Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 492 Shocked

Abdullah's business was shut down, and news of suspected gold smuggling spread like wildfire in Guangzhou, causing an uproar.

In the following time, the Guangdong State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission began a thorough investigation of Guangdong firms, and the Procuratorate and the Metropolitan Procuratorate also intervened successively.

A big case seems to be about to turn out.

It was at this critical moment that Chen Jinghe suddenly received a report from Wu Shigao.

"Hurry up and release that Arab businessman named Jadam."

Chen Jinghe was dumbfounded by the straightforward words.

The high-ranking Wu Shigao has no extra time to waste his tongue with Chen Jinghe. As the top leader in Guangdong, Wu Shigao forcibly interferes in this case in an almost brutal way.

"Didn't you hear what the officer said, go and let him go."

In less than two days, no matter how you caught us, you have to release us with your own hands!

Kang Hongjian's words sounded in Chen Jinghe's mind, and the latter subconsciously clenched his fists and squeezed out a sentence from his jaw.

"why?"

Wu Shigao didn't expect that Chen Jinghe would dare to question him. If other officials said this, he would have to dismiss him on the spot, but for the sake of the Chen family and Chen Jiading, Wu Shigao endured it.

"The overall situation is the most important thing. Do you know that in Guangdong, Abdullah's company has business dealings with many Arab companies. You have made a lot of noise about this matter, and you are still spreading rumors about suspected smuggling without evidence. It's frightening.

The officer has ordered the Department of Shipping to conduct a thorough investigation of the customs, and found no crime of smuggling. If you don’t let them go, if you cause Arab businessmen to withdraw from Guangzhou on a large scale, you will be guilty of this mistake! "

Seeing Chen Jinghe wanted to say more, Wu Shigao waved his hand arrogantly.

"Don't go soon!"

The former forcibly controlled his almost explosive emotions, turned around and left aggrieved, and as soon as he walked out of the chief envoy's yamen, he found a carriage of the Chen family waiting outside the yamen.

Chen Jiading was sitting in the carriage!
"That Wu Shigao is a bastard!"

Chen Jinghe got into the carriage and cursed furiously: "I'll kill him sooner or later, I'll kill him sooner or later!"

"Wu Shigao didn't deliberately protect him." Chen Jiading said a good word for Wu Shigao: "Now, the proportion of Arab capital in Guangdong is becoming more and more important. Under the good situation, Wu Shigao is also afraid of causing the loss of foreign businessmen."

"He was afraid that these Arab businessmen would leave Guangzhou for Quanzhou, which would affect his promotion in the future."

There is no official who doesn't care about political achievements. Chen Jinghe can figure out why Wu Shigao did this without Chen Jiading's explanation, but this does not prevent him from killing Wu Shigao in the slightest.

"Under Wu Shigao's governance, Guangdong is simply too dark!"

Thinking that after he called to Guangdong, he couldn't do anything and wouldn't let any case be investigated. Chen Jinghe felt aggrieved and wanted to vomit blood.

"The foundation of being an official should be the heart of the people."

For a moment, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and when he took a step back, the more he thought about it, the more he suffered. Chen Jinghe was also depressed for a long time, and suddenly stopped the carriage, and then said in Chen Jiading's astonished eyes.

"I have to find out where the one million taels of gold went!"

Chen Jiading hurriedly stopped him, and tried hard to persuade him: "Wu Shigao even said that he will release him, so how can you fight against him?"

"If he dares not let me investigate, I will cut off his head if I don't stay in Guangdong!"

Chen Jinghe said, "I'm going out of the city right now, and I'll send troops to investigate."

Now Chen Jiading didn't dare to stop him anymore, after all, Chen Jinghe was the prince after all.

Chen Jinghe, who was unstopped, went straight to the guard room of the Stock Supervision Bureau and interrogated Kang Hongjian directly.

"Tell me, where did the one million taels of gold go?"

Chen Jinghe, who was about to go berserk, was determined to solve the case regardless of whether he asked, and he spoke with strong anger.

Kang Hongjian sneered, squinting with almost haughty eyes: "You are a little fifth-rank official, are you in charge? You don't know what you shouldn't know, or you will die."

This almost mocking gesture almost dissipated Chen Jinghe's only rationality. He suddenly took out a dagger from his arms, and then stabbed it into the latter's thigh under Kang Hongjian's incredulous eyes!
"what!"

Kang Hongjian never dreamed that the gentle-looking magistrate in front of him, who was joked in and out of Guangzhou city as the Nanjing magistrate, would be so impulsive, and wailed in pain on the spot.

Several officials who were guarding outside the guard turned their heads to look in, and they were all terrified and at a loss. When they came back to their senses, they all rushed to find Jiang Zhengxun.

"You are crazy!"

Kang Hongjian tremblingly looked at Chen Jinghe, with fear appearing in his eyes for the first time.

"You dare to punish me privately, I won't let you go, I won't let you go!"

"Now, I will not let you go." Chen Jinghe's eyes were red, and the dagger in his hand was pierced three points deeper: "You are willing to be a lackey of foreign barbarians, and you have lost all the integrity of my Ming people. Move, I will kill you on the spot."

The blood and severe pain made Kang Hongjian break out in a cold sweat, and when he saw Chen Jinghe's murderous eyes, it didn't seem like a joke, so he hurriedly yelled.

"I said, I said!"

Just at this time, Jiang Zhengxun, who was in a hurry, ran in quickly. When he heard Kang Hongjian's words, he slowed down instantly, and instead of dissuading Chen Jinghe, he sat down silently, staring straight at Kang Hongjian.

"Gold, gold is smuggled in."

"Where did you get off?"

"Wharf No. [-] of Guangzhou Port." Kang Hongjian answered every question, and shook it all out: "I used the merchant ship of the Guangdong company to declare the customs."

Jiang Zhengxun raised his eyebrows.

The Guangdong firm was indeed an accomplice to smuggling.

Chen Jinghe continued to look at Kang Hongjian, and asked, "Where did the one million taels of gold go?"

As I said before, this Abdullah firm is in the jewelry business, and it is easy to understand the smuggling of gold into customs. What Chen Jinghe couldn't understand was the missing 100 million taels of gold.

Is it made into gold jewelry and sold in the market to make money, or is it used for bribery or exchanged into Ming's currency?
There must be a place to go.

As for depositing in the bank?
This is 100 million taels, not 100 taels.

With such a huge amount of gold savings, it is impossible for the Bank of Guangdong to not even have a stub.

Kang Hongjian fell silent again.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Chen Jinghe immediately shouted loudly.

"Say it!"

"I'll tell you." Kang Hongjian raised his head and looked at Chen Jinghe and Jiang Zhengxun with eyes full of horror: "Are you sure you want to know?

Once you know, you may lose your life. "

Jiang Zhengxun sneered: "You just say it."

"This batch of gold was brought in by Pu Xiangdong, and the total is 150 million taels."

"Last year, our Prince's Royal Highness got married, and the 100 million taels of gold was Pu Xiangdong's congratulatory gift to the king!"

But there was a plop.

Jiang Zhengxun sat down on the ground, dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)