Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 425: Fake at First Glance
Chen Ce didn't explain too much to Qin Hong. He knew that if he went to Zhejiang to investigate, he would not find anything.

Although Xu Jing also had certain evidence, he could not reach the Zhejiang Three Divisions.

It is as difficult as climbing to the sky to investigate from the bottom up.

Fu Yuan also had evidence of the three Zhejiang departments colluding with the Japanese, but Chen Ce did not intend to use this as a breakthrough. Collaborating with the Japanese was a serious crime, and the other party would not be stupid enough to not prepare anything. With the evidence in Fu Yuan's possession, I'm afraid the three Zhejiang departments would have already found a way to deal with it.

Therefore, Chen Ce planned to check the problem from the accounting first, to see if there were any problems with the accounts of the three offices in Zhejiang. If accounting problems were found, he would let the Ministry of Revenue and the Censorate take the lead in starting with the accounts, first convict the person and arrest him openly, and then investigate the matter of collusion with the Japanese.

Zhejiang has reported a lot of accounts in recent years. Chen Ce did not check the accounts of previous years. He only looked at the accounts of the three companies in Zhejiang this year. This would save a lot of time.

Even so, Qin Hong was still a little worried. He said to Chen Ce, "There are really too many accounts. How long will it take for you to check them all by yourself?"

Seeing that Chen Ce didn't answer, Qin Hong asked again: "How about I find a few people to help you investigate?"

"Chun Jian, you are not in good health, so don't try to be so stubborn. You tell me how to investigate. I can directly transfer officials from the Ministry of Revenue to investigate according to your wishes. Why do you need to do it yourself?"

"We have found out that there is indeed a problem with the accounts of the three departments. The account book is fake." Chen Ce said.

Qin Hong: “?”

Are you kidding me? What did you check?

It only took you less than an incense stick of time. In such a short time, you probably couldn't even finish looking through the account books. And now you say you have figured it out?
Qin Hong smiled and said, "Chun Jian, don't joke."

But seeing Chen Ce's serious expression, Qin Hong didn't think Chen Ce was joking. His face gradually became serious and he asked suspiciously, "Are you serious?"

Chen Ce nodded, hummed, and asked Qin Hong: "Master Qin, how do you usually check the accounts?"

Qin Hong: “…”

This process is extremely complicated and he cannot finish explaining it in a short time. Moreover, it is too difficult to check the account books. At the end of each year, it takes the Ministry of Revenue a month just to do the statistical reconciliation.

But what about you? It only takes a stick of incense.

Chen Ce said: "Take a look at these account books. Is there any problem with the first digit?"

Qin Hong followed Chen Ce's line of thought and shook his head, saying, "What's the problem with this? Aren't all the numbers from one to ten present? They're very even."

Chen Ce said: "The more average it is, the more problems there are."

"Go and compare the account books of other provinces."

Qin Hong was confused, so he took out all the account books of the provincial governments of Nanzhi, Beizhi, Hebei, Shandong and other provinces, and compared the first digits of the account books one by one according to Chen Ce's statement.

After reading it, Minister Qin's face became more and more strange. He stared at Chen Ce in astonishment and asked puzzledly: "Why are the first digits of these provinces mostly small? Aren't they randomly appearing from one to nine?"

Qin Hong was worthy of being the Minister of Revenue and he quickly discovered the problem.

Chen Ce nodded and said, "In fact, in the accounting process, as the data group increases, the probability of a large number of characters appearing in the first digit will become lower and lower, and the probability of a small number of characters will become higher and higher."

"So if you look at these account books that are not falsified, the first digits in their account books are all smaller, but the Zhejiang account book is different. This is enough to prove that the Zhejiang account book is fake!"

Qin Hong carefully looked through the other account books of the Ministry of Revenue again, and the conclusion he came to was almost exactly the same as what Chen Ce said!
Chen Ce said to Qin Hong: "Check the account books of the three ministries. Ask the officials of the Ministry of Revenue to check them day and night these days."

"After finding out the problem, report it to the emperor immediately, and immediately control the three officials of Zhejiang and arrest them for the crime of falsifying accounts."

"Then follow the clues."

The problem can be easily solved as long as you can find the thread that leads to the tangled web.

The key lies in the breakthrough point. If other breakthrough points are used to deal with the three Zhejiang companies, it will be extremely difficult, but it will be much easier to check from the known fake accounts.

As long as the three officials are caught with conclusive evidence, the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate can follow the clues and investigate further.

In fact, letting the Jinyiwei conduct the interrogation would increase efficiency, but the civil officials might not be willing to let the Jinyiwei interfere in the interrogation of the civil officials.

They were also afraid that the Jinyiwei would seize power again.

Emperor Hongzhi would not let the Jinyiwei step in unless it was absolutely necessary, but this time, Emperor Hongzhi might really use the Jinyiwei.

The Ming Dynasty was about to march eastward, so it was necessary to win a quick victory and stabilize Zhejiang.

Chen Ce did not stay in the Ministry of Revenue for long. Since it had been confirmed that the three Zhejiang departments had falsified their accounts, all he had to do was wait for the Ministry of Revenue to investigate. Under the leadership of Qin Hong, the Ministry of Revenue would surely be able to find out about the falsification of the three Zhejiang departments' accounts soon.

Qin Hong still hadn't reacted yet. It wasn't until Chen Ce left that he murmured, "I learned something again!"

"Chun Jian, ah Chun Jian, how many abilities do you still have that you haven't revealed yet?"

Qin Hong hastily summoned officials from the Ministry of Revenue to begin a thorough investigation of the account books of the three offices in Zhejiang, while he himself hurried to the warm room of the Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Hongzhi's expression was still somewhat gloomy, and it did not ease up until Qin Hong appeared.

Qin Hong cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Chen Ce just went to the Ministry of Revenue."

"Hmm." Emperor Hongzhi hummed indifferently.

"He found out that the account books of Zhejiang Sansi were falsified."

"Ok?"

Even though Emperor Hongzhi was still angry with Chen Ce, he couldn't help but be shocked.

How long has he been away from the Palace of Heavenly Purity? How long has he been in your Ministry of Revenue? How did he find out that the account books of the three offices in Zhejiang were falsified?
Qin Hong said: "One glance, Chen Ce took one glance."

"what?"

Emperor Hongzhi stared at Qin Hong in confusion.

Qin Hong patiently explained to Emperor Hongzhi. Emperor Hongzhi only half understood it, but he was still a little skeptical and asked Qin Hong, "Is this method reliable?"

Qin Hong said: "I have compared many account books, so I think it should be correct."

"Your Majesty, Chen Ce has made another contribution. I beg Your Majesty to reward Chen Ce."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said, "Hmm... hum!"

Give him a shit reward!

He regards the entire Ming Dynasty as a chess piece in his hands, and he regards me as his chess piece as well. You are all his chess pieces, and you are still rewarding him?
I didn't kill Chen Chunjian, I have already done him justice!
And give him a reward?
So many people died in Zhejiang. How much blood did Chen Ce have on his hands? Should he be rewarded?
This person looks harmless, but the viciousness in his heart is beyond comparison by ordinary people!
In order to achieve his goal, he really can do whatever it takes!
Emperor Hongzhi sneered and said to Qin Hong, "I understand. You can go down now."

Qin Hong was a little confused. Looking at the emperor's stern expression, something seemed to be wrong.

It seemed as if Chen Ce had offended the emperor.

After Qin Hong left, Emperor Hongzhi was still furious and said to Huai En, "Go and summon Mou Bin to me!"

(End of this chapter)