Why do we live?

The question raised by Fan Xiaodao also made Zhao Xing fall into deep thought.

Zhao Xingdao: "I'll invite you to drink."

The two of them sold two jars of wine, came to the bell and drum tower, and jumped up.

The Bell and Drum Tower is located in the middle of Jinling City. It is one of the tallest buildings in the city. It was built in the early Song Dynasty and has a history of hundreds of years. Although it has been repaired several times, it still reveals the mottled traces of time. Standing on the roof of the Drum Tower, the entire Jinling City can be seen in full view.

When did they make a vow when they joined the Six Gates. They held a sword for the weak, got snow for the wronged, became a constable, and protected the health of the people. However, after more than a year of experience, they tried hard to capture the bad guys and cracked a case, but eventually became a bargaining chip in other people's political struggles and became a pawn after playing power.

Whether it is the Sun Mengwu case, Yu Ren case, or the counterfeit currency case being investigated today, some uncomplex cases have become less pure due to the incorporation of external factors.

Sometimes, even though they know who the murderer is, all kinds of people appear to be obstructed by them, either openly or secretly. Sometimes, they find enough evidence, but eventually become bargaining chips for the bosses' political game.

This feeling of being dominated by others is not very pleasant.

Fan Xiaodao originally thought that he had defected to the Crown Prince Zhu Yan and realized his dream with his help. But today's words from Xie Zhihua made Fan Xiaodao realize that even His Highness the Crown Prince were not like-minded with them.

Zhu Yan is a politician.

Politicians are results-oriented people. In order to achieve their goals, they can talk to you about life, ideals, or they can talk to Xie Zhihua about money and power.

But they are idealists.

Doing the right thing is not doing the right thing.

There is no right or wrong in the world, it is just relative.

Some things are not right, but they are correct.

Zhao Xing took a sip of wine, whistled, and said, "We never dreamed that the initiator behind the case that we had worked hard for several months was His Highness's man. Isn't it ironic?"

Fan Xiaodao said, "I can't understand. Since that's the case, why did Xie Zhihua want to kill us again and again? Don't he know that we are all doing things for the prince?"

Zhao Xingdao: "Even if it is the Taiping princess, there are many internal conflicts, many factions, external fights outsiders, internal fights insiders, and internal fights insiders. This court has been like this since ancient times. From childhood to adulthood, I have seen more of this kind of thing and feel disgusted with the officialdom. Power can indeed bring people a sense of satisfaction, but once I fall into the quagmire of power, there is only one way to go, which is also the reason why I don't participate in the imperial examination."

Fan Xiaodao also said: "Even so, we have finally embarked on this path."

Originally, investigating a case is investigating a case. Once you are involved in the upper-level struggle, even the case will not become very pure.

Zhao Xingdao, "At least we have something to stick to in this position and a heart to protect one side. We have a clear conscience. If someone else had taken this position, it would easily become a tool to attack political enemies. Think about how many unjust, false and wrong cases have Tan Shixing caused in the past two years? I heard that after Tan Shixing was killed, many people in Jinling City set off firecrackers to celebrate. Who is the person who caused all this?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "Xie Zhihua."

Zhao Xing nodded and said, "Yes. Without Xie Zhihua, Tan Shixing would not dare to be so arrogant and act recklessly. Without Xie Zhihua, the Jiangnan Mint would not have been so blatantly minted. We investigate the case and capture the murderer. It is the power given to us by the law of the Ming Dynasty, and he should not be the one who is the prince's man. If this is true, what is the difference between us and the rest of us who were killed by us before?"

Hearing Zhao Xing say this, Fan Xiaodao also said, "I think so too, it's just that the Crown Prince is not easy to explain."

Zhao Xingdao: "What do we need to explain to the prince when we are doing the right thing?"

Fan Xiaodao laughed, "No, we are doing the right thing. Good brother, cheers!"

The two of them drank happily.

In the sky, there is a bright moon.

In the world, there are lights of thousands of homes.

The bright moon is too far away, and the lights are right in front of you.

...

The most urgent task is to find the Mint account book before the imperial envoy arrived in Jinling to confirm Xie Zhihua's charge. However, Niu Gong was dead, and Feng Qun refused to say anything. He conducted no less than three investigations on more than 100 people in the Mint Office. No one knew how the money was circulated, and no one had heard of the statement of account book. Fan and Zhao couldn't help but wonder whether they had any account book if they sold fake money privately.

In desperation, the two decided to start with two major banks, Datong and Investment Merchants.

Zhao Xing investigated that these two money shops were also involved in this kind of black money transaction, so he planned to seize the two major money shops first and then find out the clues. However, when applying for the seizure order, he was stopped by Xie Yu. Xie Yu said, "No."

“Why?”

Xie Yu said: "Now this kind of iron tin money is widely circulated in Jinling City. Some people even think it is new money issued by the imperial court. If the two major money houses are rashly sealed, the people of the whole city feel that the copper coins in their hands are not insured, and they will inevitably be exchanged for silver that is not suitable for circulation in major money houses, which will inevitably cause panic in the city. At that time, prices rose and trade was closed, and people were panicked. The losses caused by them were definitely not something that could be cured by hundreds of thousands of taels of fake money."

After this reminder, the two of them suddenly realized.

They are a martial artist who has no experience in participating in politics. If they really act rashly, the consequences will be unimaginable.

If you think about it better, Jinling's economy will be severely damaged.

If you think about it badly, the people exchange silver, the goods will not be circulated, the prices of grain will rise, and the people who stock up on the stock market will cause chaos in the south of the Yangtze River.

Jiangnan is the base camp that Prince Zhu Yan worked hard to manage. If Jiangnan is in chaos, the prince's pressure in the capital will inevitably increase greatly. Maybe Long Yan will be angry and his position will not be saved.

This is their real purpose.

Will Princess Taiping not know?

I am not afraid of you checking, but I am afraid of you not checking.

After searching, I found Xie Zhihua and then dragged Prince Zhu Yan into the water.

What a sinister plan!

Zhao Xing asked, "What should I do?"

Xie Yu analyzed, "I have considered this problem for a few days. The best solution is to recycle it one-to-one and exchange real money for fake money. This will have the least impact on the people of Jiangnan. But now we don't know how much iron tin money is circulating on the market now, it is probably a massive amount. These iron tin money will definitely be discounted after being circulated in the black market. Even if all the stolen money is recovered, there is still a big gap."

This is a fact.

When trading with Kong Laoer, the price of Qianwen Iron Tin coins was 300-month copper coins.

But when the copper coins came to the hands of the people, they were circulated one by one.

Even if three hundred citations are recovered, the remaining seven hundred citations are still inaccessible.

According to the Mint’s confession, from last year to now, at least two million taels of iron tin coins have been circulated on the market, and the profit amount is 600,000 taels. Even if one-to-one exchange, there is a deficit of more than one million taels. Where does this money come from?

What's more, this money has been sent out through various money laundering methods.

And they don’t have the whereabouts of this money in their hands. Even if they go to recover, how much can they recover?

Fan Xiaodao asked, "Is there any other way?"

Xie Yu said again, "It's not that there is no. That is to recognize the legitimacy of this batch of money and circulate it on the market as a formal currency. But in this way, it is equivalent to issuing more than two million taels of currency, which will inevitably cause price inflation. The entire Jiangnan tax in a year is only more than three million taels."

Fan Xiaodao then realized that Jiangnan, which was rich in the past year, had only a little tax on a year, and it was only converted into silver. If we really talk about it, in addition to copper coins, there were also sub-coins such as cloth, cotton, and sesame oil. The real silver was only more than one million taels.

It’s ridiculously that a fourth-rank prefect can be sold for 100,000 taels of silver on Princess Taiping’s side.

No wonder everyone in the world has sharpened their heads and wants to be an official.

Xie Yu continued, "However, even though the loss caused to the people has been reduced, the court will suffer losses. The court will definitely find someone to be responsible for this matter. If it is true as you said just now, the Crown Prince will be in trouble."

Zhao Xing reminded: "Xie Zhihua was recommended by Princess Taiping."

"What about those letters? And what about silver notes? The princess recommended it, and she was only responsible for being in prison. However, colluding with the prince, causing trouble to the court, is a serious crime. If you don't investigate this case, it will be fine. Once you investigate, the prince will fall into a disadvantageous position."

The two were in trouble again.

The adverbial words I said last night have only been a day and make people become timid again.

Should I check it to the end or not?

Judging from the composition of the imperial envoy sent out, the Dali Temple Shaoqing, who is the highest rank, is only the fourth-rank official, and the court does not want to make a big deal. If the Jinyiwei commander or the Dali Temple Minister comes in person, that would be another matter.

They said goodbye from Xie Yu, and the two were in a heavy mood.

"what to do?"

Zhao Xingdao: "Our duty is to investigate cases, and as for solving problems, it is not within our responsibility."

"I understand your thoughts, but I can check the case and finally find myself. I have never done a case that is more popular than this."

"Then what can you do?"

Fan Xiaodao thought for a while and said, "I think the first method of Lord Xie is feasible, but before that, we have to find a way to let them spit out the money."

Zhao Xingdao, "Even if all the stolen money is recovered, there is still a gap of more than one million taels. If you can turn stones into gold, you may be fine."

Fan Xiaodao smiled and said, "I don't have the technique of turning stones into gold. However, I have an immature idea, and I think I can try it."

When Zhao Xing heard this, he immediately became interested, "Speak and listen."

Fan Xiaodao approached Zhao Xing's ear and whispered in a low voice.

After hearing this, Zhao Xing said, "Do you count as the biggest robbery of the rich to help the poor in history?"
Chapter completed!