Chapter 222

Qin Huaidao had no idea about his relatives on his mother's side, because he seemed to have no contact with him as long as he could remember!

"Well, there is a man named Liu Pingyi outside the mansion. Do you know him?" Qin Huaidao thought about it and asked the butler.

"I heard about it when I heard of it, but I haven't had any contact for many years, so I may not remember it." Butler Guan recalled it and then spoke.

"Call him in!" Qin Huaidao hesitated for a while, and asked the butler to call him in.

"I don't think it's wrong. After all, he said he was your cousin himself. Moreover, I asked about his resume and household registration, and he was indeed from Yingchuan." Cheng Chusi looked at Qin Huaidao and said.

"Well, let's see. If it's really someone from my mother's side, it's okay to meet him!" Qin Huaidao said with a smile.

After all, there is this relationship, and it would be too unkind if you really don’t help.

But it also depends on how much corruption he is. If he is a greedy person, then there is no need to help such a person.

Soon, Liu Pingyi arrived at Qin Huaidao's living room.

"I have met Duke Hu and two young masters!" A middle-aged man, wearing a gorgeous long gown, arrived at Qin Huaidao and began to bow to Qin Huaidao and Cheng Chusi and the others.

"Sit!" Qin Huaidao said with a smile and pointed to the position next to him.

"Thank you, Duke Hu!" Liu Pingyi walked to the next position very cautiously.

I was a little excited. If Qin Huaidao had saved me, I would definitely not be able to die.

"What's the matter to see me? Are you corrupt? How much corrupt is it? Let me tell you, I see how to save me?" Qin Huaidao went straight to the point and asked clearly before talking.

"Yes, Duke Hu, the young man should not be obsessed with money, but there is no way to take it. The corruption in the workshop is not our final say. There are many people below, including deputy and master craftsmen, who all want to take the money. If they don't take it, they will not be able to stand firm in the workshop.

I have been the head of Bimo Workshop for three years, and I have been greedy for about 1,500 guan, of which about 800 guan in the account book, and the price of other purchasing materials is about 700 guan!

Duke Hu, you can't take it if you don't take it. If you don't take it, they will squeeze us out. I just came to the capital to work at that time. If I were squeezed out, I might not even have the opportunity to fill the gap!" Liu Pingyi sat there, saying to Qin Huaidao with pain on his face.

"Well, this is too much, right? Isn't this forcing people to go to a dead end?" Cheng Chusi sat there and started cursing.

Qin Huaidao did not express his opinion, but sat there and began to think.

According to Liu Pingyi, he has obtained 1,500 guan in three years, so the number of people below must be more than this.

"You have been in office for three years, how much greedy are the people below?" Qin Huaidao asked at Liu Pingyi.

"It will only be more than me, not less than me. In fact, many of the money cannot be found.

Let’s talk about pen and ink. We do have to purchase high-quality pen and ink, but these things are only for His Majesty and all the princes. They don’t use much in a year, so we report them ten times the quantity.

Medium-sized pen and ink materials are mainly used for various yamen, and the price is also inflated. In addition, many raw materials are controlled by the aristocratic families. When we go to purchase, they will also cooperate with the inside and outside and falsely report the price.

The money can't be found at all, but there is a large amount of money here!" Liu Pingyi sat there and said to Qin Huaidao.

"I knew it was like this! None of these people are innocent." Qin Huaidao stood up and said with his hands behind his back.

"Well, the real hateful thing is not the workshop leaders, but the workshop masters. They rely on their skills and most of them are trained by aristocratic families, which is almost the final say.

We, the person in charge, actually want to curry favor with those masters, that is, the masters!" Liu Pingyi continued.

"Well, I have heard of this. It seems that this is the case. Those masters, don't think that they are not of grade, but they are very rich. Many masters have several concubines in their families." Yuchi Baolin heard it and nodded. He also heard about such things.

"Yes!" Qin Huaidao nodded and thought about how to deal with these masters.

If these masters are not dealt with, then even if those officials are replaced, they will continue to be corrupt.

After all, people who are used to getting big money will suddenly not have that much money to give them, and they will be very unaccustomed to it!

"In the workshop, isn't anyone except the master, understands craftsmanship?" Qin Huaidao asked at Liu Pingyi.

"Some workshops have, some do not, it depends on whether the master craftsman will really teach his apprentices. For some key skills, those master craftsman will only pass them to his sons, not to his apprentices." Liu Pingyi continued to say to Qin Huaidao.

Qin Huaidao nodded, then walked over and said to Liu Pingyi: "I won't talk about this anymore. I haven't contacted relatives in Yingchuan for several years. Do my mother still have relatives here?"

"Yes, yes, Duke Hu, your grandfather is still alive, and three uncles are also there, among which your second uncle serves as the prefect of Fenyang and your third uncle serves as the chief official of Luoyang Prefecture!" Liu Pingyi sat there and said excitedly.

"Well, where is my uncle?" Qin Huaidao asked when he heard this.

"My uncle is my cousin. Now he is in the mansion. Because of the war in the early years, he injured one leg. Now he is in charge of the matter at home, mainly the family's business!" Liu Pingyi immediately introduced to Qin Huaidao.

"Oh!" Qin Huaidao nodded.

"Does their names and current communication methods?" Qin Huaidao continued to ask Liu Pingyi.

"Yes, yes!" Liu Pingyi nodded quickly and said.

"Well, the butler, ask someone to serve him." Qin Huaidao turned his head and ordered the butler behind him.

"Okay, young master!" The butler immediately ordered the servants at home to prepare.

Liu Pingyi stood up and followed the butler to the side room.

"So, those officials are actually scapegoats?" Yuchi Baolin said with a frown.

"It can't be considered a scapegoat, none of them were wronged.

Let me put it this way, for example, the craftsmen of the Liu family work as master craftsmen in the workshop where the Wang family is in charge of the Wang family, while the people of the Wang family work as master craftsmen in the workshop where the Lu family is in charge of the Lu family, and the people of the Lu family work as craftsmen in the workshop where the Liu family is in charge of the Liu family.

They were like the roots of a big tree, crossing the streets, and they looked like the masters threatening the person in charge. In fact, the aristocratic families had already penetrated together for the sake of the overall interests." Qin Huaidao smiled and said to Yuchi Baolin and the others.

"It makes sense, but how to check it out? It's not realistic to replace those masters. There may be many skills that the workers below cannot master. And who can guarantee that those workers are not from the aristocratic families? Will this be the same after they become masters?" Cheng Chusi looked at Qin Huaidao and asked.

Qin Huaidao sat there without saying anything, and was thinking about this in his mind.

"I think it's difficult. If the aristocratic family is not eliminated, the matters on the workshop will be inevitable." Yuchi Baolin sat there and said.

"It is certainly difficult, but there is no way. Look, I don't need to offend the aristocratic family to death. In fact, those craftsmen rely on the aristocratic family to protect them.

In addition to the aristocratic families, although those craftsmen are still greedy, they dare not be so blatant. The key here is still in the hands of the aristocratic families!

There are no officials to protect the wealth of their aristocratic family. What's the use of getting so much money? Are you going to be searched?" Qin Huaidao said to the two of them after he figured out this.

The two of them nodded.

Soon, Liu Pingyi wrote down the mailing address and contact person of Qin Huaidao's relatives in Yingchuan.

Qin Huaidao nodded and asked him to sit down and have tea.

Liu Pingyi was very nervous at this moment. Of course, he also held hope in his heart. As long as Qin Huaidao took action to save him, he would definitely not die.

"Well, what about you, be prepared to be fined. I will try my best to find a way for you to commit suicide, but the money must be fined!" Qin Huaidao said at Liu Pingyi.

Liu Ping nodded gratefully, knowing that as long as he can save his life, it is enough. If you want to fine others, it is better than killing all the family.

Today, three families have been confiscated, and the people from those three families have been arrested in prison, so the other workshop leaders are afraid!

It would be fine if you die. If you don’t do it well, you will be raided or even killed all the houses. This will be deadly.

Qin Huaidao talked with them in the living room for a while, and then they said goodbye.

Early the next morning, after Qin Huaidao got up, he took Qin Zhili and the other six people and rode his horse to the palace.

The six of them also rode horses, and two of them could not ride horses, and they were taken by the family soldiers of the mansion.

Qin Huaidao told the two people that after returning home, he went to the martial arts training ground to practice riding horses. The two students naturally nodded and agreed!

By the time Qin Huaidao arrived at the Ministry of Works, there were already many officials here.

When they saw Qin Huaidao, they kept nodding and smiling, but most of them were the heads of the workshop.

When they saw Qin Huaidao come in, they smiled ugly.

Qin Huaidao ignored them, but took the six students and walked straight inside.

As soon as I arrived at the door of my room, I saw a mahogany table, a chair, some bookshelves, and a set of exquisite porcelain, as well as a set of teapots and tea cups for making tea.

"Well, open the door and get all those things in." Qin Huaidao said to the family soldiers behind him.

"Yes, young master!" When the soldier heard this, he immediately went over to help.

"Shisan Qin, are you satisfied?" At this time, the two officials arrived at Qin Huaidao and looked at Qin Huaidao with a very flattering smile, constantly rubbing their palms, and it was obvious that they were very nervous.
Chapter completed!