People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 206 How do I compare with Li Shanchang?

There are no accounts that can withstand inspection.

In the Ministry of Industry, the accountants began to check the accounts, and the first people to be caught were those who made false reports.

Zhang Yi himself didn't expect that corruption would be so serious in a new imperial court.

It's really blatant for these people to pay the bill!
Reimbursing the account at a price several times the market price, is this sure that the emperor can't find out?
Liu Ji waited for the accountant to hand over the accounts, and he asked officials from the Ministry of Industry to come in and explain.

Basically, none of the ten people can speak clearly.

Amidst howls, these people were dragged away by the soldiers and sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

As time went on, corrupt officials were taken away one after another, and the entire Ministry of Industry has been shrouded in terror.

Shan Anren, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was also standing in the compound of the Ministry of Industry.

It was clearly autumn, but the coolness of the autumn wind could not take away his sweat.

Shan Anren waited for a long time, and finally heard the accountant inside report to Liu Bowen.

"Check it out!"

Hearing this sentence, the officials of the Ministry of Industry who were still standing burst into tears, and almost cheered and knelt down on the spot.

However, they heard an immature child's voice shouting:
"Wait a minute, there's still a problem...

From the previous accounts, we can see that the amount of labor and the unit price actually fluctuate within the same price range!
But look here, the salary is obviously higher than other places!
Also, why the number of heroes needed is [-]% more than other places...

In these places, either the wages were falsely reported, or the number of people was falsely reported!

If the number of people is falsely reported, it is not only a problem of wages, but also a problem of food loss.

I can't tell you about this project, but if you visit the site and check the inventory, there should be interesting discoveries..."

Hearing these words, Shan Anren and other officials from the Ministry of Industry felt dizzy instantly.

They finally waited until the inspection was over, so why did that little Taoist intervene?

They knew that the little Taoist priest, the second son of the Zhang family in Longhushan, had already become famous in the capital following his sharp comment on Yang Xian's "Zhongshan wolf".

The miracle doctor, seems to have some spells,
This kind of person should have been a popular character.

It's just that along with Yang Xian's conflict with Ying Tian, ​​he was left out in the cold.

Now the right minister is using the Ministry of Industry to make things difficult for him, and he blatantly followed Liu Bowen to the Ministry of Industry, which is a counterattack against him.

It's just that the strength of this counterattack seems to have been overdone.

If the arrest continues like this, the Ministry of Industry will be caught empty!

Shan Ren'an couldn't help pushing open the door, and went to negotiate with Liu Bowen.

Entering the room, Shan Ren'an saw that Zhang Yi was giving advice to Mr. Zhang Fan.

"The corruption of the Ministry of Industry is actually just that little thing, it's nothing more than cutting corners and making false reports!
These people are nothing more than occupying Shangguan and don't understand, so they are blatantly greedy!

The advantage is that he took it himself, but Shangguan took the blame!

Tell me, it's not worth it if you don't get your own benefits, and you still have to stand up for others..."

Shan Anren's mouth was full of grievances, it was already on the verge of his mouth, and he was suppressed by Zhang Yi's complaint.

The sound of him entering the door made Liu Bowen and Zhang Yi raise their heads at the same time.

"Master Shan, what's the matter?"

Liu Bowen and Zhang Yi's eyes fell on Shan Anren, making him uncomfortable.

"I want to ask, is there anything else I need to cooperate with?"

Shan Anren smiled wryly, he was awakened by Zhang Yi's words, although the people below are his colleagues, and some are even his confidantes, but this is not the time to help them out.

Is he greedy?
Others don't know about him, but Shan Anren can have a clear conscience, at least the current self is not greedy.

But if the Ministry of Industry has other major issues, he, the Shangguan, can't escape.

It doesn't make sense that something happened to someone else, and he still has to go out.

It would be fine if Liu Bowen deliberately suppressed dissidents, but if he was doing business, so what?

Liu Bowen waved to Shan Anren and said:

"Master Shan, come here and help me take a look here..."

Shan Anren walked over to take a look, but they were reading a project about the Jiming Mountain Cultivation of the National Academy of Sciences.

This is a relatively small job in the project of the Ministry of Industry.

But it was also because the emperor personally ordered it recently, and Shan Anren even asked about it.

According to the logic, the life on Jiming Mountain is immoral and someone is corrupt, but when Zhang Yi pointed out the problem to him, he immediately blushed.

As far as the problems seen in the accounts, the people below have falsely reported at least [-]% of the workload.

Although he has not gone to the construction site to inquire, Zhang Yi has already listed the workload of Guozixue.

This is the emperor reaching out to eat it under the eyes of the emperor. Are these people dying?

Shan Anren's seven orifices were filled with smoke, and his whole body trembled.

"As long as [-]% of the work is falsely reported, wages and materials can be faked...

And the unit price of the material is also slightly higher than the market price, although not much higher, but this is not normal!

Under normal circumstances, such a large-scale purchase by the Ministry of Industry should have a price advantage..."

Every sentence Zhang Yi said had a purpose, and there was no room for Shan Anren to refute.

He pondered for a while and asked:
"Who is involved in this matter?"

Zhang Yi chuckled, found the procurement personnel from the account, and handed the list to Shan Anren.

Shan Anren showed embarrassment, these people had been arrested earlier.

"The Camp Division is actually a trivial matter. The focus is on the Tuntian Division and the Ministry of Water..."

Zhang Yi spread out some accounts to the other party.

"If something goes wrong here, it will be a big deal!

It's okay to be greedy for money from the court, but if production and the safety of the people are delayed, the impact cannot be solved by money and food! "

"I understand, come here..."

Shan Anren yelled to the back, asking for a chair to be brought over, and he simply pointed to the accounts and began to sort them out for them.

Zhang Yi and Liu Bowen looked at each other and smiled, but the two foxes didn't point out.

Especially Liu Bowen stared at Zhang Yi, already seeing through his little thoughts.

It took several hours to check the accounts.

Just a rough look, almost all the low-level officials and some middle-level officials of the Ministry of Industry have been arrested.

When Zhang Yi and Liu Bowen walked out of the Ministry of Industry together, they could still stand as an official of the Ministry of Industry, but looking at him again, it was as if he was watching a live Hades.

There are still a few people who are Yang Xian's confidantes, and because they came to the Ministry of Industry not long ago, they didn't have time to get oily water on their hands and temporarily escaped the catastrophe.

These people were terrified, and they had long scolded the skinned colleague, even Yang Xian, and they secretly blamed it in their hearts. ,

It's not impossible to hit others, but if you can't bear the consequences, then you are wrong.

Zhang Yi took into account the changes in the eyes of these people, then bowed his head humbly.

This is the end of Yang Xian's revenge.

Those who believe that after showing their fangs, those who want to use themselves to win Yang Xian's favor also have to think about the consequences.

However, this has two disadvantages.

One is that if Yang Xian makes another move next time, it will definitely be a stormy sea, and he will never stop dying!
The second is that I seem to be bound to Liu Bowen.

Even if Zhang Yi wanted to deny that he was from Liu Bowen's side, no one would believe him.

Zhang Yi didn't want this result, but things are unpredictable.

He can't control the arrangement of fate!
With this binding guy?
Zhang Yi quietly looked at Liu Bowen, this guy's fate is not good either!

My own life is still long, if he is implicated in the future, it will not be a good thing.

The two got into the car, and walked away under the complicated eyes of others.

"You seem to deliberately excuse Shan Anren, are you afraid of offending everyone to death?"

After Liu Bowen got into the car, he first asked Zhang Yi.

With his little thoughtfulness, Liu Ji couldn't be fooled. Sure enough, Zhang Yi laughed when he heard the words:
"After all, I have already offended Yang Xian, but I dare not offend Li Xiang!
Compared to Li Shanchang, Yang Xian is at best a dog! "

Liu Bowen couldn't help laughing when he heard his analogy, but he agreed with Zhang Yi's statement.

Li Shanchang is not comparable to Yang Xian in terms of means or status. Except for Liu Bowen's Zhedong faction, other aspects of the imperial court have been infiltrated by Li Shanchang.

Yang Xian is just a lucky guy who was specially lifted up by His Majesty. If he is really allowed to fight Li Shanchang, there will be no bones left.

"Your ability to seek good luck and avoid bad luck is pretty good..."

Liu Bowen couldn't help ridiculing this kid. Those who were not familiar with Zhang Yi thought he was a high-minded person, but those who knew him knew that this guy was a little fox.

"Shan Anren has a good official reputation, although he is closer to Li Shanchang because of his background!

But what you do is still worthy of being a good official, even if you don't have your superfluous words, the old man will not specifically target him!
It's just that now that the Ministry of Industry has this incident, Shan Anren's future will be affected to some extent! "

Zhang Yi nodded, he knew better than Liu Bowen that without this matter, Shan Anren's next destination would be Minister of War.

He is still an official who can do something, and he shouldn't change his fate just because of his appearance.

But Zhang Yi himself was helpless. He once only wanted to be a spectator, but there seemed to be some power behind him that kept pushing him forward.

This butterfly effect has made him dare not easily say that he can see through the fog of history.

This may be because, as a time traveler, he has been passively involved in the vicissitudes of history since the vaccination.

Liu Bowen admired Zhang Yi very much, not only because of this kid's well-hidden unruliness that appealed to him, but also because of Zhang Yi's character.

This time about the Ministry of Industry, he knew that Zhang Yi had shown mercy when he checked the accounts.

How can the Ministry of Industry not be greedy?
But when Zhang Yi checked the accounts, some small accounts were actually abandoned, which proved that he knew the emperor well.

The officials he got out probably couldn't escape death, even if they didn't die, exile to the frontier would be the best result.

But in Liu Bowen's view, some mistakes are small mistakes, and the crime is not worthy of death.

But there was nothing wrong with the emperor.

Moreover, even if he deliberately let those people go, those people would not be grateful to him.

The Ministry of Industry, and even the imperial court, may not resent him, Liu Bowen, or the emperor, but they will definitely implicate Zhang Yi himself.

A smart person will be admired, but a person with a bottom line can make Liu Jigao take a look.

"But you miscalculated a bit. Although Li Shanchang is not as good as Yang Xian, he is not too far behind in the point of narrow-mindedness. You hit Yang Xian in the face this time, and he is among the people who can be killed. !
Plus you come in and out with me, so you can't run away either! "

Zhang Yi saw that Lao Liu didn't open any pot and carried which pot, he didn't have integrity:

"You famous officials, why aren't you as open-minded as the famous officials in the novel...?
Can't you be a little taller? "

Liu Ji laughed out loud when he heard this, this kid really amused him.

"The old man asks you, how am I better than Li Shan?"

Liu Bowen stopped Zhang Yi with a word.

The comparison between Liu Ji and Li Shanchang is indeed not very good.

If it is Liu Bowen who is almost a monster in the legend, naturally ten Li Shanchang can't compare.

But if it's Liu Ji in reality, Zhang Yi thinks it's still comparable?

But what are the criteria for evaluation?
He thought for a moment and said:
"You are not as good as Li Shanchang...

You don't live long without him..."

Liu Jiji raised his face and said:
"The old man doesn't believe your nagging prophecy, you know that's not what the old man asked, so don't change the subject!"

Zhang Yi spread his hands and said:
"How can things compare without evaluation standards?
In terms of personal ability, I think you may be better among you brothers and sisters, but overall, your role in the court must be surpassed by Li Shanchang! "

Upon hearing this, Liu Bowen was not as angry as Zhang Yi imagined.

Seeing that he didn't reply, Zhang Yi could only continue to say:
"Li Shanchang's ability is not bad, and he has an advantage that you don't have, that is the identity of Huaixi people!

He can make Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others feel at ease and hand over the rear to him, which is his greatest ability!

Master Liu has all kinds of abilities, but you are not as good as him in this aspect!
At least in the eyes of the emperor, you are not as good as him!

And is it far inferior? "

The smile on Liu Bowen's face gradually disappeared. Although he guessed some of Zhang Yi's words, he didn't expect him to be so straightforward?
He is a smart person, he naturally understands the gap between himself and Li Shanchang.

What is lacking is not ability, but the power behind it and the trust in His Majesty's eyes.

And of course, merit!
"Your current position is already the best position you can sit in. I don't know that you have to compare with Li Shanchang. What is there to compare with?
Don't you still want to enter Zhongshu Province, you can't do it..."

Hearing this, Liu Bowen was a little unconvinced:

"why not?"

"Because you are a smart person, but you are too smart. To put it nicely, you can see through people's hearts, but to put it badly, you are arrogant!

A person like you is not suitable for Zhongshu Sheng to be the prime minister. Putting you in the current position is the most suitable for you!
Moreover, at least for a long time, His Majesty will hardly consider anyone other than the Huaixi Group!
so……"

Zhang Yi shrugged, saying that you don't even think about it.

Liu Ji was silent. Although he also understood this truth, he still had a breath in his heart.

It's not that he is greedy for that aspect, but that he feels that he is not inferior to others.

"why?"

Since he talked about this topic with Zhang Yi, he wanted to ask Zhang Yi's opinion.

"Because Li Shanchang and you, although both are scholars, they represent two groups!

Although they are all founding heroes, Li Xiang stands behind the Wuxun Group, and his foundation lies in the future Xungui!

And your identity more represents the identity of a relatively pure scholar!

The two forces in the court seem to be heroes, but in fact there is an essential difference! "

Liu Ji sneered:

"You mean, if you become a Marquis or a Prime Minister in the future, this old man will have no chance!"

"Yes, there is, but it's a little low!"

Zhang Yi laughed!

(End of this chapter)