The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1692
"You have a clear conscience. Song Zhun still remembers what I told you during the imperial examination. Do you still remember?"

Zhao Xu had met Song Zhun during the imperial examinations, and had a good chat with them at the time, and they were close friends. In the end, it was because of Zhao Xu's relationship that they were able to pass the imperial examinations.

Zhao Xu only said one thing to them, that is, to be a good official in the future.For the common people and the good officials of the court, many people have forgotten this sentence at that time, and many people have also been imprisoned.

"To be a good official is to be worthy of the people and the court." Song Zhun said without hesitation. This sentence is really his criterion for being an official. He has been doing this since he was an official. Really doing things for the people, this sentence could not be more suitable for him.

"Okay, Song Zhun, I didn't expect you to remember this sentence. Today I heard that you can say it without thinking, which means that you have not let me down, you have not let me down, and you know that what I just said is related to you What's the matter?"

Zhao Xu was very happy. He was really happy today. Although he still had no clue about the tax and bank case, it might be better to meet a good official than anything else.

"That is, after some investigations, I said that you are a good official. I am very satisfied with this. It was not in vain that I strongly recommended you to be in charge of Yangzhou. You really did not disappoint me."

"Thank you for the recommendation of Your Highness. As an official of the imperial court, I will naturally benefit the people. Only in this way can I be worthy of God's grace and worthy of the people."

Song Zhun's face was upright, and he didn't look happy at all because Zhao Xu praised him, but he didn't care at all.

"Okay, let's do it. This is your place. I'm a bit overwhelmed." Zhao Xu said with a smile.

"I came to Yangzhou for a purpose. Do you have any news here? The tax money was found and disappeared here in Yangzhou. As for whether it was lost in Yangzhou, I don't know yet."

As the parental official of Yangzhou, Song Zhun is also duty-bound. Although the court has said that he is responsible, he is also under pressure. No matter whether the tax money was lost here, it was discovered in the Yangzhou section. This Yangzhou official at all levels Everyone is responsible for investigating.

"Your Highness has not found anything wrong so far. Since the tax money was lost, the minister has been strictly investigating in the city. As for the canal, the navy has completely blocked it. If it is in Yangzhou, the tax money must not leave Yangzhou."

Sure enough, Song Zhun put a lot of thought into it and asked people to investigate. Now Yangzhou City is very strict when leaving the city, but not so strict when entering the city. This is all to find out the whereabouts of the tax money. Everyone is not less worried.

"Let me ask you if you were a thief, with such a large amount of tax money in your hands, would you transport the tax money away at this time?" Zhao Xu asked him such a question. Think about it.

"If the minister is a thief, he should hide at this time and make plans after the wind has passed. As for the minister himself, he is living an ordinary life like ordinary people."

Song Zhun just thought about it for a while before speaking. He thought it from himself. If he dared to do it, he would do it. An ordinary person would do it. It has been so many days and there is no news. That is to say, those thieves thought exactly so.

"Look at what normal people think. Why haven't there been any clues about these people? It doesn't mean that they are hiding now. Our large-scale search and arrest has no effect at all. The canal is now blocked. This is for us. The loss is not generally large, and I am also worried."

Song Zhun understood what Zhao Xu meant. How many ships were delayed on the canal every day. This loss cannot be estimated in a short time, but there is no way.

Everyone knows it, but no one dares to make suggestions to the court at this time. After all, the amount and value of the tax money lost is too great. Who can guarantee that they will not be transported out of the water!
"The same is true here in Yangzhou City. It is not as prosperous as it used to be, but there is no way to do it. This is an order from the court. If you want to blame, you can only blame those thieves. The economy has also brought immeasurable damage."

Song Zhun also knows, but what can he do? The small city of Yangzhou has been affected, so Bianjing should be affected the most. According to normal history, it would not have been affected so much, but now the big city The connection between different places in the Song Dynasty is getting closer and closer, and it affects the whole body. These actions in Yangzhou can affect other places.

"Well, I know, starting from tomorrow, we will slowly reduce the intensity of this method. This is good for Yangzhou, and it will give those thieves a doubt, that is, we have nothing to do with them. As for the canal, I will only Let the navy and the court speak, if those thieves want to stay in Yangzhou, they will definitely not be able to sit still."

Zhao Xu wanted to reduce the intensity of inspections, but he didn't say no to inspections. It was only superficially slack, but secretly, he could increase the intensity. This would not affect the normal life of the people. You can relax your vigilance, as long as you relax your vigilance, they may show their feet.

"Everything is according to the prince's order." Song Zhun originally wanted to persuade Zhao Xu to let Zhao Xu write a letter to the court to explain the situation, but before he could say it, Zhao Xu gave the order directly. Zhao Xu is not only the prince, but also at this time The imperial envoy is fully responsible for the loss of tax money.

He can represent the emperor by speaking, and Song Zhun knew what to do as soon as he said this, and his efficiency was also very high. The eyes are staring!
The canal was still under inspection, but it was much looser than yesterday, and the number of boats parked on the water gradually decreased. Many boats were able to sail normally, and Zhao Xu's order was still very obvious.

The inspection of the canal's wharf is quite strict, and there are many new faces. These are all newly transferred people, and no one will give face.

There are also more small business people in Yangzhou City. These people are the officials and officials. They are secretly monitoring the movement of Yangzhou City, and they are more professional than before.

"That's fine, it won't delay the inspection of the thieves, and it won't affect the normal operation. This is the best result. Let me ask you, father-in-law, how is your navy training?"

Zhao Xu came to the navy's residence. If his old father-in-law was the commander of the navy's military commander, En has now been changed to Song Yanwo, son-in-law of the navy commander. The two sons-in-law met.

(End of this chapter)