In the private room.
Wu Nian put his hand on the table and patted it gently with his palm, his face expressionless.
The eunuch and the imperial guards looked at each other, and then pretended to be dead. Originally, they were furious after hearing this.
But once he saw Wu Nian's expression, he was no longer angry.
These guys are dead.
There is nothing wrong with being domineering.
The emperor doesn't remember the faults of villains, forget it.
Now that they are stealing the emperor's money, the problem is even bigger.
The prefect who broke up the family, the county magistrate who exterminated the family.
The emperor who destroyed nine tribes.
certainly. Our emperor is still very benevolent and righteous. Usually, the main culprit is killed, the house is ransacked, and the family members are exiled to a bitter and cold place.
Sanhan.
Let these people go to the border areas and contribute to the national defense.
Wu Nian sighed and said to himself, "I was careless."
This is to rectify the administration of officials.
The atmosphere in official circles has improved, but what should profiteers do?
The low price of grain hurts farmers.
A bumper grain harvest is not good for farmers. The imperial court used money from the treasury, and he used money from internal funds to bail out the market and stabilize food prices.
Of course, this benefit also falls on the common people, but a big bite is eaten up by these profiteers.
Profiteers took advantage of the information gap to purchase grain from ordinary people and sold it to the court at high prices.
This is a big business opportunity for businessmen.
As long as there is 100% profit, businessmen can risk beheading.
For example, the Cao family in Shanxi.
The territory is large, the population is large, and there are all kinds of birds. Even the shrewd emperor and the most powerful court were deceived sometimes.
There are also times when you suffer a loss.
Li Shimin didn’t?
Didn't Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty?
Even though Zhu Yuanzhang had a hot temper and often skinned and cramped people, there were still corrupt officials and profiteers popping up in a steady stream.
If he hadn't eaten this meal out by chance. I am afraid that I will be kept in the dark, and the money I have saved through frugality will be swallowed up by these profiteers.
He was also laughed at as being taken advantage of.
Wu Nian raised his head and said to an internal guard: "Call the people outside the restaurant to arrest these profiteers."
Arrest the person first, and the charges will be discussed later.
"Yes." The Ouchi guard immediately responded, turned around and went down.
Wu Nian was not interested either. He met the group of businessmen, stood up, and walked out of the private room with an expressionless expression quickly, leaving the Chrysanthemum Building.
After a while, a general flag officer led his subordinate Ouchi guards and entered the restaurant with a knife.
"Gentlemen, what's going on?" The waiter looking at the door looked at the fierce Ouchi guard, and was suddenly confused, and asked hurriedly.
"The Criminal Department is on business. All the idle people, please get out of here." The chief flag officer shouted, pushed the waiter away, and rushed up to the second floor.
When the diners in the lobby saw this, they left in a hurry. Some people even took the opportunity to eat in vain without paying.
Inside the Wangjiadong elegant room.
The four of Wang Jiadong had almost eaten and were about to leave. The door was kicked open with a bang. The chief flag officer broke in with his subordinates, glanced at everyone present, and ordered: "Take them all into custody."
"Yes." The Ouchi guards responded loudly and rushed forward together. No matter what was good or bad, he beat the man present three times and five times, then tied him up.
Before Wang Jiadong could react, his nose was bruised, his face was swollen, and blood was coming from the corners of his mouth.
"Who are you? Is there any king's law under the emperor's feet?" Wang Jiadong reacted, his eyes were about to burst.
He knew that he might get into big trouble, and no matter how arrogant and domineering he was, he knew he was afraid.
The other three businessmen huddled together like caterpillars.
"Wang Fa? Sir, I am Wang Fa." The chief flag officer sneered, went up and kicked Wang Jiadong, and then slapped Wang Jiadong ten times in the mouth, turning Wang Jiadong's face into a pig's head.
What a turtle son.
We have such a good emperor and such benevolent policies.
With a thing like you, you dare to steal the emperor's money.
Pooh.
You steal the emperor's money, and the emperor confiscates your home. It's reasonable. Aren't you known as the millionaire? Now it's fine, all the wealth belongs to the emperor.
"take away."
The flag officer was in high spirits after the fight, and with a wave of his hand, he took everyone present away.
Not a single explanation.
Wang Jiadong and others had no idea what was going on.
............
Wu Nian took a carriage and quickly returned to the palace and went straight to Wenyuan Pavilion.
"His Majesty!!!"
He did not notify him in advance, and the officials who came in and out of the cabinet and the imperial guards were all surprised to see Wu Nian, and they knelt down to greet him. Wu Nian ignored them and entered Wenyuan Pavilion directly.
Liu Zhixing and other cabinet ministers heard the noise and were about to stand up and salute. Wu Nian has already come in.
"No need to salute." Wu Nian waved his hand, came to sit on the throne, raised his head and explained the matter at a very fast speed. The end. Wu Nian said: "Investigate the matter clearly."
"No matter it is Hebei, Liaodong, Sanhan, Youyan, or Xinqi. No matter who it is or what their identity is. People are killed, their homes are ransacked, and their families are exiled."
"Bring the money back to the widowers. In addition, investigate the matter clearly. Where did they purchase their food? Remember. Every farmer must be investigated."
"Check it out. Give the money to farmers as subsidies."
"Of course. Not all farmers are good people. There are many unscrupulous people. Some people may take the opportunity to defraud the court of subsidies."
"Let officials be smarter and don't let villains take advantage of them."
Wu Nian finished speaking in one breath, gasped involuntarily, and then sat on the throne with a dark face.
Liu Zhixing and others also looked ugly.
Liu Zhixing immediately stood up and led the ministers to kneel in front of Wu Nian. Liu Zhixing kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty. If I neglect my duties, please punish me."
"It's a dereliction of duty, but it's not too late to make amends."
Wu Nian nodded, his face looked better, and then said: "Go and do things. Do it with great fanfare."
"Kill everyone with their heads rolling."
"Yes." Liu Zhixing and others responded loudly, showing murderous intent.
Good guy.
All the stolen money was stolen to the court.
If the emperor hadn't discovered it this time. We are all kept in the dark, and our reputation has been ruined.
As the chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Zhixing immediately began to take command. He first asked Wang Youxiao, who had been in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, to personally go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and asked all these criminal law departments to launch investigations.
For such a big matter, there might be officials involved.
Then he immediately issued an official document and sent it to governors and governors everywhere. From the first level of government offices to the prefects and county magistrates.
The personnel of the Imperial City Division were also dispatched.
Prevent local officials and protect businessmen.
This matter must be investigated clearly. Recover all the money lost by the court and the emperor.
Wu Nian sat on the throne and nodded with satisfaction as he watched Liu Zhixing handle the matter vigorously and resolutely. It's all careless. That's why villains took advantage of it.
Now that I think about it, the cabinet is still very strong.
