Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 688 Big Shots, Little Shots (2)

"The prince is so confused!"

In a humble mansion in the capital, He Kai frowned, clutching the secret report in his hand, and looked at Jiang Chen and said, "Isn't this just alerting the enemy? Even if you want to investigate the thief in Qinghua Hui Bank, you can take the initiative if you investigate quietly."

"it's good now."

"The shareholders of Huahui Bank learned about the counterfeit money through the mouth of the uncle of the emperor. The dividends of Huahui Bank were also stopped. The uncle of the emperor even stopped the external expansion of Huahui Bank. With so many interests involved, it is hard to guarantee that no one will think too much about it. The key is this secret. If only one person knows it, it is called a secret. But if many people know it, can it still be called a secret?"

"Brother Yijie, I'm afraid it won't be long before public opinion involving Huahui Bank will appear. Who can guarantee that the counterfeit money that appeared in Huahui Bank has nothing to do with those shareholders?"

"Is the prince really confused?"

As soon as He Kai finished speaking, Jiang Chen, who was sitting on the official hat chair, asked back: "Brother Xuanzi, don't you see that the uncle did it on purpose?"

Ok?
Now He Kai was stunned.

Since receiving the imperial edict to assist Jiang Chen in leading the detective team and conduct a comprehensive investigation into the case of counterfeit currency circulation, He Kai has changed. He hopes to handle the case well so that the hidden dangers that threaten the currency reform can be eliminated. By the way, with the merits of this case, his status in the emperor's mind will be different.

"What do you mean, brother Yijie?"

He Kai pondered for a moment, then walked up to Jiang Chen and said, "If you intentionally go to alert the enemy, what good will it do to the emperor's uncle? What good will it do to the Huahui Bank?"

"There are many benefits."

Jiang Chen lifted his sleeves and said, "Huahui Bank relies on unified deposit collection, loan, and foreign exchange services. It has branches in the capital, northern Zhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Huguang, Henan, and other places. This scale is the first in the Ming Dynasty."

"Not to mention the new currency exchange, which was specially authorized by our Mint and Cleaning Bureau. Brother Xuanzi, didn't you ever think about it? Even if the counterfeit currency hadn't been circulated this time, no one would have set their sights on Huahui Bank?"

The more He Kai listened, the more confused he became. He didn't understand what Jiang Chen meant by what he said.

"You can't just stand on the counterfeit currency case alone. You have to figure out the logic behind it. This is the key for us to investigate this case!"

Seeing He Kai like this, Jiang Chen continued: "It was only after I took over the detective team that I began to think about this matter carefully. If there is no currency system approved by His Majesty, do you think there will still be counterfeit currency in circulation?"

"No... No, there is!"

He Kai subconsciously wanted to reply no, but when the words came to his lips, after seeing Jiang Chen's expression, He Kai thought of something, "Privately minting Tongbao coins!!"

"Yes."

Jiang Chen stretched out his hand and said, "So Huahui Bank is not the key. But then again, if Huahui Bank is not the key, then what is the key?"

"Shaofu?"

He Kai widened his eyes and looked at Jiang Chendao in disbelief.

"You're half right."

Jiang Chen's expression became serious, and he said in a cold tone: "The group of people hiding behind the scenes want to disrupt the order of the capital and the surrounding areas, and put the court in a passive position, so that they can fish in troubled waters!"

“The muddier the water, the greater the opportunity.”

"Profit-making is their first priority. Brother Xuanzi, just imagine, if the order in the capital is disrupted, what consequences will it bring?"

"I..." He Kai opened his mouth to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them because he thought of a terrible situation.

If the capital city and its surrounding areas were really in chaos, then the prices of various daily necessities such as grain, cotton, oil, cloth, salt, and coal would inevitably be maliciously inflated.

Once this trend is achieved, the unemployed groups under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu will inevitably become chaotic. If the court cannot control the situation, this chaos will quickly spread to the northern Zhili! !

You should know that the Shaofu has subordinate departments, but many large-scale projects have sprung up under the jurisdiction of prefectures, counties and districts under the jurisdiction of Northern Zhili, and many industries have been planned and built, which has led to the scale of the off-duty group reaching a very high level!

The more He Kai thought about it, the more frightened he became.

"Now the enemy is in the dark, and I am also in the dark. The Huahui Bank and the Shaofu are in the open!" Seeing He Kai remained silent, Jiang Chen said in a low voice.

"What is exposed is that there are even more people, including the numerous destitute groups under the jurisdiction of my Shaofu. This situation is much worse than expected."

"What the uncle is doing now is to prevent others from further plotting against Huahui Bank, and to take advantage of the previous plot to further rectify the internal affairs of Huahui Bank. This is the right thing to do, and it is the only way for the uncle to go."

"What we have to do is to find out who is behind the private minting of counterfeit coins. Huahui Bank is just one of the banks we have to monitor, not the only one!!"

He Kai's Adam's apple moved and his heartbeat inevitably quickened.

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"So what should I do next?"

He Kai's discovery of counterfeit money was much more complicated than he had imagined.

"Monitor the capital city and its surrounding areas!!"

Jiang Chen slowly stood up and looked at He Kai and said, "The detective team is now scattered all over the capital. In addition to monitoring the Huahui Bank, we also need to monitor all businesses where counterfeit currency is circulated."

He Kai frowned and said, "But if that's the case, it may be difficult for the detective team to cover everything."

“So we need to identify them.”

Jiang Chen stretched out his hand and said, "We need to compile the secret reports submitted from various places. Everything in this world will inevitably leave clues as long as it is done. No matter how careful we are, it is impossible to completely eliminate them."

"The more clues we find, the more references we will have. If all the references we gather together eventually point to something, then the culprit may be hiding among them. This is the job of the detective team!!"

When he said this, Jiang Chen showed a complicated expression.

Originally, he thought the same as He Kai, until when he was chatting with Liu Xiaozu, Liu Xiaozu inadvertently mentioned Huahui Silver Bank. In addition to the supervision system headed by Wang Sheng, there was also decentralized supervision by the Factory and Guards, which made Jiang Chen alert.

It is abnormal that such a thing could happen under such strict supervision.

This also reminded Jiang Chen of another thing.

Since there was such strict surveillance, why did the emperor secretly set up a detective team?
After all these associations, Jiang Chen thought of a possibility: Huahui Silver Bank, Minting and Qinglisi... perhaps the emergence of these departments was all for currency reform!
Precisely because this matter is extremely important, the emperor never wanted the Censorate to be too involved. If this were true, it would be difficult for the officials outside the imperial court to intervene too much.

If this is true, then the detective team will be very useful!!
Jiang Chen even thought of another thing. The detective team would monitor the currency system, while the factory guards would monitor the detective team, and a perfect closed loop would be formed.

It was precisely because of this thought that Jiang Chen felt awe and even fear in his heart. If he and the detective team led by He Kai did not handle this counterfeit currency case well, they would be punished, but they would never have a chance to make a comeback in the future!
He had studied hard for more than ten years just to be able to show his ability to win one day. If this ability was completely stifled, Jiang Chen really didn't know what the point of continuing to live in this world was. Therefore, he had to find a way to break the complicated situation he was facing now! !

(End of this chapter)