Breeze

Although Concubine Jing's illness seemed to be getting worse day by day, it lasted well into the spring.In the spring, everything sprouts, looking at Concubine Jing, there is an improvement.It wasn't until after the vernal equinox that the imperial physician who had been serving her all the time dared to tell Yin Qi that as long as she was raised carefully, it might last a few years.

At this time, Yin Qi had already seen it.Concubine Jing couldn't let Kangxi go, she was afraid that she would eventually get cured of the disease, but not her life.No matter how hard he tried to be sad and resentful, it was useless.It's better to serve her carefully, or let Concubine Jing live a few more years.

For several months, back and forth, Tai Hospital became the most familiar place for Yinqi in the Forbidden City.Although he was studying government affairs with Prince Yi, in fact he often ran around with King Jiajun.King Jiajun is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Taiyuan Hospital also knows that this Lord Baylor has a different status. Compared with the emperor's elder brothers, he is more concerned about his words, so he dare not neglect.Taking advantage of his familiarity, Yinqi wrote down all the courteous doctors who served him one by one. If he can really keep Concubine Jing, he will naturally repay her in the future.

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In the second year of Yongzheng, there was a leap in April, so Yongzheng moved to the Old Summer Palace without waiting for May.Yin prayed for his crime and stayed in the Forbidden City.Because Prince Yi didn't live right next to the Old Summer Palace, it was convenient for him to learn how to run errands with Prince Yi.

Because of the weather, Concubine Jing's health improved, and she was able to hang colorful rice dumplings on the doors and windows in person during the Dragon Boat Festival. Yin Qi also felt relieved and concentrated on working with Prince Yi on business.

It was only today that I arrived at the yamen of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and I heard people clamoring about the wrong accounts.Yin Qi asked Zhang Zhenchun to close the curtain, and when he walked in, he saw a dozen or so officials on both sides, all blushing and thick-necked, sweating profusely from arguing.

Seeing Yinqi came in, the officials didn't dare to neglect, so they stopped the dispute and all went forward to salute.Yin Qi cried out, sat down leaning against a table with a pile of ledgers, then pointed and asked, "What's the noise?"

Although he was young, but because Yongzheng appointed him to the Ministry of Household Affairs, he was not the master who just came here to fool around, so everyone did not dare to neglect him.

And at this time, they were arguing so loudly, and they happened to be bumped into by Yin Qi, so they had to explain why they did such an outrageous thing.Then someone stood up and said: "Duanbeile, today is because of unclear accounts, we are here to deal with these messy books. It's just that we can't understand each other, and that's why we started arguing."

Yinqi then reached out and flipped through the top ledger. Judging from the date and his familiarity with the ledger figures, he could tell that it was the new ledger for this year, so he asked, "Oh? Isn't this this year's book? Why is this? It’s only been a few months, so you can’t remember clearly?”

The person who stood up was Lang Guan from the Sichuan Division. His name was Taikat, and his last name was Jueercha. Inside his assistant leader.Since he is a Manchu and a wealthy family with the old surname in Shangsanqi, his status is naturally not the same as that of a Han official, so he dared to argue with him.

It was he who replied again: "It wasn't the negligence of the servants, it was when the Jiangnan Division handed over the accounts, they were not very clear. The servants checked it again, but they still couldn't make a clear judgment."

When he said this, he pushed the matter to Jiangnan Division, and everyone in Jiangnan Division was naturally unconvinced.Jiangnan Division Langzhong stood up and said: "Master Baylor made a clear decision, but it was not the negligence of the lower officials. When it was sent to Sichuan Division, it was originally a clear account. However, Sichuan Division mixed the grain storage and fire consumption with the Qinghai Navy's preparations. , which made the accounts confusing."

When Yinqi heard that there was grain storage and it was related to the grain and grass in the northwest, he put away his original carelessness, sat up straight, and asked solemnly: "What's going on? It's really the cause of the northwest. How can you be so careless?"

Taikat hurriedly said: "Duanbeile, it has nothing to do with the use of troops in the Northwest. It's just that fire consumption and silver are mixed in the grain storage, and it also involves the grain and grass sent to Qinghai, which is important. And the grain and grass are not The one sent to General Yue Zhongqi was from the Altai Ministry on the other side. If it was really related to the military incident in February, the servants would not dare to make such a thing."

When he talked about the fire consumption of silver, Yin Qi couldn't help frowning, and said: "Huo consumption of silver? How is fire consumption of silver related to grain storage? These two are easy to mix with each other? And I heard a few days ago, Isn't it good that Shanxi Division does it? You don't know how to do it yourself. Could it be that you don't even know how to learn? If you don't know how to learn, you always look at it and gesture, right? Why did something happen? Worrying, is this the reason for burning money?"

After a reprimand, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally pushed the doctor of the Jiangnan Division out just now, and said, "Master Belle, that's how it is. In the Jiangnan area, the chief governor, the governor, and all the state governments have received the fire consumption." When posting the account, it was because when the grain was adjusted, the Ding Fu had not been collected in the spring, so the fire consumption silver was filled into the military supplies to Sichuan."

He glanced at Taikat again, and said: "It's just that the proportion of the amount collected in Jiangnan is different from that in Sichuan. When they arrived in Sichuan, they thought they received the same amount, but now it doesn't match up. Today, the servant asked Yes, they checked the accounts, and they said that Jiangnan Division's accounts were inaccurate."

When Taikat heard this, he immediately became irritable, and said: "That's not the case! It was clearly when your Jiangnan Division sent the account, saying that it was a case of paying the account according to the amount from Sichuan. When we settled the account, we dared to leave Let’s count according to the number sent here. It’s what you said, how could it be misunderstood by our side?”

The doctor of the Jiangnan Division said: "At that time, it was clearly stated that it was different. The emperor's decree at the beginning said that each province should determine the proportion of fire consumption by itself. How could Jiangnan and Sichuan be the same?"

Taikat said again: "How do I know this! But I remember it clearly. At that time, when your secretary sent the account book over, you told the postman that it was the same. I can call that post right away. Come here and tell me!"

Yinqi heard that neither of them could explain clearly, but they were arguing. He just felt irritable, and said: "Come on! Don't argue, show me the accounts of the two places, and then talk about who is right. Although Prince Yi hasn't come yet, the hall officials are always here, right? You don't even know how to go in and ask? Who stuffed your mouths at that time? It's not so unruly, you dare to make such a noise Get up! And I'm still sitting here, do you think I'm a dead man?"

Both sides were silent at the moment, and Yin Qi let out a sigh of relief, and sat quietly waiting for the account book to be delivered.He also knew that these people in front of him only dared to reveal things in front of him because they saw that he was young and inexperienced.If Prince Yi came to ask in person, I'm afraid he would have to conceal it, anyway, he would cover it up first and then go back so that he could tell where the beginning and the end are.

However, perhaps these people didn't have the intention of using him to bring the matter over. As long as he took over the matter now, and speaking of it in the future, these people can be less responsible.

What a good plan, the strange thing is that he is sitting here, people on both sides dare to quarrel.

It's just like what he said just now, is he really a dead person?It is always possible to find out whether it is an omission over there.

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The account book was placed in front of him, Yin Qi opened it and took a quick look.The archives of the Jiangnan Division are indeed different from the fire consumption in Sichuan, but the ones in Sichuan are calculating the amount of silver sent by Jiangnan according to the proportion of Sichuan.

Comparing the two, and doing a rough calculation, due to the difference in taxes, there can be a difference of tens of thousands of taels before and after.

The Jiangnan Division sent a lot of money, but the Sichuan Division said they had received it, but it was less.Where did the tens of thousands of taels go?

Tens of thousands of taels is not a small amount, which is why there is no dispute.If it is true that the tens of thousands of taels of silver cannot be found out in the end, I am afraid that not only the officials of the two departments will suffer, but Prince Yue Moyi will inevitably be punished.

Yin Qi's heart sank immediately, and he looked carefully.Looking at it, it really doesn't look like simple negligence. I'm afraid someone took advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

It's just that this matter was finally brought about because of the collection of fire consumption. Seeing that Yongzheng's another measure to benefit the people has become a way for some people to search for it.Yinqi couldn't help sighing secretly, if Yongzheng found out, he might be very angry again.

There is no perfect system for this fire incident, it just makes people feel complicated.And the numbers are not the same in different places. No matter how detailed the accounts are, they will be very chaotic after all.There is no fixed standard. It is really hard to find out where to charge more and where to charge too much.

After thinking about it for a while, Yin Qi felt that it was easy to say where the tens of thousands of taels of silver went. Anyway, the officials and servants of the household department didn't put them for nothing, and they didn't need to bother Prince Yi. Ding Dai, also need to find out.

The problem of fire consumption is a bigger problem.Perhaps Yongzheng is not ignorant of the disadvantages, but only now, there are always many loopholes.Yongzheng is not a god either, so there are naturally things he can't think of.

Yin Qi made up his mind to talk to Prince Yi about the fire loss.Then he put his mind on the tens of thousands of taels in front of him, looked at the ledger, and calculated with an abacus, asking Zhang Zhenchun to write down the important data.

After seeing noon, I cleaned up the accounts after the first month.Jiangnan Division's accounts are detailed, and there is nothing wrong with it, and the transactions of money and money are clearer.It wasn't the first day that Yinqi had read the accounts, but after looking at the whole thing, he felt that there was nothing false about it.It's just that it doesn't match up with Sichuan Division.

Yinqi guessed that it was probably the Sichuan Division's mistake.That Taikat doesn't seem to be a practical person. When he asked for the account book just now, he felt hesitant.

After reading it at this time, I only felt that the accounts of the Sichuan Division were a bit tricky.Although he would not have the guts to be greedy for the difference of tens of thousands of taels of silver, he is really not a clean and honest person.I have to go back to Prince Yi to see how he handles it.

It's just that no matter how I look at it, I can't tell where the total of more than [-] taels of silver has gone.From Sichuan Division's account, it was the same number from the beginning, and the tens of thousands of taels of silver seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

Yinqi couldn't help gritting his teeth, if he was really being enriched by someone, he was afraid that the person would not only act recklessly, but also have clean hands and feet, so he would be hard to catch.If it is really investigated, everyone will be unlucky anyway, not just himself.

Just as he was thinking, a voice came from outside, Yin Qi got up quickly, and then saw Prince Yi coming in.

There are a few people behind him, they are the ministers of the household department.Yinqi greeted Prince Yi with a smile, and said with a smile: "I just wondered why I have been here for a while, but I don't see a few adults. I have to go out on business. Coincidentally, I also said that I wanted to find the prince, and did not The grown-ups had something to say."

Prince Yi approached, reached out to grab the paper on the table, looked at it and said, "Why are you doing the math here? Where are those servants?"

Yinqi said: "My lord, it's because they didn't understand their own troubles, so I figured it out here. Looking at it now, there is indeed something wrong. My lord also has a look, the accounts of the two sides do not match. Before and after The difference is sixty-six thousand and fifty taels, which is not a small amount, so we have to find out as soon as possible."

Then he pointed to the words on the paper, said what happened just now, and said his own thoughts.

Prince Yi frowned when he heard this, carefully looked at the amounts listed on both sides, and said, "Is this another reason for envy? Why is it again... This is too far away..."

As he spoke, he called the Minister of the Household Department next to him, and said, "Master Jiang, do you know about this?"

Jiang Tingxi, the Minister of the Household Department, Yinqi had heard of this man in his previous life. He was a great painter, but he didn't know that he was a courtier who was relied on by Yongzheng.At the beginning of the year, he was promoted from the post of minister of the Ministry of Rites to Minister of the Household Department, and Zhang Tingyu was replaced by Zhang Tingyu. He seemed to be a man of political talent.When Yinqi heard Prince Yi asking him, he also looked over to see what he had to say.

Jiang Tingxi had also been listening to Yin Qi's words, and his face changed just now.At this moment when Prince Yi asked, he couldn't help but look gloomy, with sweat dripping from his nose, he was silent for a moment, and finally said: "I haven't heard about this matter yet."

Prince Yi frowned and said: "Could it be that you don't know about it? Qinghai Yue Zhongqi used troops in the first month. Such a big matter is for the sake of prudence there, so you should ask about it?"

Jiang Tingxi bowed immediately and said: "Your Majesty, I was just transferred at that time. I was not familiar with the affairs, and I was trembling. I just wanted to handle the Qinghai affairs properly, but I didn't notice. And these grain storage scheduling matters... Remember that the servant is in charge."

Prince Yi then looked at Hubu Zuo Shilang who was standing on the side. The signature and big seal on the document were indeed all written by him.

Zuo Shilang hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Go back to the lord, there is indeed such a thing. However, after a few months, the slave also can't remember clearly, only remembering that at that time, Jiang Nansi said in a trance that the tax was insufficient, and the envy and consumption were incorporated. No specific details were mentioned."

Prince Yi slapped the table when he heard this, and said, "Why didn't you remember to ask clearly at that time? The Xian consumption was recently put on the table, the most important thing is that you dare to neglect!"