This is roughly the case with regard to the architecture of the intelligence system. As for the recent situation of the beggar gang, Liang Shicheng didn't know much, and these things alone had already involved most of his energy.

Next, Zhao Ji asked about the current situation of the Ma deputy gang leader's family, and there was nothing special in the surveillance for most of the year, and the Mrs. Ma seemed to have changed her temperament, and she was at home every day, which was even more peaceful than the nuns in the nunnery in the city.

Liang Shicheng didn't know Zhao Ji's intention to let them spy on Mrs. Ma, so he only picked a few trivial things to talk about. In May, Deputy Gang Leader Ma wanted to take his wife back to his hometown to worship his ancestors, but Mrs. Ma was unwilling to go back, and the two quarreled several times, and finally Deputy Gang Leader Ma returned to Xinyang alone. In mid-July, several Liaodong merchants wanted to buy a shop near Ma's house, but they didn't get their wish, so they turned to a shop under the Nancheng Guanqiao. Liang Shicheng sent someone to monitor for a while, and this shop only sells some ginseng and leather goods from Liaodong, but it also looks like a serious trader, and there is nothing peculiar. In addition, in recent times, there have been more street vendors near Ma's house, most of whom are not Bianliang locals. But there's nothing surprising that the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and many vendors want to make some money before the festival, and this is true throughout the city.

After all these things were explained, the time was approaching. Although Zhao Ji's spirit was not bad, he saw that Liang Shicheng was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes, so he ended the conversation and let him go down to rest.

Before leaving, Liang Shichengcai suddenly remembered another matter, and said: "By the way, the Li opera idiot you brought back from Luoyang suddenly said goodbye in June, but I don't know why. After he left, Xiao carefully interrogated the people in the house, and there was nothing wrong with his service. The little one went to find his whereabouts, neither in Bianliang City, nor back to Luoyang. ”

When Zhao Ji heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He treated Li puppet politely, and most of the time he still had the intention of borrowing this person to try to get on a line with the Loose Sect, and even went to the Drum Mountain, where there was no cliff to live in. However, even if this idea exists, it will not be possible in the near future. Now that the person has left, wait until you have time to think of another way.

Therefore, he just nodded and said, "I know this, no wonder you." Rest early, you've worked hard for most of the past six months. ”

"It is a small duty to do things faithfully for the prince. Although it was just a simple sentence, Liang Shicheng was very emotional, and after leaving the study, he first arranged for someone to take care of Zhao Ji's bedroom before returning to rest.

The next morning, Zhao Ji went to the Chengnan Courtyard to meet Quan Guanqing.

Compared with the first time they met, Quan Guanqing's whole person can be said to have undergone earth-shaking changes. Zhao Ji still remembered that when he saw Quan Guanqing more than a year ago, the beggar helmsman behaved unexpectedly, very nervous, and had a reckless atmosphere that could not be concealed by his naked sycophancy. But now look at it again, Quan Guanqing's whole temperament has changed, and the reckless atmosphere of being born in the rivers and lakes on his body is gone, although his attitude towards Zhao Ji is still respectful to almost sycophancy, but he has already had a bit of grace in his speech and demeanor.

In the past two years, Quan Guanqing's entire life trajectory and even his life beliefs have undergone earth-shaking changes. Whether it is a superficial or internal identity, there is a qualitative leap. First of all, becoming the youngest Nine Bags Elder of the Beggar Gang at the moment, at such an age and with such a status in the rivers and lakes, few people in the entire rivers and lakes can compare. More importantly, becoming a guest of Duanwangfu, with the support of Zhao Ji, it can be said that he has grasped the edge of most of Bianliang City with one hand.

Moreover, because of this looming relationship, his status in the beggar gang has been invisibly improved, and it can be said that he is the most outstanding young Zhuang faction below Qiao Feng in the beggar gang today, not only many respected gang elders treat him with courtesy, but also have a considerable voice in the elder group, and he has become the most powerful leader of the beggar gang.

Although he was already proud of the spring breeze, Quan Guanqing understood where he came from all this, and he did not get carried away because of it. A more significant point is that as long as it is a private meeting, when you see Zhao Ji, you always pay a big salute.

Zhao Ji met with Quan Guanqing, in addition to explaining the subtle adjustments to the entire intelligence organization, the more important purpose was the recent development momentum of the Bianliang beggar gang.

It has been nearly two years since he crossed over, and Zhao Ji's understanding of this world has become more detailed and profound, and his views on the beggar gang have become more and more perfect. As the largest gang in the rivers and lakes, the members of the beggar gang can be said to be all over the world, and the composition of the members is also mixed. Comparatively speaking, it is extremely difficult to manage constraints. What really restricts the development of the beggars is not the lack of manpower and material resources, but the lack of strong and effective scheduling and management.

As the saying goes, the poor behave treacherously, and the rich increase their conscience, although this saying is somewhat absolute, but most of the time it is still applicable. Most of the members of the beggar gang are poor, and one or two may just be bullying characters, but if the number becomes an organization, they will be more or less emboldened, and they will have some anger in their hearts, so the things of committing adultery are also endless. It is true that the law of the beggar gang is very strict, but the rules are dead, and it is indeed difficult to completely restrain the gang by relying on moral laws alone. Perhaps the elders of the helmsman at the upper level still have to take into account the influence of the reputation of the rivers and lakes, but the gangsters at the bottom do do do many crimes of anger and resentment for their own selfishness.

Previously, Qiao Feng was running around like a firefighter, and most of the time he was actually dealing with these bullshit things, wiping the butts of those gangsters who had done evil.

For Zhao Ji, if he wants to effectively control such a huge and mixed gang, it is actually not very effective to control one or two people at the top alone. And for those low-level gangs, simple benevolence or power oppression also has little effect. Therefore, in order to control them, we must firmly grasp their food and clothing.

Therefore, the development of the beggar gang in Bianliang is not just as simple as connecting Zhao Ji with the beggar gang. Zhao Ji's overall plan is to make the business of the beggars in the Shuimen Wharf of Bianliang City bigger and stronger, become a pillar industry of the beggars' survival, and become the lifeline of the beggars' inheritance and development. And putting this livelihood under his nose and destroying it, even if the beggars want to be disobedient, it is very difficult.

Quan Guanqing didn't know much about Zhao Ji's fundamental intentions, but since Zhao Ji asked, he explained it in detail.

The first line of Bianliang Water Gate can be said to be the largest freight distribution center in Bianliang City and even in the entire Northland, and this market is huge just to meet the food and clothing of millions of people in Bianliang City. In the past, the beggars were not allowed to enter the door, knowing that it was a piece of fat, but they could only linger outside the door. However, with Zhao Ji's full support and helping them lay the foundation, the development momentum of the Bianliang beggar gang is extremely rapid, especially since this year, there are thousands of monthly incomes in the wharf labor alone. Of course, this money cannot be earned by them carrying boxes of goods, and most of them are also contracted to lease out the river section in batches, which is supplemented by many means. These are all old rules formed on the Bianhe River for a hundred years, and they can be regarded as the category of rivers and lakes, and even the government is really difficult to meddle in.

Zhao Ji listened carefully to Quan Guanqing's narration, and looked through the account income and expenditure data several times, the beggar gang's livelihood and development on the dock are indeed quite good, but it seems that there is still some distance from his goal. After pondering for a long time, Zhao Ji said to Quan Guanqing: "After a while, you go back to Luoyang to mention it in the Hall of Elders, Bianliang's business is becoming more and more prosperous, and the mystery of this is almost explored." Instead of making a coolie money by moving goods to others, it is better to ship the goods yourself. The scattered goods at the entrance of the local rudder hall are also collected, and it is not interesting to make a small fuss, and it is a big deal to change to the tight commercial freight to Bianliang. As for the various ways on the market, I will take care of you with the stewardship of Liang. ”

When Quan Guanqing heard this, he couldn't help but smile on his face, in fact, there have been such arguments among the beggars recently, seeing that the local commercial goods can be transported to Bianliang City to get several times or even more than ten times the profits, many people in the gang can't help but have a lot of thoughts about this. It's just that the matter of transporting the goods by themselves is too risky after all, and without the nod permission of Duan Wangye, they really don't dare to step through the minefield.

Now Zhao Ji personally spoke and explained the matter to Quan Guanqing. Quan Guanqing understands that once this matter is done, his influence in the gang will undoubtedly go to another level. Therefore, he immediately took over this business with great gratitude.

Seeing Quan Guanqing's radiant appearance, Zhao Ji couldn't help but smile. In fact, he wanted to concentrate all the goods and goods of the beggars scattered in various places to Bianliang, which further highlighted the important position of Bianliang's livelihood in the beggar gang, and at the same time firmly controlled the financial power of the beggar gang. This is a clear conspiracy, even if someone sees their intentions, it is difficult to refuse this **.

After talking about the development of the Bianliang Beggars Gang, Zhao Ji was in a much lighter mood, and asked again: "What unusual things have happened on the rivers and lakes recently?"

Hearing this question, Quan Guanqing's expression became a little strange, and he lowered his head and said: "The rivers and lakes are still calm, but there are some bad rumors spreading in the gang recently. ”

"What is the content of the rumors?" Zhao Ji couldn't help but freeze when he heard this, and asked in a deep voice.

"It's just that a few low-level disciples are talking about it occasionally, and as for the content...... This, the villain only listens to the report, but he is not sure whether it is true or false. Quan Guanqing whispered: "The content of this rumor is related to the Qiao gang leader, saying that the Qiao gang leader is not our Han people, but the Khitan people......

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Finally connected to the main plot, many book friends complained that the pace was a bit slow, and the pace will be faster next. In addition, everyone can also see that it is not connected to the plot of the original book, so although the large framework of the original book will be maintained, the details will be completely renovated. The next plot, everyone only looks at whether it is reasonable or not, as for whether it is true or not, don't mind too much. After all, it has been explained in the introduction that the entire Tianlong framework has been moved back for several years