Jingtai Fenghua

Chapter 293 Too Many

Wang Zhi left quickly, taking those confessions with him. These confessions needed to be saved, and they would be sent to the capital for conviction when the time came!
But with these confessions and the evidence from the house raid, those officials are basically doomed!
Lin Cunde went outside, chatted with Xiang Qing and the others for a while, and then went to eat together. Lin Cunde and the generals ate happily and casually. Those generals also knew Lin Cunde's character. As long as there were no big problems and he was easy to talk to, If something goes wrong, you will be out of luck!
This meal lasted for more than an hour. Lin Cunde did not drink more, but only drank a few glasses. Lin Cunde found that his drinking capacity was still acceptable!
Back at his residence, Zhu Ji was already waiting for Lin Cunde.

"Master Hou!" Zhu Ji stood up immediately when he saw Lin Cunde coming in. There were three thousand households with him!
"Well, here we go, sit down, sit down! Brother Shang De, you make tea, I'll drink the wine and sit here for a while!" Lin Cunde said to Zhu Ji.

"Hey!" Zhu Ji nodded quickly with a smile!

Then he sat down, poured a cup of tea for Lin Cunde, placed it in a convenient place for Lin Cunde, and said at the same time: "Master Marquis, can I give you a report?"

"Well, tell me!" Lin Cunde closed his eyes and leaned there!

"Sir, sixty-two officials have been arrested so far. Among them, five more were found through interrogation today and have been arrested. In addition, eleven houses have been ransacked. However, some of them are not locals and have not How many properties can be bought locally, but there are quite a lot of properties in their hometown!

Now we have also sent people to their hometowns to continue searching their homes! Preliminary statistics show that there are 120,000 dans of grain, 250,000 taels of silver, more than 98,000 acres of land, 18 boxes of antique calligraphy and paintings, 22 boxes of jewelry and other valuables, and we have also taken control of their families. There are a total of Two hundred and seven people, including 55 children under the age of twelve and 37 elderly people over the age of sixty! "Zhu Ji sat there and reported, while Lin Cunde listened with his eyes closed.

"You are not allowed to mistreat the family members of those criminal officials, and you are not allowed to humiliate them. If I find out, I will advise your Majesty to fire the Jin Yiwei. The people in the Jin Yiwei themselves know the law and must enforce the law. Although those who enforce the law must be strict, they must not lack conscience. We cannot lose our bottom line!" Lin Cunde sat there and said.

"Don't worry, sir. I have made it very clear to the brothers who came to perform the mission this time. As long as I find anyone committing adultery or violating the law or insulting the family members of officials, I will severely punish them, no matter who they are!" Zhu Ji immediately He raised his hands to Lin Cunde and said.

"The list of supplies has been registered. All these supplies must be sent to the capital. The land deeds, house deeds, and shop contracts must be sent to the capital. As for whether to hand it over to His Majesty or to the Ministry of Household Affairs, you need to ask Your Majesty for instructions first!" Lin Cunde opened his mouth. He looked at Zhu Ji and said.

"Yes, sir!" Zhu Ji nodded and said, then took some paper from a thousand households and handed it to Lin Cunde and said: "This is a record of officials from Zhejiang Province. They received letters from the capital. It was mainly officials from the capital who revealed the news. There are many officials in the records!”

"I won't read the list, leave it to Your Majesty. What I want you to do is to keep an eye on the homes of those officials and not allow them to transfer their property or allow their families to escape!" Lin Cunde waved his hand and said to Zhu Ji.

"Yes, sir!" Zhu Ji said seriously again, while putting away the paper.

"Thank you for your hard work during this period. Without you watching, we wouldn't have cleaned up things here so quickly!" Lin Cunde looked at Zhu Ji with a smile and said.

"Sir, this is our duty. These corrupt officials are really hateful. They are simply plundering the people's wealth. This is not allowed! They must be punished severely!" Zhu Ji also gritted his teeth and said, regarding corruption, Zhu Jiruo hated him to the core.

"Well, Liangjiang and Guangxi are the tax centers of our Ming Dynasty. Our Ming Dynasty's finances are entirely supported by these four places. If corruption becomes common here, it will harm the interests of our Ming Dynasty. Now our Ming Dynasty's treasury is empty, but Those officials have hundreds of thousands of tons of food. If all the food from those corrupt officials' homes is collected, it will probably be enough to feed the people of my Ming Dynasty for a year! Taxes!

The court has no money, but the officials have money! The court has no money for war or construction, but the officials have money for food. A meal can cost several thousand taels of silver. One meal is enough to cover the expenses of a hundred ordinary households for a year. How can that be tolerated? Lin Cunde sat there and said a little angry.

"Sir, we know that restaurant is opened by the younger brother of Liu Yangming, the general secretary of the General Affairs Bureau. Basically, all the hospitality in Zhejiang Province is in this restaurant. The price is very expensive, five or six times that of other restaurants. Of course, I heard The food there is indeed good, but far from worth the price.
Moreover, by eating in this restaurant, many officials are sending money to Liu Yangming in disguise. As Liu Yangming, as the right official, he can send memorials to His Majesty and speak in front of His Majesty. Therefore, these officials often come here to eat! "Zhu Ji explained to Lin Cunde.

"No wonder, I thought it was opened by a local official's family, but I didn't expect it was opened by You Tongzheng's younger brother!" Lin Cunde nodded after hearing this.

"Liu Yangming has many questions during today's interrogation!" Zhu Ji looked at Lin Cunde and said.

"I don't care about this. This is a matter in the capital. Your Majesty will handle it!" Lin Cunde waved his hand and said. Dealing with Liu Yangming is very simple, but for Lin Cunde, the implementation of the New Deal in Zhejiang and Jiangxi is the most important. Others can be Put it aside for now, and when you are done with these things, you will have time to deal with them later. "In addition, we are also keeping an eye on the other mansions, and we are just waiting for you to come over and take care of them!" Zhu Ji said to Lin Cunde.

"I'm not going. I'm going back to my hometown first. I'll leave the rest of my husband's affairs to those people!" Lin Cunde waved his hand and said.

"Ah!" Zhu Ji and the few thousand households looked at Lin Cunde in surprise. They could not trust those civil servants.

"When the time comes, just give me the list of each prefecture. They don't dare to mess around. If there are any people on my list who have been arrested, they need to give me an explanation!" Lin Cunde said with a smile to Zhu Ji.

After Zhu Ji heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Sir, this is the best. Otherwise, I really don't know what they will do. Maybe they will secretly let those people go!"

"They don't dare to do it now, but something like this will definitely happen. It's just a matter of time. Just wait. You Jin Yiwei will keep an eye on it first. This anti-corruption campaign is mainly due to your Jin Yiwei. We are just here to pick peaches. !" Lin Cunde said to Zhu Ji with a smile.

"Your Majesty, you are being humble. Without Your Majesty, how could we have dared to arrest so many people? The ministers in the capital knew about it, and they still don't know how to impeach our Jin Yiwei. As long as you are here, Your Majesty, those civil servants would not dare to mess around!" Zhu Ji quickly said to Lin Cunde.

Then Lin Cunde, Zhu Ji, and the three thousand households chatted about Zhejiang Province, including those officials.

After chatting for almost half an hour, Zhu Ji took the people away, and Lin Cunde took out a list. This list was for officials in Zhejiang who were waiting for vacancies, and there were also some candidates. This time they must be using the officials who were waiting for vacancies. And those who lift people!
Otherwise, it won’t work if there are so many official vacancies and no one to manage them!
Lin Cunde gives priority to candidates and candidates who are over 30 and under 50 years old, especially those who have not yet been awarded a reward position. These people are serving as officials for the first time, and no one knows what kind of officials these people will be in the future!
There are also some officials who Ding You has expired at home, but have never had a suitable position. There are also more than ten people in Zhejiang Province. Lin Cunde also asked Jin Yiwei to investigate these officials who Ding You has expired and are waiting for vacancies. Some of them are indeed good, but Some of them were from Yumei Township, and they also committed corruption when they were officials. Lin Cunde would definitely not use such officials.

Lin Cunde took a look at these lists. Tomorrow, he will ask them to come to the Chief Envoy's Office for a meeting, and at the same time grant some practical positions to implement the New Deal!

Early the next morning, Lin Cunde woke up and went to practice martial arts. At this moment, Lin Cunzhen and Lin Cunzhi also came to practice martial arts. They saw Lin Cunde practicing martial arts so seriously!
After Lin Cunde practiced martial arts and washed up and had breakfast, he went to the living room and found Wang Zhi and Chen Zhao waiting here. When they saw Lin Cunde coming, they quickly stood up and raised their hands to Lin Cunde and said.

"We arrested some more officials last night. How was the interrogation?" Lin Cunde sat down and asked the two of them.

"There is basically no problem. The interrogation can be completed today. Those officials can't quibble. After all, an official has bitten them out. Do they know that they will die, so they might as well hurry up and save their families!" Wang Zhi answered Lin Cunde with his hands in hand. .

"That's good. Yesterday, I asked those officials to go back and notify the county's edicts, scholars, and scholars to come to Hangzhou for discussion. Are they here today?" Lin Cunde looked at Chen Zhao and asked.

"Some people have come, but there are still many people who haven't arrived yet!" Chen Zhao immediately stood up and said with his hands in hand.

"Well, if noon is not here yet, we will send soldiers to invite him. This year, we will judge him as inferior!" Lin Cunde told Chen Zhao.

"This, yes!" When Chen Zhao heard that he wanted the army to invite those people over, he was also shocked, but he also saw Lin Cunde's style of telling the truth here. Even Wang Zhi did not dare to refute, and Chen Zhao also asked the entourage The officials who came over learned some things about Lin Cunde. The more they knew, the more afraid they became of Lin Cunde!

Lin Cunde is not a person who knows nothing. He is a man of great influence in the capital. Moreover, he has actually been on the battlefield. He commanded the decisive battle of Shanhaiguan against Oala and wiped out the invading areas. Who dares to underestimate his ability? Got it!

"After you go back, hurry up and ask them to come over. In addition, I also asked the commander to inform the generals. If there are more than 100 households, they will come over for a meeting. If they can all come in the afternoon, it will be held in the afternoon. If they can't all come in the afternoon, Then we will start tomorrow. If we are not all here by tomorrow, I will ask your Majesty to expel those future scholars and become common people." Lin Cunde said calmly.

(End of this chapter)