When Guo Ning first started his career, the capital and the capital regarded him as a brave man and a vicious tiger. They felt that he could not get the cooperation of the scholar-bureaucrats and was not a threat to the imperial power. However, in the eyes of Guo Ning and his fellow warriors, this military regime was actually not a threat to the imperial power.
Not relying on outside political collaborators, whether they were officials within the old system of the Jin Kingdom, or Jurchens born in the northeastern hinterland, or even the official system of the Zhou Dynasty built by Yelu Chucai, were actually just the icing on the cake.
The Zhou regime was an unabashed military regime, and its real core strength lay in, first, the army, secondly, trade, and thirdly, the spy organization. Such a structure might be reviled by thousands of people hundreds of years later, but today
Right now, such a structure is enough to control a huge country.
The number of troops is not very large, but they are well-trained, well-equipped, well-paid, and everyone has the same spirit, just like the steel-like force of the Jurchens when they rose; trade is extremely prosperous, and the flow of money and goods goes north deep into the hinterland of the grassland, and southward
Having crossed thousands of miles of waves, the huge benefits brought by it greatly strengthened Guo Ning's confidence, making him do it as soon as he had an idea, with few scruples.
An important source of financial resources is Xu Jin's Recording Department. Today's Recording Department has merged the responsibilities of the Sifang Pavilion of the former Ministry of War. It is nominally in charge of the postal route, but in fact it directly takes orders from Guo Ning's intelligence organization.
Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, the emperor has still maintained his military style. He rarely devotes his energy to the court, but he can maintain a grasp of government affairs, as if he has an unobstructed view. This is indispensable for the contribution of the intelligence organization. The emperor pays homage to virtuous corporals everywhere, that
But I can't get rid of the reputation of the evil tiger... It is inevitable that the Recording Department and the Left and Right Department are rough in their work.
In terms of functions and powers, the Recording Department has quite a lot of overlap with Li Yun's Left and Right Department and Qunmusuo systems. The Recording Department's usual method of doing things is to communicate with the capital in various places, bribe them with money, or use force to subdue them.
Gradually unify the city's foxes, society, and rats, firstly to reduce the pressure on local security, and secondly, to use their strengths to gather information and inquire about everything.
Compared with Li Yun and his subordinates directly dealing with wealthy businessmen, this method is a bit thankless. The left and right divisions can penetrate simultaneously through the expansion of the business territory, getting twice the result with half the effort, and the recording division cannot compare.
So in the past two years, the Recording Department has picked up Xu Jin's old business as an information dealer in a wine shop in Hebei, and worked hard on the postal route.
They relied on the huge flow of people on the postal route and the complicated information transmission characteristics to determine people and places at a certain time and summarize all kinds of information.
A simple operation is to know where to hire people, and then they can release the news through the inn, or post announcements along the inn, calling for people who are willing to work and make money.
For complex operations, it is through reliable matchmaking to obtain trust and benefits while inserting the personnel of one's own subordinates or bringing out the intelligence one's own needs to detect.
After a long time, this model will bring about a result; in big cities, there will be the kind of powerful people who can hear all the rumors, and they are probably the insiders of the Recording Department, or even
He just had his salary from the imperial court and a recorder's badge on his waist.
Li Yun knew this clearly, but the Left and Right Department and the Recording Department each aimed at different directions. Li Yun did not want to violate taboos, so he never deliberately inquired.
Until now, he was standing at the entrance of this alley, watching that Shi Sansao was able to rent a house in the core area of Tianjin Mansion, where land was extremely valuable, and so many people came and went, begging her to do things... Is this still an ordinary Yaren?
Li Yun had just caught a glimpse of a middle-aged man who seemed to be very familiar with the environment leaving in a hurry. This man was clearly a small supervisor of the Jiushi Department under the Tianjin Qushi Department.
The so-called Liquor Envoy Department is a special management agency established by the Transportation Department in the state capital with an annual liquor tax of more than 100,000 yuan. It is under the dual command of the government office and the Transportation Department. The responsible officials include a chief, a deputy, and a small supervisor.
Although the wine envoy Si Xiaodujian is only from the ninth rank, he has a lot of power. Even in the Tianjin Mansion where high-ranking officials gather, he is considered a number one figure. When Li Yun was running around to contact the business, he had seen this person.
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Such a powerful official wouldn't come to see Shi Sansao and hire a maid in person, right? How could he be so humble?
The governor of Tianjin Prefecture is Zhang Lin. He was born as a salt dealer in his early years, and his eyes are not full of sand. He also participated in the development of cyclone cannons and followed Guo Ning in the war. Such a person sits in Tianjin Prefecture, even if the water is clear, there will be no fish.
For my own sake, I don’t allow my subordinates to mix with these three nuns and six women.
Unless this tooth man has another background, Zhang Lincai can only open his eyes and close his eyes.
With such suspicion, in Li Yun's eyes, Shi Sansao couldn't hide the air of a fellow-minded person no matter how much she smiled.
But this does not mean that Li Yun will be polite to Shi Sansao.
The Recording Department is a huge system. There are too many people working for Xu Jin in it. It’s hard to say. There must be two or three thousand people. Any cat or dog among these two or three thousand people would dare to have an idea for me, Mr. Li.
Head, intending to use me as a knife?
Even Xu Jin himself didn't dare to do this! After all, Xu Jin is an old brother who grew up together. They both rolled in ponds and licked bloody knife heads. He couldn't pull this face off, and he knew it.
I'm not that easy to lie!
In this case, are the other people in the Recording Department a bit too arrogant?
The damn thing is that the little girl who was placed in Li Yun's mansion is indeed the one that Li Yun likes in terms of appearance and charm. What does this mean? It means that someone in the Recording Department has been staring at me.
, and also found out all my private preferences!
Who is so dazed? Who is so confused?
If Shi Sansao hadn't acted out of proportion, I would still have been kept in the dark!
Seeing that Shi Sansao was still rolling her eyes, trying to defend herself, Li Yundao said:
"Over at Sanchakou, it seems that someone is secretly dragging the emperor back, not hesitate to block water transportation and endanger the war situation in northern Xinjiang... In recent months, the mobilization of supplies from various places has seemed to be unsmooth, and there must be a reason for it. We, the Great Zhou Dynasty, have established a strong state.
Fenghuo, it is inevitable that all the rats hiding in the corners have not been eliminated yet. I may not be able to care about it now, but I will definitely investigate later. It is the same whether or not you have arranged this maid's signal. I only ask you,
Whose idea was it to reach into my house?"
Sister-in-law Shi's face was pale and she could hardly stand, yet she could persist in not answering.
Li Yun sighed.
Li Yun came to visit today, and he only brought a few veterans with him. It was really not enough to show his authority. The Recorder's Department is not a hostile organization, so his words were polite.
But he traveled around for several years, from the northeastern hinterland of the Zhou Dynasty to the Lingding Ocean of the Song Dynasty. He issued orders to kill countless people, including various officials, pirates, barbarians and even innocent people who had to be silenced.
Yes. To put it too much, he has blood on his hands.
At this moment, Li Yun came with anger, and there was a chill in the air. In line with the official authority of the important ministers... let alone one Yaman, even a hundred Yaman tied together would be frightened to the point of peeing.
Since Sister-in-law Shi can withstand it, her status as a member of the Recording Department has been finalized to the fullest.
So, if she really doesn't tell the truth...
Li Yun clapped his hands.
Outside the alley, there was a sudden crackling sound, and then dozens of people rushed in.
Previously, some spies were hidden in the alleys and secretly glanced at Li Yun. Seeing the ferocity of the dozens of people coming, they quickly stepped out to stop him. Unexpectedly, the dozens of people drew their swords on the spot, and the swords flashed, and the edge of the alley was instantly cut.
The entire area is blocked, who among the spies dares to move?
Among the dozens of people, half of them stood behind Li Yun and stared at Shi Sansao. Judging from their appearance, they were all wearing wooden clogs. They were very short, as if they were underage children, but they all had the appearance of something.
Ruowu's murderous intent.
When dozens of people gathered together, the aura on their bodies made people feel chilly. Their eyes made people even more frightened. These were people who had killed people before, and they were like wild beasts who didn't take human life seriously at all.
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Li Yun's tone became deeper:
"Since this year, our maritime trade in the Great Zhou Dynasty has had a lot of dealings with Japan. In Japan, the powerful minister Hojo Yoshitoki controls the military and politics, causing dissatisfaction among the royal family. At the beginning of the year, the royal family of Japan had the emperor Go Toba.
, together with Emperor Shuntoku, Emperor Tsuchimikado and others, when they launched an army to attack Hojo Yoshitsune, they were immediately defeated. The tens of thousands of samurai who participated in the expedition against Hojo Yoshitsune had their territories confiscated and had to flee to sea in large numbers, either as pirates or as pirates.
There are also a group of maritime merchants’ guards working for me.”
Sister-in-law Shi San said in a trembling voice: "Mr. Li, I don't understand this, old lady... You, what do you mean by this?"
Li Yun took half a step back: "The Recording Department and the Left and Right Department are both close people working for the emperor. There should not be any conflict with each other. However, since I was urged by you, I want to get involved in Sanchakou.
It is inevitable that there will be some tempers and misunderstandings during the investigation. Sister-in-law Shi San, you have that misunderstanding now!"
He took two steps back and nodded towards those ferocious dwarf swordsmen.
The light of the sword was directly in front of her eyes, and the cold air invaded her skin. Aunt Shi's tears and runny nose burst out, and her crotch also felt hot. She finally shouted loudly: "I am from the Recorder's Department! I didn't mean to deceive Mr. Li this time.
It has to be like this! It’s a matter of confidentiality, and I can’t let anything be revealed! Mr. Li, I’m a bit stupid, old lady, but it’s for your own good! I just wanted to have some friendship with Mr. Li, so that’s why I did this!”
"ha?"
Li Yun was extremely angry and laughed back: "How shameless do you think you are? How dare you say that it's for my own good? How dare you have friendship with me?"
He turned back to the swords and looked at Sister-in-law Shi with squinted eyes: "Tell me, what do you know?"
Sister-in-law Shi knelt on the ground, her voice hoarse: "Mr. Li, this matter is not trivial... You see there are many people around you watching, can you please let them move away first?"
Still want to delay at this time? The people employed by the Recorder are quite loyal, right? Li Yun cursed a few words in his mind, and signaled the Japanese swordsmen to drive away the rest, and said coldly: "That's all you say!"
Sister-in-law Shi San gritted her teeth: "Then I said it?"
"explain!"
"The people involved in the delay in grain transfer at Sanchakou are closely related to the delays in grain shipments in Huichuan, Qingzhou, and the delays in ordnance shipments in Tongzhou official warehouses in the past month. We also just got the shipment in the past few days.
Some precise information was obtained, and the identity of this person was determined."
"Who is this person?" Li Yun asked.
"...It's your brother."
When these three words hit his ears, Li Yun, who was originally confident, was shocked: "What?"
Behind Li Yun, veteran Shang Qi and others were speechless, not knowing what to say.
The corner of the alley where Li Yun and Shi Sansao were talking was sandwiched between two high walls. Behind one of the high walls, standing in the shadow of the high wall, was Xu Jin, the leader of the Recording Department.
Xu Jin breathed a sigh of relief.
He said to others in a very low voice: "Finally, this hot potato is in Li Yun's hands... Shi Sansao has a good idea, and there are no flaws in the process! She has merit, and she will be rewarded heavily afterwards!"
Others asked: "So, should we continue to investigate?"
"Nonsense, we can do things easily if Li Yunding is at the front."