After meeting Gao Xianzhi, Zhou Jun returned to Fei's house.
Huayue is in the courtyard, taking stock of the personnel and accounts of the Yinmen with Fei Weng, Mu Sheikh, Master Kujing and others.
Seeing Zhou Jun enter the house, everyone in the hidden gate came over to see him.
Seeing Hua Yue's frown, Zhou Jun teased her: "How does it feel to sit in the position of the master?"
Huayue shook her head and said: "Yinmen has recruited many disciples in recent years, and hired killers with huge sums of money. The expenses are like running water. As the head of the hall, Master Kujing can barely do this by relying on Yinmen's shops and fields.
The balance of payments is balanced, but if this continues, it will be difficult to maintain."
Zhou Jun took the water bag handed over by Sun Aying, took a sip of water, and said: "The Hidden Gate has been in chaos for so many years. It's time to clean up the house. By expelling all the idle people and others, we can save some expenses...
Also, Shi Zucai and his men are engaged in the red-catching business and have probably made a lot of money over the years. They must have saved money and silk somewhere, so they can just find it and check it."
Huayue: "Erlang said it lightly, Shi Zucai and several evil leaders died in the dragon cave. These people were originally engaged in the business of beheading, and the money and property in their names were hidden secretly and nowhere.
Can be found."
Zhou Jun frowned and said, "Doesn't anyone know the details of how Shi Zucai and the others hid their property?"
Fei Weng cleared his throat and said, "There is someone who knows."
Zhou Jun: "Who?"
Fei Weng: "Qing Yanzi, nicknamed 'Dengyun Zhenren'."
Zhou Jun thought about it for a moment and finally remembered this person.
The leader of the Dunhuang Assassination Case was dressed as a Taoist priest with a sword hidden in his hand.
Fei Weng: "Qing Yanzi, as the deputy head of the outer hall, is mainly responsible for the reward for catching red. He is also proficient in Feng Shui, so he is familiar with the location of the treasure. It seems that he is also lucky. Just after the fight started, he was in
In the dragon's cave, he was shot in the knee by an arrow and fell among the corpses, thus escaping the disaster."
Zhou Jun smiled and asked: "Where is he now?"
Feon: "Locked in the backyard with several prisoners."
Zhou Jun: "Is he willing to speak?"
Fei Weng: "I'm afraid he won't agree because of his tough words, but it doesn't matter. Han Guli has some experience in interrogation, so I can let her try it."
Zhou Jun: "Hanguli?"
Fei Weng: "Hanguli is Ming Po's apprentice and has learned a lot of poison-using skills."
Zhou Jun suddenly realized.
Mu Sheikh, who was on the side, suddenly said with a worried look on his face: "In this sect leader election, Ming Po, the master of the execution hall, did not show up from the beginning to the end."
Fei Weng frowned and replied: "Maybe something has delayed me."
Mu Sheikh: "Underworld is acting strangely, so it's better to be on guard."
Fei Weng nodded slightly and responded.
Seeing that nothing happened anymore, Zhou Jun walked to the backyard, and Hua Yue quickly followed.
After confirming that there was no one around, Huayue said to Zhou Jun: "Erlang, there is one more thing."
Zhou Jun looked at Huayue.
Hua Yue: "The Yinmen Hall and the Patrol Hall are now in name only. I plan to recruit some good people from the Dragon Department and integrate them into the gate. Firstly, I can restrain each other with the old people in the Yinmen; secondly, in case of the Yinmen
Someone acts privately, and someone takes care of you."
Zhou Jun: "What? After the battle in the Dragon Cave, is there anyone in the Hidden Sect who still has second thoughts?"
Huayue: "My master is naturally trustworthy, but Mu Xieh is reticent and Master Kujing was forced by the situation. I am not sure about the thoughts of the latter two, so it is better to be more cautious."
Zhou Jun thought for a moment and said: "Long Qi, as well as the military guards of the Dragon Division, are all under your jurisdiction. During this period, you can ignore other things and concentrate on handling the affairs of the Hidden Sect." Hua Yue nodded in agreement.
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On the second day, Zhou Jun was sorting out documents at home, and the concierge came to report that the magistrate had arrived.
Zhou Jun thought so fast. He told Gao Xianzhi yesterday to borrow someone, but he didn't expect that he would come to his door today.
People welcomed Feng Changqing inside, and Zhou Jun went to the central hall to receive guests.
Feng Changqing, who was wearing a green official robe, entered the hall, saluted Zhou Jun, and said that he had met Zhou Jun.
Seeing that his ceremony was formal, Zhou Jun waved his hand and said: "You and I are acquaintances. There is no need for red tape. Let's sit down and talk."
Feng Changqing responded and sat down.
Zhou Jun: "The imperial court decided to restart the old trade route of Longyou Road, which was the "Daqi Road" in the Han Dynasty. The general route started from Liangzhou, passed through Ganzhou, Suzhou, Shazhou, and then entered Shicheng Town in the Western Regions.
, and finally ends in Yanqi Town. The inns and roads in other state capitals are all under repair, but only this section of the Western Region has not yet begun preparations due to the unknown situation."
Feng Changqing raised his hand and said: "Compared with the Hexi Corridor and the Central Plains, the situation in the Western Regions is much more complicated and intricate. In the final analysis, it only comes down to two words - Ji Wei." Kanshu La
Zhou Jun: “Let’s talk about it in detail.”
Feng Changqing: "The so-called restraint, 'restraint' refers to military and political control, and 'restraint' refers to economic and material comfort. In the Western Regions, tribes and families were divided into territories and organized into prefectures and counties, with their leaders as governors and military envoys.
They are all hereditary, and although they also pay tribute, the territory and household registration are not recorded in the Household Department. Although the Anxi Protectorate is named to command the four towns and govern the Western Regions, in fact the government orders are difficult to pass, and it only performs supervisory duties."<
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"Looking at the entire Western Region, there are countless families, but there are two forces that cannot be avoided. One is the nine surnames of Zhaowu and the other is the surname Qiucibai."
"The nine surnames of Zhaowu are from Sogdians. Zhou Jianding must have heard about it, so Feng will not go into details. Here I will focus on the surname Bai of Qiuci. The surname of the Qiuci royal family is "Bai", and it is said that it originated from
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Qiuci gradually became stronger after entering the Western Han Dynasty. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, Qiuci's territory had expanded to include Kuqa as the center, starting from Luntai in the east, reaching Bachu in the west, bordering the Tianshan Mountains in the north, and Daqi in the south. It can be said that it occupied
covering most of the Western Region."
"'Bai' is the surname of the Kucha royal family, and it is still common in the Western Regions today. For example, the current envoy of Kucha Town has the surname Bai. In addition, there are also Quli, Wulei, etc.
."
Zhou Jun asked: "What about Yanqi's current guardian envoy?"
Feng Changqing: "The current guarding envoy of Yanqi is surnamed Long and named Yaoli. His ancestors are said to be royal survivors of the civil strife in Yanqi five hundred years ago. However, in these years, the surnames of Qiuci Bai and Yanqi Long have changed due to historical reasons.
There were some disputes over the matter, and they were fighting each other overtly or covertly. Gao Duhu also had a headache because of this matter."
Zhou Jun listened and nodded to express his understanding.
Feng Changqing: "After talking about the clans, let's talk about the current situation of Yanqi Town. Yanqi is more than 7,300 miles away from Chang'an, with 7,000 households, 51,600 inhabitants, and 6,000 soldiers. Among the four towns in Anxi,
It ranks second in scale, only lower than Kucha Town."
"Yanqi is connected to Gaochang in the east, Qiuci in the west, and Yuli in the south. It is located at a strategic point. It defends against Turks in the north and Tibet in the south. It is an important gateway to the Western Regions."
"Yanqi is also a basin with criss-crossing rivers, abundant water resources, and developed agriculture, fishery, and forestry. It looks a bit like Jiangnan, and is a rare land of plenty in the Western Regions."
Feng Changqing paused for a moment and said to Zhou Jun: "Supervisor Zhou is repairing Daqi Trade Road. If Yanqi Town is the end point of the trade line, land must be found to build shops, warehouses, markets, inns, wine shops and other buildings. However,
Yanqi Town is small, and even if several surrounding military towns are included, the population and buildings it can accommodate are limited, and it cannot meet this requirement at all. Therefore, in addition to roads and inns, there is one more thing that we can start preparing for."<
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Zhou Jun: "Please tell me."
Feng Changqing took out the map from his arms, spread it out on the table, and said to Zhou Jun: "Prisoner Zhou, please take a look, this is Yanqi Town."
Zhou Jun looked carefully and found that the current location of Yanqi Town in the Tang Dynasty was approximately located in Sishili Chengzi Town of Yanqi County in later generations (ten kilometers south of Yanqi Railway Station in later generations).
According to the logo on the map, the city wall of the entire town is a relatively regular rectangle, with widths of 665 meters (northwest direction) and 800 meters (southeast direction), and lengths of about 850 meters (northeast direction) and 876 meters (southwest direction).
The circumference is about 3.1 kilometers.
Feng Changqing: "In the past, Yanqi was threatened by Turks in the north and coveted by Tibet in the south, so its development was limited... Nowadays, the influence of Turks in the north is gradually weakening, and the Daqi trade route is about to restart. Therefore, large-scale construction projects are inevitable."
Zhou Jun: "If we want to expand the city, what do we say about money, silk and manpower?"
Feng Changqing: "Money, silk and manpower need to be discussed with the garrison... In addition, there must be a reason for expanding the army, building cities, repairing villages, etc. in the towns in the Western Regions..."
Feng Changqing only said half of what he said, but Zhou Jun understood.
Seeing Zhou Jun nod, Feng Changqing continued: "If Supervisor Zhou is free these days, Feng will inform Yanqi's envoy Long Yaoli. Why don't we find an opportunity and everyone can discuss a charter together?"
Meet the Yanqi garrison?
After Zhou Jun thought for a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay."
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