I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 520 Interrogation
"Your Highness! You must be tired from the journey. Why don't you take a rest first?" a middle-aged man in the Royal Group uniform said respectfully.

"No need. Why would you be tired after taking a special train? Jiang Jianyan, how are those two people now? Have they confessed?" Zhu Houxuan's face was gloomy.

Jiang Jianyan is the head of the Discipline and Supervision Department. He quickly said, "Your Highness, the two men have been detained and have been interrogated three times, but they..."

Jiang Jianyan seemed to be hesitant to speak when he spoke this.
"Speak! Is there anything you can't say in front of me?" Zhu Houxuan suddenly stopped and looked at Jiang Jianyan with a stern look.

Jiang Jianyan was so overwhelmed by Zhu Houxuan's momentum that he couldn't raise his head. He quickly said: "They destroyed evidence, resisted interrogation, had an arrogant and bad attitude, and often spoke wildly."

"They've rebelled!" Zhu Houxuan said coldly, "How's the investigation into their crimes going?"

"In addition to what we reported to you before, we have recently discovered more shocking things. From the information we have now, the amount of embezzlement is at least more than 200 million." Jiang Jianyan said carefully.

Zhu Houxuan stopped again, this number once again exceeded his expectations.

Under Zhu Houxuan's management, the value of silver coins and silver yuan coupons was still very strong. One yuan was roughly equivalent to 500 yuan in later generations. This case involved more than 200 million yuan, which was equivalent to billion yuan in later generations.
This is the largest corruption case since the founding of the Royal Group
Zhu Houxuan took a deep breath, calmed down, and said, "Take me to see them!"

After saying that, he strode towards the carriage not far away.
Jiang Jianyan hurriedly followed and said, "Your Highness, are you going to interrogate them personally?"

"You guys interrogate them, and I'll listen from the side. I want to see how arrogant they are." Zhu Houxuan said coldly.

A line of carriages arrived at a heavily guarded compound in the wind and snow. Zhu Houxuan got off in front of a three-story red brick building and was then led into a room.

Next to this room is the interrogation room, and you can hear the conversations in the room clearly.

The group sat down, and soon there was movement next door.

The interrogation began soon after.

"Name?" A majestic voice sounded.

The only response to this voice was a cold snort.

"Name?" The majestic voice sounded again.

"What's your rank? Who do you think you are? You dare to interrogate me? Your boss Jiang Jianyan grew up with me, and so did Duke Ningguo Jiang Jiangong, who is also my childhood friend. If you want to interrogate them, let your boss Jiang Jianyan do it!" A domineering voice sounded, followed by a sound of slamming the table.

"Please cooperate with us. It will do you no good to continue to resist like this." A stern voice sounded.

Then there was a series of conversations, the domineering voice died down a little, and the interrogation officially began.

"Name?"

"Jiang Jianying!" The answering voice was full of pride.

“Did you steal the group’s assets, exploit employees, collude with private businessmen, or use your position to conduct illegal operations during your tenure as Minister of Shipping?”

"No!" Jiang Jianying replied immediately, "Someone is jealous of me and deliberately falsely accused me!"

"Then do you know Gu Anyi?" "No!" Jiang Jianying's voice remained flat.

"Then do you know the river boats in Nanjing?"

"I don't know!" Jiang Jianying's voice fluctuated a little.

"Then why do you let the shipping department's ships transport goods for Dajiang Shipping Company for free? Is there any profit transfer involved?"

"No! I don't know! I don't know what Dajiang Shipping Line is!" Jiang Jianying was a little excited.

"This is a document you signed, with your signature and seal on it. The content of this document is that on July 8, the 23rd year of Zhengde, the merchant ship 'Songshan' was sent to Dajiang Shipping Company to transport goods. However, there is no record or income of this transportation mission in the financial account. Please explain the reason."

Jiang Jianying's voice did not ring for a while. "Fake, these are all forged by others."

"I have more than a hundred copies of this document, all with your signature and seal on them. We have also had someone authenticate them, and they are all yours. Here is the authentication document, take a look."

"What are you looking at? That's not my signature and seal. The appraisal result is inaccurate!" Jiang Jianying's voice sounded again, followed by the sound of tearing paper. It seemed that Jiang Jianying tore up the appraisal document.

"It's okay. We can reissue the identification document. It doesn't matter if you acknowledge these signatures and seals. We have many witnesses here who can prove that you gave them these documents. Some of them even saw you sign and seal them with their own eyes."

"It's fake! They colluded with each other. They were jealous of me and colluded to frame me on purpose! That's it!" Jiang Jianying said loudly.

"Then explain it to me."

"Stop asking! I've already told you it's fake, what else is there to ask?" Jiang Jianying interrupted the inquiry directly.

The interrogators exchanged a few words in a low voice, and then continued: "Then do you know the Hongye Shipping Company in Hangzhou?"

"I don't know!" Jiang Jianying said impatiently.

"Then tell me about the accident of the merchant ship Liangshan."

"What's there to say? Isn't there an accident report? Go and look at it, it explains it very clearly." Jiang Jianying said even more impatiently.

"Someone reported you that you deliberately created the illusion that the Liangshan had an accident. In fact, the Liangshan had no accident. You stole and sold the Liangshan merchant ship and the 5 yuan worth of goods on board."

"Bullshit! It didn't happen! It's all a false accusation!" Jiang Jianying said in great annoyance.

"We found the 'Liangshan' at Hongye Shipyard in Hangzhou. Although it has undergone some modifications, the master craftsman at Dalian Shipyard has already boarded the ship and confirmed that it is the 'Liangshan'. Can you explain why the 'Liangshan' that sank in an accident appeared at Hongye Shipyard?"

Jiang Jianying was silent
"Your henchmen Zeng Liantao and his gang have confessed that you instructed them to falsify the scene and steal and sell the assets of the shipping department."

"Zeng Liantao? I don't know him, I don't know him. You are framing me again!" Jiang Jianying retorted excitedly.

"We also found seven ships at Hongye Shipping Company, including the 'Qingjiang', 'Yuanjiang', and 'Anjiang'. These ships sank during your tenure as Minister of Shipping. There are also more than a dozen ships, including the 'Anzejiang', 'Anqingjiang', 'Anxinjiang', and 'Anyuejiang'. These ships were retired early with your approval due to problems with the ships and sold to Hongye Shipping Company. Please explain all this."

(End of this chapter)