Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 340

"According to investigations, since the Jianlu rebellion broke out, the slave chief Nurhaci set up counterfeit gold in the traitor city Hetuala. In order to stabilize the situation in Liaodong and suppress the Jianlu rebellion, the imperial court allocated food and salary to Liaodong many times, during which it was transferred from Yongping Prefecture. When it came to military supplies in Liao, officials in Yongping Prefecture secretly intercepted military rations, cotton cloth, firearms, etc., and even imposed miscellaneous taxes and imposed corvee services starting in the 46th year of Wanli..."

Cui Chengxiu described the case investigated by Tian Ji and his party under the rule of Yongping Mansion. When Zhu Guozuo, Qian Qianyi, Sun Ruyou, Bi Ziyan and other cabinet ministers heard the truth told by Cui Chengxiu, they all showed different expressions. Many of them did not expect this to happen.

This is simply appalling!
I thought that the corruption of officials in Yongping Mansion was only involved in the warehouse deficit case, but I never expected that these guys would actually reach out to other places.

If this is true, this is simply a slap in the face of the court!
Zhu Youxiao was sitting with a cold look in his eyes. The investigation in Yongping Mansion showed him very clearly how corrupt the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was.

Stabilizing the situation in Liaodong and suppressing the rebel rebellion have been elevated to the national policy of the Ming Dynasty for a long time in the past. After all, instability in Liaodong may threaten the stability of the capital, so a lot of expenditures and resources will gradually be lost. tilt towards Liao affairs.

A gunshot is worth a thousand taels of gold.

Troops and horses move ahead without food and forage.

War is never a joke. Once a war starts, huge amounts of money and military supplies will be invested to continuously supply them to the frontline battlefields to ensure that the war can be won. However, in the Ming Dynasty, due to the influence of the culture of the noble and the military, , resulting in not only command power being controlled by civilian officials, but also many powers such as military supplies dispatch and local transportation being controlled by civilian officials, which also changed the taste of many things.

"A small magistrate of Yongping Prefecture has only been in office for a few years, and more than 30 taels of stolen silver were confiscated in his name. This does not include the nearly [-] acres of fertile land, which are all under the rule of Tongzhou and in the capital. Several properties purchased.”

Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and tapped the table, looked at the ministers with a half-smile, and said indifferently: "What's even more interesting is that other officials and subordinate officials were arrested in Yongping Mansion, and the stolen silver totaled more than 40 taels. , with nearly 2 acres of farmland. No wonder there were frequent shortages of food in Liaodong in the past, and there were frequent disputes over wages. It turns out that there was so much shortage of food, wages, and military supplies even before they were shipped out of Shanhaiguan."

"Do you know where the governor of Yongping Prefecture was when he was appointed? In the Ministry of War, he was transferred to the chariot driver's office and the official's department. However, he embezzled more than 20 taels. This was only for himself. As for what others gave him, Bingjingtanjing is another matter, it turns out that you can earn so much money by being an official."

Zhu Youxiao's voice was not loud, but it was enough for everyone present to hear. Everyone in Zhu Guozuo and his party knew the emperor's wrath, which was really shocking.

The location of Yongping Mansion is very special. It is not only adjacent to the important place of Shanhaiguan, but also adjacent to Jizhou Town. This makes it possible to do many things under its rule.

A lot of things can be done behind just one transfer of food, wages and military supplies. Behind these local officials, there are not only officials in Beijing who support them, but also businessmen and other groups who sell stolen goods, and a chain of interests is formed.

Once something like greed gets your hands on it, it cannot be shaken off if you want. Once you are on the boat, don't even think about getting off the boat. It is precisely this that makes greed become stronger and stronger.

The corrupt officials and evil spirits caught in Yongping Mansion were not only involved in Cangchang's loss, but also involved a series of crimes such as abusing power for personal gain, forcing girls into prostitution, and engaging in malpractice for personal gain. What Cangchang could get was only part of it.

"According to reports, Baoding warehouse is in deficit."

Seeing that the emperor had finished asking questions and all the cabinet ministers standing there were silent, Cui Chengxiu spoke tentatively. Seeing that the emperor did not show any displeasure, he spoke very quickly: "It was unexpectedly involved in the pay dispute in Baoding. Baoding is It is to protect the important areas in the capital and Gyeonggi, and to compete with the three guards in Tianjin. Previously, Baoding..."

Cui Chengxiu's report was very skillful. He first explained the overall case of Yongping Prefecture, in order to implicate the embezzlement of food and military supplies in Jizhou Town, Liaodi, etc., and then explained the overall case of Baoding Prefecture, in order to implicate the past Baoding salary riots. Although this matter was previously solved jointly by the British Duke Zhang Weixian and Baoding Governor Hu Sixen, some specific circumstances were not identified. Now that they are revealed, Cui Chengxiu's intention is obvious.

Now that the Integrity Institute has become the target of public criticism, since this fact cannot be changed, more practical actions will be taken to increase its status in the eyes of the emperor. As long as the emperor pays attention to the Integrity Council, nothing will happen to them.

My thoughts are very lively.

When he heard the details of the case investigated by the Baoding Office, the corners of Zhu Youxiao's mouth slightly raised. He could see Cui Chengxiu's little thoughts at a glance, but he didn't say much else.

It's human nature.

In any case, after the North Zhili Cangchang deficit case was discovered, a large number of officials of the Integrity Council led by Cui Chengxiu were considered to be isolated from the civil service community. After all, what they did was to expose some old people. This is Their choice, since they chose career and future, they had to lose something.

Tianqi Dynasty needs a group of ruthless officials, even if these ruthless officials are very ruthless and black, but if they want to rectify the officialdom and kill the bad habits that have lasted for a long time, they must do this!
Time passed minute by minute.

Cui Chengxiu explained the cases investigated in various places in Northern Zhili in great detail. The expressions of everyone present were extremely serious, especially Qian Qianyi and Sun Ruyou. They all knew deep down that the emperor had previously secretly ordered the main force to aid the Liao Dynasty to go to various places in Northern Zhili. For one thing, the advantage is that the emperor is in prison.

Anyone who dares to talk about this matter will surely end badly!

"Haha, my eyes have been opened."

While everyone was thinking, Zhu Youxiao held his hands and laughed, "I didn't expect that a warehouse deficit case would involve so many matters. Cui Chengxiu, have all the people involved been arrested? "

"Your Majesty, after ascertaining these facts, I will work with elite aid and factory guards from all over the country to arrest." Cui Chengxiu hurriedly bowed and reported: "Currently, more than 4000 corrupt officials in Beijing and local areas have been arrested. There are more than 5 evil gentry and profiteers together with their families, and now..."

"All officials caught being corrupt will be skinned and cramped!!"

But Zhu Youxiao couldn't stand hearing it any longer, and he protested and said: "Those who were in the local area did not need to be taken to the capital, but were sentenced to death in various places by me. Their family members, together with the three clans, were all arrested and put into the prison under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu." I am doing corvee service to atone for my sins. I will sort out all the crimes of these corrupt officials. I will compile a record of the traitors and send them to all parts of the world. They will be read out to the officials in various places. Anyone who dares to violate the law will be severely punished!"

"As for those evil gentry and profiteers, I will single out all those who have committed the most heinous crimes and violated the law, and have them all executed by me. As for the other criminal prisoners, they will all be put under the jurisdiction of the emperors in various places, and the emperors in various places will organize labor camps and let them If you have to do hard labor to atone your sins, you will not be forgiven for any of the above!!"

God, this is too cruel.

Everyone who heard this said was shocked. They were skinned and cramped, executed at a languid time, and the key was whether they should be pardoned. If this spread, what kind of uproar would it cause, but for these situations, Zhu You The principal didn't care at all. After saying this, Zhu Youxiao waved his sleeves and left the cabinet.

Since you have done something evil, you will be punished. If you cut the grass without eradicating the root, it is obviously a foolish act. Even for those groups who are still alive, their life is considered finished and they will spend their whole life in labor. This is also considered a mistake. People are put to their best use, after all, there are a lot of dirty and hard work that need someone to do it!
Of course Zhu Youxiao knew what kind of uproar this decision would cause once word spread, but this was exactly what he wanted to achieve. He wanted to use this method to let everyone in the world know how to deal with anti-corruption matters. , How determined is this great emperor of tomorrow? Anyone who dares to reach out will be severely punished!

(End of this chapter)