Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 357 Zhu Han: My old subordinate, I will go by myself!

2000 gold coins!

Putting aside the business tax of Ming Dynasty, only the grain tax.

The grain tax of 2000 million gold coins is almost the grain tax revenue of the Ming treasury for three years.

How dare they do that to those black-hearted maggots!

Zhu Han's face immediately turned down, Tang He and Zhu Biao's faces were very ugly... This matter has involved important officials in the court.

Zhu Han said that no matter who is involved, he will be brought to justice!
Unexpectedly, the first person to be brought to justice was the one who had been investigating the case.

Noticing the gazes of the three men on his body, Hu Weiyong hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness, Guo Huan came to Beijing in the fourth year of Hongwu. Bring me some specialties from my hometown, wild boar, native duck, bacon, etc. There are no other gifts, and the ones sent to my mansion over the years are only one hundred silver coins... Please check carefully, Your Highness."

Then, Hu Weiyong gritted his teeth and said: "This group of black-hearted maggots, greedy for so much gold and silver, only gave me a few pieces of meat. I thought he was an upright official and recommended him to your majesty. I... I really didn't know that he would do this!"

Zhu Han's tone was cold: "Why, do you still feel that accepting these things has wronged you?"

"Chen, I don't dare... I absolutely have no such intention."

Hu Weiyong broke out in cold sweat in an instant, and hurriedly said to Zhu Han, "I'm just pleading guilty, pleading guilty."

"Get up."

Zhu Han didn't want to trouble Hu Weiyong, and then said to Zhu Biao and Tang He: "This case involves a lot, and I made a request to deal with people according to the law, so we will follow this request. Do not implicate others easily."

But Tang He looked embarrassed: "Your Highness, there is a lot of gold and silver, and the involvement is too extensive. How to characterize their behavior? For example, like Hu Weiyong, receiving gifts every year and festival, is it considered part of the stolen money?"

When Hu Weiyong heard Tang He's question, instead of resentment, he was full of gratitude.

Now that he is guilty of the crime, he will not involve himself in the future.

If Hu Weiyong is said to be guilty, let him be convicted now.

If it is not a crime, then no one can trouble him with this matter in the future.

Hu Weiyong stood upright, like a log, waiting for Zhu Han's sentence.

Zhu Han glanced at Zhu Biao, and found that he was hesitant to speak, so he said, "Biaoer, what do you think should be done?"

Zhu Biao thought for a while and said: "If it is a crime according to the law, then their personal income will be cut off. Like Prime Minister Hu, they only receive a few pieces of meat every year, or some other things, and we can convert them into their income. In personal income, it really shouldn’t be a burden to a senior member of the court because of this little thing.”

Your Highness is famous!
If it wasn't for Zhu Han not allowing him to kneel, Hu Weiyong must give Zhu Biao a good kowtow, this sentence directly saved his life.

Next, it depends on whether Zhu Han agrees or not.

"Well, it should be so."

Zhu Han nodded, and then said: "Then do this, try not to wrong a good person, but never let any bad person go."

Glancing at Hu Weiyong, you old boy can survive because of the protection of the three of us.

In one sentence, Hu Weiyong owed three favors.

However, as long as you can survive, you don't need to care about other things.

Tang Hejian picked out Hu Weiyong's guilt, and then said to Zhu Han: "Qiwu, there are two more brothers, Yu Tongyuan and Yu Tongjiang, one of them is the governor of Jianghe, and the other is the governor of the canal navy... Guo Huan The food that was stolen was delivered through them."

Yu Tongyuan!

Yu Tongjiang!

Hearing these two people, Zhu Han couldn't help but close his eyes...they were the founding heroes, and they were recruited by himself.

Yu Tongyuan, Yu Tongjiang, Liao Yongzhong, Liao Dingguo... Now Liao Yongzhong is overseas, and Liao Dingguo is in charge of delivering supplies to various places overseas... Yu Tongyuan and Yu Tongjiang brothers, I did not treat them badly, they were both named marquises, and their status has surpassed many people, but they Why are you still not satisfied?
Zhu Han couldn't help feeling chills when he thought of all the things he had done when he recruited them.

People will change, and they will eventually change.

After a long time, Zhu Han opened his eyes, and said to Zhu Biao and Tang He: "Catch them as soon as they are needed, and don't release any of them. Yu Tongyuan and Yu Tongjiang, I will write to let them come to heaven!"

Because Zhu Han gave up the throne and gave all of Ming to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang felt guilty for Zhu Han, so he took care of Zhu Han's former subordinates a lot. Yu Tongyuan and Yu Tongjiang couldn't even get the earl, but in order to make up for Zhu Han, Zhu Yuanzhang gave them The position of the founding marquis was arranged.

This is already very preferential treatment, but they are still not satisfied.

Seeing how sad Zhu Han was, Tang He comforted him, "Seventy-five, people's hearts will change. We have a clear conscience towards them, and now they owe us."

"That's right, uncle, people's hearts are like a belly, who would have thought that they would be so black-hearted?"

Zhu Biao knew that Zhu Han was an emotional person, but he was also a man of his word. Since he said he would investigate and deal with it according to the law, he would never change it.

The person I trust so much should be handled by myself, the pain is beyond anyone's comprehension, what Zhu Biao and Tang He can do is to make Zhu Han no longer so angry.

Knowing what the two of them were thinking, Zhu Han waved his hands and said, "Forget it, let's not mention them, let's talk about another case. What's the situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"

Tang He could only continue to talk about the case: "Kongyin!"

The capital of the Ming Dynasty was in Yingtian, and officials from all over the country had to go to Yingtian to submit account books. At that time, taxes in kind, that is, grain, were paid in kind, and losses were inevitable during transportation. There is a high probability that the account books do not match the real objects. event.

If there is a slight mistake, it must be sent back and re-reported. The Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions are still good, but the officials of Yunnan-Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shanxi-Shaanxi, and Sichuan were not well-developed at the time, and the travel distances were long. Therefore, officials who go to the Ministry of Households for auditing have blank booklets stamped in advance for use.

This was originally a customary practice since the Yuan Dynasty, and it has never been explicitly prohibited.

According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, each chief secretary, government, and county must submit money and food, financial revenue and expenditure, and tax accounts to the Ministry of Households every year.

The figures of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the chief secretaries, prefectures, and counties must be exactly the same before they can be closed. If there is a discrepancy, the entire account book will be rejected, filled in again, and stamped with the seal of the local government.

But that's it, some people took advantage of the loopholes, they took blank letters with seals, and falsified wantonly, some of them were boats capsized, and some of the losses on the road became a small part when they arrived at the court. Few are sold directly on the road.

Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shanxi, Shanxi, and Sichuan all use this method to corrupt ink, but Jiangsu and Zhejiang have gone too far, and their losses are as high as [-]%.
Hearing Tang He tell the result of the investigation, the audience fell silent.

The two cases are exactly the same, both of them are greedy for food and taxes.

Moreover, the addition of these two cases basically involved all local officials of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Han originally thought that there were only Huguang and Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Who knew that these two places had the biggest holes. Pulling out the radish and bringing out the mud, the other provinces could not escape the responsibility, and there were six courts... so many people are in the same place. Together, if everything is found out, I don't know how long it will take to find out.

Zhu Biao was also aware of this, and asked Zhu Han: "Uncle, this matter has a lot to do with it, and there are many officials involved. If everyone is investigated, it may take a long time. If the case cannot be finalized as soon as possible, in case of delay After a long time, I'm afraid I won't be able to find out when Dad comes back."

According to Zhu Yuanzhang's personality, one of these people counts as one, and they all have to die.

Hu Weiyong also believes that this matter cannot be delayed, otherwise he will die.

But now Hu Weiyong is a guilty person, he can't follow Zhu Biao's words, he has to let Zhu Han make up his mind.

"Catch the big fish first, then the flies."

Zhu Han set the tone for the next action, and then said: "They dare to bully the king like this, and they must have formed a gray chain. The people above take the big head, and the people below take the small head. Let's put them on top first." If someone catches it, and the little fish below will beat it, then someone will take the initiative to go to the government to confess their guilt."

"For those who take the initiative to admit their mistakes, as long as they are asked to hand in dirty money, we can deal with them leniently. If they fail to hand in dirty money, they will be dealt with according to the law. If they dare to conceal evidence of crime, the crime will be aggravated."

Zhu Han's handling method won Tang He's approval: "The harm between the two powers is the lesser, let them know that resisting can only lead to a dead end, and the small characters are short-sighted, so they naturally know what to do."

Zhu Biao nodded and admitted, and Hu Weiyong added next to him: "There is a way that the king of hell is easy to see, and the little ghost is hard to deal with. When investigating these little people, we must be perfect. See if they have other crimes."

As soon as this remark came out, it won the approval of Zhu Han and the three of them. As for Hu Weiyong's guilt, everyone pretended that it had never happened and chose to ignore it. Hu Weiyong's annual salary plus his investment in ocean trade would allow Hu Weiyong to spend his entire life in luxury. What is that bit of pork?
Before such a big case, this small grain of sand doesn't need to be counted in it.

After discussing the plan for the next step, the most important ones are the two brothers Yu Tongyuan and Yu Tongjiang. They control the Yangtze River and the canal water army. If they are to be arrested in the barracks, they may cause a lot of trouble.

"No matter how difficult it is, I will catch it!"

Zhu Han's words dispelled their doubts, and then said, "Leave these two people to me. I'll go see them."

"Uncle, no!"

When Zhu Biao heard that Zhu Han said that he was going to see Yu Tongyuan and Yu Tongjiang, he immediately objected: "Uncle, if a gentleman doesn't sit in the court, how can you put yourself in danger? If they turn around and hold you hostage, what shall we do?" What to do?"

"Correct!"

"What His Royal Highness said is, King of England, you can't go!"

Tang He and Hu Weiyong objected one after another, resolutely opposing Zhu Han's going to their navy camp, but how can they persuade Zhu Han?
"Okay, you don't need to persuade me, since I'm going, I must go."

A simple sentence silenced the others. Zhu Han said he wanted to go, who could stop him?
Zhu Biao lost his mind and glanced at Tang He and Hu Weiyong.

The two couldn't count on it, so they could only bite the bullet and say, "I'll transfer the Minyue Navy to protect you."

"Need not."

Zhu Han still refused, and then said: "I am enough."

Yu Tongyuan, Yu Tongjiang.

I, Zhu Han, will send you off for the last time!
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Zhu Han and Zhu Biao have already decided to close the net, and the next moment is for Jin Yiwei to show off his power.

Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Lianghu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fumin, Yunnan and Guizhou... All the places where problems were found from the accounts, all people were taken away, one person after another... But when people with a guilty conscience see the people who have been taken away around them, now Start to feel hairy.

And in the court, the turmoil of arresting people continued.

In the household department, Guo Huan clocks in and goes to and from get off work on time as before. He wears clean and simple clothes. He has a pair of shoes a year. They are all made by his family. Practical.

But almost all the officials in the household department knew that Guo Huan's family was relatively poor, and his salary was barely enough to support the family.

Of course, the abjection they talked about belongs to the middle level in the entire Ming Dynasty.

Guo Huan ate at the government office at noon, with steamed buns and pickled vegetables, and occasionally some stewed meat or duck legs. Guo Huan said with satisfaction that this was called "improving life".

Since coming to Yingtian as an official, Guo Heng has been like this almost every day.

No one can play someone who thinks he has been acting for many years, so everyone takes it for granted that Guo Huan is a good official with a clean sleeve, and even the Minister of the Ministry of Households is planning to write a letter, asking Guo Huan to be in charge of the reformed Agricultural Minister.

At noon, Guo Huan was resting in the back room of the class room, but he was obviously not asleep. He lay on the bed, as if he was asleep, but his ears were raised to listen to the people chatting outside.

Recently, Zhu Biao and Hu Weiyong were investigating the account books of the household department. Guo Huan was also one of the participants, but he thought he did it very covertly. No one could see through the account books he made, but he never let go of his vigilance. It's a guilty conscience.

He heard people chatting outside: "Have you heard? The Minister of Rites, Zhao Hao, Mr. Zhao, had an accident. He was directly arrested by the emperor's army, and it was Xin Guogong who led the team to arrest people."

"It's not just the Ministry of Rites, but also the Ministry of Punishment... What is His Royal Highness doing? Why did he arrest so many people at once? Could it be that he is eliminating dissidents? Want to replace them?"

"What replaced it? I heard that the King of England is playing tricks behind this. Do you think it's the King of England..."

"How is it possible, how could the King of England be greedy for power?"

"What's the matter?"

How does God eliminate dissidents!
Guo Huan listened to the conversation of the outsiders in the back room, and almost burst out laughing secretly.

"This group of ordinary people! How do you know the intrigues of the court? If you don't know that disasters come from your mouth, you can only be an official for the rest of your life!"

It was a pleasure for Guo Huan to lie in bed all day long in his heart, complaining about his colleagues chatting outside, but as there were more and more officials outside and more and more news he heard, Guo Huan felt something was wrong.

Zhao Hao, Minister of Rites, Wang Huidi, Minister of Criminal Justice, Wang Zhi, Minister of War, Mai Zhide, Minister of Industry... These people seem to be greedy for food and tax with him.

(End of this chapter)