The daily life of Dali Siqing

Chapter 491
In Shanyin Mansion, in the warehouse.

Di Zhiyuan, the Chancellor of Dali Temple, was staring at the box in front of him in a daze.What was piled up in front of him was exactly the boxes containing the payment, there were thousands of them.

After several days of interrogation, Di Zhiyuan got a lot of information.

For example, Cheng Lixue, the leader of the army who was in charge of escorting the payment, had seen the silver before the seal was affixed. Although he didn't check it carefully, it was definitely not stone bricks and sand at that time.

After experiencing the incident of the Yin soldiers, the Liberation Army army arrived in Songyang County only to find out that the salary was missing.

Although Cheng Lixue is not a banker who specializes in dealing with silver, silver ingots and stone bricks should be clearly distinguished.

Di Zhiyuan looked at these boxes again. Although they were soaked in rain and transported long distances, even though they were bumped and bumped on the road, these boxes were too damaged!

Di Zhiyuan squatted on the ground, the paint leather on it had fallen off, and the top of the silver boxes was covered with cracks, and then Di Zhiyuan discovered that this was not an accidental phenomenon, but that the top of every box was covered with cracks , and there are small cracks on the side of the box.

If it is one or two, it is reasonable. After all, the box may be damaged after a long time, but every one of them is like this. This is impossible. How can it be possible to use a box of this quality for the delivery of money? !

Such a box will seep in heavy rain, and the silver in the box will be soaked in the water.

There must be something wrong with this batch of boxes!
"Come here! Immediately take the arrow of my official order and pass it on to Yin Cao from Yuezhou Governor's Mansion!" Di Zhiyuan immediately got up and said to the policeman on duty outside the door.

"Yes!"

The arresters from Dali Temple immediately filed out, and two quarters of an hour later, they brought Yincao from Yuezhou Governor's Mansion into the warehouse.

"Your subordinate Cao Wangli, governor of Yuezhou Governor's Office, has seen Mr. Di!"

For the loss of payment, the heaviest culprits were naturally Cheng Lixue and Qinglong who were in charge of escorting the payment.

Although Wang Li has not yet been held accountable, if the case is difficult to solve in the future and the court pursues the responsibility, he, as Yincao of Yuezhou Governor's Mansion, will definitely be on the court's liquidation list.

These days, Wang Li also had poor food and sleepless nights. Hearing the news from Dali Temple Chancellor who was in charge of the case, and Yuezhou Deputy Inspector Di Zhiyuan, Wang Li immediately rushed over with the policemen.

"Wang Yincao, you are in charge of the bank treasury of Yuezhou Governor's Mansion!"

"It's the next official!"

Di Zhiyuan nodded, "Wang Yincao, I have something to ask! I hope Wang Yincao will not hesitate to enlighten me!"

"My lord, please speak, the lower officials must know everything!"

The prime minister of Dali Temple was originally two grades higher than Yincao of Yuezhou, and Di Zhiyuan is currently the deputy envoy of Yuezhou Ducha sent by the imperial court, and the envoy of Yuezhou Ducha is Li Xunhuan.

Therefore, Wang Yincao was very respectful in front of Di Zhiyuan, not daring to show any disrespect.

"Wang Yincao, I want to know whether the boxes used to escort the salaries to the Shenwu Army were brought by the Shenwu Army, or provided by the Yuezhou Bank!"

Hearing Di Zhiyuan's question, Yincao Wangli's face changed obviously!
"Return...return to my lord, these silver boxes...are all provided by the Yuezhou Bank!"

"Oh?!"

What kind of person is Di Zhiyuan?When he was a Facao in Bingzhou, he was known as a detective. After entering Dali Temple, he was exposed to various major and strange cases.

He also analyzed and exchanged with Yang Qingyuan the theory of micro-expressions during the interrogation, and it was obvious at a glance that this Yincao had a ghost in his heart.

It seems that there is indeed something wrong with this batch of silver boxes containing payment!
Di Zhiyuan didn't ask, but Yin Cao Wang stood under Di Zhiyuan's gaze, but he couldn't stand it anymore!
"Forgive me, my lord! The villain really didn't use these boxes on purpose! I was entrusted to use these boxes as a last resort!"

Wang Li said while kneeling on the ground, the quality of the silver box used was not a big deal!
But at this time, this is the basis for being punished.

"Tell me carefully, if there is anything false, I will immediately hand you over to the Metropolitan Procuratorate!"

"Yes!"

Yincao Wangli stood up tremblingly, and then said, "Master Di may not know, but these silver boxes are actually made by the Yuezhou Bank. Originally, the silver transfers in the state can use the old boxes, but this The silver in the warehouse this time was shipped to the Shenwu Army, so the Yuezhou Bank specially made a new batch of silver boxes!"

"Your Excellency may also know that such a silver box is not a valuable item, and it is not difficult to make, so it is generally made by craftsmen designated by the Yuezhou Bank. After receiving the operation order that day, the next official will As usual, I planned to find a few carpenters to make these silver boxes, but Li Da, the treasurer in charge of Yuezhou Bank Treasury, found a subordinate official!"

Di Zhiyuan had already guessed what was going on.

"He invited the lower official to have a drink. Li Zhangku has a younger sister who married a carpenter, but the family's business is sluggish. I hope that the lower official can hand over the production of these silver boxes to his brother-in-law. By giving us Yuezhou Bank Ku made a silver box to increase his popularity! Li Zhangku and Xiaguan worked together once, and the production of this silver box was not important, so Xiaguan thought about it and handed over the work to Li Zhangku's brother-in-law. "

Di Zhiyuan smiled when he heard the words, and only asked, "How much money did you charge him!?"

Wang Li, who had just stood up, knelt on the ground again, "My lord, I was also confused for a while, and the treasurer Li gave the villain ten taels of silver as a mediation, and then I agreed to hand over the carpentry work to him!"

There are twelve taels of silver, and its purchasing power is equivalent to 1 yuan.

To be honest, these ten taels are said to be a lot less, and it is really not much to say!For ordinary people, ten taels is indeed not a small amount, but for Wang Li, the head of the Yuezhou Finance Department, it is really not a big amount.

According to the criminal law of the later generations of Blue Star, whoever accepts a large amount of bribes shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of less than three years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined.

The maximum amount here is limited to 3 yuan.

Regardless of various special circumstances, the acceptance of bribes of 1 yuan has met the standard for filing a case, but if the suspect pleads guilty and actively returns the stolen goods, the final result will most likely be executed as guilty and not prosecuted . (ps: Almost no one was investigated for embezzling 1w.)
In today's Dazhou, this can't be regarded as corruption.

During the Taizu period, anyone who embezzled 20 pieces of silver would be punished immediately!

However, after ascending the throne today, I feel that the salaries of officials are low, so I increased the salaries a lot for everyone. At the same time, I also feel that the laws enacted by Taizu are too strict, making it impossible for officials to live. So it was revised again.

Corruption of 20 taels of silver, thirty rods; corruption of a hundred taels of silver, flow three thousand miles; corruption of more than 500 taels of silver, immediate beheading!

The penalty point for corruption has been greatly relaxed. Just the ten taels of silver set up by King Cao did not even reach the penalty point for corruption.

Yang Qingyuan and Di Zhiyuan have also discussed this issue, and Yang Qingyuan's final conclusion is: "Today's greedy wind, so stick to people's hearts and can't go, because the salary is too small to support their families."

A scholar of the Great Zhou Dynasty, ten years of cold window, the title of the gold list, and the excellent in learning will become an official.

After going through various examinations and selections, he finally got the qualification to be an official. He thought that even if he could not make a fortune, he would be able to eat and drink without worrying about it. Unexpectedly, it made his life difficult.

It doesn't matter if the family is rich, but those who came from a poor family in Qianshou really can't live well.

A person with a high level of self-morality is a gentleman who is poor, but anyone who has a little wavering in his thinking will naturally find a way to be greedy.

Yang Qingyuan once said that if you want to eliminate people who have committed corruption in Dazhou, if you say that everyone has corrupt behaviors, then good people will definitely be wronged.

But how to catch every other official, there must be only those who are let go, and those who are not caught wrong.

The root of it is that the salary is not enough to support the family, let alone live a decent life.

In Maslow's theory of needs, the most basic is physiological security, that is, basic necessities of life.

As the scholar-official class of the Great Zhou Dynasty, even the most basic survival has to be supported, how can they expect them to realize their original value? !

That's why Da Zhou had all kinds of money-making projects, such as folding color and fire consumption, kicking dendrobium with tip, and the court turned a blind eye to it.

Therefore, relying solely on the deterrence of harsh punishments and harsh laws, there is no way to eradicate corruption!

Di Zhiyuan looked at Yincao Wangli's trousers, which were covered by official robes when he was just standing, but now they were exposed when he knelt down, the majestic Yincao Wangli, a seventh-rank official of the court, had a patch on his trousers.

Today, Di Zhiyuan called Yincao Wangli to come here. The incident happened suddenly. It was impossible for Wang Li to know about it beforehand. However, when the field police from Dali Temple brought him, he must have had no time to change clothes, so this should be his usual routine. dress.

"My lord, get up first! The ten liang of silver is not yet the punishment point of my Da Zhou Law, and I will not punish you at this moment, but I will tell the truth to the dethroning envoy and the inspector. Report! Whether to punish or not is up to the two adults to decide!"

"Thank you, Master Di, for your kindness to my subordinates! I am so grateful!"

"You continue to talk about the silver box!"

"Yes!" Wang Li then got up and continued, "After the lower official accepted the silver, he handed over the making of the silver box to Li Zhangku's brother-in-law. On the contrary, it is [-]% lower than before! Now I am relieved to be an official!"

"Then after these boxes are finished, have you ever accepted them?!"

Di Zhiyuan continued to ask.

"The lower officials have inspected and accepted it, but although the wood used at that time was not as good as the usual ones, for the Yuezhou Bank, it was a one-time silver box after all. After it was delivered to the Shenwu Army in the south, these The silver box is also useless, so the lower officials don't think it needs to be too durable."

When Di Zhiyuan heard the words, he also agreed with this statement. For Yuezhou, it was a disadvantage to withdraw the silver taels from the state bank to subsidize the Shenwu army.Since the governor and below, he must not be happy.

It is understandable to use cheaper materials for a disposable silver box like this.

"There were no cracks on these silver boxes back then!"

"There shouldn't be any!"

Wang Li's tone seemed a little uncertain.

"should?!"

"Your Excellency, when the lower officials inspected and accepted these cash boxes, they didn't check them carefully, but just looked at a few casually, and then let them go into the treasury!"

Di Zhiyuan nodded, and then asked for some details, "Wang Yincao, you abused your power and should have been punished, but considering that the bribes you received were relatively small and the mistakes you committed were not serious, I temporarily Write it down. I hope you will never do it again in the future!"

A gleam of joy flashed in Wang Li's eyes, "Thank you, my lord! Thank you, my lord!"

"There is one more thing. The Metropolitan Procuratorate's audit of the Yuezhou government treasury has begun. You need to actively cooperate with this matter, and there must be no mistakes!"

"Your Majesty would like to obey Jun's orders!"

After Di Zhiyuan waved Wang Li down, he continued to study these boxes.

The damage to these boxes is too strange, and the crack doesn't seem to be broken by internal force.

But no matter how loose the wood used in the box is, it won't be completely damaged like this!

Is the quality of this batch of wooden boxes just a small-scale embezzlement, usually related to the loss of salaries? !

While Di Zhiyuan was investigating the matter, Li Xunhuan also got something.

It's a pity that this harvest is not for the payment case.
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Yuezhou, Shanyin Mansion, imperial envoys go to the palace.

As the inspector of Yuezhou, Li Xunhuan did not directly participate in the investigation of the payment case, but began to track down the subordinates at all levels of the governor's office of Yuezhou.

Such a big case would be difficult without internal support. Li Xunhuan's investigation of corruption is actually a side-tracking investigation of possible internal moles!
"Master Li! There seems to be a problem with the accounts here!!"

Hu Yunji, the censor of Gyeonggi who was looking for joy with his luggage, found Li Xunhuan with a ledger.

"Oh?! What?! There is a problem with the bank in the treasury!?"

If there is really a problem with the bank treasury, it might be the key to unlock the case of the Yin soldiers borrowing money!

"Yes!"

Hu Yunji handed the account book in his hand to Li Xunhuan, "Master Li, I have checked the accounts of the Yuezhou bank, and found that there is a piece of silver missing!"

"Oh?!"

Li Xunhuan took the account book and found that Hu Yunji had marked it out.

"In March last year, Xinchang County under the jurisdiction of Shanyin Prefecture had a tax payment of 3000 taels in the treasury. Chad saw that there was nothing wrong with the books, but after checking the accounts of the funds in and out of the treasury, we finally got the As a result, there should be 76 taels of silver remaining in the current treasury, but the real amount in the treasury is only 3000 taels, and these 74 taels have been spent in various ways!"

When Li Xunhuan heard 3000 taels, Li Xunhuan felt that he was in vain. He originally thought that this would be the key to unlock the case of Yin soldiers borrowing money, but from this point of view, it should have nothing to do with the case of Yin soldiers borrowing money.

Twenty-three thousand taels is indeed a lot for an individual!
But in front of the 800 million taels of military pay, this amount is not enough. Even if 800 taels are missing from the 2 million taels, it takes a long time to count and calculate.

From this point of view, it should be an ordinary account corruption case.

"I see, you will take the lead in this case! If you need manpower, you can second it to Six Gates and Dali Temple!"

"Yes!"

Afterwards, Li Xunhuan's mind was focused on investigating the corruption in Yuezhou.

According to the roster given by Wang Hua, Li Xunhuan has already arrested a group of people according to the plan, but among the arrested people, it seems that there is no one who can be related to the payment case.

Li Xunhuan could only continue to investigate, hoping to find some clues.

(End of this chapter)