The Return of the Demon

Fu Lu was a bit fat, and he was already out of breath when he ran to Ning Chen.

Ning Chen smiled and said, "Don't be anxious, Master Fu. Let's catch our breath first."

After that, he glanced at Jiang Hui.

Jiang Hui's face changed drastically, and he was about to explain, but Ning Chen waved his hand to stop him.

Fu Lu slowed down, pointed at Jiang Hui and said, "Your Highness, I checked the accounts overnight and found that several accounts did not match. Not only was the price of the wood shipped from Daxuan inflated, but there were also several accounts of unclear orientation."

Fu Lu said, took the account book from the follower behind him, flipped through a few pages, and then showed it to Ning Chen, "Your Highness, please look at this expenditure, the purpose is to pay for the stone... This is simply made up, most of the stone was shipped from Wuguo."

"Your Highness, I want to sue Master Jiang for corruption and embezzlement... This is tens of thousands of taels of silver, and it must be strictly investigated."

Ning Chen took the account book, which recorded the cost of purchasing Minghuang Stone.

He didn't quite understand this and turned to look at Jiang Hui.

"Your Highness, I am innocent. Please understand me."

Jiang Hui cried out for injustice while retorting, "Master Fu, stop slandering me here... It is you who enriched yourself. I checked the accounts overnight. The stones shipped from Wu State are five times more expensive than on the market."

Fu Lu straightened his back, "Yes, it is five times more expensive. What's wrong?"

Ning Chen: "..."

Jiang Hui pointed at him, "Fu Lu, you are so arrogant even though you enrich yourself?"

Ning Chen narrowed his eyes, "Master Fu, you are so confident even though it is five times more expensive. Do you think I don't exist?"

"I dare not!" Fu Lu leaned over and said respectfully, "Your Highness, the prices of these stones are all set by His Majesty. His Majesty said that if you have any opinions, you can go directly to her."

Ning Chen: "..."

Ning Chen coughed tactically a few times, "The road here is remote, and the labor costs, transportation costs, and the cost of these stones have increased. It is understandable... I think the current price is very reasonable."

Fuck! ! !

Wu Xingcheng blatantly coveted his money, but the key was that he had no way to stop it.

Never mind...out of the left pocket, in the right pocket, it will all be for the child in the future.

Jiang Hui: "..."

He was silenced.

Who doesn't know about Ning Chen and the Empress of Wu?

This price was set by the Empress, and even the famous King of Daxuan Town had to accept it.

Fu Lu immediately launched a counterattack, "Lord Jiang, may I ask you, the two batches of Minghuangshi delivered a month ago, were they purchased from your Daxuan or from Wu?"

"Minghuangshi?" Fu Lu thought for a while and said, "Of course it was purchased from Wu."

Emperor Xuan ordered that everything should be the best when building Xuanwu City.

Whether it is stone or wood, use the country with better quality.

They compared it, and the quality of Minghuangshi in Daxuan was not as good as that of Wu... so Minghuangshi was shipped from Wu.

Fu Lu sneered, "But it's clearly written in your account book that Ming Huangshi was purchased from Daxuan, and tens of thousands of taels of silver were paid."

Jiang Hui was shocked and said subconsciously, "This is impossible."

Ning Chen handed him the account book, "Look for yourself."

Jiang Hui took the account book, took a look, and his face changed drastically.

The record on it was indeed as Fu Lu said, and there was also his signature on it.

Jiang Hui was stunned!

How could this be possible?

He clearly knew that Ming Huangshi was purchased from Wu State, so how could he sign such a purchase record?

Jiang Hui panicked and sweat broke out on his forehead.

The Ministry of Revenue, which is in charge of the world's money and grain, has seen countless silvers, and tens of thousands of taels of silver are not much for him.

But this is the country's silver, and it is related to Ning Chen...Let alone tens of thousands of taels, even one tael of silver can make him fall into ruin.

Jiang Hui knelt down, "Your Highness, I am innocent... I am in charge of money and grain, and I deal with silver every day. I have handled hundreds of millions of taels of silver. If I really want to enrich myself, I can use a little bit of money to make it endless. It is impossible for me to use such a stupid method."

"The Minghuangshi was purchased from Wu State. You can find that there is a problem with this account at a glance. No matter how stupid I am, I will not do such a stupid thing... Please understand, Your Highness."

Fu Lu snorted coldly, "But there is your signature on it. This is your handwriting. I know your handwriting. Isn't this correct?"

"This, this..."

Jiang Hui's head was covered with beads of sweat. He didn't know how to defend himself. This was indeed his handwriting.

Ning Chen frowned. Jiang Hui dealt with silver and money every day. If he wanted to enrich himself, it would not be so easy to be found out.

"Could it be that you drank too much when you signed?"

Jiang Hui shook his head, "Impossible... I am in charge of the money and grain for the construction of Xuanwu City, and I know the great responsibility involved, so I have never been drunk since I came here."

Ning Chen thought for a moment and said, "Who else can access this account book except you?"

Jiang Hui said, "Besides me, there are several of my subordinates, who are all old people in the Ministry of Households... And they have no chance to tamper with the account book, because the summary of this account book is completed by me alone."

Ning Chen frowned, "So you are the only one who can access this account book?"

Jiang Hui nodded, "Yes, every day after work, I will take this account book with me... But I really didn't embezzle it, and I don't know how these purchase records appeared in the account book. Please look into it, Your Majesty."

Ning Chen's eyes flickered, "When you are on duty, can your subordinates touch this account book?"

Jiang Hui nodded, "Yes, this is the general account book. Everyone can read it when checking and reconciling accounts."

Ning Chen said, "Master Jiang, you are here now, go through this account book from beginning to end, and see if there is anything wrong?"

"Yes!"

Ning Chen turned and went outside, and asked someone to find Pan Yucheng.

Soon, Pan Yucheng came.

Ning Chen got straight to the point, "Old Pan, how much do you know about Jiang Hui?"

The Supervisory Department is responsible for supervising all officials, and the Supervisory Department has information on all officials.

Pan Yucheng said, "That depends on what you want to ask?"

Ning Chen thought for a moment and asked, "What is Jiang Hui's reputation? Has he ever been involved in corruption, bribery, or embezzlement?"

Pan Yucheng said, "There are no major corruption cases. If there were, they would have been investigated by the Supervisory Department... But there are definitely small corruption cases. This is not an isolated case in the court. Everyone has relatives and friends. It is normal for them to use their positions to help out and take tea money."

"As long as it is not too much, the Supervisory Department will not touch them."

Ning Chen asked curiously, "How much is too much?"

Pan Yucheng said, "Five thousand taels... Above five thousand taels, the Supervisory Department will take action. Below five thousand taels, the Supervisory Department will not take action. This is an unwritten rule, everyone knows it, and His Majesty also turns a blind eye."

"If you catch anyone who takes bribes of one tael of silver, then every official in Daxuan will go to jail."

Ning Chen's mouth twitched.

Fuck! ! !

It's okay for an official to embezzle four thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine taels of silver.

It is a great crime for the people to pay less than a penny in taxes.

Use the law to punish the people severely, and judge the officials with morality. Ning Chen only wants to say one thing...screw his grandma's leg!

Only the state officials are allowed to set fires, but the people are not allowed to light lamps.