Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

"The Qing family is here, but the trials involving the customs case have ended?"

Zhu Youxiao leaned forward, looked at Han Yiliang with a smile and said, "Recently, the State Administration of Taxation of the Qing family has gained quite a reputation in Beijing. Although I am in the palace, I have heard a lot of comments."

"Your Majesty, I would rather not have this kind of reputation."

Han Yiliang took out a memorial and bowed with a serious expression: "The trial involving the customs case is still ongoing at the Zhili Department of State Taxation. However, when interrogating those profiteers, I found that those involved in smuggling are far more than just those in Beijing. Some of them are involved in smuggling. Many confessions point to one place, Hexi Wu!"

The smile on Zhu Youxiao's face disappeared.

Chen Qiyu, who was standing nearby, looked at Han Yiliang in surprise. For some reason, Chen Qiyu's heartbeat accelerated a lot, all because of the Hexi Wu mentioned by Han Yiliang.

Since the North Canal was connected in the BC Yuan Dynasty, Hexiwu has become the hub of the Gyeonggi Province, the throat of water transportation, and an important imperial warehouse. Its important status is no less important than that of Tianjin Sanwei, which is known as a thoroughfare and the gateway to the Gyeonggi Province!

Since the Ming Dynasty aspired to conquer China, the Yu Hongwu Dynasty established the Hexi Water Station on the basis of the Hexi Wuma Station to ensure the stability of water transportation from the North Canal to the capital. At that time, the capital of the Ming Dynasty was in Nanjing, but the capital was still Peking! !

However, as the Yongle Dynasty moved the capital, changed Peking to the capital, and implemented the two-capital system, the status of Hexi Wu was further strengthened. In the Xuande Dynasty, Hexi Wu Chaoguan was established and promoted to the household department. It is known as the "No. 1 Town in Jingdong" and " It is known as the "First Station of Jinmen"!

"Your Majesty, there is a big problem in Hexi Affairs!"

When Liu Ruoyu, the eunuch in front of the imperial court, handed the memorial he had submitted to the emperor, Han Yiliang lifted his robe and knelt on the ground, performing the ceremony of kneeling. "It is very likely that it is involved in water transportation. According to the situation found by the minister, it is delivered every year." When many of the grain and silver cargoes coming to Beijing were transferred to Hexiwu and headed north, the requisitioned canal boats were docked for a long time!!"

"These canal ships are supposed to carry grain and silver. In fact, they are actually transporting tea, silk, porcelain, cane sugar, tung oil and other in-demand commodities. On the way north, there are officials along the way who have no right to check. In this way, the money passes through various checkpoints. Not only do you not have to pay various taxes, but you can even transport it to the capital as quickly as possible!!"

Listening to Han Yiliang's impassioned words, Zhu Youxiao's eyes were cold and stern as he read the memorial in his hand. When he saw the content above, a surge of anger arose in his heart.

"I have always had no doubts about water transport in the past. This share is really too high!!"

Han Yiliang continued: "Every year, there are nearly 200 million taels of silver floating in the water. This is simply unbelievable. Even if there are some emergencies in the canal, there will not be such a high floating water!"

"It wasn't until I ordered the arrest of those profiteers that I discovered some of the truth. It's not just Hexi Affairs that has problems. There are even big problems with water transportation. The permanent banknote and industrial customs along the canal, including those for deportation to Beijing, The transfer of grain and silver involves many places including the Yamen, and I am afraid that many of them have made huge profits from it!!"

"Good! Good! Good!"

In Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao's cold voice sounded, "It really opened my eyes. I really didn't expect that a smuggling incident involving the Chongwen Gate Customs would reveal so many things. The Hexi government is seeking personal gains and bending the law, so there is no other mystery behind the drift of water transport!!"

"These are all my money!!"

"The imperial court collects taxes from all over the world in order to take them from the people and use them for the people. But now, the money that should be put into the national treasury is actually being used by others!!"

When talking about this, Zhu Youxiao threw the memorial in his hand angrily, and even his breathing became rapid.

Liu Ruoyu, the eunuch of Qianqing Palace, lowered his head at this moment, his heartbeat accelerated a lot, and even his hands hanging down trembled slightly. This kind of thing was too shocking, and this was not what he should hear.

"Your Majesty, I request an order to investigate this case thoroughly!"

Han Yiliang kowtowed and said: "The customs case supervised by the Zhili Department of National Taxation should not be limited to Chongwenmen Customs. It should include all banknote customs and industrial customs in various places. I can assure your majesty that if this case If we can check clearly before and after, the imperial court can get at least three million taels of tax silver every year!!"

"Your Majesty, this must not be like this!!"

As soon as Han Yiliang finished speaking, Chen Qiyu came forward and bowed to him: "If the investigation continues like this, I'm afraid water transportation will be suspended. The impact this will have on the capital, Gyeongsang, and even Beizhili will be inestimable!"

madman! !

When Chen Qiyu said this, he couldn't help but scold Han Yiliang in his heart.

The National Tax Administration Department is still just a government agency affiliated with Shuntian Prefecture. It has not even laid a solid foundation. Now it is taking such a big step to investigate the case. Isn't this a sure sign that it will cause trouble?

The most critical point is that just because some of the circumstances reviewed and the Hexi Affairs were found, you, Han Yiliang, expanded it to the entire water transportation. How many departments and offices were involved in this! !

"Chen Fuyin, according to your wishes, even if this matter is true, does the court choose to sit back and do nothing?" Han Yiliang frowned and looked at Chen Qiyu.

"When did I say this?"

Chen Qiyu frowned and said: "Even if we want to investigate, we must pay attention to the evidence. If it is other matters, and the State Administration of Taxation wants to investigate with great fanfare, there is no problem at all. But if it only involves water transportation, we can't be so radical!"

"Have you ever thought about it? If a lot of fraud is really discovered and a large number of government agencies are involved, what serious consequences will it have? Don't forget, there are no less than a million trackers on both sides of the North-South Canal!!"

"That's exactly the case. That's why we should investigate thoroughly!"

Han Yiliang stood up and said with sharp eyes: "As for the confessions of those profiteers, it involves the private use of official ships, just to get to Beijing as quickly as possible, and the trackers recruited along the way. I don't know how many were squeezed, and even I’m so exhausted on the way to stretch my body!”

"enough!!"

Under this situation, Zhu Youxiao, who had been silent all the time, shouted coldly: "Chen Qing is right about this matter. The court wants to investigate, but how to investigate depends on methods."

"First, let's focus on the existing customs cases. Once the arrested batch of traitors are identified, your State Administration of Taxation will investigate the Hexi Service for favoritism and bending the law!"

"I have told you before that the nature of the National Taxation Bureau depends on how much practical work you, Han Yiliang, can do to find out the Hexi affairs. I specially upgrade the National Taxation Bureau!!"

To do things, it is not enough to rely on passion. You must have the necessary means. Since there is a big problem in water transportation, Zhu Youxiao must investigate it.

But when water transportation is involved, factory guards cannot be used. If factory guards are used for everything, what will other yamen do?

The Zhili Department of National Taxation is the sharp knife in Zhu Youxiao's hand, and what it wants to cut is related to taxation. In Zhu Youxiao's view, armed taxation is a must-do.