Chapter 2303 Mistakes

   "Your Majesty, the ministers have verified and verified the accounts according to the accounts given by the Jiangnan officials. There is absolutely no problem with the tax revenue in the accounts."

   "And it was also the account book that Master Qi handed over to the minister at that time. Both of us have confirmed it. There should be no mistakes."

  The implication is that it is not known whether this account book is true or not.

   But when he said this, it was obvious that Zhang Zhi also had the fault of not being effective in his work. Many officials really didn't know what he wanted to do.

  Emperor Xuanming said angrily: "Zhang Aiqing, what you said is an admission that you are not effective in handling affairs!"

"I am ashamed of my trust in the emperor. I failed to fulfill my orders, so I can only investigate some goods in Jiangnan ports and the confessions of some people, and get some practical data. I hope that I can make up for my mistakes." Zhang Zhi told him. Emperor Xuanming and the two cooperated very well. He knelt on the ground and didn't get up. He just held the notebook and read out some market survey data in Jiangnan.

  From the increase in prices in the past three months, as well as some new portals appearing in Jiangnan, the income of ordinary people, etc.

   These seem to be small things.

  You can wait for a series of words to be read out.

  But I can really understand some of the economic situation in Jiangnan at the moment.

   Finish listening.

   It was very quiet in the hall.

   No official spoke up.

  Cold sweat broke out on Qi Shangshu's forehead. He really didn't expect that Zhang Zhi didn't find evidence of ink corruption, but the other party found loopholes from the examples, proving that the situation in several Jiangnan state capitals is definitely not enough to pay such a small tax.

   It is not evidence, but the facts are in front of us, and the explanation is unclear. In any case, it is a direct dereliction of duty by the state.

  The governor of Jiangnan couldn't bear to go around, and he was obviously dereliction of duty, and he didn't need any evidence to directly arouse the emperor's dissatisfaction.

   "Qi Shangshu, what do you think, what Zhang Aiqing said is the situation in Jiangnan?"

  Emperor Xuanming kept his anger hidden, and because of this, Qi Shangshu trembled.

"Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with what Mr. Zhang said. However, detailed research is needed to confirm what caused the development. After all, opening the sea has brought a lot of trade. Nowadays, many businessmen from all over the world are also going to Jiangnan to get money. The goods will be sold to all parts of the country, and this will lead to a shortage of manpower, and the possibility of rising wages is very high, but from this point of view, Kaihai can indeed bring a steady stream of wealth to Da Chu."

   "Is it the wealth of Great Chu or the wealth of some people, Qi Shangshu, what do you think?" Emperor Xuanming asked in an unclear voice.

Qi Shangshu knelt on the ground fiercely: "Your Majesty, I have absolutely no second thoughts. This trip to the south of the Yangtze River has also done its best to investigate and cooperate with Mr. Zhang one by one. The current maritime merchants have been investigated clearly. There is absolutely no mistake, and there is no evidence to prove it. They are greedy for ink, and the ministers dare not act rashly, and only beat them very hard, which will definitely make them dare not do things that violate the law."

   "So, these ships are obtained by virtue of their own ability, and they are in business?" Emperor Xuanming sneered.

  Zhang Zhi has dug out the details of several families that are related to Jiangnan state government officials, and the few families that have grown up this time.

  Each courtier has a different complexion.

   This kind of government-business collusion is actually not clean in private, but I dare not make it so obvious.

   After all, if you are dug out and caught, you will be used by others, and you don’t know how you died in the end.

  Qi Shangshu gritted his teeth.

  (end of this chapter)