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Every year from October to January, the three meetings of the new government of the Min dynasty were held. The year 1864 was the first meeting of the Second National Conference of the Restoration Party. This involved the issue of re-electing Party organizations at all levels. The State Council, which was in charge of the trial operation, also had to submit a work report.
On November 11th, Wang Mingshan followed Wu Qilu, the Party Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, to see Lin Asheng, the Party Secretary of the National Political and Legal Affairs Commission. After Wang Mingshan made a special report, Wu Qilu signaled Wang Mingshan to leave the office. The two old revolutionaries, who had joined the Liberation Army in its early days, began to discuss the latest problems.
The weather at this time was very comfortable, but Wang Mingshan felt that his forehead was sweating and his back was covered in cold sweat. Due to the depression in his heart, he felt his footsteps become heavy. Starting with the gap between the profit of the rubber company and the budget, the investigators from the financial budget department went to the rubber factory to investigate. At first, no one thought it would be a big deal. The budget was never accurate, and the investigators often investigated.
The result of the investigation was that because the rate of defective products had increased, a considerable number of liberation shoes had become substandard products. This change directly led to a decline in profits.
This was not a strange conclusion. The rate of defective products during industrial mass production had always been a big problem. Therefore, the Ministry of Finance passed the problem to the Ministry of Industry, which was in charge of the problem. The problem piled up like a mountain in the Ministry of Industry. Many problems had not been completely solved even after several years. Usually, the Military Governor Wei would have to personally issue instructions to solve this problem.
But this time, the Military Governor Wei didn't have to "bother" to deal with this matter. The industrial department actually gave a reply at an extremely fast speed. "This is a human error. Please let the National Extraordinary Committee for the Elimination of Counter-Revolutionaries and Delinquents deal with this matter."
The "National Committee for the Elimination of Counter-revolutionaries and Delinquents" was a working unit under the Political and Legal Affairs Commission. According to the current procedures, this had nothing to do with the Ministry of Finance. As long as there were no counter-revolutionaries or slackers within the Ministry of Finance, the most the Ministry of Finance could do was assist in the investigation. But the whole thing was far beyond Wang Mingshan's imagination.
Because he was the person in charge of the budget that year, he got some information. There was a gang in the Third Rubber Factory. They purposely rated several batches of shoes as unqualified, and then sold these shoes to "civilian merchants" on the pretext of disposing of the defective goods. Then the civilian merchants colluded with the customs officers to export the shoes overseas. The American Civil War was in full swing. It was needless to say that the liberation shoes were extremely helpful in the war.
The actions of these people not only greatly reduced the profits of the rubber companies, but also caused a considerable loss of customs revenue. It was said that the leader of this gang was Wei Changshou, the nephew of Emperor Vézé.
Setting their sights on the Liberation Army's military industry was unprecedented. The purpose of Vézé's establishment of the "National Extraordinary Committee for the Elimination of Counter-revolutionaries and Delinquents" was not actually to eliminate counter-revolutionaries. Naturally, there were many units responsible for suppressing counter-revolutionaries. This attitude equated slacking with counter-revolution. The main reason why state-owned enterprises were not doing well was that the punishment for them was very light. In the absence of corruption, it was generally just a loss of future prospects. Therefore, the problems in state-owned enterprises were punished with criminal law, and even labeled as counter-revolutionaries. Under such severe punishment and pressure, basic discipline could be maintained.
Of course, Wang Mingshan knew how determined Vézé was, so he broke out in a cold sweat about the impact Vézé's nephew would have on Vézé. The details of the case were not disclosed to Wang Mingshan, but Wang Mingshan now had some connections. Therefore, his classmates at the Party School secretly revealed some information. According to those people, Vézé had tacitly allowed them to do so.
After hearing this, Wang Mingshan was furious. He shouted, "These people dare to accuse the Military Governor Wei?"
The court system had been built over the years, and the brothers who handled the case were not stupid. He sneered and said, "We won't be fooled by these bastards. In the whole thing, no one received any hints from the Commander-in-Chief. The so-called tacit consent of the Commander-in-Chief was all said by them. Moreover, if the Commander-in-Chief wanted money, why would he do such a despicable thing? How much money would he give the Commander-in-Chief every year? Would anyone dare to disagree? "
After hearing what the brothers from the Political and Legal Committee said, Wang Mingshan was even more certain that this matter had nothing to do with Vézé. The Budget Committee of the Ministry of Finance was a unit established by Vézé. The unit repeatedly emphasized what Vézé had said, "The country's money belongs to all the people in the country, not one person's money." Vézé had never allocated any extra money to himself. Wang Mingshan trusted his integrity.
Wang Mingshan knew very well that he was able to get to where he was today because his good friend, Shen Xin, had pulled him onto Vézé's ship in Anqing. More importantly, he had been recognized and promoted by Vézé. Therefore, Wang Mingshan wanted to kill those people who had ruined Vézé's reputation with his own hands. At the same time, he felt very uneasy that he had personally instigated this matter that involved Vézé. In this era, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Vézé had been completely framed. However, there would undoubtedly be many people who suspected that Vézé had instructed his relatives to do something bad.
With heavy footsteps, Wang Mingshan went to find Shen Xin. As the Director of the Political Department, Shen Xin should have a way to find a way to clear Vézé's name, right?
It was obvious that this was the first time Shen Xin had heard of this. As he listened to Wang Mingshan's narration, his usually calm face was replaced by deep hatred. Seeing such a hateful expression, and seeing Shen Xin's tightly clenched fists, Shen Xin's heart skipped a beat. Wang Mingshan felt much more relaxed.
When Wang Mingshan finished, Shen Xin gritted his teeth and squeezed out the words, "Motherf * cker, I must kill these people!"
However, this rage didn't last long. After Shen Xin calmed down a little, he said to Wang Mingshan with a straight face, "Mingshan, I'm very grateful that you trust me. But I demand that you never speak of this to anyone again! Your leader should have said this to you, right? "
The Party Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Wu Qilu, had indeed said this to Wang Mingshan. Wang Mingshan sighed and said, "If I don't tell you, I will feel bad. Those people must be killed, but I'm worried that no one will really believe it! "
Shen Xin sneered. Wang Mingshan could tell that Shen Xin already had some ideas of his own. However, what Shen Xin said next was something else. "Mingshan, we've all followed the Commander-in-Chief to this day. Someone has ruined the Commander-in-Chief's reputation. We all have the same idea. We can't let them go. However, this is not something you can interfere with. You should work as you should now. Don't think about this matter. If you can't help but think about it, then immediately work, work, work! Do you understand? This isn't something you can make right just because you're involved in it. Do you understand? "
Wang Mingshan said dejectedly, "But I feel like I've poked the hornet's nest …"
"The bad things they did have nothing to do with you!" Shen Xin said angrily. Usually, he wouldn't speak so fiercely. "Did you instigate them to do it? Did you help them do it? This matter has nothing to do with you. Investigating the case is not the job of the budget department. Why are you acting like a big shot? "
After being scolded by Shen Xin, although Wang Mingshan's mood did not improve, at least he felt a little more relaxed. He couldn't help but ask, "Commander-in-Chief won't be angry with me, right?"
"Wang! Ming! Shan! " Shen Xin said angrily, word by word, "You f * cking said that you were worried that others would think the worst of the Commander-in-Chief, but you f * cking thought the best of the Commander-in-Chief? How muddle-headed does the Commander-in-Chief have to be to be angry with you because you were involved in this matter? You … You … Get out of here right now! "
This scolding made Wang Mingshan suddenly see the light. Yes! Military Governor Vaize was such a reasonable person. How could he vent his anger on Wang Mingshan just because Wang Mingshan had done his job? This meant that Wang Mingshan was overthinking things. After giving himself two hard slaps on the face, Wang Mingshan's expression finally returned to normal. He said to Shen Xin, "I was indeed overthinking things. You're right. I won't get involved in this matter anymore! "
Seeing that Wang Mingshan had finally stopped being muddle-headed, Shen Xin sighed. "Sigh! Mingshan, no one dares to make the decision on their own. Secretary Lin from the Political and Legal Committee will definitely report this matter to the Commander-in-Chief. Moreover, this kind of thing could be dealt with quietly. Why did they have to make a big deal out of it? This Wei Changshou deserves to be killed, but he is the Commander-in-Chief's nephew after all. Why make a big deal out of it? If you really want to save the Commander-in-Chief's face, then let's not say anything. It's not appropriate to say anything! "
Wang Mingshan nodded. He stood up and left without saying anything.
That night, in Vézé's office.
"Commander-in-Chief, Wei Changshou is your nephew. He deserves to be killed, but if this matter spreads out, it will hurt your reputation. Let's just execute them all. We don't have to say anything else. It's not appropriate to say anything! "After Lin Asheng reported the situation, he took out the conclusion he had discussed with Wu Qilu.
"Hmph! Hmph! Hmph hmph hmph! "Wei Ze sneered from his nostrils. It wasn't that Vézé hadn't thought of relatives using their power to run amok, but he didn't expect it to be even worse than Vézé had imagined.
Vézé's parents had once told Vézé not to trust bad people. Don't be fooled by the fact that bad people could pat their chests and say that they would keep their mouths shut when they did something bad. But when they were really caught, they would push the blame to others without exception. This group of people loved to say, "I was forced to do it!"
This incident clearly proved this fact. Not to mention that the group of water heroes who came from the vanguard were just doing business in their eyes. There were some cadres in the customs and rubber factory who were involved in this matter, and their reasons were varied.
"They didn't have money to buy a house, and their family forced them to ask for money every day, so they had no choice but to do this!"
"They were afraid of offending the Military Governor Of Vaize and hurting the Military Governor Of Vaize's reputation, so they had no choice but to do this!"
"They were afraid that if this matter was exposed, it would damage the reputation of the Military Governor Of Vaize, so they were ready to stop. But they didn't expect the investigators to come so quickly, so they offended the Military Governor Of Vaize! "
If one listened to these people's reasons, they were all loyal and filial sons. They were all very good people!
But why did these good people commit such crimes? It seemed that it was the responsibility of the Military Governor Of Vaize.
"Commander in Chief, don't be angry with yourself …" Lin Asheng said uneasily.
"Haha! Asheng, I'm really not angry. At least I'm not angry now. I think these people taught me a lesson! "After saying that, Vézé smiled bitterly.
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