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Chen Lifu knew that many people were staring at him and trying to pull him down.
As one of the most famous mid-level officials in the imperial officialdom, Chen Lifu's career has been eye-catching since the beginning of his career. When he was working in the Inspection Office of the Taxation Department, he offended countless people, and he offended countless people.
The more he has, the faster he will be promoted.
Even when he was later transferred to the Finance Department and served as the Deputy Director of the Finance Department of the Finance Department, he also launched a securities reform plan and offended many people.
Later, he was transferred to a local position. During the three years he served as the Tongzhi of Songjiang Prefecture, Chen Lifu kept a relatively low profile. However, during his tenure as the Tongzhi of Songjiang Prefecture, because of his previous experience in working in the Inspection Office of the Taxation Department, he was mainly in charge of Songjiang.
The problem of government administration.
Although the administration of officials in the Tang Empire was mainly managed by the Supervisory Yuan, generally speaking, various departments under the cabinet and local yamen would have internal agencies to deal with officials' violations of laws and disciplines. Through self-examination, problems could be discovered in advance and avoided.
After the problem is exposed, it will cause greater harm.
Although Chen Lifu did not have the authority to directly arrest officials when he was in charge of administrative issues, there were many who directly impeached officials after identifying problematic officials.
Chen Lifu also knew that he had offended so many people during his years as an official that Chen Lifu himself could not even count how many people he had offended.
And when he offended too many people, he didn't bother to deal with them.
After becoming the magistrate of a special county in Shanghai, Chen Lifu basically did not make any big moves in the first year, so even if others wanted to impeach him and pull him down, they could not find a chance.
However, the current development of the north bank of Wusong River, especially during the Northern Expedition, has sold out a large amount of land through leasing and selling, which makes many people think that Chen Lifu has been caught.
Since Chen Lifu brought him to the door, don't blame them for taking action.
As a result, as soon as the development plan for the north bank of Wusong River started, someone already impeached Chen Lifu.
Moreover, there were many people impeached, but at the same time, Chen Lifu was not alarmed. Even the Supervisory Office of Shanghai Special County and the Supervisory Office of Songjiang Prefecture could not trust him. They directly took the case to the Jiangnan Province Supervisory Office.
Several officials impeached Chen Lifu in real names, but the charges of impeachment did not accuse Chen Lifu of corruption or accepting bribes.
After so many years, basically everyone who is familiar with Chen Lifu knows that this man is not short of money and does not take bribes. Not only will this not cause any harm to Chen Lifu, but it will also prove his innocence.
So the content of their impeachment was not about corruption and bribery, but about malfeasance in office.
Specifically, for their own selfish interests, in order to develop the North Coast to gain political achievements, they sold national assets at a low price through leasing and selling, causing the country to suffer huge financial losses.
They were obviously well-prepared, and had prepared a lot of information. They even obtained copies of the contracts for renting land in the North Shore Development Zone by several companies, and then based on the contents of the above contracts, they made another
Combining the local land prices and rents, we came to the conclusion that Chen Lifu's operation method cost the country at least 2.5 million taels of silver, which is a huge amount!
When Chen Lifu learned of this incident, the Jiangnan Province Supervisory Office had already sent an investigation team to Shanghai based on these reports to find out the truth.
Chen Lifu only found out about this matter when he received an inquiry from the investigation team sent by the Jiangnan Province Supervisory Office.
Chen Lifu frowned as he looked at the censors sent by the Jiangnan Province Inspectorate in front of him.
This was the eighth time in his political career that he was questioned by the censor. He was not unfamiliar with it at all, and he even knew their procedures very well. First, they would question him informally, and then conduct an investigation.
During this process, if Chen Lifu cannot prove his innocence, or if there is conclusive evidence, then this informal inquiry will become a formal investigation, and the Supervisory Office will quickly formally file a case and put him under house arrest in the name of assisting the investigation.
Relevant officials.
Once the crime is established, the Supervisory Office will apply to the court for an arrest warrant, and finally it will lead the patrol officers to formally arrest the offending official and completely enter the judicial process.
Generally speaking, once you enter the filing stage, you basically can't expect to get out of the Inspectorate.
Because the Supervisory Office is also very cautious in handling cases. Cases against officials are the basis for their promotion and wealth, so they will desperately look for evidence while avoiding alerting the enemy. When they formally file a case, it is often the time when the evidence is conclusive.
By then, it will be impossible for anyone who wants to leave the Inspectorate.
The previous seven times he entered the Inspectorate were all during his tenure in the Inspection Division. Especially when he was the director of the Inspection Division, he went there every few months.
But since he retired from the position of director of the Inspection Division, this was the first time he entered the interrogation room of the Inspectorate.
Although these censors acted very politely, chatting and laughing, saying that they were just asking them to assist in the investigation, and they would leave as soon as they found out the facts.
But Chen Lifu knew that he might be in trouble this time.
He was very careful not to refute anything immediately, and even answered all questions asked by the investigation team. At this time, if he had trouble with the investigation team, why would I have the right to remain silent? This is something that a fool would do.
, this is almost directly telling the censors of the investigation team: I have a problem, come and check me out!
On the other hand, maintaining a cooperative attitude is also to whiten yourself.
First of all, Chen Lifu raised doubts about the loss of state-owned assets of 2.5 million taels in the report.
“During the investment promotion process in the North Bank Development Zone, a total of six plots of land have been leased to the outside world so far, and the tenants of these lands are all well-known large domestic companies, including Zhaoqing Machinery Company, which is preparing to build a large-scale construction project in the North Bank Development Zone.
A large-scale factory, this factory will be the company's largest machinery production base and the largest machinery production base in China.
A total of 630,000 taels of rent was obtained for six pieces of land, large and small, all of which were paid in one lump sum, and were all used for the development of the North Shore Development Zone!"
"But in the report, the valuation of these six pieces of land is 3.13 million taels of silver. This is simply ridiculous. How can the market price of these six pieces of land be so high?"
At this time, one of the censors opposite said: "How is it impossible? According to our investigation, based on the size of the six plots of land rented, the rental income in the next hundred years will be enough to reach 3.13 million taels of silver!"
Chen Lifu said: "It's impossible. Based on the current rent, even a hundred years' rent will only be a maximum of 1.2 million taels of silver, and this still includes an annual growth rate of 10%. But
You must know that this is a one-time payment. The current 630,000 taels of silver and the 1.2 million taels of silver received in batches over a hundred years, which one do you think is more cost-effective?"
Although Chen Lifu was very cooperative, his tone was not too polite. His tone was full of confidence, as if he was convincing others.
The censor said: "I'm afraid you can't say how much the rent will be over the past hundred years. We have consulted economic experts and they have always believed that the land in the North Bank Development Zone has great appreciation value, especially after the North Bank Development Zone is completed.
, its value will not be much lower than that in the business district. According to the existing land rent in the business district, the rent in one hundred years will only be more than 3.13 million taels of silver, and definitely not less!"
The censor also did not give in at all!
But Chen Lifu still didn't take it seriously: "You also said that value-added is based on the completion of development.
But what about now? The north bank of Wusong River is now barren, with only farmland and riverside tidal flats.
Without North Shore Development, would the value of this land still appreciate?
If the development is not successful, will a large enterprise like Zhaoqing Machinery Company invest in building the largest machinery production base in the country?
If these big companies don't move in, will the value of these lands increase?
If the value of these lands does not increase in the future, do you think the management of Zhaoqing Machinery Company are fools and will pay hundreds of thousands of taels in cash in one go?
How can we develop the north bank of Wusong River if we cannot get such a large amount of money?
Chen Lifu's series of rhetorical questions forced the censors to be speechless. After several consecutive rhetorical questions, Chen Lifu did not give them a chance to interrupt, but continued:
"Won't!"
“The added value of the land in the North Bank Development Zone is based on the successful development of the development zone. But now, these lands are not even worth 630,000 taels of silver!
Back then, our Shanghai local government expropriated all the land in the North Bank Development Zone, and the total cost was only a mere 130,000 taels of silver.
If calculated based on the value-added price, then they would not only receive 180,000 taels of silver, but 630,000 taels!
But did they take it? Did we give it?
No!
We paid cash compensation or land replacement to the local people based on the land price at that time!"
"It is inappropriate for you to directly use future land prices to apply current land rents!"
Chen Lifu also made full preparations, otherwise he would not have been so bold as to directly rent instead of sell.
So this time, he did not talk nonsense to these censors, but reasoned!
And in order to prevent low-level people like them from not understanding, he was too lazy to use his usual speaking tone, but used simple and straightforward vernacular.
After hearing Chen Lifu's series of words, these censors also looked at each other. It was obvious that although they expected that Chen Lifu would use clever excuses, they did not expect that this man could speak so well.
All of a sudden they were speechless!
Because what Chen Lifu said is also true.
But they won’t give up easily!
In their eyes, these six pieces of land with great potential only received 630,000 taels of silver for a one-hundred-year lease. No matter how you look at it, they are all national assets sold at a low price!
However, they were only a preliminary investigation team and did not have much decision-making power, so they quickly reported the relevant information to the Jiangnan Provincial Supervisory Office in Suzhou and let the superiors make a decision.
However, the big bosses at the Jiangnan Province Supervisory Office, after consulting several economists, were also unsure about paying attention, so they reported it to Jinling City.
As for this process, Chen Lifu naturally came out of the inquiry room of the Inspectorate safely. The case has not been formally filed yet, and they will not restrict his freedom, so Chen Lifu can continue to be his special agent in Shanghai.
County magistrate.
However, it didn't take long for Chen Lifu to start an argument again in Jinling City, and it even reached the ears of the Holy Emperor!
This is probably something neither the whistleblowers nor Chen Lifu had thought of.
When Chen Lifu saw the case report from the Inspectorate, he was stunned for a long time.
When he looked at this case, what he saw was not that Chen Lifu was selling national assets at a low price, but that Chen Lifu was a self-taught master of land finance.