Fortunate Young Gentleman

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The Ministry of Works is very lively today.

Officials from the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate, and the Dali Temple gathered together and re-inspected all the power tools in front of the officials of the Ministry of Works.

The officials of the Ministry of Works looked at the inspection results, pursed their lips, and were all unbelievable.

Compared with the standard power tools stipulated by the court, the power tools of the Ministry of Works are light and heavy. If the craftsmen who made the power tools were not serious, someone had tampered with them.

The possibility of the former can be almost ignored. Even if the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works are not serious, it is impossible to make such a big mistake. What's more, after each power tool is polished, it must go through layers of inspection. Unless someone buys off the inspectors at each level, otherwise this non-compliant power tool will never be sent out for use.

So, the craftsmen responsible for making the power tools and all the inspection officials were all taken down by the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple.

The production of the power tool was the responsibility of the Ministry of Works, and the inspectors were all officials of the Ministry of Works. This time, almost all the officials of the Ministry of Works, from the doctors to the craftsmen, were caught in one fell swoop.

As for Minister Cui, the court had already issued an imperial edict to summon him back to Beijing.

When the Minister of Works heard the news and hurried from home, the doctor, the deputy director, three principals, five guards, the book order historian, and more than ten craftsmen were queuing up to be escorted out of the Ministry of Works by the officials.

The Minister of Works looked at this scene and was shocked and said, "What's going on?"

The doctor of Tuntian pursed his dry lips, walked forward, and said, "There is a problem with the power tool made by the Ministry of Works. His Majesty has ordered a strict investigation. All colleagues of the Ministry of Works have been taken away, and the court has also issued an order to recall Minister Cui..."

"Power tool!" When the Minister of Works heard these two words, he understood the seriousness of the matter.

The power tools made by the Ministry of Works were not used by the Ministry of Works, but were transported to salt fields, mines, and other places where measurement was needed.

The Ministry of Works had a problem with its power, and the entire State of Chen was involved!

Tang Ning had met the Minister of Works in the Imperial Study before, and he walked up to him and said, "Is the Minister's condition better?"

The Minister of Works looked at him, and the next moment he held his head and said, "The doctor said that it will take a few months of recuperation before he can recover. During this period, the Ministry of Works will trouble you, Mr. Tang."

"This is my duty." Tang Ning smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Shangshu, the Ministry of Works will be handed over to me."

The Minister of Works looked at him and pursed his lips.

Don't worry, how can he be assured, how dare he be assured?

He had only been away from the Ministry of Works for a few days, and only three of the four departments of the Ministry of Works were left. In the past few months, his Ministry of Works was still unknown.

Although he was a little angry, he didn't want to stay in the Ministry of Works anymore. The mess that the jinx had caused himself should be left to the jinx himself.

The things involved in these things would give him a headache even if he was involved.

After the Minister of Works left in a hurry, Tang Ning also left the Ministry of Works and went to the Ministry of Revenue.

These tools came from the Ministry of Works, and Cui Shilang of the Ministry of Works should bear the main responsibility. When he is recalled to Beijing, someone will ask for punishment.

However, the problems of the salt fields and mines need to be investigated by the Ministry of Revenue. The major salt merchants need to register with the Ministry of Revenue before they are qualified to sell.

As soon as he walked into the Ministry of Revenue, Qian Shuo, the Minister of Revenue, came out and said with a smile: "I have prepared everything for you, Lord Tang."

Minister Qian seemed very positive. Tang Ning could understand that this incident involved not only the Ministry of Works, but most of the salt merchants in Chen State would be dragged into the water.

Once their crimes are verified, they will not only have to spit out all the money they have eaten over the years, but also pay several times the fine. People with poor family backgrounds may lose everything.

Unlike the fines in Jiangnan, this time the fines were imposed openly and aboveboard, and all the silver collected had to be turned over to the national treasury. If Emperor Chen had any shame, he would not want to play tricks on this.

Tang Ning handed the materials provided by the Ministry of Revenue to the Dali Temple. Just after he returned to the Ministry of Works, an eunuch sent a message that His Majesty had summoned him.

He walked into the imperial study, and the Dali Temple was reporting to Emperor Chen.

"Your Majesty, including the Langzhong of the Ministry of Works, the officials and craftsmen of the Ministry of Works have admitted the fact of counterfeiting the power tools, and confessed that the mastermind, the Minister of Works, Cui Min, embezzled the silver allocated by the court and colluded with salt merchants from all over the country..."

The physical evidence was in front of them, and it was useless for the officials and craftsmen of the Ministry of Works to argue. The Dali Temple made them all confess in a very short time.

What needs to be done next is nothing more than summoning the Minister of Works back to Beijing to question him, and carefully investigating the salt merchants from all over the country. Those who can pay the fines will pay the fines, and those who cannot pay the fines will have their homes confiscated. The court will never be merciful in such matters.

Emperor Chen looked at him and said in a deep voice: "This case is jointly handled by the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate. Anyone involved in the case, no matter who it is, will be punished according to the law!"

The Dali Temple, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate all bowed their hands in agreement.

Emperor Chen waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can go down, Tang Ning stay."

After the three left, Tang Ning stepped forward, bowed his hands, and said, "I wonder what important matter Your Majesty summoned me to the palace?"

Emperor Chen stood up, looked at him, and asked with some expectation: "How much silver can the court collect this time?"

Tang Ning really didn't know, and shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I can't estimate it. The Ministry of Revenue is already investigating this matter, and the results should be out soon."

Although he couldn't estimate the specific number, if Emperor Chen wanted to use this money to support his 100,000 cavalry, it would be a daydream.

The amount of silver recovered by the court this time was not small, but compared with Runzhou, it was naturally not worth mentioning.

After all, what Tang Ning brought back from Jiangnan was half of the richest prefecture in Chen State, more than what Chen State earned from decades of salt and iron monopoly. Even if the fine was added, it would not exceed 10 million taels.

Emperor Chen looked at Tang Ning as if he was looking at a cash cow.

In fact, Tang Ning was his cash cow. Whenever he was short of money, he would send him a large sum of silver. Looking around, there was only such a caring minister in the whole court.

Thinking of something, he looked at Tang Ning again, coughed lightly and said: "If you encounter such a thing again in the future, you should report to me first..."

Tang Ning looked up at Emperor Chen, whose face was not red and breathless, and said: "I obey your order..."

"In addition..." Emperor Chen thought for a while, his face darkened, and said: "This case involves more than one or two people. You go to investigate it yourself, and the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Censorate will assist you. Don't let any fish slip through the net!"

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Kang Wang Mansion.

Kang Wang's face turned pale, and he paced in the hall with an anxious look.

Soon, a man walked in from outside quickly and said anxiously: "Your Highness, I have found out clearly..."

King Kang looked at him fiercely and asked: "What happened?"

The man said: "All the officials of the Ministry of Works have been arrested. The court has sent people to arrest the Minister of Works and bring him back to Beijing for questioning. His Majesty ordered the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Censorate to thoroughly investigate the case..."

King Kang's body swayed, and he finally stabilized by holding the table.

He looked fierce and gritted his teeth and said: "The Ministry of Works is already foolproof, how could there be any omissions, who would go to check the power tool for no reason..."

The man thought for a while, looked at King Kang, and said: "Your Highness, this matter was instigated by Tang Ning. Did he know that the Minister of Works was your man, so he deliberately..."

King Kang said angrily: "This king has no grudges against him..."

The man looked up at King Kang and said: "Your Highness, you hit his boat a few days ago..."

King Kang looked at him in a daze and asked: "Just because of this?"