Since ancient times, account books were needed when checking accounts. A lot of incorrect account information was discovered from the account books. Therefore, as long as the real account books were found, it would be clear how much corruption there was at the Luoyang Train Station.
At this moment, this inconspicuous Chen Xiaoer actually said that he had stolen the account book of the Luoyang Train Station. This was not a small matter. At this moment, Luoyang must have already discovered it. Even the people who were chasing Chen Xiaoer might have already arrived in the capital.
Thinking of this, Yang Guozhong suddenly understood and smiled. It was no wonder that Chen Xiao 'er was so anxious just now. It turned out that he had stolen the account book of the station. In this case, if he could not quickly find a backer like Yang Guozhong, what awaited him was the fate of being hacked to death. The knife was already on his neck. How could Chen Xiao' er not be anxious?
Chen Xiao 'er was burning with anxiety, but Yang Guozhong didn't have to be anxious. All of this had nothing to do with him. He could completely ignore it and no one could do anything to him. As long as he didn't care, Chen Xiao' er would be on the road to death.
In this case, Yang Guozhong was completely in control, while Chen Xiaoer was in a very passive position. He had a request for Yang Guozhong, so he had to lower his posture as much as possible and beg Yang Guozhong to help him.
"Account book? You actually stole the account book. It seems that you are quite capable. Speak! Where is the account book? "
Yang Guozhong asked faintly.
Chen Xiaoer was not an easy person to deal with. How could he bring such an important item with him? If Yang Guozhong were to fall out with him, he would be dead.
This was also a common plot in many literary works. Someone had something on him, but he would not bring it with him. Instead, he would hide it somewhere. This way, even if he was caught, the other party would not dare to act rashly and would not dare to act rashly. This allowed him to escape a calamity.
At this moment, Chen Xiaoer could not completely trust Yang Guozhong, so he did not dare to take any risks. After he entered the capital, he quietly hid the account book. At this moment, he came to see Yang Guozhong without bringing anything with him.
"Censor, please forgive me. The account book was hidden in a safe place by this lowly official. This place is very safe. Moreover, this lowly official is the only one who knows about it. There will definitely be no accidents."
Chen Xiaoer rolled his eyes and said cunningly.
Hearing Chen Xiaoer's words, Yang Guozhong was not very satisfied. The other party clearly did not believe him and still had a trick up his sleeve. This naturally made him very unhappy.
Moreover, Chen Xiaoer did not believe him, but why should he completely believe in Chen Xiaoer? What if Chen Xiaoer did not have the account book? If he got involved in this matter, wouldn't he be cheated to death?
"Good, Chen Xiaoer. You still have a trick up your sleeve. However, just based on your words, do I have to believe that you have the account book? What if you don't have the account book? Wouldn't I be deceived by you? "
Yang Guozhong said sternly.
Chen Xiaoer hurriedly replied, "The Censor is a favored person by His Majesty's side. This lowly official is only a lowly official. Even if this lowly official had ten times the courage, I would not dare to deceive the Censor! This lowly official does have conclusive evidence. As long as this lowly official can see His Majesty, this lowly official will be extremely grateful. In the future, this lowly official will be a subordinate of the Censor. "
"You are quite good at playing with the wind. However, this lowly official is quite curious. Why do you want to sue your superiors? Is it really because they have embezzled the court's money? Are you really so upright?"
Yang Guozhong asked with a smile.
Chen Xiao 'er decided not to hide it anymore and said, "I really don't dare to hide it from you, Imperial Censor. This lowly official does feel that being an official has its difficulties. There are too many things that require spending money, so it is normal for people to occasionally embezzle some money to supplement their families. However, these people are all insignificant officials, yet they embezzle so much, so much so that they keep most of it in their own pockets and casually give the rest to the court. This lowly official probably doesn't even know how much they embezzle. In addition, these people don't empathize with their subordinates at all. They only make their subordinates do more and more tiring work, but they are not willing to pay a single cent more. This lowly official still has an eighty-year-old mother who fell ill a few days ago and didn't even have the money to treat her illness! The low-level employees are even worse off. If there is no illness or disaster at home, they can still support themselves. However, if there are any unforeseen circumstances, they will not be able to eat their next meal. "
After saying this, he put on a helpless expression. In fact, Chen Xiaoer was exaggerating. Even low-level employees had a much higher income than ordinary people. As a deputy station master, his income was even higher. His basic salary was several times that of a low-level employee. It was definitely not a problem for him to support a family. As for the old mother he mentioned, it was because he could not bear to spend money to buy medicine, not because he did not even have the money to buy medicine.
The reason he really took the risk to take this step was because the group of leaders of the Luoyang Railway Branch did not take him into consideration when they were dividing up the benefits. He only received a fixed salary, but there was no gray income. The difference between a fixed salary and a gray income was often ten times, a hundred times, or even a thousand times.
Seeing others eat meat while he could only drink plain water, his mood naturally became more and more unbalanced. He was even angry from time to time. He had also wanted to get a share of the pie. He had tested his immediate superior, Zheng Quan, the station master of the Luoyang Railway Station, many times. However, Zheng Quan was also a greedy guy. In order to get more benefits, he actually cleverly pushed back Chen Xiaoer every time, leaving Chen Xiaoer helpless.
Chen Xiaoer was disappointed time and time again. He watched the people above him reap the benefits, but he could not get a share of the pie. Chen Xiaoer completely lost control. He risked everything and stole the important account book of the station. He was ready to fight to the death with his superiors. If he failed, he would die. If he succeeded, he would be rewarded by the Emperor because of the merit of reporting.
When he finally made up his mind to do it, Chen Xiaoer drank a little wine to boost his courage. Then, he used his identity as the deputy station master to successfully enter the residence of the finance department. He steeled his heart and stole the account book. Then, he did not dare to stay for a moment. He immediately disguised himself in the car and rushed to the capital, Chang 'an, overnight. After arriving in Chang' an, he hid the account book and a series of important physical evidence to prevent himself from being caught by the other party and to give himself a bargaining chip.
After listening to Chen Xiaoer's truth, Yang Guozhong was quite emotional. If this could be regarded as the truth, then there was nothing in the world that was not the truth. He naturally knew that the railway work was a very good unit. Many ordinary people could not squeeze in even if they wanted to. No matter what, it was not to the extent that they could not eat. The exaggeration in this was too great. He could hear it at once.
"Blocking one's path to wealth is like killing one's parents. You stole the account book of the Luoyang Railway Station. They will certainly not let you go. You ran away alone. Aren't you worried that they will catch your family?"
Yang Guozhong was not in a hurry and asked casually.
"I won't hide it from Imperial Censor. After this lowly official took the account book, I rushed to the capital. I really can't take care of my family. My eighty-year-old mother and my wife have probably fallen into the hands of these vermin. I hope that Imperial Censor can save my family. I will never forget your kindness."
Chen Xiaoer said in a tearful voice. However, after brewing for a long time, he did not shed a single tear. It did look quite fake.
"There are only your old mother and your wife at home. There are no children?"
Yang Guozhong opened his mouth and asked.
"Replying to the Imperial Censor, half a month ago, this lowly concubine took two children to visit her parents in Central Sichuan. They have not returned yet. There are only my old mother and my wife at home."
Chen Xiaoer replied.
Yang Guozhong immediately understood. This kid had prepared for this half a month ago. Otherwise, he would not have let his concubine take the two children away from home. As for his wife and mother, it was very inconvenient. If he sent them all away, it would be difficult not to arouse suspicion. His mother would also be suspicious and would interfere with his actions. Moreover, the old woman was over eighty years old. She could not withstand the hardships of a long journey. As for his wife, Chen Xiaoer was probably tired of her and did not worry about her life at all. Perhaps he would only be happy if his wife died. This way, he could live more freely with his concubine.
From this, it could be seen that Chen Xiaoer was not a good person. He was a person who did not care about the life and death of his wife and mother. However, it did not matter if he was a bad person. As long as he could be controlled, it was fine.
"In the end, you still favor your concubine and children! Tell me! If this official helps you, what benefits can I get? This official has a good relationship with Yu Chaoen and the others in the Railway Bureau. If I help you expose the matter of the Luoyang Railway Branch, I will offend many people. "
Yang Guozhong said straightforwardly. After he finished speaking, he looked at Chen Xiaoer unhurriedly.
Chen Xiao 'er hurriedly replied, "Imperial Censor Yang, the Luoyang Railway Branch's corruption is too great, and it was only a matter of time before the imperial court found out about it. Especially in the past half a year, the corruption has become more and more excessive, and the new income has basically all been taken by them, while the expenses have been getting higher and higher, and the income and expenditure have almost reached balance. His Majesty and the imperial court will definitely be dissatisfied when they find out about this matter, but no one will stand out to impeach them, so no one will pursue this matter for the time being. However, this lowly official is willing to stand out to be the villain, and if I succeed, this lowly official will give most of the credit to Imperial Censor. Imperial Censor will be the first person to expose this matter and remove the vermin from the imperial court. Even if I screw up, this lowly official will bear the blame alone, and this matter will have nothing to do with Imperial Censor.
Yang Guozhong naturally had his own considerations. Otherwise, he would not have come to see Chen Xiaoer in person. He had already thought about this matter carefully in his heart. He came to see Chen Xiaoer only after he had thought it through.
First of all, Yang Guozhong had to know if Chen Xiaoer really had strong evidence to be able to bring down all the leaders of the Luoyang Railway Branch in one go. At the same time, he also had to know how much the Luoyang Railway Branch's annual profit was, how much the main cadres had embezzled, how much they had given to the imperial court, and what specific methods they had used to embezzle the imperial court's money. Yang Guozhong had to fully understand these specific details before he could decide on how to help Chen Xiaoer.
After all, there were many prerequisites to make a great contribution. If the Luoyang Railway Branch's embezzlement did not reach an astonishing amount, then there would not be much merit in solving this corruption case. Only if they were really greedy and solved such a case would it be a great contribution.
Yang Guozhong was too eager to make a great contribution. Not only did he want to please the emperor, but he also wanted to please the many ministers of the imperial court, especially those old and stubborn people who were highly respected. Some of these people were not afraid of death. They would impeach anyone who made a mistake. They were very difficult to deal with. Even Ang Lee had been impeached before. However, it was not a big deal, so the emperor did not pay attention to it.
As long as Yang Guozhong could make a great contribution in punishing corruption, then when the emperor promoted him to the Right Prime Minister, many ministers of the imperial court would have nothing to say. His life's wish could be realized.
"Since you can take such a big risk to come to the capital, this official will believe you for the time being. However, since you said that you stole the account book, even if the account book is not with you, you should know the approximate contents of the account book, right? How big is the gap between the real income and the income they reported to the imperial court? Tell me about it! "
Yang Guozhong looked at Chen Xiaoer and asked.
Chen Xiaoer did not dare to hide anything and told him all the data he knew. First, it was the data he had recorded, and second, it was the data he had obtained from the stolen account book. After comparing the two, he found that the data was almost the same, and there was not much difference.
And this data clearly showed that most of the profits had been embezzled by the leaders of the Luoyang Railway Branch. Their methods of embezzlement were mainly divided into two parts. The first was naturally to hide the income. The whole train was obviously full, but the fake accounts they recorded recorded many seats as empty, especially the first-class carriages at the front, which were often recorded as empty, and the actual number of tickets sold was very different from the real situation. Sometimes, they would even run a few more trains, but these extra trains were not recorded in the records, and the ticket income was all embezzled by them.
Another thing was that the number of freight trains would sometimes be increased, and the accounts would not be reported to the imperial court. In addition, there were some merchants who were in a hurry to cut the queue to deliver goods, so they voluntarily increased the ticket price by 50%, and this extra 50% of the ticket price was naturally embezzled by them. With these methods added together, these vermin could easily embezzle more than half of the income. The amount of embezzlement was simply shocking.
In addition to the income, the remaining part was the expenditure. The operation of the railway naturally could not avoid consumption and maintenance. The carriages needed to be checked regularly, and the route also needed road maintenance craftsmen, the wages of the staff of the railway branch, and the necessary fuel and fresh water for the carriages. These all needed to be spent, and the amount of money needed to purchase these materials was naturally determined by the person in charge of purchasing them.
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