Chapter 496: Fright

The next day, Yanes arrived at the customs early.

He had actually inquired before he came, and he knew Andrew's style very well.

As expected, Andrew arrived on time.

The second uncle of His Majesty the Emperor was diligent and serious in his work, but he was also very face-conscious and liked pomp and circumstance.

Along the way, all the officials he met stood up and greeted him, not daring to slack off.

After all, even if Andrew had resigned, his status and position were still there, and even his influence in the customs was not small.

If the tax case had not involved a large number of customs officials, he would have no problem being a hidden customs chief.

Andrew came to the door of the office and saw Yanes standing up to greet him, and smiled a little.

Andrew stopped in front of him and said the first sentence after work today: "Follow me today, don't talk, and be a good follower."

Yanes nodded. In formal occasions, he also had to pay attention to maintaining the dignity of senior officials of the empire.

The loss of dignity of the superior is equivalent to encouraging subordinates to commit crimes, and future work will be difficult.

The old and new commissioners had a tacit understanding in their hearts.

Although there was no formal handover, this kind of communication was a special handover.

Andrew did not hide anything. No matter what, he had to take care of his nephew's property. How could he make trouble?

On this day, Yanes watched how Andrew handled the official business and approved some special applications.

The next day, Andrew took him around and recognized all the departments of the customs.

On the third day, he took him to severely deal with a group of customs officers who failed to do their job.

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On the eighth day, Yanes was a little dumbfounded when he saw Andrew very skillfully accept the slave purchase quota sent by the colonial governor.

He could understand the previous operations, so why did he teach himself how to accept bribes in the end?

He now wanted to report to the Eighth Investigation Department. The emperor's uncle was corrupt? He was corrupt!

"Idiot," Andrew looked at Yanes and cursed, "There are so many things to do in the customs, and you can do nothing and it won't affect the operation of the customs.

But as the director of customs, your most important task is to collect taxes for His Majesty in full, and the second is to make your subordinates listen to you.

If you don't use both kindness and force, the efficiency will be reduced by half.

Your Majesty also knows these things, which are normal exchanges between departments. Remember them in the future and take the initiative to file them with the Eighth Investigation Department."

Andrew is really very dedicated, and even explained to him the things that are under the table.

Speaking of the customs, there are many affairs, but there are really not many that the director of customs needs to deal with.

Compared to doing things, this position needs to be calmed down more.

Up and down, facing this huge profit, there are countless people who want to get their hands on it. If you can't calm them down, everything will end.

Even Andrew, who managed the obvious things, still couldn't avoid being exploited by others.

At this point, Andrew felt a little regretful. If he had known that this was a trick played by the rat, he would have dealt with it himself.

Yanes listened carefully. This was all based on experience. If Andrew had not taught him personally, it would have taken him at least a year to figure it out.

After Andrew finished speaking, his face became serious: "Yanes, His Majesty can send you here, I believe your ability will not be a problem, but this position... just ability alone cannot keep you stable. I have prepared a gift for you. You must always remind yourself that money is more important... or the lives of the whole family."

Andrew pointed to the seat under his buttocks, then stood up and pulled Yanes to sit down.

The latter was still confused and heard Andrew say: "This chair is made of the skin of officials executed by the customs, which I asked for His Majesty's grace. You will sit on it every day in the future, and remember the word reverence."

Yanes exclaimed and almost jumped up, but Andrew pressed his shoulders to keep him seated.

Although he was also a man who had seen blood, he felt trembling all over when he heard that he was sitting on a chair made of hundreds of human skins.

This was not a surprise, but a shock.

But Andrew was very satisfied with his reaction, and even smiled rarely: "Yes, that's the feeling, trembling, fearful and worried, do you think the seat under my butt is so easy to sit?

If I hadn't thought about not losing face in front of my nephew, I would have been sitting under your butt today."

Andrew let go and lit a cigarette.

It's impossible to say that he had never been tempted.

Fortunately, he stopped in time, otherwise his nephew would not care about family affection.

Even so, the emperor's mentality is there, and anyone who may cause turmoil in the imperial power needs to move.

But Andrew also thought it through. The father and son have been in charge of important institutions of the empire for so long, which is already glorious enough.

Just this political legacy can last for hundreds of years.

Although I rely on nepotism, I have also earned a family business for my descendants. What else do you want?

After finishing a cigarette, someone knocked on the office door.

Andrew said, "Come in, meet the new chief."

The officials who were still in the customs entered the office one after another, and looked at Yanes sitting on the chair in surprise.

They were all used to Andrew sitting in the main seat, and they really didn't like the sudden change.

The old chief was still energetic, as if there was no impact at all.

He held a cigarette in one hand and pointed with the other hand: "Today, I will make a handover, and from now on, the customs will be decided by Chief Yanes.

You...are all old people who have finally stayed here. You will definitely have a future. I just hope you don't make any mistakes.

Yanes...if anyone dares to ask for help, I will peel off his skin and use it as a cushion for you. Anyway, these few pieces are not a big deal. "

The old customs chief was murderous. After a few instructions, he handed over the seal and other items in person, and then patted his butt and left.

Since you have already resigned, just be straightforward. Staying here forcibly will only annoy people.

Andrew is open-minded, so he left straightforwardly.

So far, the customs of the Great Xia Empire has ushered in the second generation of the head.

Everyone looked at the new customs chief cautiously, and they didn't know his personality and temper.

Of course, they were also afraid that the new customs chief would make a big fuss as soon as he arrived.

Seeing this, Yanes smiled gently: "Everyone, you have seen me many times in the past few days, so I won't introduce myself to you.

I won't do the three fires of a new official. Everything will remain the same. The most important thing is to collect taxes for His Majesty. "

Yanes's public statement made everyone feel relieved.

The power transfer was smooth, and the political wisdom of the two commissioners made them choose the best way to transfer.

Steady and smooth.

The customs does not need new tricks, stability is more important than anything else.

Yanes went to work on time and got off work on time every day, just like when Andrew was there, and people soon forgot that the customs had a new commissioner.