In the name of charity, Wu Zhe conducted lottery draws to issue lottery tickets, and covered up the bad reputation of accepting gift money. ,
After seeing the situation at the scene from a distance, the two adults of the clan's mansion had no choice but to praise in their hearts: what a plan to kill two birds with one stone.
Receiving gifts is a major pillar of income for officials all over the world. Everyone knows that receiving gifts is very common. In the residence of senior officials, there will always be a lot of guests when encountering important events such as birthday celebrations, funeral memorials, marriages and concubines, and childbearing.
Giving gifts should be a kind of reciprocity. I can't remember who sent it, but I know who didn't. So the trend that has gradually formed is that everyone gives gifts, and those who don't give gifts are lacking in etiquette and not doing things properly.
Even a traveler like Wu Zhe didn't think about changing this situation. Social development has reached this stage, and it is impossible to completely eradicate it. Officials do not seek profit? That's bullshit. People who are indifferent to fame and fortune will never think about becoming an official. Therefore, the person who asked to be an official was an honest official, and it was simply a matter of seeking skin from a tiger.
But there have never been many praises from honest officials in the society. But how much water is in it? Can upright officials benefit the common people again? This is basically two different things.
This kind of gift-giving is different from bribery in another world, and it is more important than a kind of etiquette. After encountering something, a formal gift money will be sent again as a request. At this time, the official will weigh the gains and losses, and make a certain response to the entrustment. This is called bribery.
But these are the unspoken rules of officialdom in this era, and no one speaks clearly. Only a master who teaches his disciples can explain it so clearly.
The two adults of the clan's mansion looked at Sister Shiliu, who was making unreasonable words, and couldn't help muttering to themselves: How do you compare
How do you compare? Compared with Zhou Zhiruo, this so-called female think tank worth millions of taels is full of mistakes and omissions.
Zhou Zhiruo dare not say that this matter is watertight, but at least there is nothing to attack on the surface.
Even if it can be said that it is accepting bribes. But that would require someone of the emperor's level to speak up and give up on Prince Mo completely before he could make things worse and call this matter a bribe.
"She's just taking bribes!" Sister Shiliu couldn't make sense, so she could only jump and shout.
Some people around heard her cry and couldn't help looking over.
The eldest prince quickly pulled the pomegranate, and everyone returned to the carriage.
"Go home." The master in charge ordered the coachman.
The carriage of the clan mansion began to drive back to the mansion.
In the carriage. The two adults looked at each other, knowing each other's psychology without communicating.
He despises the pomegranate around the prince.
layman! It's a layman telling an expert!
As expected, Zhou Zhiruo was not a vegetarian, and she had already set up a position to wait for you to come and sue. The result is a mass of hedgehogs that leave you speechless.
What else is there to say
After returning to the city, the two lords took their yamen servants to say goodbye to the eldest prince: "Your Highness, if there is any more evidence, the officials are still willing to cooperate with you in investigating the criminals. Especially the scum of officials, if the evidence is convincing, they should be Severe punishment."
Yes, you have to have evidence! Although everyone knows that it is a form of gift money, but after all, the name and method have been changed. How do you sue for empty teeth
"My lords, it's true that they accepted gifts!" Sister Pomegranate stubbornly wanted to pester her, but the two lords simply treated her as if she didn't exist.
After losing her status as the official maid, Shiliu was originally a figure without an official status. The two adults are both high-ranking officials, so why not ignore you, a civilian woman? It's not bad if you didn't hit you for the crime of disturbing the officials.
The eldest prince saw off the two adults with a gloomy expression, and looked at Pomegranate.
"The two of them must have been bribed by Prince Mo." Shiliu said with a serious face.
The eldest prince was stunned: "How do you talk about this?"
Pomegranate began to spit and talk about it.
Others were skeptical after hearing this, but the eldest prince admired pomegranate very much. After talking and listening, they really kept nodding their heads in agreement.
One brain is messy, and the other is not enough. The pair add together. Really a perfect match.
Poor Master Maitreya who is still lying on the sickbed, has no ambition to repay the Lord. Can only wait for the most tragic news. At that time, maybe even he, the walking dead, won't be served.
While the eldest prince was making unreasonable words, someone on Wu Zhe's side had already reported urgently.
"Miss Zhou, it's the eldest prince who came here just now. He also brought two officials in charge of the clan's mansion." The accountant master and the chief guard who maintained order at the scene reported so.
They were worried that Prince Mo's mansion would be sued, so don't really be singled out for anything.
The accountant master even sneaked over and heard Sister Pomegranate's impatient cry, so he hurried back to report: "Miss Zhou. That Pomegranate is clamoring that we accept bribes."
He and Wu Zhe reported quietly in a secluded place behind the wooden platform, obviously paying great attention to it.
"Don't worry, there won't be any storms at all." Wu Zhe said with a smile: "As long as we organize the personnel everywhere, there is no need to worry."
Wu Zhe had a confident smile on his face.
Simply put, the term bribery is a catchphrase.
Only when those in power want to get an official down. This vocabulary is valid.
But Prince Mo's current status as a royal celebrity, who can say that Prince Mo is corrupt with the attitude of Emperor Xuanwu? The country still needs Prince Mo, and Emperor Xuanwu also takes a fancy to Prince Mo. This means...
The word accepting bribes is not suitable for others!
So now Wu Zhe just needs to be careful not to distribute the spoils unevenly.
The issuance of welfare lottery will inevitably take out part of it and secretly distribute it to officials at various levels. Even Emperor Xuanwu has a share.
Wu Zhe believes that after Emperor Xuanwu discovers the huge profit margin of lottery issuance, he will inevitably issue lottery tickets officially.
There is a profit!
Don't think that the emperor will not worry about money if he has a treasury. If you want to be a wise person, whether you know you are short of money or poor is one of the criteria to measure.
An emperor always feels that his country's warehouse is full, so he is not far from subjugation.
Mr. Accountant doesn't understand Wu Zhe's stability, but he asks himself that it is impossible to compare with the female think tank. No one is in a hurry, which means that there is really no need to worry.
The follow-up of the lottery is still in progress.
The goatee butler who won the lottery was invited to the stage.
At the same time, those who were invited to the stage also had twelve thousand taels of silver.
Part of it is real gold and silver, and the other part is silver bills. This is to prevent the top of the wooden platform from being overwhelmed and collapsed out of danger.
The old butler with the goatee stood in front of the half-person-high pile of silver, his mouth trembling and he didn't know what to say. (To be continued..)