12dz Chapter 205 Audit
Chapter 205 Audit
After this matter was settled, Tian Xing'er started to get busy again. They needed to control the use of funds, but this time the snow fell so early and so heavily, and they were afraid that if they didn't provide enough funds, many people would die.
After waiting for two days, the snow stopped, and Tian Xing'er went out with Xu Er. This time, they took silver, money and some food with them. Other personnel were sent from other counties and cities.
"Miss, why do you have to go to the county by yourself in the heavy snow? Wouldn't it be better for you to stay at home?" Xu Er had always been with Magistrate Tian, but now that his daughter was out and Tian Zhenwei was not around, Xu Er was the best candidate.
"Isn't it because I'm afraid of a bunch of corrupt officials? This money didn't come from the wind. It's my own money, so I have to keep a close eye on it and give those people a good beating. I heard that a lot of the supplies my father distributed before were embezzled.
So this time I want to make a warning to scare them and see if they dare to ignore my father seriously in the future.
This money is mine, so it is reasonable for me to distribute it myself, but Uncle Xu has worked hard this time." Tian Xing'er also knew that Xu Er had recently married a wife, and the two were still in love, but she called him out, which was really not a happy thing.
"It's okay. I'm just worried that you, a little girl, can't stand walking around like this in the middle of winter."
"Thank you, Uncle Xu, I'm fine." Tian Xing'er is sometimes not very sensitive to things and did not understand what Xu Er meant.
However, Xu Er was a man with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. He said what made him unhappy and everything was fine. He did not stab Tian Xing'er again along the way.
On this trip, Tian Xing'er drew Dayin County, which is relatively close. It is the closest one among the five counties she drew. She plans to go to the nearby one first and then the far one.
Fortunately, due to the heavy snow and the cold weather, there were not many people on the road, and they did not encounter any robbers. They arrived in Dayin County safely.
When they entered Dayin County, the soldiers guarding the city went to inform the county magistrate.
Now that the prefect's daughter had arrived, how could they dare not greet her carelessly? Besides, she had brought life-saving money and food with her. She was like a living Bodhisattva, so they dared not neglect her.
"Oh, Miss Tian, why did you come here in person? It's snowing heavily. Thank you for your hard work. I am Liang Kang, the magistrate of Dayin County. I am so sorry for being late."
Although Tian Xing'er is now the daughter of the prefect, she is still not used to these officials flattering her. She responded awkwardly with a few words and then asked County Magistrate Liang to count the supplies and sign for confirmation.
"Oh, Magistrate Liang, this is the confirmation list. Please take a good look at it. This is also a letter of guarantee, guaranteeing that the amount of funding you applied for is consistent with the actual amount."
County Magistrate Liang had not expected that Prefect Tian and his men would pull this trick, so his hand stopped in mid-air. He decided not to sign the document. After all, he knew the numbers he reported very well, and there was some water in them. Prefect Tian sent his daughter here to make a statement, not to investigate them.
"Liang County Magistrate, what's the matter? Don't you want these supplies? I can transport them to the next county. Money and grain are in short supply now. We can afford these with our own money, not the court's.
But you didn’t do a good job in disaster prevention this time, so your performance will still be deducted. So will you sign it or not? "
County Magistrate Liang was stunned by Tian Xing'er's question and had to ask, "Miss Tian, if, if I accidentally reported something wrong, would it be a problem if I reported a little more? Will Magistrate Tian blame me?"
After listening to what County Magistrate Liang said, Tian Xing'er felt that there was something fishy about the numbers that County Magistrate Liang reported.
"Liang County Magistrate, how about this? Let's find a warehouse to store the grain first. If there's something wrong with the count here, we can check it again. But we can't stay here for long, so please hurry up."
"Okay, thank you Miss Tian, I have arranged a place for you to stay, I will take you there to rest."
"That's fine. I'll trouble you, Magistrate Liang."
When County Magistrate Liang saw that Tian Xing'er gave him a chance and was willing to live in the residence he arranged for him, he felt relieved.
After arranging the people, I turned to process the data.
In order to get more money, he diluted the figures a lot. Who would have thought that Magistrate Tian would directly send his own daughter to check. However, the other party was just a little girl, so he could just fool around with the numbers. However, he did not keep any figures for checking the accounts.
"Master, go and call the chief accountant and the others over and have them balance these accounts for me. You have to finish it within one day, understand?"
"Yes, don't worry, sir. I will definitely take good care of them."
While County Magistrate Liang was busy settling accounts, Tian Xing'er had quietly sent people to various towns in the county to check. A county has at least tens of thousands of people, so it is not easy to check, so Tian Xing'er chose to draw lots again, and check the places he drew.
She originally wanted to check it out herself, but Xu Er was worried that it was unsafe because of the snow. She was just a little girl, what would she do if something happened?
So Tian Xing'er could only stay in the mansion obediently, just in time to review the previous accounts and see if there was anything missing.
Unexpectedly, County Magistrate Liang was so quick that he submitted the numbers at noon the next day.
"Miss Tian, please take another look. There is absolutely no problem this time. We have looked over it carefully and there is no mistake. Don't worry." After the chief clerk and his men settled the accounts, they handed them over to Magistrate Liang. He also checked it himself and found it perfect. The personnel and situation all matched.
Anyway, Miss Tian wouldn't go looking for those people one by one, so they could write whatever they wanted, and there were many people with the same name. Even if they wrote it wrong, they could say that there were many people with the same name and they remembered it wrong.
Seeing that she is just a little girl, it is impossible to tell what is wrong.
Tian Xing'er took the account handed over by County Magistrate Liang, which recorded the personnel, number, basic situation of each village, the total number of people and the amount of grain and firewood required. It was written in great detail.
Seeing Tian Xing'er reading it seriously, County Magistrate Liang laughed in his heart, "You are just a young girl, why are you pretending? Even if you can understand the words above, you can also understand the inner meaning. You want to show off to me, it's really ridiculous.
I have been an official for more than ten years, how can I be frightened by a little girl? "
However, although he thought so in his heart, he did not show it on his face. He looked like he was humbly waiting for Tian Xinger's guidance.
Tian Xing'er felt a bit overwhelmed when looking at the account, it was written in such detail and there were so many people, so it was very tiring to calculate the total number.
But after thinking about it, she decided to find someone to do the work for her. It would not be difficult to check the accounts. It just depended on how fake County Magistrate Liang dared to be.
In fact, when Tian Xing'er came here this time, she had already calculated the daily dosage of ordinary people, and she still had these data. This County Magistrate Liang was bullying her a little bit. He really thought that she knew nothing and such an obvious loophole was just waiting for him to find.
She was a little embarrassed to embarrass the other party today. And this was just the account, and she was afraid that there would be more if she dug deeper.