Fenghou

Chapter 648 Assassin
Although Li Toutuo decided to have a showdown with Lin Jianqing, Li Toutuo changed his mind the moment he saw Lin Jianqing. This bastard is simple-minded and unrestrained, especially after drinking, he likes to talk nonsense. If I tell him the truth, maybe Whenever he would slip up, he would betray himself.

I still have to act according to the original plan, and let him do things for me under the pretext of helping.

This time, Li Toutuo brought a subordinate who was in charge of recording, and recorded all of Lin Jianqing's confessions.

"Let's talk about it one by one. First, let's talk about the information I let you see. Have you seen it all?"

Lin Jianqing nodded, "Yesterday, we transported [-] shi of grain to Longxi County, and then shipped it to Lanzhou. At present, the grain in Lanzhou is [-] shi. I see that the plan is to store it until [-] shi."

"Is there any grain transfer to Pujin Pass?"

"The granary at Pujin Pass is full."

"How much is it full?" Li Toutuo asked interrupting him.

"The five granaries over there can store a total of [-] shi, and in the past few days, Tongzhou has added [-] shi of grain. I checked the records. Tongzhou plus Pujin Pass, plus Tongguan's [-] shi of grain storage, the entire eastern There are [-] shi of grain stored on the frontier."

After a pause, Lin Jianqing asked, "Brother Li, is there any business opportunity here?"

Li Toutuo smiled and said: "Business opportunities must be captured. A few days ago, you told me that the Western Army mobilized [-] troops to Lanzhou, and I immediately trafficked a large number of medicinal materials and timber to Lanzhou. Sure enough, the medicinal materials and timber rose sharply, and I made a fortune." If you spend [-] yuan, this is a business opportunity, as I told you before, you must learn to collect all kinds of information, and then capture opportunities to make money from it."

"Why can medicinal materials and wood make money?" Lin Jianqing asked blankly.

"Idiot, sending troops to Lanzhou is definitely about to start a war with Xixia, or if Xixia is going to invade the south, you will be injured if you start a war, and you will need a lot of medicinal materials if you are injured. You need a cart to transport materials, and you need wood to build a cart, so I want to understand the movement of the army, only the army needs a lot of supplies, and this is our chance to make a lot of money."

Lin Jianqing suddenly realized that he could earn [-] yuan in one stroke. He swallowed and said, "Brother Li, can you take me to do it together?"

Li Toutuo squinted his eyes and smiled: "It's okay to take you to do business, but doing this kind of business is risky and costly. Sometimes you even use unscrupulous means to make money. Think about it, do you dare to take risks? "

Lin Jianqing hesitated and asked, "What risk do you want to take?"

Li Toutuo pulled him to sit down, and said earnestly: "Doing business is not as simple as you think. We heard that Bashu sheepskins are expensive, so we just bought a batch of sheepskins and shipped them to Bashu? In fact, we can't make money because you are not alone." Merchants, everyone is buying sheepskins and transporting them to Bashu! When you ship them to Bashu, because there are too many sheepskins, the price will plummet, and you will lose money instead. To make money, you must have news that others do not have, or important information, such as you The information about dispatching troops and transporting food is called military intelligence for Xixia, but it is called commercial intelligence for us, do you understand what I mean?"

Lin Jianqing nodded, "Commercial intelligence and military intelligence are actually the same thing, but for different purposes."

Li Toutuo gave a thumbs up, this time he really appreciated it, a child can be taught.

"We are doing business in partnership. Your capital is to collect information. No matter what information you collect, I will judge whether they are worth making money. You will count [-]% of the net profit you will earn in the future."

Hearing that he was given [-]%, Lin Jianqing was overjoyed, and asked cautiously, "Then the previous [-]?"

"That shouldn't be counted, but I still give you the benefit of a thousand coins. From now on, I will sign another contract with you, otherwise it will be hard to say nothing."

After finishing speaking, Li Toutuo gave an order, and the subordinates next to him immediately wrote a contract, and both parties signed and pressed their fingerprints.

His subordinates took out another two hundred taels of silver, put it on the table and pushed it to Lin Jianqing. Li Toutuo knew very well that Lin Jianqing was lustful, greedy, stupid, and ungrateful for profit. I'm not worried that Lin Jianqing will betray me, but I'm afraid that he will say something stupid.

Lin Jianqing stared straight at the white two hundred taels of silver. He swallowed and pointed at the silver, "Is this really mine?"

Li Toutuo chuckled, "What is this small amount of money, as long as you provide valuable information, we will definitely make a lot of money."

Lin Jianqing greedily hugged Yinzi in his arms, couldn't close his mouth with a smile, and asked again: "Brother Li, can you give me a hint, which aspect of information is more profitable?"

"Let me point out a few key points for you! First, when will the Western Army go to war with Xixia; second, how many troops will the Western Army recruit and where will they be recruited from? Third, how many troops will the Western Army deploy at Pujin Pass? Fourth, does Xuanfu envoy Chen Qing have a substitute?"

The weather has reached the hottest moment, the sun is so hot that it seems that even the air is burning, and you will sweat profusely if you move a little.

At noon, a caravan of camels came from outside Xianyang City. There were about a hundred camels carrying heavy cargo. It was composed of several businessmen and more than [-] clerks. One businessman had deep eyes and a high nose. But the road is not surprising. The starting point of the Silk Road extends eastward from Chengji County to Jingzhao City, and a large number of Hu people began to migrate to Jingzhao City again.

And Xianyang County, which is very close to Jingzhao City and has cheap rent, has become a place for Hu people to store camels.

The camel caravan entered Xianyang County, checked the tax invoices at the city gate, and entered the county seat. Not long after, the caravan came to a large inn. The inn covers an area of ​​ten acres, which is unimaginable in Jingzhao City. Really need such a big inn, otherwise the camels of the caravan will be stored there?
A score of men unloaded the goods and handed over the camels to the innkeepers, who carried the goods into the guest rooms.

At this time, the shopkeeper of the inn hurried over and saluted the leader of the caravan. The leader of the caravan asked, "Where are the people who came earlier?"

"They're all scattered. Some are in Lintao County, some are in Xianyang County, and some have sneaked into Jingzhao. The internal guards of the Western Army are very strict. We dare not take it lightly."

This caravan actually came from Xixia. The leader of the caravan is Murong Wenshu, who is the head of the Xixia Heijintang. The Heijintang belongs to the Xixia Central Guard Army. Now it is under the direct control of the Xixia Emperor Li Ganshun. He is responsible for intelligence detection, assassination, sabotage, etc. and other special actions.

The Song army is preparing for the war in Lanzhou. How could Xixia not know it, but Xixia is now weak and unable to fight. Once the Song army comes, Xixia may be in danger of destroying the country. Jin Guo suffered a disastrous defeat in northern Shaanxi and is concentrating its forces to protect the east road. Can no longer support Xixia.

Li Qianshun had nowhere to ask for help, so he had to rely on himself to protect himself. On the one hand, he tried his best to prepare for the battle. On the other hand, Li Qianshun took a risky game and sent Hei Jintang to infiltrate the pass to assassinate Chen Qing. As long as he could stop the Song army from invading, Li Qianshun would do anything.

This time, Heijintang almost came out in full force, sending [-] elites to sneak into Guanzhong in various ways, looking for an opportunity to assassinate Chen Qing.

Murong Wenshu is a native of the Black Khanate. He is in his forties this year. He is one of the founders of Heijintang. He is skilled in martial arts and has a keen mind.

The Xixia Heijintang is different from the Jin Guo intelligence station. Although Li Toutuo also wanted to assassinate Chen Qing, their main job is to inquire about information. Hidden, very hidden.

This big inn in Xianyang is currently the first foothold of Heijintang warriors. The head of the Xixia intelligence station is the inn war manager, named Li Lu, who has been in Guanzhong for four years and knows the situation of the Song army very well.

"Tell me about Chen Qing's situation. Is there any chance of assassination?"

Li Lu nodded and said: "Chen Qing lived in the former palace. The entire palace covers an area of ​​about [-] mu. The front part of the palace is the Xuanfu envoy's office. The east side of the palace is a military camp with [-] troops stationed. The first line of defense in the palace, and then Chen Qing has [-] soldiers stationed in the palace, which is the second line of defense, and there are probably dozens of female guards in the back house where Chen Qing lives, I don't know the exact number. "

"Female guard?" Murong Wenshu couldn't help but laugh.

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[Sorry, I have something to do at home today, there are only two chapters, and it will be updated normally in the evening. 】

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