Jinyi champion

Chapter 7 Government Handling of Cases
"Either way to say that ginger is old and hot, the old lady is really a fine person."

On the way Zhu Wanjian went to the county government to discuss with the county magistrate, she was thinking about this matter in her heart.

The Zhu family didn't need to post greeting cards when they entered the county government office, they just greeted the porter, and then they could go directly to the side courtyard and wait. Shen Li, the county magistrate of Changshou County, came to see him soon.

"Master Zhu, what wind brought you here?"

When Shen Li saw Zhu Wanjian, he suddenly felt a headache.

Before, Zhu Wanjian came to report on his younger siblings, intending to seize the property of the orphans of loyal ministers and righteous men. Although Shen Li sent yamen to help, he was very tired... For a local chief official like him who was born as a Jinshi, the official voice is more important than anything else.Although the farce eventually ended in a hurry, he has always harbored grievances.

Zhu Wanjian looked arrogant: "Magistrate of Shenxian County, please open up your words first, I am here to give you a future, it depends on whether you want it or not."

Shen Li frowned.

Shen Li was a Jinshi in the sixth year of Zhengde.

Generally, those who come from a Jinshi background, either stay in Beijing to observe the six departments of politics, release a Beijing official after the period of observing politics, or let the supervisory censor go to the local area to practice for a few years, and have a good official career. That is also the sweet pastry of the officialdom.

No wonder Shen Li is from Pingliang Prefecture, Shaanxi.

The great eunuch Liu Jin is also from Shaanxi. After the downfall of Liu Jin in the fifth year of Zhengde, the Shanxi Jinshi selected by the imperial court in these years was in bad luck, and none of them had a good future.As a fellow Jinshi, Shen Li waited for two full years before being released from the post of magistrate of Changshou County, Anlu Prefecture, Fuguo County.

"Second Master Zhu, please stop laughing at me, and just explain why you are here." Shen Li said with a cold face.

Zhu Wanjian smiled calmly: "Magistrate Shen, my Zhu family is from the Jinyiwei family, my father is Jinyiwei Qianhu, my brother is Beizhen Fusi Deputy Qianhu, and my Zhu family is someone close to His Majesty today. If you help, I will never treat you badly. What's more, this time I'm going to investigate a salt smuggling case, involving tens of thousands of dollars, if we can find out clearly, it will not only fill our pockets, but also have a bright future."

Shen Li took a breath.

He originally thought that the Zhu family came to him and asked him to send someone to do the dirty work of competing with the chaste woman, but who knew that it was actually a search for smuggled salt?
After the Daming Salt Administration changed the "Grain Opening Method" to the "Zheshi Method" in the fifth year of Hongzhi, the treasury was once filled, but then there was a long period of chaos in the salt administration.

If local officials can seize a huge amount of private salt, they can indeed greatly improve their political performance.

"Second Master Zhu, Jinyi Guard is not responsible for the anti-smuggling salt investigation?"

Shen Li was skeptical.

With Zhu Wanjian's pissing nature, I asked him to send government servants to grab family property from a chaste woman before, so this time he will kindly lead him to search for private salt to gain political achievements?

Zhu Wanjian said with a smile: "The case was not discovered by Jin Yiwei. The informant said that a businessman wanted to buy a large sum of private salt from a private salt dealer, so I asked you if you dare to take care of it?"

Shen Li hesitated again and again, and sighed: "It's better to find out."

Shen Li is not a fool.

He didn't understand why Jin Yiwei's Zhu family didn't stay in the northern and southern capitals, but chose to settle in a corner like Huguang. Then he thought of Xingwang's mansion, and he had a clear understanding, but he quickly threw away this idea.

He doesn't think that the other party will take advantage of him if there is a good thing.

However, he was relieved after learning about the source of Zhu Wanjian's intelligence.

"The third lady actually admitted it herself? She... This is knowingly breaking the law, Second Master Zhu, you want to kill relatives again?" Shen Li looked at Zhu Wanjian in surprise.

Zhu Wanjian cursed: "What kind of righteousness kills relatives, we are no longer a family. This kind of unruly woman is best soaked in a pig cage."

Perhaps remembering some things that should not be said in front of outsiders, Zhu Wanjian managed to force a smile: "Let her be disciplined so that she can be more peaceful when she returns home, and my brother Zaizhiling certainly doesn't want his woman to come out and show his face. "

"Ah."

Shen Li nodded, but pondered in his mind, what kind of family is this, who keeps betraying the owner?
Still have the face to boast?
At this time, the sky became dark unknowingly, and the government officials sent to investigate came to report.

"Going back to the county magistrate, Mrs. Zhu Jiasan did lead a group of people out of the city, and rushed to a place fifteen miles southeast of the city, where there was a long convoy with a lot of salt bags piled up on it. I asked the salt shop in the city, and they all said it was not me. Moreover, these people are hiding in the woods, acting sneakily, they seem to be private salt dealers..."

The news from Yacha's investigation seems to confirm Zhu Wanjian's statement.

Zhu Wanjian slapped his thigh: "I just said that the news can't be wrong. It's a felony for a woman to buy and sell illegal salt."

Shen Li asked cautiously: "But the investigation is clear, are those people really private salt dealers?"

Before the yacha could reply, Zhu Wanjian was in a hurry.

"Shenzhi County, you are still hesitant? There are only a few ground salt merchants in Anlu, and it was their handwriting that they jointly raised the price before. I don't know if they are selling official salt?"

Shen Li nodded and waved his hand: "Come here, call the three classes of yamen servants... and then bring the people from the inspection department, and go with me to arrest Yan Xiao. If you encounter resistance... shoot or kill!"

Seeing this scene, Zhu Wanjian showed a smug smile on his face.

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Night falls.

The Zhujia rice shop in the city, the door panels were closed early.

Zhu Niang took Uncle Zhong, Yu San and Gou Zi to buy salt, Aunt Li was cooking with her daughter, Zhu Hao was sitting at the desk in the east wing of the middle courtyard, writing and drawing on a piece of paper with an oil lamp painting.

"Brother Hao, you said Madam went to criticize the salt, will it go well?"

Aunt Li was a little restless that day, because Zhu Hao had grown a lot recently, so she asked in a dependent tone when she was free.

Zhu Hao put down the writing brush in his hand, and said with a smile, "Of course...it won't go well. If it's not bad, the Zhu family will take the official messengers and catch up with the mother and the salt sellers."

"what?"

Aunt Li was startled when she heard Zhu Hao's words: "Then young master, why don't you hurry up and call your wife back?"

Zhu Hao said: "Don't worry, my mother and I have already inquired clearly. The master who sold the salt to us has a great background. He is the brother-in-law of Huang Zan, the new Huguang Left Chief Envoy...Huang Zan was just promoted from the position of Jiangxi Right Chief Envoy this year. , he will let his brother-in-law fold here?"

Aunt Li was dumbfounded.

When Zhu Niang came back from Zhu's residence to discuss countermeasures with Zhu Hao, she was not there, but even if she participated, she still couldn't understand the complicated official affairs.

Zhu Ting leaned over and asked cutely with wide-eyed eyes, "Brother, what is a chief executive?"

Zhu Hao smiled and patted his younger sister's little head: "The chief envoy is the biggest official in Huguang, much larger than the county magistrate. The magistrate has the magistrate, and some magistrates have the magistrate, and the magistrate has the secretary of the political envoy. The top of the list is the chief envoy, and the chief envoy is also called the Fantai..."

Aunt Li was dubious: "That is to say, madam is all right?"

Zhu Hao put away his smile and sighed softly: "It's too early to say that there is nothing wrong with it, but generally speaking, risks and opportunities coexist. If everything goes well, we should have guaranteed access to salt."

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The moon is dark and the wind is high.

Can't see five fingers.

Zhu Niang and a dozen people were outside the woods fifteen miles southeast of Longevity City, waiting to join the salt seller.

As Zhu Hao said, this time the rice shop was also filled with official salt. Jiangxi Right Chief Envoy Zuo moved to Huguang Zuo Political Envoy.

Being an official requires money to manage turnover, and you must have white gloves around you. For example, during the Three Kingdoms period, the Mi family in Xuzhou was to Liu Bei, and Hu Xueyan was to Zuo Zongtang in the late Qing Dynasty. Huang Zan’s money bag is his brother-in-law. Where the business channels are laid.

The business in this world where you are least worried about losing money is selling official salt, so Huang Zan arranged for his brother-in-law to distribute goods in various prefectures in Huguang not long after he took office.

As a newcomer, Huang Zan needed to maintain his official voice, and repeatedly reminded his brother-in-law to keep a low profile when selling salt, so as not to provoke the censor and talk about it.

"coming."

Yu San suddenly pointed to the light of the torch in the distance, and said eagerly.

Zhu Niang immediately led people to greet her.

The convoy on the opposite side was very large, and a group of more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages transported official salt.

A man in his thirties and wearing an overcoat came over immediately, and before meeting Zhu Niang, he complained: "I only bought twenty citations of salt at a time, and I have to abandon the waterway to send it here. Who will bear the wear and tear of the axles?" ?”

At first glance, he looks like a businessman who counts pennies and is good at calculating.

Zhu Niang hurried forward to salute.

"My concubine has met Dongzhu Su."

Through the middleman before, Zhu Niang knew that the other party's surname was Su and his name was Xigui, and he controlled a huge business group, so she honored Su Dongzhu.

Su Xigui took a torch to take a photo, and asked in surprise: "It's a woman? Rare, rare... Can you bring me some money?"

Zhu Niang said: "They are all in the carriage behind, please Master Su count them."

Su Xigui waved his hand: "It's fine to call it simply, but let's talk about it first. Copper coins are depreciated at [-]% and silver is [-]% depreciated. Isn't that a problem?"

Not only do they want to ask for the shipping fee for abandoning the ship and taking the carriage, but they also want to deduct some of the discounts.

"It's all the rules, just as Dongzhu Su said."

Zhu Niang readily agreed.

In this era of transactions, just counting the payment is very complicated. After all, whether it is copper coins or silver, the impurities contained are different. If you want to pick the scale, you need to use a special weighing scale.

After a series of procedures, it was still at night, and it took less than half an hour just for the handover.

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"Delivered, delivered!"

At this time, Zhu Wanjian, Shen Li and the others were on a hill not far away, staring at what happened outside the forest under the light of the torch.

Shen Li solemnly asked the county magistrate beside him: "Looking at this posture, there shouldn't be anything wrong, right?"

The county magistrate is an old Xingzun who was born and raised in Changshou County, and nodded when he heard the words: "It's very close to ten, and there are very few official salt deals like this."

Shen Li gritted his teeth: "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and gather people to cover up and kill them, surround them in all directions, don't run away as thieves, you will be rewarded if you take them down!"

Yachai and officers and soldiers quickly mobilized and approached the woods.

Su Xigui originally had someone weigh the money, but after he disposed of it properly, he was about to have the salt bag carried to the carriage brought by Zhu Niang when he suddenly felt an unusual atmosphere around him.

"Master, let's be surrounded by people from the government!"

Su Su Xigui's subordinates hurried over to report.

Su Xigui was stunned.

official?
what official?

Am I not the representative?
Who else has a higher official position than my brother-in-law in the Huguang area?

Immediately there was a shout of killing not far away.

"Disarm and don't kill, those who resist will be killed!"

Seeing a group of men looking at each other, at a loss, Su Xigui raised his eyebrows: "Could it be that there are bandits pretending to be officials to commit murder?"

As soon as the words fell, there was the sound of horseshoes, and the inspection department sent more than a dozen horsemen to charge forward, followed by Yachai and soldiers, and took down all the two parties who were trading.

(End of this chapter)