The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

Ning Yi returned to the mansion with a calm expression and first ordered his men to kill those corrupt businessmen.

Since the Fourth Prince escaped this time, he would vent his anger on them and raid their house to take away all the gold and silver.

Unexpectedly, tens of millions of taels were seized from the homes of these few merchants, and there were also dozens of shops in the capital, all of which were dealt with by the Intelligence Department.

The Intelligence Department needs a lot of money to collect information from the whole city and even the whole world, which is used to recruit people, bribe kidnappers, and purchase information. All the activities in various parts of the country are done with money.

It just so happens that the funds of this group of fat pigs are enough to fill the gap. With so many more shops, they can also become intelligence bases and make money. Why not do it?

A few days later, an imperial edict came from the palace, ordering a thorough investigation into the case of the Grand Canal Transport Office reselling disaster relief grain.

Although Emperor Wu spared the Fourth Prince this time, he didn't want these parasites to mess around under his nose.

Emperor Wu's anger naturally meant that these parasites would pay with their lives.

The Grand Canal Administration, the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, and even the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Works, and the City Defense Department were all thoroughly investigated.

Dozens of officials were successively dismissed, their homes confiscated and their heads beheaded.

When Emperor Wu was angry, thousands of lives were lost.

Tan Donglin said excitedly: "Your Highness, now the various government offices will no longer dare to embarrass us."

"Your Highness is truly amazing. He handled this matter so easily."

Ning Yi was not very happy. Those who were arrested were just scapegoats. None of the real big shots were harmed.

For example, the Fourth Prince and the Prime Minister are both safe and sound. It would be strange if I could feel at ease.

But dealing with the two of them would not be done overnight. He could also see that Emperor Wu had no intention of dealing with them now.

I just want these princes to fight each other.

Ning Yi said calmly, "How is the relief grain being shipped to Jiangdong?"

Fang Wanhua was in charge of statistics. He bowed and said, "Your Highness, the second batch of disaster relief grain has been shipped to Jiangdong."

"But this batch of disaster relief food can only last for twenty days at most."

"Twentieth day?" Ning Yi frowned: "It's only that short."

The three of them looked at each other helplessly: "Your Highness, there is nothing we can do about this."

"According to Jiangdong's current statistics, the disaster-stricken area is too vast, and millions of people have nothing to eat. Therefore, the second batch of disaster relief grain shipped here is already quite a large amount, and it's already good enough to last for twenty days."

Jiang Bingwen also explained: "Your Highness, this is already several times better than previous disaster relief efforts, and we can still continue to purchase grain."

It seems that they are very satisfied with the current disaster relief situation.

Ning Yi thought about it and nodded slightly: "What you said is correct, but I dare not neglect it."

"By the way, how's the grain purchase going in Jiangnan?"

Tan Donglin smiled bitterly, "Your Highness, how could it be so fast? We have already sent people to contact the grain merchants in Jiangnan. Although the grain prices in Jiangnan have also risen sharply, it is very close to Jiangdong, so we can still buy a lot of grain."

Ning Yi's fingers tapped the table, pretending to be thinking seriously.

The three of them also shut up. His Highness was thinking at this moment, and it was not appropriate to disturb him.

"Looks like it's time to send personnel south to oversee disaster relief efforts. Call Gao Qingshui."

Gao Qingshui was the first supervisory minister that Ning Yi decided to send to Jiangdong.

Gao Qingshui, now in his wrinkled official uniform, entered the main hall of the Prince's residence and bowed to Ning Yi: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

Ning Yi nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Master Gao, the Emperor has reappointed you as a sixth-rank inspector. This time, I want you to go to Jiangdong in person and take good care of the relief grain. Is that okay?"

Although Emperor Wu failed to deal with the Fourth Prince, he almost dealt with Ning Yi.

However, Ning Yi still asked Emperor Wu for permission to give all the credit for capturing the merchant to Gao Qingshui.

I hope Gao Qingshui will become the official who goes to Jiangdong for inspection.

Emperor Wu still had an impression of Gao Qingshui, a minor official. It was he who went to inspect the salt tax, which led to the entire court suppressing him.

Emperor Wu's evaluation of him was that he was like a stone in a toilet, smelly and hard.

Since the fourth brother wants to use such a hard stone, fine, Emperor Wu did not stop him. Besides, Jiangdong is in a state of corruption and really needs an honest official to clean it up.

As for Ning Yi's request, Gao Qingshui was to lead 500 imperial guards south to Jiangdong.

Emperor Wu directly agreed and sent his own Royal Guards to Jiangdong to take a look. This was much better than sending those corrupt officials.

Of course, Emperor Wu also stipulated that the distribution of disaster relief grain to various places and the reorganization of city defense forces in various cities must be managed by local officials.

Gao Qingshui brought the Imperial Guards with him and only had the authority to supervise.

Emperor Wu was cautious and also worried that Gao Qingshui would become Lao Liu's man. After he ran to Jiangdong, he would reorganize the military equipment everywhere. Finally, after the disaster relief was over and the bandits were dealt with, he would reorganize tens of thousands of troops.

That would threaten Emperor Wu's own throne.

Ning Yi also knew what Emperor Wu meant. As long as Emperor Wu agreed to let Gao Qingshui go south, it would be fine.

Gao Qingshui knelt down excitedly and said, "I thank Your Highness for giving me the opportunity to start a new job. I will do my best to supervise the disaster relief work and will not allow any corrupt officials to taint the relief grain."

Ning Yi also smiled, which was rare for him, and said, "Okay, get up quickly. In this prince's place, we are family and never need to kneel."

The other three also smiled for the sake of appearance.

Even if they surrendered to Ning Yi, they still couldn't do the inspection. It would be too offensive. So it would be better to let Gao Qingshui, the tough guy, do it.

After Gao Qingshui got up, Ning Yi warned, "Remember, throughout Jiangdong, first organize the military equipment in all places."

"Even if we don't want military power, we must ensure that the city defense forces in various places are truly used for disaster relief."

"If anyone dares to neglect disaster relief efforts or sabotage them, no need to waste time, just send the Imperial Guards to take action. Collect evidence and have them deliver it to Father personally."

The words have been made so clear, that is, Gao Qingshui can do it boldly, and anyone who dares to stop him will be dealt with directly, no matter who they are.

It doesn’t matter if there are not enough Royal Guards, there are city defense troops everywhere.

Moreover, the commander of the city defense force must be an upright official who is truly responsible for disaster relief.

I believe that there are always some officials like this who care about the people in various places. It is impossible that they are all corrupt and law-breaking people, right?

Gao Qingshui naturally understood what His Highness meant. He promised on the spot that even if it meant sacrificing his life, he would definitely clean up the entire disaster in Jiangdong, give justice to the people, and restore a bright and prosperous Jiangdong to the Kingdom of Dawu.

Watching Gao Qingshui leave with high morale.

Tan Donglin frowned and said slowly, "Your Highness, although Gao Qingshui is upright and honest, his heart is more loyal to the Great Wu Kingdom."