Song Ruchu's home is on the west side of Xiantang City. Most of the people living here are people with similar family backgrounds.
This courtyard is not small. You can enter it from the front and back. It looks very simple on the outside, but once you enter the courtyard, you realize that it is a different world.
Bricks, stone and wood tiles all look expensive, not to mention the various furnishings in the house.
Tan Yulin was standing in the yard waiting. He looked like a middle-aged man in his forties.
He was actually very dissatisfied when he saw these people arriving one after another.
But in times like this, he had to use as many people as he could find. After all, he didn't care about the life or death of these people.
Most of these people will stay in Xiantang City. Giving each of them a sum of money may play a big role in the future.
Among these people, he will take away those with slightly better martial arts skills. After all, he will have to attack the wind outlet and welcome Lou Fan's army to enter the pass.
Seeing Tan Yulin, Jing Kaisheng trotted over quickly and introduced himself humbly.
"Master Tan, I am Jing Kaisheng, from Mr. Song's house..."
"Um."
Tan Yulin hummed casually, and then asked: "Only bring this few people?"
Jing Kaisheng felt a little unhappy when he saw this man being so arrogant, but he also knew that most of these officials had such an appearance.
He has been in the casino for many years and has been dealing with people from the government. Naturally, he knows how good these people are at pretending.
"Master Tan, in just one day, I found more than 200 people. I..."
"It doesn't matter, less is a bit less, so let's leave it like this for now."
Jing Kaisheng's words were blocked again, and he began to feel angry all over.
Tan Yulin asked: "Have you screened all the people?"
Jing Kaisheng said: "I did a rough screening."
Tan Yulin asked: "Among these people, are there any practitioners above the Distinguished Realm?"
As soon as he heard this, Jing Kaisheng cursed in his heart.
Even if the world is in chaos, should practitioners above the Diocesan Realm have nowhere to make a living?
The more chaotic the world is, the more people with strong martial arts skills have no worries about food and drink. If they have real skills, they will not be able to find a good job anywhere.
Seeing him hesitating, Tan Yulin knew it was impossible.
He is not stupid and knows that there is nothing cheap in this world.
Tan Yulin asked: "Who among them has more powerful martial arts?"
Jing Kaisheng quickly replied: "There are a few."
Tan Yulin frowned: "How many are there? I'm asking you which one, not how many."
Jing Kaisheng was speechless, because he really didn't know which ones, after all, he hadn't really tested them.
Tan Yulin was too lazy to pay attention to him, walked directly to the crowd and asked loudly: "Which of you is a practicing martial artist?"
The young man named Jinbao immediately raised his hand: "I am."
Tan Yulin looked at this young man. He was tall, fair and handsome. His face looked a little cold.
He looked at it carefully for a while and asked: "What state are you in?"
Jinbao replied: "I... am still in the Qiming realm, but I have strength and have learned martial arts."
Tan Yulin's heart sank. This person in the Qiming realm dared to claim to be a practicing martial artist.
"Show me how strong you are."
Jinbao turned around and walked to one side. He looked at a rockery next to him, pondered for a moment, and stepped forward.
He put one hand against the rockery, and when he exerted force, the rockery broke.
Seeing this scene, Tan Yulin's eyes brightened slightly, because he noticed that when this young man was working hard, there was a faint brilliance on his arms. He was obviously not from the Qiming realm, but just wanted to hide his cultivation.
"very good."
He pointed at Jinbao: "You follow me to do things."
Jin Bao responded, not looking too happy, as if this was what he expected.
"That's it?"
Seeing that Jin Bao was left behind and still stayed with his employer to work, Zheng Huan couldn't help it.
He stepped forward and punched the rockery. With a bang, a piece of the rockery was knocked off.
But...the hand was broken and bleeding.
But he didn't care. He turned around and looked at Tan Yulin: "My boss, I also have some strength. I also..."
Tan Yulin looked at the guy's bloody hands and couldn't help but sigh.
"You have the strength, but you don't..."
Before he finished speaking, Zheng Huan suddenly turned around and started shaking a thigh-thick tree in the yard.
The tree was shaken, and leaves fell one after another, and many branches were broken. Not long after, this guy hugged the trunk of the tree with both arms and forcefully brought the tree down.
"I've thrown down cows, but I can also throw down trees!"
Zheng Huan pointed at Jin Bao: "I'm no worse than him!"
Jinbao frowned slightly when he heard this, but didn't say anything. He actually looked at Zheng Huan more.
Tan Yulin was really shocked by this guy's operation of pulling up the tree, so he nodded: "Then you can stay with me and do things."
Zheng Huan immediately became happy and smiled like a child.
Looking at him, he wasn't actually ugly, but his face was darker and his eyes were dull, so he didn't look as cold as Jin Bao.
Tan Yulin selected for a while, and finally selected about ten people in total, who were barely qualified.
He called the remaining people together and held a meeting, and gave them all 500 taels of silver notes, which was enough.
For ordinary people, five hundred taels of silver is an absolutely huge amount of money. More than 90% of people in this world have never seen five hundred taels of silver in their lives.
Tan Yulin told them that they didn't need to reveal anything on weekdays, they only needed to keep an eye on Yujun's movements secretly.
As long as Lin Ye's Jade Army is still in Xiantang City, they must record when they patrol, how many people are in the patrol team, and what the patrol route is.
Tan Yulin also asked them to check outside the palace from time to time. If there is a chance to sneak into the imperial army, they should sneak in. Anyone who joins the army will receive additional rewards in the future.
These people all felt that this matter was different from what they had heard before, but no one dared to ask casually.
Jing Kaisheng only told them that there were wealthy people who needed to recruit more guards because the world was in chaos and the boss felt uneasy.
But the task they got at this time was to keep an eye on Yujun, which made them murmur in their hearts.
However, they were reluctant to part with the five hundred taels of silver.
Fortunately, Tan Yulin didn't ask them to do anything big, he just kept an eye on them, so they all accepted it.
At night, Tan Yulin suddenly called the dozen people he had picked out and left Song Ruchu's house.
After leaving the door, they found a dark place, and then Tan Yulin told them what to do.
"I need to try your skills. Have you seen that government office? There is no one in the government office now, so you don't have to be afraid."
"Now you all go in separately. Whoever can find the official seal of Xian Tang Mansion and bring it to me will be the captain."
These dozen or so people looked at me, and I looked at you, their eyes were a little wandering.
Only the young man named Jin Bao stood up and left, disappearing into the night in just a moment.
One person moved first, and the others were not willing to lag behind. They were afraid that the captain would be robbed by Jinbao, so they stepped forward one after another.
In fact, Tan Yulin had no use in asking for the official seal. He just wanted these people to have something in his hands.
Stealing official seals is not a trivial matter, and can be considered by these people when they no longer want to do it.
Among the dozen or so people, the most powerful one was Jin Bao. This man was not very old, but his strength should not be underestimated.
When this person exerts his strength, the vigor is vaguely visible, which is enough to prove that he is at least in the Diocesan realm.
And that Zheng Huan is really stupid.
Others rushed out and walked in the shadows. That guy ran straight towards the government office.
More than 200 people were recruited this time. As long as they keep recruiting, there will be no problem hiding a group of more than a thousand secret agents in Xiantang City.
When necessary, these secret spies can help to conquer Xiantang City.
When he was thinking about this, he saw that the man named Jin Bao had already returned.
He was holding something in his hand, handed it to Tan Yulin when he got close, and then walked to one side and stood.
The second one to come back was Zheng Huan.
Zheng Huan said that when he went in, he saw Jinbao coming back, so he didn't go in anymore. He felt that Jinbao was very powerful, so there was no need for him to look for it again.
Jinbao looked back at him, as if he were a fool: "What I took out was not the official seal."
Zheng Huan's eyes widened: "It's not the official seal. If it's not the official seal, why did you take it out?"
Jin Bao stopped talking and turned to look aside.
What Jin Bao took out was a roster, which was a roster of felons imprisoned in the Xiantang City Prison.
Tan Yulin looked at this thing, frowned and asked: "I asked you to get the official seal, what are you doing with a roster?"
"What's the use of official seal?"
Jin Bao asked back.
Tan Yulin was slightly angry: "What's the use of the roster?"
Jin Bao said: "In this list, there are many people who are about to be executed, and there are many masters in the world. If they can be rescued, they will be more useful than the people you recruited."
Tan Yulin's heart moved.
This golden treasure is truly hidden.
"That's fine, I'll keep this thing for you."
Tan Yulin put away the roster and looked at Zheng Huan: "Why don't you go and look for it again?"
Zheng Huan said: "I won't go. Jinbao said the official seal is useless."
Tan Yulin was angry this time: "I asked you to get the official seal. I am your boss. He said it was useless. Did he pay you or did I pay you?"
Zheng Huan said: "You give it."
Just as Tan Yulin was about to speak, Jin Bao said: "Let him follow me from now on. I will guide him. He is not stupid, he is just too lazy to use his brain."
Tan Yulin felt that this Jinbao was a useful person, but he was a little suspicious.
So after thinking for a moment, he nodded and agreed to Jin Bao's request, allowing this fool to follow Jin Bao and monitor him at the same time. After all, this fool didn't seem to know how to lie.
After a while, those who were looking for official seals came back one after another, but they all came back empty-handed.
They said they had searched all over the government office and could not find the official seal anywhere.
Someone almost demolished the original study room of the government, but found nothing.
"If you don't, then you won't. Although it's all in vain, you can all act according to my orders, which is good."
He took out a small cloth bag, and what he took out was actually gold.
In such troubled times, silver is rare, let alone gold, and each of those gold ingots seems to be more than ten taels.
"This is the reward for this mission. As long as you do as I ask, the reward in the future will only be more, not less."
After he finished dividing the gold, he said, "Do you need to go home and tell me? Someone will take you away from Xiantang early tomorrow morning."
Some people nodded and others shook their heads. Jin Bao shook his head. Originally Zheng Huan also nodded, but when Jin Bao shook his head, he shook his head too.
Jinbao asked: "Master, didn't you take us away from Xiantang?"
"I am not the boss, and I am not the one who took you to see the boss. I will leave later."
Tan Yulin said: "The boss will not be satisfied if I only select a dozen of you this time. I will continue to recruit people in Xiantang City. You wait outside the city. If we gather a hundred people, my people will take you there."
Meet the real owner."
Jinbao responded, turned around and left: "I'll wait for you outside the city early tomorrow morning."
Zheng Huan thought for a moment and followed him: "I'll be with him."