As Jiang Shaohua finished speaking, Chief Clerk Zhao kowtowed repeatedly in fear, his voice full of terror: "Commandery Princess, please calm down. I was momentarily possessed by demons and did something foolish. I beg the Commandery Princess to give me a chance to redeem myself."
Two or three hundred taels of silver, not a large sum, but not a small one either. Opportunities for profiteering under the Commandery Princess's rule were scarce. When he distributed rations to the starving, he dared not play any tricks at first, handing them out honestly every day. After more than two months, with no one inquiring or auditing, he grew bolder.
Initially, he withheld half of the grain, hoarded it for ten days or more, and then sold it to a grain store. After tasting the benefits, his courage grew stronger and stronger...
