139 139 Give for nothing
◎Tsk tsk! Isn't this letting a mouse into a rice jar?◎
Since Master Kang went on tours very frequently, he built palaces along all the main routes for him and the princes, officials, and palace servants who accompanied him to rest along the way.
The largest palace in the direct territory is in Xiakou Village. The rest of the places are called palaces, but in fact they are just a few houses and a larger yard.
Of course, even if there is no palace, there is a place to live.
Master Kang has always advocated keeping everything simple, and he also led the expedition against Galdan. There is no comfortable palace to live in when marching and fighting. It is normal to sleep in the open air. It is not necessary to live in a palace.
But he can endure hardships, but his subordinates don't allow it.
Although Master Kang has repeatedly warned his subordinates not to waste money and disturb the people, his demands and orders are one thing, and whether people listen to him is another.
Because this is not just a project to "kneel down and lick" the emperor, but also a great way to make money...
It can be said that basically all officials who participated in the construction of the palace made a fortune, but it was just a matter of how much.
Specifically, Master Kang said not to waste money, and his subordinates said, that's right, but the emperor rarely goes out for a tour, and he comes for the welfare of the people. We can't let the emperor not even have a comfortable sleep.
For an emperor like Master Kang, once he brought up the reason of "the will of the people", it would work every time.
Although he was not afraid of hardship, he did not have to ask for it. Moreover, this was the goodwill of the people, so he could not waste it.
So, no matter how rough these palaces were, he said "good, good, good" to them all, and did not care too much about the quality of the buildings.
Because of Master Kang's attitude, the quality of these palaces was really uneven, which was very shocking to the escorts who saw these palaces for the first time.
Fortunately, Mo Yu was also an old man who accompanied the driver, so when he saw many simple palaces that were in a wasteland style, he was able to do what he had to do without changing his expression... It was just an undecorated style, he had seen it before.
Compared with camping in the wild, it was good to have a house that could shelter from the wind and rain.
Why would he need a bicycle?
However, this did not prevent him from silently complaining in his heart - probably, after spending so much money, it must have disturbed the people, and in the end, such a thing was built, which really made people speechless.
After all, if everyone really followed the previous requirements of Master Kang, without extravagance and waste, and built it according to the specifications of the temporary guesthouse, then it would be fine.
To be honest, this kind of abandoned-style building really doesn't cost much money, and it doesn't cause much trouble - so you see, this result is really not wasteful and does not disturb the people.
The key is, in fact, this money!
It must have been spent without a penny.
As for why the construction results are not proportional to the silver invested, it is just because all the silver went into the pockets of the people in charge of the construction project.
Moreover, these simple palace buildings were also built by local people, and of course they were also in the name of gifts to the emperor - you see, they could have robbed it openly, but in the end they had to find a reason, and the people had to thank them. They
really understood the trick of deceiving the superiors and deceiving the subordinates.
Don't ask how Mo Yu knew this. The answer is that he had seen this kind of corruption a lot in the present world.
Every time a tiger was caught, many "sons of farmers" were caught.
What I want to say here is that many of those people were poor students who had studied hard and passed the imperial examinations.
But once they became local officials, or even just a small person who handled disaster relief grain, they would become the kind of people they hated the most before they entered the officialdom - deceiving their superiors and deceiving their subordinates, taking bribes, and doing whatever they wanted. They were really ungrateful.
Unfortunately, this is the bad nature of human beings.
Especially in this era, it is even more obvious.
Those scholars originally studied for the goal of "getting promoted and making money after high school, and bringing honor to the family", so in the end there was no "benefiting the people" pattern, and they just wanted to be corrupt.
Who would care how many families would be displaced after his corruption?
Anyway, the people who died would never be him and his family, that's right.
It could have gone on like this.
The people suffered when the country prospered, and the people suffered when the country declined. Everyone has been through this, so what's there to care about?
But unfortunately, this time it was different.
Master Kang didn't want to endure it anymore, so he directly used a trump card, ready to rectify these corruption and chaos.
Lin Ruhai and the Thirteenth Prince were this trump card combination.
The two of them were ordered to thoroughly investigate the corruption of disaster relief rations in Zhili and Shandong. In just a few days, they found a lot of clues.
The two were so busy every day that they didn't even have time to attend the banquets and dinners organized by Master Kang. They had missed several of them. Although they apologized every time, it was a bit too "disrespectful of the imperial power."
Fortunately, although Master Kang was a little unhappy, he knew that their investigation was a serious matter and could not be delayed. The most important thing was that if they found the corrupt officials, they could also add money to his treasury.
This was very beautiful.
Let them go. It's just a meal. There's no time to not eat.
Master Kang, who loves to go on tours (and spends a lot of money), said that he loves whoever can get money for the national treasury.
In this case, Lin Ruhai and the Thirteenth Prince will inevitably run more frequently. All day long, they can hardly even see each other, and there is no sense of relaxation and pleasure of reuniting with Mo Yu in advance.
Lin Ruhai and the Thirteenth Prince have important matters to attend to, and Ma Erhan is not having an easy time either.
Because the disaster relief work has basically fallen on him.
Li Guangdi has been in a state of collapse since he fainted in front of Master Kang and everyone last time.
He even asked for leave directly, under the pretext of "taking advantage of his age", so that Master Kang would not be able to deal with him without giving him any face.
Anyway, at such an old age, even if he has no merits, he has worked hard.
The most important thing is that he is very confident that he will not be found to have any major corruption problems.
In this case, he might as well find a place to lie down and wait for Master Kang to calm down.
Because in this way, he doesn't have to do those thankless tasks, and it feels good.
After Lord Li lay down, the burden fell on Malhan.
Although this old man Malhan is over 70 years old, he is still in good spirits. Although the rotten stall left by Lord Li is not easy to deal with, he is not afraid.
In just a few days, the old man had already figured out everything, so he officially took office and began to carry out his work as the Left Chief of Staff to comfort the victims.
Originally, this matter was not Ma Erhan's business - it's better to say that this job has nothing to do with the entire Censorate.
But Master Kang is willful.
Who dares not to obey his orders? It
doesn't matter whether you are in charge of this matter or not. As long as you are asked to do it, you have to do it even if you have to pinch your nose.
Not only do you have to do it, but you have to do it well. In short, you have to do it like a human being.
Fortunately, old man Ma Erhan is not without experience in this regard - he handled similar matters in the capital last time. Although it was supervision, he also understood the whole process.
Sure enough, after a little adjustment, they got the hang of it and did a pretty good job.
Even Master Kang heard the cheers of the crowd - the most rare thing was that they were cheering long live Master Kang himself, not a certain prince, let alone Lord Malhan.
This shows that the old man is absolutely loyal to Master Kang. He
has no second thoughts at all!
Very good.
The work on both sides was carried out in an orderly manner, so Master Kang was free and could summon local officials.
Originally, this matter was almost a must-have program for every tour.
However, since Mo Yu joined, even the most ordinary summoning activities may open a "surprise" or "shock" blind box.
It's ok for "seasoned" audiences like Master Kang, the Thirteenth Prince, and even the Crown Prince, because they are experienced after all.
What's scary is the crowd of spectators who have no experience at all.
They just rely on shock to get through every day.
For example, now, they feel that their brains are no longer enough... What? A second-rank official dares to boast that he is richer than the Emperor?
This is really bold!
Even the previous Galin didn't dare to be so arrogant. After the Jinling Zhen family was raided, so many properties were confiscated, but they were not so high-profile before. Who is this person and how dare he be so arrogant?
The accompanying passengers stretched their necks and tilted their heads in anticipation, waiting for Mo Yu to spill some explosive gossip in a moment, feeling a little itchy. The one
that so many officials were so concerned about was Shandong Governor Zhao Shixian.
He ran from the cave to the palace to pay his respects to the emperor early in the morning.
The gossip had been "broadcast" to everyone before noon.
All this was because Lord Zhao made a few pitiful remarks about the disaster in Shandong when he paid his respects to Master Kang.
Master Kang was quite moved by what he heard, and was about to give money to comfort the people in Shandong who were affected by the disaster, but unfortunately Mo Yu's few unintentional complaints were clearly heard by everyone present at this moment.
[What's the matter? Is Master Kang Fu Ning sure that Ning wants to give him some money? This is Shandong Governor Zhao Shixian? He is a well-known wealthy man! 】
【I heard that wherever this person is an official, he makes money. Shandong is a province prone to natural disasters. There have been two or three floods in the past two or three years. It is estimated that the disaster relief funds must have been a lot. 】
【Oh? Master Kang Fu Ning seems to want him to be the governor of the river in a few years? Isn't this putting a mouse in the rice jar? This is a ridiculous operation. 】
【Everyone knows that the governor of the river has to handle all the funds for river construction. He receives an annual salary of more than one hundred taels of silver, but he sees millions of taels of silver passing through his hands. If it were you, wouldn't you be tempted? 】
【No wonder after he served as the governor of the river for thirteen years, he didn't manage the river well, but his own wallet was bulging. He can even compete with others for wealth in various ways - yes, people even publicly boasted that he, Old Zhao, is richer than your Master Kang, the emperor! 】
【Author's words】
I don't know why I can't sleep!
For two nights in a row!
I simply got up and revised the article... I feel like I'm on the verge of sudden death. Tonight, I must update early and go to bed early! Woo woo woo!
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