darknovel Chapter 108
Chapter 108
In a blink of an eye, it is the New Year.
The weather is so cold that the laying of cement roads in the north has been suspended, and the pace has also slowed down in the south, because the temperature will affect the solidification of Portland cement, and if it freezes, it will be completely useless.
So Cen Mingche now has a lot of leisure time. Even if he calculates the current accounts, he also has the help of the [accounting room] he summoned from the game.
As expected, professional matters should be left to professionals.
In this era, if such a large amount of money passes through your hands, someone will always be tempted to take advantage of it.
If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and Cen Mingche doesn't intend to be too strict. If that happens, everyone on the line will be ruined, and no one will do it with him in the future.
Because today's corruption is essentially a problem of the system.
Never test human nature, and never have too high expectations for human nature.
Cen Mingche turned a blind eye to such small amounts as tens of taels or one or two hundred taels.As long as the overall difference was less than a thousand taels, he could pretend not to see it.
But it won’t work if the amount is too large.
Otherwise, when there is a gap during construction, who will make up for the money?
At this time, we can't directly accuse people of corruption during meals, but we should give a hint - isn't it a bit harsh?I found it.If you are sensible, please return the money and we can have something to talk about.
Generally speaking, when officials who are greedy for money receive this hint, they are very sensible, and they basically spit out [-]% to [-]% of the money.
The remaining [-]% or [-]% is considered the part that is allowed to be taken according to the gray rules. If you take it, you can take it.
As the saying goes, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. It is fundamentally a problem of the system.
But, there are those who are sensible and those who are not.
For example, Cen Mingche’s dear eldest brother has a very beautiful concubine in the backyard. This concubine is very popular, and her mother’s family has become agitated, and she has also taken over the road construction project.
Then I looked at it and thought, oh, so much money has been spent on this project.
I couldn't hold it back and was greedy for half of it.
You know, the account books they handed over were running accounts, but when Cen Mingche asked the [accounting room] to review them, they had to make double-entry accounting. Then he paired it with the things in the library and asked the supervisor he sent to the construction site. people--
Well, there is no need for food, the wages for the laborers have been cut in half, and the road paving is not thick enough.
Are you kidding me?
He embezzled workers' rations and wages. This was a routine practice in this era. If he could tolerate it, at worst, he would be asked to spit out the money.
But he actually dared to withhold materials and sell them for money! ! !
The road paved in this way cannot meet the usage standards of Mercedes-Benz!A complete shoddy project!
Cen Mingche immediately ordered rectification.
But this family, relying on the fact that their daughter is a favored concubine in the eldest prince's backyard, dared to fight against the people sent by Cen Mingche!
You are so courageous!
However, for a seventh-grade official, Cen Mingche, a prince, is still a prince who has been granted the title of king. It is as easy to clean up his house as to eat and drink, and there is no need to report it to the emperor's father.
Without saying a word, Cen Mingche ransacked his house and exiled him.
The concubine went to the eldest prince crying.
The beauty shed tears, which made Cen Mingyuan feel heartbroken.
Not only was I distressed, but I was also feeling aggrieved.
Why?
The younger brother is the prince, and he is the county king.His younger brother didn't give him face and even took advantage of him. What could he do?Are you going to stumble your brother?
At the critical moment, the stumbling block still cannot be lowered!
Whether Cen Mingche is slippery or not, the key is that he is a practical person. It is difficult to tell who is his person. From the outside, he and everyone are businesslike.
Cen Mingyuan wants to take revenge on him and cause him trouble, but he has to know who is his, right?
Generally speaking, when the princes take down the other party's people, it is regarded as giving the other party a disincentive.
But Cen Mingyuan couldn't tell who was his!
Should we start with Cen Mingche's three companions?
Haha, Xie Lexian - the grandson of the second minister of the cabinet; Zhong Zhou - the youngest son of the general Zhenguo.If he attacks that person, it will be equivalent to pushing his family to Cen Mingche's side.
As for Liu Bohong?
That's Cen Mingche's brother-in-law!Together with the Li Guogong Mansion, it is still the same as a loach.
Cen Mingyuan, who had no place to vent his anger, could only command his men to join a few branches of the Duke Li's Mansion to commit crimes such as running horses in the city and seizing people's fields.
Duke Li Guo was very wise. He immediately stated to the court that he had failed to restrain his clansmen and asked the relevant departments to punish them as they should. Don't be lenient to those people just for his sake. .
In fact, the high-ranking officials and clans in the imperial court all know that there are always hundreds or thousands of people in their clans. How can they manage everyone?Besides, it's not a big deal, just deal with it quietly.
In this way, all the work was in vain, but it seemed that Cen Mingyuan was very ungrateful, and he had to bring out the sins committed by Yuan Zhi, who was beyond his reach.
Very boring.
Cen Mingyuan became even more angry.
It’s a shame and a shame.
Therefore, on New Year's Eve this year, the Spring Festival, Cen Mingyuan looked at Cen Mingche and felt that his nose was not a nose and his eyes were not eyes.
Even his princess didn't have a good look towards Liu Qingyu.
But Cen Mingche doesn't care, and Liu Qingyu doesn't care either.
It's just a loser's incompetent rant, no need to take it to heart.
During the New Year's Eve party, men and women are separated.
Men should perform full salutes in the front court, and women should also perform full salutes in the harem.
Kneeling three times and knocking nine times, you still have to stand in a military posture.
The cold wind is blowing.
After most of the day, everyone felt uncomfortable.
However, Cen Mingche and Liu Qingyu both had internal protection, so with this set of tactics, both of them looked pretty good.
Several old ministers and old officials could no longer bear it and were helped down.
Finally it was time for the dinner, and everyone sat down.
Liu Qingyu had just settled down when he heard Princess Kang's pretentious exclamation.
"Hey, madam, are you okay?"
"I can still hold on."
Princess Kangjun glanced at Liu Qingyu sarcastically.
"Princess Yi, look, is this your concubine named... Yuanchun, her grandmother? I'm not telling you, if not anything else, just based on this relationship, you have to take care of the old lady. .”
This is ridiculous to say.
When did my concubine’s relatives become relatives?
But, Jia Yuanchun's identity is embarrassing.
Speaking of honor, she is the eldest granddaughter of Duke Rong Guo.
Even if she is not noble, she is just the daughter of a fifth-grade official.
Prince Kang was deliberately embarrassing them, and now Jia Mu's old face was equivalent to being stepped on by Princess Kang.
If Liu Qingyu doesn't help to speak, it will appear that she has no respect for the old Rongguo Mansion and does not respect the elders.
If you can help me talk, it’s still the same sentence. When did my concubine’s relatives become relatives?
That's a disgrace to her, my legitimate wife!