Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

Chen Lang sighed, "Isn't this a typical case of wanting the horse to run without eating grass?"

Chang Anmin said, "But I think their worries are not entirely unreasonable."

Chen Lang's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Sir, I don't quite understand what you said."

Chang Anmin said: "To put it simply, the birth of a great businessman will inevitably lead to the birth of a great corrupt official."

"If this merchant was originally an official, or came from a family of officials, the damage he would cause to the court would be immeasurable."

"There are examples of this throughout the ages."

"The Shang Party of our dynasty can also be ranked among them."

Chen Lang was silent.

Because there is nothing wrong with what Chang Anmin said.

Wasn't Mr. Xu from the previous Heng X Group such a person? His company caused tens of billions and even hundreds of billions of losses to the country and ruined countless families.

However, before the scandal, Mr. Xu was a private entrepreneur who had been repeatedly commended.

"From the look of you, do you agree with my point of view?" Chang Anmin said calmly.

Chen Lang said helplessly: "This... is indeed difficult to avoid."

"We can't rely solely on the personal integrity of officials and businessmen; we also need a comprehensive supervision system."

Chang Anmin nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's right. Lord Wang and I went to Guangling Prefecture this time and talked with the prefect for a long time about advertising promotion."

"We all agreed that we can't roll out the ad nationwide right now. We'll consider expanding it to other state capitals and counties once Linshui has developed a relatively complete path."

Chen Lang thought for a moment and said, "That's not right. If Magistrate Meng had no objections, why did the Procuratorate react so strongly? They even sent two inspectors down?"

Chang Anmin said, "Where there are people, there is struggle. Guangling Prefecture is not ruled by Lord Meng alone."

"First, the procuratorate did receive a letter of complaint, saying you did something dishonorable in the advertising auction."

"Secondly, the Procuratorate lacks experience in this area, or rather, the entire Dayan supervisory system lacks experience in commercial supervision."

"In the minds of these officials, doing business is something that is not worthy of public display. The bigger the business, the faster the money comes in, and the more dirty deeds are involved."

"Advertising is a veritable money-eating beast. In a short period of time, thousands of taels of silver have entered the treasury. They don't know how to control it. The best way is to cut it off at the source."

"So, Lord Wang and I will focus on developing a regulatory system that is acceptable to all parties, and then gradually perfecting it. This will fill the gap in our dynasty in this area."

Chen Lang bowed and said, "Thank you for your hard work, sir."

Chang Anmin said calmly, "Your Majesty asked me to come to Linshui just to do these things. It's not hard work at all."

"If you have any good suggestions in this regard, you can tell me. If it is feasible, I will definitely adopt it."

Chen Lang nodded: "Okay, if I come up with any ideas, I will definitely tell you."

Chang Anmin said, "By the way, on the way back, I heard that your Guhong Tower was sealed off? Is that true?"

Chen Lang said, "It is true. County Magistrate Ling Zhenling demanded a bribe of two thousand taels from me. When I refused, he ordered the Solitary Hong Tower to be sealed off."

Chang Anmin smiled and said, "It seems that the two inspectors of the Procuratorate will not have made a wasted trip."

"They just want to find flaws in advertising promotion, and officials demanding bribes from advertisers will definitely satisfy them."

"Pack up and get ready to reopen."

Chen Lang said, "Sir, I have a favor to ask of you."

"speak."

"The student boasted that he wanted Ling Zhen to tear off the seal himself. Do you think this can be arranged?"

Chang Anmin laughed out loud: "Okay, since you have suffered so much injustice, I will fulfill your wish."

Chen Lang bowed and said, "Thank you, sir."

……

Just when the people of Linshui County were eagerly waiting to see how Ling Zhen would deal with Chen Lang.

Ling Zhen was arrested for corruption and bribery by two inspectors from Guangling Prefecture.

It was said that ten thousand taels of silver, as well as various antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and jewelry were seized from Ling Zhen’s home, with a total value of more than fifty thousand taels!

No one could have imagined that a small county magistrate could be so corrupt!

After Ling Zhen's house was searched, letters of denunciation fell like snow on the desks of the two inspectors. A rough estimate is that there were at least a hundred letters.

The contents of the reports are similar, all accusing Ling Zhen of using his position to blackmail them.

The two inspectors picked out several letters of complaint related to advertising as evidence against the promotion of advertising.

Two days later, Ling Zhen came out of the county magistrate's residence in shackles.

The surrounding alleys were filled with people watching the excitement.

When they saw Ling Zhen looking like a lost dog, they all cheered loudly.

Some of the more emotional ones even threw rotten eggs and vegetable leaves at Ling Zhen.

The constable brought Ling Zhen to Guhong Tower and motioned him to go forward and tear off the seal on the door.

Ling Zhen was unwilling to cooperate, so a constable whispered in his ear, "Ling Zhen, if we want to leave a successor for your family, you'll just do as I say."

Ling Zhen's back teeth were almost broken, but he finally took heavy steps and walked to the gate of Guhong Tower with a head full of rotten vegetable leaves.

Chen Lang was waiting for him here.

"Master Ling, didn't I tell you that I would let you tear off this seal with your own hands?"

Ling Zhen stared at Chen Lang intently, gritting his teeth and saying, "I never thought that after more than twenty years of navigating the officialdom, I would end up being defeated by a villain like you!"

Chen Lang said, "Your Excellency is wrong. It wasn't me who caused you to lose your official position. It was your own greed and the Imperial City Bureau who stood behind you and encouraged you to ban Guhong Tower."

Ling Zhen's eyes flashed: "You know?"

Chen Lang shrugged: "That's not hard to guess."

Ling Zhen was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter.

Chen Lang asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Ling Zhen stepped forward, tore off the seal, and said, "Chen Lang, I'll be waiting for you in the underworld. Then I'll tell you why I'm laughing."

Chen Lang rolled his eyes. "You're almost dead, and you're still playing this boring trick. Is that interesting?"

Ling Zhen laughed heartily as he walked towards the constable. At this moment, Ling Gaoyuan, dressed as a beggar, rushed out from the crowd, knelt down in front of Ling Zhen, and cried out, "Dad!"

Ling Zhen angrily said: "I'm not your father, get out!"

Ling Gaoyuan cried out, "Dad, don't say that. I am your child."

Then she knelt in front of Chen Lang, hugged his legs and begged, "Chen Lang, I was wrong, please let my father go."

"I kowtow to you."

Ling Gaoyuan kowtowed loudly, and in the blink of an eye, his forehead turned blood red.

Chen Lang said woodenly, "What's the point of you begging me? I don't have the power to arrest your father."

"Besides, your father embezzled so much money and should be severely punished by the law."

Ling Gaoyuan was still kowtowing, saying, "Let my father go, let my father go..."

Ling Zhen was so angry that the veins on his neck bulged: "Why are you begging him? Get out of here!"

Several constables came forward and dragged Ling Gaoyuan out.

Ling Gaoyuan's eyes were completely bloodshot, and even tears of blood were flowing out. He stared at Chen Lang and roared like a trapped beast.

"Mr. Chen, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost!"