Lao Shi sent me some small items that were copied by several companies. The items were listed in such detail that people can see them clearly. Even those who don't know how to read accounts will not be dizzy.

Kangxi read some of the accounts copied by Lao Shi, sent them to Lao Ba, and said, "What's going on with these straw sandals?"

Lao Ba took a look and said: "Back to Huang Ama, no matter how strong these straw sandals are, they are not very durable. It is normal for them to wear out in three to five days. Although more than twenty pairs per year may seem a lot for a person,

But in fact many of them go without shoes for most of the year."

Boots were still very expensive in the Qing Dynasty. It was impossible to give each mud-legged soldier a pair of boots and a pair of cloth shoes. They were still appearance shoes, worn at critical times, and at most they were straw sandals.

Kangxi looked at it and sneered: "I didn't know it, but I was shocked when I saw it. It turns out that our pair of straw sandals is so expensive."

Kangxi was a very high-ranking person, so he definitely didn't know how to calculate small accounts, so he sent this account to the ministers for circulation. Everyone felt that Prince Dun's account sheet was so beautifully done. He had a headache as soon as he saw the account book, but now

I understand everything.

Oh, it turned out that a young soldier spent two to three taels of silver on straw sandals for one year. This was enough to buy a pair of boots.

You must know that straw sandals only cost one or two cents per pair. Therefore, if these two or three taels are not given to them personally by the Ministry of Industry, three taels of silver can buy thousands of pairs. In other words,

Although this seems to be a very small amount of money, when all the people are added up, this is a huge number.

In fact, everyone knows that there are so many straw sandals. Isn’t this a joke? I don’t know who got the money for these straw sandals.

Lao Ba’s eyes were wrong, and he felt that Lao Ten was deliberately embarrassing himself.

The fourth master felt a little uncomfortable. Old Ten was so capable that he couldn't be used to send the money. But fortunately, it seemed that Old Ten was still helping to send the money.

It's only Hong's fault, Fourth Master's teeth are itchy and he wants to slap Hong again when he gets home.

The Fourth Master's people immediately came up to Prince Tun and asked him if he wanted to investigate the corruption and bribery in the military department, earmark the embezzled money, and distribute it to the sergeants.

These words were obviously provoking trouble. Master Ba clenched his teeth, just waiting for how to answer Lao Shi's heavy blow.

But at the same time, after Lao Shi said this, he became enemies with the Eighth Master and became close to the Fourth Master.

It only takes one or two times for everyone to understand the matter of taking sides.

Many officials who have taken bribes are on tenterhooks, fearing that Prince Tun will tell the truth, and in the end, it may turn into a big disaster today.

Everyone looked at Lao Shi. Lao Shi was very calm and slowly looked around, which made many people sweat out of their vests.

As a result, what Lao Shi said next surprised everyone. He did not step on Master Ba, nor did he step on any corrupt officials.

He said that this table intuitively shows that a large part of the funds for military supplies are wasted on the north-south transportation, not only the food, clothing and housing for so many people on the transportation road, but also the losses caused by wind and rain.

Transportation fees in ancient times were much higher than in modern times. To send something over a distance of 8,000 miles, the price of tofu was often equal to the price of meat.
Chapter completed!