Qian Qianyi did not speak too much to Liu Ziguang, only four words: "Enough is enough." A conversation between smart people does not require thousands of words, these four words are enough. This time to combat the Jiangdi fraud case,
Those who were hit were all officials from the Donglin family. Qian Qianyi was naturally very uncomfortable. The dignified leader of Donglin and the head of the cabinet personally delivered a message to Liu Ziguang, which in itself showed an attitude that was both a compromise and a threat.
Enough is enough, that is, don’t worry about the things in front of you, and don’t push yourself hard in the future. If you get angry, no one will get anything good to eat. However, Liu Ziguang is a character who takes soft things rather than hard ones, and Qian Qianyi’s words did not cause him any harm.
Troubled, I just shrugged my shoulders.
Who is the Donglin Party? Can cronies despise the imperial court and blatantly engage in corruption and bribery? Liu Ziguang has made up his mind to punish anyone whose culprits took the money from the river embankment. In fact, Nanchang has been investigating this matter for some time.
The results of the investigation are shocking, and the scope involved is simply too broad. The main corruption offenders are concentrated in the Ministry of Household Affairs and Industry and the Yamen of the Xunjiang Censor. These three yamen are in charge of the financial operation of river embankment construction. Their methods are usually like this.
Jiang Yushi Yamen colluded with Ma Yun and forged labor and food expenses for migrant workers that seriously exceeded the standard and reported them to the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Ministry of Household Affairs asked the Ministry of Works to verify it. After the Ministry of Works verified it, the Ministry of Household Affairs approved the money, and the money was transferred to Xunjiang Yushi Yamen
, a group of people then returned this part of the money to the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works who had contributed. Of course, this was just a small matter, and the bulk of it was related to project funds.
Ma Yun's original winning bid price was 8,800 taels of silver per mile. This price was indeed low enough. If the actual operation would definitely result in a loss and the money was not enough, what should I do? Add more. When the bidding was originally held, the rules did not stipulate that unknown situations occurred.
How to deal with it, Ma Yun forged many additional projects, such as expropriating fields along the way, extending the scope of the dam to 150 feet, and digging a large number of diversion channels and flood discharge reservoirs. These are all large expenditures and wasteful.
With a huge amount of money, in fact, there is not so much land to use in the construction, so the shrewd Jack Ma took advantage of this, colluded with the local government, and first forcibly expropriated the people's fields, saying that if this piece of land was included in the planning drawings, the shrewd people would know
Paying money and trusting connections, asking adults to find ways to "reroute", ordinary people who are not smart enough will cause trouble and protest. At this time, the government bribed by Jack Ma will come forward and forcibly expropriate the land. Of course, no trenches will be dug after the land is expropriated.
, but it was nominally confiscated, and after a while it was sold to local landlords at a discounted price. This simple trick alone defrauded the court and the people of millions of dollars!
The people doing the actual construction are second-level contractors like Wang Jiu. Their project payment is very tight. They only guarantee a small profit, and they cannot be settled in time. There is a long accounting period, and the money must first be in Jack Ma's hands.
After going through it to advance funds for his other businesses, in short, Ma Yun not only did not pay a penny for the entire river embankment project, but after excluding various bribes, he was still left with a surplus of millions of taels.
The White Wolf's unique skills are so exquisite. In the entire Ming Dynasty, only boss Ma Yunma had this ability. The money for building the river embankment came from a wide range of sources. In addition to the revenue from the treasury, there were also donations from the common people and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, and the emperor's internal funds.
Among them were hundreds of thousands of taels of silver donated by Liu Ziguang. These corrupt officials and profiteers were committing such fraud, which was equivalent to stealing Liu Ziguang's money. It was just stealing the money, but if they didn't do things properly, all the yamen involved in the river embankment project, big and small, would
As a senior official, everyone is thinking about how to make a fortune. No one cares about the quality of the river embankment, the safety of the towns along the river, or the working conditions and intensity of the coolie migrant workers.
Liu Ziguang is an out-and-out nouveau riche. His success relies entirely on himself and a group of brothers who worked hard with real swords and guns. Although he had a brief honeymoon period with the Donglin Party, he is not the same person after all.
, after the common enemy of both sides was eliminated, they naturally entered a state of vague hostility. The literati have always been afraid of military personnel intervening in politics. Liu Ziguang was both a military man and a relative, and he had many soldiers and party members everywhere. The most important thing was that he still had such a personal relationship with the current emperor.
Well, these have made the Donglin Party members deeply fearful and jealous. The Donglin Party has adopted a strategy of tolerance for a long time. According to their judgment and Liu Ziguang's reckless character, the higher he climbs, the harder he falls.
But in the past two years, Liu Ziguang not only did not fend for himself, but lived a more prosperous life. He became prosperous and married several well-connected wives. The power in his hands was not less but more.
He had a Beiyang Navy, Shanghai Road, Taiwan Province and half of Shandong within his sphere of influence. When people talked about Zhenwuhou, they would always pick two big brothers to praise him. The emperor's trust in him continued to increase.
, now Liu Ziguang’s black hand has finally reached out to the Donglin Party.
Qian Qianyi, as the leader of Donglin, is not in vain. He is not only outstanding in literary talent, but also has extraordinary strategy and courage. Otherwise, he would not have endured for many years during the eunuch period and secretly accumulated strength to overthrow the tyranny. Now Donglin
Lin has taken over most of the positions in the civil service. Many of the chief officials in prefectures and counties at all levels across the country are from Donglin. However, the party is not very close. It is divided into several factions. For example, Qi Zhenming is a big party.
Factions, if there are too many people in Donglin, all kinds of uncontrollable things will inevitably happen, such as corruption and bribery, which is something that cannot be eliminated.
Qian Qianyi is not an idealist. He knows deeply that a clean government may not be an efficient government, and a corrupt government may not be inefficient. What he has to do is to coordinate this relationship. The major case of the river embankment project involves
Huguang Inspector Gao Yifei was an official promoted by Qian Qianyi, and he was about to take over the position of Governor of Huguang. Qian Qianyi was naturally very sad that something happened at this juncture. Gao Yifei was Ma Yun's brother-in-law, and he committed fraud.
He must be a part of the case. The public outrage was so great that the emperor was furious. It was obviously unwise to step in to protect him. He had to abandon this chess piece. But if we dig deeper, it would not work. It would touch Qian Qianyi's bottom line. If
According to Liu Ziguang's temper, half of the officials in Huguang will be laid off, and most of the officials in the Sixth Department of Beijing will be sued. Ma Yun's mobility is too strong, his connections are too wide, and he is involved in all aspects. Let's talk about Qian Qianyi himself.
Well, I have also received ancient paintings from Jack Ma.
As the leader of Donglin, as the head of the imperial cabinet, we should step forward at this time to stop this kind of behavior that damages the foundation of the imperial court. No one is a sage, and no one can do anything wrong. Now that Gao Yifei's black veil has been removed, Ma Yun also
He was already in prison, so why bother pressing forward step by step and putting people to death? It was out of these considerations that Qian Qianyi gave Liu Ziguang a message to tell him to stop.
Although the investigation team has changed a group of people, they are changing the soup without changing the medicine. How to investigate this case is actually in Liu Ziguang's hands. The emperor listens to him and believes in him. He can stir up as much trouble as he wants.
Although the turmoil has been discussed, it is still unclear whether Liu Ziguang could give up in recognition of current affairs. After the dissolution of the dynasty, Qian Qianyi did not return to his residence, but went directly to the residences of several ministers to contact...
The investigation team set off again. This time the imperial envoy was still Xu Jiujing. In addition to the members appointed by the emperor, the investigation team also included some Nanchang fans wearing the robes of low-level officials from Dali Temple. This was specially arranged by Liu Ziguang.
The reason is that the investigation work will not be interfered with. Those corrupt officials are very capable. It is not known if a killer appears and kills several adults. Also accompanying the ship are some witnesses who came to Beijing to complain, as well as their evidence.
The prosecution, as well as various intelligence materials from Nanchang's secret investigation, etc., can be said to be well prepared and foolproof.
Naturally, Liu Ziguang would not go with him. He could just leave such trivial matters to his subordinates. He still stayed in the small courtyard every day waiting for the birth of his child. Recently, there have been many happy events. A telegram from Nanyang said that reinforcements from the Dutch were coming.
The fleet finally arrived, and was dumped by the navy of China Merchants in the Strait of Malacca. The natives of Sumatra attempted to rebel, and were led by Anthony to massacre tens of thousands of people. The street trees on both sides of the road around Badawi
They are all covered with the heads of the indigenous people. If there are more than two people walking together, the indigenous people will be considered to have evil intentions and can be hunted and killed. The cruel and high-pressure rule lasted for a month, and the indigenous people completely surrendered. Now they are all better behaved than dogs.
The Kingdom of Java has become a semi-colony of China Merchants Group.
Preparations for the stock exchange are also going very smoothly. With the strong support of the Shanghai Provincial Government, it will be opened in the near future. One hundred thousand new shares of China Merchants are waiting to be issued. This time, a public offering method is adopted, which can be circulated after listing.
Last year, China Merchants Group's profits were very impressive, and each shareholder received a 30% dividend. This year, China Merchants Group has dominated Nanyang, and the efficiency will only be better. The issuance of new shares will definitely have a good start. By the way, we can take advantage of this momentum to issue and China Merchants Group
Stocks in industries related to business, such as Jiangnan Shipyard, Meilin Cannery, as well as high-quality enterprises such as Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company, Liguo Iron Works, Lianfeng Arms Chain Store, and Wuchang Shipyard, can all be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Issue its own shares to raise large amounts of capital to expand operations.
There is so much good news, but none of it can compare with the joy that Liu Ziguang is about to become a father. The child can be born at any time. Concubine Nangong leads a group of stable women, imperial doctors, and palace maids to be ready to deliver the baby at any time. The stoves of several households around are ready at any time.
A large pot of hot water, sterilizing alcohol, scissors and knives for midwifery, and clean cotton cloth were all prepared, waiting for the arrival of the little Marquis.