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Zhao Weien thought about it, and in order to be more thoughtful, he continued to ask, "So, does Lord Qin still need anything?"

"The Xinghua Chamber of Commerce only needs to ensure our activity funds, and if it is not necessary, it is better for the Chamber of Commerce to have too much contact with the sub-station. ∑" Lord Qin said.

"I see. Next, I will arrange for our people to first obtain the identity of Xia Guo, and then open a few stores in Shucheng as a stronghold for the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce. Then, I will send someone to inquire about the news of the fifth-level formation master. Zhao Weien reported all the plans he had already made in his heart to Lord Qin.

After listening carefully to Zhao Weien's words, Lord Qin nodded, looking very satisfied with Zhao Weien's plan. But he seemed to suddenly think of something, and immediately told Zhao Weien: "One thing is very important, you must pay attention to confidentiality throughout the operation." If you inquire about the news of the fifth-level formation master, or if there is any other more urgent news, do not contact the intelligence station directly, you can leave a mark at the shop in Qilian Mountain. Naturally, we will send people to contact you based on these signs. ”

The reason why Lord Qin had this idea was precisely to eliminate the communication channel between the Xia State Intelligence Substation and the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce, so as to avoid those who had been keeping an eye on the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce and the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce who had a plot would trace some secrets behind it based on the fact that there was a connection between the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce and the Xia State Intelligence Substation.

Although Lord Qin didn't say what he meant behind his words, how could Zhao Weien not know?

Lord Qin thought for a moment and asked, "Your Chamber of Commerce should have a walkie-talkie?"

"Yes. Zhao Weien said.

"That's fine. When the time comes, we will contact you via guò intercom, and similarly, if your chamber of commerce has any urgent information to send back to your country, you can also use guò intercom. Sue us. "Lord Qin.

"Stationmaster, the telegraph is ready. As soon as Lord Qin's words fell, the young man standing on the side immediately interjected and reported to Lord Qin.

"Send a telegram to the headquarters: We have arrived safely in Shucheng in the Xia Kingdom, the Shucheng Intelligence Station has been established, and the stationmaster Qin Chengjun. After Lord Qin heard this young man's report. A satisfied smile appeared on his face, and then after thinking about it, he explained the task to the young man.

Qin Chengjun's instructions were given, and the young man immediately moved, and the telegraph machine immediately sounded the sound of tick-tick telegram, and Qin Chengjun's telegram was quickly transmitted. Fifteen minutes later, only an echo from the telegraph could be heard, and a reply was received. After reading it, I saw the young dispatcher say with a look of surprise: "The headquarters has received our message. And replied: Received, I wish you all a good luck!"

Qin Chengjun smiled slightly, got the answer he wanted to know, his face looked a lot more relaxed, and then he said to the young dispatcher: "Put away the telegraph and prepare to move at night." ”

Seeing this, Zhao Weien on the side also smiled knowingly and said, "Lord Qin, you are busy." I'll go first. ”

"Okay, thank you! Business is booming!" Qin Chengjun also smiled and replied with a polite polite remark, ending today's meeting between the two.

The two acted separately, and a qiē also proceeded very smoothly.

Just two days later, a new grain and oil store and a cloth shop opened on a street in Shucheng. This newly opened storefront does not seem abrupt in this neighborhood. On the contrary, because the goods sold are closely related to people's livelihood, they have attracted a lot of attention from the locals, and on the day of the opening of the store, many people have already wanted to be fresh or learned that a new store has opened. Come and join in the fun, and by the way, see if the new store pù also has a special event to celebrate the opening.

It's just that the store pù is lively, but the customers who come to these two stores pù, basically no one knows that the real reliance behind these two stores is actually the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce. The grand opening of these two stores also means that the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce can officially settle in Shucheng.

Zhao Weien personally served as the shopkeeper of the grain and oil store, and at the same time arranged for another member of the Chamber of Commerce to serve as the shopkeeper of the cloth store. With the funds provided by the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce, the two of them bought grain and oil in the countryside of Shucheng, bought cloth, and then sold it here in the center of Shucheng at the general market price.

This method of purchasing and selling is extremely common in the local area, and basically all merchants do this, so Zhao Weien did an excellent job of hiding the relationship between his shop pù and the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce, which was also because Zhao Weien did it deliberately. He hoped that his business in Shucheng in the Xia Kingdom would try not to have anything to do with the Xinghua Empire on the bright side. After all, as we all know, relations between the two countries have always been fraught, and there have been siege wars, so it is not appropriate to have overt transactions.

The opening of the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce was very smooth, and it did not cause any trouble, and everything was as Zhao Weien wished.

However, this is how unpredictable things are. At the same time that the opening of these two stores that were really related to the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce was going very smoothly, another store that had nothing to do with the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce had an unwarranted disaster-that is, a jewelry shop in Shucheng, the jewelry store of Qi Da's shopkeeper.

Qi Lianshan was unlucky, just two days after Zhao Weien's shop pù opened, his shop pù ran into a big trouble that he couldn't have imagined.

On this day, the commercial street of Shucheng is as crowded as in the past, and all major stores are open for business, attracting customers, and it is very lively. And the same is true of the jewelry store in Qilian Mountain.

But the scene, as always, changed after a woman dressed in silk and dressed as a young lady with two maids walked into Qilian Mountain's shop.

It's just that at first glance, I can't see any clues, these three women, like other customers, after entering the store, are also looking and discussing the jewelry in the store, and there seems to be nothing strange about it.

It's just that if you listen carefully to the whispers of these three people, it is estimated that you will find this unusual place.

"Absolutely, yes! This is the goods of the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce. ”

"Are you sure, ma'am?"

"I'm in Westlin, and I've seen these pieces of jewelry before. These jewels can only be obtained by the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce in Xinghua Kingdom. ”

“……”

"Since there are so many Xinghua jewelry here, even if the shopkeeper of this store is not from the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce, he must have something to do with the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce. ”

"Okay, I'll report to you!"

Ao Baozhu walked out of the jewelry store and stood at the door, watching people enter and exit the jewelry store. I can't wait to tear them all down, and kill all the people inside.

If it weren't for Xinghua Kingdom, their family would not have been exiled to Xia Kingdom and lost their rich life. Ao Baozhu's father, Ao Tianxing, was the city lord of Xilin City. When Xilin City was defeated and occupied by Xinghua Kingdom. Ao Tianxing escaped with his family, and after a few tosses, he escaped to Shu City in the Xia Kingdom.

In order to survive, the daughter of the former city lord had to commit herself to the prefect of Shucheng as a concubine.

Therefore, Ao Baozhu hated people and things related to Xinghuaguo.

This time, Ao Baozhu did not leave the house, and saw her bracelet from another official's wife, which was suspected to be Xinghuaguo jewelry. Today. Ao Baozhu deliberately went out of the house to seek verification. When I saw that the goods were indeed sold in Xinghuaguo, it was really Xinghuaguo goods. Ao Baozhu was stimulated by the hatred of the country and the family, and was furious.

After a while, Ao Baozhu sat on the second floor of the tea house opposite the jewelry store, watching the Xia Guofu of the brigade rush into the jewelry store and arrest Qi Lianshan and a group of men.

"What's going on?" Qi Lianshan said in a panic.

"You've made a mistake!" said the government official who arrested Qilian Mountain.

"What have I done, my lord, I'm a serious businessman!" Qi Lianshan shouted.

"Are you a serious businessman, I learned that Lord Fu has the final say. ”

I can't help but say. Qi Lianshan was arrested.

Not long after Qi Lianshan was arrested, Zhao Weien got the news.

"Do your best to investigate. Why was Qi Lianshan arrested. Zhao Weien was worried that Qi Lianshan would say something unfavorable to the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce. After all, several members of the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce, including Zhao Weien, knew Qi Lianshan. Zhao Weien needs to know exactly why Qi Lianshan was arrested before he can find a way to solve it.

In the inner hall of the Shucheng Mansion, a servant came in and reported: "My lord." The prisoner has been taken to the government office. ”

The prefect Ouyang Deren smiled slightly, and said to his master: "If it weren't for the second aunt, I wouldn't know that there were spies from Xinghua Kingdom in Shucheng." ”

"Adults are discerning, and spies have nothing to hide. Master said.

"Let's go to the court!" Ouyang Deren said calmly.

The lobby of the government office. Qi Lianshan and four men knelt on the cold floor.

"Ascension!" the officials on both sides shouted in unison.

Ouyang Deren walked out of the back hall and sat down in the lobby.

"Who is in the hall!" Ouyang Deren asked solemnly.

"My lord, under the hall is Jia Qilianshan, a shopkeeper in the city. The headcatcher replied.

"What did he do?" Ouyang Deren continued.

"For the rich and unkind, deceiving the people of Shucheng and raising the price of goods, he is a spy of Xinghua State. The head catcher said.

"My lord, I have been wronged!" Qi Lianshan, who was kneeling on the ground, hurriedly shouted.

"Roar the court, slap your mouth ten times!" Ouyang Deren said.

Two officials walked out, one of them restrained Qi Lianshan, and the other took a wooden board and slapped Qi Lianshan in the mouth ten times.

After a few clicks, Qi Lianshan's mouth was so painful that he couldn't speak.

"I haven't asked you to speak, you just rushed to answer, you should fight. Ouyang Deren said.

"Wang Zhutou, has the criminal's crime ever been verified?" Ouyang Deren smiled and continued.

"My lord, the lower officials have already verified it, and the human and material evidence is complete. The headcatcher replied.

"Okay!" Ouyang Deren smiled: "Qi Lianshan, can you plead guilty?!"

"My lord, I was wronged!" Qi Lianshan said reluctantly, holding back the pain in his mouth.

Ouyang Deren smiled, shook his head, and said, "You are really stubborn...... If the evidence of the crime committed by the prisoner is conclusive, but he does not repent, the judge shall sentence him ......"

Under the trial of Ouyang Deren, the prefect of Shucheng, in less than ten minutes, Qilianshan was convicted of being a conspiracy, sealed the shop, and confiscated his family property.

Zhao Weien received the news and was stunned. He never thought that the prefect of Shu City in Xia Kingdom would decide a person's life or death so easily, it seems that the laws of Xia Kingdom are all decorations.

"Find out, why did the prefect of Shucheng target Qilian Mountain?"

"We can't find out the specific reason why the prefect of Shucheng targeted Qilian Mountain. ”

"Do they really think that Qi Lianshan is a spy of Xinghua Kingdom?"

……

Zhao Weien specially instructed the secret line of the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce to investigate why the Yamen of the Shucheng Prefect targeted Qilian Mountain. However, the prefect's yamen trial was semi-public, and ordinary civilians were not allowed to enter to watch the trial. As a result, Zhao Weien got nothing.

"My lord, now the businessmen from our Xinghua country are all panicking. ”

"In any case, if you go down, our people from the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce must not mess around, let them wait. If you notice that something is wrong, you can leave Shucheng first. ”

Zhao Weien thought about it, and decided to hand over the matter of Qilianshan to Qin Chengjun of the Intelligence Bureau and let him pass it back to China.

Qin Chengjun, the stationmaster of the Shucheng Branch of the Xinghua Imperial Intelligence Bureau, got the news and sent a telegram to China as soon as possible, reporting in detail.

Half a day later, the intelligence of Shucheng was placed on the table of the cabinet office of Xinghua New City of the Xinghua Empire, which triggered a discussion among the cabinet ministers.

"The merchants of our Xinghua Empire have been treated unfairly in the Xia Kingdom, and we must take measures. Chancellor of the Exchequer Lucas said.

"We don't have diplomatic relations with Xia, so I'm afraid we can't make any effective measures. Foreign Minister Mu Endao.

"It is the responsibility of our empire to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of our people. Lucas argued.

"I used to be the president of the Xinghua Chamber of Commerce, and this time Xia Guo confiscated the goods of our agents, and I am even more angry. However, I don't like to lose my temper, which doesn't help to solve things. Mu En said.

When Lucas heard this, his face suddenly turned red, and he wanted to continue arguing with Muen.

"I am in favor of taking measures to make Xia officials understand that the merchants of the Xinghua Empire cannot be bullied at will. The Minister of Justice, Charlie, said.

"I also agree with the measures taken against Xia Guo. War Secretary Allen replied.

Prime Minister Sheehan saw that the cabinet ministers agreed to take measures, and the main disagreement was on what measures should be taken to ensure the safety of the lives and property of his own citizens.

"Brian, how is the intelligence of Xia Guoyunzhou collected?" Sheehan asked Brian, the Minister of Intelligence.

Brian replied, "The Xia Kingdom has withdrawn the army that has left the country in the east, as long as we conquer the Yunzhou level, Yunzhou will be in our pocket." ”

"This can't work, we can fight, and we may not be able to hold it. Sheehan said helplessly.

"My lord, since we are here to deter, why don't we teach the people of Xia Guo a lesson, let them know that we are not easy to mess with, and then leave?" Allen said.

"There is a risk, and it is easy to make the people of Xia Kingdom and the people of our Xinghua Kingdom feel disgusted. Sheehan shook his head.

Everyone was silent for a while, and Mu En said: "I agree with Allen's words, I should send troops to teach the people of Xia Guo a lesson." The emperor of the Xia Kingdom has not yet recognized our Xinghua Empire. As a foreign minister, I can't even send a diplomat, it's almost a decoration. ”

When everyone heard this, they laughed.

"I agree with Lord Muen's words, I should teach the emperor of the Xia Kingdom a lesson, you can send a small force. Lucas replied. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please visit wènhttp://mnet

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