my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 563 Killing without Amnesty
Zhu Di's decision in one word completely broke the current controversy.

But at this moment, for Shi Zhongcheng, he had completely shut his mouth.

At this moment, it's useless to talk too much, it's better to simply spread the matter out and have a look.

For Shi Zhongcheng and others, in fact, they do not believe in the bottom of their hearts that the post office can have any real evidence. Even if there is a little bit, they can completely find loopholes and overthrow it.

It's not how confident they are, but they already think in the bottom of their hearts that this must be a fight that Hu Mu wants to take the opportunity to rise to power and provoke.

The imperial court has a very bad impression of Chuanfeng officials, and thinks that they are all opportunistic people, so there is nothing to worry about.

What's more, Hu Mu, who is a preaching official, doesn't even have mediocre qualifications. He is just a low-level official who has worked in the railway department for a year or two.

What can such a person do?

Furthermore, checking the household registration is the most arduous task in the world. The imperial court mobilized hundreds of thousands of officials to do it barely. How can the Post Office do it?

The scholars of Wenyuan Pavilion are far less optimistic than Shi Zhongcheng and others.

However, it is obvious that it is not necessary to think that the postal department can really have any real evidence. Probably... it should be that the postal department found a loophole in this investigation, and then produced some evidence to attack. Taking this opportunity, I hope the court can conduct a new investigation.

It's just that Xie Jin is still a little puzzled, because he thinks deeper.

If Hu Mu did this, Zhang Anshi must be behind it, but anyway, Hu Mu is also Hu Guang's son. Could there be Hu Guang behind this matter?
If there is still Hu Guang, then Hu Guang is too simple. The previous humans and animals were harmless, so they were just smoke bombs.

And once you think about it that way, it's even more creepy.

A person...has been harmless to humans and animals for decades, yet so many of the most shrewd people in the world have gone astray, how terrifying such a person must be.

What's even more frightening is that a person who has hidden himself for decades suddenly exerts force here. So... what is his purpose?

Anything abnormal is a demon.

The more you think about it, the more terrifying and frightening it becomes.

Zhu Di was a man of action, even if he drove out of the palace, the ministers who accompanied him, although they had different ideas, still walked behind honestly.

Hu Guang was in the team, but his heart was already in a state of panic.

It was Zhang Anshi and Hu Mu who walked ahead, and they were whispering something in a low voice.

When they arrived at the postal department, the postal department was caught off guard. No one would have expected that the emperor would come in person.

So immediately... all the officials from the top and bottom of the department came to see him in fear.

Zhu Di only glanced at them, and saw that they were all dressed as ordinary officials, but compared with other government offices and ministries, these officials were much younger, and most of them were young people.

Zhu Di's gloomy face softened a little, and he said in a gentle voice, "There's no need to be too polite."

Immediately, he looked back at Zhang Anshi and Hu Mu and asked, "Where is the evidence?"

Hu Mu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it's in the warehouse at the back."

Zhu Di immediately took the lead and went in first, and the rest of the retinue followed suit.

So Hu Mu led the crowd into a warehouse.

At first, the monarchs and ministers didn't find it strange, and the warehouse, from the outside, didn't seem to have anything special.

But after entering, the eyes are bright.

This is a glimpse of the physical meaning, because there are horse lanterns hanging here, so that the entire warehouse, although closed, is as bright as day.

Here, apart from rows of office documents, there are bookshelves that can't be seen at a glance.

On every bookshelf, there are cabinets, and locks are hung on the cabinets. In addition, there are signs one after another.

"This is……"

Zhu Di put his hands behind his back and looked at it seriously. In fact, he was not very interested in the case files, but Zhu Di felt a little surprised at such a scale.

Hu Mu said: "Your Majesty, this is the postcode warehouse of the Post Office."

"Zip code warehouse?" Zhu Di still finds this name quite novel.

Hu Mu then said: "Delivering letters, sending parcels, and even matters involving remittances, it is necessary to ensure that the post stations can be accurate to the person, because of this, so... the post stations in various places must grasp the situation of the local population's household registration address, The post station controls the township and the villages under it, the post office controls the situation in the province, and the post office must naturally control the situation in the world."

Zhu Di said, "Really?"

The voice was faint, and he could only hear it in a fog.

Hu Mu continued to explain: "This warehouse stores and keeps all the documents of Fujian's chief envoy."

"Fujian chief envoy..." Zhu Di muttered, and then asked again: "What's the difference?"

Hu Mu pointed to a bookshelf in the distance, and said, "That place is Fuzhou Mansion, and those rows of bookcases are Quanzhou Mansion. Next door is Jianning Mansion, and further away is Xinghua Mansion. Zhangzhou Mansion is here."

Hu Mu said as he strolled to more than a dozen rows of bookshelves in Fuzhou Mansion, and continued, "This bookcase is from Min County, that one is from Changle County, and here...Your Majesty, this is Fuzhou Fuqing County."

In fact, the preservation conditions here are very orderly and can be said to be clear at a glance, so even if Zhu Di doesn't understand the affairs of the documents, he can understand them immediately after Hu Mu's guidance.

And this kind of copywriting affairs is so organized that even a layman can understand it at once, which shows how orderly the situation here is.

Zhu Di also walked quickly to the bookcases in Fuqing County, Fuzhou Prefecture. Here, there are neat cabinets, and on each cabinet, there are signs of various townships written on them.

Zhu Di casually pointed to Tan Nanxiang among them, and said, "Is there another Tan Nanxiang in Fuqing County?"

"Yes." Hu Mu talked eloquently: "Your Majesty, look, there is a number 06261 in front of Tan Nanxiang, that is, all letters with this number can be delivered directly to Tan Nanxiang, Fuqing County. , In this way, the person who sorts the letters can be clear at a glance. Even...even people who can't read big characters, after mastering simple numbers, can also be competent for the work of sorting. The letters and parcels , In addition to the need for a lot of manpower for delivery, in fact... more manpower is required for sorting, which letter and package should be sent where, this alone requires countless manpower. "

After a pause, Hu Mu continued: "If there is no serial number, just considering the address, it will require the post office to recruit tens of thousands of cleaning personnel, and these people still need to be good at reading and writing, which is very important for the post station. In other words, it’s really too difficult, even a person who is fluent in writing and ink, I’m afraid they don’t want to repeat cleaning every day in this dark warehouse, even if the salary is higher, no one is willing to do this.”

Zhu Di nodded approvingly.

This is actually true.

The postal department pays well, and now with the implementation of the new policy, many scholars are willing to join the postal department.

But these people, whether they are clerks or even postmen, such a job has some meaning after all, and everyone is willing to do their best.

But for these lucky scholars, if you let them pick up letters in the warehouse every day and sort them into categories, even ghosts will not come.

With the zip code, the situation can be greatly improved, and even those who cannot read large characters can be competent after simple training.

Zhu Di said: "It turns out that..."

Then he said, "This Tan Nanxiang... what's inside?"

Hu Mu winked at the clerk beside him, and the clerk understood, took the key, unlocked it, and opened Tan Nanxiang's drawer.

Immediately, stacks of documents came into Zhu Di's eyes.

Hu Mu immediately took out one and said, "Your Majesty, please take a look. This one is for the situation in Baliuli, Tan Nanxiang."

Zhu Di raised his hand to take it, and only looked down, with astonishment in his eyes.

I saw that there were densely recorded information on 79 people in [-] households in this village.

From age, to native place, to name, characteristics, and even his study and family situation, the records are extremely detailed.

Zhu Di was taken aback for a moment, and he couldn't stop looking at them one by one, but his brows became more and more tightly frowned, and then he pointed to the document and said, "The 2000 million households you mentioned in [-] came from here? "

Hu Mu said without changing his face: "Exactly, the records in it are very clear. I have made statistics, and the total is 2000, 70 million households."

But at this time, the ministers who followed had already seen it very clearly. While they were amazed at the exquisiteness and orderliness of the warehouse, they also suddenly realized that the postal service...had really done a job. ...the unimaginable.

The situation here is even more detailed than the yellow book of the household department.

That Shi Zhongcheng and all the censors also changed their expressions, and they could no longer see the full confidence just now in their eyes.

I thought that Hu Mu was just finding out the non-compliance in the previous investigation and making criticisms.

But I didn't expect that they would start all over again and really come up with a brand new household registration system.

What's even more frightening is that it's so detailed.

Shi Zhongcheng subconsciously said: "Although this is the case, the household registration is so complicated and changeable. It is not easy to record it all. For decades, the imperial court has recorded yellow books, and there are still many omissions. This time, it has used a lot of resources. Manpower and material resources, I dare not say that it is completely convincing..."

Shi Zhongcheng had already begun to retreat. He admitted that the investigation had more or less flaws.

But then, he said: "It's just... who can be sure that what you have recorded can be convincing? Maybe the postmen below are deceiving and filling in the report at will, and I don't know."

Hu Mu said calmly: "This is easy, because everywhere, the responsibility can be assigned to someone."

He immediately said to Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, please take a look at the situation of signatures and deposits in Baliuli, Tan Nanxiang."

Zhu Di followed along.

Hu Mu explained: "Your Majesty, look, the person in charge of registration is Deng Da, a postman at the Tannan post station in Fuqing County. Deng Da signed his signature here, and then issued it. This is the local post office. After passing the test, they also made a pledge. After that, there was also a pledge made by Liu He, a clerk of the Fujian Post Office. Every time he drew a pledge, he was also responsible. If the postman Deng Da made a mistake, he would be punished, and the postman was in charge of the random inspection. , after making sure that the situation is true, you will naturally need to draw a pledge. And..."

He spoke clearly and logically. In fact, when it came to this point, everyone knew it in their hearts, not to mention that everything in front of them was based on real evidence!
Hu Mu continued: "What's more, every household has a zip code. If the record is wrong, then the transmission of the letter may also be wrong. At that time... once there is a mistake, you can confirm where the mistake occurred. This is the person responsible for the registration. There will be nothing to hide from postmen. At that time, the postal department will have its own punishment. If there is one wrong record, you will be fined; , and may even be punished.”

"Your Majesty, you have the responsibility, and if you are negligent, you will be easily detected soon. Not only that, there will be corresponding punishments from the post office to the postman and then to the postman. Of course, I dare not guarantee that all the records are accurate, but dare Taking the head of the item as a guarantee, there must be no error in it. I would like to issue a military order..."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone fell silent.

Zhu Di continued to look carefully. In front of him, this postman named Deng Da faithfully recorded the situation in the whole village, and even...had some supplementary explanations, for example...in this Eight Willows, a certain person belongs to the family. The identity of the son-in-law, there is a certain person, but a widow, and there are no males in the family.

Zhu Di looked at it very seriously, and after looking at it for a long time, he looked away, and then took a deep breath.

At this time, if you can't tell right from wrong, you will be really stupid.

Zhu Di said slowly: "The postal department can take responsibility as much as possible. Even Hu Qing dares to use the head as a guarantee, so...you...do you dare to use the head as a guarantee?"

He obviously asked Shi Zhongcheng what he said.

His voice didn't sound harsh, but it made Shi Zhongcheng's face change suddenly.

The censors behind were too shocked to speak out.

Zhu Di saw their reactions in his eyes, his eyes gradually turned cold, and he continued: "There are so many officials in the world, they have spent countless manpower and material resources, and they have the assistance of various ministries, and there are so many inspectors sent by the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Your salaries... I have given everything that should be given to you. If you want to be noble, I will give you a noble body, and give you high-ranking officials and generous salaries, but... yes... there are 1000 million households missing... "

Zhu Di carefully put away the documents in hand, and put them back in the cabinet.Continue to speak slowly: "1000 million households is almost equivalent to all the registered people in the world when Emperor Taizu Gao, but... if it wasn't for the post office, they would disappear all of a sudden. Please come and tell me, you What did the investigation find out, and what did the inspectors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate find out?"

Speaking of this, Zhu Di's face became extremely ugly, and his voice became more and more high-pitched, saying: "I ordered you to patrol the state capitals of the world and teach you to be my eyes and ears, but I am really ashamed that I was treated like this by you." I have become blind and deaf, but I still believe in you, because you have found out some hidden households, and you have praised you wildly. Many of you have been accepted by me. Let’s take these badges... I want to ask you, can you really... be worthy of it?"

Having said that, for many censors, there may be no shame, but there is too much fear.

Immediately, all the ministers bowed down one after another, knelt down and said: "The ministers are guilty of ten thousand deaths."

But Zhu Di looked at Shi Zhongcheng, and said, "Just now, didn't Shi Qing's family speak plausibly? Didn't they talk so eloquently that they left people speechless? Now...just one sentence of ten thousand deaths? What about the confidence of Shi Qing's family just now?"

Shi Zhongcheng's face was already miserable, and he was unable to respond for a while.

After hesitating for a long time, he said: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Wait... You were also deceived by Xiatouzhou County."

"Hahaha..." Zhu Di laughed loudly, staring at him closely, and said with sarcasm in his eyes: "Xiatouzhou County, when you repay your credit, you also repay your credit, and even... your patrolling is even more credit-worthy. What's more, these credits... don't I have generous rewards? Now that something went wrong, but it became... deceived, so... it has nothing to do with you?"

Shi Zhongcheng was terrified, and suddenly, he became even more terrified.

He knows Zhu Di well. When Zhu Di is reasoning with you, it may... also herald the coming of disaster.

He was extremely flustered, and hurriedly said: "I have no shirkable responsibility, this minister has indeed made a serious mistake."

The corners of Zhu Di's lips curled up, but with a cold expression, he said slowly: "It's too early to say this now. I just have a question. Why are the patrols I sent out so well, but when they arrived in the prefectures and counties, they looked like deaf and blind people?" How can you be deceived so easily? Among you, many of you...have served as patrol officers, let's talk about it..."

Zhu Di raised his eyes, but saw a more familiar censor, and said, "Zhou Qing's family, tell me."

After Zhou Yushi heard this, he was already frightened like a sieve, and his body shook subconsciously. He said: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty... I am really confused. When I get to the place... After I get to the place... tell the county magistrate , too trusting, so...so..."

"Hahaha..." Zhu Di's eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, and a murderous intent flashed across his face, and he said sharply: "Now, I still want to shirk things, and dare to be so dishonest , Really deserve death! Come on, drag it down, and hammer it to death with a pumpkin!"

After Zhou Yushi heard this, he was already out of his wits, and before he could respond to his pleading, there were guards accompanying him, holding him down and dragging him out.

After a while, there was a miserable cry from outside.

When everyone heard the voice clearly, their expressions changed.

Compared with everyone's panic, Zhu Di looked complacent. At this time, his eyes were slightly squinted, but they revealed a piercing sharp light, and he said coldly: "What I want to hear is the truth. If you dare to be dishonest, this person will be your fate!"

(End of this chapter)