Chapter 120: Wang Huazhen's Confession
For Sun Shenxing's ruthlessness, Gao Panlong once again had a new understanding, and at the same time, he also knew that he had underestimated Sun Shenxing before, and he suddenly felt a little helpless in his heart.
In the Donglin Party, if you want to talk about strategy, the best is Ye Xianggao, but it's a pity that Ye Xianggao is not here now.
And although Sun Shenxing and Han Yi also have strategies, neither of them is sincerely on their side. That's a bit tricky. But at this point, I don't have a choice.
In fact, for Sun Shenxing, he knows Gao Panlong and others better. If it weren't for the exhaustion of mountains and rivers, Gao Panlong would never listen to his grandson.
So before that, he basically didn't express any opinions, and he didn't come up with any ideas, and let them toss on their own.
When it's really time to use themselves, they will be soft and listen to themselves.
If they were really willing to be obedient, they would have listened to Han Yi at the beginning of this time. If you had followed Han Yi's approach from the beginning, how could you get to where you are today?
But that's fine, from now on they will know the importance of his grandson.
"Then everything will be done according to the adults." Although Gao Panlong felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, he had no choice but to speak directly.
In this day, there is no choice.
At the same time, inside the prison of the East Factory.
Wei Zhongxian had an excited look on his face and waved a confession in his hand.
He finally got what he wanted!
Yang Lian and Zou Yuanbiao are both hard bones, which Wei Zhongxian did not expect.
In the past, Wei Zhongxian did not interrogate these Donglin Party members, often on the surface, but in fact they were incompetent.
This time it was a surprise to him.
He beat Yang Lian well and used some ruthless means, but it was still useless, and the other party still didn't confess.
Yang Lian was beaten until he had no strength, forget it, as long as he had the strength, he cursed Wei Zhongxian.
Wei Zhongxian was not only angry, but also deeply shocked.
There really are such hard-headed people in the world!
It's just that not everyone is a hard bone, although Yuan Yingtai, the governor of Liaodong, didn't say anything, but one person finally spoke.
This person is Wang Huazhen, the governor of Quang Ninh.
Wang Huazhen couldn't stand the beating anymore, and confessed that the Donglin Party had embezzled military salaries in Liaodong.
It is true that he recruited himself to collude with Li Ruzhen, and the imperial court does have some problems, and the problem of the imperial court is the embezzlement of money, food, and military salaries.
In addition, after many things come out of the treasury in the capital, they will not be transported away at all, and they will disappear directly. What really arrived in Liaodong, it was good to have six achievements left, and all the rest were gone.
In addition to these things, the inferior firecrackers produced by the Ministry of Industry are also where the ministers make money. The soldiers at the border did not dare to use the firecrackers produced by the imperial court, because the firecrackers would explode.
Even the artillery is the same, it will even blow up. Often, before they could be used to kill the enemy, they blew up the Ming soldiers first.
It can be seen that cutting corners is serious, and this is the way the military department makes money.
In short, a Liaodong is like a sumptuous dinner, and everyone is reaching out in it.
The generals at the border pass are the same, with Li Ruzhen in charge, after the things arrive at the place, they have to peel off a layer first. When it really reached the hands of the soldiers, less than a third of what was left. It can be said that from top to bottom, they are reaching out to make money in the materials.
As for the whereabouts of these materials, when the war is defeated, it is enough to report a little more battle damage, and you can ask the imperial court for more.
A Liaodong, the officials rely on promotions to make money, whether the officials in Liaodong want to be transferred out or someone wants to be promoted, or they are impeached and want to settle things, this is all done by the officials, and they are the ones who collect the money.
The household department is even simpler, and the materials directly allocated are deducted, and the same is true for money, and even food is also deducted.
As for the military department, they were greedy for this part of the money for the manufacture of ordnance, and all kinds of inferior and unqualified ordnance materials appeared on the frontier. Some of them even can't even wear soldiers' clothes, and they look like refugees.
Although the other ministries and yamen do not have the means to make a fortune directly, they basically receive a part of the filial piety every year, with carbon worship in winter and ice worship in summer.
The imperial historians of the Metropolitan Procuratorate collected money to impeach people, and even received some bribes of money to keep them from impeaching people.
In short, everyone is reaching out to this pot, and countless money is divided among them in this way.
According to Wang Huazhen's confession, after the first emperor ascended the throne, he once allocated 2 million taels of silver in the inner treasury.
Of the 2 million taels of silver, 1 million taels were given to Liaodong to reward the border guards of Liaodong, and the other 1 million taels were given to other places.
Wang Huazhen didn't know the silver given to other places, but the 1 million taels of silver given to Liaodong were only 750,000 taels when they left the capital.
After arriving in Liaodong, officials and generals at all levels shared 400,000 yuan. The remaining 350,000 will be counted as a reward in the hands of the soldiers.
But not everyone has it, only the cronies of those generals, that is, their own soldiers, can get it.
Every appropriation from the imperial court, or every time His Majesty took out the silver from the inner treasury, was a feast for the officials.
Although I don't know what the situation is in other places, in Wang Huazhen's opinion, it is basically the same.
Looking at the confession in his hand, Wei Zhongxian's whole person became excited.
What is it?
That's the evidence!
Even if they don't admit it, there's no way to do it, they have to be.
At the same time, Wei Zhongxian's heart was hot. Because these things represent not only power, but also money.
Once this case is lifted, then countless people will be investigated. The first to bear the brunt is Zhao Nanxing, the waiter of the Ministry of Works.
As long as they are implicated, a large group of people will fall among the six yamen, and the same is true of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
When the time comes, you can intervene in it.
The most critical point is that if the affairs of these people are entrusted to you in the future, how much benefit can you get from it?
It's all money! Power and money for themselves!
Thinking of this, Wei Zhongxian's whole body became excited.
"Prepare a car for our family." Turning his head to look at Sun Yunhe, Wei Zhongxian said with a laugh.
As long as he has this confession in his own hands, it is meaningless for the other people to confess or not. With this confession, he can be confirmed by Li Ruzhen.
It's just that I can't interrogate now, so I have to consult Your Majesty first.
"Yes, father-in-law. Humble and prepared. Sun Yunhe agreed, and hurriedly turned around and went out to prepare the carriage.
He is also excited now, since his father-in-law took office, the momentum of the East Factory has been getting better and better day by day.