Kowloon wins

Chapter 155 Preparing for a strategy ([-])

"Little Prince is wise, the matter is indeed so, Master Liang has no choice but to do it. Now that the Hecao Yamen has accumulated more and more evils, and the amount of deficit is huge. Even if Master Liang wants to pay it off, there is nothing he can do. Besides, Chen Minxin and other villains Instigated by it, the matter has become the current situation.”

Marcel originally wanted to take credit for the decision made by Liangzhu and the others, but he didn't expect that before he even said a word, Hong Qing had already slammed it, and he couldn't help but feel terrified. , hastily bowed and lowered his body, explaining in a small way.

"Well, how are you doing what Ben Beizi told you to do?"

Hongqing had long expected that Liangzhu and the others would not be willing to cooperate in repaying the debts, and had already guessed what methods these bureaucrats would adopt, but she didn't care, and she didn't bother to ask the bottom line, just calmly and quietly After uttering a word, he immediately brought this topic to the fore.

"My lord, this is the abbreviation of the account book you requested. The accountant Deng Mingcheng and Mr. Deng have also agreed to cooperate, but..."

Hearing Hong Qing's question, Marcel didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly took out the booklet from his wide sleeves, held it in both hands, but didn't hand it directly to Hong Qing, but said with a hesitant expression on his face. He uttered half of the words.

"Ok?"

Seeing Marsai acting like this, Hong Qing frowned immediately, and snorted coldly from her nostrils, full of displeasure that could not be concealed.

"Ah, the little prince calms down. It's not that the slave is being rude. In fact, Master Deng has two requirements. The slave dare not make decisions on his own. It's also the little prince's clear instructions."

Hong Qing's little face just sank like this, and the air in the study suddenly seemed to be several degrees colder. Marcel couldn't help but change his face immediately, and hurriedly bowed to explain a few words.

"speak!"

Hong Qing is not an unreasonable person, nor can she do stupid things like asking the horse to run and not to eat grass, but she doesn't mind the other party's request, what she hates is Marseille's hesitation, that's all. It's just that Hong Qing didn't bother to explain, and just spit out a cold word bluntly.

"Ah, yes, so that the little prince can know that Mr. Deng is afraid that after this incident, he will be retaliated by the villain, so he begged the little prince to move a place for him. This is the first thing, and the second is to ask The little prince pardoned some of the small mistakes he committed in his early years, if he can get this guarantee, he is willing to obey the orders of the little prince."

Seeing that Hong Qing's expression was wrong, Marcel didn't dare to procrastinate any longer, and hurriedly stated the two points requested by the head accountant.

"I'm sure about the first one. As for the second one, well, let's talk about it first. What has this guy committed?"

Even though it was a time of employing people, Hong Qing was still very vigilant, she never blindly trusted others, she pondered for a moment, and then asked cautiously.

"Returning to the young prince, Mr. Deng was foolish in the early years, and he helped others to blackmail some money, about ten thousand taels of silver, and even embezzled project funds of more than twenty thousand taels. He promised to make up for it as soon as possible. I beg the little prince not to delve into this matter, there is no other request."

When Hong Qing asked, Marcel didn't dare to hide it indiscriminately, so he hurriedly explained the shit that Deng Mingcheng did.

Heh, a little sixth-rank official actually dared to covet more than 2 yuan, it's really dark enough!

Even though it had been expected that Mr. Deng's greed for ink was not small, Hong Qing couldn't help being annoyed for a while when he heard that he had made more than 3 silver, but then he thought about it, the four-legged toads all over the world are easy to find. However, officials who are not corrupt are as rare as national treasures. This is generally the case in ancient and modern times. The so-called being an official for thousands of miles is just for money. pissed off.

"Ben Beizi knows, as long as he is willing to fill in the account, then forget the past. Well, you can find a time and bring it quietly. Ben Beizi has something to tell him."

The anger in Hong Qing's heart came and went quickly, but she didn't make Malcedo wait, and soon gave a definite promise.

"The little prince is wise, so that slave just went back and answered."

Marcel had a good relationship with Deng Mingcheng on the one hand, and on the other hand, it was because he wanted to complete the task assigned by Hong Qing, so he took the risk to relieve Deng Mingcheng. It fell to the ground, so he hurriedly said a word of praise.

"Well, it's not urgent. Have you settled your own deficit?"

Hongqing holds the imperial decree in her hand, and she can check the accounts at any time. Besides, even if Deng Mingcheng refuses to act, Hongqing is not afraid, because among the upcoming brigade there are numbers from Hongqing's labor and household departments. Ten accounting masters, if you really want to investigate, how can you not find out the problem? The reason why you want to take down Deng Mingcheng is just to save some trouble and save some time. Hong Qing didn't dare to ignore it. After all, Marcel was a servant of the third master. If something happened to him, the third master would not look good.

"Returning to the little prince, the slave just arrived last year, and his money is indeed not very rich. Although there is only a shortfall of 6 taels at the moment, it is quite a problem. If we can be more lenient, the slave will take care of it. For this heart, I also ask the little prince to learn from it."

As soon as he talked about his shortcomings in the road, Marcel's face immediately became as bitter as if he had eaten Coptis chinensis, and he begged for permission.

"How much can you pay back right now?"

Hong Qing is not an unreasonable person, she knows clearly that the shortfalls of various rivers and rivers are historical issues, but the court has rules, whoever pays back the money, but anyone who has not fully understood the shortfall before taking over, has to Take full responsibility by yourself. The problem is that there are more or less deficiencies in various places. Under such circumstances, the successor pretended to be confused, and continued to follow the same pattern when he left office. The hole naturally became bigger and bigger. In the end, it became a black hole that no one could fill. If the court is not serious, the problem will not erupt, but now it is imperative to pay off the debt, and the serious consequences will be revealed immediately. In view of this, Hong Qing did not immediately force Marseille to settle the debt. He just asked in a calm tone.

"So that the little prince can know that since he received a letter from his master a few days ago, the slaves have already started to try to make an inventory, and they have withdrawn a balance of more than ten thousand taels from the treasury, and have ordered all the officials to raise some by themselves. The repayment is only a little over 2 taels, and if there is more, the slave will be in trouble."

Marcel was originally a man who loved money, but he knew better that the third master's trust and favor was the reliable guarantee for his prosperity. Because of this, he did put in a lot of effort in secret when it came to clearing his debts. He really had no way to fill in the shortfall immediately, so he seemed quite aggrieved when he said that he would get up now.

"Well, Ben Beizi knows it well, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Ma, if this is done, the king will never lose you."

Hong Qing didn't make things difficult for Marcel any more, but she didn't say how to deal with it later, she just nodded calmly and calmed Marcel casually.

"Thank you, little prince, for your kindness. This slave should do his best to repay you."

Before coming to the inn, Marcel was really worried that Hong Qing would force him to pay off the shortfall. Hearing what Hong Qing said, he felt a little relieved, so he hastened to express his loyalty.

"I can trust Mr. Ma's words. Well, do you know where the vice president and Chen Qidong live?"

Hong Qing didn't continue the previous heavy topic, but changed the subject and asked casually.

"This..., my little prince Mingjian, this servant really doesn't know. Vice President Chen has always been out of touch with everyone in the yamen. The servant is Cao Si, and he doesn't have much contact with him. I don’t know where his home is.”

When Hong Qing asked about Chen Qidong, Marcel couldn't help being taken aback, but when he saw Hong Qing's brows were slightly wrinkled, he didn't dare to neglect him, and hurriedly explained.

"Well, let's leave it at that. Mr. Ma, let's go back and think about it for a while. It would be good if we can repay more of the deficit."

Hearing that Marcel and Chen Qidong were not familiar with each other, Hong Qing stopped asking endlessly, nodded, and served tea to see off the guests.

"Yes, this servant will remember the young prince's order and will do his best, and this servant will leave."

Although he couldn't get much accurate words from Hong Qing, Marcel, who felt quite trustworthy, didn't care. After saluting respectfully, he went back home on his own.

"My lord, shopkeeper Li is here."

Marcel had just left for a while, when Li Minxing strode in from the outside, bowed towards Hong Qing, and hurriedly made a report.

"Please!"

Hongqing is destined to have a rare rest tonight, because there are too many things to do, and although she is quite tired, she still has to hold on. Hearing what Li Minxing said, she couldn't help stretching out her hand and rubbing it. Swollen temples, but still said please with a trace of sleepiness.

"twitter!"

Now that Hong Qing had issued the order, Li Minxing did not dare to neglect it, and hastily responded, and walked out of the study room quickly, not long after, he was accompanied by a well-known middle-aged man from the outside again. After walking in, this person is Li Mincheng, the new manager of the Shandong branch of "Kirin Company", that is, Li Minxing's clan brother. Qing asked him to cover Chen Size's lack, and at the same time, he also took control of the "Sharp Knife" sub-rudder in Shandong.

"The little one kowtows to the little prince."

It was not the first time Li Mincheng saw Hong Qing, and he was very familiar with the etiquette. As soon as Fang entered the door, he immediately grabbed the copywriter, and he was polite and couldn't pay enough respects.

"Shopkeeper Li, don't be too polite, let's get up and talk."

Hong Qingxu raised her hand and said politely.

"Thank you, little prince Ron."

Li Mincheng thanked him respectfully, but stood up with his hands down, as if he was listening respectfully to instructions.

"Treasurer Li, how are you going with what Ben Beizi told you?"

Hong Qing was not overly polite, and went straight to the point.

"If you go back to the little prince, everything has a clue, little prince, please take a look."

As soon as Hong Qing asked about something serious, Li Mincheng didn't dare to be careless, so he hurriedly responded respectfully, shook his hands, took out a booklet from his wide sleeves, and held it up with both hands respectfully. overhead.

"Well, good, shopkeeper Li has worked hard!"

Hong Qing took the pamphlet and went through it at a glance. After realizing it, she praised Li Mincheng's work ability, and her excitement was beyond words.

(End of this chapter)