Chapter 772: How Lucrative Is the Ministry of Justice

Since Brother-in-law Su would not occupy the position in the Heavenly Prison logistics, Chen Guanlou set his sights on his clansmen.

As for benefits, naturally, they should be given to his own people.

By building a good relationship with the clan, the clan would also take care of the eldest sister's family and the eldest sister's three children accordingly.

The eldest sister's three children, one girl and two boys!

The eldest daughter Rongrong's marriage will have to rely on the Chen clan in the future, and even rely on the Hou Fu to help act as a matchmaker to say a good marriage.

Rongrong is studying in the Chen family clan school, and she is increasingly having the temperament of a lady. With him as an uncle, she must wear gold and silver in the future and be a young mistress, not a yellow-faced woman burying her head in the kitchen all day.

The future of the two nephews, if they can't read, whether it's finding an errand in the government office or doing business, they have to rely on the Hou Fu as a backer.

The maintenance of the relationship depends on helping each other year after year.

The difficulty lies in the specific candidate.

There are too many clansmen!

Not to mention those of the same generation, the younger generation, and even those two generations apart have been born.

He was surprised to find that his seniority seemed to have risen quite a bit. When going out, everyone called him Uncle Lou. Those of the same generation called him Brother Lou, or directly called him brother, regardless of the age difference of several years. No one called him Brother Lou anymore, except for the eldest sister.

The candidate must be clever and slippery but not treacherous.

An honest person cannot stand firm in logistics and will sooner or later be calculated by others.

Headache!

After screening several times, he didn't pick a suitable candidate.

Mainly because he is not very familiar with the younger generation in the clan. As for the brothers of the same generation, those with ability have errands and are working hard for their future. Those without ability are all treacherous like ghosts, full of heart, and may stab him in the back at any time.

He wanted to ask his uncle in the clan, but was worried that the other party would use him as a favor. So, he decisively went to ask the head steward.

With the head steward's current status and status, he doesn't care about the oil and water of the Heavenly Prison logistics at all. His children and grandchildren have also determined that they will serve in the Hou Fu for life and death, and will inherit his position in the future. There is no conflict in interests, at least no need to worry about the other party using him as a favor.

After the head steward learned of his intention, he was very surprised.

"Sun Daojing is so anxious, Lord Zuo hasn't left the capital yet, and he can't wait to reach out to logistics. Do you know how much appropriation and how much grain and grass the Ministry of Justice logistics has a year?"

"I don't know!" Chen Guanlou really didn't know, he wanted to check the accounts but had no way to check, this belongs to the absolute secret of the Ministry of Justice. If you don't sit in that position, don't even think about intervening.

"Could it be that you, old man, know?"

The head steward smiled. "The world only knows that the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works are powerful in asking for money, pulling millions of silver every year. Little do they know that the Ministry of Justice is not far behind in asking for money. And it is mostly filled with grain and grass. I might as well tell you, grain merchants in the market, I guess ten percent of the grain comes from the Ministry of Justice."

"So much?" Chen Guanlou was stunned. "This is impossible. Why doesn't the Ministry of Revenue report it."

"The Ministry of Revenue is doing this business itself, so how dare it make a sound. The two government offices have their own tacit understanding. In short, the oil and water of the Ministry of Justice logistics are huge, exceeding your imagination, but they are not obvious on weekdays, not as ugly as the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works."

"As for the oil and water of the Heavenly Prison logistics, it is indeed rich, just report an account, thousands of taels of silver will enter private pockets. Just toss some things out of the warehouse and sell them, and you can eat until you are full. Don't say that the lackeys of the capital's nobles are watching, even the vassal kings outside, especially those poor vassal kings, which one is not watching."

"Don't think that all vassal kings in the world are like the Prince of Chu, with a big family and a big business. There are many poor ones. In the Renzong dynasty, plus the late Emperor, for nearly a hundred years, they suppressed vassal kings and changed their fiefs."

"Many wealthy places were taken back by the imperial court, and vassal kings without ability were changed to poor mountains and remote places, and the annual tax revenue was not enough for expenses, and life was tight. And they couldn't exploit the people in the fief too much. Once a civil unrest was aroused, the imperial court had a reason to take back the fief, which was not worth the loss."

Listening to the head steward's words, Chen Guanlou re-understood the meaning of the pie falling from the sky. Sun Daojing is righteous, giving him such a big pie.

Could it be that he wants to do something big later, first lure him with profit, and wait for him to jump into the pit voluntarily.

If there is really a pit, looking at the pie, he has to jump.

Old Sun is righteous, he cannot be a shameless villain. As long as he doesn't fight against the Grandmaster, he is not afraid of anything in the world. He is king under the Grandmaster. That's how confident he is.

As for the foundation reminded by the Wu Xun old monster, he is not in a hurry. He is now practicing "Ascension Record" step by step, continuing to ponder the fifth chapter. He is not in a hurry to improve his realm at all. He doesn't believe that if he continues for a long time, the foundation will not be solid.

"Sun Daojing gives you a position, obviously he thinks highly of you, and the meaning of winning you over is very obvious. However, Sun Daojing comes from a humble background, and the Sun family can only be regarded as a local tycoon, and it can't be ranked at all in the world, and it can't even enter the circle."

Chen Guanlou:...

Silently rolled his eyes.

"He wants to win you over, I guess he wants to have a good relationship with the Hou Fu."

"Are you, old man, too narcissistic?" Chen Guanlou complained.

The head steward chuckled. "Is it narcissistic? You kid go out less, your eyes are fixed on the capital, you don't know the world outside the capital. Let me tell you this, even in the Prince of Chu's territory, if you hold the Hou Fu's banner, you can go unimpeded. The Prince of Chu's generals will never make things difficult for you. This is the face and reputation of the Hou Fu."

"In the world, there are many people who want to have a relationship with the Hou Fu, let me tell you, as many as crucian carp crossing the river. If the eldest master says a word, he can make an ordinary merchant earn a lot of money, be promoted to a big merchant, and become a guest of honor when merchants in the world meet. You underestimate the influence of the Hou Fu too much."

"As long as the Great Gan Dynasty exists for one day, the Hou Fu can be majestic for one day. Even if one day, the Great Gan falls, the Hou Fu may not fall. Do you know that the gatekeeper of the Hou Fu, if released, is a Fifth-Rank official. Fifth-Rank! How many imperial examination scholars can't reach the Fifth-Rank in their whole life."

"The eldest master is not in the capital now, and there are fewer people asking for officials in the past few years. Everyone knows that the young master has a bad temper, is not easy to talk to, and is afraid of touching bad luck. If the eldest master were in the capital, I can tell you that the people asking for officials could step on the threshold of the Hou Fu, and the gifts received could be enough to take out three more courtyards as warehouses. Even so, the people who came to the door disturbed the young master and he couldn't be quiet. Two days ago, he lost his temper and told the gatekeeper to screen well, and not let just anyone in."

Chen Guanlou:...

Another day of gaining knowledge!

It was he who was shallow!

Everyone is a frog at the bottom of the well.

It's just that his wellhead is the capital.

The capital, they are all staring at the direction of the Imperial Palace, who would care about the Hou Fu!

Ignored, ignored!

Typical darkness under the lamp, ignoring the things around him.

"You, old man, said so much, does it mean that the oil and water of the Heavenly Prison logistics can be taken or not?"

"I didn't mean that, who would think there is too much silver, do you think so? I don't think so either. You want to find someone from the clan to occupy the position, in fact, the candidate is ready-made."

"Who?"

"Tell me about Sun Daojing first!" ===== CHAPTER 773 =====