"As an official of the pastoral area, he only knows how to enrich his own pocket by taking advantage of disasters, what are the people of the Anti-Corruption Office in Hanzhong County doing? Are they deaf or blind? More than two months have passed, and they haven't even heard a word of the news? Could it be that the people in the Independent Commission Against Corruption will only stay in the place and cultivate immortals? ……”

One question after another, accompanied by my anger, slammed into the hall and smashed into the hearts of these civil and military ministers.

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to go to Hanzhong in person, and I hope Your Majesty will approve it." Wei Zheng, the president of the Supreme Court of the Chinese Empire, said loudly with a look of shame.

"Now that Qing is gone, I hope that Qing can be fair and just, so that the people of Hanzhong County can open their eyes and see it clearly, and in addition, pass on my will, no official can use any excuse or reason to collect wealth other than taxes from the people of the world. Violators will be removed from office, and they will also have to pay compensation for the defiled wealth and silk......"

"Promise" over 100 civil and military ministers bowed again and promised loudly.

After the meeting dispersed, I immediately sent people to the major newspapers and magazines in Chang'an and summoned the editors-in-chief of the three major Chinese periodicals, Chang'an Daily, Guanzhong Weekly, and Huaxia Weekly.

ordered them to dispatch the most skilled reporters to follow Wei Zheng south. It is not only necessary to openly try those who derelict their duties and are greedy, but also to announce to the people of the world through newspapers and magazines that the decision of the court and the will of the emperor. If the Independent Commission Against Corruption doesn't do anything, then it's all for Ben Gongzi to go home and take the children.

Of course, if they are guilty, they must not only be judged according to the law, but they must also be punished by one degree, because they are typical of knowing the law and breaking the law.

The editors-in-chief of the major newspapers who have been told by Ben Gongzi are very aware of my temper, they are all students who Ben Gongzi personally taught in Hancheng, and they are also teenagers who were adopted at home by Ben Gongzi when he was in the great cause, and now, although he is not very old, but one or two are extremely old and spicy in this industry.

So, they wouldn't fail to understand what I meant, and in the afternoon of that year, the carriages of the three newspapers followed closely the carriage of Wei Zheng, the president and chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Chinese Empire, towards Hanzhong County.

Five days later, the Supreme Court of the Chinese Empire, which had obtained all the witness testimonies, held a public trial in Hanzhong County, and the number of people present that day exceeded 30,000.

Hanzhong County Taishou Yu Wenjin was convicted of abuse of power and embezzlement. The amount of corruption is huge, and it is the largest embezzler since the founding of the Chinese Empire. The penalty for both crimes is combined. deprived of his official position as the Taishou of Hanzhong County, and imprisoned for 15 years of labor reform, of course, all the embezzled money and silk were returned to those merchants, and where it was not enough, Yuwenjin's residence in Chang'an was auctioned off, and finally enough money was returned to the merchants.

In addition, all the personnel related to intrinsic safety of the Hanzhong County Anti-Corruption Office were punished as dereliction of duty, and according to the severity of the two crimes of Hanzhong County Taishou Yu Wenjin in this case, the relevant personnel were deprived of their duties and sentenced to five years in prison for labor reform.

The other personnel of the Hanzhong County Anti-Corruption Office were all dismissed.

The result of such a trial made more than 30,000 ordinary people who came to hear the trial excited and applauded. Whether it is the businessmen who have taken back their wealth, or the ordinary people who are there to listen to the results are very excited and excited, thinking that the court is on the side of the people, who will not support such a court?

Major newspapers and magazines reported almost all of the first corruption cases since the founding of the Chinese Empire. The sensation caused by this is definitely no less than when Ben Gongzi personally went to Yan County to clean up the large number of rebels.

And more importantly, this is not a rebellion, but only a crime, but the people involved, or guilty, in this crime are the officials of the court. Such a practice has never been done in the previous dynasty or in the former dynasty.

The Son of Heaven killed the minister, more because the minister had something to annoy and annoy the Son of Heaven. Or in the past, I have heard many stories about the dismissal of civil and military ministers, but most of them are because the Son of Heaven is mediocre and incompetent.

And this time, it is not that the Son of Heaven is incompetent and mediocre, and it is not that the minister is loyal and upright. It is because the ministers are corrupt and the officials are inactive. Then, he was discovered by the wise and martial Son of Heaven, and in a fit of rage, he sent angels to clean up the officials who had made the people complain.

After that, in less than three days, four successive ICAC offices sent messages to the headquarters of the ICAC of the Chinese Empire in Chang'an, investigating the corruption or dereliction of duty of local officials. The first anti-pornography and anti-illegal activities of the Chinese Empire? Well, it should be that the anti-corruption and anti-corruption activities have begun to unfold vigorously.

The officials of the Independent Commission Against Corruption were finally awakened to understand their role and how they would be punished if they did not act. And how ruthless I, the son of heaven of the Chinese Empire, is

The common people clapped their hands and applauded, and the officials with different ambitions trembled. As for the Independent Commission Against Corruption, the judicial department, which is dedicated to supervising and controlling a series of criminal acts such as corruption and malfeasance among officials, has finally begun to play its role.

Before, it could only be regarded as a warning at best. Now, the Independent Commission Against Corruption can be regarded as playing a certain role. I believe that the future will be even better, and the lives of corrupt officials will become worse and worse, and they will soon despair and want to get out of the way, so it depends on whether the people of the Independent Commission Against Corruption will be as blind as in the past.

In addition, with the occurrence of this incident, I decreed at the Great Court that if the people report corrupt officials with their real names, as long as the matter is true, then the Independent Commission Against Corruption must immediately report to the superior supervisor and enter the examination and detection procedure.

If the local Independent Commission Against Corruption puts on a deaf ear. Or if they collude with corrupt officials and corrupt officials, once it is verified, they will not only be dismissed from their posts, but they will even be punished more severely than corrupt officials, because the people of the Independent Commission Against Corruption are all judicial officers, and they know the law and break the law, so they will naturally be guilty of one more degree

And if they crack the case, they can get meritorious service, and in addition, there will be bonuses, so compared with the two, these staff members of the Independent Commission Against Corruption understand that either they should work hard and refuel their work, or they should simply resign, and the danger of this job is quite high.

At last, he appeared before my eyes again, this time excited, but cautious. It seems that Jieli Khan may have the same expression, and he can't imagine that there will be copper mines under his ass. Importantly, the owner, who occupied three-fifths of the land of the previous dynasty, was willing to exchange iron ingots for copper ore.

Although Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu and even Dou Jiande all worship the Eastern Turkic Khan, they are fighting big and small battles every day, and the consumption of steel is also very large, and it is impossible to get enough steel from their hands.

Besides, years of conquest have displaced the people, where do you go to find so many people to mine? Besides, even these Central Plains heroes have to buy swords from Ben Gongzi, at least they show an attitude, their own iron and steel production is not enough to ensure the needs of the war, where is the surplus for you?

But now, a bright light appeared in front of Jieli Khan's eyes, and the Chinese Empire was willing to do copper-for-iron business with them. For the Turks, although copper was also widely used, it could not be used to make weapons, at least after leaving the Bronze Age and getting used to sharper iron weapons, no one would ever think of returning to their ancestors.

“…… The Great Khan wishes your Majesty to increase the exchange ratio between iron and copper, after all, copper is worth much more than iron. "As usual, Kang Sheli first slapped his son on the back, and then told the thoughts and requirements of Jieli Khan." In addition, I need to ask Your Majesty to send some craftsmen to help. After all, there are very few Turks in our Turks who know how to explore mineral deposits. ”

"I can send someone to help you find the mine, but you will be responsible for the cost." I thought for a moment and replied. "As for raising the ratio of iron to copper, hehe, what do you think? Think about it, a good steel knife weighs only three to five catties, but its value is at least fifteen to thirty pounds, what is equivalent to when converted? It is equivalent to fifteen to thirty catties of copper. ”

"And now, you're telling me to raise the ratio of iron to copper?" I chuckled. "Is it possible?"

"Your Majesty, that's what you say, but the value of iron is really not as good as copper, and you should think it's okay to do this, right?" Kang Sheli was not in a hurry, and his smiling appearance looked like an old traitor.

"That's fine, of course, but Lao Kang. What is the use of copper for you Eastern Turks? "I spread my hands and looked at this guy with a nonchalant expression." Are you going to replace all your Eastern Turk plates, saucers, and cups with copper? Even if you change to copper, but when you go to battle, don't you want to use copper weapons? ”

"Your Majesty, can't we have a good and open talk?" Kang Sheath sighed, and the fat on his face formed a sincere expression.

"Lao Kang, look at what you said, I have an old friendship with you, if I don't miss the old love, I won't sit with you today." I raised my eyebrows, and my gaze fell on Kangsari's fat face. "To tell you the truth, the tone and attitude of the envoys sent by Jieli Khan made me very unhappy, and so did the civil and military ministers of my Chinese Empire. However, for the sake of my friendship with you, and for the sake of the overall situation, I calmed down and made a deal with you Eastern Turks. ”

“…… Let's put it this way, if I don't tell you, or if no one goes to prospect for you, even if I give you another thirty years, you won't want to find it. When I said this, I couldn't help but feel a cold face.