"That's probably because he thinks there's a lot of return on his investment." Xu Daizhuo shook his head: "It's only a hundred, and it's only about 80 taels in our place, right?" ”

"Looks like you're not being hidden by him."

Wen Yue's words were slightly mocking, and Xu Daizhuo replied with some dissatisfaction: "Mother, I'm also a naval officer anyway, and I didn't react on the spot just because I didn't understand it very well, but I'm not stupid enough to trust a stranger I met on the road, okay?" ”

What's more, Jia Shifei's performance at that time was too impatient.

Who would say in front of strangers that they hope that Da Zhou will perish? Even if you think so in your heart, now in this period when the northern army has not yet moved south, if you dare to say it, someone will dare to sue you for believing it or not?

Not to mention that he said that he was an official of the Great Zhou Dynasty at that time - not that officials can't have their hearts set to the north, but they are all officials, and they naively believe that a stranger will help you keep secrets, which is too funny.

Jia Shifei's performance is too much like self-promotion in front of him when he knows Xu Daizhuo's identity.

So after returning that day, Xu Daizhuo asked the head of intelligence of the Imperial Staff Headquarters in Jiangnan to help him find out what this person he seemed to meet by chance was doing - in fact, without him taking the initiative to ask, the people from the Intelligence Department had already started to do this.

Just as Xu Daizhuo didn't know that he had dozens of bodyguards around him at the time, he didn't know much about the workflow and focus of the intelligence department.

"Thank you, Lieutenant Colonel." Wen Yue stood up and saluted the head of the Jiangnan intelligence department.

"You're so polite." The lieutenant colonel didn't say much, and immediately turned around and left after informing him of the information - his identity in Jiangnan was secret, and Wen Yue, as the manager of the women's rights protection department, had no control over him and had no right to know about it.

Even if she is Xu Shiyang's wife, the future imperial queen.

But Xu Daizhuo has this right, and the lieutenant colonel of the intelligence department also felt that he should inform the imperial grandson of the news he knew, so he showed up to say these things.

I have to say that although he looks very honest and trustworthy, this lieutenant colonel also has his own selfishness, and he is actually the same as Jia Shifei, who also wants to show his face in front of the imperial grandson.

"Well, you now know why that person is approaching you."

After the lieutenant colonel left, Wen Yue asked her son with a smile:

"What are you going to do with him?"

"What can I do with him?"

"I guess you can do whatever you want." Wen Yue replied, "Didn't you notice the lieutenant colonel's eyes just now?" Believe it or not, if you want Jia Shifei's head now, he will also send someone to pick it off for you? ”

"What do I want his head for?" Xu Daizhuo smiled and shook his head: "This person likes betrayal so much, just let the people from the Intelligence Department find him." ”

"I thought about it later, and the words he said to me at the time seemed to mean something other than showing his 'loyalty' to the North."

"What I can probably figure out now is that he said that the four wealthy families in Jiangnan are very rich, and the reputation of the people is not good, and killing them can get a lot of benefits without problems."

"If that's the case, then sweep away the four wealthy families."

"The roots of the four wealthy families are connected, and among them, the Jia family and the Salt Patrol Imperial Shi Lin Ruhai are in-laws." Wen Yue reminded: "Lin Ruhai has just negotiated a cooperation ...... with your uncle in the salt industry. ”

"I didn't agree with my uncle's plan in the first place, so let's stop when this aspect stops." Xu Daizhuo replied: "Besides, which big clan in the south of the Yangtze River is not deeply connected with each other?" If it's a little related, we won't touch it, so what are we going south for? ”

"Who told you that?"

Wen Yue was very curious, the current preparations of the empire did not look like they wanted to make a big move against the people of Jiangnan.

"My father."

Xu Daizhuo replied with a smile:

"Before I came to Jiangnan, my father talked to me about how to deal with Jiangnan."

"We do want to maintain social order and economic stability in Jiangnan, but this does not mean that we intend to accept everything that Jiangnan has in its entirety."

"If the four wealthy families are really the kind of people who are not kind to the rich, then they will be the targets of the second batch to be swept away - the first batch is the Great Zhou Mansion."

To be precise, the goals that Xu Shiyang wants to clean are, in order of importance:

The regime of the Great Zhou (not all the officials in this regime).

The less enlightened gentry and wealthy people - mainly those who are unwilling to embrace the new era and cannot be transformed, pure rentier.

Green forest - mainly those social unstable factors, such as the so-called heroes and sects who occupy the mountains as kings, half peasants and half bandits, and violate the ban by force at every turn, the focus of which will be on beggars and beggars.

"My father said that after reunification, the empire will also clarify the acres of land and deal with some backlog cases that the Great Zhou could not handle well - most of these are committed by some local powerful gentry, and the common people have no way to ask for help in the Great Zhou era, but after our reunification, we have to call the shots for the citizens and civilians of our country."

The empire can take military discipline strictly and make every effort to do as little as possible to disturb the people.

But that doesn't mean the Empire will show mercy to some of society's darker side, and the Empire isn't a soft-hearted lord after all.

"I think that when our army goes south, those local officials who are deeply popular but loyal to the Great Zhou and lead the people to resist and fail to resist will not necessarily have any big problems."

Xu Daizhuo smiled and said:

"Those who take the initiative to serve, but have deep grievances among the people, will be liquidated."

"I see."

Hearing this, Wen Yue breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, her own brother Wen Zhong is the kind of person who has a good folk reputation, but will definitely be loyal to Da Zhou to the end.

If the son's relay of her husband's words is the decision of the Imperial Cabinet (with the current authority of Xu Shiyang, the Cabinet will not refute his intentions, so the Cabinet usually adopts his opinion), then Wen Yue and Wen Ji can find a way to save Wen Zhong's life.

Being able to do this, Wen Yue felt that she could achieve both loyalty and filial piety.

Thinking of this, Wen Yue's heart that had been on her brother for a long time finally let go a little, and she jokingly said:

"In that case, there are some things I think I can call the shots for you."

"What's the rejection?" Xu Daizhuo was very curious, he didn't even know what his mother was talking about.

"That's the case, someone came to you a few days ago to say goodbye, and the object is Miss Xue, one of the four wealthy families in Jiangnan."

Wen Yue smiled and said:

The matchmaker said that Miss Xue was beautiful, elegant, knowledgeable, and a good match. I'd like you to see it, but now it seems that you have a prejudice against the four giants? ”

"Prejudices don't count, and I'm not familiar with them." Xu Daizhuo replied with a smile: "What their fate will be at that time, we will only know after careful review by the cabinet." ”

"But forget about this family matter, how old am I, I don't want to get married."