"I know, I know, I know where it is. It was Liu Xin who did it and it has nothing to do with me, Your Highness."
Pang De's spirit had collapsed. If he was just worried when Wang Fugui and his family threatened him, then when Han Yun said the two words, it directly crushed his will.
This name is so terrible.
"Well, Sheriff Pang is very cooperative. This is the right thing. Everything has nothing to do with Sheriff Pang. It was all embezzled by Magistrate Liu.
Now, as a loyal minister, Commander Pang, shouldn’t it be time to take this king to check the stolen money?”
"Yes, yes, I will take you there right now."
Pang De's kowtow was like pounding garlic, and Liu Xin's face was ashen.
He lost every game, and he lost to a pig teammate.
Originally, even if the other party had evidence, witnesses, testimonies, or even ironclad evidence, as long as the other party could not find the stolen money, he could still operate and get away with it by paying off the Minister of Punishment.
Now that the money is gone, what can I buy?
Ruined.
Not only was he finished, but Pound was also finished.
It's just that this idiot Pound doesn't know what he will face after finding the stolen money.
"What an idiot... Hahaha, what an idiot!"
Liu Xin looked up to the sky and screamed, then collapsed weakly to the ground.
Wang Fugui, the eldest prince and Chai Yuan had already stood up. Zhao Tao and Zhao Long carried Pang De and walked outside.
Wang Fugui stretched himself and said happily,
"Oh, it's time for the happy house raiding part again, it's really fascinating."
After speaking, he looked at Liu Xin again and said,
"Master Liu, Pang De is going to take me to your hiding place. Why don't you take me to see his?"
Liu Xin laughed miserably and said,
"I have lost. If you lose, you have to admit it. I will take you there."
"Okay, let's walk."
Wang Fugui smiled brightly and led the team outside.
The imperial troops were already waiting outside. After everyone left the governor's house, Pang De was afraid that he might be too slow, so he hurriedly led the way towards the east of the city.
The big shots were walking down the street with their mighty army. The common people along the way saw this scene and recognized Pang De and Liu Xin, and they all pointed at them.
"Aren't these the prefect and the county guard? Why are they being held in custody like prisoners?"
"What happened? Are these two dog officers about to be sacked?"
"It must be. Didn't you forget that a big shot came from the capital yesterday? They must have come to investigate them. Now they have been investigated and they have been arrested!"
"Okay, I'm very happy. These two dog officials have been oppressing the people of Wuwei County for twenty years, and finally someone has come to punish them."
"The sky has eyes. God has opened his eyes. The court is finally going to punish corrupt officials."
"It's so satisfying, so satisfying!"
"Huh, what's the use of punishment? All the officials are exactly the same. If you kill a corrupt official today, another corrupt official will come tomorrow. Life for us people will never be easy. It's just that the master above us has changed."
The sober people realized this and were not very happy, but more people were still happy to hear about it and were very happy. The whole world celebrated and told each other.
Soon, when the team arrived in front of a house in the south of the city, all the people in the city knew that the corrupt official had been caught, and they gathered one after another to watch the fun.
This forced the Forbidden Army to dedicate some of its personnel to maintain order.
Zhao Long was the most active. He personally escorted Pang De, kicked open the door of the house, and shouted,
"Where's the money? Where is it?"
Pound pointed to the house.
The Imperial Guards filed in, kicked open the door, and after a while, began to carry things out.
This house is very large, more like a warehouse than a residence.
The house in the middle is full of boxes, and the houses on both sides are full of grain.
Don't underestimate the power of food. Not only can it be sold for money, but in times of great disaster, the price of food will increase several times. When the food is released, the starving people will have to buy it no matter how much it costs, and they will also have to pawn their property and sell their children and girls.
Buy food.
Then it will be another windfall.
Along with these things, there were more than a dozen servants responsible for guarding them.
When these servants saw the troops armed with knives and guns, they immediately decided not to resist and allowed themselves to be tied up.33
Some imperial troops brought a horse-drawn carriage and a donkey cart from the government office and began to carry food to the cart.
But because the amount of grain, gold and silver was too much, they had no choice but to rent some vehicles from the horse and carriage company.
All the gold and silver have been moved out, but there is still food in the cellar, which is still being moved out.
The things carried out were continuously transported to the square outside the government office.
Along the way, the common people saw the carts of gold, silver and grain, and understood what was going on, and cursed the two dog officials one after another.
Pang De and Liu Xin listened to the scoldings of the people along the way and felt extremely regretful. It was not that they regretted their corruption, but they regretted why they had not sent the money and food out earlier.
The prefect's stolen money was still being transported out. Under the guidance of Liu Xin and Pang De, they went to the place where Pound had hidden the stolen money. Thus, a huge moving project began.
The Imperial Guards were originally going to Yumen Pass, but they didn't expect to come over halfway and work as coolies, moving things.
However, they had no complaints in their hearts. After all, soldiers must be obedient, and the Sixth Prince also promised them to serve them well with wine and meat tonight. What's more, all the money and food came from corrupt officials, and everyone hated corrupt officials.
After taking a look, Wang Fugui and others escorted Pang De and Liu Xin back to the government office, and then began the interrogation.
Chai Yuan and several clerks from the Ministry of Revenue were outside to count the amount of money and food. When they came out, it was definitely not enough for each department to send a high-ranking official. They also had to have people who could handle things.
It took more than half a day just to move and transport the money and food. By the time they were all shipped out, the square outside the gate of the government office was already lined with densely packed vehicles and piles of money and food.
The imperial guards surrounded the goods and separated the people, and the people cursed one after another.
After Chai Yuan finished counting the money and food, he went directly to the government office. At this time, Liu Xin and Pang De had been stripped of their official uniforms and put on prison uniforms. Their hair was disheveled and they were in a very embarrassed state.
"Your Highness, Sixth Highness, we have already calculated the total. The total is 1,020,000 taels of silver and 300,000 shi of grain."
After hearing this number, Wang Fugui silently calculated it and then asked,
"Prefect Liu, this number is wrong. For the twenty years you have been the prefect, you have embezzled 80,000 taels of tax money every year. Plus other people's fat and money, it should be 2 million taels. This is at least half less.
ah.
Where’s the money?”
For some wealthy courts, the annual national tax revenue is only more than 10 million taels, and many of them cannot save. Before this year's tax revenue is collected, they have already figured out how to spend it.