Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 142 Suspected! (seeking subscription)
Fu Su is sitting on the table.

His mood has completely calmed down.

Just still puzzled.

He picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, held the tea bowl in the palm of his hand, and said, "What Mr. Ji said earlier gave me some clues, but I haven't fully figured it out yet. Mr. Ji, can you explain it in more detail?" One or two."

Ji Heng put down the tea bowl, found a comfortable position, and lay down like this.

He opened the mouth and said: "As for the shipwreck this time, I have already talked about it before, and it should be regarded as three incidents."

"In your point of view, there are actually two things."

"Looking a little wider, this kind of thing is actually a matter of dealing with and solving problems."

"It's just that the usual ones are solved together."

"The world can think so briefly, but the government can't be so general."

"A shipwreck is a shipwreck."

"Salt and iron belong to salt and iron."

"Both are actually two different things."

"What I told you before is only for specific cases."

"The most important thing in the handling of cases is not to follow other people's thinking, but to take the initiative to jump out of the routine, to look at these things with a bolder and broader perspective, and then to deal with the case, seeking some ordinary and difficult to detect clues."

"You are the eldest son, and you have never served as a jailer, so you are not familiar with this set."

"You don't need to be familiar with it, but Meng Yi, who is a Ting Wei, is not aware of it. This may be a problem."

Fusu's expression changed slightly.

He naturally understood the middle tone of Ji Heng's words.

Because of his family background, Meng Yi was the official of the First Emperor from the moment he became an official, and when he was a little old enough, he directly entered the Tingwei Mansion. It is true that Meng Yi's talents are sufficient, but he lacks relevant grassroots experience , and also lacked the corresponding professional quality, so it would seem a bit vain for the chief officer to lead Yu Tingwei's mansion.

It's just that this situation is very common in North Korea.

Ji Heng ignored Fusu's expression, and continued: "The third case I mentioned earlier."

"It's actually the end."

"Handling the case is not difficult."

"The hard part is finding clues, and the hard part is finding evidence."

"Once a breakthrough is found, it is easy to follow the clues to find other evidence, and then directly characterize this case."

"The key difficulty in solving it lies with merchants."

"When a merchant has planned for a long time, it is not easy to pry the merchant's mouth away, and the most important thing is not to investigate, but to judge whether the merchant is guilty or not."

"I'll let you judge whether the merchant is guilty or not."

"It's here."

"Your answer was 'suspicious'."

"If the merchants were not involved, it would have been an accident."

"That's the end of the case."

"If the merchants are really involved, further analysis is required to judge the merchants' behavior and what the merchants intend to do."

"Finding money? Revenge?"

"If you are looking for money, what kind of money are you looking for?"

"How did you plan the revenge?"

"As far as I am concerned, merchants do have the intention of revenge, but such grandiose revenge is unlikely. There are so many participants, and merchants are hard-working people. From time to time, they will secretly guard against other merchants and join forces to target the government. , basically unrealistic."

"It's unlikely to be so bold."

"So the chances of making money are higher."

Fusu nodded.

He also agrees with this.

Merchants are greedy for money, but they dare not confront the government.

If it is really found out by the government that it is intentional revenge, then it is not a question of money, but a question of survival.

Ji Heng took a sip of tea and continued: "Seeking money, what kind of money you are seeking, and how to design it, these are all things you have to consider. Only by comprehensively thinking about this matter and making a comprehensive consolidation of this matter can you solve this case. Have a clear understanding."

"Only so."

"Talk about not counting for others."

Fusu took a deep breath.

He admired Ji Heng's insight and calmness.

If Ji Heng hadn't sorted out the matter completely, he probably wouldn't have imagined it to be so profound.

He pondered for a while and said: "Salt and iron are beneficial in themselves."

Think of this.

Fusu's eyes lit up, and he said: "If this is the case, the merchants may have secretly transported away the salt and iron, and the sinking ship is only empty, or only contains a small amount of salt and iron. If this is the case, the government should severely crack down on smuggling. Selling, and strict investigation along the way, maybe follow the vines to find all these salt and iron."

Fusu looked quite excited.

If these salt and iron can be found, wouldn't the salt and iron gap in Guanzhong be solved immediately?

Ji Heng shook his head and said with a broken smile: "It is indeed possible to smuggle and sell, but in my opinion, this possibility is not too great. The government can predict it, and the merchants can also guess it. Most of the salt and iron were transported away in connection with local officials, so it is difficult to find out the things.”

"Even if the government wants to investigate, how long can we guard against it?"

"Ten days, half a month, longer?"

"The government can afford this energy, but can the people in Guanzhong afford it?"

"If I were a merchant, I would be very quiet during this time and would not do anything. When the limelight passes, whether I sell it privately in Guanzhong or transport it to the Kanto for sale will be very profitable. This kind of cusp to take risks?"

Fusu was embarrassed.

He also knew that he was whimsical.

Ji Heng said: "In addition to the benefits of salt and iron itself, there is also the idea of ​​persecuting the government. The merchants have suffered heavy losses. The new ships and their own losses are all a lot of expenses. They can completely coerce the government and treat them Give tax cuts."

Fusu was thoughtful.

He also gradually understood.

This is probably the real intention of the merchant.

Shipping salt and iron is a huge expense, and the government cannot bear it, so the shipping expenses can only be paid by the merchants themselves, but most of these merchants' ships were destroyed, and the construction of the ships was extremely time-consuming, and they could delay it again and again. Taking advantage of the panic of the people, the imperial court was forced to back down step by step.

Fusu's eyes turned cold, and he said coldly: "I will never let these merchants succeed."

Ji Heng glanced at Fusu, shook his head, and said with a light smile, "It's hard to disobey the public opinion. If you don't target merchants and let the situation develop, you won't be able to back down."

Fusu's face darkened.

He looked at Ji Heng with a strange look in his eyes.

"This is the idea given by the gentleman. To investigate with a posture, and to make a look that if you don't find anything, you will not stop. This is actually taking advantage of the power of the government to put pressure on the merchants and force them. Had to give in."

Ji Heng smiled and nodded, "This is a game of interests."

"Step by step is not good for the court, so merchants need to make mistakes in panic."

"If you want merchants to make mistakes, you can only apply pressure step by step."

Fu Su thought for a while, and asked curiously: "If this matter is left to the gentleman to handle, what will the gentleman do?"

Ji Heng frowned slightly, shook his head and said: "This kind of thinking is meaningless. It is impossible for people to keep calm all the time. After making a decision, timely correction is the key."

"Do you think the merchants will be fooled?" Fusu asked.

He was still a little worried.

Ji Heng moved his body, let himself lie flat on the reclining chair, and said with a relaxed expression, "Yes."

"Why?" Fusu said.

"Because they are businessmen." Ji Heng said calmly.

Fu Su frowned.

He was a little puzzled.

Ji Heng didn't want to say more, just closed his eyes and began to close his eyes to rest his mind.

Fusu smiled wryly, and didn't ask any more questions.

Instead, he sat quietly indoors, sipping tea quietly.

It's just that the thoughts have flown outside.

at the same time.

Wei Sheng has passed the order of Fusu to the Shaofu of Tingwei's Mansion.

Hearing Wei Sheng's order, Meng Yi was taken aback immediately, his eyes full of disbelief and bewilderment.

The eldest son just gave the order, why did he change his mind in less than half an hour?Moreover, the change of this idea is too absurd, completely ignoring people's livelihood.

This is completely different from the eldest son he knew.

So is Duch.

The two went to find Fusu at the same time.

It's just that Wei Sheng didn't inform Fusu's whereabouts, but only told them to carry out the execution, and he said that the eldest son had his own arrangements.

Meng Yi and Du He looked at each other, with a deep worry in their eyes.

What Fusu did was simply nonsense.

If this is spread, wouldn't it cause a lot of uproar, and how will it end then?
Meng Yi's eyes were serious, and he said passionately: "Young Master Du, what do you think of the eldest son's order? This move is simply absurd. If it is spread, it will not chill the hearts of the people of Qin? I think this is absolutely unacceptable, and I suggest reporting it immediately. His Majesty."

"Let His Majesty decide."

Du He stroked his beard, his eyes were heavy, and he asked in doubt: "Lieutenant Meng Ting, don't you think that the eldest son's sudden change of mind is a bit abnormal?"

"The eldest son has a kind heart, so he really doesn't care about the life and death of the people?"

"Furthermore."

"The eldest son changed his mind too quickly."

"Just now the eunuch also said that this is the eldest son's solemn order, which shows that the eldest son is not impulsive, but after a certain amount of consideration, but what kind of thoughts the eldest son has, but we don't know."

Meng Yi frowned, and said in a concentrated voice: "No matter what the eldest son thinks, the shortage of salt and iron in Guanzhong is inevitable."

"How can I do nothing about it?"

Du He pondered for a while, then still shook his head, and said: "I don't think this matter is that simple. The eldest son's move seems to be deliberately ignoring the people's livelihood, and almost devoted all his attention to putting pressure on merchants. Merchants are looking for loopholes."

"The merchants are very suspicious of the shipwreck in Huai County this time."

"Do not rule out the possibility of stealing."

"If you can take the opportunity to press for some information, maybe you can 'recover' those submerged salt and iron."

Meng Yi's eyes moved slightly.

He said softly: "Du Shaofu thinks that the eldest son did it on purpose?"

"Just want to put pressure on merchants?"

Du He nodded.

He looked around, and said in a low voice: "During the past six months, the eldest son has changed a lot. Compared with the impulsive and arbitrary in the past, he has calmed down a lot."

"And sometimes inaction is exactly an act."

"I think you should obey the eldest son's order."

"Strictly investigate merchants!"

"Perhaps the eldest son will give us an unexpected result."

Meng Yi took a few glances at Du He, and after thinking for a while, he could only nod his head.

"I hope so."

(End of this chapter)