The morning light was dim, the campfire outside the thatched cottage was dying, and the lights in the turret were still like the bright moon hanging high above the treetops in the western sky.
Although it was an open space, Lin Jingzhong also served them wholeheartedly, preparing melons, fruits, tea and wine for Xiao Xuanchou, Zhang Yubo, Zhang Wendeng, Zhao Shuhan, Ge Siyu and other officials to entertain themselves. There were also copper basins filled with charcoal fires to drive away the cold spring night and fences.
The soldiers stationed at the south gate, Jiang Yong, provided supper to satisfy their hunger. They were busy all night and did not stop for a while. They chatted with Yang Pu who was stationed on the river bank for a while, and then hurried back to the thatched cottage.
Cheng Bo's bodyguards were tightly guarded and could not see any movement inside, nor did they know that it would take so long to interrogate Chen Zhi overnight.
Zhao Qinmin did not hide at this time. He had much wider connections in Jiangning city than Lin Jingzhong. Of the Jiangning officials gathered in front of the thatched cottage tonight, Lin Jingzhong knew few of them. He knew almost all of them and came out to greet them together with Lin Jingzhong.
In fact, Zhao Qinmin had no other choice but to seek refuge with Gu Wuchen. He was busy running around because he wanted to confirm the matter and reduce Wang Xueshan's murderous intention towards him.
Zhao Qinmin looked at the window paper of the thatched cottage with weak light. Only a few faint figures were reflected on the white window paper. He knew that it would not be difficult to make Jiangning Mansion withdraw the sea arrest document against his family, but it would be necessary to completely dispel Wang Xueshan's
His murderous intention is by no means easy. Even if Wang Xueshan compromises to the end tonight, he will try every means to remove the handle Gu Wuchen has on him.
In the forest scene, Zhao Qinmin turned around to leave. He heard the wooden planks on the floor of the thatched cottage making a dull sound. He looked at the door of the thatched cottage that had been closed at midnight and someone pushed it open from the inside. The person who opened the door was Lin Fu. He turned sideways and let the door open.
Uncle Qin Cheng, who was tall and fat, came out first.
Uncle Qin Cheng covered his mouth and yawned. It had been a while since he had worked so hard. He looked at the officials who had been waiting outside all night and stood up. Then he calmed down, cleared his throat and said: "Dongcheng Lieutenant Chen Zhi is greedy and incompetent, and he deceives the public."
, framed others, but fortunately all the divisions were able to see through his treachery and did not let him succeed. Now the divisions will make a decision, and Dongcheng Wei will be dismissed from his post and imprisoned. The Jiangning Prefecture and the Procuratorate will jointly try and convict him. In view of the chaos of Dongcheng Wei, the three divisions will make a decision.
The post of Dongcheng Lieutenant will be concurrently held by Zhang Yubo, who joined the army of Zuo Sikou, and will be replaced by talented people in the future..."
After a night of interrogation, Chen Zhi was not found guilty of all the bullshit charges. In the end, he will be tried by the Jiangning government office and the prosecutor's office in the future. However, the officials present knew that Wang Xueshan and Gu Wuchen had temporarily compromised. Dongcheng, the chess piece most likely to overthrow Wang Xueshan,
Wei Chenzhi still fell into the hands of Wang Xueshan, and the Procuratorate was only conducting a joint trial. It seemed that Gu Wuchen was not eager to stir up trouble in Jiangning City. Zhang Yubo was Gu Wuchen's Dongyang Township Party member, and he had been marginalized in the Jiangning government office in the past.
It seems that Wang Xueshan has made a lot of compromises to keep his position. Of course, everyone knows that these are not the only compromises Wang Xueshan made, but these are the secret agreements between Wang Xueshan and Gu Wuchen. Naturally, others will not prick up their ears.
inquire about.
Looking at Uncle Qin Cheng's smile and satisfied look, he knew that he had also gained a lot of benefits from it. The envoy Xuanfu and several subordinates sent by the admiral general also secretly regretted it. If their adults were not afraid of being too involved, they would also come with them.
If you come here, you can naturally benefit from the secret discussion last night. Now you can only watch Gu Wuchen reach a secret agreement with Wang Xueshan and Qin Chengbo, without any involvement from the two yamen.
After the matter was settled, Uncle Qin Cheng did not want to stay in this dilapidated place for a moment longer, so he immediately ordered the water camp warships outside the river mouth to be withdrawn, and the two elite battalions of his entourage also broke out to follow him back to the city; Wang Xueshan, Zhang Wendeng and other Jiangning government officials
He also returned to the city surrounded by hundreds of followers from the Wang family, and the subordinates sent by the Xuanfu envoy and the admiral naturally had no need to stay any longer. Xiao Xuanchou was not Gu Wuchen's confidant, so he also said goodbye and left. In the dim light of the morning mist
, the fence was full of people, and all of them evacuated in a blink of an eye. There were not many people walking on the dirt road, so the fields to the south of the fence would naturally be trampled again.
Gu Wuchen then summoned Zhang Yubo, Yang Pu, Ma Chao and others into the thatched cottage to discuss matters with them, and specifically ordered Zhao Qinmin to come in with them. He knew that Zhao Qinmin had no other choice, and asked him to participate in confidential matters to win his heart; Lin Fu
Gu Wuchen asked Lin Jingzhong to cook some midnight snacks and bring them to him. Gu Wuchen was really happy at this time. When Lin Jingzhong arranged for someone to bring the midnight snacks, he also asked Lin Jingzhong to stay in the thatched cottage to talk. In addition, Chen Zhi was dismissed from his post and investigated, and the Dongcheng school captain was temporarily vacant.
Zuo Sikou joined the army and was led by Zhang Yubo. The others left in disorder. The Dongcheng Lieutenant's four to five hundred men and horses were still stranded in the fence waiting for Zhang Yubo to rectify. For the time being, he had no intention to control them, so he was temporarily controlled by the Inspector Wu Jiqi.
"In just two days, the city of Jiangning has been turbulent and the situation has changed drastically." Gu Wuchen held a bowl with white, round and tender crispy glutinous rice balls and put them into his mouth. He didn't care about his manners and joked with everyone excitedly.
, "Lin Fu needs to be the first to take the lead."
Gu Wuchen has been struggling since he took up his post in Jiangning. He didn't expect that Yun Kaiyue would break the situation in just two days. He knew that Wang Xueshan would not be so easy to give to, and he would not be honest even after agreeing to many conditions tonight.
However, it is true that they took the initiative here. After this incident, Chen Yuanliang, Zhang Yubo and others officially became his trusted forces in Jiangning from the Dongyang Township Party. They transferred Liu Xilin from Dongyang Prefecture Shen Rong, and then
Now that the public security power in the Dongcheng area is under control - only then can we say that we have initially established a firm foothold in Jiangning, and have some forces that can compete with other people in Jiangning. After this incident, other forces in Jiangning City will no longer be allowed to
Contempt, neglect, how could Gu Wuchen not be excited?
The more Gu Wuchen saw Lin Fu, the happier he felt. Without Lin Fu's fierce attack on the market scoundrels in the East Market and forcing Wang Xueshan to make stupid moves, how could there be such a situation?
Naturally, Chen Yuanliang, Zhang Yubo, Yang Pu and others would not compete with Lin Fu for credit. They also thought in their hearts that if Lin Fu were in such a situation, it would be difficult for them to be so fierce and decisive.
To open up the situation, everyone in Jiangning said that Dongyang Juzi Lin Fu was the first disciple of Gu Wuchen, and they had to admit it in their hearts.
Lin Fu knew that his attitude at this time should be guarded against arrogance, so as not to cause unhappiness to others. He put down the bowl and chopsticks and said: "My contribution is really limited. If Yang Dianwei and Ma Dianwei hadn't brought people to Dongshi to rescue me the day before yesterday, I would have
With my reckless temper, I am afraid that I will be beaten into a pig's head and wait for the adults to come to save me; without Chen Zhixian's rescue last night, the situation would not have been controllable; Mr. Zhang also worked hard for this matter - of course
, Your Excellency is in the middle of planning, imprisoning four people in the city's prison, forcing Wang Xueshan to cause chaos, which is a wonderful move. Mr. Zhao has the best experience of the beauty of this. If you don't believe me, you can ask Mr. Zhao. Speaking of which, Mr. Zhao did it for your admiration.
Turning from darkness to light is the real first achievement. Without Mr. Zhao’s righteousness, I would only be able to teach a few scoundrels a lesson this time."
Zhao Qinmin saw Lin Fu's smooth words and made everyone happy. He thought how could he be a reckless person? He took refuge with Gu Wuchen because of the situation and wanted to save the life of his only son. At this time, he could only follow Lin Fu's tone and
Gu Wuchen complimented him.
Everyone likes to hear good things, and Gu Wuchen was quite satisfied with his handling, so he naturally made him laugh. He said, "Mr. Zhao, please stay here for a while. I will make my own arrangements for you in the future..."
"If Mr. Zhao doesn't feel that the affairs here are insignificant, I will boldly ask him to come out and help," Lin Fu said to Zhao Qinmin, and then turned sideways and reported to Gu Wuchen, "It is difficult to build a large-scale building within the Hekou fence with only the financial resources of the Jiyunshe family.
, Lin Fu would like to invite the Dongyang Township Party to participate in the construction of this place. As long as the Dongyang Township Party invests money to build a shop, Jiyun Society will give the land for free. After all, Jingzhong is young and has little knowledge. Mr. Zhao must be in charge of planning these matters.
Naturally, you can get twice the result with half the effort..."
Since ancient times, the most taboo thing is to have great power and overshadow the master. After this incident, the power in Hekou gradually became stronger. Lin Fucai did not believe that Gu Wuchen could completely trust these powers and interests to be controlled by him. Rather than arouse the suspicion of Gu Wuchen and other people
Jealousy, it is better to take the initiative to give up power and interests at this time. In addition to Prison Island, Lin Fu just wants to keep Jiyun Society firmly in his hands. Zhao Qinmin has taken refuge with Gu Wuchen, and Gu Wuchen also has his ideas.
Why not ask Zhao Qinmin to be Gu Wuchen's steward here for a period of time.
Besides inviting other Dongyang Township Party members to invest money at the mouth of the river, these Dongyang Township Party members will also follow Gu Wuchen's lead. Lin Fu also knows that he does not have enough qualifications and popularity to gather the Dongyang Township Party forces to his side. He himself
The most important label on him is that he is a member of the Gu family. He can be so strong in Jiangning because of Gu Wuchen's reputation as Deputy Inspector. He is really stingy at this time.
Lin Jingzhong was a little reluctant. It was Lin Fu who had clearly earned the situation here and was willing to give away a large chunk of the profits. However, he was not qualified to interrupt. He was very lucky to be sitting here, so he just sat aside and said nothing.
Gu Wuchen did not refuse at all. He was very satisfied with Lin Fu's initiative. In order to more effectively gather the power of the township party for his own use, he must have clearer interests and goals. He turned his head and asked Zhao Qinmin: "Are you aggrieved, sir?"
Zhao Qinmin naturally knew that he could not escape working for Gu Wuchen, and he was not qualified to be picky, so he nodded and agreed, saying: "I'm just afraid that I will disappoint you if I don't do things well..." He thought that the defense at the mouth of the river seemed very sparse at first.
, but as long as you see the confrontation between Dongcheng Wei and his men in front of the gate yesterday, you will know that Lin Fu and Jiyun Society have effective management and organization. It is extremely difficult for strangers to sneak in and carry out assassinations. If he returns to the city now
, I'm afraid I have to hide in Guzhai all day long and don't dare to go out on the street, but I can be more free here at the mouth of the river.
"Sir, please don't be too modest..." Gu Wuchen laughed and said to Zhang Yubo, Chen Yuanliang and others, "You should also worry about this matter."
"Of course." Chen Yuanliang and Zhang Yubo agreed.
Lin Fu spent a lot of effort to build a wharf here, and the warehouse has begun to take shape. Now Wang Xueshan has promised to make Jiangning Prefecture and Moling County jointly bear the funds for road construction. The guard soldiers have the right to assist in the defense of the river mouth, and in the public security defense
The bandits have certain guarantees, and the roads in the world are the most profitable. Chen/Yuanliang and Zhang Yubo also understand in their hearts. Even if they are afraid of not being able to participate, why would they bother to bother about this matter?
Lin Fu was calm and relaxed, knowing in his heart that he could not take advantage of all the benefits, and there was nothing to feel bad about sharing the benefits that did not belong to him to others. He also said: "There are more than 500 people imprisoned here. It is about the atonement silver."
, I can't get involved here, but I want Chen Zhixian and Mr. Zhang to discuss it carefully, or I need to trouble Yang Dianwei to do some hard work. It is best to identify these people and convict them. Those who are leaders or have family property must be convicted harshly;
If you break your residence, you can be punished lightly; if you become a powerful person, you can be punished heavily. I have roughly calculated that you can get tens of millions of dollars..."
Gu Wuchen, Chen Yuanliang, and Zhang Yubo's eyes lit up when they heard what Lin Fu said. Indeed, if each of them was fined 10,000 yuan without distinction, they would be fined more than 5 million yuan at most. There may be many people with broken houses who cannot be redeemed.
Yin Lai. If you follow Lin Fu's method to screen these market merchants, classify them and convict them, you will indeed be able to extort a lot more money.
After Gu Wuchen arrived in Jiangning, the biggest drawback was that there were too few available manpower, and another drawback was limited financial resources. Whether it was recruiting staff, maintaining servants and retinues, or welcoming and sending people to and opening up many links in the officialdom, there was no need to spend money on everything.
, and it requires a large sum of money. Gu Wuchen's current salary is only more than one hundred taels of silver. With this money, even if his family wants to live a more prosperous life, Gu Wuchen's money is not enough.
Negotiating with Wang Xueshan and agreeing on the atonement silver to make up for the property damage here was just talk. Gu Wuchen still had to make up his mind on how to distribute the money in the end. Of course, Lin Fu would not be stupid enough to actually use this money.
All the money was put into his personal pocket, and he simply left the matter of collecting the atonement money to Chen Yuanliang, Zhang Yubo and others.
"Yang Pu, please do some hard work. Mr. Zhao is also at the mouth of the river and can participate in it..." Gu Wuchen didn't mention the damage to these things, just thinking that he could collect the atonement money and use it to subsidize this place.
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ps: Today’s two chapters are over 8,000 words.
Really awesome,
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