Han Yu knew that it was actually inappropriate for him to say this at this time.
If someone present had impeached him, this would have been a problem, but Han Yu still chose to speak out because he felt that Yuan Yingtai would not end up like that.
This is a person who is sincerely working for the court, and he should not get such an outcome.
Yuan Yingtai raised his head and glanced at Han Yu, his mouth full of bitterness. He was silent for a long while before muttering to himself, "Is this really necessary?"
Although Yuan Yingtai's voice was low, Han Yu heard it. He said expressionlessly, "If you don't say it, others will."
In fact, Han Yu said this to tell Yuan Yingtai that someone has already confessed, so there is no need to resist anymore, and you can't resist it anyway; at this point, finding a way to save yourself is the best outcome, and there is no way to consider anything else.
Hearing this, Yuan Yingtai's face became even more twisted, and his mouth became more bitter. He knew that he couldn't bear it.
400,000 taels of silver, and the embezzled military pay of 400,000 taels is enough to get his entire family executed.
There was no movement in the hall for a long time. Han Yu waited quietly. He knew that he had to give Yuan Yingtai time to prepare himself mentally.
About half an incense stick of time had passed before Yuan Yingtai sighed heavily.
He slowly began, "After this silver arrived in Liaodong, it actually amounted to 700,000 taels. 100,000 taels of it was divided between the people in the Governor's Office and the Governor's Office. As for how it was divided, I have it all recorded in my mind. I can tell you. Give me a pen and I'll write it down."
Yuan Yingtai said somewhat dejectedly, "I took 20,000 taels of silver, but I didn't take the money home. Instead, I used it to buy some food and fodder to make up for the shortfall. All of this can be traced. I have served the emperor and the people well in Liaodong."
Han Yu just looked at Yuan Yingtai without saying anything for a long time.
He really didn't know what to say, and his heart felt a little bitter. Finally, he nodded and ordered, "Come here, give him some writing brush and ink."
In fact, someone had already confessed it, and that person was Wang Huazhen, the governor of Guangning. Wang Huazhen had already spoken when he was in the East Factory.
So there was no other way, confessing was the best option, there was no other option for Yuan Yingtai.
Taking the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Yuan Yingtai began to write and draw on the paper. He was memorizing how money was divided in Liaodong.
Forbidden City, Palace of Heavenly Purity
Zhu Youxiao leaned on the couch with an expressionless face, and standing below him was Chen Hong.
At this time, Chen Hong looked nervous and hesitant, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
After glancing at Chen Hong, Zhu Youxiao sat up straight and said with a smile, "This has nothing to do with you. What is there to hide? What are you afraid of?"
At this time, Zhu Youxiao was playing with a knife in his hand, which was a Tang knife, or the Tang knife in the later sense.
In this era, this is a straight knife. The forging process is very sophisticated and the steel used is the best, so this knife is very good and reflects light in the sun.
How could Chen Hong not be afraid when his own emperor was playing with such a knife and flicking it from time to time?
After hearing what Zhu Youxiao said, Chen Hong quickly said, "I'm not afraid, I'm afraid that the emperor will be angry."
Zhu Youxiao said expressionlessly, "I'm angry about everything? If I were really that angry, I would have been pissed off to death by them long ago. Okay, keep talking. What exactly happened? What did that Yuan Yingtai say?"
This time Chen Hong didn't dare to hide it anymore and repeated Yuan Yingtai's words.
Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "Well said! You are worthy of the emperor and the people. It's really well said."
After saying this, Zhu Youxiao slowly stood up and walked to the door with an expressionless face.
At this moment, he remembered a TV series he had watched in later generations. The name of the TV series was "The Ming Dynasty 1566".
The Jiajing Emperor once said, "If one ounce of silver is taken, four cents go to them and twelve cents go to the national treasury, I will accept it; if six cents go to them and ten cents go to the national treasury, I will also accept it."
This quote comes from the time when the imperial court needed to raise funds for Hu Zongxian's army. The treasury was empty, taxes were not coming in, and the court had no money to pay the front lines. They had no other choice but to ask Yan Song and his men to raise funds, and the emperor would share any money they raised.
What a sorrow this is for an emperor!
But this is not the way to go.
Because the court couldn't get money, the emperor couldn't go down and get it; if only the East Factory and the Embroidered Uniform Guard were allowed to collect money, killing and killing would only cause chaos. Someone had to be found to get money, otherwise the court would not be able to survive.
Now, at this time, the court has more places to spend money and corruption is becoming more and more serious.
As the governor of Liaodong, he had to be corrupt. He had to use the money he received to buy food and fodder and quietly make up for the shortage. All this could only be done in secret. If he made it public, he would not be able to continue his job as governor.
It can be seen what level the place has reached?
Zhu Youxiao also understood that most officials in the court were facing the same dilemma as himself.
No one will do your bidding. Once your orders are passed down, they become nothing more than a piece of waste paper. There are countermeasures for every policy, and when you ask for money, people won't pay.
Emperor Wanli once sent eunuchs to get money, but what was the result?
The person you sent down was beaten to death, and you didn't collect much money. Instead, you got into trouble. Who are you going to punish?
People say that the people were outraged and beat him to death out of righteous indignation, and you can't find the murderer.
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