Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 782 Difficult Choice (1)

Speeding all the way, it took only one day and two nights from Zhou Cang's order to Zhou Chong's arrival.Zhou Chong came to see Zhou Cang immediately without taking care of washing up.

"The Patriarch called me urgently, could something have happened?"

"How about the matter I asked you to investigate?" Zhou Cang handed Zhou Chong a hand towel.

Zhou Chong breathed a sigh of relief, took the towel, wiped his face and said, "The young master received the order from the Patriarch, that is, to go north to Jizhou with Mu Jin, and the documents issued by the Privy Council are Jizhou, Youzhou, and Pingzhou. After he left, I sent People sneaked into the prince's study room, and most of the documents were exchanged with scholars' diction, but there were many people involved, and the documents were arranged very neatly, but they were not classified by region or official position. Jin Yiwei was analyzing related documents according to their classification The commonality of the personnel. In addition, there seems to be a hidden compartment in the secret place of the study, and it seems that there is a news agency from its setting, so I dare not move it lightly."

Everyone has a little secret. Although Zhou Cang's study is closely guarded by personal guards, there are secret compartments.The mechanism of the hidden compartment is firstly the opening method, the second is the alarm device, the third is the self-destruct facility, and the fourth is the killing intent. move.

Zhou Chong drank a cup of tea to moisten his throat, and then said: "The people in the son's mansion have received a lot of favors from the son, and it is a compliment to the son. The person in charge in the mansion is called Zhou Liang. It is said that the son has saved his life, and it is a compliment to the son. The important minister, his tone is very tight, all the people who enter the mansion are checked by him, and Zhou Liang has a lot of property outside. Judging from the information we have, most of the people used in the mansion have no family members, and we haven't done a thorough investigation during the proper period."

"Furthermore, after hearing that Mr. Zhou Xin got married, many people proposed marriage to the third son. Among them were governors from all over the country, wealthy businessmen, and scholars. As for the results, we don't know."

The investigation was very detailed, and what Zhou Chong said was also very reasonable.Zhou Cang didn't urge him, he was pondering silently in his heart.

"This is the situation in the mansion. According to the information obtained from various ministries, the places where the third son often goes are the Ministry of Public Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and Taxation, and the General Staff Department, but he only goes to study and never interferes in government affairs. The colleges are also places where the third son often goes. He had a great chat with the teachers and students, and he also went to the martial arts academy, and he wanted to practice with the soldiers but was politely refused by Chen Dao." Zhou Chong paused. "The most suspicious ones are the Neifu and Qianzhuang. He heard that the emperor was interested in Liu Ji but felt that he was unfair to Liu Kang, so he gave Liu Kang a lot of rewards. Liu Kang sold most of the proceeds to merchants through the Neifu, and through the Neifu from the merchants. Buy books, classics, calligraphy and paintings, etc., and the source is the merchant controlled by Zhou Liang."

Uh... Zhou Cang was taken aback. Is this money laundering?The emperor's grandson and his son are laundering money?Presumably, most of these transactions were fake transactions, and the proceeds from Liu Kang's sale should flow into Zhou Yuan's hands.Zhou Cang finally understood where Zhou Yuan's money came from.

"So, there should be a lot of money in his account?"

Zhou Chong smiled wryly: "At the beginning, the bank refused to assist in the investigation. I personally went to issue the Jinyiwei document, but was rejected. I had to go to the court and asked Chen Shangshu to issue an investigation order. Only then did I find Zhou Liang. The account is only 3 yuan. The banknotes he received were not deposited in the bank, but checking the exchange records shows that most of the large-value banknotes were returned for small amounts or exchanged for silver money."

Hehe, the bank I founded by myself implements the secrecy system very thoroughly, and bank notes become a good tool for money laundering.

"How about this? After you go back, you will make a proposal with Chen Jiao. Jinyiwei can inquire and freeze the bank account. The court can not only inquire about the freezing, but also forcibly deduct the deduction. Please review it in the House of Representatives and write it into legislation after passing it. I told Zhang Jin that after the bank issued a large amount, the bank notes of more than [-] must be registered, and the transfer or exchange of the bank notes needs to be endorsed on the back."

Zhou Chong didn't know what an endorsement was, so he could just ask Zhang Jin. It was unexpected that he had the right to check and freeze. "Zhou Liang didn't have much savings in the bank, but he borrowed quite a lot, a total of 20 yuan. It was borrowed by the young master before he set off, with a small bank note of less than [-] yuan, and all his shops were used as collateral."

This is so abnormal.Zhou Cang would not think that the money was used by Zhou Liang to expand his business, and nine times out of ten it was taken away by Zhou Xin. 20 is not a small sum, no wonder Mu Jin said that Zhou Yuan was extremely generous.

"It's been a hard journey, go eat and rest first, and come see me tomorrow."

Zhou Chong retreated, Zhou Cang fell into deep thought.It seems that the opportunity given to Zhou Yuan not only failed to restrain Zhou Yuan, but was used by him instead. What Zhou Yuan did was not his duty, but ulterior motives.Can't let it go any longer!Letting it go will only harm Zhou Yuan, do you need to talk to Zhou Yuan?Will Zhou Yuan change after the talk?And how should Zhou Yuan be settled?Zhou Yuan is already 19 years old, considered an adult, some ideas are difficult to change once formed, at most they are suppressed.What will happen to Zhou Yuan after a hundred years?
Zhou Cang was still in trouble, so Lu Xun came to see him. "Guo Gong, I will roughly formulate a strategy based on what Guo Gong said. It is divided into three parts. The first step is to implement strategic defense in the next year, recruiting troops to supplement equipment, and looking for opportunities to consume Wei's army; the second step is to start next year. In the general battle, from Hanoi, Jibei, Lujun, Huainan and Jingnan groups, the Wei army's attack on Sizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Jingzhou was launched, and Cao Pi was driven out of the Central Plains to Guanzhong in one to two years; The third step is to unify the world and end. At that time, the north has been determined. Qu'e can detour from the north to Liangzhou and take Wuwei and other places. Take Shangyong, you can coerce Guanzhong and take care of Hanzhong, and Xingba will lead the navy to attack Yizhou by water. It is estimated that the world will be settled in four to five years."

Lu Xun uttered bold words to unify the world within five years, and dared to make such a decision, relying on the current strong national power of the big man. The population under the rule of the big man at this time has exceeded 2000 million, and the army that can be assembled for combat is at least 50. Wan, has an overwhelming advantage over Shu Wei.

Lu Xun smiled again and said, "If this year's war goes well, maybe it won't take five years, and it may not be possible to know that the world will be peaceful in three years."

Yes, Zhou Cang will be 68 years old in five years, and 66 years old in three years. Liuliu Dashun, Zhou Cang is more inclined to achieve his goal in three years.

"It seems that my [-] additional troops are still short." Zhou Cang sighed slightly, "Your brother Lu Pan is still in Liaodong, isn't he? He has enough supplies to fight against Xianbei. He has made many achievements and has not yet been rewarded. I will write a letter to recommend him. He is the general conquering barbarians."

"Xie Guogong!" Lu Xun was very happy for his younger brother. He knew his younger brother's ability, and his talent was slightly better than Pei Yuanshao. He was suitable for logistics and local military affairs, but not for leading an army.

(End of this chapter)