All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 180 I have a way overseas. The risk is a bit high, but the profit is very high.

Zhu Yuanzhang was an emperor who came from a truly commoner background and had an extremely clear view of the true faces of civil servants.

He knew clearly what kind of people the civil servants were, so he would not show any mercy when he took action.

It was the time for paying autumn grain, and the case of empty seals suddenly broke out. A large number of officials from various prefectures, cities and counties who came to the capital were arrested, numbering hundreds or even thousands.

The most unlucky one in the court was the Ministry of Revenue. Almost all of the people, from the Minister of Revenue to the Vice Ministers and then to the Doctors, were wiped out.

This case caused a huge shock, especially the misfortune of the Ministry of Revenue, which led to countless speculations.

The reason is that the Ministry of Revenue is Li Shanchang’s base camp!
Such a direct move to eliminate Li Shanchang's power naturally caused a stir.

"Mr. Korea."

At Li Shanchang's house, the Minister of Rites Zhao Mao looked terrified and asked, "What is your majesty going to do?"

"Why are you panicking!"

Li Shanchang, who was nearly seventy years old but still full of energy, scolded softly.

He looked around at the ministers in the court and said, "Don't be anxious or panic. When you go back, first find a way to clean up your own mess, and then find some important scapegoats to take the blame."

He picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea. "If it doesn't work, we can still ask the Queen and the Crown Prince for help."

Upon hearing about the Queen and the Crown Prince, all the civil servants immediately looked relieved.

Those two were kind-hearted, and as long as he acted well enough and got their consent to help, he would be fine.

To be honest, it is precisely because these two are still alive that many people, led by Li Shanchang, can feel safe.

After being comforted by the backbone, everyone said goodbye and left to deal with the situation.

Their butts are not clean, let alone wiping them clean, they can’t even be washed.

What to do? The only thing to do is to find a way to destroy all the evidence that could implicate me.

Then the scapegoats who had been prepared long ago were kicked out to take the blame.

To be honest, it was only because Empress Ma did not die of illness this time that Zhu Yuanzhang was still presenting evidence when he dealt with them.

If Empress Ma died of illness, Zhu Yuanzhang would no longer need any evidence to do anything.

When the time comes, the Jinyiwei will only need the list to arrest people.

When Zhu Biao dies, Zhu Yuanzhang will send troops, and all he needs to eliminate the military merit group is the coordinates.

Chen Ran, who was busy with his work, once again noticed key information from many memorials.

When Zhu Biao took the impeachment memorial from Yu Min, he looked through it and said with a puzzled look, "This is..."

“This is an upgraded version of the empty seal case.”

Chen Ran explained, "Your Majesty initially attacked the local prefectures and counties. This was to eliminate their wings, so that when big things are done, they will not wave their flags and shout in support, which will bring unrest to the Ming Dynasty."

Pointing at the impeachment memorial in his hand, he said, "This is a real bomb, a deadly weapon aimed at the civil service group."

Zhu Biao, with a solemn expression, lowered his head again and carefully read the memorial.

The memorial submitted by the censor Yu Min was not complicated. It was to impeach the already arrested Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Guo Huan for colluding with a number of officials of all ranks in the Beiping Provincial Administration Commission.

They said that they embezzled taxes from Taiping Prefecture, Zhenjiang Prefecture and other prefectures, and also privately divided up the autumn grain shipped from western Zhejiang to Peking.

Moreover, they created various pretexts to levy various taxes in various places in the Peking Provincial Government, such as water fees, food fees, treasury fees, and fees for gods and Buddhas. They enriched themselves and caused the people to suffer.

"All these civil servants are corrupt."

Chen Ran chuckled. "As long as the Minister of Revenue Guo Huan opens his mouth, a bunch of people will be dragged out. Your Majesty has a sharp eye. He doesn't care about the scapegoats pushed out by the civil officials. He directly finds the core target and strikes hard."

After saying that, he looked at Zhu Biao with a slightly strange expression, "Your Highness, you should go and beg for mercy."

"I will not plead for these worms who bully the people!" Zhu Biao stood up angrily. "The people's lives are already difficult, and these people are still bullying them. They are simply crazy!"

"Your Highness, you misunderstood."

Chen Ran pointed to the north and said, "I mean, you should go and plead for the King of Yan."

"Yan, King Yan."

"With the incident at the Beiping Provincial Government, the Prince of Yan is naturally to blame." Chen Ran said with a smile, "Your Majesty, you should plead for the Prince of Yan."

Zhu Biao reacted and smiled bitterly, "Old Four, Old Four, your mind is full of war, and you didn't even see what happened right under your nose."

The princes during the Hongwu period were real princes.

He holds both local military and political power and has a very high status.

Compared with the so-called princes who were later raised like pigs, their treatment and status were completely different.

Given Zhu Yuanzhang's temper, if such a thing happened under the rule of the Fourth Prince, he would have to scold him harshly, and it would be even more natural to order Yingzi Tianfu to beat him up.

After all, in his heart, only his eldest son Zhu Biao was his son.

The lineage of Prince Yan is Chen Ran’s main target, but they have been staying in the north for a long time and he has never met them.

Zhu Biao simply stood up, took the memorial and walked out, "Zihou, come with me."

He could sense that his father was vaguely wary of Chen Ran, but he felt that it was unnecessary.

So whenever he had the chance, he brought Chen Zihou in front of the emperor in an attempt to clear up the misunderstanding.

When he came to the imperial study and explained his purpose, Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly changed, "Boss, who told you this?"

His carefully planned plan was seen through before he even had time to launch it, which made Lao Zhu feel a little unbelievable.

Zhu Biao didn't say anything, but turned his head to look at Chen Ran beside him.

".You really have never been an official before?" Zhu Yuanzhang was greatly surprised. "You can see so much from an impeachment memorial. Your intelligence is almost like a demon!"

There were hundreds of impeachment memorials against the Ming Dynasty every day.

It can be said that as long as one is an official, he or she will be impeached.

To find out the hidden plot of Lao Zhu from so many things and see through its essence at a glance, one must either be in a high position and have experienced many such things.

Or he has been in officialdom for many years and has rich experience.

If it's neither of the two, then we can only say that you were born to do this job.

In addition to experience and experience, Chen Ran also has the bonus of history books.

When he saw the memorial, it was reminded of the "History of Ming Dynasty" which he had recently read in the Modern World Library.

This is clearly the Guo Huan case, one of the four major cases in the Hongwu period.

Old Zhu didn’t know, he just felt that this person was so smart that he was almost a demon!

If he had been born twenty or thirty years earlier, he might even have become Chen Youliang's military advisor. I dare not even think about it.

Zhu Yuanzhang's sensory attitude towards Chen Ran also showed obvious changes.

People with ability will naturally be respected.

And considering Zhu Biao's age, she is just the right size to provide him with support.

"You just need to know about this matter in your heart." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Boss, let's not talk about the fourth brother's matter now. When he comes back, you should talk to him carefully. Don't think about fighting all day long! Look at how the people under his rule are living."

"Yes." Zhu Biao breathed a sigh of relief. "When Fourth Brother comes back, I will definitely give him a good lecture."

Since Zhu Yuanzhang entrusted the task of educating the fourth son to himself, it meant that he would not punish the fourth son personally.

I was in a good mood because I successfully helped my brother.

Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze fell on Chen Ran again. "Are you still living in the East Palace?"

"Yes."

"Well." He thought for a moment and said, "Wang Guangyang's house hasn't been arranged yet, so I'll give it to you."

Wang Guangyang, once the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, was praised by Zhu Yuanzhang as "Zhang Liang, Zhuge Liang".

It’s a pity that he was involved in Hu Weiyong’s major case two years ago and was sentenced to death.

The prime minister's house is naturally large and beautiful.

It's just that because the previous owner was sentenced to death by the emperor, no one who is qualified to own this house has the intention to do so.

After all, Feng Shui and fate are still very popular these days.

Chen Ran didn't care about it and accepted it naturally.

On the way back to the East Palace, Zhu Biao took the initiative to say, "I will order someone to clean up the house later, and send you 5,000 taels of silver."

Chen Ran looked at him puzzledly, "Why give me money?"

"You know the salary in the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Biao was also a little embarrassed. "It was easy when you were in the Eastern Palace. The Eastern Palace paid for your food and drink. But if you live in such a big house, how can you support your family without money?"

"I see."

Chen Ran remembered that the salaries of Ming Dynasty officials were extremely low.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who came from a poor family, knew the nature of civil servants well, so his salary was not high, just enough to support his family.

If he is an honest official, it is enough to support his family.

If not, they could live a life of luxury even without salary, and mother and daughter could enjoy the same life in the yamen.

"Thank you."

Chen Ran thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I want to do business and make money."

Zhu Biao immediately looked serious. "Don't do that. His Majesty is very sensitive about this. He said that when officials do business, they must take advantage of others and abuse their power for personal gain. If he knew about this, he would definitely be unhappy."

Hearing this, Chen Ran also laughed, "You are really good at judging people~~~"

Isn't this how officials have done business throughout the ages?

Zhu Biao patted his chest proudly and said, "If you are short of money and food, just ask me for it."

Chen Ran immediately asked back, "If Your Highness is also short of money and food, who should you ask for it?"

Zhu Biao subconsciously thought, "Of course I'm going to look for my father."

But before he could finish his words, he felt something was wrong. This was not what Chen Ran was asking.

"You mean," Zhu Biao asked tentatively, "the revenue of the imperial court?"

Chen Ran praised and clapped his hands, "Your Highness is smart."

Zhu Biao couldn't laugh or cry.

The word "smart" is used to describe his son, Xiongying. He is almost thirty years old.
"What? Zihou has a good way to make money for the court? You also know that the court has a lot of expenses, let alone tens of thousands of dollars."

"I have a business overseas. It's a little risky, but the profits are very high."

"As the saying goes, wealth and honor come in danger. If you want to do it, you can give me a share of it after you succeed."

At this time, Zhu Biao naturally didn't know how much this 10% was, so he immediately said boldly, "If it can really open up new sources of income for the court, 10% is not enough, 20% is enough!"

Chen Ran smiled and said nothing.

As a time traveler, you must not make yourself suffer no matter where you travel to.

No money to enjoy life?

Then go make money! In a world where everything is known, opportunities to make money are everywhere.

It would be even better if you can make money while also benefiting people, cough cough, or even the country.

It is obvious that in this era, there is a route overseas that is the closest and most profitable, and it is naturally the not-so-far Japan.

Japan is a country rich in gold, silver, copper, sulfur and rice. The Ming Dynasty wants all of their specialties!

(End of this chapter)