Tu Dashan had already decided to mess around. Anyway, his official position had not been removed yet. Even if Yang Cong had great power, he could not torture him and could only interrogate him.

Just an ordinary interrogation, he is afraid of nothing! Mobile::

Of course, Yang Cong knew that this guy would not admit his guilt quickly. He still asked seriously: "Are you just a poor supervisor? Xie Shixian confessed that you used your power to order the coastal guards to resist passively, and even ordered them to cooperate with pirates and Japanese pirates to plunder. This is the fundamental reason why pirates and Japanese pirates rampage in Su Yang's two palaces."

You fart!

When Tu Dashan heard this, his eyes were almost bulging out, as if he had suffered a great grievance.

How could he give such an order? Isn’t this a real person? Even if some of the coastal guards are indeed cooperating with pirates and Japanese pirates to plunder, that is not an order he gave. What does it have to do with him if they already know each other? : :

He couldn't help but argue loudly: "Sir, you need to catch thieves and catch stolen goods. You have no evidence to capture the thief. You are so unfounded and unemployed. Just rely on the confession of Xie Shixian, an unemployed vagrant, to charge the lower-ranking official. The lower-ranking official has no choice but to submit a report to the court and ask the cabinet chief Lord Yan and the emperor to make the decision."

Oh, oh, he brought out all the cabinet chief Yan Song.

Who should I scare?

Yang Cong said disdainfully: "Who said that I have no evidence? If there is no evidence, can I arrest you?"

Are you there any evidence, and you always use Xie Shixian’s confession to make a fuss. Xie Shixian is nothing. He is not even a scholar. Just relying on the confession of such an unemployed vagrant, you may have thought too much about me, a third-rank official in the court.

Tu Dashan thought he was cautious in his actions, and he could not leave any handles for others to catch him when it comes to pirates and Japanese pirates.

He stammered his neck and said, "Sir, you have no limits. If you really have evidence, take it out so that the lower officials can convince them. Otherwise, the lower officials will really report to the court and complain about the wrongdoers."

Want evidence, right?

good!

Yang Cong said aloud without hesitation: "Come on, come on, present the evidence."

As soon as he finished speaking, a personal guard walked in quickly with a booklet that looked like an account book.

What kind of evidence is this? Isn’t the account books usually evidence of corrupt officials?

Tu Dashan really didn't understand what kind of account in this world could condemn him, because he had never been corrupt even for a penny.

Yang Cong opened the account book calmly and said with a sarcastic sarcastic word: "Tu Dashan, you are not bad. The Jinling Longjiang Shipyard has been closed for decades. You have to pay out of your own pocket, organize craftsmen, purchase materials, and revitalize them."

This seems to be a good thing. Why is the Governor used it as evidence to prove that Tu Dashan condoned and instructed pirates and Japanese pirates to rob Suzhou and Yangzhou prefectures?

Several jury officials were puzzled when they heard this.

However, when Tu Dashan heard the name of the Jinling Longjiang Shipyard, his face changed color again.

He was stunned for a moment, then he hesitated: "This, this matter is an order issued by Lord Zhao Wenhua and Lord Zhao. The subordinates just follow the order."

Yang Cong still said with a slight mockery: "Oh, it was the order given by Lord Zhao. Lord Zhao is dead, there is no evidence to die, right? You are really good. A abandoned shipyard has been revitalized by you, and it can also build a standard warship in the imperial court!"

Something seems to be wrong.

Build warships!

What are you doing to build warships?

Tu Dashan thought about it and then hesitated: "This, Lord Zhao may be seeing that the pirates and Japanese pirates have signs of resurgence, so he wants to build some warships to strengthen the sea defense."

This reason is justified. When Yang Cong became the governor of Zhejiang, he also supervised the construction of warships at the Nantai Shipyard in Fuzhou to strengthen coastal defense and encircle and suppress pirates and Japanese pirates. Zhao Wenhua ordered Tu Dashan to supervise the construction of warships, which seemed nothing wrong.

However, Yang Cong still flipped through the account book and said with a slight mockery: "You are really good. In recent years, you have built more than 30 warships, and you even have a lot of muskets and cannons."

At this time, Tu Dashan's forehead began to sweat. He really didn't expect that Yang Cong would find out the Longjiang Shipyard and find out the secret account book of the Longjiang Shipyard so quickly. The things recorded on it might really kill him.

How could he know that in Jinling City, the yamen runners and various craftsmen in various colors could not escape Yang Cong's eyes. The local snake Zhang Ping was Yang Cong's eyeliner. How could Yang Cong not know about Tu Dashan's movement?

He was indeed negligent about this matter. If he had known that Yang Cong would have found out about the Longjiang Shipyard, he should have hid the account book or destroyed it simply.

At this moment, he could only stammer and replied: "This is also for the need to strengthen coastal defense."

Upon hearing this, Yang Cong sneered: "Strengthen the coastal defense? Where are the warships you built? Where are the muskets? Where are the artillery? Where are they?"

Tu Dashan could only bite the bullet and said, "It's all distributed to strengthen coastal defense."

Yang Cong still sneered: "It's been distributed, to whom? Nanzhili general Tang Kekuan and Navy general Qi Jingtong did not receive a cannon or a musket, let alone a warship."

Tu Dashan could only continue to bite the bullet and said, "This is all distributed to the coastal ministry. Don't you remember them all in the account books?"

Yang Cong pretended to be curious and said, "This is strange. You have built so many warships, as well as muskets and artillery. The coastal Dushiwei Station is still vulnerable. On the contrary, pirates and Japanese pirates actually used muskets and artillery to attack the prefectures and counties. What explanation do you give?"

Is there any explanation for this?

It is obvious that Tu Dashan did not distribute the muskets and artillery to the coastal Dushiwei, but gave them to pirates and Japanese pirates!

At this time, the faces of several jury officials changed. They knew that the wealthy maritime merchants were involved with pirates and Japanese pirates, but they never thought that Tu Dashan would create muskets and cannons for pirates and Japanese pirates to use.

Damn, you've done too much, right?

Tu Dashan was sweating profusely at this moment. He really couldn't explain this matter!

He thought for a while and simply insisted: "Sir, this official is not clear. Anyway, how many warships, how many muskets and artillery have been built, the account book is recorded. Whoever got it, the account book is also recorded, and there are also official documents they signed as evidence. As for what they used to do, the official is not clear."

Still want to argue?

Yang Cong sneered, then whispered to the outside: "Come on, bring the witness."

Soon, a personal guard came in with most of the middle-aged man, a military general.

Yang Cong said seriously to the middle-aged man: "Who is in the hall? Come and sign up."

The middle-aged man hurriedly bowed and said, "Lu Dayong, the commander of Xiaguan Zhenhaiwei, met with the Governor."

Yang Cong nodded slightly, then opened the account book and said, "You have used six warships, thirty muskets and ten cannons at the Longjiang Shipyard in Jinling. Is this a matter?"

Lu Dayong glanced at Tu Dashan with a little panic, then gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, this is not the case. The official has never been to the Longjiang Shipyard, nor has he received warships, muskets and artillery."

When Yang Cong heard this, he couldn't help but wonder: "Then why does this account book contain your name? Have you signed some official documents to prove that you have accepted it."
Chapter completed!