After pasting the couplet, the entire headquarters of the Railway Bureau suddenly looked a lot more festive, which made people feel a little more comfortable in it, especially the people who worked in it, and they were a lot more happy.

"It's rumored outside, saying that all the employees of the Railway Bureau, there are no year-end bonuses and New Year's gifts during the Chinese New Year this year, I don't know whose idea it is?"

As soon as Li An pasted the couplet, he asked.

"Back to Li Shilang, no one came up with such an idea, but the fish is not there, our railway bureau also has such a big thing, no one dares to propose the purchase of New Year's goods and the distribution of year-end bonuses to employees, and these are to be counted and prepared in advance, since no one dares to do this thing, naturally there is no way to prepare, so, it is to show that it will not be issued, there are employees who are not at ease below, we can only say so, and even, some departments directly announced that there will be no year-end bonuses and New Year's gifts, in fact, No one really dares to come up with such an idea, but no one dares to mention the matter of giving out year-end bonuses. ”

A small official spoke.

After listening to this, Li An said with a smile: "Although the corruption case of the railway bureau is very serious, but this is just a mistake made by a few moths, most of the railway bureau employees are still very dedicated, hard work for a year, year-end bonuses and New Year's gifts must be given, the imperial court can not let ordinary railway employees also suffer because of the mistakes of a few big officials, this will make most of the railway employees chill, you can rest assured, as long as I am here, I will definitely intercede for you, and you will not be affected by a few officials." ”

Hearing Li An say this, the officials at the headquarters of the Railway Bureau present were all very excited, and even cried, their labor was finally affirmed, and it was the affirmation of Li An, a big official, and as long as Li An could affirm their labor, then, the affirmation of the imperial court would soon come down, and with Li An in charge of them, this year's year-end bonus and New Year's gift will be settled.

"Thank you Li Shilang, the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, and only Li Shilang can speak for our Railway Bureau."

"Don't hide it from Li Shilang, the lower officials have been suffering from the number of ladies in the family in the past few days, and they are about to dare not go home, now it's okay, I can finally get it, so that after I go back, it will be easy to explain, and I can have a good year."

"Yes! Oh, yes! My kid has been clamoring to buy a bicycle, as long as he can get the year-end bonus, then he will have a fall, haha! ”

"And me too, the kid at home is waiting for the year-end bonus to buy things, if there is no year-end bonus, this year will not be good."

All the small officials are very happy, after all, the year-end bonus is not a small amount, worth several months of wages, there is this money and no money, the difference is still very big, many employees do a year's time, the picture is the last little welfare, in addition, the year-end gift package is also very rich, these small officials level, there are fifty pounds of rice, fifty pounds of fine noodles, five pieces of cloth, as well as mutton, pork and chicken and duck meat, a total of fifty pounds, in addition, there are many other bits and pieces, The total value is still very high, and it is a gift of great value.

As for the ordinary lowest-level railway bureau employees, they also have at least fifty catties of rice and fifty catties of flour, plus two or three horses of cloth.

After hearing the good news, the officials of the Railway Bureau, who were still in the office, all ran out, chatted with Li Ang enthusiastically, and even complimented him hard, praising Li An was embarrassed.

"Since Li Shilang is willing to speak for our railway bureau, then what are we waiting for, hurry up and issue an order, let all parts count the situation of the personnel, and start preparing for the year-end bonus and New Year's goods."

A small official said while the iron was hot.

"That's right, I'm willing to sign and support the issuance of year-end bonuses and New Year's goods."

"I'm also willing to sign for support, I have to support it!"

"That's right! We little officials are not greedy for the money of the Mo court, what are we afraid of? Even if I raid my home, I can't find anything valuable, I want to unite all of them to support the year-end bonus, and we want to stand with Li Shilang. ”

"Yes, yes, since Li Shilang is willing to stand up for us, then we must also express our position together, and let the court see our voices, we are just ordinary officials, we have never been greedy for a penny of the court, we are not afraid of anything."

All the officials raised their voices together to support Ang Lee's decision.

The imperial court ordered a thorough investigation of various departments of the railway bureau, and indeed found a lot of corruption, but these corruption was only done by a small number of people, and most of the employees of the railway bureau were not involved.

Since these officials are so cooperative, what else can Li An wait for, he directly took a few representatives of the officials to Nanya, the railway department of the capital, and can directly order at any time to let the departments prepare the year-end bonus, but the rest of Datang is not so easy, you have to send someone to take a car to convey the order, and the farthest place may take many days to arrive.

But the order must be issued by a leader, Yu Chaoen has already thought about it behind closed doors, and the imperial court has not been promoted to the new railway bureau to give the matter, so who will give the order has become a problem.

Although the specifications of the railway bureau are not high, it is also a very important department of the imperial court, and it is inevitable that it will be difficult for the main leaders to fully coordinate the normal operation of the railway if they are not in office for a long time, which is not a long-term solution.

For example, this time, the year-end bonus issue, is because there is no unified leader, so it is almost the time of the New Year, all the officials and officials in the headquarters, none of them dare to propose the year-end bonus, they are worried that they will be scared, or worried that speaking out will lead to fire, but now it is different, with Li An to support them, they don't have to have any worries, as long as they follow Li An, they don't have to have any worries.

When Li An and these officials arrived at Nanya, Yang Guozhong was not there, and he went to the palace to report the situation, but Jingzhao Yin Xian Yu Zhongtong, who was in charge of assisting in the thorough investigation of the Railway Bureau, was here.

"Li Shilang, why are you here, is there something?"

Xian Yu Zhongtong saw Li An and asked.

Li An smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, I just want to discuss with the imperial history and find a new leader of the railway bureau as soon as possible, this railway bureau is very important to Datang, and it is not a matter that there is always a group of dragons without a leader!" The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and they haven't started to prepare for the year-end bonus? This must be prepared, and ordinary employees cannot be punished because some personnel are greedy for the money of the imperial court, and the money that should be given must be given. ”

"That's right, innocent people, of course they should be given, this must be given, and it is not said that the railway bureau is not allowed to issue year-end bonuses!"

Xian Yu Zhongtong said.

Li An nodded and said: "I naturally know this, but all along, the year-end bonus has been the responsibility of several key officials such as Yu Chaoen, and now, none of them can take office, so no one is responsible for strategizing, and the people below dare not purchase and distribute it indiscriminately." ”

After all, the person responsible for purchasing materials has the opportunity for corruption, for example, when buying rice and noodles, he can use the large quantity as a reason to lower the price, but when he reports, it is written that the highest price in the world, such a toss, the person in charge of procurement can earn a lot, and buy meat and cloth These materials, there are even more people who can be greedy for ink.

This kind of greed for ink is extremely common in any era, even in later civilized societies, and it is impossible to eliminate this situation, which is too difficult.

That is to say, no matter in any era, as long as the person in charge of purchasing, there is a chance to be greedy, after all, you can't let many people go to buy together! In this way, the labor cost will go up, and it will be more wasteful of money.

Because the railway bureau is investigating corruption, so, the original responsible for the purchase of New Year's goods, are not afraid to ask, there is no idea of asking, in the past responsible for procurement, they can be a little greedy, and this time, they dare not be greedy, and the purchase is also to spend physical strength and strength, if you can't be a small greed, then what kind of energy, isn't it a waste of energy, in case someone framed the frame, it is even more tired and thankless, fools will be willing to do it.

But think about it backwards, if no one is responsible for purchasing, this benefit will not exist, this is not a big loss, these people in charge of purchasing are also employees of the railway bureau, if no one is responsible for buying New Year's goods, then, he himself will not receive New Year's goods.

In the case of unclear circumstances, no one dared to take the lead to discuss this matter, knowing that Li An came over to make decisions for them, they were a little bolder, after all, with a big man covering, they didn't have to worry about anything.

"What Li Shilang said is that it is true that innocents should not be affected, but the railway bureau's candidate for the matter? It's not easy to find it at this time! The main officials of this headquarters, those who have been arrested, and those who have been demoted, really can't find a suitable candidate! You can't just find a small official to be in the middle of the matter! In addition, His Majesty only let Yu give things to think about it behind closed doors, and did not punish him, perhaps, His Majesty also intends to let Yu give things back in charge of the railway bureau in the future. ”

Xian Yu Zhongtong voiced his doubts.

Li An nodded and agreed: "It seems to be quite difficult, but this problem is already in front of us, and it is better to solve it as soon as possible, and we can't delay it again and again!" Why don't we go to His Majesty together and ask him what the old man means. ”

"Oh, it's okay for Li Shilang to ask, the lower officials still have a lot of official affairs to deal with?"

Xian Yu Zhongtong said slickly.

Because there is no candidate in his heart, Xian Yu Zhongtong is reluctant to see the emperor, purely to ask for candidates, it seems a little inappropriate, and I am afraid that the emperor will be unhappy, Li An's status is much higher than him, even if he makes the emperor unhappy, it is nothing, and he is different, he is a dispensable person, without his existence, Datang has no loss, unlike Li An, without Li An, the entire Tang Empire will not be able to function, and Li An is still carrying out the most awesome Wanli Transsonic plan at the moment, once this plan is realized, will bring earth-shaking changes to the Tang Empire, and this plan is completely inseparable from Ang Lee, only Ang Lee can complete this fantastical task, replacing anyone can not complete this task, and even, it is completely unclear how to complete it.

"Okay, you're busy! The officer went by himself. ”

Li An didn't want to make it difficult for others, so he made a look and asked a few small officials to follow him into the palace, since he was working for the Railway Bureau, he naturally wanted the emperor to listen to the voice of the grassroots.

"Li Shilang, what is this for?"

After Yang Guozhong reported his merits, when he left the main hall, he happened to meet Li An, who was with several officials from the Railway Bureau, and walked up to say hello.

Li An hurriedly responded: "The railway bureau has been leaderless in the past few days, and the ordinary employees are not motivated, I will take them to see Your Majesty, and let Your Majesty decide on the new railway bureau as soon as possible, so that the railway bureau can get on the right track as soon as possible." ”

When Yang Guozhong heard this, he nodded and said, "What Li Shilang said is yes!" The railway bureau cannot be left without an owner for a long time, and naturally there must be a new leader, but what is the railway bureau, and the right minister of Datang has not yet been settled? Didn't see Your Majesty in a hurry? ”

"How could the right minister of the Tang Dynasty not be found? Isn't Yang Yushi the best candidate? Ha ha! ”

Ang Lee said with a smile.

When Yang Guozhong heard this, he was naturally very happy, and said with a smile: "Li Shilang made fun of me, I dangle in front of His Majesty every day, if Your Majesty has the heart to let me be the right minister, then what are you waiting for, I'm afraid I have another idea!" ”

"Where is it, Your Majesty still has to be tested, as long as Yang Yushi handles the affairs of the Railway Bureau in front of him well and satisfies His Majesty, then what else is there to say, the right minister belongs to you!"

Ang Lee said with a smile.

"In this way, it is very important to deal with the affairs of the railway bureau at the moment! Then I wonder if Li Shilang has a suitable candidate? ”

Yang Guozhong asked.

"Not yet, but there are so many employees in the Railway Bureau, there will always be suitable people, Yang Yushi has been handling the case for many days, and he has not found a clean and honest person in the Railway Bureau who is a big official and has no corruption, if you choose one of these people to be in the matter, it is not impossible!"

Ang Lee said.

Yang Guozhong nodded and said: "Li Shilang is right, he has worked hard to investigate the case in the past few days, and he has indeed found that there are clean officials who have never been corrupt within the Railway Bureau, but their official positions are not very big, and it will be too fast to be promoted to the position in the matter all of a sudden." ”

"It's not fast, it's not fast at all, and if you drag it down, you won't necessarily be able to have the right person, don't you say!"

Ang Lee said with a smile.

Yang Guozhong nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then let's go see Your Majesty together!" I know better than Li Shilang about the officials of the Railway Bureau. ”

"Okay, let's go together!"