Chapter 166 You think too highly of yourself! (Third update)
“In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Qiu Song, the son of Qiu Fu, raped a peasant woman in the countryside. After that, his husband wanted to sue the officials, but his legs were broken and he is still disabled today.”
"In the same year, a military household whose land was occupied complained and was buried alive by Li Bin."
"In the 16th year of Hongwu, the Ma family had an affair with Yin Bailiang and obtained the next three years. Fifty thousand taels of salt were quoted.”
“In the 17th and 18th years of Hongwu.”
Crime after crime was written down in the books.
Seeing that Xia Zhibai was unmoved, Ma Wenhua said nervously: "Sir, these are not things we want to remember. It's just that they are too much and we are worried that something will happen in the future, so we wrote them down privately."
Xia Zhibai said nothing.
He just turned page after page.
This cold text seems to have warmth at this moment.
Become scorching hot.
Every word above seems to carry a lot of anger and hatred from the people.
A long time.
Xia Zhibai finished reading the account book.
He closed his eyes to calm down his turbulent emotions, but the hand holding the account book was trembling, and his eyes were filled with blazing anger.
The prosperous age is full of devastation, but the people at the bottom of the darkness can really see the dawn of the prosperous age?
I'm afraid I can't see it.
This is just what Ma Wenhua wrote down privately.
If we collect the records of the other fourteen salt merchants, I am afraid that there are only a handful of officials in Peiping who can stay out of the matter.
He knew what Ma Wenhua had in mind.
I just want to let myself know these things, and then drag myself into the water.
It’s just that they don’t know that he will not be affected at all. Even if King Yan knows that he has this, he will not be too embarrassed or even pay too much attention.
Ma Wenhua and the others made a wrong calculation.
But these ‘account books’ are indeed a trouble.
Ma Wenhua and the others wanted to tie themselves together forcibly, and then rely on their identities so that they could survive.
Moreover, having this account book fall into his hands means that he has mastered many secrets in Peiping and can threaten many people. With his identity, he can blackmail these people and make certain concessions and concessions in the future. This will allow him to gain a firm foothold in Peiping.
Ma Wenhua and others have a good idea.
If it were any other official, he would either have a huge headache or be ecstatic.
Yang Wensong and others also quickly handed over their account books.
They lowered their heads and did not dare to look directly into Xia Zhibai's eyes.
They naturally knew that they were plotting against Xia Zhibai.
But they had no choice.
Not counting Xia Zhibai and dragging Xia Zhibai into the water, they have no way to survive when they face these things by themselves. These things in their hands will only lead them to a dead end, and they will definitely do so. Being cut down to the roots, Xia Zhibai had only two choices after seeing these things.
Or send them out.
But Xia Zhibai already knew so many secrets, how could he not be jealous of Qiu Fu, Li Bin and others?
How can we live in peace in the future?
Either keep them and use these things as their own trump cards to threaten other officials. Moreover, they handed over all the rosters in the clan to Xia Zhibai. This letter of surrender is not nothing. Heavy.
As long as Xia Zhibai comes forward to protect them.
They will all be Xia Zhibai’s people from now on, and these things are not known to the outside world.
Xia Zhibai will indeed pay a high price.
But the rewards are also great.
Ma Wenhua and others are gambling.
Bet that Xia Zhibai cannot withstand this temptation. Firstly, it is all the salt roads they control. Secondly, the utilization value of these account books is too high. Thirdly, it is their own value. As long as Xia Zhibai is tempted, , then they won the bet.
Ma Wenhua and others lowered their heads and did not make any sound.
Quiet all around.
There was only the sound of turning books.
Xia Zhibai seemed not to be affected and read all the account books handed over by Yang Wensong and others.
A long time.
Xia Zhibai closed the account book and threw it aside.
He sighed softly: "Your cleverness is not used in the right place. You think you are plotting against me and dragging me down, and then you use these account books as a 'lure' so that I can't do anything when I am motivated by interests." If I don't come forward to protect you, I am the current number one scholar, and it is rumored that I have a close relationship with the current prince. If I come forward, even if Qiu Fu, Li Bin and other generals are dissatisfied, they will not dare to kill him."
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"You guys also found a big backer through this."
"Haha."
Xia Zhibai shook his head: "I have read the account books you gave me. In the past few years, , from what you have collected, nearly one or two hundred families in Peiping were destroyed, and as many as a thousand people were affected. You are also the ones who help the tigers, and you even help them do evil in private."
" They are all of the same kind.”
“I accept this ‘gift’”
"But if you want me to protect you, you are thinking too much."
"Those who do evil should die!"
"I will deliver this account book to King Yan. After you go back, make good preparations and send the clan members, slaves, servants, etc. who participated in the evil deeds to the government. Anyone involved in these evil crimes should be punished by the government."
"You. I also accepted the other roster given.”
“But.”
"I only use clean people."
"I will not use people whose hands are stained with the blood of innocent people and who participate in evil." "I also have no room for sand in my eyes."
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“And you really think too highly of you. Everything is lacking in this world, except for people, especially laborers.”
“You should have known recently. After doing some things, I recruited a lot of Mongolians and Semu people to work for me. Their knowledge and talents are indeed not as good as those of the Han people, but they are barely enough for business. "
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"You are not indispensable."
"It's not that valuable either."
Xia Zhibai sarcastically handed these account books to Hei Wa and asked him to send them to Prince Yan's Mansion go.
See this.
The expressions of Ma Wenhua and others changed completely.
They didn't expect Xia Zhibai to be so decisive, and directly expressed his attitude without thinking too much.
And isn’t Xia Zhibai really afraid of retaliation?
After knowing so many secrets, you still dare to hand over these things. Are you really not afraid of causing King Yan’s dissatisfaction?
These people are all the cronies of King Yan.
Ma Wenhua and others looked at each other, still in disbelief.
They hesitated for a moment, and when they saw Hei Wa really holding the pile of 'account books' and walking towards the door, they were completely panicked. Ma Wenhua said: "Sir, do you really want to be so cruel? These things are very important to you when you take root in Peiping." It’s of great use.”
“The people involved here are all the cronies of King Yan.”
“With these handles in hand, your Excellency will not suffer from many things in Peiping. Influence."
"My lord, the trade route will be smoother in the future."
"My lord, I don't understand."
Ma Wenhua looked puzzled.
Xia Zhibai looked at Ma Wenhua up and down, and then glanced at other salt merchants, shook his head and said: "There is nothing you can't understand. You think this 'account book' is worth a lot of money, but you don't know , in my eyes, it’s just a pile of waste paper. I can’t use these side theories in business, and I don’t bother to use them.”
“You are too short-sighted.”
“You are so short-sighted. See your own gains and losses. "
"In your eyes, these account books will be the handle for many officials in Peiping. If you master these handles, you will be able to operate with ease in Peiping. But this is a businessman's view, and it is also true. The vulgarity of businessmen, to me, and to many officials in the Ming Dynasty, your ideas are ridiculous.”
"Do you think cats will be frightened by mice?"
"You have never recognized your identity and status."
"These things are evidence that the government recognizes. If you don’t recognize it, these things are just waste paper.”
“But whether the government recognizes it or not, will it really depend on these account books?”
Xia Zhibai shook his head with a smile.
Businessmen like Ma Wenhua have been with officials for too long. They don't have the status of officials, but they have adopted the habits of officials. They think that they can easily blackmail officials with some evidence of crime in their hands, but they don't understand at all that things happen to officials not because of these things. 'Evidence of guilt', but that they committed a political problem.
These incriminating evidences will only become incriminating evidence after the officials have made mistakes and are determined by the court.
They put the cart before the horse.
Ma Wenhua’s mind was empty and he was a little confused.
He didn't understand.
Xia Zhibai didn't explain any more.
Today’s Ming Dynasty’s political ecology implements the rule of man.
Personal will is above the law, and the leader has absolute control.
A few businessmen, holding some so-called 'criminal evidence', want to threaten and overthrow the officials of Prince Yan's Mansion. This is simply nonsense.
Ma Wenhua and other salt merchants could not understand, but he saw it clearly.
Although he was also dissatisfied with this, he could still distinguish the priorities. Now that Zhu Di wanted to rectify it, he asked Zhu Di to rectify it. In the future, the court will pay attention to "ruling the country according to law" again, and then he will correct the world.
This is Beiping, the fiefdom of King Yan.
The people involved are the retainers of King Yan, so naturally they have to be left to King Yan to handle.
He explained it to Zhu Di earlier.
It will not be involved in the political and military affairs of Peiping.
Xia Zhibai said: "You don't have to think too much, you just need to understand one thing."
"You have to admit it when you are wrong, and you have to stand upright when you are beaten."
"Since your hands and feet are the same If you're not clean, don't even think about threatening others. You can't escape Peking's crackdown this time. No one will protect you, and you can't. My advice to you is to be innocent and stay under my command. , As for the unclean ones, you should settle your affairs as soon as possible."
"You should have thought that this would happen when you participated in the evil deeds."
Ma Wenhua's expression changed.
He opened his mouth, hesitated to speak, and finally sighed.
He has seen it.
Xia Zhibai has no intention of getting involved.
I didn’t take anything to heart about what happened in Peiping before.
He vaguely understood something.
They thought that Xia Zhibai would hold a grudge because he was angry in Beiping, and when they saw them handed over the "guilt", they would be overjoyed and feel like they had obtained a treasure, so as to clear away the gloom of the past, but they ignored one thing.
Xia Zhibai is an official, not a businessman.
It is impossible to speculate on Xia Zhibai with a businessman's thinking.
The same thing, in Xia Zhibai's eyes, is completely different from theirs.
This is the gap caused by status.
(End of this chapter)