I am a director in Ark. If I am not banned, I will be considered successful.

"what?"

When Chen Qi said this, everyone was shocked. Wei Yanwu almost immediately thought of the meaning behind this... Zhejiang City's richest man has no personal money, and his position is related to the government and enterprises. If he has no personal money, then this money can only fall into one place...

"He is stirring up the heavens. 'The duke is not a duke, the king is not a king', and the richest man is not rich. This is really the ultimate irony."

PS: First chapter today!

Volume 307: Chapter : Lost the richest man due to corruption? Lin Yuxia wanted to quit for the first time

And just as Chen Qi said, with the subsequent filming, the characters played by Liang Xun, Ning Ci Qiu and Wu You all had the imperial guards secretly transfer four large boxes of account books to Gao Hanwen early when he was ransacking his house.

"It seems that they are planning to destroy the evidence first, and if Shen Yishi has a lot of wealth left behind, they will make some more money, right?"

Wei Yanwu and the others had already understood the thoughts of the characters played by the three people. However, at this moment, everyone who had already learned about the next plot from Chen Qi had a half-smile on their faces.

"Then let me see to what extent the officials of Da Yan can embezzle money. To what extent these local government officials dare to be so bold."

"I think my younger brother must be very interested as well." Wei Yanwu murmured to himself, and soon, when the first box was opened, a letter that was obviously left by Shen Yishi for the three people was opened, and the curse that Shen Yishi left for the three people was all written on this letter.

"In the past twenty years, from the 21st year of Jiajing to now, these are the last batch of account books that Shen has submitted to the Interweaving Bureau and the Zhejiang City government."

"There were four textile manufacturers and five provincial governors, but only Minister Hu Zongxian had no account with Shen. The rest of the nobles are not worth mentioning."

"In the past 20 years, more than 4 million rolls of silk have been woven, of which 2.1 million rolls were handed over to the Weaving Bureau; each official received a profit of 1 million rolls, and the remaining 900,000 rolls were used to buy raw silk and produce silk again. The silk industry has been able to survive to this day with great difficulty."

"When you see this account book, Mr. Shen only has 100 bolts of silk in stock, and the workshop can only weave 19,000 bolts of silk. This is 489,000 bolts short of the 500,000 bolts required by the court."

"The court is investigating, and you can understand how frightened you are. Our Great Yan has a vast territory. If the court had been frugal and caring for the people, and if the officials at all levels were honest and self-disciplined, why would the treasury be in deficit today? The people are squandering money, and they are plundering the people. When the people are about to revolt, they are plundering the merchants."

"Shen's ending today is all expected. Shen has gone ahead. The day when you all die is not far away."

The subtitles in the envelope, accompanied by the voice of the emperor who had finished filming, told the story in detail, revealing the fact that Shen Yishi, the richest man in Zhejiang City, actually had no money at home, and with reason and evidence.

All of this was just as Wei Yanwu had expected. When he heard that the richest man in Zhejiang City actually had no money, he knew that the money of the richest man in Zhejiang City had probably been invested in bribes and helping the court.

For Shen Yishi, the work of the Weaving Bureau was not a profitable business. He was only managing the Weaving Bureau on behalf of the court. In fact, after the local government and officials in the palace took a cut of the so-called "huge profits", how much would he have left?

In the end, the man who everyone thought was the richest man in Zhejiang City was just a manager who had been barely making ends meet on his meager salary.

At this moment, everyone in the play was silent, and everyone outside the play was silent. Although they all knew the result, when the evidence in black and white was placed in front of them, everyone knew what kind of corruption the local government of Dayan had reached.

Officials and businessmen colluded, and officials took profits at every level, even to the point where the richest man in Zhejiang City was left penniless. And this is still Zhejiang City, one of the richest mobile cities in Gouwu. Shen Yishi was in charge of the most profitable weaving bureau, and the profits here could only barely support the exploitation of officials. How could the "richest men" in other less wealthy mobile cities be much better off than Shen Yishi?

"This is simply an exposé of... the officialdom."

Wei Yanwu didn't know how long it took before he slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, which completely covered his face for a moment. Then he closed his eyes and said slowly to the person beside him:

"…Send this paragraph to His Majesty, so that He can also know how muddy the waters in the local government of Da Yan will be if some local government officials in Da Yan do not take care of it."

"Yes."

However, as soon as Wei Yanwu finished speaking, a figure in black raincoat slowly appeared and then immediately retreated. Obviously, this was to hand over this video to the Emperor of Dayan.

Not long after, when there was silence at the scene, Lin Yuxia, who had been sitting next to the Rat King, stood up slowly without saying a word and said to everyone:

"... Dad, Commander Wei, I don't want to be an official anymore. Is it too late for me to resign now?"

"Yuxia?" However, Lin Yuxia's sudden resignation also made the Rat King and Wei Yanwu a little surprised. But in comparison, Chen Huijie and Zuo Le and other young people seemed to understand why Lin Yuxia made this choice.

There is no doubt that this scene changed Lin Yuxia's image of "officials". As a girl from a gangster family, Lin Yuxia was instilled with the idea of ​​cleansing herself and moving closer to the white way by the Rat King since she was a child. And the people she came into contact with afterwards were either good officials like Wei Yanwu or upright senior police superintendents like Chen Huijie.

Therefore, in Lin Yuxia's mind, although officials are not necessarily all good, most of them are good, especially during the prosperous era of Great Yan, and the people around her are all representatives who serve the country and the people, which makes Lin Yuxia more convinced of this.

But now, this scene of Chen Qi has severely impacted Lin Yuxia's image of "officials". Although she has been mentally prepared for the impact on her worldview since the filming of "Da Yan Dynasty" began, she still finds it difficult to convince herself when facing this scene.

Especially... when she thought about the fact that she was now in a quagmire, she felt that she might not be able to be this official.

"Yuxia, don't worry. I know your character. You won't become like these beasts in human clothing." Wei Yanwu and the Rat King looked at each other and Wei Yanwu took the initiative to comfort her:

"What's more, you are working for Longmen, under my command, Wei Yanwu. As long as I am alive, I will not allow bribery and exploitation of merchants and civilians to occur in Longmen. Even if the person who made the mistake is my relative, I will punish him severely."

"...But as long as I remain in office, I can't always be in Longmen. Commander Wei and Dad, you can't always protect me." Lin Yuxia's eyes drooped slightly. After seeing this scene, she only wanted to get out of the officialdom.

It wasn't just Lin Yuxia who cherished her reputation and didn't want to become a beast in human clothing like these people. She didn't want to be like Gao Hanwen and Ma Ningyuan in the play, being used as a pawn by others. If she was alone, it would be fine, but she still had parents.

"Besides, if you guys keep protecting me, then what's the point of being an official? An official should be able to handle things on his own, but I can't accept... the price of being able to handle things on his own has become like this..."

"I don't know if I can be Hu Zongxian, and I don't know if I will die halfway down this road. Rather than being an official who is caught in a dilemma and cannot protect the people of one side, it is better to be an ordinary citizen. At least, when the critical moment comes, I can still rely on my own abilities and hobbies to do things and help others."

Lin Yuxia's words unconsciously touched the hearts of Chen Huijie and Zuo Le. Both of them were outstanding young people in Da Yan. Although they held official positions, they were largely driven by their own views on good and evil.

Chen Huijie is fine, she has a good uncle, not to mention that she is a police officer, and her work of eliminating evil and promoting good is basically in line with the image of a police officer. But as a person from Simitai, Zuo Le's personality is a taboo. What's more, Lin Yuxia was born into the underworld? Although she was cleaned up, her criminal record is still there. When she wants to attack you, her birth is definitely a taboo!

After all, they are officials, not knights. And those who break the law with force based on their personal goodness or evil are generally called "bandits" in the eyes of the government.

"——It's hard to be a good official, but if you can do it, you can save more people from danger."

At this time, Chen Qi, who had been listening to Lin Yuxia's words quietly, did not speak until Wei Yanwu, the Rat King and others did not know how to speak. He finally said to Lin Yuxia comfortingly:

"Being a knight is certainly satisfying and avenging your enemies. But how many people can you save by yourself? A dozen people? A hundred people? In the face of a real disaster, the power of one person is just like a mantis trying to stop a chariot."

"But if you are a good officer, you can gather many forces like yourself, and everyone will follow your orders and work together. Then, you can save a thousand or ten thousand people - of course, the premise is that you can persevere."

At this point, a faint smile appeared on Chen Qi's face. In front of Lin Yuxia, whose eyes were slightly dull, he said confidently:

"But, I dare not say anything about others, but I have great confidence in you, Yuxia, your achievements will not be lower than Hu Zongxian."

"...I'll take your words seriously." The reason why she received Chen Qi's comfort was probably because Chen Qi was different in Lin Yuxia's heart. He was one of her few friends, and someone she needed to look up to and admire. His comfort was very useful to Lin Yuxia.

"But even if I could be Hu Zongxian, there are Lü Fang, Yan Song, and so many high-ranking sources of corruption in the court, and I would have no way to stop them."

Lin Yuxia couldn't help but feel deflated when she said this. She could be said to have completely regarded Chen Qi's "Da Yan Dynasty 1566" as a prophetic TV series. Nowadays, many people, including the Emperor of Da Yan, vaguely believe that the 1566 described by Chen Qi is the Da Yan 500 years later.

Today, in order to prevent Great Yan from really going down such a path, the Emperor of Great Yan has worked even harder to govern, and has also tried to establish more rules for future generations. Isn’t it because he is worried that all this will happen?

"Who said there is no solution?"

However, Chen Qi smiled slightly when he heard this. In front of Lin Yuxia, Chen Huijie and other frustrated young people, he had to give a small spoiler, lest this movie make them lose confidence in the Great Yan Dynasty. Wouldn’t he become "half a million" then?

"Don't forget, the protagonist of this drama is Hai Rui. If he had no role at all, why would I choose him as the protagonist? In my opinion, he is the only one who can confront Emperor Jiajing head-on."

"...You mean, there is still hope for the Great Yan Dynasty in the play? Will Emperor Jiajing come to his senses?"

However, Chen Qi's words ignited the hope of the people who were almost driven crazy by the oppressive environment of "The Great Yan Dynasty 1566". In response, Chen Qi did not say much, but just nodded solemnly, saying something against his will:

"There will be hope. You will see it later."

"It's just that right now, we have to finish the filming of the drama at hand. In a few months, we will start filming the downfall of the Yan Party. By then, you will slowly see how Hai Rui went from being a minor official of the seventh rank to a figure that even Emperor Jiajing felt uneasy about."

PS: Today is the second chapter! As usual, there will be another chapter in the evening! (I wrote this while trying to endure the dizziness and headache. I stayed up later and later. Woohoo, I am so tired after writing three chapters... I am exhausted...)

Volume 308: Chapter : Go ahead and stir things up! You guys should stir things up until the Great Yan Dynasty falls!

A few months later, in the palace, all officials came to discuss matters as usual during the morning court session. However, this time, the atmosphere in the court was a bit serious, and all of this came from the gloomy face of the Great Yan Emperor.

"This is bullying!"

"boom!"

Suddenly, the Great Yan Emperor, looking at the memorial in his hand, kicked the imperial desk in front of him in anger. All of a sudden, all the civil and military officials in the court felt the absolute blood suppression of the true dragon energy on their bloodlines, and they all knelt on the ground in fear and trepidation, and immediately said in unison:

"I deserve to die. Your Majesty, please calm down!"

The Emperor of Great Yan was so furious, no doubt because of the story Wei Yanwu had sent him a few months ago. Shen Yishi was the richest man in Zhejiang City, but he was emptied of his family property by officials from top to bottom, and his house was confiscated in vain.

When the Emperor of Dayan saw that his brother had sent him this plot on purpose, he understood that it was a warning to him. He immediately followed this clue and began to dispatch wealthy businessmen from various mobile cities to investigate the possibility of "collusion between officials and businessmen".

But they didn't know what was going on, and they were shocked when they checked it out. When the Great Yan Emperor used the Dali Temple, the Imperial Guards, the Censorate and other forces to infiltrate the local government and start a new round of thorough investigation, they actually had to find out something.

Local officials in many mobile cities have interests with local wealthy businessmen and even business associations. It is just like what Chen Qi filmed in the play, but there is no plot of the upper and lower iron barrels together.

Some local government officials did hand over some seemingly good government enterprises to wealthy businessmen to manage, and then extract profits from them, treating the wealthy businessmen as managers of their profitable enterprises. However, it is not that no officials have reported them, but most of these reports were withheld halfway.

What angered the Emperor of Great Yan was that the officials who dared to expose the truth were either dismissed from office or transferred to the border by various means. The local governments actually made a fuss about these personnel transfers. Everyone's confession and the reasons for the verdict were stamped and sealed, so that even the Ministry of Personnel could not see the clues, and when they were presented to the emperor, they could not see them at all.

That is to say, the laws of Dayan are strict, so they dare not commit a murder case in which an official dies suddenly, otherwise the Ministry of Personnel will definitely react. But just such deception and corruption are enough to make the Emperor of Dayan intolerable.

For the Emperor of Dayan, this is the "magic mirror" of "The Dynasty of Dayan". Now the monsters have really been revealed. And for the Emperor of Dayan, who is now nervous and afraid that Dayan will really become like the one in the play, these old cases have undoubtedly become the birds that he wants to attack.

"All the corrupt officials listed in the memorial will be cut into pieces and their property will be confiscated to serve as a warning to others!"

"For all officials who were falsely accused and exiled to the frontier, the court will exonerate them and let them take up the vacant positions as compensation and reward. The people in the areas governed by these local officials who were corrupt will be exempted from taxes for one year. The Ministry of Personnel will be fined one year's salary and not to commit the same offense again!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

The order of the Great Yan Emperor was immediately executed. Obviously, all officials knew the temper of their emperor very well. He was not a tyrant. He was usually gentle to others and relatively tolerant to officials and civilians. But once he picked up a knife, he would kill without blinking an eye.

Even towards Wei Yanwu, the emperor's brother who changed his name and surname and was known to all officials, the current emperor was ruthless when he killed the chicken to scare the monkeys when the other party made a principled mistake, even though he knew that Wei Yanwu had no intention of rebellion.

Therefore, they were relieved to receive such a verdict as to not harm innocent people. If it were the previous emperor at that time, I am afraid that everyone in the court would have been punished.

All the officials withdrew with lingering fear, leaving only the tired-looking Great Yan Emperor rubbing his eyes. Not far away, Wei Yanwu's figure slowly walked over from not far away. He only heard his brother ask faintly:

"Brother Emperor... am I incompetent and foolish? Why did I not notice so many problems under my command? Even the people in the Ministry of Personnel who I transferred to were not aware of it. I even needed Director Chen Qi to remind me of these blind spots."

"Don't I know how to judge people? It's really embarrassing to be reduced to such a state of embarrassment."

When Wei Yanwu heard his younger brother, who had grown up with him, suddenly reveal such a distressed expression, he felt somewhat guilty and sad, and answered without thinking:

"Don't think so. Although your majesty is the emperor, he is also a human being. Even people who have lived for tens of thousands of years dare not say that they know everything. Moreover, your majesty has been in the palace all the time, working diligently for the country and the people. Naturally, he has less knowledge of local affairs."

"Yes... I don't know about local affairs. After all, I am different from my brother. My brother must know both sides, right? If you were to sit on the throne, you would definitely be better than me, right?"

However, Wei Yanwu's answer was met with a faint complaint from the Great Yan Emperor, or perhaps a crazy suggestion. Seeing that his brother had not given up on letting him sit on the throne, Wei Yanwu could only answer silently:

"Your Majesty, please be careful with your words. I am now Duke of Zhenguo, Wei Yanwu."

"Oh, it's good to have two names. You will be a different person in a moment."

The Great Yan Emperor's mouth twitched. He knew that if he pursued him relentlessly, it would only make his brother more vigilant. He immediately changed the subject and asked:

"A few months have passed, and I have been busy with Dayan's affairs. I rarely visit Director Chen Qi and his team. I wonder if the filming is going smoothly over there?"

"It's going very smoothly. We've been shooting two episodes a month during this period. Chen Qi has already sent quite a few videotapes to the kings of those countries." When Wei Yanwu mentioned the plot that Chen Qi had recently filmed, an excited smile emerged on his face. There was no doubt that he had been enjoying watching it quite a lot during this period.

"I have to say, these scenes are really wonderful. It just so happens that your Majesty hasn't watched them recently, so I will accompany you to watch them again."

"I remember that the following scenes are about to bring down Yan, right? If all the cases in Zhejiang City are involved, then the Yan Party will definitely fall. Let me see how Hai Rui, played by Chen Junjun (Chen Huijie), is adding fuel to the flames."

The Emperor of Dayan himself really had no time to rest during this period. First there was the state banquet, and then there was this major corruption case. He really needed a good rest.

So, accompanied by Wei Yanwu, the brothers sat together again, temporarily put aside their respective identities, and began to watch the piled up videotapes in the bedroom, intending to use the next few hours to catch up on this drama.

In the play, Liang Xun and Ning Ciqiu play Zheng and He. After confiscating Shen Yishi's property to no avail, they have no choice but to sell the weaving bureau's property to a group of Huizhou merchants, who will be responsible for the production of 500,000 pieces of silk. Now, for the two, the only way to escape is to close the deal and use the money earned as military pay for Hu Zongxian's extermination of Hai Si.

As for why they sold it to the Huizhou merchants, it was just to disgust Hu Zongxian a little. After all, Hu Zongxian himself was from there, and they were looking for Hu Zongxian's fellow villagers, so that they could drag Hu Zongxian into the water as well.

However, what they did not expect was that they thought they could escape by burning the account books that were unfavorable to them, but Shen Yishi actually left a second account book, which was exactly the same as the one they burned. These four boxes of account books, as well as Yang Jinshui's secret report, were sent to the palace together.

At this moment, Emperor Jiajing, played by Wei Yanwu, finally revealed how he was able to grasp the information of all officials and clearly know who is corrupt and who is honest, who is loyal and who is corrupt - a huge team of arithmetic.

I saw a dozen servants gathered around a computer, typing away on the keyboards, while dozens of servants on the other side were calculating the same data using the ancient abacus method. Technology and manual labor were used to calculate the same account to ensure that there would be no mistakes.

"It seems that this Emperor Jiajing is only a part-time emperor. Being a giant beast and the Minister of Revenue are his real jobs."

When the Great Yan Emperor saw this scene, he couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly, but he had to admit that this method was indeed effective. As long as he grasped the financial data and compared his own accounts with the accounts of the six ministries, it would be quite obvious which department had problems.

Of course, Jiajing in the play has to keep a firm grip on finances, and of course not just from this point of view. After all, he is a king who wants to become a behemoth. He still has to spend money from his own "inner treasury" to make elixirs. The national treasury and the inner treasury are two different things, so he needs an accounting team to figure out some accounts for him.

In the end, Jiajing finally found out that the amount of corruption among officials in Zhejiang City over the years was at least 7 or 8 million taels of silver.

This also made Jiajing think of overthrowing Yan again, but in the end, Hu Zongxian, played by Zuo Xuanliao, temporarily dispelled Jiajing's idea. Now Hu Zongxian was in the southeast to eliminate Hai Si, and the decisive battle was approaching. At that time, Dayan was facing many internal and external troubles. If Yan was overthrown at this time, Dayan would lose a pillar that was rotten but carried heavy responsibilities, which was still very dangerous.

In the end, Jiajing's solution was to let Yan Shifan withdraw from the cabinet, but in order to balance the power of the cabinet and prevent the Qingliu from dominating, he also made some adjustments.

"Yan Shifan has resigned from the cabinet, and I will not protect the others. Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng have also resigned, and the cabinet team needs to be adjusted."

"The Prime Minister should still be Yan Ge Lao, let Xu Jie handle the practical matters, and recruit Li Chunfang and Chen Yiqin - let Xu Jie announce this decree."

"Remember, let those people take a look at the transcribed bad accounts first, and then announce the decree after they have finished reading the accounts. Then discuss a candidate to go to Zhejiang City as the governor, and immediately arrest Zheng Michang and He Maocai, and recover the embezzled property of Shen Yishi."

"Sure enough, Jiajing's ability to weigh the pros and cons...really makes people have to admire him."

This scene made the Great Yan Emperor understand Jiajing's intentions, and he couldn't help muttering to himself: "Yan Shifan has left the cabinet, Yan Song is almost sidelined, and the real power has fallen into the hands of Xu Jie of the Qingliu Party. Even if Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong are cleared out, Xu Jie is still the one who actually holds power."

"But this decree made Xu Jie announce... Jiajing wanted to make the Qingliu suspicious of each other and divide the Qingliu. This would cause chaos in the Yan Party and the Qingliu, and each would have to perform their own duties. However, it would allow the other two people who joined the cabinet to become familiar with the cabinet and gradually take on important responsibilities."

And everything happened just as the Emperor of Dayan had said. As the camera turned, the three people in the cabinet finished reading the account books. Xu Jie also announced his will, and the three of them left the cabinet at the same time.

"Yan Shifan, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng have been impetuous in discussing politics and handling affairs, and have attacked each other, which has led to the failure of state affairs. I have listened to the advice of Yan Song...Xu Jie and ordered that Yan Shifan, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng be removed from their positions as cabinet members and return to their respective departments to continue to hold their posts."

As expected, after Xu Jie announced the decree, the expression of Gao Gong, played by Master Bai Tian, ​​suddenly became serious. When he showed an aggressive look, everyone knew that Jiajing had achieved his goal.

On the issue of the governor of Zhejiang City, neither Yan Shifan nor the confidant recommended by the Qingliu faction was adopted, and Jiajing had already made a decision. That was the "non-stick pan" Zhao Zhenji played by Ling.