Chapter 656 Respecting Confucius and judging Confucius

Zhou Yanru had a headache. From the time he rushed to Shandong on orders to take charge of the Yan Shenggong Mansion case, he thought that the case would be very difficult to handle.

After all, the meaning represented by Yan Sheng Gong Mansion is different.

In fact, after arriving in Shandong and understanding some situations and grasping some truths, Zhou Yanru had an even greater headache because he found that the levels involved were too wide.

The so-called occupation of tens of thousands of acres of fertile farmland is just an appearance. In fact, there are many, many things that are being hidden and suppressed behind the scenes.

There are some things that even Shandong Governor Yuan Keli doesn't know clearly.

The special status of Duke Yansheng's Mansion in the dynasty allowed the houses of the Confucius family to develop very well, and even privately involved in many industries, thereby earning a huge amount of money.

"Mr. Zhou Ge, what did Yuan Keli say?" Luo Yangxing, wearing a Feiyu suit, looked at Zhou Yanru who was drinking tea and asked with a solemn expression.

"If a Yanshenggong Mansion case is not taken out for trial, even if I wait in Shandong for a year and a half, I will not be able to figure it out, let alone put the case to trial."

"Yuan Keli's attitude is quite clear."

Zhou Yanru put down the tea cup, faced Luo Yangxing's gaze, and said, "Although he didn't express his position directly, I can tell that he has some intentions.

After all, he also knew that if the Yan Shenggong Mansion case involved too many people, it would not be easy to resolve the matter properly.

Once other groups are stimulated and cause some commotion in various places in Shandong, which will lead to instability in Shandong and cause chaos and force the suspension of water transportation, it will be difficult to communicate."

"This Yuan Keli is really stubborn."

Luo Yangxing frowned slightly and said: "This person has won your majesty's trust and reliance. Especially since he was appointed governor of Shandong, he has done a lot of things in Shandong and has been praised by your majesty.

He has always insisted on a comprehensive review in the past, just to use the name of the imperial envoy to handle cases to properly solve some problems under Shandong rule, so that he can hand over to His Majesty, but he handed over the difficult problems to us."

"You can't say that either."

Zhou Yanru smiled, waved his hand and said: "This person is not thinking about how to communicate with His Majesty, but how to communicate with the people of Shandong and the people of Shandong.

Commander Luo also knew.

Nowadays, influenced by the opening of the sea to trade in Tianjin, the development of Denglai Prefecture under Shandong Province is becoming increasingly strong, especially the development of the shipbuilding industry, which is extremely rapid.

If he can properly resolve the Yan Shenggong Mansion case, he will be able to win a large number of people's hearts. The key is that the groups involved will definitely confiscate a lot of money and food.

If the imperial court obtains this money, Commander Luo feels that after his majesty resolves the matter and sees Yuan Keli's difficulty, will he allocate a batch of food and salary to support what he is doing in Shandong?"

Luo Yangxing was silent.

He is clear about the changes in Tianjin and Denglai. Even the Luo family has corresponding industries in these places.

Tianjin's opening to the sea for trade began in the third year of Chongzhen's reign. During this period, many things happened and turmoil continued, but no one could affect the opening of the sea.

Behind this was the absolute support of Emperor Chongzhen.

What's more, since Tianjin opened its sea, as the maritime trade of European countries has increased, both the scale of private maritime trade and the customs duties collected have increased month by month.

A change in one month is nothing to Tianjin.

Just the attraction of silk, tea, and porcelain is great for maritime merchants from various European countries. Being able to dock in the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, purchasing in large quantities, and carrying their own goods, this is very important for smuggling sea trade.

The impact can be said to be huge.

The prosperity of Tianjin's maritime trade also led to the emergence of a comprador class in Tianjin. They were employed by maritime merchants from various European countries to help connect various trade exchanges and promote the products of European countries.

This is also the most controversial point.

However, no matter how great the controversy was or what the public opinion was between the government and the public, Emperor Chongzhen did not make the slightest concession or compromise on the issue of opening up the sea for trade.

The imperial court could not effectively control the Jiangnan provinces, and there was a huge problem with the tax collection, especially those involving maritime trade. Even if it opened in the Jiangnan provinces, it would not be able to collect any money from maritime trade.

Now that Tianjin has developed, the levels involved are increasing. With such good momentum, how could Emperor Chongzhen cut himself off?

"If Denglai develops well, it will affect Shandong."

Zhou Yanru said emotionally: "If Shandong develops well, it will promote the development of Beizhili, and this will eventually converge to Tianjin, so many things are not as simple as they seem on the surface.

We do not involve too many groups such as vassals and local officials, but there is one group that must be involved, and that is the maritime merchants under Shandong rule.

It stands to reason that the shipbuilding industry along the Denglai coast is gradually developing and prospering, and they should be the most happy, but in fact this is not the case."

You old fox, no wonder you became a cabinet minister.

He was able to figure out the holy meaning very thoroughly.

Luo Yangxing cursed secretly in his heart, but said with a smile on the outside: "Then according to the wishes of Mr. Zhou Ge, our Jinyiwei will abandon the past style and ask the contemporary Duke Yan to help investigate the case?"

"That's right."

Zhou Yanru said with a smile: "Respecting Confucius is the key to a thorough investigation of the Yan Shenggong Mansion case, and interrogating Confucius is the key to breaking the current deadlock.

When it comes to investigating the case, it will be much easier to start with the Kong family themselves.

According to the situation investigated by Jinyiwei, there are also a lot of internal conflicts and scandals among the various houses in the Yanshenggong Mansion, including the various branches of the Kong family.

First, by respecting Confucius and judging Confucius, we can break the current deadlock. As long as this is done well, the next thing to be done will actually be easier to handle."

As a politician who is proficient in machinations and calculations, Zhou Yanru is very aware of the contradiction between primary and secondary. Some things can be investigated and some things cannot be investigated. After all, no matter what the scale of the case, the objective facts must be taken into consideration.

If you blindly pursue big things and pursue more, the final result will be to bite off more than you can chew. In this way, things will be out of control and the situation will inevitably become complicated.

"Contemporary Yanshenggong Kong Yinzhi had some shady information in the past. In the seventh year of Tianqi, he was awarded the title of Crown Prince Taibao. This is somewhat intriguing."

Zhou Yanru picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said to Luo Yangxing: "Sometimes when we are trying a case, we don't need to put in too much effort. We have to know how to use the forces of all parties, especially the secrets they hide, to get them to take action.

This is similar to the fact that a biting dog does not bark. The more noisy and noisy it is, the weaker it becomes.

Sometimes the sword is much more useful if it is not unsheathed than if it is exposed. Tomorrow, Commander Luo will lead a team to Yan Shenggong's Mansion to invite Kong Yinzhi to come to the Imperial Envoy Yamen. I want to talk to Yan

Let’s have a good chat with the Holy Duke.”
Chapter completed!