novelraw Chapter 128
Chapter 128
Bao Cong took a pile of account books and went to the household department to find Feng Tang.
Feng Tang was surprised: "What are these?"
Bao Cong patted the dozens of books and explained: "These are the repair and renovation expenses of our school in the past six months, as well as daily expenses, including pens, inks, papers and inkstones, survey tools, student records, and carriages for going out. Bedding, etc., I have written it all down here."
Feng Tang was even more surprised, "What do you use me for the cost of your school?"
Bao Cong smiled and said: "Uncle Shi, didn't you say that if someone makes things difficult for me, the Holy Majesty and you will both watch? The Ministry of War keeps the share of our school dormitory, and the students who go to receive it will most likely only get half of it. These are the pillars of the country! I can’t ask them to learn their skills on an empty stomach, so I have to eat bran and swallow vegetables first, and squeeze out living expenses to support the household department.”
It turned out that Bao Cong was embarrassed by others, and now he is here to make the decision.
Hearing this, Feng Tang understood.
But these ledgers...the money has been padded, it's time to ask the head of the military department for money!What's the use of finding the Ministry of Finance?The Ministry of Households has allocated the Ministry of War's quota!
"This Ministry of War is too dirty! Nephew, don't worry, when I meet the old man Shangshu of the Ministry of War, I will tell him well and tell him to spit out all the embezzled money!" Feng Tang said angrily.
But Bao Cong shook his head: "Shi Bo, I believe you. It's just that the Minister of the Ministry of War is busy with official duties. He is either patrolling the city defense or training troops in the barracks all day long. He can't meet him twice a month. He procrastinates and refuses to transfer money, student We can't all wait to starve to death, can we?"
Feng Tang thought thoughtfully: "Then what do you mean?"
Bao Cong pushed the account book and said with a smile: "That's what I think. Since Jia's family has put the money on the table first, didn't they still owe the account to the Ministry of Accounts? Just look at the amount in the account book." , Just write off a 10 tael account!"
Feng Tang took a deep breath: "10 taels? What can I spend 10 taels?"
He hurriedly went to look through the ledger, looked carefully, and looked with his eyes wide open. What kind of money was it, so much as 10 taels?
Bao Cong was not in a hurry, and just muttered to the side: "Master Feng, I have forty or fifty people under my command. I need to repair places, make new tools, and practice drawing maps. The room is full of pens, inks, papers and inkstones. Yes. The prices in the capital are high. When you go out for surveys, you have to prepare horse-drawn wound medicine, and you can’t save on accommodation. Also, the students need to pay three or two yuan a month. My department is in the capital, and it costs only 10 taels for half a year. portion?"
That's what I said, but the 10 taels is still a bit too much.After all, the household department is the best at bargaining for money!
Sure enough, Feng Tang made a quick calculation in his mind, and said, "You have too much water, so how can you use as much as 10 taels?"
Besides, the money that Bao Cong asked for had already been allocated to the Ministry of War.The Ministry of War withheld the money by itself, but now Bao Cong asked him for it. If he gave it, wouldn't it be that the Ministry of War took an extra sum of money?If it is impossible to get it back from the Ministry of War, it can only be deducted from the Ministry of War when it allocates funds next year.
At that time, the old man will impeach him again, saying that he has withheld the expenses of the Ministry of War, the soldiers can't even afford food and grass, and the old weapons can't be replaced with new ones... Feng Tang thought of talking about it. I feel a headache.
The Minister of the Ministry of War has the support of the queen, and Bao Cong also got the words of Emperor Zhao before, and asked him to take care of him... Sigh, why did everything come to him?Not worth it not worth it...
Feng Tang shook his head, and reported a number to Bao Cong: "I roughly glanced at this account book, and it's about 7 taels. Don't think it's too little. The left servant of the Ministry of Industry came to collect the case a few days ago, and it was only 5 taels." two."
Of course, what the Minister Zuo of the Ministry of Industry came to collect was a month's allowance for the entire Ministry of Industry, which Feng Tang would not specifically say.
Bao Cong didn't ask in detail, but just nodded, and he simply signed and signed.As a result, the Jia family's debt was officially reduced by 7 taels.
Feng Tang was taken aback, he thought that Bao Cong would bargain again, and then he would settle a bill of 8 taels, and both parties would be satisfied.
Unexpectedly, Bao Cong didn't say anything, and left after signing and canceling the account.The trouble made Feng Tang puzzled.
But when he got home from a business trip, he immediately understood what was going on!
The old housekeeper said to him: "The young master took the task and said that he would take people out of Beijing to draw a map, and paid 3 taels of silver from the family account."
Feng Tang was taken aback, and quickly asked: "Who agreed to give it? Why didn't you report it to me first? What about others?"
Asked three times in a row, anxious to death.The old housekeeper explained along the way: "It was given by the old lady, saying that the young master is now promising, and he is going out on business. He has no money around him, so he asked the accountant to allocate the money. The young master took the bank note at noon, and said goodbye to the old lady and the old lady. Ma'am, I should have left Beijing by now!"
Hehe, my wife gave it to me?
Feng Tang fell silent. His old mother loved Feng Ziying the most. Let alone 3 taels, 30 taels might be coaxed to give it to him.
He said why Baocong didn't ask for the 3 taels of silver, so this pile is waiting here!The money came from his house!
The son cheated on the father, and the man ran away.Feng Tang couldn't be more angry, so he could only swallow this breath in a muffled voice, but he felt that Bao Cong's hand was very dark, and he kept muttering for a long time: "If you want to plot against me, why don't you plot against that old man? What a waste of screaming. He called his nephew!"
And this prodigal son, what can you do, spend money No. 1!
Bao Cong canceled the Jia family's 7 taels of debt, and got money from Feng Tang, feeling very happy.But when I meet Baoyu, I always see him depressed.
After asking, I found out that Baoyu felt that the Imperial Academy was acting weird recently.
Obviously he had checked the documents he had written, but when he handed them in, there were always mistakes.Although Shangguan and his colleagues corrected him every time, they looked at him more and more strangely.
It was like this every time, no matter how innocent Baoyu was, she knew that someone was secretly picking on him.Wang Tanhua helped Baoyu several times and showed favor to him, but Baoyu always felt that Wang Tanhua was too enthusiastic about him.
Hearing Baoyu vomit a lot of bitterness, Baocong understood that it must be the people loyal to the king who secretly framed Baoyu, and Wang Tanhua was the queen's man, and he helped Baoyu many times and showed favor to him.But it is not ruled out that the queen's people deliberately framed Baoyu, and took the opportunity to help out.
In short, the Hanlin Academy, which has always been quite noble, is in chaos.
Regarding the struggle between the two factions, Bao Cong can only advise Bao Yu to wait and see the changes and pay more attention.The Imperial Academy is still safe for the time being. After all, the Queen's people will continue to help Baoyu in order to win them over, but I don't know how long it will last?
Baocong thought, maybe Baoyu should move and choose a quieter place.The Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of War are not allowed to go. The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple are not suitable for Baoyu. The Ministry of Rites, like the Imperial Academy, is also prone to making mistakes.Only the Ministry of Industry is okay, but what can Baoyu do in the Ministry of Industry?Do rouge?
If Emperor Zhao didn't mind, Bao Cong would support it...
However, before Baocong could figure out a way, Baoyu began to stay in bed and sabotage.Early in the morning, he hugged and teased his daughter, but refused to get off the bed. Baochai urged him several times, pulled him up, changed his clothes and washed him, and after a lot of trouble, drove him out of the house.
Of course I was late.
Baoyu went to the Hanlin Academy with a guilty conscience, and when he met the Shangguan, the Shangguan didn't criticize him harshly, but instead smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, we are just getting busy."
Followed by Zhu Bangyan's consolation: "You are the number one scholar, and you are also a person who is valued by the Holy One. The King of Beijing is also on good terms with you. You should have more privileges than us."
Baoyu: "..." He wanted to say something, but he always felt that Zhu Bangyan's consolation sounded very uncomfortable.
But Wang Tanhua had already spoken first, and said: "It's Shangguan who is sympathetic. He knows that we occasionally sleep in late on weekdays, and occasionally make mistakes. It's all because of young people's lack of experience. Mr. Zhu, you have overslept in the afternoon too!"
Zhu Bangyan: "...Master Wang, what do you mean? Are you trying to accuse me of being slack in my duties?"
Wang Tanhua: "No, no, I'm just discussing the facts, don't deliberately target me!"
Smiling Shangguan: "Okay, okay, everyone is really energetic in the morning, let's work quickly!"
Baoyu, who just wanted to say something, retracted her head silently, thinking that it would be better if she didn't say anything.
Everyone was smiling on the surface, but the undercurrent was surging underneath, making him more and more confused.
It's really uncomfortable to stay in this Hanlin Academy!
After leaving the job, Baoyu went to Baocong again: "Can I be released as an official?"
Bao Cong was surprised: "Why do you think of going outside? There are many positions in the capital that you can go to!"
Others want to stay in the capital, but Baoyu actually wants to leave the capital?With his level of official position, he can only be a magistrate even if he is released to the outside world.Whether it is a rich town or a poor place, interpersonal relationships are intricate and complicated, which is not an atmosphere that Baoyu would like.
Baoyu didn't understand, he just felt that he was about to suffocate staying in the Imperial Academy!
A bunch of men, who doesn't deal with each other for a while, and who insists on pulling him to stand together for a while, these stinky men not only stinky, but also stinky.
Baoyu still feels good when she was a child, and lived in the Grand View Garden with her sisters.Study together, play together, get bored and get together, hold poetry gatherings, drink tea, go hunting in the snow, what better than being an official?
Now the sisters who are married get married, and those who leave Beijing leave Beijing.Even if Baochai and the others are in the capital, they are too busy to see anyone because of their family education for women...
Speaking of women's school, he hasn't been to it seriously yet?
Thinking about it in her heart, Baoyu went straight to Jia's girls' school on her business trip.
Most of the female students have gone home, only a few stayed to ask questions, and some orphans who originally lived in the home school helped clean up.
The food in the Jia family has always been good. After the orphans came to Jia's house, they ate well, slept well, went to school, and worked easily.
"Going back to the boat at the end of the day, I strayed into the depths of the lotus flower. Fighting for the crossing, I startled a pool of gulls and herons. Mr. Ousie, this word is really well written. Is it really so fun to go boating on the lake?" Xichun asked.
Xichun smiled and said: "I used to go boating with my sisters. A few of us paddled a small boat and dangled slowly on the lake. In spring, there were willow catkins, in summer there were lotus flowers, in autumn there were reeds and residual lotus, in winter the lake was frozen and snowed. Although it is not allowed to go boating, it is also very beautiful to stand on the shore and enjoy it, covered in silver."
"Sir, sir, let's go boating too!" The children surrounded Xichun coquettishly, and Xichun nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, when the weather is fine, we will go boating, and then everyone should learn to write poems!"
Then came the cheers of the children, all laughing like silver bells.
Baoyu watched from a distance, couldn't stop smiling, and his heart almost melted.
He decided that it would be better to resign from office and go home to be a husband. How nice it would be to be with the girls!