As Li Yi flipped through the account books at home, Li Xuan stood in front of him with a haggard face.
The Academy of Sciences was about to open, but he hadn't even solved the problem of military provisions. It would be strange if he wasn't anxious.
"Take it."
Li Yi took out a book from the drawer and threw it at him. He had paid the price of a pimple by staying up late to write it. It was all about the ideas of modern military provisions and the specific production methods. As for the problem of sealing, it was also described in detail.
Some modern methods couldn't be realized, and the methods that could be adopted were very limited. Fortunately, it wasn't impossible. As long as one found the right direction and overcome one or two technical difficulties, it would be fine.
This was not a difficult task for Li Xuan, who had a lot of skilled craftsmen under him.
Not long after, Li Xuan walked out of the room with a relaxed expression. However, he was pulled over by the proud Lolita who was guarding outside the door.
She glanced into the room and said in a low voice, "Brother Xuan, I want to ask you something. Don't lie to me."
"What is it?" Li Xuan looked puzzled.
The proud Lolita pulled him to the corner and asked, "Sir, were you kidnapped by Sister Ruyi to get married?"
Li Xuan looked at her and said, "Why are you asking this?"
"Just tell me!" The proud Lolita twisted her body and said.
Li Xuan nodded and asked again, "Yes, what's wrong?"
"It's really a bride kidnapping …"
The proud Lolita first widened her eyes. After glancing into the room again, she narrowed her eyes and looked thoughtful.
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Recently, the atmosphere in the court was a little depressed.
The news revealed by the Imperial Physician Bureau showed that His Majesty's health was deteriorating, and the situation was not optimistic.
An emperor was terrible, but an emperor who was about to reach the end of his life was even more terrible.
This kind of terror was directly reflected in the recent iron-blooded measures taken by the Intelligence Division.
Last time, the case of the Assistant Minister of Justice's corruption had involved a total of one hundred thousand taels of silver. It was a rare case of corruption in recent years. The Assistant Minister of Justice, Zhao Guangyuan, was still locked up in the Supreme Court. Over the past few days, he had confessed to many people. Even two fifth-rank officials were involved. They were all purged by the Secret Intelligence Division. For a time, everyone in the Imperial Court felt insecure.
Of course, there were different levels of danger.
Among them, the ones who were the most terrified were naturally the King of Shu.
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Zhao Guangyuan, had always been in close contact with the King of Shu. Naturally, the friends he befriended were also officials in the King of Shu's faction.
Unfortunately, after he was caught for corruption, His Majesty issued an imperial edict that if he confessed to one person, his punishment would be reduced by a bit. It was said that Sir Zhao's punishment had already changed from beheading to 530 years in prison. If he worked harder and confessed to a few more of the country's vermin, he might still have a chance to see the light of day again in his lifetime.
As a result, some officials in the King of Shu's faction had their properties confiscated and their properties sent to the national treasury. It was roughly estimated that in a few months, there were at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in the national treasury.
His Majesty was obviously not satisfied with this. This time, he seemed to be determined to investigate the corrupt officials in the capital. This time, the Imperial Censorate was ordered to check the accounts of the yamen and departments to find the corrupt officials one by one. As soon as this order was issued, many officials in the capital panicked.
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"Three hundred thousand taels of silver is still far from enough." Jing Di drank a mouthful of snow pear soup and said with a frown.
The Minister of Revenue, Qin Huan, sighed and said, "Just like the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Zhao Guangyuan, who embezzled one hundred thousand taels of silver but did not dare to spend a penny. This is the only example. The few people he confessed had already squandered all the money they had embezzled. The remaining figures are just the figures obtained after calculating their properties when the Secret Intelligence Unit was ordered to confiscate their properties."
"Father, the accounts of the Inner Mansion have been verified." Sitting on the side, Li Han, who had been lowering his head and fiddling with the abacus, suddenly put down the abacus and stretched.
"So fast?" Jing Di asked in surprise.
Li Han smiled embarrassedly and fiddled with the abacus. He said, "Sir's abacus is easy to use. The accounts of the Inner Mansion are clear. It doesn't take much effort."
Jing Di nodded. The Inner Mansion was the department that managed the expenses of the palace and the royal family. Under his supervision, it was indeed unlikely that there would be any big mistakes.
Previously, when they checked the accounts, the three of them needed at least five days to finish checking all the accounts. However, from the time Han 'er started fiddling with the abacus, it had only been less than four hours, right?
He wanted to ask a few more questions, but a eunuch outside the door reported that Deputy Minister Ma of the Imperial Censor was asking for an audience.
The Imperial Censor had just received his order yesterday to check the accounts of all the yamens in the capital. Deputy Minister Ma must have come for this matter. Jing Di waved his hand and said, "Enter!"
Deputy Minister Ma walked in from outside. He first bowed to Jing Di and then said, "The Imperial Censor has been ordered by His Majesty to check the accounts of all the yamens in the capital. However, the Imperial Censor's attainments in mathematics are not high. In order to complete His Majesty's task as soon as possible, I would like to ask His Majesty for an edict to borrow a few students from the Arithmetic School to assist the Imperial Censor in checking the accounts."
A certain headmaster had once said that if the imperial court needed the help of the students of the School of Mathematics, they could just speak up. Things like auditing accounts should be left to those who specialized in mathematics. As for the Imperial Censorate, it was enough for them to act as a supervisor.
"Approved." Jing Di glanced to his side and said, "Han 'er, you can choose some students from the Arithmetic School to assist the Imperial Censor."
Li Han raised his head and said, "Father, the students of the Arithmetic School have to go out for an internship to help the court and earn credits. It must be signed by the director himself."
Hearing this, Jing Di waved his hand at Deputy Minister Ma and said, "In that case, you can go find Li Yi yourself."
Deputy Minister Ma could only helplessly retreat after hearing this.
The reason why he came to see His Majesty first was that he was worried that County Uncle Li would ask for an exorbitant price and ask for a huge reward from them. The Imperial Censor was a well-paid yamen. The Imperial Censors were all poor. How could they have any reward to pay them?
He sighed. Since His Majesty said so, he could only try his luck first.
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"Borrow people?"
After listening to Deputy Minister Ma in front of him, Li Yi nodded and said, "How many people do you want?"
Deputy Minister Ma looked at him and asked tentatively, "Director Li, how should we calculate the reward for the students?"
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "They have the opportunity to contribute to the court. That is their duty. There is no need to talk about rewards …"
Deputy Minister Ma was stunned for a moment. When he looked at Li Yi again, he immediately felt a deep sense of guilt.
County Uncle Li was a real gentleman. He had guessed him before. He really gauged the heart of a gentleman with his own mean measure. He shouldn't have!
"I only need ten people." Deputy Minister Ma cupped his hands and said.
"It's not good to leave one. I will round it up and give you eleven." Li Yi thought for a moment and said.
"Leave one?" Deputy Minister Ma looked at him doubtfully.
"It's not important." Li Yi waved his hand and said, "In short, I will give you eleven people."
Deputy Minister Ma gave eleven people. Deputy Minister Ma felt even more guilty. He looked ashamed and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Director Li. I will definitely put in a good word for Director Li in front of His Majesty …"
"Deputy Minister Ma, you are too polite …" Li Yi smiled and said, "It's what we should do to earn your salary and share your worries."
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