Doing things needs to be done step by step, but it does not mean that you can only do one thing at a time, in that case, Su Tiancheng, the magistrate, don't think about the future.

For example, he must do it at the same time to earn money and official land, and he can't pull down any of them. Of course, the most well-prepared thing is to earn money, and in nearly a month, the plan is almost done.

As for the matter of Guantian, as long as the emperor does not object, he is ready to start coordinating, it is nothing more than spending some silver, even if it is corrupt, bribing the officers of the two battalions is not a big deal, as long as the goal can be achieved.

Qu Qingze came to Santang.

Whenever there are distinguished guests, or major confidential matters, or some secret lawsuits, they will come to the three halls to discuss.

Of course, Qu Qingze knows the purpose of the Dao, this time is a big move, it can be said that this action is successful, it will change the current situation in one fell swoop, within a few years, Jiangning County does not have to worry about the lack of silver, provided that the emperor does not blush.

"Dude, is everything ready?"

"Everything has been checked clearly, the time to come back is tomorrow, that is, the tenth day of the first month of June, including all the routes, the escort personnel, all have been figured out, you can rest assured, brothers will do this little thing, there will be no difference."

"Okay, I'll start arranging."

Qu Qingze nodded.

Su Tiancheng spoke to Wang Dazhi beside him, and asked Wang Dazhi to invite Sun Yuankun, Liu Shiliang, and Luo Chang to come to the three halls of the county government immediately, as for Su Pingyang, Su Jun and Ma Huabiao, they were already waiting outside the three halls.

Everyone arrived quickly, looking at the serious Su Tiancheng, and knew that there was something big about it.

"According to investigation, 17 salt merchants in Jiangning County actually colluded with Houjin to smuggle and sell illicit salt, including iron weapons, which is tantamount to rebellion, if the county government cannot investigate and deal with it, it must be a dereliction of duty, Jiangning County salt merchants, headed by Kuang Siming, for many years, trafficking in illicit salt, corrupt and perverting the law, has been full of evil, this time, the county government must completely exterminate it. Tomorrow, the salt merchant's salt Ding team will return to Jiangning County, they have completed the transaction with Houjin, carrying gold and silver, and come back, Lord Qu also found out, they actually carried the letter written by the Houjin general, so the sergeant of the inspection department must go all out to completely defeat Yanding, seize all the evidence, and at the same time, confiscate Kuang Siming's mansion, all property, and confiscate. ”

The room was unusually quiet, and no one thought that Su Tiancheng would have such a huge movement.

Everyone knows that the salt merchant is rich and rivals the country, ordinary coarse salt, one pound is five dollars of silver, as for refined salt, one pound is one or two silver, and the so-called green salt, one or two silver, can only buy one or two, green salt is a large family, used to gargle, the effect is very good, ordinary people, do not dare to ask at all.

This is a profiteering industry, the salt merchants in Jiangning County almost monopolized the salt trade in Nanzhili, and opened up the transportation line to Duogandusi, where the salt was traded, which was calculated in gold, and the price could not be estimated.

The salt merchants in Jiangning County, while having a lot of money, also have a relationship with the sky.

They are inextricably linked with the cabinet ministers of the imperial court, including the senior officials of the six ministries, and the ties with the six ministries in Nanjing, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Ying Tianfu are even closer.

The salt merchants themselves have a team of salt ding, and the combat effectiveness of these salt merchants is even stronger than that of the imperial army, and there are more than 10,000 salt merchants in Jiangning County.

These circumstances, the imperial court is aware of the way, but the people's silver is enshrined enough, and the above is also open and closed, no one will ask, I can't imagine that Su Tiancheng dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head.

Sun Yuankun and others, who used to be military attaches of the imperial court, have been in Mount Emei for many years, and they also know the power of the salt merchants in Ludao, which is extraordinary, seeing Su Tiancheng say this, Sun Yuankun couldn't help but speak.

"My lord, the salt merchant is extraordinary, if you can't plan carefully, I'm afraid something will happen."

"Hehe, although Lord Sun can rest assured, I think that knowing that there are tigers in the mountains and biasing towards the tigers, it shows our courage, although the salt merchants are powerful, but we are representing the imperial court, do they dare to openly rebel, do they dare to fight with the sergeants of the inspection department, as long as we have the evidence, we are not afraid of them, even if he has a relationship with the sky, I also want his head."

Su Tiancheng said this, and no one continued to speak.

"Master Qu, tell me about the specific arrangements."

Qu Qingze looked at Su Tiancheng and nodded.

"My lord and I have been discussing it for a long time, this matter has been arranged for a month, and when my lord just arrived at the county office, he made arrangements, and I have investigated all the circumstances. The arrangement is divided into three parts. ”

"The first piece, exterminate the salt Ding team, this time the salt Ding team involved in trafficking, there are 1,500 people, tomorrow, they pass through the Meridian Valley in the southeast of the county, we fortify in the Meridian Valley, take the salt Ding in one fell swoop, Ji Lu plans to use two thousand patrol sergeants, please Sun Daren direct command, can not have the slightest mistake, must be completely annihilated, not allowed to leak a person, the will of the lord, kill the first evil, the rest of the salt Ding, as long as you are willing to surrender to the county government, you can be appeased."

"The second piece, surround Kuang Siming's mansion, tomorrow, the Inspection Department will send five hundred sergeants to surround Kuang Siming's mansion, not a single person is allowed to be missed, please Lord Liu command, wait for the news of Lord Sun, and wait until Lord Sun gets the evidence After the sergeant of the Inspection Division will meet and reconcile, raid Kuang Siming's mansion."

"The third piece, monitor the rest of the salt merchants' mansions, tomorrow, ask Lord Luo to lead five hundred soldiers to monitor the remaining sixteen salt merchants, and when they start to raid Kuang Siming's mansion, capture the rest of the salt merchants and escort them to the county office."

"In addition to these three parts of the sergeant's operation, the county government also needs to be fully mobilized."

"Hufang Su Si Official, prepare the account books, check Kuang Siming's mansion, all the property, grain, salt, etc., must be registered and registered, and it must be directly transported to the county government treasury, this task is very heavy, and it must be completed to the letter."

"Torture room Su Si Officer, prepare for the interrogation, to interrogate Kuang Siming and others with lightning speed, and get real evidence, so that they have no room to turn over, they must complete the iron case, I have a few friends who will assist Su Si Judge to handle it together, they have a lot of evidence."

"The military officer Ma Shi, command more than 200 county officials, pay attention to maintaining order in the county, there can be no chaotic situation, raid Kuang Siming's mansion, it will definitely cause a sensation, the officials must do a good job of explaining, when necessary, please make their own decisions, Kuang Siming and others, in Jiangning County, the power is profound, I am afraid that there are some unscrupulous people, thinking of fishing in troubled waters, if they meet Lu Jian, they can be killed directly."

"I will coordinate in the center, and I will act with Lord Sun tomorrow, and Lord Su will sit in the county government ......"

Su Tiancheng frowned, obviously discussing the matter of Lu, Qu Qingze temporarily changed, he was going to follow Sun Yuankun to the Meridian Valley, a piece of the county, Qu Qingze was responsible for coordination, Qu Qingze had already contacted some of the sergeants of Nanjing Jinyiwei to cooperate with the action, during the operation, it was impossible for the county government to know the situation of Ying Tianfu, the six departments of Nanjing, the eunuchs and the garrison department, these situations can only be understood through Qu Qingze.

"Lord Qu, it has been arranged, you will do it according to the requirements, but there is only one thing, the matter of this Meridian Valley, or I will go with it, and Lord Qu will coordinate all matters in the county."

"My lord, no, as the saying goes, in the midst of strategizing, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away, the coach cannot come to the battlefield in person, in case of any accidents, the consequences are unimaginable."

As soon as Qu Qingze finished speaking, Sun Yuankun immediately spoke.

"What Lord Qu said is that the boss can't easily get into danger, and the adults can't follow him to the Meridian Valley, otherwise, the lower officials are worried in their hearts and can't go all out."

The rest of the people spoke one after another, all of them were against Su Tiancheng's visit to Meridian Valley.

Seeing such a situation, Su Tiancheng had no choice but to nod and agree.

"Okay, that's how it is arranged, the specific matters, please take full responsibility for the specific matters, the specific action is divided into two parts, the sergeant action is one, Lord Sun is specifically responsible, the mansion is raided, the arrest and interrogation are one, and the household Su Si is specifically responsible, this operation is extraordinary, we must work together, it is the unitary time, there are still three hours, all the preparations are fully rolled out, please everyone."

After speaking, Su Tiancheng stood up and clasped his fists to salute everyone.

Everyone hurriedly returned the salute, and since Qu Qingze was in charge, he spoke on behalf of everyone.

"Don't worry, my lord, wait for the good news in the county office, I will wait until I die, and I will definitely win."

Next, it was Su Tiancheng who had a separate conversation with each person, and this kind of conversation was a form and a statement.

Of course, in Su Tiancheng's view, this is by no means a formality.

There are some problems, he has long thought of them, Kuang Siming, as the head of the salt merchants in Jiangning County, is rich and rivals the country, and the wealth of his family is probably astronomical, if all of them are registered, the emperor knows that he is going to go, and he will be busy in vain, this is a situation that will definitely happen, the emperor is poor and crazy, with such silver, he will stretch out his hand in his throat.

Therefore, he wanted to arrange for Su Pingyang, and when he registered, he must find a way to hide some gold and silver, at least leaving more than one million taels of silver for the county government.

As for Su Jun, it is more important to make Kuang Siming confess, of course, with the assistance of Jinyiwei, Kuang Siming is dead, but Su Tiancheng has other ideas, and when the time comes, he will see Kuang Siming alone.

After some conversation, half an hour passed.

The county government and the inspection department suddenly became nervous.

Su Tiancheng did not inform Lu Tianming and Liu Zhongji, and they were not involved in this matter for the time being.

Lu Tianming has been in Jiangning County for so many years, and he must have a connection with these salt merchants, as for Liu Zhongji, he still has a certain amount of scholarly anger, and he may not be able to accept such a thing.