Everyone in the box was dumbfounded. When Jiang Zheng chased him out while rubbing his sore buttocks, Fang Zian and Zhao Gang had already gone downstairs and left, so they had to return to the box dejectedly.

"I have said before that this man named Fang is not easy to talk to. He almost killed me in Wanjia Village. You think he is a scholar, but he is not what you think of a scholar at all. This person is probably very difficult to deal with.

Well, all your efforts tonight will be in vain." Li Shaodong said coldly.

"Shut up, Mr. Li Shaodong. Maybe it's because of you that Mr. Fang doesn't give him face. Maybe it was you who offended him in the first place." A boss said dissatisfied.

"Hey, I said Qian Tongda, what do you mean by that? Don't put the blame on me. This guy surnamed Wan, who has made it clear that he doesn't have money and salt, is blaming me? This guy is just a

If you don't give us face, you have to give Mr. Jiang some face, right? Look how he treats Mr. Jiang." Li Shaodong shouted.

"Shut up, Li Biao. If you continue to talk nonsense, I will immediately revoke your Li Family Shipping Company's qualification to go to sea for trade. Believe it or not, I will issue an order immediately." Jiang Zheng shouted sharply.

Li Shaodong's family immediately shut up when they heard this. This was no joke. The qualifications for sea trading cannot be taken away, otherwise their own shipping company would close down. Wouldn't everything be over?

"Master Jiang, I'm afraid this Fang Zian is really difficult to deal with. How can you say that you will fall out when you fall out with him? He doesn't even give you your respect. He doesn't know how to praise him. What should we do now?" Zhou Zhengcang said in a deep voice.

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Jiang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, reached out to pick up the glass of wine in front of him and drank it in one gulp. He slammed the glass on the table and said in a deep voice: "Why are you panicking? I didn't panic, but you did. He is

Deliberately pretending, I don't believe that he doesn't love money. He just wants to eat meat. Everyone, if you don't want to let the child catch the wolf, you have to lay a heavy bait. For you and me to make money, you have to bleed."

Zhou Zhengcang nodded slightly and said: "What you said makes sense, sir. We may have used the wrong method. People like Fang Zian can just hit them with money, and they will fall down. For our wealth, we have to dig deep into our pockets."

"

The other bosses also nodded in agreement. Li Shaodong suddenly said: "What if this guy has a big appetite, or he can't get in the oil and salt? What should we do? Don't throw money in, and there won't even be any movement in the end."

Jiang Zheng said coldly: "He doesn't know how to promote, so I will give him a bigger problem and let him do it. If he really wants to show off the three things as a new official when he takes office, then let him set the fire in Quanzhou."

Get up. Unless he has the ability to solve the problem in Quanzhou, then we will admit defeat."

Zhou Zhengcang burst out laughing, pointed his finger and praised: "Master Jiang is so tall, I didn't expect it. Maybe using his hand to bring down that guy in Quanzhou will be of great benefit to our Lin'an Shipping Company."

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It was already the first watch when Fang Zian returned home. In the back hall, Shi Ningyue, Qin Xiqing and others were sitting around enjoying the cool weather. On summer nights, the temperature would not get cooler until the second watch, so a few women shook their heads

Chatting in the hall while holding a round fan.

Seeing Fang Zian coming in, smelling of alcohol, Qin Xiqing smiled and said: "Where are you going to have fun? The wedding has not been completed, do you want to let girl Ningyue stay alone in the empty room? Sister Ningyue has looked around several times.

, I’m so anxious waiting.”

Shi Ningyue blushed and said angrily: "When did Sister Qin become so eloquent? Who just kept saying why he hasn't come back yet and whether something will happen? The concern is beyond words, are you talking about me?"

Fang Zian sat down on the chair and did not answer their questions. He picked up the herbal tea next to him and drank it down, sighing longly.

"What's going on? Are you having trouble?" Qin Xiqing asked.

Fang Zian waved his hands and said: "Forget it, these worms. I have never been involved in matters related to the imperial court's fiscal revenue before, so I didn't know there were so many worms sucking blood. I just found out today that these people are brave and have a big appetite. They have embezzled the imperial fiscal revenue for as much as

Like wolves and tigers, they are all rats. Let me tell you, the top priority of the imperial court is not to rectify the army for the Northern Expedition, but to rectify the administration and rectify the finances."

Shi Ningyue came over to make herbal tea for Fang Zian, and said softly: "Don't be angry, we don't understand the things in the yamen, and we can't help you. It's useless for you to get angry in a hurry, have a good rest, and solve the problem slowly.

That’s it.”

Qin Xiqing asked, "What's going on? There are also rats in your office?"

Fang Zian nodded and told him about the file data he had checked and the problems he had discovered during this period, as well as about Jiang Zheng and several major owners of Lin'an Shipping Company treating him to dinner tonight.

"These guys thought I was easy to fool. That Jiang Zheng was obviously colluding with these guys. Zhou Zhengcang gave a lot of reasons and complained a lot of suffering, but refused to tell the truth. This is not the case.

Is it obvious? There must be collusion between them. All the money that should have been turned over to the national treasury was misappropriated by them. That Jiang Zheng, a small official from the fifth rank, knew places like Hefeng Tower well. This guy wore two gloves on his hands.

He bought three gemstone rings and is extremely rich. He is not from a wealthy family. He is from a poor family and came from the imperial examination. His salary is only so small. How can he have such spending power? "

"You mean, they undercharged taxes and then pocketed the taxes privately? Are you so bold? You checked the account and the secret was revealed immediately?" Qin Xiqing said in surprise.

"There is already a problem with the accounts, but Jiang Zheng is trying to excuse it in the name of encouraging the shipping companies to benefit the shipping companies. A rough estimate is that last year alone, at least 200,000 taels of silver went missing. I guess he, Jiang Zheng, is not that bold. The biggest

Maybe someone approved his tax exemption in the name of benefiting the shipping companies, and then pocketed the tax money." Fang Zian frowned.

Qin Xiqing said softly: "More than two hundred thousand taels a year? This is not a small amount."

Fang Zian sneered: "This is just one place in Lin'an. The entire Song Dynasty Shipping Company has three times more tax deficiencies. This is only something that can be found out, but what about things that can't be found out? For example, what about they concealing the total amount of goods?

It's not included in the statistics at all, so there's no need to pay taxes. There must be collusion between government and businessmen to embezzle taxes, and I'm afraid there's also corruption, perversion of the law, and malpractice for personal gain. Hey, I'm going to kill these idiots.

They were pulled out one by one and trampled to death one by one. If they find me, Fang Zian, they will be unlucky."

Shi Ningyue said softly from the side: "Husband, please be careful, these people are not easy to mess with. Since you are so courageous, there is no lower limit for what you can do."

Fang Zian sneered: "I'm not even afraid of Qin Hui, but I am afraid of these little thieves."

?”

Qin Xiqing shook his head and said: "Zi'an, don't take it lightly. The more these people are, the more they should not be taken lightly. If they are indeed who you said, if you want to find out about this matter, you will cut off their financial path and expose their

Crime. Destroying people's wealth is like killing their parents. Not to mention that if the matter is found out, they will be imprisoned and beheaded. Embezzling the court's tax money is such a crime. You must not be careless. After what happened before

, how can we despise these people hiding in the darkness?"

Fang Zian thought for a while and said: "Maybe you are right, but how dare such thieves dare to challenge me. I am really looking forward to what they will do next. Are they going to play tricks on me? Can they beat me?

?”

Qin Xiqing smiled bitterly and was speechless, but she also knew that what Fang Zian said was right. Evil people like Qin Hui were no match for Fang Zian, so did Fang Zian still care about these people? So he smiled and said: "That's all, our words are just a reminder to do your best.

Just act according to your own ideas. Ningyue is right, we can't come up with any ideas. We just hope that it can be a little cleaner. The restless life that is making a fuss is going to cause some trouble again. We are here for you

Just worried."

Fang Zian nodded and said: "I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I will be careful."

Early the next morning, Fang Zian was awakened by a surprised cry outside the house. Fang Zian hurriedly dressed and came to the main room, only to see Shi Ningyue staring blankly at an open large wooden box with a surprised look on his face.

"What happened?" Fang Zian asked, rubbing his eyes.

Shi Ningyue said: "Come and take a look. What is in this box?"

Fang Zian walked over and took a look, and was shocked. The big wooden box was neatly arranged with silver ingots, and gradually a large box was filled with silver ingots. Each silver ingot was at least twelve pieces.

The entire box was filled with silver ingots. This was the first time even Fang Zian saw this scene, and it was quite shocking.

"What's going on? Where did this box come from?" Fang Zian asked with a frown.

"Isn't it yours? Someone from your yamen sent it over early in the morning. He said it was your order to carry it to the back house for storage. I was just curious and opened it, but I didn't expect it was all silver. With so much silver, it must be there

How much? Where did you get so much money?" Shi Ningyue said.

Hearing this, Fang Zian frowned and thought for a long time, then laughed and said: "I understand, they are attacking me with silver bullets. This much silver is indeed a lot, this box must contain at least tens of thousands of taels of silver."

.This move is really generous. Very good, very good. You want to drag me into trouble, hahaha. These people were obviously flustered after I made such a fuss last night."

Shi Ningyue said: "You mean, those people sent you the bribe?"

Fang Zian nodded and said: "Exactly. They were worried that I would take action today, so they rushed early to give me money. The more this happens, the more it proves that my guess is correct. This is an act of guilty conscience."

Shi Ningyue said hurriedly: "Then please return the money quickly, don't let anyone take advantage of you."

Fang Zian smiled and said: "Return? That's non-refundable. These are dirty silver, return them to them. Let them spend it? It's a good idea. Keep it as evidence. Ask Lao Huang to send someone to carry it all to the warehouse.

Go. If anyone gives you money in the future, I will accept it."
Chapter completed!