"Haha! If this matter has something to do with the Ministry of War, I don't believe that your Liu family doesn't know any information. In other words, your idiot father should know something."
Lin Fan said with a sneer.
Liu Haoran clenched his fists. Lin Fan was so contemptuous of the Liu family. Liu Hu had already been knocked unconscious. Lin Fan had someone splash him awake and continue the interrogation.
However, Liu Hu could endure it. He was whipped by Jin Yiwei until he fainted three times without uttering a single word. Lin Fan asked Jin Yiwei to stop for a moment before continuing the interrogation.
When Lin Fan walked out of the Jinyi Guard Prison, the sky had completely darkened. Lin Fan returned to the Lin Mansion. Early the next morning, Lin Fan did not go to the morning court.
In ancient times, there was a morning meeting every day, but this morning meeting was very boring. It was just a simple summary meeting, and it was also a useless summary.
Lin Fan didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning and took the people from Baihu Division to the Ministry of War. Li Jiantai had just received money from the Ministry of Household Affairs to solve an urgent need. He was not happy for two days when the people from Jinyiwei arrived.
Li Jiantai did not dare to neglect Lin Fan and hurriedly came out to greet him.
"Master Wuhou, I don't know what kind of wind blew today to bring you here."
Li Jiantai said with a smile.
"Northwest Wind, do you care?
Do I have to explain it to you even if I come to the Ministry of War?"
Lin Fan said coldly.
Li Jiantai was stunned. Has Lin Fan taken any medicine today?
I didn't provoke him either.
Thinking of this, Li Jiantai first welcomed Lin Fan in. After the two of them got ready, the people from the Ministry of War brought tea. Li Jiantai said solemnly: "Master Wu Hou, has something big happened?"
"Yesterday, I arrested someone from the Liu family. You should know that, right?"
Lin Fan asked.
"I know about this. Although the Liu family is a wealthy family and cooperates with our Ministry of War, they are a lowly family after all. If Mr. Wuhou arrests him, he will be arrested. It doesn't matter!"
Li Jiantai said in a deep voice.
"Not only were they arrested, but they were also interrogated. Liu Hu, the head of the Liu family, was knocked unconscious several times and is still being whipped."
Lin Fan said casually.
Ding!
Li Jiantai's hand immediately stopped in the air, and it took him a moment to react. He smiled and said, "Sir, the Liu family has provoked you, and it is necessary to give you a severe lesson."
"What can the Liu family do to provoke me?
When you see me, you feel like a grandson."
Lin Fan said again.
Li Jiantai wants to curse now. The Liu family didn't provoke you, but they still treat you like a grandson when they see you. Why are you arresting them for nothing?
"This...Master Wuhou, why do you want to arrest them?"
Li Jiantai asked.
"Because the Liu family is dishonest and dares to come to me to report a black case against your Ministry of War, do you think they are hateful or not?"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"kindness?
Sir, someone from the Liu family actually sued our Ministry of War, and we should be beaten! Our Ministry of War has been short of money recently, and it is true that we have not paid them the money to pay for the iron ore, but what's going on?"
“Will our Ministry of War still not pay them the money we owe them?
Don’t worry, sir, I’ll handle this matter, and I’ll make sure they are submissive!”
Li Jiantai said angrily.
"That's not the case. They said that there are several chalcopyrite mines in their Liu family's mines, but these chalcopyrite mines have been occupied by people from your Ministry of War!"
"Moreover, the people from the Ministry of War did not hand over the chalcopyrite to the imperial court. Instead, they mined it privately and cast copper coins. Do you think they should attack it?"
Lin Fan said with a smile.
hiss!
Li Jiantai took a breath of air-conditioning. Lin Fan came to the Ministry of War and talked about the matter. He explained that the chalcopyrite matter had been confirmed. It was related to people from the Ministry of War and should have been found out through interrogation.
This is no small matter. If someone takes brass and casts copper coins, wouldn't it mean huge profits? One chalcopyrite mine can at least cast copper coins equivalent to tens of millions of taels of silver.
If there are several of them, it will undoubtedly cause the court to lose a lot of money. If His Majesty finds out about this and orders a thorough investigation, their military department may be shaken.
"Lord Wuhou, is there any evidence for this matter?"
Li Jiantai asked.
"The chalcopyrite mine has collapsed. However, I have confirmed with the miners that it is undoubtedly chalcopyrite. In the past few days, I have organized people to dig out the mine."
"Li Shangshu, I believe this matter has nothing to do with you. However, people from the Ministry of War do such things in private. How did you become the Minister of the Ministry of War?"
Lin Fan said coldly.
Li Jiantai's face was as gloomy as water. He slapped the chair with his big hand and said coldly: "Huh! Lord Wu, don't worry. I will investigate everything about our Ministry of War!"
"If I find out who dares to do such a thing in private, I will definitely beat him to pieces!"
"If we want to investigate this matter, it is not difficult. We only need to find out who had the most comfortable life during Li Zicheng's uprising, or in other words, who held the real power at that time."
Lin Fan reminded.
This batch of copper mines should have been excavated during Li Zicheng's uprising. Therefore, those who wanted these copper coins should have used the copper coins to raise troops.
However, there are no sources of troops in the capital, which is enough to show that that person does not serve in the capital. People in the Ministry of War who do not serve in the capital have great power and are easy to investigate.
However, there are definitely insiders in the capital, and it depends on Li Jiantai's methods.
"Master Wuhou reminds me that I will investigate this matter carefully. I also ask Master Wuhou to give me some four days. Don't tell your majesty about this matter!"
Li Jiantai said in a deep voice.
"I understand. If Your Majesty doesn't know, it's not a big deal. If His Majesty knows, you're worried that you won't be able to handle it."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
Li Jiantai smiled awkwardly, and Lin Fan didn't talk nonsense to him. He stood up and left. After Lin Fan left the Ministry of War, Li Jiantai looked gloomy and found his confidants and began to investigate the matter.
In the capital, an undercurrent suddenly surged, and a bloody storm was about to begin.
After beating Li Jiantai, Lin Fan returned to the Lin Mansion, only to see Xu Xing loosening the soil and fertilizing the winter melons in his vegetable garden. Lin Fan saw this and hurriedly said: "Stop!"
When Xu Xing heard Lin Fan's voice, he stood up in confusion and said, "Teacher, is there anything wrong with me loosening the soil on these vegetables?"
"It is okay to loosen the soil, but not at this time, because when any plant reaches a certain stage, its root system is very developed. If you loosen the soil now, it will damage their roots."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
Xu Xing hurriedly stood up and left the vegetable garden, saying: "Teacher, according to my farmer's records, if the soil is not loosened frequently, the soil will become very hard, which is not good for crops."
"You are right, but loosening the soil also requires skills. If you loosen the soil so close to the plants, it will only damage the plants."
Lin Fan explained that it was fortunate that he came back early, otherwise, the winter melon seedlings might have been destroyed.