The Anarchic Consort (1)

472-474

However, Magistrate Liao already had his eyes on the money before the fund had even arrived, spouting some nonsense about constructing a road.

It seemed that somebody from the Capital had a hand in this, but she still did not know which family was supporting Magistrate Liao.

Once I find out who they are, I'll get rid of all of them in one swoop!

Helian Wei Wei took two sips of tea and spoke in a clear voice, "However, the yamen does not have a lot of money. I'm sure a huge amount of money would be needed to construct a new road, right?"

"Lord Wei, no worries about this," Old Master Yan immediately answered, "As for the money, we have the methods to acquire it when the time comes."

Helian Wei Wei simply replied, "Oh... What methods do you mean?"

"There are a lot of provisions in the yamen's storehouse. We can earn a million silvers if we sell them. Lord Wei, what do you think about this idea?"

Helian Wei Wei wanted to kick these people and tell them that the idea was f*cking useless. It was clear as day that they were trying to use the public's life-saving, emergency funds to satisfy their selfish, greedy desires.

Fuping County was stricken by droughts annually, although it had not arrived yet. The provisions in the storehouse were for emergencies, only to be distributed to the people when the drought came. In spite of everything, this Yan fellow actually wanted to sell these life-saving provisions for mere wealth!

Dozens of ways to murder him materialized in Helian Wei Wei's brain. As these thoughts were swimming in her mind, her sitting posture grew steadier as the grin on her face remained undiminished. Then, she uttered, "Only one million won't be enough."

"It isn't enough indeed. If it's insufficient, don't we still have the funds allocated by the imperial court? If we combine them together, the problem is solved!" Old Master Yan lifted his wine cup and downed a mouthful delightedly.

Helian Wei Wei grinned as she replied, "Aren't you worried that the superiors would condemn you if the provisions are depleted when emergencies happen?"

"We are only borrowing it for a while. When we earn the money back, we can just buy new provisions to replace them, don't you think it's a good idea?" Old Master Yan ranted on and on about it, it seemed that the speech was rehearsed and regurgitated quite regularly.

Magistrate Liao was listening next to them while nodding his head from time to time.

Helian Wei Wei merely smiled without uttering a single word. Everyone knew that it was extremely difficult to replace the provisions when they ran out. However, to her surprise, Magistrate Liao actually agreed with him. It seemed that these two people had set their minds on devouring the provisions in the storehouse for personal gains.

Logically, it would be impossible for a magistrate and a merchant to be so audacious, someone must be supporting them from the shadows.

The reason Magistrate Liao came to Fuping County, blatantly threatening to interfere with the Fuping County politics, was glaringly obvious. It was solely for money.

Magistrate Liao wanted to make a backhanded remark when he noticed that Helian Wei Wei was silent the entire time, thus he inexplicitly said, "Little Wei, the road construction does not only benefit the people but, you too. Think about it, if you make such a huge contribution, your journey to the top would be smooth-sailing."

"Lord Liao, your opinion of me is too far-off, I only have small ambitions. From my point of view, it isn't bad to stay here in Fuping County," Helian Wei Wei replied, smiling as usual.