Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

But the old housekeeper of Zhang's mansion swaggered out of Quanzhou city in the name of going back to Beijing for the young master to visit his old father.

Everything is extremely normal.

It is also normal to visit my father, and it is also a normal procedure for the city ship to check the account books and tax books.

It is obvious that it is impossible to find any evidence by relying on the account books and tax books of the Shibo Department.

After all, no matter how abnormal it is after entering the port, no substantial evidence will be left on the tax books.

Of course, there is no evidence, but the numbers do not lie.

If there are more goods entering the market, more taxes must be paid.

It is clear whether there are more or less goods, more or less tax and silver.

Even if everything is normal on the books, there is no evidence of illegality, but one is one, two is two, and each commercial bank is very clear about the tax on goods that enter Hong Kong every time.

The change from less goods tax to more money is a normal drive for the prosperity of maritime trade.

And from more to less, either, the commercial bank changed its main business, the maritime trade business decreased, or the commercial bank declined.

If the commercial firm has not changed its main business, nor has it declined, but instead, like this Fortune Commercial Firm, the maritime trade business is getting bigger and bigger, but the commodity tax bank of the Shibo Department is getting less and less, this is obviously a problem.

This is the simplest preliminary investigation method.

It took less than half a month for the subordinates of the Paijia Center to visit, and a data form based on the statistics of the tax account books appeared on Zhang Huangyan's desk.

Although the data is not necessarily accurate, within a rough range, it is clear when compared with the account books of the Shibo Division.

Under the night, the candles flickered in the room, and a list seemed to have been placed on Zhang Huangyan's desk.

Due to the uncertainty of the data, Zhang Huangyan could only focus on the suspects as firms with obviously abnormal data.

However, such a rough statistic covers almost all the first batch of commercial firms that conducted maritime trade transactions in Quanzhou Ships Division since the Quanzhou Ships Department started its operation.

And these commercial firms almost included most of the commercial firms in Quanzhou Prefecture. Although the rest, although the data did not show any problems, there might be problems, but there were no abnormalities in the data.

But obviously, the data does not show any abnormalities, which is even more terrifying.

It probably means that these commercial firms have connected with the profit channels of smuggling since they were established. Therefore, there is no abnormality in the goods, tax and bank data of the Shibo Department.

Obviously, if this speculation is true, the things revealed behind it are already unimaginable.

After all, the Quanzhou Shipping Department has been working hard, and it has been operating for less than a year since its establishment. It is impossible to establish such a huge smuggling network so quickly in such a short period of time.

That is to say, before the establishment of the Quanzhou Shipping Department, the smuggling interests had already been established.

Taxation Department, local prefectures and counties, city shipping department, border guards, naval divisions, Jinyiwei...

Obviously, the first thing he has to do is to find out the Quanzhou Shipping Department first.

As long as he has preliminary evidence, he can immediately report to the higher authorities!

And the most he can do is this, and the rest, not to mention him, even the FJ provincial supervisor, I am afraid that he is unable to deal with it.

Looking at the firms listed on the table, Zhang Huangyan couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.

As the envoy of Shibo, how can he not know who is standing behind these commercial firms.

What the world is cracking down on today is the collusion between officials and businessmen in the previous Ming Dynasty, and even the integration of officials and businessmen.

As for Wu Xun, it is very different. Before the reform of fiscal and taxation, the emperor controlled the fields of General Wu Xun, behind which was the acquiescence of General Wu Xun's business development.

In this way, it was forged that today's Daheng, and the slightly higher-ranking commercial firms, all have the shadow of Wu Xun behind them.

The same is true of these commercial firms in Quanzhou!

He didn't think that these unrestrained and wanton martial arts would have any scruples about a mere fifth-rank market envoy...

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6 Thirty Chapters

"Inspection Division, Anti-smuggling Division."

The pen fell down, and in the end, two big crosses were drawn on the names of the two departments under the jurisdiction of the Shibo Division.

Looking at the names of these two yamen, Zhang Huangyan's eyes moved slightly, and he established the Shibo Department with one hand, and he was naturally very clear about the functions of the Shibo Department.

The Supervision Department is responsible for the tax supervision of the Municipal Shipbuilding Department.

The anti-smuggling department is in charge of anti-smuggling affairs. It connects with the Navy and the sea area anti-smuggling guards, patrols the sea and sea areas, and combats smuggling. At the same time, it is responsible for blocking merchant ships, that is, on the way back to the port, the navy warships go to pick up merchant ships and seal them up. goods.

After the navy escorted the merchant ship back to the port, the tax inspector inspected the types and quantities of the merchant ship's cargo, searched the cabins of the crew, and checked whether there were any private possessions or taboo items. silver.

Finally, the berthing department will charge the berthing fee according to the time when the merchant ship is parked, and the warehouse management department will charge the warehouse storage fee after the goods are put into the warehouse.

Among them, the most important ones are the Supervision Division, the Anti-smuggling Division, and the Tax Inspection Division.

As for smuggling, what cannot be avoided is the anti-smuggling department, and what the anti-smuggling department cannot avoid is the supervision of the inspection department.

As for the Tax Inspection Department, if it is smuggled, the possibility of entering Hong Kong is obviously very small.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Huangyan picked up a stack of official files from the table. According to the Daheng system, all civil and military personnel have files, and the details of civil and military affairs are recorded.

In the archives, nearly a hundred officials from the two departments of supervision and anti-smuggling have clearly recorded everything from their family situation, to their official history, and their comments on previous promotions.

Most of them, Zhang Huangyan also knows by heart.

Due to the special situation in Daheng back then, a considerable part of the officials in Daheng today are Civil Science and Wu Zhuanwen. Nowadays, students from the Taxation Institute are also serving as officials one after another.

Naturally, the same is true of Quanzhou Shipping Department. These three types of officials seem to occupy the vast majority.

Orthodox imperial examination candidates, on the contrary, are very few.

As for civil science, Wu Zhuanwen, and the current tax school students are obviously inseparable from the army.

Looking through these files, Zhang Huangyan's heart seemed to have reached the bottom.

In the past, I didn't notice such a smuggling context, so it's hard to think about it, but now, I've noticed...

It is completely unimaginable how intricate relationships are behind so many officials who have come out of the army.

And such an intricate relationship means an equally intricate network of interests.

It's more than just pulling a hair to move the whole body!

As long as he has a substantial detection action, it is impossible not to be noticed.

Zhang Huangyan was thinking deeply, and turned his eyes to the Fujian sea area hanging in the room. The topography of the sea area was clearly reflected in this map of the sea area.

In addition to the port city shipping department, there are other terrains that are suitable for ships to dock and have the possibility of smuggling. This is also something that every anti-smuggling department official needs to be familiar with.

Fujian has a long coastline. If you only talk about the ports that can be called by ships, there are dozens of ports, large and small. But obviously, being suitable for ships does not mean that they are suitable for smuggling.

No matter how rampant it is, in today's Daheng, it is impossible to be aboveboard, and it must be hidden.

Moreover, the coastline is long, and many places are sparsely populated, which means that the roads are rugged and unrepaired...

Obviously, what is needed for a place suitable for smuggling is a place where ships can dock, the roads are clear, and there can't be too many people...

With so many thoughts, Zhang Huangyan couldn't sleep all night.

The so-called follow the vine to find the melon, follow the map to find out, and investigate a matter, it is the same reason.

There are already clues, follow the clues step by step to find out the cards, everything will eventually be revealed.

As for smuggling, there are too many links involved, and too many people involved, it is impossible to be seamless.

In the past month, from the interior of the Shibo Department to the coast of smuggling...

Although no officials and soldiers of the city ship department were dispatched to participate in it, only a little bit of investigation by the people in the center of the government.

In Zhang Huangyan's eyes, the smuggling's terrorist interests have disappeared somewhat mysteriously, and the indistinct thread has already taken shape...

However, the smuggling network is huge, and it is inevitable to show one's feet, but also, following the huge network to find out, similarly, it is also inevitable to leave traces, and even, to be noticed, to scare the snake...

What followed was the inevitable murderous intent!

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"Say, who sent you here!"

Amidst the turbulent waves, fishing boats docked on the beach, and while the bonfire was flickering, the man covered in wounds was surrounded by a dozen soldiers.

"Have you asked?"

Some generals and soldiers came in stride, and the soldiers immediately gave way.

"General, this bastard's mouth is so stubborn that he won't say anything."

A soldier clasped his fists and made a sound, and the man sat on the ground like a puddle of mud.

boom!

The general raised his foot and kicked, the bruised man was suddenly hit hard, and he flew upside down and rolled on the ground. Immediately, under the severe pain, like a curled up prawn, he clutched his crotch and howled and trembled on the ground.

"Who sent you here?"

The general strode forward, grabbed the man's hair, and held it like a dead dog. At the same time as he shouted angrily, he punched the man's abdomen with one punch, and in an instant, blood was dripping.

"Woooooooo..."

The man's eyes were wide open, his face was grim and painful, but he gritted his teeth and said nothing.

"General, I have seen him!"

Suddenly, a soldier following the general made a noise.

"who is it!"

The general stood up, carried the bloody man, and turned to look at the soldier who made the noise.

The soldier trotted over, stared at the blood-soaked man for a while, and said with certainty:

"General, he is a servant of the Zhang family."

"It's the man from Shibosi's Shiboshi's mansion. I've seen him in the city before..."

"You fart!"

The man drank violently and sprayed the soldier's face with a mouthful of blood. The soldier smiled instead of anger: "General, it is him. Absolutely, he is the servant of the Zhang family."

"Ha ha………"

Looking at the ferocious-looking man, the general sneered twice: "Master Zhang...the Shibo envoy...he is so courageous!"

After finishing speaking, the general drew his sword out, and with a flash of light, a large head rolled to the ground, blood gushing like a fountain, and a dazzle of blood spilled onto the beach.

"Immediately report to the general."

"Take this man's head on!"

The general sheathed his sword and strode away from the fishing boat on the beach.

The soldiers on the side also cleaned up the mess on the beach with ease.

Very quickly, this scene on the beach was like a fuse, completely igniting the sea frontier that had not been calm for a long time.

This night is destined not to be peaceful.

The ferocious murderous intent is also destined to spread wantonly in this sea frontier...

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Chapter 631 The righteous are invincible!

"Master, Master..."

In the Yamen of Shibosi, a hurried voice suddenly sounded, and one person hurried to the hall.

Zhang Huangyan looked subconsciously, and when he saw this familiar face, his already tense heartstrings instantly fell to the bottom.

"Master!"

"what happened?"

Zhang Huangyan got up abruptly.

"Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang hasn't come back so far. Uncle Li sent someone to look for him, and found Brother Zhang's body on the beach..."

The words caught Zhang Huangyan's ears, and Zhang Huangyan's complexion changed suddenly. Just as he was about to say something, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps.

I saw the guards outside the yamen trotting towards Zhang Huangyan, who came trotting quickly, stood still in the hall, and cupped his fists at Zhang Huangyan: "My lord, there are people outside who say they are your friends and want to see you."

"not see!"

Without even thinking about it, Zhang Huangyan waved his hands.