Zhao Lin chuckled, "They say the Censorate is always harsh and unkind. Seeing him today, I've realized they were all just rumors."
Qi Ziang also laughed and said, "Some people say that Lord Zhao is arrogant and domineering, and acts recklessly. Seeing what I have seen today, it is not true."
The two smiled at each other.
If you have the will, then nothing will be difficult.
Zhao Lin said, "I've almost finished investigating the pirate attack. It was done by someone from the local Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce. Although Ge Ruochuan wasn't involved, he's an insider. There are other officials involved as well, and I'll hand them over to Lord Qi later."
Seeing Zhao Lin so easygoing, Qi Ziang immediately spoke seriously, "These unruly people are truly audacious. They dared to attack and kill an official appointed by the imperial court. Their homes will be confiscated and their entire families will be exterminated. Although Governor Ge Ruchuan did not participate, he knew about it but did not report it. He is also an accomplice and cannot be forgiven lightly. I will take them back to the capital to await the emperor's decision."
"As for those pirates, Lord Zhao, do you want to clear them out yourself, or should I send someone over?"
Seeing Qi Ziang being so sensible, Zhao Lin smiled and said, "They are just pirates, so there's no need for you, Lord Qi. By the way, these pirates looted a lot of property, and they killed the victims. We can't return the property to its original owner, so Lord Qi will handle it."
"The total value of various gold, silver, copper, and iron treasures is nearly three hundred thousand taels."
Giving Qi Ziang three hundred thousand taels is already a lot.
Who can make so much money on a business trip?
Many censors like Qi Ziang had good reputations but no real power. They made a living by impeaching people and lived in extreme poverty.
Although Qi Ziang was the Censor-in-Chief and had certain real power, and was not as miserable as other censors, the loss of 300,000 taels of silver still made him dizzy and saw little stars in front of his eyes.
"Three, three hundred thousand taels?" Qi Ziang exclaimed.
Zhao Lin nodded. "Originally, the property should be returned to its original owner, but pirates are like that. They rob and kill people at sea. How can they survive? So, since we can't find the victim, we can only trouble Master Qi to deal with it."
"Okay! Okay! It's my duty, it's my duty." Qi Ziang nodded repeatedly.
No wonder so many people suddenly wanted to come, it turns out Zhao Lin is so generous.
Just for coming here, you are given 300,000 taels. You would be a fool not to rush to come.
After accepting the silver from Zhao Lin, Qi Ziang smiled even brighter. "It was Lord Pang, the governor of the Nine Gates, who told me about Lord Zhao being attacked. He also advised me to have as little contact with Lord Zhao as possible and to ask more questions of the officials so that I could understand the real situation."
Zhao Lin understood the elegant meaning of the music by just hearing the strings.
This means that the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion has some opinions about Zhao Lin.
Zhao Lin nodded and said, "Admiral Pang cares about me so much. I will definitely thank him after I return to the capital."
Qi Ziang said, "Then I won't bother you anymore. I'll go down and investigate the case."
I have to go and check the three hundred thousand taels of silver quickly, so that Zhao Lin won’t regret it later.
Zhao Lin said, "I'll send someone to take you there."
Led by a guard, Qi Ziang first accepted more than 300,000 taels of silver in property, and then began to have fun in Jiaozhou City.
"Sir, Master Qi is having a great time."
The guard came back to report.
Zhao Lin nodded.
Mi Banxia asked doubtfully, "Didn't Master Qi come here to investigate you? Is it resolved just like that?"
“Any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.”
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Everyone in the world loves money, and Lord Qi naturally likes it too. Since he doesn't want to conflict with me, and I'm willing to give him a way out, and he can get some benefits, why not?"
Mi Banxia said, "But isn't this too absurd?"
Zhao Lin said: "This is the officialdom. Not everyone is an enemy, and not everyone is a friend. Qi Ziang may have originally wanted to impeach me, no matter what the reason, but since they are not truly mortal enemies, there is a possibility of change. Aren't we friends now?"
Mi Banxia said, "This friend is too fake."
Zhao Lin said slowly, "There's nothing real in this world. It's just a show."
After dealing with Qi Ziang, Zhao Lin reorganized Qingyuan Province with the help of the students of Qingyuan Academy.
Following the example of Jiujiang, we should first let these students temporarily fill the Qingyuan Governor's Office to prevent it from stopping, and then deal with it little by little from top to bottom.
This starts from the root, which is easier and faster than working from the bottom up.
At one time, countless officials from prefectures and counties were arrested, and the entire Qingyuan Province was in a panic.
At the same time, the same thing happened in Jian'an and Lingnan provinces.
But they didn't have the help of students from Qingyuan Academy, so their progress was slow.
Zhao Lin's focus is all on maritime trade.
This time he came not only to confiscate property, but also to completely build a complete maritime trade system.
Zhao Lin summoned maritime merchants from three provinces.
No one dares not to come.
Zhao Lin almost killed all the sea merchants in Qingyuan, leaving only seven or eight small sea merchants such as Wang Liancheng and Cai Zhenhe.
Although the sea merchants from Jian'an and Lingnan did not want to come, they still came in an orderly manner when they thought of Gong Qiubai and Sudi's methods.
Of course, not everyone comes.
Some sea merchants simply fled out to sea, hoping to avoid the limelight, but Zhao Lin ordered them to be uprooted, their properties confiscated and their entire families exterminated.
If you don't want to come back, then don't ever come back.
Anyone who doesn't dare to come see the officials can't be a good person. Just kill him.
Zhao Lin's reputation as a cruel official began to spread throughout the three provinces.
But Zhao Lin didn't care.
He just wants money.
"Hand over all your account books. I will investigate your tax evasion from the beginning."
These people were controlled as soon as they arrived.
At the same time, their shops, homes, ships, etc. were searched, and a large number of account books and documents were taken away and reviewed one by one by the students of Qingyuan Academy.
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