Chapter 125: The Trampled Temple of Cai Jingsheng
The officials felt guilty for a while when they were stared at by Deng Wenhao and others, and they all subconsciously looked at Cai Sui, who was sent by Cai Jing.
Cai Sui looked at Jiang Chen with eyes full of displeasure, and said with a smile:
"Master Jiang is really in a good mood. He came here to have fun before the construction of the Royal Chamber of Commerce has been completed?"
“Everything has its own priorities!
In the eyes of the lower official, the welfare of the lonely elders is far more important than the Royal Chamber of Commerce!"
Jiang Chen replied lightly, then frowned and looked at Cai Sui: "Master Cai, you came just in time!
Officials have clearly stipulated that the daily subsidy for each person in the orphanage must not be less than one liter of rice, which is ten cents! Why have they not only not received any money in the past few years, but even the food they eat is only a few cents per liter.
Corn?
Are they being raised as livestock? Where did the money and food sent from the Ministry of Household Affairs go?"
Jiang Chen didn't expect that Cai Jing's people would even be greedy for the food rations of these poor lonely old people, so he couldn't help but feel a little angry when he spoke!
"Are you...are you questioning this officer?
How do I know? I am not responsible for this orphanage!"
Cai Sui felt weak for a while and excused himself for Cai Jing: "I guess it must be because the state treasury has been unable to make ends meet in the past few years, and some officials have deducted money from it. I will report this to my father later!"
"Yeah?
If I remember correctly, two days ago, Prime Minister Cai said in front of the civil and military officials of the court that the country was prosperous and the people were prosperous, and he suggested that the officials build a mountainous area and build statues for His Highness King Yun and others!
How come the state treasury cannot make ends meet when it comes to your place?"
Jiang Chen sneered.
"this……"
Cai Suan choked, scratched his neck and said: "In this case, someone must have deceived the superiors and deceived the subordinates, and deducted money from them! Why is Mr. Jiang so arrogant? Could it be that he wants to have something to say?"
"I don't dare! I just want to ask clearly!"
Since Mr. Cai also believes that the people sent by Prime Minister Cai are deducting from it, then the matter will be easier to handle!"
Jiang Chen said, and suddenly ordered Deng Wenhao: "Tie up all the stewards of the orphanage to me!"
"yes!"
Deng Wenhao understood that Jiang Chen was taking the opportunity to deal with all Cai Jing's people, so he agreed and took action with the imperial guards who followed him.
"Sir, sir? What are you trying to do?"
"We were wronged!"
"We didn't withhold money or food..."
All the stewards turned pale with fright, and they all looked to Cai Sui for help.
Cai Sui's face turned gloomy for a while, and he stared at Jiang Chen with evil eyes and said, "Master Jiang is so majestic!
Why don’t I know that your Royal Chamber of Commerce and Jinyiwei still have the right to arrest people and try cases? Are you trying to overstep your bounds?"
"Master Cai misunderstood!
These are all Prime Minister Cai's people, how dare you interrogate them? I just want Mr. Cai to take them back and hand them over to Prime Minister Cai to deal with!"
With a half-smile on his face, Jiang Chen directly threw the problem to Cai Jing.
If Cai Jing deals with these people, it will be confirmed that he has mismanaged the orphanage; if he does not deal with them, it will be a cover-up, which will definitely disappoint the public!
Jiang Chen really wanted to see what Cai Jing would choose.
"Huh? Leave the person to me?"
Cai Sui was stunned for a moment, and then he figured out Jiang Chen's sinister intentions.
He was immediately in a dilemma, his mood became violent, and he said angrily: "Even if the officials assigned by my father to be responsible for this matter were negligent, at least they did not enslave these lonely old people, nor did they starve them.
Unlike you, in order to please the officials, you came up with the bad idea of letting the lonely old people be self-sufficient through work! Look at their age, wouldn't your conscience be disturbed by such actions? "
"ah?"
"Let us work? Be self-sufficient?"
"At our age, what else can we do?"
The lonely elders all frowned and looked at Jiang Chen with unkind eyes.
When Wang Mian and Cai Sui saw this, they smiled with gloating faces.
However, Jiang Chen, who had been prepared for a long time, had a calm expression on his face and asked Deng Wenhao: "Have the things been shipped?"
"Just arrived!"
Deng Wenhao smiled proudly and waved his hand to have the money, rice and other items brought in.
Then he announced loudly: "Everyone, Mr. Jiang has made a rule. From today on, you no longer need to eat those old corns that even livestock despise. All rice grains will be replaced by high-quality rice.
In addition, the daily subsidy of ten cents is fully paid in full, and it is received in two installments every month. You can receive one hundred and fifty cents at a time. Now you can go directly to register and receive the money!"
"Ah? Send one hundred and fifty articles at a time?"
"Is this true?"
"Is there such a good thing?"
The faces of the lonely elders were full of disbelief!
It wasn't until some people got the money that they dared to believe the facts in front of them. They couldn't help but their eyes immediately turned red, and they looked at Jiang Chen with great emotion.
"Sir, you are really the reborn parents we have been waiting for!"
Plop——
The lonely elders were so moved that they knelt down in front of Jiang Chen.
"Elders, please get up quickly. You have thanked the wrong person. This is all the official's intention. I am just following orders!
The officials were very heartbroken when they learned of your actual living conditions, and decided that our Taoist family will be fully responsible for the orphanage and Salesian Bureau in Bianjing from now on, and ordered me to improve your lives."
Jiang Chen led Zhang Hongwen, Wang Wenhan and others to help the old people up one by one, and then asked people to bring the tea eggs up and said:
"This is the Immortal Emperor, the finest delicacy tea eggs recorded by the officials in the Annals of the Ancient World! The officials specially ordered me to supervise the production of some and give them to you as rewards. Everyone has a share. Come and have a taste!"
"Official family——"
"I'll thank you official soon!"
"The official's grace! When I have the next life, I will wear a grass ring and swear to repay it to the death!"
After eating the tea eggs, the lonely elders were so moved that they knelt down towards the palace and burst into tears.
"You don't have to wait until the next life. As long as you burn incense and pray for the Immortal Emperor day and night, the officials will feel your thoughts and bless you for a long time!"
While Jiang Chen was speaking, he intentionally or unintentionally looked at the Cai Jing longevity tablet in the shrine not far away.
"Yes, yes! We can't build a shrine for the official family, but we can enshrine the statue of the Immortal Emperor!"
"That's right! Brother Chu, you are the only centenarian here who is good at calligraphy. It is up to you to write this tablet!"
"Okay! I will do my part in this matter!"
After receiving Jiang Chen's reminder, the lonely elders immediately took active action.
In less than a moment, a memorial tablet for the Immortal Emperor was erected, but Cai Jing’s memorial tablet was...
I don’t know if these old men did it intentionally or unintentionally. After they fell to the ground, they were trampled to pieces.
Cai Sui was so angry that his whole face turned black, and he couldn't help shouting angrily:
"You old fools, he sent you things to deceive you into working to make money, save money for the officials, and please the officials! You were all sold by him, do you know?" Due to various problems, the address was changed to
Chapter completed!