The red building in Yanjin is a local scene. It is said that the reason why the outer wall was painted red was the command of the Cavalry General. He said that red was a warning. As an agency for external spying and internal supervision, the Intelligence Department Yamen used red as its color.
The appearance can be regarded as a warning sign.
Wang Yu's statement is very unique. Throughout the ages, most intelligence structures give people a gloomy and terrifying feeling. The color used to describe it should be gray-black, which is definitely not related to the bright red.
However, with the promotion of the New Deal, people found that the role of the Intelligence Department became more and more obvious, and over time, they became accustomed to it.
What external achievements the Intelligence Department has externally is unknown to the outside world. Internally, it has a very important responsibility, which is tax inspection.
In the eyes of the outside world, it is very miraculous that Qingzhou merchants take the initiative to pay taxes. The nature of merchants is to pursue profits and forget loyalty. No matter how much you remember Wang Yu's kindness, you can't get rid of this inherent law.
Anyone who knows anything knows that there is no poll tax in Qingzhou. The most important tax model is income tax. Qingzhou businessmen travel all over the world and can be seen from all over the country. How much money they make outside, who can find out? Hiding income is not enough
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However, all the merchants in Qingzhou are honest and honest. The first thing they do when entering the country is to go to the Yamen to pay taxes. It is as if everyone has become a disciple of a saint and a moral model, which is puzzling.
In fact, the truth is very simple. The tax department in Qingzhou works in conjunction with the Intelligence Department. There is a law similar to a complaint order on the collection of commercial taxes. The Intelligence Department accepts reports from all parties, and the tax department is responsible for verification. Once
If it is found that a businessman has committed tax evasion, the businessman will be severely fined, and 30% of the fine will be rewarded to the whistleblower.
Businessmen value profits. It is destined that the relationship between colleagues will not be very harmonious. As the saying goes: the person who knows a person best is often his enemy. It is normal for peers with competitive relationships to suppress each other. With this law, everyone will definitely
They will all be stared at by their peers. How dare you play any tricks?
Given the current atmosphere in Qingzhou, people found guilty of tax evasion would be in a miserable state. They would only have to pay a fine of ten times the tax amount. The most terrible thing was the contemptuous looks and almost hostile atmosphere around them.
Wang Yu's image among high-ranking officials is very poor, but he is very popular among the common people. The common people say that not only have they received great favor from the Hussars General, they will continue to receive the protection of the General's Palace.
, if you can’t do anything else, paying taxes according to the rules must be a matter of course. If you even do this, are you still a human being?
From the establishment of the commercial tax system to the present, there have been many businessmen who have evaded taxes. Maybe they hid it well enough, but those who were caught out would have been in bad luck without exception. If the general government had not issued a notice saying that tax inspections were
The purpose is to avoid past mistakes and avoid future ones, and the culprits cannot be beaten to death. I am afraid that these people will not be able to gain a foothold in their hometown.
Of course, in addition to the reporting system, the current currency system is also an important measure. Registration is required to exchange money. Foreigners can make up information at will, but local merchants cannot. When doing business, the amount of income will be clear at a glance by comparing the previous and previous information.
With this threshold, even if you can escape the supervision of the Yamen, no one will report it, and the income from tax evasion will not be brought home openly unless you move to another place.
Nowadays, Qingzhou is a good place that attracts the world's attention. People outside are trying to squeeze in, so who would rush out? Haven't you seen that those high-ranking families who used to treat the Hussars like snakes and scorpions are gradually moving back?
At this time, just to take advantage, give up the foundation of Qingzhou and go to other places. Isn't that crazy?
Nowadays, the cooperation between the Intelligence Department and the tax department is getting less and less, but Military Master Jia believes that this system still has merits, so he has retained it. The content has changed from targeting tax evasion to being ubiquitous.
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If the people within the territory find suspicious people, they can come to report it. If it is verified in the future, they will be rewarded accordingly according to the value of the information; the businessmen who are wandering outside are more general, and they can report anything they see along the way to the Intelligence Department.
No matter how big or small, once the reported information contains intelligence of a certain value, you will be rewarded afterwards.
This reward is usually not too high, but it can be distributed in public according to the wish of the provider. When issuing the reward, an official from the Intelligence Department will come forward, call the provider a righteous citizen, and thank the latter for his contribution to Qingzhou.
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With the current atmosphere in Qingzhou, tax evaders who take advantage of the General's Mansion will be attacked by a group, which in turn will naturally be a high honor. There are many people who don't care about the material rewards at all, and they just come here to show off and enjoy the honor.
With such a mass base, the intelligence department's eyes and ears suddenly expanded several times.
The previous model was that Qingzhou trained intelligence personnel, then dispatched them and provided funds. The intelligence personnel used lurking, disguise, bribery and other methods to obtain targeted intelligence. This model was more targeted, but it was expensive.
The risks are also high. It is okay to spy on important military information, but ordinary information is not worth the gain.
Now that the masses are mobilized, intelligence comes to the door in a steady stream. The focus of the Intelligence Department's work suddenly shifts to sorting, screening, and analysis. Professional intelligence personnel can also infiltrate deeper, so the work efficiency is greatly improved.
The princes or counselors who had an in-depth study of Qingzhou all improved their assessment of Wang Yu or Jia Xu, but they did not know that although this strategy was proposed by Wang Yu, it was a woman who actually perfected it.
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Anyone who has been to the Red Mansion knows that the arrangements and decorations in the Red Mansion are very special.
You need to register when you enter, and then you will get a sign, wait in order, and enter one by one.
The layout of the inner room is very simple. There is a curtain hanging in the middle, and there is a bell on the curtain. The reporter sits with his back to the curtain, and when the bell rings, he begins to state what he wants to report. After the report, the bell rings again, and he can leave.
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Ordinary people don't think there is anything wrong and just think that the personnel of the Intelligence Department need to maintain anonymity. However, those who really know the inside story know very well that if this policy was not led by Mrs. Diao Chan from the beginning, the layout of the inner room would not be like this.
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Now that the reporting, or reporting system has been expanded, it is certainly impossible for Mrs. Diao Chan to cover everything, but the rules have been maintained.
Because of this rule, the reporters are also divided into different levels. Ordinary people can only see ordinary receptionists, but those who provide important information have the opportunity to communicate with the information in places where there are no curtains.
Personnel have face-to-face conversations.
Boss Zhang used to be a butcher, but he changed his career to selling meat in the past few years. He not only sold meat skewers, but also opened a hot pot restaurant. He was busy every day, and his life was getting better day by day, and he was living a happy life.
He was a man with no ambitions, and thought that as long as his life continued like this, he would be fine. He never thought that one day he would have a face-to-face exchange with the intelligence department personnel in the Red Building.
"Those people are very tall, um, how tall? Well, they are almost half a head taller than me. There is murderous look in their eyebrows and eyes. The young man at the head looks kind-hearted, but his eyes are so bright that it's the girl.
...They said they were from Guanzhong, but I have met businessmen from Guanzhong before, and their accents sounded a bit strange..."
Boss Zhang stumbled as he spoke, glancing around from time to time. He felt quite uneasy.
It was his first time to do this job, but he had heard many people say that he had to follow the rules and turn his back to the door curtain to describe the matter. However, he was summoned several times this time.
This time, many officials and whistleblowers were even gathered together... Isn't it possible that I have made some big mistake?
"Boss Yang, do you think there is anything that needs to be added to Boss Zhang's narrative?"
The Intelligence Department official in charge of the inquiry was pleasant-looking, but the inquiry process was very rigorous. Listening to his wording and calm tone, people couldn't help but become nervous.
"No, Brother Zhang has a very sophisticated vision, and what he said is very detailed..." Boss Yang's answer made Boss Zhang feel relieved. It's not that he didn't know that there are no punitive measures in the reporting system. It doesn't matter if he says it wrong, but
In this atmosphere, somehow he just didn't want to make a mistake.
"Well, then could you please repeat what you saw on the road?"
"I went to Guanzhong this time..."
Among the people who were being questioned, Boss Zhang knew several of them, and Yang Chao was one of them. Unlike the other people who opened shops in Yanjin, Yang Chao was from outside. It is said that he was from Anping County.
After making some minor contributions during the Hebei War, I had the opportunity to become one of the first batch of maritime merchants, but I missed it. In the past few years, I became a merchant and kept running to the west.
Before and after Bai Bo moved eastward, the trade route from Hebei to Guanzhong was quite popular. Dong Zhuo's group and the officials in the DPRK were all wealthy owners. However, Guanzhong was exhausted and supplies were extremely scarce. Transporting anything there would make a lot of money.
However, since Cao Cao's large-scale westward expansion, business in the Guanzhong area has not been as easy as before. Although the prices of goods continue to rise, the war is chaotic, and the risks of doing business have also increased exponentially. If one person fails, both people and goods will be lost.
Except for the semi-official caravans that followed the navy and conducted large-scale transactions, other caravans basically gave up on the Western Front and turned their attention to other equally profitable directions, especially sea trade.
Those who still cling to the Guanzhong trade route are either stubborn or extremely courageous and want to gain wealth through danger. From Boss Zhang's perspective, Yang Chao seems to fall into the latter category.
It is said that he and a good friend were robbed in Qinghe and almost lost their lives. In the end, it was a blessing in disguise.
The ferry fleet later became the first group of maritime merchants in Qingzhou, traveling between Qingzhou and the four islands in the East China Sea. Today, its value has skyrocketed many times.
Because of their different choices, the situations of the two life-and-death friends were very different. In the eyes of onlookers, Yang Chao clung to the Guanzhong trade route, which gave him the impression of knowing his shame and then becoming brave.
Boss Zhang had always felt that Yang Chao was pitiful and felt sorry for him. He missed the opportunity and it was fine, but because he couldn't let go, he went all the way to the dark side, which was obviously not worth it.
Think about where the four islands in the East China Sea are located? It is said that there are mountains of gold and silver everywhere on the islands, and copper mines can be found everywhere. Is there any faster way to make a fortune than there? There are many people who are not good at discerning, so why bet on this pointlessly?
Woolen cloth?
But when I met Yang Chao here today, Boss Zhang keenly noticed something strange.
He felt that Yang Chao was more like a spy than a businessman. When businessmen are out and about, it is better to do less than to do more, especially when they meet those brave and fierce guys. Looking at each other more seriously will bring a lot of risks.
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Yang Chao clearly saw that those Xiliang men beat hundreds of Hanoi officers and soldiers to a pulp with a small number of enemies. However, not only did they not get away as quickly as possible, but they repeatedly used words to test them. Isn't this the style of a spy?
I heard that with the expansion of the reporting system, the Intelligence Department is now beginning to develop peripheral espionage personnel. Maybe Brother Yang is the forerunner.
"Boss Yang's observation is very careful and has provided us with considerable help. However, from a professional point of view, it is not recommended to take risks in this situation. After all, the opponent is highly armed and not very good at hiding his traces.
Once I notice your temptation, I will probably fall out directly..."
Yang Chao was the last person to be questioned. After the questioning, the officials from the Intelligence Department indeed put forward corresponding suggestions. When Yang Chao nodded and accepted it humbly, he turned to Boss Zhang and others and said gently: "Please also pay attention.
At this point, you are not specialized espionage personnel. It is just your duty to provide intelligence to the Intelligence Department. As long as you are not afraid of trouble, just report what you see and hear. It is not necessary and it is not recommended to take the initiative to spy..."
"The peace we have in Hebei is hard-won, so let's do our best."
"Yeah, it doesn't cost anything just to ask a few questions. If I can help, that would be great."
"There are people who have evil intentions and dare to commit murder in the street? Don't even ask us where Hebei is."
I heard what the official said was true. His concern for everyone seemed to come from the bottom of his heart. Everyone was moved and started shouting.
Boss Zhang also echoed a few words of determination. He accidentally saw Yang Chao and found that the latter looked thoughtful. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Brother Yang seems to be really determined to go into this industry.
.However, when I think about it, it is not a bad thing for young people to be motivated.
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The matter ended, everyone dispersed, and the Intelligence Department returned to calm. What was unknown was that in the interrogation room just now, the bamboo curtain was lowered again, and both sides were once again filled with people. The chief officer in charge of the interrogation just now was sitting on the bamboo curtain.
At the end of the curtain near the main door, he is holding a scroll in his hand and reciting aloud.
"After compiling all relevant information, the itinerary of a group of people suspected of being Xiliang spies has been confirmed, and their purpose has been narrowed down to several possibilities..."
"They took their women with them and took action when passing through the Hanoi checkpoint. Obviously they were not professional espionage personnel. They certainly did not come to Qingzhou to spy on military intelligence. They deliberately avoided the exchange office when entering the country, which further showed that this group of people was engaged in espionage work.
Because of my lack of experience, I always avoid places that look like sentry posts. Also..."
If Ma Dai were here, he would definitely be very depressed. After the incident reported by Boss Zhang, he had realized that his whereabouts might be exposed, but he never dreamed that his whereabouts would completely fall into the Qingzhou Intelligence System
In his eyes, there is nothing to hide.
Ma Dai's whereabouts were exposed and doubts were gathered. Ma Dai's whereabouts were not only exposed, but his identity and even the purpose of his trip had been taken into consideration by the intelligence system.
"Ma Teng has three sons and one daughter. His brother has a son, Ma Dai. He has a calm and meticulous personality, and Ma Teng relies on him. If nothing else, this person should be the leader of this behavior. The woman is still young, but her martial arts is quite high.
It is completely consistent with the information about Ma Teng's daughter Yun Luo, and there is at least a 90% chance that the person who came is none other than the Ma Dai brothers and sisters."
"Their purpose should not be to spy on confidential military information. There is a 50% chance that it is to observe the scenery and people in our Qingzhou, so as to corroborate it with the information obtained so as to revise Xiliang's Hebei strategy. There is also a 20% chance, Ma
Dai escaped privately and intended to go to Qingzhou, which is a way of hedging his bets, so Miss Ma is planning to get married..."
At this point, the reporting official subconsciously slowed down his speech, quickly raised his head and glanced at the bamboo curtain. Seeing that the people behind him had no expression, he continued to elaborate: "Of course, it is not ruled out that Miss Ma's family traveled privately.
As for the rest of the possibilities, half of them are due to Ma Dai observing the scenery of Qingzhou and thinking that we are unmatched, so he plans to have face-to-face contact with the lord. The possibility of assassination is the lowest, but it cannot be completely ruled out..."
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Xing." Soft words came from behind the bamboo curtain. Although it was not the first time that Xing Yong heard it, his heart was still slightly shaken. This was of course a sign of losing his temper. He quickly calmed down and answered solemnly.
He said: "This is all my duty as a subordinate. I cannot bear what my wife says."
Xing Yong is a native of Hejian County. He was promoted as a filial and honest boy when he was young, but he did not serve as an official. Instead, he traveled around the world alone and on horseback. It was not until the Hussars went north to conquer the East that he recommended himself to join the army.
He was well-informed and thoughtful and was selected by the Intelligence Department.
Xing Yong was greatly amazed by the intelligence collection system of the Intelligence Department that was gradually getting on track, but what amazed him even more was that Wang Yu actually placed his wife in the Intelligence Department.
Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, because of the battle between Wang Yu and Lu Bu in Luoyang, Diao Chan became famous in one fell swoop and has long been a world-famous beauty. With such a beauty in your room, you should naturally enjoy the tenderness. Why?
Will anyone use him as an aide? Is this the so-called extraordinary person doing extraordinary things?
Xing Yong has never met Wang Yu in person, but with this move alone, he has a deep understanding of Wang Yu. Although the latter does not like celebrities, his family still has an eclectic style of celebrities.
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Of course, Xing Yong is also a practical person. Although the information he handles is not very confidential, how can he not know its importance? To be more serious, what kind of situation will the Central Plains War start with?
Maybe I will land on this information. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read.