Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 148 My life is miserable! (seeking subscription)
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Ji Heng basked in the sun leisurely.

Fu Su poured himself a cup of tea, and walked to the courtyard.

He also became somewhat interested in tea.

Ji Heng glanced at Fusu indifferently, and said: "You can send someone to pick some in Xinyang, Xinyang is not far from Xianyang, it's spring, and spring tea is the most tender, no matter it's Maojian or black tea, it's refreshing The function of the brain is quite beneficial to you."

Fu Su nodded and said, "Okay."

"Thank you sir for reminding me."

"This tea is indeed quite extraordinary."

After drinking a bowl of tea, Fusu bowed to Ji Heng and said, "I'm really bothering you today, and I will send someone to bring the fish money later. Now that there are a lot of things going on in the city, Fusu will leave first."

Done.

Fu Su casually walked towards the outside of the courtyard.

When Fusu was about to reach the door of the house, Ji Heng's voice came leisurely.

"Things to do."

"But don't forget to write."

"Thank you sir for reminding me." Fusu's heart trembled.

A cool breeze blew by.

He is the only one left in Ji Heng's courtyard.

Only the mulberry tree covered with new leaves is still making hissing noises.

Soon.

Fusu has returned to Lama Temple.

He was not in a hurry to summon Meng Yi and Du He.

Instead, following Ji Heng's suggestion, he went to his study and wrote down his thoughts one by one.

After the document was written, it was sent to Xianyang Palace.

At this time.

Fusu started to follow up.

He said to the outside of the hall: "Wei Sheng, you should immediately send someone to inform Tingwei Meng Yi, Shaofu Du He and Yushi Zhang Cang."

"Let them come to Lama Temple to discuss the shipwreck in Huai County."

There was only a "no" from outside the hall, and the inside and outside of the study became quiet again.

Fu Su is sitting on the table.

He thought about it carefully in his mind.

After thinking about what to do next, he made sure that there was nothing missing or negligent, and then walked towards the side hall where they met.

A quarter of an hour later.

Meng Yi, Du He and Zhang Cang arrived at Lama Temple.

Compared with the solemnity of Meng Yi and Du He, Zhang Cang seemed more at a loss.

Even a little surprised and uneasy.

After Wei Sheng reported, the three were able to enter the palace.

After a simple salute, the three of them sat on a table.

Meng Yi cupped his hands and said: "Young Master, there is an uproar in the city right now, and many nearby people have flocked to various markets. I think that you should come forward to appease the people as soon as possible, so as to avoid further expansion of the situation and avoid further deterioration. Everything matters, how can you be so negligent and willful?"

Meng Yi directly accused him.

Fu Su smiled and said: "Lieutenant Meng Ting, don't be so anxious."

"I already know the things about the place."

"Come here, serve hot soup."

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Meng Yi frowned, and said in a concentrated voice: "My lord has a good plan?"

Fusu nodded.

He slowly said: "I know that Captain Meng Ting is worried about state affairs, but haste makes waste. Irritation cannot solve the problem. Only by doing things practically can we solve the current problem. At present, the sinking of the Huai County ship has been spread in the city. Come on, Zhang Yushi, I'm afraid you've heard of it?"

"I did hear it." Zhang Cang said truthfully.

"But Zhang Yushi knows that it was Moshi (Sishi) that this matter was reported to Xianyang?" Fusu said.

Zhang Cang shook his head.

He didn't know the specifics.

I only know about it.

Fu Su laughed lightly, and continued: "Does Zhang Yushi know, when did this matter come out?"

Zhang Cang continued to shake his head.

"Noon (noon)." Fusu said.

"In the middle of the day?" Zhang Cang frowned slightly, and there was a strange look in his eyes.

Fusu nodded, looked at Zhang Cang, and said: "Zhang Yushi is proficient in economics, and the director of the world is good at planning, and he may have already noticed the clues. With the high speed of the government, it can be spread at this moment. Why is it in the city?" Can it be reported in the middle of the day?"

"Huai County is four hundred miles away from Xianyang."

"Official mailers took boats and horses to reach Xianyang so quickly."

"How can it spread so quickly with the local tongue?"

Zhang Cang frowned, looked at Meng Yi and Du He, and said solemnly: "According to what you said, even if the local people also ride boats and horses, the speed of travel must be much slower than that of postmen, four hundred miles away. , at least there will be a difference of two or three hours."

"Mo time and noon time are adjacent hours."

"Therefore, it is impossible for the news to spread from Huai County."

"The only possibility is that it came from the city."

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Meng Yi and Du He's expressions changed slightly.

After Zhang Cang said this, they also reacted.

The interval in between is too short.

This is not normal.

"An official who knew about this leaked it." Meng Yi said coldly.

"That's right." Fusu nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice, "I'm calling you here right now to discuss what to do."

"The informer in the ranks of officials must be found out."

Fu Su looked at Du He and Meng Yi coldly, and finally fell on Du He, said in a deep voice: "From the news of the shipwreck in Huai County to Xianyang, to the news leaked in the city, and now to the fact that the merchants are closing down all the places in series. Don't you all feel that the store and everything here are coming too fast?"

Du He's heart trembled.

His face was slightly tense, and his expression was a little hurried.

He could hear it.

Tingwei's Mansion has almost no contact with merchants, but Shaofu's is not the case. Under the Shaofu's rule, there are iron officials and salt officials, and iron officials and salt officials from all over the place are drafting contracts between merchants and Yanchi mines. , obviously less government officials are more likely.

Du He said in a deep voice, "It's the minister's dereliction of duty."

"I'm going to send people down to investigate strictly, and I will definitely find out the black sheep in the government office."

Fu Su waved his hands and said, "The Shaofu manages the economy of the world."

"The investigation and handling of officials should be handed over to the Yushifu."

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Zhang Cang's face suddenly changed.

There was even a hint of deep panic in his eyes.

However, Fusu obviously didn't care about this, and said directly: "Zhang Cang, you ruled the Yushi for the Yushifu, and I will leave this matter to you."

"No, no, no." Zhang Cang sat up abruptly from the table, waved his hand and said, "My lord, forgive Zhang Cang for being rude, but Zhang Cang really dare not take your order. I'm just an official under the control of the Yushifu, not a supervisor. How can Zhang Cang do the job of supervising and censoring the world’s censors?"

"Young master, please take it back."

Zhang Cang really panicked.

He settled the accounts in Yushifu.

Not much real power.

Usually, he can only have some sense of presence when the accounting meeting is held. At other times, he basically checks the accounts. He doesn't have too many actual duties. Now Fusu has asked himself to do the function of supervising the censor. This is too much power How dare he take it.

Isn't this causing trouble for yourself?
Fusu took a deep breath, and said seriously: "Some time ago, the imperial court has cleaned up the major government offices and arrested many officials, but as far as the current situation is concerned, there are still many illegal and disciplined inside the major government offices, and there are still many people who secretly collude. , continue to be tried by the censor, I am worried that nothing will be found."

"Furthermore."

"The matter of salt and iron involves a lot."

"I'm not worried about handing it over to the censor for trial."

"As for Zhang Yushi's outstanding ability, I can rest assured that I entrust this matter to you."

"I also ask Zhang Yushi not to shirk."

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Fu Suli got up from the desk, and bowed deeply to Zhang Cang.

Zhang Cang's face darkened.

I complained even more in my heart.

He had guessed a long time ago that there must be nothing good for Fusu to call him here.

He has been deliberately hiding all this time.

The result is still not guarded.

Fusu is pushing him into the fire pit.

Since Fusu knows that the imperial court has checked it once, why don't you tell the current censor that the imperial court doesn't trust you very much, and it's good if you don't find out the problem, and he can barely deal with it. If something goes wrong, doesn't the current censor hate himself to death?
This is making enemies for yourself!
He is just an ordinary high-ranking official.

How can He De be so favored by Fusu?

Zhang Cang felt wronged and wanted to cry.

"My eldest son, why is my Zhang Cang's life so hard?" Zhang Cang's face was flushed, and his eyes were full of resentment and prejudice.

Hearing Zhang Cang's words of grief and indignation, Fu Su and the others couldn't help laughing.

Fu Su smiled and said: "The situation is urgent this time, so I can only trouble Zhang Yushi. When this matter is over, I will send someone to find ten jars of honey for you."

"I, Fu Su, always keep my word."

"Young Master, you..." Zhang Cang's face turned red, and he looked ashamed and annoyed.

There was a roar.

Everyone in the hall also burst into laughter.

Fusu knew Zhang Cang very well.

Zhang Cang has a good temperament and will not really get angry.

He cupped his hands and said, "This time I will trouble Zhang Yushi."

"Du Shaofu, you will go down later to verify the officials who know the information, and hand over the relevant roster to Zhang Yushi. Before the matter is over, these officials are not allowed to go home for the time being, let alone have any contact with the outside world. "

"At the same time, the officials of the Yantie Iron and Steel Office are not allowed to intervene in this case."

Du He hurriedly said: "I obey the order."

Fusu looked at Zhang Cang, and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Yushi, the matter of salt and iron is related to the livelihood of tens of millions of people in Guanzhong, and there is no room for slack. I made such a bad plan, and it is indeed embarrassing Zhang Yushi. But I also ask Zhang Yushi to do his best to bring the whistleblower to justice as soon as possible."

"Take it straight!"

"My son has said so, what else can I do? I can only do it with all my strength." Zhang Cang said depressedly.

Fu Su nodded slightly, and said, "It's not enough just to check."

"Things don't really work out."

"The current situation, the merchants have expected it, and they have coerced the people, intending to put pressure on the court."

"It is therefore necessary to ease the panic and anxiety of the people."

"This matter should be resolved by the Shaofu."

"Please tell me, my lord." Du He cupped his hands.

Fusu said: "The Shaofu is in charge of the taxation of the mountains, seas, pools and lakes in the world."

"Therefore, the salt and iron accumulated in Shaofu's treasury are sufficient to meet the needs of Guanzhong."

"That's the way to appease."

Du He frowned.

This statement is very puzzling.

He is in charge of the Shaofu and knows the Shaofu best. How can there be salt and iron in the treasury of the Shaofu?
Zhang Cang and Meng Yi also looked puzzled.

Fu Su smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if there are any in the Shaofu, the important thing is to let the people believe that there are in the Shaofu."

"As long as the bottom layer believes there is."

"Whether there is really one in Shaofu is not important anymore."

"Nothing is true, nothing is true."

"This is the way to calm the people."

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Zhang Cang frowned, then seemed to realize something, and raised his head abruptly, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Du He pondered for a while, but also thoughtfully.

Wei Mengyi still frowned.

(End of this chapter)