Chapter 108

"Your Highness is wise. It seems that this flood disaster is not only a natural disaster, but also a man-made one. " Qin mubai said, "among these layers of fog and many destinations, the most incomprehensible are three points: one is the death of Zhu Chengwen, the second is the food problem, and the third is where the flood went."

"Not bad." Li Ke said, "let's solve it one by one, but only in the dark. So, these days, I will continue to fight against floods and rescue the victims with Cheng Songnian, Ma Kun and others. I suspect there must be some shocking secrets in it

"OK, I'll check it out!"

That night. Qin mubai orders a few capable pawns of Baiqi to find the body of county magistrate Zhu Chengwen and check it carefully. Cheng Songnian and others give the view that Zhu Chengwen committed suicide by hanging a beam in his home. He is a Southerner and has just been appointed magistrate of Jishan County for less than half a year. Being an official on his own, the officials who live alone in the county government come and go. When this small peak rushes to a place, the smaller the vacancy left by the corrupt official group. The dyke was built up and down. Anyway, it's all the money and food consumed by the common people, and it's only the ordinary soldiers who suffer and suffer. Then, they can report disaster losses to the imperial court and ask for funds for disaster relief and reconstruction. Over and over again, those greedy moths are just like usury. Hiding in the dark, he made a lot of money without humanity. Finally, they may be rewarded by the imperial court for their effective disaster relief!

If there are such people in the world That really deserves to die!

"It seems that no matter what era it is, there are always some bureaucrats with ignorant conscience, like beasts, who drink human blood and eat human flesh, enrich their own pockets, and make such heartless fortune of losing their children and grandchildren!" The more Qin mubai thought about it, the more angry he was. In the heart a group of fire tengtengteng ignites.

If my inference is correct, this case is really a rare official scandal and shocking case in Zhenguan dynasty!

In Zhenguan Dynasty, Emperor Li Shimin paid most attention to frugality and honesty, and practiced frugality with personal responsibility. The overall atmosphere of officialdom is also very good, although it is a bit idealistic to say that there is no greed in the world. However, the official atmosphere of Zhenguan Dynasty and the sense of mission and responsibility of officials are commendable. From prime ministers down to petty officials of nine grades, people like Wei Zheng, who are extremely important but poor, can be found everywhere. And it's not just a show. Frugality and honesty almost became the prevailing atmosphere in the official circles of the Zhenguan Dynasty. Just like many other times, the thought that someone is an official makes people conditionally believe that he must have money in his family.

Now the situation is that when you see an official. Especially when a senior official, most of his family is very poor. It would be a shame if any official family had a lot of money. Therefore, the officials in the Tang Dynasty generally looked down on the merchants and thought that they only knew how to pursue profits. No double name Festival.

But things in the world are never absolute. Although the general atmosphere is so good, there are always some black sheep. The more Qin mubai thought about it, the more clear it was that the flood this time did not just break the dam. It also brought some greedy people out of the water.

It's very easy to live up to your guess. However, Qin mubai was not in a hurry to fight against the disaster for the time being, because the most urgent task was to fight against the disaster and pacify the people. So he was not in a hurry to tell Li Ke these inferences, because there was still no evidence. Don't mislead him.

In the next few days, Qin mubai assisted Li Ke and led Cheng Songnian, Ma Kun and others to reinforce the dam and settle the victims. Innumerable goods, such as money, grain, tents, cattle, sheep, livestock, seeds and mulberry fabrics, were continuously transported from all directions under the allocation of the imperial court. A number of refugees from Jishan county have come back and settled down for the time being. Then Li Ke and others will begin to help them rebuild their homes and restore their agriculture.

At this time, Qin mubai secretly inquired and found another clue. After the last flood scoured the county seat of Jishan County, the flood peak was blocked, and a large number of floods rushed into the mountains and rivers. Jiangxian county is in urgent need of flood police. In an instant, the riverbank over there collapsed. Another five or six thousand stones of grain were thrown into the flood. If it's processed, it's more than ten thousand stone grains!

At the same time, Qin mubai went to the dam to check the grain bags used to throw the flood, and found that there were many grain bags in them. Most of them are old rice, and some of them are moldy, which is several times cheaper than the superior white rice used by the army of the Tang Dynasty! Just the price difference of more than ten thousand stone rice is enough to make many officials earn a cup full.

It's true.

Corrupt officials first embezzled the flood control funds allocated by the imperial court, and then used many methods to make up for the lack after the incident. In addition, Zhu Chengwen is dead and the flood dike is broken. In the case of death without proof, even if the imperial court wants to track down corrupt officials, all kinds of dirty water can be poured on Zhu Chengwen, so that he, who is already dead, can be regarded as the ghost of death.

How vicious!

In the next few days, Qin mubai disguised himself and went to the victims. Listen to them secretly about Zhu Chengwen. The disaster victims generally reflected that although Zhu Chengwen has been in office for less than a year, he has not made any outstanding achievements, but he has never made any bad deeds. Not a very good official, but at least not a corrupt official. Because he had been in Jishan County for half a year, and even his wife and children didn't come over. Because he was afraid that his salary would not support him, he asked them to be filial to their parents while farming. He is usually very thrifty. Sometimes he only uses his spare money to buy books and never makes friends outside.Moreover, Qin mubai also heard a story from a former county magistrate. It was last year that Zhu Chengwen repeatedly wrote to the state government for funding to build flood control levees. The state never responded. One day, when Zhu Chengwen was in a hurry, he went to the Yamen of the state government in person. As a result, when he came back, he was very angry and drunk for the first time. He locked himself in the room and cursed. Later, there was a rumor that Zhu Chengwen openly contradicted the officials. I'm afraid they won't be able to do it for a long time.

Zhu Chengwen is more or less a scholar. He is a rhetorical official. The magistrate of Qipin county and the Yamen of the state government have the power of appointment and removal. Only after the approval of the Ministry of officials. However, the following of the censor's office refused his resignation, and the officials came down personally to persuade him to be a good official instead of using his loyalty. Because of the huge amount of money, the governor's office was unable to allocate for the construction of flood control dams, so it had already been reported to the imperial court and was waiting for good news.

Not long after that, the imperial court did allocate funds, and the construction of the flood control dam was started. But within three months, floods broke out. As soon as the flood broke out, Zhu Chengwen showed the county magistrate's list, claiming that there was a bigger flood peak coming, forcing people to flee immediately. And then he killed himself.

Qin mubai thought that Zhu Chengwen must have a great connection with the corrupt official group. He is either the insider of the strong struggle or one of the participants. The purpose of ordering the migration of the people in the city is to let the army seize their food and property to fill the huge vacancy left by corruption. It is doubtful whether the order was really made by him. If you can forge his suicide note, can't you forge another public list of county magistrate?

At the same time, Zhu Chengwen, the dead man, is also the best scapegoat. It's really necessary to find out that in the end, corrupt officials can't deny it. They will surely say that the money is Zhu Chengwen's money.

"How could this man be more ferocious than the flood and the beast?" Qin mubai is now both cold and angry.

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