Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 110 Disaster relief?What kind of disaster relief, I'm going to make money
Inside the Privy Council
After a long absence, Wang Pu faced all the old ministers and said: "On this trip, we must strictly implement the eight regulations put forward by His Highness King Qin to us. We must not be vague in the slightest. Countless pairs of eyes in the world are watching. King Qin His Highness made a bet with me, and he is watching, do you really understand?"

"Don't worry, sir, we all know that the money to relieve the victims is life-saving money. If we put three cents of this money into our pockets, the victims will lose seven to eight cents. , it is impossible to say that there will be five or six unjust souls who died in vain during the disaster. We all have read the books of sages and have great righteousness in our hearts. How can we do such an immoral thing?"

"Exactly, Mr. Xian, to be honest, little people usually have money to welcome and send off, and occasionally collect some money as gifts, fire expenses, shelter, and private tutoring. Sometimes they do have money, but which money can be touched and which money can't be touched? Money cannot be touched, how can we not count it in our hearts?"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Wang, there is no need to worry. His Highness the King of Qin is provoking you. Doesn't it mean that some of us will embezzle money for disaster relief? The redeemer said bluntly, King Qin, although he has been named on the gold medal list and has learned a lot, but watch his actions. , more like businessmen, how could he understand what it means to be upright and self-disciplined? On the contrary, it is the businessmen and soldiers who he wants to reuse. Haha, if the 100 million disaster relief funds can pass through the hands of these people, how can they be saved? If the remaining [-] yuan actually falls into the hands of the victims, I will chop off my head and give it to them to sit on!"

"Yes, if you ask me, His Highness King Qin is still too young. Although he is smart, he cannot see human nature clearly."

"Yeah yeah."

These words caused everyone in the hall to marvel in admiration. There were objections from all sides. Almost everyone thought that they had already won the bet this time.

It’s not that they have confidence in their own conscience, abilities, and humanity. They are all old bureaucrats. No one can pretend to be Laba garlic. The fact that the money and food for this disaster relief can finally reach [-]% is considered that they have worked hard and are sincere. But for Zhao Guangmei’s people Those group of veterans and ministers with business backgrounds, haha, they are so confident.

Civil servants are greedy for money, and they pay attention to wooing the gentry and cleverly setting up names. After all, they still have to show off their faces. Military men are greedy for money, and you really want to have their bones chewed to pieces. As for those princes and ministers who were born as merchants, they are now in various departments of the trading company. The middle-level people with real power, haha, what’s the difference between giving them power and arranging a dog to guard the bones and a cat to guard the fish?
When Wang Pu saw this, he nodded in agreement. He knew that in comparison of knowledge and ability, he could never compare with His Highness the King of Qin, but fortunately, he was confident that his experience was still much richer than his.

His Highness the King of Qin does not trust civil servants, which is actually right. Civil servants are indeed not very trustworthy, but what if he trusts those warriors and merchants?That's not as good as a civil servant.

It's just... I always felt that this matter wouldn't be that simple. I always felt in my heart that King Qin would definitely have a back-up plan this time, so I couldn't help myself. However, I was already thinking about how Li Siyuan wanted to kill Li Cunxu in his spare time. Little story.

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On the other side, Cao Bin is also asking Zhao Guangmei for help.

"Your Highness can use me for disaster relief. I can guarantee that at least the government offices above the county level, whether they are officials or subordinates, will never let anyone take even a penny. If there is any mistake, I will be willing to bring it to justice."

As he said this, he was also confident. After all, Zhao Guangmei used him to be honest and strict.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Guangmei shook his head and said: "If you say that, then I will not dare to use you. Lao Cao, you have never actually done any local civil servant chores, so maybe you don't understand the level of disaster relief." How deep is it, if I really let you go with me, then it will not be a reuse, but a harm to you."

"Your Highness, you mean that as long as it's for disaster relief, people with a business background will be greedy?"

"Of course, and the more greedy you are, the more officials are elected from the bottom up, the easier it is to be corrupt, because power is only responsible for the source of power. Those who choose them from below, what means do they have to supervise them? ?" "I have never believed in human nature. Civil servants are like dogs. We ourselves don't put so much gold on our faces. So you, really don't go to Huainan with me. You just stay in the capital. Please help Zhang Ai to grasp the eight regulations, especially traveling, meetings, and visits."

"This……"

"What are you still hesitating about? Let me tell you, this is why I made a bet with Wang Pu in order to let him write a book. Otherwise, I would like to stay in Kaifeng to handle the matter of the Eight Provisions myself. Right now, This is the best time to promote clean government. Huainan has been in trouble. If you follow the eight regulations at this time, why don't you stand on the moral high ground and defecate at them? If you encounter anyone who is disobedient or clearly violates the rules, you will be punished directly. Bring it over and slap the big mouth first. If anyone has any explanation, you will mention the victims of the Huainan disaster. I guarantee that you will be able to defeat all the evils with one move. What a good thing. This is, you don’t think I am making these eight regulations. , that’s true.”

"Of course I also know that now is indeed a good time to implement the eight regulations. However, if I and the inspection team do not accompany His Highness to go south, Your Highness, who will you use to supervise the disaster relief in Huainan, and how to ensure that the money and food will really be delivered to Where is it in the hands of the victims?”

"Disaster relief? Why should I provide disaster relief? Wang Pu is the one who goes to provide disaster relief. Besides, one-third of the profits earned by the trading company will be distributed to the Privy Council, one-third will be used for the welfare of the Forbidden Army officers, and the remaining one-third will be used for disaster relief. Dividends, where is the budget for disaster relief? How can I have money for disaster relief?"

"what?"

Cao Bin was dumbfounded: "But didn't you say, dial one, 100 million yuan?"

"I'm not allocating 100 million yuan for disaster relief. At least I can't use the money to buy food and then give it to the victims of the disaster for nothing, right? I'm not short-sighted. Besides, this money belongs to our brothers in the trading company. I have worked hard to earn it, and I have never been to a shareholders’ meeting, so how could I be allowed to do it so casually?”

"Then this money is used for..."

"Those who buy fields, Huainan has been hit by floods, and the people are about to sell their sons and daughters if they can't survive. At this time, the fields in their hands will definitely be sold very cheaply. We won't take advantage of this bargain, but let those bastards They’re all taken up.”

"........."

Cao Bin looked confused.

The dignified prince, the younger brother of the founding emperor, holds a business with an annual income of 500 million yuan. Faced with the floods in the Huaihe River, he does not want to spend some money to help the victims, but instead takes the lead in taking advantage of the situation?
This... is this good?

Even if you are a coward and a corrupt official, do you have to go behind someone's back to do this, even if it's really sneaky?

Are you doing this blatantly because you are afraid that people in the world will not scold you, or are you afraid that your reputation will be too good in the history books in the future?
(End of this chapter)