"The only shortcoming is that it costs too much money." Sun Yu put his hand on his forehead and yelled in vain, he had to spend money.

The treatment of these hundreds of thousands of people cannot be compared to that of the Zhongyong Army, and they will definitely go bankrupt. At most, it is similar to that of the Divine Imperial Army, which is about 60 to 70% of that of the Zhongyong Army. No matter how low it is, it will not be attractive enough.

Based on this rough calculation, the consumption of these hundreds of thousands of people in one year is almost the same as that of the Zhongyong Army.

"There are still more than 1.7 million taels of silver in the treasury, 830,000 shi of grain, and cloth..." Xu Yi clapped his fingers and counted the family's assets bit by bit to Sun Yu.

The previous inventory of Vietnam.

"So few?" Sun Yu frowned, it sounded like a lot, but now that the family has a big business, this cannot stand the trouble.

"There are some surpluses in the official warehouses of the yamen in various places. The lower officials also sent people to conduct on-site inspections, and there were many discrepancies." Xu Yi was most concerned about money and food. The yamen around Hangzhou sent trustworthy people to work with the soldiers of the law enforcement battalion.

I went to investigate and the results came out, which can be considered shocking.

"Excursion? Is it reasonable?" Sun Yu rubbed his head, this kind of thing bothered him the most.

"Some are reasonable, some are not. Basically, they all refute it by saying that it is the hole left by the first term. There is mold, insects, rats, poor maintenance..." Xu Yizhi shook his head, but this thing,

I really can’t figure it out. The accounts of this official position have been accumulated year by year. It is estimated that each person has a responsibility. If they are all counted on the current person, they can basically be pulled out to cut them off. This job is just

No one does it anymore.

"Is there something more egregious? For example, a fire?" Sun Yu suddenly remembered that some officials in later generations were like this. When someone from above came to check, they burned it all, pushed him to an insignificant role, and came out to take the lead.

The charge of dereliction of duty.

"Does Your Majesty still understand this? It really does happen. There was a fire in the official warehouse in Sui'an County, Muzhou. It burned everything to the ground, even the tiles were gone. When our inspection officials arrived, there was only a piece of scorched earth left.

The person who confessed was the clerk in charge of keeping the warehouse, saying that he drank too much and knocked over the oil lamp." Xu Yizhi shook his head, what the hell are you kidding?

"This is Sui'an County again. I really want to see what kind of character he is." Sun Yu murmured.

This Sui'an County, I heard it mentioned by Nie Maoying, the governor of Muzhou, but I didn't expect it to pop up again this time. So we might as well go and see what kind of local snake it is that is so bold and reckless.

"Your Majesty, the funding issue hasn't been resolved yet?" Xu Yi became anxious upon hearing this. If you go to Muzhou, aren't you throwing this mess on yourself again?

"Then let's list out a few states first, such as Muzhou, Xiuzhou, and Huzhou. If there are large armies stationed there, let them go first." Sun Yu had no choice. He had no money, and it was hard to do anything even if the King of Heaven came.

"As for those officials from various prefectures and counties, those who are not too out of line will be released first. Those who are particularly serious will be transferred to the central government for some reason and left idle to see the consequences." Sun Yu is now afraid of big troubles in the local area.

, on the contrary, it doesn’t matter for the center, just hang out and give him some salary to support him first.

No matter how you say it, you can consider it as a service to yourself. If your butt is not yet warm, you will operate on it, which will not be conducive to the stability of the treatment.

On March 25th, the weather was getting warmer in Sui'an. Tang Yi, the old man of the Tang family, was in high spirits during happy events. Today was his birthday and it was also a good day to take in a concubine.

"Uncle, congratulations! Congratulations! I wish you a happy old age and a happy future every year!" Tang Qiwang came to congratulate you very early in the morning.

"Haha, my nephew is determined. If this is the case, I will have to survive for a few more years no matter what." Tang Yi rubbed her hands in excitement. If he could have a beautiful concubine every year, who would be willing to die?

"Uncle is joking, he will definitely live a long life." Tang Qiwang joked.

Ha, this old man keeps taking concubines every year, how much of the Tang family's wealth and reputation have been ruined by you.

Just this time, he, Tang Qiwang, spent a lot of money, otherwise the Tang family would not be able to get poked in the back when he went out. He is already seventy years old, and he spent a total of two hundred taels to get a fifteen-year-old yellow flower girl.

Only then did they agree to let go of the money.

These two hundred taels are really not expensive. You have to be clean, good-looking, and know how to be a concubine. With this condition, there are very few people who are willing to be a concubine, let alone with a seventy-year-old bad old man.

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The woman's name is Lu Yan'er, and she was originally engaged to the man named Duan Qing. Her family was relatively well off before. She had studied for several years and was a scholar, but she never became famous.

Lu Yan'er also had two younger brothers. When her parents were upset, they promised their daughter to Tang Yi as a concubine for two hundred taels.

Originally there was a marriage contract, so it was definitely inappropriate to do this. How could Duan Qing, who had a reputation as a scholar, endure such a tone? Naturally, he had to sue. Duan Qing, who only knew how to study, soon understood what it meant to cover the sky with one hand.

In order to settle the matter, Tang Qiwang went back and forth in the yamen, throwing hundreds of taels of silver at him. Not only did no one give him an explanation during this period, he also received a beating.

It's okay to do this once in a while, but if it happens once a year, no matter how much money is spent, the Tang family's reputation will be terrible.

"Uncle, I heard that this prefecture is planning to recruit local warriors?" Tang Qiwang came so early today not just to congratulate him, but what he had been thinking about was the mission of the training envoy.

"Now the news has just been released. Among the first batch of states to set up team training, without me, Muzhou, we have to wait a little longer." Reciprocating a favor, Tang Yi is really interested in this matter.

The imperial court did not hide anything about this matter. It said that for the Northern Expedition, each state would set up training camps for new recruits. The first was to protect the local area in case of drought, and the second was to obey the dispatches and support the frontline operations if the war was serious.

Although the name has been changed and it's called the Recruit Training Camp, it's not the same training as the previous Rural Warriors.

"Well, why is Muzhou not in the first batch? We are on the front line." Tang Qiwang secretly thought that he was unlucky. He had longed for this official position for too long, and every day was a kind of suffering.

"It's because we don't have enough money and food, and we have a lot of troops stationed in Muzhou, so we will let it go for the time being." Speaking of this, Tang Yi felt that the current Zhongyong King was a bit pedantic. He just needed to get the people together first, and then the money and food would be taken care of slowly.

Raise money, if it doesn't work, just default on it, no matter what.

If the Northern Expedition is victorious and the city is broken, how much military pay will be needed to rob it? If it is defeated, there will be no need for military pay.

These days, Tang Yi's thinking is the right way. He who can prepare all the money and food and then raise a team is simply an anomaly.

"Not enough money and food? I, the Tang family, can lend it." Tang Qiwang was impatient for a long time. If he had no money, he said, the Tang family has it. It is a bit exaggerated to support ten thousand people, but it is normal to have two or three thousand people.

There are already more than a thousand guards in the family, and they are all incorporated into the local warriors. From now on, they will receive military pay. And if you lend the money you spend to maintain the guards to the government, it is simply a matter of killing several birds with one stone.

"My dear nephew, this world is not just Sui'an, nor Muzhou. Since you are determined to be an official, you must have a long-term perspective instead of treating others as fools." How could Tang Yi not know what his nephew was thinking?

, it is too unscrupulous to poach the imperial court so obviously.

There are some things you can do, but you have to pay attention to what you eat and how you look.

"Uncle, the court is short of money and food. How can it be solved in a day or two? Once the war breaks out, it will make things worse. If it continues like this, once the war ends, won't it be all over?" Tang Qiwang also had his own thoughts.

If the matter drags on, who knows what it will be.

What an ending.

In his opinion, the purpose of establishing regiment training is to stabilize the local area and also support the front line. If it is delayed and the war is over, there will be no need for it and not even a cent will be gained.

The opportunity is right in front of him. He has done so much to please Tang Yi, isn't it just for his official status?

"Master Nie, the governor, will also come today. You should be smarter. I'll talk to him later and see if I can ask the court to set up a regiment training envoy. However, if you do this, the expenses will be huge." Tang Yi estimated.

After all, since the imperial court intends to establish it, if the local government asks for it and raises some money and food on its own, the chances of approval are very high.

"Uncle, don't worry, my nephew will save it." Tang Qiwang was overjoyed. In his opinion, Tang Yi was a person with great hands and eyes. As long as he said this, he must be sure.

Today's Sui'an is extremely lively. On the way from the county town to Tangjiagou, carriages roar past from time to time, and four-wheeled carriages are also common among them.

"Bah!" The salesman was choked by the dust. He didn't know how many times he had suffered this today. He was simply suffering.

"Sir, what kind of a good day is it today? Why is the road so busy?" The salesman really couldn't understand why there were so many carriages at this time of year.

"Today is the birthday of Tang Yi, the old lady of the Tang family. All the famous people from all over the country are invited. Even the big shots in the county will participate." The scholar hesitated for a moment, but then told the whole story. If Tang Qiwang was here,

He must be able to recognize that this person is Duan Qing, who is engaged to Lu Yaner.

He previously took the engagement contract to appeal, but not only did it fail, the engagement contract was torn up, and now he doesn't even have a certificate.

Duan Qing didn't know what he was doing here. Everything was irreversible.

"It's a good thing, sir, let's go and join in the fun together." The salesman became more energetic as soon as he heard this. With more people, he can do more business, and maybe even eat and drink.

When this big family holds a happy event, the prominent people usually go to the courtyard to have a banquet. Some noble families will also set up some running water mats outside the courtyard for the servants who come to watch the ceremony and the surrounding folks to eat and drink.

It's not as good as the banquet inside, but it's also the best food.

As for the scholar in front of me, he doesn't look like a rich man in his dress. If you meet him, let's take him as a companion.

Duan Qing, who was originally hesitant about going to Tangjiagou, was led on the road by the salesman.

"Liu Yuan of Dongsi Township has arrived. I have sent you ten gold leaves to greet you. Please sit down inside!" The person responsible for welcoming and sending off the guests today is Tang Qicai, Tang Qiwang's younger brother. He is in charge of many businesses in the family and is well-informed.

, as long as he has a name, there is no one he doesn’t recognize.

"Oh, isn't this Mr. Zhang? You are a rare visitor. Hurry up and take a seat!" Tang Qicai took a step forward to greet him.

The man in front of me has a net worth similar to that of Liu Yuanwai just now, but he has the reputation of being a civil servant, which is different. If one day the fortunes turn, and he suddenly changes, he will become an official.

"Brother Tang, congratulations! It's the old man's birthday. Zhang's family is poor. Let's express our feelings." Mr. Zhang took a wooden box from the servant, opened it and handed it to Tang Qicai.

His status as a judge is still not enough in front of the Tang family. It is great that he can be given face like this.

"Hey, Mr. Zhang, how come your family is so cold? Mr. Zhang of Qiyun Township has a high-quality jade carving to welcome guests." Tang Qicai was also used to seeing treasures, and he could tell at a glance that this jade carving was of high quality and had excellent craftsmanship.

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