The yamen servant was rich in experience and replied calmly: "Madam Chu, don't worry, hot water is more effective. If you adjust the temperature to a lower temperature, it won't kill anyone."
"This is good, this is good."
Chu Nanzhi glanced happily at Hu Maoxi, who was calm and composed: "Master Kang is also very tired today, so I used hot water to refresh him. It will relieve his fatigue and have the energy to talk to everyone."
Seeing this situation, Hu Maoxi frowned coldly and said, "Mrs. Chu, do you think this is useful?"
This is probably not as satisfying as giving him a good beating to relieve his anger.
Chu Nanzhi just smiled and said nothing, staring quietly at the increasing amount of water on the cloth. It didn't take long before Kang Mingyuan's "babbling" and desperate struggling sounds were heard.
"Take away the veil."
Chu Nanzhi gave the order, and seeing Kang Mingyuan's fair face revealed, he asked slowly: "How are you doing? Does Mr. Kang have anything to say to me?"
"Ms. Chu, you bitch, if you can, kill me with one blow. Don't use these underhanded tricks."
Kang Mingyuan vented angrily.
"A commoner woman is just here because she is eager to learn, and she wants to help the adults experience these tricks that you have created yourself. If you want to say that you are a disgrace, I really don't deserve it in front of the adults."
Seeing that he was still very stubborn, Chu Nanzhi ordered the government officials: "It seems that Mr. Kang is still not sober enough. Please help him refresh himself."
The government officials covered him with a veil again and continued to pour water on him.
This time, Kang Mingyuan gritted his teeth and held firm for half an hour. Finally, he couldn't stand it anymore and screamed for mercy. The moment the government officials took off the veil, he was sweating profusely and took several deep breaths before he couldn't breathe.
He replied angrily: "I'll do it, I'll do it, please don't torture me anymore."
"OK."
Chu Nanzhi first looked at Hu Maoxi: "Master Hu, please first confirm whether the facts Tan Miao confessed are consistent with what he said."
Hu Maoxi nodded happily, took the transcribed charges and unfolded them one by one and asked:
"In the third year of Mingzhen's reign, when you first took office, you privately increased the salt tax by 10%. Is this true?"
"have."
"In the fourth year of the Ming Dynasty, you cleverly created a name. First, you levied a 10% fishery tax, and then forcibly acquired a 200-acre fish pond ten miles south of the city and contracted it to the fisherman Kang Mingtang to earn private money, right?"
"yes."
"In the seventh year of the Ming Dynasty, you banned the sea salt field, openly suppressed private salt, and secretly instructed the salt officials to collect private salt at a price three times lower than the salt produced in the sea salt field, mix it into salt warehouses, and resell it into the county, resulting in a large number of crudely manufactured private salt.
Salt has been mixed into the market for a long time, can you admit this?"
"I think."
"In the twelfth year of the Ming Dynasty, you condoned the 350 acres of fish ponds in the north of Kangmingtang City, which caused hundreds of households to be displaced and drifted at sea. Is this possible?"
Kang Mingyuan closed his eyes and replied helplessly: "Yes."
And these things are not all airtight. Tan Miao has already given clues. Anyone who is interested can investigate them thoroughly with just a casual search, so he has to confess.
Thinking of this, Hu Maoxi secretly clenched his fists and looked at the listed crimes, big and small. Everything was detailed. Even the time, place and even the witnesses were clearly written down, and there was no room for this guy to argue.
Thinking about the adverse reactions caused by eating those crudely made private salts yesterday, he became even more angry. He held the crime in his hand hard and gritted his teeth and said: "Kang Mingyuan, I wish I could cut you into pieces to relieve the hatred in my heart.
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After Chu Nanzhi listened to the two people's questions and answers, she had no intention of continuing to listen.
As expected, he is a heartless dog official, and I am afraid that he will not be able to find a way out of this life.
After taking a deep look at Kang Mingyuan, Chu Nanzhi twisted the corner of his mouth slightly and asked slowly and meaningfully: "Master Kang, let's talk about things that Master Tan doesn't know."