The officials of the Ming Dynasty were the thinest, which can be called the most in history, and they can only maintain a decent daily life, so there is polarization, and the poor officials even rely on borrowing "Beijing debts" to survive, and the corrupt hands are even Tian Qianmo, and the family is carved and painted.

If you talk about which department has the most oil and water, in a stable environment, the Criminal Department, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of War are all Qingshui Yamen, and most of the Qing officials come from these three departments. The officials and the household department must have oil and water, after all, one is in charge of people and the other is in charge of money. But if you want to talk about the department with the most oil and water, it must be the Ministry of Industry.

The Ministry of Industry not only has the Baoyuan Bureau under the jurisdiction of coinage, has part of the right to mint coins, but also has set up a customs on the main roads or commodities distribution places, which can levy bamboo and wood tax, salt and tea tax, commercial goods tax, etc., to the officials of the Ministry of Industry continue to bring gray income, so there is a "Ministry of Metalwork, Ministry of Silver Households".

The south of the Yangtze River is prosperous, there is an endless stream of merchants coming and going every day, and the flow of people on the wharf is surging, and in the eyes of those officials of the Ministry of Industry, they are all walking with broken silver, and they line up to enter their pockets every day, and no one can not be moved.

In the long run, the treasury loses a lot of money every year, and the places where the money is used are everywhere, but it can't collect so much money, and now the treasury is an empty shell, and naturally it wants to catch these fat sheep and slaughter them.

Yangzhou River Governor Yamen has jurisdiction over Guangling, Hanjiang, Jiangdu and other branches, almost every branch has officials on the list, looking at these officials, Bao Zhutou fell into contemplation, as the saying goes, persimmons pick soft pinch, ginger is still old and spicy, so Su Xiaolou fell in love with Dai Qingyuan, the servant of the Baoying River Division, a cucumber egg who only took office at the beginning of last year.

Dealing with this kind of official who has problems with his thinking at a young age, Su Xiaolou is always good at it.

Early the next morning, Su Xiaolou and Bao Zhutou and his party rode fast horses and went towards Baoying County, which was only thirty miles away from where they lived.

Although Baoying is a county, but on its prosperity and liveliness but not lose the center of Yangzhou, the street carriages are endless, the flow of people is like weaving, the hawkers shout one after another, the shops on both sides of the street are lined up, there are teahouses, restaurants, pawnshops, workshops, and there are small traders supporting the rain cloth as a shed in the open space next to it, and you really can't underestimate any small county town in the south of the Yangtze River.

When Su Xiaolou and the others arrived at Baoying, they first found a restaurant, and after solving the first major event in their lives, they found a thatched toilet to solve the second major event in their lives, and then went straight to the county government of Hedaosi.

Baoying County River Division County Ya, located in the center of Baoying County is very inappropriate, the whole county Ya is broken as if it was cut by the years of this pig-killing knife, the plaque at the door is dim and irrelevant, and the color of the vermilion lacquer can no longer be seen, and the low courtyard wall seems to be touching the skin.

Although there has been a saying that officials do not cultivate the government in ancient times, but those who are greedy or not really can't look at the surface, and they can't say that they can't see the high-walled courtyard at home, the beautiful wife and concubine, and the hundred acres of fertile land.

After Su Xiaolou and the others passed the communication, they were invited into the front hall of the officials, and a young man in official uniform quickly greeted him and greeted Su Xiaolou and the others politely.

This Dai Qingyuan looks like he is in his twenties, and when he heard that the Jinyi Guard of Nanjing City and the head catcher of the Criminal Department were visiting, he felt bad in his heart, this combination did not look like they were here to chat and drink tea, but like they were here to arrest people.

Dai Qingyuan pretended to be very calm: "This official is Dai Qingyuan, the director of the River Department of Baoying County, I don't know what the two adults are here to do?" ”

Bao Zhutou looked serious, and asked sharply: "There are gods three feet above your head, Lord Dai eats kings and reads sage books, but now he is a moth in the treasury, don't you feel ashamed?" ”

Dai Qingyuan's figure was stunned: "I don't know what Dai means by this, adult?" ”

"I don't know what it means?" Bao Zhutou sneered: "Lord Dai's mouth is really the dams of the Yangtze River, and someone has already reported to us that you accepted bribes and silver and privately released salt into the ferry, what else does Lord Dai have to explain?" ”

Dai Qingyuan's eyes widened: "This official has never done these things, there must be someone taking revenge for personal gain, adults can't trust the words of these villains!" ”

"Don't be excited, Lord Dai may not have done it on purpose, but he was just coerced, let's sit down and talk slowly." Su Xiaolou amiably persuaded: "The officials of your criminal department just like to turn small things into big things, Lord Dai, we Jinyiwei are very good, and we will give others a chance to reform themselves, this time I just can't bear to see a talented person like Dai go astray, so I came to help you." ”

Su Xiaolou and Bao Zhutou played a white face and a red face, singing and harmonizing.

"Thank you, Mr. Flag, ah no! I really didn't do those things, my lord, I know! Dai Qingyuan wanted to cry without tears.

"Lord Dai, if you have this attitude, I won't be able to save you, I must have heard that Lord Dai has heard that many officials have mysteriously disappeared recently, and I don't know whether to go to the underground of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, or in which stinky ditch, or if they are being gnawed by maggots in the soil."

Bao Catcher said impatiently: "You don't need to talk to him so much, just catch him back to the torture equipment in the prison, there will always be one who will let him recruit." ”

Bao Zhutou raised his hand to beckon the officials to prepare to take Dai Qingyuan away, Dai Qingyuan saw that it was true, he panicked instantly, his legs were a little weak, he retreated again and again, and looked at Su Xiaolou with begging eyes: "Lord Zongqi save me!" Lord Banner, save me! ”

Su Xiaolou watched indifferently as Dai Qingyuan was taken away, Dai Qingyuan struggled with all his strength, but he was just a weak scholar, and he couldn't get rid of the shackles of the five big and three rough servants at all, and the tears of fear came down, and he cried out at the top of his throat: "My lord, I recruited, I am willing to recruit, don't take me away, my lord!" ”

When Su Xiaolou heard this, he glanced at Bao Zhutou, and became, this kind of junior official who has just entered the officialdom is easy to deceive, and he is still a corrupt official for this point!