Chapter 81 Shanxi merchants’ trump card

After Zhao Yan signed and stamped his signature, Yue Su asked him to step aside and stand while the clerk presented the confession. Yue Su glanced at it briefly, put it aside, and then said: "Mi Zhihuan, it's your turn now. e^

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Commander-in-Chief Mi Zhihuan, like the previous three, was extremely nervous and anxious, fearing that Yue Su would call his name, but he also knew that this would happen sooner or later.

Now that his name was finally called, Mi Zhihuan gritted his teeth, walked to the middle, bowed and saluted, "The last general will be..."

"What are you doing here in Zhangjiakou today?" Yue Su asked calmly.

"Final General..." Mi Zhihuan really couldn't answer this. If he was just making excuses, he would probably be exposed soon. After hesitating for a moment, he felt that it was better to tell the truth. After all, the first three people had also recruited him. If he didn't recruit, it would be useless.

Not to mention anything else, but the crime of withholding military pay is enough to kill me. When Tian Xiu’s military pay was shipped from Beijing, it was in his hands first, and he deducted 20% from it. Not only Zhangjiakou

Yes, the same is true in other places. And the soldiers and horses directly under him are still underpaid and withheld military pay, but instead of just 40%, they are paid a more humane 50%. Not to mention accepting bribes, Shanxi merchants

We can't just pay tribute to the governor, the commander-in-chief must also show filial piety, and the amount of money given each year is also quite large.

"General Mo received a letter from Fan Yongdou this morning, saying that their goods were seized by Mr. Wu and asked me to come and help. General Mo usually does not accept their filial piety, but he is also afraid that after they capsize, General La Mo will

I have no choice but to come here." Mi Zhihuan said truthfully.

"You are honest. Okay, tell me all your crimes." Yue Su said calmly.

"Yes, sir..." Mi Zhihuan didn't dare to hide it. He immediately recounted how many bribes he had accepted over the years, how much he had taken, and how he had withheld military pay. Over the past few years, he had earned millions.

2. However, the general is different from the governor. The governor is firstly a civil servant and secondly a figure in the political core. He hardly needs to bribe any high-ranking officials. There are even Beijing officials who want to curry favor with Governor Xuan. This is all done by you and me.

, the officials in Beijing, including those who were transferred to the three towns of Sanfu and Sanfu under the Xuanfu, do not have to look to Governor Xuan to take care of them. They can interact with each other in face, and save money. And in general

Soldiers are military generals. In the Ming Dynasty, military affairs were governed by civility. If a military general did anything wrong, he would be impeached. Even if he was fine, he would not be welcomed. Therefore, there are many places to spend money. You are not allowed to give gifts to senior officials in the capital in any year.

How dare you put the money in your own pocket? Half of the millions of taels of silver were delivered to the officials in the capital through the door. As for who he bribed, Mi Zhihuan did not hide it. The Ministry of War

The officials of the Ministry of Finance must be managed up and down, and the officials of the three major halls of the Ministry of Revenue must also be filial. After all, money has to be allocated from the Ministry of Revenue. How can they not be divided into points? The officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate must also show their respect. They in the province

I, myself and the officials in the cabinet, always need Bing Jing and Tan Jing. With so many people put together, how can we be less Hu? These are unwritten and unspoken rules. Everyone knows it, even Mr. Yue knows it.

Mi Zhihuan treated everyone he had received money from and given gifts clearly. Among the officials in the capital, there were party members, including those from the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties, as well as those from the Yue party.

After he finished speaking, Yue Su asked him to sign and go through the normal procedures before asking him to stand aside. Next, Yue Su looked at Xiao Fengzhong, the supervisor of the Xuan Mansion.

"Eunuch Xiao."

"Ah... Mr. Yue..." Xiao Fengzhong stood there, bowed slightly, and responded. As the supervisor of the Xuan Mansion, he can be said to be a great eunuch. With his status, he does not need to go out to speak.

Seeing that Xiao Fengzhong seemed quite calm and did not even come out to reply like the other four, Yue Su just said quietly: "Eunuch Xiao, you have heard the answers and confessions of the previous people, what do you have to say?

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"Let me tell you what you have to say. If you want us to confess, of course we don't dare to hide it. We can only tell the truth." Xiao Fengzhong said. At this time, he also knew that there was no use in sophistry and denial.

Playing cruelly with Mr. Yue is even more humiliating. If you want to save your life, there may be only one way, and that is to make the matter as big as possible. If it is too big to be dealt with, maybe you can have a chance of survival. You can't take it out.

No matter how many people came, at most only his godfather, Zhang Haorui, the eunuch of the Imperial Guard, was brought in. But bringing Zhang Haorui out was nothing, at best, it was just a handful of straw, but Xiao Fengzhong believed that there would be more and more straws.

The more people there are, the bigger the fire will be. Because when Mi Zhihuan confessed just now, he had already brought out a lot of people. He will bring out another one. Later, the group of Shanxi merchants can also bring out a large group. It depends on you.

How did Yue Su end up in the end?

"Okay, then you can speak for yourself. Telling all your crimes will save me trouble." Yue Su said calmly.

Fengzhong immediately said: "In recent years, our family..." As a eunuch who oversees the army, the best way to make money is to resell military supplies. Taking bribes is small money, but selling military supplies is big money. Xiao Fengzhong controls the entire Xuanfu.

He has the final say on the military supplies and the allocation of military supplies. Not every defense zone in Xuanfu has military supervisors. Only important places like Zhangjiakou have military supervisors, and other places only have guard generals. Then you don't have enough troops.

Xiao Fengzhong knew that he would pay as much as you counted, and he could sell all the money he saved. Even in places like Zhangjiakou where there are military supervisors, Zhao Yan would have to at least pay for the excess military supplies he obtained after selling them.

Xiao Fengzhong gave half of it, can everyone make money if there is money? When the demand is greater and the military supplies are not enough, Xiao Fengzhong will be unlucky from the Military War Bureau. It seems that this time, Xiao Fengzhong just communicated with the eunuch in charge of the Xuanfu War Bureau and was transferred out

Weapons and armor. Xiao Fengzhong has been a eunuch in charge of the army for so many years and has earned a lot of money, but he does not dare to put it into his own pocket. At least one third must be dedicated to his godfather. At this moment, he

The eunuch in charge of the Xuanfu Military War Bureau was pulled out, and the godfather Zhang Yurui couldn't escape.

The confession was taken truthfully, and Yue Su was no exception. Xiao Fengzhong was asked to sign and stamp it. After the stamp was completed, the confession was in Yue Su's hands.

Now the remaining people who have not been tried are Fan Yongdou, Tian Shenglan and other businessmen, as well as several generals such as Liao Fei. Shanxi merchants are the focus of today's trial. Compared with them, Liao Fei and others are just small fish and shrimps, basically nothing.

Justiciable.

Yue Su put the highlight at the end. First, Liao Fei and others were called out one by one for cross-examination. In fact, there was no need to ask. As soon as someone's name was mentioned, the person panicked and hurriedly ran out, knelt down, and put his own

Tell the truth once again.

Qin Nansong was the first one whose name was called. This kid crawled out on his knees. Now Qin Nansong's crotch is wet. How dare he hide it at all. However, this old man's crime is really not that hard to beat.

When guarding the North Gate, some tolls were collected. As long as the passing vehicles were paid, they would not be checked. Small businessmen did not dare to transport military supplies. Large businessmen, like Fan Yongdou, borrowed Qin Nansong's money.

He didn't have the guts to investigate. Another crime was not reporting the crime after knowing it. Tian Xiu deducted military pay and emptied his quota. All the generals in Zhangjiakou knew about these things, but none of them dared to report them. Yue Su actually understood them.

The reason for this is just like Sima Qiaoyu. He didn't know it before, and he didn't dare to report it. He has roots in Tian Xiu, and anyone who dares to talk about it will be killed. The governor of Xuanfu and the governor of Xuanda are both his people, so where can they go?

Report it.

The same goes for Liao Fei, Xu Guangda, and Wen Tiecheng. They didn't get a lot of money. Xu Guangda only made a little money in the past two days while guarding the camp outside the city. In the past, he was just like a dog, waiting for Tian Xiu.

Enjoy the soup and drink it. Wen Tiecheng was also reluctant to fawn over him. He sided with Wu Sinan at the critical moment. Yue Su heard it from behind. He knew the crime and did not report it, but he did not dare to expose it.

Liu Zhenyou was frightened to death and regretted endlessly. If he had known Master Yue was hiding behind him, why would he act like a villain? It was better now, as he probably would not get any good results from himself. When Yue Su nodded his name, he hurriedly came out.

Lie knelt down, cried bitterly, and kowtowed repeatedly to plead guilty, saying that he did not dare to rebel and frame Wu Sinan. Yue Su understood his difficulties and did not make it more difficult. He recorded a confession and signed it like he had asked the previous people.

, let him stand aside.

Finally it was the turn of interrogating Shanxi merchants. Yue Su said with a calm expression: "Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, you two come out."

Jin Liangyu and Wang Dayu came out together and knelt down on the ground. The two of them seemed calm and rushed forward to kowtow. Then Jin Liangyu said: "Master Yue, you already know everything. We want to hide it, so that's right."

If you can't hide it, then you won't humiliate yourself. To be honest, as far as you can find out in front of you, just transporting military supplies out of the fortress is enough for me to kill all the men. I, Jin Liangyu, can kill me with a thousand swords.

It's not an exaggeration to cut it. But there are still some things that you haven't found out. These things are very involved, so Jin hopes that you can wait for two days, maybe not two days, just one day is enough, and then you can

Decide whether to start a trial. I wonder what you think?"

"Ha..." Yue Su chuckled lightly and said, "The implication is huge? How big can it be? Aren't they just those eunuchs? I have received the kindness of the late emperor and the great responsibility of entrusting me with an orphan, so I have decided to devote myself to it and die to repay the service.

.Anything that harms the Ming Dynasty, no matter who is involved, I will show no mercy!"

"My lord is right, but I still hope that your lord can wait for another day or two. If your lord really decides to go to trial at that time, I will definitely tell you everything and hide nothing." Jin Liangyu said solemnly.

Said matter-of-factly.

Seeing that Jin Liang showed no fear and had a fearful expression on his face, Yue Su guessed that he must be relying on something. What exactly was this relying on? Could it be bigger than Governor Cui Jingrong? To be honest, Yue Su took a look.

Let's see who this big shot can be who can stand up for them.
Chapter completed!