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Chapter 962 Windfall Income (Ten Updates)
When the three directors of Dongying Branch of Dongying Company were playing chess in Yokohama Port, officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Fleet suddenly broke into the branch of Dongfang Company and took one of the directors away, causing the remaining two directors to panic.

At the same time that the merchant group was arrested, a group of officials from the Dongfang Company, which manages the foreign trade of Japan, was also arrested.

In the temporary jail at Yokohama Port, more than a dozen businessmen and several officials were detained.

A beam of light hit their faces, scaring the people inside like rats in a sewer!
"Our intelligence department has jointly seized relevant evidence with the Audit Office, the Supervision Office, the Beiyang Fleet, and the Yokohama Customs Office. Here are the account books and confessions. Shopkeeper Lu, during the past few years, you have smuggled and bribed through joint efforts with the big names in Japan. The directors of Dongfang Company evaded more than 10 taels of tariffs, and others were paid more than 5000 taels. Among the officials, a director was bribed to help businessmen evade tariffs, and received a total of 14132 taels of silver.” There was a figure carrying a strong Light, so that they can not see each other's appearance.

"The tariffs are too heavy, we have no other choice!" Shopkeeper Lu was making the last struggle.

"The tariffs are not low, but they are not heavy taxes, and if it is not for the support of the government, how can you avoid so many tariffs? Don't try to quibble, and don't waste our time! After pleading guilty, you will be sent to the capital to wait. The verdict of the Ministry of Penalty Court!" The chief of the second section of the intelligence department personally interrogated.

"What if we don't plead guilty?" Shopkeeper Lu and others escorted them back to the capital after knowing the plea. They might not escape.

"Those who refuse to plead guilty with definite evidence can be executed on the spot. If there is manslaughter after the incident, I will be responsible for all the responsibilities!" said the person from the intelligence department.

Ruthless enough! How dare you take the responsibility of killing the wrong person on your own shoulders! Shopkeeper Lu and others finally understand why the Intelligence Department is so frightening, they are so conceited that it is unimaginable!
When the prisoner was being interrogated by the Intelligence Department, the inspectors and auditors who came with him were appeasing the officials of the Dongying Branch of the Eastern Company.

One of the three directors was arrested. If they were not appeased in time, it might cause a huge panic in the Dongying branch.

"It's unbelievable that he actually received more than 1 taels of silver from the businessman. The salary of our directors is not low. Why would he covet these silver taels."

"After all, it's 1 taels of silver. Our lifetime salary is not so much. Most of us are greedy for profit and have gone astray."

"Our Dongying branch must conduct self-examination and self-correction, and this kind of thing can't happen again."

The remaining two directors said.

Wang Changyuan returned to Yokohama Port again, responsible for appeasing the emotions of businessmen here.

The arrest of more than a dozen businessmen is a major event that makes them uneasy for the remaining businessmen.They don't know whether the government is simply cracking down on tax evasion or tax evasion, or fattening businessmen and bleeding them.

"Everyone, I came back from the capital and met with the military leader. The military leader has made it clear that this case is not the right thing to do, and it will not turn a small case into a big one. So please rest assured that the future trade with Dongpu Everything is as usual. However, please abide by the law in the future, and do not cross any boundaries, otherwise you will repeat the same mistakes.

Wang Changyuan conveyed his meaning for Chu Yun.

"Fortunately our normal trade has not been affected."

"Shopkeeper Lu is too greedy. He sacrificed everything. This time, in order to avoid customs duties, not only will he put all his family property in it, but he may also put his life in it."

"It is said that the Eastern Company was also infiltrated. I didn't expect that the seemingly indestructible Eastern Company could also be bought."

"People are complicated. Who knows if there are any officials who will provide convenience for others for money."

A group of businessmen who did not have an accident talked happily.

Not all of them were clean, and some of them also evaded taxes, but the amount was relatively small, and the Kyushu Army didn't bother to investigate.

Even so, this group of businessmen who had escaped by chance did not dare to continue to mess around because of this incident.

For a while, Huaxia's various forces in Japan restrained themselves and checked themselves, for fear that they would be arrested if they did something wrong.

In addition to the arrest of more than a dozen people from Dongying, several officials in Beijing who impeached Dayuer were also arrested. They were also found to be involved in the bribery of Dongfang company directors.

The reason why treasurer Lu and several other big businessmen were able to spend 5 taels of silver within an hour of the news of the Western company's issuance of shares was that they had received the news from the capital in advance.

"It's shocking. This is the discovery of their collusion in advance. Otherwise, Wan would involve more officials, and it would not be just a case of this scale." Chu Yun was somewhat shocked when he received the complete arrest report from the Intelligence Department.

The amount involved in Dongying's case exceeded 20 taels, and a director of Dongfang Company was investigated and dealt with. It can be said to be a relatively serious case.

There have been many similar cases in various places in the past few years. Neither Chu Yun himself nor the various systems can completely prevent such things from happening again, unless everyone's assets are completely open and transparent.But that is not feasible at this stage, and it will raise many ethical questions.

"Those who participated in the bribery will be seized according to the law, and the rest will be punished with a fine of 3 to 5 times according to the law..." Chu Yun found that after investigating and punishing this group of people, there was still a few hundred thousand taels left.

This unexpected income will be invested in the "experimental class" steam warship promised to Nelson.After the "experimental level" steam warship is produced, it will be leased to a western company as a frigate, so that the cost can be recovered year by year, which is equivalent to an extra steam warship without investing much cost by the government.

Chu Yun didn't expect to get money so quickly by ransacking the house, but after all, it is a way to kill the chicken and get the eggs, and the annual steady stream of taxes is the source of finances.

After the funds are in place, the next step is to form a board of directors of a Western company, need managers who are good at business operations, and hire a large number of employees.

"However, I just need to supervise the establishment of the board of directors and shipbuilding, and leave the rest to Li Jinde and the established board of directors." After Chu Yun initiated and established the Western company, the rest of the development was left to others. Anyway, he There is no fear that Western companies will be brought down.

At this time, Eastern porcelain, silk, spices, and tea were still very competitive, not to mention industrial products with higher technological content.For example, high-quality steel produced with new metallurgical technology will be sought after if a shipment of steel is shipped to the West.A few tons of high-quality steel can meet the annual import volume of a European country.

If you have good products, you really don’t have to worry about not being able to sell them.

(End of this chapter)