Several major shareholders of Caijiagou are gathering together at this time.
He Sanshui's face turned sallow at the moment, and he slumped down on the chair, his face full of frustration and malaise.
These people had heard something before coming here, and they couldn't help but whisper, talking in low voices.
"Brother He... I heard that the emperor sent the chief minister of the cabinet and the minister of household affairs to Yongping Mansion. Is it true?"
He Sanshui grimaced and nodded: "It should be..."
"Is there no news from Qian'an?"
"No news has been sent yet, it is possible..."
He Sanshui breathed a sigh of relief and said feebly: "The worst case scenario is that maybe... they can no longer send any news."
When everyone heard this, they suddenly became uproar.
"It can't be this bad, right?"
"Is it... just a routine inspection..."
"I've survived before, so there shouldn't be any problems this time, right?"
He Sanshui smiled bitterly and said: "Everyone, don't take chances now."
"Then...what should we do?"
He Sanshui thought for a while and said: "Now that things have happened, there is no way to escape this disaster. Only, only..."
"The only thing? Brother He, please stop showing off!"
"The only way to do this is to take out the money in your hands and bribe the big men in the court!"
"But...the chief minister of the cabinet and the minister of household affairs..."
He Sanshui looked at the crowd and said slowly: "As the saying goes, money can make the world go round. Everyone knows how the stocks in our hands have risen. Since we can buy off the official minister, why can't we buy it off?"
Minister of the Ministry of Revenue? Everyone can clearly mark the price. If one million doesn’t work, just give five million! If five million doesn’t work, just give ten million. I don’t believe it. There are things in this world that money can’t solve!” p>
Everyone, look at me and I look at you. Although we are reluctant to part with each other, we also know that now we can only choose between money and life. If the money is gone, we can still make more. If our wealth and life are gone, what will happen to us?
All gone!
He Sanshui continued: "My intention in doing this is to leave a way out for ourselves. After all, the cunning rabbit still has three holes. We have made too much money, and it has reached a terrifying level. If we don't take it,
Come out, how can you avoid this disaster?"
Everyone was silent, and the hall fell into a deathly silence.
Finally, someone started to cry and couldn't help but say: "That dog emperor is so unreasonable. He wants to introduce a new policy. Everyone followed him to implement the new policy, but now he is killing us like this. This is really... really... alas!" p>
He Sanshui waved his hand and said: "At this time, what's the use of saying this? Now that life and death are right in front of us, we can no longer say these words to vent our anger."
Someone stood up and saluted He Sanshui with a sad face: "Brother He is right, I have three million shares in my hand, and I am willing to take them out, but no matter what Brother He sends me!"
"I have five million in my hand. As long as I can survive this disaster... Alas, money is something external to me after all."
Everyone had no choice but to take out the stocks in their hands. It no longer mattered how much money these stocks were worth, and they could not cash out in a short time. The fastest and most convenient way now was to send these stocks directly to the court.
In the hands of those great men.
He Sanshui nodded and said: "I'm going to find Brother Tang now. He knows many people and there will be a way to give away these stocks. Let's go back and wait for the news!"
At this time, all the shareholders understood that their money could no longer be saved, so they dispersed without saying anything more and with heavy hearts.
He Sanshui looked at the lobby that quickly became empty and couldn't help but sigh.
In fact, he didn't expect that he would reach this point.
At first, I just wanted to sell the mine and buy stocks.
As a result, Tang Ziqing came to visit him. After some lobbying, he discovered that buying stocks was just a small matter. If you want to make money, you have to sell stocks!
After Caijiagou Mining went public, its net worth doubled and doubled again, and it made huge profits in just two months. Relying on the profits of the mine was really not enough, so it simply gave up mining and kept its accounts seriously.
After that, I found that I was playing bigger and bigger. Looking at the countless wealth in my hands, I realized that I was trying to get chestnuts from the fire... But now, I have no choice.
He closed his eyes slightly tiredly, waited for a while, then opened his eyes again, took a slow sip of tea, then stood up and walked out of the lobby quickly.
"Prepare the sedan and go to Liushu Hutong in the east of the city!"
At this time, the sky was already dark, and He Sanshui was sitting in a sedan, wandering to Liushu Alley. Suddenly, there was a clang, as if he had stepped on a big hole, and he was thrown out of the sedan.
"What's going on..."
He Sanshui covered his head and was about to curse when he saw a circle of people surrounding him.
Through the dim light, it is obvious that these people are holding knives in their hands, which makes people shudder.
"Hero... spare your life..."
He didn't even have time to think about why robbers suddenly appeared in the city.
"He Sanshui, right?"
"Yes, yes..."
"Come with us!"
"Where...where are you going?"
"Beizhen Fusi, Zhaoyuan!"
He Sanshui was startled and slowly raised his head. These people in front of him... who could they be if they weren't Jin Yiwei?
"Spare your life, I... I have something to say!"
"What do you want to say, hurry up!"
He Sanshui gritted his teeth and said: "This gentleman, this villain has five million shares of Caijiagou's stock in his hands, and he is willing to show his respect..."
Snap!
Before He Sanshui finished speaking, he felt that his face was burning, and a mouthful of old blood spurted out, along with two teeth.
The officer in front of him was holding a scabbard in his hand. There were a few drops of blood on the scabbard, and he was looking at him coldly.
"Bring him back to Zhao Prison and torture him severely!"
"Yes!"
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Late at night, Qian'an County.
Cao Nai and Jin Lian came to the county government office and ordered the prefect Chen Shiqing and the county magistrate Yang Guan to be kidnapped.
Yang Guan was so frightened that his whole body was shaking like chaff and he couldn't say a word.
Caijiagou is under the jurisdiction of Qian'an County. If such a big thing happens, I, the county magistrate, must be involved.
What's more, when he was in the mine, Manager Wang personally admitted that he had taken other people's money.
On the other hand, the prefect Chen Shiqing, although he was scared, had seen the world after all, so at least he could deal with it calmly.
Jin Lian took the accompanying officials to check the accounts, while Cao Nai came to the lobby to review the accounts overnight.
"Chen Shiqing, do you really not know about Caijiagou Mining?"
Chen Shiqing crawled on the ground and said with difficulty: "Xiaguan, it's really..."
Snap!
Cao Nai threw the alarm tree and said angrily: "Now that things have happened, what are you still hiding?"
Chen Shiqing lamented and said: "The official knows."
"Tell me, what do you know?"
"These people are so bold. The so-called mining industry is actually nothing but fake. Everything is fake. They want to use this to defraud money. I have looked through the past and present, and I have never heard of anyone being so bold. It's just... just...
The official is just a prefect, so what does he mean in the face of such an intricate network of relationships? When the official learned what these people had done, he couldn't sleep all night, fearing that something would happen and a catastrophe would happen, so he didn't dare to talk to them.
You are complicit and dare not ask questions. The position of magistrate is really like sitting on pins and needles, and your hair is falling out in handfuls!"
Cao Nai sneered angrily: "What use does the imperial court want from you as a prefect? It's like trash!"
After hearing this, Chen Shiqing became anxious: "Of course I am a low-ranking official, but there is one thing I cannot say without saying it. In today's world, people like He Sanshui are very popular, and they are surrounded by high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and they even call him brothers and sisters. These things
Aren’t people just in the capital, above the temples? If it weren’t for the protection of those powerful men, how could he dare to be so unbridled, how could he be so confident?”
"If we really want to judge the crime, even if all the civil and military officials in the world line up from the capital to come to Yongping Mansion, they won't be able to get to Xiaguan! Xiaguan is just a small prefect. For people who are above the temple, they are nothing.
What does it matter? On the contrary, the lower official did not join in with them, so he was loyal to his duty!"
Cao Nai said angrily: "Are you still making excuses? Since you know it's a scam, why don't you go to the court and expose them?"
Chen Shiqing smiled instead: "How can Mr. Cao ask the officials to expose him? Sending the report is not as good as sending it into the hands of He Sanshui. How many people up and down the court have benefited from him? How many people have benefited from him?
A person's wealth and life are tied to him. If he is punished by a subordinate, he will either be dismissed from office or die in vain!"
"As the saying goes, cutting off a person's wealth is like killing his parents. How many people in the court have Caijiagou's stocks in their hands? How dare a magistrate from Xiaguan District dare to investigate? To put it bluntly, Xiaguan has his parents.
"Tang, with your wife and children by your side, do you have to hit an egg against a stone and die to prove your innocence?"
Cao Nai was so angry that he clicked his teeth: "So, do you still have reason?"
Chen Shiqing shook his head and said: "The official is just telling the truth. If Mr. Cao thinks that the official has neglected his duty, then I would like to ask, as the chief assistant of the cabinet and the head of hundreds of officials, if such a thing happens in the court, is your dereliction of duty more serious than that of the subordinate?
How important is the official position?"
Cao Nai suddenly blushed. He wanted to say that this was all the fault of corrupt officials and that He Sanshui deserved to die, but when he thought about it carefully, what he said made sense.
This case involves too many ministers of the DPRK and China, and it is no longer something that a prefect can intervene in. As the chief minister of the cabinet, I only discovered the problem today... No, it was the emperor who found out that there was a problem and sent him to check it out.<
/p>
From this point of view, Chen Shiqing is right. As the chief minister of the cabinet, he has indeed failed in his duties.
He let out a long sigh and continued to ask: "How many people in Yongping Mansion are colluding with He Sanshui?"
Chen Shiqing thought for a while and said: "Officials of all sizes, at least more than half, maybe even 70 to 80 percent."
Cao Nai asked again: "Do you know the situation of these people?"
Chen Shiqing replied without thinking: "From the colleagues in the government, to the academic administration, accounting, military craftsmen, post office, horse animal husbandry, river canal, ditch defense, inspection and other officials, who has the same relationship with He Sanshui?"
The collusion, although the official does not pay attention to it on weekdays, he knows it clearly in his heart. There are also magistrates and county magistrates in each county. Whoever is close to them, the official also knows."
Cao Nai couldn't help but cursed angrily: "You're saying you know it now, which shows how cunning you are!"
Chen Shiqing simply acted like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water and did not talk back.
Cao Nai thought for a while and said: "I wrote the memorial all night and submitted it directly to the emperor tomorrow morning. Don't be idle. Make a list and pick up the people overnight. No one will be spared."
Chen Shiqing nodded and said: "The list is ready, but the question is who will execute it? I'm sorry to say it bluntly, but I'm afraid the three squads of officers here are no longer able to be used. Or they are disobeying the order, and as soon as the order is passed down, they go to report it."<
/p>
Cao Nai said with a dark face, "You don't have to worry about this. The Jinyi Guards are here. If you bring out the list, they will take the person immediately."
Chen Shiqing thought for a while and then said: "I saw during the day that I saw that there were not many royal guards accompanying me. I'm afraid they may not be enough..."
"Why, do they still dare to resist?"
"It's...hard to say..."
At this time, Cao Nai finally understood the emperor's mood, why he would show no mercy and kill people when dealing with eucalyptus smuggling in Jiangnan.
It seems that sometimes it is really difficult to not be serious!
"Jin Yiwei is not a righteous man. Don't worry. Commander Yuan told me before he left. This case is so bad that it may even destroy the imperial court's new policy. Therefore, they will not stay."
To show mercy, anyone who resists or disobeys will be killed without mercy!"
Chen Shiqing nodded doubtfully. He didn't believe that Jin Yiwei would really kill people, but it didn't look like he was bluffing.
Anyway, all he has to do is cooperate. Whether Jin Yiwei dares to arrest people or kill people has nothing to do with him.
That night, a large number of people and horses suddenly began to appear in Qian'an County. There was a lot of excitement and wailing everywhere.
The quiet night became noisy, and gunshots were heard from time to time.
This means that someone who attempted to resist was executed on the spot.
People are being arrested everywhere in and outside the city. Suddenly, everyone is in danger.
Early the next morning, according to preliminary statistics, hundreds of people have been arrested, and more are still being arrested.
Cao Nai finally understood a truth. No matter it was the old system or the new policy, there was always only one reason for problems in the court, and that was people!
Human greed is endless. When a person gets benefits, he will not stop there because he will always want more.
Just like He Sanshui, he only made money from mining at first. Later, he felt that the profits from mining were too low, so he thought about going public. When selling stocks on the market still failed to satisfy their desires, they would use their own
Advantages, grab more.
The matter has come to this, there is nothing more to say, what should be judged should be judged, and what should be judged should be judged.
As for saying that the law does not blame everyone, haha, it does not exist!
What the emperor hates the most is the words "law does not blame everyone". Now, Cao Nai also understands it deeply.
If you break the law, you break the law. No one cares whether you are popular or not.
If a person breaks the law, he will be sentenced, but if a group of people breaks the law, nothing will happen?
What’s the point!
Three days later, the Jinyi guards escorted a group of prisoners and marched toward the capital.