However, because the impact of arms smuggling was really great some time ago, although they heard the introduction from the City Defense Department, Sun Taihai, Zhang Chengzhe and others also personally inspected it and confirmed that the weapons in the secret room were made by local workshops. It is safe to make it...
Looking at Zhao Jigang from the City Defense Department in front of him, Sun Taihai asked in a deep voice:
"Does the City Defense Department know the origin and background of Deng Gao?"
Facing Sun Taihai's inquiry, Zhao Jigang pondered for a moment before saying:
"This Deng Gao seems to have been a soldier, but I don't know the specific situation!"
Sun Taihai heard this and asked again:
"Then how did your city defense department discover this gambling house today?"
Regarding this question, Zhao Jigang said without hesitation:
"We received a report from a merchant named Wang Zhengzai three days ago. According to Wang Zhengzai himself, he is a regular customer of this gambling house. He has lost more than 300 taels of silver in Denggao gambling house. , and later he found out that the reason why he lost was because Deng Gao played tricks on him and tricked him!"
"He was unhappy and went to Deng Gao to reason with him. As a result, Deng Gao was not only unreasonable, but also beat him severely, broke two of his ribs, and threatened him not to cause trouble for him. He felt that in his heart I felt aggrieved, so I asked my eldest son to report to the City Defense Department!"
Sun Taihai heard this slight frown and asked again:
"Where is Wang Zhengzai now?"
Zhao Ji just thought for a moment and said:
"Wang Zhengzai's family has a little money, and they have a two-entry courtyard on Donglin Street..."
After asking these questions, Sun Taihai asked Zhao Jigang about other situations, and then took the piece of jewelry from Zhao Jigang.
If this case is just an underground gambling house, then naturally the City Defense Department and the Police Department will follow up. But because it involves weapons, especially firearms, the problem is much more serious. According to the Fengwu Army The law requires the intervention of an intelligence agency like the Coordination Office!
After taking over the investigation power of Eucalyptus from the City Defense Department, Sun Taihai immediately explained to his subordinates behind him:
"Bring all these gamblers, thugs, and craftsmen back to the coordination office. Everyone will be interrogated to see what they know!"
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After explaining this, Sun Taihai looked at his most valued subordinate Zhang Chengzhe and said:
"What do you think about this matter?"
When Zhang Chengzhe heard this, a strange color flashed in his eyes and he said in a deep voice:
"There must be something wrong with the City Defense Department!"
Sun Taihai was not surprised at all and just asked calmly:
"How can I see it?"
Zhang Chengzhe continued:
"I just did a simple count. There are more than 80 gamblers captured, and the daily turnover is estimated to be at least a hundred taels of silver. Underground gambling houses of this scale are rare in Yijing. I think this gambling house The workshop has been open for at least a year!"
"Yijing is the most resolute place in enforcing the licensing system. The City Defense Department and the Police Department are very strict in their inspections. It is unlikely that a gambling house of this size will not know any information... ············”….
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The Fengwu Army has carried out severe attacks on the evil forces in the past few years, which has greatly improved people's livelihood and public security. Even so, it cannot be said that the Fengwu Army has eliminated the evil gangs. A very small number of The local ruffians corrupted the officials of the Fengwu Army through means such as money and beauty, making the officials their protective umbrella and community of interests!
Nine times out of ten, these black casinos and black bars are protected by protective umbrellas, and the main task of the City Defense Department is to be responsible for public security. Therefore, in many similar cases in the past, many people from the City Defense Department were members of the protective umbrella. For their own benefit, even if orders are given from above, they will obey them.
According to what Zhao Jigang just said, they came to seal it after receiving the report. Judging from past experience, it is a bit abnormal. There is only one answer to this situation, and that is that Deng Gao's protective umbrella did not suppress this matter. ·······························
After pondering for a while, Sun Taihai ordered Zhang Chengzhe:
"Zhang Chengzhe, go and investigate the City Defense Department, especially the recent appointment and dismissal of City Defense Department officials!"
Zhang Chengzhe nodded and said:
"I understand, sir! Leave this matter to me!"
After handing the matter over to Zhang Chengzhe, Sun Taihai fell into deep thought as he watched the agents from the Coordination Office load the people involved in the crime onto the prison van one by one.
The reason why he determined that there was a protective umbrella behind this black gambling house was not only based on work experience and logic, but also got some information from Zhao Jigang just now!
When he just answered his own question, Zhao Jigang was generally very fluent and did not think too much. However, when he answered his question about Deng Gao's background, he hesitated and thought, and finally reluctantly answered his own question, knowing that Deng Gao I have been in the military, other unclear answers!
This is the first interesting thing that Sun Taihai thinks. Of course, judging from this point that there is something wrong may be a bit too subjective!
But this is not the only problem. Sun Taihai checked the swords, guns, armor and firearms found in the secret room. In the past, it was normal for these rogues on the ground to play with swords, guns and sticks, and it was not worth adding any more details. ··························
But armor and firearms are different. The technical content of these things is relatively high, and Sun Taihai has just inspected it. Although these armors and three-eyed guns are produced by earthen workshops, their quality is not low and their styles are not unexpected. It is an imitation of the original equipment of the Yan Army. ….
What did Deng Gao want to do by making this kind of thing? Where did he get the methods to make these things?
When thinking of these two questions, Sun Taihai felt the smell of conspiracy, so the most important task now is to investigate Deng Gao's specific identity and background, who he is interacting with, and whether he has a gang or a family!
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Ye Mansion, in the study
Su Yi, who had just assumed the post of deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau, came to Ye Mingsheng's study under the guidance of Ye Cheng. Looking at Ye Mingsheng who was sitting on the chair waiting for him, he quickly stepped forward and bowed. In order to save precious time, Ye Mingsheng also asked directly:
"What do you have to report to me?"
Because she was reporting directly to Ye Mingsheng, Su Yi was still a little nervous. She adjusted her breathing before speaking:
"Commander Jiangnan wrote to us five days ago to inform us that Jiangnan will increase the tariff by another 20% on the products of our Fengwu Army!"
"This is the third time they have raised our tariffs this year. If this policy is implemented this time, we are expected to lose 270,000 taels of silver a year!"
After hearing this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but frown slightly and said:
"What is our current trade surplus with Jiangnan?"
Su Yi thought for a moment and said:
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In the past year, Jiangnan purchased from us. The added value of civilian goods was about 1.3 million taels of silver, and the arms trade was about 1.7 million taels. We also purchased materials such as silk, tea, and so on from Jiangnan. More than 300,000 taels of silver were spent, so the trade surplus was about 2.7 million taels of silver! "
After saying this, Su Yi said again:
"Because our arms trade with Jiangnan is about to end, and Jiangnan has successively raised tariffs on us, the expected trade surplus next year is estimated to be only 700,000 taels of silver. If Jiangnan continues to increase tariffs, then The trade surplus will be smaller······························
Ye Mingsheng's expression became extremely serious when he heard this situation. In the past, the Fengwu Army and Jiangnan were separated by Gao Zongchang, Xu Zhaojie, Cao Changping and others, so the Fengwu Army posed no threat to Jiangnan.
In addition, in order to guard against Xu Zhaojie's coveting, Jiangnan wanted to obtain firearms from Fengwu Army, so they had a very friendly attitude towards Fengwu Army. Not only did they give Fengwu Army an arms contract worth nearly two million taels of silver, Fengwu Army was also given preferential trade policies, and this preferential trade policy also ensured that Fengwu Army could obtain a large amount of profits from Jiangnan.
The money from Jiangnan was an important support for his ability to frequently launch wars in the past. Otherwise, Youyan and Liaoyang would not be able to sustain it for long.
As the Fengwu Army defeated the Luo'an court in Yunhe and successively invaded Qilu, Anqing, Huainan and other places, Lu Jianchao, aware of the threat, also gradually tightened its trade policy against the Fengwu Army.
To be honest, Ye Mingsheng had expected this situation. After all, although Lu Jianchao had no intention of external expansion, his desire for self-preservation and independence was still very strong. He had always wanted to maintain the existing power structure, so he had no intention of external expansion. The Fengwu Army showed its unification, but he was still very resistant in his heart! ….
Ye Mingsheng has always sneered at Lu Jianchao's little thoughts. The world today is about sailing against the current or retreating if you don't advance!
If you are always unwilling to make progress and think about self-preservation and peace, you will be annexed by others sooner or later. What's more, Jiangnan is the richest place in the world, and everyone wants to take a bite... ···············,
Although he disagreed with Lu Jianchao's idea, Ye Mingsheng was still happy to see Lu Jianchao's idea come to fruition. After all, with Jiangnan's financial resources, if he really wanted to expand, it would be very difficult for Fengwu, who aspired to dominate the world. For the military, it is still a bit troublesome to pack up.
Although he was very dissatisfied with Lu Jianchao's continued increase in tariffs, Ye Mingsheng also knew that unless the Fengwu Army came to the city and used force to force Lu Jianchao to change his mind, Lu Jianchao would not change his mind to increase tariffs because he was afraid of the Fengwu Army. idea!
In the past period, the money from the south of the Yangtze River once accounted for half of the total fiscal revenue of the Fengwu Army. Now that the money is gone, it will indeed have a considerable negative impact on the finances of the Fengwu Army. Fortunately, the reforms in Qilu and Hebei have begun. Once you see results, it will be time to harvest soon, and then you will be able to make up for this gap!
Even so, Ye Mingsheng was still a little reluctant and asked Su Yi:
"I have told you before to take precautions and establish contact with overseas customers. How are you doing?"
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Su Yi said with some shame:
"Commander, although our Foreign Affairs Department has been working hard in this area after receiving your order, because Jiangnan has maintained trade channels with overseas customers for a long time, it is difficult for us to get involved in this area, so now we have negotiated some orders with overseas customers. , but the trade volume is not large..."
Speaking of which, Su Yi seemed to feel that she was placing too much emphasis on objective factors, so she quickly added:
"Of course, there is a reason why our efforts are not enough. Next, our Foreign Affairs Department will redouble our efforts in this regard to ensure the continued growth of our military trade income!"
Hearing Su Yi's statement, Ye Mingsheng also looked at him with scrutiny.
Although the Fengwu army was exported to Jiangnan,
A large amount of goods, but Jiangnan is not the main consumer of goods. The shops in Jiangnan are mainly second-tier dealers, using their trade channels to sell Fengwu Army's goods overseas, making huge profits from them.
Regarding this trade model, Ye Mingsheng felt that Dadongsheng Company could put aside those second-rate dealers in Jiangnan and directly negotiate with overseas buyers to obtain more profits.
Although he was a little disappointed with Su Yi's work content, Ye Mingsheng decided to give him a chance and said in a deep voice:
"Can you tell me how the situation in Jingchu is now?"
Hearing Ye Mingsheng change the topic, Su Yi felt relieved and immediately continued:
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief that Sun Liangyu, the former Jingchu patrol envoy, has been confirmed to have been poisoned. After Xu Zhaojie and Wang Dayou joined forces, Sun Chenggong fought in consecutive battles at first and was beaten to the gates of Hanyang City. However, this Hanyang is the Sun family The father and son have been running this nest for many years, so the coalition forces of Xu Zhaojie and Wang Dayou have been attacking hard recently to no avail..." .
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