1052. Such a great sin

In the Xue Mansion, in the middle hall of the courtyard, Li Pojun's face was gloomy, and he trembled with anger when he looked at the thick booklet in his hand.

Li Pojun guessed in his heart that there would be problems with the Zheng family's business, so Ding Tongfu cooperated with Li Zhen and Zhang Wenjun to investigate, but he didn't expect that this investigation also found out a big problem, which was completely beyond Li Pojun's imagination.

In Li Pojun's mind, no matter how bold the Zheng family is, but now is the peaceful season after all, the era of political communication and people will not turn the sky upside down, and the top of the sky is some crimes such as bullying and dominating the market, unexpectedly, Ding Tongfu and the three of them checked and found that the Zheng family's industry has not only evaded taxes and evaded taxes for so many years, but also dared to take advantage of the ferry to sell illegal salt, although the quantity is not much, but those high-grade refined salt are sold to Chang'an, and it is also one or two salts and one or two gold.

It is important to know that salt was not allowed to be sold privately at that time, which was a great crime. Except for those outlaws who put their heads on their belts, who would dare to sell illicit salt.

Salt tax has been an important source of financial revenue for the imperial court since ancient times, accounting for a large proportion, and sometimes even more important than agricultural tax.

After Guan Zhong implemented the salt monopoly system, the Qi State became strong, and he and the princes, the first hegemon in the Spring and Autumn Period, achieved a heroic epic.

After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty implemented the monopoly system of the salt industry, the Han Dynasty attacked the Xiongnu in the north, smashed the Dragon Court, and met Jiuquan, and the Han Dynasty was majestic all over the world.

Huang Chao, in the last years of the Tang Dynasty, joined Wang Xianzhi's illicit salt selling group, Huang Chao killed 8 million, and it was impossible to escape one robbery, and the Tang Dynasty perished. Qian Miao also started by selling illicit salt, and eventually became the king of Wuyue. Zhang Shicheng, in the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, started by selling illicit salt, and he competed with each other and did a shocking career......

There are countless examples like this, as long as the world is in turmoil, there must be a smuggler of salt, for no other reason, just because selling salt is profitable, and making money is fast and ruthless.

Li Pojun really didn't expect that a small Longmen Zheng family would dare to sell illicit salt, although there were only a few dozen loads, but these ten loads of refined salt were transported to Chang'an, which was a big money that could be transported to hundreds of loads, and this money was made in an uproar. The land of Hedong is already producing salt, Hedong salt is also called "salt solution", the output is large and the quality is excellent, since ancient times, here is one of the main salt producing places in the Central Plains, Longmen Zhengjia is close to the water building, it is not strange to get more than ten loads of refined salt.

Sitting down, Ding Tongfu, Liu Zhi and others also bowed their heads and didn't dare to speak, this is a big case, involving a big case such as selling illicit salt, and it is not clear that his county order has not been cut.

"Have you seized any stolen goods?" Li Pojun put down the booklet and stared at Ding Tongfu, his eyes were also a little disappointed, he thought that Ding Tongfu was at most almost incompetent, but he didn't expect that this girl was blind at all.

I don't know how long the Zheng family's private salt business has been done, looking at the records in this booklet, there will be a trip every month, at least for several years, this county order is not aware of it at all, once Ding Tongfu finds out, report to the state government or the imperial court, such a big crime, no one dares to protect the Zheng family, even if it is a terrific snake.

Ding Tongfu was also a little trembling, and bowed his head and said, "Back to His Highness, I didn't intercept it."

Ding Tongfu said that he didn't wait for Li Pojun to frown, and Zhang Wenjun said: "Your Highness, after investigation, yesterday evening just walked a batch of salt from the Yumen ferry of the Yellow River to Chang'an through Weishui, the waterway is slow, and it is not conducive to sailing at night.

Li Pojun also nodded when he heard this, and said straightly: "That Zhigui has a letter of resignation, and he will be presented to the saint in my name."

"The general, how should the Zheng family deal with it?" Li Zhen also asked with two dark circles under his eyes. He hasn't rested for the past two days, and has been looking for and collecting evidence with Ding Tongfu and the others, don't look at a pamphlet that Li Pojun casually threw on the table, but this is the result of Li Zhen and the three of them who have been sleepless for two days.

Li Pojun thought about it when he heard this, and Li Zhen said straightly: "General, the night is long and there are many dreams, so directly send hundreds of people into the city to arrest all the Zheng family."

Li Pojun was about to speak, but he heard the personal guard come to report, "Report to the general, someone outside the door asked to see him, he said that he was Zheng Shi, the second eldest of the Zheng family, and he had the evidence that the general wanted."

Li Pojun was stunned when he heard it, Zheng Shi? Who is this, Ding Tongfu and Liu Zhi on the side were shocked, Liu Zhi said straightly: "Your Highness, Zheng Shi is the elder son of the Zheng family, the younger brother of Zheng Tong, who is weak in humanity and full of study, and has always been in charge of the Zheng family school."

Li Pojun listened and nodded, evidence? Could it be that there are still unexpected surprises? Immediately let him in.

After a while, a scribe about forty years old came in at the door, dressed in a brown round-necked robe, wearing a light blue curtain, looking quite simple, how to look, a very ordinary scribe, but the glitter in his eyes showed that this man's heart was not as simple and ordinary as his appearance.

"Longmen Zheng Shi has seen His Royal Highness the Prince" Zheng Shi came in and bowed, looked at Ding Tongfu and a few people, and saluted again, without being rude.

"Zheng Shi? Are you Zheng Tong's brother? What happened? Li Pojun didn't bother to go around the bend with him, if it weren't for this person's interference, he would have ordered the Zheng family to be eradicated at this time.

"Your Highness, please forgive me for having a reluctant request, and please ask Your Highness to bypass a certain life after a certain person says it." Zheng Shi is expected to be Ai Ai's worship.

Li Pojun frowned, and before he could speak, Li Zhen broke off his voice, "If you have something to say, I'm going to destroy the Zheng family later, and you can't run away, so you have to delay time."

Hearing Li Zhen's shout, Zheng Shi's face was shocked, he couldn't pretend anymore, and said directly: "Your Highness is slow, slow, there is a letter, please read it." As he spoke, he took out a letter from his arms and respectfully handed it to Li Pojun.

He colluded with the Turkic Kehedun, attempted to assassinate His Highness, and helped the Khan to escape, in order to annex the Turkic barbarians, and claim the king of the fiefdom, this is a great rebellion without a king and a father, a certain person who has read the books of sages since he was a child, and will never be with this bureaucracy, His Royal Highness is clear." Say goodbye and bow.

Everyone was shocked when they heard it, and Li Pojun was also stunned, opened the letter and read it, and was furious when he saw it, "The most poisonous woman's heart, the bad woman deserves to die."

After saying that, he slapped the letter on the desk and motioned for Zhang Wenqian and others to take it, and everyone was also indignant when they read it.

Li Zhen also gritted his teeth and said: "This is indeed the handiwork of the gangster woman of Yicheng." He was in charge of intelligence, and he had read many of Yoshisei's letters, but he recognized Yoshisei's handwriting.