Facing Jia Cong's question, Tie Zhu shook his head.
"My lord, the ambush was in a forest, with a hillside behind it. The enemy didn't know the situation of the caravan, so they rushed out, were killed by our guards, and fled into the woods.
Our people were afraid of an ambush, so they didn't dare to pursue them. We didn't capture anyone alive, and we didn't know who the other party was. After I got the news, I sent a special team to investigate and see if they could find out. The subordinates can't guarantee it either. "
My caravan has been safe and sound for the past three years without any problems.
That's because he sent people to clean up this trade route.
All unfriendly forces have been wiped out. The remaining forces have taken the initiative to show their kindness and will not and do not dare to attack their own caravan.
This sudden attack was definitely not an accident.
Moreover, it is still near the capital, and most people do not have such courage.
He just wiped out the Jinsha Gang a few days ago, and then his caravan was attacked. Jia Cong didn't believe anything he said there was no contact.
The Jinsha Gang is gone and it is impossible to take action again.
Then, only people who are close to the Sands Gang have this motive, and the most likely person is Prince Zhongshun. Without the Sands Gang, he would lose a lot of money every year.
A prince would not let it go after suffering the loss of being mute. If the estimate is correct, he should be the one who ordered it to be done.
However, there still needs to be solid evidence. A guess is just a guess after all, and it might be someone else taking advantage of the troubled waters.
"Didn't I ask you to keep an eye on Prince Zhongshun's palace? Is there any movement over there?"
Tie Zhu thought for a while and said: "There are two people watching over there normally, and no abnormality was found. These people must not have gone out from the palace. Did the Duke of Guo suspect that someone from the palace of Zhongshun did it?"
Jia Cong said: "Our caravan has never had any trouble in these years. We just wiped out the Jinsha Gang on the front foot, and the caravan on the back foot was attacked. This is a bit too coincidental.
Moreover, they were attacked near the capital. Most people don't have the courage. This has to make people suspicious. The personnel can be transferred from elsewhere. Aren't most of our personnel also on Zhuangzi?
After all, 30% of the profits of the Jinsha Gang were given to Prince Zhongshun. Prince Zhongshun would definitely not be able to bear such a huge loss. As a royal prince, he would never let go of a loss. Nine times out of ten, it was them who did it. of. "
Hearing this, Tiezhu said with a worried look on his face: "My lord, if Prince Zhongshun really did it, what should we do? We can't afford to offend a prince?"
Jia Cong nodded. He really couldn't afford to offend a prince, mainly because he couldn't do anything to him.
The royal family has privileges in this era. If you really touch them, the emperor will not let you go.
Although Jia Cong is not afraid of them, he does not want to fall out with the emperor because of these royal families. If it comes to that step, he will have no choice but to rebel. For now, Jia Cong has not thought of taking this step.
You can't touch the prince, but you have no scruples about his bitch.
"Of course the princes can't move, but we can't let them bully me. If anyone dares to attack me, I will chop off his dog's paws and leave him alone. Since he wants to play, let's keep playing with him.
Now that we have sufficient manpower, we will add twenty more guards to each caravan just in case. We will send fifty more soldiers into the city and inform Zhang Dakui to be more careful in the near future to prevent anyone from attacking Zhuangzi.
Ask your people to keep an eye on Prince Zhongshun's Mansion. If there is any trouble, report it as soon as possible. Once you find out where those people are, tell me immediately. "
"Yes, my subordinate will do it now."
Tie Zhu agreed and turned around to leave.
Jia Cong looked outside the door and sighed. The trees were really quiet, but the wind didn't stop, and it seemed that it couldn't stop.
Li Biao said: "General, what should we do next?"
Jia Cong said: "Let's just wait and see what happens. Let me inform my brothers that I have been smarter and more energetic in the recent period.
In addition, notify the commanders of the five military and horse divisions in the East City, West City, South City, North City, and Middle City to come to my place for a meeting. I want to rectify the five-city military and horse divisions and the underground forces in the entire Shenjing City. "
Li Biao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he cupped his hands and said, "Yes, I will send someone to inform you immediately."
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The sacred city of Jing, the palace of Prince Zhongshun.
In the study, the Chief of the Royal Palace was reporting something to Prince Zhongshun.
As he listened, Prince Zhongshun's face gradually turned ugly, and the teacup in his hand fell to the ground with a "pop".
He yelled angrily: "Trash, a bunch of trash, you are also trash, you can't do such a small thing, why do I support you?"
The prince’s official history was filled with anguish.
I originally thought it was a small thing, just a caravan. How powerful can it be even with guards?
He sent more than a hundred people to intercept him, so he should be absolutely sure.
What people didn't expect was that instead of intercepting the caravan, they were killed and all of them were turned upside down and returned defeated.
It's no wonder that the prince was angry. When he got the news, he was equally furious.
Could it be that the people he sent were really useless? Or are the caravan guards too powerful?
Palace Chief Shi cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, calm down, I did not expect this outcome. It is said that the guards of those caravans are very powerful, and they may be veterans who have retired from the army.
Although our people look good, they have never experienced killing. It is normal for them to be defeated. This time we did not succeed. We will just try to find a way. Your Majesty, please don't get so angry. "
Prince Zhongshun suppressed his anger and said: "It's just a caravan guard, is it really that powerful? I am no match for more than a hundred people?"
Chang Shi smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, when I first received the news, I didn't believe it. Later, Liu Tong came back and told me what happened, and I believed it.
The caravan suffered few casualties and continued northward. Commander Liu also gave a piece of news and another guard chased after him. He must have joined the caravan. I guess Ning Guogong also got the news and sent another group of guards there. . "
Prince Zhongshun thought for a moment and said, "You send someone to keep an eye on Jia's son's caravan and his village. I'll borrow some more people. I still don't believe it. I'm a great prince and I can't do it." Is he a child of the Jia family?"
Chang Shi said: "Don't worry, my lord, I have sent extra manpower to keep an eye on it. Duke Ning Guo not only sent out a group of guards, but also recruited a group of guards into the city."
"Oh, so there aren't many people in his village? Can we attack his village?"
Chang Shi hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, although many guards have been transferred from Zhuangzi, there must still be people guarding the village. I heard that there are many workshops there, so it is impossible that there are no guards.
If we make a mistake in judgment, not only will our efforts be in vain, but we will also lose a number of manpower. At that time, we will really lose a lot of money. "
Prince Zhongshun frowned and thought deeply. He heard that the son of the Jia family had brought back two hundred soldiers this time. There were only more than a hundred guards in Zhuangzi, and no more than two hundred at most.
The caravan's guards have already left with the caravan, and there are only about a hundred people in Ningguo Mansion in the capital, including those newly transferred to the city.
Then, there are only about 200 people left in Jia's son's village, and there will be no more than 300 people. If there are more people, it will be taboo.
Let's count them as three hundred people. They are considered veterans of hundreds of battles. I should have no problem sending out a thousand people, right?
I still don’t believe it, a thousand people can’t defeat three hundred people.
Hum, little Jia family kid, when the time comes, I will let you know only what physical pain is.
However, there are so many people that we cannot raise by ourselves. It is best to find some powerful guards to avoid failure again. It seems that we really need to go out and borrow troops ourselves.
He glanced at Chang Shi and said, "Send more people to find out the news, and you don't have to worry about other things."
When Chang Shi heard this, he felt happy.
He didn't want to do this bad thing for a long time. Ning Guogong was a ruthless person, and it was definitely not a good thing to provoke him.
This time, I got what I wanted, but I couldn't show it on my face, lest my happiness would lead to sadness.
"My lord, I obey the order."
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The sacred city of Jing, the five-city army and horse division yamen.
Jia Cong walked into the conference room. Qiu Liang, Cui Dajun and other five military commanders quickly stood up and saluted.
"My subordinates pay their respects to the Admiral."
Jia Cong nodded and said: "No need to be polite, just sit down. I have called you here today for three main things. The first thing is that our Five Cities Military and Horse Department needs to be completely reorganized.
You may all know that my officer was assassinated a few days ago. We, the people in the Military and Horse Division, actually helped the assassin clear the scene and participated in the assassination of our own superior. What the hell is going on?
Is this simply a collusion between officials and gangsters? Please remember that we are officers and soldiers, and our duty is to maintain the security of Shenjing City, not to provide convenience for those gangs and help them do evil.
From today on, no one from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Department is allowed to help those gangs clear the area and facilitate their evil deeds. This is a military order. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed! "
When the five commanders heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other.
They have done this kind of thing before. They use money to do things. As long as there is no big trouble, they don't bother to care about anything else.
Now that Jia Cong is suddenly not allowed to do it, he has lost a lot of income, and naturally he is not very happy.
However, they did not dare to refute.
Although this immediate boss was not a big man, he was very cruel and ruthless. The Jinsha Gang provoked him, and no one of the more than 300 people from top to bottom was left alive.
It's all the fault of old boy Qiu Liang.
The most irritating thing is that this guy is not only fine, but also made a fortune. It is really unreasonable.
Qiu Liang's eyes flickered, and he was secretly grateful.
Jia Cong had two incidents on his own territory, both of which were related to the Xicheng Army and Horses Division. If he were to be investigated, he would not be able to escape his involvement.
Fortunately, Jia Cong didn't pursue the matter, otherwise, he would definitely have no good fruits to eat.
Now that Jia Cong has issued a restraining order, it is a good time to stand in line and perform well, but not to fall behind others.
Thinking of this, he cupped his hands and said, "I obey and firmly support the Admiral's order."
Seeing this, the others knew that the matter could not be changed, and they quickly stood up to express their stance.
"We will obey the orders of the Admiral."
Jia Cong said: "Okay, since you have all received the order, I hope you can strictly implement it.
If there is someone who is acting secretly, acting one way on the outside but another behind the scenes, and does not take my orders seriously, once I find out, I will recognize you, but my sword will not recognize you. "
Listening to the murderous intention faintly revealed in Jia Cong's words.
The five people couldn't help but trembled and put away those little thoughts that they shouldn't have.
They raised their hands together and said: "We will definitely urge our subordinates to strictly implement the orders of the Admiral. We will never dare to slack off in the slightest."
Jia Cong nodded and said: "Very good, I believe you won't let me down.
The second thing is to clean up the entire Shenjing City, the streets, alleys, and nooks and crannies. Clean up all the garbage and dirt and take them outside the city. I want to see a clean one. Shenjing City.
From now on, helpers will be arranged every day to clean the streets before dawn and put up notices prohibiting open defecation and spitting. Violators will be fined.
Those who defecate in the open will be fined fifty cents, and those who spit will be fined ten cents. If they have no money, they will be fined to clean the streets for a day, and everyone will be treated equally. "
A few people thought about it and didn't object. This was something that was within their responsibilities.
It's just that this way, the workload is a bit larger, and if someone is sent to clean it every morning, the cost will be a bit more.
"Admiral, if you do this, the city will indeed be clean, but the cost is too high and it will be a burden to us."
Jia Cong said: "This brings us to the third thing. After we clean up the streets, we will charge security cleaning fees from all the shops and gangs on the streets. A certain amount of fees will be charged according to the size of the shops.
In addition to paying commissions to helpers, the remaining portion can be used as bonuses and benefits.
At the same time, all gangs, big and small, in Shenjing City are notified that it is prohibited to traffic in human beings and engage in criminal activities in Shenjing City. If they violate the rules, their homes will be confiscated and their faction will be destroyed. The Sands Gang will be their fate.
After you go back, gather the businesses and gangs in your respective areas, inform them of today's decision, and then start the cleaning operation. "
Qiu Liang said: "Admiral, what if someone is unwilling to pay the security and cleaning fees? There are also those gangs who have backers behind them and may not necessarily take our words seriously."
Several other people also agreed that this phenomenon cannot be eradicated, and such people exist everywhere.
Jia Cong said: "A clean environment and good public security are more conducive to their business. If someone is unwilling to pay the cleaning fee, then pile the garbage near his shop. If someone makes trouble, we will not care. We will deal with such people." What you should have is a solution.
As for those gangs who dare to ignore our prohibition and continue to act recklessly, ask your subordinates to collect evidence of their crimes. For those with conclusive evidence, no matter who is behind them, there will only be one end, and that is to confiscate their homes and destroy the sect. The Sands Gang belongs to them. end. "
When several people heard this, they were delighted. Ransomware was the most lucrative job, and they couldn't help but make their own plans.
"I will wait for your order and start implementing these things after I return. I will definitely satisfy the Admiral."
