The Ultimate Prodigal Son - Chapter 251

[Chapter 251: Punishment of the Nine Clans]

Although the current Chu is strong, it is also the wealth accumulated by successive dynasties. When it comes to Emperor Zhengde, it is actually not a loss.

A few days ago, Prince Anding tried to rebel, but the silver sent by the court to quell the rebellion was not heard.

Now with the flood in the south of the Yangtze River, flood disasters are frequent, and I am afraid that the people’s harvest will be bad again this year.

It is said that water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it.

If the people are poor, then the country will naturally not be rich!

“What a Ningjiang City governor!”

Sure enough, the Dali Temple guessed correctly. After hearing his words, the emperor immediately slapped the table heavily, and the four treasures of the study on the table kept making noises as they vibrated.

The person who took action presented the files, plus the evidence submitted by Lin Tian that day, all kinds of things came together. This governor has done a lot of things that hurt the world during his nearly ten years in office!

Except for this flood, most of the silver previously sent to repair the dam was swallowed by him.

That is why floods in the north of the Yangtze River are more frequent than those in the south of the Yangtze River.

“Fan Aiqing, have you checked it out?”

The Zhengde Emperor was quite angry, and even called out the name of the Dali Temple.

The Dali Temple, Fan Aiqing, touched his forehead, knelt down heavily, and kowtowed to the Zhengde Emperor again.

“Your Majesty, calm down. The mansion of the governor was renovated very luxuriously this time. It took more than half a day just to seal it. The situation reported is all true!”

In fact, Fan Aiqing couldn’t help but envy those treasures, but because he brought too many people at the time, he couldn’t pocket them, so he could only confiscated all the treasures diligently.

“According to the laws of Dachu, how should this be handled?”

Raising his hand, the Zhengde Emperor asked people to carry all the confiscated treasures in.

The imperial study was originally magnificent, but when those treasures were brought up, the surrounding decorations all lost their color.

Some of the treasures here are no worse than those rare treasures even if they are placed in the national treasury!

This shows that in places he can’t see, the governor of Ningjiang City is really an “adult”!

“Reporting to the emperor, this person has committed many evil deeds and has a bad record. Although Ningjiang City is quite rich, the people around are extremely poor. According to the laws of Dachu, he should be punished with the nine clans!”

Fan Aiqing couldn’t figure out the emperor’s mind, so he could only make a judgment according to the laws of Dachu.

In fact, the crime of corruption did not require the nine clans to be punished, but the governor of Ningjiang City had amassed a lot of wealth and had been entrenched in Ningjiang City for nearly ten years.

The impact was so great that it should be handled as an exception.

What’s more, every flood disaster will cause a large number of people to be displaced, and several plagues were also caused by floods.

This is not just a crime of corruption.

“Pass on my decree. The former governor of Ningjiang City has hidden the charity funds, embezzled them, and caused the people to live in misery. His behavior is terrible. He should be executed with all his clans!”

Emperor Zhengde nodded and said to the eunuch beside him.

The people in the corresponding positions immediately lowered their heads and wrote quickly, and began to draft the imperial edict.

In just half a day, my emperor’s decree to deal with the governor of Ningjiang City had spread throughout the capital, and Lin Tian in Ningjiang City also received the news as soon as possible.

“It seems that the emperor is very angry.”

When Lin Tian received the news, he shook his head helplessly.

He thought that at most it would be the execution of three clans, after all, such a punishment as the execution of nine clans would only be used when dealing with rebels.

For example, King Anding.

“This is also reasonable. If it weren’t for Brother Lin’s proper handling this time, this plague would be so fierce that I’m afraid it would spread to the capital!” Xu Wenxuan said while shaking his fan.

It is now the end of summer, and the night breeze is a little cool, but the words he said are even colder.

He had been with King Jing for many years and had long been accustomed to life and death. Although he was surprised by the punishment of the nine clans, he did not show it at all.

Instead, he looked a little accustomed to it.

“That’s true. The capital is a mixed bag. If you are not careful, the whole Chu may be infected with the plague!”

Lin Tian recalled the plagues he had experienced in his previous life in the modern world, SARS, the Black Death…

These were diseases that were more terrifying than war .

“That’s understandable…”

Lin Tian said, touching his chin.

Lin Kang next to him was a little confused. He didn’t understand what his masters were saying, but he also felt that it was natural for the governor to get this end.

When he first came to Ningjiang City, the corpses everywhere on the roadside made him still remember it vividly.

If the plague spreads, the consequences will be even more unimaginable. I’m afraid that there will be mountains of corpses and the whole Chu will become a country of death!

“What are you talking about? Have the workers been gathered?”

Lin Tian patted the table and called everyone back to their thoughts.

After they strolled around the governor’s mansion, they returned to the inn. Erniu and others helped them find many workers to build the dam.

This was a big project, and just a few of them were far from enough, so Lin Tian had already issued a call for action when he arrived.

“The young master’s previous good deeds of curing illnesses and saving lives have received a very good response from the people, so as soon as the announcement was posted, people signed up one after another.”

Lin Kang said, holding a list in his hand.

The handwriting on it was crooked, and there were even some handprints.

Most of the names were written by illiterate workers. Some of them did not want wages, just to be able to build the dam firmly.

“It seems that it will take a few days to start construction.”

Lin Tian nodded.

The silver taels allocated to him by the emperor were not much, but if it was only used for repairs, it would actually be enough.

It’s a pity that the previous governor was so ruthless that all the materials used were inferior, and the entire dam was almost unusable!

“This is my revised sketch. Find a few people to discuss how to start construction tomorrow.”

Lin Tian took out a drawing from the bookshelf behind him. This was the shape he had thought of after he saw the dam for the first time.

It imitated the manufacturing of modern water conservancy projects, and coupled with the unique terrain of Ningjiang City, if the materials used were not sloppy, this dam could be used for at least ten years.

“What style is this? It looks quite novel!”

Xu Wenxuan immediately became interested when he saw the blueprint. He leaned over the table and studied the blueprint Lin Tian gave him with great interest.

“This is an improved design based on the existing dam. If it goes as expected, it should not need to be repaired for nearly ten years after it is completed.”

Lin Tian explained slowly.

This was just his rough estimate. It should take more than ten years to be used.