Chapter 216 Severe
Soon, Jiang Cheng's face changed.
The content on the dossier is very detailed, try to list the details as clearly as possible, and Shen Hao deliberately created an urgent context on it, which made Jiang Cheng read it carefully and slowly, and he would even consider some content over and over several times.
Shen Hao could guess from Jiang Cheng's gradually frowning brows that Jiang Cheng did not expect that the first appearance of the Blackwater Project would involve the barbarians, and it was still in such an abrupt way.
Closing the file, Jiang Cheng closed his eyes and meditated for a long time.
"Can you determine how long these deals have existed?"
"What can be confirmed at present is that the pig iron smugglers in Xiaoshan Tieluzhuang in Licheng have been going on for a long time, more than five years, once every three months. The grain smugglers in Tukui City have also been going on for almost five years. As for the pan-spiritual stone in Tancheng, it cannot be determined, it can only be traced back to one year at most."
"Five years?!" Jiang Cheng leaned forward a little, and was surprised by this time. With one transaction every three months, how many resources can be transported in five years? ! Especially pig iron, which is scarce on the barbarian land, is enough to arm a whole battalion of heavy armor!
A heavily armored battalion composed of tusked elephants, Jiang Cheng, a veteran who had participated in the battle against the barbarians, couldn't help but feel a little chilled.
Not to mention the food. The barbarians can be self-sufficient in rations, but because of their living habits, most barbarians do not store food. It is typical to be drunk today. But once a large number of pure combat units are needed, food becomes their shortcoming, and they usually obtain short-term food reserves by plundering weak ethnic groups.
This method of drinking poison to quench thirst is also a typical phenomenon of barbarian involution. These gingers are clear. But it would be different if a large amount of grain could be obtained from Jingjiu Dynasty and stored up. The barbarians can continue to increase their pure combat units without introversion.
A purely professional warrior and a warrior who is also a farmer and a soldier are completely different things. This applies not only to the human race, but also to the barbarian race.
In the end, although it was determined that there was a high probability that the pan-spirit stone had flowed to the barbarians, it was not clear which tribe it went into the pocket. This is also a hidden danger. Because the use of pan-spirit stones can actually determine the direction of a battle to a large extent, and it is an extremely important strategic material.
"Your thoughts?"
"This subordinate still thinks it's better to dig deeper. The barbarians have secretly colluded with the bad guys in the country for many years, and the picture must be not small. And there is a group of people in the middle who are threading needles. All these must be clarified. As for our internal problems, subordinates I feel that I can stand still or follow the vine."
"Do you think Fengri City is not the only one that has these problems?" Jiang Cheng frowned, he heard something in Shen Hao's words.
"Yes, my lord. Fengri City is located in Jingxi, the only place where the imperial court and the barbarians border. Moreover, the Baijiang River flows downstream for easy transportation. It can be said that it is the only place for importing resources to the barbarians. According to the legend of the spies According to the news that came back, there are many privately built small piers along the Baijiang River. Most of the docks on them are smuggling ships, and the flags on the ships are also large-scale carriages and horses from other places. Therefore, the subordinates think that apart from Fengri City, Jing In other places in the west, a large amount of materials also entered the barbarian territory.
This is definitely not an isolated case or a small group of cases, but a situation that has become a prairie fire. It's like a blood vessel, cut open, although it didn't directly hurt life, but in the long run it will become a life-and-death crisis! "
Has it become a prairie fire? !
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng's hands trembled. He didn't believe Shen Hao's words, and felt that it must be exaggerated. Forty years ago, the great battle at Kunduo Pass was still vivid in his memory. At that time, Jingxi could be said to be an army. The Blackstone Royal Court.
Forty years is not a long time, especially for monks, so Jiang Cheng is not willing to believe that it is so easy to heal the heart, does the scar forget the pain?
Shen Hao continued: "My lord, as long as you stop the Baijiang waterway, you will be able to find more things. You don't even need to startle the snake. You only need to check the number of cargo ships and the number of approvals in the waterway to know how many things are missing."
The so-called number of approvals refers to the approval documents for the cargo transportation license issued by the yamen. This is the rule of the Jingjiu Dynasty, which is convenient for the yamen to coordinate the flow of materials within the territory. Every piece of goods on the road should be recorded in the Yamen as long as it is compliant, especially for bulk controlled materials.
Jiang Cheng tapped the table with his fingers, and had to admit that the method Shen Hao said was indeed very efficient. It stuck the most convenient waterway, and there was no need to startle the snake, just send someone to watch the boats on the shore and count the boats. Time period, come back and check the stub in the yamen, it will be clear at a glance.
"Is your person already doing it?" Jiang Cheng looked at Shen Hao with a half-smile.
"Yes, my lord. This subordinate has already ordered the spies below to hide near the pier near Xiaochuan. In addition, there are also several piers under Haixia. There are also people arranged by this subordinate."
Jiang Cheng nodded, he knew that Shen Hao had always been so forward-looking in his work: "How long will it take for news to come back?"
"There will be news in two days. However, this subordinate can only check the documents of the Fengri City Yamen. As for other places in Jingxi, I can only ask you to help me, my lord."
"Yes. Tomorrow, I will send someone to coordinate with the Yamen, and try to send you the list of documents before the afternoon. But Shen Hao, I can remind you that no matter what the result is, you must tell me as soon as possible, and you can't do it without authorization. ,Understand?"
"The subordinate understands."
Jiang Cheng put away the file, and changed the topic: "How are the preparations for the tooth shop going?"
"Zhu Shou, the chief manager of Fengricheng Yaxing, has been temporarily tied up. I have sent all ten members of Liu Meng's group to the dental shops in the Fengricheng area. According to the information reported back, they have already stood firm. Heel. In addition, the first batch of drug-controlled spies from Fengsun City have been released, but there is no effective feedback for the time being."
"Where are those elite spies you mentioned earlier? Have you started to prepare?"
Shen Hao nodded and said: "It has already started. Miao Zi is the two girls selected by Zhu Shou, and they are now being trained under Liu Meng's personal supervision. At present, they focus on thinking training, and at the same time assist in training some necessary abilities. It is expected that before the end of this year You can complete the training, and then choose the target to send out.”
Jiang Cheng didn't say yes or no, but took out a copper bar from the drawer and handed it to Shen Hao. Said: "Look."
Shen Hao took it, the copper bar was unlocked, and he opened it directly. Inside was a portrait of a four-panel human face, followed by a description of the character's situation on the back of up to three pages.
"This is the Secretary of the Household Department, Bai Changqing." Seeing the first few words on the first page, Shen Hao suddenly felt heavy in his hands.