The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

Many officials in the court were imprisoned, and for a while no one was on duty in the yamen in Jiankang. All the officials and families in Jiankang took a wait-and-see attitude. He thought that the yamen were paralyzed, and the emperor should be the most worried.

The fact is, on the contrary, Li Jingfu is not anxious at all. The ones who are most anxious should be the criminal officials who have been pampered all their lives. They are the most miserable when they stay in a dark prison.

They want to leave the cell every moment, but there is no news. If they are not anxious, who is?
Within three days, when everyone thought that the emperor would not be able to hold on, Xiang Rongrang discovered that Huang Zhongqing, the transfer envoy of the Lianghuai Salt Transport Department, had been corrupt and had accepted bribes.

Yugui of Dashan Shanglu would send a large sum of money to Huang Zhongqing every year.

Judging from the account books found in the Lu family, Lu Yugui would send money to many officials in the court every year, with varying amounts.

Xiang Rongrang presented the collected accounts, "The investigation these days has not been in vain. This is evidence collected from a secret room in the Lu family's house. Many of our officials in Jiangnan have accepted bribes, and the amount of money The number is recorded."

When Li Jingfu heard this, he immediately asked Anu to take it over. He opened the account book and read it carefully.

The account book records Lu Yugui’s filial piety to Jiangnan officials in the past ten years, “These officials below have done nothing for a year, and the filial piety Lu Yugui gave them alone is enough to cover the expenses of their family.

This is just the filial piety of a big salt merchant. There are many big salt merchants in the Jianghuai area. Does every salt merchant have an unwritten rule that they must pay tribute to local officials at all levels? "

Xiang Rongrang snorted coldly, "It can be seen that the salt merchants in the Jianghuai area are not clean. They must have brought a lot of illegal salt. Otherwise, they can't even make back the money they paid for bribing officials in a year. How could they get rich?" Enjoy life to the fullest luxury!”

Salt merchants all over the country have a monopoly industry. They rely on bribing officials to maintain the salt primer they get every year.

With the salt guide, they can blatantly introduce private salt and make huge profits.

There are many hidden dangers when the government sells salt to merchants. Among them, when the salt is in the hands of merchants, they have the final say and control over how much it costs per pound.

This bad policy has led to the fact that many people at the bottom cannot afford salt. Even if they buy salt, they have to rely on the little money saved by the whole family to tighten their belts.

This is why Xia Jing promotes the salt-drying method to produce more salt, which she manages directly. In the areas she rules, snowflake salt sells for ten cents per catty. She just wants to monopolize the salt industry from the big salt merchants. A barrier broken.

Let everyone in the world afford salt, and it should be high-quality salt.

Several major salt dealers were imprisoned, and Li Jingfu asked: "How many people can our own salt be supplied for consumption now?"

Xiang Rongrang didn't understand this question, and he couldn't help but look at Anu standing aside.

As the No. 1 person beside the emperor, Anu naturally knew all of Li Jingfu's properties along the way.

"The seaside salt fields have been expanding. After several years of development, they now supply enough to the area south of the Yangtze River!"

Li Jingfu said in surprise: "With such rapid development, it means that sea salt can supply half of Dayu's country!"

Incredible!

Xiang Rongrang comforted him: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. When investigating these salt merchants, I also discovered several salt wells. They must be the production areas of these salt merchants' private salt. Now we have discovered that once they are taken back, the common people's salt will not be used at all." Worry."

"That's good!" Li Jingfu vigorously reformed, but he was afraid of being thankless, and in the end Xia Jing scolded him for not doing things well.

Xiang Rongrang thought of the several salt wells discovered and asked: "Your Majesty, in the salt wells discovered so far, the salt frying method that the craftsmen inside have been using according to the requirements of the salt merchants is too inefficient. Let's reopen the salt wells." Should we promote the sun salt method?”

Li Jingfu stroked his beard and agreed: "The sun-dried salt method must be promoted. This method of making salt was proposed by the Queen. Through practice, it can be seen that the efficiency is very high. This method of making salt can at least ensure that more people can eat it." Cheap salt.”

After talking about the salt administration, Li Jingfu thought about the salt transport envoy again. As a king, no one likes his ministers to violate laws and disciplines, commit corruption and accept bribes.

He ordered with a stern face: "Huang Zhongqing, the salt transport envoy between the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River, was corrupt and took bribes. You led the troops to ransack his home. I want to see how much money he has accepted in bribes over the years as an official in the Huaihe River."

Nowadays, the treasury is empty and the court is even more difficult, but all of Dayu's officials are extremely rich. Compared to him, a poor emperor, it seems that the entire court is serving the officials!
The officials who stayed in the prison were looking forward to the emperor's arrival, but instead they waited for another family to suffer disaster and be imprisoned.

After the officers and soldiers left, through the dim light, everyone saw clearly that the so-called new member was actually Huang Zhongqing, the salt transport envoy between the Huaihe River and Huaihe River.

"What's going on? How did you get in? And the whole family was imprisoned. Your house was ransacked?"

We all served as officials in the same dynasty, and although they were in different yamen, there was still some overlap.

Huang Zhongqing's whole family was imprisoned. He was in a terrible mood, mentally and physically haggard, and he didn't want to care about these people at all.

"Bah!" Some people in the prison couldn't stand Huang Zhongqing's slightly raised head, and they yelled at him, "You still think this is a court, and it's all about official positions? A phoenix that has lost its feathers is worse than a chicken, so why are you pretending? !”

Although the people in the prison could not understand Huang Zhongqing's behavior, they ignored the matter and tolerated it for the sake of those who scolded Huang Zhongqing.

No matter how much gossip they have, they won't be able to get out. It's better for them to tell their stories slowly so that they can adapt to the rest of their prison life.

"How long are we going to stay here? Why doesn't the emperor let us go back?"

"This time the emperor went too far. A few days have passed and I don't know what the situation is outside now?"

When everyone heard this, their eyes all fell on the man who said this.

"What's going on outside? Didn't you just let it slip? We're investigating!"

"I just don't know how long the investigation will last. We have been here for almost ten days without going home. If we don't go back to wash up, we will all stink!"

The men in prison couldn't stay any longer, and the people in various prefectures couldn't stay any longer!

The emperor asked Xiang Rong to arrest basically all the pillars of the family, and some were even the mainstay of the family. When they were arrested, the women in the family were even more panicked.

The servants and stewards were sent out one after another to inquire about the news, while they themselves waited impatiently at home.

In Jiankang City, first of all, the Marquis of Changping couldn't stand it any longer and raised some silver to pay the taxes. Li Chengxian went to the prison gate to pick up Lord Cai in person.

"Marquis Changping!" In the dark prison, the yamen servant walked in holding a bunch of keys.

Changping Hou lay on the fence and asked nervously: "What, what's the matter?"

"Our princess is here to pick you up from prison, come and unlock it quickly!" The prison officer pulled the chain over the chain without any gentle movements, opened the cell door, and asked Marquis Changping out of the cell in a stiff tone.

When the other officials in the cell next to him heard this, they immediately became excited. They lay on the fence and asked eagerly: "Marquis Changping, do you know what to do if you want to get out?" Marquis Changping was in a more relaxed mood at the moment and listened. When asked by his colleagues, he shook his head: "I am locked up here with you, how can I know the news outside!"

The Minister of Hubu was sitting in front of the fence. Seeing that Changping Hou was about to walk over, he shouted: "Brother Cai, please go out and send someone to send a message to my government, asking them to quickly raise silver to make up for the taxes. In terms of business, Don’t hold me back and dig into Dayu’s corner!”

Marquis Changping paused slightly as he walked out. He turned around and nodded: "Master Zhang, I will definitely bring your message to you. Don't worry, within two days, I believe your family will raise enough silver to pay the tax back." Up."

Seeing this, other officials asked Changping Marquis to give a message.

Of course, Marquis Changping couldn't have such a good memory when he was a long time ago. If he could only remember half of all the people, he would have a good memory.

He nodded casually and followed the officer out of the prison.

"Dad!" At the door of the prison, Li Chengxian endured the peculiar smell coming from the prison and walked towards him. "Dad, are you okay?"

Marquis Changping glanced at the prison door and saw only Li Chengxian and her maid, so he asked: "Your mother didn't come?"

Li Chengxian waved her hand to the maid to help Changping Hou. She nodded to the yamen servant and walked out together.

"My mother has been sick for several days because she has been worried about you day and night. She really can't get up today, otherwise she would definitely come to pick you up with her daughter-in-law."

Changping Hou let his maids help him get into the carriage, took the wet handkerchief from their hands, wiped his face and hands clean, took a sip of tea before asking: "She is sick, is it serious?"

Li Chengxian placed several plates of snacks on the table and said with a smile, "Mom is worried about you. Now that you are out, I think my mother's illness will be cured."

Marquis Changping: "."

It is not a panacea, how can it cure the disease?

Or is his good wife just pretending to be sick?
The carriage started moving slowly, and Li Chengxian asked again: "Dad, after you get home, wash up and have a good sleep. I think you didn't sleep well after staying in the cell these past few days. You have dark circles under your eyes and you look haggard!" "

Faced with his daughter-in-law's words of concern, Marquis Changping shook his head and said, "Don't go home yet. Go to the palace gate first. I want to thank the emperor at the palace gate and thank him for his forgiveness."

In the palace, Li Jingfu heard that Marquis Changping came to express his gratitude, and said sarcastically to Anu: "Do you think this man is ridiculous? If he is so grateful, why is he not willing to pay even a little tax?"

Then he said to the little eunuch who came in to report: "Go and send a message, let him go home and raise him in peace, and don't go out and wander around if nothing happens!"

Especially in the palace, the Marquis of Changping often came to the palace because he was a relative of his own, and he had to deal with it every time. In the end, the Marquis of Changping was extremely rich, while the leader of the country was extremely poor. Live with a tight belt!
For such a villain, he deserves to be mentioned with the words "in-laws", which is simply insulting.

"How much materials and money were confiscated from Huang Zhongqing's home during the salt transfer?"

Anu lowered his head and replied: "Back to the emperor, because the Forbidden Army and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division have been too busy recently, Huang Zhongqing's mansion has been confiscated, but there is no time to clean it up. When the cleanup is done, we will know what is going on with the family!"

"But if we go to war in such a big way, will it cause shock in the court and affect the stability of Dayu's government?" Anu thought for a long time and finally expressed his worries.

After all, Dayu still has two states occupied by rebels. There is still no peace in the world, and it can be said that a crisis may break out at any time.

Although Li Jingfu is a well-known dandy in the capital, he is not stupid. It can be said that Jiankang's control over the world is not as good as that of the capital.

Now Jiankang can do as he pleases, and with Xia Jing's capital shaking, he is not afraid of anything.

Even if the Jiankang government was paralyzed, the distant capital could still control the overall situation.

It can even be said that they can build another court in the capital.

"With the prince and the queen in charge in the capital, Jiankang will never be able to make waves. Besides, we don't have time to deal with them slowly. There are still 10,000+ rebels in Qingyan and Yanzhou who have not been put down. The foreign barbarians along the coast are eyeing us. The north There was Beidi waiting for the opportunity.

If we don't cut the knot quickly in the court, how can we defend the rear when the enemy attacks? "

As he spoke, Li Jingfu sighed and said with a melancholy face: "Actually, now I want to move back to the capital. I grew up in the capital and suddenly came to live in the south. I am not used to many places. Jiangnan has many good things, but it is still not as good as Beijing is good."

Anu consoled him: "Your Majesty, don't worry. When the rebels are put down, the puppet dynasty is crushed, and the Qing and Yan states are recovered, then we will choose an auspicious day to move north to the imperial capital."

Li Jingfu yearned for this very much, "If I can move back to the capital again in my life, I will not have accomplished anything. Even if I go underground, I can still give an explanation to my ancestors!"

The imperial court is getting rich every day, but Xia Jing in the northern capital doesn't know about it yet.

The Lingnan construction team went to Beijing together. After landing at Jinwei Port, they traveled by carriage for several days before arriving in the capital.

Ding Daqiang personally went to the city gate to greet the Lingnan construction team.

"Welcome, welcome, you all have had a hard time traveling!"

"Manager Ding, long time no see!" Zhu Da got out of the carriage, jumped out of the carriage and clasped his fists at Ding Daqiang.

"Thank you for your hard work, Shopkeeper Zhu Da!"

Zhang Jiusheng, the captain of the other team, got out of the car and greeted him: "Manager Ding, long time no see. I'm treating you tonight. Please show your respect and have a drink together."

"You're welcome, Shopkeeper Zhang. You've come all the way, so it's not your turn to treat me. I've prepared a banquet a long time ago. Let's all have a few drinks tonight and relax. It's not an easy journey." Ding Daqiang said with a smile.

Everyone smiled happily and did not argue with him. They would stay in the capital for a long time, so there was no rush to treat him or not.

A total of five construction teams came from Lingnan. Ding Daqiang greeted them, asked everyone to return to the carriage, and led them into the city.

After settling these people in the hotel, they went into the palace to report to Xia Jing.

After hearing what Ding Daqiang said, Xia Jing asked in surprise: "Did the Lingnan construction team volunteer to participate in the bidding meeting?"

Ding Daqiang grinned: "They are all grateful people. I remember that you gave them a hand when you were engaged in construction in Lingnan, and everyone remembered it. This time they heard that you were holding a bidding meeting in the capital, and they thought Come here to support your decision and increase your popularity."

Xia Jing didn't expect these rough guys to be so cute. She chuckled and said, "I didn't help anything, but they helped me a lot. They built Lingnan so well. Their merits are immeasurable!"

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