Zhang Ximeng suffered from insomnia. He tossed and turned in the first half of the night and couldn't sleep in the second half of the night...Zhu Ying, this little bastard, actually gave himself such a generous gift.
He was challenging his own weakness. Unfortunately, Zhang Ximeng really couldn't hold it any longer.
Where did this money come from?
There is no doubt that it was either a salary or a salary, but that Zhu Ying received it from a businessman and gave it to himself.
If Zhang Ximeng is really selfless, he will probably be arrested and punished.
But the problem is that Zhang Ximeng is not such a person!
It's just that outsiders think he is honest, Zhang Ximeng also wants to enjoy it, and the little bastard even said he wanted a wife... By the way, he really doesn't have a wife!
A wedding costs a lot of money. The mansion needs to be renovated, painted and repainted, and some new furniture should be purchased. The bamboo bed should be replaced with a Qiangong bed. There should also be banquets, at least a shark's fin banquet.
There is also a bride price, which is a big deal!
After getting married, you will have a baby soon, and the cost of raising a baby is not small...it will kill you!
Zhang Ximeng made some calculations and decided to stay single. Getting married would be too troublesome.
In any case, this bastard Zhu Ying succeeded in letting his elder brother break through the defense.
Zhang Ximeng got up early the next day, got some cold water to wash up, and then sat there. In the final analysis, he is still a coward. Even if he takes Zhu Ying's money, this is called greedy for money!
Windfall from heaven, if you can’t explain it clearly, that’s also a sin!
Although Zhang Ximeng felt that it was unnecessary to punish Zhu Ying for this, he still wanted to tell Lao Zhu that we are pure ministers and cannot engage in corruption or bribery.
I, Zhang Ximeng, am upright and must stand the test!
Zhang Ximeng felt relieved, stood up and left the mansion.
He planned to go to the province to see if there were any government affairs that needed to be reported, so that he could have an excuse to enter the palace, and then find an opportunity to talk about the matter. Perfect!
Zhang Ximeng came to Menxia Province, and coincidentally, Jiang Nan was also there... Although it was previously planned to place the Du Branch under the Budget Department and put it under the management of Zhongshu Province, the reform of the Ministry of Household Affairs has not yet been finalized.
Jiang Nan still works in the Menxia Province, and it is a newly built government office. It is much more comfortable than Zhang Mansion. After all, there is a special canteen here where you can order food, so you don't need to eat noodles every day.
"Xiang Zhang, your check-in room also has a small garden. You just planted some bamboos and orchids. Do you think it should be replaced with something else?"
"Change something? Can I change it to spinach and radish?"
"No!" Jiang Nan laughed angrily, "Prime Minister Zhang, you are just causing trouble to your own family. This is a provincial province, so you should be polite at least!"
Zhang Ximeng grinned helplessly, "Then I'll do as you say! By the way, come over here and I'll ask something."
He called Jiang Nan to his room, and Zhang Ximeng poured her a cup of tea.
"Let's just drink it first! I probably can't raise goats... That Jiang Tiju, let me use an analogy! See how this matter is handled..."
Jiang Nan saw that Zhang Ximeng was serious, so she straightened her back and listened humbly.
"Think about it! There is a person who has a high position of power and is at the top of a hundred officials. If he suddenly receives a sum of money, a lot of money, how will this be calculated?"
Jiang Nan's heart was pounding, what do you mean? Has Prime Minister Zhang caught Li Shanchang's evidence? Are you ready to deal with this old guy?
We just got rid of a bunch of moths in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and now we are about to attack Li Shanchang. Prime Minister Zhang is really high-spirited!
Jiang Nan thought for a while and didn't dare to point it out. Anyway, if you make an analogy, I'll just listen!
"Of course we have to find out the source of his money. Is he greedy?"
"No!" Zhang Ximeng said simply: "Absolutely not, the source of the money is quite legitimate, and there is nothing illegal."
"Then, that's something wrong." Jiang Nan said puzzledly: "I only said that people must ask for something when giving courtesy, let alone a heavy courtesy. Even if it is not available for the time being, it is a long-term goal to catch a big fish. I
It must be severely punished! Arrest the person who gave the gift! If you torture him severely, you won’t be able to find out the truth!”
Zhang Ximeng's face darkened, "Zhu Ying, I also want to keep you, but I won't agree!"
After being stunned for a while, Zhang Ximeng simply said: "This is really not a long-term plan to catch a big fish. It's a little different from what you think. It's just a gift of money between pure relatives. It doesn't mean much."
Jiang Nan pondered silently, and after a while, she whispered: "Xiang Zhang, are you saying that Li Qi gave a gift to Xianggong Li?"
Zhang Ximeng was startled, his expression changed slightly, and he could only say awkwardly: "Well...it's just an analogy, don't take it seriously!"
Now it’s confirmed, that’s it!
Jiang Nan thought to herself that this old guy Li Shanchang was really dishonest. He sent his son to Lingnan just to make a fortune. Otherwise, why would he be so active!
It seems that Prime Minister Zhang wants to deal with Lao Li, but this situation is indeed a bit troublesome.
"Xiang Zhang, although the land of Lingnan is not a foreigner, it is obviously different from Yingtian's laws. If Li Qi gets money from there, it will be difficult to convict him for a while."
Unable to convict, Zhang Ximeng breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Nan added: "When a child gives a gift to his father, even if the gift is larger or the amount is larger, it cannot be regarded as bribery." Gu Lin
My half-hungry heart was completely put in my stomach, and everything seemed to be fine.
Zhang Ximeng asked curiously: "Look, there are no problems at all in this matter?"
Jiang Nan thought hard and finally said for a long time: "Prime Minister Zhang, if you must convict, there is still a way."
"What can I do?" Zhang Ximeng asked hurriedly.
"Although this situation does not necessarily constitute bribery, it is still considered a gift. If Li Shanchang did not file a truthful tax return, that is to say, there is still a problem with the money. But how should the tax rates for gifts and inheritance be determined? Hu Shangshu
Bian doesn't seem to have come to a conclusion so quickly. Now he even has trouble collecting business taxes, but he has no time to worry about it. If Zhang Xiang wants to deal with Li Shanchang in this way, he'd better urge Hu Weiyong, and then let them eat dog."
Jiang Nan patiently gave Zhang Ximeng advice.
"Okay, very good! Jiang Tiju has helped me a lot!" Zhang Ximeng was very moved and said: "I will kill the sheep later and invite you to come over and eat roasted lamb legs!"
Jiang Nan readily agreed, "Just a leg of lamb is not interesting. If you can defeat the old man, how about adding a puffer fish?"
Zhang Ximeng grinned, "If pufferfish needs to hire a chef from outside, it's better to use anchovies or anchovies!"
Jiang Nan smiled and said, "I heard from the Queen that she is a glutton for fish when she comes to power, and she likes anchovies the most. It turns out that your monarchs and ministers have similar tastes!"
Zhang Ximeng's face turned dark. What does "similar taste" mean? Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife clearly stole the recipe from him. I improved their taste.
"Since you know that your lord likes it, I will entertain you with a royal banquet. Are you still not satisfied?"
"Satisfied, I'm very satisfied with my humble position!" Jiang Nan said with a smile: "I'm waiting for Prime Minister Zhang to eradicate evil!"
What could Zhang Ximeng say? When Jiang Nan left, he waved the knife around his neck, which was quite scary.
Don't say anything else, just call Hu Weiyong over!
"Finance and taxation are the foundation of a country and cannot be sloppy. The reform of the Ministry of Household Affairs cannot be pushed forward for the time being because it costs too much and the revenue collected is seriously insufficient... I am still full of ambition but not enough balance!"
When Hu Weiyong heard what Zhang Ximeng said, his heart was beating wildly. As a vicious dog, what he fears most is that there is no prey. Now that Prime Minister Zhang has given the order, he has no reason not to work hard!
"Prime Minister Zhang, I am confident that I can double the income of the tax department within half a year!"
Zhang Ximeng raised his eyelids and said with a smile: "Good ambition... But the core of the moment is to focus on the big and let go of the small. First, we should clarify the commercial tax, tariff, salt tax, etc., as well as foreign trade. Lingnan must exert its efforts. You tax The ministry will also cooperate and focus on combating smuggling, do you understand?"
"clear!"
Hu Weiyong immediately said: "I have already thought about my humble position. I will ask the Navy for help and strictly investigate the private trade!"
Zhang Ximeng nodded repeatedly, said a few words casually, and let Hu Weiyong go down.
After sending Lao Hu away, Zhang Ximeng breathed a sigh of relief, he should be fine!
In other words, from now on, I will be considered a rich man!
At a young age, he had 300,000 yuan.
Don’t hesitate when you go to a restaurant, just buy one!
Order two bowls of soy milk for breakfast, drink one bowl and pour another bowl!
When buying roast duck, get a whole one!
You dare to think!
The life of the rich is so arrogant!
But before getting too arrogant, there is one more thing to do, and that is to go to Lao Zhu’s place to have a talk.
Zhang Ximeng came to see Lao Zhu, but Zhu Yuanzhang was pacing and furious, banging and smashing a lot of things... Zhang Ximeng was feeling hairy, couldn't he be directed at himself?
"Sir, you're finally here! We, we shouldn't tolerate adultery!" Zhu Yuanzhang was full of fire when he came up, which made Zhang Ximeng's heart beat even more.
"Lord, is something wrong?"
"Um!"
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted angrily: "When we were dealing with the Ministry of Household Affairs, Zheng Shiyuan had a three-year-old son. We were generous and spared his life. The Ministry of Punishment temporarily sent the child to his uncle for foster care. Who knew that his uncle Zheng Shili actually Run away!"
"Run away?"
"Yes! According to the news, he boarded a ship bound for Wuchang, and he should have taken refuge with Chen Youliang!" Lao Zhu said angrily: "Zheng Shiyuan is an official in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and his brother is studying in the Imperial College... We, we are worthy of them There are two brothers! We didn’t embarrass Zheng Shiyuan’s youngest son, so naturally we didn’t attack his brother. I really didn’t expect that this ungrateful thing would betray us, how shameless!”
Zhang Ximeng was suddenly shocked. It turned out that it had nothing to do with his affairs, but he went to Chen Youliang's place... In other words, this Zheng Shili was also seeking death!
"Lord, if that's the case, I think it's better to use this matter as an excuse to start a war with Chen Youliang and eliminate this scourge as soon as possible!"
"Destroy Chen?"
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered: "We have always advocated the Northern Expedition to the Yuan Dynasty. Wouldn't destroying Chen affect people's hearts?"
"Probably not." Zhang Ximeng said: "The purpose of destroying Chen is to go all-out in the Northern Expedition. This time Chen Youliang harbored criminals, and there were several conflicts before. The two sides have long been fighting to the death. What's more, didn't Prime Minister Li go to the memorial and hope that the Lord would set up a newspaper? This This time is when the newspaper activates its power. Let us unite as one and vow to destroy Chen Youliang!"
