Chapter 2322 Write me an IOU
I! Fang Jun!
Give me the money quickly!
……
Gao Xingyi's eyes widened, and it was difficult to accept the situation in front of him for a while...
You are the Minister of the Ministry of War!
It’s still the crown prince Shaobao!
How could a well-established high-ranking official of the imperial court and an important minister of the empire still barge into the Ministry of Civil Affairs' Yamen in a dignified and imageless way like a gangster in the market, saying the words of the market and the spirit of the land, but do they still need to follow the rules?
The entire Ministry of Civil Affairs was silent. Officials coming in and out stopped at this moment, looking at Fang Jun, who was standing proudly in the hall...
Our Gao Shilang owes someone money and is being chased to the government office by debt collectors?
Gao Xingcheng held a breath in his chest, gritted his teeth, and said word by word: "Fang Er, others may be afraid of you, but I, Gao, are definitely not afraid of you! This is the lobby of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the center of the empire, and an important place for finance and taxation. , who gives you the courage to act like a gangster? Also, tell me clearly, when and where did someone like me owe you money?”
It’s so annoying!
How glorious and illustrious is he, the dignified eldest son of Duke Shen, the prince-in-law of the dynasty, and the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs? Although the Bohai Gao family is not comparable to those aristocratic families that have lasted for thousands of years, they are still the top family today. Even if you, Fang Jun, are rich, can I borrow money from you and be chased by you to this extent?
Absolutely ridiculous!
They were clearly here to cause trouble.
Fang Jun was not angry, and did not take Gao Jixi's harshness into account at all. He said loudly: "The Political Affairs Hall approved the Ministry of War to use one million yuan to expand the foundry bureau. This money was allocated by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. At present, most of the Ministry of War projects have been completed. Why is the funding from the Ministry of Civil Affairs delayed? Not only that, officials from the Ministry of War have come to press for payment several times, and you, Senior Minister Gao, have repeatedly prevaricated. What is your purpose?"
As soon as this was said, all the Ministry of Civil Affairs officials in the lobby breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as it's official business, there won't be any trouble. They are all children of aristocratic families, and they may fight over each other's misdeeds, but who can fight over official business and make a big fuss?
Gao Xingcheng also breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at Fang Jun's aggressive posture, he almost thought that maybe he really owed Fang Jun money and forgot to pay it back...
Since it was official business, he had plenty of ways to delay it.
"It turns out that this is what Fang Shaobao was talking about... To be honest, it's not that I don't want to allocate funds immediately. It's because the Ministry of Civil Affairs has squeezed too many accounts. The tax credit from Jiangnan has just arrived this quarter, and we need to A large amount of manpower has been taken into account, and it cannot be sorted out in the warehouse for a while. After a while, when the Ministry of Civil Affairs' accounts are sorted out, the funds will be sent immediately. I hope Fang Shaobao is safe and not impatient, and we must be more considerate of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Difficulty.”
Gao Xingcheng endured his anger, put on a smile and spoke in an official tone.
Fang Jun sneered and said: "The expansion of the Foundry Bureau is crucial to the re-dressing of Liaodong's army and horses. If this delays His Majesty's plan for the Eastern Expedition, who will bear the responsibility?"
Gao Jishi's face dropped again and he said displeasedly: "Fang Shaobao, I have already given you face. If you yell and scream and force your way into the Ministry of Civil Affairs, I won't care about you. But you are so aggressive. It’s a bit unreasonable to even blame the success or failure of the Eastern Expedition on our Ministry of Civil Affairs.”
There were many officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs in the lobby, and they immediately started to express their aggrievements after hearing this.
"Shilang Gao is right. The change of uniforms of Liaodong's troops and horses is a matter for your Ministry of War. You can't just throw the responsibility on us just because the allocation is a few days late, right?"
"Our Ministry of Civil Affairs follows some procedures. I don't know how many places are waiting for funding from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. There must be a first-come, first-served basis."
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The Eastern Expedition is the top priority of the imperial court at the moment, and His Majesty is thinking about it very much. If something goes wrong, who can bear the blame?
Gao Xingxi's words were tantamount to exposing Fang Jun's threat, and he pointed out that he would put this big pot on the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This put great pressure on the officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and at the same time aroused the hatred of the same enemy.
Don't wait for such a bully!
Gao Jingcheng listened to the fierce public sentiments and raised the corner of his mouth slightly. Let your tongue bloom like a lotus. I don't believe that you can push the entire Ministry of Civil Affairs into a position that determines the victory or defeat of the Eastern Expedition. I agree, and neither do all the officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs!
Who can afford to suffer?
Cui Dunli stood behind Fang Jun, looking at the Ministry of Civil Affairs officials who looked like they wanted to eat people, sweating on his forehead, and secretly scolded Fang Jun for being reckless.
You want to shift the responsibility to the Ministry of Civil Affairs from the very beginning. Who will do that?
The Eastern Expedition is a national policy, and it is the most critical step for His Majesty Li Er to achieve "one emperor for eternity". If anything goes wrong, even a hundred deaths of the person responsible will not be enough!
You are simply pushing the entire Ministry of Civil Affairs into a pit. It would be strange not to offend the public...
Fang Jun didn't think so. He looked around with a smile, then looked at Gao Xingcheng and asked, "So, Minister Gao is not planning to allocate funds?"
Gao Jingcheng sneered: "It's not that we don't allocate funds, but that the Ministry of Civil Affairs is also in a difficult situation and has just postponed it for a few days."
Fang Jun asked: "How many days of suspension? How many days exactly?"
Gao Jiji spread his hands and raised the corner of his mouth: "Who can say for sure? The Ministry of Civil Affairs measures the world's taxes, and the amount of calculation is beyond your comprehension. It may take one or two days, or three or four days. No one can say. Not allowed.”
Cui Dunli hurriedly leaned into Fang Jun's ear and whispered: "Fang Junma, this accounting matter is indeed laborious and full of problems. If he drags it on like this, even if the lawsuit comes before His Majesty, it will be nothing."
Fang Jun nodded slightly, then ignored Cui Dunli, and said to Gao Jingcheng: "In this case, I also understand the Ministry of Civil Affairs. We are all doing our best for the empire. It would not be appropriate for me to be aggressive."
Gao Xingyi raised the corners of his mouth even higher...
However, Fang Jun continued: "However, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has its difficulties, but the Ministry of War also has its difficulties. Although we all have different responsibilities, we all work for His Majesty. We should understand and help each other. In this way, Gao Shilang agrees. No? ”
Gao Jingcheng said with emotion: "What Fang Shaobao said is true. It's just that the Ministry of Civil Affairs has complicated calculations and is really powerless. We also ask the Ministry of War to postpone it for a few days."
Hum hum, I'm going to make a decision because the calculation time is long, so I'm just dragging it on, so what can I do if I break the sky?
It's reasonable. Even if His Majesty comes, he can't say anything.
As for whether your Ministry of War delayed the change of uniforms of the Liaodong army and horses... it's none of my business?
Fang Jun nodded, seeming to agree with Gao Jingcheng's words, and then said slowly: "In this case, I will not force the Ministry of Civil Affairs to allocate funds now. However, Gao Shilang, the Political Affairs Hall has allowed the Ministry of Civil Affairs to allocate one million yuan to the Ministry of War. Expanding the foundry bureau, do you agree with this?”
Gao Jingchen thought for a while and felt that there was no trap. He nodded and said: "Of course I admit it. This is an order issued by the prime ministers and ministers of the Political Affairs Hall. It is also related to the change of uniforms of the Liaodong army and horses. How can the Ministry of Civil Affairs not admit it? It's just that this is difficult..."
Fang Jun waved his hand and interrupted Gao Jingxing's words: "If it's difficult or not, let's not mention it. Who hasn't had some difficulties after serving as an official? He talks about difficulties all day long, but doesn't think about how to solve them. It’s not an exaggeration to say that the corpse is a vegetarian. No matter how harsh it is, if you can’t do it, then don’t do it. Wouldn’t it be better to abdicate as soon as possible and make way for someone more competent? Who will do the real work?”
Gao Ji's face turned green and he said angrily: "Whether I am qualified or not will be assessed by the officials and weighed by Your Majesty. It is not your turn to make any comments!"
"Okay, okay, I really can't control you..."
Fang Jun became a little impatient and stood in the hall with his hands behind his back and said: "Since Minister Gao admitted that the money was allocated to the Ministry of War with the permission of the Political Affairs Hall, now because of problems with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the allocation has been delayed. , then please ask Mr. Gao to give me an IOU.”
There was a sudden silence in the hall.
Even Cui Dunli has a big mouth...
IOU? !
Throughout the ages, I have never heard of such a thing as an IOU being issued between yamen and yamen. They are all imperial yamen. Is this necessary?
Gao Jishi categorically refused: "There has never been any precedent for this, and it is absolutely impossible."
IOU?
How is this possible!
If the Ministry of War made any mistakes in the change of dress, Fang Jun came out with this IOU and said that it was because the Ministry of Civil Affairs did not allocate funds in time, which caused the foundry bureau to lag in expansion and affected the change of dress. Wouldn't he have to fulfill his high standards? Is the Ministry of War taking the blame?
It’s just wishful thinking!
Fang Jun chuckled, looked at the officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs on the left and right, and said: "Come on, come on, you just criticized me, right? Now I am arguing with you that your Ministry of Civil Affairs does not allocate funds, but the expansion of the Ministry of War has You can’t delay it for half a day, otherwise no one can bear the responsibility, right?”
The officials thought for a moment and nodded.
The expansion of the Ministry of War is related to the change of uniforms of Liaodong's army and horses. If it is disgusted, the responsibility belongs to the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War cannot afford to bear the blame.
Fang Jun added: "So, the expansion of the Ministry of War must continue, but there is no money, what should we do?" The officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs were a little confused. How do we know what to do?
(End of chapter)