Chapter 228 If you continue to investigate, you will suffer disaster
Zhu Bai nodded slightly: "Actually, the emperor has already replied to my letter."
He took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Fugui: "Read it."
In his reply, Lao Zhu said that the entrance requirements for the Imperial College were that, in addition to being of lowly status, one could enter as long as he passed the exam. The military generals worked hard and made great achievements, and their descendants would naturally be qualified. He would later issue a special order to emphasize this matter
, lest the general have any scruples.
All the generals present knelt down and shouted: "The Emperor is wise."
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace."
"Okay. Come and get to work." Zhu Bai collected the letter and nodded, "Zhejiang Chengxuan has jurisdiction over seventy-five counties. There are three officials from the second rank and above in the capital. In addition to the two feudal lords,
Announce the Chief Secretary, and each of the five will lead fifteen counties to supervise and supervise. I will come back to check the results when I pass by after my inspection."
If Zhu Bai comes in in the morning, he will say this.
These military generals can confidently refuse: "This is a matter for civilian officials. It has nothing to do with being military attachés."
But at this moment, they had just kowtowed to thank Lao Zhu for allowing their descendants to enter the Imperial College and take the imperial examination, but turned around and refused to support the county school...
Besides, Zhu Rui had already solved all the money and people problems just now, so they just used their words to urge him.
Wang Cheng could only say: "As ordered, I will do my best."
When the two proconsuls saw it, the military attachés started to urge the county to learn, but the two civil servants still refused to do so. Wouldn't they be slapping themselves in the face?
The two of them hurriedly agreed: "I will cooperate with you. When His Highness comes back, the county school will definitely be open."
"Yes, your highness, don't worry."
Zhu Bai was very satisfied and nodded: "Okay, then I would like to trouble you two adults to take the command adults and the others to the side to divide it. After the division is completed, make two copies of the list and give it to me."
Then they accepted the Chief Secretary and went aside.
Zhu Bai turned around and smiled at the inspector.
The inspector bowed: "Your Highness."
He felt his calves trembling.
He usually judges people, but today I felt like I was being judged by Zhu Bai.
Although I feel very worthless, I can't control it.
This young prince is so powerful and has such a strong aura.
Zhu Bai: "Ah, my lord, I wonder how many prisoners there are on death row or in exile in our jail in Zhejiang Province?"
The envoy said: "There are more than a hundred prisoners on death row. There are two to three hundred people waiting to be exiled. There are also various types of people waiting to be beaten with sticks and so on."
Zhu Bai said: "I have a suggestion. These prisoners who have left their hometowns are quite pitiful. So unless they are extremely evil, murderers, arsonists, and treasonous people, it is better to keep them and let them do something for the local area."
The inspector didn't even turn around and asked blankly: "Ang? What does your highness mean..."
Zhu Bai winked at him: "For example, dredging canals, strengthening river embankments, and dredging drainage ditches in the city to prepare for the next heavy rain."
Let me go, little prince, do you think that the prisoners on death row do not work for free? They all need to eat!! Who will pay for this meal? If you use the salary your father gave me to feed them, they will not even have a meal.
It’s not enough! And they have to find someone to watch them work.
The inspector roared in his heart and secretly gritted his teeth without making a sound.
Zhu Bai asked gently: "What difficulties do you have, sir?"
The inspector could only whisper: "I don't know the opinions of the emperor and the Ministry of Punishment."
Zhu Bai said: "My father only replied to me with one sentence, telling me to act according to the situation and use the sign 'It's like I'm here in person'."
When the inspector heard this, he said, "Okay, what else is there to say?"
Zhu Bai seemed to suddenly see the prefect standing aside: "Hey, the prefect is here too."
The prefect shuddered and replied: "Yes."
Zhu Bai said: "Please bring me the registration books of commercial taxes paid by merchants in Hangzhou in the past two years."
Magistrate: "As ordered."
Although he knew that taking out that thing would probably kill someone, but Zhu Bai was holding the gold medal of "I am here in person" in his hand. If he didn't take out the booklet, Zhu Bai would kill him right now.
The prefect is busy.
The feudal lord and the governor over there divided the list and copied it out.
Zhu Bai took the list, looked at it, and handed one to Zhu Li: "Please keep it, Fifth Brother, and ask the adults about the situation of the county school every month. If Fifth Brother is willing to run away, he can also go to the county school."
have a look."
Zhu's shortcomings are also his strengths, which are stubbornness or persistence. This kind of person, if a job is assigned to him, he will carry it out unswervingly and will not look back even if he hits a wall until it is completed.
When the feudal lord and the governor heard that Zhu Bai still had a hand, they really didn't dare to have any perfunctory intentions.
The tooth chief from the Hangzhou Official Dental Bureau came in with a group of people.
The inspector took a look and said: Oh, all the rich households in Hangzhou are here. It’s really lively today.
The feudal lord and the governor secretly complained: What else does this young prince want to do?
The prefect also took the book back and handed it to Zhu Bai.
Zhu Bai handed it directly to Fugui.
Fugui took it, took out a pamphlet from his arms, and then read it one by one.
Then he copied the list and gave it to Zhu Bai.
Zhu Bai took it, glanced at it, and sneered: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, you are so brave. The emperor ordered a business tax of thirty to one, and the tax is considered very light, but you still want to evade tax."
The wealthy businessmen all wiped their sweat.
It stands to reason that the sale of goods must go through the official bureau. But they don't want to pay so much tax, so most transactions are conducted privately with acquaintances.
The question is how did Zhu Bai know?
No, he must be deceiving them.
Just don't make a sound and just pretend to be dead.
Zhu Bai said calmly: "Mr. Cai, your family's cloth shop transported twelve carts of cloth into the city last month alone, but only paid tax on one cart of cloth."
Mr. Cai hurriedly said: "Yes, I will pay it all by the end of the year."
Zhu Bai nodded slightly: "Okay, let's take a look at last year's tax. In the second half of last year, you imported a total of 80 loads of goods. But you only reported taxes for ten loads."
Mr. Cai wiped his sweat and said, "I'm sorry, I only sold ten carts of goods last year."
The cloth was sold in bits and pieces, and he himself used two ledgers, so outsiders couldn't figure it out at all. He didn't believe that Zhu Bai could have such great powers.
Zhu Bai stared at him: "No. You bought forty carts from Suzhou, thirty carts from Wuxi, and ten carts from Changzhou. If you only sold ten carts, where are the remaining seventy carts of fabric?"
Mr. Cai suddenly woke up.
Although Zhu Bai didn't know how much he sold, he had bulk transaction data from various dental stores, and he would know by comparing the statistics.
The prefect and several adults became nervous.
If the investigation continues, they will also suffer.
If these merchants dare to hide it and not report it, they must have been dealt with by the higher authorities.
Mr. Cai lowered his head to wipe the sweat and said nothing.
Zhu Bai asked the inspector: "Sir, the Ming Dynasty law says how to punish tax evasion."
