Peng Weixin thoroughly investigated the money and grain arrears, Li Wei grabbed the cast of the county, and Yongzheng was overjoyed to see the recital!
The Yongzheng Emperor was really mean, and he was very strict in his administration. It is rare in the entire history of China.
But it was under such a mean emperor that there was an official, who was also bought with money, a clumsy disciple who could not read big characters, but he was able to prosper under Yongzheng's hands, which had to be surprising.
He is Li Wei. He was a famous courtier of the Qing Dynasty. He experienced Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, and was deeply appreciated by the Yongzheng Emperor.
An official who could not read big characters could be appreciated by the Yongzheng Emperor, but in fact he had a certain ability.
Soon after Yongzheng ascended the throne, he found that the deficit of money and grain in the provinces was very serious, so he issued a thorough investigation. He also sent Peng Weixin, the minister of Chincha, to preside over the investigation.
Peng Weixin was then the Head of the Hubu Shangshu, and his work was meticulous, and he had already picked out a lot of corrupt officials in the provinces of Jiangnan.
When he learned that Peng Weixin was going to come to investigate the money and grain arrears, Li Wei, who was then the governor of Zhejiang, took the initiative to go to the imperial court, on the grounds that the minister of Chincha was afraid that there were many inconveniences when he first arrived in the local area, hoping to be able to help the minister of Chincha deal with the investigation.
After Yongzheng received the recital, he was overjoyed. He agreed to his proposal and approved him to assist the Minister of Chincha, Peng Weixin, in the inventory work.
Li Wei in order to be able to better complete this work. He made elaborate arrangements.
First of all, in the name of his birthday, Li Wei ordered officials from various prefectures and counties to come to pay their respects as soon as possible, and in this eventful autumn, it was clear that he had come to pay homage to Shou, which was actually part of Li Wei's elaborate plan.
At this time, the officials of the provinces knew that the minister of Chincha had come down to thoroughly investigate the money and grain arrears, and they had already panicked, and at this time, it was Li Wei's birthday, and they could not ask for it, so they came to listen to the wind.
Li Wei took advantage of the birthday feast to summon a cadre of people into the secret room, asking you to truthfully report the situation of money and grain arrears, saying that they had a way to resolve it, and at this time, everyone had already been frightened and confused by the fact that Minister Chincha had come to investigate the matter.
Seeing that Li Wei was very confident, they felt that a stone had landed on the ground, and they all gave a truthful account.
Then Li Wei had two moves.
Li Wei showed a very embarrassed look, believing that in the process of joint investigation, there was a fear of dispute, and deliberately guided Peng Weixin to propose a plan for the county-by-county inventory, and finally, Peng Weixin agreed to this suggestion. This hit Li Wei's heart.
Since the counties were divided, Li Wei had to do something, and Li Wei immediately ordered his entourage to write down the names of the prefectures and counties on paper, knead them into a ball, and divide the counties with Peng Weixin.
What Peng Weixin, the minister of Chincha, did not expect was that these paper balls had already been manipulated by Li Wei, and those prefectures and counties with serious debts were almost all under Li Wei's control, but what about Peng Weixin' arrest? Just some states and counties that are not a big problem.
At this point, Peng Weixin's serious inventory was useless.
And Li Wei? It is clear that the inventory is actually urging the states and counties to immediately and quickly fill the deficit.
When all the clearances were over, Li Wei pretended to be anxious and asked Peng Weixin: "Are there any debts in various places?"
Peng Weixin's answer, of course, was no.
Li Wei felt very surprised, and at the same time, he was very happy that the state and county he was responsible for did not have it.
This matter was reported by Peng Weixinyi, and Yongzheng was overjoyed, and he crowned Li Wei's crown prince Taibao, and officials at all levels in central Zhejiang were also promoted to one level.
After passing through this matter, Li Wei's officials were impressed by Li Wei.
After all, Li Wei is illiterate!
Li Wei was able to get Yongzheng's appreciation, in the final analysis, it was to cater to Yongzheng's taste and the basic requirements for officials.