Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 369
The heavy taxation of overseas maritime trade, because it involves the Japanese country, it is really unclear to explain it.

If you say it clearly, you will be able to understand the Japanese. If you are vague, it is just a heavy tax on maritime merchants.

The six ministries of the Jinhuayin increase cabinet are completely opposed. The attitudes of all the supervisors in the inner court are ambiguous, and there are no clear regulations. Today, the imperial court is doing official business. Since there is no clear statement, there will be no corresponding procedures. The Ministry of Household Affairs Naturally, He Si Li Jian would not countersign it.

Since there are no official procedures, it is naturally against the rules, and there is no one to supervise, so there is a possibility of collusion and embezzlement...

"My lords, the heavy taxes on those goods are paid by the merchants on their own initiative. Does this explanation make sense?"

Without much hesitation, Wang Tong smiled back and asked.

The movements of the people in the room had stopped, Qi Qi looked at Wang Tong, everyone was quite surprised, how could he still laugh at this point.

Guo Pingguang took a few glances at Wang Tong and smiled, but his tone was quite serious when he spoke, and said:

"Wang Qianhu, you are extorting and extorting the ground. The capital's statement to you is indeed true. How much profit can be made from the trafficking of these goods from west to east? Tianjin will charge several times the value of the goods at once. If you don’t let the people live, you will be severely punished for such cruel actions...

Wang Tong waved his hand over there, and said again:
"The gold flowers and silver that were sent to the palace were a tacit matter, Eunuch Shen of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, you should know what's going on!?"

Shen Chou, who was sitting on the side, sneered, shook his head and said in a high-pitched voice:

"Our family is the director of the right guard of Wuxiang, and we know a little about the affairs of the Yumajian. I am afraid that Wang Qianhu and the director of the collection have colluded with each other, and whether they have embezzled them privately. I am afraid that we should ask you to come and find out. .”

Wang Tong shook his head with a smile. Jin Yiwei Qianhu Ge Li, who was opposite him, thought that Wang Tong's face would at least change drastically, and even frightened and begged for mercy, but he didn't expect Wang Tong to be so calm.

Ge Li has also handled many cases in the capital. According to his experience, he just said that these two crimes are enough to throw an official into prison, or even beheaded and exterminate the family. Extremely angry, he slapped the table heavily, stood up abruptly and shouted:

"Wang Tong, there are so many criminal evidences. Don't think that you can do anything in the official office. If you want everyone to have some sympathy, just be honest..."

"Ge Li, have you forgotten about the beating in the Qin Pavilion? There is no room for you to talk, just sit down!!"

Ge Qianhu hadn't finished shaking his prestige, when Wang Tong stopped drinking, Ge Qianhu trembled with fright, and sat down subconsciously, only to realize something was wrong when his butt touched the chair, and stood up in shame and anger. Put it on the knife.

There were footsteps outside, and dozens of people had rushed into the house. The soldiers held weapons and stared at Ge Qianhu over there.

"Wang Tong, don't think that you can do whatever you want by accumulating some soldiers privately. The two battalions of General Sun, who are guarding Tianjin, are nearby, not to mention that the 10,000 soldiers of General Qi + Jizhen will arrive soon. Since you Knowing that your family broke the law, you should tell the truth and beg for mercy, such stubborn resistance, is it really going to bring the whole family to pieces!!?"

Seeing the Jinyi guards rushing in, the four trembled in unison, but Guo Pingguang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was a little bit courageous, and he stood up and shouted loudly when he realized it.

"Get out, get out, I want to move the four of them, and one person will take care of everything with one knife. What do you want to do, just protect them outside!"

Over there, Wang Tong waved away impatiently, the soldiers bowed down to salute and retreated, and everyone in the room relaxed. Wang Tong stood up and frowned and said:

"Several adults insist on admitting that these two incidents are serious crimes, and treat them as major cases for detailed investigation, right?"

The people in the room who were a little bit more awake were quite surprised at this moment. Wang Tong never tried to defend himself against such two big mistakes, but he seemed to be a little messy and trying to calm himself down.

Hearing Wang Tong's question, the four of them nodded with a sneer. Wang Tong sighed, took a few steps forward, glanced at the faces of the four of them twice, and said:
"Let Mr. Guo go to the next door first and have a private chat with Mr. Wang."

The four of them looked at each other a few times, and they all had a lot of doubts, but there were smiles on their faces. Wang Tong had so much money in his hands, since he wanted to talk in private, could it be that he wanted to bribe in private? How would the case go? Not necessarily, but it is a matter of course that this benefit should be collected first.

Guo Pingguang's face quickly returned to normal, he brushed the hem of his robe there, and said with a sneer:

"I'm so upright, don't you think you won't succeed, and see what kind of tricks Wang Qianhu will play."

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I thought that after Wang Tong entered the next room, he would turn around and kneel down, crying and begging for help. Guo Pingguang had seen many such scenes.

Before entering the door, Guo Pingguang was already thinking about how much money the other party would send and how he should increase the price. Unexpectedly, after entering the door, the guards outside closed the door, but Wang Tong walked to the desk in the room and sat down.

The room was very empty, with only a desk and a chair, and a wooden box was placed on the desk. After Wang Tong entered the room, he sat down with a big horse and golden sword, and opened the lock of the wooden box there.

The current situation doesn't look like a cry and pleading, I stand and Wang Tong sits down, it looks like Wang Tong is being interviewed during a trial.

Guo Pingguang only felt that the veins on his forehead were throbbing. When things got to this point, you, Wang Tong, were irrefutable to the questioning, but you were still so rampant. Let's just wait and see, tomorrow or the day after that, you won't know what to do.

Guo Pingguang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, snorted coldly, and was about to walk away, but Wang Tong found what he was looking for, took out a document from the wooden box, and said with a smile:

"Master Guo stay behind!"

"I have nothing to say to you, Wang Tong, what you are looking for today is money, and you haven't touched on the matter of privately setting up soldiers and horses, setting up soldiers and horses privately, and training soldiers, when the time comes, you will be convicted of treason... "

Wang Tong ignored it and just opened the document there. Guo Pingguang turned around and was about to leave. When he reached the door and put his hand on the handle, he heard Wang Tong say from behind:
"Guo Pingguang, there used to be a boy named Han Er under your command. It is said that he is handsome, and he couldn't even tell if he was wearing a girl's clothes."

Speaking of this name, Guo Pingguang was shocked, and immediately stopped and turned around, his face was full of horror, Wang Tong ignored him, and read the document by the light and said:
"A year and a half ago, I died of a sudden illness in your house. I heard that Mr. Guo is in great pain!"

It's a taboo, but it's no secret that scholars in the capital are fond of masculinity, and it's even spread as a kind of elegance. Guo Ping Guangqiang concealed the horror on his face, pretending to be calm and asked:
"What's the matter with Mr. Wang?"

Unknowingly, the title has been changed to "Adult", Wang Tong continued:
"It's not an official matter, but the coroner of the autopsy charged you 500 taels, Han Er's widow sister got 500 taels, and concealed that Han Er took tiger wolf medicine and was tossed to death by you, this matter Let the Ministry of War know what will Master Guo do in the future!?"

The sudden death of his own servant, even if there are all kinds of strange things in it, the government will not investigate it carefully, let alone an official with real power in the Ministry of War, but once this matter is brought to light, and it is such a dirty murder case, what career does Guo Pingguang have? The future is bright, wait for the reputation to be ruined, get convicted and go to jail.

For people in the officialdom, especially those with a bright future, there is no greater calamity than losing an official position. Guo Pingguang was sweating while listening there. Wang Tong put the paper on the table and said:
"Guo Pingguang, there are people in the capital waiting for the results of your investigation. Whether you will release the news at that time, or encourage the sufferer to beat the drums in the Shuntian Mansion, or keep silent, it all depends on Mr. Guo. ?”

Guo Pingguang turned around, he didn't care to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead, looked at Wang Tong who was sitting there with a smile on his face, closed his eyes for a while, squeezed out a smile when he opened them, and said:
"My lord Wang's actions in Tianjin Wei are all acts of loyalty to the emperor and benefiting the country. Although the Tiger's Mighty Army is not in the Ministry of War, it can defend Tianjin. Jizhen is short of soldiers and horses. Your lord is also an act of power. I would rather take the responsibility for the country. After returning to Beijing, Mr. Guo will definitely report to Shangfeng, go up to the sage, and make up for your military system. As for what you said just now, it is just a joke, don't take it to heart."

Wang Tong leaned back in his chair and said calmly:

"Listen to his words and watch his actions. Whatever Mr. Guo does, Wang will do as well. In the final analysis, it depends on Mr. Guo."

Guo Pingguang nodded again and again, claiming yes, Wang Tong waved his hand and said:
"Go out first and let Qiu Yanhai in."

Guo Pingguang quickly agreed with his hands down, looking at him like an investigator, clearly a servant.

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"Lord Qiu, when you were in charge of the Guangxi Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs, you once colluded with the heads of Huangzhuang Zhuangtou and Yumajian to swallow the money collected from Taicang and the internal treasury by changing the account pages and modifying the numbers. You got 40 taels, and you got 6 taels. The certificate is still in the hands of the head of the Huangzhuang village. What will be the consequences if the case is sent to some yamen?"

"... Please help me, Lord Wang!!"

"Your life is your own. Do you know how to deal with this investigation!?"

"Your Majesty Wang is loyal to the country, but this loyalty is like the sea, but he was slandered by Xiaoxiao, the capital. After returning to the capital, even if he is willing to give up his life, he must seek innocence for his lord."

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"Eunuch Shen, you entered the palace in the second year of Longqing, and you owed 200 taels of gambling debt outside the palace to pay off, right?"

The third person called into the room was Shen Cun, the commander of the right guard of Wu Xiang, the imperial horse supervisor. Hearing Wang Tong's words, Shen Cun immediately sneered:

"Wang Tong, are you trying to frighten our family with this, are you scaring children? In the first year of Wanli, our family repaid the creditor a full 600 taels!"
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