Chapter 24 Use corrupt officials’ money to investigate corrupt officials "Why are you so anxious? I'm anxious that I can't eat hot tofu. Besides, haven't you heard of those who wish to take the bait?"

Ouyang Lun said lightly.

"Why don't you, Lord Magistrate, let me go to the market to buy some fish and come back, and you can teach me how to grill the fish first?"

Mao Xiang said hurriedly.

"No, no, no. If you want to grill good fish, you have to use the fish in my lake. If you can't catch a fish, I'm not in the mood to teach you." Ouyang Lun shook his head, "With my fishing skills, you can rest assured that you will be able to catch it soon." We can catch fish.”

You said the same thing yesterday! !

Could it be that the fish in this lake are more valuable?

Mao Xiang complained in his heart.

Forget it, just waiting like this is not the answer. Since I can't learn to cook grilled fish for the time being, let's collect some information first.

"Lord County Magistrate, since I haven't caught any fish yet, I will go around the county town first." Mao Xiang cupped his hands and said.

"Go ahead, go ahead." Ouyang Lun also didn't like the fact that someone was chattering behind him all the time, which affected fishing very much. He suspected that Tiantian Air Force during this period had something to do with this guy.

Mao Xiang walked out of the county office with a depressed look.

I went to the meat skewers shop skillfully and ordered a few mutton skewers. Then I went to the beverage shop and ordered a glass of juice. I called a two-wheeler and rode to a restaurant. I should say it or not. Just talking about the enjoyment of life, Kaiping The county is no worse than Nanjing!

It's just too remote.

Mao Xiang stepped into the restaurant, went up to the third floor, and entered the private room directly.

There was already someone waiting in the private room. When he saw Mao Xiang coming in, he quickly raised his hands and saluted, "I've seen you, sir!"

Mao Xiang Dama Jin Dao sat down, picked up the wine bottle on the table, poured himself a glass, drank it all, and then said: "Tell me, what news have you heard during this time."

"Back to my lord, my subordinates discovered that the consort Ouyang Lun has an accomplice!"

Oh! Mao Xiang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he was even a little excited.

Your Majesty basically knows that the consort Ouyang Lun is corrupt, so the only question left is when and how to deal with it. Even if he digs up more evidence of Ouyang Lun's corruption and bribery, it will not be considered a great achievement, but if he can dig out Ouyang Lun's officialdom The nature of being an accomplice is completely different. A serious corruption case is also a great achievement! But the next second, Mao Xiang's face turned gloomy, "If the accomplices you are referring to are Kaiping County Yamen, County Magistrate, Chief Secretary, etc., then needless to say, I am not interested, and His Majesty will not dare to be interested."

The subordinate quickly said: "Sir, what I am referring to is Mao Youfu, the prefect of Yongping!"

"According to my subordinates' investigation during this period, the reason why Kaiping County is so hidden has a lot to do with Yongping Prefect Mao Youfu."

Mao Xiang nodded, "You continue."

"Kaiping County is under the jurisdiction of Yongping Mansion. Before the consort Ouyang Lun came, the magistrate of Kaiping County was Mao Youfu." The subordinate continued.

"Tell me something I don't know." Mao Xiang said solemnly.

"Yes, my subordinates have been investigating the stock exchange recently and found traces of the Mao family. The Mao family has shares in the Duojia Caravan. This is enough to show that there is collusion between Ouyang Lun and Mao Youfu!" the subordinate said quickly.

Mao Xiang murmured to himself: "Changing the household registration of merchants and various tyrannical systems in Kaiping County. As the prefect of Yong'an, it is difficult not to know these. If you put it like this, it makes sense."

"Your guess is probably true."

The subordinates were a little confused and said, "Sir, hasn't Your Majesty always hated corrupt officials? This Ouyang Lun is really corrupt, and he also bribed his superiors and formed cliques for personal gain. Why didn't Your Majesty kill him? Is it because he is a prince-in-law?" Mao Xiang raised his head and gave a cold look. He glared, "What your Majesty is thinking is something you and I can figure out? Don't you want to live anymore?"

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The subordinate quickly knelt down on one knee, cupped his fist and said, "I know my mistake, please forgive me."

Mao Xiang waved his hand, "I will spare your life this time. Can you pass this news back to Nanjing?"

"As soon as my subordinates got the news, they came here to report it to your Excellency. It has not been sent back to Nanjing," the subordinate replied.

"I know everything. You continue to investigate and don't let go of any details. It's best to have conclusive evidence."

"Yes!" The subordinate thought for a while and said a little embarrassedly: "Sir, the expenses in Kaiping County are relatively high, and the funds issued by the higher authorities are about to be used up."

"I don't have any money either. You can figure it out on your own." Mao Xiang said helplessly.

"There is a way." The subordinate hesitated for a while and then said.

"any solution?"

"Some time ago, the county government issued a notice. The county magistrate, Ouyang Lun, has developed a new food called fried chicken. You can train for free, and then join the franchise to open a store. In order to investigate, my subordinates participated in this free training and learned how to fry chicken. Chicken craftsmanship, my subordinate plans to open a fried chicken restaurant to earn money while monitoring the entire Kaiping County, which will also help cover up." The subordinate replied truthfully.

When Mao Xiang heard this, he nodded, "That's a good idea. Let's do it."

"However, opening a franchise store requires a franchise fee of 3000 taels and a store opening fee of 2000 taels. The total cost is 5000 taels. I and several other brothers scraped together and found only 1000 taels, leaving a shortfall of 4000 taels." The subordinate said helplessly.

Mao Xiang frowned and said, "I only have 1000 taels at my disposal. This is still the living expenses for the rest of the year. Even if I give it all to you, there will still be 3000 taels short. This is not a small sum. You can only figure it out on your own."

The subordinate nodded again, "There is no way."

"I can warn you that the government officials in Kaiping County are extraordinary. If you want to burn, kill and rob, if you are caught, your identity will not be exposed until you die!" Mao Xiang reminded quickly.

"Sir, the method I mentioned is not to burn, kill, and rob, but to borrow." The subordinate said.

"We are unfamiliar with the place here. Who can we borrow from? Who will lend you 3000 taels? Stop dreaming for a hundred days." Mao Xiang waved his hand.

"No sir, there is a store in Kaiping County called 'Kaiping Silver Cabinet' where you can borrow money. As long as we sincerely join the fried chicken restaurant, we can borrow about [-]% of the money. We only need to contribute [-]% of the money, and we can make money." Yes, we will share [-]% and they will share [-]%! I think it is a good deal. As long as you agree, sir, we will apply."

The subordinates said excitedly.

"Is it reliable to just borrow 500 taels of silver directly?" Mao Xiang asked worriedly.

"Of course it's reliable. I've asked about it. This 'Kaiping Silver Cabinet' is opened by Ouyang Lun. He has been greedy for so much money. He has a lot of money. Moreover, many people who open shops go to 'Kaiping Silver Cabinet' to borrow money." , there was no problem!" the subordinate explained.

"If it was Ouyang Lun who drove it, then there is really no problem." Mao Xiang nodded. He had followed Zhu Yuanzhang to inspect Kaiping County before and saw Ouyang Lun's money-making ability with his own eyes. "Using corrupt officials' money to investigate corrupt officials is simply ridiculous. Perfect."

"Just go ahead and do this! If you have any problems, report them immediately."

"Yes."

With Mao Xiang's consent, his men left in a hurry. He had to finish it before the Kaiping Silver Cabinet got off work.

Mao Xiang wrote the secret message back to Nanjing in his room. (End of this chapter)