Hu Danqiu looked poor and sour, but his demeanor was obviously quite seen in the world, but the fourth young master showed kindness, he obviously also saw that Lu Hong didn't understand his identity, and said with a smile: "Lu Yunju, under Li Jingxiang, my father is the governor of Liangguang, I heard that Master Wang supervised the affairs of the Nanyang Sailors, I happened to hear some news, so I took the liberty to come to the door to submit the book!" ”

Lu Hong's doubts were finally solved, the title of the fourth young master should obviously be preceded by the word Li, and the old lady in their mouths is really noble enough, isn't that Li Hongzhang's eldest brother, Li Hanzhang, the governor of Liangguang! And he immediately realized that this Li Sigongzi came to get acquainted with him, obviously he didn't do it by his own name, so he naturally pointed out, Wang Renkan was busy with Nanyang, didn't he have to go to Guangzhou to be busy with the Guangzhou Sailor, although the Guangzhou Sailor was a little broken, the establishment of the Sailor was there......

However, getting acquainted with this person in front of him is obviously beneficial and harmless to him, Lu Hong immediately got up and laughed, and arched his hand, "Fourth young master, I don't know, it's rude!" ”

Such a toss inevitably wasted a lot of time to be polite, but Hu Danqiu next to him was quickly brought back by the topic, "Lu Yunjuan, I heard that Lord Wang is thoroughly investigating some things in the Nanyang Naval Division, and it just so happens that the fourth prince also has some connections here, so he also knows some things, so he took the liberty to visit!" ”

Lu Hong sweated when he heard this, this guy looked like an old pedant, and he refused to get down to the point when he talked nonsense, but this Hu Danqiu was obviously a well-informed person, as for how he leaked this matter, he could think of at least three or four things now, maybe ...... The news from Rongqing's side may have been estimated to have been put into the water!

He didn't deny or admit this, he just smiled and asked: "Does Master Hu also know some things, if that's the case, after Master Wang returns to Shanghai, I will definitely tell you in detail!" ”

"Lu Yunju, I'm afraid you don't know, Yuan Jiugao, the commander of the right wing of the Nanyang Naval Division, colluded with foreign businessmen, and in order to avoid taxes, he sent warships in and out of the port all year round, piggybacking on opium and Western goods, and profited a lot!" Hu Danqiu said with a mysterious look on his face that he was preparing to meet Wang Renkan this time.

This news obviously also made Lu Hongda interested, although he couldn't confirm the identities of these two, but it was not difficult to go back and confirm it, and the most important thing was that this news actually mentioned Yuan Jiugao, the right wing commander of the Nanyang Naval Division, by name, isn't it the tall and thin man who came to visit Wang Renkan that day, this is definitely unusual!

If this news is true, it is definitely of great value, Lu Hong immediately asked: "Master Hu, this Yuan Jiugao is a general, if there is no solid evidence, even Lord Wang is not easy to convict casually...... Please give me some advice! ”

Hu Danqiu smiled cunningly, stretched out his hand and patted a paper bag on the table, "Lu Yunju, this is naturally based on real evidence, their sailors come and go are all warships, and they don't know it, but they have to have a place to unload the goods, a place to deliver, this is the news of the last few deliveries...... If you look carefully, it's not hard to find evidence!"

Lu Hong was naturally overjoyed in his heart, if he knew where to deliver, it would be a little troublesome to find a foreign businessman...... However, finding the next home to pick up the goods is definitely an extremely important clue.

And this great gift given by Hu Danqiu is naturally to seek a return, Lu Hong pondered for a moment, raised his eyes to look at the fourth son of the Li family and this Hu Danqiu opposite, and asked in a deep voice: "Master Hu, but I don't know this news, are you going to ask Lord Wang for a reward?" Or something else! If you can call the shots below, you will definitely not shirk! ”

Fourth Young Master Li on the side suddenly laughed, "Lu Yunju, it's hard to send this little thing to Wang Qincha for a reward, and when Lord Qincha arrives in Guangzhou, I will ask you for a lot of kind words at that time!" ”

Lu Hong smiled, today this Li Jingxiang is obviously throwing stones to ask for directions, but it's good to get acquainted, this clue can be genuine, politely said a few words, took the cloth bag from Hu Danqiu's hand, and was not in a hurry to look at it, so he got up and said goodbye.

Hu Danqiu came out for Li Jingxiang to see off the guests, and when he walked outside, he happened to meet a few wealthy businessmen who were standing at the door to watch the night view of this garden. ”

"Lu Yunju, your vision is very bright, isn't the one wearing the sauce purple coat the shopkeeper!" Lu Hong looked over, but he was a kind middle-aged man with a rather Western mustache!

When he returned to the official residence, Rong Qing was already waiting here, after Lu Hong pulled him into the house, he immediately asked about going to the yamen to inquire about today, and Rong Qing did not disappoint him, he brought another important news, close to Zhoujiadu, close to the boundary of the British Concession, there is a northwest merchant called Wang's North Goods Store may be involved in the smuggling of the sailors.

Lu Hong was indeed a little surprised that this guy was able to get these important news in such a short time, and he also looked at this guy a little differently, "Brother Rong, this news is very important, but I have another big thing here, I ask you to go again tomorrow, I went to Zhang Yuan on the side of [***] Road today to meet Li Jingxiang, the fourth son of Li Hanzhang, the governor of Liangguang, you want to find a way to check their details, but no one is impersonating...... In addition, check the news of Zhang Yuan's owner, Zhang Shuhe, for me!"

Rong Qing was obviously a little confused about the new errand assigned to him, but Lu Hong didn't hide it from him, and took out the bag of things, "This is the news from over there, I'm worried that someone will set up a trick on Lord Qinchawang, so I have to check it carefully...... Your errand is very important, so don't let the news slip out! ”

Hearing Lu Hong say that this matter is so serious, Rong Qing immediately got up to his senses, lined up and went out with a package ticket, watching this guy go out, Lu Hong was naturally not idle, he immediately called Ouyang Hao and a few people in, the matter has an eyebrow, it doesn't mean that you can sit back and relax, on the contrary, if the news given by Li Jingxiang is true, it means that the other party obviously understands the actions on his side, if the other party really stops, it will take a lot of trouble to investigate!

He immediately arranged and asked Chen Huan to personally go to Zheng Xiongrong to inquire about the Zhoujiadu Wharf, Ouyang Hao to investigate Wang's North Cargo Store, and he personally arranged to investigate Yuan Jiugao...... This is really a big fish, and it is a big move that can knock mountains and shake tigers!

Early in the morning, Lu Hong took two entourages to personally run to the sailor camp near the sixteenth shop in the west of the Huangpu River, and handed over the name thorn, and after a while, Wu Ankang, the right-wing commander he had seen last time, greeted him from inside.

"Brother Lu, how can you have time to come to our sailor camp today!" This guy stared at his little eyes, and there was a strong smell of wine in his mouth, which made Lu Hong can't help but sneer, this early in the morning, could it be that this guy uses alcohol to brush his teeth!

"Lord Wu, Wang Qin sent to Jiangning Mansion to visit Governor Liu, I'm not idle, I'm thinking about coming to you to fight the autumn breeze!" Lu Hong responded with a smile.

Wu Ankang naturally didn't understand the meaning of this person, but Lu Hong can be regarded as a Shangguan now, after all, it represents the Qin sent to the camp to supervise military discipline, and this governor's palace has already been informed, so naturally he can't be offended, and when he entered the station, the neatness of the barracks inside was greatly beyond Lu Hong's expectations.

Lu Hong had seen the establishment of the entire Nanyang Naval Division in the text of the Ministry of War, there were only 6 unprotected warships, and all of them were old goods more than 10 years ago, and there were only more than 1,000 people in the internal naval division, but in this camp, he only saw that the periphery was close to the location of the 16th shop, at least five or six rows of barracks were built, and there were large barracks in the back......

Wu Ankang naturally saw Lu Hong's expression, but he showed a frank expression, "Brother Lu is looking at the row of houses over there...... There's nothing to hide about, our sailors can't compare to Beiyang, and the salaries of officers and soldiers are pitiful, so Commander Guo built that house, bought and sold on the dock, and collected some rent so that the brothers in the camp could improve their food! ”

For this guy's honesty, Lu Hong is somewhat uncomfortable...... This is a report on Guo Baochang, the commander of the Nanyang offshore warships, or is it not strange for this kind of thing!

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