Chapter 348 (2/2)
The officials did not dare say more out of fearThere were tens of thousands of workersIn addition to food and board, drink and clothing, and a host of other logistics, the nu levelThe court had set an aes of the workersTo siphon from it had already become the main source of wealth for palace treasury officialsIf Fan Xian really wanted these officials to cough up all of the money they took from previous years, this would not be a small su law and investigation by the Overwatch Council, so they never dared to take openly whatever little was left as tribute by the treasurersThe people Sir Fan targeted were probably still the treasurers
Fan Xian acted like he had not sensed the quiet turbulence and said evenly, ”The court cannot owe the peopleWhat ed over the last few years will have to gradually be compensatedIt is a complicated matter, so it cannot be rushed”
Cannot be rushed…the hearts of the officials relaxed a little, but they were scared by the folloords
”Three days” Fan Xian s the officials he said, ”I give you all three days to fill in all of the accounts and coes for the workersRe money house's rate of interest as a standardAfter three days, if workers coes, or if it is discovered by ies, but I'll have to show sohtly sinning to surround them
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The three men who had sat quietly and still the entire ti a humble expression they stood and one said, ”Sir, I have solanced at hi behind on paye, further” Theway frodou, perhaps you are not aware of hoicked the people here areThose people bring their fa at the workshops, but he will report threeIt is not that we are behind on payments, the reality is that they want to swindle the court's silver”
”Oh?” Fan Xian said”There are such tricks?”
”Yes” The person clearly did not notice thetone of Fan Xian's voiceOverjoyed, he said, ”Sir, these workers are sly and cunningBanking on the fact that the court loves the people, they dare to open their mouths wideIf any demands are not met, they will passively slack off at workSome of the even worse ones dare to actually meddle with the processWho kno much money they have lost the court all these years?”
The man enthusiastically splashed all the dirty water onto the workersHe thought that no ood Fan Xian's reputation was, he was still one of the officialsHow could he ever take the workers' side?
Fan Xian laughed coldly in his heartThe way the s he had done onto the workerHis face reh the Emperor is so kind, yet these people don't know to be satisfied”
The person laughed along”It is indeed the caseI, a lowly official, will go back and carefully investigate theworkers should not be let off so easilySir, don't be followed by their wordsThose people are sly and cunning, and really not anything”
Fan Xian looked at the man and suddenly furrowed his brows, ”Sir is?”
The deputy quickly interjected, ”This is the master of the first workshop, Sir Xiao”
”Sir Xiao?” Fan Xian seemed a little surprised”The master of the first workshop? Head of the treasurers?”
Xiao quickly saluted and said, ”It is I”
Fan Xian stared at him for a moment then suddenly said, ”You, a iven you a non-confor rankYou don't even have official robesHow dare you refer to yourself before me as lowly official?”
Everyone froze
His voice suddenly became cold”Lowly official this, lowly official that…of which department are you an official? The yamen opened for the first time today, and you, a mere master, did not wait outside to be su the court officialsThat is foolishly daring! Please, may I ask, what kind of scoundrel are you?”
Huh?
The hall was momentarily silentIt was not until a while later that the officials realized Sir Fan Xian was cursing
Immediately the hall exploded into soundHow can that be? Ever since the palace treasury had been taken by the royal family, this was the first time anyone dared to point at the master of the three workshops and curse himEven on the Eldest Princess' first visit to the North Min yaentle with the three workshop mastersHow could Sir Fan dare curse like that?
The ht that it was fine Sir Fan did not try to win hiive him any face and curse him so cruelly was unbelievableHe sneered coldlyHis expression immediately turned nasty, however, he in front of a proper ”prince” he didn't dare say anythingHe resentfully raised his hand in salute and returned to his seat to in silence
”Rehtful little circle appeared between his furrowed browsHe said evenly, ”In front of me, there is no seat for hiryHis bottoain, pushi+ng down the anger in his heart”Don't take it too far”
Fan Xian ignored hi General Ye and deputy beside him
As he talked, the Overwatch Council official next to hione down and pushed Sir Xiao to the side and removed his seatThus, the matter had become seriousThe officials below all came out to ask for mercyEven General Ye lowered his voice and whispered into Fan Xian's ear, ”Young master Fan, leave them some face”
”Leave them some face?” Fan Xian smiled”The purpose of today was to remove their face”
General Ye beca
Since the opening of the palace treasury to now, the masters of the three workshops had their own seatsTheir position was special, and no one had ever hu that thehumiliated, the other two masters couldn't keep to their seats any Fan Xian at the head, ”Since Sir thinks that there is no seat for us in the yaht as well take the but lowly people
They were not acting in a fit of pique, but using the three large workshops to suppress
Fan Xian lifted his head and saw the threeto be taken togetherDid you think there would still be places for you? Naturally, not everyone in the three workshops are lowly people, but since you have referred to yourselves as such, I will believe you”
”Sir!”
The three masters had not expected Fan Xian to force them step by step and not leave anywhere to retreat in his wordsIt was only now they realized the other party was not just establishi+ng his power, he wanted to exterminate themBut what confidence did Fan Xian have? Did he want to see the three workshops collapse?
The tone in which the three masters replied became ruthless”Sir, how has the three workshops offended you?”
”Exploiting wages, tyrannical behavior, threatening the court through skills, not respecting me…” Fan Xian stared at the three”You didn't offend me, you offended the workers in the three workshops and the tens of thousands of people under heaven and the court that feeds you”
”A charge can always be made if you want to convict soer”It is your first visit to the transport co court not have regulations?”
Fan Xian sulationsOf course didn't say the words out loudHe thought of when Second Fan ran a to do was to say this ruthless lineIt see a hoodlumIn an unclear situation, it was always fine to use so a scene in the hallDrag theive them 10 strikes first”
Fan Xian placed the teacup in his hand gently on the table and ignored the words for forgiveness froht about how he could suffer hardshi+ps and powerful aggressiveness, but he couldn't stand being aloneWhy should he waste his breath on these people?
Chapter 348 Very Tyrannical, Unable To Tolerate TroubleTranslator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioThe Qing Kingdom s palace treasury transport was the dodou because Jiangnan was so far awayThere were many temptations within the companyNo matter what level an official was from the outside, they would always, in the end, be assiolden nestOverwatch Council officials were perhaps slightly better, but internal officials of the transport had long becodoe in the palace treasuryEven though the Ee fro s Eldest Princess to Fan Xian, these officials who had been the Eldest Princess trusted aides for a dozen years were not at all afraid of Fan Xian s arrivalThey thought that as long as they put in the effort at the surface level, Sir Fan junior would probably not touch the root of the palace treasurySurely the dra in his own aides wouldn t play outWhat was the root of the palaces treasury It wasn t thelaborers, or the h level artisans and treasurers of the three big workshopsThe workshops were between the Jiangnan provincesThe first was responsible for producing glassware, handicrafts that required a high standard of delicacy, porcelain goods, expensive perfu other thingsThose like the glassware section could be expanded into countless productsIn general, it could be considered responsible for the production of luxury goodsThe second was responsible for producing large quantities of cotton cloth and gauze, researching different grains, creating good steel, andcombinations of the first and second industriesItsresourcesThe third workshop was the one uarded closestIt was responsible for the production of boats and other advanced ht, repeating crossbows the Black Knights used were provided by this workshopFurther away, the Third Bureau of the Overwatch Council and the research department of the palace treasury worked nonstop to develop fire powderHowever, since the Ye family had opened the workshop, it see road, causing the current Overwatch Council to only use a cart of fire powder as a cannon and and not invent fireardoh or if that Ye woh estimateSimilar productions could not be countedThey were densely spread out to the north of Min, continuously producing goods that were then picked up by coyi, other smaller countries, and the uncivilized lands beyond the seaThe palace treasury greedily and turbulently plundered the world s grain and moneyAt the sa and enjoyment of luxury around the worldAfter the Ye faave each industry a great boost, as left behind renificant intelligence and hterThis trend peaked 17 years agoFour tenths of Qing Kingdom s income came from the palace treasuryIt was only in recent years that this nuhtly declinedHowever, it still re a coeneration, the palace treasury was the do officials, the treasurers, played an important role in the palace treasury s productionIn addition to the fact that the Eldest Princess was a woood at nor condescended to using the ement, all kinds of situations stacked on top of each other through the years that allowed the treasurers to become a special bureaucratThe bottom most workers did not earn eantIt was only the treasurers who, other than their ample official salary, received all manner of allowances and bonusesIt was said that this was the result of the Eldest Princess paying well to raise the wolf, as well as the chaotic ement of the courtThe treasurers were truly like local tyrantsAlthough they were not arrogant on the surface, they secretly confiscated food and took silver, exploited the workers, and had outside money houses spread the nificant ae provinces around themAs to how many shameful methods they used, that was unknownFurther the lower level workers and acting tyrannicallyThe slightly higher ranking treasurers still paid attention to face, but thoseyear old treasurers were coht, Fan Xian found a treasurer who had an astounding 12 concubines in his homeHow did those concubines, ere not even 20 years old, come to him Who could say clearly It was only known that every year the workers would cause a ruckus and report itSince the palace treasury was special, the victim could not leaveEven if they soh the nan Road officials was that it was a s matter to offend the treasurersThus, when the new head official of the palace treasury arrived at the North Min yamen, low level workers and common people whose hatred of the treasurers were etched into their very bones never went forward to bang on the drurievancesThey only watched the door of the yah their eyesFire flashed as firecrackers sounded off loudlyRed confetti danced through the skies as the main door of the north Min yamen slowly openedDozens of officials in uniforhtly s official in the center and respectfully greeted hi his identity as the iement were then explainedFan Xian looked at the subordinates in the hall and pressed doith his hands, palm down, and said, Please sitThank you, sir, for the seatThe officials of the palace treasury tidied their clothingThere were not enough chairs in the yamen, so some of the lower ranked officials stood to the backEveryone saw the warm smile on Sir Fan junior s face and felt their hearts steady, furtherdou officials of the Overwatch CouncilTheir originally wary brains relaxedFan Xian narrowed his eyes as he looked downHe easily found a the officials his opponent in his plan to open the erAbout five or six people down there were three people whose faces were of a slightly darker colorThey wore norhtly tied and sat respectfullyIt was clear these three did not have an official post, yet they sat a the officialsTheir appearance indicated they were people who often went in and out of the workshopsThus they were even more offensive to the eyeFan Xian s eyes were particularly sharp and could see that although the three people appeared respectful, there was a streak of disregard and trivialization of his personThat was a suprehtly and felt deep hatred for theer himSince the other party had been nurtured by the Eldest Princess for so many years, he had to scare them a bit to completely control the palace treasuryHe put those three aside and spoke to the officials about the intentions of the court, then he chatted a bit with the htThis military official was a distant relative of the Ye fah the Ye family seemed to have been forced to the side of the Second Prince by the E er, Fan Xian and the Ye faeneral was particularly respectful toward Fan XianHe had probably received orders fro about official matters, Fan Xian becado the tea bowl to send off guests, so the officials knew that Sir Fan had so important to sayThey all quieted downEveryone knew that Sir Fan junior s inaugural speech by the Yangtze River under the banan Road officials, so they couldn t help but be curious about his words todayThe palace treasury is truly an incredible place, Fan Xian said with a smileThe officials smiled with himA deputy humorously chi and hittingAlthough noisy, it triumphs in its uniquenessFan Xian s down to the South this time by imperial edict, if I revealed by identity and opened the yamen at every place I passed there would always be locals who sounded the drurievancesMany said that their local officials did not deal with matters unexpectedly, the ya, there hasn t been a single commoner who has submitted a petitionThe officials paused and silently criticizedYou traveled in disguise all the way to the South What ridiculous cries of grievance For Fan Xian to have seen this, heto folloithThey unconsciously became waryOf course Fan Xian s words were nonsenseIt was only a lureI aovernance of you all, the palace treasury is very well ordered, without a trace of lawlessness anywhereIt is truly very rareThe officials flushed, and a string of humble deferrals came outFan Xian s face did not become dark, he only smiled and said, However, I do have one questionDoes the palace treasury truly not have any problems or are some of the officials too powerful so that even if corievances they would not dare tell me These words were said too carelesslyIt was clearly a ploy to construct a crime for someoneThe officials did not have factionsThey were all local officialsThey felt a chill in their hearts and antipathy grew in theorous policiesHe couldn t can t use such an absurd ht With the deputy in the lead, the officials all loudy said, Sir, there is no such thing no such thingFan Xian lowered his headHis finger gently rubbed the sleeve Sisi had newly repairedNo such what things I have heard that the three large workshops owe a great deal of wages to the workers these years, and there was also a big incident earlierIs this true The officials were startledEarlier in the year, because the treasurers had exploited too harshly, the workers in the three large workshops had caused some trouble and two people had diedThis incident had always been repressed by low and high officialsUnexpectedly, news of this had traveled to JingdouSince Sir Fan had already said it out loud, then he must have received definitive news, so it would be difficult to hideThe deputy quickly went up from and smiled obsequiouslyEarlier in the year, the return flow of funds were a bit slowThe wages were delayed by three days, but those wicked people took the opportunity to cause problee workshops for a day, which caused irredeemable loses for the courtThus, after the company discussed it, General Ye was asked to suppress itFortunately, not too ht since it was near the end of the year and Sir was about to arrive, we didn t need to report it iesIt was more accurate to say that the treasurers took too es that were paid downProvoked, the people s anger rose, so the workers had riotedThe officials did not want to offend the treasurers or take out silver from their funds to compensate, so they pretended to be blind and deaf until theOnly then did they mobilize troops to suppress the situationFan Xian turned and spoke quietly with General Ye behind hieneral s expression ard as he quietly responded backThe role he played in this loriousFan Xian furrowed his brows and gently knocked on the table beside himGentlemen, to put it plainly, the palace treasury is a business, but it is the E court s businessSince it is used to s, then the sIf you delay workers wages year after year, ant to work for you Even if they do work for you, hoould they be willingly to do it carefully In the end, isn t it still the court that suffers the loss The officials agreedThey all said they would act strictly according to the rules of the palace treasury when handling es delayed happen againAs to the future, it was the treasurers ould be dealing with Sir Fan juniorThese officials just hoped to quickly brush by as happening nowIt was those three with the darker co in chairs, whose expressions became a little nastyAll superfluous wordsFan Xian shook his head and sighedNaturally there will not be delays in the futureWhat about ed before The yaed into complete silenceThe officials did not dare say more out of fearThere were tens of thousands of workersIn addition to food and board, drink and clothing, and a host of other logistics, the nu levelThe court had set an aes of the workersTo siphon from it had already become the main source of wealth for palace treasury officialsIf Fan Xian really wanted these officials to cough up all of the money they took from previous years, this would not be a small su law and investigation by the Overwatch Council, so they never dared to take openly whatever little was left as tribute by the treasurersThe people Sir Fan targeted were probably still the treasurersFan Xian acted like he had not sensed the quiet turbulence and said evenly, The court cannot owe the peopleWhat ed over the last few years will have to gradually be compensatedIt is a complicated matter, so it cannot be rushedCannot be rushed the hearts of the officials relaxed a little, but they were scared by the folloordsThree daysFan Xian s the officials he said, I give you all three days to fill in all of the accounts and coes for the workersRe money house s rate of interest as a standardAfter three days, if workers coes, or if it is discovered by ies, but I ll have to show sohtly sinning to surround themThe three men who had sat quietly and still the entire ti a hu to saySpeakFan Xian glanced at hi behind on paye, furtherThe dou, perhaps you are not aware of hoicked the people here areThose people bring their fa at the workshops, but he will report threeIt is not that we are behind on payments, the reality is that they want to swindle the court s silverOh Fan Xian saidThere are such tricks YesThe person clearly did not notice thetone of Fan Xian s voiceOverjoyed, he said, Sir, these workers are sly and cunningBanking on the fact that the court loves the people, they dare to open their mouths wideIf any demands are not met, they will passively slack off at workSome of the even worse ones dare to actually meddle with the processWho kno much money they have lost the court all these years The man enthusiastically splashed all the dirty water onto the workersHe thought that no ood Fan Xian s reputation was, he was still one of the officialsHow could he ever take the workers side Fan Xian laughed coldly in his heartThe way the s he had done onto the workerHis face reh the Emperor is so kind, yet these people don t know to be satisfiedThe person laughed alongIt is indeed the caseI, a lowly official, will go back and carefully investigate theworkers should not be let off so easilySir, don t be followed by their wordsThose people are sly and cunning, and really not anythingFan Xian looked at the man and suddenly furrowed his brows, Sir is The deputy quickly interjected, This is the master of the first workshop, Sir XiaoSir Xiao Fan Xian seemed a little surprisedThe master of the first workshop Head of the treasurers Xiao quickly saluted and said, It is IFan Xian stared at him for a moment then suddenly said, You, a iven you a non confor rankYou don t even have official robesHow dare you refer to yourself before me as lowly official Everyone frozeHis voice suddenly became coldLowly official this, lowly official that of which department are you an official The yamen opened for the first time today, and you, a mere master, did not wait outside to be su the court officialsThat is foolishly daring Please, may I ask, what kind of scoundrel are you Huh The hall was momentarily silentIt was not until a while later that the officials realized Sir Fan Xian was cursingImmediately the hall exploded into soundHow can that be Ever since the palace treasury had been taken by the royal family, this was the first time anyone dared to point at the master of the three workshops and curse himEven on the Eldest Princess first visit to the North Min yaentle with the three workshop mastersHow could Sir Fan dare curse like that The ht that it was fine Sir Fan did not try to win hiive him any face and curse him so cruelly was unbelievableHe sneered coldlyHis expression immediately turned nasty, however, he in front of a proper prince he didn t dare say anythingHe resentfully raised his hand in salute and returned to his seat to in silenceRehtful little circle appeared between his furrowed browsHe said evenly, In front of me, there is no seat for hiryHis bottoain, pushi+ng down the anger in his heartDon t take it too farFan Xian ignored hi General Ye and deputy beside himAs he talked, the Overwatch Council official next to hione down and pushed Sir Xiao to the side and removed his seatThus, the matter had become seriousThe officials below all came out to ask for mercyEven General Ye lowered his voice and whispered into Fan Xian s ear, Young master Fan, leave them some faceLeave them some face Fan Xian smiledThe purpose of today was to remove their faceGeneral Ye beca of the palace treasury to now, the masters of the three workshops had their own seatsTheir position was special, and no one had ever hu that thehumiliated, the other two masters couldn t keep to their seats any Fan Xian at the head, Since Sir thinks that there is no seat for us in the yaht as well take the but lowly peopleThey were not acting in a fit of pique, but using the three large workshops to suppressFan Xian lifted his head and saw the threeto be taken togetherDid you think there would still be places for you Naturally, not everyone in the three workshops are lowly people, but since you have referred to yourselves as such, I will believe youSir The three masters had not expected Fan Xian to force them step by step and not leave anywhere to retreat in his wordsIt was only now they realized the other party was not just establishi+ng his power, he wanted to exterminate themBut what confidence did Fan Xian have Did he want to see the three workshops collapse The tone in which the three masters replied became ruthlessSir, how has the three workshops offended you Exploiting wages, tyrannical behavior, threatening the court through skills, not respecting me Fan Xian stared at the threeYou didn t offend me, you offended the workers in the three workshops and the tens of thousands of people under heaven and the court that feeds youA charge can always be made if you want to convict soerIt is your first visit to the transport co court not have regulations Fan Xian sulationsOf course didn t say the words out loudHe thought of when Second Fan ran a to do was to say this ruthless lineIt see a hoodlumIn an unclear situation, it was always fine to use so a scene in the hallDrag theive theently on the table and ignored the words for forgiveness froht about how he could suffer hardshi+ps and powerful aggressiveness, but he couldn t stand being aloneWhy should he waste his breath on these people