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    There are quite a few officials who have gone out from the Shanghai Shipbuilding Department, one is the third-rank left servant, and the other is the fifth-rank doctor.  These are still only central officials, and there are still five local officials from the third rank, the fourth rank, and the fifth rank.

    ? The Shanghai Shipbuilding Department was established late, and the Guangzhou Shipbuilding Department was established first. How many officials should go out to other city shipping departments?

    In the interrogation room, Cao Benshu knocked on the table twice, "Please explain everything."

    Du Xing said, "At the beginning of the opening of Shanghai Port, Mr. Wu Ge (Wu Yingji) was in charge. At that time, the investigation was relatively strict. Mr. Wu Ge was just reused by the emperor, and he only wanted to make meritorious service. He didn't rub the sand in his eyes. Later,  Mr. Wu Ge was promoted, and the head of the Shipbuilding Department was replaced by Xiao Zhifeng." Xiao Shufeng was a scholar of Yongyang Town, Zhao Han raised troops in Wuxing Town, and the second expansion site was Yongyang Town.

    The tablets of the first batch of sacrificed martyrs of the Datong Army are placed in the Xiao Family Ancestral Hall in Yongyang Town.  This Xiao Qifeng can definitely be called a Conglong hero, a proper official of the court and middle school.

    Du Xingxue continued: "When Xiao Jifeng took office, he was relatively honest as an official. But his son Xiao Jingzhang was dragged into the water by Wu Wengang, a sea merchant. Xiao Jingzhang is just a playboy. He doesn't like reading or being an official. He is sixteen or seventeen years old.  Just hang out in Shanghai, love to compare with the young master of the wealthy businessman's family. This guy got Wu Wengang's money, and evaded taxes with a few officials. After the matter was revealed, Xiao Qifeng was worried about his official title, so he helped his son bring the case to the police.  Press down."

    "The case will be suppressed as he says," Cao Benshu asked.

    Du Xingxue said with a smile: "The amount at that time was not large, and Xiao Qifeng knew many nobles, so the officials in charge of investigating the case turned a blind eye and closed their eyes, ordering Wu Wengang to pay back the tax and then quietly uncovered it. For a small matter  Case, why offend Conglong Zhichen who came out of Yongyang Town? Cao Benshu asked, "Xiao Qifeng was dragged into the water like this."

    Du Xingxue said, "Not yet. His son, Xiao Jingzhang, beat people into cripples because of jealousy. Wu Wengang helped settle the case with the victim. Afterwards, Wu Wengang invited Xiao Qifeng to a banquet, and Xiao Qifeng had to go to the appointment due to affection.  In this way, Wu Wengang entangled the Xiao family father and son, and sent them Wenwan and women, and they were in conflict with each other." "Wu Wengang didn't just evade taxes," Cao Benshu asked.

    "Of course more than that," Du Xingxue said, "Wu Wengang opened a bank, and all the dirty money collected by corrupt officials in Shanghai is stored in Wu Wengang's bank. Moreover, without an access certificate, it is impossible for the imperial court to find out the stolen money. With this, Wu Wengang's  The money bank grew rapidly, and many merchants turned to Wu Wengang for loans. Wu Wengang also took the opportunity to buy shares in many companies, about a dozen maritime trading companies, and Wu Wengang had shares in them. Cao Benshu asked again, "Why are all these criminal accounts in your hands?"  What do you do here?"

    Du Xingxue said: "I was originally from Northern Zhili, and my family fled to Shandong. Shandong was also in chaos, and I continued to flee south. My father and brother died of illness one after another on the way. My father had some friendship with Xuanhu Gong (Xu Guangqi) in the early years, so I took him with him.  The family came to Shanghai. At that time, the Xu family was ordered by the court to separate and relocate. The descendants of Xuanhu Gong were busy dividing up the family property. How could they take care of us who defected? There was no one to make decisions. I was almost hungry at the time  Dead on the street." "Continue to talk." Cao Benshu said.

    Du Xingxue said, "At that time, Shanghai County expanded its recruitment of officials. I planned to be a junior official. I suddenly fell ill a few days before the exam. After I recovered, because I knew Thai and Western mathematics, the primary school in Shanghai had not been opened for a few years, and many wealthy businessmen were in  I was looking for a teacher to give my children extra lessons, so I went to apply for a teacher from Wu Wengang's family."

    Cao Benshu said: "Being a Mr. Xixi is just a temporary thing. Why didn't you go to examine the officials again?"

    Du Xingxue explained, "Both my father and brother died of illness, and I was the only one to take care of my mother. I was too busy working as an official in the new dynasty, so I didn't have time to take care of my mother at home. In addition, as my mother got older, the illnesses became more frequent. Zhuo Jing also died of illness within two years.  Well, the house is in a mess. Well anyway, it's so annoying that I don't have time to do business."

    Cao Benshu asked, "How did you get in touch with Xiao Qifeng?"

    Du Xingxue said, "When I was teaching at Wu Wengang's home, I had a good relationship with his son, and seduced his daughter. Shengxing cooked rice and was pregnant. He didn't want to lose face, so he pinched his nose and confessed.  gone."

    "You are really a bad guy, you can do such things." Cao Benshu couldn't help but sigh.

    Du Xingxue continued, "Later, I deliberately made friends with Xiao Jingzhang and acted as the dog's leg of Mr. Xiao. Through Xiao Jingzhang, I got to know Xiao Jifeng and worked hard to show my talents. Sure enough, I was appreciated by Xiao Qifeng.  Feng, leave the Wu family to do business on my own. Alas, I am really not good at doing business. The business company I opened in partnership with Mr. Xiao closed after only one year of operation." Cao Benshu said, "With the Xiao family as a facade, how can a business company lose money?  "

    Du Xingxue smiled wryly, "Mr. Xiao has too many cronies and friends, so he stuffs people into the trading company from time to time. He has a good face, and many goods are sold because of friends."?, all sold at high prices to our trading company.  In the end, it was the friend that Young Master Xiao had stuffed in, who ran away with money and fled overseas, and even lost two cargo ships.  Cao Benshu lamented, "Young Master Xiao, it's hard to describe in words."  "

    Du Xingxue said: "After that, I stopped doing business. Xiao Qifeng and Wu Wengang also had a rift, so I took the opportunity to be their middleman. I handle all the stolen money from the Shibo Department, and part of it is deposited in Wu Wengang's  Part of the money bank was distributed from Chen Xianchun's hands to fellow officials. Chen Xianchun had only been doing this for five years. Before him, there was a man named Zhai Shirang, who died of illness after being transferred to Shaanxi." Cao Benshu asked, "Is that Zhai Shirang true?  die of illness, or be murdered"

    Du Xingxue shook his head: "I don't know, but he should have died of illness. He left the Shibo Department a long time ago and went to Shaanxi to be a local official. There is no need for Xiao Jifeng to send someone to kill him."

    Cao Benshu asked again, "After Xiao Qifeng was transferred from Shanghai, is he still taking the stolen money from the Shibo Department?"

    "I have been taking it all the time," Du Xingxue said. "This kind of thing can't be stopped. Even if he wants to stop, the maritime merchants involved in the case will continue to send him money. Moreover, the shipping department of other ports also have  I guess most of the confidantes he promoted also received money. The dirty money he has embezzled over the years, if not one million, is probably three to five million."

    Cao Benshu asked again, "Chen Xianchun and his son, you killed them"

    "No," Du Xingxue explained, "Zhai Shirang, who has died of illness, and this Chen Xianchun, what they did, they must die once the case happens. It was agreed a long time ago that if they die, the case will be closed. But  Chen Xianchun was afraid of death and refused to commit suicide for a long time, so I can only persuade myself." Cao Benshu asked, "If you persuade them, they will die."

    Du Xingxue said: "Of course we have to make a painful statement. If they don't commit suicide, they will definitely die if the case finds out. And even if they are beheaded, there will be too many officials involved, and his family will be worse than death. If they commit suicide  , Xiao Qifeng and other officials will take care of their families afterwards. Even if the whole family is exiled, they can quietly send money, and when the news passes, they can slowly move back from the place of exile.

    Cao Benshu didn't want to understand one more point: "Those account books are so important, why are they all placed in the study? If you are afraid of being found out in Datong Bank, you can dig a big hole and bury them. And after I brought people to the door, you actually  Plead guilty immediately."

    Du Xingxue sighed: "Oh, I'm tired. There are more and more officials and merchants involved. As a middleman, I can't sleep all night. And that stupid son of Chen Xianchun always drives a big carriage around the city, afraid  People don't know that his father is a corrupt official, and he will be investigated by the court sooner or later. Also, if Xiao Qifeng can escape this disaster, I guess I will be silenced when the news passes." "You can escape overseas  " said Cao Benshu.

    Du Xingxue said, "My mother, wife and children are all being targeted by Wu Wengang. He also asked his daughter to take her grandson back to her natal family to visit relatives. Now my wife and children are under the care of Wu's family. My mother is almost seventy  Cao Benshu stared at Du Xingxue for a while, and always felt that it would not be so simple. Du Xingxue must have something to hide." Fan Hongjing, the secretary of Shibo, you sent someone  Killed?" Cao Benshu asked.

    Du Xingxue shook his head: "It's not me, nor an official. The hired murderer is my father-in-law, Wu Wengang. Fan Ching is very smart, and even through clues, he suspected that Wu Wengang was deeply involved in the case. He pretended to accept bribes, and deliberately flirted with Wu Wengang.  Friendship, I often inquire about some inside stories. Wu Wengang killed in a fright, Wang Cai and Chen Xianchun dealt with the aftermath, and cremated the body according to normal death, for fear that the government would send a letter for an autopsy." Cao Benshu asked again, "Except for Fan Jing being killed, Wu Wengang  Is there any other murder case?"

    "Yes," Du Xingxue said, "six years ago, there was an official in the Shipbuilding Department who didn't want to accept dirty money, and didn't trust Shanghai officials, so he quietly went to Nanjing by boat to report. He fell into the water and drowned on the way  "

    "This is a loyal minister and righteous man, write down his name." Cao Benshu said to the interrogation recorder.  Du Xing said, "I forgot the name of this official, and I really can't remember it for a small official." The official is not a small official, but an official position.

    Cao Benshu was furious, "The murder case is a big deal, and he killed an official. Doesn't his name deserve you to remember?" Du Xingxue remained silent.  Far away in Luzon.

    A few years ago, a rich man called Du Xingmin came.  He claimed to be the son of a rich businessman in Shandong, and because he had a falling out with his brother over the division of the family property, he took his wife and children away overseas.

    Du Xingmin did not develop in Manila either, and settled in a small village.  He also spent money to buy land, raised a few Japanese wanderers, and bought native captives from the government as tenants.

    ?Now there are hundreds of acres of land, and taxes are paid according to regulations, and the excess land is willing to pay step-by-step taxes.  What's even more weird is that the tablets enshrined in his family are all white boards, without the name of the deceased written on them.

    He has one wife and two concubines, four sons and two daughters.  There is a concubine's room with a son who lives alone in another courtyard.  This concubine's room and Du Xingmin seem to be close, but in reality they keep a distance, as if they are sister-in-law.; He has one wife and two concubines, four sons and two daughters.  There is a concubine's room with a son who lives alone in another courtyard.  This concubine and Du Xingmin seem to be close, but in reality they keep a distance, as if they are sister-in-law.
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