In Yongzheng dynasty, why did Kangxi see at a glance that Sichuan salt tea ceremony was the product of the prince selling officials and titles?

A flood in the Yellow River exposed the accumulated disadvantages of the deficit in the national treasury. Of the 52,000 yuan deposited in the books of the Ministry of Housing, only 402,000 yuan can be really used, and the rest are borrowed by civil and military officials in the DPRK. The initiator turned out to be Prince Yin Yong who was ordered to supervise the country. Kangxi appointed Yin Zhen, the fourth son, and Huang Anxiang, the thirteenth son, as imperial envoys to take charge of the case of debt collection by the state treasury. Prince Yin Yong owed 442,000 yuan to the National Treasury Bank, the largest debtor of the Ministry of Finance, which became his first goal. In order to repay the debt, Yin Ren played the idea of selling officials and titles, and sold six lucrative jobs, including Sichuan Salt Tea Ceremony and Henan Bu Zhi, to several businessmen who donated officials, with a total of 502,000 silver used to repay the debts owed by the Ministry.

According to the rules of the imperial court, officials released from foreign countries with more than seven products must bid farewell to the emperor before taking office. Words? It is the last checkpoint for officials to go abroad. If officials are of low rank, the emperor usually asks them to ask a few words after the audience ceremony; But if it is a government official, the emperor will tell them the specific requirements and measures after taking office in the local area. Kangxi found out that the prince sold officials and titles. The question is these six officials? Words? At this point, it is also closely related to the cooperation of several brothers. When the prince betrayed the officials, the old Ba Yincuo had already received a report from the eyeliner, but he deliberately did not report it to Kangxi, but instructed the official department to handle it according to the instructions of the prince, but sent someone to leak the news to the eldest brother Yin Cuo.

Six officials? Words? On that day, the official of the official department was Lao Ba's confidant, and his position was introduced by his eldest brother. Together, they dug a deep pit and gave the prince a miserable life. After the ceremony, Kangxi read the quotations and asked casually:? Who is Kang Zun? ? An official kneeling on the ground replied: The villain is Kang Zun. ? Kangxi asked again:? Do you know what kind of official you want to be? ? Kang Zuen answered succinctly:? Yes, it is responsible for salt and tea. ? Judging from this answer, Kangxi already felt abnormal, so he tried again: Do you know how to deal with salt and tea? ? Kang Zuen replied airily:? Yes, it is to buy salt from the salt people and sell it. Buy tea leaves from tea farmers and sell them. ? After listening to this sentence, Kangxi understood that this is not an official who is qualified for this position at all, so he asked: What position did you hold in the past? ? Kang Zuen honestly confessed: Back to the emperor, the villain is the backup road. He has never stopped working and has been doing business in Shanxi. ?

An alternate road that has never let go of the real shortage was sent to Sichuan as a four-product salt tea ceremony. The shocked Kangxi turned to ask Big Brother:? Who recommended this person? ? The elder brother who succeeded in deception pretended not to know and respectfully replied:? Back to Emperor Amar, all six people were named by the Prince. ? Kangxi asked six officials to quit and asked eldest brother: What is the relationship between the prince and these six people? ? Big brother waited for this sentence and immediately replied:? As far as I know, the prince has never even seen the faces of these six people. ? Kangxi suddenly exclaimed:? What! ? At this point, the truth of the prince selling officials and titles was completely revealed. In order to maintain the reputation and dignity of the prince, Kangxi quickly calmed down and said: It doesn't matter, just kneel down! ? Big brother also wants to take some strong medicine in front of Kangxi. It's best to bring down the prince in one fell swoop and shout:? Emperor Amal! ? Kangxi once again stressed: kneel down! ? Eldest brother had to leave angrily.

Because of Sichuan? Salt tea office? Sichuan Salt Tea Ceremony is an ad hoc official in charge of salt administration and tea in southwest China, and it is also a world-famous fat vacancy with an annual income of at least 102,000 silver. Ancient salt, tea and iron were all strategic materials, so the importance of this position is self-evident. The reason why Prince Yin Ren gave such an important job to a businessman who had never even met him was naturally for corruption and bribery. Kangxi asked Li Dequan to call the prince and asked him if the street vendor was beating the court official. Many old ministers came to cry for mercy, but he knew it. Unexpectedly, Yin Yong attributed the reason to Old Four and Old Thirteen, who screwed up their work without looking for reasons from themselves. He attributed the credit to himself and the fault to others.

Kangxi handed the official quotations to Yin Yong again, telling him that this was the official release reported by the official department, and it was approved if there was no problem. Kangxi came to test the prince. If the prince is guilty, he should kowtow and confess. As a result, the prince thought that Kangxi had been fooled and had no intention of repentance at all. He also put away the quotations and put them in the cuffs. No wonder Chu Jun, a country open to the public, has no shame or remorse for committing such an unforgivable crime. Is this the future emperor of the Qing Dynasty? ?