Catch a stone joke

If you ask the biggest corrupt official in the history of China, most people will probably say? Small Shenyang? Yes, that's right, that's him. Greed in small Shenyang, greed is new? Height? , greedy? Rich as an enemy? The point is. It is said that the money of the small Shenyang family was found to be 800 million taels, while the annual fiscal revenue of the Qing Dynasty was only 70 million taels, and the assets of the small Shenyang exceeded the fiscal revenue of the Qing Dynasty 15. That's not all. At the same time, a large number of rare treasures such as fields, houses, gold and precious stones were discovered under the name of Xiao Shenyang. They are really rich!

However, although Xiao Shenyang is a corrupt official, he is a loyal and capable corrupt official. He was an official for so many years during the Qianlong period, and he was a formidable man. Coupled with his strong financial strength, if he is unfaithful, it can really set off a storm. However, during his reign, he took serving Qianlong wholeheartedly as the starting point and the end result, which not only met Qianlong's needs for flattery, but also met Qianlong's needs for dealing with some troubles.

After the establishment of the Qing dynasty, due to years of war, the land was enfeoffed to the nobles, but in fact, the people had a hard time. Because of the introduction of sweet potato, a high-yield crop, the bottom people can survive. However, natural and man-made disasters happen from time to time, often making people on the verge of hunger. During the Qianlong period, due to the drought in Hebei, farmers failed to harvest food, and many people were on the verge of starvation.

At this time, Gan Long had to send someone to the disaster relief. He arranged for some officials to open a porridge farm in Hebei to provide porridge for homeless people without food so that they could survive. But at that time, not only people with no harvest came to drink porridge, but also people with a little surplus grain came to drink porridge in order to save some food or prevent further disasters, so that dry food was not enough at once, and he was very angry.

At this time, Xiao Shenyang, the favorite of Qianlong, was by his side. Thinking that all the troubles he encountered on weekdays were handed over to this smiling, flattering little Shenyang, he decided to let him worry about himself again. He sent Xiao Shenyang there.

Of course, Xiao Shenyang is not a good man. He has no sympathy for these starving people, but he still has to do what his master gave him. So he ran to the porridge factory and saw a long queue behind him, which not only made him plan. He grabbed some pebbles on the ground and threw them into the porridge in front of so many people.

Everyone was drinking porridge well, and as a result, the chubby official actually threw sand into the porridge, and at that time the crowd shouted. However, Xiao Shenyang didn't talk nonsense with them. He told the people below to do this in the future, so he turned and left.

In the crowd, people who still have some food at home watched Xiao Shenyang put sand in the porridge, and suddenly felt that it was cheap and not occupied, so as not to have a stomachache. But how can ordinary people who really have no food care so much? I wish I had something to eat. What are you picky about? So the real victim. Fake victim? It was immediately separated, which greatly reduced the pressure on Gan Long to provide food for the victims.

Xiao Shenyang told Gan Long the reason behind this, and he was praised by Gan Long.

Small Shenyang can kiss up and do things very well, and was soon promoted by Qianlong. At this time, the small Shenyang is in the limelight, but it is still dry. Anti-corruption expert At that time, Gan Long investigated Li Shiyao, a corrupt official, and no one could find evidence of his corruption, which made the handling of the case in trouble. At this time, Gan Long remembered Xiao Shenyang again, so he sent him there.

I don't know whether Xiao Shenyang is particularly clever or because he has the talent to be a corrupt official. Small Shenyang ran over and soon found evidence of Li Shiyao's corruption. Whether it was hidden in the wall, buried in the cellar, or other strange places, it was dug up by small Shenyang one by one, so that Qianlong praised him.

Gan Long was in a happy mood, and married his daughter to Xiao Shenyang, and became his children's in-laws with Xiao Shenyang, further strengthening his relationship with Xiao Shenyang. The popular little Shenyang is not arrogant and impetuous. Is he still a couple in front of Ganlong? Slave? That way, telling jokes and playing the clown, as long as Qianlong is happy, there is nothing he doesn't do, which makes Qianlong very satisfied.

But with what? Small Shenyang, a famous anti-corruption, soon became an out-and-out corrupt official. He held the imperial examination behind him, by a scholar? Make money? , openly selling ranks and titles, but also come? The highest bidder gets it? The form of auction office. Not only that, many civil servants look down on him because of his flattery to Ganlongdo. As soon as he came to power, he persecuted these officials and planted his own people.

In addition, Xiao Shenyang is also a famous businessman. If he only relies on corruption, it is difficult for him to get 820 million silver from so many people. He personally participated in commercial activities, opened a pawn shop, engaged in silk and tea business, and even had business dealings with the then East India Company.

However, how could Qianlong not know about such a large capital flow in small Shenyang? Some of his money must have been given to the treasury of Qianlong, otherwise he could have done it just by flattering others. Why did Qianlong miss him so much and told Jiaqing not to touch him when he was dead?

1799, after Jiaqing took office, he gave Xiao Shenyang a suicide. But later he found that the national treasury could not make ends meet, and many problems remained unsolved. It was a pity that he knew the cleverness of Xiao Shenyang and killed Xiao Shenyang directly.