Pang Ban officially gave up his position as commander and retreated, but he did not choose to return to Fenghong Villa. Instead, he chose to return to his hometown as a wandering wild crane, saying that he wanted to return to his roots. If the breakthrough failed, he could just be buried in the clan. After a successful breakthrough, he plans to spend the rest of his life training a few family members to take over his own skills.
There was no surprise in the person who succeeded Pang Ban as the commander of the Xuanqing Guard. Just as the outside world had always expected, it was Shen Hao who started his career at a young age and worked his way up from a front-line soldier of the Xuanqing Guard.
Qualifications, achievements, cultivation, respect from above or recommendation from below, looking at the entire Xuanqing Guard, no one can find the slightest flaw in Shen Hao.
Of course, no one dares to look for it.
Compared with other yamen or military units, Xuanqingwei is a relatively closed system. From the money and food to the personnel structure, it was all of its own, and basically had nothing to do with other yamen of the Jingji Dynasty. Therefore, even if there is such a big event as changing the commander, the outside world will not actually feel much impact.
But those who have been paying attention to Xuanqingwei will understand why Xuanqingwei can be so quiet during such a major event as the replacement of the commander.
Because since nearly two years ago, Xuanqing Guard Qianhu offices in various places have been undergoing frequent personnel changes. First of all, all the positions of deputy 1000 households and above in the 1000 household offices in various places are cross-rotated. Those in Jingxi will go to Jingbei, those in Jingbei will go to Jingdong, those in Jingdong will go to Jingnan, and those in Jingnan will go to Jingxi, in order to break up the "factions" and solidified forces that have been formed in various places for a long time. The saying that tea gets cold when people leave is not just talk.
And this two-year personnel rotation not only involves the Qianhu Office below, but the first-level town governors are also required to rotate around. . For example, Jiang Cheng, who had been staying at Fu Shi Yamen in Jingxi Town, now went to Jingnan Town to take charge of Fu Shi Yamen.
In addition, the positions of 100 households and below that were not affected by this rotation will naturally fall into a situation of "no support" in a short period of time after the rotation of the above personnel, and then there will be a major replacement. Basically, half of the people in these two positions, Baihu and General Banner, were replaced.
Everyone knew the purpose of doing this, but they were powerless. They could only watch their previous power fall apart and a new power rise from the ground. Moreover, this new force is different from the past. It is a force that runs directly from top to bottom. The person under control is the next commander Shen Hao.
Of course, now that Shen Hao has officially taken office, the Xuanqing Guards in various places who have been regulated by him will naturally be calm and there will be no more disturbances.
In fact, everyone in Xuanqing Guard is still in danger. Master Shen's reputation as the "evil star" is built up from heads one after another. Who knows if this person will once again raise his butcher knife to cut off a wave of heads after taking up the post of commander? Even the big bosses at the level of governor are keeping their feet firmly on the ground, for fear of making the wrong move and losing their lives. Even Jiang Cheng, who was known as "Master Shen's teacher", also worked hard to deal with it.
Fortunately, nothing happened. Shen Hao didn't make any big moves after taking office, and he had no intention of using people's heads to pave the way.
There are rumors outside that Master Shen's temper has begun to improve, and the reason is that the two children in the family have softened his violent heart.
There are also legends that the reason why Shen Hao did not make any big moves was because Xuan Qingwei had already been cleaned by him before, and there was no need to clean it again. On the other hand, if there is any progress in cultivation, he will not be fully focused on Xuan Qingwei's affairs.
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Haocheng. It's still the same mansion hidden deep in the alley.
A large round table is a special hot pot table. There is a circular cavity in the middle for a large pot. Below it is heated by a charcoal stove. The pot is filled with a bright red oil soup base and various floating dishes.
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Eating hot pot is no longer new. From Xuanqingwei to local officials, to ordinary people's homes, this thing does not distinguish between high and low, and the ingredients are ever-changing. You can always find a combination that suits you and enjoy the charm of delicious food.
Most people in Xuanqingwei choose red soup when eating hot pot. Don’t ask, it’s just that this bite is spicy enough!
Of course, it's just a coincidence that Mr. Shen likes spicy hot pot, right?
The people sitting around the big round table are still the same people. And it is really not easy to get into this small circle now, even if you have a sharp head, it is difficult to get in.
Zhu Shou, Wang Jian, Wang Yiming, Lin Chen, Fei Long, Yu Wenhe.
After three rounds of drinks, Shen Hao started to talk about the main purpose of this small gathering with a smile while cooking the dishes.
"Lao Zhu, you are the most idle one now. Aren't you afraid of making yourself troublesome? How about it? Do you have any ideas to find more things for yourself?"
No one expected that the first person named by Shen Hao would be Zhu Shou.
Ever since Zhu Shou was trained and selected by the secret agents who squeezed him out of the dark water, he has been in a very awkward position in Shen Hao's small circle. Dispensable and irrelevant. The only thing that can be mentioned is the slave caravan operating in the barbarian territory to the south. Secretly, it has been helping the Black Flag Battalion and the army to do some dirty work, constantly causing civil strife in the remaining barbarian tribes all year round.
Putting this aside, Zhu Shou himself was worried about how long he could sit at the dinner table.
Suddenly asked by Shen Hao, he also mentioned "finding something to do", which undoubtedly made his meaning clear. Zhu Shou was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately stood up and expressed his willingness to follow the arrangement.
"The slave business in your hands is still limited to Jingxi, which is too small. Prepare yourself, tell Wang Jian the joints that need to be opened, and then find two things you can do, and we will help you operate them secretly. When you enter the head office of the Dental Bank, you first become the deputy general manager, and then you can find an opportunity to sit in the highest position later."
Shen Hao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't be too busy thanking me. Your identity is not only from Yahang, but also from our Black Flag Camp. After you take over, you need to do business with slaves from Yahang from all over the country. The accounts are connected with the black water in Wang Jian's hands, especially the slave purchase accounts of officials and wealthy merchants in various places. No one is allowed to be leaked. You have to give me this guarantee. Is it okay? "
Zhu Shou naturally responded quickly. He understood that the tighter he and Xuan Qingwei were wrapped up, the better off he would be outside. Just like now, if Shen Haoti hadn't said this, he would never have climbed up to the dental shop's head office in his life.
In fact, it’s not just Zhu Shou. The next thing Shen Hao mentioned was Yuwen He and Feilong. Also associated with them is Blackwater. Various transaction accounts and infrastructure in the black market, as well as the placement and recycling of Sky Eyes in air-conditioning sales, will all be directly connected to Blackwater in the future, and Feilong and Yuwenhe will also be incorporated into Xuanqingwei's system for the first time.
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Although no one asked, everyone here knew what Shen Hao was doing. This is to gather together Xuan Qingwei's informants from all sides, and after summarizing them, begin to build an intelligence network throughout the country. This is very different from the previous intensity when it was called Black Flag Camp.
