Chapter 766 The Routine Is Touching

Zhu Pingan refused without hesitation, which caught Zhang Guanku and others off guard. When they heard Zhu Pingan clicked his tongue for ten thousand taels of silver, they thought Zhu Pingan was shocked by the huge sum of ten thousand taels of silver. Zhu Pingan has been bought.

However, Zhu Pingan's serious and unhesitating refusal caught them off guard and shocked them.

Especially Zhao Langzhong, who was still aggrieved just now for giving Zhu Pingan 10,000 taels of silver, but now, he heard Zhu Pingan say that he would never accept it. For a moment, Zhao Langzhong's eyes almost opened in surprise. Out.

Damn it!

Not even ten thousand taels of silver!

Doctor Zhao widened his eyes and looked at Zhu Pingan like an idiot, and then he felt happy in his heart. Zhu Pingan didn't want the ten thousand taels, wouldn't that mean that he could get another thousand taels of silver.

After Secretary Liu and others were surprised, they couldn't help but become anxious. If Zhu Ping'an accepted the money, everything would be fine.

If Zhu Ping'an accepted the money, he would be colluding with himself and others. No, he was on the same boat, so of course he wouldn't have to worry about checking accounts or anything like that. How can he check the accounts after collecting the money?

However, now that Zhu Ping'an refused seriously and put on a "breeze on his sleeves" look, Secretary Liu and others naturally became anxious.

Could it be that the bait was not enough? !

It seems that Zhu Pingan has a big appetite.

"Ahem, in addition to the 'Four Liangs', we have many customs in Taicang, such as the 'Arrival Ceremony'." Jia Langzhong coughed, smiled slightly, and then continued to tell Zhu Ping'an about the next step. It is a common practice to test Zhu Ping'an.

"Arrival Ceremony" Zhu Ping'an's expression did not change.

"Well, this 'appointment ceremony' is not only a ceremony for taking office, but also includes a formal ceremony. Every official who has newly arrived in Taicang, including the inspectors like Zi Houru and Taicang officials like me, has an arrival ceremony. The silver below The number is prepared to give 7,000 taels of silver to each new official arriving in Taicang. In the next year, 7,000 taels of silver will be given to each of the Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival. In this way, the appointment gift will cost about 20,000 taels a year. Eight thousand taels.”

Jia Langzhong said slowly with a smile on his lips. He made it very clear that as long as Zhu Pingan nodded, he didn't have to do anything. Zhu Pingan could receive 80,000 taels of silver a year just for the appointment gift alone.

Why? !

Mr. Zhao on the side was breathing heavily again, clenching his hands so tightly that his veins were exposed. He had twenty-eight thousand taels, and he was short several thousand taels of silver! Zhu Ping'an said, as long as we don't give him the money sent by the bank, we can divide it.

With twenty-eight thousand taels of silver, I can find someone to kill Zhu Pingan seven or eight times in a day!

Twenty-eight thousand taels!

The equivalent of RMB is close to more than 20 million yuan. In modern times, the amount involved in many high-ranking corrupt officials is probably about this amount.

What a generous act!

After hearing this, Zhu Ping'an narrowed his eyes slightly, with a hint of disgust at the corner of his mouth, and his understanding of Taicang's hidden evils deepened.

This appointment ceremony is filial piety from the banks below. Why do the banks below give a huge amount of money to the appointment ceremony? Bankers are not stupid. On the contrary, these businessmen are very smart. They generously gave Taicang officials such generous arrival gifts, and they will naturally get several times the benefits from Taicang.

Local taxes, commercial taxes, deed taxes, salt taxes, tax deductions, etc. are all collected through bank accounts and then sent to the bank treasury. The bank accounts below make huge profits through this. The silver taels they send are often "using less to make more, silver is at a low ebb". They use two to three hundred taels to charge four to five hundred taels or even more, or they use silver of poor quality. Use silver that is of good quality, such as silver that contains only 90% silver, as pure silver that contains 99% of silver. In this way, the banker can reduce the 9% of silver that will accumulate over time. , the income obtained from the bank account is more than ten times more generous than the appointment gift paid.

The officials of the bank received a generous "appointment gift", so naturally they turned a blind eye. In the end, it was only the treasury that suffered.

"I'm just inspecting Taicang. What does it have to do with their bank account? I won't receive any reward for no merit. I can't accept this money."

Zhu Pingan shook his head and refused again without hesitation. This kind of money cannot be brought to the table. It is done secretly and harms the people and the country. In the end, it is the country and the people who suffer. How can he accept it?

Again, if the money is collected, how can I inspect the Taicang Bank?

Zhu Pingan is not a saint, nor is he a stubborn person, but there is some money that can be collected and some money that must not be collected.

Minzhimingao, I can’t even take a bite of it, I can’t even lick it.

A gentleman loves money and gets it in the right way.

Zhu Ping'an once again refused seriously, which made Taicang officials very anxious. This time, even the money-grubbing Zhao Langzhong was a little anxious.

Twenty-eight thousand taels of silver, plus the ten thousand taels just now, this is almost forty thousand taels of silver.

Definitely a lot.

It’s not a lot for anyone.

Doctor Zhao doesn't think Zhu Ping'an is too little. This amount of money, let alone Zhu Ping'an, who came from the countryside, is a big sum even for Yan Shifan and Yan Xiaoxiang. This amount is enough for Yan Xiaoxiang. I need to buy a very fat one from my place.

Zhu Ping'an's attitude of "you need to be strong to strike the iron" made Mr. Zhao feel inexplicably guilty and worried.

Jia Langzhong, who had been smiling all the time, couldn't hold back the smile on his face. He coughed and continued seductively: "Ahem, Zihou, that's it. We still have a few 'customs' in Taicang, such as 'Ku Bing'." 'filial piety', 'meal supplement', 'parent supplement'."

"It's getting late. If I don't leave, I'll have to worry about these 'customs'. I'll ask you for advice some other time. In that case, I'll take my leave now. Sirs, please stay."

Before Zhu Ping'an could wait for Jia Langzhong to finish speaking, he stood up and said goodbye to Zhang Guanku and others apologetically, bowed deeply, and then turned around and left.

Everyone in the room looked gloomily as they watched Zhu Pingan leave.

"Snapped!"

"Damn it! Shameless! Damn it, I found someone to make this idiot son who doesn't know how to appreciate others!" After Zhu Pingan walked away, Zhao Langzhong slammed the table hard and cursed with a ferocious look on his face.

"Why are you shouting? Are you afraid that the people in Dongchang won't hear you?!" Zhang Guanku had a gloomy look on his face and glared hard at Mr. Zhao.

"He, Zhu Ping'an, is so shameless!" Mr. Zhao whispered bitterly.

"Did Zhu Pingan really find out something?" Secretary Liu was worried about this issue again.

"Don't get confused. I don't believe he can find out anything about the accounts made by 'ghost hands'. He is just bluffing and intends to sell at a price." Zhao Langzhong pretended to be calm. said.

"Well, Master Zhao is right."

"I just saw Zhu Ping'an's eyes lit up when Lord Zhao said twenty-eight thousand taels of silver."

"This guy named Zhu is really greedy and has a huge appetite."

Other officials nodded in agreement.