Rijkaard is definitely not a king, that's for sure. Although in the imperial history of Mandala, the myth of Rijkaard being strictly zhòng, many things are exaggerated, but Rijkaard's ability, Hu Wei can absolutely be trusted.

In the past few days, Hu Wei has been following the methods mentioned by Rijkaard and using other technical means to investigate Yang Zihai's situation. I have to say that Hu Wei didn't think of using these methods before, which was definitely a strict mistake. Because Hu Wei found that these methods were indeed very effective, and he had already found out something.

"There must be something wrong with this Yang Zihai. Hu Wei said to Rijkaard.

"Did you find something? Rijkaard's expression was calmer than Hu Wei had imagined, but it was relieved to think about it. Rijkaard is already over a hundred years old, and he has not seen any scenes. I'm afraid that when he usually chats, he doesn't care about it casually, and he is even easily impatient, but when he really encounters something, he is definitely a calm person. If he wasn't such a person, how could he build his own kingdom in troubled times and let it last for so many years.

Hu Wei himself was a former ruler of the kingdom, and he knew how difficult it was to build a country, and it was even harder to defend it. Although Rijkaard's Mandala Empire had such and such problems, the Han and Tang Empires, which had troubled each other, were much more stable. At least the Mandala Empire once had a time of singing and dancing, and the Han and Tang Empires were always accompanied by disasters and wars.

Hu Wei said: "I have checked some accounts, and there seems to be no problem on the books, but after careful correction, I can see some unreasonable places." ”

Hu Wei said and took out a note, there were some numbers on the note, which Hu Wei had secretly copied down.

After Rijkaard took the note, his face became calmer, and he read the note again and again. Only then did he say, "Is there a problem with the price of goods above?"

Hu Wei nodded and said: "Yes, although the world is very chaotic now, and prices change almost every day, and I can't specifically say what is at what price when and when, but judging from these numbers, someone has done something in it." ”

Rijkaard agreed with Hu's words. Because these numbers jù copied back by Hu Wei are all very general numbers, except for writing how much money is spent on something, there is no detailed list of the quantity and quality of each thing. It is not even written where it will be used.

Hu Wei doesn't keep accounts, but he has seen the accounts of the Golden Phoenix Records, and he knows that the accounts are not recorded like this, but there must be a problem with such a way of bookkeeping.

"Are there any other discoveries?" asked Rijkaard calmly.

Hu Wei shook his head and said: "Yang Zihai is on guard against me, I don't come into contact with a lot of things very lightly, I only found these for the time being, and in the next step, I want to check the employment situation of the workers." I think there should be a problem with that, too. ”

"Well, your idea is right, I also think there is a problem in this, so let's start with He Liangyu. You've been there, so it's a little more familiar. ”

When Hu Wei and Rijkaard made their initial discoveries, Zhu Daneng had just walked to Gengji Village. He didn't come here until the third day after he got rid of the stalker. Because there had been stalkers, he walked very carefully. Make sure that no one finds out about him.

Gengji Village is indeed not easy to find, although this is Rijkaard's hometown, but Rijkaard was in the Dragon City when he was engaged in construction. Not a single plant or tree here has been touched. Zhu Daneng didn't know if the people in this person's village knew that there was a big man in their village, he only knew that there was definitely not much communication between this village and the outside world, and there were very few people in the outside world who knew about it, if it wasn't for Rijkaard who drew a very detailed map for Zhu Daneng, Zhu Daneng would definitely not be able to find this place.

"Uncle, may I ask what kind of village you have here. Zhu Daneng saw an old man sitting at the entrance of the village, so he tried to go up and talk to him.

People from other villages, if they want to mix in a strange village, they must have the help of someone from their own village, and Zhu Daneng doesn't need to be taught to know this truth. After all, the people from their merchant family, and the merchants, like the Jianghu people, are the people who are the best at dealing with people, and Zhu Daneng has good genes in this regard.

"This is Gengji Village, who are you looking for?" the old man was still very enthusiastic, unlike people in some places, who saw strangers who didn't love each other.

Zhu Daneng heard the old man say that this was Gengji Village, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It's so hard to find a place here, Zhu Daneng almost took the wrong way several times with the map, if the old man said that this is not Gengji Village, then Zhu Daneng is afraid that he really doesn't know where to go to find it.

Zhu Daneng smiled and said: "Uncle, I'm not here to find someone, I'm here to sell salt, do you need salt in your village?"

The village of Gengji lacks salt, which is what Rijkaard told Zhu Daneng. According to Rijkaard, there is no salt in the vicinity of the village of Gengki, and it can only be supplied by a few wandering hawkers. Fortunately, although salt is important, the amount used is not very large, and there is a supply of two or three times a year, which is enough for a year. However, because the road in Gengji Village is so difficult to walk, few hawkers will come to Gengji Village to sell salt, so every time a hawker comes to sell salt, he will be warmly welcomed by the whole village.

"Are you here to sell salt?" the old man looked at Zhu Daneng's gaze and became a little excited. This made Zhu Daneng have a bottom in his heart. After all, what Rijkaard said was a few decades ago, and after so many years, God knows if it is still not like that on this side of Gengji Village. The old man's excitement was like a reassuring pill for Zhu Daneng. The old man is so old, he hasn't seen anything yet, if it wasn't for the salt being important to him, how could he be so excited?

Zhu Daneng's tone was dark, not because Gengji Village needed salt, but because Gengji Village needed salt and saw the situation behind it. Gengji Village needs salt, which means that for so many years, there are still very few hawkers who sell salt here, and the people in the village still have little contact with the outside world as before. The living habits of a person and a village will not change by themselves, but any change is influenced by the outside world. Gengji Village has little contact with the outside world, and there is no possibility that Zài will be influenced by the outside world. The sweet potatoes that Zhu Daneng hopes to see the most are definitely still the main food in this village.

Gengji Village is indeed very short of salt, which can be seen from Zhu Daneng's popular Cheng dù here. After learning the news that Zhu Daneng was here to sell salt, the whole village was even more lively than the Chinese New Year, and all the people from every household gathered around, children were laughing, and even the side animals were laughing.

Zhu Daneng finally ate sweet potatoes again, this thing is still so unpalatable, but Zhu Daneng eats very happily. After eating sweet potatoes, Zhu Daneng took advantage of the enthusiasm of the villagers and walked the whole village. When I saw that every family had a lot of sweet potatoes. Zhu Daneng can be regarded as truly relieved.

The sweet potato is a big product and easy to fill, and the most important thing is that it is easy to stay. This can be seen from the fact that Rijkaard's sweet potato has been left for 20 years, and it still tastes bad.

Gengji Village usually has little contact with the outside world, except for salt, they are basically self-sufficient, they grow sweet potatoes and do not think about selling, and they can't always do things on weekdays. As a result, the more sweet potatoes are planted, the more they can't be eaten, and the more they are piled up, and every household has a quantity the size of a hill.

The total amount of sweet potatoes in Gengji Village is of course not enough for the people of the entire Tianfeng Continent to eat. But if it is used as a seed, it can at least allow half of the people of the Tianfeng Continent to live.

Thinking of this, Zhu Daneng couldn't help but sigh. Although the people of Gengji Village live a hard life, they will not starve to death. If Rijkaard was after his success. Vigorously transform Gengji Village, so that the people here can live the same life as the outside world, then they may no longer eat sweet potatoes now. But there is a danger of starvation at any time.

Things in this world are sometimes really hard to explain. Exactly which one is better, without really experiencing it before. Imagination can never be imagined.

Zhu Daneng stayed in Gengji Village for one night, and from beginning to end, he did not say his true purpose, because he did not want to change the life in the village. He had already secretly decided in his heart that when he pulled these sweet potatoes in the future, he must find an excuse that would not affect the normal life of the village as much as possible, so that they could continue with their current life.

Whether this kind of life is good or not, Zhu Daneng can't say clearly, but the tranquility here is definitely not available in the outside world, and breaking it is definitely a crime.

"You're so quiet inside. Zhu Daneng lay on the bed given to him by the villagers, enjoying the tranquility, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

"The employment situation is also problematic. Once again, he told Sù Rijkaard about his discovery. According to Rijkaard's suggestion, Hu Wei first checked from the construction site where he and Zhu Daneng stayed. He soon discovered that the number of people recorded in the ledger was far greater than the actual number of people on the construction site. If Hu Wei doesn't know so much about the price account, then he really knows too much about this aspect.

Twenty years ago, when Hu Wei was in Huanglongdao, he had already seen this kind of empty salary. At that time, the soldiers in the army were so miserable that they had to drink wild vegetable porridge every day, and everyone at the top could get a lot of silver, because of this empty salary.

Rijkaard said: "It seems that someone is secretly enriching himself." But whether this matter was done by Yang Zihai or not, we can't be sure yet. ”

Hu Wei nodded and said, "Indeed." Although we have found some things, none of them directly point to Yang Zihai. It is unfair to condemn him on this basis. We have to continue to investigate this matter until we find the person behind the scenes. ”

Hu is still very confident in finding out the ins and outs of the whole matter. After all, he had already found a lot of useful things in just a few days, and he believed that as long as he was given more time, he would definitely be able to find more things.

Rijkaard didn't answer Hu Wei's words immediately, and after a long silence, he said, "This matter is no longer suitable for you to investigate." If this matter is indeed related to Yang Zihai, with your current identity, you will not be able to access more core things, if you want to use strong, you will definitely be exposed. You are my greatest help right now, and I must not allow you to take that risk. ”

Hu Yuqi said: "I don't want to investigate this matter." Do you want to do it yourself?"

Rijkaard shook his head and said, "I can't move around at will for the time being, I'm going to leave this matter to another person." You also know this person, and with his ability, you should be able to rest assured. ”

Hu Wei asked Ben who Rijkaard was going to let continue to investigate, and suddenly a figure flashed in his mind, and he blurted out: "Is it Ouyang Putin?"

Ouyang Putin is Ouyang Hanbing's father, and Hu Wei is now considered to have accepted other people's two daughters, so naturally he can't be more familiar with others.

Rijkaard wasn't surprised that Hu Wei could guess him. With Hu Wei's wisdom, this is what he should have been able to guess. It's just that Rijkaard doesn't know that Hu Wei has already met Ouyang Putin.

"Yes. I'm going to ask Ouyang Putin to investigate this matter, and with Ouyang Putin's help, you shouldn't be worried. ”

The Ningnan Empire used to be the most commercially developed country in the Tianfeng Continent, and Ouyang Putin, as the emperor of Ningnan, was indeed nothing to check the accounts. With Ouyang Putin going, Hu Wei was naturally relieved, but what he was thinking about now was not the issue of auditing, but the reason why Ouyang Putin left his daughter and the empire alone, and ran to Rijkaard's side.

Rijkaard sighed, "That's it. Even if you don't ask, I'll tell you the same. In fact, Ouyang Putin has always been my person. ”

Rijkaard didn't say that he really didn't know that the largest business empire in the Tianfeng Continent had actually been secretly controlled by Rijkaard early in the morning.

Rijkaard was a very ambitious man. He was not satisfied with just a small piece of land in the Mandala Empire, his wish was to control the entire Tianfeng Continent in his own hands like the Bauhinia Dynasty.

In order to achieve his own ends, Rijkaard secretly did a lot to other empires. If the Ningnan Empire. The Ningnan Empire was founded by merchants from all over the world. Unlike businessmen and careerists, they focus more on short-term profits than on the long-term development of a country. For this reason. Although the Ningnan Empire was successfully established, it was full of contradictions, and there were so many factions that it could almost be said that everyone wanted to compete for profit, and there was no one who could absolutely overwhelm everyone else.

"Back then, I saw the discord within them, and secretly took action to help up a person I fancied......"

The person who Rijkaard secretly helped up was not Ouyang Putin, but Ouyang Putin's father, Old Ouyang. With the secret help of Rijkaard, Old Ouyang succeeded in the struggle for power, and in a short period of time, he took control of the entire Ningnan Empire. After the death of the elder Ouyang, Ouyang Putin succeeded to the throne as the new emperor of Ningnan, but he was still under the control of Rijkaard.

After Rijkaard decided to start the plan to destroy the world, he made a request to Ouyang Putin. And the expenses of the World Destroying Army were all pulled by Ouyang Putin from the Ningnan Empire. Ouyang Putin's tricks, and at that time, he was Ningnan's spokesman, and it was not very difficult to control these. After that, because a large amount of property had been transported to Rijkaard's side, the Ningnan Empire had almost been dug up, and Ouyang Putin couldn't bear to see the Ningnan Empire finished, so he cheated to death without Rijkaard's consent and handed the empire into Ouyang Hanbing's hands.

Ouyang Putin's original idea was to let Ouyang Hanbing keep the Ningnan Empire, but he didn't expect that so many things would happen in Ningnan after that, and then he was directly merged into Hu Wei's forces.

Hu Wei sighed: "It turns out that those rumors from various countries are true. Sebai and Chihe have been at war for a long time, and you are also secretly doing it, right?"

Rijkaard nodded, "Yes, I do have something to do in the dark. In fact, I'm not afraid to tell you honestly, there are my people in the border armies of their two countries. I'm telling them to fight, and I'm telling them to stop, and I'm going to stop......."

Rijkaard's face was full of excitement and pride when he talked about the events of that year. With the power of one person, playing the whole world in the palm of his hand is indeed something to be proud of.

Hu Wei glanced at Rijkaard and said, "It's a pity that you did so many things, and finally found out that you were all wrong, right?"

"Yes, I did find out what I was doing wrong. That's why I set up the World Destroying Army again, and I want to sort out all the mistakes I made, and I will still be in a peaceful world. ”

Hu Wei patted Rijkaard's head and said, "I'm sure you shouldn't do anything wrong again this time." According to what you said, I won't check this line anymore, you let Ouyang Putin follow, I believe that if he checks, more things can be found. By the way, he cheated to death without your consent, you didn't do anything to him. ”

Rijkaard snorted: "The necessary punishment must still be there, otherwise how can others be afraid." But you don't have to worry, Ouyang Putin should be doing well now, at least not worse than me. (To be continued.) )