Chapter 214: Flaws - Rebirth of the Noble Daughter

Chapter 214: Flaws


  But the Zhu family is best at finding the secrets in small details. Therefore, a lot of evidence of Governor Cao's corruption has been collected over the years.

Prince Ding initially thought about cooperating with the Zhu family to first uncover the Cao family's fig leaf and then move on to other people.

Who knew that the Zhu family was such a stubborn family, not to mention evidence, they even kept their own butts very clean and it was impossible to bite them.

So they simply went straight for Governor Cao, killed him, and pinned the suspicion on the Zhu family, causing them to lose their composure and reveal their weaknesses, which would make it easier to attack them.
Unexpectedly, after Feng Jinxu learned that Zhu's son was going to get married in May, he checked all the banquets in Jinling City on May 12th.

He was shocked.

The one getting married in the Zhu family was Zhu Xiaoxian, the son of Zhu Hong, the chief official of the Grain Transport Bureau. With their official positions, they could only afford twelve tables of banquets at most.

However, on the wedding day, as many as two hundred tables were reserved in advance in the names of various people in Jinling City, and they were all from well-known restaurants in Jinling City, and the banquets were very expensive.

After investigating the backgrounds of those people one by one, it was discovered that they were either from Zhu's wife's family, his mother's family, or his nephews' and nieces' relatives.

In this way, the close and distant relationships of the Zhu family were clearly understood.

The current head of the Zhu family is Lord Zhu Hong, who holds a seventh-rank position and is quite inconspicuous in official circles.
However, his position was very special. He was the first person in charge of the grain transport department.

He had the final say on how much grain from the people was registered in the official warehouse and transported to the Eastern Capital.Therefore, although his position was small, he had real power.

Over the years, he has also gained many benefits for the Zhu family by relying on this position, and the people close to him have benefited the most.

Including the second brother Zhu Tu, his wife's brother Huo Chong, his son Zhu Xiaoxian, and the eldest son-in-law Quan Fu.
These few people are the core of the Zhu family, and most of the table reservations are made in the name of these four people.

Feng Jinxu followed the clues and found the four of them.

He also unexpectedly discovered a grain storage den hidden in a civilian house. There was not much grain piled up, only about a few hundred stones.

But Feng Jinxu's intuition told him that this was just a drop in the bucket.

A small seventh-rank official could hoard so much official grain for his own use, not to mention that he had to pass it on to higher levels.

Thinking of what my father had said before, I couldn't help but feel a chill down my spine.

Nowadays, among the grain that can safely enter the capital’s granary, I’m afraid only one or two out of ten will be good.

The people in the Caoyunsi are really the parasites of the country!The people of Da Jin have been harmed by them and have no words to say!

Yang Zhao read the news and shared the same idea as Xiao Tingyi. Feng Jinxu is really powerful.

If he were not so young and inexperienced, it might be a wise move to hand over the affairs of the Grain Transport Administration to him.

"Tell Xu Lin that Liang Quanbin will take up his new post in two days. He and the eldest brother of the Feng family should bring back the evidence first. As for the Zhu family's matter, pass some information to the Cao family. They are not fools if they have made it this far. If they don't want to be counterattacked by the Zhu family, then the successor Liang Quanbin is their best supporter. After all, he is a relative of the Wei family."

When dogs bite each other, they will naturally have a mouth full of fur. If one side bites fiercely, it may even drag some other people into it.

Xiao Tingyi wrote a big red word and then smiled faintly.

It seems that there is someone behind the Zhu family.

The situation in Jinling City became increasingly confusing.

In the Ning'an Courtyard of the Feng family, Feng Jinyao received a message from the Bai family, saying that Bai Siruo's injury had recurred and asked her to hurry to the Bai Mansion.

Feng Jinyao was worried about her cousin, so she hurried over.

But after entering Bai's house, she realized that it was just a trick used by Prime Minister Bai to get her to come and discuss something.

In the study, Bai Xiang, eldest uncle and fourth uncle were all there.

The three of them looked unhappy. Feng Jinyao felt strange. Could it be that someone in the court was targeting the Bai family again?However, she never thought that it was Xu Lin who sent the message.

Ever since Feng Jinyao solved the Bai family's predicament with a letter and then found Qiao Shanwei for the Bai family, Bai Xiang and his two uncles treated her differently. They would discuss many important matters at home with her and listen to her ideas.

Now Feng Jinxu is in Jinling, Feng Jinlin is in Yunqi Academy, and Feng Hai is recuperating in 'Wochuang', so naturally she is the only one who can take on the responsibility.

"Boss, show the news to Ah Yao."

While Bai Xiang was speaking, Bai Chaoran handed over the message, which recorded in detail everything that happened to Feng Jinxu in Jinling City.

The more he looked, the more serious his expression became. "If it is true what Big Brother has found out, how much corruption must have occurred from top to bottom in the Caoyun Bureau! These are not termites that can be nurtured in a year or two. They are so bold and no one has discovered them. All the people in the thirteen bureaus of Liangzhe are not innocent!"

Bai Xiang showed admiration in his eyes. Ah Yao was indeed an amazing kid.

Just from the words between the lines, one can roughly guess that she is more powerful
than the two sons in front of him.

"Ah Yao, if the task of clearing up the mess was left to you, how would you start?"

Bai Xiang said this with the intention of testing her.

Feng Jinyao fell into silence for a moment.

Thinking back to her previous life, before her death, the Canal Transport Administration did nothing more than arrest a few officials of varying ranks and dismissed them from their posts. It was a deterrent, but not enough to eradicate the problem. It was estimated that after a few years, when the limelight had passed, corruption would reappear.

After a little thought, he spoke slowly.

"My granddaughter thinks that it is better to ease the situation than to block it. Since the corruption cannot be curbed, we can simply change the method. Every year, the palace will set a fixed amount of grain to be paid according to the harvest of that year. The remaining grain can be disposed of by the people themselves, whether hoarding or buying, and no one will interfere. This is the first. The officials of the Canal Transport Bureau should be streamlined, and only the necessary personnel and the simplest channels for grain payment should be set up immediately. Too many checkpoints have been set up over the years. Not to mention the large number of officials, the grain payment process is also complicated, which naturally makes it easy for people to take advantage of it. This is the second. The most important point is that it may be troublesome to implement, but it may be a permanent solution!"

"Oh? What's the method?"

Bai Sifu highly appreciated the first two points she raised. When he heard the words "it can be solved once and for all", even her two uncles beside her became curious and looked at her.

"Transfer the conflict between officials and the people to the merchants. Jinling City is originally controlled by merchants and gentry. The deterrent power of the four major families in the city is far greater than that of the officials. Rather than letting the local officials be trapped, it is better to delegate power. Let them handle the tax collection. Similarly, the amount is fixed, and they can trade the excess with the people. Prepare an umbrella for sunny days and bring dry food when full. With the shrewdness of merchants, they will not do business at a loss. In this way, when there is too much food, they will store it for emergency use, and save the court money for renting granaries. What do you think, grandfather?"