Ye Hong called Yao Wenzhong to his house and took care of the matter in the name of drinking.
If the Jing'an Department is willing to accept it, then the problem will be easier to solve.
Since the Special Investigation Office needs new people, it also requires people with principles, decent style, and high level of cultivation. Duan Tieniu is such a person.
Do you want the Special Investigation Division?
As soon as Wang Miao heard that there was such a good thing, a second-grade Wu Zongbai was given to him, of course he wanted it.
However, the appointment of a captain must be approved by the governor.
"Duan Tieniu, Yan Fang, do you have any impression of this person?" Zhuo Chunfeng opened his eyes slightly, and a cold light flashed in his narrow eyes.
"I have some memories of my humble position. This Duan Tieniu is the chef of the first kitchen of Zhenwuyuan Restaurant. He came from a declining family. His father was killed in a battle in Guanguan a few years ago. His son, Duan Tieniu, inherited his title.
, although he has the lowest military title in our Zhou Dynasty, he is also qualified to be specially recruited into Nanya." Yan Fang said, "However, he has a good relationship with Luo Xiaoqi."
"Oh?" Zhuo Chunfeng showed a hint of surprise. He never paid attention to these little things, so naturally he didn't know about them.
He is currently busy with the Southeast War starting next spring, personally deploying elites to do intelligence work for the upcoming war.
This battle must be won, this is the order given to him by Emperor Yongxi.
"What do you think?"
"Luo Xiaoqi may influence him, but he doesn't have the ability to make him obey orders." Yan Fang said, "This Duan Tieniu's cooking skills in Zhenwuyuan Restaurant are also first-class, otherwise he would not have become a first-class chef.
He is the head chef of the kitchen. He is fair and has a good relationship with his subordinates, but his relationship with his superiors is not good. It must be because he is not smooth enough and too upright, so he has blocked the interests of many people."
"There must be people like this, otherwise the whole yamen will be in chaos." Zhuo Chunfeng said, "Who specially recruited him here?"
"Master Yao from Jing'an Division, it is said that he was greeted by Marquis Ye."
"If we can get Ye Hou to come forward and say hello, it seems that this Tieniu is unlikely to be one of ours." Zhuo Chunfeng said, "The Special Investigation Division is investigating the internal problems of Nanya, and we need such a person. Since Wang
If Miao wants him, then give it to him."
Since the Special Investigation Department is the knife in his hand, the knife must be "right" first. If the knife is not straight, it is easy to accidentally injure himself.
For now, what he needs is a "right" knife. As for the future, that is a matter of the future.
He is the one holding the sword.
"The humble post has been approved." Yan Fang bowed his head.
"Song Yi is back?"
"Yes, I have already met him." Yan Fang nodded.
"What has he found out after so many days?" Zhuo Chunfeng asked.
"The Yangzhou Navy, Jiangdu Army, Yangzhou Guards and militia were all infiltrated by Nan Chu. Many of their generals had secretly defected to Nan Chu for a long time. Some of them knew about it before Nan Chu attacked the navy. Moreover, many generals
He secretly sent his family to Nanchu before the war broke out!"
"Who are these collaborators and traitors?"
"Yangzhou Governor Yuan Rui, Cang Cao Zhou Yong, Yangzhou left guard Cao Jixiang, partial general Qi Hongtao..." Yan Fang reported a list of names.
"Song Yi himself sneaked into Yangzhou to find out these, because these people were basically reused by Southern Chu. Among them, Yuan Rui, the former general judge of Yangzhou Governor's Office, was named Yangzhou Shepherd by Nan Chu, and Cangcao Zhou Yong was appointed as chief historian."
"These collaborators and treasoners deserve to die!" Zhuo Chun slapped the table in an angry tone.
"Grand Governor, Song Yi also found out that these collaborators and traitors are all closely related to one person."
"who?"
"Yangzhou Salt Transport Envoy Shen An." Yan Fang said.
Zhuo Chunfeng remained calm. In fact, he had known for a long time that Yangzhou was defeated and the inside story was very unusual. The Shen family of Duke Cheng was involved in the case.
As for why the Shen family did this, we have to ask Cheng Guogong Shen Zhuang. Maybe there is some ulterior motive.
"Where's the Shen'an people?"
"Shen An has disappeared, but according to legend, he has entered Nanchu. After all, the Shen family still has a branch in Nanchu. Although the two families are separated, they are from the same clan and have always been in contact with each other over the years, especially In the past ten years, their contacts have become even closer, and the Shen family’s smuggling business in Yangzhou is basically conducted through the Shen family of Nanchu. The two parties have made countless amounts of money by going in and out.”
Zhuo Chunfeng knew more clearly that in the past ten years, the three southeastern states were originally tax-rich areas, but as a result, taxes had been reduced every year, especially the tax revenue from the salt and iron monopoly, which had dropped sharply. Private salt smuggling had reached an extremely crazy level.
Although Nanchu also produces salt and iron, their technology and output cannot keep up. In particular, the quality of the iron ore is not as good as that of Dazhou, so the cost remains high. Although salt and iron are important to the country, as long as they use low-priced Salt and iron flooded the Nanchu market, so Nanchu's smelting and salt-making industries would not be able to develop, and they would become dependent on the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Once the supply is cut off in the Great Zhou Dynasty, prices in Southern Chu will definitely skyrocket and people's livelihood will be in decline.
Therefore, in these years, Dazhou strictly controlled the salt and iron flowing into Nanchu every year to maintain the low price of salt and iron in Nanchu.
Of course, this also has the consideration of reducing production capacity for Dazhou. After all, if you can't use up what you produce, if you don't sell it for money, you will lose money.
Before the industrial technological revolution, the consumption of salt and iron was actually limited.
But this policy led to rampant smuggling, which gave Nanchu the convenience of hoarding salt and iron at low prices.
Nanchu was not afraid of Da Zhou getting stuck in his neck, so he had the confidence to take the initiative to use force against Da Zhou.
And once Nan Chu captures the salt fields in the three southeastern states, there will no longer be a shortage of salt. If he takes over the iron mines in Qingzhou and Jizhou, then Dazhou will have one of its wings broken in an instant, so Southeast There is absolutely no room for loss in the three states.
We must protect the three southeastern states at all costs.
"What is Song Yi doing now?"
"He was tracking down a Qinghuan named Yumei who came to Luojing from Yangzhou. He discovered that Yumei had a special identity. He was related to Liu Ming who was killed by the Phantom of the Puppet Hall a while ago, and this Liu Ming was actually named Ding. Apparently, he is a disciple of Shen Mansion." Yan Fang said.
"I know that this Ding Xian previously served in Yangzhou as the deputy envoy of the Yangzhou Youth League. Her Royal Highness Princess Liuli was responsible for the investigation of him." Zhuo Chunfeng said, "This case has been closed. There is no solid evidence."
"In my humble position, I dare not arbitrarily comment on the impartiality of Her Royal Highness Princess Liuli's investigation. However, after the city of Yangzhou was destroyed, Ding Xian secretly returned to Luojing, and was renamed by Duke Cheng and hid in Liu Qian's house. There must be something ulterior. Now that he is dead, there is no way to know many secrets." Yan Fang said, "After this Ding Xian returned to Luojing, he hid in Liu Mansion and rarely went out, but he followed a Qing man from Yangzhou. We know each other well and have secretly met several times. Isn't this a strange thing?"
"Maybe it's love?"
"Anyway, as far as I know, His Highness also found out about this Yumei girl, and she also went to No. 15 Hualiu Lane in disguise. Yumei collected Ding Xian's body, which was also arranged by His Highness, but there is no secret about it, but no one I know." Yan Fang said, "Now that His Highness and General Qingyi Lang are out, the person who knows this secret is..."
"That Luo Xiaoqi?" Zhuo Chunfeng said it directly.
"Yes, Grand Governor."
Yan Fang raised his head slightly and found that Zhuo Chunfeng did not continue to speak. Could it be that the Governor didn't care about this case? He arranged and investigated it himself.
The captain of the Special Investigation Division must have Song Yi's position.
"You meet Luo Xiaoqi alone and ask him to be the liaison between you and Song Yi. If you have any questions, you can communicate them through Luo Xiaoqi."
"Does the Governor want to test Luo Xiaoqi?" Yan Fang asked in surprise. He knew that Luo Xiaoqi had been to the Shen Mansion a few days ago, and it seemed to be related to Liu Zhimei's illness, and that Ye Liuli was with the Shen Mansion. The relationship between Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Liu was also extraordinary, which had to trigger his association.
"Since there is no problem with Ding Xian, why did His Highness go there again afterwards?"
"Yes, this is strange even for a lowly job."
"You have never thought that His Highness deliberately made it easier for Yumei to collect the body. This was a hard-to-get trick to gain his trust first. I guess Luo Xiaoqi must still be secretly paying attention to Yumei and even Song Yi's return. He knows everything."
"Then why didn't he report it?"
"Song Yi is performing a secret mission. His whereabouts and identity are kept confidential. If it is reported, once the information is leaked and the top-secret mission is destroyed, who will bear the responsibility? Treating as unknown is the best protection for Song Yi." Zhuo Chunfeng explained. .
"He is so young, how can he think of such a thing?"
"Anyone who comes out of the secret camp will be my Nanya's future. Don't underestimate him just because he is young." Zhuo Chunfeng said, "I asked you to check his resume information. Are there any special circumstances?"
"Going back to the Grand Governor, according to the rules of the secret camp, everyone who comes out of the secret camp must arrange a period of adaptation time before entering the Nanya work. Some are three months, and some are as long as half a year. If this is the case in the secret camp, After more than ten years of training in isolation, he was too out of touch with the outside world. According to the original plan, Luo Xiaoqi arranged for him to go to Shuozhou to study and live with a family named Luo for about half a year, and then returned to Luojing to work as a tofu shop owner. His identity is lurking in Tonggu Lane, and his main task is to observe and monitor Shang Chen, the deputy envoy of the Western Rong Mission."
"Who arranged this task?"
"The Fengbu Lang of Jing'an Division will be the Nanshan Woodcutter."
"Reason for mission?"
"Shang Chen is stationed in Luojing. His main purpose is to recruit talents from the Great Zhou Dynasty to serve Xirong and collect intelligence. His whereabouts are particularly important. We need to know what he has met with those people, what he has done and what he has said, so that we can analyze and judge. His purpose is also to provide the court with corresponding decision-making basis." Yan Fang explained.
"How's the mission accomplished?"
“Mediocre.”
"In that position, there really isn't much room for improvement." Zhuo Chunfeng nodded, "What do you think about his magical medical skills?"
"There are rumors that it was taught by gods in dreams, but these are absurd rumors and cannot be believed at all. There is also a rumor that he met a noble man when he was in Shuozhou, but this matter should be his secret. If he doesn't tell it, no one will You know, anyway, when he was in Luo Jing and the secret camp, his social relationships were very clear, and it was completely impossible to tell who he was studying medicine with," Yan Fang said.
"Have you ever asked Manager Meng about this?"
"No, Chief Meng has a close relationship with His Majesty, no less than Chief Jiang of the Zhenwu Academy. If it hadn't happened back then, Chief Meng would have been..." Yan Fang quickly stopped talking.
"I'm afraid he is the best candidate to succeed Ye Hou?" Zhuo Chunfeng chuckled, "Manager Meng has a lazy temperament. Even if he is trusted by His Majesty, he will not hand over Nanya to him. Lao Yan, there is no need between you and me.
It’s great to be so cautious and speak like before.”
"Yes, I'm thinking too little about my humble position."
"If you get in touch with this Luo Xiaoqi, even if you don't use him for me, don't become our enemy for the time being." Zhuo Chunfeng ordered.
"Where's Su Hou?"
"We are working for His Majesty, not Su Hou, Lao Yan, don't look forward and backward, don't be afraid," Zhuo Chunfeng said.