"Your Majesty, please take a look." Xu Ying presented the results of the interrogation.

Zhao Han didn't look at it, because there was too much content, he said: "You pick up the important ones." ”

Xu Ying summarized: "Five salt merchants were arrested, three sent news to Tartar, one sent news to Li Zicheng, and one sent news to Tartar and Li Zicheng. The participating merchants in Nanjing and Yangzhou, except for one that sold Korean ginseng, all the others sold Liao ginseng, and all of them secretly sent news to the Tartars. ”

"It's a lot." Zhao Han was not angry, but felt funny.

Xu Ying continued: "There are some businessmen who can't even be called meticulous. They just inquire about all kinds of news, and when they go to other places to sell goods, they pass it on by the way. Sometimes, trade routes are blocked, and they are only passed on once a year or two. ”

This kind of is a part-time spy, not a professional.

Zhao Han asked, "Have you caught the real details?" ”

"There's no real work." Xu Ying replied.

"No?" This answer surprised Zhao Han.

Xu Ying explained: "The puppet Qing Dynasty does not have Jinyiwei, nor does it have the East Factory or the West Factory, they all rely on businessmen to transmit information. When the Ming Dynasty was still there, they also sent out fine workers to buy the beggars and gangsters of the Ming Dynasty. However, this kind of buying is only in Beizhili, not even in Shandong. ”

Zhao Han thought about it carefully, and felt that it made sense.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty, which did not even occupy Liaodong, even if they personally went out to engage in espionage warfare, would only stare at Beizhili, and the rest of the provinces would just let the merchants pass on the news.

The Ming Dynasty perished too quickly, the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs too quickly, Huang Taiji died of a sudden illness, Dolgon was busy with infighting, and then migrated in a big way, how could he have the time and energy to expand the intelligence system?

At that time, Shandong and Henan were plagued again, and the roads to the south were stuck by the Datong army. Even if there are fish that slip through the net, the people in villages and towns will be prevented and treated by the masses, and all the outsiders will be registered and isolated, and the businessmen will not be allowed to go south, and the people will be resettled on the spot...... If the Tartars want to send spies, they must have completely disrupted their plans.

It is even possible that some spies, after being divided into households, feel that life is good, so they become farmers with peace of mind.

The army was in chaos, the plague was raging, and the Tartars could not have troubled the spies, but could only regard them as missing.

The Manchu retreat to Liaodong followed, and Dolgon tried to restore the intelligence system, but all he could do was contact Shang Jia.

Xu Ying said: "The person in charge of liaison went to Zhangjiakou from Mongolia, and then the Jin merchants in Zhangjiakou made a move. The businessmen arrested this time were bewitched by the Jin merchants in Zhangjiakou. Because the passage from Liaodong to Shandong was cut off by our Datong army, even the southern merchants had to go to Zhangjiakou to buy Liao ginseng. Cao Fengji's henchman Yang Yiqin was caught as a threat to his son, and it was done by the salt merchant Zhang Wanxue. ”

Zhao Han asked, "Why did Zhang Wanxue work for the Tartars?" ”

Xu Ying replied: "One is to take revenge on the Datong court, and the other is that his family is doing leather business with Tartars." ”

Zhao Han asked again: "Didn't Tartar put people in his business?" ”

The secret agents sent by Xu Ying are mainly planted in various businesses. Or, directly recruit business associates to become supernumeraries for intelligence gathering.

Xu Ying said: "The Tartars must have planted spies in the Chamber of Commerce, but there is no need to plant them in the south. The minister guessed that when the Tartars retreated to Liaodong, they left some secret agents in Beizhili for future raids or sieges. As for the south, Cao Fengji is already the biggest handicraft, and the rest of the detailed works are businessmen who deliver news. The minister tortured the merchants, but none of them were connected in the south, and they had to go to the north to do business in order to get the news out. ”

Zhao Han knew it.

That's how the ancient intelligence agencies were, and the brocade guards of the Ming Dynasty belonged to an alternative.

Moreover, it is limited to the Jinyi Wei in the middle and early Ming Dynasty, and can even go to the grassland and North Korea as secret agents. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was not good, the Tartars ravaged Beizhili, looted all the way to Shandong, the two sides fought for two months, Chongzhen didn't know how many people came from the Qing army.

Zhao Han knows very well how much it costs to maintain an intelligence system.

Last year's intelligence expenditure exceeded that of the royal family, with a total of more than 700,000 taels. In addition to paying salaries to intelligence officers, it also established a large number of contact points in the north, and even extended its tentacles to Li Zicheng's territory (last year, a lot of the pension money for secret agents was also used, mainly because of the plague and war).

What is Li Zicheng doing, Zhao Han knows it clearly, and he can rebel against some swinging generals at any time.

In the Liaoning West Corridor, there are also Xu Ying's people, otherwise it would not be so easy to surprise and occupy Weiyuantai last year.

"Where's Cao Fengji?" Zhao Han asked.

Xu Ying replied: "Ran away." When he heard that the Yangzhou businessman was arrested, he ran away on the same day, only bringing some silver taels with him. The firm, the goods, and the silver stored in the ticket number were not taken with them. ”

……

Xuzhou.

Cao Fengji looked back at the south with palpitations, and said to himself: "I finally escaped, I have to speed up the trip, and in a few days, there will be sea fishing documents." ”

Zuo Xiaocheng said: "Mr. Cao doesn't need to be in a hurry, there is definitely no chasing soldiers, and there is no sea fishing paperwork." ”

"Definitely!" Cao Fengji said, "Zhang Wanxue was arrested, and Yang Yiqin was also arrested, how could he not confess to us?" ”

Zuo Xiaocheng laughed: "If I say there will be none, there will definitely be none." ”

"How do you know...... Cao Fengji suddenly showed a look of horror, "You are...... You are ......"

Zuo Xiaocheng soothed: "Mr. Cao, don't panic, if you really want to arrest you, I will arrest you in Nanjing." The boss said, you are still useful, let me follow my husband to Zhangjiakou. ”

Cao Fengji fell into an ice cave, not only had he been targeted for a long time, but he also knew that he was from Zhangjiakou.

Zuo Xiaocheng tempted: "Does Mr. Cao still remember the business he made with His Majesty?" ”

Cao Fengji nodded and said, "Remember." ”

"These businesses can be done," Mr. Zuo said, "Mr. Cao can't do it himself, but he can let the family change people to do it." When His Majesty rules the country, the wool business will be handed over to Mr. ”

Cao Fengji suddenly ascended from hell to heaven, and his father was also captured by the Manchus, not only saving his life, but also saving his goods, and making a lot of money from it.

Now it's his turn again, but the partner is replaced, replaced by an emperor who is more likely to sit in the world.

Money only makes more!

Zuo Xiaocheng took out a thick letter: "These messages are all confidential, and if you take them to the Tartars, you will definitely be more trusted by them." The gentleman could lie that he had obtained important information, which aroused the suspicion of the Nanjing court and escaped overnight, resulting in the arrest of those merchants in Yangzhou. ”

"Good!" Cao Fengji swallowed his saliva and took the letter for safekeeping.

Xu Ying made the intelligence agency very big, and thought that the Manchus were the same. As the investigation deepened, it was found that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was not at all in the south.

Then there's no need to play slowly.

Because Cao Fengji was too grinding, he came to Nanjing for half a year, but he hadn't even contacted Tian Guifei and the prince of the previous dynasty. If everything goes according to the original plan, it is estimated that by the time Zuo Xiaocheng escapes, the Manchu Qing will be almost finished.

can only be artificially catalyzed, so that Cao Fengji quickly escaped, and Zuo Xiaocheng fled.

Fleeing to Zhangjiakou would allow immediate contact with the Mongols, and perhaps into the Manchu interior.

Don't look at who Zuo Xiaocheng is with, whoever is definitely unlucky, but this guy is actually very smart. After all, he was born in Xiucai, and he can still be a staff member for the governor of Jiangxi, can a fool be recognized by the governor?

When Zuo Xiaocheng arrives in the grassland and Liaodong, he will definitely be able to do something!

And Cao Fengji is a disciple of the Fan family, and the Fan family belongs to the head of the "Eight Imperial Merchants" of the Manchu Dynasty. When this person returns to Zhangjiakou, the entire Fan family can become a helper, and the Fan family can see clearly who to serve.

Of course, they may rejoice too soon, and it is time to clean it in the future.

Because of those rich businessmen in Zhangjiakou, all the money they earn is stained with blood!

They provided food to the Manchus, supported the Manchus to enter the customs and plunder, and then sold the stolen goods to the Manchus. Behind every tael of silver, there are countless broken families in Beizhili and Shandong, and there are endless souls waiting for justice.

The two fled all the way to the border of Henan, and the sea fishing documents of the Nanjing court were finally sent to the local governments.

Cao Fengji and Zuo Xiaocheng are wanted, which can be regarded as giving them official endorsements, which makes Dolgon trust these two people even more.

Zhangjiakou.

Cao Fengji quietly found Fan Yongdou: "Meet my uncle!" ”

Cao Fengji, whose real name is Fan Yuji.

Fan Yongdou is the head of the Eight Great Emperors, his grandson, who later became a servant Siqing in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and was specially allowed to wear a second-grade official uniform with the rank of a third-grade official.

"How did you get back?" Fan Yongdou was surprised.

Cao Fengji told the truth about the situation and said: "Uncle, the Tartar is definitely not good, and he has suffered many defeats one after another. This Datong Emperor is not Chongzhen, and when the southern army has enough food, he will definitely swear to the Northern Expedition. Li Zicheng and the Tartars will be destroyed sooner or later, and this is a great opportunity to catch a new dynasty! ”

Fan Yongdou had no doubt about this, and was so happy that he was ready to go: "It's really a big fortune!" ”

Cao Fengji said again: "Your Majesty the Emperor Datong, let the Fan family continue to send news to the Tartars. The more you spread, the better, and the more trusted by the Tartars, the better. There is also that Zuo Liangcheng, who had to take the opportunity to introduce him to Dolgon, who was a mortal enemy of Emperor Datong at the beginning of the Datong Emperor's uprising. Such a man will be used by Dolgon, for he knows many of the important ministers of the court of Datong. ”

"Not bad, not bad." Fan Yongdou nodded.

Cao Fengji said: "Nanjing promised that as long as the world is unified, it can also issue us a salt industry franchise license." Many of the businesses of the Nanjing Imperial Court, such as tea, salt, and ironware, required a franchise license to operate. This is a family inheritance that can be passed on to children and grandchildren! ”

Fan Yongdou arched his hand towards the south: "Your Majesty is really generous, regardless of what our family did before, the Fan family will definitely be loyal from generation to generation in the future." We must not neglect this matter, and we must actively make meritorious contributions. Although the drought in the grasslands has eased this year, there is no place to buy food, and more people will starve to death in winter. Many Mongolian tribes are disheartened by the Tartars, and we can take the opportunity to provoke and even persuade a few Mongolian tribes to defect to the imperial court! ”

Cao Fengji said happily: "With such a merit, the Fan family will be reused by the imperial court, and future generations can benefit!" ”