Chapter 766 The routine is touching
Zhu Pingan refused without hesitation, which caught Zhang Guanku and others off guard. When they heard Zhu Pingan clicked his tongue for 10,000 taels of silver just now, they thought Zhu Pingan was being raped. The huge sum of 10,000 taels of silver shocked me, and I felt that Zhu Ping'an had been bribed.
However, Zhu Pingan's serious and unhesitating refusal caught them off guard and shocked them.
Especially Langzhong Zhao, who was still aggrieved just now for giving Zhu Pingan 10,000 taels of silver, but now, he heard Zhu Pingan say that he would never accept it. For a moment, Zhao was surprised. The doctor's eyes almost popped out of his head.
Bring it on!
Not even ten thousand taels of silver!
Mr. Zhao's eyes widened and he looked at Zhu Pingan like an idiot, and then he felt happy again. Zhu Pingan didn't want the ten thousand taels. Doesn't that mean that he could get an extra thousand taels of silver?
After being surprised, Treasurer Liu and others couldn't help but become anxious. If Zhu Ping'an accepted the money, then everything would be fine.
If Zhu Ping'an accepted the money, he would be colluding with himself and others. No, he was on the same boat, so of course he wouldn't have to worry about checking accounts or anything. How can he check the accounts after collecting the money?
However, now that Zhu Pingan refused seriously and put on a "breeze on both sleeves" look, Secretary Liu and others naturally became anxious.
Could it be that the bait was not enough? !
It seems that Zhu Pingan has a big appetite.
"Ahem, in addition to the 'Four Liangs', we have many customs in Taicang, such as the 'Arrival Ceremony'." Jia Langzhong coughed, smiled slightly, and then continued to give Zhu Zhu Ping An talked about the next routine to test Zhu Ping An.
"Arrival Ceremony" Zhu Ping'an's expression did not change.
"Well, this 'appointment ceremony' is not only the ceremony of taking office, but also includes the etiquette of etiquette. Every official who is new to Taicang, including the inspectors such as Zihouru and Taicang officials like me, have to come. Ren Li. The silver number below is 700. 0 taels of silver will be given to each new official arriving in Taicang. In the following year, 7,000 taels of silver will be given to each of the three festivals of the Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. In this way, the appointment ceremony will cost about 28,000 taels a year. Two.”
Jia Langzhong said slowly with a smile on his lips. He made it very clear that as long as Zhu Pingan nodded, he didn't have to do anything. Zhu Pingan could receive 80,000 taels of silver a year just for the appointment gift alone.
Why? !
Mr. Zhao on the side was breathing heavily again, clenching his hands so tightly that his veins were exposed. He was twenty-eight thousand taels, and he was short of several thousand taels of silver! Zhu Ping'an said, as long as we don't give him the money sent by the bank, we can divide it.
With twenty-eight thousand taels of silver, I can find someone to kill Zhu Pingan seven or eight times in a day!
Twenty-eight thousand taels!
The equivalent of RMB is close to more than 20 million yuan. In modern times, the amount involved in many high-ranking corrupt officials is probably about this amount.
What a generous act!
After hearing this, Zhu Ping'an narrowed his eyes slightly, with a hint of disgust at the corner of his mouth, and his understanding of Taicang's filth deepened.
This appointment gift is filial piety from the banks below. Why do the banks below give a big hemorrhage to the appointment gift? Bankers are not stupid. On the contrary, these businessmen are very smart. They generously gave Taicang officials such generous arrival gifts, and they will naturally get several times the benefits from Taicang.
Local taxes, commercial taxes, deed taxes, salt taxes, tax deductions, etc. are all collected through bank accounts and then sent to the bank treasury. The bank accounts below make huge profits through this. The silver taels they send are often "using less to make more, silver is at a low ebb". They use two to three hundred taels to charge four to five hundred taels or even more, or they use silver of poor quality. Use it as a good quality product, such as using silver-containing Only 90% of the silver is used as pure silver containing 99% of the silver. In this way, the bank can give away the 9% less silver. Over time, the benefits gained by the bank are greater than the costs. The appointment gift should be more than ten times richer.
The officials of the bank received a generous "appointment gift", so naturally they turned a blind eye. In the end, it was only the treasury that suffered.
"I'm just inspecting Taicang, what does it have to do with their bank account? I won't receive any reward for no merit, I can't accept this money."
Zhu Pingan shook his head and said nothing again. He hesitated and refused. This kind of money cannot be brought to the table. It is done secretly and harms the people and the country. In the end, it is the country and the people who suffer. How can I accept it?
Again, if the money is collected, how can I inspect the Taicang bank?
Zhu Pingan is not a saint, nor is he a stubborn person, but some money can be collected, and some money must not be collected.
Minzhimingao, I can’t even take a bite of it, I can’t even lick it.
A gentleman loves money and gets it in the right way.
Zhu Ping'an once again refused solemnly, making Taicang officials very anxious. This time even the money-grubbing Zhao Langzhong was a little anxious.
Twenty-eight thousand taels of silver, plus the ten thousand taels just now, this is almost forty thousand taels of silver.
Absolutely a lot.
It’s not a lot for anyone.
Mr. Zhao doesn’t think that Zhu Ping’an is too little. This amount of money, let alone Zhu Ping’an, who came from the countryside, is a big sum even for Yan Shifan and Yan Xiaoxiang. This amount is It’s enough to buy a very fat one from Mr. Yan Xiaoxiang.
Zhu Ping'an's attitude of "you need to be strong to strike the iron" made Mr. Zhao feel a little guilty and worried for no reason.
Jia Langzhong, who had been smiling all the time, couldn't hold back the smile on his face. He coughed and continued seductively: "Ahem, Zihou, that's it. We still have a few 'routines' in Taicang. , such as 'kubing filial piety', 'meal supplement' ,'Ping'an.'"
"It's getting late. If I don't leave my wife, I should worry about these 'customs'. I'll ask you for advice some other time. In that case, I'll take my leave now, my lords. Please stay.”
Before Zhu Ping'an could wait for Jia Langzhong to finish speaking, he stood up and said goodbye to Zhang Guanku and others apologetically, bowed deeply, and then turned around and left.
Everyone in the room watched Zhu Pingan leave with gloomy faces.
"Pa!"
"Damn it! How shameless! Damn it, I found someone to make this brat who doesn't know how to praise me!" After Zhu Ping'an left, Zhao Langzhong He slammed the table hard and cursed with a ferocious look on his face.
"Why are you shouting? Are you afraid that the people in Dongchang won't hear you?!" Zhang Guanku had a sullen face and glared at Mr. Zhao hard.
"He, Zhu Ping'an, is so shameless!" Mr. Zhao whispered bitterly.
"Zhu Ping'an really found out something, right?" Secretary Liu was worried about this issue again.
"Don't mess up your position. I don't believe that someone who can't do abacus can find out anything about the accounts made by "ghost hands". He is just bluffing and intending to sell at a higher price." Doctor Zhao pretended to be calm and said.
“Well, Master Zhao is right.”
“I just saw Zhu Ping’an’s eyes lit up when Master Zhao said twenty-eight thousand taels of silver.”
"This guy surnamed Zhu is really greedy and has a huge appetite."
Other officials nodded in agreement. (End of this chapter)