nanming man

Chapter 1059 Military Assets Case

The army of Great Wei State is huge, now there are more than [-] soldiers, and a large amount of equipment and military resources are needed every year.

In addition to important weapons such as muskets, cannons, and swords, which were produced by government-run workshops in the court of Wei State, there were many materials that were relatively safe, non-lethal, and could not be used directly for rebellion, such as soldiers' bedding, cotton shoes, cotton-padded clothes, kettles, etc. , the government directly purchases from the private sector.

And the procurement of military resources by hundreds of thousands of troops, in which the benefits are huge, inevitably breeds corruption.

Gao Yihuan may be able to tolerate general corruption, but he will never tolerate cutting corners in military supplies. Once discovered, he will be severely punished.

This case of military supplies was due to a batch of [-] cotton-padded jackets being substandard, which affected the army's operations.

The equipment equipped by the soldiers is related to the safety of the soldiers, and it is also an important factor affecting the war. Gao Yihuan absolutely does not allow anyone to pay attention to military resources.

Gao Yihuan was furious when he learned that there was a problem with military resources in the Western Regions.

Seeing that Gao Yihuan was angry, Li Yan saluted and said, "Your Majesty, the Changzhou businessman Li Yanting who supplied the imperial court has been captured and handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial."

Gao Yihuan frowned. He transferred a large number of orders from the imperial court to the south of the Yangtze River, which made many people dissatisfied. Now that this kind of thing happened again, it really slapped him in the face and made Gao Yihuan very unhappy.

While he was still in the Western Regions, he received many reports of impeachment against Lu Yifang, saying that Lu Yifang was negligent and criticized Jiangnan merchants.

Many people suggested that in the previous dynasty, the merchants and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River ignored the interests of the world, only valued self-interest, and evaded taxes. Today, in the Great Wei Dynasty, the merchants in the south of the Yangtze River must be cleaned up.

This is tantamount to denying in disguise, Gao Yihuan's strategy of supporting Jiangnan industry and commerce, but Jiangnan businessmen did such a thing, which really disappointed Gao Yihuan.

The character of these people is indeed not guaranteed. They can reduce the tea tax of hundreds of thousands to only a few hundred taels, so it is inevitable that they will not make a name for the Great Wei.

"What did that guy say?" Gao Yihuan said with a sullen face.

Li Yan said: "Li Yanting firmly insisted that the materials sent up are qualified!"

"It's strange, the unqualified cotton clothes are there, and he still wants to quibble!" Gao Yihuan frowned and said, "What do the officials in charge say?"

Li Yandao: "Zhao Mingrui, the head of the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War, admitted to accepting bribes, and the Ministry of Punishment confiscated the stolen money from his home, totaling 500 taels of silver."

Gao Yihuan frowned and said, "How does the Ministry of Punishment plan to sentence?"

"The Ministry of Punishment believes that Li Yanting found Zhao Mingrui and used his fellow countrymen to bribe Zhao Mingrui and put unqualified military funds into the arsenal!" Li Yan said: "The Ministry of Punishment's opinion is that Zhao Mingrui confiscated his home and sent troops to Suiyecheng , in view of his good attitude of pleading guilty, he was demoted to a commoner instead! Li Yanting did not plead guilty, but Mr. Yang Ge, who is in charge of the criminal department, thinks that he has all the stolen goods, so he can be directly sentenced to death!"

Gao Yihuan said: "Zhao Mingrui and Li Yanting are from the same hometown?"

Li Yandao: "They are all from Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. The Yang Ge Department believes that in the previous dynasty, Jiangnan merchants colluded with gentry to transfer benefits to each other. Merchants donated wealth to officials and gentry, while Jiangnan officials spoke for them, gave them convenience, and sought benefits. "

The Great Wei divided Southern Zhili into two provinces, Jiangsu and Anhui.

After listening to Li Yan's words, Gao Yihuan's heart sank. If this is the case, he must be vigilant.

This made Gao Yihuan feel a little shaken, wondering whether he should continue to support Jiangnan merchants.

After a while of silence, Gao Yihuan suddenly looked at Li Yan, "What do you think, sir?"

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I think this matter is not simple, and Yang Ge's department has no real evidence, and only relies on past prejudices to handle the case, which seems a little inappropriate. The southeast gentry has a precedent of collusion between officials and businessmen, and Zhao Mingrui and Li Yanting are indeed from the same hometown. But no conclusions can be drawn from that.”

As he spoke, Li Yan glanced at Gao Yihuan, and said casually: "Speaking of fellow villagers, Chen Gebu and the two of them are also fellow villagers, which doesn't explain the problem at all!"

Gao Yihuan frowned into a "Chuan" word. Hearing Li Yan's meaning, it seemed that things were not as simple as they appeared on the surface.

Gao Yihuan has vaguely noticed that two different political forces are fighting over this matter.

Yang Yongyu was born in the Shun lineage, and he believed that this case was an ordinary case of collusion between Jiangnan merchants and officials from Jiangnan to embezzle and accept bribes, which harmed the interests of the imperial court.

If this is the case, Gao Yihuan must be on guard. A new Donglin will appear within the Great Wei court.

Li Yan just casually mentioned that Chen Mingxia is also from Jiangnan. He obviously disagreed with Yang Yongyu's judgment, as if hinting at it, which made Gao Yihuan wonder who to believe.

At this time, he pondered for a while and said, "If Li Yanting pleads guilty, what punishment will he have?"

Li Yan said: "If he pleads guilty, he should be sent to jail by ransacking his home!"

It's not a good thing to ransack your home and go to jail, but it's better than taking your head to the city!That being the case, why did Li Yanting persist?
"Is the sentence executed?" Gao Yihuan asked.

Chen Mingxia said: "The Ministry of Punishment has used several punishments!"

Gao Yihuan took a few steps back and forth, "Let Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice retry the case together."

Li Yan nodded, saluted and said: "The minister takes orders!"

Gao Yihuan waved his hands wearily, "Okay, sir, step back, I'm a little tired."

……

At that moment, Li Yan bowed and took his leave, Gao Yihuan walked back to his seat and sat down, closed his eyes and leaned back on the chair, and said after a while, "Call Xuanyiwei to command over here."

Not long after, Fang Jiayu saluted and said: "I pay homage to Your Majesty!"

Gao Yihuan nodded, "Excuse me!"

When Fang Jiayu stood up, Gao Yihuan immediately asked, "During the time I was not in Chang'an, what happened?"

Fang Jiayu hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, there is something that I am about to report!"

Gao Yihuan said, "Say it!"

"Your Majesty, Xuanyiwei's scouts have secretly reported that the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Ding Qirui, and Zheng Sen have close correspondence. I am worried that Ding Qirui has a different intention, so I dare not report it!"

Gao Yihuan's face was gloomy, "Is there such a thing?"

Fang Jiayu nodded and said: "It's absolutely true, I dare not hide it!"

Ding Qirui used to be the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, and now he has a close relationship with Zheng Chenggong, which made Gao Yihuan suspicious.

Gao Yihuan stood up, walked back and forth in the Tiange, and stopped for a while, "Xuan Yiwei continues to monitor, and report to me immediately if there is any situation!"

"I take orders!" Fang Jiayu clasped his fists in salute.

Gao Yihuan nodded slightly: "I have one more thing that I want you to do. The military fund case has been raging a lot lately. I order you to secretly investigate the whole incident for me."

Fang Jiayu nodded, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will handle this matter as soon as possible!"

Gao Yihuan waved wearily, "Okay, go down! If you have any news, let me know immediately!"

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