Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 978: Intricate Roots (1)

Jinan City.

somewhere.

"Yijie, can we really find out what we want by coming to Shandong?" He Kai frowned slightly, looking at Jiang Chen who was resting with his eyes closed, and said in a low voice.

"I can't tell until the last moment."

Jiang Chen said calmly: "I have been in the detective team for so long and have encountered many situations. You should understand this principle."

"Then why do you want to see Yuan Keli?"

He Kai expressed his doubts, "I discovered Wang Yongji's clue accidentally when I was checking the files. How can I be sure that Yuan Keli really didn't do anything when Wang Yongji was rising?"

"Well, even if Yuan Keli didn't do anything, who can guarantee that Yuan Keli won't send someone to question him afterwards? If something like this really happens, wouldn't it alert the enemy?"

"Sometimes alerting the enemy may not be a bad thing."

Jiang Chen slowly opened his eyes and smiled faintly, "Because the counterfeit currency case in Liaodong not only involves a group of civil and military officials in Liao, but also other groups, and also involves nobles in Beijing. In such a case, Tong Yangxing and Tong Yangzhen, who fled earlier, are also involved."

When he said this, Jiang Chen's eyes became fierce.

"I don't know what role these two thieves played in this."

Jiang Chen continued, "But I know one thing. If we don't dig deeper into this case, it will be bad for the country and the court!!"

He Kai was silent.

He understood everything Jiang Chen said.

Otherwise he wouldn't have come to Shandong.

But he didn't understand why Jiang Chen was so sure that he could find what he wanted in Shandong? If he really wanted to find out, shouldn't he go to the southeast?

After all, some clues point to this place.

He couldn't guess what Jiang Chen was thinking.

But it is also the case that the chief officer of the detective team is Jiang Chen, not He Kai!

Even though the Detective Team is affiliated with the Mint and Clearing Bureau, that is just a title. The Detective Team is an extremely special organization.

It is an important part of ensuring the currency reform of the Ming Dynasty.

It is not an easy task to incline the money law towards the currency system and then return the right to mint coins to the central government within a certain period, so that the central government has full control of the power of minting coins, the minting tax goes to the national treasury, and the local officials are not allowed to participate in it.

In the Ming Dynasty, the central government and local governments had a hierarchical relationship, and local governments had to absolutely obey the central government, but this was only true in legal terms.

But in reality, there is bargaining and testing between the central government and local governments. It does not mean that once the central government’s policies are promulgated, the local governments will implement them without compromise.

This is not realistic.

Nor is it possible.

After all, there are many problems and difficulties in local areas. If you want to solve them, you must have power, influence and money. Otherwise, why would the people under your rule listen to you?

What is the purpose of being an official?
Isn’t it just about being able to take charge of a region?

Regardless of whether you are in the central government or in the local government, this principle will not change. But without the above support, why would the people below listen to you? Just based on official position and rank?
The Ming Dynasty's officialdom was not yet so superficial.

The reason why Jiang Chen wanted to come to Shandong despite many people's opposition was because he found that if he wanted to do these things in Liaodong, he would have to go through the sea.

It is possible on land, but it is too slow.

This eliminates a lot of speculation.

As the case progresses, we discover a hidden force, which may even be a coalition of multiple forces. We have to guess what they want.

Combined with what he found out in Liaoning, Jiang Chen was certain that this hidden force was after money and nothing else!
This is interesting.

In recent years, Shandong has made many changes, but these changes have not attracted much attention or discussion because they were covered by Northern Zhili and Shandong.

But one thing that cannot be denied is that the development of Shandong's coastal areas has been at a relatively fast pace, especially the extended industries headed by maritime trade.

If this is all, the above speculation cannot stand firm.

But Jiang Chen was well-informed. If he wanted to go to Liaodong by sea, the fastest way would be either from Northern Zhili or Shandong. Northern Zhili was too conspicuous, so Shandong, which was less conspicuous, was the best choice. Not to mention, in recent years, the scale of maritime trade between Shandong and North Korea had been increasing.

"The case we are investigating seems to be a simple case of counterfeit currency, but in fact, there are many things involved behind the scenes." Under He Kai's gaze, Jiang Chen said in a low voice.

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"Even if I don't emphasize too much about the southeastern provinces, you know how much the emperor values ​​them. You and I are also aware of some of the dirty things that have happened there."

He Kai nodded.

He was from Quanzhou, and Jiang Chen was from Tongcheng. Even if there had not been the unrest in the southeast that continues to this day, they would have understood some things.

"So I really want to see how many of the selfish people your majesty mentioned are hiding in places that we can't see!"

Jiang Chen said with a cold look: "It is really not easy for the Ming Dynasty to be what it is today. It is easy to say that the world is stable, but it is too difficult to do it."

"If everyone gives up when faced with difficulties, then what is the point of being an official?"

"Perhaps in your opinion, what I said is empty and false, but I firmly believe that if there are certain things that you don't do and I don't do, then the Ming Dynasty will sooner or later go back to where it is today."

Over the years, while serving in the detective team, Jiang Chen spent very little time in Beijing. He was active in local areas for a long time, especially in northern Zhili, Shandong and other places. In particular, he had previously visited Liaodong. The changes in these places were so earth-shaking compared to what he had previously known that it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were earth-shaking.

Some people study and take the imperial examinations in order to change their fate, enter the officialdom, and become one of the superior people.

But some people study and take the imperial examinations in order to do something. Perhaps among them, some gradually forget their original ideas after experiencing a lot, but this does not prevent some people from fulfilling their promises with actions from beginning to end!

Jiang Chen was just one of them.

"In some aspects, the Luanwei did a good job, but when it comes to profit, they are still a little lacking." Jiang Chen looked at He Kai and said, "Whether I come to Shandong this time or go to other places in the future, I will investigate this case thoroughly and make it a solid case!"

"This way, the reputation of my detective team will surely spread throughout the world!"

"Why was the detective team created?"

"It's just for currency reform!"

"Everything related to this aspect is being carried out step by step. If the detective team is defeated by the Qianjian of the Qian Law Bureau in the end, wouldn't it be a joke?"

Jiang Chen was very clear about how much benefit the new currency could bring. In addition to the seigniorage, the fire consumption alone could be eliminated from the root. Jiang Chen firmly believed that currency reform must be implemented, and the benefits brought by currency reform were far more than these...

(End of this chapter)