On the second day of the new year, the number of guests who came to worship gradually decreased, Xu Zi first changed into a casual robe, took his little sister and Xiuniang, and went out to Baofu Temple in Guanglufang to incense.

This is also the tradition of Fuzhou, Guanglu Fang, Yijin Fang, Wenru Fang and other three squares, this is Fuzhou City since the Eastern Jin Dynasty formed a prosperous city of dignitaries and temples densely populated, as well as Langguan Lane, Tower Lane and other seven lanes, is the temple, dwellings, commercial houses gather the most place.

The whole Fucheng, not counting the towns attached to Guo, has a population of about 400,000 people, if you count the towns, there are more than one million residents in the suburbs and cities of Fuzhou, and in the Great Wei Dynasty, such densely populated and prosperous cities are Jingshi, Jiangling, Pingjiang, that is, Suzhou, as well as Hangzhou, Fuzhou, and a few other cities.

Quanzhou is also quite prosperous and developed, as well as Guangzhou, but it is still slightly inferior to the above.

The street is also full of people, fortunately, Xu Zixian took Jin Jian and a team of people to separate the crowd slightly, in the crowd Xu Zixian and Xiaomei, Xiuniang is not luxuriously dressed, but at a glance, you can know that it is a powerful family traveling, and ordinary people will not deliberately squeeze around them.

Wei Yi rushed to travel with Xu Zixian early, when Xu Xingwei was there, the three of them often wandered around the city together, the three teenagers who were not proud a few years ago, after a few years in a hurry, the situation was completely different from that year.

Wei Yi was naturally called by Xu Zi first, although the little sister did not say it explicitly, she still liked Wei Yi, Wei Yi's official gentry family, the family background is completely matched, and his life is very handsome, and his character is also reliable, it is rare that he has a gentle personality, his husband is not so angry, and the second elder of the Wei family has a good temperament, so he doesn't have to worry about the little sister being angry when she marries.

The only dissatisfaction is that Wei Lao Er is a few months older than Xu Zixian, five years older than Xiaomei, and the age difference is quite large, but there is nothing remarkable.

Since Xu Zixian has made a decision, he will go north to Beijing with Wei Yi, and during this period, of course, it is better for him to know more about his little sister.

In recent months, the little sister and Xiuniang have presided over the family in the back house of the other courtyard, and often meet with the officials who come to report the accounts and arrange family affairs, which is quite good exercise, and the young lady in charge of the big family, generally speaking, is also like the little sister, who is generous, and will not learn the shy state of those children.

Wei Yi couldn't do it, deliberately behaved, talked eloquently, and barely shut up, Xiuniang glanced at Xu Zixian from time to time, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

At this moment, Xu Zixian had an illusion, it seemed that in the later life, he was shopping with his friends and girlfriends, but the streets were full of well-dressed clothes and flowers, and the flowers of scholars and girls were as if they were in the calligraphy and paintings of the ancients, but everyone was so vivid and vivid, and for a while, this idea became blurred again.

The Pu family was in the Yijin Fang, and the incense came out from the Baofu Temple, squeezing out the dense and crowded heads, and Xu Zi first made a special detour to pass by the Pu family.

The Pu family is quite conspicuous, the whole street is almost occupied by the Pu family, a hundred years, the Pu family has bought the surrounding houses, opened up the demolition and reconstruction, there is no urban management planning or anything in this year, as long as there is money, you can buy it, and no one will stop the Pu family to buy all of Fuzhou.

The whole street pattern is still a Chinese architectural style with white walls and black tiles, but there are also onion head buildings of the Heavenly Kingdom, Xu Zixian knew that it was the inner temple of the Pu family, and the Pu family and foreign merchants often gathered in the inner temple to worship.

Because it is an outsider, the people of the Pu family and the merchants of the color are not too festive, the business houses in the whole city of Fuzhou, including those small restaurants, are closed, only the general number of the Pu family business bank, not far from here, you can see the door open, do business as usual, there are some color businessmen, wandering near the business house and the Pu family, long robes and white clothes, quite conspicuous.

"Nothing has changed." Wei Yi and Xiaomei were talking on the side, Xiuniang found a fortune teller to tell her fortune, it is estimated that she wanted to count the heirs, Xu Zixian was in her prime, and Xiuniang's belly did not move for a few months, and she was also a little anxious.

Jin Jian came over at this time and said to Xu Zixian: "Liu San, Wang Yao, a few of them, two people in a shift, every four hours, there is still no movement on the Pu family's side." ”

"Nothing unusual at all?"

"It's a bit of a gloom." Jin Jian grinned and said: "I asked some nearby households, at this time in previous years, the number of Semu merchants was thirty to forty percent more, and the Pu family did not protect the Nan'an Ferry, and after the group practice donation, its prestige began to decline. After the first battle on the river beach, everyone knew that it was the Pu family who made the ghost, according to the residents, the head of the Pu family disposed of a number of clansmen in a row, and there was the sound of a ghost crying wolf in the middle of the night. From his family's bank, in the past half a month, at least hundreds of thousands of yuan have been shipped out continuously, and it is estimated that it is transported to Beijing, which should be to deal with the powerful people in the DPRK and China. Otherwise, if the news is heard and the Pu family is brought out, they will lose more than that. ”

"You mean, there are fewer merchants who come to settle in the Pu family?"

"Yes, I'm sure of that." Jin Jian said: "Reduce by three percent, stay in Nan'an, or go to Quanzhou and Zhangzhou." In the past, the Semu businessmen thought that the Pu family was eating in Dawei, and no one dared to mess with it, and they liked to go to the Pu family for anything or nothing. This time, Pu Shougao's prestige has fallen a lot, and I am afraid that he will not be able to recover it in a short time. Coupled with the need to spend money on the operation of Jingshi and Fucheng, the Pu family suffered a lot of losses this time. ”

"And." Jin Jian continued: "I counted the convoy of the Pujia Commercial Bank, and asked the officials of the Zhangzhou and Quanzhou Port Transshipment Divisions. It seems that after the First World War on the river beach, the Pu family suffered heavy losses, and Pu Shougao seemed to have no heart to toss anymore. ”

"I know, you have done a good job, if you have an envoy fee, ask Kong Xuanping for reimbursement, I will write a note and give it to him, and at the same time reward you and your brothers."

Xu Zixian has a lot of trust in Jin Jian's ability, and there is no need to be too suspenseful about loyalty, Jin Jian's family and his subordinates, whether they are military soldiers or generals, their families are all in Nan'an, and everyone is integrated into the Nan'an system.

If someone is caught, tortured to extract a confession, or threatened with life and death, Xu Zixian will not blame these subordinates. There is no reason to think that everyone can endure torture or be spared from life-and-death threats.

But as long as you are serious and don't hook up with the enemy and betray yourself, this is considered a trustworthy subordinate.

If you can refuse the temptation, have no strange thoughts, and serve yourself wholeheartedly, of course, even if you can trust and rely on the henchmen.

Because he was worried about the Pu family's next move, Xu Zixian secretly instructed Jin Jian to select shrewd and capable warriors and generals many days ago, and take turns to monitor outside the Pu family.

Of course, this method is very stupid, but Xu Zixian's source is a private message from King Qi at the top, even if it is Chen Dujing, the news given to him can only be something that circulates in the officialdom.

The last time the Pu family made a move, almost everyone knew it, mainly because Pu Shougao was too conceited, thinking that he could easily win the Nan'an group training.

Even so, it was only in the last few days that the news came out.

If Pu Shougao makes another move, he will definitely stop and act cautiously in order to complete the target of the attack after the sudden attack.

This kind of thing, except for a few high-level executives who cooperate with the Pu family, will no longer reveal gossip.

Now in addition to staring at the Pu family to see if there is anything abnormal, what can Xu Zixian do?

Intelligence gathering is an important part of all times.

Collecting intelligence on one's own side, regardless of the positive or unfavorable side, can make the right to weigh the pros and cons, and make a decision.

While collecting intelligence, the geographical graphics of mountains and rivers, local culture, the arrangement of local military forces, the official voice of officials, the morale of the local people, whether they are rich or poor, the experience and ability of the garrison generals, the means and ability of military training, whether they win the hearts of the army, the equipment, the number of troops, the morale, and the sources are all part of the collection.

As for assassination, poisoning, and rumor-mongering, they are also part of the spy warfare, and in fact, they have existed since ancient times.

Of course, this is just a trail, the most successful example throughout the ages, there is no doubt that Qin's attack on Lian Po led to the change of generals in Zhao Guo, but to be fair, Zhao Kuo has not been in office for a long time, and the measures are not inappropriate, the defeat of the Zhao army is still inferior in logistics and strength, even if Lian Po is still there, there is still defeat and no victory, but after the change of generals, the process is accelerated.

If it is said that the Battle of Changping is still a small road, the Qin people assassinated Li Mu by spreading rumors, which really accelerated the demise of the Zhao State.

Li Mu is here, and it is almost impossible for the Qin army to successfully capture Zhao Realm.

Therefore, Xu Zixian thought that the means of use, intelligence, and spies were an extension of regular warfare, and it was necessary to pay attention to them.

Jin Jian is the leader of the spy warfare and intelligence agency that Xu Zixian is preparing to appoint, and the assassination of He Yitang in the dark alley, Jin Jian and the other three performed well.

went north and Wu Shizhong to Jingshi, and the back and forth performance was quite good, and after Wu Shizhong returned to Nan'an, he praised Jin Jian a lot.

Usually in the martial arts camp, in the team of tooth generals, Jin Jian is also known for his eyesight, good at decision-making, and shrewdness.

In the battle of the estuary invaded by the Qishan thieves, Jin Jian's reconnaissance and transmission of information were also quite smart and efficient.

Make the best use of people, Jin Jian may not be stronger than an ordinary military attache in the battle array, and in the matter of spies and intelligence, there should be a performance that Xu Zixian is quite satisfied with.

As far as the matter in front of him is concerned, anyone can do it if they know how to spy on the Pu family. Count the number of guests coming and going from the Pu family, the convoy of the merchant house, and the port vessels.

Xu Zixian didn't think of these things, but Jin Jian did it.

"Wait until you come back from Jingshi." Xu Zi made a decision first, so he no longer hesitated, and then said: "The newly established capital, it will be called Si Wendu, you will be the head of the capital, on the staff, I will pick people with you, and you will draw up the list." Loyalty and reliability are the first, followed by appearance, not peculiar, the kind that is not conspicuous in the pile, tall, short, fat and thin should be moderate, not good-looking, nor ugly. Again, it is necessary to read and ink, and it is useless to not be able to write information, and to learn to draw. Again, it is martial arts, but it is not a method of fighting and killing, it is necessary to assassinate, fight, climb, learn to hide, learn the dialects of various places, and Yayan Zhengyin is the first step...... That's all for the time being, you can think about the candidate first, think of it, bring it to the Beijing Division for training, and then make a decision after we come back from the Beijing Division. ”

Jin Jian didn't say anything until Xu Zixian finished speaking, then he nodded very calmly and said, "Don't worry, Shizi, in the next few days, I will pick some people and make a list for you to see." ”