"Huh? Have you found it? Sir, please tell me." Shen Zhui couldn't help but ask.
"Sir, please take a look." Yu Ziqi waved his hand, and a map flew out of his sleeve and unfolded in the air.
Mountains, rivers, and forests appeared on it, and at the same time, text marks also emerged one by one.
On this exquisite map, three spots of light are shining.
"Huh? Poison Miasma...is so close to Wanfeng City?" Shen Zhui quickly calculated in his mind the distance between these places and Wanfeng City.
Not that I didn't know, but I was shocked to find that these three marked points were actually less than an hour away from Wanfeng City.
"Li Chengfeng is so brave. He dares to do anything under the eyes of the military."
Yu Ziqi also lamented: "It's dark under the lamp. The farther away you are, the more hidden you are. There may be adventurers who inadvertently break in."
"On the contrary, the chance of being discovered near Ten Thousand Peaks City is even smaller."
"With a radius of hundreds of miles, there are almost no ferocious beasts in Wanfeng City, and there are only a few weaker monsters. Most teams that hunt monster beasts will be hundreds of miles away from Wanfeng City.
Moreover, this poisonous miasma is surrounded by poisonous mist and miasma, and the innate realm cannot last long without the protection of flying boats.
There are only two or three materials that can be called specialties in Poisonous Miasma, and they are scattered over a wide range.
It’s not very attractive to the Spirit Bridge Realm, and no leader will venture into this poisonous miasma.”
Shen Zhui nodded.
Poison Miasma produces three types of materials, all of which are used for formation weapon refining. They are of medium value to the Xiantian realm, but in the Xiantian realm, it is difficult to get in and find the materials.
It is possible to go to the Spirit Bridge Realm, but the time and effort spent are not commensurate with the rewards. Usually very few people go to the Poison Miasma.
As a result, this poisonous miasma, which is only three to four hundred miles outside Wanfeng City, has become a neglected shadow area on the map.
"Li Chengfeng built a city in Dumiasze to enslave the soldiers and civilians, was it just for the materials?" Shen pursued.
"So far that's the case."
Seeing that Shen Zhui was a little confused, Yu Ziqi immediately said, "My lord, don't underestimate Du Mi Ze."
"The person who contacted me secretly gave me a piece of information. The other person speculated that if the materials in the Poison Miasma could be mined effectively, they could be mined continuously for hundreds of years. The income in one year would be at least 100 million high-grade spiritual stones. .”
"So many?" Shen Zhui was shocked when he heard this number.
The total net worth of Jian Shiliu is only about 1.5 million.
A genius swordsman like Jian Shiliu, with a second-level magical power, only has this much.
Li Chengfeng, a titled school captain, actually earned hundreds of millions of high-grade spiritual stones in a year!
One hundred million high-quality spiritual stones, what is this concept?
Li Chengfeng's income in one year exceeds the entire net worth of seventy second-level magical powers!
"How come Du Mi Ze has such high profits?" Shen Zhui frowned.
"Sir, I'm afraid you have forgotten." Yu Ziqi shook his head and said. "These three city strongholds do not exist at all. They are equivalent to black property and do not need to pay any taxes to Tianxin Palace."
"And since it's slavery, Li Chengfeng doesn't have to pay his subordinates much money at all, as long as they don't die."
"Hmph! From outside Wanfeng City to the defense line of Canglan River, it all belongs to the territory of the Wu'an Army. This is military property. Li Chengfeng took Du Miasze as his own, concealed it, and evaded taxes. He was really bold and reckless. I'm afraid even Prince Liang's Mansion is involved in this matter."
Shen Zhui sneered in his heart. The military forces in Wanfeng City had the advantage of guarding the border town. This was inevitable, but it was only 30% of the tax revenue.
If it is a bit exaggerated, it will not exceed 50%.
However...it's just taxes!
All assets, such as mineral vein output, city spiritual fields, etc., are nominally owned by Wu'an Army, that is, owned by the imperial court.
Only the industries within Wanfeng City can be completely classified as individuals.
Li Chengfeng's move is equivalent to taking away the entire output, not to mention paying taxes. Of course, he will earn more.
If you hold a high position and take more or less, the military will not care about it, as long as it does not exceed the bottom line.
However, Li Chengfeng's move crossed the line.
Without the support of Prince Liang's Mansion, even Li Chengfeng wouldn't dare to do this if he had a hundred courages!
Shen Zhui finally understood why everyone was only investigating Li Chengfeng secretly, and even if they had the information, they did not dare to investigate openly.
Except for the Marquis of Wu'an, who dares to attack Prince Liang's Mansion?
"Misappropriating public property and evading taxes are one of them," Yu Ziqi said. "Since Li Chengfeng has been doing this for several years and has been fine, I'm afraid he won't be able to defeat him."
Shen Zhui nodded and motioned for Yu Ziqi to continue.
"The second, and most important point, is to enslave the Zhou people and the soldiers in the Wu'an army."
"There are two sources of Zhou people. One part is the aboriginal people who were captured after fighting against the sects outside the country."
Shen Zhui nodded. As a titled captain, Li Chengfeng did have this ability.
"The other part was secretly purchased from the sectarian community."
"Buy?" Shen Zhui was slightly stunned.
"Yes, the masters of foreign sects have invaded the border and plundered the population in recent years. Some sects are doing it to strengthen themselves, while some are trying to make quick profits by first plundering these people and then selling them to the border army. .”
Yu Ziqi said calmly: "In this way, the sect will benefit and the border army will gain military glory. Both sides will benefit."
"It is impossible to buy or sell subordinate Zhou people in the army. If they are rented, the price will be higher, and their basic survival must be guaranteed. If there are large-scale casualties among workers, the responsible Shangguan will be held accountable."
"And Li Chengfeng buys and sells in this way, the price is extremely low, and even if thousands of people die, there is no need to worry about accountability, because these people are equivalent to slaves and have no origins with the Wu'an Army. On the book."
"Go on." A trace of anger flashed in Shen Zhui's eyes, and he gritted his teeth.
"After all, the efficiency of ordinary people is a bit low. The recruitment standard for Wu'an Army is at least the seventh level of the day after tomorrow. With the fixed training of Tianxin Palace, it won't take too long to reach the ninth level of the day after tomorrow."
"Mining materials in the Poison Miasma, of course requires a large number of warriors. The more acquired warriors and innate warriors there are, the greater the benefits will be."
"Li Chengfeng enslaved people in the Wu'an army for two reasons.
"One is to lie about the battle losses and slightly increase the number of casualties when going out to fight, turning the originally living soldiers into soul slaves and sending them to the poisonous miasma. These people are considered dead in the Wu'an army, but in fact Still alive."
"The second is to hide the truth from the truth."
"The number of battle losses cannot be too exaggerated. He can quietly enslave some of the soldiers who still have military status, send them to the Poisonous Miasma in their spare time, and then call them back to fight during the war."
"Then how did he avoid the detection of the power of the statue in Tianxin Temple?" Shen Zhui frowned.
If the Soul Confinement Technique enters Wanfeng City, it is likely to be discovered.
"This matter is easy to handle," Yu Ziqi said. "Just take turns to replace him."
"Hiss~" Shen Zhui couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Wu Anjun hates soul slavery, so he will naturally be very wary of this situation.
If a master from a sect alliance enslaves his soul and controls a commander, or even a captain... and betrays him at a critical moment, the damage to the army will be immeasurable.
Therefore, there are also regulations in the army. Every once in a while, every soldier under the command of each commander and captain must return to Wanfeng City.
On the surface it was a review, but in reality it was to see if there were any enslaved soldiers.
In this kind of inspection, firstly, we check whether there are any soul restraints planted. Secondly, we check whether the number of people is lacking for no reason.
If everyone works together to target the sectarian alliance's infiltration of the Wu'an Army, this approach can indeed eliminate the existence of undercover agents to the greatest extent.
However, once a general in a high position also enslaves his subordinates, it can be done very secretly.
Soldiers from all sides of the Wu'an Army often have a large number of soldiers out fighting, killing monsters, and adventuring in secret realms...
If you want to recall a large number of soldiers for review, you must notify them in advance, once Li Chengfeng is ready.
He could have temporarily borrowed an equal number of soldiers from other commanders privately to make up for the gap.
There is a system of non-staff and internal staff. This practice is too common.
Just wait until the inspection is over and then return it.
In this way, a thousand Xiantian realms, enslaving one or two hundred, and being transferred to the Poisonous Miasma are completely inconspicuous, because during the inspection, Li Chengfeng had a thousand troops who were not enslaved at all for inspection.
"Is there no way in the military to prevent our own people from using the soul imprisonment method?" Shen asked. "For example, conduct unified and large-scale spot checks."
"It's not that easy." Yu Ziqi shook his head and said. "Unless Marquis Wu An decides to launch a war, unify the entire army, and recall all soldiers. Or there will be a joint defense exercise between the three armed forces every five years, or the Emperor of China will come to inspect the border troops. Army."
"Otherwise, with millions of troops spread across all sides, no one would dare to issue such an order."
"And even if there is an emergency recall, it will take a certain amount of time. For example, if you are entangled in the secret space and cannot escape, or if you are on a mission deep behind enemy lines, you cannot come back as soon as possible..."
Yu Ziqi sighed and said: "There is really no way to avoid it. These innate realms will turn into 'battle losses', and they will just give up part of the benefits.
For fear of being exposed, I will even actually dispose of it, just in case."
"Hiss~" Shen Zhui couldn't help but take a deep breath.
We can guard against external sectarian alliances, but we cannot guard against evil people within.
Once any shortcomings are discovered, those subordinates should be executed immediately. The guilt of the battle damage exceeding the standard is always lower than the serious crime of soul slavery being discovered.
"When the news came out that Li Chengfeng was granted the title of Captain last year, he kept a much lower profile. As far as I know, the original scale of his enslavement was several times larger."
"Sir, I am afraid that this matter involves more than just Li Chengfeng, a titled captain. Once the investigation continues, the implications will be wide..."
Yu Ziqi hesitated for a moment and took out another piece of information from his arms: "Even the Yun family seems to be in this situation..."
"What? Senior Brother Yun has done this too?" Shen Zhui suddenly felt something in his heart.
"It doesn't have to be Captain Yun," Yu Ziqi said. "The level of slavery usually doesn't reach the level of a Taoist commander. Captain Yun may not know about it."
Compared to the 100,000 Xiantian realm, there are far fewer commanders, and they are easy to gather together. Therefore, very few people who reach this level dare to enslave a commander. If they find out that it was done by one of their own, that is A capital crime.
As for the Xiantian realm, it is much simpler due to its huge number.
"The information is here to stay. Sir, you can go down and rest. I need to think about how to deal with it." Shen Zhuiyin kept both pieces of information with a sullen face.
"Yes." Yu Ziqi bowed his hands and stepped back.
"Wait a minute." Shen Zhui called to Yu Ziqi again, and then pulled out a Blood Origin Crystal Soul in his hand.
"This blood source crystal soul may be able to cure sir's internal injuries."
"Blood Origin Crystal Soul?" Yu Ziqi suddenly became excited. Of course he recognized what kind of treasure it was.
Used to repair physical damage, it is simply more effective than any panacea!
"Thank you, sir." Yu Ziqi took the blood source crystal soul respectfully.
After Yu Ziqi left, Shen Zhui rubbed his brow, and after thinking for a moment, he contacted Yun Duo via spiritual message.
Buzz~
Yun Duo's shadow appeared in the room.
"Haha, Shen Zhui, why are you looking for me at this time?" Yun Duo smiled, obviously in a good mood.
"Thanks to your information, I got a inheritance ranked in the top fifty, which is of great help to me. Speaking of which, senior brother really benefited from you this time."
"Congratulations, senior brother." Shen Zhui said with a smile. "I am contacting senior brother this time because I have something to ask you."
"Just speak up, are you going to deal with Li Chengfeng? Unfortunately, I am looking for someone to practice my skills with now. I heard that he seemed to be hunted down and had to leave this world of Ciyun."
"Does he really have such strength?" Shen Zhui thought of the mysterious 'Black Devil' Taoist.
Shaking his head, Shen Zhui said: "That's not the case. Please read this information of mine first, senior brother."
Shen Zhui passed on the information collected by Yu Ziqi.
Yu Ziqi only said they were from the Yun clan because there were many Yun clan members serving as officials in the army, and some even had high statuses, reaching the rank of captain.
Although he had a close relationship with Bai Yunfeng, there was no proof that Bai Yunfeng was involved, so Shen Zhui immediately sought confirmation from Yun Duo.
After a while, the smile on Yun Duo's face gradually disappeared and became increasingly ugly.
"Bastard!" Yun Duo couldn't help but said angrily. "These beasts have brought shame to the family!"
"Junior brother, is your information true?"
"At least seventy percent of it is true." Shen Zhui said.
"Thank you, junior brother. I will immediately send someone to cut with these people, and at the same time investigate the situation of my Baiyun Peak." Yun Duo said.
The more he looked, the more frightened he became. Many of them were his clan members, even his brothers, nephews, and the Yun Chamber of Commerce were involved.
Moreover, it is suspected that there are leaders on Baiyun Peak who have dirty hands and are involved in such dark and illegal things.
Although he did not know about this matter, once it happened, he, a titled captain, would not be able to escape the blame.
Even if those Yun clan members only had business dealings with him, Bai Yunfeng, and were implicated, his future as a titled captain would be cast into doubt.
"Senior brother doesn't know, so I'm relieved." Shen Zhui shook his head.
"Junior brother, what do you want to do by collecting these things?" Yun Duo frowned. Shen Zhui couldn't possibly come to investigate him. The only explanation is that while collecting other information, he found information that was detrimental to him.