Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Zong Wang is definitely not a capitulator, he doesn't want to attack Song, but the time has not come yet!

Jin Guogang had such a big moth, and the internal turmoil was turbulent. If he rashly launched an all-out war, the consequences would be unimaginable.

When it was getting dark, the city of Tokyo was also suffocating.

The thick stratus clouds seemed to be pressed down at any moment.

The willow trees on the banks of the Bian River were motionless, boatmen were docking one after another, and the ferry was speeding up unloading.

We all know that this is the calm before the storm.

Gao Qiu wiped the sweat from his brow, and hurried into the palace.

At the gate of the palace, he met Cai Mao who was about to go home.

"Why is Gao Taiwei in such a hurry?"

"Oh, Mr. Cai." Gao Qiu always respected Cai Mao, and his tone was very polite.

"Gao Taiwei looks radiant today!" Cai Mao joked.

"Cai Xianggong was joking, I haven't slept well for several nights recently."

"Oh, why worry?"

"Forget about Zhan Dafang." Gao Qiu glanced around secretly, and said in a low voice, "It's a big mess!"

"how do I say this?"

Just as Gao Qiu was about to say something, he suddenly realized something, quickly smiled, and said, "Cai Xianggong, I have something important to see the official, excuse me!"

"Lieutenant Gao, go slowly."

Looking at Gao Qiu's back, Cai Mao smiled.

Wende Hall.

Gao Lian put out one after another.

"Your Majesty, this is Liu Wangxian's account book, this is Zhan Dafang's account book, and this is Wang Qian's account book. They are indeed involved in smuggling, making fake business certificates, and suspected of tax evasion."

"You can go to the Audit Court to check these, and then let the Ministry of Punishments take charge. I don't want to know the details, I just want the list."

"Your Majesty, there is one more important thing."

"What's the matter?"

"When we were interrogating Najan Dafang's son, who do you think he mentioned?"

Zhao Ning looked at Gao Qiu suspiciously, seeing Gao Qiu's complacent look, he really wanted to slap him.

"Say it!"

"I mentioned He Jincai, the transfer officer of the former Jingdong East Road Transshipment Department."

"He Jincai?" Zhao Ning didn't remember this person.

"It was He Jincai who expropriated in Qingzhou together with Zhang Lu from Fuzhou. The minister sent He Bin to Qingzhou to arrest him. He hanged himself."

"Oh, it's him, I remembered."

Gao Qiu continued: "This Zhan Dafang has a large amount of silk business on Jingdong East Road, and he also sent money to the former Jingdong East Road transfer envoy Zhang Kui, and the business with the Kingdom of Jin is not out of question. Guess where it went? "

"Gao Qiu, do you feel that you are tired of living?"

"They went out to sea from Dengzhou Port, went north to Liaodong, and entered Gaizhou. The Jinren built a port in Gaizhou!" Gao Qi didn't dare to betray him, and said quickly, "And there are Jin Renxiozuo who once met as a businessman. Pass Zhan Dafang, talk about bigger business, go to Dengzhou Port!"

Zhao Ning's face finally darkened: "You mean, the Qingzhou case is related to Zhan Dafang?"

"At present, it seems that there is no direct connection, but where some of the materials expropriated by Qingzhou are sold at high prices, I am afraid that it remains to be verified!"

Zhao Ning stared at Gao Qiu: "Why did Zhan Dafang's son betray him?"

"Want to live."

Suddenly a flash of lightning pierced through the clouds outside, reflecting the world in a pale white, and then there were bursts of thunder.

Chapter 688 Strong Wind and Big Waves (Part [-])

On the evening of May [-]th in the eighth year of Jingkang, there was a strong wind and heavy rain.

The streets were deserted.

On the contrary, there were many people in the restaurants and teahouses on the street, and it was very lively.

Not long after, there was a rush of hoofbeats.

Some people couldn't help poking their heads out, only to see people in coir raincoats with knives on their waists galloping fast in the rain.

"That's..." Someone asked doubtfully.

"That looks like black boots!" someone shouted.

"Black boots!" Someone was taken aback, "Why are there so many at this time!"

The so-called black boots are a folk name, and their official name is Huangcheng Division Detective Si Banzhi.

"Could it be that something big happened?"

At this time, a scholar in a long gown put away his umbrella and walked in: "It's raining heavily, luckily we're here!"

"Hey, Mr. Kong, you're here so late."

The scholar said excitedly: "The latest news, something big is about to happen!"

The people around who were drinking immediately pricked up their ears.

Even the shopkeeper came over curiously and asked, "Mr. Kong, did you say that someone discovered the New World overseas?"

"No! This time it's not a new continent. Didn't you see that the black boots just passed by?"

Everyone nodded.

"Give me a catty of sweet-scented osmanthus wine first!"

After the wine was served, the scholar said, "Something has happened!"

The people around immediately gathered around.

"I heard that several high-ranking officials in the current dynasty colluded with the Jinren spy and were arrested. Now the imperial court will conduct a thorough investigation!"

As soon as he said this, it immediately caused an uproar.

Everyone was discussing heatedly, and it was very lively for a while.

A man who was drinking in the corner put the money on the table, got up, put on his coir raincoat, and went out.

Not long after, a group of imperial officials appeared at the door of Yushi Zhan Dafang's house.

At the door of Wang Qian's house, a doctor of the Ministry of War, a group of imperial city officials also appeared.

At the door of the house of Liu Wangxian, a doctor of the Ministry of Justice, a group of imperial city ministers also appeared.

As for the corruption case, it is under the jurisdiction of the Su Provincial Court. If the private morality of officials is involved, the Ministry of Officials may appear, followed by Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment.

But this collusion with the enemy's secret work directly rose to the eyes and ears of Zhao officials.

As Gao Qiu said to Cai Mao: It's a big mess!

A group of imperial city bosses also appeared at the door of Li Jun, the head of the Commercial and Social Bureau.

Liu Yuan, the head of Youcao of the Ministry of Households, Zhongzhuang Zaiqing of the Ministry of Industry, and Wang Ming, the supervisor of the Shaofu, all appeared at the door of the house.

This is only a small number of officials, who will be involved in the future, no one knows at present.

But what is certain is that some businessmen in the private sector were also involved.

They were not arrested in the name of smuggling, and the smuggling was not the turn of the Imperial City Secretary himself, but in the name of colluding with the enemy's secret agents.

In the middle of the night, one person after another was thrown into Huangchengsi Prison.

Each of them let out a heart-piercing wail before entering: "Wronged! I was wronged!"

Early in the morning on May [-]th, Gao Qiu, Nie Chang, and Wang Zonglin were waiting outside Wende Hall.

Not long after, the chief executives also came.

Everyone greeted each other and waited for Zhao Guan's house in front of Wende Hall.

The atmosphere was a little dignified.

Now the battle situation on the northern front is a bit weird, and the battle of Koryo on the eastern front is still at a stalemate, and at the same time such a big thing happened.

Many dignitaries in Tokyo city did not sleep last night.

On the contrary, Zhao Ning slept soundly, and soon arrived at Wende Hall.

"Your Majesty Saint Ann."

"Go in and talk."

Zhao Ning sat down and arranged chairs for everyone present.

Judging from this posture, the time for today's discussion must not be short.

Gao Qiu handed over the list first, Zhao Guanjia just glanced at it casually, it seemed that he didn't care who those people were, they were just names anyway.

Afterwards, Zhao Guan's family ordered someone to read the report, so that everyone present could know the contents.

The atmosphere is more serious.

"Talk about your views." Zhao Ning glanced around.

The crowd was silent.

"Wang Zongling, you go first."

"Strictly investigate! We must strictly investigate! How dare you collude with the Jinren to secretly work! This is treason!"

Cai Mao said: "Your Majesty, this is a big matter. I feel that this matter should be dealt with lightly!"

"Gentle punishment?" Gao Qiu jumped out immediately, shouting righteously, "This is treason! Now the Jin army is going south to Taiyuan, and the situation in Hebei is unknown. There may be more Jin troops going south. In severe times, the court officials colluded with the Jin people, which is a betrayal of the Song Dynasty!"

Nie Chang also jumped out: "We must investigate to the end!"

Cai Mao said: "If the involvement is serious, it will cause people to panic!"

"Absolutely not!" Wang Zonglian said, "In recent years, the imperial court has paid attention to official education, investigated and dealt with corruption, and has a clean heart. It will never panic because of these traitors, but will applaud them!"

"Your Majesty, I still don't recommend mass censorship, just in case..." Cai Mao said.

"What if?" Zhao Ning asked calmly.

"If the foundation of the court is involved, the New Deal may be shaken."

"Cai Xianggong is completely overwhelmed!" Gao Qiu had an expression on his face that the situation was under the control of me, Taiwei Gao.

Cai Mao paused for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know if I should say something or not?"

"You can say it anyway."

Cai Mao said: "The current list may only be a small part of it. If we continue to check, I'm afraid..."

"What about Mr. He, what do you think?" Zhao Ning interrupted Cai Mao at the right time.

He Li said: "My minister thinks what Cai Xianggong said makes sense. Now that the Jin people are going south, if there is panic inside, it will not be good for the front line."

"Where is the great minister?"

Zhao Ding stood up, with a faint smile on his face, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, I feel that the real judgment of this matter does not lie in whether it will cause people to panic."

"What's the point?"

Zhao Ding said: "There are two points in this incident that need to arouse our vigilance: First, officials colluded with local businessmen, used their power, and smuggled with gold people, which deepened the binding of interests between the dignitaries of our dynasty and the gold people. A very horrific event, but luckily it came out in time."

"Border smuggling has always been a common occurrence, but with the establishment of a trading platform between the two countries, many businessmen from the Kingdom of Jin went south, which gave me more business opportunities in the Song Dynasty. According to the officials, according to the current accounts, the collusion between the two parties has not been long, and the lines of interest have not yet reached the point of being intricate."

"Correcting quickly is the top priority. Don't hesitate. If you drag your feet, it will inevitably lead to bigger interests. If you start a war against the Jin people in the future, the resistance from the court will be even greater!"

Zhao Ning nodded and said, "Then what is the second?"

"Your Majesty wrote "The Wealth of Nations", and the imperial court is vigorously promoting the establishment of a new commercial company system. A number of private commercial companies have sprung up. Private commercial companies are involved in the livelihood of the people, and state-owned commercial companies are the foundation of people's livelihood. From the current point of view, state-owned commercial companies are not There is no big problem, at least it is controllable in the general direction, but private commercial companies, because the people have no power, must rely on officials, causing local people and businessmen to curry favor with officials in order to survive."

Chapter 689 Forbidden business? (Second more)

"If that's the case, what about Xingsheng private trading company?" Zhao Ding said.

His two points almost touched Zhao Ning's heart.