"Interesting, there is an unexpected gain." Zhu Han looked at the beating report sent by Jin Yiwei and joked with a smile.

No one thought that a seemingly kind-hearted old monk could actually be a martial arts master.

And he is not an ordinary martial arts master, he is a spy who can send rebels like the White Lotus Sect to Datong Mansion as undercover agents, and a master who can kill instantly with one shot.

"What do you think?" Zhu Han tilted his head and looked at Liu Shenhong beside him: "Is there anything wrong with this old monk?"

Liu Shenhong was so confused that he seemed to have swallowed a sour orange: "Your Majesty, I don't know this either."

"Deng Yun said that Gao Fei feels that Abbot Huici has nothing to do with the White Lotus Sect. Otherwise, there is no need for him to expose himself at this time."

"It's just... we have no way of confirming whether this is a trick on their part."

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Shenhong suggested: "How about we lock it up first? Let the people be released after the White Lotus Sect incident is over?"

The more Liu Shenhong spoke, the softer his voice became. Obviously, even he himself felt that this proposal was very unreliable.

Huici is not an ordinary monk, his prestige is quite high in Datong Mansion.

Even if there is such a thing as a fake stone Buddha, there are still many believers who believe in Huici.

When Jin Yiwei was arresting people, many people were begging and begging, hoping that Jin Yiwei would release them.

If He Fengyu hadn't come forward and repeatedly assured the people, the Jinyiwei would never harm Abbot Huici. It might not have been that easy for the Jinyiwei to take away the monks from Ci'en Temple.

It is really unjustifiable to catch such a person for no reason and keep him in custody without any evidence of guilt.

It would be fine in normal times, but the situation in Datong Mansion is already very tense now.

If something like this happens again, which can easily arouse suspicion, it will only make Datong Mansion more chaotic.

Zhu Han pinched his eyebrows hard: "This old monk is really not easy to deal with."

After thinking for a long time, Zhu Han decided to let him go.

After hearing his prince's decision, Liu Chunheng suddenly said worriedly: "But prince, Huici's identity is suspicious. If he really has something to do with the White Lotus Sect, wouldn't letting him go be like letting the tiger go home?"

Zhu Han gave him another roll of his eyes: "I just asked you to release the person, but I didn't say that you would not care about anything after you release the person."

"Before they are released, check all the monks in Ci'en Temple for me. Especially in the past five years, no matter who they come into contact with or what they do, we must keep track of them.

clear."

"And this old monk, no matter what he did before, let me find out everything."

"If there are no problems in the investigation, we will release him."

"Also, even if you let me go, you can't think that everything is over. I still need to send someone to keep a close eye on Ci'en Temple to avoid any accidents. Do you understand?"

Liu Shenhong suddenly realized it and quickly flattered him: "Your Majesty is wise, why didn't I think of such a simple thing?"

Zhu Han was about to kick him: "Didn't you expect that? Don't think that I can't guess your little thoughts. Why are you playing tricks with me? I will let you build the city wall."

With the exact order in hand, Jin Yiwei can free up his hands and feet to work.

Although they were not locals from Datong Prefecture, with the help of local police officers, they quickly found out the origins of these monks.

Most of the monks in Ci'en Temple are ordinary local monks.

Before I became a monk, I was a local, so the investigation was very simple.

Basically, it didn't take much trouble to find out their origins.

A small number of monks who place orders are also formal monks with certain rules. All they have to do is follow the pictures.

However, there are also some people here who have no certificates and are not locals, so it is more troublesome to check.

Of course, these people are not a big problem, because they are not officially monks, and their status is not particularly high.

Therefore, you can temporarily detain him and investigate slowly.

Moreover, Jin Yiwei also made some unexpected gains while investigating.

Surprisingly, another spy from the White Lotus Sect was found among those people.

It is a pity that the status of this spy is too low, and the information he knows is pitiful.

What he knows, Zhiming also knows.

"Those bastards from Jinyiwei have really good noses, and they found out a hidden clue so quickly." Tang Wenlu cursed through gritted teeth.

But he randomly explained to Chen Xueying with a smile: "But please don't worry, Your Majesty, we were planning to abandon that hidden line."

"So we have cut off all contact with them in time. Even if everyone on that line is caught, they will never be able to sign contracts with us."

Chen Xueying nodded slightly: "I always feel at ease when you do things."

"By the way, is there no news from Zhu Yuanzhang?"

Tang Wenlu smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I have been working hard to investigate, but there is still no news about Zhu Yuanzhang."

"In order to avoid being discovered by the dog court, we don't dare to move too much."

"It doesn't matter! Just keep confidentiality as the top priority and then do your best to investigate."

"Whether Zhu Yuanzhang's whereabouts can be found depends on God's will." But then Chen Xueying said: "But I need everyone to do their best within their ability."

"If I know that someone is trying to fish in troubled waters, I will make him regret being born in this world."

When saying these words, Chen Xueying did not look at Tang Wenlu.

But Tang Wenlu felt cold all over her body. She couldn't help but swallowed her saliva and felt her neck was chilly.

He didn't want to waste too much time on Zhu Yuanzhang. Although he had been following Chen Xueying's orders, he had no intention of disobeying him.

But after all, I wasn't that dedicated, but I didn't expect that Chen Xueying would see out my little thoughts.

He knelt on the ground in a panic: "I will do my best not to let the prince down."

Chen Xueying stared at Tang Wenlu for a long time, then waved her hand and said: "You don't have to do this. I just hope that you will take this matter to heart and don't be careless. Get up."

She said that she didn't need to worry about it, but she still made Tang Wenlu kneel down for a long time. Chen Xueying's intention was clearly revealed.

After being warned like this, Tang Wenlu did not dare to be careless anymore and quickly urged her men to search for Zhu Yuanzhang's whereabouts.

In the south of Datong Prefecture, most of the people gathered here are businessmen.

Therefore, even in the midst of a drought, this place looks extremely prosperous and seems not to be affected by the drought at all.

Only from the high prices of goods sold in the surrounding shops can we see that the current situation is indeed not particularly good.

But to these businessmen, even the high price is nothing.

After the drought, not only food prices continued to rise, but the prices of other daily necessities also remained high.

It's just that under the deliberate guidance of Han Han, the prices of those things are far less outrageous than the prices of food.

As a time traveler of later generations, Zhu Han understands very well that some things cannot be suppressed by suppression alone.

What determines the price of a commodity is never the true value of the commodity, but market demand.

Even a piece of rag can easily be sold for the price of gold where it is needed most.

The only good thing is that the current Ming Dynasty is still based on the small peasant economy of the traditional feudal dynasty.

For ordinary farmers, most of the commodities can be self-sufficient, and the demand for the circulation of goods is not that great.

And the big consumers are basically businessmen, and businessmen are not short of money.

This also leads to the fact that the higher the price of goods, the more merchants come to sell goods, and the more people there are, the more things they buy, which in turn promotes economic development to a certain extent.

Of course, this abnormal development cannot last forever, and Zhu Han has never relaxed his supervision here.

As long as the drought passes, he will immediately find ways to stop this false prosperity, return prices to normal as soon as possible, and prevent the bubble from bursting and causing greater harm.

At this time, in an ordinary residence in Nancheng, several fat middle-aged people in luxurious clothes were welcomed.

If anyone knew them and saw these people, they would definitely be shocked from ear to ear.

Because these people are almost all influential figures in Datong Mansion.

Among them were grain merchants, cloth merchants, and a man who started his business by selling groceries. He looked a little skinny and hurt. His name was Ma Fu, and he owned grocery stores all over Datong Prefecture.

Originally, his business was just mediocre, but he made a fortune through the drought in Datong Prefecture and suddenly became a famous businessman.

But these businessmen were extremely respectful to one of them.

If Zhu Han were here, he would be able to recognize that person at a glance. It was Zhang Fengnian who accidentally obtained the formula of the famous cement because he contracted the Yanjing Project, and then relied on the patent law to start his career.

At this time, Zhang Fengnian looked much richer than before. It was obvious that he was living a very good life now.

As a minority, there are official Liang merchants who can directly traffic grain from other places to Datong Prefecture.

The businessmen around him were very respectful to Zhang Fengnian, and their words were full of flattery.

"Boss Zhang, this Taoist priest is definitely a great master. As long as we have his guidance, our business can reach a higher level."

"We know that Boss Zhang is a man with great hands and eyes, but in front of this Taoist priest, let's not go too far. We need to be better."

It was said euphemistically, but it was actually a reminder to Zhang Fengnian not to be too shy in front of this person.

Zhang Fengnian said with a smile on his face: "Thank you, Boss Ma, for reminding me. Zhang is here to ask for advice with an open mind, and I will not make things difficult for you."

Although their current net worth is different from that of the past, the combined net worth of these businessmen present is probably not as rich as Zhang Fengnian's.
To be continued...