Save the Bachelor of Heaven

Chapter 3301 Chapter 3303 [Shocking]

After Tiangongfang produced glass, Xiang Nan had it made into glass mirrors, glass pots, glass statues, etc.

 The first batch of products was first sent to the palace for the concubines and concubines to enjoy and enjoy.

“Queen, I know you like to worship Buddha, so I will give this statue of Guanyin to you.” Xiang Nan smiled and ordered the **** to bring it up.

 I saw two young eunuchs carrying a half-meter-high statue of Guanyin in front of Queen Langhua. This Avalokitesvara is holding a willow branch in one hand and a young child in the other. It has a solemn appearance, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, which is a joy to watch.

Children are the most important thing in the palace, so Lang Hua was naturally very happy when she saw this Guanyin giving birth to her son. What surprised her most was that this Guanyin statue was crystal clear, as if it were carved from crystal.

 Such a huge crystal and such exquisite carvings are truly priceless treasures.

 “Thank you, Your Majesty, my concubine.” Lang Hua continued to advocate diligence and frugality. Seeing Xiang Nan reward her with such a large treasure, she couldn’t help but say with joy.

"Your Majesty, this Guanyin statue is too valuable. I'm afraid I won't be able to afford it," Lang Hua said again.

"What are you talking about? You are my queen, above one person and below ten thousand people. There is nothing you can't bear." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "I even took some more for you to reward others."

Xiang Nan clapped his hands again, and then Li Yu led others to deliver two boxes of glass products, mostly cups, pots, ornaments, etc., each exquisite and clear. At the time, it was considered a rarity.

"I would like to thank you, Your Majesty." Lang Hua said happily.

Xiang Nan then sent a batch of glass products to other palaces, and then rewarded them to the princes, nobles, and officials in the capital.

 As the saying goes, if something is good at the top, it will be worse at the bottom. Glass was still considered a rarity in the Qing Dynasty. In addition, the emperor's concubines, princes, nobles, and court officials all liked it, so it quickly became popular in the capital.

Xiang Nan took the opportunity to launch glass products on the market, which were naturally very popular. Such as glass mirrors, glass pots, glass cups, glass ornaments... Not to mention priceless, they cost tens or hundreds of taels of silver.

 And its cost, to be honest, is only a few dozen cents. Therefore, from this business alone, Tiangongfang can earn hundreds of thousands of taels of silver per year.

 …

In order to ensure that the money would not be embezzled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Xiang Nan began to conduct an inventory of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in July, focusing on farms, taxes, salt taxes, procurement, etc.

Before this, Xiang Nan had sent agents and found a lot of evidence that officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had harmed the public and enriched their private lives, and had committed theft themselves. Now that they were following the map, they naturally uncovered a large number of corrupt officials.

For example, the Construction Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs often plays the trick of passing off quality products as fake ones.

They spend high prices several times higher than the market price and purchase extremely low-quality building materials for construction and repair.

Although the building looks beautiful, it is actually gold and jade on the outside but ruined on the inside. Just like the current string room.

 Because the materials are inferior, construction problems will occur within two or three years. At that time, the construction department will be responsible for the maintenance and can make another amount of money.

 They made an unknown amount of money by relying on this method.

 Another example is the Guangzhou Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is responsible for managing the treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Every year, the silk, cloth, tea, porcelain, etc. that are inexhaustible in the palace are sold to the outside world. However, goods with a market value of hundreds or thousands of taels are often sold at only 10% or 20%.

Even the antiques and antiques they are responsible for preserving will be secretly sold out and then used as fakes to top up the value. Another example is the Imperial Pharmacy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. More than half of the medicines purchased every year are waste medicines. For example, ox horn is passed off as rhinoceros horn, pig skin glue is passed off as donkey hide gelatin, platycodon is passed off as ginseng, ox bone is passed off as tiger bone...

When they treated the emperor and his concubines, they naturally did not dare to use fake products, but how many medicines could the emperor and his concubines take in a year? Naturally, I was not polite to those eunuchs and maids. Anyway, they don't know the properties of the medicine, so they won't be able to detect it even if they are tricked.

 …

Xiang Nan is aware of all these shortcomings.

Hence, it was easy to uncover a large number of corrupt officials, such as Zha Lu, the minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After the house was searched, a huge amount of 3.5 million taels of stolen silver was found, which was his 6,000-year salary. Not counting properties, houses, toys, furniture, shops, etc.

Even the little official responsible for raising horses in the Siyuan would change the concentrated feed for the horses into roughage to seek personal gain.

This also made Xiang Nan very angry. A large number of officials, such as Zha Lu, the minister in charge, Zhong Suna, the minister of Guangzhou, and Zhong Muta, the construction minister, and many other officials who had committed corruption exceeding one hundred thousand taels were directly sentenced to death and their homes were ransacked. Exiled, women sold into slavery.

If the amount exceeds 5,000 taels, he will be sentenced to suicide and his home will be confiscated; if the amount exceeds 10,000 taels, he will be executed and his home will be confiscated; if the amount exceeds 5,000 taels, he will be jailed and his home will be confiscated; if the amount exceeds 1,000 taels, he will be exiled and his home will be confiscated; if the amount exceeds 1,000 taels, he will be exiled and his home will be confiscated; if the amount exceeds 1,000 taels, he will be exiled and his home will be confiscated. If the amount exceeds 100 taels, he will be dismissed from office; if the amount exceeds 100 taels, he will pay a fine of silver and will not be punished...

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From the beginning of the investigation into the Ministry of Internal Affairs in July of the first year of the first year, to the second year of Qianlong's reign, a total of more than 2,800 corrupt officials were uncovered from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, accounting for 80% of the total number of officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It can be called a landslide of corruption.

The number of officials, gentry, and merchants who colluded with officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to enrich themselves and enrich their own pockets was countless, which is shocking.

Xiang Nan is not accustomed to anyone. He is removed from his post when he should be dismissed, his house is searched when he should be searched, he is imprisoned when he should be imprisoned, he is exiled when he should be exiled, and he is banned when he should be banned...

Now he has to build rivers, provide disaster relief, and think about destroying Jinchuan and Junggar. He is worried about having no money.

According to subsequent statistics, after this major corruption case, Xiang Nan recovered more than 26 million taels of stolen silver, which was almost the income of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for thirteen years. This money also greatly filled the national treasury.

When the civil and military officials saw that Xiang Nan turned his hands into clouds and rain, overthrowing the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they could not help but respect and fear him. After all, it is rare for a new emperor to wield a machete as soon as he takes the throne.

But this is fine.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is a good job. All the princes, nobles, bannermen and Baoyi of the Three Banners are eager to work in it.

It’s just that the power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is deeply entangled, and many positions are inherited from ancestors, so it is not easy to get in. Even sending money may not be effective.

Now that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is almost completely occupied by the emperor, the vacant posts will naturally have to be filled. At that time, they, the princes and nobles, the people of the Three Banners, and the Baoyi will all have a chance.

 Hence, all the princes and ministers expressed their support for the anti-corruption storm launched by Xiang Nan. Praise Xiang Nan for being able to spot these rats and avoid the loss of the royal family's assets.

 After Xiang Nan received their memorial, he was not happy. Instead, he reprimanded the princes, nobles and ministers who presented him.

He said that the corruption in the Ministry of Internal Affairs was not temporary. As ministers, they had no way of noticing it and did not report it at all. They were really deeply indebted to me. This made all the princes, nobles and high-ranking officials tremble with fear, fearing that Xiang Nan’s murderous knife would fall. On your own head.

 (End of this chapter)