Chapter 497: How dare you argue that this is the first time
This Qin Chun is actually Qin Li's direct nephew.
Ya Ge had known that he would take the blame for all the crimes for the sake of the Qin family.
Anyway, if you are going to die, it is better to die in a more valuable way.
Sure enough, when Qin Chun was brought to the court, before the chief interrogator could ask any questions, he hurriedly confessed: "Back to the emperor, my lords, this matter was all caused by the villain's greed and has nothing to do with anyone else...
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"Qin Chun, I would like to ask you -" Futai looked at him and said: "How can you justify what one person did? Several carts of stones were transported into the treasury and no one covered it up for you. How can you get through it?"
"My lord, you are wronged," Qin Chun said with a pale face, "Little man, this is just my first time. I thought I would make a fortune and then fly away..."
As soon as the chopping board clicked, Futai scolded him: "Nonsense, I have already had solid evidence. You have been doing this for more than four years, and you still dare to argue that this is the first time?"
"It's unjust, sir..."
"Well, since you don't cherish the opportunity, don't blame me for being selfless. Come here - bring all the criminals and witnesses to the court!"
Bank keepers, gambling house stewards, clerks, and even ordinary people...were brought up one by one.
Xuanyuan Yongling looked at it, feeling thrilling and surprised.
What happened was far beyond his expectation.
I thought that all I had to do was uncover corrupt and deceitful officials, but I never thought that such an astonishing inside story would be involved——
Li Dan, in harmony with the Qin Dynasty, used the quarterly tax money from all parts of the country as capital to make great profits for himself.
Every quarter's taxes from various places were secretly replaced by Qin Chun after they arrived in the capital's treasury, and everything loaded on silver carts and transported to the palace turned into stone.
Then, they invest the real tax money into banks and gambling houses, and earn interest through high-dollar loans.
The tax revenue of various places every quarter is more than five million taels at least. When this money is put into the bank, the monthly interest alone is 50,000 taels.
What's more, there are high-value loans and usury in gambling houses?