On the night of the second day, Jiang Tian had already appeared on a high-rise building in Hefei City, Luzhou, the capital of Huainan West Road. The city was full of lanterns, and thousands of lights were shining brightly, surrounding many night markets in the city, and cars
Horses and people flowed in and out, and it still seemed as prosperous and peaceful as before;
It seems that the Wuhou and the guards patrolling the streets are slightly more frequent, and they are not affected much by the gradual changes in the current environment. In other words, it is the same as other famous cities in Dayi; under the obstruction of the tall city wall and the sufficient number of guards,
Under the protection of the army, the city was able to maintain a sufficient sense of security.
However, Jiang Tian knew very well that under this flourishing flower scene, in addition to external threats, there was also an undercurrent of filth that continued to spread and spread in the darkness. As for Shi Zaixiang,
The Jingjiang Liu Clan is not just a cut off tentacle and branch.
Although the "induction" of most of the memory fragments in Liu Shugu's mind was not enough to form strong enough evidence of reality; but based on the physical evidence and oral confessions obtained in the local area, Wude Si's informant, who was among the local three religions and nine streams, provided
news; a vague clue leads here.
Just pacifying the Yunmeng rebellion in a short period of time, and uncovering and investigating the crimes of the Liu family in Jingjiang, etc., inevitably brought about another hidden effect. Let Jiang Tian be the leader of this "tour of the Yangtze River"; many officials in the government
With the promotion and publicity from all sides, it became more and more famous and prestigious;
Although this can undoubtedly deter those potential unstable factors in the local area, and even obtain more resource support from the local area, as well as official cooperation, so that various actions can achieve twice the result with half the effort. But it will also allow those who
The monsters and monsters are hiding and dormant deeper.
Therefore, in order to achieve a sudden effect this time, Jiang Dan once again played the strategy of attacking from the east to the west. Using the Jinghu Navy and most of the Youxiao Guard officers to openly escort the censor's flag as a cover, he set off again from Panyang Lake.
, claiming to go south to Xinzhou to deal with the abnormal incidents reported in Shangrao County.
However, Jiang Tian himself, his expert team members, and some lay soldiers disguised themselves on the spot in the water village inspected by Poyang. Then they boarded a secretly requisitioned canal boat from the local area and went directly north. They secretly entered Lu Huainan West Road.
They arrived in Hefei before nightfall.
Because, according to the few remaining memory fragments of Yang Shugu, he is the leader of a secretly specific human trafficking industry chain; he is also the source of being entrusted with using a certain blood-contaminated secret medicine to conduct underground human experiments, and the bird hidden in the return home.
The giant exotic beasts in Yun Dazhuang all originate from Luzhou.
As the capital of Huainan West Road, Luzhou was not selected among the two capitals and sixteen prefectures under direct jurisdiction; but because of its unique geographical location, it has been a battleground for convenient water and land transportation, developed business travel, and dynastic campaigns since ancient times;
For example, Sun Shiwan, the great emperor of Wu who made Zhang Liao famous.
At the same time, it is also located at the intersection of the Inner Caoxi Line in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River waterway and the Huaihe River Basin, which is rich in products and food. Therefore, it has long been ranked as one of the four major rice markets in the southeast; it is also relatively close to Xu, Yang, and Hangzhou.
In the coastal states, the only rice market/grain distribution center located inland.
However, after the Taixing reform and a century of great expansion, the Tang Dynasty had a large amount of cheap rice imported from Annan, Tianzhu and the South China Sea, and even Xinzhou, which was thousands of miles away, and the big and small Ao princes and vassals; a huge impact.
At the same time, grain prices in China and Turkey also led to the decline of the four major rice markets.
Despite this, Luzhou, as an important commercial port on the Yangtze River waterway, has not been as affected as coastal areas; it still retains many traditions of rice markets from past dynasties; such as the official gatherings in spring and autumn to provide grain merchants from various prefectures.
Serving many ancillary industries and entertainment industries.
The high-rise building where Jiang Tian is now located is located in one of the prosperous entertainment industry areas in the city. In Liu Shugu's memory fragments, the major suspect involved is a well-known local royal supplier who owns several shipping companies.
Wang Boxian, one of the wealthy rice merchants who traveled up and down the river.
Of course, today's so-called imperial supplier status is no longer as valuable and valuable as it was during the Taixing and Yongzhen years. As long as a businessman with enough ability and connections can manage to pass through Gongtai Province, one of the three inner provinces,
Or you can try to find it by assigning palace and market envoys in various places.
Therefore, as compensation for Liang Gong's ban on privileges outside the palace, with the efforts of all the officials in the palace to meticulously generate income, there are now not more than a thousand imperial suppliers in the world, but at least seven or eight hundred; it can be said that
It is said that it has taken over all the needs of the city, including food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Just like Wang Boxian, the great rice market merchant, his responsibility is to provide Ouchi with various types of tribute rice; although this is undoubtedly a long-term money-losing business, and even extra money is required to manage it, the palace and market envoys who allocate places and
It is the internal government bureau of Gongtai Province, but it also has a special brand effect.
As the saying goes, it is a title exclusively for the emperor's palace. Even if it is just the most common daily use among the emperor's suppliers, it is still attractive enough to the wealthy private households and wealthy families who have lived for a hundred years, and even the subordinates of the princes from outside the vassal.
Power can be said to be a natural exclusive share of the high-end market.
If this were the case, there would be no need for Jiang Tian to go to too much trouble and just send a formal document/zhazi to the local government to take action. However, in addition to his origins as the palace and city envoy of his own country, Wang Boxian, the great businessman, also
He has another special identity, that of an escort officer of the Wude Division.
Strictly speaking, the Wude Division only has a certain number of personnel and operational facilities in the two capitals and sixteen prefectures. Only when invited by neighboring local governments can it participate in the investigation and pursuit of some local cases on the basis of co-organizer/job assignment.
So. But in fact, of course it is not limited to this.
In the prefectures and counties outside the capital, there will also be peripheral personnel of the Wude Division, as well as the informants and secret agents they have developed. However, they act secretly under the cover of three religions and nine streams; and they are usually only responsible to the top and do not report to each other.
Understand each other's identities, and the specific number of people varies.
Among them, the local leaders, called custodians, deputy custodians, assistant managers, etc., are the only ones who are named on the deputy list of Wude Division and receive salaries and funds. As for more subordinates, as well as part-time backstabbers and spies,
; They are all self-sufficient in proportion based on the amount of income from the specific business.
Therefore, the peripheral organizations of the Wude Department in various states and counties, according to the fat, thin, rich and few in different regions, even have to spend extra money to pay filial piety to the superiors in the city in order to keep the corresponding positions from being replaced; and their subordinates can support and maintain the hidden stakes, eyeliners, etc.
The amount of non-staff personnel is also variable.
In a famous city like Luzhou, the capital of Huainan West Road, Wude Division usually has several detainees in the same city; although Wang Boxian is only an external detainee named in the deputy register and does not receive salary or funds; but in his case
With the financial blessing and interpersonal penetration, the local Wu Desi can no longer be trusted.
What's more, there may be something deeper behind him, one of the twelve zodiac signs, or even someone secretly active at the top of the Southern Beast Worship Cult. Therefore, while the situation in Raozhou has not yet fully spread,
Jiang Tian adopted the strategy of secretly infiltrating Chen Cang and came to find out in person.
This time, the person who provided him with assistance and temporary cover was another local force in Luzhou; it was also the local branch and peripheral members of the famous Qixiufang in Pingkangli, the capital, called Changge.
Because Jiang Tian sent someone to show the guest's token from Aunt Gongsun.
Then, Jiang Tian got the first-hand news in the city, as well as this place which was convenient for nearby observation and surveillance. In Luantai Garden, directly opposite the high-rise building, Wang Boxian, a big grain merchant, was hosting a banquet to entertain guests.
; Therefore, looking from a distance, it is just the lights and shadows interlacing and the entertainment banquet is in full swing.
"Your Majesty, it is clear to me that Wang is also a long-term benefactor of the court. The most used place for entertaining guests is the Quming Tower in front of us." As the leader of Changge Club, the well-known Lady Douzhi; who calls herself "Qiu Ming Lou"
"Ji" The woman with a veil covering her face and burn scars at the corners of her eyes also introduced the current situation in a low voice:
"The doorway on the top floor terrace side is his private and exclusive quiet room. It is guarded by personal bodyguards every day and has been modified to an unknown extent. He is never served by anyone and does not call concubines in. If there is any,
Some secret collection is probably located here."
"Although there are some not-so-legal activities in the Wang family's property, it is still a well-known family in the local area. It is especially known for its generosity and charity, so there is a group of knights and knights gathered in the house every day.
There are good players who come and go in the world; some are desperate to kill themselves."
"In addition, there are also thousands of boat gangs, township parties, traders, and footwork societies who make a living from Wang's businesses, which are enough for the eyes, ears, and rumors. The servants, public servants, and delinquents of various government agencies have all been punished by him.
It’s not like there were no Shangguan to investigate and interrogate, but it was all silenced.”
"Suppose... Your Excellency, you want to seize the Wang family, or bring the crime to court." At this point, Qiu Ji hesitated and said: "It is not enough to just rely on the rumors and deeds in front of you; before,
Even if there are some obstacles to implementation, someone will naturally take the blame."
"Are you testing my attitude? Or do you have some grudge against Wang Boxian?" Jiang Tian smiled slightly and said, "But don't worry, since I have set my sights on him, I won't let him go easily; what's more, I don't want to let him go at the moment.
Don’t worry so much about the official procedures and certificates required..."
While he was talking, Jiang Tian was distracted and manipulated the re-condensed armor, which flashed past in the dim moonlight; in a blink of an eye, he arrived at the Luantai Garden on the opposite side. It bounced and pressed against the corners of the eaves like a breeze.
Lengqian; quietly passing through the blind spots of perspective outside the layers of windows.
Finally arriving at the terrace on the top floor, I leaned sideways like a shadow against the outer wall of a fully enclosed quiet room with no external windows.