Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 977 Follow the clues
Wang Yongji left, but another person came to the Governor's Office.

"Yuan Dutang, how are you these days?"

Yuan Keli, who was still thinking about how to deal with his relationship with Wang Yongji, fell into deep thought when he saw Jiang Chen's sudden visit.

Who in today's Ming Dynasty doesn't know about the detective team affiliated with the Mint and Cleaning Bureau?
As time went by, the new Ming currency circulated more and more in northern Zhili, Liaodong, Shandong, Henan and other places, and even circulated a lot to the south through a canal.

Against this backdrop, the detective team frequently uncovered counterfeit currency cases and executed treacherous officials who shook the new currency system of the Ming Dynasty, and their reputation was extremely high.

Under absolute interests, there will always be some people who choose to take risks, even if the counterfeit coins they make are far inferior to those minted by the Mint, but so what?
What if it’s not caught?

It is this mentality that causes many people to get involved, but in return they end up in fatal disaster.

As the scale of the new currency increased, the Money Law Administration headed by Dong Yingju was able to close down many local mints in recent years to recover the right to mint coins. Among them, Northern Zhili, Liaodong and Shandong had the largest scales.

Of course, the Money Supervisor, which is affiliated with the General Administration of Money Law, has also achieved remarkable results in recent years, but the existence of the detective team has overshadowed them.

The Ming Dynasty's path to reform was by no means achieved overnight.

There are many people involved.

"Detective Jiang, you didn't come here to ask me if I'm okay, did you?"

Yuan Keli collected his thoughts and looked at Jiang Chen and said, "If my guess is correct, Detective Jiang should be in Beijing. Aren't the nobles who were arrested earlier related to the counterfeit currency case in Liaodong?"

As a minister trusted by Zhu Youxiao, Yuan Keli had the authority to distribute court reports. This type of court report summarized what had happened in various parts of the Ming Dynasty within a certain period of time, and then allowed these trustworthy ministers to have a certain right to know. This was both a spur and a trust!
If these people were not there, it would be unrealistic for Zhu Youxiao alone to promote and facilitate reforms.

"Since Yuan Dutang has said so, Jiang will not say any more."

Jiang Chen saw this and didn't find it strange at all. Instead, he stopped smiling and said, "Jiang came here for this case. I believe that Yuan Dutang is familiar with this person, right?"

"Who?"

Yuan Keli frowned.

Jiang Chen, who was investigating the case, suddenly came to Shandong. The first thing Yuan Keli thought of was that Liaodong, and even the capital, had close ties with Shandong.

Sea trade?!
Yuan Keli suddenly opened his eyes slightly.

"Wang Yongji!"

Jiang Chen said calmly.

hum.

Yuan Keli's heart tightened. He didn't expect that what he subconsciously thought was actually related to Wang Yongji. But how could this be possible? !

"know."

Thinking of this, Yuan Keli frowned and said, "This man is the chief officer of Shandong's maritime trade in the Trade and Trade Department under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu. He used to work under this governor."

"Jiang knows all this."

Jiang Chen said, "I want to ask Yuan Dutang, after this person was recommended by you and took up the position of the Shaofu Yousi, did you have much contact with this person?"

"Are you doubting me?"

Yuan Keli narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Do not."

Jiang Chen immediately said, "I have never doubted Yuan Dutang, but there is one thing that I need to verify first."

"not much."

Yuan Keli pondered for a moment, then looked at Jiang Chen and said, "In recent years, I have met him several times, and we have exchanged more letters. What we talked about was all related to my previous work on the Shandong Cao Army."

It seems to be true. Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this.

"Director Yuan, these are some of the findings from the major cases investigated by the detective team." Thinking of this, Jiang Chen took out a briefing from his arms and handed it to Yuan Keli.

"When interrogating the arrested rebels, Jiang found a force, but it was too secretive. Through some clues, the detective team found it in Shandong."

After hearing what Jiang Chen said, Yuan Keli did not reach out to take it, but frowned and looked at Jiang Chen.

"You mean to say that there are treacherous people in Shandong who are involved in the important case in Liaodong?" Yuan Keli pondered for a moment and said what he was thinking.

"Given the current situation, this is a possibility."

Jiang Chen nodded and said, "But according to what I have found, Shandong is very likely a springboard to avoid the attention of the officials, so that the groups heading north and south from the Yangtze River can seek personal gain from it."

"You mean the southeast?"

Yuan Keli opened his eyes slightly.

Jiang Chen nodded, but didn't say anything else.

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Yuan Keli frowned.

He never thought that such a thing would happen under his rule. This immediately made him think of Lu Xiangsheng. No wonder he was so anxious and wanted to do such a thing in the Jianghuai area!

"What does the Governor's Office need?"

Thinking of this, Yuan Keli said with a sharp look in his eyes.

It was truly hard-earned for the Ming Dynasty to be what it is today. For Yuan Keli, he hoped that the Ming Dynasty would become better and better. Yuan Keli would never tolerate those treacherous villains.

"There is no need for the Governor's Office to intervene at this time."

Jiang Chen said: "If there is a situation that requires Yuan Dutang to come forward, Jiang will visit again then."

Having said this, Jiang Chen placed the briefing on the desk in front of Yuan Keli.

Then he raised his hand and saluted, saying, "Mr. Yuan, if there is nothing else, then I will take my leave."

Jiang Chen had his own ideas when he came to the Shandong Governor's Office this time. He knew better than anyone that Yuan Keli would definitely not sit idly by if he knew about this.

As for doubting Yuan Keli, he never did that.

He knew how important this old minister was in the emperor's heart.

No matter whether they are at the central government or in local areas, the emperor values ​​certain people. Anyone who is in front of the emperor has access to many secrets. How could they not know about them?
Looking at Jiang Chen's departing back, Yuan Keli leaned on the official chair. It was not until a long time had passed that Yuan Keli leaned forward and picked up the briefing.

But when he read the above content, Yuan Keli's face changed.

"Someone is coming!!"

Yuan Keli's voice rang out, and the people outside the hall ran in immediately.

"Go and invite Wang Futai and the others!"

Yuan Keli said with a gloomy face: "This governor has something important to discuss with them."

"Here!"

The man bowed immediately, but he was suspicious in his heart. Although his governor was the governor of a province, most of the time, he would not easily meet with Shandong Governor Wang Qia and others, because this meeting would make many people have ideas.

Under Zhu Youxiao's clear decision, the governor-general was higher than the governor-general and also served as the commander-in-chief of military affairs, but the governor-general did not have this power. This also meant that the local official positions of the Ming Dynasty had quietly changed in the past. There were so many things that needed to be changed and refined in the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)