Chapter 255 Your Highness, there seems to be a gold mine in Korea
Ming Dynasty: Huddle in Beiping Dangzhi County Text Volume Chapter 255 Your Highness, there seems to be a gold mine in KoreaLatest website:Hearing this, Sun Chengdu hurriedly raised his head and looked at Guo An expectantly.
"Guo Changshi, can a villain really be exiled?"
"This is natural!"
Guo An nodded slightly, "But you have to explain clearly how much corruption you have committed and who are your accomplices?
Finally, His Highness the King of Yan will also set up an inspection office in the palace to strictly inspect these officials.
If it is found that you dare to deceive His Highness King Yan, not only will your punishment be increased, but your parents, wives and daughters will also be implicated!"
Sun Chengdu couldn't help but fall into silence.
Guo An looked solemn and said coldly: "Why, enjoying the high salary given to you by the Prince of Yan's Palace, and the benefits that are envied by the officials of the Chief Envoy and the Inspector's Department, you still want to embezzle the Prince of Yan's Palace
money.
You are such an ungrateful, ungrateful person, and you still want to protect me?"
Sun Chengdu's expression froze, and he quickly explained: "Guo Changshi misunderstood, and I'm not sure, because these caravan managers and I are responsible for different areas, and we don't encounter them on weekdays.
Even if we meet, we won't talk about that. At most, we will compare, who has collected more goods and better?"
Guo An said casually: "It doesn't matter, you and other officials who want to be greedy will always have something in common. Moreover, in a place as big as the palm of your hand, Beiping Mansion, you can find out anything."
"For example, in Wanping County, we only need to go down to a few villages and chat with the farmers.
Do you think we can’t find out what these caravan stewards are doing down there?”
When he heard this, Sun Chengdu's pupils shrank, and his psychological defense collapsed.
Yes, among all the officials in Beiping Prefecture, Guo Changshi is the most unusual and the most loved and trusted by farmers.
But for these stewards, Guo Changshi is also the most terrifying.
However, they never expected it.
Nowadays, Guo Changshi is no longer the magistrate of Wanping County. He even spends most of the year accompanying His Highness King Yan on expeditions, and he still has time to go to the countryside for inspections.
"Reporting to His Royal Highness King Yan, Guo Changshi, the villain explains..."
Then, Sun Chengdu continued to name several stewards.
Zhu Di gritted his teeth when he heard this, "There are so many idiots who want to take advantage of our money and ruin our reputation!"
Guo An stared at Sun Chengdu and continued to ask in a deep voice: "When did you start buying at low prices and selling to the government at high prices?
How much money has been embezzled in total in the past two years?"
Sun Chengdu replied slowly: "Back to Guo Changshi, the villain started buying cotton last year! Such greedy money must have about three hundred dollars!"
"Three hundred strings?"
Hearing this, everyone in the palace was shocked.
Then, he became furious again.
"You thief, how much pain and sweat do those farmers have to endure to grow cotton and weave cotton cloth, and you actually want to suck their blood like those corrupt officials?"
"Also, do the guys who are with you know about this?"
"Back to Guo Changshi, they know it!"
"Have you divided the money yet?"
"It's divided!"
"How much?"
"About twenty guans per person!"
"Hmph, a group of black-hearted thieves, black-hearted thieves..."
Following Sun Chengdu's very 'honest' answer, Zhu Di's eyes turned red with anger.
"Guo Qing, we are going to cut this thief into pieces!"
Sun Chengdu's face was immediately full of horror, and he collapsed to the ground in fear.
Guo An quickly said: "Your Highness, if you cut them into pieces, you will have to kill their entire family. This will bring more losses to Your Highness.
Moreover, this person was only greedy for a small amount of money and did not harm anyone's life.
Otherwise, it would be better to exile him and let him make money for the government and repay the government's losses."
Zhu Di glared at Sun Chengdu fiercely and said coldly: "In this case, just follow what Guo Qing said.
His house was confiscated, and he was fined twice as much as he had for greedy money.
If they are registered as evildoers, their descendants will not be allowed to enjoy any benefits from Prince Yan’s Mansion for three generations!”
"Your Highness is wise!"
Guo An, He Zhong and others responded quickly.
Immediately, Li Wang led a group of scribes and a group of guards from the Prince of Yan's Palace, escorted Sun Chengdu and ransacked his home.
Since becoming the steward of Prince Yan's caravan, Sun Chengdu's house has been expanded once a year, and in the past two years, he has also taken in two concubines.
Naturally, Sun Chengdu's family's expenses are getting bigger year by year.
Even there are two more children.
In the past two years, Sun Chengdu's family has been the envy of the neighbors.
It's a pity that this time, the house was confiscated directly by Prince Yan's Mansion, and even the house had to be paid off to Prince Yan's Mansion.
Immediately, the entire surrounding neighborhood started talking excitedly.
However, before the discussions among the neighbors could be fully understood, they heard that several of the guys who followed Sun Chengdu not far away had also had their homes ransacked.
Next.
Two days later again.
There were eight or nine caravan stewards below Prince Yan's Mansion, as well as the entire caravan crew, and their homes were also confiscated.
Only then did the news come out.
It was these caravan stewards who took the money from Prince Yan's Palace to buy goods from farmers in various prefectures and counties at low prices, and then handed them over to Prince Yan's Palace at normal prices.
Not only did he harm the people, but he also embezzled the property of Prince Mo Yan.
Suddenly, the entire farmers in Beiping Prefecture began to curse Sun Chengdu's managers day and night, and the eighteen generations of ancestors also greeted them one by one.
Even when you go to the latrine or when doing business, you should also say a few words of greeting.
Sun Chengdu and other managers, including the family members of the caravan crews, also began to be looked down upon every day.