Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1237 This was premeditated!
You can't just say what you say, you have to listen to the reason why Jingzhao Mansion made the decision to rescue Princess Changle and ignore the fire in Dongshi, right?
His Majesty Li Er admired Gu Gu Cen Wenwen. In the past, this guy always encouraged King Wu and Li Ke to compete for the heir, and made many schemes and tricks. His Majesty Li Er didn't like him, but he reluctantly endured it because he really appreciated his talent.Now King Wu is concentrating on researching business in the Ministry of Industry, turning his idea of ​​fighting for reserves into doing some practical things down-to-earth.

Liu Ji and the minister looked at Du Chuke together, wanting to hear how the Jingzhao Mansion argued...

Du Chuke is well-known for being upright, but I don't know if he will be abducted by Fang Jun and ruined him now that he is working in Jingzhao Mansion?

Du Chuke's face was calm, he got up from the mattress under the eyes of everyone, walked into the hall, and bowed to salute.Then he took out a memorial and handed it over to the servant in the hall, who then presented it to His Majesty Li Er.

All the ministers were a little confused, thinking that you, Du Chuke, still have a memorial?

But I don't know who you want to impeach?

Du Chuke handed out the memorial, stood up straight, and said in a loud voice: "The fire in Dongshi burned 27 shops, 19 people were slightly injured, none were seriously injured, and none died..."

Liu Ji frowned slightly.

How could there be so few casualties in such a big fire?This is not in line with common sense...

How to reflect the impact of an event?
In addition to political events, the impact of civil affairs such as fires depends on the number of casualties and the amount of goods lost.In comparison, the loss of money is not the most important thing, even the lives of civilians and even domestic servants and slaves are much more important, even if it is just to appease the "ant people" in the dust, it must be so publicized...

The fire in the East City burned all night, and no one was killed, let alone seriously injured, so no matter how many goods were burned, no matter how many shops were burned, it would not be enough to raise it to a sufficient height.

No wonder Fang Jun turned a deaf ear to the fire, it turned out that the situation was much lighter than expected...

However, Du Chuke hadn't finished speaking.

"...The loss of goods is uncountable. Why is the number of casualties so clear, but the loss of goods is not countable?" Du Chuke paused slightly, and continued: "This is not to say that the number of goods burned in the fire is too large to be liquidated, but rather It means that the account books of the Jingzhao Mansion are vague and contradictory."

Many people's faces changed slightly.

His Majesty Li Er looked at the account book that Du Chuke had just submitted in his hand, with a deep expression on his face, and asked, "Du Chuke, why is there only a record of 120 pieces of silk in the Linghu family's warehouse in the account book you submitted?"

Just kidding, I witnessed the fire last night with my own eyes. After the fire burned all night, you told me that it only burned 120 bolts of silk in one of them?

The corner of Du Chuke's mouth raised slightly, he cupped his hands and saluted, "This is exactly the inconsistency of what the subordinate said."

He straightened up, turned around to face Linghu Defen who had been silent all this time, and asked with cupped hands: "Excuse me, Minister Linghu, several warehouses caught fire in your house last night. How many warehouses were burned in the fire?"

Linghu Defen remained silent for a while, and said, "It's just like the number reported to the Urban Management Office, but fortunately...not many."

After saying this, the corner of Linghu Defen's mouth twitched, his heart was so distressed that he was about to bleed...

Originally, the shops in Dongshi City were assessed for taxation, which meant a rough estimate based on the scale of their operations, and a figure that was acceptable to both the merchants and the government.Ever since Fang Jun introduced the reform of the tax system in Huating Town, Jiangnan, the tax rates in the eastern and western cities have been messed up.

Tax assessment still needs to be assessed, but the goods from Jiangnan are recorded piece by piece, and they become part of the tax that must be paid according to sales.The two-pronged approach, which has a lot of room for manipulation, has led to more and more confusion in the tax system.

In order to avoid paying high commercial taxes, almost all shops in the eastern and western cities will conceal their trade volume, regardless of the quantity purchased or the quantity shipped.

It's just a tragedy now...

You said there are tens of thousands of high-quality silk in the warehouse?

Yes, first make up the tax money and then talk about other things.

You said it was stored by someone else?
Yes, it’s all the goods of someone else, you list them one by one, and Jingzhaofu will come to collect the tax in person.

Countless goods were burned by the fire, and they will face huge compensation. Do they have to pay another tax?
Linghu Defen wants to cry but has no tears...

The rest of the ministers all cast a sympathetic look at Linghu Defen, without him, they felt the same way.After all, the Linghu family was not the only one that suffered losses in this fire. Although the rest of the family may not have lost as much as Linghu Defen, they definitely did not feel well.

His Majesty Li Er glanced at Linghu Defen, disgusted in his heart.

This person has knowledge, but he is narrow-minded and short-sighted, which is really useless.Apart from the reputation of a scholarly leader, there is only the qualifications that have been earned. He is addicted to money and compares pennies and pennies. It is really not good!

How can this person be promoted to be the Minister of Rites who urges and teaches the world's etiquette?
Liu Ji was a little embarrassed, he didn't know these things, but now he was on the verge of riding a tiger, so he just said, "Mr. Du, please explain why the Jingzhao Mansion allowed the fire in the East City. Could it be that the store concealed the goods and did not report the truth? Just ignore the fire and let the fire burn it?"

Du Chuke glanced at Liu Ji indifferently, and said calmly: "Liu Yushi wants to be impeached before a certain sentence is finished, can you wait for a while?"

Don't be too ugly with the anxious look...

Old Liu Ji blushed and shut up.

Although Du Chuke's words were plain, it was this dismissive contempt that made Liu Ji's actions seem more utilitarian.

Nobody sympathized with him...

This person first turned his back on the camp of the aristocratic family in order to gain prestige and shouted at Fang Jun. Now that he has the prestige, he turns around and knocks Fang Jun's sap again?This person is capable of excellence, but his character is worrying.

The aristocratic family can accept Liu Ji for their own use, but acceptance is one thing, and approval is another...

Du Chuke talked eloquently: "After the fall in September last year, the sky was dry and the things were dry. The Jingzhao Mansion sent a notice to the merchants and shops in the eastern and western cities, strictly ordering them to maintain and renovate the heating facilities in the house when the weather is not cold, so as not to A fire broke out while heating in winter; in October, the Jingzhao government issued a document to re-examine the matter, but no family in the eastern and western cities paid attention to it, and the fire hazard still existed; The Urban Management Department conducted a thorough investigation of the merchants and shops in the eastern and western cities, and issued warnings and punishments to some merchants and shops that were found to be serious fire hazards. Pay attention to fire hazards, but until now, who has responded?"

Linghu Defen and the others were taken aback for a moment, thinking about it carefully, it was true.

However, since the day it was established, the Urban Management Office has been known for its strict management. Any merchants in the city who are not careful will be found by it. First, they will order them to suspend their operations for rectification, and then they will be fined...

Over time, everyone complained deeply about the Urban Management Department, knowing that it was a tool made by Fang Jun to make money, but it was just relying on various names to take the opportunity to fine him.It's just that Fang Jun is gaining power, who can provoke him?I had to spend a small amount of money to avoid a catastrophe.

Now it seems that this is quite strange!
In the end, it was because the Urban Management Department had the foresight to repeatedly reiterate the hidden dangers, but the merchants ignored them, thus burying the fire hazards and causing today's losses; To gag everyone?

I have told you to be fireproof a long time ago, but if you don't listen, who is to blame?

If you think about it a little deeper, the fire came so suddenly and burned so vigorously, and the performance of Jingzhao Mansion in the fire...

Thinking hard!
Linghu Defen's old eyes were wide open!

Is it possible...

What else is behind this fire?
Was Fang Jun really so bold that he tried to save himself by risking burning down the entire Dongshi City, so that the aristocratic family had to let him escape and return to Jing Zhaoyin's position to fight the fire?
If this is the case, Linghu Defen can also understand.Such conspiracies and tricks have emerged endlessly throughout the ages, and it is no big deal that I and the family members accidentally fell into Fang Jun's trap for a while.

But the problem is that Fang Jun set a big fire himself to put pressure on him, causing the aristocratic family to agree to his official reinstatement, and then let the fire burn countless goods...

This is too bad, right?

(End of this chapter)