Pawn Crossing the River

Qi Xuansu knew very well that Nanyang United Trading Company would not sit still and wait for death, they would definitely fight back. But Qi Xuansu didn't expect that Nanyang United Trading Company's counterattack would come so quickly.

Maginot and the West Borneo Company behind him are a card of the Nanyang United Trading Company. If Qi Xuansu had only doubts before, it is almost certain now.

Maginot came over and talked to Qi Xuansu about "too big to fail" and "a disaster", which was nothing more than a threat. In the past, Qi Xuansu was only the second deputy palace master in charge of law, so he could ignore these things. Now he is the chief deputy palace master, in charge of the financial power of the Taoist government, but he cannot ignore the money bag, especially the recent financial situation of the Taoist clan. Optimistically, there will be no problems with Nanyang's business.

This undoubtedly made Qi Xuansu throw himself into danger.

However, Qi Xuansu could not be intimidated by Maginot's few words. He postponed the progress at Taiping Bank and still promoted the investigation of the slave trade case at No. 23 Fishtail Street.

There is nothing much to say about the case itself. It has become a foregone conclusion after Zhang Yuelu followed the clues to determine the location. Everyone gets the stolen goods, and the few stewards are not hard-core. After the Taoist government promised a light sentence, everything was explained. Although the light sentence is to be sent to the Kunlun Taoist Monastery, it is still better than being directly executed by the Borneo Taoist Government. In this regard, this kind of large-scale slave trading is the same as harvesting and harvesting. It is a category that greatly angers the people. Generally, it is Punished with capital punishment.

As for Nanyang United Trading Company, in this case, no reasonable explanation could be given. The facts cannot be ignored. That Nanyang United Trading Co., Ltd.

The senior manager of Yi Company was left speechless by Xie Jiaofeng's question, and then Deputy Palace Master Xie made a unilateral statement, almost pointing at his nose and scolding him.

Although Qi Xuansu did not have the power to seize Nanyang United Trading Company, he could order Nanyang United Trading to temporarily suspend operations for rectification and accept a comprehensive investigation by the government.

In fact, Qi Xuansu did the same thing. He directly ordered Nanyang United Trading Company to suspend operations for investigation. At the same time, he asked Chen Jianchou to call Lu Yuting, intending to let Lu Yuting take the lead in organizing an investigation team from related parties to officially station in Nanyang United Trading Company. Headquarters for review.

Although the trigger was the slave trade case at No. 23, Fishtail Street, the direction of the investigation was definitely not just a slave trade case. Although Lu Yuting was born in Huasheng Hall, the roots of the Lu family were in Fengxian Hall. Lu Yuting was influenced by her ears and eyes, and even though she was not as good as Lu Yushu, she was still half an expert.

Lu Yuting is here. When they were investigating the affairs of the leader of the Dayu Kingdom, Chen Jianchou and Lu Yuting had crossed paths. Now that they are working together under Qi Xuansu, their relationship has reached a higher level. When Chen Jianchou led Lu Yuting to the signing room, the two were still talking and laughing.

Qi Xuansu didn't feel dissatisfied or criticized. They were all his close confidants. It was also in private and not an informal occasion, so there was no need to be too serious.

Qi Xuansu motioned for Lu Yuting to sit down, and Chen Jianchou made tea for Lu Yuting and then left.

The conversation officially started, Qi Xuansu said: "This time I'm stationed at the Nanyang United Trading Company, I thought about it and decided that you should go. Old Han is fine for fighting and killing, but it's a bit too rough to do such detailed work. As for Yu Zheng, One is by my side

People are indispensable. Secondly, he is too young and does not have as much experience as you. "

Lu Yuting seemed a little hesitant, even hesitant to speak.

Qi Xuansu asked: "What do you think?"

Lu Yuting said: "There are mainly two aspects. One is taxation on the surface. Nanyang United Trading Company does not belong to Java, nor does it belong to the Daxuan court, but pays taxes to Daomen. In my opinion, such a large company , there will inevitably be various problems. To put it nicely, it is to reasonably avoid unnecessary miscellaneous taxes. To put it more seriously, it is tax evasion. The key lies in the amount and severity, and Nanyang United Trading Company. It’s also the kind where there are people above, so it’s impossible to have any problems at all. If there is cooperation from the Taiping Bank, it will basically be verified.”

"The other aspect is the gray industry such as slave trading, as well as the eleven large ships that the Taoist government sank in the past year. These can all be investigated. In this regard, Zhang Cixi already has a It’s not a small progress. If we start along this line, it will be much easier and we can follow the clues. ”

Qi Xuansu nodded and asked, "What difficulties do you have?"

Lu Yuting then said: "Whether it is checking accounts or other things, we need manpower. We have too few professional manpower now, especially people from Duzhitang and Shibotang. In the hands of professionals, reliable manpower Even less. After all, Nanyang United Trading Company has been rooted in Nanyang for so many years. It is not only a large taxpayer in the province, but also involves the interests of too many people. Many people in the province reimburse various expenses at Nanyang United Trading Company.

Yes, they regard Nanyang United Trading Company as the God of Wealth and a money bag. These people will definitely stand on the side of Nanyang United Trading Company, speak for Nanyang United Trading Company, or even cover up Nanyang United Trading Company, making our investigation in vain. On the surface, it eventually becomes a formality. "

Qi Xuansu pondered for a moment: "What you said makes sense. Well, since the people from the Borneo Taoist Office are not trustworthy, I will communicate with Zhang Cixi and temporarily second some people from the Lingnan Taoist Office to help us investigate the case. "

Secondments are also common. Qi Xuansu was once seconded from Ziweitang to the Imperial Palace.

Lu Yuting smiled and said: "With the guarantee from the chief, then I can let go."

Qi Xuansu finally confessed: "I won't say too much. If you have any difficulties, please communicate with me at any time. We share weal and woe now, and I will not stand idly by. But even if it is a life-and-death struggle, don't cheat. Let's investigate others." , First of all, we must be able to withstand the investigation, so I will only emphasize one point in the end: seek truth from facts, be based on facts, and use the laws of Taoism as the criterion. We must grasp this criterion so that people cannot make mistakes. "

Lu Yuting responded in a deep voice: "Yes."

After Lu Yuting left, Qi Xuansu took out the sutra urn and contacted Zhang Yuelu. Although Zhang Yuelu has arrived at the Lion City, she can also control it remotely. After all, Lingnan Taoist Palace is a Taoist temple, and its internal situation is far less complicated than that of the Borneo Taoist House. It can be regarded as a united effort. Zhang Yuelu, the third generation leader of the Zhang family, She has spoken, even if she is not here, Lingnan Daofu will make detailed arrangements and implement them as soon as possible. That's it

This is the benefit of family help. The predecessors paved the road and built the bridge, and the descendants can just walk.

Zhang Yuelu naturally agreed, and even she and Qi Xuansu thought of going together. Before she came to the Borneo Taoist Mansion, she had already prepared the corresponding manpower, but she didn't want to mobilize too many troops, so she had to go first and come as soon as the opportunity came. Suitable, those people can come over at any time, which saves the time of recruiting people.

Zhang Yuelu promised that these people would be able to reach the Lion City in two days at most.

For Qi Xuansu, this is undoubtedly an unexpected surprise.

Otherwise, besides being his future Taoist companion, Zhang Yuelu is also his staunchest ally.

The day after Qi Xuansu officially began a comprehensive investigation of Nanyang United Trading Company, the counterattack from Nanyang United Trading Company began.

Strictly speaking, this is a set of boxing techniques, and it is very structured.

Almost on the day Lu Yuting entered the Nanyang United Trading Company, rumors spread in the Lion City, and they were very true: Master Qi used Shenglong Mansion as the battlefield to overthrow Master Chen. Now Qi Zhenren wants to overthrow Zhenren Wang again, and the Lion City is the battlefield.

In a sense, this is true.

However, it is obvious that they deliberately used the word "battlefield" to exaggerate the facts and undoubtedly wanted to create panic.

At the beginning, Qi Xuansu didn't pay too much attention, because compared to the big fights in Shenglong Mansion, the Lion City was mainly about "literary fighting". Even if it causes a certain amount of panic, it is nothing more than an illusion of Taiping money escaping, confirming the "disaster" that Maginot said.

Qi Xuansu believes that as long as he

If the Nanyang United Trading Company can be taken down as soon as possible, those businessmen who were scared away will still come back, because it is the nature of businessmen to pursue profits. Since ancient times, some people have done the business of beheading, and no one has done the business of losing money. As long as it is profitable, the businessman They will not be scared away, they will only be scared away by one thing, and that is losing money.

The location of the Lion City here is a natural cornucopia. Businessmen will not be really scared away, and even if they leave, it will only be temporary. As soon as the "limelight" is over, they will come back immediately.

But to Qi Xuansu's expectation, the situation soon changed, and there were new rumors - all people related to Nanyang United Trading Company were within the scope of Qi Xuansu's attack, and Nanyang United Trading Company was actually a Taoist sect. If you raise a fat pig until it is white and fat, you can kill the pig for meat.

This rumor sounds reasonable at first glance. It lists the Taoist sect’s expenses in recent years. Two large-scale wars have overwhelmed the Taoist sect’s finances. In order to maintain stability, the Taoist sect did not dare to rashly reduce the treatment of Taoist priests, so it suffered a deficit. . Moreover, this rumor also quoted a famous saying of the former Wei Dynasty. The treasury has always been in deficit, either because of the people's ideas or the businessmen's ideas. The Taoist sect prides itself on being civilized and attaches great importance to people's hearts. Now that Taoist priests can't touch them, neither can the people. How can businessmen protect themselves?

This made Qi Xuansu have to pay attention.

What do these people want to do?

When Qi Xuansu was thinking about how to quell these rumors, Han Yongfeng reported a shocking news to Qi Xuansu: "Chief, I received a secret report that some businessmen in the city are secretly colluding. Those people said that rebellion has always been a form of violence.

The people in Tian, ​​​​have never seen a businessman who can turn the world upside down. Today we are going to take a look at whether businessmen can make a difference. "

Qi Xuansu immediately realized that Wang Jiaohe's real counterattack was coming, and it was a storm.

Even if Wang Jiaohe is far away in Shenglong Mansion, if he doesn't take action, it will be like a rain-turning cloud-turning hand.