Chapter 145 Inspection
The military supply warehouse was built in the military camp outside the north gate of the city.
The camp was guarded by the two cavalry units of the Dianqian Division, the Xiaoqi and Longmeng cavalry units, and the Tianwu infantry unit.
Because the winter clothes had not yet been officially accepted, the Pei family also sent people, but the Pei family members were not allowed to enter the military camp, so they stationed outside the military camp, waiting for the formal acceptance.
The commander of the guard of this military camp is Prince Jiang’s second uncle Yuan Zhongying.
The purchase was coordinated by Crown Prince Jiang.
At the beginning of the Si hour, all the acceptance officials in charge of military supplies from the three departments arrived.
As Pei Yi was the envoy of the Ministry of Revenue and the goods belonged to the Pei family, he had no right to come with the inspection team.
However, Prince Jiang ordered someone to call him over, saying that he was familiar with the situation and his participation in the inspection would speed up the process.
Pei Yi was horrified when he received the order from Prince Jiang.
Gu Huan said that the Pei family might be harmed by the winter clothes being swapped. When the two were discussing the details of how to deal with it, Pei Yi said that he was not qualified to participate in the inspection and how to discover and prevent the incident in time.
But Gu Huan said that Prince Jiang would let him go.
really.
Fortunately, he listened to Gu Huan.
Fortunately, he chose to ally with Gu Huan.
Jin Guyong, a doctor from the Ministry of Works, gave the order: "Open the warehouse."
The doors of six warehouses opened at the same time.
Prince Jiang looked at Pei Yi and said, "Master Pei, these are all your goods. Please pick one or two to inspect."
Pei Yi bowed respectfully and said, "I am a lowly official and dare not be presumptuous. Moreover, these are the materials handed over by the Pei family, so I should avoid suspicion."
Gu Huan instructed that if Prince Jiang asked him to select samples for inspection, he must refuse.
Prince Jiang laughed out loud: "Good, very good, Lord Pei is respectful and polite, and knows when to advance and retreat."
"Then General Yuan will select one item from each warehouse for inspection."
Yuan Zhongying clasped his fists and replied, "Yes."
Everyone watched him instruct the soldiers to take out a set of cotton clothes and trousers from each warehouse and spread them out on the long table.
Prince Jiang walked over and touched it: "Master Pei, are you sure this is the winter clothing that the Pei family handed in?"
Pei Yi stepped forward upon hearing this, carefully touched the cotton cloth, felt its thickness and elasticity, and then checked the stitches.
Finally, I took a pair of scissors, cut a small hole, pulled out the cotton, and confirmed that everything was correct.
He appeared calm on the outside, but his heart was pounding.
Gu Huan instructed that if he was asked to check the cotton-padded jacket and found that it had been swapped, he should tell the truth on the spot, and requested the three departments to jointly participate in the investigation on the grounds that the Pei family wanted to prove their innocence.
He also promised that if the Pei family found any fake sets, they would pay double compensation.
If the fakes are found before the formal acceptance, it will be regarded as unqualified acceptance. If the Pei family makes up for it in time, they will not be guilty of too much crime.
Now the Pei family has sent people to guard the camp. Once the inspection is completed and reported to the court, and the titles are conferred, if any problems arise again, the Pei family will be guilty of a serious crime.
If what Gu Huan said was true, and all 300,000 pieces were fake, and it was not discovered until a later stage, the Pei family would be guilty of the heinous crime of having their property confiscated and their entire clan exterminated.
But he checked six sets and found that they were all from the Pei family.
The Pei family's clothes are all kept in secret with the Pei family's unique markings, and only the Pei family members know where to find them.
Pei Yi found marks in all ten sets of winter clothes.
The situation that Gu Huan described, of package substitution, did not occur.
Pei Yi answered truthfully: "My Lord, and all the gentlemen, this set of winter clothes is indeed the one handed in by the Pei family."
Prince Jiang waved his hand and said, "Okay, Lord Pei can confirm it in person. Take the acceptance form and let everyone sign it. Lord Pei will also sign it."
Pei Yi's hands clasped in his sleeves trembled slightly.
Gu Huan was right again.
Prince Jiang will surely make a hasty conclusion and ask him to personally identify that the clothes in the warehouse are the winter clothes surrendered by the Pei family.
When it was discovered later, they blamed everything on Pei Yi, saying that Pei Yi deliberately concealed the truth in an attempt to cover up the Pei family's crime of selling inferior goods as good ones.
Yuan Zhongying immediately ordered people to spread out the prepared documents on the long table and place writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone on it.
Prince Jiang walked up to him with a smile on his face and was about to put pen to paper.
Zuo Fengtian, the Minister of War, suddenly said, "Prince Jiang, this is against the rules. According to the law, the first acceptance inspection must be carried out at a rate of 10%, but only six sets are inspected."
Prince Jiang paused, turned around and looked at the Minister of Works who followed him: "I think Lord Pei has personally checked it for you. If you have any doubts, you can come and have a look. It's the same harvest every year, there's no need to make it too tiring."
Pei Yi followed and bowed: "Prince Jiang, I am at the scene. If you don't check according to the rules, if there is any big mistake, I will be blamed. If you check according to the rules, if there is a problem, it will be discovered early, and the Pei family will have time to make up for it, so as not to delay the battle in the front. What do you think?"
Prince Jiang's smile gradually faded, and he looked at the Minister of Works with an unwavering gaze.
"This matter is led by the Ministry of Works. What do you think, Minister?"
The Minister of Works said hurriedly, "For the inspection of other materials, we only need to pick one sample from each warehouse. If we really check 10%, we will have to check at least 30,000 sets. Let's not talk about whether it is necessary or not. The Pei family will have to spend manpower and material resources to repair the cut ones. This batch of winter clothes must be sent to southern Xinjiang. Due to the sudden outbreak of war, Duke Yong rushed to southern Xinjiang in advance, so the winter clothes must be sent as soon as possible."
Zuo Fengtian frowned and said, "Your Excellency, this is wrong. If the acceptance is not checked thoroughly, who will be held responsible if there is a problem?"
Yuan Zhongying raised his voice, but his tone was not good: "Your Excellency the Minister is right. Does Zuo Fengtian think that I, Yuan, will embezzle? Did I swap these 300,000 sets of winter clothes? It's very cold in southern Xinjiang this year. I dare not bear this crime."
The Yuan family is also a family of military generals, and like the Mu family, they hold military power.
"General, why do you have to say such things? If problems are found before acceptance, the primary responsibility lies with the Pei family. But if the inspection is completed and the goods are sent to southern Xinjiang immediately, and something goes wrong at that time, affecting the war, even the Pei family cannot bear such a big responsibility. Do General Yuan and Prince Jiang want to take responsibility?"
Zuo Fengtian was born into a military family and was once a subordinate of the old Duke. He is upright and has the sense of justice that a soldier should have.
Pei Yi was shocked.
It turns out that all these winter clothes belong to the Mu family army.
If, as Gu Huan said, all of them were replaced, and the Jiang family had no way to replenish winter clothes to the soldiers at the front in time, not only would the Jiang family lose their heads, but Duke Yong would also be implicated.
The more he thought about it, the more scared he became, and Pei Yi's back was soaked with cold sweat.
The Minister of Revenue Cao Liyu stroked his beard and nodded: "Master Zuo is right. Not following the rules is a violation of the rules. No one present can bear such responsibility, right?"
Pei Yi bowed and pleaded: "My Lords, Pei begs to check according to the law."
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that someone would dare to swap such a large amount of military supplies.
Prince Jiang had an unhappy look on his face. In addition to the opposing Vice Minister of Revenue Cao Liyu, the Vice-Minister of War Zuo Fengtian, and the Doctor of Works and Ministry of Justice Jin Guyong, other officials from the three ministries also followed him.
If he insists on not checking, and someone comes out to accuse him of not checking, the Jiang family will be in a passive position.
Prince Jiang smiled and said, "Okay, I just want to verify whether you can strictly abide by the rules. This is just a joke, hahahaha."
"General Yuan, let's check it according to the proportion."
Yuan Zhongying responded and personally led the soldiers to enter the warehouse.
Pei Yi suddenly said, "Why don't I go and draw the lottery with General Yuan?"
“No need!”
Yuan Zhongying subconsciously waved his arms and refused sternly.
Zuo Fengtian's eyes darkened: "Master Pei is not convenient, then I will go with you to smoke."
Jin Guyong bowed to his boss and said, "The Ministry of Industry is in charge of this matter. I will follow suit."
The Minister of Works was stunned. Before he could say no, he saw the two of them rushing into the warehouse first.
Prince Jiang's face suddenly turned ugly and he quickly winked at Yuan Zhongying.
Yuan Zhongying hurriedly followed and said, "The warehouse is too dusty, so you gentlemen can just stand at the warehouse door."
Unexpectedly, Zuo Toyota grabbed Jin Guyong, turned his feet quickly, and ran deep into the warehouse in the blink of an eye.
The two men selected carefully and ordered the soldiers to draw out all those they had pointed to.
The long table was immediately filled to the brim.
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