Maybe Qin Nan and Chen Xiaolan still seemed to understand, but Zhou Jin immediately understood what Su Shi meant.
If Pei Xun's prediction is correct and his father really dies on July 17, the Daqian court will immediately fall into chaos. In order to get the supreme position, all the forces will fight for it and blood will flow. Who will care about the interests of ordinary people?
And since Pei Xuan knew that Daqian was about to fall into chaos, how could he vomit out the meat he had eaten? The reason why Chenxiangtang increased the profit this time was to harvest as much money as possible from the people and then take advantage of the chaos to get away. However, after three months, the people would naturally lose their money and even be in debt.
But is Pei Hyun really implementing this plan just for money?
Zhou Jin couldn't help but look up at Su Shi. Su Shi didn't speak, but there was deep worry in his eyebrows. He obviously thought that Pei Xun's plan was much more than that.
"I'm worried that the Chenxiangtang incident will eventually turn into a riot."
"riot?"
When Su Shi said these words, the air in the room suddenly became tense.
"After three months, when the people find that their life savings have been wiped out and they even owe a lot of debt, they will be filled with anger." He looked at Zhou Jin silently: "If there is another political chaos at that time, no one will If you stand out and make decisions for the people, but if someone with ulterior motives instigates and provokes among the people, once this full of anger breaks out, riots may not occur. "
Su Shi reminded again: "The money that Chenxiangtang took away from the capital is enough for them to do a lot of things."
"What's more, there are five Chenxiang Halls in the capital. Are there any in other prefectures and counties? How much money has it taken away? How many households are involved? If this matter is not handled well, I'm worried about Chenxiang Hall. The event will create a spark that will spread throughout the country.”
Zhou Jin seemed to be enveloped in chill. At this moment, he only felt his scalp numb and the corners of his eyes twitching.
"Do you mean that Pei Xuan is preparing to rebel?"
"Regardless of whether Pei Xuan has the intention to rebel, the first thing to solve is how to resolve the Chenxiangtang incident?"
Zhou Jin immediately said: "I will return to the palace immediately to report to Emperor Ming. I will immediately send secret guards to arrest everyone in Chenxiang Hall. I will never allow them to transfer the money they defrauded."
Su Shi sighed: "Which law did they violate? And on what charge were they arrested?"
"The so-called deed of urgency." Zhou Jin said dissatisfied: "Do we really have to wait until the people are deceived and lose all their money before we take action? By then, I'm afraid it will have been a big mistake."
Chen Xiaolan asked slowly: "What should we do after arresting the people in Chenxiang Hall? Return the money they defrauded to those people? Does Her Highness the Princess think they will be grateful?"
Zhou Jin was suddenly speechless. Chenxiangtang had paid the interest on time for two years and returned the principal as promised. In the eyes of ordinary people, this was simply pie in the sky.
If he forcibly closed Chenxiang Hall and returned the money, not only would he have no basis in law, but the people might not be happy, and they might even complain. After all, he had ruined their so-called dream of getting rich.
"Don't we have any way to do it and just watch Chenxiangtang defraud people of their money?"
"To shoot a man first, shoot a horse, and to capture a thief first capture the king." Su Shi muttered: "Since Chenxiang Hall wants to harvest people's money, they won't run away so quickly, so they still give us some time."
"Now we have to do a few things. The first thing is to find out the people behind Chenxiang Hall, and to keep their whereabouts in hand."
Zhou Jin nodded: "I will immediately send secret guards to investigate the matter."
"Secondly, we must find out whether scams similar to Chenxiangtang exist in other state capitals besides the capital."
"I will immediately report to my father after I return to the palace and ask him to order a thorough investigation of Chenxiang Hall in Daqian."
"The third is that Chenxiangtang has harvested so much silver. They will definitely find a way to transport or hide it in batches. They must know where they transport the silver and where they hide it."
Zhou Jin thought for a while: "I will report this matter to my father and let the secret guards investigate."
Su Shi looked at Chen Xiaolan again and asked, "Besides Chenxiang Hall, are there any similar situations in the capital?"
Chen Xiaolan nodded with difficulty: "In addition to Chenxiang Hall, it has been discovered that Tianbao Pavilion and Hong Sifang also used similar means to defraud money. However, Tianbao Pavilion used ruby as bait, while Hong Sifang used moist jade silk as bait. What’s even more suspicious is that these three companies were all established two years ago, and like Chenxiangtang, they have increased their profits, and they also have a lot of followers these days.”
Zhou Jin's face became as solemn as the atmosphere in the room. She did not expect that the other party would do anything to defraud people of their money.
Even Qin Nan was also shocked by Chen Xiaolan's words.
At this time, Zhou Jin could no longer sit still, and she hurriedly asked Su Shi, "Master, is there anything else you want to give me?"
Su Shi was hesitant to speak, but finally shook his head and said slowly: "That's all I can think of at the moment. According to the current situation, I'm afraid the manpower of the secret guard is not enough."
Zhou Jin hurriedly said: "I will ask my father for an order to temporarily put the secret guards at my disposal and focus on tracking down Chenxiang Hall, Tianbao Pavilion and Hongsifang."
Su Shi nodded, then looked at Qin Nan and said, "You also have something very important to keep an eye on."
Qin Nan reacted immediately: "Food?"
"good."
Qin Nan said silently: "I will pay attention to whether there are any large-scale grain transactions recently, and I will also investigate large-scale transactions in the past two years, but it will take a long time."
Su Shi sighed: "We can only do our best."
Qin Nan suddenly looked at Su Shi and said, "With the help of the Ministry of Revenue, the time will definitely go much faster."
Su Shi looked at Chen Xiaolan and asked, "Are there any officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs who want to cooperate with us?"
Chen Xiaolan nodded: "In the case of Jingdongyuan Quality Bank, many officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs were dismissed. The new head of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Qian Yun, is interested in cooperating with us."
Su Shi said to Zhou Jin: "Her Royal Highness the Princess will come forward to tell him about this matter. There is no problem in cooperation, but Miss Qin Nan wants to ask the Ministry of Household Affairs for help. He will have to worry more."
Zhou Jin naturally would not refuse, but she was still a little confused: "Why do we need to investigate the large grain transaction?"
"This is my worst plan." Su Shi said silently: "If Pei Xun really wants to take advantage of the chaos to rebel, then he will definitely prepare for a rainy day and reserve food in advance."
Hearing that Pei Xun might rebel, Zhou Jin hurriedly said goodbye to Su Shi and others, then drove back to the palace to report the matter to his father.
After Zhou Jin left, Chen Xiaolan hurriedly found an excuse to leave. Su Shi and Qin Nan were the only two people left in the study.
Qin Nan looked at Su Shi thoughtfully and said slowly: "There are only two of us left now, so I want to hear the truth from you."
