrast to his embarrassment when he was asked about government affairs before.

Su Jing looked at Meng Song, her expression no longer panicked: "Mr. Meng, aren't you afraid that I will take this money and hand it over to His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Meng Song said calmly: "What Mr. Su said, I just sent some gifts to Mr. Su, there is no other intention. As I said just now, there are only you and me in the carriage, no one will know."

In Meng Song's view, people are greedy for money.

Silver is a good thing, and Su Jing is so young, so it's time to use money.

Of course, Meng Song's bribery was very covert this time. Even if Su Jing really went to tell the prince, he would not be worried.

After all, no one else knew about the bribery on the carriage.

There are many explanations for how the money got into Su Jing's hands.

"Let's forget it. Please take back the money, Mr. Meng."

Su Jing waved her hand and still refused Meng Song's bribe.

Even if you take bribes and tell Zhu Biao directly, you will still end up talking about it.

Su Jing knew that Zhu Biao would not doubt her, but he would inevitably be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives.

After all, this time he and Zhu Biao went out on inspection, and Zhu Liangzu had warned him in advance.

"Mr. Su, please don't refuse. If you are worried that it will be inconvenient to travel with His Royal Highness next time, I can send someone directly to the capital."

Meng Song is experienced and has already helped Su Jing think about it.

After all, it would be inconvenient for Su Jing to follow Prince Zhu Biao in a carriage with a few hundred taels of silver.

Su Jing immediately said: "No, Master Meng, it's not for this reason, but because I really can't accept the money."

"Why? Mr. Su, if you don't explain clearly today, this carriage will not be able to stop."

Meng Song really didn't understand why Su Jing was unwilling to ask for money.

"Ugh."

Su Jing sighed and said: "It's not that I don't want to, but that I feel guilty about it, so I won't accept it."

"You deserve it?"

Meng Song was a little confused and looked at Su Jing and said, "Mr. Su, please speak frankly."

Su Jing paused and said: "Just now, Master Meng asked me why the Crown Prince came to Wenzhou Mansion. I can answer Master Meng now. His Royal Highness came just to inspect the granary and had no other intention. As for why His Royal Highness went straight to Wenzhou Mansion, I’m not very clear about this.”

"Master Meng asked me about something, but I didn't answer. Naturally, I felt ashamed and asked Master Meng to take the money back."

Su Jing's reason is naturally far-fetched. If she really wants money, she can accept it no matter what.

But you still have to find a reason to refuse.

After listening to Su Jing's words, Meng Song felt that Su Jing was still a little wary of him, but after all, he did not completely refuse.

"That's okay, but His Royal Highness, I would like to ask Mr. Su to put in a few kind words."

Meng Song did not continue to force it. This kind of thing must be done slowly.

"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Meng. I will definitely help with this matter."

Su Jing nodded immediately.

As the chat ended, the carriage returned to the gate of the government office again.

After getting off the car, Su Jing quickly came to the back hall.

"Master Su, are you back so soon?"

Although Zhu Biao looked at the account books, his thoughts were on Su Jing.

Su Jing smiled and said: "Prince, I'm just paying you a compliment. How long can it take?"

Zhu Biao put down the account book: "Master Su, didn't Meng Song find you?"

He would not doubt Su Jing, so Su Jing made a joke and Zhu Biao took it seriously.

"No, I was just joking."

Su Jing explained, and then said: "Meng Song is really an old fox. Do you know where he pulled me up as soon as I went out?"

"where?"

Zhu Biao came closer and asked curiously.

Su Jing said: "On the carriage, I was wandering around in the carriage with Meng Song just now, and we didn't go anywhere."

Wandering around in a carriage?

Zhu Biao was a little confused, but still waited patiently for Su Jing to continue.

"This old boy just wants to talk to me on the carriage, so that he doesn't have to worry about eavesdropping and can get things done."

Su Jing picked up the tea cup on the table with a smile and took a sip.

It was still a bit hot in the morning in June.

Zhu Biao sighed: "This Meng Song really has something evil in his heart. Instead of doing serious things, he is doing these crooked ways. What did he say to Master Su?"

Su Jing then completely recited the conversation with Meng Song in the carriage, including the bribery matter.

"A few hundred taels!"

When Zhu Biao heard this, he immediately became angry!

Su Jing immediately hissed: "Prince, be careful that the walls have ears."

Zhu Biao understood immediately and lowered his voice immediately, but the anger on his face remained the same.

The laws of the Ming Dynasty were extremely strict, especially corruption.

Don't talk about the corruption of hundreds of taels, sixty taels of silver, that is enough to peel the day lily.

As soon as Meng Song took action, he bribed Su Jing with hundreds of taels. It can only be said that he was greedy even more.

Otherwise, it would be very difficult for a prefect to spend hundreds of taels at a time without blinking an eye just based on his salary.

"How dare he!"

Zhu Biao couldn't help but scolded.

Su Jing said calmly: "Prince, calm down. This kind of thing is too normal. Human nature is greedy. Although the Ming Dynasty punishes corruption very severely, for these officials, sixty taels is death anyway. A hundred taels and a few thousand taels are also dead, so it is better to be greedy."

"It's like walking in white shoes. You don't get any mud on them at the beginning. You have to be very careful. But if you get a little bit on them, it won't matter later. This is the saying that if you have too many lice, you won't be itchy."

In her previous life, Su Jing had watched many documentaries about anti-corruption, and she had even seen people being sent there with her own eyes.

To put it bluntly, it just adds up little by little, and finally becomes a terrifyingly huge number.

This means that the Ming Dynasty has just been established, a brand-new state machine is running, and all departments are relatively refined. In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, corruption was really the biggest irony to Lao Zhu, because the emperor was also corrupt.

Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief. He had also handled major cases, so he understood this.

It's just that hot-blooded young people always have some emotions to express.

"Master Su, do you want to have contact with Meng Song in the future?"

Zhu Biao asked.

Su Jing nodded: "Of course I want it. This old guy is the breakthrough. Wenzhou Prefecture's problems can be discovered from him."

"On the other hand, Zhao Rongzhen can't seem to find anything wrong with him. But it seems unlikely that a prefect who doesn't care about anything can be so greedy, and the governor below is fine."

The situation in Wenzhou Mansion still makes Su Jing very strange.

The prefect is a corrupt official, but the people are doing well. Although the prefect is strange, judging from the current situation, he is a capable official.

"Take your time. With Master Su here, students believe that no matter what kind of monster they are, they will be able to escape."

Zhu Biao returned to his seat and continued to look through the account books.

Su Jing also walked to the case, picked up a book and started looking at it. She didn't know it, and she was really surprised when she saw it.

It's not that it's not done well, it's that it's done very well.

All the account books are extremely clear and clear. Even if the accounting standards of the warehouse in Su Jing's shop are used, there is no big problem. At most, the difference is the recording format.

This level really surprised Su Jing.

"Master Su, is this Wenzhou Prefecture's grain book too clear?"

Zhu Biao said to Su Jing. He had been reading it for a while and was also amazed at the clarity of this grain book.

Su Jing nodded: "Yes, I guess there shouldn't be anything wrong with these grain books."

"Even if there is really something wrong with the granary, at least it shouldn't be found in these grain books. Otherwise, there is no problem, or someone who is extremely proficient in accounting has smoothed it out."

Su Jing checked the accounts, there were many accounts.

He also did accounts, many accounts.

It is difficult to make an account book clear and clear, but it is not impossible to do it.

However, if these account books are not genuine, they may only be fake accounts.

It sounds a little strange, but if it is not true, it is naturally false.

But this is the fact. Even if the ledger is authentic, there will often be various errors and omissions.

Because the ledgers are all recorded by people, as long as they are human, they will make mistakes.

Some mistakes are intentional and some are unintentional.

For example, the granary in Wenzhou Prefecture does not have a clear supervision system at all levels. Although Sun Zhaoxiang did a good job in actual preservation, it is not impossible to fake the accounts.

After all, he is responsible for the entry and exit of the warehouse. As long as the top and bottom collude, it is not difficult to do this.

"What should I do?"

Zhu Biao looked at Su Jing and thought of the last time he went out to inspect the granary.

Although the account books were not so clear, he could not find any major problems.

Su Jing said calmly: "Don't worry, Prince, in this world, unless something has not been done before, as long as it is done, it will definitely leave traces."

"There is no problem with the quality and storage methods of the grain. What needs to be checked now is whether the grain has been corrupted. This is the focus of our next work."

Although Su Jing was not investigating to find out the problem, when the matter got to this point, she had to investigate seriously.

"Master Su, what do you need students to do?"

Zhu Biao said directly, focusing on unconditional trust.

Su Jing shook her head and said: "Prince, just continue to read the food book normally. Your mission is to stabilize Meng Song. I will do the rest."

"Yes, Master Su."

Zhu Biao nodded.

Su Jing then instructed: "Prince, although I just said that there is a high probability that these account books will be fine, there will still be some gaps in the account books. You still have to look carefully to ensure that you can't find the problem."

"Don't worry, Master Su. The students have studied with you for so long, and they didn't learn in vain."

Zhu Biao said confidently.

He came here not to deal with Lao Zhu's errands, nor to get promoted and make a fortune.

Zhu Biao just wanted the Ming Dynasty to be better in the future.

From a starting point, Zhu Biao is the impeccable type.

This is also the reason why Meng Song only thought about attacking Su Jing at the beginning, but never thought about attacking Zhu Biao.

Prince!

From now on, this Ming Dynasty belongs to Zhu Biao. Bribery or other means are used on Zhu Biao, which is pure comedy.

"Well, then you watch first and I'll go out and explore the situation."

Su Jing immediately turned around and left the back hall.

"Uncle, what do you want to do? If you have any instructions, just let me do it."

As soon as Su Jing came out, Xiao Liu immediately came up to her and asked very thoughtfully.

Su Jing said casually: "It's nothing, it's just that I'm tired of looking at those account books. As a scholar, I really have no interest in looking at those numbers."

If this was said in the capital, Su Jing would definitely be criticized.

As a businessman, you make so much money and have so many shops. How can you be tired of looking at your ledgers?

But here in Wenzhou Prefecture, there is no problem.

When you go out, your identity is given by yourself.

"Oh, uncle, do you want to go out for a walk today?"

Xiaoliu asked again, his innocent face showed a warm-hearted look.

Su Jing smiled and said, "What? If I go out, you might go out to have some fun. Will Zhao Fucheng also give you money this time?"

Xiao Liu chuckled and said, "My uncle can see through Xiao Liu's thoughts at a glance. But the money from last time has not been spent yet, so this time I don't have to ask for money from Mr. Fu Cheng."

The last time it was three taels of silver, Su Jing remembered it clearly.

I bought some things, which totaled only about one tael of silver, leaving only two taels.

Su Jing's idea was that Xiao Liu was a pretty good person, and the rest of the outing expenses should be used as extra money for him.

Unexpectedly, Xiaoliu didn't want it.

"I didn't expect that Xiao Liu, you are so incorruptible, much better than the high-ranking officials I have seen in the capital!"

Su Jing praised.

Xiaoliu was a little embarrassed and his face turned red: "Uncle, you are joking. I am not that powerful. It is Master Fu Cheng who often tells us that we must be upright and aboveboard. It is not that we cannot take our own money."

"Even if something happens to our family and we need money, Mr. Fu Cheng will use his salary to help us. Mr. Fu Cheng's words, I, Xiaoliu, will always keep them in mind."

Su Jing was really surprised when she heard this.

First, I was surprised that Zhao Rongzhen would teach the servants such things. Second, I was surprised that a person like Zhao Rongzhen could say such things.

This Zhao Rongzhen is getting more and more confusing.

"Then let's go, I want to go somewhere different today."

Su Jing smiled and waved to Xiaoliu. (End of chapter)