Corrupt officials are like the sand of the Yellow River, how can they be cleansed out?
"No, no, how could I dare to do that? The Ming Cult is watching us. How could I dare to touch this thing?"
The county magistrate was frightened when he saw the important people sitting upstairs.
I just heard about a place that sells imperial examination tickets and wanted to give it a try, but I never thought that something like this would happen.
"Ming Cult?" The Third Prince snorted coldly. He had never thought that the deterrent power of their imperial court would be less than that of a martial arts sect. "Then where did you get your money?"
"This... there's a business called Changyuan Chamber of Commerce doing business in our county. They asked me to take care of it and not to check.
I gave him 100,000 silver coins, 50,000 of which I distributed to my officials and superiors, and I used the rest to buy an official position.
I have been afraid of poverty since I was a child. In order to study, I even used my food to exchange for the time to read a book, and I didn't eat anything for three days.
Now my child has no ability and I don’t want him to follow my old path, so I didn’t spend a penny on myself.
Even my salary was used to buy food for the people. I know when to be hungry."
The official was in tears and spoke with sincerity, as if everything he said was justifiable.
However, the Seventh Prince was not moved by his words: "You took 100,000 taels of silver, but only donated 100 taels of salary, and you think you are an honest official?
Doing so is just to comfort your conscience, and your pitiful conscience is only worth this price.
Have you ever thought about buying an official position for your son?
There are many people like you, poor scholars who have studied hard for decades, but have no future because you bought an official position.
Have you ever thought about what that Chamber of Commerce transports that could give you 100,000 silver to open up connections? And how many people have lost their fortunes because of that Chamber of Commerce?
Hearing the accusation, the county magistrate was speechless and curled up on the ground, trembling like a maggot.
The third prince sighed, not expecting that another major case would be uncovered.
If one can only bribe a county magistrate with 100,000 silver coins, then the bribes to his connections up and down the county may be millions of silver coins.
The profit that the Chamber of Commerce gets may be worth millions. What kind of business is so profitable?
The county magistrate in front of me probably doesn't know this either.
"My dear brothers, what do you think?" The eldest prince turned and asked, as if seeking the opinions of his brothers.
"At this point, the more officials we bring down, the better.
Since all of you royal brothers are confident, let’s compete with each other in the final exam. As for these maggots, we can just kill them.
By then, no matter who it is, they'll be able to be comfortable in the role, and it can be considered a good deed." The Eighth Prince didn't hesitate much.
The Fourth Prince was a little confused. He didn't quite understand what these people were talking about.
He has been confused about this. Why did his brother suddenly take a suppressive stance towards officials?
His subordinates don't seem to have any great talents either. What should he do?
The Third Prince looked at the magistrate, thinking about what he had said, and suddenly said, "This matter may be related to my twelfth brother.
Ever since the Zhang family incident, he has been in Jianghuai most of the time. Do you think... is this possible?"
After saying this, everyone paused for a moment, as if they understood something, and no one had the idea of investigating the case themselves.
Since it involves the prince, it is not appropriate for them to investigate, so they naturally need to ask the emperor for permission.
Finally, we sent secret guards to investigate thoroughly.
However, when they examined these things, they felt that Dagan was like a rotten tree whose roots had begun to rot.
It’s just that it’s still in the early stages. In the later stages, we may only be able to rely on powerful forces to maintain our rule.
Cleaning it up now will be beneficial to everyone in the royal family.
Of course, the twelfth prince at the center of the vortex is not counted for now.
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