The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 57 Audit
Li Jingxiao thought of the servants in the Ning and Rong mansions, at least seven or eight hundred, so he was not so worried about the hundred or so servants in the Xing'an Earl's Mansion.

After I have sorted it out, it would be good if I could keep half of it.

Moreover, all the noble families in the Great Zhou Dynasty were like this. They would rather spend more than they earn to maintain the dignity of the nobility.

However, in Li Jingxiao's opinion, the real reason for the family's ruin is that the owner of the house is not enterprising. The family has obviously declined, but they still cling to it and do not know how to be frugal.

Even if the Jia family built a separate palace for the imperial visit, if they were more frugal, the deficit problem would not be so serious.

Moreover, Jia Lian himself said that after handling Lin Ruhai's funeral, he brought back two to three million taels of silver.

Li Jingxiao didn't believe that such a large sum of money would be spent entirely on the 'Visiting Relatives' Villa'.

Not long after the construction of the "Visiting Relatives' Villa" was completed, the Lai family also built a very neat and spacious mansion with springs, rocks, trees, pavilions, and several astonishing features.

The relationship between master and servant is completely reversed. To put it bluntly, Jia She, Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen are all useless.

As for the two or three million taels of silver of the Lin family, part of it should be the dowry of Lin Daiyu's mother Jia Min, but most of it must be the wealth accumulated by several generations of the Lin family.

After all, this money is Lin Daiyu's dowry.

Grandmother Jia was determined to bring Daiyu and Baoyu together, but she could not resist Mrs. Wang's objection.

From this point of view, the Jia family is actually very shameless.

Mrs. Wang was even more shameless. Not only did she covet Daiyu's dowry, she also wanted to swallow up the property of her own sister, Aunt Xue's family.

Li Jingxiao knocked on the armrest of the Grand Master's chair, attracting everyone's attention and saying, "Your Majesty has bestowed upon me the Bullfighting Clothes, conferred upon me the title of First-Class Zhaowu General, and inherited the title of Earl of Xing'an.

He was also in charge of the Jinyiwei's pacification mission, responsible for apprehending thieves, hanging bandits, and arresting criminals.

In other words, regardless of whether my cousin agrees or not, I am the Earl of Xing'an and the head of the Li family."

The servants had long understood that things had changed in the Li family.

Now no one cares about what will happen to the master's family. They are only worried about whether they will be kicked out of the house by the new owner.

Several housekeepers were even more nervous, fearing that if Li Jingxiao was unhappy, he would beat them up and then put them in the Jinyiwei prison.

By then, there will be no one to help.

Li Jingxiao's gaze turned to the room where his uncle was imprisoned.

Zhao Junming saw this and hurriedly said, "Sir, that Mr. Qiu Kaiwu is the second master of the Dingcheng Earl family.

Although I and others have checked the accounts, there are indeed some problems.

But if you want to find out more, you still have to ask the accountant to check."

Li Jingxiao looked at Zhao Junming in surprise. Was it so easy to find the problem?
It seems that this cousin of mine is really regarded as a dead man, otherwise how could he dare to be so unscrupulous and even keep the accounts so casually.

Zhao Junming nodded quickly, and Li Jingxiao smiled without any doubt.

But this Mr. Qiu, who is already in his thirties or forties, doesn’t even hold an official position.

At worst, it would be good to donate an official position like Jia Lian and Jia Rong.

However, Li Jingxiao didn't care who he was at this time. If he embezzled the money from the Xing'an Earl's Mansion, it would be making money from his own pocket.

Moreover, the three eunuchs in power in the palace, Eunuch Zhou, Eunuch Dai and Eunuch Xia, watched Master Qiu being detained but said nothing.

Li Jingxiao immediately became certain that the family of the Earl of Dingcheng must have suffered a severe defeat in official circles.

Moreover, this Mr. Qiu Er is not an official, so it is very easy to control him.

"Now that there are problems with the accounts, what does this Second Master have to say?"

Zhao Junming shook his head. If he confessed, why would he need to worry about these things?
Li Jingxiao thought for a moment and said, "Send someone back to the Imperial Guard to find a captain and an accountant who are good at checking accounts.

This official will not only check the accounts of the Xing'an Marquis's Mansion tonight, but also the accounts of those relatives who have embezzled or taken money from the Marquis' Mansion. "As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly exploded.

Several managers and relatives of Jiangzhou's concubines were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground.

Li Jingxiao waved at Zhao Junming, signaling him to call for help.

Then he said to Erfu and Jiang Liu, "Drag those people here and interrogate them here. If they don't tell me, torture them."

Erfu and Jiang Liu hurriedly took people to arrest the man, while the three eunuchs Dai Quan, Xia Shouzhong and Zhou Yanfu, who had just walked into the front yard, could not help but smile and shook their heads.

This Lord Li is really merciless. It's okay to punish the servants, and it's normal to punish them.

The three of them were the royal family's servants, so they naturally knew that none of the people below them were not greedy.

The only difference is whether you are greedy more or less.

Also, if you have taken money, do you work hard for your master?

If the emperor decides on personnel selection based solely on integrity, then there will definitely not be many people in the entire court who can get things done.

When the water is too clear, there will be no fish. Our ancestors have long said this very clearly.

But it’s a bit awkward if I don’t even give face to my relatives.

Protecting one's relatives is not something you can just say casually.

The benefits definitely far outweigh the disadvantages, which is why it is accepted as a rule in the clan.

But considering that Li Jingxiao grew up in Zhenwu Temple, if you talk to him about relatives, he will only recognize his grandmaster, master, and uncles as his closest relatives.

To Li Jingxiao, the fact that the concubines in Jiangzhou dared to embezzle the clan leader's money was in itself a sign of their disrespect and lack of righteousness.

Now that we have the evidence, if we don't deal with it, there will be more trouble in the future.

And in his mind, if he really had to talk about relatives, the only ones he had were his teachers at Zhenwu Temple.

In the future, the Qin family may be added.

However, Qin Ye was over fifty years old and was cautious in his official duties. So after marrying Qin Keqing, Li Jingxiao really didn't have to worry about his relatives' domineering behavior.

Soon, after a beating, some of the managers and concubines' relatives started to speak up.

As long as one person speaks up, the rest will naturally be unable to hide.

At Li Jingxiao's command, the three housekeepers and four relatives were all forced to kneel on the ground by the Jinyiwei.

After a beating with a stick, Li Jingxiao finally let them speak.

I just calculated silently in my mind that in more than ten years, these people had only embezzled more than three thousand taels.

The average amount per person was less than 30 taels per year. Not to mention Li Jingxiao, even the maids and old women wouldn't believe it.

Xia Shouzhong and Li Jingxiao had the best relationship. He walked forward with a smile and said, "Sir Li, I'm not being nosy, but based on the specifications and usage of the Earl's Mansion, it would cost at least two to three thousand taels of silver every year.

Seven people only received 210 taels of silver per year. I don’t believe it.”

Dai Quan and Eunuch Zhou looked at Xia Shouzhong helplessly. This old man had disregarded even some rules in order to win over Li Jingxiao.

The three of them are house slaves themselves, and it can be said that they are leeches clinging to the royal family.

You are so sure about this, doesn't that mean you are also a good player?
But think about the dozen or so talismans that Li Jingxiao casually threw out in the backyard just now, which easily suppressed the five monsters without giving them a chance to escape.

Thinking about the Nine Flowers Jade Dew Pills given by Li Jingxiao, Eunuch Zhou no longer cared what Dai Quan thought.

He walked forward and said with a bow.

(End of this chapter)