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Chapter 4722 [A Group of Rats]

Xiang Nan then moved the sword away from Lai Da's throat.

"No, no, I said the wrong thing. I definitely did not embezzle 40,000 or 50,000 taels of silver." Lai Da immediately denied it repeatedly, and at the same time cursed himself in his heart for being an idiot, asking how could he tell the truth.

"Butler Lai, tell me again, how much money did you embezzle?" Xiang Nan handed over the sword again after hearing this.

"I probably embezzled about 40,000 to 50,000 taels. I used the money to buy land, and also donated an official position to my son Shangrong." Lai Da hurriedly told the truth.

Xiang Nan moved the sword away again.

Lai Da quickly denied it again, "Master, I never did that. Never did that. Master, please understand. Master, please understand!"

Everyone present was a little surprised.

"Brother Bao, what's the name of your sword? Why did he start telling the truth as soon as you put it against his throat?" Jia Lian asked curiously.

"This is called the 'Sword of Answer', and it's a magical weapon. As long as you put the tip of the sword against your throat, you must answer every question and tell the truth. You can't hide it even if you want to." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

"It's really a magical artifact." Jia Lian said in surprise when he heard it.

"This is exactly the way of heaven, with good and evil clearly distinguished." Jia Zheng admired the effect of this magical weapon.

Lai Da, Dai Liang and Wu Xindeng were scared to death when they heard this. Even Lin Zhixiao, Shan Daliang and Zhou Rui looked embarrassed.

Who could have thought that Xiang Nan had such a magical weapon, which made it impossible for them to hide the little secrets in their hearts.

"Lai Da, don't you admit your mistake yet?" Xiang Nan put the tip of the sword back to Lai Da's throat and shouted.

"I know my crime and I admit my mistake. Master, please forgive me for all the hard work I have done for you over the years." Lai Da immediately knelt down and begged.

"Write down all your sins and seal them with your signature." Xiang Nan waved his hand, and pen, ink, paper and inkstone appeared, allowing Lai Da to explain everything clearly.

Lai Da had no choice but to confess what he had done.

As the chief steward, he is in charge of almost all matters in the Jia family, and therefore he can get any benefits that come from everywhere.

For example, he could get money for daily purchases at the Jia family, money for leasing the Jia family's land, and money for personal connections. If the servants in the Jia family wanted to climb up the social ladder, from servants to stewards, they had to give him money.

He even dared to take on lawsuits, using the title of Jia's housekeeper to help people settle disputes. As the saying goes, the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister, the two officials in the Jia family are also well-known in the political circle.

All the local officials, such as the county magistrate, prefect, and district governor, had to give them some face. Therefore, Lai Da relied on the power of the Jia family to help people settle disputes many times and took the opportunity to collect a large sum of bribes, which was even not less than what he had embezzled in the Jia family.

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When Jia Zheng saw what he had confessed, he could not help but become so angry that his eyes widened and his eyes were red with anger.

As a member of the Ministry of Works of the imperial court, he did not dare to use his connections to help others settle disputes easily. He did not expect that Lai Da, a housekeeper, would dare to take over the lawsuits under the banner of the Jia Mansion, and embezzle and pervert the law. This is simply outrageous! !

"Asshole! Asshole! I have been busy with official duties these past few years and neglected housework. I thought you were the elders of the family, experienced, loyal and reliable, so I was relieved to leave the matter to you.

I never thought you would do such a wicked thing. If it gets out, I will be implicated. It's so abominable!" He slammed the table and cursed.

Taking on lawsuits and committing corruption and perverting the law were all serious crimes. Once the incident happened, the emperor would not care whether it was Jia Zheng himself or a servant who did it privately, and would always put the blame on Jia Zheng.

By then, these two charges alone would be enough to get you dismissed from office, exiled to a remote frontier, or even beheaded.

It is no wonder that the spirits of the two Lords Ning and Rong would say that the Jia family's luck has come to an end. These servants alone are so unruly. No matter how much merit the Jia family's ancestors have accumulated, it is not enough to make them so corrupt. "Come on, send him to the government and apply for strict punishment." Jia Zheng said repeatedly.

"Master, please spare my life. I know I am wrong." Lai Da was frightened to death when he heard this and begged repeatedly.

If he was sent to prison for his crimes, he would be sentenced to death. Not to mention the strict laws, even the Jia family would not let him live.

"Master, don't rush to send her to the official." Jia Lian waved his hand and said, "After all, Nanny Lai is the old ancestor's person, so it's better to ask the old ancestor for instructions first."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zheng nodded.

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"Butler Lai has already confessed his guilt. What about you?" Xiang Nan looked at Dai Liang, Wu Xindeng, Lin Zhixiao, Shan Daliang, and Zhou Rui and said, "Do I need to bother with anything else? Just write down everything you have done."

"This..." Zhou Rui wanted to talk more, but Xiang Nan handed the sword to him directly, "Actually, I can read your mind. As soon as you use your brain, I know what you are thinking.

It’s just that the master doesn’t know, so I asked you to write it down. Don’t try to play tricks, and don’t try to hide it from me. You can’t hide it from me, so write it down quickly! ”

Although there is no word engraved on Zhou Rui's head, it does not mean that he has not done anything wrong.

In fact, Zhou Rui did a lot of bad things.

There were also people in the Jia Mansion who were stealing from the company and committing thieves.

His son-in-law Leng Zixing was in the antique business, so he was in charge of all the purchases of antiques and cultural relics for the Jia family. He bought low and sold high, and it was unknown how much profit he made.

What's even more abominable is that he secretly replaced the authentic antiques in the Jia family's collection with similar fakes, and then gave the authentic ones to Leng Zixing to sell for money.

Over the years, he had made a lot of money. Although not as much as Lai Da, he still had 20,000 to 30,000 taels of silver, which was quite rich.

In addition, he also took on many lawsuits and committed corruption and abuse of power. In the book, he protected the moneylender Ni Er, and when his brother-in-law Leng Zixing had a lawsuit with someone, he also settled it under the banner of the Jia family.

Dai Liang, Wu Xindeng, Lin Zhixiao and Shan Daliang are all in similar situations.

They are all petty thieves, embezzling money, monopolizing lawsuits, and taking bribes and breaking the law.

Among them, Wu Xindeng and Dai Liang are the worst.

Wu Xindeng was in charge of the treasury. By falsifying the accounts, he moved out large amounts of gold, silver and treasures from the Jia family, amounting to as much as 30,000 to 40,000 taels.

Dai Liang was in charge of purchasing for the Jia family. He also colluded with the insiders and outsiders to buy cheap goods at high prices and take the opportunity to make a profit. He also made 30,000 to 50,000 yuan for this.

"Damn it, damn it, absolutely damn it. No wonder the Jia family has been getting worse and worse in recent years. It was ruined by you rats." After reading their confessions, Jia Zheng was so angry that he slammed the table and cursed.

These housekeepers basically stole money from the Jia family, some stole 40,000 or 50,000 yuan, and some stole more than 10,000 yuan, which added up to more than 100,000 yuan. The Jia family's annual income was only 20,000 yuan.

No wonder the finances have been tight these years and people have to spend money before they earn it. It turns out these rats are stealing. Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, how dare they do that!

"If I don't, I'll get rid of you. I won't be the master anymore and you will take over the job!" Jia Zheng said angrily.

"Excuse me, sir!"

"Master, have mercy!"