Chapter 141 Peace Is Not Cheap
Zhao Chengshan touched his forehead, shook off his sweat, and let out a light breath. With his reputation, he paid more than 20 yuan in cash and finally made up for the difference in the warehouse. Thinking of the money he paid, Zhao Chengshan was so angry that he felt itchy. This time, Manager Jin San and Meng treated him like this, and he had the chance in the future, so they must look good.
Liang Che came over and said, "From the festival level, we will check our grain warehouse tomorrow. This is the account book, please read it again at the festival level."
Zhao Chengshan took the account book and opened it to take a closer look. He misappropriated the remaining grain in the warehouse and lended it to the outside world. This matter has happened all year round, and it is not uncommon. It only looks at whether the officials who keep the account have any negligence. After reading the account book, Zhao Chengshan handed it to Liang Che: "Okay, that's it, you can take it back."
Liang Che took the account book, went back to put it in, and leaned alone against the side and stared blankly.
There are not many people in this kind of small grain warehouse. As long as there is no problem with the distribution of salary, no one will come to ask how it is doing.
In Shengzhou City, there is not much grain reserve in the people, and they all rely on railways to transport grain from the mainland. Nothing happened, so there were people like Zhao Chengshan who used various means to embezzle things and make some money by themselves. Most of the grain warehouses were not clean, and there were always various special features. Zhao Chengshan did not do too much, and he had always controlled himself to solve the problem. However, this time it was too tight, and he spent more money and paid half of the money in a year, which made him feel very distressed.
Du Zhongxiao looked at the results of the grain inspection in the past two days and was generally satisfied. None of the major grain warehouses had any problems, ensuring the stability of Shengzhou. It was not a big deal for several small grain warehouses to have some problems. The purpose of this investigation was to clarify the reserves of Shengzhou and prepare for Zhao Zi's army.
Chen Xiliang came in and said, "Ji Shuai, the state yamen has many small granaries in charge. After a day of investigation, there were a lot of things-"
Du Zhongxiao said: "Everything has rules, just do whatever you want. There are many granaries under the prefecture yamen, frequent entry and exit, and there are too many places to do things. It is impossible to think of something wrong, so you should check it more and don't have to wait for this opportunity to be unified."
Chen Xiliang nodded and said, "After a day of investigation, there were problems with three granaries, and more than 30 stones of grain were missing. The officials who committed the crime have been punished. When they chased the robbery, they will buy some grain and rice from the mall to make up the amount."
Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes, the most important thing is that the amount of food in the warehouse should be sufficient. No matter what happens, it must be replenished as soon as possible. As for those officials who have violated the law, they should be punished according to the law, and there is no need to add any additional guilt."
Chen Xiliang said, and said, "After two days tomorrow and the next day, this grain inspection should be over. After reading it, the rest are small granaries. No matter what happens, it will not affect the overall situation."
Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Okay, this matter is all about it. Go back and get the rest done and report it."
Chen Xiliang agreed and bowed out of the government office.
Du Zhongxiao stood up and stretched. This time, although there was no major problem in checking the food, there were many minor mistakes, and it took a lot of effort to deal with it. Chen Xiliang and others had to work hard for a while. There are rituals in these government affairs now, so Du Zhongxiao is not worried.
On the second day, Zhao Chengshan welcomed Zhang Tangying, the manager who came to check the grain, and handed over the account book early.
Zhang Tangying drank tea and said to Zhao Chengshan: "You have been guarding this granary for a year and are familiar with everything. There is nothing wrong with it, right?"
Zhao Chengshan said: "The manager was joking, and the young man was always careful. How could there be any mistakes?"
Zhang Tangying nodded: "It's good that there is no mistake. The day before yesterday I checked a granary, which only had more than 200 stones of grain. The person in charge of the warehouse actually borrowed more than 100 coins. I knew that I wanted to check the granary and tried my best, and there were still more than 20 stones that I had not made up for. Jie Shuai's life must be severely punished."
Zhao Chengshan hurriedly said, "Don't worry, the small ones have all the food here, and there is no difference from the ones in the account!"
Zhang Tangying smiled: "Since you say that, it's okay. You know, the grain storage in the granary is always worse."
Zhao Chengshan looked at Zhang Tangying's expression and seemed to guess that he had temporarily replenished grain and stopped talking. Anyway, when checking the warehouse, as long as the grain in the warehouse can match the account book, there is nothing wrong. As for what the person who is investigating thinks, which one cares.
After Zhang Tangying got the account book, he asked the several officials he brought to Curry to check the existing grain. These officials were temporarily transferred, and Zhao Chengshan had no possibility of bribing it. Moreover, through the conversation just now, Zhang Tangying had guessed that Curry's grain should be sufficient.
Seeing that Zhang Tangying did not enter the warehouse in person, Zhao Chengshan stayed with him and said some gossip to relieve his boredom.
More than half an hour later, the man came out and said that the grain in Curry was exactly the same as the one recorded in the account book. It was just that the sacks used to hold the grain were too new, as if they had changed recently.
Zhang Tangying nodded, got up and went into the warehouse, and chose a few piles of grain to open the sack. Seeing that the food inside was normal, he stopped checking it and said to Zhao Chengshan: "At the festival level, the accounts are consistent with the actual items, so I will seal them first. Wait until five days later, I will finish the account book before I can open it again."
After hearing this, Zhao Chengshan couldn't help but feel anxious: "Manager, didn't you say that after checking the grain, you could open the warehouse?"
Zhang Tangying said: "After checking the grain, the state government will have to check the account books, and then the warehouse can be opened again. The grain warehouse is sealed, no one can open it! If it is committed, it is a serious crime!"
Zhao Chengshan had no choice but to promise. Most of the grain he borrowed from outside, and he would spend more money on one day. He didn't know when the state office would be able to handle the account books, which was really a headache. This time, the check of the warehouse caused him to bleed.
After checking various procedures, Zhang Tangying took the man to leave. From Zhao Chengshan's expression, Zhang Tangying knew that there must be something wrong with the grain warehouse here, but Zhao Chengshan had made up for it, so it was impossible to find out.
At this time, the public officials were a separate class and had greater powers as long as they were within the allowed scope. For example, Zhao Chengshan, as long as he had no problem in the database, he would ensure that the salary in Dongsheng County was paid, no one would ask about the warehouse. Even though he knew there was a problem, he would not investigate it in depth. Therefore, Zhang Tangying just smiled and did not investigate it in depth.
Zhang Tangying and others left, and Zhao Chengshan looked at the sealed grain warehouse and hated him. He had to wait a few days, but the food inside could not be transported out, so he had to explain to the person who borrowed the grain and pay more rent. He remembered the face of Manager Meng treating him, so he secretly hated him.
When I checked the grain at one time, I spent dozens of stakes of money on my own. This is a great deal. How much money can Zhao Chengshan make in a year when he is at this level? Even if he adds various means, he only counts in public and privately, but he only has fifty or sixty stakes. After checking this time, nothing will be left.
Sighing, Zhao Chengshan said to Hu Zecheng, Liang Che and others: "You each took shifts and watched the grain warehouse here. If there is any problem with the seal here, you can't afford to take care of it! The manager who joined the army personally posted it, whoever broke it would go to the manager's office!"
The few people said they promised each other, and looked at Zhao Chengshan with anger and headed far away. This time he lost dozens of coins of money, so he couldn't just let it go. He always had to find a way to get it back from Jin San's family. The dozens of coins were enough for his family to spend a year, so how could he let it go easily?
Chapter completed!