The Ministry of Industry is very lively today.

The officials of the Criminal Department, the Yushitai, and the Dali Temple gathered together, and in front of the officials of the Ministry of Industry, all the power weapons were re-examined.

The Ministry of Industry officials looked at the test results and pursed their lips, all in disbelief.

Compared with the standard power tools stipulated by the imperial court, the power of the Ministry of Industry is light and heavy, and if it is not the craftsman who makes the power weapon is not serious, someone has done something on it.

The possibility of the former can be almost ignored, even if the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry are not serious, it is impossible to make such a big mistake, not to mention, after each power is polished, it will have to go through layers of inspection, unless someone buys through the inspectors of each level, otherwise this non-compliant power tool is impossible to be sent out for use.

As a result, the craftsmen who were responsible for making the power vessels, as well as all the inspection officials, were all taken down by the Criminal Department and Dali Temple.

The production of the right instrument is the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry, and the people who inspect it are also officials of the Ministry of Industry.

As for Cui Shilang, the imperial court has also issued an edict to summon him back to Beijing.

When Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry heard the news and hurried from home, Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang Lang, three directors, five Zhanggu and Shulingshi, and more than ten craftsmen were lined up to be escorted out of the Ministry of Industry by the officials.

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu looked at this scene and exclaimed, "What's the matter? ”

Tun Tian Langzhong pursed his lips, stepped forward, and said: "There is a problem with the power weapon made by the Ministry of Industry, His Majesty ordered a strict investigation, and the colleagues of the Ministry of Industry were taken away, and the imperial court also issued an order to recall Cui Shilang......"

"Powerful weapon!" When the Ministry of Industry Shangshu heard these two words, he understood the seriousness of the matter.

The power vessels made by the Ministry of Industry are not for the Ministry of Industry, but are transported to salt works, mines, and any other places that need to be measured.

There is a problem with the power of the Ministry of Industry, and it involves the entire Chen State!

Tang Ning had seen Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry in the imperial study before, stepped forward, and arched his hand: "Is Lord Shangshu's condition better?" ”

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu looked at him, and the next moment he held his head and said, "The doctor said that he would have to recuperate for a few months to recover, and during this time, the Ministry of Industry will trouble Lord Tang." ”

"This is the duty of this officer." Tang Ning smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lord Shangshu, the Ministry of Industry will be handed over to me." ”

Gongbu Shangshu looked at him and pursed his lips.

Rest assured, how can he rest assured, how dare he rest assured?

He has only been away from the Ministry of Industry for a few days, and only three divisions of the Fourth Division of the Ministry of Industry remain, and in the past few months since he left, his Ministry of Industry has not yet known what will become of it.

Although he was a little angry in his heart, he didn't want to stay in the Ministry of Works anymore, and the mess that the broom star caused by himself should be handed over to the broom star to clean up by himself.

These things are involved, even he will feel a headache.

After the Ministry of Industry Shangshu left in a hurry, Tang Ning also left the Ministry of Industry Yamen and went to the Ministry of Households.

These powerful weapons are from the Ministry of Industry, and Cui Shilang of the Ministry of Industry will be mainly responsible, and when he is recalled to Beijing, someone will be held accountable.

However, the problems of those salt farms and mines need to be investigated from the household department, and the major salt merchants need to be filed with the household department in order to be qualified to sell.

As soon as he walked into the Yamen of the Ministry of Households, Qian Shuo, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, greeted him and said with a smile: "The things that Lord Tang wants, the official has already prepared for you." ”

Qian Shangshu seemed very positive, and Tang Ning could understand that this incident involved not only the Ministry of Industry, but also most of the salt merchants in Chen Guo were to be dragged into the water.

Once their charges are confirmed, they will not only have to vomit out everything they have eaten over the years, but also have to pay several times the fine.

And this time the fine is different from Jiangnan, it is carried out openly, and all the silver taels collected must be handed over to the national treasury.

Tang Ning handed over the materials provided by the household department to Dali Temple, and as soon as he returned to the Ministry of Industry, a eunuch sent a message, and His Majesty summoned him.

He walked into the imperial study, and Dali Siqing was reporting to Emperor Chen.

"Your Majesty, including Langzhong of the Ministry of Works, officials and craftsmen of the Ministry of Works, have admitted the fact that the power was fraudulent, and confessed to the mastermind of the Ministry of Works, Cui Min, who embezzled the silver allocated by the imperial court and colluded with salt merchants and officials and businessmen in various places......"

The physical evidence is in front of them, and it is useless for the officials and craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry to quibble, and Dali Temple has recruited them all in a very short time.

The next thing to do is nothing more than to summon the servants of the Ministry of Labor to return to Beijing to ask for the guilt, carefully investigate the salt merchants in various places, and pay the fine silver if they can pay the fine, and the house of the house if they can't pay the fine, the court will never be merciful in this kind of matter.

Emperor Chen looked at him and said in a deep voice: "This case is jointly handled by Dali Temple, the Criminal Department and the Yushitai, but all those involved in the case, no matter who they are, will be punished according to the law!" ”

Dali Siqing, the criminal department of Shangshu, and the imperial historian at the same time said yes.

Emperor Chen waved his hand and said, "Okay, you guys go down, Tang Ning stays." ”

After the three of them left, Tang Ning stepped forward, arched his hand, and said, "I don't know what is important for Your Majesty to summon his ministers into the palace?" ”

Emperor Chen stood up, looked at him, and asked with some expectation, "How much silver can the imperial court collect this time?" ”

This Tang Ning really didn't know, shook his head and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister can't estimate it, the household department is already investigating this matter, and the results should be available soon." ”

Although he couldn't estimate the specific number, if Emperor Chen wanted to use the money to support his 100,000 cavalry, it was a pipe dream.

The amount of silver recovered by the imperial court this time will not be small, but compared with that in Runzhou, it is naturally not worth mentioning.

After all, what Tang Ning brought back from Jiangnan was half of the richest state capital in Chen State, more than what Chen Guo had earned from his salt and iron franchise for decades, and even if he added fines, it would not exceed 10 million taels.

Chen Huang looked at Tang Ning as if he was looking at a cash cow.

In fact, Tang Ning is his cash cow, whenever he is short of money, he will send him a large sum of silver, and as far as the eye can see, there is only such a caring courtier in the Manchu Dynasty.

Thinking of something, he looked at Tang Ning again, coughed lightly, and said, "If you encounter such a thing again in the future, you will come to me first to report it......

Tang Ning looked up at Emperor Chen, whose face was not red and out of breath, and arched his hand and said, "The minister obeys the order......

"In addition......" Emperor Chen thought for a while, his face sank, and said: "This case is not involved in one person or two people, you go to investigate in person, with the assistance of the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Yushitai, don't let go of a fish that slips through the net!" ”

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King Kang's Mansion.

King Kang's face turned pale, and he paced in the hall, looking anxious.

After a while, a person walked in from the outside quickly, and said in a scorched voice: "Your Highness, have you inquired clearly......

King Kang looked at him sharply and asked, "How is it?" ”

The man said: "All the officials of the Ministry of Industry have been arrested, and the imperial court has sent someone to arrest the Ministry of Industry and return to Beijing to ask for the crime, and His Majesty ordered the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Yushitai to thoroughly investigate the case......"

King Kang's body shook, and he finally managed to stabilize it by holding on to the table.

His face was fierce, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Isn't there foolproof in the Ministry of Industry, how can there be an omission, who will have nothing to do to test that power weapon......"

The man thought for a while, looked at King Kang, and said, "Your Highness, this matter was provoked by that Tang Ning, did he know that the waiter of the Ministry of Works was His Highness's person, so he deliberately ...... it?"

King Kang said angrily: "This king has no grudge against him......"

The man looked up at King Kang and said, "Your Highness, you hit his ship a few days ago......"

King Kang looked at him in a daze and asked, "Just because of this?" ”