Chapter 1281: A sudden turn of events, Zhu Tan shows his tail
Xu Hai and his party came out of "Liu Ji Grain Store" and made secret visits to three grain stores one after another. The three grain stores, without exception, are all offering price reductions. The price of grain has been reduced by about one hundred cents per stone. Each grain store has sufficient grain stocks and is open to selling grain. You can even buy too much, such as more than 500 kilograms. , they also deliver to your doorstep.
Jingnan County is also prosperous. There is no sign of floods, and it is even more prosperous than before the floods. Because Jingnan implements the work-for-relief program and welcomes disaster victims and refugees from all over the country, and the refugees and disaster victims participate in the work-for-relief program, they also have money in their hands, and they also need food, clothing, housing and transportation, which drives the development of various industries in Jingnan, thus forming With positive interaction, Jingnan will show prosperity.
At this point, Xu Hai and others had to draw a conclusion: Jingnan has sufficient grain and rice and the people's lives are stable.
“Humph, no matter what, it is an indisputable fact that Zhu Pingan defined high food prices in the name of the government!”
Wang Meng ignored the fact that Jingnan had sufficient grain and rice and the people's lives were stable, snorted and sneered.
"Of course. Mr. Xu and Mr. Wang, let's find some grain shop owners and question them to see if Zhu Pingan asked for bribes from them, or whether they paid bribes to Zhu Pingan. Does this mean that Zhu Ping'an colluded with grain merchants? Is there any benefit transfer between him and grain merchants when he used official documents to define high grain prices? Xu Hai suggested.
"I think this 'Yang Ji Grain Store' is quite large in scale. There is no other grain store in Jingnan. If Zhu Ping'an colludes with the grain merchants, there is no way this grain store can stay out of it. How about that? , let’s start with this one.”
Peng Cheng, the censor of Zhejiang Road, pointed to the Yang Ji Grain Shop not far ahead and said to Xu Hai and others.
Peng Cheng and the three of them sang together and led the Jingnan investigation team to Yang Ji Grain Store to investigate.
To find out the truth, interrogating the grain shop owner is an essential step. Xu Hai nodded slightly.
So, the group entered Yang Ji’s grain store.
"Several guests, please come in. The store has plenty of grain and rice." The clerk from the grain shop came up to greet him enthusiastically.
"Go and call your shopkeeper." Wang Meng interrupted him impatiently.
"Haha, sir, if you want to buy food, just come to us. What are you going to do with our shopkeeper?"
The store clerk said with a speechless smile.
Zhang Wenbo saw that Wang Meng was about to reveal his identity in order to suppress others. He couldn't help but step forward, pulled down Wang Meng's sleeve, and whispered in his ear, "There are many people with mixed eyes, so it is not appropriate to reveal our identity. It’s better to scare the snake away.”
After finishing speaking, Zhang Wenbo turned to the shop assistant and said, “We have a big deal to discuss with your shopkeeper.”
Big deal coming? ! The store clerk looked happy and walked in to inform them that the shopkeeper had gone.
"I didn't know that the distinguished guests were coming to the door, so please don't blame me for not being able to welcome them from a distance." When he heard that the big business was coming, shopkeeper Yang naturally would not neglect him. He came out quickly and enthusiastically invited Xu Hai and his entourage into the inner room to sit down. Refreshment fruit.
"How much grain and rice do you want to buy from our distinguished guests?" Shopkeeper Yang asked softly after the polite greetings.
"Shopkeeper, don't be in a hurry. Let me ask you, has Jingnan Magistrate Zhu Pingan asked for a bribe from you? Or have you ever paid bribes or given gifts to Jingnan Magistrate Zhu Pingan?" Wang Meng Get to the point.
"Huh? Aren't these distinguished guests here to buy food?" Shopkeeper Yang couldn't help but look down when he heard this.
"Let me ask you an answer! Do you have any?" Wang Meng looked at Shopkeeper Yang coldly and asked impatiently.
Wang Meng has been an official for a long time, and he has an official power. Although shopkeeper Yang is angry, he still has a sharp eye after being in business for so long. His intuition tells him that he cannot afford to offend these people, so he has to take a deep breath. He took a breath, suppressed his anger, and replied calmly, "No, not at all."
No? !
This is not what I want to hear. Wang Meng lowered his face and said to him in a bad tone, "I ask you again, is there any? Don't lie, otherwise the consequences will not be what you, a small grain merchant, can do. "I can bear it!"
"No!" Shopkeeper Yang said with a wry smile.
"Huh?! Look, I am Wang Meng, the head of the household department, this is Mr. Xu, the doctor of the official department, this is Mr. Zhang of the punishment department, this is Peng Yushi, and this is Zhang Bai of Dongchang Husband, this is the magistrate of Taizhou Tan Lun, this is the magistrate of Taiping County, and we are here to investigate the case of inflating food prices and corruption by the magistrate of Jingnan County. If you dare to lie, you will be punished for the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Wang Meng's face darkened, he took out a token from his arms, stretched it out in front of Shopkeeper Yang, and directly showed his cards to Shopkeeper Yang.
Peng Cheng and others also cooperated and took out their tokens to reveal their identities.
Household Department! Ministry of Justice! Officials! And Dongchang! Shopkeeper Yang turned pale with fright and almost carried it without even a breath! No matter how awesome he was, he was just a grain merchant from a small county. He had never seen such a battle before. He hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said in a trembling voice: "Yes, the common people will never dare to hide it from you adults."
Everyone from Dongchang is here, how dare I hide it! Shopkeeper Yang knelt on the ground, frightened out of his mind.
"I will give you one last chance! Did Jingnan Magistrate Zhu Pingan ask for a bribe from you?! Or did you pay bribes or give gifts to Jingnan Magistrate Zhu Pingan?! Think carefully about it. Answer!”
Wang Meng was very satisfied with Shopkeeper Yang's reaction and took advantage of the situation to ask Shopkeeper Yang again.
“No, really not.” Shopkeeper Yang knelt on the ground and replied with a bitter look on his face.
"Huh?!" Wang Meng had a cold face and stared at Shopkeeper Yang with an unkind look, very dissatisfied with his answer.
"It's really not true. The official of Dongchang is also here, how dare the ordinary people deceive him. After the county official set the price of grain, we also thought about giving gifts to the county official, and also tried to give gifts to the county official, but The county magistrate refused. The county magistrate said that when he defined the price of grain, he was serving the public good and not for his own selfish gain." Shopkeeper Yang replied hurriedly.
Huh? !
Zhu Ping'an's definition of grain prices is really dedicated to the public rather than personal gain? !
Wang Meng’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
Hearing this, Xu Hai nodded slightly, and his evaluation of Zhu Ping'an increased a few points in his mind.
Tan Lun's face became a little more relaxed. He was happy to see this result. The magistrate of Taiping County exceeded his authority and reported Zhu Ping'an's collusion with grain dealers for corruption. As a superior, he had a certain responsibility for failing to deal with Zhu Ping'an in time. Although Wang Meng and others stated that they would not pursue the case, it was still a hidden danger. Now, if Zhu Ping'an is innocent, not only the hidden danger has disappeared, but he, the superior officer, did not deal with Zhu Ping'an at that time, but he was very wise.
"Have you thought clearly?! If there is any concealment, your wife, children, and children will suffer as well." Zhang Wenbo looked at Shopkeeper Yang coldly and said in a threatening tone.
"Indeed not." Shopkeeper Yang nodded, and then said with some hesitation, "But."
But! ! !
Wang Meng was overjoyed when he heard this. I like the turning word "but". Once "but" is included, the meaning is reversed.
“No matter what, tell me quickly!” Wang Meng, Zhang Wenbo and others urged impatiently with surprise on their faces.
“However, the county magistrate asked us, ‘Jingnan is experiencing serious floods now, and the victims are displaced and crying for food. Are you willing to donate money to the victims of Jingnan?!’” Shopkeeper Yang said without any concealment.
"Hahaha, what a willing person to donate money to the victims of the Jingnan disaster"
Hearing this, Wang Meng, Zhang Wenbo and others looked at each other and couldn't help laughing happily. What a turn of events!
Goodness!
Zhu Ping’an is really cunning and cunning, he actually came up with such a disguised form of corruption!
However, no matter how cunning the fox is, he can't escape the hunter's eyes! When you meet old hunters like me, no matter how cunning and cunning your little fox Zhu Ping'an is, there's nothing you can do about it! We caught the fox by the tail!
The joy that Wang Meng and others feel at this moment cannot be expressed in words!
Xu Hai's face darkened, and he silently deducted the rating he had given Zhu Ping'an from the higher rating in his heart. (End of this chapter)