Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 33
two days later.Jinyiwei North Town Fusi School Field.

In the school field, there are several chairs.Sitting on the chairs were the eunuch Lv Fang, the supervisor of rites, the eunuch Huang Jin, the supervisor of ceremonies, and the commander of Jinyiwei, Lu Bing.

Jin Yiwei's [-]th Taibao lined up on both sides of the three.

In the school grounds, more than 500 large wooden boxes are neatly stacked.

Liu Da, the governor of Beisi, held an account book in his hand and reported loudly: "A total of Ding Wang's property was confiscated: 20 pieces of red gold scorpions, 8 liang each, 80 liang in total, 300 silver scorpions. A total of 30 million taels. There is also a copper tripod and a bronze tripod. Eighty-one coral trees. More than sixty big east pearls. Eighty strings of pearl bracelets. Thirty discs of precious stones and plain beads. Small ruby ​​[-] yuan. Large Five rubies, eight golden arhats, thirteen white jade ruyi handles, thirty jade tea bowls, fifteen jade soup bowls, seven golden ruyi handles, sixteen red gold basins..."

Lu Fang waved his hand: "That's all. The gold and silver together are worth 380 million taels of silver. How much are those jade treasures worth?"

He Liu stepped out, cupped his hands and said, "I report to Eunuch Lu, the jade treasures are about 80 taels in cash!"

Lu Fang asked: "Where are those house deeds and land deeds? How much money are they worth?"

Liu Da, the Fushi of Beizhen, continued to report: "According to the account books, Ding Wang has more than 1000 commercial firms in the south of the Yangtze River. There are [-] houses and [-] hectares of fertile land... If it is equivalent to cash, it should not be less than [-] million taels."

Lu Fang looked angry: "Unexpectedly, this Ding Wang scraped more than 500 million taels of silver in three years! It's really sensational!"

Lu Fang got up and walked to the center of the school field, opened one of the wooden boxes, and saw that the wooden box was full of yellow and white things.

He said meaningfully: "So much money, Commander Lu, did your Jin Yiwei fail to report it?"

Lu Bing cursed in his heart: You old eunuch, you really have an eye for money.

Although he scolded in his heart, Lu Bing couldn't say that in his mouth.He leaned into Lu Fang's ear and said in a low voice, "Grandpa Lu, it's very difficult to appraise those jade and precious stones. You are an expert in appreciating jade and precious stones. At noon this afternoon, I sent someone to deliver a box of jade and precious stones to your house." Mansion, please take the trouble to appreciate it and give me an estimate."

When Lu Fang heard this, she beamed and said, "I'm just a two-handed knife."

Lu Bing, the commander of Jinyiwei, had no lower status in the court than Lu Fang.

The reason why Lu Bing bribed Lu Fang was because he had a guilty conscience!
Lu Bing took 500 taels out of Ding Wang's 40 million taels a day ago and put it into Jinyiwei's private treasury!

Jin Yiwei has tens of thousands of eyes and ears in the two capitals and thirteen provinces.Naturally, Jin Yiwei had to pay for the money for raising these ears.

A member of Jinyiwei, if he handles the case well, the Shangguan will also reward him with money.

In a word, Jin Yiwei spends too much money.With the limited amount of silver given by the emperor, nothing can be done at all.

Because of this, Jinyiwei has a private treasury.Every time an official's family property was searched, Jin Yiwei always withheld part of it and filled it into his private treasury.

Lu Bing was afraid that Lu Fang would say some gossip in front of the emperor, so he had to take out a box of jade and precious stones to cover his mouth.

Lu Fang and Lu Bing sat back on the chairs.

Lu Fang turned her head and said to Huang Jin, the eunuch who held the pen and said, "Jin'er, you are in charge of the internal transport depot, and you have a decree. All the gold and silver that Ding Wang has collected will be filled into the internal transport depot!"

Huang Jin is in his 30s this year and is Lv Fang's godson.He is different from his godfather.Lu Fang was notoriously tricky and mean-spirited in the court.Huang Jin is a famous Buddha.He is kind and kind, and treats the court officials with respect.

In addition, Huang Jin is famously loyal - loyal to his godfather Lu Fang, and even more loyal to the emperor.

Huang Jin replied: "Yes, godfather. I will send someone to move the gold and silver to the inner storage in the afternoon!"

The Ming Dynasty had a system, and the property of officials, businessmen, and criminals were seized, and they were filled into the state treasury in Taicang.

The current emperor is notorious among the people for being greedy for money and good goods.It's not that the people are slandering the emperor - the current emperor is indeed greedy for money and good goods.

Ding Wang's family wealth is too large.The emperor had long wanted to put it in his own internal storage.

Lu Fang said to Lu Bing again: "The emperor still has an order to send you Jinyiwei to inspect Ding Wang's commercial firms, fields, and real estate in Jiangnan. After the inspection, they will be sold to the merchants in Jiangnan nearby. The silver taels will also be charged to the national treasury."

Lu Bing said: "Jin Yiwei must handle this well."

Lu Fang asked again: "Commander Lu, what about the "Hundred Officials Records"?"

Lu Bingdao: "We have confiscated Ding Wang's family property, but not the "Hundred Officials Records"."

"Oh? The "Hundred Officials Record" is related to the life and death of more than 800 officials. Commander Lu must search carefully!" Lu Fang said.

Lu Fang made a fatal mistake.

The clever Lu Bing immediately discovered Lu Fang's mistake. Lu Bing has already reported to the emperor about the "Hundred Officials' Records".But the number of more than 800 officials has not yet been reported to the emperor.

Lu Fang could learn about the "Hundred Officials" from the mouth of the emperor, but she would never know the specific number of officials involved.

Lu Bing only mentioned the specific number of officials involved when discussing countermeasures with the [-]th CPIC!

In other words - there is Lu Fang's internal response in the Thirteenth Taibao!

The thirteen Taibao are Lu Bing's most trusted people.If Lu Bing didn't trust them, he wouldn't entrust them with the high position of Tai Bao Ye.Someone would leak the news to Lu Fang?
A chill flashed in Lu Bing's heart: It seems that in the Thirteenth Taibao, someone betrayed and took refuge in Lu Fang!
Lu Bing said calmly: "Yes, Eunuch Lu, we Jinyiwei will definitely do our best to search for the "Hundred Officials' Records."

Lu Fang smiled and said to Lu Bing: "Is it the sixth son of your Jinyiwei who did the raid on Ding Wang's property?"

Lu Bing replied, "It was organized by the thirteen eunuchs."

Lu Fang shook his head: "Heh, did the thirteen eunuchs do it together? I'm afraid the other 12 didn't do much, right? I'm still the sixth one who is good at ransacking the house! Last time he ransacked Wan Anliang's house and found Wan Anliang's house. The proof of the theft of Treasury silver was done very well. This time, Ding Wang’s wealth worth tens of millions was dug out from Yuquan Mountain. Commander Lu must reward him well!”

Lu Bing said: "He Liu."

He Liu stepped out, cupped his hands and said, "This subordinate is here."

Lu Bing praised He Liudao: "You have made great contributions in both the Wan Anliang case and the Ding Wang case. You are a six-rank and one hundred households-have you been doing it for 20 years? I will promote you to the Beizhen Fusi to investigate and arrest the deputy thousand households." !"

He Liu frowned: "The subordinates are not capable enough, I'm afraid they can't afford such a heavy responsibility!"

Lu Fang interjected from the side: "Could it be that you think the official position of Deputy Qianhu is too small? Sixth, you Jinyiwei's fifth-rank deputy Qianhu will not be replaced by a regular third-rank guard commander!"

He Liudao: "Eunuch Lu, Commander Lu, it's not that the subordinate thinks that the deputy Qianhu's official is too small. In fact, the subordinate is only proficient in one thing-that is, ransacking the house. The investigation and arrest of the deputy Qianhu specialize in imperial cases, and the subordinate is afraid It’s a bad job. Let your subordinates continue to check hundreds of households!”

(End of this chapter)