People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 209 Audit Department, Zhu Family Banquet

what is the problem?
Zhu Biao was taken aback by Zhang Yi's question, and Zhang Yi reminded him:
"Chen Ke!"

Zhu Biao couldn't help but laugh, he still wants to earn these five taels of silver?

"Ten taels of silver are not enough to put your teeth together! Forget it, if you want to sell me, do it yourself, why ask me?"

Zhang Yi laughed:
"I don't like the few taels of silver, but there will always be people who like to peek at the background of you and Uncle Huang!

Instead of this, why not give an accountable background and stop the mouths of those who want to peep!
We'll do it for you! "

Zhu Biao smiled: "You are not so kind, are you?"

"Of course, I also want to have a good relationship with Chen Ke. Anyway, this kind of businessman who can make a living at the bottom will not hurt to know more!

Many alchemy materials, you can't get them, but you can!

So..."

"Okay, I'll ask my father later, what should be said and what should not be said, I will do it for you!"

Hearing about Zhu Xi, Zhu Biao was in a bad mood.

He changed the subject: "By the way, you said you helped Mr. Liu this time!

How did you find these people's problems? "

Regarding the matter of checking the accounts, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Liu Ji to check it before the incident at the construction site broke out.

Although Liu Ji will do it right away, this kind of thing takes time after all!
Among other things, if you want to check the accounts of the Ministry of Industry, Liu Bowen is naturally competent, but he went to check alone, but he didn't know what year and month he could check!

But Zhang Yi explained the accounts clearly in a few hours, there must be a trick in it!
Zhang Yi chuckled when he heard this, the fact that he could search so quickly had something to do with his own memory!
But he couldn't say it at this time, he could only say other reasons:

"Actually, it's just some small means of auditing! There are only a few kinds of engineering corruption, and no matter how different the way of accounting is, it can't escape interrogation!
This is for Mr. Liu to check slowly, and he can check clearly, but it takes a long time!

I have learned a little auditing, and I am fairly familiar with engineering, so I can find out the tricks!

In fact, I think technical departments like the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households should have a complete review system!
Otherwise, there is no way to prevent this kind of thing! "

"audit?"

"The department responsible for reviewing accounts is actually similar in authority to the censor, but more professional than the censor!
It’s not me complaining, brother, where is the biggest problem with government offices like the Ministry of Industry? Do you remember what I said about government officials and technocrats before?

In a technology-hungry department like the Ministry of Industry, many of his skills are actually hard for ordinary people to see through!

The so-called specialization in academics, being strong in the imperial examinations, and being a good official does not mean that you know everything!
Let's just follow Shan Anren, I can see that he is a good official, but he is going to be in bad luck this time!

He, the chief official, didn't know about such a big incident in the Ministry of Industry, so why didn't he know about it?
Is it neglect of duty?In fact, it’s not even worth mentioning. I asked him some questions, and he was able to answer them fluently, which proves that he is really hardworking!

But even if his subordinates gave him the ledger, he still couldn't understand it!

Therefore, places like the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry are actually the most prone to corruption...

Even if the upper officials are not greedy, the people below will be too!

Shangguan is clean and honest, but he can't understand the way, but you can't require people in these departments to understand business, so this is very messy!
Because the chief officer's requirements are not the same as those of a technocrat after all!
So a unit that can specialize in accounting and reviewing is actually very necessary..."

The topic of Zhang Yi diverted Zhu Biao's emotions, and he couldn't help asking some questions about auditing.

A department that can audit should have a general understanding of the prices of materials in the market, and be proficient in arithmetic!
He just listened to what Zhang Yi said, and he probably understood why Zhang Yi always advocated that mathematics be admitted into the imperial examination. Without the promotion of mathematics, this kind of department could not be successfully established!
And this department seems to be able to...

At least their existence can deter many blatant and ignorant corrupt officials who bully Shangguan! .

The two chatted for a while, Zhang Yi said goodbye and left!

Zhu Biao also had no intention of dealing with the matter at hand, and turned back to the palace.

He went to the imperial study, and before he arrived, he saw a large group of people kneeling outside.

Everyone's faces were pale, and they didn't notice that Zhu Biao passed in front of his eyes.

Just as Zhu Biao approached, he only heard the emperor's voice in the imperial study,
kill……

The word "kill" means rolling people's heads to the ground.

Zhu Biao knew that his father had thoroughly investigated the Ministry of Industry, but he hadn't had time to know the details.

Accompanied by the sound of killing, many people outside collapsed to the ground in an instant.

Li Shanchang, Yang Xian.

The two prime ministers of Zhongshu Province came out from inside.

"His Royal Highness..."

The faces of the two prime ministers were not very good. After seeing Zhu Biao, Li Shanchang walked away in a huff.

Yang Xian still wanted to plead with Zhu Biao, so he looked inside and then at Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao has no reason to feel disgusted with this person, all the storms in the court are caused by him.

If he didn't have the slightest tolerance for others, how could he take the initiative to provoke Zhang Yi, and finally caused such things?
But he didn't say much, just nodded, and then entered the royal study.

Li Shanchang and others left with their left foot, and Zhu Yuanzhang had already entered the working state.

There are not many people who can enter the imperial study without announcing it. Zhu Yuanzhang looked up at Zhu Biao and said:
"Have you finished chatting with Zhang Yi?"

Zhu Biao nodded, since he had chatted with Zhang Yi for so long, the emperor should not be ignorant.

"What did Zhang Yi tell you?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was relaxed, and Zhu Biao knew that his father didn't know about the conversation between himself and Zhang Yi. In fact, he should understand it after thinking about it!

No matter who Zhu Yuanzhang monitors, it is impossible to monitor himself.

He replied:
"Talked a lot, but there is one thing that I am very concerned about!"

"What is it?"

"About the second brother?"

Lao Zhu's originally relaxed expression froze on his face in an instant:
"Your second brother also rebelled?"

Old Zhu could have said something instinctively, but it was impossible after thinking about it.

Although Zhang Yi didn't mention Zhu Xi, he didn't say that anyone rebelled before Zhu Di.

Zhu Biao replied:
"That's not true, it's just mentioning the future death date of the second brother!"

He didn't make a fool of himself, and told Lao Zhu about Zhu's future fate.

Lao Zhu's veins were violent when he heard that, his own son would become such a person in the future, which is tolerable or unbearable.

It's just that after hearing it, Lao Zhu's anger turned into confusion, and his confusion turned into helplessness.

In the end, he sighed faintly.

"The child does not teach, the father too!"

Peeping into the future seems beautiful, but if the future cannot be changed, you can only watch it happen.

For a father, isn't this cruel?
Zhang Yi told him about Zhu Xing's fate, Zhu Xing's changes, and even Zhu Xing's knot in his heart.

This kind of knot is very likely to appear in Zhu Yan, Zhu Di, and even Zhu Wei.

So what if he knew, what changes could he make to untie the knot in his son's heart?

But isn't Zhu Xi's knot in their hearts because they are good enough?
Because of excellence, I feel hopeless about my future.

But what's wrong with him to supervise his children?

Zhu Yuanzhang thought of the scene where he suppressed Zhu Xi a few days ago, and felt inexplicably powerless.

"I know!"

He didn't know how to face this problem, so he could only reply lightly.

Old Zhu didn't want to get entangled in this issue, so he changed the subject:
"What do you think about the Ministry of Industry this time?"

"My son thinks that he should be killed...

The problems reflected by the Ministry of Industry, and even the entire Ministry of Industry, are not in these small projects in the capital itself!

The canal project that the imperial court will open in the future, as well as the water conservancy construction in various places, are the big ones!
If you don't curb this unhealthy trend, kill chickens and monkeys!
The small amount of money corrupted by the Ministry of Industry is small, but the money that will be corrupted in the future will shake the foundation of the country! "

Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect that Zhu Biao would fully support himself in this matter.

If it was him in the past, he would probably bring up some Confucian benevolent government again, and persuade himself to kill less.

He was quite relieved in his heart, it seemed that it was the right move to let him alone to witness the suffering of the market and feel the wind and rain of the outside world.

Zhu Biao is quickly shedding his childishness and becoming a reliable prince!

Perhaps in a few more years, he can be allowed to truly participate in decision-making of state affairs in advance.

Lao Zhu used the Ministry of Industry to make a big move this time, not only to help Zhang Yi vent his anger, but also to plan for the future.

Now that moving the capital has been made a national policy, the father and son knew that the construction of the canal that Zhang Yi pointed out should also be put on the agenda!
If this matter is to be pushed forward, the importance of the Ministry of Industry may have to be raised, at least it can overwhelm another Ministry of Grievances and Punishment, and even temporarily overtake the Ministry of Rites to become a more important department.

Now let's straighten out the Ministry of Industry and set the tone.

It will be easier to manage later.

Zhu Biao asked:
"Father, do you intend to spread the problem this time?
I saw that the faces of the two prime ministers were not very good! "

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered:
"I almost killed all the people Yang Xiangang placed in the Ministry of Industry and took refuge in him. How can he look good?

Li Shanchang has been running the Ministry of Industry for many years, and Shan Anren himself is his man, so naturally he will not be happy!
This piece of strangeness completely offended the two prime ministers of the current dynasty, and he is also amazing!

But Li Shanchang is somewhat more generous than Yang Xian, he will only stare at Liu Ji!

As for Yang Xian, this trash, I don't know how long he can live in peace? "

When Yang Xian was mentioned, the murderous intent in Lao Zhu's heart became more and more intense. He tried to persuade himself several times to take care of the overall situation and mention the northern forces before talking about it.

But he couldn't care less about the overall situation.

"The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by an ant nest. I never thought that if the officials of the previous dynasty were corrupt, I would admit it!

But this imperial court has only been established for less than a year. I just checked a Ministry of Industry and found so many problems
It can be inferred from this that there are obviously many problems in the other yamen of the six departments!

I also really want to grab it, but the front line is not stable, this is not the time to go to war! "

Corruption is the backlash in Lao Zhu's heart. When this matter is mentioned, the murderous intent in his eyes lingers.

If he hadn't taken the overall situation into consideration, he might have to kill another group of people this time.

Corruption is a big problem that has plagued all dynasties.

Zhu Biao couldn't give his father too much advice here, but he remembered a detail and said:
"Father, this thorough investigation of the Ministry of Industry seems to be too fast!"

"That's right, it was because of Zhang Yi's help, he did almost all the accountant's work by himself, Liu Bowen wrote me a memorial, and he kept praising him!

Moreover, this counts as the benefit of studying in the imperial examination, and I have seen it,

It turns out that from the accounts, there are really clues!

This arithmetic can indeed be extended to many things, at least those in the household department can learn a lesson! "

Zhu Biao laughed:
"The younger brother of the Zhang family told me about this. This thing is actually common sense in auditing. He said that there will be such a department in later generations, which is responsible for auditing!

In fact, to put it bluntly, even if he doesn't make a move, Master Liu Ji and Liu will be able to find out with a little more time!

It's just that he did it more efficiently! "

"audit?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was thoughtful. He didn't think auditing was anything new. There were similar departments and jobs in the DPRK and China.

It's just what Zhang Yi said, it seems that a special department can be set up to do this.

For example, Yushitai?
"Go back and find out the news from him. We can discuss it again at this time. By the way, we have a family dinner for my father today. You go back and change your clothes!"

"Father, who are you going to entertain?"

It is normal for the emperor to give people a banquet, but only a limited number of people can participate in a banquet that can be called a family banquet.

"It's Big Brother! Is he leaving?"

Zhu Biao had a flash of inspiration, and immediately understood that the person Lao Zhu wanted to invite was Mu Ying.

"Well, now that the matter of the Xuanwu Cannon is over, your eldest brother is going to the south to prepare for the sea training!

The boat, I have prepared it for him, but this winter is coming soon!

Only the South can buy him more time to train..."

Zhu Biao nodded upon hearing this.

He turned back and changed his clothes.

The night is getting late.

Muying brought a young man into the palace.

The young man's expression was a little excited, Mu Ying comforted him in a low voice:
"Ping An, don't be nervous, the empress is very good!"

Ping An was Zhu Yuanzhang's newly adopted adopted son. His father died in the battle of Yuan Dadu. The emperor thought of his father's merits and adopted him.

But at this time, Ping An and His Majesty the Emperor are not as good as those raised by Zhu Yuanzhang like Mu Ying.

In essence, they are more monarchs and ministers.

As for Empress Ma, she met Ping An, but she never attended the family banquet.

Being able to eat the Zhu family's family banquet is also a status symbol to some extent.

It is also a symbol of the emperor's trust!
Those who have this honor in the imperial court are Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Li Shanchang and a few other heroes.

Even Liu Bowen may not have had this kind of blessing a few times.

No wonder Ping An was so nervous.

Mu Ying wanted to comfort Ping An, but Ping An became even more nervous.

He shook his head and smiled, and walked forward with peace,

Soon they came to the empress's residence, and after the eunuch notified them, the two went in.

Ping An saw that the emperor and the crown prince were already waiting there, and a kind woman was being held by Lao Zhu to speak.

At this time, the emperor lost all his majesty, and only had eyes on the woman.

Pingan was thoughtful, this was probably the empress.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that the empress was so simple, but when he observed Empress Ma, the eyes of the three members of the Zhu family all turned around.

"I pay homage to the emperor, empress empress!"

"Chen, I have seen the prince!"

The two knelt down to pay respects, and when the emperor let the two fall flat, Empress Ma stood up, solemnly, and saluted the two.

"Queen, absolutely not!"

Mu Ying and Pingan are in a state of fear!
(End of this chapter)