The Red House in Yanjin is a local scene, and it is said that the reason why the outer wall is painted red is because the hussar general indicated that the red has the meaning of warning, and as an agency for external spying and internal supervision, the Yamen of the Intelligence Department uses red as the appearance, which can be regarded as a wake-up call.

Wang Yu's statement is very unique, throughout the ages, but all intelligence structures, most of the people feel eerie and terrifying, and the color should be gray and black, and it must have nothing to do with bright red.

However, with the promotion of the new policy, people found that the role of the intelligence department was becoming more and more obvious, and over time, it became accustomed to it.

The intelligence department does not know what achievements it has externally, but internally, it has a very important responsibility, that is, tax audit.

In the eyes of the outside world, it is a very magical thing for Qingzhou businessmen to take the initiative to pay taxes, and the nature of businessmen is to pursue profit and forget righteousness, even if they think of Wang Yu's kindness, it is impossible to get rid of this inherent law.

Knowledgeable people know that there is no poll tax in Qingzhou, the most important tax model is income tax, Qingzhou businessmen walk the world, they can be seen in the north and south of the river, how much money they make outside, who can find out? It's not easy to hide your income?

However, the merchants in Qingzhou are all honest, and the first thing they do as soon as they enter the country is to go to the yamen to pay taxes, as if everyone has become a saint disciple and a moral model, which makes people puzzled.

In fact, the reason is very simple, the tax department of Qingzhou is in coordination with the Intelligence Department, and there is a similar decree on the collection of commercial taxes. The Intelligence Department receives reports from all parties, and the tax department is responsible for verifying it, and once it is found that a businessman has committed tax evasion, the businessman will be severely fined, and 30% of the fine will be rewarded to the whistleblower.

Businessmen are profitable. It is destined that the relationship between peers will not be very harmonious, as the saying goes: the person who knows a person best is often his enemy, and it is the norm for competing peers to suppress each other. Where do you dare to play any tricks?

With the current atmosphere in Qingzhou, the people who were found to have evaded taxes were very miserable, and the fines of ten times the amount of taxes were repaid, and the most important thing was the contemptuous gaze and almost hostile atmosphere around them.

Wang Yu's image on the side of the Gaomen lord is very poor, but he is extremely popular among the common people. The people all said that they had received the great favor of the hussar general, not to mention, and they would continue to accept the protection of the general's mansion, and they couldn't do anything else, and it must be natural to pay taxes according to the rules. Is that still human?

Since the establishment of the commercial tax system, there have been quite a few businessmen who evade taxes and evade taxes, and some of them may have been well hidden, but those who have been found out have all fallen into bad luck without exception. I am afraid that these people will not be able to gain a foothold in their hometown.

Of course, in addition to the whistleblowing system, the current monetary system is also an important step. Money exchange is subject to registration, and outsiders can make up information at will, but local merchants cannot. Business exchanges, before and after the information is compared, the geometry obtained is naturally clear at a glance.

With this threshold, even if you can escape the supervision of the yamen, no one will report it, and the income from tax evasion will not be able to be brought home openly. Unless you emigrate.

Now Qingzhou is a good place for the world's attention, and people outside are thinking about squeezing in, who will rush to run outside? Don't you see that those high-ranking families who used to regard hussars like snakes and scorpions have gradually moved back? At this time, in order to take advantage of the situation, he gave up the foundation of Qingzhou and went to other places, isn't that crazy?

Until now. The coordination between the intelligence department and the tax department is becoming less and less, but Jia Junshi believes that this system still has merit, so he retains it, and the content has changed from targeting tax evasion to omnibisity.

If the people in the collar find suspicious people, they can come to the door to report, and if it is verified in the future, they will be rewarded accordingly according to the value of the information; The businessmen who wander outside are more extensive, and what they see and hear along the way can be reported to the Intelligence Division, no matter how big or small, once there is a certain amount of valuable information in the reported information, they will also be rewarded afterwards.

This reward is usually not too high, but it can be decided whether or not to be distributed in public according to the wishes of the provider. When the award is issued, an official from the Intelligence Department will come forward and call the provider a righteous citizen and thank the latter for his contribution to Qingzhou.

With the current atmosphere in Qingzhou, the tax evaders who dig into the corners of the General's Mansion will be attacked in groups, which in turn is naturally a high honor. There are many people who don't care about the material reward at all, and they just come to be in the limelight and enjoy the honor.

With such a mass base, the eyes and ears of the Intelligence Department suddenly expanded several times.

In the past, the model was that Qingzhou trained spy personnel, and then dispatched them and provided funds, and the spy personnel used methods such as lurking, camouflage, and bribery to obtain targeted intelligence. Such a model is more targeted, but it is expensive and risky, and it is good to spy on important military information, but ordinary intelligence is somewhat more than worth the loss.

Now that the masses have been mobilized, a steady stream of intelligence has come to the door, and the focus of the work of the intelligence department has suddenly shifted to sorting, screening, and analyzing the door-to-door visits, and professional spy personnel can also lurk deeper, so that the work efficiency has also been greatly improved.

The princes or strategists who had studied Qingzhou in depth all raised their evaluations of Wang Yu or Jia Xu because of this, but they did not know that although this strategy was proposed by Wang Yu, it was a woman who really perfected it.

Anyone who has been to the Red Mansion knows that the arrangements and arrangements in the Red Mansion are very special.

When you enter the door, you need to register, and then you will be given a sign, and you will wait in order to enter one by one.

The arrangement of the inner room is very simple, there is a curtain hanging in the middle, there is a bell on the curtain, the reporter sits with his back to the door curtain, and when the bell rings, he begins to state what he wants to report, and after the report, the bell rings again, and he can leave.

Ordinary people don't think there's anything, they just think that the personnel of the Intelligence Department need to maintain mystery, but those who really know the inside story know very well that if this policy hadn't been led by Madame Diao Chan from the beginning, the layout of the inner room would not be so mysterious.

Now that the reporting, or reporting system has been expanded, of course, Mrs. Diao Chan can't be exhaustive, but the rules are just maintained.

That's because there's such a rule. There are also different levels among the reporters. Ordinary people can only meet ordinary receptionists, but those who provide important information have the opportunity to have face-to-face conversations with intelligence officers in places where there are no curtains.

Boss Zhang turned out to be a butcher, but in recent years, he has changed his career to sell meat. Not only sells meat skewers, but also opens a hot pot restaurant, and the days are getting better and better day by day.

He is a man with no ambitions, and he thinks that as long as his life continues like this, it is fine. I never thought that one day I would have a face-to-face conversation with the officers of the Intelligence Department in the Red Mansion.

"Those guys are very tall, well, how tall? Well, almost half a head taller than me. There is murderous energy between the eyebrows and eyes, and the descendant who is the leader looks kind, but the eyes are frighteningly bright, it is the girl...... They said they were from Guanzhong, but I had met merchants from Guanzhong before, and their accents were a little wrong......

Boss Zhang stumbled and said, glancing around from time to time. I was quite apprehensive in my heart.

It was the first time he had done this, but he had never heard anyone say it before, and all he heard was according to the rules, and he was done with his back to the door curtain, but this time he was summoned several times, and this time he even gathered many officials and whistleblowers...... Yourself, you can't be poking some big basket, right?

"Boss Yang, do you think there's anything that needs to be added to Boss Zhang's narrative?"

The officer of the Intelligence Division in charge of the inquiry was pleasant, but the process of the inquiry was very rigorous, listening to his words and calm tone. It makes people nervous involuntarily.

"No, Brother Zhang is very old-fashioned, and he said it in detail......" Boss Yang's answer relieved Boss Zhang, he didn't know that there were no punitive measures in this reporting system for the time being. It doesn't matter if it's wrong, but in this atmosphere, somehow, he just doesn't want to make a mistake.

"Well, then please repeat what you saw on the road again."

"I'm going to Guanzhong ...... this time"

Of the few people who were questioned, Boss Zhang knew a few, and Yang Chao was one of them. Unlike several other people who also opened shops in Yanjin, Yang Chao is an outsider, it is said that he is a native of Anping County, who once made a little contribution in the Hebei War, and had the opportunity to become the first few batch of maritime merchants, but he missed it, and he has been a merchant in the past few years and has been running west.

Before and after Baibo's eastward migration, the trade route from Hebei to Guanzhong was quite hot, Dong Zhuo's group and the hundred officials in the court were all rich masters, and Guanzhong was tired, and the materials were extremely scarce, and it was a big profit to transport anything in the past.

However, since Cao Cao went westward, business in the Guanzhong area has not been as good as before. Although the price of commodities continues to rise, but the war is chaotic, and the risk of merchants is also increasing exponentially.

With the exception of the semi-official caravans, which followed the sailors and carried out large transactions, the other caravans basically abandoned the western route and turned their attention to several other directions that were equally lucrative, especially the maritime trade.

Those who still hold on to the Guanzhong trade route are either dead-eyed, or they are particularly bold and want to seek wealth and danger. In Boss Zhang's view, Yang Chao seems to belong to the latter situation.

I heard that he and a friend were robbed in Qinghe and almost lost their lives, but in the end, they were saved by Tai Shici and made some contributions under his command. Later, his friend exchanged his merits for qualifications and boarded the fleet of Dongdu, and then became the first batch of maritime merchants in Qingzhou, traveling between Qingzhou and the four islands of the East China Sea, and now his value has skyrocketed many times.

Because of the different choices, the circumstances of the two friends who are friends of life and death are very different, and in the eyes of onlookers, Yang Chao clings to the Guanzhong trade route, and he has a taste of shame and bravery.

Boss Zhang had always felt that Yang Chao was very pitiful before, and he felt sorry for him, so he just missed the opportunity to pay it back, but because he couldn't let go, he went all the way to the dark, which was obviously not worth it.

What do you think about the four islands in the East China Sea? It is said that the island is full of gold mountains, silver mountains everywhere, and copper mines are everywhere, so what better way to make a fortune than there? There are many people who can't see well, so why bother to bet on this breath uselessly?

But when he met Yang Chao here today, Boss Zhang keenly noticed a trace of abnormality.

He felt that Yang Chao was more like a spy than a businessman, and when businessmen walked outside, it was better to have more than one thing, especially when he met those fierce guys with courage. If you look at each other more squarely, there will be a lot of risk.

Yang Chao obviously saw that those Xiliang had beaten hundreds of Hanoi officers and soldiers to the point that there were fewer enemies, but not only did he not avoid the other party as soon as possible, but also repeatedly tried with words. Isn't this the style of a spy?

I heard that with the expansion of the reporting system, the Intelligence Department is now beginning to develop peripheral spy personnel, and maybe, this Yang brother is the forerunner.

"Boss Yang was very careful and provided us with considerable help. From a professional point of view, though. It is not advisable to take risks in this situation, after all, the other party is highly armed and not very good at hiding their appearances, and once they detect your temptation, they are likely to turn their faces directly......"

Yang Chao was the last person to be questioned, after the end of the questioning. The officials of the Intelligence Department really put forward corresponding suggestions, and after seeing Yang Chao nodding and expressing his humble acceptance, he turned to Boss Zhang and the others, and said gently: "Please also pay attention to this, you are not specialized spy personnel, and it is only an obligation to provide intelligence to the Intelligence Department." As long as everyone is not afraid of trouble, it is okay to report what they see and hear, there is no need, and it is not recommended to take the initiative to spy on it......"

"Our peace in Hebei is not easy to come by, and everyone is doing their best."

"yes, it doesn't take much to just ask twice, and it would be great if I could help."

"If someone has a murderous intention, he still dares to commit murder on the street? Don't ask us what place Hebei is. ”

Listen to what the official said. The concern for everyone is also sincere, and everyone is also moved and shouting.

Boss Zhang also echoed a few words of determination, and inadvertently saw Yang Chao, but found that the latter looked thoughtful. couldn't help but sigh in his heart: This Brother Yang seems to be really determined to go into this industry. However, on second thought, it is not a bad thing for young people to be self-motivated.

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When the matter was over, everyone dispersed, and the Intelligence Department returned to calm, but what no one knew was that in the interrogation room just now, the bamboo curtain was lowered again, and the two sides were full of people again. The chief officer who had just been in charge of the inquiry was sitting at one end of the bamboo curtain near the main entrance, holding the scroll in his hand and reciting it aloud.

"After summarizing all the relevant information, the itinerary of the group suspected of being Xiliang's spies has been confirmed, and its purpose has been narrowed down to several possible ......"

"With the female dependents, they made a brazen attack when they passed through the Hanoi checkpoint, obviously they are not professional spy personnel, and they definitely did not come to Qingzhou to spy on the military situation. When entering the country, they deliberately avoided the exchange office, which showed that this group of people lacked experience in espionage work, and they avoided places similar to sentry posts. And ......"

If Ma Dai was here, he would definitely be quite depressed. After the incident reported by Boss Zhang, he had realized that his whereabouts might be exposed, but he never dreamed that his whereabouts along the way would completely fall into the eyes of the Qingzhou intelligence system, and there was nothing to hide.

His whereabouts were exposed, and the suspicions were also summarized, Ma Dai was not only a matter of whereabouts exposed, but even his identity and even the purpose of this trip had been included in the thinking of the intelligence system.

"Ma Teng has three sons and one daughter, and his brother has a son Ma Dai, who has a calm and meticulous personality, and is deeply relied on by Ma Teng. The woman is still young, but her martial arts are quite high, and the information of Ma Teng's daughter Yunluo is completely consistent, at least more than ninety percent of the possibilities, it is Ma Dai's brothers and sisters. ”

"Its purpose should not be to spy on confidential military information, there is a fifty percent possibility, it is to observe the customs and people of Qingzhou, so as to corroborate it with the information obtained, so as to correct the Hebei strategy in Xiliang. There is also a 20% possibility that Ma Dai escaped from the smuggler and intended to defect to Qingzhou, which is considered a means for the Ma family to bet on both sides, so Miss Ma is preparing to get married......"

Speaking of this, the official who reported subconsciously slowed down his speech, quickly looked up at the bamboo curtain, and saw that the person behind him didn't say anything, so he continued to elaborate: "Of course, it is not ruled out that Miss Ma Jia is traveling privately, as for the rest of the possibility, half of it is that after Ma Dai watched my Qingzhou scenery, he thought it was difficult to match, and planned to contact the lord face to face, and the possibility of assassination was the lowest, but it cannot be completely ruled out......"

"It's hard work." There was a soft voice from behind the bamboo curtain, and although it was not the first time Xing Hao had heard it, his heart still fluttered slightly. Of course, this is a gaffe, he hurriedly gathered his mind and replied solemnly: "This is all the duty of subordinates, and I can't afford to say this from my wife." ”

Xing Hao is a native of Hejian County, he was raised as filial piety when he was a teenager, but he did not come out of office, but traveled the world alone and on a horse, until the hussars went north to the east, then he recommended himself to join the army, and he was selected by the Intelligence Department with his well-informed and thoughtful considerations.

Xing Hao was amazed by the intelligence collection system of the Intelligence Department, which was gradually on the right track, but what made him even more amazed was that Wang Yu actually placed his wife in the Intelligence Department.

Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, because of the relationship between Wang Yu and Lu Bu in the Luoyang War, Diao Chan became famous all over the world in one fell swoop, and she has long been a well-known beauty. Putting such a beauty in the room, you should naturally enjoy the gentle taste, how can anyone use it as a staff? Is this the so-called extraordinary people really doing extraordinary things?

Xing Hao has not yet contacted Wang Yu in person, but with this initiative alone, he has a very deep understanding of Wang Yu, although the latter does not like celebrities, but he still has a very eclectic style of celebrities.

Of course, Xing Hao is also a person who does practical things, although the information he handles is not very secret, but how can he not know its importance? To put it more seriously, what kind of situation will start the Central Plains War may depend on this information.