Chen Xinggui is almost desperate now and comes to join Lin Yanchao, just to seek an opportunity, and ask Lin Yanchao to help him give him a way out.

Chen Xinggui looked up to the sky and sighed: "When I was desperate, Zong Hai could still take on the blame for embezzling official silver to help me."

"But embezzlement of official silver is contrary to the rules and regulations of the court. Although I, Chen Xinggui, have no future, will not do this to affect Zonghai. It is not that I am pedantic, but that I cannot damage Zonghai's clear vision and come to help me."

Seeing Chen Xinggui refused, Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "It is a serious crime to embezzle grain in the warehouse. As for the official silver, it is not because of my intentions. But I have already planned it. Even if you don't come to join me today, I will ask someone else to do it."

Misappropriation of grain in warehouses was a way for officials in ancient times to generate income. They were to take advantage of the disaster and the grain prices were high, and they secretly took out the grain in warehouses and sold them when the grain prices were low.

One high and one low profit spread.

If the embezzlement of grain in the warehouse is found by the censor of the warehouse, it is a serious crime.

As for embezzlement of official silver, it was a serious crime in the Qing Dynasty, but it was not in the Ming Dynasty.

Why?

Because before Zhang Juzheng's whip law, the government taxed the main items such as grain, silk yarn, etc. were collected, and the government brought treasure money to repay. As for silver, there was very little.

For example, when Lin Yanchao first arrived in Beijing, some of the officials' salaries were paid in the form of treasure money.

Silver has never been the main means of circulation in the Ming Dynasty, so there is no precedent for embezzlement of official silver to be punished. Therefore, the only way for the court to misappropriate warehouses is a serious crime.

Why is it a serious crime to misappropriate grain? It is not arbitrary embezzlement, but because once a real disaster year occurs, if the warehouse grain is misappropriated, and there is insufficient grain or even no grain to provide disaster relief, this will arouse civil unrest.

That's why the court is not allowed to embezzle warehouses.

Although it shows that the government has very loose control over embezzlement of official silver, official silver cannot be circulated among the people. Because there are seals on official silver. If officials embezzle official silver and take official silver to the people to buy things privately, the people will definitely not dare to accept them.

Therefore, when the official bank is issued to local governments, the local governments must cast it again to erase the marks.

Now Lin Yanchao's Guanhe Tongzhi Office has the power to recast official silver.

Although the Qing Dynasty inherited the Ming Dynasty, many rules are different and cannot be viewed from the perspective of today's people.

If an official collects fire and consumes silver, it was called corruption in the Ming Dynasty, but in the Qing Dynasty it was called raising integrity silver.

There is also embezzlement of official silver. In the Ming Dynasty, where the financial industry was underdeveloped, it was not a serious crime, but in the Qing Dynasty, where the official silver and money account was very serious. This income belonged to the country, and you could not take it if you were an official. However, in the late Qing Dynasty, local governments sent official silver to local money shops, which became the norm. The red-topped businessman Hu Xueyan started his business by relying on this method in his early years.

In history, Emperor Kangxi issued an edict saying that since I have been in charge of politics, I have regarded the Three Feudal Affairs, River Affairs and Water Transport as three major events. I have read it all day and night, and I have written it on the pillars in the palace.

In the Ming Dynasty, the three officials were the most fat, one was the salt road, the other was the river road, and the other was the canal transportation. For example, officials such as Lin Yanchao who managed river workers in a government office, paid a lot of money every year.

Lin Yanchao explained the matter to Chen Xinggui. Chen Xinggui just explained the doubts and decided to open a money house in Guide Mansion. At that time, Lin Yanchao would recommend local tribes such as Yang, Peng, Hou and other local tribes to him as Guan He Tongzhi, and make the money house business bigger.

Of course, in order to cover up, Lin Yanchao decided to let Chen Xinggui serve as an official in the Tongzhi Office's house, and even planned to turn the money house into an official position.

Although Chen Xinggui agreed, he felt that he could not see Lin Yanchao clearly.

He had heard rumors in Suzhou that Lin Yanchao had committed the Empress Dowager for admonition and lost Hanlin, but refused to lose his official position and planned to revive his relatives, with the intention of making money.

Judging from Lin Yanchao's eager appearance at the moment, it seems that the rumor is a bit true.

Just as Lin Yanchao and Chen Xinggui discussed the matter of Hemingyin Bank, he saw Qiu Mingshan walking into the yamen with a happy expression. Before he could enter the main hall, he spoke: "Dongweng, good news, good news."

Lin Yanchao smiled and said to Chen Xinggui: "This is Master Qiu, who is my subordinate. Although he is very smart and capable, he is full of bad things."

Chen Xinggui smiled and said, "Then I have to learn a lesson."

After Qiu Mingshan walked into the yamen, Lin Yanchao introduced Qiu Mingshan and Chen Xinggui, and then asked, "What are the happy events of Master Qiu?"

Qiu Mingshan glanced at Chen Xinggui, and Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "This is my childhood friend, and I can definitely trust it."

Qiu Mingshan nodded and said, "Dongweng, the happy event I will report to you is that the money for the river craftsman has been settled."

Lin Yanchao and Chen Xinggui looked at each other, and Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "What does this mean? He ICBC is not landing on the river yamen and government offices."

Qiu Mingshan said: "Not to mention that the prefect Su and Dongweng have had evil relationships, even if they have not, how can they count on the little money in the river yamen? It's all leaking from the cracks of their fingers."

Lin Yanchao was surprised. He knew that every time the money was in a yamen, he had to pluck his hair, and the urination of the heavily intercepted urine was not as serious as Qiu Mingshan.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said to Chen Xinggui: "Mr. Qiu is a way, listen to what he has."

Qiu Mingshan raised his head and raised his chest, and said somewhat sarcastically: "Dongweng asked me, it was the right person. You must know that Guide has not only the Yellow River to the northwest and southeast, but he dared not divert water even though he was surrounded by rivers. Therefore, we dare not be careless about the large embankment of the Yellow River. As for the second, there are twelve dry rivers such as Qinghe and Qinhe, which run through various prefectures and towns."

"Building dikes and ditches in dry rivers can irrigate farmland, which is also a matter of river engineering. Then there will be uneven people in each county and each person."

Chen Xinggui said in surprise: "Please explain in detail by Mr. Qiu."

Qiu Mingshan said: "For example, if there are 100 hectares of land in the east of the Hebei region and 300 hectares of land in the west of the Hebei region, we only have enough money to repair one dam. How can we repair it?"

Chen Xinggui said without hesitation: "Of course it is to build Hexi!"

"It's a big mistake, it's a big mistake," Qiu Mingshan said with a smile. "We should send someone to ask Hedong and Hexi landlords, which farmer will give us more money, and we will build one side."

Lin Yanchao and Chen Xinggui looked at each other, showing the expression of such operation.

After pausing, Qiu Mingshan said, "But that's not the case. Some gentry and wealthy families, with children in court, do not pay money, but they also have to try their best to repair it. This is another matter."

Chen Xinggui's expression changed when he heard this, but when he saw Qiu Mingshan, he said proudly: "Dongweng, now many landlords have come to me, holding money in their pockets, asking me to recommend Dongweng. Is this a great event? Is this a great time? I dare to ask when Dongweng will meet?"

Lin Yanchao has not spoken yet.

Chen Xinggui immediately slapped the table and cursed: "You are really a despicable and shameless person. Zong Hai, why do you use such people as your aide? Isn't this insulting your official voice?"

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