Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Li Tuo was obviously drunk, the chopsticks in his hand knocked on the wine cup, wanting to shout out loud: "What is the imperial government? What is a Imperial palace? In my opinion, they are a person's heart and brain, and us lowly minor official s are arms, legs, fingers, toes … "

"On the surface, it seems like we have to listen to the words in our heads, but in reality, we have our own thoughts. Sometimes, we can also affect the decisions in our minds and hearts …"

"Just tell me the Gemeinschaft's Roast Duck Shop. I, Li Tuo, can call it that today, but the truth is that Prince Kung, Prince of Alcohol and the rest can't, so why? "Because they have high statuses, they have to understand the rules. Old Yang politely said 'seal the stove', could a prince's man force him to fire again just because he was greedy for a duck?"

"If we do such a thing, your reputation would be terrible, right? "That's why I say Boss Yang respects your highness, but he might not really be afraid of you, because he knows that the prince has to have some dignity, and will never act without a bottom line …"

"Ugh …" Li Tuo burped and continued, "And we are not princes, and are not even first or second rank officials. To be frank, we did not even think about leaving our names in history, it is impossible for them to leave places for our lowly names, so we do not need face, what use is there if we do not have face?"

"If Old Yang doesn't give me this face today, then I won't give him any face in the future …" What did you say? Don't you know how I'm going to get back at him? "Haha, there are so many ways …"

"As the saying goes, the King of Hell is easy to meet. Little devils are hard to deal with!" These people are all imps. Why are imps so hard to deal with? Because the little ghosts are all doing specific tasks, and all of them are just meeting people directly! "

"For example, you are the assistant minister of work department but you haven't been to the yamen for a day. You have already left for the Western Mountain to imprint your bonds. While Xiu Mu was still in bed, the work department Minister wanted to gather the people from the yamen for a reunion. May I ask who will be the one to arrange the feast? Who will go to the restaurant to set the table and choose the dishes? "

"We are the ones in charge, aren't we? You can't expect the top officials of the first or second tier to do the job themselves, can you? "So this is power, these restaurants have to pay us back, otherwise he won't be able to continue this business!"

The zingiberis radix picked up a piece of duck's liver, chewed it, and mumbled, "My lord, you don't know the rules here, do you think that's all this money? Oh, you were extremely wrong, I will tell you now, do you know how many sets of accounts the Military Intelligence Service has? "

"Ah?" "Accounts?" Yang Zhi's brain could not keep up.

The zingiberis radix sneered, "A few military personnel are controlling the funds allocated by the Department of Revenue, this is for the people of the world to see. Furthermore, the Military Intelligence Service belongs to the inner court, and the Emperor also wants to allocate a portion of his private money to the Military Secretary s to show their kindness …"

Sometimes, when Military Secretary wants to drink a good cup of tea, she would just ask the eunuchs for it. The tea storage is not far from the Military Intelligence Service, truthfully speaking, it is a common occurrence for top-notch officials to steal the Da Hong Pao and bring them home, isn't it?

"Ah?" And the Military Secretary stole from the Emperor's house? " Yang Zhi listened like an idiot.

"Tch …" My Lord, you really haven't been in the Beijing before. How could it be called stealing when a Minister stole something from the Emperor? As long as you don't steal the national treasure, what's a few taels of tea leaves? "

"And to tell you the truth, the more you steal from the emperor, the more he likes you. This means that within your heart, there is greed that is easy to control. Furthermore, from the bottom of your heart, you are with the emperor …" How could it be considered stealing from a son's father? "

Li Tuo waved his hand and laughed, "Actually, all of these things were entered into the second account in the end, and could even be considered the Emperor's rewards. What I want to say afterwards is the third account, which is a written account between us, Zhang Jing."

"Military Intelligence Service wants to purchase ink and paper, right? Although they could go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to claim what was already available, everyone had their own habits, and the things that the Ministry of Internal Affairs gave them might not be shared. The flowers, flowers, and fresh fruits placed in the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, didn't they have to spend money to buy them? "Therefore, we, Zhang Jing, still have a miscellaneous account in our hands. It's not something that the officials can control …"

With a "pa" sound, the zingiberis radix slapped its thigh. "My lord, have you noticed that there is a stove in the room closest to Military Intelligence Service? Not only is there hot tea in there, there are also fried dough sticks, scones, tea soups and the like …"

"This is a rule left behind by the Yongzheng Lord. Back then, the reason why I set up the Military Intelligence Service was to direct the Northwest battle, to have people on duty 12 hours a day. I can't get hungry like this!" Therefore, the Military Intelligence Service's 12 hours' worth of food should also be counted in this book … "

"There's so much junk. The ice for the summer must be spent, right? Do you have to pay for the burning of charcoal in the winter? Don't even mention that the imperial court had a share of the supplies. What would that be worth? It wasn't even enough to buy food for the court members to eat … I'm telling you a story, don't be disgusting! "

"Even Military Intelligence Service has to spend money to take a piss!"

Clatter * Yang Zhi's chopsticks fell on the table. "What …"

"Hehe, my lord, you really don't know anything …" People of the Military Intelligence Service would not go to the latrine? Especially in the winter, when they were on duty in the middle of the night. People were eating and drinking in the house. "Who wants to clean up?"

"It's impossible for us to do it ourselves. In the end, we still have to do it with the eunuchs in the palace. And in the end, you still can't give it to the silver … "

Li Tuo and the zingiberis radix were able to make Yang Zhi unconscious with just a few words, as if he was performing crosstalk. "Every few days, the bookkeeper, Zhang Jing and the copywriter would have to go out to a bar to have a drink? He couldn't be so long-winded! "What's so great about spending my own pocket? My wife will definitely scold me to death when I get back. The money for eating and drinking at these gatherings will also be taken out of this account …"

"Whenever the holidays come, the brothers are not allowed to give out any benefits! How many of Gemeinschaft's ducks could it be? Can't you carry a few pounds of beef and lamb meat from Niu Street? Can't send a few red packets before the new year? "Where does this money come from?"

"Oh my god, how much does it cost? "Can the imperial government afford it …" Yang Zhi asked suspiciously.

"You are counting on the imperial government to give it to you?" The two of them said in unison, "Don't make us laugh. The imperial government doesn't have that much money to give us. We need to rely on ourselves for everything!"

It seemed that Li Tuo really wanted to win Yang Zhi over, and he decided to tell him everything he knew: "My brother! Isn't there a lot of money in the Great Qing Dynasty?

"Every year, the daoyin s of the various provinces would secretly pass on the Ice and Charcoal Salutation to the capital. This is already a semi-public secret. To put it bluntly, it is to pay respects to the Ice and Fire money in summer and in winter …" "This is already a very large industry. Every province has a rule for the number of transports. Jiangnan has more, northwest has less …"

"The Ice-Charcoal Reversal shall be divided into the following parts. The provinces shall leave a copy for the officials of the provinces. This is understandable. The silver presented by Guangdong will definitely give priority to the officials of Guangdong Province. "After that, there will be the court officials divided according to their ranks. The officials will receive less …"

"The eunuchs in the palace will be next, and a large portion of the points will go away. The last portion that will be left will belong to us small officials …"

"Almost all the yamen officials have their own internal accounts, and all the lesser officials can get their own share of the money …" I estimate that Beijing's Ice-Charm Venerable One would be around twenty million yuan each year! "