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Chapter 208

This was the first time Xiang Daxing was watched by so many people in many years. His heartbeat was accelerating, and his face turned red and white. He even wanted to hide and escape.

But after facing Li Ling's gaze in front of him, some of the words that the other party had told him about yesterday's plan: "Brother Xiang, you have only been in the court that you have been in ten years, but you have wasted ten years because of being excluded and plotted. Are you willing to do it? You just want to continue to spend ten years, even twenty years, thirty years, until you die of old age?

"You never thought that one day you could be able to exhale and truly develop your talents? I know your abilities and talents very well, and it is also time for all the lords of our Ministry of Revenue to know how great you are! Now the opportunity is in front of you, and if you seize it, you can change everything! Should you turn over or continue to sink, it is only in your thoughts!"

These words kept echoing in the depths of his mind so clearly, which made Xiang Daxing's expression change and he made the final struggle. At this time, Ye Kuan also looked at him and asked, "Sichuan Xiang, what evidence have you possessed?"

The majestic words came into his ears, which made Xiang Daxing's body shake again, and then he involuntarily walked forward a few steps. After feeling the actions of his colleagues who had never even looked at him in front of him, he was staring at him and then asking him to go to both sides, his faint courage gradually increased, and pushed him forward with his head held high and his chest held high, and finally he even wiped out his humble appearance!

Li Ling looked at his changes in behavior and expression, and smiled on his face: I know that your talents are far above many people, and now it is time to show all this to everyone!

Finally, Xiang Daxing stood still, looked at the bosses in front of him, opened his mouth, but his voice was hoarse, and even trembled a little because of his nervousness: "Return... the words of the Lord Huimen Tang, Li, Li Wenzhong said, because the officials remember that the treasury had allocated grain and silver to help Huguang only five times in the past ten years, but they were inconsistent with the disaster in a certain place in Huguang mentioned in the previous account documents..."

"It's ridiculous. How could you, the treasury treasury treasury treasury treasury accounts under your jurisdiction?" Dai Xiao immediately questioned. Indeed, as one of the most important responsibilities of the Ministry of Revenue, the treasury's management naturally fell into the hands of the Ministry of Revenue and was personally in charge of the Secretary of the State Council. It was indeed not something that a small official of the Qing official could contact.

"Because... because the lower official was temporarily seconded to the company for several years and had read the contents above..." Xiang Daxing plucked up the courage to reply.

Dai Xiao sneered: "This is even more ridiculous. How could you remember the things and accounts that were so clear about two years ago that you can still talk very well today..."

"The official really remembers that as long as the accounts I have read carefully, seven out of 10 can be repeated in a few years."

As soon as he said this, the people present showed a look of surprise or disbelief. This was too incredible. How could anyone have such a memory? This is a world where people who are knowledgeable and powerful in memory are naturally many, but they remember most of them. However, they have never heard of those complicated and disorderly numbers. And they have been recording them for several years...

Li Ling smiled and looked at Xiang Daxing, nodded slightly at him for encouragement. Although he didn't really speak, the meaning in his eyes clearly conveyed the past: "Brother Xiang, it's time for everyone to know how great you are. Let go and show it!"

It seemed that it was inspired by Li Ling. This time, Xiang Daxing really stood up straight and said slowly in the face of everyone's doubts: "In the 25th year of Xianlong, the treasury allocated 300,000 taels of silver and 520,000 hu of grain to Huguang to provide relief to the floods in the three prefectures of Xiangyang, Baoqing and Yunyang; in the 27th year, the treasury allocated 123,600 taels of silver and 30,000 cloth to enter Huguang to provide relief to the snow disasters in the three counties of Xiasan County, Xiajiang and other counties..."

Listening to him telling these detailed, zero and complete data one by one, even those officials in doubt could no longer question it. Ye Kuan's expression became more and more serious, not only guilt for burying such talents in the Ministry of Revenue, but also angered at this ill-intentioned relationship. Li Ling's statement just now, coupled with Xiang Daxing's testimony at this moment, was enough to make him believe that there was indeed a big trick in Huguang's taxes!

When Xiang Daxing reported the last set of data, more than a hundred people at the scene were silent. Everyone stared at the previously inconspicuous treasurer with a ghost look. He really was able to repeat it in full swing today because he had looked through some related accounts two years ago. Is this memory too amazing?

Li Ling looked at Xiang Daxing with emotion, and felt even more moved. In fact, he was scared by his amazing memory that day. He asked a few questions casually when he was trying hard to check his past accounts in order to learn more about Dai Xiao's situation, but the other party was able to report relevant data in no way.

Curiously, he asked Xiang Daxing about the data that was longer and more inclined, but the other party gave the accurate answer without hesitation. It was not until then that Li Ling knew that the Ministry of Revenue had buried a rare talent in prejudice.

Yes, Xiang Daxing did not get a good grade in the imperial examination, but he was a Jinshi. However, his sensitivity to numbers and memory are far more than 99% of the people in the world. Special talents like this should have been in charge of many important tasks in the Ministry of Revenue. As a result, he was left in the small warehouse due to his family background and low-key personality. He worked for ten years, and his talents were not discovered by anyone at all...

Since Li Ling knew that this colleague had such amazing talent, he naturally wanted to help him. At the same time, he could also use his abilities this time to completely deal with Dai Xiao, an enemy who wanted to suppress him!

Everyone at the scene was surprised and stunned, Li Ling said again: "Dr. Dai, what else do you have to say now? If you really say that there have been many natural disasters in Huguang in recent years, why has the treasury never allocated money and grain to provide relief? Even if there is such relief, it is completely different from what you have recorded in the book? Don't tell me, this is because the local officials want to share the worries of the court, so they have figured out everything they have to solve. This statement is simply unreliable!"

Facing Li Ling's straightforward questioning, Dai Xiao's face turned pale, but he still insisted on himself and replied: "There are so many reasons for this, and I don't know how to explain it for a while, but the matter is definitely not what you said about the ill-information of private gain."

As he said that, he looked at Ye Kuan again: "Mr. Master, the subordinates have never used their power for personal gain. What Li Ling and others said seems reasonable, but most of them are their inferences, but there is no evidence at all. I hope you can understand it clearly!"

Ye Kuan stared at him thoughtfully, his face was so gloomy that it could drip into water: "Dr. Dai, at this time, are you still unwilling to admit your guilt?"

He was really angry because the other party did too much this time. As the Minister of Revenue, he knew very well that no one could really maintain a thorough integrity in this yamen where he was rich and had to pay tens of millions of taels of silver. He could also allow his subordinates to seek some selfish interests within the framework. After all, the matter had to be done by the people below, and he still knew the truth that there would be no fish when the water was clear.

However, there is a bottom line for this tacit approval, and it is obvious that Dai Xiao and his followers who have been exposed have completely crossed this line! The Qing officials and officials have determined the taxes of all parts of the world. This is not only power, but also the fundamental reason for their Ministry of Revenue to be based on the court. Once there is a problem, it will inevitably attract criticism and criticism from the government and the public. Maybe even he, the Secretary of State, will have to bear heavy responsibility, and it is possible to lose his official position and dismiss his post!

Feeling the strong anger from his superiors, Dai Xiao's heart was also tightening. But at this time, he had only one way to go, which was to deny it: "Sir, no matter how brave the officials are, they would not dare to do so in heavy taxes... All the things I wrote in the documents are the truth. As for the whole story, it is indeed difficult to explain for a while, but if you have any doubts, you can send someone to Huguang to investigate in detail. Those natural disasters will definitely be recorded in the government office!"

Li Ling was stunned at first, and then understood the cleverness of his excuse: Indeed, Dai Xiao had been in the Ministry of Revenue for many years and was also a good at accounting. In his writing, any flaws could be covered up. Even with Li Ling's ability to check accounts, he could not find the data problems in those accounts. This is also the confidence that he dared to use his power for personal gain so unscrupulously!

Without conclusive physical evidence, relying solely on the statements Li Ling just made, at most, there are some speculations, and it is difficult to commit crimes even if it is placed in the court. As for the Ministry of Revenue or the court, the next time, the local officials in Huguang who have received the news will have made up for all the flaws, so naturally they will not be able to gain anything.

Thinking about all this, even Li Ling has to admire Dai Xiao’s thoughts and methods!

Ye Kuan could naturally think of these things, so his expression became more and more gloomy, but he couldn't make an attack for a while, so he could only hum, "Okay, it's so good!" He even saw it deeper than Li Ling, because he knew very well that Dai Xiao had a big backer behind him. Once he really forced himself to investigate, he would inevitably fall into a larger vortex of disputes!
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