Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 852 The chaos in Zhejiang is not in Zhejiang!

"Damn it! What your Luanwei found out is that there are people smuggling grain and salt, and even firearms and gunpowder to Liaodong?" When he saw this, Han Zanzhou suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Zhao Chuan in disbelief.

Wang Chengen, Gao Shiming and others looked at it carefully, and they were all secretly shocked.

"Yes."

Zhao Chuan nodded and said, "This matter is not a secret at all in some circles in the southeast, but many people are very secretive about it. If you don't look carefully, you won't find it at all."

"These smuggling merchants heading north have connections with local forces in Liaodong. What they like to do most is to wait until every time a war breaks out with the Jianlu, especially after a defeat by the Jianlu, to start spreading rumors all over Liaodong, and then drive up the prices of grain and salt, etc. At the same time, they secretly get in touch with the secret agents sent by the Jianlu to Liao."

"After the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Sarhu during the Wanli reign, many places in Liaodong were in a state of panic, and they played a role in this."

So rampant!!!

Han Zanzhou, Wang Chengen and others were all furious after hearing this. They had never imagined that such dirty things could be hidden in places that the imperial court could not see.

"We originally thought that the treacherous villains in Shanxi were the main force secretly communicating with the Jianlu. We never expected that people in the southeast, thousands of miles away and across the vast ocean, would dare to do such a thing?!"

"For some maritime merchants, this is nothing."

Looking at the emotional Han Zanzhou, Zhao Chuan said calmly: "After all, the inland sea of ​​the Ming Dynasty is much safer than the sea outside the Ming Dynasty."

"In addition, the sea merchants in Fujian and other places are secretly connected with the Japanese pirates in their homeland. According to the information obtained by secret agents, they are in Edo and other places. It is said that they have purchased a lot of land and raised many desperate criminals."

"Then the Japanese rebellion in Zhejiang was caused by them, right?"

Gao Shiming seemed to have discovered something and stretched out his hand to say to Zhao Chuan.

"No."

Zhao Chuan shook his head and said, "At first, we all seemed to be like this, but in the end, we found out that these forces were not involved at all. What bothers them the most right now is the Nanyang side."

"Nanyang?"

Chu Xianzhang was surprised, but then he thought of something, "You mean that Duke Wei and his men's mission in Dongfan has affected them?"

"Yes."

Zhao Chuan nodded and said, "As of the beginning of the third year of Tianqi, the East Factory led by Wei Changgong and the Dongfan Navy have begun to control the waters around Penghu and Dongfan."

"When the Zhejiang Province was in chaos, Duke Wei began to send people to attack Ryukyu. However, I am not very clear about the current situation."

"Did Duke Wei attack Ryukyu?"

Gao Shiming looked at Zhao Chuan in surprise. He really didn't know about this.

Zhao Chuan nodded, but didn't say anything else.

What Wei Zhongxian and his men did in Dongfan is still top secret at the moment, and there are very few people in the Ming Dynasty who truly know the truth.

"So what you want to say is that the chaos is in Zhejiang, not in Zhejiang?"

Fang Zhenghua, who had been silent for a long time, stared at Zhao Chuandao.

"Exactly."

Zhao Chuan nodded and said, "The situation may seem chaotic, but in fact it is very clear. This is an organized and conspired action. However, the person hiding in the deepest part has not been found yet."

"But above them, a group of vested interest groups have gradually been exposed. The nobles in the southeast provinces, the inner court, the officials and gentry, the officials and merchants, the clan and vassal forces, the Southern Sect of the Kong family, etc., have all been implicated. As for how many people are involved behind these people, we can only know this after we arrest them and interrogate them."

Oh my goodness.

Fang Zhenghua's hands trembled slightly. It was not until this moment that he truly understood what his master meant when he said he would cleanse the southeast with blood. If things went wrong, the entire southeast would be in chaos.

"In addition to those mentioned above, there is still a huge hidden danger in the entire southeastern provinces." Zhao Chuan hesitated for a moment, but decided to explain it.

"What's the hidden danger?"

Fang Zhenghua said alertly.

"Slavery is a serious problem in the southeastern provinces. Anyone with some wealth will own slaves." Zhao Chuan said, "But among these large families, some treat their slaves very harshly. This also includes tenants and craftsmen. It is very common to beat, kill, bully, and humiliate them at will."

"The local government doesn't care?"

After hearing this, Wang Chengen frowned and asked.

“They turned a blind eye.”

Zhao Chuan shook his head and said, "Even if some people really died, they would just report it as sudden death and give away some money. Some people even didn't even report it and just dumped it somewhere randomly."

"What do you want to say?"

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Fang Zhenghua frowned.

"Among the civil unrests in Fujian, several were caused by slave rebellions." Zhao Chuan said with a firm look in his eyes: "Because of these slave rebellions, similar situations have begun to appear in some places in Fujian."

This trend cannot spread.

Fang Zhenghua immediately realized something. If the disease really spread, it would spread rapidly to the southeastern provinces over time, and the situation would become even more critical.

But Fang Zhenghua had no idea that the slave rebellion mentioned by Zhao Chuan, in the original timeline, started from the Tianqi Dynasty and lasted until the early Qing Dynasty. During this period, countless big families were killed, which caused a huge impact. But because this matter was related to face, many of those who compiled the historical materials deliberately covered it up.

"Has this matter been urgently reported to the capital?"

Fang Zhenghua pondered for a moment, then looked at Zhao Chuan and said.

"It has been sent to Beijing urgently."

Zhao Chuan nodded.

The duty of the Luanwei is to summarize all kinds of intelligence they have discovered, any information that threatens the stability of the country, and send it to the capital urgently according to their levels!
"It seems that Cui Chengxiu and his men's large-scale arrests in Zhejiang are not a bad thing at all, but a good thing." Feeling that Han Zanzhou and others were looking at him, Fang Zhenghua's expression was solemn and he spoke in a low voice.

"If the Integrity Commission does not take action, the evil spirits hiding in the dark will not take the initiative to jump out one by one. Now, aren't there some people jumping out in and around Nanjing?"

"Mr. Factory, you don't want to?"

Han Zanzhou thought of something and looked at Fang Zhenghua with suspicion.

"The Western Investigation Bureau has just arrived, and we haven't given them a big gift yet."

Fang Zhenghua lifted his sleeves, his eyes sharpened, and he said in a resounding voice: "This is not good. In their eyes, we are guests. When guests come to the host's house, they must bring courtesy."

"Mr. Factory, what are you going to do?"

After hearing this, Gao Shiming grinned and said to Fang Zhenghua.

"Wait until tomorrow."

Fang Zhenghua waved his hand and said, "Let them have an uneasy sleep tonight!"

When Zhao Chuan saw this scene, he couldn't help but be shocked. This was going to pierce the sky of Nanjing!
(End of this chapter)