Chapter 187 Raising Silver
The duty of the Integrity Inspector is to go to various places to monitor the performance of local officials, and most officials have problems of one kind or another. If they want to escape punishment if they are found to have problems, they can only try to bribe the Integrity Inspector. Therefore, everyone can
Knowing that the Integrity Inspector was a fat man, a group of censors couldn't hide their excitement when they heard that they were leaving the capital for inspection. Everyone's eyes were fixed on him, waiting for his appointment.
Sitting on the main seat in the north, he remained silent. He was thinking about how to say this appropriately. He wanted these censors to go down and make money for the court, but if corrupt officials could be exempted from crime as long as they gave money, wouldn't it be encouraging?
Do local officials have the habit of taking bribes and bending the law? And now the court is in a period of money, and this is the only way to make money the fastest. It is difficult to measure this measure.
If you instruct the censors to extort local officials, they may harm these censors. Even if they hand over all the extorted money and use it as military pay, they will still give people the leverage and confirm the facts. Once the court calms down the war in the future,
It is very likely that there will be a reckoning in the future. These censors did good things, but they are taking the blame.
As he remained silent, everyone didn't know what he was thinking. The longer they waited, the more nervous they became, and the longer they waited, the more uneasy they became.
After pondering for a long time, he finally spoke without any hints or instructions. What he said was all official language and the law. He asked all censors to patrol impartially and respond truthfully.
All twenty-four censors were released, and the route for patrolling the prefectures and counties was not designated by him, but drawn by lots by the censors.
He still had many clues to old unsolved cases. After determining the patrol route, he sent these clues to different censors and ordered them to investigate them while patrolling.
Integrity inspectors are different from imperial envoys. They can be appointed by the imperial envoys on their own, and they do not need any ceremonial formations. They can be driven easily and easily. Each person can set off with a few retinues. It will be agreed today, the official document will be drawn up, and he will leave tomorrow.
After the meeting, the censors went down to prepare separately. They sat in the main seat of the court and closed their eyes and thought. He knew very well why the emperor appointed him as the censor doctor, and he also knew very well what role he played as the censor doctor. He was the emperor's use to deal with him.
He is a knife for eunuchs and corrupt officials, and he is a scapegoat. Once the government is stabilized, his work as a censor will be over.
During the period when he was in charge of Yushitai, he could do whatever he wanted but could not take bribes and bend the law. Moreover, he did not want to implicate the people below him. He had to find a way to raise money, but
You can't use blackmail. Anyway, you have already offended a lot of people, and you are not afraid of offending a few more. Once it is confirmed that there is a problem, just arrest the person and ransack their home, so you can get more money.
In addition, it will take time for the anti-corruption envoys to conduct inspections in various places. Once all the clues of local officials' corruption and bending the law are gathered, the preparations for eradicating the eunuchs on our side should be almost complete. By then, the Yushitai's police officers should
Maybe it's time for a big job, and then we can work together to catch them all in one fell swoop.
There was a problem that had been bothering him before, that is, the military power of the Shence Army and the garrison around Chang'an was all in the hands of the eunuchs. This time the court was preparing to build a new army. This was a good opportunity. Once Zhang Shan had troops in his hands, he could
Stabilize the situation and seize the opportunity to seize the military power of the Shence Army and the troops stationed around Chang'an.
After straightening out his thoughts, he did not rush to open his eyes. Instead, he put his legs on the koan and continued to adjust his emotions with his eyes closed. To outsiders, he was now very proud of himself. Not only did he win the first prize in the martial arts competition, he also won the beauty in his arms, and he also won the martial arts examination.
, successfully entered the official position and held a high position, but he didn't know that what he had now was not what he wanted. As for what he wanted, he didn't know.
It's not easy to know for sure what you really want. Most adults don't know what they really want. What's more, he is only fifteen years old. He doesn't even know who he likes. How can he know what he really wants?
What.
Yang Kai carried the coffin for Gu Yan and returned home, accompanied by Datou, and took the opportunity to go home to visit his relatives. This time he sent out the censors from the Yushitai, and the Yushitai immediately seemed a lot deserted.
When Shi Xuanming arrived, the arresters at Yushitai were in bad luck. Shaolin martial arts was actually not mysterious. A large part of the reason why Shaolin martial arts became famous all over the world was because Shaolin monks practiced martial arts extremely hard. Shi Xuanming directly took out
He used the Shaolin Temple's method of training monks to treat these convicts, which made them miserable and miserable and made them complain endlessly.
However, despite the complaints, no one backed down. Firstly, after the arrival, the food at Yushitai was much better, the salary and treatment were also improved a lot, and horses were given to them. Secondly, everyone knew that this crime was not worth it.
It will be in vain. Any growth is accompanied by hardships and hardships.
pain.
After Zhang Mo recovered from his injury, he went to the palace, and then there was no news about him.
Zhang Shan and others also left Chang'an with the official documents from the court and went to recruit soldiers and horses in various places. They did not say hello before leaving, and they were not angry about it because he knew that Zhang Shan never regarded him as an adult.
Knowing that he was busy, Ni Chenyi did not come over often, but would come over every now and then to give him some snacks.
During this period of time before the year before, I was not idle, and I didn’t spend much time at home on weekdays. I almost went to all the yamen in Chang’an City, large and small, and got familiar with the situation of each yamen under the guise of inspection. In addition to going to Dali Temple, I also had a good face.
When I go to other yamen, I always have a droopy face.
Although he does not understand the rules of the officialdom, he is very smart and very careful. As long as he has read the files and accounts, he can clearly see where there are any problems. He does not let his men go out for extortion because he is worried about laying the foundation for their troubles, but he
But he doesn't mind doing it himself. Of course, he won't ask for it directly. He will first pick out a few weak persimmons who have no backing and are misbehaving, and then arrest them and torture them directly. This will make him famous and establish his reputation as a cruel official.
The Yushitai's talk turned into a tiger's face, and he caught those fat rats again.
It's true that he doesn't like being an official, but since he is in this position, he has to do a good job. He originally didn't want to touch the eunuchs, but later he figured it out and changed his mind. It doesn't matter whether he is from the eunuchs or the emperor.
Anyone who takes bribes, bends the law, or enriches his own pockets will be arrested and severely punished. During this period of the year before and during the first month of the year, he has arrested more than 30 people.
When an official is arrested, his family members are naturally anxious and have to ask someone to give them gifts. They don't just give as much as they want. If they give less, they still don't want them. They continue to imprison them until the money given by the corrupt officials' family members is too much for the corrupt officials.
, he just found an excuse to let him go.
If someone from the emperor or the eunuch is captured, the emperor and the eunuch must find someone to send a message asking him to release the person. As long as the emperor or the eunuch sends a message, he will always sell his favor and give face to both parties. In this way, he will have both sides.
, both the emperor and the eunuch felt that he was betraying their own face and believed that he was obedient to their words.
During this period, a large amount of gold and silver was accumulated. The old man in the accounting office and several deputies were busy registering and making records all day long, while his subordinates were busy melting the silver and casting it into ten thousand taels.
The large silver ingots were stacked too high and weighed so much that even the floor tiles in the warehouse were crushed.
During this period, the Ni family also helped him a lot. They gave gifts that were valuable to people, and they were not necessarily all silver coins. There was also a lot of gold, but although gold is valuable, it is not very common nowadays. Through
The Ni family directly exchanged the gold for silver.
There were also many gifts of jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, which he gave to the Ni family in exchange for silver coins. Although he didn't understand the market, the Ni family would definitely not cheat him.
At the end of the first month of the first month, Datou was the first to rush back. He had to accompany Yang Kai to Jiannan Road in the southwest. After handling Gu Yan's funeral affairs, he could rush back to Tiancanmen on Hedong Road. In addition, before leaving
He was also entrusted with a trip to Mobei to look for Batulu, so although he was delayed for a long time, he actually didn't stay at home for long.
Datou did not find Baturu. Mobei was hit by a locust plague last year and there was no one for thousands of miles. In addition, Mobei is already huge, so it was impossible for Datou to search every piece of grassland one by one.
With the boss around, he felt a lot more relaxed. He made up his mind and executed it, freeing up his hands to dive into the six departments. The six departments belonged to the big yamen, and there were many small yamen below that belonged to the six departments. The six departments were the pillars of the imperial court. For the six departments
Inspection is a top priority.
The Ministry of Punishment seems to have great power, but in fact the most powerful one is the Ministry of Personnel. They are in charge of the appointment and dismissal of local officials, and the sale of officials and titles. Every one of them is a fat rat. They can pick up a piece of thread and pull it out into a big bunch. If they catch the little rat, the big one will
Mouse was worried about being ripped out, so he would take the initiative to give money to get people. At this time, he was already notorious. Everyone knew that he had a big appetite, so he gave more and more. In the end, the entire warehouse was filled with white silver ingots, and he could only store the case files.
The warehouse of documents was freed up and continued to be melted and stored.
It’s not like we just investigate whichever department we catch. One day we investigate the Department of Personnel, and tomorrow we might go to the Department of Husbandry. If we arrest a few people from the Department of Husbandry, they might go to the Department of Punishment next.
He went to various ministries not just to investigate and deal with corrupt officials, but also to understand the situation of the Six Ministries. As long as he understood the situation of the Six Ministries, not only the positions of the civil and military officials would be clear at a glance, but also the current situation of the Tang Dynasty would be well understood.
Chapter completed!