Chapter 503: Only collect money, guarantee nothing

"What's the matter, do you want to stand up for the cult bandits? Prison Clerk Chen, your stance is very problematic."

Jiang Tu suddenly scolded.

Chen Guanlou laughed in anger, "You are a prisoner now; what kind of official airs are you putting on, and you're still questioning me. Whether I have a problem, can't I know it myself? Do I need you to say it? Do you still want me to help you?"

"Do you have a way? Is there really a way?" Jiang Tu was half-believing.

Chen Guanlou smiled, "Whether I have a way depends on your sincerity, Master Jiang. How much sincerity you have, that's how much of a way I have."

Jiang Tu snorted coldly, very disdainful, "You prison guards are indeed all money-grubbing people."

"Not so! We prison guards are not money-grubbing, but abide by the principle of integrity, do things with credit, collect money and do things, and do not deceive children or the elderly. There is absolutely no situation like Master Jiang, collecting money and not doing things, or temporarily increasing the price. We are all one price; it is what it is. If we overspend halfway, we admit it ourselves and will never threaten halfway."

Chen Guanlou said seriously.

Of course, before him, the prison guards were indeed money-grubbing, without rules, purely messing around. They specifically bullied those without backgrounds, or those with lower-end backgrounds. The prejudice against the Heavenly Prison from the outside was not fabricated out of thin air; the prison guards did indeed do many taboo things.

However, since he became a prison clerk, he re-established the rules.

At least the Jia-grade prison was already unrecognizable compared to the past.

If you prepare, you will succeed; if you don't, you will fail.

Every prisoner, regardless of status, was charged according to the fee schedule, with clear prices, and treated equally. The prison guards received ideal money every month, and everyone was happy.

Once the rules were established, Chen Guanlou took the lead in complying. Except for the charging items on the project list, private charges were evaluated and quoted in advance. If the prisoner paid, he would do it; if not, he wouldn't. He absolutely wouldn't do things that went back on his word, and he absolutely couldn't ruin the Heavenly Prison's reputation.

In a year, the effect was obvious, gaining the trust of the imprisoned officials. The volume of business expanded significantly. It was standardized, but the income increased.

Truly achieving the goal of being good for you, good for me, and good for everyone.

Jiang Tu gritted his teeth and struggled, with tears still hanging from the corners of his eyes. This person, a second ago was still crying for the late Emperor, and a second later was thinking about relying on the new Emperor, wanting to be a dog for the new Emperor. The so-called sincere and earnest feelings were just a moment of emotion. Feelings are priceless, not worth a penny. In the end, it was the routine that won people's hearts.

Jiang Tu seemed to have convinced himself and asked directly: "How much money?"

Chen Guanlou gestured with two fingers, and Jiang Tu immediately cursed, "Twenty thousand taels, why don't you go rob? Chen Guanlou, don't go too far."

"Why don't you listen to my plan first and see if it's worth twenty thousand taels, how about that?"

"You say."

"You must think I'm using the Hou Fu's connections to send messages into the palace. Not so, I plan to use the Ministry of Justice's channel to send messages. The Ministry of Justice is one of the Three Judicial Offices, and the explosion case is handled by the Three Judicial Offices. If a Ministry of Justice official is willing to speak for you, you think about it yourself, is it possible for you to be exempted from immediate execution?"

Jiang Tu's heart moved upon hearing this.

"Which Ministry of Justice official's connection are you using? Tell me the name first; I want to know if the matter can be done."

"This doesn't meet the rules. I can tell you which channel to use, which has already broken the rules; if I tell you the specific name, how can I do things in the future, and how can others trust me? Do you think you are the only one in the Heavenly Prison who needs a way to survive? So many imprisoned officials, so many death row prisoners, are all waiting to find me to pull connections. I can't destroy the stove for cooking just because of you, right."

Chen Guanlou's words left Jiang Tu speechless.

His request was indeed very unreasonable, properly not meeting the unspoken rules of the officialdom. The officialdom rule was not to ask what shouldn't be asked. Send the money, wait for the news. If you can't wait for the news, you have to admit your own bad luck, or have the ability to find your own way back. Asking about someone's relationship channel was purely a newcomer's approach and taboo.

Jiang Tu wiped his face, "Why should I believe you?"

"You can not believe me. You can find someone outside to help; I don't care. Whether I earn this money or not makes no difference to me. I'm not short of your money to spend." Chen Guanlou smiled very casually and freely. What he said was true; he really wasn't short of that little money to spend. He didn't dare to say he was very rich, but he certainly met the standard of being small-rich, and even far exceeded the standard of being small-rich.

He could completely not earn this money.

Besides, this money wouldn't fall into his pocket alone; everyone had to share it. This was the rule of the Heavenly Prison. It's just that some took more, and some took less.

"Can the Ministry of Justice really speak for me?"

"The explosion case wasn't done by you; you only need to bear the responsibility of poor supervision." Chen Guanlou said so.

"I'm just afraid His Majesty won't believe me and will kill me to sacrifice to heaven to please the court ministers." Jiang Tu said pessimistically.

"So, you need to show loyalty to His Majesty. Just ask you, do you want me to help or not? I'm very busy; it's impossible to waste a whole day on you."

"You are already a prison clerk; what can you be busy with? If there are things, you can completely hand them over to the people below to do." Jiang Tu complained.

He was also an official; how could he not know whether an official was busy or not? Busy was truly busy, but not busy was also truly not busy, depending on how one was an official.

"I am busy drinking tea, busy reading the official gazettes, and busy bragging and drinking."

Chen Guanlou talked nonsense, and Jiang Tu was furious.

Thinking that the other person ate and drank well every day and still earned money from him, Jiang Tu wanted to strangle the other person.

He was jealous!

Crazy jealous!

He gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind after a long time, "Fine, twenty thousand is twenty thousand." Just treat it as feeding a dog.

"No guarantee of success." Chen Guanlou clarified first, "No after-sales service. Don't come to blame me when the matter isn't done, saying I cheated you. The game isn't played like that."

"Then what can you guarantee?" Jiang Tu laughed in anger. It was the first time in his life he had encountered someone who wanted money without after-sales service. If the late Emperor were still there, as long as someone dared to wash him like this, he would definitely return it ten times, making the other person wish they were dead.

Chen Guanlou said seriously, "The only thing I can guarantee is that I will try my best to bring your words. As for the officials in the Ministry of Justice, whether they can try their best, I cannot guarantee.

You know the situation in the court better than I do; the situation is unpredictable, especially right now, the new Emperor needs to stand firm, and pardoning you requires great courage and also carries great risks. Not everyone has this courage. What's more, the new Emperor's reputation has always been good at accepting advice. In case the court ministers blow wind in his ear and insist on executing you, I guess the new Emperor probably won't object."

"You are right. The new Emperor's temper and specific style of doing things are not stable and are easily influenced by court ministers." Jiang Tu looked irritable, "No matter what, I have to try. At worst, I'll think of another way." ===== CHAPTER 504 =====