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Chapter 928: Chapter 931: The Early Bird
The early bird catches the worm, and sure enough, Li Zhengtian arrived at the Government Office early the next morning.
"Pick the lock!"
Jia Wenjing arrogantly ordered the Locksmith he had brought with him.
When the door was opened, both Li Zhengtian and Jia Wenjing were taken aback.
Because the storeroom was even cleaner than his face, not to mention the huge sum of money they were after, not even one Wen money was found!
Had Yu Qian not said that Qin Longyun was pure and selfless, always considering the common people’s welfare?
Why then had the Silver disappeared?
Li Zhengtian, unable to contain his anger, immediately pursued Qin Longyun to the disaster relief area.
Qin Longyun replied indifferently, "Lord Li, you should go back and rest at the posthouse. There are many sick people here; you must be careful not to get infected."
"Where is the Treasury Silver?" Li Zhengtian demanded furiously.
"Lord Li, aren’t you meddling too much? As the Disaster Relief Imperial Envoy, just focus on solving the epidemic," Qin Longyun said with a smirk.
As for the rest, Li Zhengtian had no right to interfere.
"Magistrate said that the Silver in Mansion City was tight, and instructed each county to contribute Silver for disaster relief. I just checked the storeroom, and there was not even One Tael of Silver. Shouldn’t you give me an explanation?" Li Zhengtian said firmly, looking at Qin Longyun.
He had thought that at least five hundred thousand Taels of Silver would be found, but the reality was too far from his expectations.
Qin Longyun asked innocently, "Why should there be Silver?"
"What about last year’s taxes and the confiscated Silver?" Li Zhengtian no longer hid his intentions.
He was after that Silver!
Qin Longyun realized, "Oh, it’s that what you’re looking for. Why didn’t you say so earlier? Let me think... ah, yes, at the beginning of the year, I turned it all over to Lord Yu."
"How could that be? Mansion City didn’t receive your report," Li Zhengtian flatly disbelieved.
Any changes to the County Treasury Silver would certainly require the Magistrate’s seal.
Otherwise, how would Qin Longyun, a mere County Magistrate, have the authority to move the Silver?
Qin Longyun pouted, "The Silver was handed over to the national treasury. Does it make a difference whether I wrote a report or not?"
"Besides, Lord Yu is widely known as an incorruptible official; he would never embezzle Silver. What’s there for you to worry about?"
"Rather, it’s you, Lord Li, who brought only four carts of goods this time, and now you’re asking me for Treasury Silver. Don’t you owe the disaster victims an explanation?"
Hmm... he was quite curious to hear how Li Zhengtian would respond.
"Epidemics are breaking out everywhere, Mansion City is also waiting for allocations from above." no𝚟𝚙u𝚋.c𝚘m
Li Zhengtian was not at all self-conscious, showing no sign of guilt.
"Even if the storeroom of Mansion City was a bit lacking, it wouldn’t come down to just giving out four carts of goods, right?"
"What were those four carts filled with? I’ve heard from the Doctor that the quality of the medicine is poor and can’t cure the epidemic at all!"
"If we had more officials like Lord Qin, our lives would be so much better!"
"We never saw him help out. What did he come here for? Surely just to indulge in luxury. He always shoves off any actual work to Lord Qin, which is too much!"
As a Disaster Relief Imperial Envoy, he should have at least brought some Doctors and herbal medicines.
At the very least, he should see the state of the disaster victims for himself.
But this dignitary was indeed a master at saving his own effort; making a rare visit to the quarantine area, and it turned out he was here to ask Qin Long for Silver!
To those attacking him, Li Zhengtian said, "Do you think your County Magistrate is such a good person? He has misappropriated all the Silver in the storeroom!"
"All we know is that during the epidemic, Lord Qin and Master Tan have been tirelessly busy, wanting to save more lives, which is much better than someone like you who only knows how to enjoy themselves in the posthouse!"
