"Killed?" Liu Ziguang asked.

"After we took the old immortal from the government office, we took her to the alley where no one was around, and sent her back to the West with a knife." The subordinate replied nervously, and the adult did not have any expression on his face, not knowing whether he was happy or angry

"Kill it, kill it, the corpse has to be dealt with, it's so big during the day, it's so big to kill people at night, don't suspect it, it's strange on my head." Liu Ziguang frowned slightly, these guards from Qiu Ba were always rude, and they didn't care about burying them.

Waiting for Mrs. Xu's body to be found tomorrow will be another troublesome matter.

"My lord said that we should go and throw the corpse into the river." The two men hurried out. Today's incident made Liu Ziguang feel a little touched, and a royal historian dared not to buy the account of the commander of the South Factory, is this a good thing or a bad thing?

This may be a good thing for the court and the people, after all, a country that relies on secret agencies to maintain its rule has no future, the former criminal department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple have been suppressed too much by the factory guards, which is simply a fiction, and now the old East Factory has collapsed, and the strength of Jinyi Wei has also been greatly weakened, and the foundation of the new East Factory and the South Factory is still very weak.

It is inevitable that the three legal divisions, which have been suppressed for a long time, will rebound strongly and compete for power. But for themselves, this is obviously not a happy thing, if the south factory can't get a good card in the process of this reshuffle, it means that it will be difficult to raise its head in the future, and its own work will also be supervised by the imperial history.

It would be good if the three legal divisions could achieve true judicial independence and impartiality, but the current political system cannot guarantee this, so in terms of attitude towards this issue, it is better to take the initiative to put the handle in anyone's hands, and it is better to put it in your own hands.

There is still a long way to go in the construction of the South Factory, and Fanzi, who was born in the Red Shirt Regiment, is very right to be a commando, but as a spy is much inferior, in comparison, he is not as good as the gang of men under Sun Gang.

As for the future direction of development, Liu Ziguang felt that it would be better to use his strengths and avoid weaknesses to engage in intelligence work with the power of science and technology.

The string of neon lights hanging on the Qianqing Palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival was in the limelight, not only dazzling, but also inexpensive, and there were advertisements that the emperor personally played, the officials were not fools, such good things at a good price of course had to rush to buy, they heard that the neon lights came from the hands of the Ministry of Industry, and they asked people to ask for Song Yingxing, and the comers did not refuse, and made a list of officials who needed neon lights, and reported the production plan to Liu Ziguang.

Originally, Liu Ziguang meant to send a batch of electric lights to these dignitaries for free, so that they could play an advertising effect, and then set up an electric light company, build a power plant in the capital, and carry out lighting business, and then slowly develop this business to the whole country, as a channel to make money for themselves.

The nominal owner of the electric light shop is Song Yingxing, and the main technical personnel are all brought over by the Liguo Iron Works, so it is too simple to do a little tricks in the construction process, where the electric light wire is pulled, and the eavesdroppers in the south factory will be installed wherever they are, anyway, even if this thing is installed in front of the owner, it will not arouse suspicion, after all, the technology content is too high, and when the high-ranking officials in the capital are installed with electric lights, then their secrets will be hidden in front of Liu Ziguang.

Thinking of this, Liu Ziguang couldn't help but smile proudly, science and technology are not only the first productive forces, but also the first combat effectiveness, and the first intelligence officer.

"Master, the new girl has been arranged to the wing, do you want to go over and rest?" Liu An, the newly found housekeeper, came over cautiously to inquire, and by the way, he replaced the tea on Liu Ziguang's desk with a new one.

I almost forgot that there is another Li Xiangjun, this little girl is really troublesome, firstly, Xiangjun is still the identity of the teacher, and secondly, she is not married, and it is not very good to take advantage of Peng Jingrong's absence.

"I won't go over and arrange for two maids to take good care of Miss Li." Liu Ziguang instructed, it was already late, he yawned and went back to his room to rest.

Back in the bedroom, untie the musket belt under his armpit, stuff the musket under the pillow, Liu Ziguang began to undress slowly, in fact, according to his living standard, it is enough to equip a few concubines and big girls who warm the bed, but he still maintains the habit of living alone.

"Meow" wardrobe shows a small head, sleepy-eyed Liu kitten has set up a home on it, now the kitten is getting more and more close, always like to run to Liu Ziguang's room to sleep, no matter how to catch up, in the end, Liu Ziguang had to acquiesce to this kind of move, fortunately, Liu kitten did not stay here all night, slept for a while and slipped out to steal, so Peng Jingwei, who was not good for the time being, appeared.

"The kitten goes to bed." Liu Ziguang patted the bed and said that Liu Xiaomei shook her head and ignored it at all, obviously the low bed was far less comfortable for her than the high wardrobe.

It is a matter of time before Liu Ziguang takes Liu Xiaomei into the house, and he is not in a hurry, since the social system and economic conditions allow it, how can he be worthy of himself if he does not have three wives and four concubines, and he said that marrying a wife is really going to be put on the agenda, Liu Ziguang is not stupid, and naturally knows the eldest princess's feelings for him, but I heard that the concubine cannot participate in the government and politics, control the military power, and Peng Jingrong's position, where to put it?

Do you want people to be concubines? These are the realities he has to face. Early the next morning, Liu Ziguang went to the Yamen of the South Factory as usual, he held two positions, and could only work in the palace for one day and one day in the South Factory.

All kinds of official documents are neatly placed on the desk, and they have been divided into categories, including the normal correspondence documents of other yamen, the daily latest information collected and sorted out by fans, and the reports from secret agents lurking in various places.

Without leaving home, the political, military, and economic situation of the Ming Dynasty can be seen at a glance. The envoys of the Zheng family in Taiwan are still stranded in the capital, and the terms of their peace talks have been discussed countless times in the cabinet, but they are still inconclusive, and the conclusion is just one word

"Drag". The Manchu Qing Dynasty in the north changed dramatically, and the young Shunzhi Emperor could not withstand the blow of internal and external troubles, and the old illness was relapsed, and an eight-year-old child died, and the little prince was named Aixin Jueluo. Under the support of the emperor's grandmother Xiaozhuang and the minister of Gu Ming, Xuan Ye ascended to Dabao, changed the Yuan to Kangxi, granted amnesty to the world internally, exempted the taxes in the disaster areas of Shanxi, and mainly conducted peace talks externally, and it is reported that a huge delegation has been sent to Nanjing.

The Tartars also wanted to delay the army. Liu Ziguang secretly thought that Shandong is still Ruan Dacheng as the governor, and the generals of the Shandong army are obviously more suitable for such a weak civilian official, for fear that they will damage their own interests in exchange for a tough new governor, so Yuan Chonghuan did not propose to remove Ruan Dacheng, and the Donglin Party is busy with the thousands of things in other provinces, and has no energy to take care of this mess for the time being.

The eastern section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has been almost dredged, the railway is also under construction, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is a good season for war, as long as the silver of the household can keep up, the Northern Expedition can be carried out at any time.

Speaking of the silver of the household department, it is really a headache, the current court is donkey dung eggs, outside the south of the industry is prosperous, but the court does not have much silver, it seems that the silver has fallen into the pockets of those wealthy families who have mastered the economic lifeline, and the corrupt officials have of course also got a full share of it.

Liu Ziguang is very clear about this, and if he doesn't say it, others will say that the 100 sets of steam repeater systems sold to the capital by the Liguo Iron Works last year, together with the installation fee, are a total of 1 million taels of silver, and this money is still paid for by himself, and the production cost here is only less than 100,000 taels, which seems to be extremely profitable, but the cost of dotting in the early stage alone is 300,000 taels, and there are 200,000 taels of silver promised to the handler after the matter is completed, even so, this business is still profitable, so the money of the imperial court is divided between the capitalists and corrupt officials.

Liguo Iron Works, this is not too much, serious business, the real profiteering is Haizhou, Yangzhou, the salt merchants, Haizhou Huang family is a typical example, relying on the relationship of 9,000 years old, Da Lao Lao, this time Jinyiwei went to Haizhou to raid the house, I heard that the harvest is not small, so that the specific number has not been reported until now.

This time, Jinyiwei can be regarded as catching Liu Ziguang, shaking his head regretfully, and it is a pity that the task of checking the Huang family is not caught, but Jinyiwei also has to eat, and he still understands this very well, so when the emperor sent a mission, he did not fight with Qi Zhenming.

In order to enrich the treasury, it is necessary to start with the rule of officials, rectify the bureaucratic ranks, reduce transaction costs, and return the silver that originally flowed into the pockets of corrupt officials back to the hands of the imperial court, and the imperial court can recover the lost land with money, and can lay more territory, provide sufficient raw materials and broad markets for the industry of the Ming Dynasty, and make the people richer and the court stronger.

Liu Ziguang hadn't thought of these profound things before, but now that his position is high, these questions are naturally placed in front of him, and he has to consider them if he doesn't think about them.

"Start with the rule of officials, strengthen the country and strengthen the army, I hope my idea is right." Liu Ziguang is just a college student in finance and accounting, and he does not have too deep knowledge of politics and economy, so he can only think about problems with the knowledge in the political textbooks he has learned, but after all, he comes from a more advanced society, and the precipitation of hundreds of years of knowledge is still very effective.

The way of looking at the problem is also more scientific than that of contemporaries. In other words, the pillar industries of the Ming Dynasty accounted for a huge share of GDP, the rich salt merchants and the huge profits of the salt transportation industry, and the whole people knew that a patrol of salt imperial history could make millions of silver in a year, and the salt merchants were rich enough to rival the country, and they were simply the big moths of the country.

Iron includes the coal and iron integrated industry such as the Liguo Iron Works, the mining industry of various mines, and the manufacturing and transportation industries such as Qishuyan Machinery Factory and Wuchang Shipyard.

It is a comprehensive category, this kind of industry is the pillar of social progress, but also the least damage to the imperial court, they do not rely on monopoly like salt merchants to eat, but use their own creation to obtain wealth, for the fight against corrupt officials, reduce the transaction links of a lot of dots, bribes, presumably they will support.

There is also the weaving industry in the south of the Yangtze River, the pillar industry in the south of the Yangtze River is the silk weaving industry, the Weaving Bureau not only manages the government-run silk weaving factory, but also supervises the private silk weaving industry, collects their taxes, the weaving industry in Suzhou and Hangzhou and its advanced looms driven by steam, as many as 10,000 pieces of silk and satin arrive at foreign countries by sea, and the difference earned is as high as several times, and it is also a profiteering industry with enough oil and water.

The level involved in Jiangnan weaving is relatively simple, you can start with them first, thinking of this, Liu Ziguang picked up a hard pen and drew a circle on the name of Cao Yin, the head of Jiangnan weaving, in the dossier...... After reading these, he picked up a secret report from Nanchang Fanzi, which said that yesterday, everything in the yamen of the capital was recorded, and he looked at it at a glance and ten lines, and suddenly saw one: The subordinates of the Imperial History of the city are now murdered, and the corpse of an old woman is borrowed late at night to be used by Tianfu for an autopsy.

Damn, it seems that being targeted on the streets, and the corpses are not an errand for patrolling the city. Just thinking about countermeasures, a little eunuch came outside and said respectfully: "Lord Liu, the emperor has asked you to enter the palace to speak." Liu Ziguang hurriedly changed his clothes into the palace and rushed to the palace with the little eunuch, at this time the emperor had retired from the dynasty and was reviewing the chapter in the Qianqing Palace.

Seeing Liu Ziguang coming in, Zhu Youxiao said, "Aiqing, look at the good things you did yesterday." As he spoke, he tossed a copy of the notebook.

Liu Ziguang took it and saw that it was Guo Zhengshen, the imperial history of the city patrol, and his own notebook, which said that Uncle Zhen Wubo left his post without permission, was not in the palace, and took a group of subordinates to commit murder in the downtown area, beat the official, bullied the weak, kicked off the legs of the innocent old woman, and was lawless, and put Ying Tianfu Yin and the imperial history of the city patrol in his eyes, which is even more remarkable, and actually sent someone to kill the innocent old woman.

The recital is gorgeously written, and it makes an extremely severe attack on Liu Ziguang's brutal and rampant behavior, expresses deep sympathy for the death of the innocent old woman, and finally suggests that the emperor remove Liu Ziguang's title and hand him over to the three law divisions to deal with it.

"Is everything this says true?" Zhu Youxiao said angrily.

"Please let the emperor know!" Liu Ziguang hurriedly knelt down and said. For the first time, he really didn't know how to explain it, but he believed in a truth: a strong life does not need to be explained.