Chapter 561: The Awful Truth

Organizing such mountains of paperwork is definitely a big job.

Because while this side was being organized, another mountain of paperwork would arrive on the other side, box by box.

Not to mention the fact that every piece of paperwork had to be verified and all the stagehands who handled it had to sign their names.

And when they arrive at the post station, the postmaster of the post station also has to carry out random checks and verifications, and after making sure that the situation recorded by the postmen is true, then they will sign and draw a seal.

The post office then submits it to the post office of each province, which also compares it, confirms that it is correct, and sends it to the Postal Department.

So each copy of the paperwork, in addition to the dense records on the top, there are also a lot of signatures and seals. From the postman to the postman, to the seal of the post office.

And when it comes down to it, the clerks here, who still have to compare and confirm that it’s correct, or make sure that there are no records that are incorrect or descriptions that are missing, likewise have to sign their names.

The layers come down, and each one is tainted with responsibility.

Of course, although there is responsibility, but the Postal Service side, the internal statute of the credit is also real, the end of the year double salary, the next year to increase the salary of a level, the fruitful personnel, in addition to special rewards.

That alone is enough to sell everyone.

The salary of the Postmaster General is already not low, enough to support his wife and children, and if he adds a double salary and a level of salary, if he does not fight for his life now, when will he wait?

There were two kinds of men in the Post Office Department, those who were purely looking at the good treatment of the post, and this additional pay was enough to satisfy them.

Another is some readers, gradually involved in the postal service in the Department of the effectiveness of these people desire fame, such things, the future can be reclassified as a merit, naturally, also more hard work.

But there were just too many papers sent in, as if they were snowflakes, in an endless stream.

For months, it was one box after another every day, so much so that everyone, for one, was exhausted to the point of exhaustion.

As a last resort, the Postal Service adopted the old method commonly used on the Zhili side, directly drawing students from the government school academy, arithmetic academy and several other universities to assist.

At first, they were allowed to play second fiddle, and when they became familiar with it, they were also taught to be on their own.

The next problem encountered, however, was that the Postal Department’s storehouse was no longer adequate, and it had to borrow a storehouse from the Railway Ministry Hall on the side.

On the side of the ministry, some warehouses had to be vacated, and even, in order to make it easy for the people of the Postal Department to come in and out of the ministry, they simply, cut through the high wall adjoining the ministry and the Postal Department for people to come in and out of the ministry.

Zhang Anshi came to inspect a few times, at first with great interest, saying that he wanted to be an example.

Who knows a look at the situation here, as well as the mountains of paperwork, they feel a little bit of their own body does not listen to their own, busy is nodding to express the praise of everyone’s hard work, but never mention that they also have to do it themselves.

This is a matter that the Postal Service has taken as a top priority.

Because it was a top priority, Zhang Anshi and Hu Mu had to ask questions about what was going on inside.

In the Postal Department, there was even a special Postal Code Bureau, which was also allocated a large amount of money and food, so that they could provide resources for this inventory.

From the middle of the year until the beginning of winter, in this cold winter time, the wind seems to carry a sense of bone, but at this very moment, Hu Mu finally got a brief.

And then, Humu looked at the brief carefully.

The more he looked, the more suspicious his face became, and he frowned and sulked for a long time.

“The ambassador’s …… morning trip …… was to Sushia, to meet with the proprietor of Ma’s shipyard for talks about mail ships …… ”

The clerk whispered from the sidelines.

But Humu looked serious and didn’t react.

“Ambassador ……”

Hu Mu suddenly looked up and said, “Cancel today’s trip.”

The clerk froze for a moment, and could not help but say in surprise: “Today’s are canceled? But in the afternoon, it is a tour of the postal academy, this postal academy …… ambassador you have been chanting for a long time, saying that you want to see the cadets. As for this trip now, the proprietor of the Ma’s shipyard, should also have been prepared to entertain, if this time to cancel, that side is only afraid ……”

Compared to the clerks slightly a few excited reaction, Hu Mu instead calmly said, “Push it back, push it to tomorrow …… no, push it to three days later.”

The clerk glanced at Humu again in surprise.

As the chief officer of the Hu Mu, in fact, has been dutiful, almost all the trip, even if sometimes unwell, will insist on attending, after all, this pile of things, can not be delayed.

Like today, directly changing his mind on the spot and postponing his trip, this simply did not exist in the past.

The clerical staff would not ask more questions since, only hastening to say, “Yes.”

No matter how unexpected it was, it was categorically not good enough for the clerk to continue to exhort.

Instead, Hu Mu seems to recall something at this time, and then said, “Right, di newspaper, di newspaper …… more than half a month ago, immediately fetch me the di newspaper! It’s about that one …… gleaming the world’s state capitals to clear the yellow book of the endowment.”

Looking at Hu Mu’s slightly anxious face, the clerk did not dare to be slow, and busied himself to fetch it.

Not long ago, this report was looking for, spread on the case of Ehmu.

Hu Mu then lowered his head, carefully take a look, he looked at the inside is regarded as a model of the Ganzhou Province, and then took the briefing, seriously to compare.

The more he looked at it, the deeper Hu Mu’s frown became, but the more he felt that it was unthinkable.

He kept his head hung low, as if he was afraid of missing something by mistake, and after confirming it over and over again, he finally slapped the case fiercely.

The clerk was startled and panicked, “Ambassador ……”

Hu Mu raised his head, glanced at him, and then he revealed a breezy look, “Prepare a car, go to the Song King’s residence …….”

He said to half, but felt wrong, then said: “No, this time, His Highness the King of Song should be in the Wen Yuan Pavilion, just …… the palace to see, I’m afraid that there is much inconvenience …… you go to pass on the news, to the palace of His Highness the King of Song Pass a word, please he immediately out of the palace, come to this postal division, endowed His Highness the King of Song, one hundred thousand fire urgent.”

The clerk listened and immediately realized that it was very uncomplicated as well.

What kind of person is His Highness, the King of Song, to go to pay his respects have to be careful, how do you dare to easily call on him to come to the Postal Service, this is obviously against the etiquette.

If something is out of the ordinary, it’s a demon, so the only possibility is that there’s something really big and urgent going on.

So the clerical official did not dare to hesitate any longer, and busily said, “The student will teach someone to send a message.”

His words, in fact, Humu no longer had the heart to be listening.

Because after the explanation, Hu Mu had begun to absentmindedly continue to look down and compare the diaries and briefings.

…………

Zhang Anshi got the news in Wenyuange, actually did not get annoyed, but instead went to the Postal Service in a hurry.

Hu Guang saw Zhang Anshi went away without saying goodbye, but also a look of haste, can not help but quietly go to find Yang Rong, whispered: “Yang Gong, His Highness the King of Song, good end, ran …… but do not know why.”

Yang Rong looked up at Hu Guang and smiled bitterly, “Duke Hu is always into new things.”

“Not really.” Hu Guang thought for a moment and said, “I found a problem.”

“Say it.”

Hu Guang said in a serious manner, “Instead of racking your brain daily to think about the world’s affairs, why don’t you put your mind on Duke Xie, Duke Yang, and the King of Song, perhaps you can see a little bit of clues from you guys, in this way, on the contrary, you will have a more thorough understanding of the world’s affairs, not to say that you will be a capable minister, but you will be able to make sure that you don’t make any mistakes.”

Yang Rong jaw-dropping, actually can not speak, although he knows that Hu Guang this university sergeant, quite a few points of water, but did not expect, this Hu Gong swing up, but also can paddle to such a point.

Hu Guang looked at Yang Rong s strange reaction, then said, “Yang Gong …… I am speaking from the bottom of my heart, there should be no mistake, right?”

“That’s not wrong.” Yang Rong cried and laughed.

Hu Guang got excited again and then said, “Then Yang Gong …… you say …… this His Highness the King of Song ……”

Yang Rong, however, stared at Hu Guang for half a second and suddenly said, “Lord Hu, you won’t run to Duke Xie’s place and beg for advice on my mind with the King of Song. And then go to the King of Song to ask for advice on my mind with Duke Xie. Or again in the old man here, seeking advice on this King of Song and Duke Xie ……”

Hu Guang’s old face slightly reddened as he hemmed and hawed without failing to respond.

Young Wing: “……”

Seems like the truth?

Hu Guang hold red face old half a day, finally coughed and said, “Yang Gong, the so-called three people line …… must be my teacher ……”

Yang Rong, however, silently lowered his head, took the pen and ink, took out the rustic and continued to draw up the ticket, an attitude of ignoring him.

Hu Guang looked at Yang Rong half a dozen times, the heart wondered, felt a curiosity, had to retreat out in grand style.

He couldn’t help but feel that it is difficult to do things, it is even more difficult to be a person ah, the sea of bureaucracy, it is really step by step as if walking on thin ice, it is really difficult.

With this exclamation, he could not help thinking of his own son who was in the Postal Service.

Do the old man is still so, this do the son, do not know how to cope with it, so think, will feel their own son of which the hardships and suffering, can not help but silently heartbroken.

…………

And at that moment, at the other end.

“Your Highness, please take a look at ……”

“And here ……”

“This briefing, the place circled by the subordinate officials, not only this, but also the last imperial edict issued explicitly by the imperial court in the diwali, which edict, the number circled by the subordinate officials ……”

Before Zhang Anshi came, Hu Mu had long ago organized the data in a certain way, circling all the key data for visualization.

And Zhang Anshi only needed to fix his eyes on it, and he could immediately see the difference.

At this time, Zhang Anshi raised his eyebrows and said, “Do you mean …… that the hidden households cleared by the court don’t match up with the ones checked by the Postal Department?”

Hu Mu said, “Not only is it not right, it is simply a thousand miles difference, in addition to the number, which is the most terrible ……”

When he said this, he paused, but then took out a piece of paperwork and continued, “Your Highness, look here and you will know.”

Zhang Anshi took the document and took a closer look, his eyes widened violently and he could not help but shiver.

Although it was expected, Zhang Anshi could not have anticipated that someone would play such a flower.

Zhang Anshi frowned up, “Who knows about this matter ……?”

Hu Mu then said: “The inventory of things, is the postal division within the check, should also be known, but …… the postal division is responsible for just the post, after all, the world seems to be not what is important, and did not cause people too much attention. But even if someone is concerned about the tip of the iceberg, but this specific number, even if it is the next official, also just got, since I think the situation is serious, so please your highness quickly come here to report.”

Hu Mu paused, and then said: “In addition, all of the clerical staff, most of them are graduated from various universities, or when the Division of Railroads or Qixia money draw. Because things are complicated, so …… almost everyone, are day and night, should be at this time …… temporarily only Your Highness and the next official know these messages.”

Zhang Anshi lowered his eyes and thought deeply for a moment, and said under his breath, “Has the Postal Department verified the number on this side? What this king requires is that the number is accurate, otherwise you know that it’s not a small matter to throw something like this out.”

Hu Mu said, “Verified, each household registration, responsibility to the person, from the postman to the post minister, then to the verification of the post office clerks as well as the postal department clerks, all the people who handle, all signed and sealed.”

Zhang Anshi thought carefully about the process and nodded his head, while then gave Hu Mu a pleased look and said, “You are better than your father.”

Hu Mu was stunned, then he was busy saying, “The subordinate …… subordinate …… officer.”

For a moment he didn’t know how to respond, it seemed that no matter how he responded, he was wrong.

Zhang Anshi then said, “Then …… this king to ask you, if this situation now, what choice will you make?”

Hu Mu only hesitated for a moment before saying, “Show the world.”

Zhang Anshi gazed at him and said, “Why?”

Hu Mu said, “It’s a matter of national importance!”

Zhang Anshi nodded, the corner of his lips hooked up a light smile, said, “This is also better than your father, in that case, you, the postal division of the transit ambassador, immediately played.”

Hu Mu froze and said in surprise, “Your Highness is not responsible for the sonata?”

Zhang Anshi immediately said, “This is the postal division hard earned, this king is not good to invite this credit ……”

Hu Mu, however, was busy shaking his head, “The next official people, etc., are honoring your highness’s edict to act ……”

Zhang Anshi waved his hand, “You immediately enter the palace to ask for a meeting, this king s side …… naturally curtails you.”

Humu nodded.

…………

In the Wen Yuan Ge.

A eunuch came in a hurry, inviting all the princes of Wen Yuan Pavilion to come in.

This eunuch arrived, but let Xie Jin people can not help but have a few suspicions.

So Xie Jin said, “I wonder, Your Excellency, what happened?”

“The Transporter of the Postal Department presents himself, saying that he has an audience on a matter of great importance.”

Xie Jin frowned slightly in thought.

And Yang Rong subconsciously glanced at Hu Guang.

Hu Guang couldn’t help but worry.

Postal Department transit ambassador, sounds not small, but in fact, to the palace at this level, in fact, but with the salt transportation department, is an official from the third grade.

Of course, coupled with this postal division is a new Yamen, and the main official is not as good as the salt ambassador is the court elected out of the gold is greatly discounted, this from the third grade, and even on the basis of, is not considered formal ministers, roughly equivalent to the passing of the official.

The so-called Transmission Officers were appointed directly by the Emperor without going through the Ministry of Appointments, without going through the selection process of selecting officers such as the Selection, Court Push and Ministry Discussion.

This violates the normal formalities of the court, but is only to fulfill the wishes of the emperor or one of the concubines or eunuchs in the harem, and thus …… is not accepted by the world.

Because of this, now that Hu Mu took the initiative to run to face the saint, Hu Guang naturally worried.

Xie Jin is directly to Hu Guang said: “Hu Gong, your son today to play the matter, Hu Gong can prior knowledge?”

Hu Guang face is not red, but there is embarrassment in his heart, and it is not good to say that his son’s business, he knows nothing, so he mumbled and tried to say that he knows a little.

But also afraid of Xie Jin asked, in that case, their own son reported what is the matter, and how they can not answer?

Then he dropped his head at once and had to say in frustration, “I don’t know.”

Xie Jinyin nodded his head and said with a look of understanding, “This is roughly enough, it should be the authorization of His Highness the King of Song.”

After saying that, Xie Jin looked at the eunuch and said, “Eunuch, only called me and other university professors?”

“And the Capitol ……”

Xie Jin’s face will have no expression, only lightheartedly nodded: “Go to the audience.”

The people were in different moods and silently fishtailed their way to the Mandarin’s House.

Inside the cultural building, Zhu Di has not yet risen to his seat, but Zhang Anshi and Hu Mu have already arrived.

Acquaintances meet, but it is at such a time, not inevitably everyone has a few awkward, the complexity of interpersonal relationships here, this is quite a bit of flavor of the outside theater, it is difficult to tell for a moment.

So everyone seemed as if they were carefully marqueeing the car, so no one squeaked.

Until thereafter, it is all the officials of the Academy came dozens of hundreds of people, these people obviously have doubts in their hearts, I do not know why the call.

Seeing the heavy atmosphere here, they all dared not utter a single breath.

After a long time, Zhu Di only Xu Xu came, ascending seat, he got to play, said the postal service transfer Hu Mu audience, turn, Zhang Anshi came to play, to play, is the matter of the yellow book.

Zhu Di felt strange, so he summoned all the university scholars and all the royal historians of the Ducha Academy at the same time.

But Zhu Di these days, apparently quite good temperament, the mood is also a few pleasant, the world is peaceful Well, people to the old, did so many great things, said a saint, it should not be too much, and in the future will also leave children and grandchildren such a large family, the heart is also more solid.

To put it another way, even if when, went to meet Emperor Taizu Gao and spread out his merits, Emperor Taizu Gao should not hammer himself.

All in all, at this point in time, Zhu Di’s heart was still quite satisfied.

Zhu Di smiled and said, “Which one is Hu Mu?”

Humu stepped forward.

Zhu Di surveyed him and nodded, ”The last time I saw you, you were injured and could not take a closer look. Today, I see, but it is a dignified. Speak up, what is there to play, such a fanfare?”

Hu Mu then said, “Your Majesty, since the establishment of the Postal Department, much thanks to Your Majesty’s favor ……”

Zhu Di frowned slightly and glanced at Hu Guang unhappily, saying, “Secretary Hu.”

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Zhu Di coldly said, “This son of yours …… is the same as you, like to nag.”

Hu Guang felt a little wrong, well, how to talk about him from the son, can only helplessly said, “Ten thousand deaths.”

Hu Mu heard, but immediately comprehended, and then did not hesitate to say: “Postal Department audit the world yellow book, now got a number, just this number is too appalling, I consciously state of affairs is significant, specially come to the audience.”

Saying that, he bowed down to the rest of the ground, his body slightly trembling perhaps due to his nervousness.