Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 239 Selling Military Intelligence
In this era, smuggling, especially smuggling into enemy countries, is a capital crime, just like it was in Shuozhou City before. However, because smuggling in this area is so serious, how many people would have to be killed, so there is really no way but to relax it. .

The two sides of the Yangtze River are Nanchao and Xiliang. They can cross by water at dark. Although the Yangtze River is wide, the water here is not too fast. An experienced boatman can cross the river even at night.

The high profits and convenient methods make many people take risks. Basically, new smugglers are caught every once in a while.

Yang Guang stopped Xiao Cong's handling of the newly caught smuggler, which puzzled Xiao Cong.

"Prince Jin, why do you have to wait?"

"There is a lot of smuggling here. I also saw it in Shuozhou. There are smugglers everywhere at the border."

Xiao Cong sighed and said, "Hey, I'm old and stubborn, so I might as well not mention it."

"Brother, we have been struggling with smuggling here for a long time. When we turn around, we wonder if the other side has also been struggling with smuggling for a long time."

"If that's the case, then it should be."

Looking at the problem from another angle, the idea suddenly changed.

"What the enemy hates is what we should do. Smuggling is like a gangrene that can't be cut off or killed. So what if we can put it in our hands and use it to our advantage? Will it become a weapon to contain the other party?"

Xiao Cong looked embarrassed. If Yang Guang was just thinking ahead about what happened before, then today's matter is something he would never dare to think about.

"If you master smuggling, can you still call it smuggling? Isn't this violating your own rules?"

"Then uncle, why do you hate smuggling the most?"

"Tariffs are evaded, and most of the goods from the south are smuggled to us, making us money. Moreover, these smugglers have no national interests. As long as they can make money, they will sell weapons."

Yang Guang smiled slightly: "Brother, can that be like this? We control the smuggling group, and the tariffs there are leaked, and we pay all the taxes here. Isn't that great?"

Xiao Cong looked at Yang Guang with confusion, wondering how this man had such a brain.

"Take me to see these smugglers, and I'll talk to them."

Xiao Cong then took Yang Guang to the prison where the smugglers were detained.

There are no less than a hundred people imprisoned in this prison. This is the dungeon of the Navy. Except for a few sailors who have committed crimes, the only ones caught are smugglers.

Several people were brought in front of Yang Guang. They did not know who the two highnesses in front of the hall were.

The few people who were brought up were all young people. They looked young and strong. They had obviously received a lot of beatings. It stands to reason that such a young man could support himself by doing any kind of work, but under the benefit of the high amount of money, Still took the risk.

"Who is your leader?"

Several people did not speak.

The navy man walked behind them and picked up a whip to whip them. Yang Guang stretched out his hand to signal them to stop.

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, these people are all unscrupulous people who do smuggling and undisciplined work. They make money at the knife's edge. There is no sense of propriety, justice or shame. They are not obedient at all unless they are beaten or scolded."

The kneeling smugglers were frightened when they heard that there were two His Royal Highnesses sitting in front of the hall. Generally speaking, the higher the level of the inquisitor, the bigger the matter would be. If they reached the level of His Royal Highness, they might not be as good as themselves. There was something behind the smuggling incident that they didn't know about, and now their minds were filled with the thought of not getting themselves involved no matter what. "Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Prince of Jin, these guys just resell some silks and satins from the Southern Dynasty, and really don't do much else."

When someone opened his mouth, Yang Guang started to play bad guy: "A small thing? I've been told repeatedly that smuggling is not allowed, but blatantly disobeying orders is still considered a small thing? Come on, drag him down and behead him."

"Your Highness, please spare your life! I really didn't do anything else that was harmful to the world. Others were responsible for selling military information."

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Cong and Yang Guang looked at each other and said something unexpected.

"This boy is left alone, and the others will be taken down for questioning tomorrow."

"Your Highness, Your Highness, I have news, I have news."

"I have it too."

A group of weak-minded people immediately gave in when faced with survival, and they all thought about using news to buy their lives.

"Take them all down, imprison them separately, and tell them everything they know. I will order someone to extract them. If there are any discrepancies, I will kill them!"

After the person was taken down, Xiao Cong was still surprised and said: "You actually confessed to selling military information like this. It seems that the investigation of smuggling is just a routine matter, and there is no serious verification. My father's kindness actually encouraged them." He is so arrogant that he even dares to sell military information."

Xiao Cong slapped his palm on the table.

Smuggling in Xiliang was serious, and severe punishments were imposed before, but the severe punishments were ineffective. In the end, the emperor ordered that no more killings be allowed. The emperor of Xiliang was a merciful man and could not bear to see so many people killed.

A lenient policy will naturally fuel their arrogance. They don’t need to behead their heads anyway. If they are caught, they will be fined and imprisoned for a period of time. Compared with the money earned, this risk is worth a try, but it also makes people in the smuggling group from The former desperadoes have become the current group of ordinary people simply seeking life.

How could these people withstand the threat of death? They would just tell what they knew in a few words.

I originally planned to ask this group of people how they smuggled it and see if they could use it for their own purposes, but now it seems that we have to postpone it. Obviously, the matter of reselling military information is more important than this.

The confessions of several people were quickly copied. After comparing the confessions of several people, they were basically correct. However, these people were only peripheral members of the smuggling group. They could only see and hear many things and could not participate in them. .

But in their confessions, the entire smuggling process was clear.

Every ten days and a half, a large ship would be moored in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River while Xingye was in the no-man's land. They would row on the small boat to get close to the big ship, and then the big ship would give them items, including silks and robes from the Southern Dynasties. Wait for the best-selling products in Xiliang or Sui Dynasty, and then let them sell them and collect money.

The reason they were talking about reselling military information was because during the transaction, some of the people who boarded the ship with them did not go to get the goods but conveyed secrets such as the news about the recent naval defense change in Xiliang to the people on the ship. This also You can choose a place where Daliang Shuijun's defense is weak to conduct the next transaction.

Because they have become more familiar with it and their vigilance has been lowered, it seems that they have no special need to keep it secret. The smugglers in this group basically know about it.

Based on the oral confessions, the matter should be conclusive, and this group of people are of low status, and they themselves do not have the ability to resell military information.

Xiao Cong read one of the confessions and handed it to Yang Guang: "Take a look at this."

Yang Guang took it and took a look, his eyes immediately became fierce.

"Sima eliminates the trouble!"

(End of this chapter)