...Among these people, the one he valued most was the Dangkou Mine in the Yamen of Hainan Branch, named Ben Yuan. This person was a local Huihui from Hainan and an important figure in the Gui family's stolen goods sales route in Qiongzhou and Guangzhou. He was plundered by pirates such as Zhu Cai Lao and others. Most of the stolen goods were sold through his hands. Gen Da and Gen Er exchanged a lot of letters with him, and the various black materials were enough to get him beheaded ten times. Lin Baiguang felt that he had enough leverage to force him to submit.
Lin Yiguang did not attach much importance to the route for selling stolen goods that Ma Benyuan mastered. Now the trade route in Lingao has been basically opened. Adding another one is the icing on the cake. What he was interested in was Master Ma's position in Fenshou Dao Yamen. With such an insider, Chuan Chuan Group can know every move of Hainan's highest authorities in advance.
Lin Baiguang knew that he would never see Ma Benyuan if he went directly to see him. Such people were extremely suspicious and would never easily meet outsiders they didn't know. He presented as a gift a silver birthday star inlaid with eight treasures that Ma Benyuan had given as a birthday gift that year.
This authentic gift made Ziben addicted. First, it was the gift he gave to Er Er. Why did it suddenly appear in front of him? Since Gou Er fled to Qiongshan in embarrassment last year and cried out that Zhuangzi was wiped out, he has not seen this person for almost a year.
Back then, he drove Gu Er away unceremoniously and didn't even give him the three thousand taels of stolen money. It wasn't that he wanted to steal the money. It was he who helped Zhu Cai Lao win the Gu family. This line can be regarded as half a guarantor, but now the owner of the nest has actually served it to others, and there is nothing left. If Mr. Zhu Cai gets angry with him and comes to ask questions, he can't afford it. This amount of money can at least calm down the anger of the great masters.
After Gou Er was driven away by him, Ma Benyuan had been on tenterhooks. He was considered a figure in Qiongshan County, but he was nothing in front of a sea master like Mr. Zhu Cai.
Fortunately, Mr. Zhu Cai was in trouble himself, so he didn't cause any trouble except for sending people to inquire about the whereabouts of Gou Er several times. However, he also learned from people from Zhucai's old school that the people who took over Guijiazhuang were a new group of people from the sea. They called themselves Australians and came in iron ships with very powerful firearms. Ma Benyuan secretly complained that none of the Australians and other big leaders seemed to be in trouble.
Recently he learned that all the great leaders had been killed in battle in Fujian. This made Ma Benyuan relieved. You must know that for more than half a year, Zhu Cai Lao's men have been looking for Gu Er everywhere. He is deeply afraid that one day he can't find Gu Er and he will take it out on him.
Now that the birthday girl appeared in front of him, could it be that Gou Er also knew the news that Zhu Cai Lao was dead, so he came to ask for the stolen money?
Ma Benyuan thought for a moment whether he should squander the money and avoid it. Anyway, Gou Er is now in ruins and has no strength except for one son. If he dares to cause trouble in Qiongshan County, he will be blackmailed with one finger.
To be cautious, he asked: "Is the person coming here Gu Er?"
The janitor servant is his confidant, and naturally he knows all the gangsters that the master comes and goes with. After asking, it turned out that the person who came was not Gou Er or his son, but an unknown stranger who spoke a strange Qiongzhou dialect. Ma Benyuan touched his chin while he was doubtful, and suddenly he was inspired:
You must be from Australia!
The thought almost scared him out of his chair. Why did the Australians come to him? He has no contact or holidays with the Australians.
But the silver birthday star Ma Benyuan knew very well that when Gu Er escaped from Zhuangzi, he would only take gold and silver and other small items with him, and would never run away with such a gift. This thing can only fall into the hands of Australians.
Why did the Australians come to my door? Ma Benyuan didn't want to see it, but he thought that since the Australians had come to his door, he was naturally prepared and even found the silver birthday boy he gave to Gu Er. He had better meet him and see whether it was true or not.
"The student and your distinguished minister are strangers to each other. I don't know why you are here." Ma Benyuan saw that the visitor was very young, with a calm temperament, and looked quite dignified. He couldn't figure out his details for a while, so he asked politely. .
"My surname is Lin, and I come from Lingao," Lin Baiguang said with a smile. Since he is going to be recruited to serve the Time Travel Group, there is no need to be secretive.
Ma Benyuan had a sudden thought. It seemed that it was indeed them!
He said cautiously: "Your Majesty is Australian, right?
Lin Yiguang nodded and said, "Just as he was saying this, he handed over a stack of thin pieces of paper.
This is a copy of an account book, and the account book itself was compiled based on the materials copied from the Gui brothers. It clearly records the accounts of Ma Benyuan's stolen goods for Zhu Cai Lao and other pirates. It has a date, a quantity, it’s clear. Moreover, the last note was written clearly: there were three thousand taels of silver that had not yet been paid for Zhu Cai Lao's sale of stolen goods.
When Ma Benyuan saw this copy, he fell into his chair like a deflated rubber ball. After a while, he said:
"The student does have business dealings with the Gu brothers, but he just sells some goods on behalf of him." Jiu Yier Er fiddled with it vigorously, "The goods are the stolen goods of Zhu Cai Lao and others. Here, Zha Ba Shan Qing
"Mr. Ma," Lin Yiguang said with a smile on his face, "I am not a government official, so I don't care about this kind of thing."
"Yes, yes, I am extremely grateful." Ma Benyuan said.
Based on his experience, he certainly knew that the other party was about to make a handicap, "I wonder if there is anything you need your services to do?"
"I just want to continue to be a partner with Mr. Ma." Lin Yiguang knew that the matter was more than half over, and smiled, "Conspiracy to collude. Lin Yiguang thought that Ma Benyuan was a smart man, and he had enough cards in his hand to force him to submit. No need to bend. Wandering around. After he explained his requests one by one, Ma Benyuan's face was quite calm at first, but the more he listened, the more ugly his face became. After a long while, he replied: "This matter is too embarrassing.
Lin Qiaoguang said: "Sir, he just told us what he saw in the yamen. Naturally, we have someone to contact you.
Ma Benyuan still shook his head hesitantly. This kind of activity is equivalent to being a spy for the Australians. Telling people in the yamen is not a big deal, but he knows a little bit about the behavior of the people in Australia and Zhejiang: these people are building cities and roads in Lingao, recruiting surrenders and rebels, and they will cause big trouble sooner or later! If you try to find out information from them, you will be beheaded!
But Lin Yiguang's threat is really scary, especially this account book. Too lethal. Zhu Cai Lao had just been wiped out recently, and the government's efforts to eliminate pirates had not yet passed. Once this thing was thrown out, he would have to shed his skin even if he did not die. Seeing that his determination was wavering, Lin Yiguang told him again. He can keep the three thousand taels of silver, and he can continue to do the work of selling stolen goods for the pirates in the future, and the commission will be passed on to the group.
This tempting condition made Ma Benyuan finally agree. In fact, he had no choice but to agree. If he agreed, he could at least get money every year. If he didn't agree, this account book and the letters that fell into their hands would be his fortune-telling talisman! As for how to do this sit-down, that is a matter for the future?
When Lin Qiaoguang saw that he agreed, she told him her contact information: Under normal circumstances, he would send someone to contact him once a month on a certain day. The location is in a teahouse on Ximenwai Street.
"As long as you sit there, someone will naturally contact you. Lin Yiguang whispered, "The person who comes to contact you will bring a hookah with a jasper holder. If there is any news in the yamen or outside the city, you just need to tell him. "
Isn't that difficult? Ma Benyuan thought.
"If we have any news we want to know, will he tell you?" Lin Yiguang said.
Ma Benyuan nodded.
"In case you need to see our people right away. Just go to the Five Lords Temple and throw a broken straw sandal by the stone steps outside the gate. Then go to the teahouse and wait, and someone will naturally come to meet you."
There was a chill in Ma Benyuan's heart. It's not that this trick is unexpectedly brilliant, but that being able to do this means that the Australians have already deployed a lot of people in the city. Maybe there are Australian spies outside watching their house.
"Sometimes we will look for you urgently. We will draw a circle on the wall outside your house. When you see it, go to the teahouse and someone will contact you.
Lin Qiaoguang spoke eloquently, but in fact, he had no one in Qiongzhou Prefecture, and the so-called Qiongzhou Station was still a matter of not mentioning the eight characters. However, this rhetoric served the purpose of intimidating Ma Benyuan.
After recruiting Ma Benyuan by the way. Lin Yiguang's visit lasted for several more days, and no one on his list dared to refuse his request. The destructive power of black materials was very effective. These people are not very reliable. He was just forced to serve the Time Travel Group. Lin Yiguang only used them as a source of intelligence. The real intelligence work had to be composed of intelligence personnel sent by Lingao. One thing he is more worried about is the Jinyi Guards in Qiongzhou Prefecture. According to the usual practice: there is a Jinyiwei dispatch office in the city, including officials of hundreds of households, trial of hundreds of households, general banner and small banner. Affected by movies and television, ordinary people are familiar with spy agencies such as Jinyiwei, Dongchang, and Xichang of the Ming Dynasty, and they can't help but feel a little afraid. Lin Yiguang is no exception.
However, there are no names of Jinyiwei personnel in the Gui family's relationship network. This made him a little strange. The Gu family engaged in the business of concealing stolen goods, selling stolen goods, and selling illicit salt. These are all extremely lucrative and shady businesses. For an organization as powerful as Jinyiwei, it is impossible not to get a piece of the pie when it comes to finding things to make money on weekdays.
Among the bribery books seized in the second box, only the name of the 100 Jinyiwei 100 households in Qiongzhou Prefecture was listed in the gift booklet for three festivals and two birthdays. In the booklet with real large bribes, the names were listed. There are no names for them.
The following are not included in the red words and will not be charged.
Note: Is Hainan Road called the Military Preparation Road or the Separate Guard Road? Did this Hainan Road still exist in the late Ming Dynasty? I have not found the exact statement. Some information only states that there is a Hainan Dao Yamen in Qiongshan County. ! ~!
