golden scales

"All the flags are here!"

"The two flags are all here!"

"All three flags are here!"

Xiao Tugeng stood energetically in front of all the brothers under his command, and listened to the reports from the banners to the whole team, and finally the captain of the banners stepped forward to report.He was the first to rush out of the dormitory after hearing the sentry's siren. Although there was a lot of noise outside, it didn't seem like he really walked into the water.There was no abnormal dry smell in the air, and no sound of gunpowder explosion was heard.

Since the implementation of the safety regulations of His Royal Highness, the gunpowder originally contained in the altar has been put into the manhole for isolation and storage. Even if a safety accident occurs, it is impossible for there to be a big explosion like the sixth year of the apocalypse and the seventh year of Chongzhen.

"Gunpowder depot! Everyone, turn right! Run!" Xiao Tugeng shouted.His voice was thick and clear, and it reached everyone's ears smoothly.At times like this, he really felt that he was born to eat this bowl of rice.

Look at that trainer, dressed like a dog, his legs will shake when he stands in front of his brothers and speaks loudly.

Since he became the head of the well, he has always enjoyed this feeling of bossing around.Not to mention that there are hundreds of brothers in charge now, as long as he says a word, there will never be a frown.

The wind blown by the clothes made a hunting sound, and the sound of orderly footsteps beat the ground. None of the soldiers of the Three Banners whispered to each other, but ran towards the gunpowder storage in a muffled voice.Open flames are not allowed there at any time, but under the light of the nearly full moon, the vision is still clear.

There used to be many people who were blindfolded and couldn't see anything at night.Since arriving at the guard camp of the Eastern Palace, I haven't taken any medicine, so I'm fine.Taoist priests walking around in the army said that it was because they served Taiwei Xingjun, and God cured the disease.Thinking about it, apart from this reason, there is no other possibility, so the kindness of the whole army to His Highness the Prince has always been engraved in his heart.

Not to mention that the gunpowder has not yet exploded, even if it has already exploded into a sea of ​​flames, they dare to rush in!

Li Si didn't expect that "Treasurer Liu Er" would suddenly convulse and shout for water, and the sound of bamboo whistles would soon be heard from all around. It won't drop.

Xiao Tugeng quickly assigned Sanqi to disperse and control the various entry and exit points of the gunpowder warehouse, and personally led a team to find Liu Wei, who was the source of the incident.

"Who shouted it!" Xiao Tugeng pretended to be powerful, shaking the saber at his waist, strode forward, and stared into Liu Wei's eyes.

Liu Wei was timid at the moment, and said weakly: "Mr. Xiao Bai, it's me...I'm afraid no one will come if I call for the thief."

"Naipi..." Xiao Tugeng was about to swear, when he saw an old man without a beard standing behind Liu Wei.He was not afraid of eunuchs. The trainers in the army were all eunuchs at the beginning, but anyone who dared to bully others was beaten by the prince.However, the prince also ordered soldiers and officers at all levels that they can be murderous, but they are not allowed to swear, and they must not commit crimes knowingly.

"If you call to catch the thief, we will take the stick; if you call to take the water away, we will take the shovel! Is it the same! If the thief hurts our brothers, you will be ashamed!" Xiao Tugeng roared loudly.

Even Liu Ruoyu was overwhelmed by this aura, and thought to himself: Your Highness is really a good soldier!He coughed dryly and said: "Master Jun, this is also a moment of urgency, please forgive me."

"Who are you! Don't you know that this is an important place for treasury!" Xiao Tugeng shouted loudly.

"Old man Liu Ruoyu, the East Palace companion." Liu Ruoyu's scalp numb, not daring to hide his identity, said: "Tomorrow the crown prince will come to inspect, and I'm here to stand in front of him."

Instead of looking at the monk's face and the Buddha's face, Xiao Tugeng softened his tone when he pointed at the word "East Palace", and turned his gaze to Li Si who was squatting on the ground trembling: "Is this a thief?"

"Yes." Liu Wei turned sideways to let Xiao Tugeng come forward.

Xiao Tugeng pulled out the saber from his waist and put it on Li Si's neck: "What did you steal?"

"No, it's not stealing... it's bought!" Li Si quickly distinguished: "The price is clearly marked, and the old man is not deceiving, bah bah bah, what... anyway, I bought it with money."

Xiao Tugeng knew that this man was scared out of his wits, there was no need to press too hard, he used his sword to part the cloth covering the burden, and under the moonlight he could see a black pile of gunpowder.

"Is it Yaozi?" Xiao Tugeng pointed to Liu Wei and said.

Liu Wei stepped forward to pick up a little, wiped it away in the palm of his hand, sniffed it close to his nose, and said, "It is indeed prepared gunpowder."

Xiao Tugeng put his saber on Li Si's shoulder again, and ordered: "Go and grab everyone inside!"

The team leader behind him blew his bamboo whistle and rushed into the reservoir area to catch the night watchman inside.They didn't spend too much effort, because internal strife had already occurred inside, and they fought among themselves.

This was a clear case of self-stealing by guards. The guards in the reservoir area knew that Liu Wei rarely came here during night patrols, so they colluded with fireworks shops and mining factories outside to sell cheap gunpowder from Anmin Factory.Because every time the warehouse is cleared, the accountant does not know the quality of gunpowder, or even distinguishes gunpowder and toner, so it only needs to sell the prepared gunpowder and refill it with toner to ensure that the total inventory is accounted for.

This is also a traditional revenue item of the Gunpowder Bureau, and no one has ever found a problem.

Who knew that someone would patrol in the dark tonight, and what was even more tragic was that they bumped into the buyer.

Now that the Dongchuang incident happened, there were two gangsters, knowing that they could not escape from the guard camp, they decided to detonate the gunpowder magazine and burn everything together.However, not everyone has this kind of strength to regard death as home. As a thief, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, he is not lethal.What's more, what is stolen is such a cheap thing as gunpowder. As long as you are willing to spit out some money, the big deal is to spend a few days in prison and go to the salt field to dry salt. Why put your life on it?

Fate is at stake, and if the two gangs disagree, the house will be opened first.Fortunately, naked flames are strictly prohibited in the gunpowder depot area, not to mention flint candles, and even iron objects are not easy to find.

The soldiers quickly tied up the two gangs and brought them to Xiao Tugeng.

After hearing the confession, Xiao Tugeng was terrified, and thought to himself: I have wasted so long at the door, if there is really flint inside, I am afraid that the entire Anmin factory will be gone!I dare not be so careless in doing things in the future.

Thoughts flashed through his mind, and he realized that this was not a military report to be handed in, and there was no need for self-examination.In the Donggong guard camp, it doesn't matter if you make mistakes, as long as you scold yourself severely in the report, everything will be fine.On the contrary, if he dared to make excuses for himself and boast about his merits, the crown prince would most likely unleash his fury.

——It hasn't been long, but the habit can't be changed.

Xiao Tugeng ordered people to take these thieves away with a cold face, while secretly mocking himself in his heart.

He really didn't know Zhu Cihong's professional ability.

In his previous life, Zhu Cihong studied law, but ended up majoring in human resource management.How to quickly and effectively cultivate good working habits and thinking patterns of his subordinates is the direction in which he has devoted his efforts to research and use, and it is also the fundamental reason why many business owners spend a lot of money to hire him to manage their enterprises.

For human resource management, people are resources and can be managed.Humans are animals and can be domesticated.It's hard to hear, but a human resources manager who can't realize this will certainly not have much success in this line of work.

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"You have done beyond my imagination. Five liang of silver a month has wronged you." After inspecting Anmin Factory, Zhu Cihong rested in Liu Wei's office, and praised him in a rare way: "In the "Code" A lot of things have been implemented, and I am very satisfied with the progress of your work. It is also good to ask the unrelated accountants to audit the accounts, but you should not pay the money. In the future, the monthly account books can be handed over to the Finance Section of the Eastern Palace Attendant Office, so that they can Find someone to interrogate."

Not to mention the account books of Anmin Factory, it is Donggong's own account books, and many of them are outsourced to unrelated firms for audit.As long as you tell them the rules, they are also happy to get such extra money.This is also a channel that was developed after spending a lot of money digging up a few old accountants. Otherwise, you may not be able to find trustworthy people, and they may not be willing to cooperate with you.

Liu Wei was praised by Zhu Cihong, his blood boiled all over his body, his hands were trembling, he wiped off the wet sweat on the side of his legs for a while, and rubbed it to the front of his thighs for a while, he really wanted to cut it off and throw it away, so as not to know where to put it.

"However, your working method is still questionable." Zhu Cihong took a sip of the best tea in Anmin Factory - jasmine flower with aged tea foam. It tastes bitter, but because of the fragrance of jasmine flower, it is not unpalatable. Drinking two more sips is not bad Will be particularly refreshing.

"You only know prestige, but you can't understand blessing." Zhu Cihong asked suddenly: "Why are you willing to take care of the factory so wholeheartedly?"

Liu Wei was taken aback, and said blankly: "Because Your Highness gives me five taels of silver a month, I can't cheat His Highness."

Zhu Cihong grinned: "How much money does the rest of the Anmin Factory earn in a month?"

Liu Wei seemed to suddenly understand something. (To be continued.)