After finishing dealing with Mu Renzhang's affairs, it was already midnight.

When I got home, I was greeted by Yu Chuan'er and Xiang Ling again. It wasn't until 2:30 in the morning that I fell asleep.

Although I was persuaded not to do morning exercise the next day, I was still a little sluggish.

Therefore, after arriving at the Yamen and checking the number, he ordered Shuan Zhu to guard the door and fell asleep in a dignified manner.

He was lying there leisurely, but there was a quarrel in the Ordnance Department.

Yesterday, the news that "Jiao Shun wanted to lure troops into the Pass" was reported back to the Ordnance Department, which aroused heated discussions among the people. Today, Hu Zhiheng, the head of the department, came to the hall to discuss the matter, and the voice of rebuke even spread throughout the camp.

"I told you that this servant Yangzi must be a disaster, and now it has really come true, right?!"

"You're such a rip-off, but you don't know how many benefits you get from eating soldiers' blood!"

"You must report to the ministry and you will be severely punished!"

"Yes, severe punishment will not be tolerated!"

Of course, this man is a talkative man, and there is no shortage of naysayers.

"Severe punishment?"

One of the supervisors snorted: "What charges are you going to put on him? Are you going to accuse him of conspiring with General Shenwu, intending to place heroes who have gained power from outside the country into government-run workshops?"

"Then what do you think we should do? Just let him and General Shenwu cooperate with each other inside and outside, and install a group of uncle Qiu Ba with missing arms and legs in the workshop?"

"Anyway, there's no point in punishing him at the Ministry."

"That……"

"alright!"

Hu Zhiheng, the head doctor, slapped the table hard and said with a sullen face: "If you have any complaints, we will complain later. Let's discuss it first. If General Shenwu really wants to report this matter to the court, how should we deal with it!"

The courtroom, which had been filled with spit just now, suddenly became silent.

After a long while, someone came out and said: "If this is really the case, we still have to report it to the head of the department in advance, and the department will come forward to fight against him, so that we can have a slight chance of winning."

Before he finished speaking, someone in the lower room shook his head and said: "Even if the Ministry is willing to come forward, I'm afraid the situation is not optimistic - the Ministry of War is now worried about the placement of the heroes of the Southern Expedition. If they follow their wishes, I'm afraid they can't.

They all came to our Ministry of Industry."

Then someone else thought: "The Ministry of Household Affairs should also object, right? After all, raising such soldiers in the workshop will cost a lot every year."

"otherwise."

A supervisor immediately denied: "Keeping these disabled people in the workshop is nothing more than extra salary, but if they want to be dismissed on the spot, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money. As for whether it is worthwhile in the long run,

How can those silverfish in the Ministry of Household Affairs care about it? As long as I spend less on my job, I can boast of it as a political achievement!"

"The official department..."

"Several pavilion elders..."

Everyone was talking to each other, and they quickly figured out an unfavorable situation.

They couldn't help but fell silent again, and all looked at Hu Zhiheng.

"Alas~"

Hu Zhiheng let out a long sigh, slowly stood up from behind the case, and said: "In the final analysis, I underestimated Jiao Shun. I thought he was regarded as an alien in the yamen, and he was the most suitable person to operate on - but I forgot

Since he is an alien, he naturally has less scruples than others."

As he spoke, he bowed to everyone.

Everyone hurriedly returned the courtesy, saying that no one could have imagined that Jiao Shun would dare to lead Qiu Ba into the game, and you must not blame yourself too much.

After admitting his mistake, Hu Zhiheng then ordered: "Stop all planning for now, wait until we have passed this hurdle before we talk about anything else."

As for whether he can't pass this level, everyone can guess it without telling him.

After a pause, Hu Zhiheng added: "In addition, Jiao Shun cannot move for the time being. Otherwise, if we push him too hard, we may not even have a chance of winning if we try to cooperate inside and outside."

As he said that, he smiled bitterly: "I can't help but take the initiative to cooperate with the department to comfort him. This is really stealing the chicken but losing the rice."

Everyone was very angry when they heard this, but they also knew that now was not the time for a dispute of emotions.

One of the chief officials stamped his feet and beat his chest with hatred and said: "So many important events in the imperial court have been ruined by these lucky villains - they say that history can be used as a guide to determine the ups and downs, but how come the imperial court always doesn't know the lessons?!"

What he said made everyone feel sad and sad that there were many sycophants in power and the people with lofty ideals were in dust, but they completely forgot that the Ordnance Department took the initiative to provoke and make things difficult for Jiao Shun in order to expand its power.

…………

Jiao Shun slept until noon and had a simple working meal of three meat and two vegetables before calling Zhang Cheng and Jia Yun to handle official business.

Since November, workshops from various places have successively submitted Longyuan's four-year plans and payment requests, but Jiao Shun has been suppressing them and ignored them.

Seeing that it was almost the twelfth lunar month, Zhang Cheng felt that procrastinating like this was not an option, so he spent two days summarizing the matter and sent it to Jiao Shun today.

"Dong Weng."

He carefully reminded: "As a rule, each workshop's request for funds must be reported to the ministry before the year, and then the ministry will review it."

"No rush."

Jiao Shun flipped through it casually and said calmly: "As the saying goes, there are three things a new official should do when he takes office. I have to hammer them before the spring so as not to affect the new work-study policy."

"What do you mean, sir?"

"Half a month ago, I asked a few wealthy businessmen to compile a summary of prices in various places. I think we should have a rough idea by the end of the month. Then we can compare the two. If there are any that are really unsightly, we can use them to scare the monkeys."

It is said that there are several wealthy businessmen, but in fact it is mainly the Xue family.

Since Jiao Shun sent letters to Baochai Hongyan, he has been thinking about how to use the Xue family's business network, and this is just one of the ways to help collect prices from various places.

"grown ups."

Zhang Cheng quickly reminded: "It's normal for officials to charge a premium for things they receive. When you first come here, you'll break the rules, but I'm afraid..."

"Routine is routine, but there must always be a degree."

Jiao Shun said confidently: "Don't worry, these hundreds of workshops will inevitably have a few masters that even my colleagues can't stand. I will only use them to deal with them."

Seeing that Jiao Shun had already made a plan, Zhang Cheng stopped talking and took the account report for routine expenses.

Jia Yun silently listened to the conversation between the two, and saw that Jiao Shun's pen was flying like flying. In a short time, he checked the accounts again, and even added a few details and marginalia, and couldn't help but secretly marveled.

Endless.

He has only been in office for a few days, but he has repeatedly refreshed his understanding.

It's okay for Zhang Cheng to give up, after all, he is a 'senior' who has been in the officialdom for a long time, but Jiao Shun is only one year older than him, and he was born as a domestic slave, but he also shows extraordinary sophistication.

Especially when it comes to accounting, the sum total of the several accounting clerks in the opposite office who have accumulated many years of experience are not as fast and accurate as him alone.

Although Jia Yun admired him, she couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. She felt that apart from her background as a branch of the Rongguo Mansion, she was nothing compared to Jiao Shun.

Fortunately, he is not the kind of master who collapses after suffering a blow.

It didn't take long for him to regain his fighting spirit.

I studied more and more seriously throughout the afternoon, and when I left the office, I stopped Zhang Cheng to ask a few questions.

Zhang Cheng answered them one by one in a kind manner.

But his son Zhang Hua was beside him, but he was impatient in every possible way.

Especially when he saw Jia Yun getting into a luxurious carriage outside the corner gate, while his father and son had only a simple mule carriage to travel, Zhang Hua became even more angry.

While pulling the bridle to let his father get into the car, he complained in vain: "This boy has been pestering you all day long, and even after leaving the office, he didn't let you clean up. Dad, you still spoil him. Aren't you afraid of waiting for this?"

You learned your skills and took on our errands?!"

Zhang Cheng stood bowed on the shaft of the car, glanced back at his son, and said in a deep voice: "You are the only one who talks a lot - Mr. Jiao only has these two around him. When the new policy is rolled out next year, more people will be added to it."

If you don’t think it’s enough, how can you avoid being a father?”

With that said, he picked up the curtain and got into the carriage.

Zhang Hua, however, felt very angry.

He got into the car with a whip and drove the mules away, while complaining to his father: "Master Jiao, too, his background is not clear, and he refuses to let any oil or water leak..."

"shut up!"

Zhang Cheng raised the curtain and cursed: "You damn little beast, how can you criticize Mr. Jiao's background?!"

Zhang Hua has never been a respectful person, otherwise the original book would not have severed contact with his father.

Therefore, even though he was scolded by his father, he still refused to accept it and said angrily: "I'm not wrong! How many people who work as masters live by their monthly salary?"

"What a beast!"

Zhang Cheng heard that his words became more and more outrageous, and he gritted his teeth and said: "If you dare to talk like this again, don't follow me to the Yamen again, let alone recognize me as me!"

Zhang Hua closed his mouth after hearing this.

It didn't matter whether he recognized me or not, but he was absolutely reluctant to part with the monthly money given by Jiao Shun.

…………

Let’s go back and talk about Jiao Shun.
To be continued...