"All the officials involved in this confession must be dealt with strictly! It's just lawless! ”

Zhu Changluo didn't notice that there were some different things in Zhen Zhenji's voice, and looking at the confession at hand, his face was extremely gloomy. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

I have to say that the incident that came out this time was far bigger than he imagined.

Zheng Qingshan was able to get mixed up to this day, relying on far more than just being clever and reluctantly related to the Zheng family, in fact, Zheng Qingshan did rely on the Zheng family to get started, but this person is well versed in officialdom and knows how to live safely in the private salt industry.

Judging from this confession alone, most of the officials related to the salt industry in Zhejiang had accepted bribes from Zheng Qingshan, including Zhao Kehuai, the former governor of Zhejiang, who had just been promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing.

Once it is dealt with truthfully, I am afraid it will completely trigger a major reshuffle in Zhejiang officialdom!

In fact, for a long time, there have been very serious thoughts in the officialdom, believing that the law does not blame the public, and the court will not punish a large number of officials with heavy hands, resulting in these officials accepting bribes unscrupulously, and also forming a dense network of relationships for some illegal businessmen.

But it can't go on like this!

Although there are no fish when the water is clear, but for the country to become strong, it is necessary to put the rule of officials in the first place, especially in the national tax area such as the salt industry.

According to Zheng Qingshan's confession, the total amount of salt he has resold over the years has exceeded eight million taels, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is rich and rivals the country!

You must know that now the annual tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty is only three or four million taels, and the war of peace and war costs like flowing water, and the silver used up is only more than five million taels, but he is a private salt dealer in Zheng Qingshan District, and the income from reselling salt is twice the annual income of the national treasury, how not to be shocked!

These silver taels were supposed to flow into the treasury, but now, because of an unscrupulous businessman, all of them have flowed into the pockets of private individuals, and have become the capital of some people who damage the public and private interests, and what is even more ridiculous is that one of the magistrates in Zheng Qingshan's confession accepted bribes of nearly tens of thousands of taels of silver from Zheng Qingshan before and after, but he only cried poverty with the court every year, and asked the court to reduce or reduce taxes, which was extremely hateful.

Originally, Zhu Changluo thought that even though the party struggle in the imperial court was fierce, at least the rule of officials was not a puddle of troubled water, and he could hold on until he became the crown prince, and even succeeded to the throne before stabbing the officialdom.

But now it seems that he really overestimated the self-control of these bureaucrats, and if you think about it, the high-level struggle is a mess, which naturally gives local officials countless opportunities to take advantage of.

If this unhealthy trend does not stop for a moment, I am afraid that the imperial court will not be able to collect three or four million taels of silver in a few years!

But Zhen Zhenji smiled bitterly and sighed.

"Your Highness is angry, this matter needs to be considered in the long run!"

To tell the truth, Zhu Changluo is obviously on fire now, and Zhen Zhenji doesn't want to touch Zhu Changluo's moldy head, and even as the imperial history of the left capital, when he saw this confession, his first reaction was extremely angry.

But when I calmed down, I could only smile bitterly, the matter was too big.

Not only the local officialdom, but also within the imperial court, Zheng Qingshan also has a lot of relationships, of course, Zhen Zhenji found what he wanted as he wished, and he added two catties.

Facts have proved that this Zheng Qingshan does have a relationship with Shen Yiyi, who has a son named Shen Qing, who is an out-and-out gentleman.

However, Shen Qing is a very measured person, he has no intention of career, relying on the prestige of Lao Tzu to do business around Beijing, he is well-behaved on weekdays, but he often messes around with a group of gentlemen in the capital, Zheng Qingshan made friends with Shen Qing a few years ago.

At first, it was because of business matters, although Zheng Qingshan mainly trafficked illicit salt, but also did other livelihoods, and Shen Qing was in the silk business, Zheng Qingshan pretended to transport a batch of silk and sold it to Shen Qing at a low price.

Zheng Qingshan has been in the business for so many years, and the means are very good, constantly giving Shen Qing benefits in various names, and often finding some small favors for Shen Qing to help, it is said that Shen Qing fell in love with a Qing man in the Qinglou, but because of the strict family style, he never dared to redeem her.

After Zheng Qingshan heard about it, he ransomed the person without saying a word, and then specially bought a villa for the private meeting between Shen Dagongzi and the woman.

In this way, he took Shen Qing's path, and later through Shen Qing, he caught up with Shen Yi.

And the next thing is logical, Lu Qing's investigation of the case of illicit salt in Zhejiang with great fanfare naturally aroused Zheng Qingshan's vigilance, and it happened that Shen has always been competing for the second assistant, Zheng Qingshan and Shen Qing came up with this "best of both worlds" method.

Zheng Qingshan was responsible for forging Lu Qing's illegal evidence in the Yongjia Salt Farm, while Shen Qing was responsible for handing over the evidence to Wen Chun, so this was the reason for the impeachment of Lu Qing......

The matter was clarified, but Zhenzhenji knew that the next time was the hardest time.

"Your Royal Highness, the root of this matter is still above the court, capture the thief and capture the king first, if Zheng Qingshan's backer in the court cannot be defeated, Zhejiang's salt industry may be difficult to rectify!"

Zhu Changluo calmed down slightly, Zhen Zhenji was right, if the matter above the court is not resolved, there is no way to rectify the salt industry in Zhejiang.

After all, it was Shen Qing who befriended Zheng Qingshan, not Shen Qing, and it was Shen Qing who came forward to do everything, and this confession can only prove that Shen Qing and Zheng Qingshan have a deep connection, so it is a bit far-fetched to conclude that it was Lu Qing who was instructed and framed by Shen Qingshan.

However, Zhu Changluo always felt that he had missed something, reached out and picked up the confession, Zhu Changluo looked at it two or three times, slapped his head suddenly, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said firmly.

"Lord Zongxian, this Zheng Qingshan, didn't tell the truth!"

"What?"

Zhen Zhenji took the testimony and re-read it, but he didn't find any suspicions, so he had to look up at Zhu Changluo inquiringly.

Zhu Changluo smiled and said.

"Lord Zongxian, please see, although there is no statement in this confession, it is implied everywhere that Shen has always been Zheng Qingshan's big backer in the court, but is this really the case? Or is it just that? ”

"What does Your Highness mean...... What is Zheng Qingshan deliberately hiding from? ”

Zhen Zhenji twisted his beard, thought for a moment, and asked with some uncertainty.

"Not bad!"

Zhu Changluo nodded lightly and said.

"Zheng Qingshan is deliberately selecting some people from this matter, and these people selected by him are what we should really pay attention to!"

ps: Tonight, it will be more than 12 o'clock~