Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 622 Hefei
On the night of the second day, Jiang Tian had already appeared on a tall building in Hefei City, Luzhou, the capital of Huainan West Road.I saw the city full of lanterns, the lights of thousands of houses were shining brightly, surrounding the many night markets in the city, the flow of cars, horses and people flowed like weaving, it seemed that it was still prosperous and peaceful as before;

It seems that Marquis Wu and guards who patrolled the streets were a little more frequent, but they were not affected by the gradual changes in the current environment.In other words, it is the same as other famous cities and towns; under the barrier of tall city walls and the protection of sufficient defenders, the city can maintain a sufficient sense of security.

However, Jiang Tian is well aware that under this flourishing scene of flowers, apart from external threats, there is also an undercurrent of turbidity that continues to spread and spread in the darkness.And the Liu family of Jingjiang, who is the most official in the village, is not just a tentacles and branches that have been cut off.

Although most of the memory fragments were "electrically induced" in Liu Shugu's brain, it is not enough to form strong enough realistic evidence; but according to the physical evidence and confessions obtained by the local area, Wu Desi's eyeliner, who was mixed up in the local three religions and nine streams, provided news; pointed a vague thread here.

Just calming down the Yunmeng rebellion in a short period of time, and uncovering and confiscating the crimes of the Jingjiang Liu family, etc., inevitably brought another hidden effect.Let Jiang Tian lead the way to "patrol the censor"; under the promotion and propaganda of the government in many ways, the reputation and prestige have become more and more prosperous;
Of course, this can undoubtedly deter those potential factors of instability in the local area; and even obtain more resource support from the local area, as well as cooperation from the officials; so that various actions can achieve twice the result with half the effort.But it will also make those monsters hide and lurk deeper.

Therefore, this time, in order to achieve a sudden effect, Jiang Tian once again played the strategy of echoing east and west.Under the cover of the Jinghu Navy and most of the Youxiaowei soldiers, who publicly escorted the Yushi flag, they set off again from Panyang Lake, claiming to go south to Xinzhou to deal with the abnormal incident reported by Shangrao County.

However, Jiang Tian himself, his professional team members, and some layman soldiers changed their clothes on the spot in the water village inspected in Poyang;Secretly entered the territory of Luzhou on Huainan West Road, and arrived in Hefei city before nightfall.

Because, according to the few remaining memory fragments of Yang Shugu, he is the master of the secret human trafficking industry chain; there is also the source of the underground human experiment entrusted to use some kind of blood-polluted secret medicine, and the animal hidden in Guilin The giant beasts in Yun Dazhuang all originated in Luzhou.

As the capital of Huainan West Road, Luzhou was not selected as one of the two capitals and sixteen prefectures directly under the central government; but because of its unique geographical location, it has been a must-see place for convenient water and land transportation, developed business travel and imperial conquests since ancient times; For example, Sun Shiwan, the great emperor of Wu, who made Zhang Liao famous.

At the same time, because it is the west line of the inner waterway in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and the intersection of the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, which is rich in products and ripe in grain, it has long been ranked as one of the four major rice markets in the southeast; it is also relatively Xu, Yang, and Hangzhou. Coastal states, where the only inland rice market/grain distribution center is located.

It’s just that after the reform of Taixing and a hundred years of great conquests, Datang has imported a large amount of cheap rice from Annan, Tianzhu, and the South China Sea, and even Xinzhou, the princes of the big and small Australia, and the sub-vassals thousands of miles away; it has greatly impacted At the same time, the price of food in China has also led to the decline of the four major rice markets.

Despite this, Luzhou, as an important commercial port on the Yangtze River waterway, has not been affected as much as the coastal areas; it still retains many traditions of the rice market in the past; Serves many ancillary industries and the entertainment industry.

The high-rise where Jiang Tian is now is located in one of the prosperous entertainment districts in the city.And in Liu Shugu's memory fragments, the major suspect involved is Wang Boxian, one of the wealthy merchants in the rice market, who owns several boat companies and travels up and down the river, a well-known local imperial supplier.

Of course, the status of the so-called imperial supplier is no longer as valuable and precious as it was during the Taixing and Yongzhen years.As long as they are capable and well-connected businessmen, they can try to find one through Gongtai Province, one of the three provinces in the interior, or assign Gongshi envoys in various places.

Therefore, as compensation for Duke Liang’s banning of privileges outside the palace, under the exhaustive and refined income of the eunuchs, there are not thousands of imperial suppliers in the world, but at least seven or eight hundred; It is said that it has contracted all the needs of the big house, food, clothing, housing and transportation from all aspects.

Just like Wang Boxian, a rice market tycoon, who undertakes to supply a variety of Ouchi tribute rice; although this is undoubtedly a long-term loss-making business, and even additional money is required to manage it, those who assign places The Ministry of Internal Affairs Bureau of Gongtai Province, but it also has a special brand effect.

As the saying goes, it is only for the title of the emperor, even if it is only the most common daily necessities among the emperor's merchants; it is still attractive enough for the rich and wealthy families of the people who have been in peace for a century, and even the princes of foreign vassals. force.It can be said to be a natural exclusive share of the high-end market.

If this is the case, there is no need for Jiang Tian to go through too much trouble, just send an official document/Zhazi post, and let the local government cooperate to take action.But apart from his background as a palace envoy, this great Jia Wang Boxian also has another special identity, the detainee of the Wu De Division.

Strictly speaking, Wu Desi only has a certain number of staff and expediency in the two capitals and sixteen prefectures.Only by being invited by the neighboring local government can one participate in the investigation and pursuit of some local cases as a co-organizer/job only.But in fact, of course, it is not limited to this.

In prefectures and counties outside Fucheng, there will also be peripheral personnel of the Wu De Division, and the eyeliners and hidden stakes they have developed, but they act secretly under the cover of three religions and nine streams; To understand each other's identities, the specific number of people varies.

Among them, the local leaders, known as detainees, deputy detainees, assistants, etc., were the only ones who signed on the deputy register of Wu Desi and received payment and funds.As for more subordinates, as well as part-time secret posts and eyeliners, they are all self-sufficient in proportion to the amount of income from the specific business.

Therefore, the peripheral organizations of the Wu De Division in various states and counties, according to the fat, thin, rich and widowed in different regions, even have to pay extra money to honor the superiors in the prefecture, so as to keep the corresponding positions from being replaced; The number of non-staff personnel is also variable.

And in a famous city like Luzhou, the capital of Huainan West Road, Wu Desi usually has several detainees in the same city; With the financial support and interpersonal penetration of the local Wu Desi, it is no longer credible.

What's more, there may be something deeper hidden behind him, who belongs to one of the twelve horoscopes, and is even secretly active in the high-level existence of the Southern Beast Cult.Therefore, taking advantage of the fact that the situation in Raozhou had not yet fully spread, Jiang Tian adopted the strategy of keeping Chen Cang in the dark, and came to find out in person.

And this time, it was another local force in Luzhou that provided him with assistance and temporary cover; it was also the famous Qixiufang in Pingkang, the capital, a local branch and peripheral member, an association named Changge.Because Jiang Tian sent someone to show the Keqing token from Aunt Gongsun.

Then, Jiang Tian got the first-hand news in the city, as well as this convenient place for observation and monitoring nearby.In the Luantai Garden directly opposite the high-rise building, Wang Boxian, who is a major grain merchant, is holding a banquet to entertain the guests; so looking from a distance, it is just like the lights and shadows intertwined and the banquet is in full swing.

"Master Wang, Mrs. Wang is also a long-term benefactor of the academy, and the most frequently used place to entertain guests is the Quming Building in front of me," as the head of the Changge Club, a well-known Duzhi Niangzi; "Ji", a woman with burning scars covering her face with a light veil, also introduced the current situation in a low voice:

"The portal on the side of the terrace on the top floor is his private quiet room; it is guarded by personal guards every day, and it has undergone an unknown degree of transformation; it has never been served by anyone or summoned concubine Ji to enter; if there is What kind of hidden collection roughly falls here."

"Although there are some not-so-legal activities in the Wang family's business, it is still a well-known family in the local area. It is especially known for its generosity and generosity. Therefore, there is a group of rangers gathered in the house every day, and He is an expert in the arena; there are also some who are determined to die."

"In addition, there are also thousands of boat gangs, township parties, traffickers, and foot clubs who make a living from Wang's various activities; they are enough to be ears, eyes, and rumors. The servants, officials, and bad people of all government offices have all been trained by him. The benefits; it's not that there are no Shangguan investigation and interrogation, but they all disappear silently."

"If... Your Excellency, you want to catch Wang's account, or ask him to blame." At this point, Qiu Ji hesitated and said: "It is not enough to rely on the rumors and deeds in front of me; Even if there are some obstacles to implementation, someone will take the lead and take the blame."

"Are you testing my attitude? Or do you have a grudge against Wang Boxian?" Jiang Tian smiled slightly and said, "However, don't worry, since I have my eye on him, I won't let him go easily; Don't care so much, the official procedures and documents required..."

While talking, Jiang Tian distractedly manipulated the re-condensed A-man, flashing past in the dim moonlight; in a blink of an eye, he came to the opposite Luantai Garden.It bounces and presses the corners of the eaves and the railing like a breeze; it passes through the blind area of ​​view outside the windows of layers of couplets without a sound.

Finally arrived at the terrace on the top floor, leaning sideways like a shadow against the fully enclosed quiet exterior wall without external windows.

(End of this chapter)