Chapter 040 Chapter 40
"Bribing superiors, setting up casinos privately, buying and selling people, selling contraband salt." King Yong laughed cruelly: "You didn't mention any of these things, you really know how to avoid the important things."
Wei Fusheng's face turned pale, it turned out that he already knew all this.
With his status and position, he didn't care about the money he gave out, but he still had one last way out.
Thinking of that person, Wei Fusheng barely cheered up and tried to grab the last straw.
"Your Excellency is wise. I have committed serious crimes, but none of this was my original intention. I was just doing things for others. The money earned from the ships and the salt fields went into other people's pockets. I beg you to confiscate all my property and give me a way out."
King Yong sneered, "Isn't the person you are talking about Hou Zheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue?"
When he heard him accurately say Hou Zheng's name, Wei Fusheng's heart skipped a beat.
In this situation, he didn't dare to tell another lie, so he simply told everything.
Five years ago, Hou Zheng was still the governor of Shifang Town. It was his assistant who discovered the huge economic value of Nangang Fishing Village. He wrote to the court and opened up several salt fields with permission, and then built two huge ships.
Hou Zheng was appreciated by his superiors for this idea and was promoted three levels, from a small town guard to the governor of a prefecture.
It was also because of this that he tasted the sweetness of shortcuts. He used various tricks to send his confidants to the Nangang fishing village to accept sea vessels and salt fields, and made a lot of money from them, paving a way to the position of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
But unfortunately, he ran into the gun of King Yong, and had to roll down the position of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue before he could even warm up to it.
King Yong winked at Xiao Wu next to him.
Xiao Wu understood and said loudly: "Three days ago, spies in the capital reported that Hou Zheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, formed a clique for personal gain, was corrupt and bribed, and did not fulfill his duties. He has now been stripped of his public power and is in prison awaiting his fate."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Ming raised his head sharply and looked at Prince Yong. The other party's profile was very smooth, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and his whole face was filled with an expression of confidence.
He really underestimated him.
He knew the news three days ago, which means that everything had been arranged before Prince Yong came to Shifang Town. But his performance here in the past two days seemed as if everything was just a coincidence.
Looking at the expressions of the people around him, they were all surprised and happy, and they did not have any doubts about the intentions of the man sitting in a high position.
At this time, King Yong suddenly turned his head, and the two people's eyes accidentally met.
"Have you written down everything? Do you have any questions?" King Yong asked.
Yuan Ming shook his head, lowered his head and started writing again.
Regardless of how he was thinking, the case in front of him had already been clearly concluded.
The indictment was written on a whole page, and every item was a serious crime that would send him to prison. Wei Fusheng took it and took a look, then silently signed it.
"Very good, since the criminal has pleaded guilty, take him away and deal with everything according to the law." King Yong said: "Wei Fusheng is the general manager of the sea vessels and salt fields of Nangang Fishing Village. When something like this happens, we must find someone else to take his place." As
soon as these words came out, all the villagers of Nangang Fishing Village below the stage focused and held their breath.
They had brought down Wei Fusheng, but if they raised up another Li Fusheng or Wang Fusheng, it would still be dark for them.
Yong Wang said, "Although the sea and beach of Nangang fishing village are the property of the government, the fishing village that has lived there for generations should be protected. I hereby announce that from today onwards, each village chief will concurrently serve as the person in charge of the salt-drying land, and the sea vessels will be in charge of another elder of the village's major family. The two will help and supervise each other, and strive to gain greater benefits for the villagers of the village."
As he finished speaking, the room was silent.
Everyone was a little bit unconvinced of their ears. Although the rocky land and fishing boats could not be said to make money every day, the profits were still immeasurable. Otherwise, Hou Zheng would not have been promoted to the position of assistant minister in just three years.
After a short silence, the crowd erupted in cheers.
The villagers of Nangang Fishing Village hidden in the crowd were all jubilant, screaming and hugging each other. At this moment, all the hardships and setbacks suffered in the past few years could be relieved.
The village chief was already in tears, and he led several villagers to the front of the hall and kowtowed to King Yong.
King Yong knew that they were willing to kneel this time, so he did not say a word to stop them.
After leaving the court, everyone followed King Yong to the backyard of the town government.
King Yong sat in the small pavilion again, just like two days ago, but everyone knew that their state of mind had already undergone earth-shaking changes.
"I've been tired all day. Who wants to play a game of Go with me?"
Zhang Bi stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, do you want to play Go or Gobang?"
Yong Wang smiled and replied, "Go."
The two sat down opposite each other and played back and forth. Everyone gathered around and watched quietly.
Yuan Ming and Zhao Yucheng stood at the outermost layer. Yuan Ming whispered, "This prince is not an ordinary person. In the restaurant before, he asked you what you thought of Zhenshou. I guess he didn't think so."
Zhao Yucheng was stunned for a while, and nodded gently after a while.
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Yang Chao's home.
Ji Qingyue's cooking skills have improved greatly, but the current situation is not a good time to cook a big meal. He picked some vegetables from the yard, fried two eggs, and made a simple pot of egg noodles.
Every time he came to the bedroom door, the crying inside had stopped, leaving only the low voices of Yang Chao and his wife. Ji Qingyue couldn't hear what they said, but he sounded more stable.
He breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand and knocked on the door, and said loudly: "Second Brother Yang, Sister Yan Zi, the noodles are ready, come out and eat something first."
"I'll be right there!" Yang Chao replied.
Then there was a rustling sound, and Ji Qingyue went back to the kitchen first.
Soon, Yang Chao came with Song Yan.
Ji Qingyue put two bowls of noodles on the table, and looked at Song Yan with her chin on her hand: "Sister Yan, come and taste my cooking."
Song Yan smiled weakly: "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Yue."
"This is what I should do."
After eating the noodles, Yang Chao went to the store to prepare the ingredients for opening the store tomorrow. Ji Qingyue was worried about Song Yan, so she stayed to accompany her.
Each of them had a recliner, sitting side by side in the open space in front of the kitchen.
After basking in the sun for a while, Song Yan's pale face had a little color.
When asked about what happened last night, Ji Qingyue's face blushed, "My husband should like it."
Song Yan saw the red mark slightly exposed in the place covered by his collar, and couldn't help but smile.
"Men are like this. No matter how loyal and honest they are, they still like novelty. Giving them a little sweetness from time to time can not only make your relationship better, but also prevent them from focusing their energy on people outside."
Ji Qingyue nodded humbly. Yang Chao and Song Yan have been married for many years, but their relationship is very good. It seems that they are very experienced.
"But in this case, you must take protective measures, otherwise you may get... " She paused, lowered her head and touched her flat belly: "If you are not ready to be a parent, don't bring a little life into this world casually."
Seeing that Song Yan was thinking of her sad things again, Ji Qingyue quickly changed the subject and talked about the bouquet of flowers she brought. Song
Yan likes flowers very much, but she has no energy to take care of them and no place to plant them. Seeing the ones brought by Ji Qingyue, she immediately became interested.
Ji Qingyue thought about it, ran into the kitchen to find an empty pottery jar, put the bouquet of flowers in it, and placed it on the kitchen windowsill, so that Song Yan can see it when she looks up every day when she is busy in the kitchen.
Song Yan said with tears in her eyes, "Thank you, Brother Yue, I like you very much."
Ji Qingyue was not feeling well today, so he just stayed with Song Yan at her house for the whole afternoon.
Song Yan could not read, so Ji Qingyue told him the stories she had read. They were all books written by Brother Jin. Now Song Yan is also a big fan of Brother Jin.
Yang Chao came back from finishing his work in the store, rolled up his sleeves and went to the kitchen to cook for them. Ji Qingyue declined, saying that he had to go back to cook for Yuan Ming. But
Yang Chao would not let him go, saying that he could just call Yuan Ming over when the time came.
The couple was so enthusiastic, and Song Yan kept pulling him. Ji Qingyue did not dare to push him away, so he could only agree.