Chapter 188: Ancient Monument
The task was quickly distributed to the three of Lao Ma, and Jiang Cheng did not stay outside the city for long, and soon returned to the city, asking He Wenxuan and them to collect ancient books.
After more than ten days of reading information by Sima Wang and the two of them, there were finally some signs, Sima Wang found Jiang Cheng and said, "These are the documents we have found, collect them as soon as possible."
"Mr. Sima, can you summarize the news?"
"Now it is certain that the Xia Kingdom is a country founded in about 1,300 to 500 years, and it is the first dynasty in our land, before that, this land is all indigenous, similar to the indigenous people of the Southern Wilderness, and in many legends, there are stories of big ships crossing to the east, it should be that senior, from the world of Xianmen used a big ship to transport people over, more than one ship, more than a group of people, personnel may be more than hundreds of thousands, you send people to search along the coast, maybe there will be shipwrecks and other discoveries, in addition, this senior may have more than one"
"More than one senior master, sir, can this news be confirmed?"
Jiang Cheng was shocked in his heart, if this news is confirmed, then Jiang Cheng has too many things to operate, which is very important.
"I'm not sure, but it's very likely"
"How to say"
"Before that senior came to this world, this should be the same as the world of Xianmen, there are natives, but there are also demons, he migrated a large number of people over, he wants to create a paradise, it is impossible to let the people die in large numbers, it is necessary to exterminate the demons as soon as possible, how long does a person have to kill, so he should have helpers around him, or there are immortals among the people."
"This theory also makes sense"
"So go find it as soon as possible, the focus is on the stele"
"Steles?"
"Yes, the paper is preserved for two or three hundred years at most, and the special five or six hundred years, the leather scroll will be a little longer, but the longest preserved must be the stone stele, many ancient steles will not be damaged for thousands of years, many families in the Great Wei Dynasty will send people to engrave the stele when recording major events in the family, so it is easiest to find clues among the steles."
"Understood, I'll do it as soon as possible, is the stele going to be moved?"
"If the handwriting is clear, then don't use it, if the handwriting is blurred, then it's better to move here, I have friends who are very knowledgeable about it, you can ask them to help crack it"
"Okay, wait for my news"
Jiang Cheng nodded, and quickly summoned Jiang Cheng and them, sent one person to the coastal area to find the shipwreck, and then sent someone to collect the ancient monuments, they should not be idle, they all moved.
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"What's going on with the relics?"
The eldest princess's mansion, Li Hongsleeve asked Jiang Cheng and said, I haven't been here for a long time, and Jiang Cheng is here to visit today.
"It's only been a month, how can it be so fast, but there is a little direction of investigation"
"That's the same, Xianmen has been looking for more than sixty years and hasn't found it, it's strange that you find it in a month."
"But Mr. Sima told me that maybe there was more than one predecessor back then."
"Oh, yes, is the news accurate?"
"Not necessarily, check first, if the news is confirmed, then our chance has come"
"You want to be confused?"
Li Hongsleeve said with a smile, as soon as Jiang Cheng said it, she knew what Jiang Cheng was thinking in his head.
"Why not, the relics belong to this land, the immortal gate is an outsider, a predator, an invader, if it weren't for the strength of the people, I wouldn't even want to do it"
"You're getting bolder"
"If you are timid, isn't it good to go home and your wife and children will heat the kang head, what is the big deal?"
"So bold, I thought you were really scared by Chen Shifeng"
"How is it possible, the eldest husband can bend and stretch, now I am not as good as him, I should forbear, that's all"
"Okay, say it, what do you want me to do"
Li Hongsleeve sighed, she had been dealing with Jiang Cheng for so long, how could she not know that Jiang Cheng was asking for her.
"Do your best to help me find the treasure, financial, material and manpower"
Jiang Cheng said that the imperial court was willing to give money to people, but Jiang Cheng didn't want it very much, because the movement was too big and too easy to be monitored, and Jiang Cheng also needed another set of teams.
"Sir should know that I can't give much support right now"
Li Hongsleeve said, her current stall is very large, the poverty alleviation plan is still supporting, this is to maintain prestige, she also has to win over the army, has been supporting the middle and low-level officers and elite soldiers in the army, they will not listen to you without money, she is secretly cultivating masters, which costs money.
"There must always be some reliable people, otherwise I am afraid of being cut off by the fairy gate"
"I'll try my best"
"Thank you, Princess"
"Is there any way to get rich, I'm short of money now"
"It's nothing more than food, clothing, housing and transportation, plus salt and iron, the court is cracking down on the big clan, the eldest princess can take advantage of the situation, the eldest princess does not occupy it, and the rest of the ministers occupy it, and it can't be occupied by Yao Ce alone."
Jiang Cheng said that Tsing Yiwei's inventory operation is still continuing, and the family clan has no power to fight back, and the clan that is arrogant on weekdays is now as well-behaved as a sheep, because no clan can go against a court.
These big clans account for a lot of interests on weekdays, such as salt and iron, although salt and iron are the monopoly of the imperial court, but the big clans can also get a piece of the pie locally, and now there is a vacancy in the interests, and the officials of Yao Ce's line take advantage of the situation and eat a lot of money.
"I understand, I'll arrange it"
"What is the situation in Tongzhou and Xiliang now, the army has stopped calling?"
"Yes, the Tsing Yi Wei Intelligence Department has done a good job, and it has been investigated that Xia and Liao have not stopped, and they are still reorganizing their armies, and the army that was originally going to be disbanded is still stationed in Tongzhou, Xiliang and Beizhou, Li Yuanxiang suggested that the army should be tuned, and the imperial court agreed, and began to mobilize materials to Sanzhou during this time."
Li Hongsleeve said that the defeat of Xia and Liao last year should have been born and rested, and even the defeat would cause turmoil in their rule, but with Xianmen guarding, none of this happened.
Even under the compulsion of Xianmen, the two countries are still arming themselves for war, which makes the people of the two countries immediately fall into dire straits, and it will not affect anything for the time being, but in winter, it will definitely cause a huge famine, because the resources are invested in the army.
"Liaoxia is crazy, desperate"
"It's not that they're crazy, it's the requirements of the Immortal Gate, what does it have to do with how many of us mortals die, is it different to treat us as inappropriate?"
"That's right, it's estimated that Wei's side will be better"
"Li Yuanxiang is a capable minister, and the military cantonment in Sanzhou can reduce a lot of grain and grass expenditures, and Yao Ce's cleanup of large households can also make the people breathe a sigh of relief, if they don't do this, Dawei is now also a beacon everywhere."
Li Hongsleeve said that what is stronger than Liaoxia is the national strength, and Liaoxia is still fighting against the army, but Dawei can breathe a sigh of relief, rely on the military tun and clean up the big clans, and can reduce this year's taxes, delay it for a year or two, and the people will not rise up.
"I just don't know what conspiracy Xianmen has"
"Then it depends on the capabilities of the Military Intelligence Division"
"Difficult"
Jiang Cheng said, no matter how the Military Intelligence Department says, it is also a mortal intelligence organization, and it is very difficult to detect the conspiracy of the Xianmen.
"That's none of our business, Chen Shifeng should be worried about this, he has already asked Xianmen for help, maybe the people from Xianmen have already arrived, but they just didn't show up, Tianlan Sect has always been very yin, it is estimated that he wants to yin them"
"We don't have enough power, otherwise we can meddle in this kind of thing"
"Let's not move forward, it's not something we can control"
"Yes, it's nothing, I'll go first"
"Go get busy with you"
Li Hongsleeve waved her hand, she was more confused now, the appearance of Chen Shifeng and others made her have to suspend the plan, in addition to maintaining the status quo, she couldn't find a breakthrough point.
In fact, this relic treasure is a good breakthrough point, but Li Hongsleeve doesn't believe that Jiang Cheng can find it, because Xianmen has been looking for it for too long.
Jiang Cheng returned to the small courtyard, Sima Wang and the two were still flipping through the ancient books, the sea of books was vast, and there were too many materials to find.
"Jiang Cheng"
"Sir, what's the matter?"
"Relying on the two of us, it's too difficult to find, we decided to bring some disciples, how"
"Reliable, if the news leaks, we will all die"
"We've been with us for decades, and we'll think about it carefully"
"Give me the list, I'll check it first, and if it's suitable, let them come"
Jiang Cheng thought for a while and said, the entire team still relies on Sima Wang, and the rest of them are cooperative, and it is indeed to strengthen their strength.
Sima Wang reported several lists, all of them were disciples who had followed them for many years, Jiang Cheng asked Chen Datong to send the list to Yang Shen and let them investigate, if it was their best, they must be cautious, unreliable, rather not.
"Second brother, leave those tomb robbers to me"
"Big brother, what's wrong"
"Although He Wenxuan has good ability, his heart is not ruthless enough, and he does not have enough experience in the rivers and lakes, and he may suffer a loss when dealing with those people."
"It's really possible, it's okay, I'll leave it to you, and you go and hand over to Yang Shen."
"You really teamed up with Yang Shen?"
Jiang Wu was a little surprised, Jiang Cheng also asked him to investigate Yang Shen, it was extremely mysterious, he didn't find it after checking it all, someone erased Yang Shen's information, but he didn't expect that when he turned his head, Jiang Cheng still joined forces with him.
"Yang Shen is a very good person, but you also have to be careful of him, I don't know Yang Shen's roots, it's just that we have common interests now, Yang Shen has contact with many people in Yongdu City, what is his position, it's hard to say"
Jiang Cheng thought about it and said, Yang Shen gave him the feeling that it was very complicated, and the city government was very deep, don't look at them chatting well, but in fact, neither of them had the soles of their feet, Jiang Cheng did not tell him about Songshan, and Yang Shen only showed the tip of the iceberg.
"I see, I know how to do it"
"That's good, don't be soft on these tomb robbers, force them when they should be forced, kill them when they should be killed, they don't have innocent people"
Jiang Cheng nodded, he could still trust Jiang Wu's ability, to be honest, if it was handed over to He Wenxuan and them, he might not be able to suppress them.