Can Yingyi collect intelligence through the "Lin'an Daily" and grasp the movements of the officers and soldiers of the imperial court? Pan Shiming couldn't help but be stunned, he usually just didn't expect this, as soon as he clicked, he reacted that there was indeed this possibility, and after a little hesitation, he said in a sneer: "Please also ask the big shopkeeper for guidance, how to prevent it." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"It's not something that can be said in a few words." Yi Zhizhi took a sip of tea, and said unhurriedly: "As the so-called art industry has a specialty, how to prevent the newspaper from inadvertently causing intelligence leakage, I will arrange someone to give you a detailed explanation, and arrange to go to the newspaper to be responsible for the review." ”

Hearing this, Pan Shiming secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's still the big shopkeeper's thoughtfulness." ”

Yi Zhishu smiled, it was not his thoughtfulness, but Ren An's thoughtfulness, it was Ren An who found out that the newspaper leaked military information, that kid is worthy of being born in a brocade family, and has a very high talent in collecting intelligence and developing intelligence networks, and Ren An is now in charge of the intelligence system in Jiangnan.

"Soldiers are not tired of deceit, and this sentence is the most appropriate for intelligence warfare." Yi Zhishu said slowly: "Since the newspaper can leak the news, we can also use the newspaper to spread false information...... ”

"Fake news?" Pan Shiming blurted out: "The big shopkeeper doesn't mean that truth is the life of news and the life of newspapers. ”

"In extraordinary times, how can you be stubborn?" Yi Zhishu looked at him and said, "If a lie can win a war, and it is a war of foreign invasion, will you hesitate?" ”

Pan Shiming shook his head slowly and said, "I'm listening to the big shopkeeper." ”

"I hope you understand that newspapers are just a tool." Yi Zhizu said in a deep voice: "In peacetime, newspapers are a media tool that allows the public to understand the society, understand the outside world, and understand major events, and is a propaganda tool to guide public opinion.

In other words, during the war, the main task of the newspaper was to serve the war, to use the newspaper to disseminate false information, to publicize the soldiers who resisted the Yingyi, to publicize the determination of the imperial court to resist the Yingyi, to criticize and lash out at the short-sighted traitors who forgot their righteousness, to truly reflect the numerous crimes committed by the Yingyi, to truly reflect the miserable life of the people in the enemy's war zone, and to eulogize the unyielding ........resistance and struggle of the people in the enemy-occupied areas. ”

Hearing these words, Pan Shiming reacted at the time, why did Yi Zhixiang let him go to Shanghai when the army was in chaos, it was obvious that this was extremely dissatisfied with the recent "Lin'an Daily", and he hesitated a little before he spoke: "Yingyi has twice troubled the southeast coast, and the imperial court has an unshirkable responsibility, criticizing the weakness of coastal defense, the weakness of the naval division, and the local civil and military ....... ”

"I know." Yi Zhizu stretched out his hand to interrupt his words, and said: "The publication of these articles is very happy, and it is conducive to the "Lin'an Daily" to quickly open up the situation, however, this is not conducive to fighting against Yingyi, it is easy to make readers pessimistic, and it will also put the newspaper in danger, Zhejiang Governor Liu Yunke can tolerate it, and other officials may not tolerate it, if nothing else, the imperial court will soon send the minister to Hangzhou to preside over military affairs." ”

Pan Shiming didn't say much more, nodded and said: "I understand, "Lin'an Daily" was revised according to the requirements of the big shopkeeper. ”

"It's good to understand." Yi Zhizhi nodded his head and said: "I'm afraid that you won't be able to turn around, so I specially let you go to Shanghai, not only "Lin'an Daily", but also "Xiguan Daily". ”

"What about Jiangning Daily?"

Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Jiangning Daily is not necessary, the war should be reported, but don't occupy a prominent position, after all, the war has not spread to Liangjiang, wait for Yingyi to fight in Liangjiang." ”

Pan Shiming groaned: "Yingyi attacks along the coast, and the two rivers are afraid that it will be difficult to escape. ”

"Looking at Yingyi's posture, I am afraid that he will not come to Liangjiang for a while, so Brother Cheng does not need to worry." Yi Zhixiang said with a smile, "It's hard to travel all the way, Brother Zecheng will rest for a while, and then live in the Daoya, the yard has been arranged for you, call Shang Shikuan at night, let's have a good drink, it can be regarded as picking up the wind and washing the dust for you." ”

"We're not a big shopkeeper with a lot of wine." Pan Shiming said and got up and said goodbye.

Yi Zhizhi, who had been sending Pan Shiming out of the courtyard of the study, stopped and took the other party away, and then he ordered Li Wangdao, who was guarding the door: "Please Yan Shikuan and Xue Lianggui come." ”

Stepping into the courtyard of the study, Xue Lianggui was a little excited, he was the second shopkeeper of the Yuanqi Hangzhou branch that had just been opened, and was originally one of the six major bankhouses in Xiguan, the fourth shopkeeper of the 'Hengtai Bank', and after being merged into the Yuanqi Bank, he was arranged to Hangzhou, and in a flash, he rose from the small 'Hengtai Qianzhuang' four shopkeepers to the second shopkeeper of the Yuanqi Hangzhou Branch.

And the big shopkeeper of Yuanqi, who dominated the money industry in Guangzhou, Yi Zhicontent, who was still less than 20, has now turned into a court official, and the serious 800 Sipin Daotai adults, Yuanqi is not only a big bank that unifies the money industry in Guangdong and a province, but also has opened many factories, and now it is extending its hand to the south of the Yangtze River.

For the big shopkeeper Yi Zhicontent, he was originally admired, but now he is in awe, to be honest, he didn't dare to think at all, what Yuan Qi would become in the end?

Seeing that he was silent all the way, Yan Shikuan, who was traveling with him, reminded: "When we meet, call the big shopkeeper, don't call the adult, just bow down and salute." ”

Xue Lianggui nodded and said, "Thank you for the reminder." ”

When the two entered the room, seeing Yi Zhishu getting up to greet each other, Xue Lianggui hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down and said, "Xue Lianggui, the second shopkeeper of the Hangzhou branch, has seen the big shopkeeper." ”

Yi Zhifen glanced at him, and when he saw that he looked shrewd and capable, he smiled and said: "The two shopkeepers of the Hangzhou branch are all personally ordered by me. ”

As soon as he heard this, Xue Lianggui hurriedly said: "I thank the big shopkeeper for the grace of promotion." ”

Yi Zhizu waved his hand and said, "Sit." After he sat down, he continued: "Hangzhou Branch, in fact, is a provincial head office, the imperial court does not allow Yuanqi to monopolize the Jiangnan money industry, the prefecture and county only allow one city and one number, your life is afraid that it will not be easy, Zhejiang's money village may join forces to suppress the run, you must walk on thin ice, be cautious everywhere, the semicolon is temporarily opened to the government level, step by step, do not be like us in Guangdong." ”

Xue Lianggui bowed slightly and said, "The subordinates must remember the words of the big treasurer." ”

Slowly taking a puff on his cigar, Yi Zhixin said casually: "Hangzhou is a little messy right now, right?" ”

"Yes." Xue Lianggui said: "Yingyi has reached Cixi and Yuyao, and it is only about 200 miles away from Hangzhou. ”

"Where's the bank?"

"The money bank is even worse, the shops in other industries are closed, and the money bank is run out of business." Xue Lianggui knew what he wanted to ask, hesitated slightly, and then said with a sneering face: "The collapse of the money bank in Hangzhou this time is far worse than in Guangzhou back then, but we have only recruited more than 300 shopkeepers ........ ”

More than three hundred? Yi Zhixiang was a little stunned, how could there be hundreds of large and small money villages in Hangzhou, and only then did they recruit more than 300 people? He reacted instantly, "Someone is scrambling? ”

"Yes." Xue Lianggui said: "The subordinates have inquired in detail, and there are two other money bank shopkeepers and men who are recruiting bankrupt money, one is the Dongting Xi family, and the other is the Cao family of Shexian County, because we can't solicit ...... in the name of Yuan Qi." ”

She County Cao's family? Yi Zhishu groaned: "She County Hui merchant? I remember that Cao Zhenyong seems to be from She County? ”

"The big shopkeeper remembers well." Xue Lianggui hurriedly said: "The former Chief Minister of Military Aircraft, Lord Cao, is indeed from She County, and we also suspect ......." ”

Jumping out of the two major business gangs to compete for the money industry in Hangzhou, it seems that the success of Yuanqi has made many people's eyes hot, and they all see that this time is the best opportunity to unify the money industry in Hangzhou, Yi Zhizhi smoked a cigar and did not say a word, Cao Zhenyong passed away only a few years, if it is Cao Zhenyong's descendants, most of them may have something to do with the household bank, and the Hui merchants and the imperial court have joined forces, which is not good news!

After a slight hesitation, he asked, "Is there any news from Ningbo?" ”

"When the subordinates left Hangzhou, there was no news of Ningbo." Xue Lianggui said: "The big shopkeeper can rest assured, Chang Degui has always been steady and cautious, and there will be no accidents." ”

Yi Zhishu had long expected that the British army might attack Dinghai Ningbo again, so he did not open a branch in Ningbo, but sent someone to Ningbo to recruit the shopkeeper of the bank, Ningbo as a treaty port, Yuanqi must open a branch, even if it cannot be monopolized on the surface, it must be monopolized in secret, which is naturally indispensable to the local shopkeeper in Ningbo.

Although he was well-informed, if the British army did not settle the sea, Ningbo's money village would not be affected on a large scale, and it would be impossible to recruit enough manpower, and he was really a little worried about Chang Degui's safety.

After a slight sigh, he said: "I'm tired of running all the way, Shopkeeper Xue will go and rest first." ”

Xue Lianggui hurriedly got up and saluted and retired, and when he left the room, Yan Shikuan took a cigar and lit it, and said, "Has the news of the imperial court's restriction of Yuan Qi been leaked?" ”

"Hmph." Yi Zhicontent said disdainfully: "Do you still expect those officials to keep it a secret for Yuan Qi?" I'm afraid that I would have used this news to sell money a long time ago. ”

Yan Shikuan said tentatively: "Then what should I do?" To fight or not to fight? ”

After being silent for a long time, Yi Zhizhi said: "What's the hurry, will the situation in Hangzhou get better for a while and a half, let them fight first, besides, we can't fight openly, and we may not win the battle, let's watch the fire from the other side first." ”

Yan Shikuan's eyes rolled a few times, and he said with a smile: "Listen to the words of the big shopkeeper...... Could it be that Cheng Yuanqi still has a chance to fight openly? ”

"When I left Beijing, I played idle chess." Yi Zhiyun said lightly: "It should be time." ”

Jingshi, the Forbidden City.

On 1 June, that is, the day when the news of the British army's capture of Ningbo and the burning of Cixi and Yuyao spread in the officialdom of Beijing, Su Shunli, the son of Prince Zheng Wuergonga, a third-class auxiliary general, and a minister of scattered ranks, took the opportunity of being on duty to hand over a sign to ask for a meeting, saying that there was an important confidential matter.

In the Xinuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Daoguang, who was anxious about the British army's capture of Ningbo Mansion, waited for Su Shun to kneel down before he said with an unhappy face: "What's the matter?" ”

"Your Majesty." Su Shun said in a deep voice: "When the slave heard about it, he didn't dare not report it to the emperor. After a slight pause, he continued: "The slave heard that there is a huge deficit in the silver treasury of the Jingshi Hubu, and the silver deposit is less than half, and the minions dare not be gullible, and asked Luo Bingzhang, the superintendent of Jiangnan Province, that the silver inventory of the household department is in extremely serious bad rules, and the income of a supervising imperial history is as high as 20,000 taels of silver in a year!" ”

Is the bank treasury of the household department more than half? Daoguang was shocked, checking the treasury of the household department is one of the responsibilities of Jiangnan Province to supervise the imperial history, and the income of a supervising imperial history is as high as 20,000 taels of silver a year. Moreover, at the moment when Yingyi is in trouble in Jiangnan, and the imperial court is deploying troops everywhere, it is when he needs a large amount of silver, he would rather believe it than dare not believe it.

After staring at Su Shun and moving for a while, Daoguang said in a deep voice: "Summoning Luo Bingzhang to meet you." ”

Daoguang 12 years jinshi, this year is already forty-eight years old in the ministry to give Luo Bingzhang a nervous face quickly walked into the Qianqing Palace, his heart is extremely uneasy, he knows very well that once the lid of the household treasury is lifted, how many people will be affected, how many people will be offended, especially the chief military minister in charge of the household treasury Mu Zhang'a, however, he is forty-eight years old this year, almost fifty years old, he really does not want to slowly boil his qualifications in Beijing, for him, this is a big gamble, the bet wins, the green clouds go up, the bet loses, It's a big deal not to be this official.

Walking into the hall, he quickly calmed down, and entered the Xinuan Pavilion under the leadership of the Minister of the Guard, glanced at Su Shun, who was kneeling in front of Daoguang, and knelt down calmly: "Luo Bingzhang respectfully invites Sheng'an in the matter of the Ministry of Ministers. ”

Daoguang glanced at him with a gloomy face, and when he knelt down on the white felt carpet, he spoke: "When did you become the superintendent of Jiangnan Province?" ”

"Back to the emperor, Weichen was ordered to inspect the treasury of the household department for one year last year."

"Is the bank inventory in the household department in deficit?"

After a little hesitation, Luo Bingzhang's heart was crossed, and he kowtowed: "In the troubled autumn of Jiangnan, Weichen implores the emperor to order a strict investigation!" ”

Luo Bingzhang is different from Su Shun, he is ordered to check the supervision of the imperial history, he dares to say this, that is to say, there is definitely a large deficit in the treasury of the household, and after a long silence, Daoguang said in a deep voice: "Passing the decree-." ”

"Wang Ding, Pan Shien, Minister of Military Aircraft, Ale Qing'a, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Li Zhenhu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, immediately checked and verified the silver inventory of the Ministry of Households."

The Hubu Treasury is in charge of Mu Zhang'a, the chief minister of military aircraft, Wang Ding and Pan Shien have always been at odds with Mu Zhang'a, especially Wang Ding, and Mu Zhang'a are simply incompatible, I heard that the Hubu Treasury is in huge deficits, and it is currently the imperial court urgently needs to use troops in the southeast.

After receiving the order, Wang Ding and his entourage acted vigorously and resolutely, and ordered all the soldiers to seize the household treasury with lightning speed, and quickly counted it, and originally planned to count and check it overnight, but it was not necessary to know that it was not necessary at all, and the neat bags (1,000 taels of silver per bag) silver bags were stacked in the silver vault, most of which were filled with wood, light and fluttering, and you could distinguish the truth from the fake with a mention of your hand. (To be continued.) )