Chapter 464
Every time more dogs are slaughtered in righteousness, most of them are scholars who are ungrateful!
This is a famous couplet written by Cao Xuequan, a poet of the Ming Dynasty.
Even though the words are better than the songs, they seem to be righteous, but they often do things that violate their conscience and betray their friendship at critical moments.

This sentence makes sense!
The most typical example is that great Confucian whose water is too cold.

Before the Manchu Qing Dynasty marched into the south of the Yangtze River, this man surnamed Qian Daru was a typical fighter. He often criticized the government in front of Qinhuai Bayan on various occasions, especially brothels, saying what would happen if he became an official in the court.
What will happen if you go to the battlefield to lead troops to fight? Even if you lose, you will serve your country with death. You will never be like those generals who are greedy for life and afraid of death, which has attracted many fans.

The talented Liu Rushi is one of them.

The results of it!
Talking is better than singing, but it's not good when it comes to action.

In 1645 A.D., when the Qing army marched southward like a broken bamboo, when it broke through Yangzhou and was about to cross the Yangtze River and march to Jinling, the attitude of the great Confucian who was fighting the battle changed immediately.

The little concubine Liu Rushi dragged him to throw himself into the water to serve the country, but the Confucian refused on the pretext that the water was too cold to swim.

To put it bluntly, he is afraid of death, and it is better to live than to die. As for the high-spirited talk before, it is just a disguise, to fight for his own interests and attract girls by the court, it cannot be taken seriously.

When the Qing army entered Jinling, Qian Daru shaved his hair and changed clothes and surrendered to the Manchus in the first time. He changed from a main combatant to a surrendering faction, and the speed made many people dumbfounded.

On the contrary, many low-level people rose up to rebel against the Qing army, writing scenes of tragic history.

The reason for this is simple.

A person's choice is often related to his experience.

Dog slaughterers were either ordinary people at the bottom of society or military generals that literati looked down upon. The lives of farmers and handicraftsmen in feudal times were very difficult, especially at the end of the dynasty.

Due to natural disasters and man-made disasters, they are all on the verge of death, they are living for the sake of living, and they don't care about this aspect after seeing too much life and death.

The same goes for generals!
All the generals who are a bit bloody have climbed up step by step through the war. They have experienced too many life and death partings, and they take life and death very lightly.

Instead, these people pay more attention to loyalty and belief, and may even sacrifice their lives for it.

Not to mention those revolutionaries in the war era, they can not only sacrifice their lives for their beliefs, but also hide themselves, don't want to be famous, endure the scolding of their relatives, and sacrifice silently in the enemy's lair.

Just talk about some thugs, some thugs in modern society.

These guys who are desperate for money can laugh and risk their lives to die with others at the second before they die. The reason is not only their personality, but also their life experience, and they don't take life at heart.

In contrast, scholars are no good.

Everything is inferior, but reading is high, which is a true portrayal of the imperial examination era, especially in the Song and Ming dynasties, when the status of scholars was too high.

It's ridiculously high.

In the Ming Dynasty, only scholars can exempt themselves and their families from taxes and enjoyment, and the policy of not worshiping officials and not being punished casually when committing crimes.

When it comes to juren, not only can you and your family be exempted from taxes, but even the land attached to your name can enjoy tax exemption. Even if you can't be an official, you can become a middle-level landlord and live a life of worry-free life with a beautiful wife and beautiful concubines.

This makes it out of the lives of ordinary people, and few have suffered.

Not to mention Jinshi, and ordinary people are even two classes.

This has led to those high-ranking and powerful people, regardless of their calm performance when facing some major events, they can inadvertently decide people's life and death, and even a lot of people's families are ruined by their hands.

In fact, their psychological quality is not necessarily strong, because they have not experienced the hardships of life. Once they encounter life and death beyond their control,
It will become panicked, either jumping around like a chicken, or stuffing its head into the soil like an ostrich, trying to hide itself.

There are too many examples of this.

The same is true for Zhong Jialing.

Although he is not as good as a great Confucian like Shui Tailiang, he is much stronger than ordinary citizens and criminals on the verge of crime.

She was admitted to customs after graduating from university, and she took the position of port commander step by step. Zhong Jialing's life can be said to be smooth or dull.

It is normal for Zhong Jialing, who has never experienced a blow, to lose everything in front of her eyes and spend several years in prison in the future.

There are too many such examples before her.

No matter how big a corrupt official is, he can still remain calm in front of the Disciplinary Committee, but after stripping everything away, he looks like Director Zhao of Zhang Hong under the name of XX.

Facing the wall full of money, his feet went limp.

Although his status is different from that of Zhong Jialing, their experience is similar, and it is normal to have the same reaction.

"Can you let me go, I can tell everything I know, and I can take out all the money I earn, as long as you let me go, I can't go to jail.

I have a husband, kids, and parents, and if I go to jail, it's all over. "Zhong Jialing, who collapsed on the ground, begged Jian Huizhen, she knew this was her last chance.

Once caught at the police station, it's all over.

"You are very lucky. Brother Dong shot a big tiger. A fly like you doesn't care at all. As long as you are willing to be a tainted witness to testify against Era Investment, you will let him go."

Looking at Zhong Jialing who was kneeling on the ground, Jian Hui really knew that the matter had come to an end, as long as there was a slight temptation, Zhong Jialing would definitely be a tainted witness.

Jian Hui is really not worried about whether she will inform Times Investment after becoming a tainted witness.

Because for people like Zhong Jialing, it is normal for a fellow Taoist to die in poverty and not to die. In order not to go to jail, it is normal for accomplices who come out to join forces because of interests.

"I want to ask, if I am a tainted witness, can the police force protect my safety? You must know that there are big tigers behind the Lida Trading Group.

Mrs. Lei, you have the director as your backer, you are not afraid, a small person like me is not good, the big boss will really kill people. "Looking around the box, although she knew that no one was bugging, Zhong Jialing's voice was still a little panicked, obviously afraid of being silenced by the big boss behind the scenes.

"Don't worry, Weidong has made a big move this time, not to mention the big boss behind the investment in the era, the big prince of the South China Tobacco Company, even the South China Tobacco Company, we will not let it go this time."

Patting Zhong Jialing, Jian Huizhen expressed her reassurance, "After the certificate is completed, I will arrange for you to go to the mainland for a few months, and you will come back after we have finished the case."

"South China Tobacco Company, Lida Trading Company and South China Tobacco Company are related, no way, South China Tobacco Company is the largest tobacco company in Xiangjiang, monopolizing Xiangjiang's tobacco, Lida Trading Company actually poached its own corner."

Although I know there is a big tiger behind the Lida Trading Company, but the South China Tobacco Company is a bit too big. This is a company with a market value of tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars.

You don't need to use your own hands, as long as you think about it, countless people will help him do it.

"Without the support of South China Tobacco Company, how could Lida Trading Group, a newly established group, become the second place in Hong Kong within three years, and you and a few moths can hide Lida Trading Group's smuggling across the sea, and no one will know about it. To tell you the truth.

According to Wei Dong's judgment, the chief of your customs must know about the smuggling. "

"Our customs chief knows, it's impossible. He is the famous Maitreya Buddha in the customs. He has seen a nice guy who smiles at everyone. How could that be?" Zhong Jialing asked.

"Why not, don't forget that your customs chief is the first Chinese customs chief, and it can be said that he has created history." After taking a blank look at Zhong Jialing, Jian Huizhen smiled,

"Just like Chief Cao of our police force, don't look at him smiling all day long, you can say he has no skills, to tell you the truth, just an old fox, let alone me, even Wei Dong has a headache when he sees him.

The same goes for your customs chief. He was able to become the first Chinese to return to the customs before the Ying people left Xiangjiang. It can be said that his ability is far beyond ordinary people, not to mention that he climbed up from the bottom of the customs step by step.

The control and understanding of the customs is far beyond your imagination. It is an exaggeration to say that there is a trouble.

But the Lida Trading Company has been smuggling tobacco for several years. If your customs chief doesn’t know that the sun rises from the west, or even the news that Lida is behind the South China Tobacco Company’s eldest prince, he will find out. "

"Since the Commissioner knows that we are smuggling, there is nothing to expose the Hong Kong government to lose so much pre-tax."

When she heard that her immediate superior, the head of customs, knew about the smuggling, Zhong Jialing felt terrified for a while. It turned out that the matter had been exposed long ago, and she was a clown in front of the head of the customs, letting others watch the show.

"Because exposing him is not good for him." Jian Huizhen said with a smile, "Being the first Chinese customs chief, it is impossible to go up.

Exposing the smuggling of the Lida Trading Group is good for the Hong Kong government and tax revenue, but for the head of customs, it doesn't matter if the credit is there or not.

Of course, if there is no South China Tobacco Company behind Lida, it will be eliminated easily.

But it is different with South China Tobacco Company.

As the largest tobacco company in Xiangjiang, South China Tobacco Company must have to deal with the customs, and even the chairman of the South China Tobacco Company and the customs are good friends.

In this case, why didn't he wait and let South China Tobacco Company owe him a favor to maximize the benefits.

So, in the past few years, the head of customs not only turned a blind eye to Lida’s smuggling, but also used his power to put pressure on you to conceal the smuggling. "

"I still don't believe it." Zhong Jialing said with her head down.

"Just try calling and you'll know. Don't tell me you don't know how to say it." Jian Huizhen took out her phone and gestured.

"Woolen cloth!"

Zhong Jialing nodded, sighed deeply, calmed down, took out her mobile phone and typed, "Director Guan, I'm Zhong Jialing."

""Commander Zhong, you still call me after get off work, what's the matter? " Regarding Zhong Jialing's call, the director was a little puzzled, and didn't understand why she was looking for him.

"Director, I heard that the police force, the ICAC and other departments jointly took action to crack down on tobacco smuggling in Xiangjiang. Lei Weidong is in charge of this matter. It's true or not."

Zhong Jialing asked with great concern.

"Commander Zhong, you are very well informed." On the other end of the phone, the head of customs frowned slightly. For a person in his position, even when chatting with others, every sentence has a deep meaning. .

He knew that Zhong Jialing assisted the Lida Trading Group in smuggling, so he felt that the situation was not good, so he asked himself to find out, so he said with a smile:
"The main reason is that there is too much black smoke in Xiangjiang. The people of Yingguo organized this operation because they felt embarrassed. Why, Commander Zhong, are you concerned about whether this is involved?"

"Officer, let me confess to you that I have cooperated with Lida Trading Company over the years and provided a lot of convenience for its export. I didn't make much money, mainly because of my friend's face."

Zhong Jialing sobbed and said,

"Director Guan, you also know how powerful Lei Weidong is. It can be said that there is no case to be afraid of. Although I am not involved in the case deeply, but with Lei Weidong around, it will be very troublesome as long as I get involved. You also know that I have seniors and juniors. Yes, it will be troublesome once you go to jail.

Please tell me what I said above, let me go. "As she spoke, Zhong Jialing burst into tears.

"Commander Zhong, you don't have to worry. Things haven't reached a certain point. This time, it may be the same as before. You have to know who Lei Weidong is, the richest man in Xiangjiang. He doesn't have much time to spend on tobacco smuggling. .”

Hearing Zhong Jialing crying, the director comforted her.

"Isn't it not afraid of ten thousand, just in case?" Zhong Jialing said crying.

"Don't worry, the sky won't fall. You are still a member of our customs. The police will always notify me if they want to arrest you. This time, I will ask you about the situation. If nothing can be done, I will help you get a tainted witness." Happening.

If you can suppress it, then forget it. Be honest in the future and don't cause trouble for me. "The tone of the customs chief was very serious, which made Zhong Jialing nod and say yes.

"Thank you, Chief Guan!" Zhong Jialing hung up the phone with great gratitude.

"How?" Seeing Zhong Jialing hang up the phone, Jian Huizhen asked with a smile, "Did you already know?"

"As you guessed, the chief officer knew about my smuggling feelings and heard me report the smuggling." After hanging up the phone, Zhong Jialing nodded, expressing that her guess was right.

As expected of Chief Guan, he is very scheming. Compared with him, the gap between him as a commander is not a bright spot. Fortunately, he is not interested in him, otherwise he would have to count the money if he was sold by him.

Compared with him, my husband is like a white lotus.

"Should we inform the South China Tobacco Company and let them prepare early, Lei Weidong's reputation is not just blown out."

At the same time, the customs chief who hung up the phone fell into deep thought. He didn't expect Zhong Jialing to turn herself in. Fortunately, he contacted himself first. If he went directly to the police force, it would be troublesome.

He doesn't care about money, but favors, especially those of the rich, are very precious.

(End of this chapter)

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