The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 297: Lure the snake out of its hole and kill the person

"Your Majesty, General Guizhong Bo Ruien of West Borneo, Luo Fangbai, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Special Envoy to West Borneo, and Wang Wubing, the Left Assistant Secretary of the Five Military Commandery, have petitioned to establish the West Borneo Circuit and respectfully invite Your Majesty to visit West Borneo to appease the people."

In the Mingxiang Renshe Pavilion in Hoi An, Chief Minister Pei Jiannan was reporting to Mo Zibu. Apart from him, the other four ministers were also there.

After Hoi An City was able to guarantee Mo Zibu's safety, I, King Mo, would often travel between Hue and Hoi An, and even stayed in Hoi An longer.

Especially when I was in Hoi An, King Mo had the Goddess Mazu living on his left, and Guan Yu and Baosheng Dadi living on his right, just like gods.

"I should definitely go there. I'll have my supervisor arrange the schedule and choose a date to go."

Mo Zibu nodded in agreement. The war in West Borneo was over, but there were still a lot of troubles.

The political structure, restoring production, appeasing the people, and handling relations with other indigenous sultanates, especially Brunei, all require Mozibu to make the final decision personally.

"Your Majesty, however, you may not be able to go to Borneo anytime soon, as there are other more important matters that require your attention."

Just when Mo Zibu was about to select a date, Lin Tong, the co-organizer of the Grand Secretary and the Left Vice Minister of Rites, submitted a report and looked at Chen Taili, the second assistant Grand Secretary, with a strange expression.

Mo Zibu probably guessed what it was about. He waved his hand at Lin Tong and said, "Go ahead. The Second Assistant is my elder brother, highly respected and virtuous. Nothing is too much to ask."

Lin Tong then spoke: "Your Majesty has authorized me to organize the Internal Security Department, the Ministry of Justice, and the Hue Province Criminal Investigation Department to conduct a detailed investigation.

We have now identified the criminal gang that violated the law, colluded with Beihe, collaborated with others, and minted coins privately."

The real crime of the criminal gang mentioned by Lin Tong was actually one: privately minting coins.

Before Mo Zi Bu entered Hue, the entire currency market in Annan was very chaotic. Except for local offices authorized by the court to mint coins, the nobles, landowners, and bureaucrats were all secretly minting coins for profit.

At the most exaggerated time, a local tyrant mine owner would dare to mint coins as long as he had some copper in his hands.

After the establishment of the Transport Commissioner's Office, the Transport Commissioner Wu Shiying even found Mo Zibu a total of 33 kinds of copper coins and low-quality silver coins minted in different places to remind Mo Zibu how chaotic the current currency market is.

In fact, Wu Shiying didn't need to remind him. Mo Zibu, who came from later generations, naturally knew the importance of a unified currency and how much benefit the seigniorage would bring.

But he never took action because the saying "existence is justified" still makes sense.

The country of Annan lacks easily mined precious metals such as gold, silver, and copper, and at the same time has no key products for export to earn foreign exchange.

The people's income depended entirely on farming, and they also had to suffer the impact of Chinese goods that were so close to them. As a result, a large amount of silver was lost to the Qing Dynasty every year.

Therefore, even a little bit of gold, silver and copper in the country is extremely valuable. If coins are still minted according to the standards of the Qing Dynasty, the circulation of silver and copper coins in the market will be greatly reduced immediately.

So in fact, the current large amount of low-quality coins serve as a credit currency. With these bad money, everyone still reluctantly recognizes their monetary value, which is better than having nothing.

But by now, Mozibu has basically taken over West Borneo and is about to use the Renaissance Company to control the gold mines in West Borneo, so he has sufficient reserves to issue currency.

In addition, the current Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou is Mingde of the Fucha family. This guy's ability is average among the meritorious veterans of the Fucha family, and even compared with other high-ranking officials of the Bannermen, his ability is not strong.

The fact that he is now so successful that his servant Changbao has been promoted to work in the Imperial Household Department as an exception is all thanks to Mo Zibu.

In addition, from the jadeite business that Mo Zibu cooperated with the Fucha family, at least 15,000 taels of net profit each year belonged to Mingde.

Therefore, Mo Zibu easily communicated with the Qing Dynasty's border civil and military officials in southern Yunnan through Mingde, the Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou.

Mingde agreed to build a copper mine in Lin'an Prefecture in southeastern Yunnan, which is located in Gejiu and Jinping areas, and smuggle more than 100,000 kilograms of copper to Mo Zibu every year.

At this time, Yunnan's copper production was very high, and Gejiu was a famous copper capital. With these stable supplies, Mo Zibu had the confidence to regulate the currency market.

Of course, as a King who is good at thinking three steps ahead and is good at plotting against others, Mo Da Wang started planning very early.

Eight months ago, he "stubbornly" issued 50,000 new copper coins even though there were no conditions for issuance, and announced that it was worth three coins, that is, one coin was worth three coins.

It's simply giving money to criminals!

Then, without exception, a large number of civilian forces immediately followed suit and began to issue new copper coins indiscriminately, just like the Xing Tang court, but with shoddy workmanship. This caused chaos throughout the kingdom, but they made a fortune.

But little did they know that King Mo was simply "fishing", so after more than half a year of investigation and preparation, he had basically marked all the major private coin-minting gangs.

Upon hearing Lin Tong's report, Chen Taili, the Second Grand Secretary and representative of the Hue nobles, immediately broke out in a sweat.

Another co-organizer, Ruan Jiuce, who also came from a prominent family in Beijing and Han Dynasty, had already begun to tremble all over.

"Your Majesty, I was responsible for the minting of the new three-cent coins. I failed to oversee this and caused great disaster. I will gladly accept your punishment."

Chen Taili sighed. He had long ago advised some people not to be too rampant. King Mo was a founding emperor supported by everyone, not the Ruan family tyrant whose power was eroded by the aristocratic families. However, no one listened.

Co-organizer of the Grand Secretary Ruan Jiuce gritted his teeth. Chen Taili was the mainstay of the Jinghan nobles in the center, and he must not be lost, so he took the initiative to take the responsibility.

"Your Majesty, although the coinage was spearheaded by the Associate Grand Secretary, it was I who actually carried it out. I am the one who should be punished."

Mo Zibu now has five Grand Secretaries. The chief minister is called the Chief Grand Secretary, the second minister is called the Assistant Grand Secretary, and the remaining three are called Co-organizer Grand Secretaries.

Ruan Jiuce was the assistant grand secretary, and the assistant grand secretary he mentioned was naturally the second assistant Chen Taili.

What kind of political level is this? No wonder you can't beat Zhang Fuluan!
Oh, no, Mo Zibu remembered that the real political masters of Hue either defected to Zhang Fuluan and were then killed, or were killed because they did not defect to Zhang Fuluan.

Now, except for a few like Chen Taili, the others in front of him have not yet cultivated to the level of being cunning and treacherous.

Chen Taili also closed his eyes feeling a little uncomfortable. You came out to take the blame at this time with good intentions, but this is simply telling King Ren De that we are from the same party.

Mo Zibu ignored Ruan Jiuce and asked Prime Minister Pei Jiannan, Lin Tong and others to go out. Then he reached out and picked up Ruan Jiuce in a bad mood.

If this person were more skilled, Mo Zibu might have to be more cautious, but at this level, there was no need to suppress him too much. "Brother, I can understand you, because my Mo family was originally a wealthy landlord.

But at the same time, we all read the books of sages, and we know what will happen if aristocratic families control the court. The tragedy of the Jin Dynasty is still fresh in our minds."

Chen Taili was a little confused. He had never expected Mo Zibu to be so straightforward and lay the matter out in front of him. His brain was so stunned that he didn't know how to answer for several minutes.

After a long pause, Chen Taili knelt down with a plop and said, "I failed to observe the situation and I am willing to accept the punishment."

Chen Taili said this for the second time because he had no good countermeasures. King Mo in front of him, who held all the military power, was very cautious and waited until they arrived in Hoi An before taking action.

Moreover, Chen Taili had no idea that Lin Tong was leading the investigation into this matter. It is easy to keep it secret from others, but it is not easy to keep it secret from him, a second-in-command who has access to core secrets at any time.

With such caution and meticulous planning, the high-ranking officials of Hue, not to mention lacking military power, even if they had it, they would not be able to fight against such a king. They are not on the same level at all.

Mo Zibu glanced at the dejected Chen Taili and said, "I believe in the Chen family. The character, morality and ability of the Second Assistant are respected by the court."

Mo Zibu glanced at Ruan Jiuce again and said, "Your father, Ruan Jiufa, was a meritorious official who overthrew the tyranny of Zhang Qinhui, restored order and preserved the vitality of the country.

Your younger brother, Nguyen Jiuyi, is currently with the army in the dense jungles of West Borneo, fighting a desperate battle with the red-haired demons. I have always believed in elevating the Nguyen family's reputation, so I have promoted you to the high position of minister of state.

Now, considering that you have been respectful and have worked hard in administration, I think you may have been deceived by your subordinates. I will hand him over to the Ministry of Justice, so that you can make amends for your crime."

Ruan Jiuce felt relieved upon hearing this, as if his spirit had returned to its right place. He kowtowed repeatedly on the ground, "I thank the king for his forgiveness. I will strictly discipline my family in the future."

After dealing with Ruan Jiuce, Mo Zibu handed a list to Chen Taili.

Chen Taili felt a chill all over his body after just one look.

Because the records above are so detailed, they clearly record when it was cast, who led the casting, where it was cast, through which channels it entered the market after casting, and even the name of the casting craftsman.

This... This can only be achieved by planning in advance for at least half a year or even longer. Chen Taili finally realized that the issuance of the three coins was entirely to lure the snake out of its hole.

"Second Assistant, I'm handing this list to you. You and Assistant Director Ruan will discuss between the two of you which ones will be severely punished and which ones can be forgiven."

Mo Zibu spoke gently, revealing an attitude of "I trust you very much."

But Chen Taili always felt that a strong smell of blood was emanating from Mo Zibu's body, and the two eunuchs standing solemnly with their hands hanging down in the distance looked like the Ox-Head and Horse-Face from the underworld.

This not only requires severe punishment, but also allows them to punish themselves.

Killing people is also heart-breaking!
Chen Taili knew that there was no room for forgiveness. Anyone whose name appeared on the list would be severely punished.

If Chen Taili did not take action, what would be waiting for these high-ranking officials in Beijing and Han Dynasty would be the swords, guns and muskets of the Imperial Guards.

"I request that Your Majesty send a detachment of the Royal Guard to accompany me back to Hue. Many of these individuals have connections to Bac Ha, and they will not submit to me."

Chen Taili said bitterly that a considerable portion of these low-quality coins were minted in the inner and outer towns of Nghe in Beihe.

Because these two places have always been developed areas for minting private coins, the private coins they minted have extremely low copper content and will not break when bent, and are very popular among the nobles in Beijing and Han Dynasty in Hue.

"It's just a trivial matter. Why should my Imperial Guards send out such fierce troops? The thousand-man army of Hue Left Guard and Hue Central Guard are already waiting outside. They will assist the Second Auxiliary."

Mo Zibu said with a bit of arrogance that there was no way the Imperial Guards around him would do such a small thing.

Chen Taili nodded slowly. The three thousand households from the left, center and right of Hue had been settled around Hue for almost a year.

On weekdays, they would conduct drills every three days, and the sound of gunfire could often be heard from miles away. They originally thought it was to defend against Beihe, but it turned out that it was used to deal with them.

"By the way, I heard that Li Zhuo, the captain of the Hue Zhongwei, is interested in marrying my brother's granddaughter?" Mo Zibu mentioned this as if he had just remembered it.

Chen Taili's expression became even gloomier. Li Zhuo, the captain of the Hue Central Guard, was a pirate under the command of Li Xianwen, the Prime Minister of Qui Nhon Province, the son-in-law of the emperor, and the Marquis of Yinchuan.

After serving as the captain of Hue Zhongwei, he intended to marry Chen Taili's granddaughter, but the Chen family believed that Li Zhuo was of too low a birthplace and only agreed to marry a concubine's daughter, not a legitimate daughter. The two sides had been arguing.

"I know about this. Captain Li is a good son-in-law that the Chen family has been longing for." Chen Taili nodded and replied.

"That's good. Among my three Hue guards, there are many meritorious soldiers who have not yet married. This is a top priority for the stability of Hue. When the Second Assistant returns this time, he can also act as a matchmaker."

Mo Zibu went a step further. He didn't want the Chen family to marry off their daughter, but he wanted all the high-ranking families who had committed crimes to marry off their daughter.

Mo Zi Bu wanted to use this kind of marriage to crush the pride of the noble families in Hue and break their closed circle of constant cross-marriage.

"I obey your command and will do it." Chen Taili was a little shaken. This combination of punches hit their foundation very accurately.

A few minutes later, after Chen Taili and Ruan Jiuce went out, the Internal Affairs Minister Liu Zhisan walked in from the side hall.

"Zhi San, go tell Li Zhuo and the others that if the Chen family dares to pretend to obey but secretly disobey, then they will be dealt with first."

Mo Zibu actually hadn't said anything more. If the Chen family rebelled after going to Hue, then Chen Guangyao would send troops directly from Shunzhou to completely sweep through the entire Hue and uproot all these high-ranking families.

Of course, Mo Zibu actually didn't want this to happen. After all, although the Jinghan nobles in Hue were a little greedy and a little ignorant of the times, they were still very useful.

For example, Chen Taili and Ruan Jiuce, regardless of their family background, are both very good officials.

He handled all aspects of government affairs in a remarkable manner and was able to accomplish a lot of practical things. In addition, the middle and lower-level civil servants in the court and the high-ranking families in Beijing and Han also accounted for a large proportion.

Moreover, in the future, Mo Zibu will have to rely on them to torture the noble families of Beijing and Han in Beihe and change the atmosphere of the literati.

Therefore, as long as Chen Taili, Ruan Jiuce and others are willing to reform according to Mo Zibu's requirements, they can continue to exist.

(End of this chapter)