Gu Cheng's face was so angry that he was deformed, and he roared: "I made great military exploits for the Ming Dynasty, just because I don't know how to brag about flattering horses, and in the end I was reduced to a small deputy commander of the Army and Horse Division. Forget it, I helped the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses for several years Si has managed the businessmen of Yingtian Mansion so well, and I deserve all the money. Why don't you catch corrupt officials like Li Shanchang?"
Zhu Bai leaned over and looked at him coolly: "No one can escape, don't worry. Just because they are guilty does not mean you are innocent. Just wait quietly and receive the punishment you deserve."
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Although Gu Cheng refused to plead guilty, the things found under the floor and in the yard were enough to explain the problem.
A thick layer of gold and silver bricks was laid under the floor, and several boxes were buried in the yard.
Some silver has turned black because it has been stored for too long.
There are also countless banknotes.
This order was enough to cover Zhu Yuanzhang's expenses for half a year.
Lao Zhu had mixed emotions, he was surprised, happy and angry.
Gu Cheng, a small seventh-grade official, had embezzled so much money without anyone knowing.
The methods are so cunning and vicious.
He couldn't trust others, so he asked Zhu Bai to lead someone to count the quantities.
Zhu Bai asked someone to put it in a box, seal it and send it directly to the palace. When he was free, he would slowly order it into the treasury.
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Li Cunyi and Li Shan breathed a sigh of relief.
This incident at least confirmed that they really had nothing to do with it. At most, they recommended an unsuitable person to be an official.
However, since they confiscated Gu Cheng's money, it was even more unclear how they handed over the money.
So the two of them didn't have the guts to ask Lao Zhu for the fine.
Li Shanchang and Li Cunyi had originally agreed to take advantage of Zhu Di's wedding. Lao Zhu was in a good mood and encouraged Lao Zhu to let them host it.
I dare not mention it now.
The Ministry of Punishment re-examined the case and found that Gu Cheng learned about the situation from traders in various places through daily patrols, learned the prices and output of various goods in various places, and then set prices to exploit merchants.
Commander Lan earned 40% of the profit, 10% of which was distributed to everyone and various expenses, and the remaining 30% was given to Gu Cheng, but he thought it was given to Li Cunyi.
Gu Cheng was sentenced to be beheaded. As a result, Lantian and the others became accomplices, from beheading to exile. The sentences of everyone else were commuted in turn.
Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he wanted Gu Cheng to be cut into pieces by the Ministry of Punishment. However, because Zhu Di was about to get married, he was persuaded by Zhu Biao and Queen Ma to uphold the original sentence.
Zhu Bai was the biggest contributor to Gu Cheng's arrest.
Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded Zhu Fan, the Minister of Punishment, and the two hundred soldiers who followed Zhu Bai to arrest people that night, but did not reward Zhu Bai.
It was the same the past few times.
He praised his five brothers one by one in the court, but said nothing about Zhu Bai.
Zhu Bai remained silent until Zhu Yuanzhang was frightened.
After much deliberation, it would be better if this kid made his request clear, otherwise he wouldn't know he was holding back such a bad move again.
Zhu Yuanzhang called Zhu Bai over, backed away, closed the door, and asked Zhu Bai: "Boy, what are you thinking about?"
Zhu Bai smiled: "I was wondering when my father would ask me this question."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "Why don't you protest? Why don't you come and ask for a reward from us?"
Zhu Bai: "As long as I have the authority to establish official offices in the imperial court, nothing else is of use."
Lao Zhu, how much money can you reward me with?
Ten thousand taels?
Where do I put it? Now I can't live alone outside the palace, and I can only stay inside the palace.
And a stingy old man like you may not allow me to take the money out of the palace.
When the time comes when there is a shortage of money, you will come and take it away. What the heck is that?
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed: "You are still young..."
Zhu Bai said: "When my father asked my son to serve as the commander of the army and horse division of the five cities, I didn't say that he was young."
Zhu Yuanzhang choked and became so angry that he cursed: "You bastard."
Zhu Bai tilted his head and smiled: "It doesn't matter if the father doesn't give it. At most, the sons and ministers won't care about anything from now on. From now on, it's good to be the little prince who only needs to make trouble every day. The father can't always tell the horse to run, and No grass for the horse to eat.”
Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes: "Do you know what it means to be a big tree attracting the wind? Your brothers are all grown up and can afford such blessings. It's not that we are reluctant to part with it, we are just afraid that it will be bad for you."
Fart, I've already died once, why are you still afraid of this? !
As long as I stay away from this palace, I can live a long life.
Zhu Bai cursed secretly in his heart, and then just stood there with his lips pursed and silent.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed: "I can give it to you, but you need to find someone you trust to help you come forward. You can only operate behind the scenes, and I will take over when you are an adult."
Hey, let go, great!
I've got a cash cow now.
Zhu Bai was secretly happy, but he pretended to be helpless: "Now this is the only way."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Let's do this. We will reluctantly help you to do this."
Grass! Why don't you practice martial ethics?
Zhu Bai almost couldn't help but lift the table, walked around for a long time, and then came back.
Zhu Yuanzhang tilted his head at him: "Hey, you look like that. Maybe I will wrong you if I stand up for you. As an official, you can't charge more than half of the value of the goods as a handling fee. You should give half to the court for tax every year, and the rest The ones below will do the operation for you and hire people."
Zhu Bai quickly calculated and said, "Deal. Thank you, Father."
Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "Do you need help?"
This is a fatal question!
Zhu Yuanzhang said he wanted help, but he actually wanted to test him.
No matter who Zhu Bai names, they will be registered with Lao Zhu.
It is suspected of forming a party for personal gain!
But when Zhu Bai said that he didn't need help, Lao Zhu felt that he wanted to eat alone.
Zhu Bai frowned: "Besides the father, I don't know who to call him. How about the father recommend a few people for me?"
Zhu Baili kicked the ball back.
This sentence is also true.
The minister definitely can't do it.
Adult princes, who all have a group of people from the mother clan and wife clan behind them, can’t do it either.
Old Zhu was willing to leave the matter to Zhu Bai because Zhu Bai's uncle and grandfather were all in Changsha, and he was young and had no wife.
Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, then said: "Can you handle it alone? This cannot be done with just words. It requires calculations and summarizing prices from various places."
Zhu Bai thought for a while; "Just find a few eunuchs who are good at settling accounts to help me make plans. As long as they are not allowed to touch the money, they can't do anything."
Lao Zhu was very taboo about eunuchs interfering in politics. The eunuchs in the palace were not very educated, so they could only help settle accounts.
Lao Zhu nodded slightly and said: "You can try and choose a few eunuchs who are younger and simpler in mind, so that they can be controlled easily."
Zhu Bai said: "If you want to set up an official bank, you must build an official bank next to it. Buyers are required to deposit their money in the official bank and trade with silver notes."
Lao Zhu narrowed his eyes: "You kid, you are really pushing yourself to the limit. You took the money and wanted to keep all the businessmen's money in your hands. How can we give you this right?!"
