East Factory Governor

Chapter 319 Extortion
What Qin Shuhuai gave to Wang Huazhen was the account book written by Mr. Zhao himself.

Wang Huazhen took the ledger and glanced at it for a few moments, her face darkened immediately.

He slapped the account book on the table fiercely and said, "It's a bunch of nonsense! Qin Shaobao, as the governor of Zhejiang, governs one side. The villain instigated Zhao's family to write it in an attempt to frame the officials, please be careful and investigate."

Qin Shuhuai smiled playfully, and said, "Master Wang is right. As an official, it is inevitable to lose sight of one and offend some people, so Ben Shaobao doesn't believe it either."

Wang Huazhen immediately stood up and bowed to Qin Shuhuai, saying, "Shaobao is wise."

But Qin Shuhuai immediately changed the topic.

"However, since Ben Shaobao has come here, he still needs to investigate. I have brought so many Jinyiwei brothers this time, so I have to explain to them, don't I? Don't worry, Mr. Wang, I will let the brothers search Search, go through the motions. I believe Mr. Wang is a clean and honest official, so nothing can be found."

Seeing that Qin Shuhuai really wanted to search, Wang Huazhen felt a shudder running down his spine.This time when Qin Shuhuai brought Jin Yiwei over, he was unprepared, so he didn't have time to transfer all the stolen money at home.Although these things are hidden in a secret cellar, they can definitely be found out with Jin Yiwei's methods.

Qin Shuhuai's famous name, Wang Huazhen, is like a thunderbolt, knowing that this person has always been bold, so he will not be afraid of Donglin people.You must know that he dared to fight against thousands in Luowenyu. It is said that he had dozens of stab wounds covering his whole body. Would such a person who is not afraid of death be afraid of the threat of Donglin?Besides, he has the support of the emperor, and he is also very strong in martial arts. If ordinary people can't get close to him, he won't be afraid.

If he was allowed to search out so much money in his family, he might be able to take him on the spot.He has all the personal and material evidence in his hand, even if the Donglin people want to save him, they can't save him!

Thinking of this, his cold sweat immediately broke down.

No, why didn't he search as soon as he came up, but had to chat with himself for a while, is he implying something to me?
Wang Huazhen is an old fritter in the officialdom, and he feels that he has smelled Qin Shuhuai's "intention".Although this person is not afraid of death, he is still a person after all, right?People have preferences.I don't know what he likes, money, beauty or power?Regardless, let’s try them one by one!
Thinking of this, Wang Huazhen made up his mind and said, "Qin Shaobao, as an imperial envoy, should cooperate with the search of the official's house. But Shaobao, if this matter gets out, no matter whether the brothers can find anything, Yu Xiaguan's official reputation is always unfavorable. Xiaguan has been clean and honest all his life, and has always valued his reputation more than his life. If Shaobao can sympathize with Xiaguan's heart to cherish feathers, Xiaguan will be grateful."

When saying the words "I am grateful", Wang Huazhen can add the accent, and the tone has a special meaning.

Qin Shuhuai immediately understood, but still put on a embarrassed look, and said, "Master Wang, I understand your feelings very well. After all, you Donglin scholars, the word 'famous festival' is the most important thing, don't you all call yourself 'Qingliu'? , they are all extremely clean and honest, there are no corrupt officials, are there?"

"Yes, yes, what Qin Shaobao said is true."

"But! Now Jin Yiwei's brothers are waiting outside to be searched, Zhao Xinian is waiting for me to answer him, and the emperor also hopes that I can do something practical in Jiangnan. You see, I just went back 'empty-handed', and I can't explain to anyone. ?”

When saying "both hands are empty", Qin Shuhuai also added emphasis, and his tone was quite ambiguous.

After Wang Huazhen heard these four words, she was very happy, even a little overjoyed.

Xindao, very good!Qin Shaobao, Qin Shaobao, I'm just waiting for your words!I'm not afraid of you reaching out, but I'm afraid of you not reaching out!As long as you take my money, we will be in the same boat!
So he immediately cupped his hands at Qin Shuhuai, and said, "What Qin Shaobao said is true, what he said is very true! Shaobao has a heavy burden on his shoulders, so he naturally needs to explain to his colleagues, the people, and the emperor! Don't worry, Shaobao. Shaobao will not be allowed to go back 'empty-handed'!"

Qin Shuhuai crossed his legs, took a sip of tea, and said lightly, "Master Wang is really understanding! But Ben Shaobao promised the emperor this time that he will definitely find out some major and important cases. So... ..."

Wang Huazhen's eyeballs rolled, and she thought to herself what a big case, important case, don't you just want to extort more money?Okay, here you are, just because you have too little appetite to eat!
Thinking of this, he said with a smile all over his face, "I understand what Shaobao means. I don't want to hide anything from Shaobao. I happened to investigate and deal with a group of corrupt officials a few days ago. These corrupt officials collected a lot of stolen money." It's shocking, it can be called a big case, an important case! But now that the Shaobao is here, the case must be handed over to the Shaobao for handling, and the stolen money... naturally has to be handed over to the Shaobao."

Qin Shuhuai rubbed his hands involuntarily, and then laughed loudly, "Oh? Hahaha, Mr. Wang really has a heart! By the way, I wonder how much the stolen money is?"

Wang Huazhen moved closer to Qin Shuhuai, smiled lightly and stretched out a finger.

Qin Shuhuai chuckled, "This is it?"

"The stolen silver is as high as 100 million taels!" Wang Huazhen smiled playfully, then looked at Qin Shuhuai expectantly, wanting to see his surprised eyes.

But Qin Shuhuai's face was expressionless.

Just kidding, the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang almost contracted nearly half of Ming's overseas smuggling, and all the smuggling in Japan was done here.How much profit was there in smuggling back then?Just give an example.During the Jiajing period, there was a man named Wang Zhi who started his business by smuggling and became the strongest maritime merchant group along the coast of Daming. In his heyday, he had 20 men and hundreds of huge ships over 120 tons, completely killing the Ming Dynasty. navy.It was the same with Zheng Chenggong and his son later. They established a strong personal armed force by smuggling, and it was no problem to snatch Taiwan from the Dutch.Just imagine, with so many people and so many giant ships, how much money does it cost a year?If the profits of smuggling are not high, can they afford it?

And Wang Huazhen, as the highest local governor in Zhejiang (at that time, the governor of Jiangnan had been revoked, and there was no governor in Zhejiang, so the governor was the largest), how much income would he earn in a year when he completely controlled the smuggling trade along the coast of Zhejiang?Even if he had to pay tribute to the big bosses of the Donglin Party, his annual income would definitely be more than a mere million taels, right?
So the old turtle made it clear that he was bullying Qin Shuhuai and didn't understand the market.

Qin Shuhuai calmly took a sip of tea, and then didn't say a word, but his face became more and more ugly.

Wang Huazhen frowned slightly, thinking that this Qin surname is not only ruthless in fighting, but also merciless in taking advantage of others!Well, see how much you can ask for!How much you charge me, you have to do as much for our Donglin Party!
So he said again, "Lord Qin, the 100 million taels was just found out. The lower officials initially estimated that if they searched again, they would still find 100 million taels! In this way, the stolen silver is as high as 200 taels." Ten thousand taels!"

After hearing this, Qin Shuhuai remained silent and continued to drink tea.

(End of this chapter)