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Summary of the previous chapter: The two factions in Fujian and Henan promised to send operating reports, but most of them were tampered with and no problems could be seen. There was only one copy, which seemed to be omitted due to the negligence of the sender...
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In Caogang, Fujian School's clerk's office, two men, one tall and one short, were gathering together, discussing in a low voice.
The taller man looked surprised: "What, you said you accidentally lost one of the books?"
The shorter one had a guilty look on his face: "Oh, didn't I tell you this? Second brother, you said that we are brothers. You must help me in this matter. If this matter is solved by
The boss knows, let alone me, even you, our family can’t escape the involvement.”
"Hey, you, you, you said you were fine, why did you insist on drinking some wine and going to do things in a daze without getting into trouble? Really, I regret it so much. I shouldn't have asked you to deliver books."
"Hey, don't say anything. Second brother, do you think the book will be taken away by that Ma San?"
"How do I know? I asked you to give it to me. I told you just the few books. Who knows how many books you took? By the way, how many books did you take?"
"I, I don't remember either, there are more than a dozen books anyway."
"Hey, yes, luckily I still have a copy. If not, I'll change the cover. I hope the boss doesn't notice when he reads it. You can't drink anymore next time. What a mistake!"
"Oh, I know, I must remember not to drink."
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In Ma Xiaoquan's study, Hua Yue carefully read through the book in question and marked all the unknown places with red marks. After doing this, Hua Yue handed the book to Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan based on the red mark marked by Hua Yue and based on his understanding of the operation of the salt transport in the past few months, he figured it out one by one, and exchanged a few words with Hua Yue from time to time.
After two hours, the two of them figured out nearly half of the problem, but had no clue about the other half.
Hua Yue poured herself a cup of tea, took a sip and said, "Ma Xiaoquan, I think most of the salt transportation funds are unaccounted for, and it's related to these unresolved issues."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "It's very possible. Well, as we said before, the person who came to deliver the books, I also found out that his name is Niu San, and he is from the Fujian School. His second brother is responsible for the writing of the Fujian School.
As for the accounts, I think we can start with this Niu San and figure out how to get hold of his second brother. In this way, I should be able to figure out the accounts of the Fujian faction."
"Well, having said that, it's actually very difficult. I think Niu San has also thought about the fact that the book is with us, so I think he will be very alert."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said: "Even so, we can still use this book to threaten Niu San. If Niu San can send this book to us by mistake, then he must have a weakness, definitely!"
Hua Yue nodded: "Okay, then I'll listen to you."
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The next day, Hua Yue helped Ma Xiaoquan disguise himself and gave him a human skin mask.
Ma Xiaoquan has changed his appearance. If he doesn't speak, it will be difficult to detect any flaws.
Hua Yue asked: "What are you going to do?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "If we want to investigate clearly, we must find ways to break into their factions. We can pay attention to the Henan faction for the time being and don't move yet. The Fujian faction must be removed as soon as possible."
"Why, during the last banquet, I felt that the boss of the Henan faction was a reckless man. He should be easy to get rid of?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "Although the Henan faction is easy to get rid of, they have Wei Zhongxian's support behind them, so they can be eliminated, but it is difficult to get rid of them completely. If we want to get rid of the Henan faction, I think that the Jin Yiwei will definitely be used in the end...
..The Fujian faction is supported by Lu Zhan. According to my understanding of Lu Zhan, he is relatively stingy. As long as there are issues related to interests, he will always be timid...
In other words, although the Fujian faction was supported by Lu Zhan, he certainly did not support it very much. Furthermore, the Lu family's hometown in Nanyang belonged to Henan, but he chose to support Fujian. There must be many changes in this.
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Huayue's beautiful eyes flashed: "Then what do you mean..."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled: "Lu Zhan must be grasping some weakness of the Fujian faction, so the two will cooperate. As long as I find the weakness that Lu Zhan grasps, and use it to my advantage, the Fujian faction can be uprooted."
Hua Yue nodded and hummed softly.
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Ma Xiaoquan sneaked out from behind the bedroom, made a big circle, and stayed outside for half a morning before slowly walking towards his destination.
The Cao Gang is recruiting people recently. Regardless of faction, as long as you are physically strong, you can get a job.
When Ma Xiaoquan arrived at the recruitment point, he saw the darkness in front of him, filled with human heads.
"Hey" Ma Xiaoquan shook his head, suddenly thinking of the extravagant life in Beijing. Compared with it, here is like heaven and earth. The Ming Dynasty is crumbling.
Squeezing closer, Ma Xiaoquan said carelessly: "I want to work."
The person in charge of recruiting people raised his head and glanced at him, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where are you from?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "My hometown is Fujian, but I grew up in Beijing."
"Huh? Where in Fujian are you from?"
Ma Xiaoquan scratched his head and mentioned a specific location. The latter grabbed the location and asked several more questions. He didn't continue until he was satisfied.
Ma Xiaoquan sneered in his heart. In order to get into the circle of the Fujian sect, Ma Xiaoquan had done enough homework. Hum, just these few questions are useless to me.
The recruiter glanced at Ma Xiaoquan again, curled his lips and said, "You don't know Fujianese. What's the point of recruiting you?"
Ma Xiaoquan said with some dissatisfaction: "Can't those who grew up in other places not be able to recognize their ancestors and return to their clan? Don't they all say that fellow villagers shed tears when they see fellow villagers? Besides, the words from one village to another are still different.
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"Hey?" The other party grinned, stood up and patted Ma Xiaoquan on the shoulder, "Boy, I just said this to you, okay, come on, I want you to go to the Fujian School."
Ma Xiaoquan was overjoyed and blinked: "Really, okay, then I'll go back and clean up."
"Wait a minute!" The other party's face darkened, "Where are you going to clean up?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled: "Just...under the East Bridge, my baggage is there. Hey, I haven't eaten for a day, can you give me some food first?"
"Humph, it's true, okay, okay, go, go, go, go and come back!"
“Okay”
Ma Xiaoquan ran under the East Bridge in a hurry, pulled out a shabby baggage from under the bridge, opened the baggage, and Ma Xiaoquan changed into a piece of clothes that looked clean, but was actually not clean at all. There were still several stains on the clothes.
patch.
On the East Bridge, two Fujian sect spies secretly watched Ma Xiaoquan's every move. When they saw Ma Xiaoquan put on patchy clothes, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Ever since the chief steward, Ma San, actually Ma Xiaoquan, arrived, the boss has become suspicious. No matter who he is, even an old man who has been in the Fujian sect for a long time, his identity and origin must be thoroughly investigated.
Ma Xiaoquan glanced at the bridge from the corner of his eye, packed up his baggage, put it on his back, and walked onto the bridge happily.
Not far away, a peasant woman selling vegetables at a stall watched Ma Xiaoquan leave, the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
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The next day, Ma Xiaoquan became a member of the Fujian faction. However, since he did not know the dialect, people in the faction called him "Little Beijing".
Ma Xiaoquan works very hard and gives people a very solid feeling. In addition, he made up the story that he grew up in Beijing, so in his spare time, he will always tell some jokes about Beijing for everyone to laugh. After half a month,
He is already familiar with most of the people in the gang.
Caobang does not provide a place to live, but only provides food, so everyone works during the day and goes back to their respective homes at night. Those who have aunts can find their aunts, and those who don't have to take care of themselves.
There is a brothel nearby. Whenever the bachelors in Caobang have nothing to do, they always go to the brothel together.
Ma Xiaoquan went there with everyone, but Ma Xiaoquan did not dare to compliment the "quality" of the kiln girl. He just looked at it and left with an excuse.
But... as a single man without a "home", Ma Xiaoquan always found a cheap inn to sleep in after leaving. As time went by, people from the Fujian faction laughed at him for not being able to find his mother-in-law.
Ma Xiaoquan refused to accept it and vowed to make a bet with everyone in the sect, saying that he would spend a few months getting a little widow to live with him.
Not to mention, there are really many little widows in this Caobang area, some with children, and some alone.
As the saying goes, there is a lot of trouble in front of a widow. The single men in Caogang are strong and have strong male hormones. They make money but have nowhere to spend it. As time goes by, they live with some widows who like each other, and some even
Have a child.
There are a few young widows in the team who are particularly good-looking. One of them, a young widow who is called a "cold beauty" by the people in the Cao Gang, is particularly memorable.
However, although this "Leng Meiren" is beautiful, she is very skilled in martial arts. Generally, no man dares to approach her intentionally, because it is said that any man who comes close to her with evil intentions will be beaten up by Leng Meiren.
It is said that Leng Meiren used to be the daughter of the head of the escort agency. For some unknown reason, both her father and the man died, so she was left alone.
Many people in the Cao Gang, including the leaders of the two major factions, wanted to take her as a concubine, but the young widow said that she would not accept her unless she was the real wife.
At that time, many people did not believe it, and some even wanted to rob someone on the spot. The young widow simply threatened her directly that if anyone dared to use force, she would commit suicide so that no one could get anything from her.