Chapter 113: The hand that changes the rain and clouds
Qi Xuansu knew very well that Nanyang United Trading Company would not sit still and wait for death. They would definitely fight back. However, Qi Xuansu did not expect that Nanyang United Trading Company's counterattack would come so quickly.
Maginot and the West Borneo Company behind it are a card of the Nanyang United Trading Company. If Qi Xuansu had only doubts before, it is almost certain now.
Maginot came over and talked to Qi Xuansu about being "too big to fail" and "a disaster", which was nothing more than a threat. In the past, Qi Xuansu was just the second deputy palace master in charge of law and could ignore these things. Now he
He is the chief deputy palace master, who is in charge of the financial power of the Taoist government, but he cannot ignore the money bag, especially since the recent financial situation of the Taoist sect is not optimistic, and the business in Nanyang cannot have problems.
This undoubtedly put Qi Xuansu on the spot.
However, Qi Xuansu could not be intimidated by Maginot's few words. He postponed the progress at Taiping Bank and still promoted the investigation of the slave trade case at No. 23 Fishtail Street.
There is nothing much to say about the case itself. It has become a foregone conclusion after Zhang Yuelu followed the clues to determine the location. Everyone got the stolen goods, and the several managers were not hard-core. After the Taoist government promised a light sentence, everything was explained. Although the light sentence was also sent to
Kunlun Taoist Temple, but it is better than being directly executed by the Borneo Taoist Government - in this regard, this kind of large-scale slave trading is the same as harvesting and harvesting, which is a matter of great public outrage, and is usually punished by death.
As for Nanyang United Trading Company, in this case, no reasonable explanation could be given. The facts cannot be ignored. The senior manager of Nanyang United Trading Company was asked by Xie Jiaofeng and had nothing to say.
, and then Deputy Palace Master Xie made a unilateral output, almost pointing at his nose and scolding. .??.??
Although Qi Xuansu did not have the power to seal down Nanyang United Trading Company, he could order Nanyang United Trading to temporarily suspend operations for rectification and accept a comprehensive investigation by the government.
In fact, Qi Xuansu did the same thing. He directly ordered Nanyang United Trading Company to suspend operations for investigation. At the same time, he asked Chen Jianchou to call Lu Yuting, intending to let Lu Yuting take the lead in organizing an investigation team from related parties to officially station in Nanyang United Trading Company.
Headquarters conducts review.
Although the trigger of the matter was the slave trade case at No. 23 Yuwei Street, the direction of the investigation is definitely not as simple as a slave trade case. Even though Lu Yuting was born in Huashengtang, the roots of the Lu family are in Fengxiantang
, Lu Yuting was influenced by her ears and eyes, and even though she was not as good as Lu Yushu, she was still half an expert.
Lu Yuting is here. When they were investigating the affairs of the leader of the Dayu Kingdom, Chen Jianchou and Lu Yuting had an intersection. Now they are working together under Qi Xuansu.
The relationship has reached a new level. When Chen Jianqiu led Lu Yuting to the signing room, the two were still talking and laughing.
Qi Xuansu did not express any displeasure or accusation. They were all his close confidants, and it was done in private and not in an informal setting, so there was no need to be too serious.
Qi Xuansu motioned for Lu Yuting to sit down, and Chen Jianchou made tea for Lu Yuting and then left.
The conversation officially started, Qi Xuansu said, "This time I'm stationed at the Nanyang United Trading Company, I thought about it and decided that you still have to go. Old Han is fine with killing and killing, but it's a bit too rough to do such detailed work. As for Yu Zheng,
The first is that I need someone by my side, and the second is that he is too young and does not have as much experience as you."
Lu Yuting seemed a little hesitant, even hesitant to speak.
Qi Xuansu asked, "What do you think?"
Lu Yuting said, "There are mainly two aspects. One is taxation on the surface. Nanyang United Trading Company does not belong to Java, nor does it belong to the Daxuan court, but pays taxes to Daomen. In my opinion, such a large company,
There are bound to be various problems. To put it nicely, it is to reasonably avoid unnecessary miscellaneous taxes. To put it more seriously, it is tax evasion. The key lies in the amount and severity, and Nanyang United Trading Company
If there is someone above, it is impossible for there to be no problems at all. If there is cooperation from the Taiping Bank, it will basically be accurate once checked."
"Another aspect is the gray industry such as slave trading, as well as the eleven large ships that the Taoist government sank in the past year. These can all be investigated. In this regard, Zhang Cixi already has a
It’s not a small progress. If we start along this line, it will be much easier and we can follow the clues.”
Qi Xuansu nodded and asked, "What difficulties do you have?"
Lu Yuting then said, "Whether it is checking accounts or other things, we need manpower. We have too few professional manpower now, especially people from Duzhitang and Shibotang. And in the hands of professionals, reliable manpower is
Even less. After all, the Nanyang United Trading Company has been rooted in Nanyang for so many years. It is not only a large taxpayer in the province, but also involves the interests of too many people. Many people in the province reimburse various expenses at the Nanyang United Trading Company, which has simply turned Nanyang into a
United Trading Company is regarded as the God of Wealth and a money bag. These people will definitely side with Nanyang United Trading Company, speak for Nanyang United Trading Company, or even protect Nanyang United Trading Company.
, making our investigation superficial and ultimately turning into a formality."
Qi Xuansu pondered for a moment, "What you said makes sense. Well, since the people from the Borneo Taoist Office are not trustworthy, I will communicate with Zhang Cixi and temporarily second some people from the Lingnan Taoist Office to help us investigate the case."
Secondments are also common. Qi Xuansu was once seconded from Ziweitang to the Imperial Palace.
Lu Yuting smiled and said, "With the guarantee from the chief, then I can let go."
Qi Xuansu finally confessed, "I won't say too much. If you have any difficulties, please communicate with me at any time. We share weal and woe now, and I will not stand idly by. But even if it is a life-and-death struggle, don't cheat. Let's investigate others."
First of all, we ourselves must be able to withstand the investigation, so I will only emphasize one point in the end: seek truth from facts, use facts as the basis, and use the laws of Taoism as the criterion. We must grasp this criterion so that others cannot make mistakes."
Lu Yuting responded in a deep voice, "Yes."
After Lu Yuting left, Qi Xuansu took out the sutra urn and contacted Zhang Yuelu. Although Zhang Yuelu had already arrived at Lion City, she could also control it remotely. After all, Lingnan Taoist Palace was a Taoist government, and its internal situation was far less complicated than that of Borneo Taoist House.
After all, Zhang Yuelu, the third generation leader of the Zhang family, has spoken. Even if she is not here, Lingnan Daofu will make detailed arrangements and implement them as soon as possible. This is the benefit of family help. The predecessors have paved the way and repaired it.
Bridge, future generations can just walk on it.
Zhang Yuelu naturally agreed, and she even thought of going together with Qi Xuansu. Before she came to the Borneo Taoist Mansion, she had already prepared the corresponding manpower, but she didn't want to mobilize too many troops, so she had to go first and come as long as the opportunity came.
Suitable, those people can come over at any time, which saves the time of recruiting people.
Zhang Yuelu promised that these people would be able to reach the Lion City in two days at most. .??.
For Qi Xuansu, this is undoubtedly an unexpected surprise.
Otherwise, besides being his future Taoist companion, Zhang Yuelu is also his staunchest ally.
The day after Qi Xuansu officially began a comprehensive investigation of Nanyang United Trading Company, the counterattack from Nanyang United Trading Company began.
Strictly speaking, this is a set of boxing techniques, and it is very structured.
Almost on the day Lu Yuting entered the Nanyang United Trading Company, rumors spread in the Lion City. It was said that Zhenren Qi was going to overthrow Zhenren Chen and that Shenglong Mansion was the battlefield.
. Now Master Qi wants to overthrow Master Wang again, and he will use the Lion City as the battlefield.
In a sense, this is indeed true.
However, it is obvious that they deliberately used the word "battlefield" to exaggerate the facts and undoubtedly wanted to create panic.
At the beginning, Qi Xuansu didn't pay too much attention to it, because compared to the big fights in Shenglong Mansion, the Lion City was mainly about "civilian fighting". Even if it caused a certain amount of panic, it was nothing more than creating a kind of peace.
The illusion of money escaping was used to confirm the "disaster" that Maginot said.
Qi Xuansu believed that as long as he could take over the Nanyang United Trading Company as soon as possible, those businessmen who were scared away would still come back, because it is the nature of businessmen to pursue profits. Since ancient times, some people have done the business of beheading, and no one has done the business of losing money. As long as
Profitable businessmen will not be scared away. They will only be scared away by one thing, and that is losing money.
The location of the Lion City here is a natural cornucopia. The businessmen will not be really scared away. Even if they leave, it will only be temporary. As soon as the "limelight" passes, they will come back immediately.
But to Qi Xuansu's expectation, the situation soon changed, and there were new rumors - all people related to Nanyang United Trading Company were within the scope of Qi Xuansu's attack, and Nanyang United Trading Company was actually a Taoist sect.
If you raise a fat pig until it is white and fat, you can kill the pig for meat.
This rumor sounds reasonable at first glance. It lists the Taoist sect’s expenses in recent years. Two large-scale wars have overwhelmed the Taoist sect’s finances. In order to maintain stability, the Taoist sect did not dare to rashly reduce the treatment of Taoist priests, so it suffered a deficit.
.And this rumor also quoted a famous saying of the former Wei Dynasty. The treasury has always been in short supply, so either the people or the merchants have their own ideas. The Taoist sect prides itself on being civilized and values people's hearts the most. Now the Taoist priests can't touch it, and neither can the people.
How can a businessman protect himself if he doesn't move?
This forced Qi Xuansu to pay attention.
What are these people going to do?
When Qi Xuansu was thinking about how to quell these rumors, Han Yongfeng reported a shocking news to Qi Xuansu: "Chief, I received a secret report that some businessmen in the city are secretly working together. Those people said that the rebels have always been farmers. I haven't seen them.
Businessmen can turn the world upside down. Today we are going to see if businessmen can turn the world upside down."
Qi Xuansu immediately realized that Wang Jiaohe's real counterattack was coming, and it was a turbulent one.
Even if Wang Jiaohe is far away in Shenglong Mansion, if he doesn't take action, it will be like a rain-turning cloud-turning hand.