Unparalleled Fortune in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 140 Feiyin Project
The next day, after seeing off Yinzhen who was going to work on an errand, Tong Cheng'er asked for the five craftsmen to be brought over.

When the five craftsmen came to Tong Cheng'er again, they looked at her with more enthusiasm than respect.

How to say that look!It's almost like a dog seeing a big stick bone, and Tong Cheng'er is that coveted big stick bone.

In the eyes of the five craftsmen, Si Fujin was generous, did the tasks he ordered well, and paid a lot of money.

They don't know how to play tricks, they are more practical, and they like money that can make them live well.

Si Fujin gave her generously, so they were willing to listen to her orders.

Dong Cheng said: "I don't know if Fujin has any orders for the servants to come over here?"

He said this quite eagerly, as if he wished Tong Cheng'er would give them orders quickly.

Tong Cheng'er nodded with a smile: "I called you here today, there are three things."

Five people: "Fu Jin please tell me."

Tong Cheng'er: "The first thing I want to do is to say that you were able to make the pencil I wanted in such a short period of time. You did a good job. You also got the reward. Work hard in the future. These are just a few things. a beginning."

If you want more money, no problem, just work hard, you will have it.

Dong Cheng was the first to understand: "It's what a slave should do, and I will ask Fujin to order it in the future."

Tong Cheng'er nodded with satisfaction: "The second thing is, I need this pencil in different shades of color, you guys experiment a bit more, and then code the pencil color numbers from light to dark, don't ask for more, first code Ten color numbers with uniform color difference come out."

The second thing is not so difficult, but it needs repeated experiments, after all, she is talking about a color number with uniform color difference.

Dong Cheng and others have no objections, this is not difficult to do.

Then, Tong Cheng'er said the last thing: "This third thing requires you to work harder. I think this pencil needs to be improved..."

Then Tong Chenger talked about the idea of ​​"Pencils can be used repeatedly only by replacing the pencil lead". After listening to several craftsmen, they felt that it really took some effort.

After talking about these three things, Tong Cheng'er let them go.

After the five people left Yaocheng Yard, they all looked pensive, thinking about how to improve the pencil.

It is not difficult to make different shades of pencils, so it is natural to think about the difficult problem first.

They are not stupid either, and they naturally know that the more difficult the problem is, the more benefits will be gained.

The craftsmen racked their brains to figure out how to improve the pencil, and Yinzhen finally succeeded in brainwashing the household officials headed by Gu Badai.

So at the latest court meeting, just as Kangxi wanted to nod his head and agree to report a project, Gu Badai knelt down and said, "I want to report to the Lord Long Live, I have something to say."

In Kangxi's eyes, Gu Badai was still a capable minister. Hearing him speak, Kangxi said, "Say it."

Gu Badai said with a bitter face: "Master Liu has no objection to the idea, but now the Ministry of Households has removed the silver taels used for emergencies. If the project that Master Liu said is implemented, it will be difficult to do any more money-intensive projects in the future. .”

At the end of the speech, he knelt down and shouted: "May Long Live Lord think twice."

Kangxi frowned, the Ministry of Finance did not have enough money, why didn't he know about this, some time ago, Gu Badai said that this year's tax revenue was good, but now it is unreasonable for him to cry poor!
However, above the Golden Luan Hall, it is not easy for him to ask the household department how much money he still has, so he can only say: "We can discuss it later."

After the court, Kangxi called Gu Badai to the imperial study for a single chat.

"How many taels are there in the household department?"

"Back to Lord Long Live, there are still more than 600 million taels of silver in the accounts of the Ministry of Accounting."

When Kangxi heard the words, he asked directly: "Isn't this a lot? Why did you tell me that the Ministry of Households has no money? What's going on?"

Kangxi believed that Gu Badai would not talk nonsense, so he wanted to know why he cried poor in public.

Gu Badai looked bitter, and said: "I want to tell you, Long Live Lord, although the accounts of the account department have enough money, the actual amount is only half of the amount on the books. Otherwise, why would the slave speak out in public? The slave is also afraid of making a big hole No, the household department can’t afford it, and if the household department can’t get out the money when it’s time to urgently use it, it’s the slave’s fault.”

Kangxi frowned: "You tell me clearly why there is only half of the book."

Gu Badai said truthfully: "Long Live God is kind and allows all officials to borrow money for emergency use. In recent years, more and more officials have borrowed money, and the amount has also increased. They hold the regulations that comply with the loan. We can only lend them money according to the articles of association, so the more and more money is borrowed, and there are very few repayments, and as time goes on, the book is far from the reality."

Kangxi was silent when he heard the words.

He allowed the borrowing of money, and the account department hadn't had any major problems in these years, so although he knew that some people borrowed money very well, he didn't know that the account department had been emptied by half.

After Gu Badai left the study, Kangxi couldn't help sighing, the household department is also a problem, especially just now Gu Badai told him about the increasing amount over the years.

Using mathematical thinking, let Kangxi understand that things are more serious than he thought.

As a result, Mr. Liu's money-intensive project changed from "discuss later" to "let it go".

This was within Yinzhen's expectation.

After Kangxi heard Gu Badai's words, he sent someone to secretly investigate the situation of the household department, and then found that Gu Badai was right, and then he also discovered that it was Yinzhen who discovered the problem in the first place.

Kangxi really didn't expect this.

After all, he had only been working in the household department for a short time, so he was able to find out the problems in the household department. While worrying about the problems in the household department, Kangxi felt a little proud of his son's ability. This was his son.

It's also quite contradictory.

Since it was Yinzhen who discovered the problem, Kangxi naturally called Yinzhen over.

"Gu Badai told me about the current situation of the household department. I heard that you were the first to discover this matter?"

Yinzhen nodded: "Returning to Emperor Ama, it was discovered by my servant."

Kangxi was a little curious: "How did you find out?"

"My son saw the IOUs piled up by the household department, and asked casually about the money on the account and the actual money in the treasury. I didn't expect the difference to be so big, so I wanted to refine it. As a result, in the process of refinement, my son The minister discovered the danger of not stopping borrowing money."

"Then I told Mr. Gu about this matter. Originally, I thought I would tell Huang Ama after he thought of a solution, but I didn't expect Mr. Gu's heart to be concerned with the household department, so Huang Ama knew about it. .”

Kangxi nodded and said, "You did a good job."

Yinzhen was a little surprised by his Huang Ama's words, the situation of the household department in the dream was worse than this, but at that time, Yongzheng proposed to call back the loan, and was pushed by his Huang Ama several times, and finally the household department really failed. I couldn't hold on any longer, so I agreed.

Seeing his talkative appearance now, Huang Ama, he felt a little unreal.

He thought it was a protracted battle for the "Hubu Cry Poor" plan, but he didn't expect to "hit" Huang Ama directly in the first round, which made him Huang Ama take it seriously.

Incredible.

"It's all what a son-in-law should do."

Kangxi: "You were the first to discover the problem of the Ministry of Households, so do you have a solution?"

Yinzhen: "My son has some ideas."

Kangxi was not surprised that he had an idea: "Just talk about it."

At this time, Kangxi didn't think he could come up with any particularly good ideas, and he just wanted to give his son a chance, so he listened to his thoughts.

(End of this chapter)