The news brought back by Xu Guangzu shocked Su Hao. He had guessed in advance that Zhang Xiang and others would fish for oil and water from the river project, but he did not expect that they would fish for such excessive amounts. This kind of thing was considered open to the public in Ming Dynasty officialdom.
It's a secret, but for Su Hao, it constitutes a huge trouble.
Previously, the people in charge sent by the Ministry of Industry to manage the rivers in Huai'an were Zhang Xiang, Zhang Guanlian, Li Shibo and other officials. Corruption was their fault and had nothing to do with others. Now, Su Hao has come to Huai'an and became the person in charge.
If the matter of collecting money for fire expenses continues, then this basin of dirty water will be on Su Hao's head, and it may be poured down at any time, making Su Hao soaked and smelly.
If anyone else were in Su Hao's position, all he had to do was collude with Zhang Xiang and others. Zhang Xiang and others could be so unscrupulous in taking bribes and bending the law. Naturally, they had settled the relationships at all levels above. The new officials could do it.
Sitting together and sharing the spoils. But for Su Hao, this choice is not so easy. Firstly, it is because Su Hao does not want to be a corrupt official and does not bother to join forces with Zhang Xiang and others; secondly, because Su Hao is the director of this river.
It is controversial, and there are many people who are holding back to find trouble for him. If he gets involved in the affairs of Zhang Xiang and others, I believe that the officials in the court will never let him go.
Everyone knows that no official in the Ming Dynasty is corrupt, but corruption can be used as a weapon to attack political opponents at any time. It is conceivable that if the evidence that Su Hao is suspected of corruption is put in the court, how many people will be indignant and demand that he be punished
He punished him severely. By then, neither Wanli nor Wang Xijue would be able to save him.
But what should we do if we don’t follow Zhang Xiang and others in corruption? Directly expose Zhang Xiang and others, and even bring them to justice. This is the simplest method and the least feasible method. River project construction
Zhang Xiang and others are in charge, and the managers at all levels below are their minions. Once Zhang Xiang is investigated, these people will immediately unite to resist, and there may even be some quality accidents. The Yellow River is a land.
Shangxuanhe, if a quality accident occurs, the trouble will be big.
Su Hao is not a reckless person. The more complicated the situation he faces, the more calm he becomes. He knows that if he wants to attack people like Zhang Xiang, he must make a plan before acting. Either he won't attack, or he must uproot them if he wants to attack them.
Leave no consequences.
Information about Chen Guanyu's undercover visits among the people was also reported. According to what Chen Guanyu learned, Zhang Xiang, Zhang Guanlian, Li Shibo and others all bought luxury houses in Huai'an city, and there was also Zhuangzi outside the city. On average, each person
He has more than 10 concubines, and hundreds of servants and maids at home.
It is said that in addition to collecting so-called fire money from the laborers who built the river, these people also made money through the sale of materials, land expropriation and other links. They even asked the laborers to cultivate the fields in Zhuangzi for them, and then collected money from the river project
The laborers were paid from the money. The most annoying thing was that even with this part of the reward, they still had to extract fire and silver, which was equivalent to extorting twice from one person.
Of course, Chen Guanyu only came into contact with some low-level people. They did not know much about the specific methods of making money by Zhang Xiang and others. Some of them were just guesses or baseless speculation, which was difficult to form strong evidence. Su Hao told Chen Guanyu to keep it secret.
Collect more information about these people in order to settle accounts in the future.
In addition to information about Zhang Xiang and others, Chen Guanyu also learned other information about Huai'an Prefecture. Although Huai'an Prefecture has been suffering from famine for many years, the people and even the officers and soldiers of the guard station are suffering miserably, but the local officials are not living a prosperous life.
It's not sad, it can even be said that they live a more prosperous life than officials in other states. The secret to their ability to live well and live well is also very simple, that is, to take advantage of Huai'an's natural disasters to make money for the country.
Since Huai'an Prefecture has been hit by disasters for many years, the imperial court has always distributed disaster relief funds, which gave the officials who dealt with them the opportunity to take advantage of them. Before Han Wen took office in Huai'an, officials at all levels from Huai'an Prefecture to the following states and counties were used to
Reach out for disaster relief funds. If half of the money allocated by the court ends up in the hands of the victims, you are considered lucky.
As for the powerful people, they also make money from the national crisis. Every flood will wash away the crops in many farmers' fields and the property of their homes, putting these farmers into extreme difficulties. At this time, the powerful landlords will use
They purchased the land of these farmers at very low prices, and even sold these desperate farmers into slavery. So far, the land annexation situation in Huai'an Prefecture is far worse than that of other prefectures.
"The Ming Dynasty was destroyed in the hands of these people!"
When listening to Chen Guanyu's introduction to the situation in Huai'an, Jiang Yida always had an angry look on his face. He didn't know how many times he took photos of the case, and he didn't even notice that his hands were red.
Tan Qi was a man with some social experience, so he was somewhat calm about these situations. He advised Jiang Yida: "Brother Jingxi, please calm down. Isn't this the case in both the government and the public? It is said that officials in prefectures and counties embezzled disaster relief funds.
, how could they dare to be so bold if the disaster relief commissioner from the Ministry of Household Affairs did not acquiesce? We followed Brother Gai to Huai'an to regulate the rivers. We cannot interfere in the government affairs of these places. Besides, Mr. Han did not come to Huai'an to be the prefect.
Are you here? Let him take care of these things."
"I'm just angry." Jiang Yida said, "Bingnan, what we read are articles from sages. The sages taught us to cultivate ourselves, manage our families, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. I can't bear to see these corrupt officials preying on the common people. By the way.
, Brother Gai, Brother Duwen, you say these prefecture and county officials are all scholars, how come they don’t understand any morals?”
"This... it's complicated to say." Su Hao didn't know how to answer Jiang Yida's question. Sex is an eternal problem. Humanity has not found a specific medicine to treat cancer in the 21st century, not to mention that it is still the Ming Dynasty.
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Ma Yu pondered: "Brother Bingnan said that these things have nothing to do with us, but I don't think so. To manage the river, we cannot do without the support of the people. If we cannot let the people live and work in peace and contentment, they will not be able to actively support us in managing the river."
. How can we just rely on a few people to improve the river? However, I can’t think of a good way to punish these corrupt officials. Brother Gai has always been far-sighted, do you have any good ideas? "
Su Hao shook his head repeatedly and said: "I don't have any good ideas now. I asked Director Chen to visit the people, just to get a grasp of some situations and look for opportunities. Brothers, we can discuss these matters in private. If this is the case,
Xiang and others are here, everyone must not show any anger, so as not to scare off the enemy."
"He is younger than us, but he is so sophisticated in conspiracy. He is really a monster." Jiang Yida pointed at Su Hao and said with a helpless smile.
In line with the principle of keeping a low profile, after Su Hao took office in Huai'an, he either visited officials from various yamen every day, or hung out in the neighborhoods, drank tea and listened to music, looking like an incompetent official in the capital. How many people did Zhang Xiang and others have?
I came to the yamen to report work this time and wanted to test Su Hao's tone. Su Hao always acted amiable and told them to work hard and serve the court. As for the specific business, he couldn't say anything about Chou Yin Mao.
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Zhang Xiang and others were secretly happy to see that Su Hao didn't understand business and didn't want to interfere. From time to time, they sent some fish, meat, vegetables, calligraphy, paintings and antiques to the Yamen. They also found some good-looking bed warmers for Su Hao.
Huan Su Hao said polite words, but he took all the orders. Of course, he would not put those maids in his room, but would directly send them to Yuan Yamei and the others.
Let them be responsible for doing housework in the yamen.
Unlike Su Hao, Ma Yu, Jiang Yida, Tan Qi and others were not idle. They brought more than a dozen soldiers from the survey camp and dozens of hired laborers, and divided them into several groups to reach the river.
Went to the project site. They did not directly intervene in the river project. Instead, they led people to dig holes everywhere and collect soil cross-section data. This knowledge was taught to them by Su Hao before. To carry out large-scale projects, these geological data are necessary.
Indispensable.
Deng Kui took another part of the soldiers from the survey camp and started the mapping work around the river in full swing. The first batch of recruits recruited by Huai'an Prefecture had arrived, totaling forty or fifty people. Deng Kui mixed these recruits with veterans
Group them into groups and let them learn in actual surveying and mapping work.
After the surveying and mapping practice in Bozhou, the veterans of the survey camp have now become masters of surveying and mapping, and they are all very impressive in front of the new recruits. Everyone knows about the expansion of the survey camp. After the expansion, the survey camp will become a thousand households.
According to the regulations, the establishment of the institute can have 10 hundred households, 10 deputy hundred households, 20 general flag officers, 100 small flag officers, as well as the positions of governor, chief official, etc. The veterans have a plan in mind.
It is determined that these official positions must be filled by veterans like them. There are only more than 50 veterans in total, but there are more than 100 official positions. Doesn't this mean that everyone has the opportunity to become an official?
With Bentou, everyone will naturally be more motivated, and there is no need for Deng Kui to do any mobilization work.
The embroidery team led by Yuan Yamei also underwent a small expansion, adding more than a dozen older girls recruited from Huai'an City. In front of everyone, Su Hao announced Yuan Yamei as a candidate for the 100 households of the embroidery team. In addition,
Four embroiderers brought out from Jiangxi are candidates for small flag officers, and the embroidery team is considered to have an organized system.
As the manpower increased, the expenses also increased. The fees provided by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War were only enough to maintain the headcount of a few personnel, Su Hao's soldiers, embroidery workers, yamen's handymen, and Chen Guanyu's secret communication line.
Everyone needs to be supported by Su Hao himself. In a short period of time, Su Hao's savings can still support such expenses. If he wants to continue to develop in the future, he can only count on the large number of industries in the capital.
Hao is quite confident about this.
After staying in Huai'an for a few months, Su Hao finally received news that Pan Jixun, the governor of the river channel, had returned from inspecting the river channel. He immediately sent someone to contact Pan Jixun and asked Pan Jixun to meet him. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, novels are better Update faster!)