First Minister of Ming Dynasty

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"Mr. Wang, you are in Bozhou, how much can you sell a jar of ten catties of fine wine?" Zhang Ximeng asked Wang Guangyang casually.

Wang Guangyang said: "It's not cheap. In fact, Liu Futong also banned alcohol, but it's a pity that he didn't listen to it much. A jar of ten catties of wine is better, I'm afraid it will cost fifty taels of silver!"

Zhang Xi nodded and asked again: "Then, how much wine can you make with one stone of grain?"

Wang Guangyang took a deep breath, he really didn't count this, "There are always dozens of pounds."

"How much is that stone grain on our side?"

Wang Guangyang took a breath and his face changed.

According to the standards of later generations, 100 catties of grain can be used to make 30 to 50 catties of liquor at 55 degrees... The current technology is not as good as the later generations, and the rate of alcohol production will be reduced, but don't forget, the degree of the current wine is also Absurdly low, I am afraid that it can be more than 20 degrees, even if it is fine wine.

Anyway, no matter how you speculate, one stone of grain, 120 catties, 80 catties of wine, or 40 catties at a discount, this is quite scary.

Because on Zhu Yuanzhang's side, one stone of grain is worth two treasured banknotes, and one tael of silver can be exchanged for two five-treasure banknotes... The account is settled here, even an idiot knows that, on the Zhujiajun's side, get food and make wine, get it Bozhou to sell, at least five times the profit to start.

And there is another key here. The grains for winemaking cannot be calculated at the market price. In fact, the profit may exceed ten times.

After deducting all expenses, there are several times the net profit in the middle.

At this point, it is not just as simple as driving people crazy.

Wang Guangyang, as the only major civil servant who followed Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Ximeng, was naturally responsible for the investigation of this case. When he was faced with terrifying profits, he was also frightened and his mouth was dry.

Subconsciously grabbed the teacup and took a sip.

"Zhang Xiang, if this is wine, if you drink it in one sip, it will be almost silver, right?"

Zhang Ximeng nodded slightly. The reason why he thought it was difficult to prohibit alcohol was because he expected the huge profits, but he also didn't expect that the profits would be so big!

"How much can a Hu Sanshe eat? The owner of the restaurant didn't even take him seriously, and he was thinking about flattering Xu Da, Tang He... They knew for a long time that such a big piece of fat must be eaten. Pull more people off the court, so that you can earn money safely, otherwise the lord's knife will fall on his head!" Zhang Ximeng said, suddenly glanced at Wang Guangyang, "Mr. Wang, you won't get involved, right? ?"

Wang Guangyang was so frightened that he quickly waved his hand, "Zhang Xiang, I, I don't dare! Besides, this, this matter is in Dingyuan, I, I am only after crossing the river, I am not familiar with these people... …”

"shut up!"

Zhang Ximeng shouted categorically: "Mr. Wang, when is this? What do you tell me about people from Huaixi, people from Dujiang... You touch your head, are you still there?"

In a word, Wang Guangyang's heart is refreshing.

He was really frightened and uneasy.

Zhang Ximeng didn't scare him.

The prohibition of alcohol has too many interests involved, and everyone wants to take a bite. Eat, can not eat, the big guy's eyes are red.

If you fail to enforce the law impartially when handling the case, and instead make some kind of identity distinction, you are an old man from Huaixi, and I am a person after crossing the river. I did not make a mistake. endless.

Even if you escape this storm, sooner or later, you will be unable to bear it.

At that time, it is not impossible to lose the old life, and even the silk clan will be wiped out!

"Mr. Wang, you are so much older than me, you already have a wife and children, some things, you don't need me to say more... If you insist on telling me, I just think it is difficult for an honest official, but an honest official is easy! That's right, the lord can see it, and we can all see it too. After all, there are so many pairs of eyes up and down, as long as you do it, you will inevitably be discovered!"

Wang Guangyang pondered a little, and immediately nodded vigorously, deeply agreeing.

He wiped the cold sweat from his palms, bowed to Zhang Ximeng and said, "Zhang Xiang, I have passed the jinshi examination of the Yuan court. I know the atmosphere of the Yuan court's officialdom. , there is absolutely no good minister, the life of a worthy minister... Now that the superior is a hero, and Zhang Xiang is impartial in law enforcement, you are a perfect match, and those of us who work below can feel at ease."

What Lao Wang said is actually quite interesting. It is not clear that he was an official in the Yuan court, and all kinds of greedy behaviors. The Yuan Dynasty was rotten, and no one could do anything about it.

Now that under Lao Zhu, Zhu Yuanzhang's hard work, everyone knows, but this is not the most terrifying.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang can only kill, Zhang Ximeng can only kill!

Together, they can bring the people below into obedience.

Take the current case as an example, without Zhang Ximeng's involvement, Lao Zhu would at most say that he would rather let Hu Dahai rebel rather than corrupt the law.

Then he killed Hu Sanshe, took his head, and warned his subordinates.

Basically that's it.

Although this deterrent effect is already quite terrifying, but after all, it still hasn't touched the real big fish behind. If the case is unclear, there is no way to give the world an explanation, and there will be endless troubles in the future.

In the original history, Zhu Yuanzhang spent his life in constant killings, and he couldn't figure out why these corrupt officials kept going one after the other and were not afraid of death at all... Since you don't even care about your life, are we still afraid of killing people? ?

come on! bring it on!

Kill a head rolling, kill a river of blood!

For Lao Zhu, it seemed that there was only so much he could do.

However, with Zhang Ximeng's involvement, the situation is very different.

The first is Wang Guangyang, who checked all the granaries in Dingyuan and personally checked the number. And Zhang Ximeng also went to investigate the military camp.

The reason is very simple, no matter how much wine is made, food is indispensable.

On the private side, due to the equal distribution of land, the common people can make their own decisions. It has only been a few good years. The big guy must be trying his best to save food. Therefore, after paying the land tax, there are absolutely not many that can be sold on the market.

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Therefore, in addition to the local warehouses, the military garrison has food storage.

This also starts from the source.

After Zhang Ximeng's preliminary investigation, the food shortage in the military colony was about 50,000 shi, and that kid Hu Sanshe was honest. According to his confession, he got 38,000 shi!

Finally, the big one is right, and the rest can be regarded as daily wear and tear, or some slightly smaller mice.

But he turned his attention to the warehouse in Dingyuan County. After some inspection, there was a gap of 120,000 stone!

You must know that the two taxes in Dingyuan, summer and autumn, are only 180,000 stone in total!

In addition, they can pay grain and be exempted from military service. All things considered, Dingyuan can have 200,000 stone tax grains a year, which is not bad.

Snapped!

Lao Zhu slammed the table hard, causing the teapot to tremble.

"Okay! In a large grain-producing county, half a year's harvest is gone! Where is this big rat, this is a bunch of gluttons!" Lao Zhu was furious.

"Besides Hu Sanshe, how many people are involved in bootlegging?"

Zhang Ximeng said: "According to the current thorough investigation, the first is the officials in charge of the treasury, and there are several wealthy households in Dingyuan. Then there are two commercial firms in Chuzhou... The magistrate Wang Kai also participated in it. In his home, Three hundred taels of red gold were found!"

"Kill! Kill! Peel off the skin of this beast!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that Wang Kai was appointed county magistrate because he was a fellow countryman and he followed very early.

Three hundred taels of gold is enough to peel you ten layers of skin!

"My lord, do you think it's time to punish Yuanming, or do you go back to Jinling and make a fuss?"

Lao Zhu was slightly startled, "Mr. Zhang asked us to go back to Jinling?"

Zhang Ximeng grinned, "My lord, this case involves a lot. Give me some more time to find out more clearly. When the lord returns to Jinling, we will deal with it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, he wished to kill someone immediately, but since it was such a big case, killing them directly would be cheaper for them.

"It's time to go back to Jinling and tell everyone to deal with these beasts in an upright manner!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled helplessly. Obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't understand what he meant. Does this case need to be so anxious? Really don't need to think about it?

Lao Zhu thought about it and understood what Zhang Ximeng meant. He suddenly smiled, "Come here with a pen and paper."

Zhang Ximeng handed the pen and paper to Lao Zhu, Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it for a while, and then wrote a letter to Hu Dahai when he picked up the pen.

"Your son stole 38,000 shi of grain and made wine without permission, which violated our military order. We thought military law was more important than human favor, so we wanted to kill your son... Some people said that you would rebel~www.wuxiaspot.com~We I don't believe it...you came to us because you couldn't bear the people of Hezhou to be ruined by Sun Deya. We believe that you know the general situation and take care of the overall situation. But Hu Sanshe is your own son after all, so you can decide for yourself what to do!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished writing, he smiled at Zhang Ximeng, "Mr. Fanlao immediately sent someone to send it to Hu Dahai. Be sure to let Hu Dahai know before the trial of this case! After all, it is his son, we can't be a father behind his back. ."

Zhang Ximeng naturally knew what Lao Zhu was thinking, but was it a bit too much to do this?

"My lord, you really don't need to slow down, or open up to the Internet?"

"No!" Zhu Yuanzhang said firmly: "Sir, we know what you think, killing Hu Sanshe is a decree, and sending a letter to Hu Dahai is because we think he has made so many credits... We did this. , with a clear conscience, he Hu Dahai can do things honestly, and we will continue to use him sincerely. If he hates us and doesn't be soft-hearted, we also have a clear conscience, and the rest is up to Hu Dahai."

Zhang Ximeng held the letter, thought for a while, and nodded, this is Zhu Yuanzhang!

"My lord, Xu Da is in charge of Nanzheng. If something like this happened, he should have been informed."

Zhu Yuanzhang took a breath and finally nodded his head, "Then let Mr. write a letter for us."

Zhang Ximeng agreed, and just like that, the two letters were quickly sent across the Yangtze River to Hu Dahai and Xu Da respectively.

Hu Dahai opened the letter and read it for a full quarter of an hour. The expression on his face changed again and again. In the end, he just gritted his teeth and said, "Well killed! There is a right way to kill a child!"

Then Hu Dahai paced on the ground for a long time, and said angrily to his subordinates: "Pass my order, and attack the city tomorrow!"