Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 982: Intricate Roots (5)

Yuan Keli has been in a bad mood recently. Some of the situations found by his subordinates and reported by him from various places have made him feel frightened.

There is a problem in Shandong!

As the father of a province and a powerful governor, Yuan Keli had a heavy burden on his shoulders. He wanted Shandong to be better more than anyone else.

To this end, a series of measures were taken, including the development of coastal areas, a comprehensive plan for the renovation of the expressways, the rectification of the grain transport army, and the strict prohibition of excessive taxes and levies.

In today's Shandong, Yuan Keli cannot guarantee that everyone under his rule will have enough food and clothing, but he can ensure one thing: Shandong has changed a lot compared to the past.

"Why would he go this way?"

Governor's Palace.

Office room.

Yuan Keli stared at the official letter in his hand with a complicated expression, "I thought before that he was able to reach this position because he was influenced by me in the past, but I didn't expect it to be so simple!"

"Du Tang, you can't think like that about this matter."

Shandong Governor Li Bingcheng saw this and glanced at Shandong Governor Wang Qia beside him, then said: "What this Wang Yongji does, after all, has little to do with Shandong. After all, he is in the position of Shaofu. Yes, Shaofu has many officials in Shandong, but this is not under the jurisdiction of Shandong officials."

"If it is not under the jurisdiction of Shandong, then it has nothing to do with Shandong?"

Yuan Keli frowned and said, "Based on the news from Denglai Town, it is not difficult to see that the smuggling trade along the coasts of Yantai, Weihai, Qingdao and other places is not something that has existed for a short period of time."

"what is this?"

"The court has done so much and paid a lot for this matter, but there are always some people who take advantage of it for their own selfish interests!"

"If everyone thinks like you, then you tell me, what was the purpose of what we did in the past? What is the point of continuing to do it?"

Li Bingcheng was silent.

He hated smuggling very much.

The reason why the Liao affairs were so complicated at the beginning was related to this thing. No matter how the battle on the front line was going, there would always be some people spreading rumors so that they could take advantage of the chaos to make a profit.

For this kind of people, they don’t care what happens to Liaodong, whether the territory is lost, or whether the Ming Dynasty can defeat the Jianlu. They only care about whether they can make money.

"There is more to worry about than just smuggling."

Wang Qia glanced at Li Bingcheng and frowned, saying, "During the previous thorough investigation, this governor also found some other problems, which are all related to some officials of the Shaofu in Shandong."

"It's just that there are too many mysteries in this."

"Who are the people behind this and how did they get in touch with them? This is the key to finding out the truth."

As the governor of Shandong, the civil affairs were under the jurisdiction of Wang Qia. He and Yuan Keli cooperated very well, and the governor and governor of Shandong got along very well.

If the two of them are not of one mind, then let alone other things, the long-standing excessive taxes and levies in some places in the prefectures, counties and districts under the jurisdiction of Shandong will not be abolished, and this will not truly reduce the burden on the grassroots!

"what do you mean?"

When Yuan Keli heard this, he looked at Wang Qiadao.

"Du Tang, besides this governor, it's time to look for Jiang Chen and the others."

Wang Qia stood up and lifted his robe, saying seriously: "They came to Shandong to investigate the case, but for us, we want to take advantage of this opportunity to really eradicate some of the accumulated problems!"

"Some of these problems we knew about before, but didn't take to heart, and some we didn't notice at all before." "Shandong can't be in chaos!"

"Don't forget, Governor, how many people were sent out by the Governor-General and the Provincial Governor-General to help with the reorganization of the transport troops. Among them were transport troops, but also many boatmen and even transport gangs!"

"If Shandong dares to have any problems, and some people are desperate and secretly incite something, what will happen in Shandong?"

turmoil!

Whether it was Yuan Keli or Li Bingcheng, after listening to what Wang Qia said, they all thought of one thing in their minds: if this happened, it would inevitably cause big trouble.

"Let me think about this matter."

Yuan Keli hesitated for a moment, frowned and said: "Some things do need to be solved with the help of external forces, but some things cannot be solved. The current situation in Shandong is very complicated and cannot be decided so simply."

"But there is one thing we need to prepare for in advance. The garrisons in Shandong, especially in Jinan and Yanzhou, must be alert and be relaxed on the outside but tight on the inside. We must not let the outside world notice it, but if there is any change, we must react immediately!"

"Leave this matter to the Admiral's Office."

After hearing this, Li Bingcheng immediately stated: "If Shandong dares to have any changes, the Shandong garrison will certainly take action."

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Yuan Keli also served as the commander-in-chief of Shandong military affairs, so he had a great influence on Li Bingcheng, the commander-in-chief of Shandong. In Shandong, there were many things that could not easily involve the use of the military, as this would have too great an impact.

Shandong is too close to Northern Zhili.

But it is precisely because of this that Shandong must not allow any problems to occur.

Wang Qia, Li Bingcheng and others left.

The two of them have a lot of things to do, and it is impossible for them to stay in the Governor's Mansion just because of this incident. If the outside world knew about this, there would definitely be a lot of speculation.

"Superintendent."

In this situation, a person quietly walked in from outside the hall.

"You must personally deliver this secret report to the capital."

When he saw the man, Yuan Keli did not hesitate at first. He took out a secret letter and handed it to the man, "Remember, don't let anyone know."

"I understand."

Upon seeing this, the man hurried forward, took the secret report, and bowed his head to Yuan Keli.

No one except Yuan Keli knew what was written in this secret memorial. However, even Yuan Keli could not predict what impact this secret memorial would have when presented to the emperor.

Yuan Keli had no idea what the emperor would think after reading this memorial.

After all, deep down in Yuan Keli's heart, he actually didn't quite understand why the emperor attached so much importance to the Shaofu and even sent so many officials to local places. This did solve many problems for the local places, but at the same time, it also brought a lot of trouble to the local places. The biggest trouble was that the local governments had no right to interfere in the affairs related to the officials of the Shaofu.

What really bothered Yuan Keli was not just Wang Yongji. If that were the case, then his position as Governor of Shandong in the past would have been in vain.

What really bothered Yuan Keli was that in Shandong, among the officials closely related to the Shaofu, there were exactly how many people like Wang Yongji there were. If there were really that many, then wouldn't many of Shandong's past achievements have been invisibly targeted by some people?

Is this okay?

As the Governor of Shandong, Yuan Keli would never allow such a thing to happen. After all, it was really not easy for Shandong to have the changes it has today.

(End of this chapter)