At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

Sitting in the lobby of the government office, Ren Hao looked up and down at the prefect named Li Dazhi.

"Li Dazhi..." Ren Hao spoke slowly.

"I'm here, sir. What do you want me to do?" Li Dazhi bowed hurriedly. There was no flattery on his face, but it made people feel as smooth as a spring breeze.

"How many years have you been the prefect of Beihe?" Ren Hao asked indifferently.

"Your Excellency, I was appointed as prefect by Your Majesty four years ago." Li Dazhi answered obediently.

Ren Hao nodded slightly, then rubbed his hands and suddenly smiled: "It is said that after three years as a magistrate, you can earn 100,000 silver coins. You have been in office for four years, so you should have 120,000 or 130,000, right?"

Hearing Ren Hao's words, Li Dazhi was immediately frightened and turned pale. He knelt on the ground with a plop and said with a wronged look: "Sir, it's unjust. I am honest and upright and have never embezzled a penny. You see, my official uniform has not been changed for several years."

Li Dazhi was scared to death and his heart was pounding.

He was almost scared to death by Ren Hao's question.

These days, is there any official who is not corrupt?

It is nothing more than big corruption and small corruption, which can be divided into corruption by accepting bribes, corruption by embezzlement, or corruption by harming others.

He is not the only one who is greedy; everyone is greedy.

If you are not greedy, you cannot be an official.

Ren Hao stared at Li Dazhi with a smile, which made Li Dazhi feel creepy all over and he didn't dare to look Ren Hao in the eye.

It’s really that Ren Hao has too much power.

Ren Hao wanted to give him a good deal by not even having to write a memorial, but he didn't want to lose his life in vain.

"Li Dazhi, it seems you won't cry until you see the coffin..." Ren Hao sighed, with a tone of regret.

Li Dazhi was so frightened that his face turned pale. He kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Sir, I am innocent. I have never been corrupt. Sir, you are wise!"

Ren Hao couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

Li Dazhi is tough on the outside and seems to be much better than those greedy and loose-lipped guys.

"Forget it, give me half of what you greedily took, and I will pretend that I knew nothing." Ren Hao said calmly.

Hearing Ren Hao's words, Li Dazhi felt as if he had been pardoned. He kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you very much, sir! Thank you very much, sir! I will never forget your kindness!"

Ren Hao waved his hand: "Get up!"

Li Dazhi stood up as he was told, secretly feeling lucky.

At the same time, there was a hint of closeness in the look he gave Ren Hao.

I'm not afraid of my boss taking the money, I'm just afraid of my boss not taking it.

Once you take the money, it means you are one of them. If you fail, your boss will also be in trouble. Even if he doesn't die, he will be skinned alive.

"Li Dazhi, do you know why I kept you here?" Ren Hao asked slowly.

"This... I am stupid, please give me some advice." Li Dazhi quickly lowered his attitude. He really didn't know this.

"If you don't know, forget it. Just go and get busy!" Ren Hao waved his hand, with no intention of explaining.

Although Li Dazhi was confused, he still greeted respectfully and left the hall.

"Master, do you want me to monitor him and bring his money?" Eriyuki asked.

"No need. This person is very smart. He will only give more, not less." Ren Hao waved his hand.

Two days before he came, he read through all the files of the Ministry of Personnel on these officials.

Of course, he was looking at the officials he passed by on his way to Qiantang County.

So after careful consideration, he selected several targets.

As to whether they really committed corruption, there is no doubt about it.

Most of these officials started out as commoners and gradually rose to their positions. If they were not greedy, they would not have been able to reach these positions.

Because the salaries of officials in ancient China were really low, if a minor official did not flatter and bribe and did not participate in corruption, no one would promote him.

Otherwise, what would I do if an outsider with no evidence against me wanted to harm me one day?

On the contrary, those people with extraordinary backgrounds will not be involved in corruption when they are promoted from minor officials.

His father's corruption was enough, and if he wanted to climb up steadily, he didn't have to worry about these things at all.

After determining the target, Ren Hao immediately decided to search these people first.

Anyway, no matter what, we have to take half of them.

In this way, by the time I arrive in Qiantang County, I can at least raise one third of the silver.

After all, there are nearly ten prefectures and hundreds of counties along the way, so it is relatively easy to plunder more than one million taels.

After resting for a night in the largest place in the government office, Li Dazhi sent someone to deliver half of the silver he had embezzled early the next morning.

Even though Ren Hao was calm, his cheeks couldn't help but twitch.

A full one hundred thousand taels!

It turns out that Li Dazhi embezzled at least two hundred thousand taels!

A clean magistrate in three years can earn more than 100,000 yuan, right?

This is based on the time when ancient Han was poor. If it were rich, the number would probably be more than 100,000!

Happy, Ren Hao called Li Dazhi to accompany him and have breakfast together.

Li Dazhi did not dare to be negligent and got the best breakfast in Beihe Prefecture. It was just a simple breakfast, but there were more than twenty kinds of food.

Ren Hao also accepted all the food. In addition to eating himself, he also picked up some food for Eriyuki who was sitting next to him.

Li Dazhi didn't dare to pick up his chopsticks. He sat at the table, smiling, and occasionally carrying plates and pouring water, looking very well-behaved.

After swallowing the last bite of fried dough sticks, Eriyuki picked up the napkin and wiped Ren Hao's mouth.

Ren Hao took a sip of tea, then looked at Li Dazhi and said slowly: "Dazhi, I treat you as my own. Let me ask you, do you want to get rich?"

"Ah?" Li Dazhi was stunned by Ren Hao's words.

He even wondered if he was out of date. Are the corrupt officials in the capital so blatant now?

After struggling for a while, Li Dazhi finally uttered a word like he was constipated: "I want to..."

Ren Hao immediately smiled: "That's right, I was not wrong about you!"

"It's all thanks to you, adults." Li Dazhi flattered hurriedly, secretly breaking out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he was right!

"I can cooperate with you. I will tell you the specific steps. As for the money earned, you will take 10%, 40% will go into the government treasury, and 50% will belong to me. What do you think?" Ren Hao said calmly.

Hearing this, Li Dazhi immediately bowed and said, "I obey your orders, Your Excellency. Please give me your instructions!"

Ren Hao nodded slightly. This Li Dazhi was quite sensible. No wonder he could become a prefect before he was even fifty years old.

"The first thing you should do is to gather all the merchants in the city and tell them that this will benefit them."

"The second thing is to recruit bricklayers. Anyone who can build a house should come to me. Only those with good skills are needed. Those with poor skills are not welcome."

"The third thing..."

Ren Hao said without hesitation: "Go find a hundred accountants and transfer them to work under me."

"I obey your command!" Li Dazhi bowed and left quickly.

As he walked out of the door, Li Dazhi almost shouted to the sky, and he couldn't hide the joy on his face.