Volume 3: The Land of Jingchu Chapter 283 Accounts
Since Zhang Chunhua volunteered, Lu Kang did not refuse and promoted Zhang Chunhua's secretary to Gongcaoshi.
In recent months, everyone has witnessed what Zhang Chunhua has done ...
Although she was only a clerk and had few opportunities to demonstrate her abilities in major events, she was able to keep everything in order within the scope of her duties and at the same time, she also tried her best to expand her authority and responsibilities.
Now he has taken the blame for everyone. There is no objection to Zhang Chunhua's promotion within the Ministry of Households.
As for other departments...
Even if they had objections, with the "lesson learned" from Huang Yueying, they would not go to Bai Tu to confront him - because they were irrelevant people. For the officials of the Ministry of Revenue to be promoted, as long as they met the assessment indicators of the Ministry of Personnel, the chief official of the Ministry of Revenue nodded and other officials had no objections, and other departments could make irresponsible remarks... Do you want to be the chief official of the Ministry of Personnel, or the chief official of the Ministry of Revenue?
After Zhang Chunhua was promoted, he did not immediately go to Fuyang. Instead, he spent a few days visiting the families of the generals in the Nanyang war zone one by one.
Mainly the families of Bai Ma generals such as Chen Dao, as well as the family of Jia Xu.
After being appointed, Chen Dao and others brought their families to Jinling one after another. Jia Xu's family was originally detained by Duan Wei as a guarantee for mutual external aid with Zhang Xiu. However, after Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu took refuge in the General's Mansion, Duan Wei naturally did not dare to refuse the General's Mansion and honestly sent Jia Xu's family to Jinling.
As for Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun...
The former is a Liangzhou warlord who defected to Bai Tu. It is impossible for him to send his family back just after he defected to the General's Mansion. That would be too embarrassing. The latter... has no family.
Zhang Chunhua also did his homework beforehand. Not only did he inquire about the character of these main generals and counselors, but he also went door to door to "deliver warmth" - for the families of ordinary sergeants and squad leaders, local officials would visit them with drums and gongs during the New Year, and this was naturally even more so for the families of these generals. Zhang Chunhua used this as an excuse to visit them.
After everything was ready, they set out on their journey north.
Before leaving, Bai Tu met Zhang Chunhua again and was very pleased with her progress...
"Mr. Zhang Gongcao, Mr. Lu has been praising you these days. Moreover, the journey to Nanyang is long and arduous, but you are still willing to work so hard. You are truly a model for officials in the general's mansion!" Bai Tu praised.
When meeting other subordinates one-on-one, Bai Tu usually calls them by their courtesy names to appear more friendly. However, most women did not have the habit of using courtesy names, and calling them by their names directly seemed a bit frivolous, so he only addressed them by their official titles.
"It was all thanks to the guidance and cultivation of my lord that Chunhua was able to wake up in time." Zhang Chunhua said with false modesty.
Compared to her initial youthful appearance, Zhang Chunhua now appears to be more reserved and modest.
But…now Bai Tu understands Zhang Chunhua’s personality better, and he feels a little uneasy about her.
Although Zhang Chunhua "looks" a lot rounder now, it's just an appearance, she is still that cactus!
Although Bai Tu didn't know the purpose of her becoming an official, he knew it was definitely not for the country or the people, or even for seeking fame and status in front of others, so it was inevitable that she acted with some stubbornness...
I don’t know if Zhang Chunhua herself noticed that every time after she pretended to be a gentleman, her face would reveal a hint of disdain and disgust, as if she was disdainful and disgusted with her own "hypocrisy".
Of course, if other people don’t observe as carefully as Bai Tu, they probably won’t be able to see anything under normal circumstances.
As she is an advanced example of a female official, Bai Tu doesn't know whether it is a blessing or a curse.
However, Bai Tu still mainly encourages Zhang Chunhua's current actions.
After the two of them exchanged some business compliments, Zhang Chunhua left.
Bai Tu did not give any additional instructions regarding Zhang Chunhua's trip to Fuyang, but he was naturally relieved about Zhao Yun and Jia Xu.
Whether it is Zhao Yun or Chen Dao, they were both White Horse generals who were dissatisfied with Gongsun Zan's harm to the people. They are both loyal and righteous people. As for Jia Xu... although he has a vicious side, his personal desires other than the desire to survive are very small.
If Jia Xu's accounts were wrong, there were only two possibilities. One was that it was someone else's problem and Jia Xu didn't want to get involved. The other was that Jia Xu wanted to use this to appease Bai Tu - after all, many rulers didn't like to have "perfect people" as their subordinates.
As for Zhang Xiu...
The Ministry of Revenue's audit this year only extends to Fuyang. As for the Wancheng area further west, which is the northern part of Nanyang County, it has always been Zhang Xiu's territory. Although Zhang Xiu surrendered to the General's Mansion, because it was an "enclave", the six ministries did not go there. All military and political affairs were still decided by Zhang Xiu himself, which had nothing to do with the Ministry of Revenue.
Zhang Chunhua volunteered because she had made an assessment beforehand and was not simply seeking a risky option.
Zhao Yun and Chen Dao did not take the audit from the Ministry of Revenue of the General's Mansion seriously at all. The army and the six ministries were not in the same system, and the only one who was nervous was the local Ministry of Revenue. Besides, they were not afraid of any slander.
On the contrary, Zhang Xiu felt a little embarrassed. After meeting his "Uncle Wenhe" in Fuyang, Zhang Xiu began to let himself go.
After the capture of Fuyang, Yuan Shu's remaining troops were completely cut off, so a lot of military equipment and supplies were seized.
Even though they didn't think highly of armor and weapons, but... the army's clothing, tents, oil and rice, weren't they great? Although Yuan Shu didn't eat rock sugar before he died, he left behind a lot of good things!
Because it was Lu Meng, who was theoretically still under Zhang Xiu's command, who broke into the city at the beginning, so Zhang Xiu also took the initiative, falsely reported a lot of losses, and looted the official treasury of Fuyang.
Of course, Zhang Xiu is now under Bai Tu’s command, and Jia Xu has also warned him… but it does not cause any trouble to the people.
But I heard that there is such a thing as an audit, which is a bit frustrating.
"What are you afraid of? I have already made the arrangements. Moreover, in order to strengthen the troops, the generals should reach out to the captured enemy warehouses more often. Even if the lord knew about this, he would just turn a blind eye." Seeing Zhang Xiu's useless look, Jia Xu comforted him in a bad mood.
"Don't be afraid, no, Uncle Wenhe did the accounts himself. Even Li Bailian can't find anything strange. What should I be afraid of?" Zhang Xiu said with a naive smile.
Li Bailian is referring to Li Ru, the strategist of the Xiliang Army during Dong Zhuo's time. However, Li Ru actually did not know Jia Xu. After all, when Li Ru was in full swing, Jia Xu was still pretending to be a pig...
Just saying this makes Jia Xu seem more powerful, and Zhang Xiu doesn't mind taking advantage of his deceased strategist.
When Zhang Chunhua really arrived in the upper reaches of the Huai River, Zhao Yun and Chen Dao became curious when they heard that the official from the Ministry of Revenue who came this time was actually a female official.
After Zhang Xiu heard about it, he also came to tell Jia Xu, and Jia Xu was thinking - it is said that the female official will be the noble of the general's mansion in the future, so... should I create some merits for her? Who should I sell?
"Uncle Wenhe, why are you looking at me like that?" Zhang Xiu looked at Jia Xu and pulled the corners of his mouth uncomfortably.
"It's okay, just go about your business." Jia Xu said and shook his head.
In the end, Jia Xu still felt that there was no need to please Zhang Chunhua too much, otherwise it would be bad if he was noticed by Bai Tu.
Zhang Chunhua also had a smooth journey. The area in the upper reaches of the Huai River, up to several counties before Fuyang, were all conquered by Zhao Yun and Chen Dao. They were the most authentic White Horse Volunteers... Although most of them had no horses, they did not harm the people in the slightest, which made them comparable to the Jiangdong soldiers in the general's mansion.
In this way, the military is not involved, and what is arrested are only some parasites in the old bureaucratic system, generally small ones.
After all, Bai Tu was reasonable. Previous grievances could be redressed, but previous accounts would not be taken care of. However, if someone was brave enough to ask the General's Mansion for money after the king's flag was changed on the city wall, they would naturally not be polite - the reserve of grassroots officials accumulated by the selection examination and the local schools made the General's Mansion very confident in dealing with these little bugs.
The final highlight is still Fuyang...
