Chapter 659 Chapter 661. Inventory Completed
Liu Xuan, who was handing over official business, felt his hands tremble and almost lost his grip on the private seal.
"You're so irritable," Gu Wenheng turned around and shouted, "Look, you almost scared Lord Liu.
Now that the accounts have been settled, there shouldn’t be any problems.”
Gu Wenheng turned around and looked at Liu Xuan with a smile, "Master Liu, what do you think?"
Liu Xuan: "..." No problem, then what is the purpose of those things you marked before?
Gu Wenheng, "Tell me! Do the account books match the inventory?"
"No," Ming wanted to hand the paper in his hand directly to the two of them, "The gap is a bit big, please take a look."
Gu Wenheng lowered his eyes and looked at Liu Xuan without changing his expression, "These bastards may have really made a mistake in their calculations. They can't even calculate such a small amount, how could they be so far off by hundreds of thousands of taels of silver?
It seems that this won’t work. I don’t know how many accountants there are in this city. I think we should invite them all to come and do the calculation together.”
Liu Xuan's smile was a little forced. "There's no need to mobilize so many troops. I think the people under Lord Gu are still capable. It should be a problem with my previous account office. I will check it out later and give Lord Gu an answer."
Gu Wenheng sighed, "These people are really becoming less and less reliable. They even have such a big loophole. Aren't they afraid that the balance of inventory will not match the accounts?"
At this point, he slapped his forehead and said, "Look, I'm so confused, and there are still things in the warehouse that have not been checked.
It just so happens that these people are free now, Sir Liu, why don't you find a few people to go with you to clean up the warehouse, so that we can have dinner together."
No one even dared to look directly at Liu Xuan's face. At this moment, everyone knew what was going on.
The newly appointed Lord Gu is still causing trouble here, and it seems a bit awkward for them to stay here any longer.
Just as they were thinking about whether to find an excuse to leave, Gu Wenheng turned to them and said with a smile, "Everyone, please wait a moment. I am the host today, and no one can be left out."
Everyone's faces grimly said, "…" This guy must have seen through their thoughts. This is their future superior, and they really don't have the courage to leave.
Liu Xuan's back was already soaked with sweat, but he could only hold on, "This is what I should do."
Gu Wenheng pointed at two guards and said, "Just follow me. The warehouse is an important place after all. It would be bad if too many people crowded in at once."
Before Liu Xuan had time to point out the people, Gu Wenheng pointed out a few more people on the spot and said, "Please all of you come together to be witnesses. Thank you for your hard work."
The person who was clicked, “…” was still involved?
They looked to Liu Xuan for help, but Liu Xuan had no time to care about that at the moment. He lowered his eyes and thought for a solution.
"We don't have the key to the warehouse?" The person who said this didn't dare to look up at Liu Xuan.
Liu Xuan turned a deaf ear to him, and Gu Wenheng didn't care. "It's just a padlock, just smash it. This mansion doesn't lack the money for this padlock."
At this moment, Liu Xuan no longer cared about whether it was a warehouse or not, but was thinking about how to overcome this difficulty?
Liu Xuan gritted his teeth and whispered, "Master Gu, my subordinates are not doing their job well and are causing you trouble.
I will ask someone to get the accountant back right away."
Gu Wenheng sighed, "This matter is really too big, and the gap is too big, otherwise I would just raise my hand.
Sir Liu has also been implicated by the people below, why don't we take these account books to the Governor's Mansion and let the Governor be a witness to clear Sir Liu's name."
Liu Xuan clenched his fists, knowing that at this point, it would be impossible to cover up the matter.
He took a deep breath and said, "It is because of my lax governance that such a disaster has occurred. I should bear all the responsibilities. There is no need to alarm the Governor."
Gu Wenheng shook his head. "Master Liu, it's too early to say that now. The treasury hasn't been counted yet. Maybe the accountant made a mistake in the account, and the wrong silver is still in the treasury."
Liu Xuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Gu Wenheng. He knew that the man in front of him had already seen through everything, but he spoke like this, there must be other deeper meanings.
Not wanting to be led by the nose, Liu Xuan said directly, "Master Gu, I have seen the things in the treasury before, and there is indeed not so much extra silver."
Gu Wenheng was surprised. "That won't do. If it was a few dozen or a hundred taels, I would just pay for it. But this amount is too much. I don't dare to bear the responsibility.
Let's not delay any longer and go find the Governor right away. Maybe we can recover our losses.
Your accountant has left, didn't he run away?"
At this moment, Liu Xuan didn't understand what he meant.
It was obvious that there were problems with the accounts, and this was not something that an accountant could cover up.
Instantly, his eyes lit up. Was that a hint that he could put all the blame on the accountant?
But this calculation doesn't make sense. Such a large sum of money has to go somewhere.
You have to know that this guy named Gu is so cunning, he won't let anyone intercept him on the road.
If we kill the person, the next person to take over won't be so difficult.
The warehouse is just behind this yamen. It will take as long as it takes for the people who go to count it to come back.
Gu Wenheng looked at Liu Xuan, his face darkening, "You guys can't just do things perfunctorily. How come such a huge warehouse came out so quickly?"
"Yes, sir," Wu Haicong, who followed in, was pushed to the front by everyone and could only bite the bullet and say, "There are not many items in the warehouse. We counted them all in a short time."
"How is this possible? When I took over a small border city like Lucheng, it took me half a day to count the warehouses. How can this huge provincial treasury just respond to me with just a few words?"
Wu Haicong felt a chill on his back. This ancient inspector looked young, but his majesty was a bit shocking. "Reply, report to the lord, many items in the inventory do not match."
Gu Wenheng turned his head and looked at Liu Xuan, pretending to be surprised, "Master Liu, is there any misunderstanding here?
If this goes wrong, you will fail in your mission.”
He looked around and said, "This matter is really too big. I can't make the decision. Mingsi, you should hurry up and ask the governor to come over."
Ming Si agreed, but Liu Xuan reacted faster and shouted, "Stop him."
Gu Wenheng stood aside without saying a word, clearly thinking that several people had instantly stood beside him to protect him.
Mingsi was not polite when facing those who came to intercept him. With his agile skills, he took advantage of the brief moment when the other party had no time to react and kicked down several people. He quickly went out of the door and rode away.
Liu Xuan stared at Gu Wenheng with vicious eyes at this moment, "Master Gu, do you really want to do this?"
(End of this chapter)
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