Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 623
He Liu began to interrogate the second person, Yang Huasheng, head of the Ministry of Military Affairs.

Different from Gao Tang's arrogant attitude, Yang Huasheng cried bitterly: "Woooooo! I was wrong! I shouldn't have given the Ming army's garrison map to the Japanese Women's Hall! Sixth Master! Please spare me!"

He Liu's complexion changed: "What? You sold the Ming army's garrison map to the Wa Nv Guan? That is to say, the Wa Nv Guan now knows the exact number of Ming troops stationed in two capitals and [-] provinces?!"

Yang Huasheng denied it: "No. Sixth Lord, it's not for sale, but for gift. The conscience of heaven and earth, I didn't take a tael of silver from the Japanese women's house!"

He Liu wished he could slap Yang Huasheng [-] times in the opposite direction: "You are a good girl, say it again?! The garrison map is the top secret of the Ministry of War! As far as its value is concerned, it will not be exchanged for a million taels of silver! Yes! With this picture, not only can Wonu know the number of guards in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, but they can even know the number of people in the three major battalions of the capital!"

Yang Huasheng said: "So, I deserve to die! Please, for the sake of my confession, please forgive me and spare my life."

He Liu sneered: "A confession? You haven't told me why you gave away such a secret!"

Yang Huasheng sighed: "Oh, because of a woman. My late wife and I have had a baby relationship since we were young. We can be called childhood sweethearts. Unfortunately, ten years ago, she got severe cold and fever and died. The previous day A while ago, Gao Tang took me to drink at the Japanese Women’s House. In the Japanese Girl’s House, there was a woman who looked very similar to my late wife. I discussed with Boss Fan of the Japanese Girl’s House and spent money to redeem her. Let her Be my concubine. Boss Fan said, people are not goods, how can they be bought and sold at will?"

He Liu smiled and said, "You can't buy and sell at will? But you can exchange things for people, right? Is there any difference between the two?"

Yang Huasheng nodded: "Sixth Master Shengming. Boss Fan said that if you want to bring her home, you must exchange one thing. That is the Ming army garrison map! Sixth Master, I heard that before your wife died, you They also love each other, and the husband and wife are deeply affectionate. If there is a woman who looks exactly like your wife, will you be tempted?"

He Liu was furious: "Because of a woman, you betrayed the imperial court and millions of Ming soldiers? As far as I know, you are different from Gao Tang! You have military talents. The three officials of the Ministry of War all treated you I have high hopes! Otherwise, how could you be in the high position of the chief minister at a young age and without a Jinshi degree? You have a bright future, and you have a bright future! For a woman, you not only betrayed the country, but also ruined your life. Your own future and life! Is it worth it?"

Yang Huasheng said: "Hey, what is love in the world? It only teaches life and death! Is it worth it?"

He Liu waved his hand: "Forget it! You just wait to be Ling Chi! Oh, don't worry, I will kill your Japanese concubine together. You can be a companion on the way to Huangquan!"

He Liu went to Lu Zhao, the General Builder of the Manufacturing Office of the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War.

The highest official of the manufacturing office is the head of Liupin.Generals are only from the eighth rank. In fact, they are not really officials, but just a craftsman leader.

He Liu asked: "What did you give to the Japanese women's house again?"

Lu Zhao replied: "I sold the ordnance general manufacturing booklet from the manufacturing office to the Japanese women's hall."

He Liu took a breath: "Ordnance General's Booklet? As far as I know, all ordnance, chariots, firearms, even armor and saddles of the Ming army have detailed drawings in the Ordnance General's Booklet!"

Lu Zhao said tremblingly: "What Liu Ye said is true. I'm a money addict, and I was confused for a while."

He Liu suddenly remembered something: "A while ago, a Western caravan came to Beijing. They used a batch of new-style firearms to offset the purchase price of 100 million taels of silver. When these new-style firearms were sent to the manufacturing office, you dismantled them. It's clean, right? All the mechanisms of the firearms have been drawn up in detail by you. Can the blueprints of these new firearms be included in the brochure?"

By the way, when Tina came to Beijing, she brought hundreds of new Western firearms.These include breech-loading fast cannons and rifled beak guns.

It stands to reason that hundreds of firearms are definitely not worth millions of taels of silver.Daming let the hundreds of firearms in this area offset millions of taels of silver, and there was a reason for this.

There are many skilled craftsmen in the Manufacturing Office of the Ministry of War, who are good at imitation.As long as hundreds of new firearms enter the manufacturing office, thousands or tens of thousands of them can be imitated!These hundreds of new firearms are like the mother money of the Baoquan Bureau of the Ministry of Household Affairs.A mother coin as a mold can cast hundreds of thousands of child coins!
Regarding the secret of this transaction, the Westerners and the Ming court were tacit understanding. One million taels of silver, the absolute value of the money!
But now, Lu Zhao said that all the blueprints for the manufacture of these new firearms belonged to the Wo Nu Guan!In other words, Daming spent 100 million taels of silver to make wedding clothes for the Japanese slaves!
He Liu asked Lu Zhao, "How much money did you sell for the booklets made by the Ordnance General?"

Lu Zhao stretched out three fingers.

He Liu was surprised and said, "3 taels?"

Lu Zhao shook his head: "30 taels."

He Liu was stunned, and after a while, he sneered: "Oh, the Japanese slaves are really willing to spend their money! But that's right, for 30 taels of silver, you can not only get the blueprints for the latest western firearms, but also explain it to me. The equipment of the soldiers is well known. It is worth it, absolutely worth it!"

Lu Zhao said: "Sixth Master, please spare me! I am a poor and frightened person..."

He Liu sneered again: "Heh, out of 99 corrupt officials who entered Jinyiwei, [-] of them would say that they were corrupt because they were poor and afraid!"

Lu Zhaodao: "My lord, those ministers of the second and third ranks, and the big officials in the borderlands said that they were greedy because they were poor and afraid. They were making excuses for themselves! I am a small official from the eighth rank, and my annual salary is only a hundred taels. In the capital city where every inch of land is expensive, it is a problem to support a family! I am really poor! You said that 30 taels of silver were suddenly placed in front of a poor person. If it were you, would you Are you not interested?"

He Liu asked Lu Zhao back, "Isn't that right? The Manufacturing Office belongs to the Armory Division of the Ministry of War. It has always been said that the Armory Armory is free and rich! You, a general from the eighth rank, have passed countless living water and silver! Not even a seven-rank county magistrate will be changed!"

Lu Zhao shook his head, and he sighed: "Oh. Sixth Master, when did you talk about it in your life? Yes, the Armory Department was indeed a fat and oily place in the Jiajing and Longqing dynasties. But since Wanli In the first year, Zhang Juzheng served as the chief assistant. He promoted the method of examination and sanctioned the administration of officials. The oil and water of the arsenal department no longer existed! Let’s say that we build an office, and every expense must be reported to both the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households. Prepare! Check the detailed account every two months, and check the general ledger once a year. Who dares to play tricks and deduct money? That’s courting death! The conscience of heaven and earth! The money I can get in a year is just the salary of more than 100 taels !"

He Liu smiled: "You are a collaborator and traitor, how dare you talk about the conscience of heaven and earth?"

Gao Tang suddenly roared angrily: "The surname He, kill him if you want! No need to talk nonsense! Let's do it!"

Lu Zhao and Yang Shenghua scolded Gao Tang angrily: "Old Gao, you want to die, we haven't lived enough yet!"

"Exactly! Sixth Lord, kill him if you want. Please, spare my life!"

He Liudao: "Gao Tang, don't think that I dare not kill you! Don't talk about a sixth-rank official like you. Over the years, there have been as many second- and third-rank ministers who have died in the imperial prison! Yang Wan, drag it on. Let the person in charge of the Qianhu Office chop him up!"

Yang Wan quickly asked: "Master Liu, do you want to say hello to the Ministry of War?"

He Liu sneered: "Heh, the notorious Butcher He killed a collaborator and treason, why should he greet others? Go do it."

Yang Wan took the order and took Gao Tang down with his warriors.

Yang Shenghua and Lu Zhao trembled when they heard the words.

He Liudao: "One of my old bosses once told me. Since ancient times, there are usually only three reasons for collaborating with the enemy and treason. One is for money, the other is for women, and the third is because of frustration. What my old boss said is true That’s right. The three of you betrayed secrets to Japanese slaves because of money, women, and lack of ambition. Forget it, if you two want to survive, I’ll ask you a question, and you should answer it truthfully.”

(End of this chapter)