Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1534 Internal Investigation
Yudu, by the river, on a small-scale wharf.

Hundreds of coolies are moving up and down boxes of goods, which are basically moved from the dock warehouse to the ship.

These goods belong to the transport ship of Jingping Company, most of them are cloth, and they are transported from here to Jingxiang for sale, and the price can be one-third higher than that sold here.

Since the Academy of Science and Technology discovered that Yudu has seventeen hydraulic weaving workshops, and some other cities near the river have also begun to build hydraulic weaving workshops.

These workshops are more productive than traditional workshops, and the cost will be lower, and because the price is lower than ordinary cloth, although it is slightly rough, most of them are for the civilian market, which naturally has an impact on traditional handicrafts. , has begun to cover the entire market.

The Jingping Company is a company that was managed by the Mu family after the former Jingping Company was dissolved. Everyone knows that the Lord of the Mu family, Mu Jing, is now His Majesty and the godfather of business.

Jingping Company also occupies a very high position among all commercial companies in the world. Whether it is Guanzhong merchants, Donghai merchants, or Wan merchants, they all have to give some face.

Jingping Company's transport vehicles and ships also have a lot of discounts for road tax exemption and inspection exemption.

Although this was not approved by Mujing, Mujing is already a very fair emperor in today's era, and it is impossible for him to let them enter a republican era all at once.

Therefore, the emperor basically does not need to pay taxes. If you dare to bring it up, it is not a promotion of the times, but a sense of fear.

Reform itself has a strong sense of fear. If this fear continues to be created in this way, it will naturally cause great turmoil.

Therefore, under the banner of Mujing, Jingping Trading Company belongs to the private property of the royal family, and with some preferential tax-free priority transportation, it is developing rapidly.

"It's getting dark soon, everyone, hurry up, after moving this batch of goods, go get your wages!"

The person in charge is a 40-year-old middle-aged man, Xu Song.

Belonging to a relative of the Mu family, his surname is not Mu, but his wife's surname is Mu, and the Mu family belongs to the royal family. Naturally, he is also rising, but the Mu family strictly manages the royal family.

For example, this time, apart from the Four Treasures of Mu, only a few elders guarding the ancestral hall were granted titles this time, and none of the others were awarded titles.

But not many people were dissatisfied with Mujing, because there was Jingping Company, and many members of the Mu clan and relatives of the Mu clan worked in Jingping Company.

Xu Song is also one of them. He is relatively intimidating in the firm. He is the second shopkeeper of Jingping Cloth in the Jingping firm.

"okay!"

"Finish work!"

The enthusiasm of these coolies is very high, because most of them are refugees without land. They managed to survive in Yudu. I thought it would be very hard, but I didn’t expect the world of Yudu to feel like a paradise. As long as you are not lazy here People can find jobs.

A few young men in the clothes of ordinary coolies were carefully discussing while carrying the goods.

"Captain!"

The tall and strong coolie said to the handsome young man with a lot of ashes on his face, "There are people on board inspecting the cargo!"

"I see!"

The young man's complexion changed, and the things on his shoulders were not in the slightest. He said calmly: "I have already bought that man, don't worry, remember, as long as there is any accident, such as being exposed, no matter what happens, first Kill them, don't let them live!"

"Ok!"

The two coolies on the left and right showed fierce eyes and nodded.

"Captain, can I go out like this?"

The tall and strong coolie sighed.

"This is the only way!" The young man said in a low voice: "Now the whole of Chongqing is under martial law. It seems to be lax, but it is tight inside and out. Every way in and out is blocked by the policemen at the six gates. We can hide, but the people under our control cannot hide, we must get them out, or our previous efforts will be wasted!"

"But, the water is also checking!"

"That's why I chose the Jingping Company. There are so many transport ships in the Jingping Company, and most of them are well-behaved. Only this ship, Muyan, has always been arrogant!"

The young man said: "I have already figured out a way to let him personally press the boat this time. As long as he is on the boat, I can arouse his temper. If I create some conflicts when passing the pass, I can arouse his anger. He will definitely break in when the time comes, this is our only chance!"

As he said that, the young man sighed again: "However, there are still some loopholes in this matter. If Jing Wusi reacts quickly enough, we may still not be able to get out. It is inevitable that we will fall short by then, so we still have to be careful. Failed, no matter what, first kill the few people who were stuffed into the goods and mixed up, and then even if they can’t be taken out, they can’t be kept alive!”

The young man said these words with incomparable viciousness.

"understand!"

The tall and strong man nodded, carrying a box of goods onto the ship.

Some delicate young people looked back at this time, what he could only see here was the Daming Palace, the highest place in the northwest, the dazzlingly dazzling Daming Palace, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "Mujing, I have to let you know, It was your biggest mistake not to kill me back then, you owed our Zhu clan, and you have to use your blood to pay for it!"

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Daming Palace, eight floors, Zhaoming Pavilion.

Side hall.

At this moment, Mu Jing's mood was a little dark, and his eyes became more sinister. This was the first time he showed such a fierce expression to Tan Zong and the others.

This matter really made him very angry.

From the very first day of his research on gunpowder and the development of thermal weapons, he has already considered the coming of this day. No matter how tightly packed you are, it is impossible to hide it for a lifetime.

People are people after all, but all people always have weaknesses.

As the saying goes, there are only those who catch thieves for a thousand days, and there is absolutely no one who can prevent thieves for a thousand days. Even if the defense is airtight, there will be mistakes one day.

It's just that he didn't expect it to come so soon.

For a long time, he has always recognized the intelligence work of his family. With Jing Wusi and six doors, the defense is even more seamless.

And in this city of Yudu, there is also the Divine Guard.

But I didn't expect that my technicians were still taken away under the nose of someone. I don't feel bad about losing things, but the people who lost them really feel bad.

Just looking at Tan Zong, his anger comes and goes quickly. It can't be said that Tan Zong is incompetent, it can only be said that Tan Zong's relationship is chaotic, and his pulse is caught.

If Tan Zong hadn't been too concerned about his own safety and whether the enthronement ceremony could be successfully completed, he would not have allowed others to succeed so smoothly.

"Jing Wusi, the Divine Guard, the six gates, there are so many people in total, controlling the entrance and exit of Yudu, can you be sure that they haven't taken anyone out yet?"

After Mu Jing calmed down, he asked a little gloomyly.

"Should be sure!"

Tan Zong hesitated for a moment, not very confident in what he said.

After all, a few days have passed.

If it was him, he would already have at least three or four ways to leave Yudu. Of course, he only dared to say that because he knew some secret paths of Yudu, but it is impossible for outsiders to know so much.

They want to leave Yudu and take people with them, there is absolutely no such simple thing.

"should?"

Mu Jing sneered: "It's not easy to say this from your mouth!"

People who do intelligence, the most taboo is should, maybe these words.

"I'm not sure!"

Tan Zong gritted his teeth and said, "Maybe he has already left Yudu. After all, you have three days for them to relax. They are enough to get him out. If it was me, I could get out!"

"Your Majesty, although we have set up checkpoints at all the passes, we have found nothing!" Zhang Huo stood up, cupped his hands and said, "I don't think they have left yet!"

"The Divine Guard also assisted in defending all the entrances and exits of the city!"

Ma Chao said quickly: "We checked very carefully. It is impossible for someone to take people away from Yudu City, especially going north, unless they leave from Nanshan, go from the Yuzhong Peninsula, and go south. Maybe our guards can't do it. arrive!"

"As long as it is the official way, even if it is a small way we know, I have dispatched six doors, and they can't afford it!" Zhang Huo insisted.

Mu Jing was silent for a while, his eyes were a little gloomy, suddenly bright, then bright, and after a while, he opened his mouth and said: "This Zhu Zhen is a talent!"

"What does His Majesty mean?" Xin Zhao was puzzled.

"I guess he is still there, at least he was still in Yudu City before you came to Daming Palace to report on your duties, but it is only today, maybe, he has gone out now!" Mu Jing said calmly: "After the gunpowder workshop was blasted, , Three days, Jing Wusi, Six Doors, Divine Guard, didn't stop for a moment, I bet he didn't dare to move, but at this time, you all lost confidence, most of you thought he had escaped , Even if he thinks they are still in the city, he will be a little frustrated, and there will naturally be some mistakes, this is his only chance!"

Comparing his heart to his heart, Mujing felt that if he was allowed to do this, this would be the best time, as long as he could easily stand out, he would not be able to catch him in Yudu, and with such a large territory as Daming, it would be even more impossible to catch him .

"Three consecutive days of high-intensity alert, search, and inspection, whether it's the Divine Guard, Six Doors, or the spies of Jingwu Division, have exhausted a lot of physical strength, so..."

Tan Zong also came to his senses.

He quickly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I'm going to have someone stop them now!"

"I am coming too!"

Zhang Huo gritted his teeth: "I personally went to the official road in the north to sit in town, and I ordered the checkpoints of all ministries to be vigilant, and all reports were handed in immediately. From this morning to now, all passing people and convoys must be checked!"

"The guards are going to help too!"

Ma Chao nodded.

"You Division will immediately activate the spies from various ministries to help investigate!" Xin Zhao's eyes showed a fierce look.

"Xin Zhao stay!"

Mu Jing suddenly said: "The three of you go to check people. Any convoy that has left these days, no matter what they are transporting, should be checked again, including waterways. It is not impossible for them to leave by waterways!"

"promise!"

People take orders.

Xin Zhao stayed, and the other three left in a hurry. The impact of this incident was too bad, they had to save face, at least save people, even if they were dead, they couldn't let them leave Yudu.

Xin Zhao stood in front of Mu Jing, his face was expressionless, but his eyes were not very good. After all, being played like this, his heart was full of killing intent.

"Xin Zhao, Tan Zong and the others may not be able to catch him!"

Mu Jing said suddenly.

"Your Majesty, these people have already escaped?" Xin Zhao's eyes were dark.

"Have you ever thought about it!"

Mu Jing asked softly: "He has been able to hide in our Yudu for so long. It is impossible for him to have no help. Outsiders can't hide anymore. No matter which inn or the place where the courtyard is rented, one can check the household registration, unless They are not in the inn, not in those rented courtyards, and they have the household registration of the locals, allowing them to escape the inspection!"

"Who is so bold?"

Xin Zhao gritted his teeth and said, "Is it someone from the court, or I can check in the court!"

He actually thought about it.

Just dare not think about it.

Now that Mujing has brought it up, he has to be careful.

"If you say there are no ghosts in the hall, you don't believe it!" Mu Jing squinted his eyes: "Actually, Cao Cao and Sun Ce's people can't hide very deep, because we were on guard early, but..."

He sighed: "Back then, Li Ru and Jia Xu probably had already arranged chess pieces in Yizhou before I established a foothold in Yizhou. These talents are the ones who have hidden the deepest!"

There were a lot of hidden things inserted in the southwest of Xiliang back then. Xin Zhao found a lot of them, but they definitely didn't clean them up.

If both Li Ru and Jia Xu were dead, there would be no such great danger. After all, they were in control of the Anzi, but now that they were living well, these Anzi would more or less play some role.

Mujing was still a little worried about this.

"These two are deep-minded people, really difficult to deal with!" Xin Zhao's face also became a little serious.

"Keep an eye on them first!" Mu Jing said softly: "Don't be too high-profile, give them a chance to lure the snake out of the hole to beat the snake!"

"understand!"

Xin Zhao nodded.

"Also..." Mu Jing hesitated for a while. He didn't want to be so ruthless at first, but he was still stimulated by this matter: "Conduct secret investigations on some companies in Yudu!"

"Your Majesty suspects those companies?"

Xin Zhao's pupils changed slightly.

Mujing paid attention to the operation of commercial roads, which resulted in a great commercial boom in the Southwest, with countless caravans coming and going, which attracted some economic development of the entire Ming Dynasty.

Many people in the world regard Mu Jing as a godfather of business, standing side by side with Tao Zhugong, Lu Buwei, etc., and even above them.

Therefore, people in Daming have also changed their views on businessmen. Here, the influence of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and commerce has been greatly weakened, and many gentry and wealthy families have transformed one after another.

Shangdao also has great influence.

Once it moves at this time, the impact on the entire Ming economy will be extraordinary.

"It's not doubt, but affirmation!" Mu Jing said in a low voice: "I used to be a businessman, and businessmen have no beliefs. We only care about one thing, profit. As long as we give us 50.00% profit, I can sell the people around me." Everyone, give us [-]% interest, even sell your own, this is a businessman!"

He knows businessmen all too well.

Confucianism despises merchants, which is an ideological conflict, and the thoughts of merchants are such snobbery. This is a double-edged sword that can hurt people.

(End of this chapter)