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    The entire capital was in turmoil because of this incident. At the same time, as the incident spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, on one side were the extremely angry people of the Ming Dynasty, and on the other side were the frightened officials from all over the country.

    The implication of this case is really too great, involving all aspects of the Ming army.

    Not only the civil service group, but also many generals, nobles, etc. in the Ming Dynasty's army were implicated, and they also had a share in the empty pay and the blood of the soldiers.

    And many people are even worried that once this case continues to develop, various health centers will also be implicated. You must know that many hundreds of families, thousands of families, etc. in many health centers make their fortunes by enslaving military households.

    It can be said that everyone related to this case is secretly trembling. While they are constantly cleaning their tails and butts, they are waiting anxiously in panic all day long.

    Jinyiwei and Dongchang worked very efficiently. In just a few days, a large number of officials were arrested.

    Almost all the officials responsible for the production of armors and the allocation of military supplies at the Ministry of Household Affairs were captured. Especially the officials responsible for the production of weapons and armors. None of them escaped, and they were all put into the prison of the factory guard.

    Emperor Hongzhi took out 1.5 million taels of silver from the internal funds, and it was in the hands of the Ministry of Revenue. The Ministry of Revenue withheld almost 500,000 taels of silver.

    This matter was decided by Zhou Jing, the Minister of Household Affairs, because in Zhou Jing's view, this big battle could not cost 1.5 million taels of silver, especially since His Highness the Crown Prince organized a fundraiser and raised several thousand taels of silver.  In the case of tens of millions of taels of silver, it doesn't take much money.

    So Zhou Jing also secretly withheld five hundred thousand taels of silver and planned to use it to fill the national treasury so that it could be used elsewhere.

    "He is withholding it, not taking it into his own pocket. The treasury is empty. It is difficult for him as a housekeeper to have a large sum of money. He also wants to withhold some money for emergencies.

    Of the remaining one million taels of silver, 500,000 taels were allocated to the various armies below for use as marching silver, and the other 500,000 taels were used to make weapons, armor, etc.

    As a result, of the 500,000 taels of silver used to make weapons and armor, after layers of deductions and corruption, only 100,000 taels of silver ended up in the hands of the craftsmen. However, these craftsmen must follow the requirements of the Ministry of Revenue.  After creating the prescribed number of weapons and armor, you can imagine the final result.

    So after this line was investigated, dozens of officials were eventually arrested, including ministers like Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Revenue.

    As soon as these people were arrested and interrogated by the factory guards, a bigger hole was immediately revealed. It turned out that not only this time, the money allocated by the court in the past to build weapons and armor had been deducted and deducted layer by layer.  Levels of corruption.

    The amount of money allocated this time was enough, so you can still see armor and weapons. In the past, when there were no wars and Emperor Hongzhi didn't pay attention to this aspect, you couldn't even see weapons and armor.

    The annual funding, eighty -nine, finally reached the mouth of these people.

    The hole got bigger and bigger. Officials who had done things in the Ministry of Household Affairs in the past and were responsible for related matters were quickly arrested. After some interrogation, they all admitted it.

    With this arrest, dozens more officials were brought in.

    The factory guards found boxes of money from the homes of these officials. A small seventh-rank official in the Ministry of Household Affairs had embezzled tens of thousands of taels of silver. Some of the money even had the mark of Emperor Hongzhi's internal funds.

    There was also the Kaaba Silver, five hundred thousand taels of Kaaba Silver, and the three armies sent it out. In the end, only a very small amount of silver was distributed as Kaaba Silver to the soldiers below.

    Most of the money was deducted, embezzled and misappropriated at all levels. Starting from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, it was passed on layer by layer. In the end, not even a drop of rain fell into the hands of the soldiers below.

    ¡°If it weren¡¯t for the reward of one hundred taels of silver for killing a Tatar, and the reward of two hundred taels of silver if killed in battle, no one would fight bravely to kill the enemy this time.

    After checking here, we found that there were dozens of officials from the Ministry of War, and they were all big fish.

    Liu Yu, the commander-in-chief of the East Road Army, who had just been named Jingbian Bo not long ago, was the first to go in. He had too many things to do.

    Not only did they embezzle and embezzle money from Kaita, but they also set up private horse markets and private slave markets to secretly sell ironware, salt, tea, grain, etc. to the grassland people, colluded with officials and businessmen, and resold military rations, etc.

    Any one of them can be removed, and now they are all found out at once.Li Gao, the commander-in-chief of the South Route Army, and Ren Liang, the eunuch who supervises the army. Li Gao had just been named Lan Tianbo and was now arrested. Not only did they embezzle the Kaaba Bank, but they also colluded with officials and businessmen to resell military supplies.  What's serious is that in this war, good people were killed and meritorious deeds were taken.

    ??Deliberately arrange domestic slaves to serve as military households, kill good people and take credit for receiving rewards.

    As soon as the news came out, the government and the public were shocked that there were such bold people who dared to kill good people and take credit for defrauding them of rewards.

    Of the three armies, only Wang Yue of the west army, who was also Dingbianhou, was considered upright and had relatively few problems. Therefore, Emperor Hongzhi believed that he had made great contributions in defending the territory for many years and had made great contributions this time, so there was no  Move him.

    Two of the commanders-in-chief of the three armies entered directly, and in addition to the two of them, a large number of other senior generals also entered. Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver were copied from the homes of Liu Yu and Li Gao.  Huge amounts of stolen money.

    Because it is not just a matter of withdrawing silver, this matter of empty pay, drinking of soldiers' blood, and deprivation of military pay has been around for a long time. A casual investigation revealed that some ministers in the past were also found out and implicated.

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    In addition to the officials in the court, the factory guards also did not let go of the businessmen who resold military supplies. Soon, the businessmen who resold military grain and military supplies were also found out.

    Dozens of Shanxi merchants and Hui merchants in Shanxi were arrested at once.

    Shanxi merchants in Shanxi not only resold military supplies, but also colluded with the border troops to go to the grasslands to do business. They sold ironware, tea, grain, etc. that were strictly prohibited by the imperial court to the grasslands to make huge profits.

    Too many people have been identified. In just a few days, thousands of officials have been arrested, ranging from ministers of the Six Ministries, local officials, to some petty officials and minor officials. More and more people are involved.  .  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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