Chapter 413: Turning Hands into Clouds
Looking at Liang Huanping, who was paralyzed on the ground, Chen Yue knew that he had been pinched by himself for seven inches, and he would be flattened and rounded by himself, and he would no longer have the power to resist.
However, Chen Yue did not have much pride in his heart, on the contrary, he had a faint sadness.
This Liang Huanping is just a microcosm of the Ming officialdom, in the entire Ming Dynasty, there are countless such Liang Huanping, but Liang Huanping is more greedy than others in important positions.
No official is not greedy, it is already the norm of the Ming Dynasty, and it is already the consensus of officialdom that thousands of miles are only for money. Liang Huanping made two Huai salt transportation to make such a fat shortage, and it is not too appalling to be greedy for hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
"Pingnanhou, what do you want?" After sitting paralyzed for a while, Liang Huanping's mind calmed down a little, and his brain turned.
He knew that Chen Yue must have a plan to show him so much evidence of corruption and perversion of the law, otherwise he would directly hand over the evidence to the court and wait for him to be dismissed and his house was raided.
Since Chen Yue didn't have it, it means that he is still useful to him, and maybe what awaits him is not a dead end.
is worthy of being an official from a jinshi, and his brain is fast. Seeing that Liang Huanping had recovered from his fear in a short period of time, Chen Yue couldn't help but feel a little admiration.
"Ben Hou doesn't want to do anything, he just wants the people of the world to be able to eat cheap salt, he just wants the court to receive enough salt tax to raise soldiers, he just wants the stove households who work hard to boil salt to earn silver from selling salt to fill the stomach of the family, that's all!"
Chen Yue's tone was gentle, and he said lightly with a compassionate attitude, which made Liang Huanping feel ashamed.
It turns out that this Ming still has such a selfless person who is dedicated to the country and the people? Liang Huanping said secretly in his heart.
"Hou Ye's mind makes the subordinate embarrassed, but please ask the Hou Ye to command, as long as the subordinate can do it, he will definitely do his best to die!"
Liang Huanping patted his chest and reassured, although he was deeply suspicious of the noble words in Chen Yue's mouth, Liang Huanping also knew how to express his position at this time. The situation is still like this, and if you hold your own handle in the hands of others, what can you do except bow down and admit defeat and cooperate?
"Hahaha, Lord Liang, please get up!" Chen Yue smiled and pulled Liang Huanping up.
The reason why he made such a big battle and sent someone to secretly investigate and find out the details of Liang Huanping was not to bring down this person, but to take him for his own use. If you want to control Huai Yan and raise the army, it will not be possible without the cooperation of the Salt Transportation Envoy.
But now Liang Huanping only had to bow his head because the handle was in his own hands, and he was not very convinced in his heart, and the next thing Chen Yue had to do was to completely subdue him for his own use.
"Lord Liang is a jinshi in the second year of the Apocalypse, right?" Chen Yue asked lightly.
"Yes, Master Hou. Xiaguan was the envoy of these two Huai salt transported by His Majesty Longen in the sixteenth year of Chongzhen. Liang Huanping replied with low eyebrows.
"Well, the so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier, now that His Majesty has moved the capital to Nanjing, the cabinet and the six ministers have already been rotated, according to normal speaking, Lord Liang's two Huai salt transports will not be used for long before they will be replaced, not to mention that such a big thing has happened in the two Huai salt areas recently." Chen Yue said.
"The subordinate officials have long been mentally prepared for resignation......
Liang Huanping glanced at Chen Yue with a complicated expression, the cabinet had been rotated, and he naturally knew that he was unwilling to stay in the fat shortage of the Lianghuai Salt Transport Envoy all the time, and he had already made preparations for being transferred, so he was desperately trying to make money. However, according to his rank and qualifications, even if he changes his official position, he can become a governor or something.
But now because of Chen Yue's arrival and the turmoil in the Lianghuai Salt District, his impression in the imperial court has plummeted, and it is impossible to find a fat shortage again.
"But as long as Lord Liang wants to, it's not impossible to continue to work in the position of this salt transport envoy."
Chen Yue's voice changed, and he said again.
"If you can continue to do this salt transportation envoy, it is naturally excellent, but I am afraid that the court will not allow it."
Liang Huanping sighed, he knew that Chen Yue's condition for letting him go was to let himself be used by him, and he would only be in his best interest if he continued to be in the position of this salt transport envoy. But even if Chen Yue doesn't hand over his incriminating evidence to the imperial court, but there is such a big mess in the Lianghuai Yan District, will the imperial court continue to trust him?
"The responsibility for the riot in the Lianghuai salt area is not on the head of Lord Liang, but Jiang Heming, Shen Mo, Lin Xiaotian and other salt merchants were lured by the thieves and took refuge in the thieves, so they deliberately stopped buying salt and instigated the stove households to make a rebellion, intending to turn the two Huai upside down and lead the thieves south."
"Ahh Liang Huanping was shocked, why did he come up with a thief again? What is the relationship between the riots in the two Huaiyan areas and the thieves?
"The bandit is the one sent by the thieves, he instigated the stove household to make trouble, gathered thousands of people to capture Dongtai County, killed officials, rebelled and plundered the people." Chen Yue continued.
"Fortunately, the salt transport envoy noticed it in time and cooperated with Ben Hou to suppress it, which eliminated a great chaos. And then Lord Liang actively cooperated with Benhou to stabilize the entire salt area, so that the governor's palace could exchange grain for salt in a safe manner, so that the salt people in the salt area could get food to make a living.
You have made a great contribution to this incident, Lord Liang, and it has been proved that you have done a good job in the position of this salt transport envoy.
Since the salt merchants participated in the rebellion, they naturally had to be purged, but Huai salt was very important to the Ming Dynasty, and the people in the interior were waiting to be fed and urgently needed salt. The imperial court also needed a salt tax to replenish the state. At this time, Lord Liang, you naturally can't leave your job easily, only you are familiar with the Lianghuai Salt Administration, and only you can re-stabilize the Lianghuai Salt Administration.
Ben Hou will naturally play to the imperial court, in the name of the Jiangbei Governor's Palace, let Lord Liang, you continue to stay in the position of the Lianghuai Salt Transport Envoy. ”
Liang Huanping opened his mouth wide and couldn't close it for a long time.
What does it mean to turn your hands into clouds and cover your hands for rain? That's it, Chen Yue's upper and lower lips touched, and the salt merchants in Yangzhou became the spies of the thieves and entered the land of no return. And he didn't do anything at all, but he became a great hero and an indispensable person.
Since the salt merchants are thieves, it is natural to confiscate them, and Chen Yue can not only take Huai Yan into his arms, but also get the huge family property of the salt merchants, and the benefits will be extremely huge.
Yangzhou is no less wealthy than Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the richest are these salt merchants, taking Jiang Hemingjiang's family as an example, their family property is not less than millions of taels. If Chen Yue arrested all these big salt merchants in the name of fornication and thieves, the salt thieves' homes alone could get millions or even tens of millions of taels of silver!
It is said that the civil officials are insidious and the civil officials are black, but in Liang Huanping's current opinion, Chen Yue's insidiousness is far beyond himself!
Not only insidious but also cruel, all at once the salt merchants were thrown into a place of no return! At this moment, Liang Huanping's eyes looking at Chen Yue were full of deep fear!