Chapter 244
Time passed quickly through hard work between documents and accounts, and July was about to end.
There is a saying that the fire in July is flowing, and the heat gradually fades away. Luoyang City is finally no longer as hot as June, and there is a little more chill in the morning and evening. What remains unchanged is that Li Ling's daily itinerary goes out early and can't go home until dark, and today is naturally the same.
However, a little different from the previous day, he seemed much more relaxed when he arrived at the Ministry of Revenue today, because after more than a month of busyness, by yesterday, he had almost done his job well, so he finally finished his final work and could report the transfer of grain and fodder to the North Minister of the State Council.
In fact, it was not only him, but the other officials who were entrusted with heavy responsibilities, which rarely showed a relaxed smile today. This period of time has made them very busy. Now it is time to deliver the errands, and then wait for their boss to praise and reward them.
However, in order to prevent something from happening in the middle, everyone would come back and compare all the data on their hands one by one. Only after confirming that it is correct can they be sent to Bian Xuedao.
After more than a month of mutual cooperation, Li Ling's ability in accounts has also been admired by these colleagues. In addition, he had to pay attention to the important tasks of the Minister of the Bian early in the morning. At this time, everyone will naturally listen to his opinion for this last review.
After listening to the remarks of these colleagues, Li Ling nodded with a smile: "According to the accounts and documents, everything has been done and there is no mistake. Then I will hand over all these documents to the Minister later, and our chore will be officially completed. I think that even if we have not been on the front line in this battle against North, as long as the Great Vietnamese border army wins the final victory, part of the glory will belong to us."
"Wen Zhong said it well. I think the court would not lose our credit at that time." Lu You also smiled. He is still temporarily serving as a doctor. However, as long as the credit is confirmed, he will be promoted to a doctor, which makes him quite excited.
At the same time, his perception of Li Ling has undergone a major change in the cooperation over the past month. This young man's financial management ability is indeed stronger than he did before, so what he said before is reasonable, and he is indeed confident.
The other colleagues actually had the same thoughts. They all nodded and said yes, then said a few words of hard work to each other and praised Li Ling, who played an important role, and then they dispersed. In the end, only Li Ling and Xiang Daxing, who had not spoken much.
The latter has also made great efforts to help during this period. The accounts of many places of money, grain and taxes are almost determined by him. This can be said to save everyone a lot of time to check the warehouse accounts, and also made Xiang Daxing praise from many colleagues. However, at this moment, he did not have much joy in his face of accomplishing his achievements. Instead, he looked solemn as he was only the two of them left here: "I'm so gentle..."
"Hmm? Brother Xiang has something to talk about?" Li Ling asked casually, sorting out all the documents on the case.
"You really plan to finalize the matter like this and not change it?"
Facing Xiang Daxing's serious face, Li Ling chuckled: "We have been busy for more than a month and finally finished our errands. Everyone has checked that there are no hidden dangers, so why do we need to change it?"
"Is there really no hidden danger?" Xiang Daxing's brows became tighter and tighter. "This time you put 70% of the burden of military rations on Huguang Province, which is extremely inappropriate."
"What's wrong? Huguang is the largest granary in Dayue. In recent years, it has been harvesting year by year and full of warehouses. Now it's just a frontline for supply of grain storage, which is naturally a matter of course."
"If you only follow the records on the books, there will be no problem, but... it would be fine if others neglect, but you shouldn't have done it. You know that just a few months ago, the tax on Huguang was ill, and the court later ordered a thorough investigation and heavy punishment. Although the relevant accounts have not yet reached my Ministry of Revenue, the food there should have been included in this year's grain tax. Where did they get more food support frontlines at this moment?"
As he said that, Xiang Daxing was a little anxious, so he took a step forward and stared at Li Ling: "Wen Zhong, this is not a joke. If the front-line food supply is delayed, the consequences will be unimaginable, and it is not something you and I can take responsibility..."
Li Ling looked back at him, and a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes. He really didn't expect that many of his colleagues had a problem with him, but in the end, only Xiang Daxing saw the problem. He thought he had only a large number of accounts with a super memory that he could never forget, but now it seems that he has greater potential in accounts.
Of course, now is not the time to sigh at this, Li Ling quickly said: "There are indeed some problems in this, but I don't think it will affect the overall situation. Over the years, Huguang has produced quite a lot of grain, and they can still take out this little grain. Just rest assured."
"Do you really think this is not a big problem?" Xiang Daxing continued to frown and asked.
"Of course, I've discovered this a long time ago, but it's not bad. I have a way to solve it. Don't worry." Li Ling said, patting the other party's shoulder and looking at the weather outside. "It's not too late. I'll send the documents and accounts to the Minister Bian to take a look. You should go back and rest earlier. Thank you for these days."
Although she was still suspicious, Xiang Daxing did not have the courage to make this happen after all, and admired Li Ling a little, so she stopped talking, and then said goodbye. Until he saw him leave, Li Ling breathed a sigh of relief. He was still a little conceited and felt that the accounts he had made could not be seen by others. Fortunately, Xiang Daxing had a good relationship with him and finally stabilized. There should be no mistakes next?
Half an hour later, the Minister of the Secretariat.
After Bian Xuedao quickly swept the account documents in his hand, he couldn't see much praise on his face. Until the end, he even signaled Li Ling to close the door first, and then asked: "Did you really do what I said before? Why is this account..."
Before he could ask questions, Li Ling had already explained: "Sir, please see the food transfer in Huguang..." As he said that, he changed the previous concerns of Xiang Daxing.
It was not until after listening to his explanation that Bian Xuedao looked at the content again that he finally had a smile on his face: "Okay, okay! Wen Zhong, I have known that you have learned to do accounting skills for a long time, but I don't want to underestimate you. Your ability is so high that you can hide it from me.
"In this way, I feel relieved. Since I can hide it from me, even if I can hide it from all the court officials, Your Majesty will definitely not see the flaws. What we have to do next is to wait for the things to ferment and make contributions to His Highness Yong.
"By the way, I was busy with all kinds of errands before, and I really delayed your affairs. I sent your official edict to the Ministry of Personnel half a month ago. I believe that within two days, you will be promoted to the head of the Ministry of Revenue. You must do your best in the future and not let down the court and the official's wishes for you."
Hearing the last time, Li Ling quickly bent down with an "excited" look on his face: "I thank you for your support and training. I will definitely obey your orders and do your job well in the future."
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. Haha, you don't have to be so disgusted. After today, you and I will be ministers in the same palace. And compared to an old man like me, young people like Wen Zhong, you have a broader future and are more likely to be valued by His Highness Yong in the future. Maybe when will I have to rely on you?"
Li Ling had just heard these polite words, and after flattering the other party for a few more words, he left. It was not until he left the house that the smile in Bian Xuedao's eyes completely disappeared, he gently patted the thick stack of documents with his hand, and muttered: "What a pity..."
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After entering the update, several elegant officials in casual clothes were gathered together in an elegant and bookish hall, looking at a very detailed account document.
After everyone passed on everything, Fan Meisheng, the Minister of Revenue, who was sitting at the top, coughed softly: "Do you all understand?"
The officials below were all confused, some were silent, and some shook their heads gently. They were just officials from the Ministry of Rites, the Censorate and other yamen, and were very unfamiliar with the facts of the accounts. Even though the account was written very clearly, after reading a lot of numbers, they still felt dizzy and confused.
Fan Meisheng sighed. This matter should not be too forced, so he turned his eyes to the last young man in his twenties: "To Shun, let's talk about it."
Huang Shun immediately cheered up and said with a serious expression: "My dear masters, we all want our Great Yue court to be stable, and we follow the head of the East Palace, so the lower official said it directly. Now the prince is planning to use troops against Guirong in the northern border. Once this battle can really defeat the border troubles and promote our country's power, the position of the prince will be consolidated, and Your Majesty will not have any other thoughts."
Everyone nodded in agreement, while Huang Shun continued: "But some people do not want such a thing to happen because of their own interests, so they do something from it..."
After his explanation, everyone realized that the Yongwang Party was so bold that it dared to do such a trick in logistics affairs! After his careful introduction, they were all shocked. Such methods were really hard to guard against...
"We must not let their conspiracy succeed!"
"Yes, even if we don't mention the prince's matter, we will just say goodbye to the safety of the frontline soldiers."
"We want to impeach and expose their conspiracy so that His Majesty knows what King Yong has done behind his back!"
Seeing everyone yelling and the crowd was in high spirits, Fan Meisheng finally laughed: "Well said that, even if I am the official, I cannot ignore this matter. I will submit a memorial together tomorrow to expose all these conspiracies and demand severe punishment of relevant people!"
Chapter completed!