I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

Jiang Zuo's arguments were convincing, and combined with what everyone had seen and heard, they were indeed convincing.

This place in Anding County really has a different style from other places.

Ma Hengwei hesitated and thought seriously about what Jiang Zuo had just said.

Workshops, roads...

What a strange person.

"Master Jiang, you will be fine."

"We can all prove that Lord Jiang is telling the truth."

The people continued to shout and supported Jiang Zuo.

Seeing this, Liang Ming slammed the table and shouted, "Silence!"

He turned to look at Ma Hengwei, but the latter remained silent.

Liang Ming had no choice but to change the subject and said, "No matter how you explain, Jiang Zuo, you can't get away with the crime of stealing and selling grain!"

"Stealing and selling food?"

Jiang Zuo asked again: "Master Liang, do you know how much grain Dayan produces in a year?"

Liang Ming was quite impatient: "I am not in charge of food production, how could I know."

"It is indeed difficult to estimate the exact amount of grain." Jiang Zuo said, "But one thing that is certain is that the imperial court's grain policy is not appropriate."

As soon as these words came out, Ma Hengwei's face changed slightly.

"Jiang Zuo, do you mean to blame the court?"

Liang Ming directly put a big hat on Jiang Zuo's head.

"No." Jiang Zuo continued to explain calmly, "Rice in Jiangnan has always been harvested twice a year. If there were no disasters, the annual grain output would be enough to feed the people of the Great Yan Kingdom. But why are there so many people starving to death and not having enough food? Do you know, Lord Liang?"

Liang Ming sneered: "Haha, natural disasters and man-made disasters are all fate. Now that the world is stable, how can there still be people who can't afford to eat? If there really are such people, they can only blame themselves for not being diligent."

"The imperial court openly favors agriculture over commerce, but the agricultural tax collected is much higher than the commercial tax. After a year of farming, the peasants pay their share to the landlords, and the rest is almost all paid as taxes. The amount left for them is not enough at all. Therefore, in order to survive, they can only sell the land. The landlords get more and more land, and the oppression on the peasants becomes more and more intense..."

"How dare you! Shut up! I am interrogating you about stealing and selling government grain, not asking you to accuse the court. What is your intention, Jiang Zuo?"

Liang Ming continued to blame.

At this moment, the person who was most moved was the current emperor Chen Qingyun.

What Jiang Zuo said hit the nail on the head that had been bothering her for years.

"Does Jiang Zuo have any good ideas to solve this problem?"

"My Lord, this is related to the government grain case. We in Anding County personally paid to buy back the grain circulating in the market for disaster relief." Jiang Zuo added: "As for why these disaster relief grains were auctioned, the reason is that the quality of these disaster relief grains is far inferior to the affordable grains in our county. The 10,000 dan of grain auctioned yesterday was used as feed for livestock, not for the people to eat."

"You are so bold. You don't feed people but give the food to livestock first." Liang Ming just scolded and didn't listen to any explanation.

"Hedong has suffered from floods for years, and the people have suffered greatly. How many people have become homeless and hungry? The court has allocated a lot of disaster relief grain, but still, aren't there so many refugees?" Jiang Zuo said with reason and evidence.

"Master Liang, don't you know that the relief grain for Anding County comes from Yuzhou?"

Liang Ming was shocked when he heard this.

Yuzhou?!

Chen Qingyun frowned slightly, feeling confused.

How could Yuzhou's disaster relief grain appear in Anding County?

"Yuzhou local officials sold the relief grain without caring about the lives of the people. If it weren't for Anding County buying it back and distributing the high-quality grain to the victims, how many people would have starved to death? These court parasites are the ones you should judge." Jiang Zuo was full of justice and said, "Sir Liang, if I remember correctly, you are the deputy envoy of Yuzhou, how could you not know about this?"

Jiang Zuo smiled indifferently and questioned Liang Ming in a calm tone.

At this moment, Liang Ming's forehead was dripping with sweat. He was very nervous. He quickly explained, "It's nonsense. How could the relief grain from Yuzhou appear in Anding County, which is thousands of miles away from you? It's simply nonsense. Are you trying to drag Yuzhou into the water to clear yourself? This is absurd!"

"Sir, I am not talking nonsense." Jiang Zuo said.

"Do you have any evidence? If you continue to talk nonsense, I will punish you with fifty lashes of the cane!"

Liang Ming was already a little anxious at this moment.

"The government office has the receipt for purchasing grain. If you don't believe it, you can go to the second drawer of the first table in the accounting office and look for it." Jiang Zuo was confident.

Ma Hengwei gave a look and the guards around him went to look for him.

After a while, the evidence was found.

"My Lord, these disaster relief grains actually came from Yuzhou!"

Liang Ming was so panicked when he heard this that he quickly explained, "I am not in charge of the relief grain for Yuzhou, so I don't know much about it..."

In this way, everything is completely clarified.

Jiang Zuo did not steal or sell government grain, but bought grain himself and distributed it to the poor people.

Chen Qingyun suddenly realized at this moment, and finally realized that he really misunderstood Jiang Zuo...

Jiang Zuo is indeed a talented person.

In such a dangerous situation, Jiang Zuo was able to remain calm and analyze and refute calmly.

What a courage!

If his method of governing Anding County was promoted to all states and counties in Dayan, it would definitely give Dayan a new look.

No matter what, she must win over Jiang Zuo and use him for her own purposes!

Not long after, a guard whispered something in Ma Hengwei's ear.

Ma Hengwei nodded, and then ordered: "Come here, unlock the shackles for you two."

"Master Ma, this is..." Liang Ming's face looked extremely ugly.

"The Qianqi Division has thoroughly investigated the case and Jiang Zuo is innocent. He can be released on the spot."

Ma Hengwei announced to everyone.

"it is good!"

"Your Excellency is wise!"

The people cheered.

"Master Jiang has finally seen the moon through the clouds!"

"I said Lord Jiang is innocent!"

At this moment, Jiang Zuo seemed the calmest.

"Thank you, Mr. Ma, for taking the trouble to investigate this case and clearing my name, Jiang."

"Master Jiang, you've said too much. I'm just doing my job." Ma Hengwei's face was calm.

"No matter what, thank you all for your hard work. Today at Fenghua Tower, I, Jiang, will treat you all!"

Jiang Zuo was delighted.

No matter what the process is, being able to clear the grievances is worth celebrating.

"You're welcome, Lord Jiang. I don't think it's necessary."

"You want what you want."

"By the way, there's one more thing."

"You say." Jiang Zuo said.

"Your Majesty has ordered that you gather one million taels within ten days. Now it seems that there are only six days left. Please prepare as soon as possible. I will take my leave first..." Ma Hengwei bowed and then turned to leave.

"Alright, alright, it's all right now, sir. From now on, I will follow your lead..." Master Guo was so moved that he burst into tears and couldn't calm down for a long time. He looked up at Jiang Zuo's face and asked in confusion, "Sir Jiang, you look a little ugly. Are you feeling unwell?"