The Golden County Magistrate

Chen Yan shook his head and said, "Your brain still has a lot of room for improvement."

Zhang Dabiao was surprised and said, "Shouldn't we send it to Jizhou first? We can't send it to our scout team brothers nearby first, right?"

Chen Yan ignored him and turned to look at Wang Yue and said, "Do you have a different opinion?"

Wang Yue hesitated for a moment and looked at Zhang Dabiao.

It doesn't seem appropriate to refute the military officer when you first arrive.

Zhang Dabiao glared at him: "Why are you looking at me? Are you afraid that I will come back to retaliate against you?"

Wang Yue couldn't help but smile: "Not really, I'm afraid that the military officer can't save face."

Zhang Dabiao asked curiously: "Don't you think that we should send it to Jizhou first?"

Wang Yue nodded and said: "The civil uprising in Jizhou has already occurred. Since the other party has bad intentions, they should not be there now, so it's probably difficult to find them if we try to find them there."

Zhang Dabiao was stunned and thought about it: "It seems to make some sense."

Chen Yan said approvingly: "Not bad, then which brother do you think should be sent to first?"

Since Wang Yue had spoken, he simply said it out in one breath.

"The disaster and refugees in the northern border are not limited to Jizhou, but also to the neighboring Yong, Yu, and Xuzhou."

"If I were Gongsun Cheng, the next step would definitely be to start with these three states."

"Among these three states, Xuzhou is currently the most seriously affected. If you want to incite, this is the easiest place to succeed!"

"Therefore, I think he is most likely to be in Xuzhou now!"

Zhang Dabiao was moved and said, "That makes sense! You really have some brains! Let's send Xuzhou first!"

Chen Yan grabbed him and said, "Wait! Is what I said right?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang and Wang were stunned.

"Sir, I don't know what's wrong with my analysis?" Wang Yue was stunned.

"It makes sense, but I missed one thing." Chen Yan said lightly, "Tell me, what did the court send to Ji, Yu, and Xuzhou for disaster relief?"

"Silver and food." Zhang Dabiao said without hesitation.

"I understand! There are also government troops!" Wang Yue was more intelligent, but he was shocked.

"Yes, the current emperor is wise and has a clear plan."

"From the beginning of the civil uprising, we sent people with troops to Yu and Xu states to control the situation in the two states and prevent civil uprisings."

"Then let Duke Xuan lead troops into Jizhou to suppress the civil uprising."

"Now Yu and Xu states still have heavy troops. If Gongsun Cheng goes there to incite civil uprisings, isn't that courting death?"

"The court doesn't even need to dispatch troops, just suppress it on the spot!"

"Your analysis makes sense, but you ignore this biggest factor."

"So out of 10 points, I can only give you 5 points for this analysis."

Chen Yan said seriously.

That is, Tang Yun is not here. If she heard this analysis, she might think that Chen Yan had eavesdropped on her discussion with the ministers.

These speculations are exactly the same as her original plan!

Wang Yue was ashamed. He thought he was quite good at this, but now he knows that it is really embarrassing!

"But you are at least more insightful than Biaozi, and it is normal to make some mistakes for the first time since you have no experience."

"Next time, remember to take all relevant situations into consideration before drawing conclusions."

"Now, send these portraits directly to Yongzhou."

"If nothing unexpected happens, they will start there in one or two months at most."

Chen Yan said leisurely.

Wang Yue was surprised and said, "Why Yongzhou? Isn't it just northwest of Jizhou? The imperial army led by Duke Xuan can go there at any time."

"First, there is the Tianxuan Mountains blocking the way. If the imperial army wants to go through Jizhou, it will take more than a month to go through the mountains directly."

"Second, most of the people in Yongzhou are nomadic peoples, and the folk customs are even more fierce than your hometown Jizhou. They have never been very obedient to the control of the imperial court, so it is really easy to incite them."

"So if Gongsun Cheng has a little brain, the next step should be to go through Yongzhou."

Chen Yan analyzed calmly.

But there is one more thing he didn't say.

He took on the investigation work of Zhou's Chamber of Commerce, and making money was secondary.

The most important thing was that he could not let Yongzhou fall into chaos, even if there was chaos, it could not last too long.

Because Yongzhou had the saltpeter mine that he had been thinking about!

If Gongsun Cheng messed up Yongzhou, how could the mine that Miss Zhou promised him be transported?

It was related to his own plan of making money and development, and he could not afford to make any mistakes!

But it just so happened that Zhou's Chamber of Commerce also wanted to investigate, so he was naturally happy to make some extra money.

Wang Yue pondered carefully in his heart, and immediately stood in awe: "Your Excellency is right! I am really showing off my skills in front of an expert, and I am sorry to make you laugh!"

He bowed respectfully and was convinced.

Although this county magistrate looked unreliable, he was meticulous., well-considered, indeed extraordinary!

Zhang Dabiao on the side said proudly: "Haha, this is our master, awesome, right?"

Chen Yan looked at him with a black face.

It wasn't his analysis, why should he be proud!

"Hurry up! Get started immediately."

"Lao Lu will continue to ship goods one after another, I'll write you a note."

"After sending Yongzhou, the others will be sent in the order on this note."

"We have to hurry up on this matter, tell the brothers, whoever finds the whereabouts of this person first, the bonus will be doubled!"

"But remember not to act rashly after the discovery, and don't let the other party know that someone is watching him, understand?"

Chen Yan said as he took out a notebook and a fountain pen from his arms, quickly wrote a sheet, tore it off and handed it to Zhang Dabiao.

The latter then patted his chest and made a guarantee, took the 300 sheets that had just come out of the oven, and left quickly.

Wang Yue stared at the notebook and fountain pen in amazement, but he was more curious about another thing.

"Such a disaster, I really hope to find him as soon as possible." He sighed.

"Don't worry, my people are always efficient. If he is really in Yongzhou, he can be found in four or five days at most." Chen Yan said confidently.

"So fast?!" Wang Yue was shocked.

"Of course, there are always contingencies, but taking a step back, even if he is not in Yongzhou, but in other prefectures, it will only take two more days at most."

"Of course, the premise of all this is that he is still showing up and continuing to cause trouble."

"Another possibility is that he is hiding to avoid the limelight, which is more difficult to deal with."

"But according to my estimation of his route and style of action, this person will never hide like this."

"He will definitely take advantage of the fact that the main force of the government army is still being dragged in Ji, Yu, and Xuzhou to do something weird!"

Chen Yan has already been confident about these things.

Wang Yue listened attentively: "If he succeeds in stirring up the Yongzhou incident, what will he do next?"

Chen Yan said without even thinking: "Need I say that? The next step must be to take Xuzhou!"

Wang Yue understood immediately: "Because the government troops of Yu, Xu and Ji have been transferred to Yongzhou, it is difficult to turn back for a while?"

Chen Yan patted him on the shoulder: "You are a teachable boy!"

Wang Yue was a little embarrassed by his praise and asked: "Then the next step, is it to go to Yuzhou?"

Chen Yan shook his head: "There is no next step."