Chapter 511: Corruption
After the scattered dynasty, Xue Ping and several others gathered in Han Qi's mansion.
Although the courtyard located in the inner city is not big, the sparrow is small, but it is fully equipped with all internal organs and is extremely exquisitely built. Wuyi inner city is just a big place. Here, being able to own such a large house is itself a reflection of its identity.
Xue Ping himself owns such a building.
These houses were built uniformly by Li Ze. When these houses were built, the emperor himself was still in Huguan.
So in the eyes of Xue Ping and others, separating the emperor in Zhenzhou and from the center of the court was something that Li Ze had planned long ago, and he was too lazy to cover it up. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain how these houses specially built for high-ranking officials and nobles could be built when the ruins were dug in Zhenzhou.
Wei Bin, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Zhong Hao, the chief censor, looked at the house that had obviously spent a lot of effort inside and outside. Although they were prominent in their official positions, there was no place to settle down in the inner city of Wuyi. It was not that their official positions were actually because there were too many monks and there was no place to settle them.
Now they can only rent houses in the outer city. Although the imperial court provided them with certain rental subsidies, it was a drop in the bucket for the expensive housing prices in Wuyi. The bigger problem is that they are not alone, but dozens of people of all sizes. It costs a lot to settle down. Therefore, although the two of them are in high positions and have high salaries, they live a tight life.
"Shangshu Xue, I heard that the Ministry of Works is now building a batch of houses?" Wei Bin, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, looked at Xue Ping with a gaze and asked.
Xue Ping nodded: "Yes, this is a batch of low-rent housing, targeting the poor people in Wuyi who do not have self-occupied housing. As long as the conditions are met, they can rent it. A symbolic fee is also considered a great good policy."
Wei Bin said with some dissatisfaction: "Even these people have taken care of Li Xiang's good governance, why not take care of people like us? Shangshu Xue, can you think of a way to help us solve the problem!"
"Wuyi has many people and few lands, what can I do? Take it slowly!" Xue Ping said casually with his thoughts.
Wei Bin smiled and said, "Shu Xue, it's actually very simple. He took out a batch of funds from the current batch of low-rent housing, built a piece of land, and built some houses. There is no need to be as good as here, just live in a place, don't you think? This is not difficult to operate."
Xue Ping was shocked by him, looked at Wei Bin for a while and said, "You, do you think so?"
"I heard that this project is still very large in scale, involving hundreds of thousands of yuan of projects, so it is easy to think of ways. The houses on both sides are built for those mud legs. As long as they can shelter from the wind and rain, they will be grateful. This can save a lot of money." Wei Bin said.
Xue Ping's face changed slightly, and after a while, he shook his head and said, "Wei Bin, you have done things in the Shaofu Supervisory in Chang'an before. You have seen a lot of such things, but in Wuyi, don't even touch such things."
Wei Bin looked at Xue Ping awkwardly: "Don't misunderstand Xue Shangshu. When I was in Shaofu Supervisor, I did such a thing, but I followed the orders of the superiors. The money I made was also taken to do by the superiors. I definitely didn't have enough pockets."
"Chang'an has fallen, and these are not important anymore." Xue Ping sighed: "You are quite capable, otherwise, I, Shangshu Han and the Emperor will not try my best to get you out of Weizhou. Do you know that there are killing people there every day now?"
Wei Bin stood up and bowed to Xue Ping and Han Qi: "Help me, Wei Bin will never forget it forever."
"There is no need to thank us. Just be loyal to the king's affairs. Remember to remember what you just said in the future, don't even think about it." Xue Ping said: "You have just arrived and are not very clear about Li Ze's operating model. I have to say a few more words. Now you are in the position of the Right Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, with great power. There are many people who want to go your way. If you accidentally fall in, no one can save you."
"Sir Xue, please tell me, listen carefully." Wei Bin said.
"Take the thing you just said, the required expenses are strictly reviewed by the Ministry of Revenue. The money allocated is not rich. After completion, it will be audited by the Ministry of Revenue to be truly able to pay. Those auditors from the Ministry of Revenue are more sophisticated than mice. If there is a slight mistake, they will be troubled by them. The reason for the mistake of a penny must be said. Secondly, how can such a big thing be hidden? If you say, when such a house is built, where does the money come from? Where does the land come from?
Come? There is no need for Li Xiang's secret agents to attack. It is a problem that everyone can see. This is a birthday boy who hangs himself and thinks he has a long life! Two months ago, a group of people killed in Dezhou was because of corruption. Do you know where there are three people in it? They come from the secret camp. You don't know who the secret camp is. They are the first group of people who followed Li Xiang. They are the real direct troops of Li Xiang. You don't know anyone else. Li Mi, Li Hao, Li Han, Li Gan, Li Rui, Li De, do you always know? Those three people are in the same group as them, and they can be killed just by saying they are killed."
Wei Bin's face changed slightly.
"What Li Xiang hates the most is corruption. He is not capable enough and can be favored. At most, he will be demoted and transferred to post. However, for such people, he will really kill one person if he finds it, without blinking his eyelids." Xue Ping said: "Together, I also hate such people. Good government affairs are messed up by these people."
Wei Bin lowered his head with red face.
"Wei Bin, while you are working on the job, you must also seize the time to understand what the current court is like. It is very different from the time of Chang'an." Xue Ping said: "Besides, I would like to advise you that you only have more than ten people in your family. With your current salary, you can make them live a decent life. As for those who depend on your family, you should be divided, you must be divided. Li Xiang was extremely disgusted with those who call their relatives to become a big family, and called them thieves. As a senior official of the court, you should pay more attention to this point. Don't let people seize the handle and divide these people into their own way out. Each of them has hands and feet, are you still afraid that you can't support yourself?"
"These people have always lived with me. If they leave me, I'm afraid..." Wei Bin felt a little embarrassed.
"Just, whoever leaves can't live." Xue Ping snorted coldly: "Your families are at least those who are studying and literate. Now the government is short of such personnel, so how can you find a job? You are the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel. If you say hello and arrange such a job, no matter who it is, you still have to give face?"
"But they are all officials."
"I still want to be an official?" Xue Ping burst into laughter: "If you want to be an official, why don't you take the scientific exam? Didn't you give me a chance this time? They thought they were not capable enough and could not pass the exam at all, so are you counting on you to make arrangements? Wei Bin, don't think about it, don't violate this taboo! You were finally brought in, and for this, we have paid a huge price. If you commit some stupid things in the hands of Li Xiang, you will not only be sorry to me and Shangshu Han, but also to His Majesty the Emperor."
"Wei Bin can't save it."
"I will remember your house problem. Those few people in your family can still solve it. For the others, forget it!" Xue Ping said: "As the right minister, you are not a solution to always live in the outer city."
"Thank you, Secretary Xue."
Xue Ping was a little frustrated, looked at the censor Zhong Hao on the side and said, "Zhong Hao, I will ask Li Xiang for your business together."
Zhong Hao smiled and said, "I don't care. There are only a few people in the family, and I can live anywhere. Xue Shangshu, Han Shangshu, there is one thing today. I originally thought I could do it with my own abilities and power, but after hearing what Xue Shangshu said, I felt a little scared."
"What's the matter?" Xue Ping asked.
Zhong Hao looked at Han Qi and said, "It's Hedong's business."
Han Qi sat up straight and his expression became serious: "What happened to Hedong?"
"The Censorate received a secret report that corruption occurred in the water conservancy project in Hedong. In the secret report, not only did the facts listed, but the officials involved, and even the approximate amount of corruption were listed, which did not seem to be fake. Originally, I presented this secret to him, but after hearing what Mr. Xue said, I felt extremely uneasy."
"What are all involved?" Han Qi asked.
Zhong Hao said several names, and Han Qi's face suddenly became extremely ugly. He punched the table beside him, and the teacup and teapot on the table jumped randomly with a bang.
Xue Ping took a deep breath: "What a large number?"
"Nearly 100,000 guan!" Zhong Hao said.
Xue Ping's face turned pale immediately.
"According to my previous experience in Chang'an, if such a thing is pressed down in my hand, no one else will ask about it, but I am afraid that I can't hold it back when Xue Shangshu said this. Please give me some advice on this matter."
"How long can you press it?" Han Qi said.
"Three days." Zhong Hao said: "In three days, there will be a meeting in the Censorate. If I don't take this matter out to discuss it at this meeting, I'm afraid I'll get caught."
"Shangshu Han, there is nothing to hesitate. The hero cuts off his arm! You will send someone back tonight. You must clean up the matter before the people from the Censorate arrive in Hedong. Those who can be picked will be picked out. Those who cannot be picked will be killed! Corrupt money must be recovered quickly. Only in this way can the Censorate avoid making a big fight in Hedong. You also know how ruthless Yang Kai is. Li Xiang is thinking about how to rectify Hedong. Don't extend the handle like this."
Chapter completed!