"Aiqing doesn't have to be polite!"

Cao Cao sorted out his thoughts and asked, "Wangjiang, is the amount of smuggling very large now?" ”

Zhang Xi frowned and nodded, "Yes!" Now there is basically more than 50,000 taels worth of gold smuggled every month! Only half of them were not caught by us! Your Majesty, Wechen has a request! ”

Cao Cao smiled: "Say it! ”

Zhang Xi sorted out his thoughts and said, "Your Majesty, Wechen would like to ask you to allow the border army to cooperate with the actions of the Ministry of Commerce's inspection team!" ”

Cao Cao thought for a moment, "No problem!" However, this must be requested in advance by someone from your Ministry of Commerce to the local garrison general! I'll let the Cabinet know from the army! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Xi thanked him. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Cao Cao asked Zhang Xidao: "Wangjiang, if the Ministry of Commerce doesn't care about smuggling, how much smuggling will there be every month?" ”

Zhang Xi was stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously, "Your Majesty, what do you mean?" ”

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Answer my question first!" ”

Zhang Xi thought for a moment, "If that's the case, I'm afraid that there will be nearly 100,000 taels of gold smuggled every month!" ”

Although Cao Cao expected it, he was still taken aback.

After thinking for a moment, "Now my Great Wei Empire has just experienced an unprecedented war, and most of the treasury has been consumed!" We must find a way to replenish the treasury! Zhang Xi couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart. Cao Cao continued: "According to Wangjiang, this smuggling is definitely a shortcut! ”

"Your Majesty, do you mean that the imperial court will organize a smuggling team?!" A look of disbelief.

Cao Cao smiled: "No! If it is organized by the imperial court, it cannot be called a smuggling team! We are only organizing the trafficking of goods to Rome and the Golden Kingdom in the style of smuggling! Of course, these goods can only be luxury goods such as silk and spices! Wangjiang, do you think this is feasible? ”

Yang Yujiao thought for a moment, frowned, and said, "It should be feasible!" However, this has an impact on the reputation of the Empire! "Quite worried.

Cao Cao nodded, "Indeed! Therefore, this kind of thing can only be done by the most reliable people, and cannot be known by the government and the opposition! ”

Zhang Xi was still worried: "But there is no impermeable wall in the world, I am afraid that unfavorable rumors will inevitably appear in the society!?" ”

Cao Cao smiled: "The rumors are all false!" ”

Zhang Xi was stunned for a moment, and nodded suddenly.

Cao Cao left the two women to speak in the backyard of the Ministry of Commerce's yamen, and he himself took Dian Wei and a dozen Imperial Forest soldiers straight to the prison of the Ministry of Commerce.

Perhaps because Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce is more like a shrewd businessman, the prison of the Ministry of Commerce is completely different from the prison in the traditional sense, there is no sense of gloom, but like a guarded inn, of course, as an inn it is still too simple!

"Your Majesty, this, this is a prison cell?!" Dian Wei, who came here for the first time, said with a surprised face.

Cao Cao nodded and said with a smile: "Wangjiang doesn't like that kind of gloomy and dirty place!" ”

At this time, the cell boss came up with a dozen jailers.

"The villain greets Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live! ”

"Alright, alright! No need to be polite! Get up! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Cell leader, let me ask you, where is the Zhang Tie you brought just now?" Cao Cao asked, glancing around.

The cell boss hurriedly replied: "He is a repeat offender, so he is in the innermost room!" ”

"Bring him to me!"

"Yes!" The cell boss agreed, and hurriedly ordered his guards to go and lead people.

A moment later, the smuggler named Zhang Tie was brought to Cao Cao.

Zhang Tie curiously glanced at the young but imposing man in front of him.

At this time, the cell boss beside him shouted: "Don't kneel down when you see Your Majesty!" ”

Zhang Tie was startled and knelt down subconsciously.

Cao Cao motioned for the cell bosses to step down.

The cell boss waited for the promise to retreat.

Cao Cao glanced at the smuggler named Zhang Tie in front of him.

Zhang Tie was not very old, about thirty years old, trembling all over, looking very scared.

Cao Cao said in a harmonious voice: "Don't be afraid! Get up and speak! ”

Zhang Tie agreed, stood up, bowed his head, and his hands involuntarily clenched together.

"Zhang Tie, do you know what kind of punishment you should be punished for your offense according to the laws of the empire?"

Zhang Tie was startled, and hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Majesty spare your life!" Grass people are willing to give all their net worth! ”

Cao Cao laughed, "Zhang Tie, do you think this is possible?" ”

Zhang Tiedeng was sluggish.

"But don't be discouraged! I can give you a chance! ”

Zhang Tie's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Please make it clear to Your Majesty, the grass people will not hesitate to go to the soup and go to the fire!" ”

Cao Cao asked Zhang Tie to get up and asked, "You should know very well the channels for receiving smuggled goods from Rome and Jin, right?" ”

Zhang Tie was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "The villain knows all kinds of channels on the Roman side!" ”

After hesitating for a moment, he explained: "Villain, villain has been in this business for many years!" ”

Seeing that Cao Cao was still very calm, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and continued: "There are two main channels in Rome, one is the smuggling caravan composed of ordinary civilians, these people have limited strength, and the other is the trend of having an aristocratic background, these people are powerful, and the goods of the grass people are mainly provided to the latter!" ”

Cao Cao nodded and glanced at Zhang Tie, "Very good!" From now on, you do things for me! As long as you do it well, your property will still be your property, and I can grant you the corresponding title! ”

Zhang Tie was stunned for a moment, and was overjoyed, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you, what you said is true?" ”

Cao Cao smiled, "Do you think I'm going to joke on you?" ”

Zhang Tie knelt on the ground with a thud and thanked him: "The grass people thank Your Majesty Longen!" ”

"You're going to have to stay here for now! The necessary procedures must be completed! ”

"Yes!"

Cao Cao called the cell boss, gave some orders, and then left.

Leaving the prison, Cao Cao found Zhang Xi again and said, "Wangjiang, that Zhang Tiezhen is useful, you can find a reason to release him!" ”

Zhang Xi nodded, "This is easy to do!" ”

Then he said with some concern: "But this Zhang Tie is the biggest smuggler, if he is released, I am afraid that it will release a very bad signal to the people!" In addition, the government and the opposition will definitely question this! ”

Cao Cao frowned, "The problem you said does exist!" So be it! Zhang Tie will be dealt with in accordance with the criminal law! ”

Zhang Xi was stunned for a moment, and then understood, "Your Majesty, what do you mean, 'Li Dai Taozhuang'?" ”

Cao Cao smiled and nodded, "Is there a problem?" ”

Zhang Xi thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "No problem!" ”

"That's good! Wangjiang, send him to me in two days! ”

Zhang Xi nodded.

Nanban.

"My lord, the Wei army's pioneering team has advanced its strength and built several wooden forts! Are we still holding our ground? Shi Yan said worriedly.

At this time, Shiwei was standing on a high attic looking into the distance, this attic was just a wooden house on a towering tree, located in the village of the mountain, surrounded by an endless sea of trees, this scene made people can't help but have a feeling of powerlessness.

Shi Wei frowned, "Don't move!" ”

"But my lord, if this continues, our avant-garde front will be eaten away by them! What's more, headhunters and other tribes that are attached to us may have different hearts! ”

Shiwei sighed, "I understand all this, but in the face of the opponent of Wei Jun, we must not be in a hurry, otherwise we can only drink hatred!" We can only wait, wait for the opportunity! ”

Shi Yan frowned and asked worriedly, "What if there has never been a chance?" ”

Shi Wei smiled bitterly, "That's the death of God!" I have no complaints! ”

The two fell silent.

During this period, tens of thousands of Wei troops advanced deep into the forest at a fixed frequency, building roads and forts at the same time; The Wei army did not take direct attack on targets related to Shiwei.

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye. In the past six months, the three empires of the Great Wei Empire, the Roman Empire and the Jin Kingdom have not made any major moves, and because the war a year ago has greatly damaged the vitality of the three empires, the three empires are doing their best to recover and accumulate strength.

Although the border between the three empires is very calm, everyone can feel the tense atmosphere of the mountain rain coming and the wind filling the building.

On this day, a fleet sailed into the Wei army in the Persian Gulf.

At present, the Wei navy gathered in the Persian Gulf accounts for nearly eighty percent of the total naval strength.

It seems that the Wei Empire intended to use the navy to inflict a heavy blow on the Roman Empire.

The night grew darker.

Several dark shadows sneakily climbed over a hill to the northwest of the Wei army.

Several people stopped under a large tree.

One of them lowered his voice and asked, "Where is the water village of the Wei army?" ”

The other replied in a low voice, "Climb over the mountain beam in front of you, and you can see it!" However, there is a sentry post of the Wei army on the mountain beam, and if we climb up it, it is almost impossible not to be detected! Or that's it! Anyway, we've got the approximate information! "No! The information we have at the moment is of little value! Their water village must be scouted! ”

In addition to the two men, another said: "I also think we should stop!" If we are exposed, the Wei army will definitely be alert, and at that time, maybe the information we have obtained before will be useless! ”

The leader hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay!" We'll wait for the Roman order! Walk! ”

The three quietly retreated.

In the Jerusalem area of Rome, the rebellion that had been quelled not long ago sprung up again, and unlike the last time, this time the rebellion was even more vigorous, and almost the entire Jerusalem area was swept up.

The cause of this rebellion was only because of a dispute in the tavern, which was not big, but the fault was that a group of Roman soldiers on one side of the dispute actually killed more than a dozen people on the other side, and also killed many people watching the excitement!

I don't know if it's because of the alcohol? After this incident, at the instigation of well-intentioned people, a wave of rebellion broke out throughout the Jerusalem area, which intensified. (To be continued.) )