Chapter 741: Give money

"Two have died so far. Most of the prisoners have been rescued and transferred to the Yi-grade prison, and some have been transferred to the Jia-grade prison. People have been sent to notify the Ministry of Justice, but there is no movement from the Ministry of Justice yet."

Chen Guanlou frowned. "How could you transfer the Bing-grade prisoners to the Jia-grade. Nonsense! If something goes wrong, can you take responsibility?"

"Chen Quan agreed." Xu Fugui shifted the responsibility. "Besides, the Yi-grade prison couldn't hold them anymore, so they were transferred to the Jia-grade prison."

"Confused!"

Chen Guanlou cursed loudly and sent someone to call Chen Quan. "Take out all the Bing-grade prisoners locked in the Jia-grade prison and transfer them all to the Yi-grade prison."

Chen Quan was in a difficult position. "Warden, the Yi-grade prison really can't hold them. It's such cold weather, and we can't let the prisoners freeze in the open."

"Are there so many cells in the Yi-grade prison that they are all full?" Chen Guanlou was puzzled.

Prison Clerk Zhang came forward and said, "Warden, have you forgotten? The Nanshan Marquis's mansion was confiscated, and hundreds of people, old and young, were arrested. Except for the Nanshan Marquis himself, everyone else was locked in the Yi-grade prison. The Bing-grade prison has hundreds of prisoners; the Yi-grade prison really can't hold so many people."

Since Chen Guanlou became a prison guard, this was the first time he encountered a situation where there were not enough cells.

The Jia-grade prison is the most complete, strongest, and has the most cells among the three prisons. Only in this way can it be guaranteed that all imprisoned officials can live in single rooms, and there is still a surplus.

Chen Guanlou rubbed his eyebrows and instructed Chen Quan, "All prison guards on rotation leave must report to duty immediately. Keep a close eye on the Jia-grade prison for me, and absolutely do not allow any accidents to occur. Someone, go and call the Six Shanmen Sect to investigate carefully. Why the roof collapsed, there must be a reason. Count the list, how many people are still pressed underneath, hurry up and save people!"

The officials from the Ministry of Justice arrived late.

Just after they arrived, the agents from the Six Shanmen Sect arrived.

This speed is really fast.

Chen Guanlou didn't need the Ministry of Justice officials to command blindly on the spot and delay serious matters.

He only needed the other party to do one thing: approve the slip and get money!

The Ministry of Justice official looked at the official document, his eyes wide open.

"Warden Chen, this isn't right."

"What's not right. The whole Heavenly Prison is working overtime to save people; do we need to add meals at night, do we need to buy a pile of cotton-padded jackets and quilts? Doesn't this cost money? The brothers from the Six Shanmen Sect came to help, do we need to express our sincerity? All of this costs money. If the Ministry of Justice doesn't approve the slip, where can I get the money. You just say, where can I get the money! Do you think rescue and disaster relief is just organizing people? I tell you, the essence of rescue and disaster relief is spending money. The more money spent, the more beautifully things are handled. Hurry up, approve the slip and get the money, don't delay saving people!"

The Ministry of Justice official, in terms of eloquence, was no match for Chen Guanlou.

He had to say, "Even if I approve the slip now, you can't get the money. The silver treasury has long been off work, and there are only guards watching. It's useless for you to have the slip."

"Don't worry about whether the slip is useful or not, you approve the slip first. How to get the money is not something you need to worry about."

Chen Guanlou wouldn't wait until tomorrow morning to find someone to approve the slip.

The Heavenly Prison has money in its accounts, both public and private.

But...

This money cannot be moved!

At least it cannot be spent on rescue and disaster relief.

Once this opening is made, in the future, whenever there is any trouble, with the urine nature of the Ministry of Justice, it will definitely let the Heavenly Prison fill the gap with its own money. If this happens many times, this matter will become a fixed rule.

Similar operations, the Ministry of Justice has done too many times, and the Heavenly Prison has suffered too many losses.

You can't keep picking on the Heavenly Prison every time something happens!

According to the procedure and rules, the Ministry of Justice should approve the money!

As a person eating public food, you cannot take the lead in breaking the rules.

He urged the Ministry of Justice official to approve the slip.

When it comes to money, everyone becomes extremely shrewd.

The Ministry of Justice official remained unmoved and refused to approve the slip. "I can't make the decision on this matter. Tomorrow morning, I will ask my superior before I can make up my mind."

"If you can't make the decision, then what are you running here for? As a door god?" Chen Guanlou didn't indulge the other party and directly retorted.

The Ministry of Justice official was so angry that he blew his beard and stared. "Warden Chen, don't go too far. You managed the Heavenly Prison poorly, causing the roof of the Heavenly Prison to collapse; you must take primary responsibility for this matter."

"Fart! It's clearly you, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Works colluding and filling your own pockets! You couldn't even repair a roof, and this roof collapsed after only a few years of renovation. Just you wait, I'll impeach you. I'll go to Master Sun to complain and check the account books of the Heavenly Prison's construction back then. I don't believe I can't find any problems!"

Chen Guanlou cursed the Ministry of Justice official for corruption in front of everyone, and everyone stared at this scene with wide eyes, and all kinds of thoughts popped up!

"Someone must have been corrupt, otherwise the roof wouldn't have collapsed!"

"Chen Jiang Yucheng is right; this bunch of parasites almost killed their own people."

"Who considers you one of their own! Don't flatter yourself. They don't even treat us as human; repairing a roof is just done perfunctorily!"

"The money all went into the pockets of those corrupt officials, leaving us with only some leftovers. And even then, they complain we are greedy. Damn it, the more I do this work, the angrier I get."

The crowd discussed it heatedly.

When the Ministry of Justice official saw this, everyone's eyes were like wolves, flashing with fire, and they might swallow him whole if they disagreed.

He hurriedly changed his tune, "Chen Jiang Yucheng, the Ministry of Justice already understands the difficulties of the Heavenly Prison. I will definitely report it and solve it as soon as possible. Don't be impatient, let's prioritize saving people first."

"Then approve the slip and give the money!"

Chen Guanlou climbed up the pole, never missing any opportunity to ask for money.

The Ministry of Justice official was in a difficult spot; if he approved this slip, he would be criticized tomorrow.

On one side was the aggressive Chen Jiang Yucheng, and on the other was the superior's fury. Caught in the middle, he let out a long sigh—what bad luck, why was it his turn to be on duty tonight.

What bad luck, why did the Heavenly Prison's roof have to collapse today of all days.

Today is the fifteenth of the first lunar month, a great day, and this happens. If someone with an agenda makes an issue of it, none of us will be able to bear the consequences.

The Ministry of Justice official pulled Chen Guanlou into the office and closed the door to talk.

"Chen Jiang Yucheng, have you ever thought about how big the impact of this matter will be?"

Chen Guanlou raised his eyebrows slightly, "My lord, feel free to speak plainly!"

"You and I are now grasshoppers on the same rope!"

Chen Guanlou didn't make a sound.

The other party was slightly anxious, "If it were normal times, a collapsed roof is just a collapsed roof. Today is the fifteenth, a great day, and it's said the Emperor is going to leave the palace to enjoy the festivities with the people. A collapsed roof in the Heavenly Prison at this time is an omen of misfortune! If someone links this matter to the Emperor's outing, and the Imperial Observatory adds a few words of nonsense, from the Ministry of Justice above to the Heavenly Prison below, none of us will be well off; we will all be in trouble. Chen Jiang Yucheng, this is absolutely not the time for infighting. We should be in the same boat and overcome the difficulties together!"