Qingjiang Shipyard, Tiju Division.
Tiji Yangkan was squinting and smelling the fragrance of tea. This was Tiger Hill tea, the best tea that could only be enjoyed by the Ming emperor and the powerful.
"Comrade Yang, are you satisfied with this gift?"
The voice is slightly hoarse, but deep and powerful.
Yang Kan took a sip, with a satisfied hum in his nose. After savoring the sweet fragrance in his throat, he opened his eyes and said to Yang Chao, who had white hair and black hair: "Good tea! I accepted this gift. "
Yang Chao smiled slightly, with wrinkles on his face, and took out a piece of paper from his arms: "Zhizhi County Zhao has purchased a house in Beiping. This is the land deed. There should be something missing on it. Please help. Take a look."
Yang Kan reached out to take the land deed and glanced at it. The content on it was the same as the private land sale deed. The only difference was that the land deed had been stamped with the Yamen seal and had the fingerprints of witnesses. However, the name of the buyer was blank. of.
Of course, filling in the empty space is easy, just use a pen.
Yang Kan smiled, looked at his fellow countryman Yang Chao, and nodded with great satisfaction: "You are still so good at doing things. With you as a master in Zhao County, you will be able to rise to prominence soon."
"Nowhere, it all depends on promotion and support."
Yang Chao did not dare to be arrogant and said modestly.
Yang Kan smiled and stuffed the land deed into his sleeve, and said seriously: "We are all Wanping people. For the sake of our fellow villagers, I agree to this matter. But now the emperor is on a northern tour and has arrived in Huai'an City. It is absolutely impossible to leave the ship during this period.”
Yang Chao looked troubled.
Seeing this, Yang Kan took the initiative and said: "But you can tell Magistrate Zhao to reassure him. I have already sent people to inquire. The emperor is going to Fengyang to visit the mausoleum. After visiting the mausoleum, he will return to the capital. There will be no delay. how long."
Yang Chao thought about it and realized that it was really inappropriate to do such a thing while the emperor was staying in Huai'an or Fengyang. The risk was a bit high after all, so he stood up and said, "In that case, I'd like to thank you for the promotion."
"Do we still need to be polite to each other?"
Yang Kan picked up the tea bowl with a smile.
Upon seeing this, Yang Chao was about to leave, but at this moment, a voice came from outside the door: "Who are you? Do you know that this is a judicial office, and you dare to break in without permission? Someone is here!"
Yang Kan frowned, slapped the table and stood up. Someone was messing around during his visit, which was so disrespectful to him.
"You stay away for a moment and I'll go take a look."
When Yang Kan saw Yang Chao hiding behind the screen, he opened the door and saw that his man was knocked to the ground. A middle-aged man holding a stick in his hand looked at him with a smile.
"Who are you, who dares to break into the examination room without permission?!"
Yang Kan scolded sharply.
Tang Buping dropped the stick, took out the Security Bureau's flag from his arms, and threw it away.
Yang Kan reached out to catch it, looked down, and saw only the words "Security Bureau-Zhenfu". His face suddenly turned pale, his legs were trembling a little, and he quickly bowed and returned the flag: "I don't know if Zhenfu came, something was wrong." Welcome from afar."
Tang Buping took back the flag and walked into the room. He saw a bowl of tea on the table on the left. He reached out and touched it. It was still hot. He couldn't help but look at the screen and said in a deep voice: "Come out, in front of the security bureau." You can’t hide people.”
Yang Chao broke out in a cold sweat, his mind was racing, and he walked out of the screen. Just as he was about to speak, Yang Kan jumped in and said, "Brother Yang, I already know the news about the family. You should go home first and take care of your third uncle." Yang Chao's face revealed. Sadness: "Then I'll leave first and see you another day."
"Rebirth of the Great Era of Fighting Waves"
Seeing that Tang Buping wanted to talk, Yang Kan quickly said: "My relatives, are you here to ask for money for medical treatment, haha."
Tang Buping watched Yang Chao leave without any obstruction. Instead, he shouted loudly: "Let all the officials from the Lifting Department come over. The Security Bureau wants to check the accounts, ships, money, materials, and craftsmen." ... All the account books must be scrutinized, but if there is any mismatch, we will not be lenient. If possible, the shipyard will be sealed and checked one by one. Hurry up, don't delay the work of the Security Bureau."
Yang Chao, who had not gone far, looked very ugly when he heard this. Although the emperor was in Huai'an, he did not forget to check the Qingjiang Shipyard. He really wanted to pay a good visit to the mausoleum and see your great-grandfather. Why are you looking at the account books? I really have nothing to do.
He couldn't keep it. Who knows if Yang Kan's account was flawless? If the security bureau seized the opportunity and sealed the shipyard, he wouldn't be able to leave even if he wanted to.
Thinking of this, Yang Chao walked faster.
Yang Kan had nothing to do with the Security Bureau. They were the Emperor's soldiers and the Emperor's eyes and ears. The only difference between them coming to ask for something and the Emperor asking for something was an oral edict or an imperial edict.
I'll give it to you if you want. Anyway, I had already thought of countermeasures before the corruption. Just by checking the accounts, what can you laymen find out?
Do you know how long a craftsman works in a day, how much silver a ship costs, how long it takes to build a ship, how long it takes to complete testing, how long it takes to deliver, how long it takes to maintain? I don’t know, just looking at this account book is like reading a book from heaven, and you can’t find anything wrong if you put it in front of you.
Yang Kan was very calm and asked the people from the filing department to deliver the account books. There were three large boxes of various account books piled up.
Looking at Tang Buping's somewhat depressed face, Yang Kan started to sneer. The emperor wanted to offer incense to Zhu Wusi, so he couldn't spend too much time looking through the numbers of seven, eight, and nine.
Tang Buping didn't expect there to be so many account books. He flipped through them casually and wanted to curse. Why did you throw Dian Mao's roster here too? There is also the craftsman’s place of origin, age, name, and so on...
"The account books are all here. The Security Bureau must keep them carefully. If something goes wrong, our Qingjiang Shipyard cannot afford it."
Yang Kan was somewhat joking.
Tang Buping closed the lid of the box, smiled, sat directly on the upper seat, opened the tea cup, looked at it, and raised his eyebrows: "Huqiu tea, Yang Tiju knows how to enjoy it. The last time I drank Huqiu tea, it was still When I return from conquering Annan, the emperor will give me a banquet."
Yang Kan was a little panicked and said quickly: "This, this is not Tiger Hill tea, it's just ordinary tea, it's somewhat similar."
Tang Buping pushed the tea bowl aside and said nothing, only staring at Yang Kan. Other officials did not dare to speak when they saw this, and the atmosphere became extremely depressed.
There were footsteps outside the door, and twelve Security Bureau personnel wearing embroidered spring knives walked into the house.
"Is that so? We'll find out if we check." Tang Buping said coldly, and then ordered: "Check Yang Tiju's residence to see if there is any valuable property. If it doesn't match his status and salary, arrest him."
"According to the regulations of the imperial court, the Security Bureau has no right to break into officials' private homes or arrest people without permission from the cabinet and the six ministries!"
Naturally, Yang Kan was not clean. The furnishings in his home were comparable to those of wealthy gentry in the capital. Not to mention checking, the secret was revealed after just one look inside, so he had no choice but to bring out the rules.
Tang Buping smiled: "You do know the regulations of the Security Bureau."
"That's natural!" Yang Kan replied solemnly.
Tang Buping slapped the table, and the tea bowl bounced up and fell, rolled around, fell to the ground, and broke into pieces with a clatter: "I know the regulations of the Security Bureau, but I wonder if you have forgotten the regulations of the court! No corruption, no collusion with others. Businessmen collude and cannot form cliques. The imperial court issued repeated orders. Did Yang Tiju forget it?"
"..."
Yang Kan couldn't refute for a while.
Tang Buping ignored him and said bluntly: "I came to investigate the Qingjiang Shipyard this time because of the emperor's order. The emperor said that you will be lenient if you confess and strict if you resist. I will give you three hours to consider whether to explain the problem or to explain. Brain, think it over yourself!”
"We are officers, not prisoners!"
Yang Kan gritted his teeth and shouted.
Tang Buping snorted and shook his head slightly: "I can't say whether he is an official or a prisoner. I would like to advise you, don't imitate the officials of the Yangzhou Prefecture and the Lianghuaidu Salt Transfer Department. If you don't explain, you will lose your life in the end. They also ended up with a ban. In addition, if they fail to report the knowledge, they will be punished with an additional penalty. If they report and expose them, they will be dismissed. Come on, put them in different rooms and give them pens, ink, paper and inkstones!"
Yang Kan still wanted to resist, but he received a heavy blow in the abdomen and was dragged out. Many officials and craftsmen saw this scene. Some people heard that the Security Bureau was checking the accounts of Jiang Shipyard and quickly asked for leave. , left in a hurry.
Zhu Yunwen was sitting next to the only way to the north gate, chatting with Ru Ru and others. With every person he passed, Ru Ru's face darkened, Xia Yuanji and Yang Shiqi became more silent, and Zhu Yunwen's eyes became colder.
None of those who left could escape, because Liu Changge and his men blocked all entrances and exits, and anyone who escaped would be arrested.
In Zhu Yunwen's view, the people staying in Qingjiang Shipyard are not important. What is important is the informants. Behind them are the networks of relationships. Once the network goes down, there are fish, shrimps, turtles and crabs.
Liu Changge stood by the big tree outside the door and yawned, waiting for the rabbit. It was really effortless. There were three gates and two waterway gates. In just three hours, sixty-two people were arrested.
Zhu Yunwen could not imagine that the Qingjiang Shipyard had only been built for two years and was already badly eroded. If it continued for another ten years, would the shipyard still belong to the imperial court?
In the late Ming Dynasty, some people drove ships from the Qingjiang Shipyard to rob on the canal, and many of them were rich people and health officials. Zhu Yunwen originally thought it was just nonsense, but now looking at the signs, it may be an ironclad reality.
These people are very nimble with their hands.
There is also news from Tang Buping. After all, the policy is clear and clear. If you don't report what you know, you will be punished with an additional penalty. If you report and expose, let bygones be bygones.
None of these people had many bad records. Under the guidance of the simple values of a dead Taoist friend but not a poor Taoist, some people began to report and expose them. Forty-two officials were imprisoned, and 31 of them confessed and exposed others.
These are no good friends, and they are not reliable at all at critical moments.
Yang Kan, who was in charge of the promotion department, collapsed on the ground. Boguan, a doctor in the Dushui Department of the Ministry of Industry, also looked ashen. All the officials were crying and regretful.
Zhu Yunwen took Ru Yu and others to the lobby. Looking at this group of crying people, he could not hide his anger: "You are receiving a salary from the imperial court, but you are eating nothing for your own benefit! You are really powerful. In just two years, you have divided the country. I have taken away many ships from the Qingjiang Shipyard. If I give you a few more years, will I still have ships available?"
The word "I" is like a lightning strike, hitting the spot.
