"It is precisely because the Xishan Industrial Division is very important, in addition to your uncle Guo's West Factory, our East Factory has also been closely watching Xishan!"

"In Xishan, from the old people who sweep the streets to the technical officials, they have all found out the relationship between their ancestors and the relatives and friends of the eighteenth generation and the nine clans!"

But I didn't expect that there would be an important alloy manganese steel that would be smuggled and sold. No matter how tight the net is, it can't turn off the wind! ”

Wei Zhongxian said to Zhang Gui on the way.

Zhang Gui said with a calm face: "At present, I only know that it is a person who manages the warehouse and sells it because of greed for huge money, but it has not yet been determined that there are technicians involved in this matter, but in any case, it is also necessary to take this opportunity to name and check the internal situation." ”

So, not long after Zhang Gui came to the Xishan Industrial Division, Song Yingxing and Bi Maokang of the Industrial Division and Cao Wenzhao of the Xishan Battalion stationed in Xishan all greeted him.

After Zhang Gui first ordered the guards to surround the place, he explained the situation to Song Yingxing, Bi Maokang, and Cao Wenzhao, and asked these three people to take a roll call overnight to confirm whether any grassroots personnel usually defected to the Industrial Department on the grounds of taking leave to recuperate.

At the same time, Zhang Gui asked Wei Zhongxian to take people to arrest the head of the pipe warehouse who had confirmed that he had smuggled and sold steel materials from the Industrial Division.

Not long after, Wei Zhongxian came back and said, "Wei Boxiang from the tube steel warehouse is gone!" Only the family is still small. ”

After hearing this, Zhang Gui couldn't help but say: "How greedy you must be for money, you don't even care about your own family!" ”

After Song Yingxing, Bi Maokang, and Cao Wenzhao arrived, Zhang Guicai asked the three about the situation of Wei Boxiang, the chief officer of the steel warehouse.

Song Yingxing replied: "This Wei Boxiang said that he was sick a few days ago, and asked me for sick leave, and asked for three days, I thought he was just an ordinary cold, and there have always been cases where internal personnel took sick leave and then returned to work, but I didn't expect him to sneak away." ”

"It should be a sentry officer from our Xishan camp who cooperated with him to escape, because our sentry officer is also gone, and the reason is to go back to the city to get married."

Cao Wenzhao replied.

After hearing this, Zhang Gui asked, "Are there any other people who have disappeared?" ”

"We don't have it in the Ordnance Bureau. The people in each workshop are there, and those who are recuperating at home or at home on vacation, I have also personally gone to their homes or the homes of their relatives and friends. ”

Bi Maokang replied.

Song Yingxing also said: "In addition to the main person in the pipe steel warehouse, the people in our smelting bureau are also there. ”

Cao Wenzhao said: "Except for the sentry officer in the Xishan camp who pretended to go home and get married, he is also here. ”

After hearing this, Zhang Gui said: "Then it seems that there is no defection alone, as long as the technicians do not run away!" It's just that I'm not sure if there is any secret collaborator with the enemy, and you commanders should also keep an eye on it! ”

"Especially for each technical process, we must be careful not to let anyone know the whole process, and some of the ones that need top-secret management must be top-secret, even if you can't look at it casually, you have to prepare it before you want to refer to it, understand?"

"Understand, Uncle Guo can rest assured."

Zhang Gui then smiled and said: "Go back, everyone stayed up all night, rest early, and my father-in-law went back to his life!" ”

Zhang Gui withdrew the army and returned to Beijing.

As soon as he returned to Beijing, Zhang Gui reported the investigation to Tianqidao: "Next, whether there are any insiders who leak secrets, we have to secretly investigate in the East and West Factory." But in any case, this time, the warden named Yan Yingyuan made a great contribution, preventing a batch of precious steel materials from leaking into the hands of traitors. ”

"It seems that the reform of the official system implemented by you and Yuan Keli is indeed effective, otherwise, he will not necessarily find out such a hidden thing by an inspection department."

Apocalypse said.

Zhang Gui said: "Your Majesty said yes. In the opinion of the minister, it is better to directly let this Yan Yingyuan be promoted to the magistrate of the county, so as to set an example for the world's officials? ”

"Exactly! Let the officials deal with the matter immediately, give this person a sense of the real shortage of the county, and write the reason in the edict of appointment. ”

Apocalypse said.

"Yes!"

As a result, Yan Yingyuan was directly promoted to the magistrate and became a parent.

The officials in the world were greatly stimulated when they heard this.

For a time, the atmosphere at the grassroots level was completely new, and many Jiangyang thieves who had been at large for many years were all arrested.

But for the officials in the southern puppet ruling area, their current life is very difficult.

Although they are more convenient than Yan Yingyuan, the officials in the ruling area of the Ming Dynasty, to eat and take cards, and extort the people.

But they did not have the opportunity to advance to the rank of official, and more importantly, now the puppet dynasty is financially tight, even if the people are taxed, they are still like holding on to the salary to fight fires, but increasing military spending, so the puppet court has had to cut other aspects of expenditure.

Wang Wenkui and Zhao Shichun, who did not want to reform, had to reform and cut expenses.

And the main way they cut their expenses was to abolish the number of officials and officials, to eliminate a large number of book offices, and to eliminate many post stations.

As a result, many basic officials have lost their positions, lost the opportunity to make money, and have become idle members of society.

is similar to Li Zicheng's ending.

"Damn! The dog thieves above who oppose the court really deserve to be cut by a thousand knives! If they hadn't rebelled, Lao Tzu would not have been dismissed, and maybe he would be able to be an official like this Yan Yingyuan, glorifying his ancestors. ”

Ye Jintang, a dismissed official in Nanhai County, Guangzhou, complained on the spot after seeing the "Daming Daily" reported by the factory guards about the reform of the imperial court and Yan Yingyuan's deeds.

He was already dissatisfied with the status quo, so he couldn't wait to escape here at this moment.

And it just so happened that at this time, Wang Yijie, the new champion of the puppet dynasty, was rolling along the street.

Ye Jintang turned his heart sideways, and actually went home and picked up a bird gun that he had hidden when he was in charge of the county government barracks, and then took this bird gun and quietly hid it from the back room to a temple next door, and shot at Wang Yijie, the champion of the new department, who was passing by.

Bang!

Wang Yijie was shot on the spot.

Ye Jintang then walked to the temple and found the abbot here and said: "I developed the gun, and I also asked the head to let the court know my merits." ”

This abbot is indeed the eyeliner of the West Factory, and he used to just buy some information from Ye Jintang, but he didn't expect Ye Jintang to shoot the champion of the puppet dynasty on the street, and he was so angry that he slapped the table: "You are crazy!" This Wang Yijie is a famous physicist, and he is also a relative of Wang Wenkui, once he is killed, it will cause a sensation in the city! ”

Ye Jintang said: "No way, I really hate these gang of dog thieves, what bullshit science, harming the people in the name of respecting science!" Even the rice bowl with Lao Tzu was lost by them! ”

This Xichang eyeliner was speechless, he had a premonition that great changes were going to take place within the court of this puppet dynasty, because even grassroots officials like Ye Jintang began to be dissatisfied, so he hurriedly informed the court of this matter.

And the assassination of Wang Yijie did cause quite a stir.

Wang Wenkui even ordered a thorough investigation overnight, and hung a heavy reward for the first-level clues, but he also knew through the clues provided by witnesses that Ye Jintang did it.

It's just that Ye Jintang and his family have already fled to Jiangxi through the help of Xichang, and they were protected by the people of Xichang, and Ye Jintang even directly admitted in the newspaper that he shot Wang Yijie.

For a time, the world was in an uproar.

Yang Sichang couldn't help but be furious because of this: "Damn! This Xu official Ye Jintang dares to kill the great Confucian of science, he is rebelling! ”

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But as soon as Yang Sichang finished scolding, he instructed the scribe staff he hired: "Prepare pen and ink, and write an article for this official to praise Ye Jintang's righteous act!" It should be combined with the current reform of the Xu officials and analyzed! ”