In the next few days, Wu Feng negotiated with Zhan Zhaobai and Wei Dongchen, and Xiao Tang temporarily loaned 300,000 imperial gold coins to the two families. The two expressed their support for free, but Wu Feng politely declined and agreed to three terms. It will be returned within a month, and interest will be calculated based on the current market interest rate, but the two are required to take the lead in expanding production and operations and move all their family, relatives and industries back to Qingyang. The two also agreed to take the lead and actively do the work of other businessmen. At the same time, many businessmen from the Internal Affairs Department where Molun was located came to report. Molun also adhered to Wu Feng's opinion, completed the registration and filing, and encouraged these people to put down their burdens and expand business and production. The government will not take responsibility for the past, but in the future must first report—
Qingyang Mansion's policy of attracting investment and encouraging immigrants soon spread throughout the empire and the mainland, and soon it was reflected in many homeless wanderers, farmers who lost their land and could not survive, and bankrupt small producers. , craftsmen, technicians, and workers who are eager to work have come to Qingyang one after another. Although the number is not very large, they have made a good start after all -
The training of the troops is progressing smoothly under Wu Feng's strict requirements. Liang, Cui, Mu and Ka personally go to the field every day to supervise and inspect, and teach every soldier the breath adjustment method originally taught by Wu Feng, with remarkable results. The sick and wounded have basically recovered. Except for some who were disabled due to injuries and lost combat effectiveness, all others have returned to the team -
The intelligence collection work was extremely smooth. Since the local people had long hated foreign enemies and horse thieves and bandits, they actively cooperated with the government and actively reported suspects and suspicions, achieving very good results -
"Here comes the fat sheep." When Mo Lun walked into Wu Feng's study excitedly, Wu Feng was worrying about how to complete the "fund-raising" mission to the imperial capital. Although it looked like it was easy at the banquet, what really happened was Completing this task is really not an easy task. First of all, the work must be done in front of His Majesty the Emperor. Wu Feng is still certain about this, but then the specific handling will be handled by the Imperial Finance Office. Imperial Finance Minister Tian Yi is not an easy person to dismiss. He has to think carefully. Think about how to complete his work, otherwise you will be in trouble when he tells you that the treasury is empty and there is no money -
"What fat sheep?" Wu Feng asked Mo Lun angrily, who interrupted his thoughts -
"Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh hei" Mo Lun smiled evilly, which made Wu Feng's heart tremble. Wu Feng asked again—
Perhaps because he was in a good mood, Mo Lun seemed not to hear Wu Feng's sarcasm at all, "There is reliable information that there is someone in our Qingyang Mansion who has colluded with Luo Bei and bandits, and this person has quite a lot of assets. So far, You haven’t reported to me yet.”—
"Oh?" Wu Feng became interested upon hearing this, "Who is he? Is the information unreliable? Do you have any money?" -
"There should be no problem with the information. This person moved to Qingyang from other places more than ten years ago. He lives in a village near the border between Qingyang and the Grand Duchy of Luzon in the central mainland. He usually interacts with these businessmen in Qingyang Mansion. Not much, I heard that he controls that village alone, and he has more than a thousand private armed forces. He did not come to this banquet, but he came to the previous celebration, and his name was Pamela." Molun Eyes flashing with excitement—
"What's the source of the intelligence? Don't get it wrong." Although he is eager to gain something, Wufeng is still extremely cautious, because getting this type of thing wrong will greatly damage the image he has finally built up—
"Originally, this guy has aroused our suspicion. His location belongs to the boundary of Jieshi Town, not very far from the area where the Luobi people invade every year, but it seems that we have never heard that that village was robbed by the Luobi people. He It is said that a certain amount of money was paid, which makes people suspicious. The Luobei people are not good men and women. How can they accept the tribute from a small village instead of paying it in one pot? In addition, since this person took root there, there are people from almost every year. The caravans from the Grand Duchy of Luzon or the caravans going to the Grand Duchy of Luzon were robbed by unknown bandits. This is the second one. The most important thing is that we found a private armed operative who had served under Pamela two days ago. The person who later ran out, after a lot of work and the promise of huge profits, was finally dug out from this person. He had been ordered by Pamela several times together with Pamela's private armed forces to pretend to be a robber and rob people passing by. The caravan. With this alone, Pamela can be captured and brought to justice. Of course, this must have the support of the army, otherwise it will definitely not be possible with the few policemen under me." Molun said proudly -
"If the information can be confirmed, then you will have made a great contribution this time." Wu Feng was also full of expectations, "Maybe there are some unexpected gains. Come, please invite Master Liang and Master Cui to come to my place and say yes. Discuss important matters.”—
"If there is a beautiful woman among the captives, don't forget to reward me with one." Mo Lun never forgot to tell Wu Feng before leaving -
After listening to Wu Feng's introduction, Liang and Cui stood up with excitement and wished they could set off immediately. At Wu Feng's signal, they realized that they were a little embarrassed and sat down quickly. This kind of opportunity was really rare. . But according to Wu Feng's opinion, it is more than enough to go to one division. There is no need to go with two divisions. Besides, the city also needs to be guarded. Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu immediately argued over who would take the task. In the end, Wu Feng had to make a decision to send Cui Wenxiu's Second Guard Division to the expedition, but half of the spoils would be reserved for the First Guard Division. Cui Wenxiu heard that When he was told that the Second Division would go out for the expedition, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear. He immediately agreed, leaving Liang Chongxin alone and unhappy -
Cui Wenxiu immediately dispatched a capable reconnaissance force. Three days later, the reconnaissance force came back with satisfactory intelligence—
Wu Feng and Cui Wenxiu led the 6,000-strong Second Guard Division to quietly leave Qingyang Fucheng under the cover of darkness. After marching for a day and night, they finally arrived at their destination, Crescent Moon Villa in Jieshi Town -
Looking at the dark buildings in front of him, Wu Feng couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. The name of this villa is very beautiful, but maybe the next moment, there will be rivers of blood and piles of bones. But the world is so cruel, no one can do it. Can't change it. I hope this Pamela is someone who knows the current affairs. Cui Wenxiu was making arrangements in an orderly manner. Soon, the entire village was surrounded and airtight. The soldiers were gearing up, just waiting for the commander's order—
With a wave of Wu Feng's hand, thousands of torches lit up at the same time, illuminating the entire village like daylight. The impatient soldiers swarmed forward and launched an attack according to the plan that had been formulated. The battle did not have much suspense. In less than half an hour, all the private soldiers in the village surrendered, except for a few stubborn ones who were chopped into pieces on the spot. Other villagers in the village were ordered to stay at home and were not allowed to go out. Others were fine, but they all knew that something was definitely wrong with Mr. Pamela in the village -
When the soldiers broke through the iron gate of the mansion in the center of the village, Wu Feng and Cui Wenxiu had already arrived in front of the gate. When they looked at the pale owner who was being held out by the wolf-like soldiers, Wu Feng showed a warm expression on his face. Smile: "Mr. Pamela, are you okay?"—
"Master Li, I wonder what the purpose is of taking this old man out of his bed late at night? Is it so difficult for you to commit the crime of banditry?" Pamela felt clear in her heart, but now that the matter has come to this, she has no choice but to resist to the end -
"Bold!" "What a bold dog!" Amidst the scoldings of the soldiers, Wufeng signaled the soldiers to keep quiet with his hands, "Mr. Pamela, we don't need to argue anymore. Who is right and who is right will be settled soon." We can finally get to the bottom of it." Wu Feng still looked unsullied—
Soon, the soldiers searched the secret room of the study and found a large number of letters to and from the Luobei people. Among them were letters written by Tu Da, the general of Luobei's expedition to the east. They even found several letters to and from officials of the Grand Duchy of Luzon. of letters. The interrogation of several small leaders of the private soldiers also soon came to an end. In the face of these conclusive evidences, Pamela could only remain silent -
The harvest was huge. From the seized darkroom, nearly one million gold coins and banknotes from banks in various countries on the mainland were found, as well as a large number of calligraphy and paintings, treasures, antiques, rare medicinal materials, etc. What made Wu Feng most satisfied was that there were There are two volumes of books, one is a detailed topographic map of the northwest counties of the empire, and the other is a detailed topographic map of the Grand Duchy of Luzon. This couldn't help but make Wu Feng have deep doubts about Pamela's identity -
As soon as he returned to Qingyang Fucheng, Wu Feng ordered Mo Lun to organize people to seize the time to interrogate Pamela, and sent a special person to guard Pamela. At the same time, he announced that Pamela was the bandit leader and showed relevant evidence to the outside world, but Pamela was Mira’s other identities are kept secret—
Wu Feng nationalized a large amount of the seized money and used part of it to reward the army. Among them, each soldier of the Second Guard Division was awarded 20 gold coins, and each soldier of the First Guard Division was awarded 10 gold coins. At the same time, it was also given to the troops led by Morun. Certain rewards for intelligence services. Most of the captured private soldiers came from poor local families. After education, most of them joined the two guard divisions. After obtaining a large amount of funds, Qingyang Mansion's finances were greatly relieved, and the development plan was quickly launched—
After working through various methods such as fatigue bombing by the intelligence department and psychological counseling of family members, Pamela quickly revealed her true identity. He was originally a refugee from the Heathrow Empire named Sardin, who lived in East Tengger. On the grassland, he was spotted by the Luobi people and gave him a sum of money. Thirteen years ago, he sneaked into Qingyang under an assumed name to buy land and build a house. He was responsible for the intelligence information of the three prefectures of Yang, Bonan, and Guide. Later, through various relationships, he was linked to people from the Grand Duchy of Luzon in the southwest. From then on, he became a double agent, and he secretly recruited a group of people. People organized themselves and took advantage of the convenient geographical location to constantly disguise themselves and rob the passing caravans—
Looking at Pamela's confession presented by Morun, Wu Feng fell into deep thought. This small Qingyang Mansion is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. Anyone who can get involved will try their best to get in. It seems that he has to do more. The best policy is to be careful. Maybe I should take another look. Although I have blinded one eye of the Luobi and Luzon people, it is equivalent to reminding the other party that they will definitely not be willing to accept it, and they will definitely have to re-design the candidates. Then there is no It’s so easy to master, but it’s hard to have both ends of the world. If you can take care of this end, you can’t take care of the other end. Fortunately, this Pamela’s “contribution” is not small, and it can be considered that it has achieved the expected goal—
With the large amount of money and rare treasures taken from Pamela's home as a backing, Wu Feng was much more confident. At least he had a certain foundation for going to the imperial capital to do things. I heard that a group of people from the Imperial Finance Office were very careful. If you are a cruel person and don't have some genuine products, I'm afraid you won't be able to pass the test. In addition, I have to visit several highnesses when I return to the imperial capital this time. I still need to maintain good relations. I am not strong enough to be completely independent. The implementation of the new plan also requires a good environment and strong support from the empire. These are inseparable. A few highnesses and some powerful ministers should at least provide superficial support—
While Wu Feng was calculating which ministers needed to be dealt with, he was also thinking that if he just left the imperial capital, he should bring a gift back to Gu Ji and Guan, Hua and An. Thinking of Guan, Hua and An, Wu Feng My heart couldn't help but heat up. I had been away from the three girls for more than three months, and I had only sent letters to them twice. Of course, the letters contained endless tenderness and sweetness, endless longing, and sometimes I even had to sleep with the letter on my pillow. Although the relationship with Lu Xianxian, a girl, progressed rapidly, she still failed to break through the last hurdle. Later, she was busy with work, and the girl returned to Jinzhou with her grandfather. However, Wu Feng was absolutely sure that she would not be able to escape from his grasp. It's just a matter of time -
Because Qingyang Mansion was devastated by war, there were no places to have sex at all. During the war, due to high mental stress, I didn’t realize that once the nerves relaxed after the war, I would inevitably have random thoughts. If I stayed for another two days, I’m afraid I would really If you are going to be driven crazy, it seems that you should discuss with Xiao Tang and others, or encourage the vigorous development of this type of entertainment industry, which is also beneficial to the active economy and can also solve some necessary problems for some people, such as yourself.