The daily life of Dali Siqing

Chapter 427 Chapter 420 Six Yangzhou Forces
The next day, Yang Qingyuan took Jiang Yuyan to the Six Gates of Yangzhou to record his statement.

As a reporter and an important witness, Jiang Yuyan still needs to go through the necessary procedures.

Yangzhou Six Gates arrested nearly 300 people who relied on Hongfang and the forces behind it last night, and the prison cells of the entire Yangzhou Six Gates were full of people.

But at the same time, the pressure from all sides is also coming one after another.

Being able to drive such a big boat in Slender West Lake, and there are brothels ranked in the top three in Yangzhou beside Slender West Lake, such a person will definitely not be without power behind him.

Early in the morning, the Yangzhou government had passed the judgment and sent someone to come.

Yangzhou Mansion is the administrative seat of Yangzhou, and the general judge of Yangzhou Mansion is half a level higher than the general judges in ordinary counties, and it is an official rank under the sixth rank.

You know, Liu Dufeng, the chief arrester of the six gates, was a fifth-rank official before he was awarded the title.

Xia Lie, chief arrester of Yangzhou, is under a lot of pressure on his shoulders right now!
Yang Qingyuan accompanied Jiang Yuyan out of the room after recording the confession, and saw Xia Lie dealing with an official wearing a blue official robe.

According to Dazhou's customization, officials of the seventh to fifth ranks can wear blue official robes.

And the pattern on this person's official robe is small miscellaneous flowers, one inch in diameter, and he should be a fifth-rank official.

It is estimated that it is the governor of Yangzhou or the governor of Yangzhou.

"Xia Butou, who is this?!"

Of course, Yang Qingyuan couldn't cheat Xia Lie. If he didn't show up, Xia Lie might not be able to withstand the pressure from the officialdom.

"Master Yang, this is Lord Yinge Chengyi of Yangzhou Prefecture!"

Ge Chengyi took a look at Yang Qingyuan. He was dressed as a scholar, but his temperament was uncommon and unpredictable. Then he cupped his hands and asked, "What is it!?"

"Yang Qingyuan, a scholar of the Wenhua Palace." As he spoke, Yang Qingyuan took out his name card from his sleeve.

"..."

After Ge Chengyi lost his mind, he immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Yangzhou Mansion, Yin Ge Chengyi, see Master Yang!"

"Master Ge, you are too polite!"

Faced with Ge Chengyi, Yang Qingyuan's posture was very good, he came to support Xia Lie.

He wanted to express his attitude to Ge Chengyi: Xia Lie didn't want to handle this case, but Yang Qingyuan forced Xia Lie to handle it.

"What?! Mr. Ge also came to report the crime!?"

"what?!"

Ge Chengyi didn't understand what Yang Qingyuan meant by this? !

"I was playing in the Slender West Lake last night, and I happened to run into a group of villains who forced women into prostitution, so I came to report the case. Didn't Mr. Ge come here to report the case?!"

As soon as Yang Qingyuan said, Ge Chengyi understood who Yihongfang and Yihonglou had offended!

"The imperial court issued repeated orders to strictly regulate brothel gambling houses. As a result, there are still such things in Yangzhou, and I even encountered them as soon as I came to Yangzhou! Mr. Ge, you, the governor of Yangzhou, have neglected your duty!"

What Yang Qingyuan said made Ge Chengyi sweat slightly on his forehead.

"Master Yang, this is a dereliction of duty by a lower official and incompetent governance. Please forgive me, Lord Yang."

Yang Qingyuan shook his head and said, "You don't need to plead guilty to me, and I'm not your superior. Now that the emperor has allowed me to take a vacation, I have no right to govern Yangzhou. I just want to remind Mr. Ge."

"The next official is all ears!"

"Forcing a good man to be a prostitute is a serious crime. If it still involves human trafficking and killing others, it is a capital crime! Mr. Ge, it is better not to get involved in it!"

Ge Chengyi already knew that Yang Qingyuan was beating him, so he quickly said, "Your Excellency Yang's instruction, I will remember it!"

After saluting again, Ge Chengyi left in a hurry on the pretext that there was still something important to do in the Yamen.

Xia Lie at the side waited until Ge Chengyi left, and immediately saluted Yang Qingyuan, "Thank you, Mr. Yang, for making the rescue!"

Yang Qingyuan shook his head back and said, "Xia Butou is being polite! This matter was originally caused by me, so naturally it is impossible to stand by and watch, but I didn't expect that the power behind Yihongfang is bigger than I thought, and it directly let Yifu Fu Yin came to intercede in person."

Yangzhou Mansion is the governing place of Yangzhou, which is called the mansion, and the rest are counties.

Yangzhou Mansion is like the capital city of Blue Star, and Yangzhou Fu Yin is the leader of the provincial capital city.

This kind of person, who had an accident on the first night of Yihongfang, actually interceded in person the next day, which shows the power of the people behind it.

"There are countless wealthy merchants in Yangzhou City, and their relationships with officials at all levels are intricate. Even our six sects have received benefits from them..."

Xia Lie also didn't show how upright he was, instead he was outspoken.

Yang Qingyuan patted Xia Lie on the shoulder, this is really no wonder Xia Lie, the monthly salary given by Taizu back then was so touching.

If a magistrate of a county is not greedy or appropriative, and lives purely on his salary, he may really starve to death in office.

This is not an exaggeration. When Taizu was in court, the annual salary of a seventh-rank official was converted to about 28 taels of silver.

There are more than two taels per month, which is equivalent to 2400 yuan in purchasing power.

Of course, it is much higher than the average poor peasants, but the object of this comparison is wrong.

No matter what kind of society, there are classes. Seventh-rank officials can already be classified as the ruling class. The monthly salary of such people is only two taels? !

Moreover, the county magistrate can't do things alone, so he needs to recruit the master's disciples to work for him. What is this two taels of silver enough for? !

So even if Taizu held high the sword of fighting corruption, there are still people who continue to follow.

Because of studying hard for half a lifetime and stepping into an official career, the basic food and clothing may not be satisfied. How can these top talents of the Great Zhou be reconciled? !

Corruption cannot be killed with a knife alone!
Especially officials from poor families and those from the head of Guizhou, they do not have the support behind their families, and even all their families rely on their salaries.

For example, Haigang Peak on Blue Star, a magistrate of a county, can only buy two catties of meat for his mother's birthday.

If the low-ranking officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty during the Taizu Dynasty relied only on their salaries, this would be the case.

When he was in prison today, he had a deep understanding of this situation, but because of his childhood experience, Taizu deeply hated corrupt officials, so he would never agree to increase his salary.

Therefore, this phenomenon was not improved until the accession to the throne today.

Today, first of all, the basic salaries of officials at all levels were increased, and then the gray income such as fire consumption was acquiesced, so that the income of officials in Dazhou became normal.

High salaries may not guarantee honesty, but an annual salary that can only guarantee a basic income is definitely a breeding ground for corruption.

On this point, I have a deep understanding today.

Although the income of ordinary officials has been increased, the income of people from the Six Doors has not changed much until the appearance of Yang Qingyuan, which has increased the income of the Six Doors and Dali Temple police officers and field workers. The days are considered rich.

Before that, Six Doors also took money, money from various wealthy merchants.

No way, the brothers have to live their lives too!
"Don't worry! I'm not a pedantic person, so I naturally know your difficulties."

Yang Qingyuan knew that if he didn't have Wudang behind him, he couldn't guarantee that he would stick to his heart all the time.

"It will get better and better in the future."

Yang Qingyuan's tone was flat, but only he knew the pressure involved.

"Then this case?!" Xia Lie asked, and now he felt the huge pressure.

"Continue to investigate, this is a gift I prepared for Brother Dehui! It is also an opportunity for him to open up the situation in Yangzhou. When he arrives, the pressure on you will naturally go away!"

"Yes!"
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In a teahouse in Yangzhou, Ge Chengyi, who had just left for business, was tasting tea here.

"You mean the former Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Yang Qingyuan!?"

A rich old man asked, he is the largest shareholder behind Yihongfang, Chen Tai, and nearly [-]% of the brothels in Yangzhou City are his property.

Ge Chengyi nodded and said, "It's this person!"

A slightly rough voice sounded, "It's just a dismissed person, what's so scary!?"

This person is a salt merchant in Yangzhou, Qi Hongyun, with countless assets in his family, he is one of the richest merchants in Yangzhou, and he also has a share in the business that relies on the red boat.

Chen Tai smiled disdainfully, nouveau riche is nouveau riche, and he has no knowledge at all.

"Boss Qi's words are biased." Ge Chengyi explained.

"Although Yang Qingyuan has been deprived of his position as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, his position is there. He was the second place in Yong'an for 13 years, and he has a meritorious service in the Imperial Academy. He may recover at any time."

Speaking of this, Ge Chengyi let out a long sigh, there is a gap between people.

He is nearly fifty years old and has just become the governor of Yangzhou Prefecture. Even if his official career goes smoothly in the future, he will probably be the governor of Yangzhou in this life.

But once Yang Qingyuan recovers, even if he is released, he will at least be the governor of a state.

"That's not the most important thing!"

Ge Chengyi took a sip of his tea and continued, "The most important thing is that the new governor of Yangzhou, Mr. Wang Hua, is his classmate and best friend! Wang Hua is the number one scholar in Yong'an for 13 years, and Yang Qingyuan is the second. Wang Hua, Yang Qingyuan and the current court left Li Xunhuan, the imperial censor of the capital, is also known as the Three Heroes, and he loves brothers and sisters!"

All the people present were smart people. After Ge Chengzhi said this, everyone already understood that Yang Qingyuan's move was probably paving the way for Wang Hua. After solving them, Wang Hua's prestige was also established.

"Master Ge, what should we do now?! There are still people in Yihongfang who know our identity. Once found out, things will be bad."

Ge Chengyi frowned slightly. Although he took money from Chen Tai and the others, he didn't participate in their mess. He didn't need to participate in this matter.

But Ge Chengyi is a principled person, he has to do things after receiving money!

But now it is difficult to deal with Yang Qingyuan!

Another person on the side also said, "Master Ge, I still need your help in this matter!"

As he spoke, he took out another bank note from his sleeve, which was worth 1 taels of bank note!

This person's name is Wang Anmin, who came from Yangzhou's wealthy Wang family, which has been passed down in Yangzhou for hundreds of years. Even when Houjin slaughtered the city that year, Wang's escaped by buying the coach of Houjin.

But this time Ge Chengyi didn't accept it. Instead, he took out a 3000 tael bank note from his sleeve.

"Master Ge, what does this mean?!"

Qi Hongyun was a little unhappy.

Ge Chengyi didn't care about Qi Hongyun's attitude either. He was a very principled person.

If nothing can be done, he will never accept this money!

Now Ge Chengyi is no longer able to intervene in the matter entrusted by the wealthy merchants. If he is not careful, he will also fall into it.

Ge Chengyi put the money on the table, then stood up and cupped his hands, "Ge's yamen still has official business to deal with, so let's go first! You should think carefully!"

After finishing speaking, he didn't care about the reaction of these shopkeepers and rich merchants, and went out of the teahouse.

Ge Chengzhi's reaction made everyone's expressions a little ugly.

In order to consolidate their power, they have always been willing to throw money at the officials of Yangzhou. They have served as the governor of Yangzhou, Changshi, Sima, and governor of Yangzhou.

In this way, a network of relationships was formed in Yangzhou, allowing their business and influence to be maintained.

Ge Chengyi has always been a happy partner for their cooperation.

This person is very principled, and he never reaches out for benefits indiscriminately, but if he gets benefits from you, he will naturally help you handle things properly.

But today Ge Chengyi ignored him and didn't take any money!

This attitude made Chen Tai feel the seriousness of the matter.

And Qi Hongyun was still struggling with Ge Chengyi's attitude, "This Ge Chengyi, we usually don't give him less money, how could he dare to turn his face and deny him?! Isn't he afraid that we will report him for taking bribes?!"

Wang Anmin looked at Qi Hongyun like an idiot, "Do you have evidence?!"

"The big deal is that the fish will die and the net will be broken!"

Qi Hongyun still has the ruthlessness of a local ruffian in his bones.

"The fish is dead and the net is broken?! Do you have any evidence of him accepting bribes?!" Wang Anmin asked back.

Every time Ge Chengyi was given bank notes, these bank notes had no name and could be withdrawn upon deposit.

That is to say, Ge Chengzhi hid the banknote casually. Unless you can find out where his banknote is hidden, there is no evidence of him accepting bribes at all.

"Then what's the matter, if I personally identify him, it's over!"

Wang Anmin sneered, "If it's so easy, wouldn't it be possible to pull down a high-ranking official by just asking someone to identify him!?"

"Oh! This doesn't work either! That doesn't work either! Then what do you say?!"

Qi Hongyun didn't care about his demeanor, he would show his face to Wang Anmin on the spot.

Chen Tai on the side also thought about it, "Brother Wang, it stands to reason that your Yangzhou Wang clan and Yuezhou Wang clan should belong to the same clan! You can't have a relationship with this Wang Shishi!?"

Qi Hongyun, who was still furious at first, also looked at Wang Anmin expectantly upon hearing this.

Wang Anmin said with a wry smile, "Although the Yangzhou and Yuezhou Wang families have their own origins, it has been a matter of hundreds of years. Now that the two families are in their own lineage, how can there be any relatives to speak of!?"

"And when this Lord Wang was appointed, didn't we all inquire about it?! He has served as the prefect, the governor, and the governor. Our tricks are not in his eyes!"

After Chen Tai was silent for a while, he opened his mouth and said, "Even if there is no way to make this Lord Wang stop, we have to delay the time limit for him to take office, so that we will have enough time to deal with the people from the six doors and eliminate all kinds of unfavorable people. Our evidence."

"This Mr. Wang was originally scheduled to arrive in half a month!" Wang Anmin said, he is the person who has the closest connection with the imperial court among the crowd.

"Or let's spend money to find someone to kill him!" Qi Hongyun came up with another good idea.

"Hehe!" Chen Tai was sure, this Qi Hongyun is a brainless idiot, I really don't know how his family property was earned, if he was a county magistrate, he would dare to think about it, but this is the court of the fourth rank The life officer, the governor of a state, and the chief official of the frontier.

At that time, people from the Sixth Department of Darkness will be attracted, and their huge family business is still here, but they can't hide in the deep mountains and old forests like those gangsters.

What Chen Tai and the others want is success, not sea, land and air!
"Who said that we hired murderers with money to kill people! It is clear that the Japanese pirates attacked the county, and they just killed Wang Shishi! The people killed by the Japanese pirates have nothing to do with us!"

(End of this chapter)