On the 29th day of the first lunar month, the deposited silver from Zhili, Shanxi, Henan, Jiangsu, Anhui and Jiangxi arrived in Beijing in batches.

During the Qianlong period, there was a customization: "Each province deposits urgently needed silver. Some people use it for military needs, and some people have never used it. If they are not treated at any time, or if they have been stored for a long time, they may gradually invade and suffer losses in the future. When urgent needs are needed, they will be delayed. Let the governor take the precautions.'

Later, the governors and governors of various provinces decided to consult the Ministry on local circumstances. Zhili originally deposited 150,000 taels of silver, and still divided the 110,000 taels of silver. The remaining 40,000 taels of silver were still deposited back to the treasury. Shanxi originally deposited 150,000 taels of rice, and still divided the 40,000 taels of rice, and still divided the 110,000 taels of rice, and then added the treasury. Henan originally deposited 150,000 taels of rice, and still divided the treasury. The remaining 130,000 taels of rice were deposited 130,000 taels of rice, and then added the treasury. Jiangsu originally deposited 100,000 taels of rice, and still divided the treasury. The treasury transported the treasury. The remaining 20,000 taels of rice were deposited 60,000 taels of rice, and the remaining 20,000 taels of rice are deposited 100,000 taels of rice are deposited 50,000 taels of rice are deposited 50,000 taels of rice are deposited 50,000 taels of rice are deposited 100,000 taels of rice are deposited 30,000 taels of rice, and the remaining 70,000 taels of rice are deposited.

The 420,000 taels of treasury were transported from various places to the warehouses in the northwest corner of the Main Street of Revenue in Beijing. Naturally, the Ministry of Revenue was very busy for a while. Similarly, the infantry commander's yamen was responsible for defense and had to send a large number of people to escort the silver cart from Chongwenmen to the front of the treasury gate at the northeast corner of the Main Street of Revenue, and then take turns to guard it until all the treasury silver was put into the warehouse.

A few days ago, Weng Xincun and others submitted the matter of decentralization of the provinces to the imperial court. The emperor had seen many such memorials, but they were just some official words. Generally speaking, they would just write a word "Lan" on the memorials and then handed over to the Ministry. However, this time, the new king did not follow the convention, but specially kept Weng Xincun and Zeng Guofan: "I have heard that the accounts in the silver treasury have never matched the real numbers. It is reported that they were all stolen by the treasury when they were transported, but some?"

Weng Xincun gritted his teeth and agreed: "This is just a saying that the people of the people follow the crowd, and there is no proof."

"It may not be groundless." The emperor sat leisurely and asked naturally: "Why have you never thoroughly investigated for so long?"

"Reply to the emperor's words: Kuding steals silver has always been circulated among the common people, and there is no evidence. Moreover, according to the outsiders, Kuding steals silver is hidden in the valley path. The matter is too indecent, so it is difficult to obtain confidence."

"The matter is indecent? Because the matter is indecent, will these borers let the worms steal from the country's bank treasury?" It is no wonder that the emperor was furious. Fortunately, he finally thought about the old ministers of Weng Xin's dynasty and did not pursue them more. He just frowned and looked at the two people under the imperial seat with a bright look: "Hmm? Can this be called a reason?"

Zeng Guofan had been in the court for a long time and knew how deeply the emperor hated the evil policies of the previous dynasty. In addition, when Weng was in a close relationship with the king, he answered the question very inappropriately. If he turned on the old story now, he was afraid that the emperor would be really angry and there would be strict words in his words. He would be very difficult to save them. He hurriedly replied: "The emperor's admonition is extremely good. I should take care of it carefully and prevent the bad rules from causing the wealth of the state to flow into the hands of the corrupt officials."

The emperor picked up the memorial on the imperial case and handed it to the eunuch around him, and brought it to Weng Xincun: "Start from this time! I don't want to ask about elegance or indecency. All I care about is the national taxes and must not be swallowed up for any reason by private individuals. Weng Xincun, Zeng Guofan?"

"I'm here!"

"I said, do you understand?"

At this time, Weng Zeng and the others could not tolerate anything else, so they had to bow down and kowtow: "Yes, I understand."

Kneeling back to the ministry, he was very worried about this: Gu Dao Tibetan silver has never been heard of, and has never seen it, and can such places be watched casually without confirmation? Even if the emperor's destiny is on his own, such an indecent thing is really difficult. Not to mention that although Kuding is a slutty servant, he is a member of the court. How could he not have a decent relationship with them in his actions?

After discussing for a long time, the two decided to use the method of collective wisdom to seek a solution. They also found Yan Jingming and Du Han. Du Han was the son of Du Shoutian, a Jinshi in the 24th year of Daoguang, and a second-class student in the third year of the Sanguan exam. He served in the Ministry of Personnel. After the emperor ascended the throne, because of his father's teaching, he was promoted to the position of doctor who was in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue. This is recognized as a fat person. The emperor's arrangement also means merit.

After hearing Zeng Guofan's words, Yan Jingming was stunned for a while, and after a long time he squeezed out a sentence: "The Emperor is wise."

Among these people, he is the only one who is a talent who is very familiar with the Ministry of Revenue and is very familiar with the Ministry of Revenue. The other few people are half-informed, so although they are the congressmen, they must focus on his opinions: "Brother Danchu, the emperor has given this matter, but we have to come up with a proper way?"

Yan Jingming smiled, and Weng Xincun's implicit meaning was very clear. It was certainly true that he could recite the emperor's wise and wise, but he did not help the important matters: "If you pursue this matter, you are afraid that everyone will not escape the word "jurisprudence."

"What does Mr. Yan mean?"

"Please think, Kuding used the valley road to steal silver, even the emperor knew about it. How could we, as a member of the ministry, not know? Since we know, how can we wait until the emperor personally sends an order before taking action?"

Zeng Guofan's brown eyebrows frowned deeply and slowly interrupted: "Then, according to Brother Danchu's words, this matter cannot be done?"

"Of course not. The emperor intends to cheer up and eliminate the accumulated problems of the Ministry of Revenue. We should do it seriously. However, if there is any truth in this investigation, the Kudings should be cleaned up. If there is no such thing as the emperor said, theft of silver will not end. Therefore, I think it is better to investigate carefully first, and it will not be too late to act after confirmation."

Weng Xin was determined to reverse the embarrassment of not saying the emperor's heart twice in a row, and he was particularly concerned about this matter: "This matter should be urgent, not slow down. Why not just leave it to Mr. Yan to investigate closely during these days? When there is confirmation, I will report to the emperor and finish the merits."

This matter was determined like this, and Yan Jingming was responsible for the investigation. In fact, there was no need to investigate. The Ministry of Revenue’s stolen silver was indeed a matter of Yan Jingming’s knowledge. Not only did he know that, but everyone in the six ministries in the central government knew about it! However, there was a big reason for not investigating the matter thoroughly.

At that time, Dai Weiheng, the Jiaqing dynasty, also hated Kuding's stealing silver. At that time, at the time, he found that the interlayer of Kuding's bucket used to carry water was broken, and the silver ingots hidden inside fell. Dai Shangshu naturally wanted to investigate thoroughly, but he persuaded him: "Do you want to make a prison? Do you care about your own wealth and life? These people are all desperate people, one of whom is responsible for the crime, and the others will be assassinated at the Lord's Mansion in the middle of the night, what should you do?"

Dai Weiheng was timid and never dared to care about the bad policies of this. After that, whether it was Cao Zhenyong, Mu Zhanga, or the current Sai Shanga, Weng Xincun, etc., he was all soft-hearted and tacit. Because of his inheritance, he actually used the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue as his own warehouse.

When Yan Jingming was in the Ministry of Revenue, he insisted on doing some research, so he hired Sula from the Ministry of Revenue, who served several ministers of the Shangshu and asked him for advice. "There is a matter of hidden silver in the Gu Dao," the old official smiled, "But it's too mysterious. Please think about the eight custodians, each of whom custodians stole fifty taels of silver, which was four hundred taels at a time. On the day of repatriation, the custodians entered and went in several times. How much would it take to steal? Over time, have you been stealing all the custodians?"

Although Sula's words are measured by common sense, they are enough to break the confusion. However, a big question is: Who knows when these people will act? The silver will be in the warehouse many times, so how can you know when the time they were out of the warehouse, there was silver hidden in the "gust road" of these people? If the evidence is inaccurate, these people will be humiliated and delay the great things that will be done in the emperor's mind!

Because of this, this matter was delayed until the provinces shared the deposits and transported them to Beijing, but there was still no appropriate solution.
Chapter completed!