Chapter 1277: A sudden turn of events, Zhu Tan reveals his tail
Xu Hai and his party came out of "Liu Ji Grain Store" and made secret visits to three grain stores one after another. All three grain stores, without exception, were on price reduction promotions. The price of grain was reduced by about one hundred cents per stone, and each grain store had sufficient grain stocks.
, they are open to selling grain, and even if you buy too much, for example, more than 500 catties, they will deliver it to your door.
Jingnan County is also prosperous. There is no sign of the flood, and it is even more prosperous than before the flood. Because Jingnan promotes work-for-relief and welcomes victims and refugees from all over the country, and refugees and victims participate in work-for-relief.
With money in their hands, they also wanted to consume food, clothing, housing and transportation, which promoted the development of various industries in Jingnan, thus forming a positive interaction, and Jingnan also showed prosperity.
At this point, Xu Hai and others had to draw a conclusion: Jingnan had sufficient grain and rice and the people's lives were stable.
"Humph, no matter what, it is an indisputable fact that Zhu Ping'an defined high food prices in the name of the government!"
Wang Meng ignored the fact that Jingnan had sufficient grain and rice and the people's lives were stable, snorted and sneered.
"Of course. Mr. Xu and Mr. Wang, let's go ahead and interview a few grain shop owners to see if Zhu Pingan asked for bribes from them, or whether they paid bribes to Zhu Pingan, so as to judge whether Zhu Pingan has anything to do with him.
Grain merchants colluded? He used official documents to define high grain prices. Is there any benefit transfer between him and grain merchants?"
Zhang Wenbo nodded, not only fully agreeing with Wang Meng's conclusion, but also making suggestions to Xu Hai.
"I think this 'Yang Ji Grain Store' is quite large in scale. There is no other grain store in Jingnan. If Zhu Ping'an colludes with the grain merchants, there is no way this grain store can stay out of it. Why don't we start with this one?
Bar."
Peng Cheng, the censor of Zhejiang Province, pointed to Yang Ji's grain store not far ahead and said to Xu Hai and others.
Peng Cheng and the other three sang together and led the Jingnan investigation team to Yang Ji Grain Shop to investigate.
If you want to find out the truth, interrogating the grain shop owner is an indispensable step. Xu Hai nodded slightly.
So, the group entered Yang Ji's grain store.
"A few guests, please come in. The store has plenty of grain and rice." The clerk from the grain shop came up to greet him enthusiastically.
"Go and call your shopkeeper." Wang Meng interrupted him impatiently.
"Haha, sir, if you want to buy food, just come to us. What are you going to do with our shopkeeper?"
The store clerk said with a speechless smile.
Zhang Wenbo saw that Wang Meng was about to reveal his identity to use his power to suppress others. He couldn't help but step forward, pulled down Wang Meng's sleeve, and whispered in his ear, "There are many people with mixed eyes. It is not appropriate to reveal our identity, so as to avoid alerting others."
After finishing speaking, Zhang Wenbo turned to the store clerk and said, "We have a big deal to discuss with your shopkeeper."
Big business coming?! The store clerk looked happy and went in to inform the shopkeeper.
"I didn't know that the distinguished guest was coming to the door, so please don't blame me for not being able to welcome him from afar." When he heard that the big business was coming to his door, shopkeeper Yang naturally would not neglect him. He came out quickly and enthusiastically invited Xu Hai and his entourage into the inner room to sit down.
Refreshment fruits.
"How much grain and rice do you want to buy from our distinguished guests?" Shopkeeper Yang asked softly after the polite greetings.
"Shopkeeper, don't be in a hurry. Let me ask you, has Jingnan Magistrate Zhu Pingan asked for a bribe from you? Or have you ever paid bribes or given gifts to Jingnan Magistrate Zhu Pingan?" Wang Meng went straight to the point.
"Huh? Aren't these distinguished guests here to buy food?" Shopkeeper Yang couldn't help but look down when he heard this.
"Let me ask you an answer! Do you have any?" Wang Meng looked at Shopkeeper Yang coldly and asked impatiently.
Wang Meng has been an official for a long time, and he has an official power. Although shopkeeper Yang is angry, he has been in business for so long, and he still has a sharp eye. His intuition tells him that he cannot afford to offend these people, so he has to take a deep breath.
He took a breath, suppressed his anger, and replied calmly, "No, not at all."
No?!
This is not what I want to hear. Wang Meng lowered his face and said to him in a bad tone, "I ask you again, are you okay? Don't lie, otherwise the consequences will not be something that a small grain merchant like you can bear!"
"That's true!" Shopkeeper Yang said with a wry smile.
"Huh?! Look, I am Wang Meng, the head of the household department. This is Mr. Xu, a doctor in the official department. This is Mr. Zhang from the punishment department. This is Peng Yushi. This is Zhang Baihu from Dongchang. This is from Taizhou.
Magistrate Tan Lun, this is the Magistrate of Taiping County. We are here to investigate the case of Jingnan Magistrate Zhu Ping'an's inflating food prices and corruption. If you dare to lie, you will be punished for the crime of deceiving the emperor!
"
Wang Meng's face darkened, he took out a token from his arms, stretched it out in front of Shopkeeper Yang, and directly showed his cards to Shopkeeper Yang.
Peng Cheng and others also cooperated and took out their tokens to reveal their identities.
The Ministry of Husbandry! The Ministry of Justice! The Ministry of Personnel! And the Dongchang! Shopkeeper Yang turned pale with fright and almost lost his breath! No matter how awesome he was, he was just a grain merchant from a small county. He had never seen such a battle before. He knelt down in a hurry.
On the ground, he kept kowtowing and said in a trembling voice: "Yes, the common people will never dare to hide it from you adults."
Everyone from Dongchang is here, how dare I hide it! Shopkeeper Yang knelt on the ground, frightened out of his mind.
"I give you one last chance! Has Jingnan Magistrate Zhu Pingan asked for a bribe from you?! Or have you paid bribes or given gifts to Jingnan Magistrate Zhu Pingan?! Think carefully before answering!"
Wang Meng was very satisfied with Shopkeeper Yang's reaction and took advantage of the situation to ask Shopkeeper Yang again.
"No, really not." Shopkeeper Yang knelt on the ground and replied with a bitter look on his face.
"Huh?!" Wang Meng had a cold face and stared at Shopkeeper Yang with unkind eyes, very dissatisfied with his answer.
"It's really not true. The official of Dongchang is also here. How dare the common people deceive us. After the county official set the price of grain, we also thought about giving gifts to the county official. We also tried to give gifts to the county official, but the county official refused.
The county official said that when he defined the price of grain, he was serving the public good and not for his own selfish gain." Shopkeeper Yang replied hurriedly.
Um?!
Zhu Ping'an's definition of grain prices is really dedicated to serving the public rather than selfish interests?!
Wang Meng's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
When Xu Hai heard this, he nodded slightly, and his evaluation of Zhu Ping'an increased a few points in his mind.
Tan Lun's face became a little more relaxed. He was happy to see this result. Taiping County Magistrate exceeded his authority and reported Zhu Ping'an's collusion with grain merchants for corruption. As a superior, he had a certain responsibility for failing to deal with Zhu Ping'an in time. Although Wang Meng and others
People have stated that they will not pursue the case, but it is a hidden danger after all. Now, if Zhu Pingan is innocent, not only the hidden danger has disappeared, but he, the superior officer, did not deal with Zhu Pingan at that time, but he has shown to be very wise.
"Have you thought clearly? If there is any concealment, your wife, children, and children will also suffer if you don't tell me." Zhang Wenbo looked at Shopkeeper Yang coldly and said in a threatening tone.
"Indeed not." Shopkeeper Yang nodded, and then said hesitantly, "But."
but!!!
Wang Meng was overjoyed when he heard this. I like the turning word "but". Once "but" is included, the meaning is reversed.
"No matter what, tell me quickly!" Wang Meng, Zhang Wenbo and others urged impatiently with surprised faces on their faces.
"However, the county magistrate asked us, 'Jingnan is currently experiencing severe floods, and the victims are displaced and crying for food. Are you willing to donate money to the victims of Jingnan?!'" Shopkeeper Yang said without any concealment.
“Hahaha, what a willing person to donate money to the victims of the Jingnan disaster”
When Wang Meng, Zhang Wenbo and others heard this, they looked at each other and couldn't help laughing happily. What a turn of events!
good!
Zhu Ping'an is so cunning and cunning, he actually came up with such a disguised form of corruption!
However, no matter how cunning a fox is, it cannot escape the eyes of a hunter! When you meet old hunters like me, no matter how cunning and cunning this little fox is, Zhu Ping'an, there is nothing to hide! We must have caught the fox's tail!
The joy of Wang Meng and others at this moment cannot be expressed in words!
Xu Hai's face darkened, and he silently deducted the rating he had given Zhu Ping'an from the higher rating in his mind.