Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 921: Hunting for Prisoners and Gold Mining (7)

"I discovered something interesting."

As soon as Jiang Chen finished speaking, Xiao Niezhong picked up a file and said with narrowed eyes: "In the border areas of Liaodong, there are many active armed merchant groups. Some of them have set up businesses in the coastal ports of Liaodong, either openly or secretly."

"If it was a business group that did this, it might be a coincidence."

"But if there are a hundred or even more, it's not a coincidence."

"Through this incident, I discovered something interesting. In the branch of Tianjin Thirteen Hongs stationed in Korea, some sea caravans could have gone directly to Tianjin, but they chose to take a long detour and stop at ports such as Jinzhou and Yingkou. This makes things a little unusual."

Tianjin Thirteen Factories?
Many people in the hall changed their expressions when they heard what Xiao Niezhong said.

If there is really any connection between them, then it would be a big deal.

The Thirteen Hongs in Tianjin were planned and established by nobles in Beijing, and half of the silver shares of the Thirteen Hongs were controlled by the Shaofu, who made enormous profits every year.

"What's so unusual about it?"

Jiang Chen glanced at everyone, then said to Xiao Niezhong.

"I will make a bold assumption."

Xiao Niezhong smiled and said, "If, I mean if, these sea caravans that stop by far away are carrying a lot of things that Liaodong urgently needs."

"For example, food, women, and able-bodied men... after being transported to the above-mentioned places, they were not transported to Tianjin as planned. How can we leverage greater benefits?"

"Cooperation."

Jiang Chen smiled slightly.

"Exactly."

Xiao Niezhong nodded and said, "With this premise, as time goes by, interest groups will be formed in various parts of Liaodong."

"As for merchants, if they can earn ten times the profit, they will never earn five times. But if they can earn twenty times, fifty times, or even a hundred times the profit, they will choose to take the risk!"

"I am also assuming that in this special situation, some people have somehow contacted some people in Liaodong, and they can get corresponding asylum."

"This also explains why the counterfeit currency under Liaodong's rule circulated so rapidly without any warning beforehand."

"But all this is based on your assumptions."

One person stepped forward and said, "Even if this logic makes sense, my detective team cannot just rely on assumptions to investigate a counterfeit currency case. We must have solid evidence."

"Jiang Hu is right."

Jiang Chen held out his hand and said, “If the detective team only relies on assumptions, then the counterfeit currency cases they handled previously would become the biggest joke.”

"I have found the evidence."

Under everyone's gaze, Xiao Niezhong turned around to look through the files and soon found the one that made him alert. "This file mentioned an incident about an armed fight in the Xinmin area, during which someone shot and killed a person with a gun. In the file, there was only one thing recorded: continuous shooting."

"Yongle style flintlock rifle?!"

One person exclaimed after hearing this.

"Exactly."

Xiao Niezhong nodded and said, "The Hongwu flintlock can fire continuously in a very short time, but it is easy to explode. For this reason, the Military Equipment and Cleaning Bureau developed the Yongle flintlock."

"According to what I know, the technology of this flintlock rifle is not only in Northern Zhili, but also in Liaodong, and has been issued to some border troops." "So it involves the military."

Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.

"It must be military-related!"

Xiao Niezhong frowned and said, "Let's not talk about this Yongle flintlock rifle. Just shooting someone in public is a capital crime according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention that this is in Xinmin, where many armed merchant groups gather, and the rules are even stricter."

"Armed merchant groups can use firearms and weapons outside the Ming Dynasty, but if they dare to use them within the Ming Dynasty, their three clans will be arrested. In serious cases, they will be executed."

"But this person was only arrested for a few days before being released. There is no mention of what happened afterwards in this file."

My goodness.

After hearing this, the faces of some people in the hall changed completely.

This not only involves the nobles in Beijing.

Could it also involve newly promoted nobles?

The investigation hasn't even started yet, but there's already some evidence pointing to something. If we dig deeper, who knows what we'll find.

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"This clue is worth investigating and digging deeper."

Under Daodao's suspicious gaze, Jiang Chen nodded and said, "In addition to this clue, I have also found several clues. The counterfeit currency case in Liaodong may be the second largest case of counterfeit currency in North Zhili since the establishment of my detective team."

"Before investigating this case, I have a few words to say. The detective team came to Liaodong in secret under the order of the emperor, so we must keep it secret. If anyone dares to contact the outside without authorization, don't blame me for turning my back on you!"

"Secondly, during the investigation in various places in Liaodong, we cannot completely trust even the Luan Guards, because this case is likely to expose the truth of Liaodong!!"

Just hearing this, many people felt different.

They knew that the counterfeit currency case in Liaodong was difficult to investigate, but they did not expect it to be this difficult. If this was the case, then from the moment the truth was revealed, they would not be able to trust anyone except themselves.

"Third, even if you are scattered to different places to investigate cases, you still need to keep in touch."

Jiang Chen continued, "Although this counterfeit currency case involves multiple forces, they may not know each other's strength, but they know each other's existence. Once they alert the enemy, it will inevitably lead to new variables."

Having said this, Jiang Chen fell silent.

Deep in his heart, there arose a deep anger.

As for these depraved people, the only thing Jiang Chen could think of was to kill them all. He had no other idea at all.

Especially the privileged groups involved.

They clearly enjoyed the blessings of the Ming Dynasty, but once greed arose, they forgot all about it. No wonder the emperor said that the Ming Dynasty was like a field of crops, and that weeds and pests had to be removed from time to time. Otherwise, if you don’t care, they will grow wildly and absorb the nutrients of the crops! !
"To ensure that this counterfeit currency case can be investigated smoothly."

Jiang Chen collected his thoughts, looked at Xiao Niezhong and the others and said, "I will rush to Shenyang. During this time, you must not trust anyone except the orders issued by me. You are the officers selected by me to investigate various places. As for your whereabouts, I will inform you one by one later."

"Here!"

Xiao Niezhong and the others bowed immediately.

Because of Jiang Chen's attitude, Xiao Niezhong and the others knew what kind of challenge they would face next, but the more so, the more it aroused their fighting spirit.

If this case can be investigated, it will not only shock Liaodong, but even more places! !

(End of this chapter)