Xu Xu nodded: Ah Tao was once given as a concubine, which was not a glorious thing. When you return to your hometown where you are all acquaintances, it is inevitable that someone will bring up the old story again, which is embarrassing.
"I still want to stay in Wuzhou and continue to work for the Senate." Luo Yangming said, "I have been doing business and living here for many years, and Wuzhou can be regarded as my second hometown. I have a good grasp of many local situations and I am familiar with the people. As for the arrangements,
Whether I do public work or continue to open a rice shop depends on the chief's arrangement."
Xu Xu nodded and said: "Since your identity in Wuzhou has not been exposed, then continue to lurk and continue to serve the Senate as the shopkeeper of Mipu."
Luo Yangming nodded: "Yes!" He thought for a while and said with some worry: "It's just that a lot of the inventory of this rice shop was confiscated by the government, and the shop suffered a lot..."
"This rice shop was funded by the Intelligence Bureau, right?"
"Exactly."
"I remember that the Intelligence Bureau stopped giving you funds for activities. Over the years, you have used this capital to operate until now."
"It's all thanks to the great blessing of the Senate..."
"Let's not discuss whether you are lucky or not. It is natural for you to use the money generated by this shop to engage in intelligence activities. Therefore, the bureau will not argue with you about profits and losses - of course, it is best not to lose money.
Capital." Xu Xu smiled and patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, the Senate will not be so picky. If you are upright, you are not afraid of slanted shadows. If you act upright, you will naturally stand firm."
"Yes, thank you for your understanding, chief."
"Are you having difficulty continuing to operate your business now?" Xu Xu asked, "If you bring it up, I will try my best to arrange a solution."
"Yes, but I can handle it for the time being." Luo Yangming said.
Xu Xu nodded and gave him an envelope.
"The specific contact information is in this envelope." He said seriously, "From now on, you will be under the dual leadership of the 'Center' and the 'Political Security Bureau'. But it doesn't matter, your job is still the same: collecting intelligence
.”
Specifically, he changed from an "intelligence agent" of the Foreign Intelligence Service to a "hidden agent" of the Political Security Bureau. The reason why he is still a "dual leader" is mainly because Wuzhou is still a "frontline city" and the enemy's intelligence work
It was still arduous. Therefore, he not only monitored the situation in the city, but also paid attention to collecting intelligence from the Ming Dynasty's ruling areas and Yao District.
When Luo Yangming returned to the city, it was already noon. He was very hungry, but he was in a very happy mood. It seemed that all the barriers he had built up for many years had disappeared. Especially today, what Chief Xu said about his "contribution to Wuzhou"
The comment that "someone will remember the praise even if it takes decades or hundreds of years" cheered him up. The leader often said: "Serve the Senate and the people." In the past, he could not fully understand why he added the word "people"
, now he completely understands: If the capture of Wuzhou was just for the Senate to expand its territory, then his efforts to save Wuzhou from the disaster of Zhurong was truly "serving the people."
Along the way, Luo Yangming saw that order in the city and outside the city had been restored. Fubo soldiers and local government officials and young men patrolled the streets. Porridge shacks were set up in several temples and government offices to provide porridge and boiled water to the refugees. Some of them provided porridge and boiled water to the refugees.
People have begun to clean up the ruins of their homes. Although the shops have not yet opened, the original tense and terrifying atmosphere in the city has been swept away.
When he returned home, his family members, including Wen Tietou, were eagerly awaiting his return. They were relieved to see that he came back safely. His wives and concubines hurriedly came up to sweep his clothes and wash his face. A closer look revealed that they both had bright faces.
There were traces of tears. Luo Yangming felt hot in his heart and said with a smile: "It's not like I'm going to a tiger's den and a wolf's den, and I'm worried like this?"
Seeing that he was relaxed and smiling, everyone knew that their meeting with the "Kung Thief" went smoothly and nothing happened. It took a stone to completely lay down the stone. Wen Tietou said: "Master! Just now, someone from the Disaster Management Bureau sent someone to ask for lunch.
I went to the Military Control Commission meeting. I told him that I was summoned by Kun... the Australians, and I didn't know if I could get there in time..."
Ding Atao said worriedly: "I just went there and I'm going again. I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd..."
"It's okay," Luo Yangming drank the tea brought by his concubine, "This is what it should be. After all, I am also a member of the aftermath bureau."
"In my opinion, you might as well get rid of this job. We are not a big business like Mr. Qiao. What's the point of getting involved in it? The Australians must have to recruit people and levy food. They are all difficult jobs.
You can't do it without being conscientious - you'll offend someone." Ding Atao supervised the maid to bring the food, and then packed the food for him and brought it over to persuade him.
Luo Yangming smiled, took the rice bowl and started eating. When Wen Tietou saw that the "mistress" had stopped talking, he said: "Madam, please don't say that. All the directors of the aftermath bureau are experienced people."
, The master is just following the work. If the sky falls, these eldest sons are holding the support, what does the master have to be afraid of? Besides, the aftermath bureau is run by the government. Even though the master is just a small director of the bureau, he is also half an official figure.
Yes. It’s not easy to do business with an official brand?”
Ding Atao said: "For a small family like ours, it is best to live by guarding the family property dutifully - speaking of it, we have been robbed this time..."
She felt sorry for the hundreds of stones that were forcibly confiscated by the government. Luo Yangming said: "If these hundreds of stones are gone, they will be gone. Fortunately, our whole family is safe, and the wealth is gone, but the people are happy! By the way, Shopkeeper Li is back.
?"
He thought of Li Wensheng, who had not heard from him since he left the city. But since Chief Xu would specifically ask him to meet him, he probably arrived outside the city safely.
"He's back," Ding Atao said. "He's an old man. He's tired and sleepy after a hard night's work. I asked him to go back to his room to rest - he's probably still asleep now."
"Let him rest. Shopkeeper Li is..." Luo Yangming blurted out in excitement for a moment. Suddenly he realized that this was inappropriate. Not only could he not say anything casually about sending Li Wensheng to contact the chief, but also Li Wensheng himself.
You need to be on the same page with him.
Everyone was puzzled when they saw that he was hesitant to speak. Wen Tietou had many thoughts on his mind. He thought about driving the people out of the city on the eve of the city's fall. Li Wensheng could have hidden in the shop, but he followed the refugees out of the city inexplicably. There must be something fishy here.
Luo Yangming didn't say much. After lunch, he got up and went to the military control meeting. A Tao was worried and asked Wen Tietou to follow him. Luo Yangming waved his hand: "It's useless if he follows - besides, he still has a group of people on the dock.
Brothers, please take care of me. It’s better to let him go back as soon as possible.” After that, he called the accountant and handed out several hundred kilograms of rice chips to Wen Tietou:
"The store has just been attacked by bandits, and we won't be able to move it for a while. You can distribute these rice to the brothers and let them deal with it for a while."
Wen Tietou was overjoyed. He was a gangster on the dock, and he had to take care of his brothers in food and clothing according to the rules. Originally, he wanted to ask his "brother-in-law" for help, but this time, his "brother-in-law's" shop also suffered a lot from the military disaster, and he was not the one.
The real "uncle" was a bit unable to say this. He immediately said: "Thank you very much for your help! This rice, even if it is borrowed by me, will be returned together when the market is ready!"
"They are all relatives, so don't be polite." Luo Yangming saw his wife's reluctance and knew that she was worried about money, but he had no intention of comforting her now and went straight out to the government office.
Directors of the aftermath bureau have gathered in the conference room of the Wuzhou District Military Control Commission - the former government office flower hall.
This was originally the place where the prefect received guests and had banquets. Most of the bureau directors were local "village sages", so they were naturally familiar with this place.
Originally, the decorative furniture in the flower hall was not gorgeous, but it was quite graceful and elegant. Now it is in a mess: During yesterday's riot, some rebels broke into various government offices and looted them. The government offices were not spared. Calligraphy and painting furnishings, furniture and seats
Everything was swept away and destroyed. Even the windows were broken several times, and there were many messy knife marks left on the pillars.
At present, the seats in the conference room are all improvised and look messy. Even the tea bowls and tea cups are not the same color. Luo Yangming noticed that there are three large maps hanging on the wall, namely the Wuzhou area map, the Cangwu County map and the
The map of Wuzhou City couldn't help but feel extra cordial - he was responsible for secretly receiving and arranging the staff who came to survey and map the map.
As for the other bureau directors, they naturally did not understand the mystery of this map. However, when the Australians first arrived, they already knew the situation in Wuzhou Prefecture very well, which still surprised them secretly.
The newly appointed "Governor of Wuzhou in the Song Dynasty" is a young man - according to the standards of the officials and gentry of the Ming Dynasty, Australians can be regarded as young people regardless of whether they are "real Kun" or "false Kun".
Xie Erren first introduced himself, and then a local surrendered official introduced him one by one to the village sages in the aftermath.
Most of the directors of the aftermath bureau are big local businessmen in Wuzhou. Some of them are rice merchants and some are "pingma merchants".
This Pingma shop is actually a dental shop. However, the Pingma shop in Wuzhou is slightly different from the dental dealers in other places who "eat the sellers and eat the buyers" and do whatever they want to bully the dealers just because they have dental cards - they are more of "agents"
"line" nature.
This business form is related to the geographical environment of Wuzhou. Wuzhou is located at the convergence point of the Xijiang River and the Guijiang River. The distribution of local specialties from inside and outside the province frequently conducts bulk transactions in Wuzhou. Whether it is rice shipped from Guangxi, or rice shipped from Guangdong
Most of the imported salt was delivered for trade in Wuzhou. As a result, a Pingma Bank was formed that specialized in buying and selling on behalf of customers and relied on commission income to serve Shangxiahe merchants.
Pingma Bank mainly accepts the entrustment of incoming customers to sell local products at market prices on their behalf, and also purchases local products locally on behalf of the purchaser. In order to show the honesty of the intermediary, the fairness of the transaction, and the satisfaction of both parties, there is no deviation like using a balance to weigh silver.