That afternoon, under Fan Wei's strict order, officials from the Ministry of Punishment drove all the files on Shan Yutong's case that were not related to the state government to the military mansion, including the former case files retained by the former governor. Li Shun presided over the investigation and implementation of the case and the arrest of human traffickers. The subsequent interrogation transcripts and personal explanations are all available.
The next day, Yu Wenxian notified Yang Jian and the case manager Li Shun to come to the military mansion. Then Yu Wenxian personally led Hou Long Enlu, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Justice, and the security team to enter Shanjia for mutual protection.
When they arrived at the door of the camp guarded by the soldiers, Hou Longen called for the housekeeper of the Shan family. At a glance, the housekeeper saw that Yu Wenxian was cowering and did not dare to come forward. Li Shun walked over and took off the seal that he had personally posted on the door of the warehouse. Take out the key and open the large lock on the door. There is a corridor leading to the underground bank.
The butler held a lamp and directed a guard with a loose bell to turn on the lamp. The other officials filed in one by one and walked to the corridor. There was another door that was still unsealed by Li Shun. The lock was opened and the lamp brought in from the outside was opened. After all the lights in the warehouse were lit, it was clear that the underground warehouse was actually very spacious. Gold bars, silver ingots and various jewelry boxes were placed in rows on rows of sturdy wooden shelves.
Hou Longen pointed at the housekeeper.
"Go up and see if anyone has touched the bank since it was closed."
So the tall and thin butler held a ledger and in full view of everyone, another person held a long light and carefully clicked along the wooden frame to check. Everyone present stood aside in silence and the atmosphere became dull and tense.
At this moment, only Li Shun was the calmest person. After collecting all the confiscated money in the bank, he instructed the housekeeper and the two accounting clerks to classify and register the money. They worked for more than half a month and then sealed the bank and handed it over to Fan Wei. Selected soldiers took turns guarding the area continuously.
Therefore, it can be ensured that the treasures in the treasury are safe. The most nervous person at the moment is Yu Wenxian, who has the general order. As soon as the housekeeper says that something on a wooden shelf has been moved or has become less, he will immediately take action to remove Yang Jian and Li Shun. Take it and kill it directly.
He first glanced at the guards around him and then at the officials and Lu Ben who were present. They were all looking at the housekeeper intently. At this time, he saw that Hou Longen beside him was also in an extremely nervous look like himself. He also knew how to get it. What does the warrant for life say?
When Yu Wenxian's eyes finally fell on the faces of Yang Jian and Li Shun, he saw that their expressions were unusually calm. At this moment, Yu Wenxian's mood also relaxed slightly.
The butler glanced at the ledger along the wooden shelf, then at the food on the wooden shelf, inspected it, and then said to Hou Long'en.
"There is no sign of the treasure on the shelf being moved."
"Can you see clearly?"
"Um."
The butler nodded.
Hou Longen continued.
"Then let's go step by step and check them one by one. Please take back the adults who are not involved."
There are only housekeepers Hou Long En, Lu Ben, Li Shun and an official from the Ministry of Finance left in the bank, plus two accounting housekeepers drawn from the Prime Minister's Mansion. Li Shun also has the same copy. Now he only needs one item. Further check with the food on the shelf to see if the weight and color are consistent.
When Yu Wenxian, Yang Jian, Pang Huang, Lu Ben, and the others returned to the ground from the basement, Yang Jian immediately discovered that the guards guarding the bank had all been replaced by the royal guards brought by the imperial envoy. Yu Wenxian said frankly to Yang Jian.
"The security of the mutual insurance and the bank will be temporarily taken over by the royal guards from now on. I hope Mr. Yang can understand and not to play with his temper."
"Should, should."
Yang Jian nodded and said.
"Young man, go and gather the soldiers inside the mutual protection area and evacuate this place."
Yu Wenxian and Pang Huangluben returned to the residence of Bingfu. The verification work here in Bingfu is also in full swing. The case materials have been completed and checked. Although they are busy, they are in an orderly manner. If there is any doubt, personnel from the Ministry of Justice will personally participate in the prison interrogation. The traffickers will do the work.
Pang Huang, who was involved in the complex case, was a little nervous at first. After browsing through the case files, he was completely relieved. Among the more than 30 imprisoned bosses, the smallest one also had three or four murders. If it is determined by the simplest murder law, it is a capital crime. It will undoubtedly kill 200 people. .
Among all those involved, Fan Wei is the busiest. He must first assist the investigators of the Ministry of Criminal Justice in finding some witnesses in the case.
They also assist the catering staff in preparing seasonal fruits and vegetables as well as oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. They arrange a car every day to bring pork, fish and eggs from Dahong Mountain for free. At the same time, Boss Chen invites a chef to cook for everyone. From the imperial envoys to the servants and guards who came all the way from the capital, they all liked Fan Wei.
Two days later, after counting the assets in the bank, Hou Longen and Lu Ben returned to the army from the mutual insurance and went straight to Yu Wenxian's room. Hou Longen took out a receipt for 300,000 taels of money. The signee at the checkout had a name {Fan Wei} The atmosphere became tense.
Yu Wenxian looked at the receipt and said.
"It seems that Yang Jian's withdrawal of 300,000 yuan was not groundless. But how come the person who made the withdrawal on this receipt is Fan Wei?"
"Sir, can you order all the people from Yang Jian's group to be taken down for interrogation?"
Hou Longen's tone was aggressive and he even picked up a weapon and was ready to move.
"This document does not indicate that it was Yang Jian who took the money."
Yu Wenxian continued.
"Call Fan Wei over first and ask."
When Fan Wei entered the room, Yu Wenxian pointed at the words on the table and asked.
"Did you write this receipt? The signature is not yours."
Fan Wei only glanced sideways and nodded.
"It's us."
"So, where's the money?"
"Didn't Li Shun tell your lord that we used this account to build dams and build canals?"
"Build the canal? I think it's to line your own pockets? Go outside and see how the people are living. This money is ill-gotten wealth and should be turned over to the imperial treasury."
Yu Wenxian said in disbelief.
"Repairing the Golden Canal? That canal can be used for 300,000 yuan? Does Yang Jian know about this?"
"This canal was built by Lord Thorn. I'm sorry for the lion's mouth. He gave me 300,000 yuan, so I accepted it. It's not a small amount of money, but it's still tight to use. We asked for permission when we received the money." The General Manager of Xiangzhou raised the matter from Li Shun with the approval of our superiors."
"Then according to your wishes, Mr. Fan, let's give you some more, right?"
Fan Wei quickly explained.
"I don't dare to have such an idea, but sir, we have indeed used the money to repair the canal."
Yu Wenxian continued.
"Then Pang Huang also knows about this, so let's call Pang Huang over and ask."
Lu Ben went out and found Pang Huang. Yu Wenxian calmly showed him the words on the table and said.
"Just now Fan Yitong said that he took away 300,000 confiscated money with the consent of the General Manager of Xiangzhou. Do you know about this?"
"We know."
Pang Huang nodded.
"Suizhou sent a special person to Xiangzhou to report that 300,000 baht would be spent to build the Dahongshan flood discharge channel. We approved the document."
"Have you ever thought that it would cost 300,000 taels to build a canal?"
"I didn't think about this carefully at the time because according to past practice, part of the confiscated finances could be legitimately rewarded to the officers and soldiers below. Not to mention that it would be used for public welfare for the people. We approved it at the time."
Lu Ben, who had been silent for the whole time, spoke up.
"We had already asked Li Shun when we were checking the finances in the bank. According to him, this project is a bit big. The length of the canal is more than a thousand miles, and a dam must be built to release floods to prevent the people under the Great Flood Mountain from being flooded again."
"Then there's no need to build such a big project there."
Yu Wenxian pondered for a moment and then said to Fan Wei.
"Otherwise, everything must be seen to be believed. Tomorrow you take us to see the canal you built. If it is as you said, I will immediately report to the court to express your merits."
"Forget about meritorious service, repairing the canal is the first priority. This is what we should do as our honorary colleagues."
Fan Wei said without changing his expression.
"Fan Wei is really lucky to have the imperial envoy here. Tomorrow we will find some guards for you to escort him. There have been many military shortages, bandits and thieves in recent years."
Yu Wenxian said with a smile.
"It doesn't matter that even though our skills are not as good as those of the Grand Chief and Governor Yang, we still can't shake us with some little thieves."
The next morning, on the way to Dahongshan, the flags and sails were fluttering. The imperial envoy's carriage and horse team set off early. There were only two cars, one in front and one behind. Yu Wenxian solemnly put on a yellow mandarin and a white fox fur, Xiang Wangqiang. Across the edge of the car was a car shared by Hou Longen and Lu Ben.
The other accompanying members, Royal Guard Pang Huang and Yang Jian, followed at a leisurely pace on horseback.
At noon, the team of chariots and horses climbed up a ridge. Fan Wei, the team leader who was running back and forth, suddenly shouted.
"arrive."
People who climbed up the ridge one after another couldn't help but admire the scene at the bottom of the mountain. They saw the endless golden vegetable fields under the spring light of the river. It was extremely gorgeous. Especially those who have lived in the north for a long time, they had never seen such a scenery. The imperial envoy was so impressed by this. Jing got out of the car and asked in surprise.
"What kind of flower is this?"
"Rape flowers."
Fan Wei quickly replied.
"Sir, this large field of rapeseed is our military field. Flash floods broke out during the rainy season last year, and in a blink of an eye, everything became a vast white water town. When the water receded in autumn, we immediately plowed the ground to plant this rapeseed."
A northern guard member asked in confusion.
"Planting so many cauliflowers is useless."
"It's very useful."
Fan Wei said.
"In two months' time, the cauliflowers will turn into rapeseeds and fried in rapeseed oil, which will be edible. This rapeseed field will not only provide enough oil for the soldiers to eat for a year, but also part of the rapeseeds will be exchanged for grains to solve this year's food shortage problem."
Some of the Kyoto officials who were riding in the car switched to riding horses to enjoy the scenery and followed Fan Wei to the gap of Dahong Mountain. They were blocked by a newly built stone monument dozens of feet high. Fan Wei said to Yu Wenxian on the horse.
"If you want to truly understand the features of this project, your Majesty, you have to ride a horse and climb high."
"No problem, we just want to watch the scenery again."
Yu Wenxian jumped off the horse with agility at a young age and said.
"It's nothing to take these few steps after a hundred miles."
Fan Wei, the oldest, walked in the front. He knew the climbing path best. When everyone climbed to the top of the dam along the stone road, they were once again completely shocked by the sight in front of them. Looking in, there were two sides of green mountains, surrounded by a long canyon. The mouth of the canyon was surrounded by This stone tablet was cast.
Fan Wei pointed at the gap between two and three.
"Every year during the rainy season, the raging flash floods rush down the mountain without any obstruction. With this dam and canal, floods are completely different. When the reservoir in the dam is full, the gates can be opened to release the flood water, and the floodwater will flow hundreds of miles along the open channel. The abyss and sea outside will not submerge people's houses and farmland. If there is a drought, we can open the gates to irrigate the fields, so that our farmland can maintain harvests despite droughts and floods. If we sell all the food we cannot eat every day, the 300,000 yuan spent will not be used. In a few years, we can take it back according to the order, and then store the excess grain. If there is another invasion from the Qi and Chen countries on the other side of the Yangtze River, the troops coming from the north for reinforcements can arrive quickly without transporting grain and grass for the use of the imperial army."
Yu Wenxian praised.
"Okay, this project is really good, so it can be done once and for all."
As Fan Wei said this, he turned around and faced a field of golden cauliflower. All he saw was a majestic stone canal several miles wide, and the endless horizon could be seen at a glance.
