Since the second year of Kentoku, the outer city of Tokyo began to expand, and the neighborhoods in the city were reorganized, and the appearance of the city gradually changed. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info dredged various rivers, especially through the city of the Bianhe River, since then the water transport is busy, all kinds of merchant cargo ships, official ships come and go, in the afternoon or evening, there are some painting boats carrying red lanterns shuttle in the meantime, attracting passing merchants.

The convenience of water transportation has brought prosperity to commerce, the banks of the Bianhe River are now planted with elm willows, and there are many new high-rise buildings and compounds in various estuaries to rush, and merchant ships from all over the country have entered the inner city, and they have to find a place to stop for accommodation and supplies, or unload and store goods, and the proprietors of these high-rise compounds have made a lot of money.

Although he is not very proficient in business, Li Duoshou has been helping Zhang Yue with various businesses for a long time, and his vision and experience are growing day by day.

Although it is now the lunar month, the Bianhe River will not freeze after the light snow, and there are more fleets coming and going in the river than in the past. Li Duoshou was dressed in a green robe, wearing a sara hat, standing on a riverside courtyard wall on the north bank of the Bianhe River with his hands behind his back, looking at the fleet of boats moored at the pier on the other side of the river, and the towering three-story gorgeous pavilion at the mouth of the river, his heart was amazed.

"It's okay these days, I took a boat along the river twice, and found that there are such attics everywhere in the estuary, and the low-rise compounds are all commercial banks, I don't know which people's houses they are? Have you ever inquired? ”

"I've heard that there are twelve pavilions and warehouses of this size in the estuaries of the river, and the big proprietor is a man named Zhou Jing, who is an official in the Ministry of Works, and his family is rich. It is said that last year, when the outer city was expanded, this Zhou Jing went to the official's house, and asked the residents in the city to plant trees along the river and build pavilions to see the magnificence. ”

Standing next to him was Yang Wan, who was originally in Luoyang, but now that the commercial bank was transferred to Wen Dayou, he was transferred to Tokyo, not only in charge of Bianlou, but also in charge of six commercial houses in the inner city and outer city, all of which were branches of Huihe Commercial Bank.

"This person is quite discerning, but it's a pity that he has an official ......body" Li Duoshou nodded, and said after a moment's silence: "The location of this grain store you are looking for is good, but it is not suitable for him." ”

Yang Wanyi was suddenly a little incomprehensible, smiled and asked, "I don't know where Secretary Li wants to find a store?" What does it do? To put it bluntly, a certain family can also help. ”

Li Duoshou turned his head and looked at Yang Wan from head to foot, and saw that he was slender, his face was slightly dark, he had a goatee on his chin, he was about forty years old, and he was quite shrewd and capable.

"You come with me!" Li Duoshou smiled slightly, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, his dark square face rose and became serious, and he turned around and went down the wall.

Yang Wan couldn't help but be stunned, feeling that he had asked something he shouldn't have asked again, so he had to go down and cross the courtyard into the back hall.

"Yang Zhuya! Come in with me! Li Duoshou stepped forward to pick up a small red lacquered wooden box on the table, nodded and greeted.

Yang Xuanli put down the teacup when he heard this, got up and followed, without saying a word. When Yang Wan heard that this was his own family, he wanted to say a few words, but he didn't know how to speak, so he had to follow with his head bored. Walk out of the back hall and walk through the corridor to a small room in the east wing, which is the place where Yang Wan manages his daily office accounts, and there is no one else at this time.

Li Duoshou stepped to the front of the bookcase and sat down behind the table, stretched out his feet and hooked a low couch to the side of the table, beckoning Yang Wan to come and sit down. As for Yang Xuanli, this thing had already sat down next to him, grinning strangely: "Why are you doing such a solemn thing?" I know what you're going to say, didn't the lord hand it over to Le Pingyang and He Ju to do? ”

Li Duoshou snorted and said angrily: "Can that be the same?" The two of them are the Military Intelligence Division, and they will go south on the western route of Bashu and Wuguan Road, and first set up an online with Yang Shouzhen's department. Song Niangzi then went over there, not only to build another Xingxing Division, but also to manage the Military Intelligence Department. And when we go back to Beijing this time, we will explain the affairs of these two institutions by the way, and report it when we return to Guanzhong, understand? ”

"Military Intelligence Division? Pedestrian Division? But like those societies on the rivers and lakes that specialize in intelligence exploration? Yang Wan was immediately very surprised, although he was a literati who had read books, but he was unlucky, and he was once reduced to a tent manager, and he had been dealing with market merchants and hawkers for a long time, and he knew these things well.

"Not bad! It is such an organization, but we can only obey the orders of the lord, and what we do is not a business for personal gain, but a small means to achieve great things, so this organization must be secretive, and the structure must be rigorous, and nothing can go wrong. Yang is in charge! Are you willing to be loyal to your lord? Li Duoshou looked at Yang Wan, and his gaze became sharp.

"A certain family is valued by the owner, and the owner Bian entrusts the family business to give trust, he has long been the owner's person, and he should be loyal to the lord in this life." Yang Wan smiled bitterly, not to mention anything else, just the internal operation of Huihe Commercial Bank, he already knew too much, and he was not loyal...... That's death! What's more, his wife and children were sent to Guanzhong, what can he do if he is unfaithful.

"Good! Yang Zhangshi's loyalty is not doubtful at all, but how to do it, you have to think more about it. This is the code book prepared by the lord for us, divided into two copies of the Book of Changes and the Legend of the Tang Dynasty, which are only used as high-level internal use, the former is the secret transmission code of the intelligence department of the military intelligence department, and the latter is used by the pedestrian department, and the usage of the two is the same, so the non-trusting person cannot hold it. You can take these booklets for backup, and if you don't understand them, you can ask me! ”

Yang Wan carefully took over a stack of manuscripts, one of which had the words "Military Intelligence Department Management System and Code Secret Book" written on the cover, and the next one was the Pedestrian Division, as well as some methods of employing people, motives and means and strategies, etc., Yang Wan was dazzled and shocked.

"Dare to ask Secretary Li, is this talking about two organizations, is it a ...... for one person to be in charge of both" Yang Wan asked with some apprehension.

"You are responsible for setting up the shelf of the pedestrian division first, if you pass the news to Jingzhou, you can send it to Luoyang and hand it over to Wen Dayou, you don't have to worry about the rest. Someone else in the Military Intelligence Department has started it, and you don't have to ask, it's for your good, understand? Li Duoshou smiled weirdly.

Yang Wan was taken aback, and said with a sneer: "Understand...... But a certain person who doesn't have any power under him, can the guys in the trading house use it? ”

"Yes! Mr. Feng may return to Beijing next year, and you will be by his side in the future, and the personnel used must be met by him before he can issue important tasks, and you can keep the secrets yourself! I'll leave you with one thing now, find an inconspicuous place near the lord's mansion and Mr. Feng's house as a pedestrian station, and notify me when I find it. ”

After Li Duoshou explained the matter, he saw that it was almost noon, so he got up and left, took Yang Xuanli with him, and took a carriage along the front street of Dongjiaolou to the north, until he reached the southeast corner of the imperial city, got off at the intersection of Liangmen Street and Dongjiaolouqian Street, and turned around and walked to Panlou.

It is not known when it was built, but it was a place where dignitaries and generals of the forbidden army often met in front of the Imperial City. It is also a gold cave for wealthy merchants, and it is said that the wine ladies and maids in it are all first-class, and there are famous top brands in Tokyo who often come here to perform.

Li Duoshou walked into the lobby with Yang Xuanli quickly, and immediately a guy who ran the hall stepped forward with a smile on his face. Li Duoshou didn't squint, but his eyes were dripping, and he had a full view of all the people in the lobby, and when he saw the guy coming, he said indifferently: "A private room on the third floor set by a certain family yesterday, have the guests arrived?" ”

"Yo! Guest officer, wait a minute, the villain goes to the front desk to check the record record. The man hurriedly made a gesture, turned and went quickly.

Li Duoshou and the others did not stop and went directly to the third floor. The man quickly caught up, trampled on the red lacquered staircase, and said breathlessly: "This guest officer, your guests have arrived, and the food and drinks have been ordered, if there is anything else to ask, just command!" ”

Li Duoshou waved his hand coldly, strode up to the third floor, the private room of No. A was in the innermost, and there were several men in Tsing Yi standing in front of the door.

Seeing Li Duoshou coming, one of them nodded, opened half of the door for them, and stretched out his hand to lead them. Li Duoshou knew all these soldiers, smiled slightly, and walked into a somewhat dark corridor, and there was another door more than a dozen steps ahead, which was also guarded.

By the time the soldiers opened the door, there were already three people sitting opposite each other at the table, whispering over wine. One is Li Chuyun with a full chin and a big beard, and the other is Han Zhongming, who is quite young, shrewd but has average ability to lead troops.

"It's finally here! Let's wait, our brothers are polite, come in and sit! It's not that we are proud of our identity, it's really that the generals of the forbidden army have befriended foreign vassals, and it's not good to settle down. Li Chuyun was sitting facing the door, and as soon as he looked up, he saw it, and hurriedly got up to greet him, and said with a smile.

Of course, Li Duoshou also understood, he arched his hand with a smile, entered the door and sat down, he was not interested in the table full of wine and food, but he took out a small package from his bulging arms and pushed it in front of Li Chuyun, took a glass of wine and drank it all, Xu is alcohol stimulated the throat fever, frowned and said: "Based on the unfair treatment of several brothers in the left wing of Hujie, the generals of the Youzhou and Hebei factions are becoming more and more powerful, and they have formed a group force through marriage, township party and other relationships, and the lord has made a countermeasure, you both take a look." ”

"Military Intelligence Division? This is going to ......" Li Chuyun was taken aback, and the expression on his face suddenly became extremely exciting, but he quickly eased up and calmed down, and asked tentatively in a low voice: "My lord, is this trying to make a big deal?" ”

"Definitely! For the country and the people, in order to deal with the snakes and rats, it is a last resort! If Brother Zhengyuan doesn't understand, he can refuse to do such an eagle dog thing, and the lord will not blame him. (To be continued.) )