However, Wei Mi's face was gloomy, also because he understood how wide the scope and layout of this conspiracy was, which made Wei Mi, who was accustomed to conspiracy, also amazed.

"Good! Good! Good! After listening to the conversation, Wei Yu said three good words in a row. Apparently in admiration for the man who devised this conspiracy.

Although Gu Haoran is good at analyzing intelligence, he can't find much connection between himself and Chen Sheng. He couldn't help but smile bitterly, arched his hand at Wei Yu and Chen Sheng, and asked, "The lower official is dull, please also ask the adults to analyze one or two." ”

Wei Yi smiled indifferently and motioned for Gu Zheng to speak.

Chen Sheng stood up and said, "Just now, the adults said that the purchase of grain goods in large quantities is based on the old currency of the six countries. ”

"Not bad." Gu Haoran nodded. This was indeed what he told Chen Sheng. This is also one of the main clues he is seeking. Because only the nobles of the Six Kingdoms could have so many old coins. Now the imperial court has basically determined that this matter was done by the remnants of the Six Kingdoms.

"Hmm." Chen Sheng nodded and said, "That is to say, the imperial court thinks that it was the old aristocratic ministers of the Six Kingdoms who launched this rush to buy." ”

"Not bad." Gu Haoran said frankly.

Chen Sheng shook his head and said, "I don't think so, at least I don't think it's possible to rely on the remnants of the Six Kingdoms alone. ”

"Please." Gu Haoran's heart moved.

"The incident I asked about the adults just now seems to be isolated, but in fact, it is inextricably linked, and finally it is connected together, and the final consequence is today's situation: the Empire's southern expedition army is short of food and grass! There is no bread to spare! ”

Gu Haoran's heart froze, and after thinking about it carefully, he became more and more frightened. He was originally tracking down the mysterious person or group who mysteriously purchased a large amount of grain in the empire, tracing the whereabouts of the grain, and finding out the purpose of these people. Specifically, it doesn't connect everything.

"Didn't you realize that all this happened by chance? The grain was snapped up, and then the Ling family and the Wu family paid tribute to the goods, and then the emperor launched a southern expedition, only to find that the grain and grass were snapped up, such a thing happened in my empire, just by chance? Have you ever wondered what the impact of the Southern Expedition would be on our empire if the southern expedition failed? ”

Gu Haoran's face suddenly turned red, and his breathing became short. If the empire fails in the southern expedition, it will inevitably lose its vitality, greatly reduce its elite, and weaken its combat effectiveness. Having lost its powerful combat effectiveness, this empire, which had just unified the Six Kingdoms, may have an unstable foundation, and if the remnants of the Six Nations take the opportunity to cause chaos, the world will be in danger.

Without waiting for Gu Haoran to react, Chen Sheng continued: "Strictly speaking, in this world, there will be no real accidents, and even if there is, it is impossible for such a coincidence to appear one after another. So I conclude that these things have been designed and arranged, and they are interlocking! ”

"How is that possible!" Gu Haoran trembled and shouted loudly.

"How can't it be." Chen Sheng indifferently refuted Gu Haoran and said: "It's not an impossible thing now, but how to find out the person with this layout." When Chen Sheng said this, his voice became serious: "The identity of this person must be extraordinary. ”

After clearing his throat, Chen Sheng said, "First of all, this person must know the political affairs of the empire very well. From the emperor's move to reduce the world's taxes, we can guess the emperor's thoughts. ”

"How do you say that?" Seeing Chen Sheng say this, Gu Haoran asked puzzled again.

"After the destruction of the Qi State, the emperor has not yet been called the emperor, what kind of governance the world takes, is still being discussed, including the old prime minister Wang Juan and the current prime minister Li Si each recommended a way, respectively, the feudal and county system. If the emperor is inclined to divide the feudals, he will certainly not reduce the taxes of the world, because the power to collect taxes belongs to the power of the feudal princes, and the emperor has already expressed his inner thoughts by reducing the taxes within the empire from the beginning. ”

"That makes sense." Gu Haoran nodded and agreed.

"And then this man is quite familiar with the content of the New Deal." Chen Sheng said: "Unify weights and measures and currency, in the next few years, the imperial currency will inevitably be unified and standardized, and the currencies of the rest of the countries will be converted according to the prescribed price, and the currencies of the six countries will inevitably depreciate, so this person will exchange the currency in his hands for food and other things as soon as possible." But that's just part of his big plan. The empire's exemption from taxes also made the treasury empty, and the rush to buy grain in large quantities was just one part of his big plan! ”

"Who is this man, and why did he do this?" Gu Haoran frowned tightly, and he already had a preliminary belief in Chen Sheng's analysis.

"I don't know." When Chen Sheng said this, he sighed: "But I believe that it will take a lot of coins to buy so many grain goods across the country, and I believe that adults know how much money is needed, right?" ”

"You know, if you convert it into half a tael, it will cost about 20,000 Qin and a half tael, which is 200 million yuan and 2 million gold! This is also close to all the coins in circulation in the world of the six countries of Shandong! Gu Haoran let out a breath of turbidity, such a large fortune was enough to support the entire empire for several years of large-scale warfare! The fact that so many coins were circulating in the empire at once was enough to make the empire unstable.

"Is there anyone in the empire who has such a huge amount of wealth?" Chen Sheng asked.

"Only the Bajun Ling family, or the Longxi Wu family!" A gleam flashed in Gu Haoran's eyes. "You mean, it's their ruse?" Gu Haoran's heart sank, and he thought of what happened later.

"No, that's not what it meant." Chen Sheng frowned and denied Gu Haoran's words. However, he believed that Gu Haoran's judgment was correct, and the two families must have been involved in this matter. Otherwise, these two families would definitely not have paid a large tribute when the emperor was about to die down, and financed the emperor's war plan. It's just that what role these two super-rich families played in this matter has to be carefully considered.

Chen Sheng smiled bitterly, and then said: "If you think about it, we are not concerned about this problem, the main problem should be focused on where so many coins of the Six Nations come from, this is where the real big problem lies." Chen Sheng smiled again and said, "I remember, last year, the emperor ordered that 120,000 wealthy households from the six countries of Shandong be moved to Xianyang?" "Yes, this is still going on since last May." As an official of the Black Water Pavilion, Gu Haoran naturally knew about political intelligence.