In addition to eating, the grain will be dry and dehydrated and will lose weight. If there is a strong man who transports grain while eating and hiding it secretly, these may cause the food transported to be consumed.

In short, before the monetization of fiscal taxation, there will be many problems with the physical fiscal tax collection and settlement system. Therefore, it is very common for the food spent by subordinate localities to match the food or accounts received by superior finance. As we just said, localities at all levels need to pay the accounts at the Ministry of Revenue. The accounts submitted by various prefectures and prefectures and counties and the accounts of the governing department cannot be reviewed by the Ministry of Revenue. The Ministry of Revenue must re-receive it, and then the Ministry of Revenue will report the accounts again and then pass the review. It will not be completed until all accounts are fully consistent and the verification work is completed.

At that time, there was no fax machine, no photocopying manuscripts, and no WeChat pictures sent to the picture. When the unexamined accounts were sent back to various places and submitted, local officials had to return to each county, and each prefecture had to write a copy again, stamp it with official seals and send it. This round trip, it would be fine if it was close to the capital. If it was a thousand miles away from the capital, no one would send you away with one foot, and no high-speed rail planes would let you go, and there was no National Highway 9527 and 2587 let you gallop across. Officials had to walk back with their feet, ride horses and take a boat, and it would take three or five months to go back and forth. If they ran two round trips, it was very likely that the previous year's account would be before they were finished, and they would directly bring the next year's account together. To sum up, redeeming the account is a hard work, a physical work, and a thankless fucking job.

Fortunately, the Chinese nation has been talented since ancient times. Not only do they have the enterprising spirit of reform and innovation, but they also know the pragmatism of expedient and adaptable. This is also very obvious in the issue of redeeming accounts. I don’t know which genius first thought of a good way to save time and effort. When redeeming accounts, in addition to the first-hand account book for reporting accounts, they will bring a few more blank account books stamped with official seals. Once the accounts do not match, they will enter a new account on the blank account book, so that they will not be able to go back and return to the local area.

In the memorial, Fang Keqin reported the matter in detail, calling it a major cancer of the court and a major drawback of the government. He also listed the three major drawbacks that will arise in this matter: one, the accounts are chaotic and the false accounts are endless. The purpose of the blank account book is to be consistent with the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue. As long as the accounts are finally correct in the Ministry of Revenue, the local officials responsible for the finance will be out of responsibility, so that no one will keep the accounts seriously. No matter how much the income or expenditure or the difference is, as long as they finally go to the Ministry of Revenue to change them with the blank account book, everything will be fine. The second is that the account book is out of the way, and the traitor makes a fake. The blank account book is

Once the book is out of the way, someone will create fake accounts, and it will be inevitable that someone will exploit financial loopholes, embezzle public funds, and corruption will continue to occur, and the country's financial system will be ineffective in the future. Three disadvantages: deceiving the emperor. Fang Keqin believes that the emergence of empty book sealed books is actually because local officials exploit the loopholes in the system to cope with the review of superiors. In fact, it is to reduce trouble and deliberately deceive the emperor in order to avoid running errands. If this matter continues, everyone can deceive the emperor and everyone knows that deceiving the emperor is not guilty. So where is the court's laws and the majesty of the monarch? In the future, everyone will compete to follow suit. In the long run, the law will be illegal and the country will be disgrace.

After listening to Fang Xiaoru's narrative, Yao Guangqi raised the question that had been held in for a long time: "Why did Lord Fang last night?

He said he wanted to sacrifice his life for justice?"

"Because my father is also using empty seals to record books." Fang Xiaoru said sadly.

Yao Guangqi understood that Fang Keqin exposed this disadvantage and he would be involved. In order to eliminate this disadvantage, he would sacrifice his life for the law. I think this person must have made up his mind to die to do so. Thinking of this, Yao Guangqi sighed and sighed. In this way, Fang Keqin was simply a saint who died.

But, when he was arrested, what should I do with my Rou'er? No, I must try to meet Fang Keqin and ask for clues about Rou'er.

Just as Yao Guangqi was trying his best to find a way to meet Fang Keqin, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was personally interrogating Fang Keqin.

The location is Wenhua Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very tired recently. He felt that he was old and his energy was not as good as before. When he was conquering the world, it was common for only one or two days to sleep for several days. During the period of the Battle of Poyang Lake, he didn't even sleep and studied the battle situation and tactics day and night. However, now it is difficult for him to concentrate for a long time. After reading several memorials in a row, he would feel tired and his eyes were dry. He had to go out for a walk before he could come back to work. So Zhu Yuanzhang has often lamented that time has not forgiven people recently, but he knew that he was already fifty-five years old after all. It was considered long-lived among the people. Living to fifty-five is considered a long life. It is rare for him to have a relatively healthy body of fifty-five.

In order to make himself easier and to exercise the prince's ability to handle political affairs, in the past two years, Zhu Yuanzhang has often handed over some government affairs to the prince for handling. While reducing his burden, he also hopes to test and exercise the prince's ability.

However, Fang Keqin's case alerted Zhu Yuanzhang, and at the same time he questioned the crown prince Zhu Biao. Zhu Biao knew about such a big thing but did not report it. He was furious, sad, and even more afraid. The three disadvantages raised by Fang Keqin were the third one, and the third one was the third one. These ministers deceiving their superiors and not hiding their subordinates, but they only deceived their superiors and were all deceived. In other words, the government and the people were only kept in the dark.

If one day, where civil unrest occurs, or if a general commander launches military advice, the court and the people still only hide it from him, then what will he end up? Zhu Yuanzhang dared not think about it anymore. He could not tolerate such deception, and could not accept being deceived like a fool. He was shrewd all his life, and no matter how powerful the enemy was, he fell in front of him. Every opponent was a stepping stone for him to move forward. He could not allow himself not to know, nor could he accept failure.

At this moment, he looked at Fang Keqin kneeling below. Zhu Yuanzhang was both angry and extremely entangled. The anger was because of the case of empty seal account book, and the entanglement originated from the other Fang Keqin's gratitude. He was grateful to Fang Keqin for letting him know the truth. If there was no such person, he would still be in the dark. Perhaps those below, even the prince would hide it from him until death, and would be a fool emperor until death. But in addition to being grateful, he also felt that Fang Keqin was also guilty because this person had also used empty seal account book. The moment he entered the Wenhua Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang had thought of expelling Fang Keqin and exempting him from his sins, but from the moment he sat on the dragon throne, Zhu Yuanzhang changed his mind and excused Fang Keqin. How do others deal with it? How to establish his own authority?

“Over the years, all local officials have used this method to get households

"Zhu Yuanzhang turned over Fang Keqin's memorial and thought quickly in his mind.

Fang Keqin secretly glanced at the emperor above. It was not the first time he met Zhu Yuanzhang. Last time he met, he received a banquet as a model of local officials. At that time, the emperor praised his outstanding political achievements and was honest in the officialdom. He specially ordered the Ministry of Rites to give him a meal, and praised himself as a "model of integrity". Thinking about the time, the emperor admired him so much, and patted himself on the shoulder and said casually: "Do it well." It was as kind as a teacher. Thinking about the situation at that time, Fang Keqin couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

"Answer my words," Zhu Yuanzhang's words pulled Fang Keqin back from his memory: "Since you know that there are many disadvantages in this matter, why do you still do this?"

Fang Keqin's eyes were filled with tears: "I don't want to do this, but I have to turn a blind eye. If I don't do this, those officials in the department will have to travel back and forth between the Ministry of Revenue and the yamen. Sometimes they can't handle the work in the yamen for half a year or even a year. All other official duties on hand are accumulated, and many things in the local area cannot be handled. Therefore, in order not to delay the local official duties, I can only acquiesce to them to do this."

Fang Keqin's words were sincere and reasonable, and Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be moved. This was a good official. He did this to facilitate the handling of official duties and prevent local affairs from being overwhelmed. However, Zhu Yuanzhang had made up his mind to set this matter as a typical example, so he said with a cold face: "You are for the convenience of official duties, but everyone is for the convenience of official duties?"

Fang Keqin kowtowed again and said, "This is exactly what I am worried about. Not all local officials and officials in the department do this to facilitate official duties. Some treacherous and profiteering will follow this to find loopholes in the court system. Once this wind grows, the court's laws and regulations will be ineffective, and the people's blood and sweat will flow into their private pockets, resulting in the national treasury and the national strength will decline, corruption and destruction of the country. The lesson is not far away. Please let Your Majesty observe clearly."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. This was not only a loyal minister, but also a court, a king and father, and no loyal minister of his own. However, such a loyal minister had to kill him.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt his eyes a little hot. He often felt that he was very sad in the past two years, and he was particularly easy to recall the years and was particularly moved. He did not dare to think about it any more, so he waved his hand: "Take it down, don't be detained in the Ministry of Justice. Treat food and drink well, and don't make things difficult."

Looking at Fang Keqin's back walking down, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed. Then he stood up with difficulty, walked slowly under the Danxi River, and paced back and forth. Suddenly, he stopped, and then quickly walked out of the gate of Wenhua Palace. He looked up and stared at the sky for a long time. After half a meal, Zhu Yuanzhang came to his senses and said to the prisoner beside him: "Tell the prince to come here."
Chapter completed!