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    Department of Shipbuilding.

    Wang Cai was forbidden to leave the office, and even his family members were not allowed to have any contact with him.

    The investigation is still going on, Cao Benshu no longer intervenes in person, but came to chat with Wang Cai: "Wang Tiju, your deputy committed suicide in fear of crime, do you know the news?"

    "Chen Xianchun committed suicide." Wang Cai looked surprised, and he didn't know whether it was from the heart or an expression.

    Cao Benshu sighed and said, "Chen Xianchun's problem is very serious. I investigated several trading companies engaged in maritime trade, and all of them evaded customs duties through his son. Such a large-scale tax evasion, as the chief officer of the Shipping Department, you will not always  don't know

    Wang Cai said sadly: "This old Chen is really confused. He was originally just a poor scholar in Hubei, but thanks to His Majesty and the court's kindness, he has achieved his present glory. He should serve the country well, how can he be corrupt?  What about colluding with merchants? As the chief officer of the Shibo Department, as Chen Xianchun's superior, I have the responsibility of being ignorant and ineffective in supervision. How can I have the face to continue to be an official? Cao Yushi, I will take the blame and resign myself."  I don't know," Cao Benshu asked.

    Wang Cai said: "I really don't know anything. It's true that I'm the head of the Shipping Department, but Chen Xianchun is solely responsible for the management of goods and merchants."

    This set of rhetoric is in line with common sense. Whether it is an imperial government office or a private company, it is really the deputies who actually do things.

    Cao Benshu said, "It seems that I misunderstood you, but for your safety, you should stay here for the time being. When the truth comes to light, it will not be too late to leave this room."

    Cao Benshu left after speaking, the door was locked, and Wang Cai was placed under house arrest.

    Wang Cai was left alone in the room. He was quite energetic just now, but he slumped on his seat in an instant.

    He didn't know that Zhao Han's impromptu investigation of the Shibo Department was actually initiated by the imperial court.  He thought that Chen Xianchun's son was too ostentatious, which attracted the attention of the anti-corruption officials, and cursed the Chen father and son who had committed suicide countless times in his heart.

    Although the phenomenon of the navy going out to do business is still going on, the imperial court has imposed layers of constraints.

    The Ministry of Commerce and the Naval Governor's Mansion directly send officials to be responsible for naval trade, which is equivalent to a state-owned shipping company established by the Ministry of Commerce and the Naval Governor's Mansion.  The Ministry of Commerce and the Naval Governor's Office can retain part of the profits, and the rest needs to be paid to the Ministry of Finance as a bonus.  Moreover, the navy's trade is subject to an annual quota to prevent disrupting the market and competing for profits with the people.

    There must be loopholes in this approach. For example, smuggling by the Navy quietly cannot be completely eliminated.  It is true that the military expenditure of the navy has been increasing year by year, and it cannot be fully supported by finances. It is only a temporary concession policy.

    But there are also advantages. The navy trades off, and the navy smuggles quietly. They are very active in combating private smuggling.  In the waters of Shanghai, businessmen who dare to smuggle can do small things, but once they become big, they will definitely be targeted by the navy.

    Since smuggling cannot be carried out at sea, and the inland trade is blocked by the General Department, businessmen can only collaborate with officials and merchants in the Municipal Department.  This form of tax evasion is very "safe", and it must be checked in detail with the tripartite account books of the supply company, export company, and general tax department, and can only be found out by comparing each transaction slowly.  The imperial court will not check accounts like this!

    Wang Cai felt that he was wronged, because Shanghai has been playing this trick since the day the port was opened.

    It's just that, at the beginning, I was cautious, and there were not many tax evasions.  After the unspoken rules gradually formed, officials, officials, and businessmen became accustomed to it, so they became more and more unscrupulous.

    So much so that Chen Xianchun became the second-in-command, letting his son take the initiative to reach out to merchants.  Those trading companies that do not evade taxes will be encouraged by officials to evade taxes as long as they go to sea for two or three consecutive years, and legal operators will become outliers instead.  what else to check

    From the top to the bottom of the Shibo Department, from officials to officials, at least half of them are involved.  Small officials earn dozens of taels a year, small officials earn hundreds of taels a year, and middle and senior officials earn thousands or tens of thousands of taels a year.

    This is already the norm, and it is already the unspoken rule of Shibo Division!

    Wang Cai felt that he was very clean and honest. He had been in the customs system for more than ten years, and he only made a total of more than a hundred thousand taels of silver.  Chen Xianchun, who committed suicide in fear of crime, was ruthless. It is estimated that the embezzled money was more than 300,000 taels.

    Cao Benshu came to another interrogation room.

    At this moment, more than a dozen petty officials of the Municipal Bureau of Shipping were already trembling with fear.

    Cao Benshu sat down slowly, "Inspecting goods, declaring taxes, and keeping accounts, are you guys doing it? Chen Xianchun has already committed suicide, don't you want to commit suicide? As far as your grade is concerned, I'm afraid you can't be greedy. If you confess honestly, maybe you can do it."  Take the crime and make meritorious deeds.

    Just like making dumplings, all the petty officials knelt down and said, "My lord, spare your life. If Hu Lushi tells you to do it, the little ones will do it. Every quarter, the oil and water will be divided. It won't be much, and it will only be shared for a month."  How many taels of oil and watermoney.  "Hu Huiqing, you are so courageous!" Cao Benshu slapped the gavel.

    The recorder named Hu Huiqing knelt down with weak knees, and said in a crying voice, "Master Yushi, the little one is just following the trend. Before the villain became the recorder, the Shibosi had already done this. If the villain  If you are disobedient, how can this recorder be worthy of it?" Cao Benshu asked, "How long has this kind of thing existed?"

    Hu Huiqing replied, "The villain was already like this at the time when he was advancing in the Shibo Division eight years ago. But in the early days, he had to restrain himself a lot, and everyone was very scared. Gradually, he became less afraid. He felt that the imperial court would not come to investigate, and he became more and more courageous.  The bigger it is. Especially that Chen Xianchun, after being a vice-president, even took the initiative to let businessmen evade taxes."

    "Eight years, I'm afraid it will be longer." Cao Benshu knew that this time he was playing Dafa.

    Eight years ago, some of the chief officials of the Municipal Shipping Department had been promoted to the central government, and some held important positions in the localities.  How many people are involved? Cao Benshu asked, "Is Wang Cai corrupt?"

    Hu Huiqing said, "Wang Tiju also became a junior official in the Municipal Shipbuilding Department"

    Cao Benshu asked again, "Do you have relevant account books that are real accounts, not fake accounts for the court to see."

    "I dare not stay." Hu Huiqing bowed her head and said.  A small official suddenly said, "There is an account." Cao Benshu sat upright immediately, "You have saved the account." The official replied, "The villain does not have an account, but Fan Experience may have it." Cao Benshu asked, "Who is Fan Experience?"

    The little official replied, "Fan Ching was transferred from Suzhou Datong Bank two years ago, and he was in charge of the cashier of the Shibo Department. Fan Ching had been in office for two months. It was not his business, and he also quietly inquired about it. Last year  In spring, Fan Jingli died suddenly. It was rumored that someone had killed him. After Fan Jingli died, Wang Tiju personally attended to his funeral and brought people to Fan Jingli's home to sort out his belongings. I'm afraid  He was looking for the account book.' Cao Benshu was furious when he heard this, not only was he corrupt, but also dared to murder his colleagues. "Where is Fan Ching from? Has the body been transported back to his hometown for burial?" Cao Benshu asked.

    Hu Huiqing said, "Fan Jijin is from Guizhou, and the journey is far away, so it is impossible to transport it back to his hometown. For such things, they must either be buried in Shanghai, or cremated and taken away by their family members. Fan Jijinwas cremated." That means there is no way to do an autopsy.  .

    Cremation is very popular in the south, and it was recorded in Dacheng in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.  Not only those who die in other places choose to be cremated, but many local people also choose to be cremated when they die. There are even professions that specialize in burning corpses.

    Cao Benshu continued to ask, "Fan Ching went to Shanghai as an official, but did he bring his family or relatives with him?"  maid'

    Hu Huiqing said, "I hired a maid, and I don't know the details of this maid."

    Suddenly, another small official wanted to make meritorious service, "Master Yushi, that maid lives in Fahua Town, and she is still a neighbor to the villain, but she got married last winter. As for where she will marry, the villain is not too clear. Fahua Town  , is Xujiahui, named after Fahua Temple.

    The temple fell into disrepair for a long time and was demolished directly, and the monks also returned to the common people and became common people.

    The place name of Lujiazui already exists, and it was named after Lu Shen, the ancestor of Lu Guang who was investigated a few days ago.  It took Cao Benshu five days to invite the maid named Wu Lian.  At first, Wu Lian didn't say anything, just kept crying and shaking her head.

    Cao Benshu was even more certain that the maid must know something, so she comforted her with kind words for two days.

    Guo Lian finally said, "My lord, Mr. Fan is a good man. Hehe stored a small box in the bank, saying that he would not live for a few days, and asked the girl to bring it to the Inspector of Integrity. He also said that there was something in the box.  Ten taels of silver, take it out and give it to a girl as a dowry." "Why don't you go get it?" Cao Benshu asked.

    "Minnv dare not," Guo Lian said, "on the second day of Fan Xianggong's cremation, Minnv's house came at night. Minnv's father and elder brother were beaten and forced to hand over things. Minnv was so frightened.  He couldn't speak, but he didn't hand over Fan Xianggong's box. Later, he was really scared, so he hurriedly married and went to the neighboring county."

    Cao Benshu asked, "Where is the access certificate?"

    Wu Lian said, "When those villains came to the door, the women swallowed them up." "Do you know those villains?" Cao Benshu asked again.

    "There are more than ten people in total, and Minnv knows two of them," Guo Lian said, "One is Liu Er, the other is Zhu Huhu, both nicknames. Cao Benshu immediately ordered the arrest and sent people to Datong Bank to pick up things.

    Unfortunately, both Liu Er and Zhu Huhu have left Shanghai.  The hooligans who hung out with them also all ran away, and went directly to the sea by boat. Some said they went to Luzon, and some said they went to Japan.  silver.

    Cao Benshu opened and read the posthumous letter first, "My name is Fan Hongjing, my style name is Ding'an, and I am from Kaili, Guizhou. My father passed away early, and my uncle oppressed me. Fortunately, I was raised by a loving mother. Thanks to Your Majesty, I took back three shops of my late father, and I have the financial resources to support them."  My old mother Now I am an experience of the Shanghai Shipbuilding Department. There is a lot of filth here, and I must thoroughly investigate and rectify it Wang Cai and Chen Xianchun, who were promoted and vice-promoted, knew that I was secretly investigating, and invited me to join in the dirty work many times. I pretended to agree  , I got more than 800 taels of dirty silver one after another

    "I drank with Wu Wengang, a sea merchant, and slandered him about the amount of tax evasion.

    ?This man is vigilant, fearing that he will tell the truth, I will deposit the account books I have created in Datong Bank, Shanghai Countypeople.  Thanks to His Majesty's kindness, I took back the three shops of my deceased father, so I have the financial resources to support my mother Now I have experienced the experience of the Shanghai Shipping Department. There are filth here, and it must be thoroughly investigated and rectified Wang Cai was promoted and Chen Xianchun was promoted as deputy.  He knew that I was investigating secretly, and invited me to join forces with him many times.  So I pretended to agree, and got more than 800 taels of dirty silver one after another

    "I drank with Wu Wengang, a sea merchant, and slandered him about the amount of tax evasion.

    I am alert and alert, and I am afraid that he will tell the truth, so I will deposit the account books I have created in Datong Bank, Shanghai County.
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