Jia Wensheng was imprisoned, and during that day and night, he realized that he had underestimated the Princess of Anping!
He ended up losing more than he gained and ended up getting himself into trouble!
Not to mention the yamen runner carrying Han Lan's token, even the sudden appearance of rice in that remote courtyard must be related to the county lady!
Otherwise, why would she only want to see that yard that had been uninhabited for a long time?
Who can believe such nonsense as missing home?
Jia Wensheng calmed himself down and reached out to part the hair that was blocking his face to the sides.
Then he knelt down on the spot and begged:
"Your Majesty, please spare Jia's life!"
Seeing this, Qi Nancheng asked, "Is this what you want to talk about?
Jia Wensheng, Lord He has already checked most of your bad debts!
You disregard the law and embezzle the court's money. This is disloyalty!
You accepted bribes, bought and sold officials, and hired killers to kill people. This is unjust!
In the face of natural disasters, you, as a government official, let the people fend for themselves. This is unkind!
How can you survive these three sins?
You just wait here until you are escorted to Beijing!"
Upon hearing this, Jia Wensheng's face turned pale. He had no idea that He Wenqin could investigate the case so quickly!
Or, did someone report me?
Seeing Qi Nancheng about to leave, he hurriedly said:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have hidden one hundred thousand taels of silver in the basement of my private residence.
If you let me live, I will give you the silver as a gift!"
Qi Nancheng, who had already turned to leave, turned around and shouted angrily:
"Are you so used to accepting bribes that you dare to bribe this king?
If I love gold and silver, why do I become a country prince?
I will have your silver taken out and handed over to the treasury!"
After he finished speaking, he didn't stop and walked straight out of the cell.
Seeing this, Jia Wensheng slumped down on the ground, feeling over it...
His mind was blank at this moment. Who could come to save him?
He suddenly thought of someone...
Master Huang!
I have been very kind to him and he has helped me a lot. He has made a lot of money by following me over the years!
He certainly doesn't want to lose this big tree where he can enjoy the shade!
Thinking of this, Jia Wensheng stood up and walked towards the bed.
It was more like a lump of earth without even any hay rather than a bed.
When he was in office, how could he be willing to spend money to repair the prison cell?
As a result, the rotten wooden beams and tiles on the roof of the already dark and damp cell would occasionally drop fragments and wood chips.
Even the hay had long since rotted into dregs and mixed with the soil on the ground.
Jia Wensheng hadn't slept for a whole day and night. His eyes were swollen and painful, but he didn't feel sleepy at all!
He didn't dare to sleep, he had to find a way to contact his master!
If the master knew the current situation in Xuzhou, he would definitely try to save me!
After all, I am his powerful helper in the north, and I know too many of his secrets!
After Qi Nancheng left the South Prison, he went straight to the lobby.
He Wenqin and Li Kunzheng, the magistrate of Tongshan County, were sighing!
When the two men saw Qi Nancheng coming in, they hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince An."
Qi Nancheng asked the two to excuse themselves from the formalities, but noticing their strange expressions, he couldn't help but ask:
"My lords, what difficulty have you encountered?"
He Wenqin and Li Kunzheng exchanged a glance before reporting:
"Your Highness, this Jia Wensheng is truly wicked! He owns 130 shops in Xuzhou Prefecture.
The items sold in these shops are basically under full control!
For example, the price of medicinal materials in Baicaotang in Xuzhou City is extremely high, but Jia Wensheng asked the pharmacy next door to sell them at an even higher price!
Compared with the two, his price is considered low, so people will naturally go to his Baicaotang!
The most infuriating thing is that he also has a money shop.
With him as their backer, the common people were so frightened that they only dared to exchange their silver with his bank. That would have been fine.
The key point is that he also strongly encouraged the people to deposit money in his bank.
Moreover, his interest rate is 30% lower than that of other state banks!
Okay, that’s fine!
The most hateful thing is that he lends money at high interest rates, which is 30% higher than that of other states!
This kind of compound interest is going to ruin people's families!"
Qi Nancheng was extremely shocked when he heard this!
If it weren't for this flood, the imperial court would have had no idea that it had allowed a parasite like Jia Wensheng to grow up!
He thought for a moment and said, "My Lords, what do you think we should do about this?"
He Wenqin said: "No matter what Jia Wensheng does, the money that should be paid to the people must not be reduced!"
Li Kunzheng thought more deeply and said:
"Your Excellency is right, the people are truly innocent.
Now his shops have been sealed off, and the account books from the money houses will soon be available.
However, based on my understanding of Jia Wensheng, he is extremely greedy.
I guess that the cash in the bank must be less than half of the money deposited by the people!
I am afraid that the 80,000 taels of silver he handed over yesterday are not enough to pay the people!
How can we fill this loophole?"
He Wenqin frowned. The strange thing about this matter was that Jia Wensheng had embezzled millions of taels of silver, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't find out!
Qi Nancheng suddenly remembered that Jia Wensheng still had 100,000 taels of silver hidden in a farm!
A total of 180,000 taels should be enough!
He thought again of what the woman had mentioned this morning, and could not help but ponder:
“Once the accounts are sorted out, we will start work on providing winter shelter for the people affected by the disaster.
The amount of money consumed was huge, and the national treasury was very empty because it had to deal with Han Lan.
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