Wang Hao walked forward quickly, bowed and saluted, "See you at the capital!"
"But is there any news from Yang Qi?" Chen Qingxiao asked.
"Exactly! Dou Qing, the head of Xixia intelligence, put pressure on Yang Qi to collect debts. He threatened the lives of Yang Qi's family to force Yang Qi to give him information."
"Then what?"
"Then just like the humble position arrangement, Yang Qi couldn't be forced, so he promised to give the other party a grade-A intelligence, and the time will be at noon today, and the delivery will be at Xuechuan Restaurant Meihuatang."
Chen Qing looked at the sky and smiled: "The time is almost up!"
"So I came over quickly and asked the capital commander for instructions on which piece of information would be better to use."
Wang Hao placed the three pieces of information on the table. Chen Qing looked at it and rejected the first piece of information, "One hundred thousand catties of coarse silver is of great significance to us and cannot be leaked to Xixia, otherwise Xixia will definitely concentrate its forces to attack
Ren Dejing, we cannot afford this consequence."
"I understand the humble position!"
Chen Qing looked at the second intelligence and the third intelligence. The third intelligence was a little weaker. It was about the military strength of Deshun Prefecture. Xixia should not be interested in this information. But the second intelligence was that the Song Army recruited 10,000 troops from Bashu.
, this is Class A intelligence. Many people know that the Song Army recruited soldiers from Bashu, but not many people know the specific number of soldiers recruited.
Xixia people should be very interested in this information. Chen Qing handed the second information to Wang Hao, "Just use this!"
Wang Hao nodded, "I'll leave this humble post!"
In the Plum Blossom Hall on the second floor of Xuechuan Restaurant, Dou Qing read the information for a long time and said hesitantly: "But others told me that there are only a few thousand troops from Bashu!"
"The filing documents I saw stated that 10,000 people came over in two batches. I don't know whether they came over specifically."
Dou Qing suddenly realized that they came in two groups. No wonder they only found a few thousand people. He secretly yelled that it was bad, the information they gave Lanzhou was wrong, and he had to add another piece of information.
Information such as military strength, equipment, food, etc. has always been what Xixia valued most. Yang Qi's Class A information satisfied Dou Qing and corrected his mistakes in time.
"Okay, I will give the information to my friend. He should be satisfied. Thanks to Brother Yang for his sincerity, we have settled the money matter."
Yang Qi looked at him warily, "I said before, it's just this time, right!"
This is just the beginning, how could it be just once! Dou Qing smiled slyly and said haha: "I'm afraid that Brother Yang's family will need money again and he will come to me again. I won't trouble Brother Yang, but I can't say it to death.
.”
Yang Qi shook his head desperately, "Just this once, I won't do it again."
Dou Qing smiled meaningfully, put away the note and stood up, saying: "The food and wine on the table are all prepared for you, so feel free to use them. I went to find my friend, and he is still waiting for news from me!"
He turned around and left. Yang Qi stared blankly at the food and wine. He actually had no appetite at all.
Dou Qing wanted Yang Qi's first time. As long as he caught Yang Qi's handle, he could continue to coerce Yang Qi.
That night, Dou Qing came to Yang Qi's home again.
Yang Qi was completely stunned and stammered for a long time: "Didn't I say it was just this once?"
Dou Qing pretended to be helpless and said: "My friend values you very much and hopes that you will continue to provide him with Class A intelligence. Once you provide it, I will pay you thirty thousand dollars."
After saying that, Dou Qing placed a ten-tael silver coin on the table and said with a smile: "This is ten taels of silver, which can be exchanged for fifty guan. The extra twenty guan is compensation for the ten volumes of the Diamond Sutra."
Yang Qi stared blankly at the ten taels of silver. He suddenly shook his head like a rattle and said, "I can't do it anymore. I will be dismissed. This job is very important."
"I'm afraid it's not up to you!"
Dou Qing sneered and put the note on the table, "This is what you wrote in your own hand. If it appears on your Jiedushi envoy's desk, not only will you lose your job, but do you think your life can still be saved?"
Can it be saved?"
"You bastard, give it back to me!"
Yang Qi cursed angrily and stood up to grab the note. Dou Qing took two steps back with the note and handed it to his subordinate.
He looked at Yang Qi coldly, "Death or money, it's your choice! Think about it, see you at the same place tomorrow at noon."
After saying that, he turned around and left with his men without taking any money.
After walking out of the door, his subordinate quickly glanced back and whispered to Dou Qing: "He collapsed!"
Dou Qing smiled proudly, he had already pinched Yang Qi to death and was not afraid that he would not cooperate.
At noon the next day, a haggard-looking Yang Qi came to Xuechuan Restaurant again. His eyes were red, and he obviously hadn't slept all night. He asked in a hoarse voice: "I remember you told me before that you bribed many people, but
real?"
"Of course it's true!"
Dou Qing's eyes were full of cunning and ridicule, and his thin face pretended to be sincere, "You know my friend?"
"I don't have any friends except you!" Yang Qi interrupted him angrily.
Dou Qing raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "What difference does it make to you?"
Yang Qi glared at him fiercely, "Keep talking!"
"I mean I need a lot of information, and you can't provide a lot of it, including the army, warehouses, taxes, and people's sentiments. There are many people who can provide me with information, no less than ten people, but your price is the highest. Others
No one has more than ten guan, but you want 30 guan, so you must provide me with Grade A intelligence."
Yang Qi sighed, "I have been killed by you, but I have three conditions, otherwise I will not cooperate with you even if I die."
"You said, as long as the conditions are reasonable, I will try my best to agree."
"First, no matter what I do, it has nothing to do with my family. If something happens to my family, I know it must be you, and I will expose you immediately!"
Dou Qing said calmly: "As long as you don't betray us, of course I won't hurt your family. I don't want to cause trouble for myself."
Yang Qi stared at the other person's eyes, trying to see a trace of sincerity in the other person's eyes, but he was disappointed. There was only coldness in the other person's eyes, without any sincerity.
Yang Qi bit his lip and continued: "Second, I don't want money, I just want silver. One piece of information is six taels of silver. I can guarantee it is Grade A intelligence, but even if you are not satisfied, you still have to pay me silver." "This.
No problem, as long as you guarantee it is Grade A intelligence, I will pay you the full amount of money."
"Third, our cooperation period is tentatively scheduled for one year. I don't want to do this kind of thing for a long time."
Dou Qing curled his lips and said: "I have to make it clear to you. It is not up to you how long we will cooperate. It must be decided by us. We have no choice."
"Then take a step back. If I am transferred from Jiedu Prefecture and go to a local official, the cooperation must end."
"I can agree to this!"
"Well, with your ten taels of silver, I can tell you a grade-A intelligence today about the deployment of troops in Deshun Prefecture."
Dou Qing shook his head, "We are not interested in Deshun Prefecture, let's talk about the west of Qin Prefecture."
Yang Qi thought for a while and said: "Either it is Gongzhou. I copied a document before, and Jiedushi asked to build a large-scale crude silver smelting workshop in Longxi County. I know that there is a batch of crude silver in the warehouse in Longxi County. It is said that there is a lot of it.
But I don’t know the exact number.”
Dou Qing's eyes lit up. This was important information. The messenger asked him to inquire about the storage location of one hundred thousand kilograms of silver. He couldn't find it anywhere. Unexpectedly, he couldn't find it even though he had worn iron shoes. It took no effort to get it. The silver turned out to be
It is stored in Longxi County, Gongzhou
After all, Dou Qing had been an intelligence agent for many years. He was not very confident about Yang Qi. He immediately sent people to Longxi County to find out whether Longxi County had plans to build a large-scale crude silver smelting workshop.
This is to prove the authenticity of Yang Qi's information.
Ten days later, the people he sent came back with definite news. Longxi County was indeed preparing to build a large-scale smelting plant in the southwest of the county. The official refused to disclose the specific smelting, but there was news from craftsmen that they were building a crude silver smelting plant.
Refined workshop.
In addition, among more than a dozen official warehouses, one warehouse was particularly heavily guarded and guarded by 300 soldiers alone. Only a few people could enter. People outside could only enter with a pass issued by both the governor and the military envoy.
The authenticity of the intelligence was completely confirmed. Dou Qing was overjoyed and immediately sent a letter to Lanzhou. The 100,000 kilograms of crude silver stolen by the Song army was in the Longxi County warehouse.