The first thousand three hundred and forty-three chapters of the Taicang case
The emperor was furious, and Zhuang Yan and Zeng Yishu, as ministers, knelt down at the same time. Although they were not sure why Zhu Yicheng was so angry, there must be a reason.
But now, no matter how the two of them think, they can't figure out why Zhu Yicheng is so angry. Moreover, from Zhu Yicheng's words, it seems to be related to the northwest sending troops, but even racking their brains to remember that there was anything wrong with the preparation for the northwest sending troops.
"Open your dog's eyes and take a look! You're still ready to improve it, no problem? It's all bullshit! You deceive your superiors and subordinates one by one, and you're simply treating me as a fool? I handed over the Military Affairs Office to you, and you're using this to repay me?"
Zhu Yicheng's face was full of anger and his expression was distorted. He threw a memorial directly in front of them, and his whole body exuded an unconcealed murderous aura.
Zhuang Yan and Zeng Yishu knelt on the ground and did not dare to get up. They walked forward with their knees a few steps to the memorial scattered on the ground. Then they leaned their heads and looked carefully at the content of the memorial.
This memorial was sent by Yue Zhongqi from the northwest. The content above is relatively simple, and it only explained the preparations of the northwest departments to the emperor.
However, if you look closely, Zhuang Yan and Zeng Yishu quickly discovered a problem in the content, that is, Yue Zhongqi mentioned that the Northwest troops were mobilized smoothly, but the supply was not completed yet, especially the mobilization of military rations was relatively slow. So far, the Northwest materials supply to the Central Military rations were mobilized slowly than expected, and the number was only half of the original progress.
Yue Zhongqi proposed that if the current progress is followed, it may affect the development of the Northwest War, and hopes that the court can mobilize military rations as soon as possible to avoid delays.
The memorial was followed by the approval of the Military Affairs Office. The Military Affairs Office's opinion was that the mobilization of military rations was in progress, and there would be no problem with the arrival of military rations in the northwest. It was mainly because of the insufficient food and grass in Shanxi and Shaanxi. The Military Affairs Office had supplemented it from Henan and Zhili and other places.
At first glance, there seemed to be no problem with these contents, but when Zhuang Yan and Zeng Yishu thought about it carefully, their faces suddenly changed, especially Zeng Yishu's face turned ashen and turned red. At this moment, he finally understood why Zhu Yi became so angry.
"I am not doing my job well, please punish me!"
"I am not in the eye, please punish me!"
Both Zhuang Yan and Zeng Yishu were ashamed and gritted their teeth.
They never expected that such a thing would happen, and there was also a reply from the Military Affairs Office on this memorial. Although this reply was not written by both of them, it was just a reply from the Military Affairs Office on their own, after all, this memorial is not a major or urgent matter. Judging from the current work procedures of the Military Affairs Office, memorials with such content are usually just a formality in the Military Affairs Office.
But no matter what, as ministers of military affairs, their responsibilities cannot be escaped. The most terrible thing is that this matter was not discovered by the Military Affairs Office, but was discovered by Emperor Zhu Yicheng and asked them for help. Therefore, it was not wrong for Zhu Yicheng to scold them for being in a position.
"A few years have passed? You officials have forgotten my reminder? Is my knife unfavorable? Do I dare not chop your head again?" Zhu Yicheng asked coldly.
Zhuang Yan and Zeng Yishu were sweating profusely. At this moment, they remembered the Fujian case at the same time. As Zhu Yicheng said, it has only been a few years since the Fujian case. You should know that after the Fujian case broke out, Zhu Yicheng was furious and not only cut off many people's heads, but also involved officials dismissed from office and imprisoned because of this case, and countless businessmen were involved.
But now, a big case like the Fujian case suddenly appeared. What's even more terrible is that this case directly affected the court's preparations for the war in the northwest. This is something that Zhu Yicheng absolutely cannot tolerate and even more unacceptable.
Compared to Zhuang Yan, Zeng Yishu was even more regretful. You should know that Zhuang Yan was in charge of military affairs in the Military Affairs Office. After all, he served as the Chief of Staff. However, Zeng Yishu was different. He was in charge of civil affairs. In addition, Zhu Yicheng set up Taicang to put Zeng Yishu in charge. As the main executor of Taicang's establishment, Zeng Yishu should have a very good understanding of Taicang's situation, but these days, because of his negligence, such a big deal happened.
A few years ago, when Zhu Yicheng moved the capital to the capital, he began to set up Taicang in various places, and handed over this work to Zeng Yishu.
I have to admit that Zeng Yishu did a good job in this matter. Over the years, Taicang was set up in Zhili and other provinces, and Taicang also had a good effect after setting up Taicang.
Not to mention the rest, just talk about the fact that when the Ming Dynasty took over Shaanxi and Shanxi, the Qing Dynasty plundered a large amount of supplies from the two places, which caused famine in the two places. In order to calm the famine and stabilize the local area, Zhu Yicheng used the grain storage in Taicang to solve this problem well, which quickly stabilized the political situation in the two places.
But now something happened in Taicang. According to the reserves of Taicang in various places, according to the original plan, the preparations for the Northwest War can be supplied nearby. Not to mention that the imperial court had already begun to enrich Shanxi and Shaanxi in the fall of last year. From this point of view, it is impossible for the Northwest Army to prepare slowly in the preparations for the rations of the Northwest Army, and it is impossible for the allocation from other Taicangs to occur.
But this happened. Judging from the content of Yue Zhongqi's memorial, the preparation of the Northwest materials for the Chinese military rations was far more than the expected time and amount, and now there are situations where grain is adjusted and supplemented from Henan and other places.
What does this mean? Zeng Yishu knew very well that this meant that the actual amount of Taicang in Shanxi and Shaanxi was completely different from the ones that the court had, which was much smaller than the figures on the court's books, and there was a huge deficit.
When Zeng Yishu thought of this, he felt sweaty. If he continued to think about this, he might have problems with Taicang in other provinces.
Taicang, as the country's regular reserve, is of great significance to economic operation, local and military supply. Taicang suffered a major deficit, and there is only one answer!
"Zeng Yishu!"
"I...I am..."
"I asked you to set up Taicang back then, and you were most familiar with Taicang's affairs in the Military Affairs Office..."
Zeng Yishu nodded, but did not dare to reply.
Zhu Yicheng's angry voice seemed to ring in his ears: "Since that's the case, you will investigate this matter! Check it out for me! No matter who is from the Military Affairs Office, who is in the court, or anyone in the local area, I want an answer!"
"I obey the order, and I will definitely make meritorious contributions. If I don't understand, I will come to see you!" Zeng Yishu kowtowed to Zhu Yicheng and replied.
Zhu Yicheng was right. This matter would definitely not be done by one or two people in the local area. Maybe the military department was also involved, otherwise the military plane would not have approved this way.
Thinking of this, Zeng Yishu's eyes turned red. He wanted to go and investigate immediately and find out all these guys one by one, so that they could know what the king's law is.
Chapter completed!