Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 288 Arriving in Hangzhou: Old subordinates

Lin Cunde sat in the cabin drinking tea and looked at the list carefully. At the same time, he also looked at the officials from the two provinces given by the Ministry of Personnel, thinking about which officials still needed to be investigated carefully. If there was a problem with an official, it might be an accidental phenomenon. But with so many officials being corrupt, it is impossible to say that the officials above are unaware of it!

Moreover, especially those high-ranking officials, if they knew about it, they would either acquiesce or receive the benefits!

Therefore, Lin Cunde needs to screen carefully to see if those officials may still have problems, and they will need to be investigated strictly when the time comes.

After a while, Wang Zhi led all those people over. He saw Lin Cunde looking at something, so he smiled and said to Lin Cunde, "Sir, are you starting to look at things so early?"

"Well, I want to check the lists of officials from these two provinces, as well as the lists investigated by Jin Yiwei. This time, I will clean up one by one, and then preach the new policy one by one, so that the local people can know What's going on!" Lin Cunde nodded and said to Wang Zhi and others.

"Is it a little slower to check one prefecture after another? From now on, it may take us a year to complete it!" Wang Zhi was stunned when he heard that Lin Cunde was investigating like this!
There are 14 prefectures under the jurisdiction of Jiangxi Province and 11 prefectures under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang Province. Each prefecture comes one by one. According to ten days per prefecture, it also takes more than two hundred days. I will stay in these two provinces this year!
"No, let's focus on investigating some key corruption areas first. For those with few corruption problems, we can divide them into two groups. We will talk about this later. Everything is difficult at the beginning. Once things get easier, it will be faster!" Lin Cunde shook his head and faced Wang Say it straight.

"Then where to start investigating?" After hearing this, Wang Zhi didn't want to refute. Anyway, it was Lin Cunde who had the final say. Now, he also asked the question that everyone is most concerned about!
"Well, let's talk about this later!" Lin Cunde shook his head and said, he didn't want to tell them now!

Once I tell them, they may inform them in advance. Wang Zhi himself knows that he has many disciples. He is not sure whether he will inform them. Moreover, the officials who came with him total more than forty Man, who dares to say that he has no friends there!

In addition, Lin Cunde discovered that there were thirty officials sent from Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces alone this time. There was nothing we could do about it. During the Ming Dynasty, Jiangxi had a lot of scholars and officials. There are also many in Zhejiang, so Lin Cunde can't help it if there are so many officials from these two provinces!
Lin Cunde originally wanted to select some officials who were not from these two provinces, but found that it was difficult to recruit officials from the Sixth Ministry, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Dali Temple. Although some were not from these two provinces, their grades were very low and they were difficult to shoulder heavy responsibilities. !
Therefore, Lin Cunde could only hide it from those officials!

Lin Cunde didn't want to tell them his plan, he just told them how to do it! To avoid unnecessary complications.

"My lord, should you go back to your hometown first or handle the case first?" Wang Zhi looked at Lin Cunde and continued to ask.

"Let's handle the case first. You guys should be familiar with how to sort it out first, and then I'll go back and have a rest!" Lin Cunde thought about it for a while, and then told them about the matter.

I don’t want to waste time, I still want to handle the case first!

Wang Zhi and the others nodded after hearing this.

Then the deputy capital imperial envoy Ding Wanyuan looked at Lin Cunde and asked: "Excuse me, my lord, how to handle the case. Can you give me some instructions? This case is different from the previous cases. Should I handle the case according to the previous procedures, or do you have your own considerations?"

"If the case is handled according to the previous method, when will it be done?" Lin Cunde looked at Ding Wanyuan and asked.

"Please make it clear, sir!" Ding Wanyuan said again with his hands in hand.

"We'll know when we get there. It's too early to say this now!" Lin Cunde also looked at Ding Wanyuan coldly and said!
After hearing this, Ding Wanyuan was stunned for a moment and then sat down. The others were looking at each other. Lin Cunde seemed to have no intention of discussing with them, and he obviously didn't trust them!
This made it a bit difficult for them. Before they came, their bosses, friends, and benefactors all gave them numerous warnings, hoping that they could rescue some people, and they must find a way to rescue them. Moreover, they also have their own friends, and they also Hope to save a few people!

But now that Lin Cunde didn't tell them anything, they didn't know what to do!
"Well, let's recharge our batteries in the past few days. Once we start working on the case, we will be busy!" Lin Cunde said to them with a smile, and then started making tea!
Those people can only smile bitterly in their hearts, what else can they do now?
The officials along the way were helpless after receiving the notice. In fact, they really wanted to curry favor with Lin Cunde. They hoped to receive Lin Cunde and gain a good impression in front of Lin Cunde, so that if anything happened in the future, they could go to Luling, the capital. A visit from the Hou Mansion!

But Lin Cunde didn't give them a chance at all.

The official ship kept going south, and Lin Cunde sat in the cabin from time to time and looked at the scenery outside. As it went south, the weather became hotter and hotter. Now the south has entered the stage of autumn. The weather is very sultry and not as comfortable as the cool autumn air in the north!

Moreover, the weather this year is also abnormal. There was a lot of rain in the first half of the year and less rain in the second half of the year. Although a drought has not yet formed, if the high temperature continues like this, it is estimated that the rice production in the south may be reduced. Seven days later, Lin Cunde and the others arrived in Hangzhou !
Officials from the Zhejiang Provincial Government Department, the Hangzhou prefect and other officials also came to the dock to greet him!
These people are sweating on their foreheads, either because of the heat or because they are not sure about their future. They also know that this time Lin Cunde came to Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces, but he came with a purpose, and the news from the capital is also now Pass it over here!

Although there is no specific news, they know some general news. They also know that many officials are expected to be unlucky this time, but some officials are still lucky!
The leader was Lin Cunde's old subordinate, Zhejiang Commander-in-Chief, Bo Xiang Qing of Jincheng, followed by Zhejiang Zuo Chief Envoy Chen Zhao, and the Punishment and Inspection Envoy Luo Tang. It was supposed to be the Chief Envoy Chen Zhao who led the audience.
But Xiang Qing's status is higher. Xiang Qing is an earl, super rank, and he came here to serve as the commander of the capital. He also came here with a mission, which was to prepare for the Japanese. Therefore, Xiang Qing came here to be in a subordinate position, but , Xiang Qing also knows that as long as he does a good job here, he will return to the capital sooner or later!

"Sir!" After Xiang Qing saw Lin Cunde, he saluted Lin Cunde very excitedly. Lin Cunde went over and the two hugged each other!
Lin Cunde let go of Xiang Qing and looked at Xiang Qing carefully: "It's okay, it's still dark, which means he went to inspect the defense!" "That's for sure, sir, how dare you relax, if you do, how can you be right?" Your Majesty's expectations for the general!" Xiang Qing said to Lin Cunde very confidently.

"Well, that's good. This is Wang Zhi, the Minister of Civil Affairs. You must know him!" Lin Cunde said and turned around and began to introduce Xiang Qing.

"I've met Uncle Jincheng!" Wang Zhi saluted Xiang Qing first, and Xiang Qing immediately returned the salute: "I've met Dazai!"

Then he said to Lin Cunde: "Sir, I will introduce you to you. This is Chen Zhao, the political envoy to the left of Zhejiang Province!"

"I've met the Marquis of Luling!" Chen Zhao saluted Lin Cunde.

Lin Cunde nodded with a smile. Chen Zhao had just been transferred here not long ago. The affairs in Zhejiang probably had little to do with him, but Lin Cunde did not dare to say whether this person was really honest.

"Sir, this is Luo Tang, the envoy for punishment and inspection!" Xiang Qing introduced again.

Luo Tang also began to salute Lin Cunde, and Lin Cunde just nodded. Luo Tang's problem is not small. The amount of corruption money that has been identified now exceeds 300,000 taels. Moreover, his family has more than 7,000 hectares of fertile land, totaling nearly 100,000 taels. Mu, this person is the key target to be arrested!
Xiang Qing continued to introduce to Lin Cunde the people who came to greet him this time, including Xiao Teng, the prefect of Hangzhou, and others.

Lin Cunde just nodded and didn't say much!

But then Lin Cunde's smile crept up, because he saw many of his old subordinates, the officers of the 10,000 Infantry Army who had followed Xiang Qing before. There were two commanders, four commanders, and four Commanding the general affairs, there are more than ten thousand households and more than twenty deputy thousand households!
When those people saw Lin Cunde smiling at them, they immediately knelt down on one knee in front of Lin Cunde, cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, sir!"

"Everyone get up, everyone get up!" Lin Cunde smiled and went over to help them get up. These people also smiled when they looked at Lin Cunde.

"Are you still getting used to it? The climate in the south is very different from that in the north, and it's also very nurturing. Don't be blinded by the prosperity!" Lin Cunde pointed at the generals with a smile.

"Sir, you don't dare. Recently we are supervising and training the Japanese troops in Zhejiang!" A commander said with a smile to Lin Cunde.

"That's good, my brothers, I also want to tell you some good news. By next month at the latest, your salary and bonus will be many times what they are now. Therefore, you are not allowed to reach out randomly, you are not allowed to agree to requests, and you are not allowed to come. Come to me to intercede! Also, what I don’t want to see the most is that you committed a crime and it was in my hands. I can warn you that I will give you a good beating before the national law comes to punish you! Lin Cunde pointed at them and warned.

"Don't worry, sir. If we really commit a crime, you don't need to whip us. We'll kill ourselves in the direction of the capital!" a commander said with a smile.

"You are so beautiful. Let me tell you, I will take a beating before I die, otherwise I won't be able to relieve my anger!" Lin Cunde pointed at the conductor and cursed with a smile.

"Hey!" All the generals laughed.

The civil servants who came to greet them were very envious of the generals and knew that these generals came from the Fifth Army Camp. Lin Cunde was the admiral of the Fifth Army Camp. Moreover, these people followed Lin Cunde to Shanhaiguan to attack Liaodong Town!

"Well, sir, how about you stay in my house during your stay in Hangzhou?" Xiang Qing came over with a smile and asked Lin Cunde excitedly.

"I live in your house, where do you live?" Lin Cunde asked with a smile.

"I bought a mansion. The mansions in Hangzhou are much cheaper than those in Beijing. I bought a three-entry courtyard. When I learned that the adults were coming over, I asked those people to seize the time to decorate it. Now it is completely decorated. I and I Madam and her family live in a rented house!" Xiang Qing said to Lin Cunde seriously.

(End of this chapter)