nucmednet Chapter 270 The Poverty County is also Fake
Chapter 270 The Poverty County is also Fake
Ren Changfeng's hands shook and he almost fell off the carriage.
Wei An and Princess Wuyang couldn't help but glance at Ren Changfeng.
I can't believe that even the most incorruptible Left Censor-in-Chief in the Inspectorate would accept gifts.
Facing the gazes of Wei An and Princess Wuyang, Ren Changfeng's face couldn't help but turn bitter.
How could he forget Lord Xu's curiosity? He praised Guo Xin so much, Lord Xu must be curious about what kind of person Guo Xin is.
He did accept Guo Xin's gift, but it was just a handful of grain, and it was saved by the people of Lantu County, some handfuls at a time, just to thank the court for its relief.
Just like the Umbrella of All People, it was a blessing, and all officials in the court who could be named received one.
How can this be considered accepting a gift? This is the deep love from the people.
Ren's ancestors were businessmen, and some branches of the family are still doing business, so they are not short of money. However, the significance of that grain is similar to that of the Wanmin Umbrella.
Officials in the capital were all proud to receive that grain. If anyone did not receive it, they would be too embarrassed to speak loudly.
He needed to explain, and he had to explain it clearly, otherwise it would be a question whether he could keep his position as the Left Censor-in-Chief.
The previous Left Censor-in-Chief was dismissed because Xu Jinyu revealed that he had murdered his wife. The new Left Censor-in-Chief must not be dismissed because of taking bribes.
Ren Changfeng took a deep breath and planned to explain his situation to Xu Jinyu.
"Master Xu, I..."
[Guo Xin said that the grain was accumulated by the people of Lantu County one handful at a time, and it was a token of gratitude from the people of Lantu County to the officials of Daqian. However, it was clearly plundered from the people by Guo Xin. It was clear that the people only had the last handful of grain left in their homes, and Guo Xin snatched it away without hesitation.]
[Thank you. It’s already polite of the people of Lantu County not to hate the officials in the capital. Without the officials in the capital, they would have an extra life-saving food.]
What! Stolen!
Ren Changfeng tried hard to control himself and did not turn around suddenly to look at Xu Jinyu.
It was stolen, which means Guo Xin was a liar.
What about the grain allocated by the imperial court for disaster relief? That was all real money, and even whether Lantu County really suffered from drought and floods was a question.
Now their carriage was parked outside the county town of Blueprint County. There were no guards in front of the city gate, and the city wall of the county town was even more shaky, as if it could be blown down by a gust of wind.
There was no one on the road outside the city, only a skinny wild dog following Xu Jinyu and his carriage from a distance.
It really looks like everyone in the entire county has died.
Ren Changfeng originally thought that it was caused by successive disasters, but now it seems that is not necessarily the case.
Ren Changfeng now has only one question---where is the money?
[The position of the county magistrate of this Blueprint County was actually purchased, and it was crowdfunded. ]
Ren Changfeng was so exhausted that he almost fell off the carriage.
Buying and selling official positions!
Don’t the officials in the Ministry of Revenue want to live anymore?
And what does crowdfunding mean?
[The county magistrate of Lantu County did not have enough money to buy this official position, so he raised money with several people from the same hometown. Guo Xin, who contributed the most money, became the county magistrate, and the one who contributed a little less than Guo Xin became the county magistrate, and the one who contributed even less became the chief clerk. There were also clerks under him. This was like treating the official position of a county as a cake, and everyone shared it. ]
[Are the officials in the Ministry of Personnel confused? ]
This time, not only Ren Changfeng was shocked, but Princess Wuyang and Wei An also stared at each other in shock with wide eyes.
When did the administration of Daqian become so dark?
Ren Changfeng also understood what crowdfunding meant.
[Besides, what kind of natural disaster could wreak havoc on a county town? How could the people of Lantu County do something so evil that God would come after them?]
[Are all the people in the surrounding counties blind? Even if all the people in the surrounding counties are blind, what about his superiors? ]
Xu Jinyu was almost mad, and the invisible system under her hand almost made a sound.
[I must make Guo Xin's superior pay the price! ]
Ren Changfeng couldn't help but cover his face.
Xu Jinyu didn't know about these local affairs, but he knew that the superior of this Blueprint County was Chen Lou, who had just been escorted back to Beijing.
No wonder no one reported the situation in Lantu County when it was so chaotic. That idiot Chen Lou didn't care about anything all day long, and He Zhinian's family was under control, so it was impossible for them to do their work with all their heart.
This has brought hardship to the people of Blueprint County.
[Ah! The superior is Chen Lou, so let's add another crime to his list. There are also officials from the surrounding counties, they must also know about it.]
[Great! The magistrate of the neighboring county accepted 10,000 taels of silver from Guo Xin, and sold the grain in a granary in his county. He wrote a memorial to the capital saying that he had suffered the same drought as Lantu County.]
[The magistrate of the next-door county received five thousand taels of silver, but took advantage of the flood in Lantu County to swallow up ten thousand acres of good farmland in the county, saying that it was destroyed by the flood.]
[Also, the county magistrate behind Lantu County did not collect money, but sent people to Lantu County to buy people. Half a bag of grain was equivalent to a young girl, and it could be sold to the capital for at least five taels of silver. Relying on the population of Lantu County, this county magistrate became rich and his wealth increased several times.]
[A good county town has been turned into a miserable place because of an incompetent county magistrate. The population is less than one-third of its original size, and most of the people are old, weak, sick and disabled.]
[Otherwise, this Daqian country will be destroyed! Let someone else become the emperor, at least...]
No! Daqian cannot perish!
Ren Changfeng's chest heaved, Daqian must not perish.
Look at what kind of people the future rulers of this continent will be like.
General Xie from Dai Viet who killed his father-in-law to take the throne.
The King Xuan of Da Wu who was passionate about women.
After all, my Majesty is still more reliable.
Moreover, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seems to be quite reliable now, so Daqian will never be destroyed.
Where Xu Jinyu couldn't see, the guards had the same cold light flashing in their eyes. Such officials were not worthy of being human beings!
Ren Changfeng waved his hand, and the guards behind him rode into the city. Soon, several embarrassed figures were driven out by the guards.
The leader was a skinny man, his official robes had turned white. When he saw Ren Changfeng, he said with trembling fingers: "Ren Changfeng, you are an angel, how dare you treat officials like this? Aren't you afraid that I will report you!"