The sudden lightning flashed across the night sky, and the candlelight in the house danced strangely.
He Guangyi sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the freshly brewed Longjing tea on the table, his face as cold as the rainy night outside.
The room was eerily quiet, with several tough and cold-blooded guards standing in the corner. In front of He Guangyi, a fat man in Feiyu uniform was kneeling like a dog, trembling.
"Li Wenyi, in the spring of the 29th year of Hongwu, the capital promoted you to be Ningbo's Imperial Guard Qianhu." He Guangyi's voice was extremely cold, "Customs is where the country's finances and taxation are located, how important is it? I thought you were an honest person, but I didn't
, Hum hum, you have only been working for a few years and you have ruined thousands of households in Ningbo Jinyiwei!"
The kneeling man is none other than Qianhu Li Wenyi, the leader of the Ningbo Jinyi Guards.
He Guangyi personally went down to Z, in order to investigate and deal with these moths in the Jinyi Guards. He traveled all night and night, and as soon as he arrived here, he revealed his identity and directly controlled Li Wenyi.
"You're so chilling to Bendu!" There was another crack of lightning, and the corners of He Guangyi's eyes twitched fiercely, "You didn't report what you knew, and you accepted bribes. We, the Jin Yiwei, are the eyes and ears of the emperor. You, the eyes and ears, are pretending to be deaf and dumb.
, what’s the use of keeping it!”
"Du Tang, Du Tang, listen to the official, you listen to the official!"
Li Wenyi trembled all over, crawled forward, and said urgently, "I know I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong, please spare my life!"
He is also an old man from Jinyiwei, otherwise he would no longer be able to take charge of such a wealthy place. Since He Guangyi is here in person, there is no room for him to quibble. I think he already knows everything, so he is here to take care of him.
He was afraid of Jin Yiwei's family methods just thinking about it.
Moreover, the commanders of Jinyiwei all came in person, so the news here must have spread to the capital!
Reached today’s ears!
"Spare you?" He Guangyi sneered, turning his eyes to the heavy rain outside the window, "How can I spare you?"
When Li Wenyi heard the words, his eyes suddenly ignited with hope.
"In the past few years that Xiaguan has been here, he has a lot of leverage over the profiteers and wealthy gentry here!" Li Wenyi's mind was spinning very fast. "Xiaguan knows many things they do in private!"
He Guangyi turned his eyes and looked at him, "How much do you know?"
"Take smuggling as an example. The Zhou family, the largest wealthy businessman in the local area, knows their smuggling routes and the people they deal with." Li Wenyi said quickly, "The lower officials also know about the routines in the customs yamen!
Now that the capital is here, I will tell you everything you know!"
He is the Jinyiwei Qianhu in Ningbo, and it is his duty to investigate these illegal things. It can be said that the Jinyiwei and the inspection agencies and other review agencies in these places are overt and covert.
Things in the world are not scary when they are in the light. What is scary is these eyes in the dark.
He Guangyi let out a long sigh, "Since you know this, you don't arrest people without reporting them, and you still act as a swindler. Jin Yiwei will lose face to you!"
"Xiaguan doesn't want to either!" Li Wenyi saw that the other party's tone was loose and said loudly, "Xiaguan initially thought about the teachings of Dutang and refused to join in with them. It was Zhou Pengju, who was in charge of the inspection department, who kept trying to win over Xiaguan. And...
......."
"And what?" He Guangyi said angrily, "Go on!"
"Dutang, you are not here, so you don't know how difficult it is for the lower officials to wait for these people!" Li Wenyi cried, "This Ningbo is one of the most prosperous places in the world, but the lives of brothers are miserable, just a little bit every month
The salary is not enough for a meal!"
"You don't have to think about yourself, but you should also think about your brothers! When brothers serve as errands, they can't be without a solution! Those who try to win over the officials not only win over the officials, but also the brothers below...
..."
"Well, so your entire Ningbo Qianhu Office is ruined!" He Guangyi sneered, "Money is a good thing, and Bendutang also wants it. But you forgot a sentence, reach out where you shouldn't reach out.
Just looking for death!"
"Du Tang, please forgive me, I was confused for a moment!" Li Wenyi kowtowed, "I just turned a blind eye to their business matters, but I didn't dare to neglect anything else!"
"Ha!" He Guangyi sneered, "It's just business? That's enough. Their business is tax evasion, and their business is collaborating with Japanese merchants. Do you think you deserve to die?"
Dong-dong-dong, Li Wenyi kept kowtowing.
"Du Tang, please give me a chance to make meritorious service!" Li Wenyi said loudly.
"How can you avoid committing a crime and make meritorious service?" He Guangyi looked at him coldly.
"Tonight, at Chou's time, the Zhou family has a ship leaving the port, which is full of silk, cotton and other items sold to Japanese merchants!" Li Wenyi said loudly, "It's not one ship, but three ships. They are still using the old method.
I reported to the customs that I was going to Quanzhou by sea. But halfway through, they changed ships with the Japanese and turned back!"
"I'm so brave!"
He Guangyi gritted his teeth and frowned, his face ferocious.
Three ships reported to Quanzhou, and the money on the tax stamps was not even a fraction of the cost of the three ships. After going to sea, they handed it over to the Japanese at sea, and then directly changed ships to come back. Just one round trip, at least hundreds of thousands of dollars in money.
.
"Really?" He Guangyi asked coldly.
"It's absolutely true!" Li Wenyi said loudly, "The Zhou family has been waiting for the rainy season during this period. Once it rains, the Customs Inspection Department will not patrol the sea. This is not the first time they have had such a transaction with the Japanese.
.And they have already opened up all the joints!"
He Guangyi looked at him and was speechless for a long time.
It wasn't until Li Wenyi felt horrified that he smiled sternly, "Since you know the secrets here, let me spare your life. I have been here these days, and I have to arrest a lot of people. You know what to do!"
"I understand, I understand! I understand, I understand!" Li Wenyi shouted repeatedly as he found a way out of despair.
"Zhang Dabiao!" He Guangyi shouted to the side.
"Here you are!" In the corner, a burly man with the smell of blood on his body stepped out and stood next to He Guangyi.
"Let him lead the way and control the Zhou family's ship!" He Guangyi said calmly.
Zhang Dabiao pondered for a moment, "Du Tang, we have more than 300 brothers here this time. Do you want to inform the local garrison?"
"What do you think?" He Guangyi's eyes suddenly became sharp, "Our brothers in Jinyiwei have been attracted by others. What do you think of those Qiu Ba uncles in the garrison..."
"I understand, I understand!" Zhang Dabiao nodded hurriedly, and then said, "Du Tang, I have a saying..."
"Say!" He Guangyi was impatient.
Zhang Dabiao swallowed and said, "When I came to Ningbo this time, the superiors are not satisfied with your boss. The trouble is all caused by the man in front of me. Do you really want to keep him?"
"Hmph!" He Guangyi's face was gloomy, "He is a local snake here. He knows all the secrets inside, so of course he has to be used. If he wants to kill him, he has to wait until he is of no use!"
"I understand the humble position!" Zhang Dabiao straightened up, strode outside the door, and said to Fanzi, who was standing solemnly in a raincoat in the rainstorm, "Blow the whistle and do something!"
Inside the house, He Guangyi took a sip of the cold Longjing tea.
He stood up slowly, opened his arms and let his men put a raincoat on him, and said in a low voice, "Send someone to inform Iron Fan that Pontus is starting to take action!" As he said that, with a bit of a smile on his face, he continued,
"Ask him if there is anything hard to attack. How many charges can Pontus lay on him?"