Twenty million gold coins!

Aside from the commercial tax of the Ming Dynasty, only talk about the grain tax.

The grain tax of 20 million gold coins is almost the grain tax of the Ming treasury for three years.

Those black-hearted maggots, how dare they do this!

Zhu Han's face immediately fell, and Tang He and Zhu Biao's faces were very unsightly...... This matter involves important ministers in the court.

Zhu Han said that no matter who is involved, he will be brought to justice!

Unexpectedly, the first person to be brought to justice turned out to be the one who had been investigating.

Sensing that the eyes of the three of them were on their bodies, with a cold glow of a thousand knives, Hu Weiyong hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness the King of England, Guo Huan entered Beijing in the fourth year of Hongwu, and every year on August 15 and during the New Year and Chongyang, he will bring some hometown specialties to the ministers, wild boar and duck, bacon, etc., and there are no other gifts, and those that have been sent to the minister's mansion over the years are only one hundred silver coins...... Your Highness, please take a clear look. ”

Then, Hu Weiyong gritted his teeth and said: "This group of black-hearted maggots were greedy for so much gold and silver, and they only gave the minister a few pieces of meat, and the minister thought he was a Qing official, and he also recommended him to His Majesty, the minister...... Chen really didn't know that he would do this! ”

Zhu Han's tone was cold: "What, do you still feel that you have been wronged by accepting these things?" ”

"Minister, minister dare not ...... The minister had no such intention. ”

Hu Weiyong's cold sweat flowed down in an instant, and he hurriedly said to Zhu Han: "The minister is just asking for sin, asking for sin." ”

"Get up."

Zhu Han didn't think about making trouble with Hu Weiyong, and then said to Zhu Biao and Tang He: "This eucalyptus involves a wide range of things, and I have set a requirement to deal with personnel in accordance with the law, so we must follow this request, and we can't easily implicate others." ”

Tang He looked embarrassed: "Your Highness, this gold and silver is very much, and it involves too much, how to characterize their behavior?" For example, like Hu Weiyong, accepting gifts during the New Year's holidays is considered part of the stolen money? ”

When Hu Weiyong heard Tang He ask, instead of hate, he was full of gratitude.

Now that he is guilty, he will not be involved in the future.

If Hu Weiyong is guilty, then his guilt should be determined now.

If it is not a crime, then no one can trouble him with this matter in the future.

Hu Weiyong stood upright, like a piece of wood, waiting for Zhu Han's verdict.

Zhu Han glanced at Zhu Biao and found that he wanted to stop talking, so he said, "Biao'er, what do you think should be done?" ”

Zhu Biao thought for a while and said: "If it is said that they are convicted according to the law, then their personal income should be removed, like Prime Minister Hu Cheng, only a few pieces of meat are collected every year, or some other things, we can convert them into their personal income, because this thing involves a senior member of the DPRK and the Central Committee, and it really shouldn't be." ”

Your Highness is famous!

If it weren't for Zhu Han not allowing him to kneel, Hu Weiyong would have to give Zhu Biao a good kowtow, this sentence directly saved his life.

Next, it depends on whether Zhu Han agrees or not.

"Well, as it should be."

Zhu Han nodded, and then said: "Then do it, try not to wronged a good person, but never let go of any bad person." ”

Glancing at Hu Weiyong, you old boy can live, and the three of us protect you.

Hu Weiyong owes three favors in one sentence.

However, as long as you can survive, you can ignore the rest.

Tang Hejian took out Hu Weiyong's guilt, and then said to Zhu Han: "Qiwu, there are two more brothers, Yu Tongyuan and Yu Tongjiang, one of them is the governor of the river, and the other is the canal sailor...... The grain that Guo Huan stole was transported through them. ”

Yu Tongyuan!

Yu Tongjiang!

Hearing these two people, Zhu Han couldn't help but close his eyes...... They are the founding heroes of the country, and they were once recruited by themselves.

Yu Tongyuan, Yu Tongjiang, Liao Yongzhong, Liao Dingguo...... Now Liao Yongzhong is overseas, and Liao Dingguo is responsible for transporting supplies to various places overseas...... The two brothers, Yu Tongyuan and Yu Tongjiang, did not treat them badly, they were both named Hou, and their status has surpassed many people, but why are they still not satisfied?

Thinking of the various things he had recruited them in the past, Zhu Han couldn't help but feel cold.

People's hearts will change, and they will change after all.

After a long time, Zhu Han opened his eyes and said to Zhu Biao and Tang He: "Catch it, don't let any of the dogs go, Yu Tongyuan and Yu Tongjiang, I'll write to them to Yingtian!" ”

Because Zhu Han abdicated the throne and gave the Ming Dynasty to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang felt guilty about Zhu Han in his heart, so he took care of Zhu Han's former subordinates a lot, Yu Tongyuan and Yu Tongjiang They couldn't even get an earl, but in order to make up for Zhu Han, Zhu Yuanzhang arranged for them to be the founding marquis.

This is already very favorable, but they are not satisfied.

Tang He saw that Zhu Han was so sad, and comforted: "Seventy-five, people's hearts will become, we have a clear conscience about them, and now they owe us." ”

"Yes, uncle, people are separated from their stomachs, who would have thought that they would be so black-hearted?"

Zhu Biao knows that Zhu Han is a person who values feelings, but he is also a person who does what he says, since he said that he would investigate and deal with it according to law, he would never change it.

The person he trusted so much had to be dealt with by himself, and the pain was not something anyone could experience, and what Zhu Biao and Tang He could do could only make Zhu Han no longer so angry.

Zhu Han knew what the two of them were thinking, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, don't mention them, let's talk about another eucalyptus, what is the situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang?" ”

Tang He could only continue to say eucalyptus: "Empty seal! ”

The capital of the Ming Dynasty was Yingtian, and officials from all over the country had to come to Yingtian to submit the account books, and at that time the tax in kind was paid, that is, the grain, and it was inevitable that there would be losses in the transportation process, and the phenomenon that the account books and the physical objects did not match was a high probability event.

The Jiangsu-Zhejiang region is still good, but the officials of Yunnan-Guizhou, Liangguang, Shanxi, and Sichuan Prefecture are not developed at that time, and the distance between them is long, and if they need to send them back and rebuild, it will inevitably delay a considerable amount of time, so the officials who go to the household department for examination are prepared with blank books with sealed letters in advance for use.

This was originally a customary practice that had existed since the Yuan Dynasty, and it was never explicitly banned.

According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, every year, all political departments, prefectures, and counties must submit money and grain, financial revenues and expenditures, and tax accounts to the household department.

If there is a discrepancy between the household department and the various government departments, prefectures, and counties, the entire account book must be rejected, and the local government seal must be re-stamped.

But that's it, some people took advantage of the loopholes, they took blank seals with seals, and wantonly faked them, some of them were overturned, and some things were lost on the road, and when they arrived at the court, they became a very small part, and many of them were sold directly on the road.

Yunnan-Guizhou, Liangguang, Jin-Shaanxi, and Sichuan are all greedy for ink in this way, but Jiangsu and Zhejiang have done it very excessively, and their losses are as high as seventy percent.

Hearing Tang He tell the results of the investigation, the audience was silent.

The two eucalyptus, the same, are both greedy for the grain tax.

And these two eucalyptus combined, basically including the entire Ming Dynasty officials.

Zhu Han originally thought that there were only two places in Huguang and Jiangsu, who knew that these two places had the largest holes, and they pulled out the radish and brought out the mud, and the other provinces could not escape the involvement, as well as the six departments of the court...... With so many people connected, if you find out all of them, I don't know how long it will take to find out.

Zhu Biao also realized this, and asked Zhu Han: "Uncle, this matter is very important, there are many officials involved, if each one is investigated, I'm afraid it will take a long time, if it can't be determined as soon as possible, if it drags on for a long time, I'm afraid I won't be able to find out after my father comes back." ”

According to Zhu Yuanzhang's character, if one of these people is counted as one, they all have to die.

Hu Weiyong also thinks that this matter cannot be delayed, otherwise he will be a dead end.

But now Hu Weiyong is a guilty person, he can't follow Zhu Biao's words, and he has to let Zhu Han take the idea.

"Catch the big fish first, then swatt the flies."

Zhu Han set the tone for the next action, and then said: "They dare to bully the king like this, presumably a gray chain has been formed, the people above take the big heads, the people below take the small heads, we catch the people above them first, and the small fish below are beaten and beaten, and naturally some people will take the initiative to go to the government to confess their crimes." ”

"For those who voluntarily admit their mistakes, as long as they are asked to hand over the dirty silver, we will be able to deal with them leniently, and if they do not hand over the dirty silver, they will be dealt with according to the law, and if they dare to conceal the evidence of the crime, they will be punished with a higher degree."

Zhu Han's handling method won Tang He's approval: "The lesser of two powers, let them know that resistance can only be a dead end, and the little characters are short-sighted, so they naturally know what to do." ”

Zhu Biao nodded and admitted, and Hu Weiyong added beside him: "There is a way that the king of Hades is easy to see, and the little ghosts are difficult to deal with, when investigating these little people, we must be perfect, not only to investigate the embezzlement of grain depots, but also to track them down to see if they have other crimes." ”

As for Hu Weiyong's guilt, everyone regarded it as if it didn't happen and chose to ignore it, Hu Weiyong's annual salary plus his investment in ocean trade can make Hu Weiyong live this life extravagantly, what is that bit of pork?

In front of such a large eucalyptus, this little grain of sand does not need to be counted in it.

After discussing the next plan, the most critical of them are the two brothers, Yu Tongyuan and Yu Tongjiang, who control the Yangtze River and the canal army, and if they are to be arrested in the barracks, I am afraid that they will cause a lot of trouble.

"No matter how difficult it is, you have to catch it!"

Zhu Han's words dispelled their doubts, and then said: "These two people, leave them to me, I'll go see them." ”

"Uncle, no!"

When Zhu Biao heard Zhu Han say that he was going to see Yu Tongyuan and Yu Tongjiang, he immediately objected: "Uncle, if a gentleman doesn't sit in the hall, how can you be in danger with your golden body?" What if they turn around and hold you hostage? ”

"Yes!"

"What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is that you can't go, King England!"

Tang He and Hu Weiyong opposed one after another, resolutely opposing Zhu Han to go to the sailor camp of the two, but how could Zhu Han be persuaded by them?

"Okay, you don't have to persuade me, since I want to go, I must go."

A simple sentence made the others suddenly lose their voices, Zhu Han said that he was going, who could stop him?

Zhu Biao also had no idea, and looked at Tang He and Hu Weiyong.

The two of them couldn't count on it, so they could only bite the bullet and say: "I will transfer the Fujian and Guangdong sailors over to protect you." ”

"No, you don't."

Zhu Han still refused, and then said: "I am enough alone." ”

Yu Tongyuan, Yu Tongjiang.

I, Zhu Han, will send you one last ride!

……

Zhu Han and Zhu Biao have decided to close the net, and the next thing is the moment when Jinyi Wei will be powerful.

Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Lianghu, Liangguang, Fumin, Yunnan-Guizhou...... All the places where problems were found in the accounts, all people were taken away, one person after another...... But when anyone with a weak heart sees the people around him who have been taken away, they now begin to feel hairy in their hearts.

And in the court, the storm of arresting people continues.

Household, Guo Huan as before, clocked in and out on time, he was clean and plain, and his shoes were a pair of shoes a year, all of which were made by his family with a mille-feuille bottom, in Guo Huan's words, such shoes were comfortable to wear and steady.

But almost all the officials in the household department know that Guo Huan's family is relatively depressed, and his salary is barely enough to maintain his family's livelihood.

Of course, the down-and-out they say, in the entire Daming, also belongs to the medium level.

Guo Huan ate at the official office at noon, steamed buns and pickles, and occasionally some braised pork or duck legs, Guo Huan said with satisfaction that this is called 'improving life'.

Since coming to Yingtian as an official, Guo Heng has been like this almost every day.

No one can play a person who thinks he has been acting for many years, and everyone takes it for granted that Guo Huan is a good official with clean sleeves, and even the household department is still preparing to write a book, and Guo Huan is asked to be responsible for the agricultural book after the restructuring.

At noon, Guo Huan lay in the class room to rest, but he obviously did not fall asleep, lying on the bed, as if he was asleep, but his ears were propped up to listen to the chatter of people outside.

Recently, Zhu Biao and Hu Weiyong were checking the account books of the household department, and Guo Huan was also one of the participants, but he thought that what he did was very hidden, and no one could see through the account books he made, but his vigilance has not been put down, which is probably a sign of being a thief.

He heard people outside talking, "Did you hear that?" Zhao Maozhao, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, had an accident and was directly arrested and arrested by the Son of Heaven's army, and it was Xin Guogong who led the team to arrest people. ”

"Not only the Ministry of Rites, but also the Criminal Department...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, what is this for? How did you arrest so many people at once? Is he purging dissidents? Want to replace it? ”

"What is going on, I heard that the King of England is behind this, do you think it will be the King of England ......?"

"How is it possible, how can the king of England covet power?"

"So what's going on?"

God purge dissent!

Guo Huan listened to the conversation of people outside in the inner room, and secretly laughed.

"This group of laymen! How do you know that the court is deceitful? I don't know that trouble comes from my mouth, and I can only be an official for the rest of my life! ”

Complaining to colleagues chatting outside in his heart can be regarded as a pleasure for Guo Huan to lie in bed all day, but as there are more and more officials outside and more and more news he hears, Guo Huan feels that something is wrong.

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Zhao Mao, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Huidi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Wang Zhi, the waiter of the Ministry of War, and Mai Zhide, the waiter of the Ministry of Works...... These people seem to be the same people who are greedy for the grain tax with them.