The days when I fished in Daming

Chapter 103
"According to His Majesty's order, Zheng Shiyuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, said that although there is no evidence, the construction of the Huimin Pharmaceutical Bureau cost double the price, and it must be checked immediately."

"The Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Yushitai three law divisions supervise each other and jointly try the case at the Meridian Gate. Relevant personnel will be present immediately. The matter must be clearly investigated, and no one person may be missed. I respect this."

Zheng Xiong who took over the order looked at Zheng Shiyuan, his eyes seemed to say: You can really make trouble.

Zheng Shiyuan looked at Zheng Xiong with an innocent face, wide-eyed and small-eyed, looking at each other.

The "Three Divisions Joint Trial" system was established in the 17th year of Hongwu (1384) in the early Ming Dynasty. In order to strengthen the autocratic imperial power and reduce the number of unjust prisons, the then emperor Zhu Yuanzhang decreed that the three judicial divisions should jointly handle major cases.

The three divisions in the "three-division joint trial" refer to the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.The Ministry of Punishment is the judicial institution at the central level, and it is the only institution with judicial power among the six ministries; Dali Temple is the institution responsible for reviewing the cases of the Ministry of Punishment and various institutions in Beijing in the Ming Dynasty.

I don't know what Lao Zhu came up with to advance the system of the three divisions' joint trial. It may be that he felt that corrupt officials should be rectified.

Anyway, Zheng Xiong, as the key figure, couldn't avoid it even if he wanted to. Zheng Xiong and Zheng Shiyuan immediately set off for the Meridian Gate.

At the Meridian Gate, a high platform has been set up, and all the personnel involved in the case have arrived. Sitting on the platform are the bosses from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Dali Temple, and Yushitai.

Sledgehammer, Chen Dadong and the uncle in charge saw this posture, knelt aside, trembling.

The head of the Ministry of Industry's Construction Department stood aside with a pale face, and Tang Zonglu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, had already arrived.

A group of people who rushed into Huimin Pharmacy entered the gate of Yingtian Mansion. They didn't think there was anything wrong at first. They followed the example of the servants in Xungui's house next door. They behaved arrogantly and didn't say a word.

I was still thinking that nothing major had happened, the relationship with the higher-ups was a sixth-rank, so what's the matter with a ninth-rank organ.

Until the imperial decree was issued, everyone immediately corrected their attitudes. They were all part-time workers, and there was no need to work hard for this matter.

The bamboo tube poured the beans and gave the sledgehammer out. It happened that the sledgehammer was also in the queue, and tremblingly talked about what happened.

"The elder brother in charge gave a reward, and asked the younger one to arrange for someone to monitor Zheng Shiyuan, and then made an accident to kill him. The younger one has no choice. In order to make a living, I ask the adults to show mercy."

After speaking, weeping bitterly, the people who didn't know the truth thought they were just hard-working people running around for their lives.

"Are there any companions?"

"There is also my brother-in-law's sister-in-law, the head of the Ministry of Industry. The younger one was ordered by the head of the Ministry of Industry to send someone to monitor Zheng Shiyuan."

Lao Zhu's decree has been issued, Zheng Yiyan asked about it, and then ordered his subordinates to go quickly to arrest the uncle who is the head of the Ministry of Industry's Construction Department.

As for the head of the Department of Construction and Repairs of the Ministry of Industry, according to Lao Zhu's will, there is no need to worry about it.

Ying Tianfu is the superior unit of Huimin Pharmacy Bureau, and the government official Zheng Yiyan can't escape, so he can only try his best to remedy it and make things better.

After Zheng Yiyan's urging, a mighty group of people rushed to the front of Zheng Xiong and arrived at the Meridian Gate.

So the current scene is that Zheng Xiong brought Zheng Shiyuan to the scene last.

The boss of the third department on the stage saw that everyone was present, so he asked.

"Where is Zheng Tiling of Huimin Pharmaceutical Bureau? According to His Majesty's will, how much did the Pharmacy Bureau spend at that time?"

Zheng Xiong stepped forward and spoke.

"At that time, the officials used a total of [-] guan."

"How can I remember so clearly?"

"The lower official has a good memory, it's natural, there's nothing I can do about it."

Inexplicably choked, Zheng Xiong pretended to be a wave, and the three bosses had nothing to say about Zheng Xiong's explanation. Only such an explanation could work for what Zheng Xiong did in the pharmacy.

Who is not a child prodigy!Lao Zhu, who is not famous in this era, knows who you are, and the basic operation of recommendation.

"Were there no doubts at that time?"

"The lower official doesn't listen to anything outside the window, and only reads the books of sages and sages. He doesn't understand these things. The lower official also informed Fu Yin about this at the time, and the Fu Yin didn't question it. Seeing that there is no problem, the lower official agreed to the price."

Offending the governor and being targeted by Lao Zhu, Zheng Xiong decisively chose the former and sold Zheng Yiyan.

"Where is Zheng Fu Yin?"

"This officer is here."

"What Zheng Xiong from the Pharmacy Bureau said is the truth."

Facing Zheng Xiong's backstab, Zheng Yiyan told the truth.

"Indeed."

"It stands to reason that, as the governor of Yingtian Mansion, you should know something about this matter, why don't you have any doubts."

"At that time, His Majesty issued an order to rebuild the Huimin Pharmacy. I thought that there was a lot of demand in the city of Nanjing. The pharmacy should be built bigger. That's why Dong Luoxi collected enough [-] yuan to supply the pharmacy. I didn't expect that the pharmacy would suffer from it."

"Then you should have heard about it after it's built."

"I do know a little bit, but the pharmacy has already been built, the contract documents and accounts are clear, and the money has been earned by the Ministry of Industry, so I don't say much. Besides, it's a family, and the left hand is the right hand. Let's take it as a lesson."

Facing Zheng Yiyan's reply, everyone thought it was true that the various departments should not argue too much, and sometimes there is nothing they can do if they suffer a loss.

"What is the main job of the Department of Construction and Repairs of the Ministry of Industry?"

"The subordinate is here."

"How much is the cost calculated by the construction department of the pharmacy?"

"It's about half of what the Ministry of Industry quoted, about [-] guan."

"Why do I ask for half more?"

"The Ministry of Industry is too busy, and there is no manpower for the construction of the pharmacy, so they quoted more prices to make the pharmacy quit."

"Since I picked it up, why did I hand it over to a third party?"

"I didn't scare the pharmacy. I thought that the Ministry of Industry would not suffer, so I took over the project, and later reported the matter to Lord Shangshu. I couldn't find any manpower, so I handed over the pharmacy to a third party."

"How much did you pay?"

"Six thousand six hundred guan, the Ministry of Industry won 2000 two hundred guan."

"Who took over, and why did he take over."

"It was taken over by a wealthy businessman, a partner of the Ministry of Industry. Since it has been delivering materials to Nanjing City for free, it also came up with some ideas of compensation."

"Come here, go and bring the rich businessman."

After asking the head of the Ministry of Industry, the three bosses looked at Zheng Xiong again.

"Zheng Tiling, does the pharmacy still have projects handed over to the Ministry of Industry?"

"Yes, the price is about the same. After leveling the land and laying the foundation, the price has dropped a bit."

"Has the Ministry of Industry accepted it? Can Tang Shangshu know?"

"All accepted, I have a lot of work to do, so I handed over the affairs of the pharmacy to the head of the Department of Construction and Maintenance of the Ministry of Industry."

"What do you think about letting outsiders earn money from the pharmacy?"

"At that time, the officer accepted all the interviews, and there was no good way, so he followed the advice of the head of the construction department and contracted out the project. The engineering department made some money, and everyone lived a good year because of it, so they just turned a blind eye to this matter, and all the affairs of the pharmacy were handed over to the head of the construction department."

"Master, what do you want to say?"

"This……"

The principal faltered for a long time and was speechless.

(End of this chapter)