The Municipal Department originally belonged to the Department of Household Affairs. After a major organizational adjustment, it now belongs to Taifu Temple. The Municipal Department is somewhat similar to today's Industrial and Commercial Bureau. It is responsible for registering businesses and maintaining business order. In addition, it also has a special function, which is to regulate prices.
The three coarse price limits stipulated by Guo Song are managed by the city department. Coarse cloth, coarse wheat and coarse salt are sold in specific shops according to the prices set by the government to provide a way out for poor families.
In the afternoon, Wu Changsheng, a member of the Internal Guard Army, brought several of his men to the Municipal Government Office. They had the approval of Right Minister Pan Liao and came to check the relevant business registration records.
The director and his men placed ten thick volumes on the table, "All the shops in Jingzhao Prefecture have been smashed here. The first five are shops in Chang'an City, and the other five are shops in Jingzhao counties. Wu
Please take your time before joining the army!"
Wu Changsheng frowned, "Is there no classification?"
"There are categories, such as shops, restaurants, and inns. These major categories are all different."
"I want to find something more detailed, such as a store that sells medicinal materials. Is there a detailed classification?"
Shu Cheng shook his head, "There are no further divisions under the stores, but there are businesses under the East Market and West Market, such as medicine stores. People who buy medicines are basically together. Except for the East Market and West Market, there are no other places.
The difference is that there will be a description of the operation and the opening time in the remarks."
"Are there any omissions, businesses that have not been registered by the city department?" Wu Changsheng asked.
"Of course there will be omissions. With so many small stalls and hawkers in Chang'an, we will not be enthroned. But as long as there are shops, we will be enthroned. If the shops close down, they will have to come to us to cancel. If they do not cancel, they will have to pay taxes, so basically
Everyone will come, and the canceled shops will be crossed out with a horizontal line drawn in red ink. Take your time and take a look!"
Wu Changsheng divided the ten thick registers among his men, and they began to sit at the table and read through them carefully...
In the afternoon, Guo Song, accompanied by Wang Yue, came to the West Market. The market was not affected by Xi'anmenwai Street. It is the wholesale center for various bulk commodities in Chang'an. The business is extremely hot, and the streets are crowded with people.
There are ox carts loaded with goods, and there is an endless stream of mule carts.
They came to the Medicine Store, which was a street specializing in selling medicinal materials. There were more than thirty shops, and the whole street was filled with a strong smell of medicinal materials.
Guo Song walked through several houses and felt that he had no clue. He turned back and asked with a smile: "How are you going to check?"
Wang Yue scratched his head and said: "We believe that as long as Baozhitang retreats to Chang'an, a new store will be opened within that period of time. We will start by searching for medical-related stores, narrow the scope first, and then detail each store."
Check it, you should be able to find it."
"This method can only be said to be okay, but there are still loopholes. What if they change careers?"
Wang Yue smiled bitterly, "If you change careers, it will be really hard to find someone."
“It’s actually not difficult!”
Guo Song smiled lightly and said: "Although the shopkeeper and assistants have changed careers, doctors will not change careers easily. They will join other medical clinics or pharmacies. Just check the new doctors who appeared in various medical clinics and pharmacies three years ago. Their accents are from the Quanzhou area, which is similar.
It’s almost the same.”
"I understand the humble position!"
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Early the next morning, Wu Changsheng exhaustedly put a list on Wang Yue's table. They stayed up all night last night and finally checked all the registers and compiled a detailed list of stores.
"There are so many?"
Wang Yue picked up the list and frowned. There were at least two to three hundred companies. "How did you check? Is it possible that there are so many?"
Wu Changsheng shook his head, "There are no drug dealers, pharmacies, or medical clinics that were established three years ago. Five of them were established just last year, so I and my subordinates simply copied down all the drug dealers, pharmacies, and medical clinics.
Next to it is the date of their establishment."
"Are they all here?" Wang Yue asked.
Wu Changsheng nodded, "We checked twice and found nothing missing. They are all here."
Wang Yue estimates that King Jin is right. He should change his career or join the original intelligence center, and then the doctors will be assigned to various medical clinics and pharmacies. The only way to start the investigation is to start with people."
At this moment, Song Tian hurriedly walked over, holding a document in his hand. He walked in and said with a smile: "Commander Wang, you are lucky, we found the interrogation records."
Wang Yue was overjoyed, "You found it so quickly?"
"There were more than a dozen big boxes in total. We were searching in the same box, and sure enough we found it. Only it didn't have a title, so it was easily ignored."
Wang Yue took the interrogation record and looked carefully. There were twenty-one people in Baozhitang. The person who was arrested was a doctor who had returned from practicing medicine. All the people in Baozhitang ran away, and Zuo Yintai was ambushed inside.
Agent, the doctor was caught as soon as he came back.
The doctor told a lot of things, but most of them were useless to Chang'an. However, there was a list attached at the back, and the names of the twenty people who escaped were listed. Some were obviously pseudonyms, but there were also many real names, especially the seven doctors.
It's the real name.
With these two lists, things will be easier to handle.
Wang Yue immediately called for the supervisors of the three branches and said to them: "We have found the names of seven doctors. Find someone to check the lists of all drug dealers, drug stores and medical clinics. You must get them all before dark today."
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Wang Yue handed them the list that Wu Changsheng copied all night, "This is the list of all drug dealers, drug stores and medical clinics. Check according to your own jurisdiction. Let's go now!"
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Making lists is the best method of the Internal Security Bureau. It didn't take until night. In the afternoon, more than 270 lists appeared on the table of the Internal Security Council, and more than a dozen officials began to check them one by one.
Wang Yue paced back and forth in the meeting hall, feeling quite nervous. If he still couldn't find it this time, he would be at his wits' end.
"Find one!" an officer yelled.
Wang Yue was overjoyed and quickly went around. The official shouted again: "There is another pharmacy with the same name!"
It may be a coincidence that a drug store has the same name, but it is not a coincidence if there are two drug stores with the same name.
Wang Yue stepped forward, and the official handed Wang Yue a list of drug stores, "I marked these two people with a red pen."
Wang Yue took the list and looked carefully. One was named Sun Liang and the other was named Wang Fuzhi. These two names exactly matched the names on the doctor's list.
Wang Yue looked at the name of the drug store, Bao Ji Tang, and it actually contained the word "宝". Wang Yue began to feel excited.
He looked at the address again. It was located in Xinchangfang, which really shocked Wang Yue. The crossbow workshop of the Ordnance Supervisor was located in Xinchangfang.
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Baojitang has been in Chang'an for five years. Among the many drug stores in Chang'an, it only ranks in the middle. This is also related to its relatively remote location.
Xinchangfang is close to the east city wall. There is a Dragon Temple with a large green area in the square. The current crossbow workshop of the Ordnance Supervision is located in Qinglong Temple.
Baoji Hall is directly opposite Qinglong Temple, covering an area of about five acres. It sells medicine and sits in the hall. The proprietor's surname is Lin, a native of Zhangzhou. He claims to have been practicing medicine for generations. When Baoji Hall is mentioned in Zhangzhou, almost everyone knows it.
The Lin family of Baoji Hall is even regarded as a living Bodhisattva by the people.
However, Baoji Tang in Chang'an has nothing to do with Zhangzhou Baoji Tang. It just borrowed the name. In fact, the proprietor did not believe Lin. He also pretended to be a descendant of the Lin family.
The true identity of Baojitang is that of Quanzhou Yao Guangping's intelligence point inserted in Chang'an. After Chengdu Baozhitang was discovered by Zuo Yintai three years ago, Baozhitang's people got inside information and fled to Chang'an overnight. Yao Guangping immediately sent
Ordered to abandon the Chengdu intelligence point and concentrate on collecting intelligence from Chang'an.
So Baojitang opened another inn and let the shopkeepers and assistants of Baojitang run it. As for the seven doctors, two joined Baojitang and the other five entered major medical clinics, preferably to treat officials.
Get information.
The reason why Baoji Hall was opened in Xinchangfang was mainly to obtain important technical drawings of the crossbow hall. Over the past five years, they gradually bribed two officials and obtained some technical drawings, including ship cannons, which are stone-fired machines that can shoot
Penetrating the wall of an enemy warship.
This kind of ship cannon was built in Quanzhou three years ago. Yao Guangping used it to deal with pirates. It showed its power and penetrated more than 30 pirate warships, and wiped out three pirate groups active in the Penghu Islands in one fell swoop.
But what Baojitang wants more now is firearms, especially iron fire thunders. Unfortunately, the two officials they bribed know nothing about iron fire thunders, or even where they are made.
During this period, Baojitang no longer paid attention to military technology. They received a pigeon message from their lord. The Jin army appeared in Liangzhe Road. Yao Guangping asked them to get the Jin army's strategic plan no matter what.