Chapter 511: In the Dark

Really find something to do for her, otherwise she will be bored at home all day long, thinking about things like giving birth to a child. Coaxed Zhu Yujiao away, Chen Xie took a few people and went out in microclothes. It was not something that the people liked to see such as a micro-service visit, but got into an inconspicuous carriage and went to the old courtyard along the road on the bank of the Qinhuai River. The carriage stopped in front of a small courtyard, and when Chen Xie got out of the car, there were two women waiting at the door, none other than Ying Niang and Wanyu.

"I've seen the master!" The two stepped forward to salute, and Chen Xie waved his hand casually and said, "Excuse me, go in and talk." ”

It is a typical Jiangnan house, and the backyard is the Qinhuai River. The courtyard of Sanjin is very inconspicuous on the bank of the Qinhuai River. Buying a house in this place is not to return to the old business, but to have another mystery. After the front yard, there was a small building, and my feet were on the slab, babbling sounds, and it was obvious that it was a few years old.

Upstairs is Ying Niang's residence, and the three of them closed the door when they came in. Ying Niang, who is over forty years old, is no longer showing her appearance, she is dressed in an ordinary way, she is plain faced, she is clean and tidy, and she looks like a shrewd and capable housewife.

"How's it going?" Chen Xie sat down and asked, Ying Niang stepped forward to serve tea and said with a smile: "I don't know the secret, Black Dog No. 10 and Fox No. 6 are just his family's coachman and cook." The information obtained from several monitoring points is basically consistent with the information coming out of it. There were eight people in total, the youngest of whom was a garrison, and they stayed in the Hou Mansion and discussed until after dark, and then came out after dinner. ”

Chen Xie nodded quietly as he listened, and Ying Niang continued: "The general's method is nothing more than inciting soldiers to make trouble. There is no other doorway. As long as you crucify this, you are not afraid that they will turn the sky upside down. Black Dog No. 23 can access the account books of money and food in the Beijing camp, copy a little at a time, and basically all of them are here. As he spoke, he motioned for Wanyu to come forward and present a stack of ledgers.

Chen Xie didn't even look at it, and said lightly: "It's important to pick it up." Wanyu had been Chen Xie's secretary for a period of time, and knew his habits, so she had already summed up the numbers and said: "The three battalions add up, and there are only 3,000 people." There are only 200 people who can fight. In front of the Dengzhou battalion. Something like a chicken and a dog. I still haven't given up. I'm worried about finding something for my lord. Don't wait for the Dengzhou camp to take action, let the puffer fish dispatch, and let these people die in an unknown way. ”

The woman's expression was very relaxed when she said this. Chen Xie was secretly bitter in his heart when he heard this. A woman born of fireworks. The eyes of the heart are not big. Human life or something. In their minds, it's really nothing. Zhao Zhilong and his men conspired, although they didn't know how to do it. But it is not difficult to strike in advance and eliminate the invisible.

The shadow of this institution has not expanded as fast as usual over the years. Now there are four branches, codenamed Black Dog, Fox, Pufferfish, and Crow. After joining this organization, the original name is gone, only a code name remains. The black dog and the fox are the spies on the front line, respectively, and the puffer fish is used as a means of striking to eliminate some troubles. The crow is responsible for intelligence analysis, analyzing valuable information from some details. This structure was originally created by Chen Xie. Chen Xie is not very clear about how many people there are in this organization now.

In the city of Nanjing, as long as the shadow thinks it is a valuable target, foxes and black dogs will be arranged. Over the years, the shadow's actions have not been without failure. Repeatedly accumulate experience, summarize lessons, and develop a more reasonable shadow training method. After more than ten years of accumulation, this institution has become professional and mature.

The biggest feature of this organization is that it is directly responsible to Chen Xie and completely obeys Chen Xie's orders. All the members are brought in from a very young age, brainwashing, education, learning some skills, and so on. For example, there are two spies in Zhao Zhilong's house, one is his coachman, and the other is his cook. These positions are inconspicuous, but they can grasp the specific actions from some of the details of life. For example, the coachman, send him to a good match, and you can figure out the situation at this point after three or five times. The position of the cook is more convenient, how many people in Zhao Zhilong's family and what the relationship is, it is not difficult to find out from other subordinates.

Therefore, Zhao Zhilong's every move is actually in the hands of the shadow. The current situation is that Chen Xie has enough evidence in his hands to overturn this goods, the difference is whether Chen Xie chooses to kill on a large scale or not.

Chen Xie's face sank and looked at Ying Niang, this woman was very smart, and she immediately understood what Chen Xie meant. stepped forward and smiled: "The shadow has the strictest discipline and will never kill innocents indiscriminately. If discovered, the most severe punishment will be given immediately. "Whether it is such a thing as indiscriminate killing of innocents, how to say it, sometimes it is difficult to define. It depends on how the person in charge understands it.

Chen Xie will not be so strict with other departments, but the shadow is different. Once these people get out of control, the danger is too great. Fortunately, Ying Niang is Chen Xie's most trusted person, otherwise Chen Xie would have moved the idea of rectification in this institution.

"Well, let's talk about the situation on Lao Qian's side." Chen Xie nodded, not intending to pursue it. The so-called old money does not mean that there is not much money. In fact, in the house where there is not much money and in his outer room, there are foxes or black dogs. With such a big institution in his hands, how could Chen Xie be completely relieved? Now Dafa Qianzhuang, there are only five provincial-level semicolons. The strength and financial resources of the Jiangnan branch are the strongest, and a Jiangnan branch is the top of the Fujian branch and the Zhejiang branch.

"On the surface, there seem to be only about a dozen shareholders in Nanjing, but in fact more than 100 people are involved. The combined energy of these people is not small, involving many nobles, gentry, and wealthy businessmen. There is a statistic on the crow's side, and the combined financial resources of these people and people behind them are no less than tens of millions of taels. This is mainly real estate, such as shops, granges, etc. Among them, the largest share is the Duke of Wei, accounting for five points. Even Zhao Zhilong has two points of stake in it. For the rest, one point more, half a point less, or even less. ”

At the mention of Zhao Zhilong, Chen Xie's brows furrowed slightly, this person Chen Xie must be eliminated quickly. However, this guy is a Hou master, and if he wants to deal with him, Chen Xie can't come hard, and he has to get Zhu Youzhen's consent first. If in the process of reorganizing the army, this thing died unclearly, Chen Xie's reputation would not be so good. Nanjing is not Xiangyang after all, Chen Xie can kill Zuo Liangyu without scruples, which does not mean that he can treat Zhao Zhilong like this.

"The slave family only recently learned one thing, Zhou Yanru's Zhou family also has shares in Dafa Qianzhuang, but there are not many." Ying Niang said such a situation again, and Chen Xie couldn't help but smile bitterly. This Zhou Yanru, Chen Xie certainly doesn't look down on it, but the officials of the Ming Dynasty are almost like this. The difference is that in the face of the issue of national righteousness, there is a bottom limit and there is no bottom limit.

There is one point that Chen Xie is most helpless about, even if the Ming Dynasty completes the reform of capitalism, it is difficult for ordinary people to get much benefit from it. Just look at Japan, where in the process of Japan's rise in modern times, it was the chaebol who made a fortune. Okay, let's put this matter aside for a moment, Chen Xie didn't feel that he was a savior, and what he wanted to do was not to liberate all mankind. Nothing more than a "narrow-minded" nationalist, nothing more.

"In the past few years, Lao Qian has seized some opportunities and regained some shares. Now he has a half-percent stake in his hands. The shares in the name of the master account for fifty percent. "This information, Chen Xie heard for the first time, Qian didn't know much about the value of Dafa Qianzhuang's shares, and took advantage of the asymmetry of information to withdraw some shares from some officials and gentry who had bad things at home, but did not tell the above, these things were carried out quietly.

Chen Xie glanced at Ying Niang lightly and said, "I know, this matter is like this." On the Jiangnan side, another person may not be better than him. There is another thing I forgot to tell you, the shares over there are now Lao Liu's back. Although it cost some extra money, there are no other shareholders. ”

Ying Niang really didn't know the news, and when she heard this, she showed a flattering smile and said: "Lao Liu is really doing a good job, and the master has to be accurate to see people." Chen Xie couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "You don't want to learn from them." This matter is actually very simple, after Li Heng's side defeated Zheng Zhilong in the navy and unified the sea power, Li Heng took the initiative to return the shares. I don't have much money and the shares in my hand have long taken the initiative to ask for a sale. They are all smart people, and their ability to protect themselves is not bad. ”

How to say this thing, Chen Xie's identity is constantly changing, and his status is getting higher and higher. Li Heng and Qian don't have much, they continue to hold the shares of the general number, and they know that the two people who knocked on the door of the Qian Zhuang operation can't sleep at night. Now they are holding semicolon stocks in their hands, and Chen Xie doesn't care at all if they take a little more. Moreover, Li Heng claimed that his health was not as good as before in the past two years, and he didn't come to Chen Xie much. Chen Xie's judgment is that this is a self-preservation strategy, and the body is just an excuse.

The night seemed to pass peacefully, at least the people in the city did not realize that the great changes in the city of Nanjing were coming. Zhao Zhilong, who hadn't slept well all night, called out to the colorless housekeeper at noon. The old man trembled and said, "Master Hou, boat, big boat, there is a big boat by the river." ”

Isn't it a ship's? Zhao Zhilong was very disapproving, and after the old housekeeper made it clear, he was not calm, and strode out of the door, preparing his horse to go to the river. When he saw the fourth-class battleship on the Yangtze River, he was immediately frightened.

A total of five fourth-class warships formed a detachment, which appeared on the river in Nanjing. The cannon bays of the two strings have been opened, and the muzzles of the black hole are silently aimed at the city of Nanjing. Although the largest warship is less than 1,500 tons, this is the Ming Dynasty. (To be continued......)