That evening, Wang Hao and Zhong Huan rushed to Prince Yong's Mansion and reported the afternoon's findings to Chen Qing.
"After our spies discovered the carrier pigeon, Beizhi sent people to monitor the mansion. In addition, Beizhi's men also found out that the original owner of the mansion was actually the Lord of Xianyang, Bo Luo Changqing. Maybe it was just a coincidence, but Beizhi felt that the coincidence was possible
He is an official appointed by the Puppet Qi Dynasty. He is from Fengxiang and comes from a government school. He was retained because he had no evil deeds. I feel that he is a humble official."
Before Zhong Huan could finish speaking, Wang Hao gently waved his hand to him, telling him to stop talking.
Zhong Huan stopped quickly.
Chen Qing stood in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, thinking for a long time without saying a word. Since he was sure that the other party was a Jurchen spy, he had to consider everything. If this was done skillfully, he could make full use of the other party to pass on false news for him.
"You continue to monitor each other, but don't be discovered by the other party."
After a pause, Chen Qing added: "If there is any progress in this matter, please report it to me immediately."
"Follow the order!"
The two of them bowed, stood up and left.
After leaving the palace, Wang Hao asked Zhong Huan to get on the carriage, and then he said to Zhong Huan: "Do you know why I told you to stop talking?"
Zhong Huan shook his head, "I don't know how to humble my position!"
Wang Hao sighed: "What we internal guards do is not according to the rules. For example, protecting senior officials is actually a kind of surveillance. Therefore, we must be careful in everything we do and say, without any personal emotions. You just mentioned the Lord of Xianyang, Bo Luo Changqing,
You don't have any evidence to prove that he and the other party are together. It is very likely that the other party wants to rent an official's house because it is safer. You can't say what I think. You can only state the facts and let His Highness make his own judgment. If His Highness
If we suspect Luo Changqing, he will make arrangements for us."
Zhong Huan nodded silently, "I understand, I understand!"
At this time, the carriage arrived at Zhong Huan's official residence. Zhong Huan opened the door and got out of the car. Wang Hao said seriously again: "Remember, you can't talk too much when reporting in the future. His Highness will ask questions and you will answer them."
Zhong Huan bowed and saluted, "I will remember the teachings of rulership."
The carriage continued to move forward, and Wang Hao felt quite emotional. He had discovered that His Highness King Yong valued Zhong Huan very much. In the future, Zhong Huan was likely to take over his post. He had to train him well, not only to cultivate his abilities, but also to
He must cultivate his cruelty and do evil things. If he doesn't do evil things, how can he become a qualified leader of the internal defense in the future?
Chen Qing returned to the study room. As soon as he sat down, his wife Lu Xiu brought him a cup of ginseng tea.
Lu Xiu sighed and said, "Li Mei came to see me today."
Li Mei is Lu Wei's wife. Her coming to see his wife must have something to do with Lu Wei. Chen Qing smiled and asked, "What's wrong with her?"
"This time my brother was also allocated ten acres of land, five acres along the street, and five acres of homestead land. It seems that someone is willing to pay a high price to buy the land from them. Li Mei wants to sell it, but the stipulation is that the land must be held, cannot be resold, and must be left to future generations.
, she just wanted me to help intercede and give them special permission to sell it."
Chen Qing shook his head, "I don't allow them to sell the land. This is to provide property benefits to the officials. In the future, the land in Nancheng will increase sharply, and they will be able to leave some property to their descendants. Besides, it was bought by someone introduced by Lu Jiao. Do you believe it?"
?"
"Ah! That won't work. I have to tell Li Mei that you must not trust that guy. There must be a trap inside."
Chen Qing waved his hand and said with a smile: "You have internal guards watching over this matter and nothing will happen. Just tell Li Mei that you can't give her special approval and ask her to leave the land to her children. The price will increase several times in the future."
Lu Xiu hesitated and said, "Actually, I don't care about anything else. I'm just afraid of hurting my brother."
"No, your brother has already reported this to me. I asked him to act with the inner guard. This matter is very confidential. It's just you and I talking here. You can't tell anyone else."
Lu Xiu felt relieved and nodded, "Don't worry, husband! I do things in a measured way and I will never leak it."
Early the next morning, Chen Qing, accompanied by Jiang Yanxian, came to inspect the newly opened land in Nancheng. The city wall had been demolished, and there was a new city wall five miles away. The outside of Nancheng was mainly farmland, with basically no villages, so at a glance
Everywhere we go, the land is empty, with basically no buildings, and even if there are buildings, they have been demolished.
Chen Qing and a large group of officials rode past the former city wall. Outside is a large open space, covered with thick white snow, a crystal white world. So far, only one north-south main road has been built, which is ten feet wide and paved.
Climb the five-mile-long bluestone slab that leads to Nancheng five miles away.
On the main road, ox carts, donkey carts, horseback riders, donkey riders and walkers come and go in an endless stream. Everyone who comes in from Nancheng or leaves Nancheng must pass here, but there is a vast expanse of snow on both sides.
place.
Although part of the land was allocated to senior officials and generals, the actual proportion of land allocated was very small in the vast land that was five miles long and ten miles wide.
The plan to expand Nancheng was unanimously approved by the Internal Affairs Hall. This was also forced by the situation. The population in Jingzhao City has exceeded one million. Military camps and warehouses are being moved outside the city. The vacant land is used to build houses, but the city remains unchanged.
Overcrowding and housing problems have become an urgent problem in Jingzhao City.
In addition, many public utilities cannot be carried out. Land is needed for running schools, land is needed for commerce, and land is needed for government agencies. The earth pond reserves have been exhausted. At present, the land in better areas in the city has increased to 10,000 yuan per mu, and it is not necessarily available for purchase. All states and counties
Many wealthy families want to own a house in Jingzhao, so it is difficult to find a house in Jingzhao City.
Chen Qing saw many people walking around in the snow-covered wilderness in the distance, as if inspecting the land. Chen Qing asked, "Who are those people?"
Jiang Yanxian smiled slightly and said: "I guess there are two types of people. Some are businessmen who want to buy shops or wealthy families who want to buy houses. They are choosing a place."
"etc!"
Chen Qing interrupted him, "Is the land still for sale?"
"After being stopped by His Highness, it is no longer for sale. However, I did sell some land before, but I couldn't regret it. The deposit was collected, but it does not conflict with His Highness's request."
Chen Qing frowned and asked, "Which government agency is managing this land now?"
"It's an order from the Tianzhai Mining Department!"
Jiang Yan first turned around and waved, called one up, and introduced to Chen Qing: "Li Zhuangnong, the director of the Tianzhai Mining Administration, went to Chencang County to audit the official fields. This is the deputy director Gao Kun. He was transferred to Jingzhao last year. Before that, he was from Shanxi.
State General Judgment.”
Gao Kun quickly bowed and saluted, "See you, Your Highness!"
Chen Qing asked Gao Kun: "I said before that land cannot be sold, but a charter must be made first. Where to build tiles, where to build houses, where to build schools, and various restrictions on buying land, there must be clear and clear
Detailed plans must be made before the land can be sold. Does the High Commissioner know this requirement?"
"The humble position knows!"
"Then I want to know how far you plan to go?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, the plan will not be completed until February next year at the earliest. It is too huge and there are various purchase restrictions. We cannot make a decision based on our heads. We must investigate and it will take time."
"Then it will be completed before the end of March next year. Is it possible?"
"absolutely okay!"
"Also, after those people paid the deposit, has the land been confirmed?" Chen Qing pointed to the people in the distance and asked.
"Your Highness, they just paid a deposit, because it is not yet clear how much land they can buy, so the government just promised them that they can buy the land, but the specific land they will buy has not been determined, so they are looking at the land now in vain."
Chen Qing nodded and asked Jiang Yan: "Counselor Jiang just said that there are two types of people in front of you. One type wants to buy land. What about the other type of people?"
Jiang Yanxian smiled bitterly and said: "There are still a group of people who are the original owners of the land. They all regret selling the land and the low price. They want to cause trouble!"
"Didn't you say they are all official fields?"
Jiang Yan shook his head first, "Most of it is official land, but a large piece of land in the southeast is private land, about several thousand acres, involving more than 190 households. They have already had a quarrel before, and His Highness happened to go to Lin'an.
I guess they will cause trouble again soon."
"Have you signed an agreement with them?"
Gao Kun said quickly: "We have all signed, and we are giving them twice the price of the land in the market. Of course it cannot be compared. The price of farmland is only fifty acres, but if it is turned into residential land in the city, the price will be much higher."
Times, so they regretted it and clamored to take back the land."
Chen Qing said coldly: "Ignore them and let me know when they cause trouble!"