Yi Song

Chapter 129: Looking for a shocking secret

In the morning of this day, Zhou Zhen, dressed in military uniform, hurried to the control office of Wuchengwang Temple in Nanjing, and was led outside the signing room.

Standing at the door, he said respectfully: "My subordinate Zhou Zhou has been ordered to come and report."

"Come in!" Liu Guozhang's voice sounded.

Zhou Yan walked into the room after hearing the sound and stood in front of the bookcase, like a green pine.

"Sit!" Liu Guozhang stood up, pointed to the seat opposite, and said harmoniously.

After his entourage brought tea and retired, Liu Guozhang sat down next to Zhou Juan and got straight to the point.

"Quidi, there is something important that needs you to go to Yangzhou to handle."

"Just ask the commander to give the order." Zhou Juan stood up suddenly and replied loudly.

Liu Guozhang waved him to sit down.

After observing Zhou Zhen for more than a month, I found that he was as brave as Zhang Meng and more stable than Yue Fei. He was trustworthy and could be entrusted with important tasks.

He took out a piece of paper and handed it to Zhou Zhuan across the table.

"Yangzhou Liquan pledge deposit?" Zhou Juan carefully took the piece of paper with both hands. It was covered with a red seal, with a line of words written on it, and a drawing and seal.

"Does Quji know about the pledge of the pledge?"

"I know a little bit. If someone is short of money, he can send valuable deeds and objects such as fields, houses, silverware, etc. to the pledge treasury to pledge them in exchange for copper coins. When he has money, he can redeem them with the pledge notes. Yes, but you need to pay interest.

Most geological repositories are run by Taoist temples and temples. In Kaifeng City, Daxiangguo Temple, Xingguo Temple, Yanqing Temple, Yingzhen Palace, Wuyue Temple, and Lingguang Temple all have geological repositories. Among them, the quality library of Daxiangguo Temple is the largest, and the quality library of our Lingguang Academy ranks third. "

Liu Guozhang smiled and nodded, "Our hospital master is very talented in making money."

"Commander, my subordinates have never seen this deposit ticket."

"I had never seen it before, but after asking around, I found out that it is a new pledge method in the Southeast. Some businessmen travel between places, and it is inconvenient to take some important documents and property with them, and they are worried about leaving them in the shop. So he put the things in the box, put a seal on it, and deposited it in the pledge room.

I agreed on how much it would cost for a year, paid the fee, and put a seal on it, and kept it safe. When the time is up, take the deposit ticket to pick up the box. If the two seals are intact, it will be delivered correctly. You can also pick it up in advance, but the premium will not be refunded.

At present, it is only available in the southeastern states and counties. There are only a few of them, and it is normal for you not to know. "

"The commander asked me to go to Liquan Zhiku to pick up an item that is being deposited?"

"That's right." Liu Guozhang nodded, "This deposited object is of great importance, and many people are watching it. But they don't know where it is hidden for the time being, so they just stare at me and the people around me. Big eyes, Brother Fei is familiar to them all and can be easily recognized.

You have just arrived near me, so you are not familiar to them and will not be recognized by them. Like Big Eye and Brother Fei, you are the person I trust the most. So you are the best candidate to go to Yangzhou to pick up things. "

"Thank you, Commander, for your trust."

Liu Guozhang waved his hand and continued: "Many people died for this object. Cai Laowu stalked me because of this object. I speculate that it should be the Cai family and his son, together with Zhu Meng and others. Evidence of collusion and widespread illegal activities in the Southeast.”

Zhou Juan's spirits perked up, and a rare expression of joy appeared on his face, "Is this evidence that Cai Jing and Zhu Meng colluded to extort and exploit, and harm Southeast Asia?"

"No. Such evidence can be collected by going around Suzhou and Hangzhou. There is no need to make it so mysterious. What makes the Cai family so nervous must be something illegal that makes the officials completely angry."

"Making the officials completely furious?" Zhou Juan was confused.

"Plan to usurp the throne."

Liu Guozhang's four gentle words startled Zhou Juan.

"Will Cai Jing seek to usurp the throne?"

"This old fox can't do it. He deceives his superiors and deceives his subordinates, and is good at monopolizing the country, but he is careful not to touch the military power. The military power in Gyeonggi is in the hands of Gao Qiu and others. The most elite Western army in the area is in the hands of Tong Guan , so the officials would be so confident and bold to use him as the Grand Master to lead the three provinces."

"Then the controller said it might be evidence of conspiracy to usurp the throne?"

"He won't, but his smart sons might do it. I have had direct contact with Cai Laowu and Cai Laosi, and I have learned about Cai Laoda and Cai Laosan from the side. These four yamen have one thing in common. Features, pretentiousness!”

Zhou Juan nodded, "Commander, I understand. If you are pretentious, you must have a higher ambition than the sky, and you will not be content with your current official position and power."

"Yes. In this world, all people are plagued by two kinds of heart diseases, greed and unwillingness. If you are unwilling, you must do something big and achieve great achievements. What other merit is more important than supporting the new king? big?"

"If there is such ironclad evidence, it will indeed put the Cai family beyond redemption." Zhou Juan looked determined, "Don't worry, Commander, Quji will definitely get this evidence."

"It's not that simple."

Zhou Juan thought for a moment and then asked, "Commander, is there something wrong with the Liquan Quality Store?"

"That's right!" Liu Guozhang replied approvingly. This kid is much smarter than Big Eyes and sharper than Fei Ge. He quickly figured out the key points.

"Yangzhou Liquan Quality Library is Zhu Meng's industry."

Liu Guozhang's words surprised Zhou Juan.

Seeing his surprised look, it was the same when he got the deposit slip from Xu Sixian, the owner of Zhongxin Bookstore, and was told that the Liquan Warehouse was Zhu Meng's property.

Fengcheng is so smart.

He pretended to be true and played with the Cai brothers. In fact, he had deposited the things in the Liquan warehouse under Zhu Meng's name early, and then entrusted the deposit ticket to the reliable hands of Xu Sixian.

No wonder the extremely smart Cai Laosi was fooled.

"Queji, is there any problem?"

"No!" Zhou Juan came back to his senses and nodded firmly, "Qu Ji will resolutely complete the mission."

"Okay. You take six people and set off in two groups to support each other. These six team members are all members of the Red Heart Society. They are loyal and reliable, so you can rest assured. There is a branch of Jieshun Transportation Co. in Yangzhou to provide support. But I It is recommended that you do not have personal contact with people at the branch.

Jieshun Transportation Co., Ltd. was established by me, and everyone knows it. Cai Laowu must have informed Zhu Meng and his son that they would most likely secretly send people to keep an eye on the Jieshun Yangzhou branch and even bury hidden stakes inside. "

"Commander, I understand. I won't alert others."

"Don't alert the snake, but you can call the second group, assign a person, disguise yourself, and directly contact the branch manager. The manager of the Yangzhou branch is also a sincere member, so he is reliable. You can call him loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and secretly call in reliable brothers , always ready to respond to you."

"Yes."

After giving some more detailed instructions, Zhou Juan said goodbye and left. He met his six companions, made some preparations, and divided them into two groups.

He and his two companions in the first group, and the four in the second group, mixed in with the business travelers, quietly left Nanjing and went straight to Yangzhou.

As soon as Zhou Juan left, Chu Linxuan and King Murong Ye came to the door.

King Murong Ye is the descendant of Murong Yanzhao, the prince of Henan Province, and the nephew of Murong Shisan's mother, the Murong family.

Born in a side branch, he was bullied by his tribe since he was a child. Thanks to Murong's care, he was able to grow up. Repaying his kindness, he threw himself under the door of Lingguang Academy and was Murong Shisan's most valued confidant.

This person is smart and wise, skilled with a gun and a stick, good at both civil and military affairs, and is best at business and financial management.

After Liu Guozhang hit it off with Murong Shisan, he had several contacts with him. They didn't get along very well at first - he felt that Liu Guozhang was just a softie.

It was only later that Liu Guozhang established Meihuilai Hotel, Yuelai Inn and Jieshun Transportation Co., Ltd., and overhauled Yuxian Restaurant. Various measures shocked and convinced him.

Putting aside their prejudices and having a frank conversation, they found that the two had the same ideas. The more they chatted, the more they became more and more congenial, and they soon became backbone members of the Red Heart Society.

In the second year of the Zhenghe reign of King Murong Ye, Chu Linxuan met him by chance when he came to Beijing to welcome Chunwei, and they became friends. Later, the two became brothers-in-law.

Liu Guozhang saw Chu Linxuan's courage and talent in the camp of victims of the Yangwu disaster, so he took advantage of him. This time he was dredging the Bianhe River and there was a shortage of men, so he asked him to be transferred to him as a promotion official and responsible for handling the repairs. The He Division and the Control Division are responsible for general affairs.

King Murong Ye was also transferred to be responsible for the preparation and distribution of money and grain at Liu Guozhang's request.

After all, Zhang Cui was the deputy envoy, responsible only for accounting, auditing, and coordination with local states and counties. The specific matters naturally have to be handled by the wild king.

Seeing the two of them, Liu Guozhang slapped his forehead and said, "Is it time for lectures?"

"Yes, it's time for Erlang to go to the workshop to give lectures. I know you have a lot to do, and I'm afraid that others won't be able to invite you, so I'll invite you personally."

King Murong Ye replied with a smile.

"In the last two sessions, the commander's lectures on economics were deafening and thought-provoking. Everyone in the workshop, including myself and the wild king, couldn't stop and just wanted to hear the rest of it as soon as possible."

Chu Linxuan said with cupped hands.

"Economy, others think is just a technique for managing the world and benefiting the people, but Erlang uses this new science to explain clearly the production, flow and distribution of wealth in the world. It is really incredible.

Erlang is not only extremely brave, but also proficient in the art of managing the world and benefiting the people. Ruiting (Chu Linxuan) and I were in awe of each other and just wanted to hear more insights from Erlang. "

I just sorted out the political economics and national economics I learned in high school and college, as well as other modern economics knowledge I learned from reading magazines and the Internet after working. I didn't expect it to be so well received.

I'm a little proud.

(End of this chapter)