When entering Luanzhou City, Feng Ziying took a look at this famous city.
The walls are covered with blue bricks, and the moat formed by diverting water from the Luan River is about ten feet wide. The suspension bridge is towering, the battlements are majestic, and you can even see the turrets on the top of the city wall. It is obvious that this city standing on the bank of the Luan River still maintains a certain degree of stability.
The vigilance may be due to the fact that the southern invasion of the Chahar people more than ten or twenty years ago is still fresh in the memory of people here.
Wenfeng Pagoda and Bixia Yuanjun Temple in the south of the city are very famous in the entire Yongping Prefecture. Feng Ziying had heard about them before she came to Yongping, so Feng Ziying planned to use her time to visit them.
Yongsheng Inn is the best inn in Luanzhou City.
Traveling privately, Feng Ziying had no intention of staying at an inn. In contrast, he would rather spend some money to live in a better place. After all, he had a woman with him, and he could also hear more things in such an inn.
For him, it is important to familiarize himself with the situation through various methods as soon as possible so that he can get started with all aspects of affairs as soon as possible.
Even though Wu Yaoqing collects information for her from all aspects, Feng Ziying still hopes to feel something most intuitively, which will help her make judgments.
"Luanzhou is second only to Lulong County in Fuguo, where the government is located. Its land area, fertility and population are second only to Lulong, and far better than other counties." Wu Yaoqing sat opposite Feng Ziying, "Zhizhou
Xie Wenli, a native of Dengzhou, Nanyang, Huguang, is quite smart and capable. He was born in the 33rd year of Yuanxi. However, he had a bad relationship with the local gentry family. Because of his cruel methods, he also caused a lot of backlash. The gentry often wrote letters
Complain to Beijing,..."
"Oh? Then where is the main contradiction?" Feng Ziying asked.
"First, Mr. Xie has repeatedly cleared the land in the county, especially those who used the name of Weitun to occupy land, and cracked down on powerful people; second, he used laborers in the county to repair rivers and embankments, but the big gentry in the county thought that they should first
When building embankments on both sides of the Luan River around the county town, Mr. Xie strongly advocated building the line from the south of the city to the intersection of Hulu River and Dingliu River first, because this embankment is in the worst condition, and most of them are homesteaders, while the upper reaches are mainly large households.
soil of,……"
The prefecture has the right to determine the direction of use of labor and work-for-relief according to the situation every year. If the situation in the prefecture is to be stable and the emergence and outflow of refugees are avoided as much as possible, then the focus must be on repairing areas dominated by ordinary farmers, otherwise in the event of a flood disaster
, the ability of these people to resist disasters is much weaker than that of the gentry and wealthy families, and if they fail, there will be a turmoil.
"So Mr. Xie is a good official who loves his people like his own son." Feng Ziying said with a smile.
"That depends on how you look at it." Wu Yaoqing shook his head, "This man has a strong and harsh personality, and he is particularly harsh on the gentry and gentry, even to the point of being picky. Therefore, the gentry and gentry in the county also hate and fear him. We get
The news is that some people are even willing to take risks..."
Wu Yaoqing's words made Feng Ziying nervous all of a sudden. He had not said it before. If he took up the post of Tongzhi and something unexpected happened to an official like Zhizhou, it would really be another slap in the face.
"Yao Qing, is this true?"
"It's just some rumors. We think it's unlikely. Although there are some contradictions, it shouldn't be a direct confrontation. Killing officials and agreeing to rebel is to kill the three tribes!" Wu Yaoqing shook his head, but hesitated.
"But the information obtained by the informant said it was very accurate, which made me a little unsure."
Wu Yaoqing began to consciously spread informants half a year ago. Although Feng Ziying said that the main ones were in the northern Zhili prefectures, he still hinted that Yongping Prefecture and Shuntian Prefecture would be the focus. Shuntian Prefecture is the seat of the capital, needless to say,
But the specific mention of Yongping Prefecture naturally has a profound meaning, so not only did he find some manpower through various channels, but he also asked Ni Er for many people who were originally from Yongping Prefecture counties and had just settled in the capital in recent years.
people, selected some smart people from them, and let them return to their hometowns in various identities.
According to Wu Yaoqing's requirements, these personnel themselves must have legitimate professional protection, such as county government officials and inspection department personnel, such as doing business, such as Li Zheng, such as a large gentry helping to clean up customers. This is also a quite grand undertaking.
project.
Fortunately, Feng Ziying said before that there are no restrictions on money and silver. The key is to be able to play a role. Once he takes office in Yongping Mansion, he must be able to quickly report the situation of the states and counties to him through another channel other than the government.
After collecting it, you can't let yourself grasp the situation only by relying on the official line.
Feng Ziying is very worried about the reporting channel of the government. If he has enough time and spends three to five years to slowly operate the business, it will not be a problem. Or maybe he just wants to make a fortune, like Zhu Zhiren, or he is just excused.
, either let it go, or you can hang out for two years.
Anyway, the identity of this co-prefect is a very subtle role. If you want to take care of things, you can get involved in everything. You are the deputy of the prefect. If you don't want to take care of things, there is a prefect above, and there are general magistrates and officials in the prefecture.
There are the Experience Department, the Zhaomo Office, the Prison Department, the Taxation Department, the Miscellaneous Bureau and the Confucian Officials. This does not include the six officials. They all have their own responsibilities. Naturally, there are people to take care of things and do things.
But Feng Ziying didn't come to Yongping Mansion simply to plating gold, he wanted to show off his ambitions here.
This is the choke point from Liaodong to the mainland of the Central Plains, and it is also a solid backing to ensure the security of Liaodong.
Not only is it rich in coal and iron resources, which can enable you to realize your ambitions in the future, and even become the foundation of your own business, but it also has excellent ports that can be developed. It is also a transit link connecting Liaodong, North Korea, Japan and Shandong by sea.
stand.
Moreover, he received news that Yongping Mansion was very unsettled. Although there were factors from the government, the army, local gentry and pirates at sea, there was also the biggest hidden danger - the White Lotus Sect.
According to the news coming from Shandong, the people I arranged to enter a few years ago have already reported back. They followed the clues from Linqing to Luanzhou.
This made Feng Ziying a little unbelievable.
Linqing is still some distance from Luanzhou, and the first news I got was that the outsiders who played a big role in the Linqing Civil War came from the south, Caozhou, Yuncheng, and Juye. Why?
Now he suddenly turned to the north, and happened to be in Luanzhou under the jurisdiction of Yongping Prefecture where he was going to be Tongzhi?
This is too much of a coincidence.
But if you have a map, you can see it. This is actually not too coincidental. From Linqing, you can go up the canal, pass through the counties of Hejian Prefecture, and arrive at Tianjin Wei, and Tianjin Wei is actually far away from Yongping Prefecture.
Looking at each other, there is the coastal area of Shuntian Prefecture in the middle, which is Baodi County.
But the news from there is very certain. Although the White Lotus Sect in Shandong is very active, most of them obey the instructions from Beizhili.
The Zhang Jing and others were all from the Beizhi area, and later on, the local Chuantou from Shandong gradually began to be promoted and became leaders.
Thinking of this, Feng Ziying's heart became heavier and heavier. According to what was said there, Luanzhou was probably the core area of the White Lotus Sect, well, it was also called the Eastern Mahayana Sect, and now it is also called the Wenxiang Sect, but Leting, Qian'an, and Changli
There are also quite a lot of White Lotus sect activities, and it is said that some people from the town guard have joined the faith.
Although I am not sure whether the other party's information is accurate, there is no doubt that the activities of the White Lotus Sect in Beizhili, especially Yongping Prefecture, are extremely rampant, even exceeding those in Shandong.
"Yao Qing, please arrange for someone to follow up and investigate this matter. I don't want to encounter such a bad thing right after I take office." Feng Ziying realized that the various crises hidden in Yongping Mansion may be more complicated than she imagined.
, it’s even worse, but since it’s already here, I’m afraid I can only go through it with the mentality that if I don’t go to hell, who else will.
"Don't worry, sir. I've arranged for people to conduct a detailed investigation. It's just that we still have fewer manpower here. The time is too short, and many people's connections have not yet been established." Wu Yaoqing is not without regrets. If he had been there two days earlier,
After three years of planning, with my own means and Feng Ziying's unstinting financial support, I will definitely not be in the current situation of fumbling in the fog.
"Well, I think even if something like this is about to happen, there should be a focus of intensification. We should still have some time, so you just have to hurry up." Feng Ziying sighed, "Yao Qing, how many years has this Yongping Mansion been?
I’m afraid the food won’t taste good.”
Wu Yaoqing smiled calmly and said, "Sir, the food at the Yamen of the Lianghuai Salt Transport Bureau is not delicious. The private salt dealers there do anything for money. I have several broken ribs.
It was when these private salt dealers sent people to kill them."
"Oh?" Feng Ziying didn't expect that Wu Yaoqing would have such an experience, and asked curiously: "What's going on?"
"It's nothing. They noticed the secret line they arranged to get in, and then they set up a trap for me to go to the joint to meet. Then it was just an ambush and a sniper kill. Fortunately, I had a little more foresight and arranged for two subordinates to take over. Otherwise, I would have died.
I had to leave it there on the spot.”
Feng Ziying frowned. Indeed, it is inevitable to encounter such things when engaging in intelligence, but it is definitely important for Wu Yaoqing to personally provide intelligence. "Yaoqing, you can't often come forward in person for this kind of thing. You have to cultivate one or two trustworthy people."
Assistant, helper, just go and hire the person you need to find. If you have someone you can trust in Beizhi, just hire him, everything else will be easy to talk to."
Wu Yaoqing pondered for a moment, "Sir, I don't have many connections here in Yongping Mansion, but I still have some connections in Shuntian Mansion. In addition, like Hejian, Baoding and Yongping Mansion also have more contacts. I plan to start from
We are also looking for some manpower here in Hejian."
"You can go ahead and do it. If you need me to come forward, just let me know." Feng Ziying doesn't need to be suspicious of others. After all, Wu Yaoqing is his own personal staff and has no official status. Many times, if he comes forward on his own, he will often be worse than Wu Yaoqing.
Persuasion is much more effective.
In fact, this is what Wu Yaoqing was waiting for. After all, Feng Ziying's identity is there. Not to mention the illustrious name of Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan in the capital city, just his identity as the son of Governor Ji Liao can make many people from three religions and nine sects jealous. If it is added to
The 18-year-old senior member of the fifth rank of Yongping Mansion knows his identity, and it can be said that he has no disadvantages.
But no matter what he says, people will still have doubts, but as soon as he comes forward and says a few words to comfort them, many things can be solved easily.
"Then let's go and do it. In addition, the adults have asked me to get some information about the investigation in Yongping Mansion. The specific situation is more complicated and it may take some time to sort it out." Wu Yaoqing was full of confidence.
