Qining laughed and said: "But you have to say ugly things first. I will ask the emperor to hand over this Haibosi to you, but if you mess it up, I will personally tell the emperor to remove you."
Yuan Rong asked: "How much money can the imperial court spend to prepare Haibosi? I heard that the imperial court is preparing for the Northern Expedition recently. Our household department does not have much money. How can we spare money at this time?"
"The imperial court will not take a single copper coin." Qi Ning sat back on the chair.
Yuan Rong was stunned for a moment, then said with a grimace: "Is the Duke teasing me? How can I make preparations if I don't have money?"
"You know many merchants, let them take out the money first." Qining said: "The imperial court will give out general dividends, and they can share half of the dividends within three years. I asked someone to make an estimate, including preparations The Yamen and the first voyage will cost about three to four hundred thousand taels of silver. You can raise it according to five hundred thousand taels. Whoever pays more silver will get more dividends at that time, and the names of these merchants will be registered in Haibosi. .Haiposi will always sell the goods shipped back from overseas, and then we can let them sell them on our behalf."
Yuan Rong thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "Is there such a good thing? If this is the case, not to mention 500,000 taels, one million taels can also be raised."
Qi Ning said: "I know you are the most suitable person to take care of these things." After coughing, he said: "Tianjia Medicine Store has my bonus, from now on...!"
Yuan Rong chuckled and said understandingly: "Don't worry about this, I will definitely satisfy you...!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw someone outside the hall looking in. Qi Ning naturally caught a glimpse, coughed and said, "You drink tea first." He got up and walked outside the hall, only to see Li Tang standing outside. , with a solemn look on his face, when he saw Qi Ning coming out, he hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "My lord!"
Qi Ning knew that something must have happened if Li Tang came here at this time, so he asked in a low voice: "What happened?"
Li Tang knelt down on the ground and said, "I beg you to be punished by the Duke!"
Qi Ning frowned and said, "Let me explain first what happened."
"My lord, that man... that man is gone!" Li Tang said with an annoyed look on his brows, "The two guards were poisoned by the incense and are still unconscious until now."
Qi Ning was a little confused when he heard this. He picked up Li Tang and asked in a low voice: "Who is missing?"
Li Tang said: "Zhebdenba is the lama of the Qinghai-Tibet Ancient Elephant Kingdom who was secretly imprisoned by his subordinates."
Qi Ning was startled, then finally thought about it.
Qining stole the Youhan Pearl in Dong Qi, but Gongzhaxi and other disciples under Zhuri Dharma Throne tried their best to find it, and the ghost lingered. Zhebdanba was lurking in the capital, and even wanted to use Tian Xuerong Control Qining.
After Qining captured Jebdenba that day, he knew that since Jebdenba came to his door, it meant that the group of lamas had already targeted him with suspicion.
The other party was hiding it, but he was hiding it. He wanted to see what other methods those lamas could use. He ordered Li Tang to secretly imprison Jebdenba. Firstly, he wanted to find out more useful information from Jebdenba. Secondly, he held this person in his hand to make a card, but after that time, many things happened, and the group of lamas seemed to have disappeared, and no one came to trouble him anymore, so he forgot about it.
Today, Li Tang suddenly mentioned it, and he was a little surprised. He asked in a low voice: "You mean that Zhebdanba was rescued?"
Li Tang said: "According to the Duke's instructions, my subordinates imprisoned Jebdenba in a very secluded place and sent two brothers to guard it day and night. In order for the local lama to escape, he not only tied him up with beef tendon ropes, but also gave him medicine The medicine made him so weak that he couldn't even stand up, but it would not hurt his life. The public transportation agency wanted to keep this matter secret, so every few days, I would personally deliver some food to the two brothers. He is never far away from Jebdenba."
Qining nodded slightly, and Li Tang continued: "When I went over today, I found two brothers lying on the ground unconscious, but Zhebdanba was nowhere to be found. I checked carefully in the room and found that there was a mystery at the window. If there are still embers of incense, then someone must have used the incense to confuse the two of them, and then rescued Jebdanba." He said angrily: "My subordinate did something bad and didn't do his job well. I beg the Duke to punish me."
Qi Ning pondered for a moment and then said: "Wait a moment." Turning around and entering the room, Yuan Rong was a very good at observing people's words. He could tell that Qi Ning was busy, and before Qi Ning could say anything, he already held up his hands and said, "Guo Sir, I won’t disturb you for today. I’ll go back and write a few letters, call in the merchants I’m familiar with, and then discuss with them the affairs of Haibosi. I’ll report the results to you immediately.”
"I will also ask the emperor to give you an order as soon as possible." Qining said: "After you invite them over, if you have time, you can take them to the East China Sea for an on-site inspection and get familiar with it. , from now on, the land under the jurisdiction of Haibo Division will mainly be in the East China Sea, so it’s not a bad thing to get familiar with it.”
"Don't worry, we will leave for the East China Sea immediately after they arrive." Yuan Rong said, "Then I'll take my leave first."
After Yuan Rong left, Qi Ning let Li Tang into the hall and asked: "Besides Mi Xiang, did the other party leave any other clues?"
Li Tang shook his head and said: "My subordinates have checked carefully and there are no other clues, not even footprints. The incense is also a very common drug in the world, and it is impossible to judge the origin of the other party from it." He frowned and said: " Lord, it seems there are other lamas lurking in the capital."
Qining pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "No, it's not those lamas."
Li Tang wondered: "If it weren't for Jebdenba's companions, who would have saved him? The Ancient Elephant Kingdom has no contact with our great Chu. Apart from those lamas, there is no way that there are any accomplices of Jebdenba in the capital. …!”
"Did you just say that apart from the embers of incense, no other clues were found?"
"yes!"
"Rescuing a large living person without leaving any other clues at the scene, the other party must have done things cleanly and neatly." Qining's eyes flashed: "Not only did he do things neatly and neatly, but he was also thoughtful. For such a character, why do you think he just Did you leak the incense embers and not deal with them?"
Li Tang thought for a moment and then said: "Even if the incense is not left behind, we can still know that the two brothers were fascinated by the incense. Perhaps the person who rescued Zhebdanba also knew that the incense was very common. , there is no need to deal with it, and we can’t find clues through the scent.”
Qi Ning shook his head and said: "He deliberately left the fragrant embers."
"Stay here on purpose?"
"If those lamas had rescued Jebdenba, do you think the two brothers would be safe?" Qining smiled coldly: "Debamba has been imprisoned by us for a long time, and there is nowhere to vent the resentment in his heart. If he is captured by us, When you are rescued and free, if it were you, would you let the person guarding you remain unharmed?"
Li Tang nodded slightly: "What the Duke said is that if it were anyone else, even if he didn't kill those two brothers, he would not leave them unscathed."
"What happened at the scene was that the other party told us that they didn't mean to hurt anyone, they just used incense to stun our people." Qining said: "And they also told us that we don't need to pursue it because they didn't leave anything behind. clue."
Li Tang said: "Yes, if it was really the Qinghai Tibetan Lama who did it, he would never be so polite." He frowned and said, "But if it weren't for those lamas from the Ancient Elephant Kingdom, who would have gone to great lengths to rescue Jebdenba? Apart from those Lama, does Jebdenba have other accomplices in the capital?"
Qi Ning picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and then said: "The other party didn't leave any clues, but they still left clues. First of all, the other party's eye sagacity, or his ability to find clues is very good, that Ye Zhe I caught Jebdanba, and you led people to secretly place him under house arrest. Only a handful of people knew about it, and they would not spread the news to the outside world. How did the other party know that Jebdanba had been arrested? How did they find the way to imprison him? Where?"
Li Tang said: "The place I was looking for was extremely secret, and I was actually found. I was also very surprised."
"Secondly, the other party didn't hurt anyone of us. Why? Either they are not hostile to us, or they are afraid of us and are worried that the person who hurt us will be found out by us in the future. Then it will be bad. Explain." Qining smiled lightly: "With these two clues, it is not difficult to find who rescued Jebdanba."
Li Tang thought for a while, then suddenly lost his voice and said: "Duke, is it... the Shenhou Mansion?"
Qi Ning was calm and composed, took a sip of tea, put down the cup and asked, "Why do you say that?"
"In the capital city, when it comes to spying, there are only two forces." Li Tang whispered: "One is the Beggar Clan Ghost Golden Sheep Branch. Beggar Clan disciples are scattered in the streets and alleys, and information that others don't know is often revealed. They know everything."
Qi Ning smiled slightly, and Li Tang continued: "The second one is the Shenhou Mansion. The people in the Shenhou Mansion have amazing eyesight. It is very possible that they have found the place where Zhebdanba is imprisoned."
Qining knew that after Gu Longzhong became the leader of the Beggar Clan, although he might not be able to convince all the Beggar Clan disciples, the people in the Ghost Golden Sheep Branch in the capital would definitely support him, whether it was Elder Suzaku or the ghosts. Bai Shenghao, who was at the helm of the Golden Sheep, obeyed him. They had no interaction with Jebdanba, and it was impossible for them to rescue Jebdanba behind his back.
"The Shenhou Mansion is capable of finding Jebdanba and even rescuing him, but they dare not offend our Protector's Mansion." Li Tang whispered: "If they hurt our people, they will be punished when the time comes. We found out that when the Duke came to them, they couldn't explain...!" After a pause, he looked suspicious: "But what reason does the Shenhou Mansion have to rescue Jebdanba? They rescued Jebdanba. What’s the purpose?”
Qining sighed: "If it is really the Shenhou Mansion, I am also curious as to why they did this. Our Da Chu has no intersection with the Ancient Elephant Kingdom, and the Shenhou Mansion's eyeliners do not seem to have penetrated into the Ancient Elephant Kingdom. They Why are you so interested in this Jebdenba?" He leaned on the chair, thoughtfully, and murmured: "Could it be that Jebdenba sneaked into the capital and was targeted by the Shenhou Mansion?"