EBE Chapter 160
Chapter 160
When Zhao He heard this, his heart skipped a beat. Although he asked the manager to pay attention to whether such things would happen in the workshop, he was still confident that his vision of employing people was not wrong. However, one thing after another told him that he was wrong.
Guo Xin sat on the horse and looked at the man with a broken leg below, and chuckled, "It was you. I felt something was suspicious when you were in the workshop yesterday, so I said that. But I didn't expect you to actually do this. You are a rare person."
The housekeeper holding a stick on the side saw that Guo Xin did not blame her, and hurriedly said: "We let this stoker come to work because we felt sorry for his family. Although the wages in our workshop are not much, it can more or less make a living."
"But I didn't expect this stoker to be so bold. This is really none of our business. Look, he will be locked up in our little house from now on until the secret of the instant noodles in the workshop is revealed. He must not communicate with the outside world at all."
Guo Xin nodded casually. She didn't care how the punished people lived. She just wanted to know that the instant noodles matter would not be leaked. As for other things, those were for her subordinates to worry about.
Guo Xin walked in and took a look around, saying, "The people in your workshop are really smart and astute. I just briefly explained it yesterday, but today your people can do it so well. It is indeed much more efficient than Guojia Village."
Zhao He didn't quite understand what "efficiency" meant, but he could tell that this was a compliment to his workshop, so he just smiled. If it weren't for the fireman's issue, he would have accepted the compliment with a clear conscience. Seeing Guo Xin walk into the private room for guests, he said, "I'm very sorry about what happened today."
"You are not a god, how could you have expected such a person to appear in the workshop? And you also asked the housekeeper to keep a close watch on it. Isn't that how the problem has been solved? Moreover, if it weren't for you, the military funds for the instant noodles would not have been delivered so quickly. Thank you very much."
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He Jingmin went to the morning court early in the morning with a thick memorial in his arms. It was a series of policies on combating corruption that he had compiled overnight, as well as the military funds that Old Madam He had asked him to request.
However, it was not convenient to say these things to the officials, so after the court was dismissed, he asked to see His Majesty again. At this time, he knelt down with two dark circles under his eyes and said with fear and trepidation: "Your Majesty, fighting corruption is a major issue for the country, how can we not do it?"
The bright yellow figure above stood up and sneered, with countless pressure in his words, and said: "He Jingmin."
"I'm here." He Jingmin lowered his head even lower, wishing he could bury his head into the ground.
"I approved the military funds you requested last night. Do you know why?"
"I am stupid, please make it clear, Your Majesty."
"Last night, my sixth son came to me. At first I thought he came to me for his travels, but I was surprised when he opened his mouth. He came to ask for military funds for your newly appointed granddaughter."
"I'm curious, why is my son, who has never been keen on participating in party disputes, now willing to come to me for this military fund issue. After asking carefully, I found out that it was your granddaughter's words that moved him to change his ways."
"As soon as I was happy, I approved your military funds. Although the national treasury is tight now and you should be careful with every penny, I still approved it for you, so don't be ungrateful."
After a pause, he continued, "The age difference between your newly adopted granddaughter and the Sixth Prince is not too big, she seems to be only about five years younger. Ask the old lady to bring her to the palace banquet for a look."
He Jingmin's eyes twitched and his palms were sweating. The emperor had just recognized Dabao and wanted to match him with his son. But that was not okay. His Dabao was still young and the risk of being in the royal family was huge. He absolutely could not do that. He said, "My little girl is still young and has been raised in the countryside. If she attends the palace banquet, I'm afraid she will disturb the nobles."
The bright yellow figure waved his hand and said, "It's okay. You can leave now."
He Jingmin got anxious when he heard this. This was the first time Dabao had asked him to do something since she came to this world. How could he not only fail to do it, but also bring back bad news for her?
He continued, "Your Majesty, I would like to say one more thing. If corruption is not dealt with soon, it will undermine the foundation of our country! How many dynasties eventually declined because of the many incidents caused by not paying attention to corruption!"
The bright yellow figure casually smashed the teacup next to him, and with a clang, it broke into seven or eight pieces. The scattered fragments were scattered in front of He Jingmin. He Jingmin lowered his head and said nothing, but his heart was in a panic.
After a long while, the leader sighed and said, "I know you have a heart for the country, but you have to know that the most important thing for my Zhao Dynasty right now is the battle with the Northern Di. Now the Northern Di has a talented young general, and I don't know how long this battle will take."
"There are only so many officials and money in the court. If you do one thing, you can't do another. Tell me, is your anti-corruption work more important, or is the fight with the Northern Di more important?"
He Jingmin lay on the ground in silence, cursing in his heart. Of course, both were important, but the old emperor actually said that only one thing could be done. He had clearly asked his old acquaintance in the Ministry of Revenue to find out the background, and it was obvious that the Zhao Dynasty was capable of handling two things at the same time.
But under pressure, he still said: "Of course, your majesty's battle with the Northern Di is more important. If we lose our territory, then Da Zhao will be in danger!"
Hearing this answer, the bright yellow figure was obviously much more satisfied, and his words became a little more kind, saying: "It's not that I don't want to solve the problem of corruption, but think about it, who among the officials in the court is not corrupt, so how can I investigate and punish them?"
"If everyone is punished, who will do the work in the court? If only the leaders are punished, then is it still useful to investigate corruption? It will be useless. Therefore, our current Dazhao cannot withstand this turmoil."
After that, a eunuch walked quickly towards the bright yellow figure and said something unknown. The figure said to He Jingmin, "You can leave now. Don't forget what I told you to do."
He Jingmin took a long breath, took a few steps back, and when he turned to leave, he saw a young man walking in and passing by him. It seemed to be the third prince, the third brother of the sixth prince.