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After the bombardment, there were still about a hundred unlucky guys who poked at the target without any damage. For these traitors with particularly tenacious vitality, a certain prince felt that there was no need to waste the shells, what if they missed the target again? manage?
The accuracy of the Imperial Cannon has been tested. Since it is very accurate to hit Shanxi merchants, it should also be very accurate to hit the braid. Moreover, different specific living targets were tested today, so this kind of test data is very valuable.
This can be regarded as one of the few contributions of Shanxi merchants. The remaining surviving male relatives can be sent to mine. If they do not squeeze out the last bit of value from them, a certain prince will feel sorry for the innocent people who died under the braid knife.
Except for the reporting servants and their families who have made special contributions, the female family members of the appropriate age will be assigned to the teaching department. The rest will be escorted to the mine on the mountain side of Denglai. From now on, they can experience a happy life without worries... …
"What are they cursing over there?"
Yaoji heard a group of Shanxi merchants cursing from a distance. Since they were hundreds of meters away, they couldn't hear the exact content of the curses.
"...I dare not say this!"
Yang Jinchao had already sent people to find out, but just now the prince was in high spirits watching the bombardment, so he did not dare to report it for fear of ruining the prince's elegance.
"But it doesn't matter, I forgive you!"
A certain prince wants to hear what these bugs can do, but don't let yourself down.
"...Your Highness, these businessmen are insulting Your Highness, saying...Your Highness...can't...die a good death! This slave...you really deserve to die!"
After Yang Jinchao finished speaking, he knelt on the ground. Even if he did not speak directly but quoted others' words, this was definitely a crime of disrespect.
As soon as these words came out, the ministers became even more silent. There was someone who wanted to teach the prince a lesson, but he had just been suppressed by the prince. Now the two combined into one, they were completely speechless.
Even if the courtiers are faced with the fate of the emperor and his ministers dying, they would not dare to make any mistakes before their death. This group of Shanxi merchants is really hateful.
Now all the courtiers are standing by and watching. It seems that the Shanxi merchants really deserve to die. It is not an exaggeration to punish them no matter how the prince punishes them. It is a group of bastards who cheat on others and have no law. They all deserve their own fault for what they have ended up like today.
"Hmph~! This is what I am talking about, but that's it! Get up, it's not your fault!"
It is obvious who will not die well, and I will make your life worse than death.
"I would like to thank Your Highness for your forgiveness. I will send someone to slap you!"
Yang Jinchao hated these businessmen. Without them, he would not have been embarrassed in front of so many people.
"Forget it, let them scold them. If they are damaged or even killed, how can they dig? If these traitors can dig out an extra tael of gold, they can buy an extra blunderbuss for Master Wang. When they slow down their work, it won’t be too late to whip them hard with a whip.”
Isn’t it easy to fight? The Han generals are all very powerful, and it only takes a matter of minutes to kill these things that are about to have a mental breakdown.
A certain prince kept them here just to let them use their remaining energy. Only when they arrived at Shandong Mine did these things realize that there was no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth.
"Wu Mengming, Wu Aiqing!"
"I'm here!"
"I want to ask you something!"
"I will tell you everything I know, and I will tell you everything!"
"That's good! Are you Jin Yiwei particularly short of money?"
"..."
Wu Mengming suddenly started to sweat, and secretly screamed that something was wrong. The young prince would not blurt out such a question inadvertently. He must have done something wrong in his previous errands, which was why the prince asked such a question.
"With this salary increase, I have also significantly increased the monthly salary of the Jin Yiwei. I was fully aware of the private activities that you were responsible for confiscating the honorary residence. However, considering that many lower-level Jin Yiwei are also poor people, I Let's just open up the net and let's not argue. So far, I have punished the imperial guards Luo Yangxing and his servants, and the rest have not been convicted. It can be regarded as the utmost kindness and justice to you. But this time from Shanxi merchants The account book seized in hand shows a difference of more than 700,000 silver between the actual amount and the book amount. Are all the Jinyi Guards fooling me into thinking that I am young and ignorant?"
How did a certain prince discover the difference?
Very simple!
This is the conclusion drawn from the statistics of Wang Dengku's account books handed over by Lu Yi!
The actual amount of money seized by Wang Dengku and his family in Datong was only a few thousand taels different from the amount marked in the ledger.
Where this difference went, you can think of it with your heels, but with such a small amount, a certain prince didn't care.
Lu Yi is a person who handles things relatively properly. He would never offend himself for one thousand eight hundred taels of silver.
Just think of it as a reward for the hard work of the many Tiqi below. With so many people traveling to and from Datong, it is not easy to eat and sleep in the open all the way.
However, if the Wang family's account books seized from Taiyuan Prefecture were compared, the difference would be as high as more than 50,000 taels of silver!
This is very intriguing...
There is only one question for a certain prince, where did all the money go? ? ?
It ranges from three to four thousand taels of silver to as many as five to sixty thousand taels of silver. Counting all the suppliers and distributors below, the total difference is as high as more than 700,000 taels of silver.
"Li Shiwen, Li Aiqing, Jin Yiwei alone cannot handle this matter. There must be officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs colluding with them. I asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to send people to Shan Qian for two purposes. One is to supervise the property inspections by the factory guards. , and secondly, I wanted to see how many borers were left in the household department, but I didn’t expect that I actually gained something. Does Li Aiqing know who he is?"
Judging from what happened this time, it is still difficult for the Ministry of Revenue to hold a big position. There are still people in the capital to supervise them. Once they are released, even if there is a reward system for reporting, they will be robbed of the money sent by Shanxi merchants.
"I have an unshirkable responsibility to inspect and am willing to be punished by His Highness!"
Li Shiwen was shocked after hearing this. He sent out so much money, which meant that the Ministry of Revenue was hiding a group of people who were lining their own pockets, but he didn't find out. Now, he had no choice but to admit defeat, because defending himself would lead to more trouble. The prince's rage.
"Well, it's enough for Aiqing to have some self-examination. I know that Aiqing has been doing her errands with all her heart, and I have no intention of blaming Aiqing for this. If you punish Aiqing because the officials below have enriched their own pockets, let alone the salary, Aiqing I'm afraid that the whole family will be assigned to the Shandong Mine. How many people from the Ministry of Household Affairs are involved, I will let Dongchang investigate and find out. I am very strange, they are all going to Shanqian for errands, why did Jinyiwei hand over Is the difference far higher than that of Dongchang? Was the money you escorted robbed on the road, or was it wiped out by the rain before it even started?"
Except for Datong Prefecture, only Zezhou and Qinzhou were not in trouble, and the remaining Taiyuan Prefecture, Pingyang Prefecture, Liaozhou, Fenzhou, and Luzhou were all in trouble.
Especially in the two places of Taiyuan and Pingyang, the total difference was as high as nearly 500,000 taels of silver. Some of the account books were even missing or burned down in a fire. The fishiness in this was very obvious.
Although Dongchang went to Shanqian with Jin Yiwei and participated in almost all the confiscations of most places, there was not supervision in every place, and the Dongchang area was not clean either.
As the governor, Fang Zhenghua saw that the inner court had summarized the difference and interrogated many of the leaders involved in the operation overnight. He actually found that some people who could not resist the temptation of Shanxi merchants were dragged into the water.
Fang Zhenghua was so angry that he wanted to use severe punishment directly. However, considering that severe punishment might kill many people and he might be suspected of silencing them, he had no choice but to report the list of suspects to the Crown Prince.
Yaoji didn't get angry when he saw the roster, because the money that Dongchang swallowed was only a fraction of Jinyiwei's. All the feudal lords involved in Dongchang were skinned and cramped. Wouldn't Jinyiwei's side be shot? Went out?
"Wu Aiqing, there is a saying that goes well, if you want others to know, you have to do nothing yourself. Luo Yangxing is already greedy enough. I promoted you because I don't want you to follow in his footsteps. I didn't expect that you still have no restraints. Take care of yourself, how long has it been since Luo Yangxing died, and you have become lawless? Have you reached the position of commander and you can ignore my instructions? There are two commanders, Luo Yangxing before him, and Luo Yangxing after him. With Wu Mengming, I am really disappointed! Without Wang Pu's rebellion, I still want to keep you for a while and observe you, but Aiqing's greed is beyond control. I don't know that Aiqing won't move. I have amassed so much wealth in a splendid manner, and I am already comparable to the vassal kings from all over the world. As the commander of the Royal Guards, I have both power and money. Do I want to rebel? Or do I want to rebel?"
As an important minister of the imperial court, you can only choose to seek power and give up money. Otherwise, if you have both power and money, how can a certain prince trust you? ? ?
One day, on a whim, or because of extreme jealousy, you bribe the surrounding generals. Wouldn't it be a matter of minutes to launch a rebellion?
Isn't it easy to get the throne of the blame-dumping father?
Jingying is a precedent, and a certain prince does not want similar things to happen again.
These words also reminded the courtiers present that if you want to get a certain job in the court, no matter how high it is, you must earn money from the right way, either through monthly salary or rewards. Change to the third article. Road, that is a road to hell.
Everyone now understands the bottom line of the prince. If you want power, you must not be greedy for money, otherwise you will die!
If you have power and money, the prince will target you!
Jingying, Luo Yangxing, Wang Pu, Wu Mengming...
No one can predict who will come next.
But one thing is for sure, most of the people who appear later are also motivated by money.
The prince does not require every minister to be like Hai Rui, whose lifelong goal is to marry a concubine...
Each grade of official's wealth has a flexibility index, and this flexibility is the upper limit of the amount of money you are allowed to accept.
Although it is not very high, it is enough to feed and clothe a family of twenty. Besides, there are rewards to be received during the holidays.
I dare not say that in other places, but as far as the officials in Jifu area are concerned, after the salary increase, everyone is living a good life.
The basic salary of a seventh-grade official is as high as fifty taels, and there is also a certain amount of subsidies, which is not enough compared to the previous ones, but more than enough.
If you can climb to the third level, your monthly salary will be nearly two hundred taels, and you can support your family of thirty or forty people without receiving gifts.
For example, Li Shiwen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, has certain abilities, strong self-discipline, and is relatively honest as an official. He usually only accepts tea and treats, so there is no need for a certain prince to severely punish him. A reminder first and then a warning is enough. .
A certain prince could easily know the approximate size of Wu Mengming's family wealth from his informant. If it could be 200,000 taels, it meant that the informant could receive 20,000 taels of silver without having to pay taxes. It would be enough to buy a luxury house and become an uncle, and he would be happy. A lifetime of freedom.
"...I don't dare to die!"
Wu Mengming was so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed. Once the prince accused him of rebellion, not only himself but also his whole family would be beheaded by Ling Chi.
Wu Mengming no longer had the time or energy to investigate who had exposed this matter. At the moment, he could only pray to the prince to spare his life, and then he could think about what happened next.
"What happened to the Jinyiwei? From top to bottom, after a trip to Shanxi, many people have become money-grubbing people who are unscrupulous for profit? Have all my orders to you been ignored? You, etc. Do you feel uncomfortable if you don’t collect money for a day? Yan Siyin, the internal supervisor, blackmailed the magistrate of Fenyang in Shanxi. At the beginning of my supervision of the country, he showed his head to the public! Unexpectedly, the Jin Yiwei actually did more than the supervisor outside. It's too much, it's reached the point of lawlessness, I'm really disappointed in you and others. If things go on like this, Jinyiwei will become the second Beijing camp sooner or later, and I, the crown prince, will also be deposed by you and others!"
Although the commander of the Jinyiwei was not as close to the emperor as the Governor of Dongchang, he was still considered one of his close ministers. He had to take the blame for the Ming Emperor in the past dynasties, and he could count on one hand the number of people who ended up with a happy ending.
But Wu Mengming didn't even take the blame. He committed suicide no matter how he came. Not long after taking over Luo Yangxing's position, he fell into a trap. This is really an example.
The subordinates must be extremely happy, because the vacancy is still the largest fat vacancy in the entire Jinyiwei organization, which means that the people below can move up a seat.
"Wang Shide!"
This thing is rotten to the core, and no matter how you try to save it, it won't help. It belongs to a category of people who have lost their salvage value. It seems it's time to find a new candidate.
"...The humble position is here!"
Wang Shide was frightened when he was suddenly called by the prince in public. He didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse. After thinking about it quickly, I felt a little relieved that I had not received any money from the subordinates recently, nor had I paid tribute to Wu Mengming.
"From today on, you are the commander of the Jinyi Guards. You are the third commander since I have overseen the country, so you should take care of yourself. Otherwise, Wu Mengming's today will be your tomorrow!"
It is useless to talk too much, and those who are clear will be clear themselves. The money I have given you is enough for your daily life. If there is no major case, it is human nature to accept gifts from merchants and take care of their business.
Moreover, you are allowed to do some oiling in private at ordinary times, so as to have a toothpaste ceremony, and you will not be forced to ask how to do it. But you can't go too far, otherwise you will be greedy and greedy.
"You must keep your humble position in mind and dare not disobey the holy mandate!"
At this time, Wang Shide was suddenly promoted to commander by the prince. He did not feel the slightest pleasure. He just felt a lot of pressure and was walking on thin ice, because Wu Mengming was about to be in disaster, and he would end up with the same end if he was not careful.
"It's empty talk, I'll just wait and see! Without my permission, all the Jinyiwei present are not allowed to leave this place without permission. Zhenghua, holding my palace's token, led the Dongchang troops to raid the Jinyiwei Yamen. Datong, Zezhou, Qinyi were confiscated The imperial guards in these three areas of the state are exempted, and anyone who goes to other areas can be arrested. If there are any resisters, Zhenghua can kill them first and then report them, so go and deal with them immediately!"
These people just need to be dealt with. Now that they are done, I will send people to fulfill your wishes. When the time comes, you will be allowed to try some of the somatosensory games in the prison. I guarantee that you will be happy to die.
"I obey!"
Fang Zhenghua took the token from Yang Jinchao and hurriedly left the shooting range. It was about to sunset and he had to seize the time to capture all the people involved in the case before evening.
Today, in the name of escorting Shanxi merchants out of the city, a certain prince asked Wu Mengming to keep all the royal guards who were not accompanying the emperor in the yamen, and then waited for the new imperial order to be issued, so that they could be caught in one fell swoop.
