People live in the Ming Dynasty, evil spirits are soaring into the sky

Chapter 412: The Tax Inspection Department Becomes a Living Hell
To be honest, the old man and his son had already discussed on the way here. Now that they were working at Daming Bank, they should appreciate the kindness of others and should not take advantage of it or let the kindness down.

They even made up their minds that even if they didn't get paid, it would be enough as long as they could atone for their sins.

Anyway, the father and son had heard that the Daming Bank seemed to provide meals, so when the time came, the worst that could happen was they could just bring some food from the bank's cafeteria to satisfy their two meals.

There is a large yard behind the house given by the bank. I can use it to grow vegetables, and then I can go to the street to exchange some food to survive.

They all felt that it was a gift from God and did not dare to expect anything else.

But when they heard that the salary alone had reached fifty taels a month, they were shocked.

What does fifty taels a month mean?
Even a county magistrate's monthly salary was only a dozen taels of silver.

Of course, the number has increased a little now, but it is only about 30 vehicles, and how could these father and son have deserved it?

They are just ordinary people, and it is already very good that they can survive in this not-so-good world.

After all, many ordinary people easily lost their lives when the Japanese pirates were causing chaos.

Compared to those people, my family is already very lucky.

So when the father and son faced the contract, their hands were shaking and they didn't dare to believe it, nor did they dare to reach out to take it.

This is really a bit like a hot potato.

The old man never imagined in his life that one day he would be able to manage more than 200 people.

Moreover, these more than 200 people had once stayed in the imperial palace. They had even seen the emperor, but he himself had never even seen the county magistrate. The most recent time he saw the county magistrate patrolling the streets was when he knelt on the side of the road from a distance and took a look at the county magistrate's sedan chair.

And now he was able to become a manager within a month and was a craftsman who had once met the emperor.

This change was so great that his mind could not bear the shock.

At one point, the old man almost fainted.

"Am I dreaming?" the old man muttered to himself.

When he saw the contract for the patent bill just now, he felt like he was going to fly to heaven.

After all, I have never heard of such a thing.

Who in this world can imagine that for a craft, one can receive dividends for a hundred years just by applying for a so-called patent, and can leave an estate for future generations without doing anything, and it is an estate that can be used to pay dividends for a hundred years.

Even if this kind of thing were told by a storyteller now, everyone would say it was nonsense, but I didn't expect it to actually happen in the real world.

Now, he is asked to be the chief engineer who can barely read and write and manage 200 people. He is still an official after all, as he receives a salary from the court.

The old man's family has never produced a scholar in the past ten generations, let alone an official. But now he has become an official, and judging by the people he manages and his importance, he is probably an official more important than a county magistrate. Don't just say that there is smoke coming out of this ancestral tomb, it's like the tomb is on fire.

"What's wrong with the old man?" asked Princess Ning An.

Seeing that the old man looked dazed all the time, Princess Ning An actually knew that it might be because of such a heavy contract that he was scared and thought he was dreaming.

But Princess Ning'an wanted to let him know that this was not just a dream, but a real thing.

There are more than 200 people standing behind the old man. This time, Princess Ning'an wants to tell those capable people in front of all the craftsmen that you can see clearly that the success of Ming Bank, or the Duke, is not due to one person, but a large group of people supporting him from behind.

The Duke knows that he cannot support the whole country alone, so he is looking for talented people from all over the world.

Once you find such a person, no matter what kind of person you were in the past, as long as you are a talented person, he will give you the best treatment, both in terms of money and status.

For example, this old man did make some mistakes, but his talent is enough to make him respected by everyone. Fortunately, the old man did not commit serious faults, and he did it out of helplessness, so this matter can be smoothed over.

Although Princess Ning'an also knows that there must be many people among these more than 200 people who are dissatisfied, but if you are dissatisfied, you can slowly eliminate it in the future competition.

The old man held the contract. Although it was just a thin piece of paper, it felt as heavy as a thousand pounds in his hand.

The old man said with a trembling voice: "Your Highness, I never thought that I would be in charge of 200 people today. There has never been a village head in my family. Now I am almost 70 years old, and I still have such a good fortune. Do you think I can bear such a heavy burden?"

Although Princess Ning An’s words just now were very attractive.

Although she said that one should bear burdens according to one's abilities, when the burden really falls, one may not be able to catch it immediately.

Especially when the old man was totally unprepared.

The captain standing by was also very emotional.

Although he once wanted this position, after seeing the old man's work, he knew that he was still far from having the ability to achieve this position.

So even though many of my subordinates were saying, why should an old man from outside become our leader as soon as he arrived, we have been in the palace after all, and have been ahead of the wild craftsmen outside all our lives, and they are all wild craftsmen.

However, the captain knew very well that those who said that others were unscrupulous did not have anything really to show for themselves. Even if they were unscrupulous, they were still much better than you who came from the palace. That was their ability.

Besides, what does it matter if you come from a construction town? You still lose to the wild way of making silver notes. What does this mean? It means that you are even more incompetent.

Craftsmen who come from the palace have a broader vision than ordinary amateurs, and they are more likely to come into contact with raw materials and competing products than ordinary amateurs. But why are they still not as good as others in craftsmanship? This shows that their craftsmanship is extremely bad.

The captain actually felt very guilty when he thought of this, so he was convinced and wanted to learn from the old man.

Princess Ning'an heard him say this and said solemnly, "We at the Ming Bank have never been particular about seniority. We only know how to convince people with our skills. I am not a professional in your industry, but none of the more than 200 craftsmen present here dare to say that their skills are better than yours. This is your ability."

Then she looked at the craftsmen who had gathered in the backyard of the Daming Bank and said loudly: "I know that many of you are dissatisfied and feel that I have given Engineer Li too much salary and given him a much higher status than you. But you must remember where this is. This is the Daming Bank, a place where the Duke has poured his heart and soul. The Duke's philosophy is very simple. If you have the ability, let alone you are almost seventy years old, even if you are almost eighty, you can get the highest salary.

Even if there is a ten-year-old kid on the street whose cooking skills are better than yours, you have to give that kid your seat.

The high salary and high status of the Ming Bank are not based on seniority, but on real ability. If there are any of you who can surpass Mr. Li's skills, just step forward and I will give you this position immediately."

Princess Ning'an's words were thought-provoking and quite convincing. There was no extra words, only one sentence: speak with your ability.

After he said this, more than 200 craftsmen were speechless. They had seen Old Man Li's craftsmanship and could see that their own skills were far inferior to his, so they had to shut their mouths.

If he continues talking like this, Her Royal Highness the Princess will single him out for a competition. If he loses, not only will he be embarrassed, he will also be kicked out of Ming Bank as a troublemaker.

Daming Bank is now thriving, and they don't want to lose this promising job.

So all of a sudden no one spoke, as if the whole world was quiet.

After Princess Ning An finished her lecture, she looked at Old Man Li again and said, "Old Li, now you know what kind of place our Daming Bank is, right? This is not a place for intrigue and deception. We don't care about that here. Everything is based on ability.

You have to conquer them with your craftsmanship and they will obey your management. It's okay, we all believe in you."

Old Man Li was moved to tears by Princess Ning'an's words, and finally nodded: "Okay, I will definitely teach you all my skills, and I will make sure that there will not be any fake silver bills in our Daming Bank in the future."

With Old Man Li, a professional counterfeiting expert, at the Ming Bank, the probability of fake silver bills appearing in the future should be reduced a lot.

Seeing that Old Man Li took the contract, Li Hai felt relieved.

After all, it was he who proposed to spend fifty thousand taels of silver to buy the horse. If it failed, he would never be able to atone for his sin even if he died.

Now that a bad thing has turned into a good thing, not only have a large number of counterfeiters been caught, but at the same time, a general has been recruited for the Ming Bank. This can be considered a blessing in disguise.

He himself also made a great contribution because of this incident, which was considered a blessing in disguise.

……

And then this incident spread throughout the city of Ningbo.

Many people who once deposited money in the Ming Bank heard about the fake silver notes and were so scared that they almost took the silver notes to Ningbo to exchange them for silver overnight.

However, a very clear announcement was soon made about this matter.

There was no concealment in the announcement about this matter, and the whole story was clearly stated.

At this time, a group of people were standing by the city gate looking at the announcement posted by Daming Bank.

There was a guy from the Ming Bank nearby who was explaining the contents of the announcement to the people.

"Everyone, everyone, we know that what you are most worried about is the appearance of fake silver bills. After all, every time a fake silver bill is produced, the value of the real silver bills in your hands may be diluted.

But your worries are really unnecessary. What I want to tell you is that, in fact, releasing 500,000 taels of silver and letting you taste the sweetness is itself meant to lure out those people with ulterior motives.

Now, more than a hundred people have been arrested.

These more than one hundred thieves tried to use fake banknotes to defraud our Ming Bank of its high interest rates, but they hit a wall.

Our Ming Bank has hundreds of senior craftsmen who used to print banknotes in the imperial palace. They are experienced and have strong identification ability.

Once fake banknotes appear on the market, they can find them accurately, and then the people from the Tax Inspection Department in Ningbo City will catch them immediately."

The clerk was afraid that everyone might not understand, so he immediately explained: "You may not know who the Tax Inspection Bureau is, so let me tell you, they are the people in the capital who can make those high officials weak in the knees. They are directly under the emperor's orders, and now they have a new mission, which is to supervise local taxes, and they have the right to act first and report later.

What this means is that once they find out someone is making counterfeit banknotes, they will not be held responsible even if they go straight to your house and kill you in front of your mother.

The most important thing is that even the local county magistrate cannot control them, they are completely under the command of the emperor and the duke. "

The effect of this statement was very good.

Although the common people did not know what the Jinyiwei were, nor did they know how powerful these people were, when they heard that even the county magistrate and the prefect could not control them, they knew that this was a very powerful government office.

If such a government office could protect the silver bills in our hands, then everyone would feel at ease.

In fact, this announcement is not only an announcement, but also a publicity. Such publicity is not limited to the city gate, but is established everywhere.

What's more, the Ming Bank's own opera troupe quickly turned the incident into a play, and then performed it for free in teahouses of all sizes in Ningbo city.

When the common people saw that the Tax Inspection Bureau was dressed beautifully and moved very quickly, especially when they received the mission and rushed directly into the hiding place of Liang Yuanwai and others, and killed them directly after catching them, many people were frightened but also more relieved.

Wow, it turns out that what they advertised was true. The people from the Tax Inspection Department are a group of people who don't care about being polite to you. If you break the law, especially if you dare to do something with fake banknotes, they will kill you immediately and will not reason with you at all.

There is no need for a trial. As long as it is found that you are indeed making counterfeit banknotes, you will be killed immediately.

The publicity effect is very good.

Those who were still dreaming of getting rich by forging fake silver bills immediately burned the things they had carefully prepared that night after watching the play.

If this thing falls into the hands of those people in the Tax Inspection Bureau, they will kill me with one blow.

Soon, the Tax Inspection Department became a representative of fairness and strictness, and became a hero in the hearts of many people in Ningbo...

(End of this chapter)