Chapter 1427 Xin Zijuan takes action (3)
The sky turned white. Feng Ziying rubbed her eyes and stretched. Then she glanced at Wang Wenyan, who was still busy making statistics, and walked out of the hall without disturbing him.
Thirty-three targets, 12 of them were here in Tongzhou, and 21 more were in the capital city. Nineteen of them were captured and two escaped, but the news from Tongzhou has not yet spread.
Although the two escaped, they were not among the seven core characters who must be captured, so the impact was not big, especially among the five important characters, none of them slipped through the net, and significant progress was made in their families. Search A large amount of gold and silver property, account books and other records were produced.
Gold and silver treasures are secondary. The important thing is the account books and records. This is related to the next step of these people and the people behind them. It can even be said about the next step, how to fight the next battle, and whether the initiative can be taken. They are firmly in their own hands, all in these account books and related information.
After more than ten years of operation, it is impossible not to keep records. On the one hand, they are kept just in case, or to save lives. On the other hand, no one has such a good memory to keep everything in mind, and many things need to be kept frequently. Check and compare, so as long as you catch them by surprise, many things will not escape.
After learning about the situation, Feng Ziying sent Wu Yaoqing there.
Several important account book information must be carefully watched. Wu Yaoqing must keep an eye on it personally and **** it back to the Yamen.
It’s not that he doesn’t believe Zhao Wenzhao and He Huchen. Feng Ziying is worried that if important people are involved, the two of them may not be able to withstand official pressure. Wu Yaoqing is his own personal staff, and he does not have to listen to anyone except himself.
Judging from the feedback so far, Feng Ziying feels that she still underestimated the greed and cruelty of this group of people.
Originally, he estimated that the grain and rice currently recorded in the accounts of Tongcang, regardless of whether they were good or bad, new or old, or mixed with sand, gravel, or soil, would be considered satisfactory if they could achieve 70%. But now it seems that it is a deficit, or a black account. As shown in the picture, the existing grain and rice in Tongcang is only 50% of the book.
If sand, gravel, soil and water are to be removed, and calculated according to the standard, it is estimated that it can only be 45%. This gap is really too big.
The grain storage in the Tongcang is as high as 1.3 million shi, and the highest level of grain storage is 1.8 million shi, which is enough for all the officials and people in the capital and one province for half a year. The Beijing warehouse is slightly smaller, and the grain storage is about 600,000 to 800,000 shi. Between the stones, it can be used by the officials and people in the city for three months in emergencies.
But if we look at the current situation, the grain reserves are less than half, which means that in the event of an emergency, the available grain in Beijing can only be supplied for less than five months. This is extremely dangerous.
Of course, if you include the grain stocks of various private grain merchants in Beijing and central Beijing, it is estimated that there should be no problem in supplying it for one and a half years. But the problem is that this grain supply is not only to support the officials and people in central Beijing, but also plays a more important role as a supply chain for Liaodong, Jizhen, Xuanfu, and Datong. , The guarantee of military rations in the five towns of Shanxi Province. Once the water transportation to the south of the Yangtze River is interrupted, the first thing to do is to ensure the military rations. Otherwise, once chaos breaks out in the border towns, it will be a disaster for the country.
"Master, why don't you take a rest?" Fu Shi also had dark circles under his eyes and was yawning.
He didn't sleep all night, and each arrest team came back one after another. He needed to coordinate with Wang Wenyan to plan the transportation of different prisoners to the prison cells of Daxing, Wanping and Shuntian Prefecture. This should not only facilitate interrogation, but also avoid being detained in prisons. At the same time, rumors of collusion were leaked.
"Can you sleep?" Feng Ziying shook her head, "I guess we have to get through these two days. We have to wait until an important criminal confesses, and the relevant account books and information are roughly sorted out. In addition, the seizure of the criminal's property is basically fixed. Only then can my heart be at ease."
Fu Shi also knew that last night was actually nothing. Although many people came to inquire about the news, they were just appetizers. The real big role had not yet appeared. They also needed to evaluate the situation to see what the consequences would be. Only if it is serious can we come up with corresponding countermeasures.
Fu Shi hesitated for a moment, looked at no one around, and then whispered: "Sir, I only read part of the accounts, which is shocking. If this is the case, I am worried about the people behind them..."
"My lord, I took a quick look and found that there was such a situation on a small scale as early as the 35th year of Yuanxi. It reached a peak in the 39th year of Yuanxi. Then it became a little more restrained after the current emperor ascended the throne. After the third year of Yonglong, It's back to its old ways, and it's getting more and more rampant..." Fu Shi shook his head and sighed: "To calculate this, the grain and rice involved should be hundreds of thousands of dan, and the value should be more than 500,000 taels. For such a big case, I'm afraid..."
Fu Shi didn't say any more, but Feng Ziying understood the meaning and nodded: "We have no way out now, we can only go on. Fortunately, I also have arrangements, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate is also paying attention. If something is involved, At this level, I think no one can sit still. If it were just our Shuntian Mansion, it would be really difficult, but Captain Long has also come in. I guess the Metropolitan Procuratorate is also suffering now, but in the end they have to join in."
Fu Shi was a little touched. Feng Ziying even told him such secret things. It was self-evident that he was sincere and he nodded again and again: "Your Excellency, if Long Jinwei comes in, at least the emperor will support it. Everyone knows The hospital is now in a dilemma, but in the end, as long as what we find here is shocking enough, I believe they will not be able to stand idly by, and they also want to lose face."
"Haha, it doesn't matter whether you want to be shameless or not. The key is that such a big case has nothing to do with their procuratorates. Does this make sense?" Feng Ziying chuckled, "On weekdays, the censors just write one bullet after another. I want to You can criticize whoever you criticize, but now it's your turn. Can this knife be used to cut yourself? It would be too painful, so you should quickly find a more suitable target, change the target, and avoid becoming a target."
After discussing it for a while, Feng Ziying returned to her mansion, Chenggong's house, and waited for all the storms that would come in this new day.
Feng Ziying was a little surprised by the visitor from Prince Zhongshun's palace, but it was expected.
Tongcang is a group of people whose positions are not high, but the interests involved are huge.
Over the years, they have used the grain in their hands to have connections with many grain merchants in Beijing. Most of the grain they resold went to these grain merchants, whether it was exchanging old ones for new ones, exchanging them for better ones, or falsely reporting the balance of insect bites and dehumidification for resale. Without the cooperation of these grain merchants, how could such a matter be sustained for more than ten years, or even longer, without a huge community of interests?
From the current point of view, the grain storage in the second warehouse of Jingtong should have been around 2 million shi, but if we strictly check and verify it, I am afraid that there are less than 1 million shi left. In other words, there will be about 1 million shi in the past one or two decades. The grain was swallowed up by the internal and external collusion of these borers.
There is no way to write off these things on the secret books. Of course, these people will not only use this trick for so many years. Bug bites, fires, dehumidification, etc. are another big chunk that has been wasted. This is nothing more than this. There is not enough evidence for one piece yet. It needs to be slowly and carefully investigated, the confessions are compared with each other, and the accounts are combined to find out clearly.
Feng Ziying believes that the amount will not be ridiculous. Thinking about it, in the past twenty years, grain has been continuously transported to the capital every year to support the officials and people of the capital and to transport military grain to Jiubian. How can only tens of thousands of grains fall into the country in a year? These people's mouths, especially during the Yuanxi period and the early Yonglong period, were the most lenient, which gave these people opportunities to take advantage of.
The current Ambassador and Deputy Ambassador Tongcang took office only in the seventh year of Yonglong. The previous Tongcang official took office in the second year of Yonglong. He took office three years ago, and the ambassador named Zhou Tongcang served for eleven years. Although he was a donor, he had a close relationship with Zheng Jizhi, the then Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and he was also a member of the Huguang Township Party.
At present, Long Jinwei's people have firmly locked on this person, but because it involves the case more than ten years ago, many evidences have not been implemented. They need to interrogate and verify the people arrested last night before they can take action. This should He is the biggest fat sheep in this case.
The reason for being so cautious is that although this person has already become an official, his eldest son is the magistrate of Jiangning County and was born in Juren. His second son is a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He was a Jinshi in the 36th year of Yuanxi. His in-laws are former Dali Temple magistrates. Cheng.
In addition to Ambassador Zhou Tianbao, Ambassador Mei Xiang, who succeeded him as Ambassador Tongcang, is also an extraordinary figure.
He is also a donation official. Mei Xiang is also from Huguang. It is said that he has some connections with the Mei family in Macheng. Not only does this person have a prosperous official career, he has now been promoted to a promotion official in Guangping Prefecture. Of course, there are also some connections here, that is, Mei Xiang is also A native of Luotian, Huangzhou Prefecture, he was considered a distant cousin of Concubine Mei in the palace. In other words, even King Lu, who was now in power, wanted to call Ambassador Mei uncle.
It is understood that this person is not very greedy, but sitting in this position, if you don't get enough money from your pocket, it is impossible. Even if you don't want to get enough, the people below cannot agree. If you don't get it, what will we do? ? Can we rest assured?
Mei Xiang is now working as a promotion official in Guangping Mansion, and he probably hasn't received the news yet, but when he gets the news, it won't help. The ambassador and deputy ambassador of Cangcang were changed as if they were just watching, but the staff inside are solid. In the camp, there are almost no substitutions, and even if they do, it is the son who inherits the father's business. This has become a routine.
Among the more than 30 people arrested, there were less than ten officials and as many as eighteen clerks. From this, we can imagine how deep the intrigue here is.
(End of this chapter)