Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 534 Espionage and Counterintelligence
Before entering the city, Wulong went to the Bingyi near the North Gate to return the horse, and then entered Jilin City after the Eight Banners soldiers guarding the gate checked the documents.

The appointment document forged by the North Navy Intelligence Bureau was scanned and PS out of a genuine document provided by Na Qitai, and even the paper was specially processed paper provided by Na Qitai, so it was checked at the city gate Time is no problem.

Since Shunzhi entered the customs in the Qing Dynasty, in order to maintain the operation of the huge state machinery, the paper used for palace and official documents generally used tribute paper.This includes the carrier paper, rough paper and submission paper transported to Beijing from Shanxi, Fujian, and Jiangxi, as well as tribute paper from the Li Dynasty and Ryukyu.These special papers are generally stored in the pigment warehouse of the household department.If the paper stored in the paint store cannot meet the demand, you can also buy it in Beijing, such as going to "Baizhifang".

In short, from imperial edicts and edicts used by the emperor, to the gold list of imperial examinations, to official documents and tax bills between the imperial court and local governments, the paper used for different purposes is completely different, and ordinary people cannot buy it in the market.Therefore, even in this era, even if someone can engrave radish seals, if the special processed paper is not available, it is like a fantasy to forge the imperial court's appointment documents.

Entering the city, you can see teams of five Eight Banners soldiers carrying badges, ropes and torture sticks everywhere on the street, carrying out inspections.

Different from other parts of the pass, because there was no concept of "police" before the late Qing Dynasty, the law and order in the cities outside the pass was maintained by the Eight Banners soldiers stationed in the city.The places where these soldiers of the Eight Banners rest for a short time are called "pile houses". There are many in Jilin City, and their functions are similar to the security guard boxes of later generations.

These "pile house soldiers" were ordered by Fukang'an to inspect the green battalion soldiers in the city. When they saw Wulong's official uniform and his appearance, they instinctively excluded him and typed him in Manchu. The greeting passed by.

When he arrived at West Street, Oolong first found an inn, showed his waist badge and registered, and followed the clerk to the guest room.After washing up, he changed into casual clothes, asked his buddy about where the city was bustling, and said he wanted to buy something for his family.

The clerk's fawning introduction said that if you are shopping for women's family members, you should go to Cuihua Hutong; if you are shopping for male elders, you should go to Beida Street.

Cuihua Hutong is famous for selling all kinds of paper flowers, including those worn by women and displayed indoors, and it is also a place frequented by many dignitaries and their families.

As for the North Street, it is just north of the General’s Mansion. It is located at the west entrance of the old Jinlong Hutong.There are many shops on Ludong and Luxi in Beijie Street, and the business in the name of "Sheng" occupies almost half of the street.Things like Yuanshengqing, Hengshengdian, Yongshengdian, Qingshenghou, etc., are all properties of the rich local Niu family.

Oolong rewarded the guy with a few coins, and then he put on a leisurely look and went to Beidajie.After entering through the archway gate, I walked past seven or eight shops, and the signboard of a pharmacy called "Jishitang" suddenly appeared in front of me.A ginseng plant is painted on the front flag at the door, indicating that this drugstore is mainly engaged in ginseng.Stepping into the shop, a slightly earthy smell of ginseng wafted through the room, mixed with the smell of other medicinal materials.

There were no customers in the store at this time, and behind the counter was only a guy in his 30s who looked like a shopkeeper sorting out bags of medicinal materials. When he saw a customer, he raised his head and said, "Brother, do you want to buy medicine? But To buy ginseng?"

Oolong looked around and said to the man: "No, I have a good ginseng plant, I want to ask the price."

The man stopped, then looked up at Wulong and said, "Oh! Please take a seat, I'll have someone make tea for you."

"No hurry, let me ask the price first. How do you charge the second-class ginseng?"

The man smiled and said: "The current market, if it is really second-class ginseng, the minimum is 300 taels, and it can be thousands of taels. It depends on the quality. Brother, are you from the north? Good ginseng is rare now, you Later, I'll pack up the items on hand and look at the goods."

After a while, a clerk served tea, and then stepped back, and the shopkeeper-like man also finished packing his hands. He washed his hands first, and then he came over and said to Oolong: "My surname is Wu, and this is Ji Shitang. shopkeeper."

"It turned out to be Shopkeeper Wu, I have long admired you!" After hesitating for a while, he suddenly said, "Jiaqi is not in Chunshan, it should be ginseng with six leaves."

Shopkeeper Wu smiled and shook his head and said, "Brother is wrong, there are only five leaves for good ginseng."

Oolong shook his head and said, "My root is from Liuye!"

"Where did you get it?"

"Beside the mixed river, in front of the Yongning Monument!"

The two had matched the codes so far, the shopkeeper Wu chuckled, then cupped his hands at Oolong and said, "Brother, please, such a good ginseng, I have to check it out."

After arriving in a side room in the inner courtyard, shopkeeper Wu took over the newly issued telegram code book from Wulong, and couldn't help but marvel at it, wondering why the superiors had sent a half-assed man here.He was relieved when Oolong told him that the traffic officer had an emergency.

Oolong stayed in the backyard of Jishitang for half an hour in total, and then left.After he went out, he pretended to go to the tobacco and hemp shop next door to buy two catties of tobacco leaves, and went to Qingsheng Houjin store to buy a pair of silver bracelets, and went to Yuanshengqing to pull a few feet of silk. the inn.

Now that everything was done, Wulong didn't want to stay in Jilin City anymore. On the morning of the third day, he found an excuse to pay the bill, then left the city from the west gate, and boarded a road to Moji at Sandao Wharf. Ships pulling timber from the city of Ergen.So far, his first field mission has been successfully completed.

In fact, the job content of the North Navy Intelligence Bureau is not only to transmit information, but also to spy on news, and counter-information within the jurisdiction is also their main job.For example, Xu Shounan, who is highly valued by Zhao Xin, has brought people from the Immigration Office and the Public Security Police Department to review the newly arrived immigrants since the beginning of last year.

From the 55th year of Qianlong—that is, from 1790, 50 immigrants from the customs flocked in. Most of these people came from Zhili, Hubei, and Sichuan. The problem of screening was very complicated.

Refugees, men and women, disembarked in depressed spirits; hunger, poverty, and rags abounded.When they first arrived at Whale Bay, these hungry and cold people were horrified when they saw many different scenes in Beihai Town, and sometimes they became terrified and shouted just because of the cars passing by on the road.

Beihai Town, which is in urgent need of a large number of laborers, cannot keep these people locked up all the time, and then release them after door-to-door inspections, so the immigration office can only register first, issue ID cards, assign work and residence, and then the Public Security Police Department The situation shall be verified in batches; if the explanation is unclear or there is doubt, it shall be reviewed separately.

The preliminary work of the Beihai Township Immigration Office was very detailed. They videotaped each immigrant, and conducted preliminary inquiries according to a fixed questionnaire with [-] questions.Videos, questionnaires, and the contents of the registration book can basically understand the entire life of each immigrant before they came.

Now the refugee wave has long passed, but the review work has not stopped.The establishment of the North Navy Intelligence Bureau this year has increased the number of reviewers from fifteen to more than fifty.Among these fifty people, 50-year-old Xu Shounan has been engaged in counter-secretary work under Zhao Xin's order two years ago, so he is considered "veteran".

On the morning of May 5, Xu Shounan appeared in the courtyard of the Immigration Office of Boli Township as usual, where the screening of immigrants was conducted.Common people are afraid of meeting officials these days. If it were arranged at the public security police station, many people would probably not dare to come.

The review is generally carried out in the form of a conversation, usually starting at 8:15 in the morning, and Xu Shounan sees one person every half hour, and almost 20 to [-] people in a day.

Contact with newcomers is not so much an interrogation as a systematic preparation.All the inspectors have been trained beforehand, and the trainer is Zhao Xin's personal disciple in practical psychology - Katahei, director of Beihai Town Public Security Police Department.

Katabei told all the examiners that when you first contact the examinee, you should be kind and polite.Apart from appreciation, there should never be any expression of doubt, surprise, or excitement during the conversation.

Those remarks that are lying or bragging should be encouraged, and they must not be criticized as soon as they are heard.The duty of the examiner is not to argue with the subject of the examination, nor to accuse.If a person's account is inconsistent with the content of the video recorded at the previous immigration office registration, it is necessary to inquire carefully about this issue.We must know that the more untrue the confession is, the bigger the loopholes will be. Once he argues with the other party, he will be wary because his confession is suspected.

At the end of the first inspection, if the examiner believes that the other party's account is true and the plot is unremarkable, various rhetorical questions should be raised at this time in order to make the ins and outs of the matter clearer and more complete.After clarification and confirmation that the suspect is innocent, the second review is unnecessary, and the person is deemed to have passed the test.

Xu Shounan was "unfortunate" today. His first subject of review was a bachelor who had been assigned to a pig farm. As long as this guy talked about what happened in Beihai Town before, he would spit all over the place.After listening for a long time, he was really annoyed, so he changed the subject and asked, "What's the matter with the scar on your forehead and eye socket?"

"The villain used to be nicknamed 'Three Clappers'. He was so poor that he couldn't live on. As soon as he gritted his teeth, he wanted to go to a prostitute to 'take a share'. You don't know, according to the rules of the world, if you want to earn this If you don’t want the money, you have to let others beat you to death. As long as you can endure the beating, the shopkeeper has to be carried into the store to recuperate. After the injury is recovered, you will get a share of the money in the store, which is called "take a share". When we fought back then, we used an ax handle, but a grandson hit here with a black hand, almost blinding the villain."

"Oh, so your name is Jin San."

"It's yours!"

"The report from the pig farm said that you work very hard, so you don't plan to marry a wife?"

"Li Tou is a man of righteousness, food, clothing and wages are not bad. You don't think we used to be gangsters, but we have to be loyal, brave and righteous! People treat us as brothers, so we can't lose the chain. As for the daughter-in-law? Li Tou asked a family for me and said they were from Sichuan."

Jin San began to chatter again, but fortunately within a few minutes, the alarm clock on the table rang, interrupting his description of future life.

"Okay, you can go." Hearing Xu Shounan's words, Jin San first stood up and bowed to Xu Shounan, then put on his felt hat and left the room.

During these days in Beihai Town, Jin San felt that it was good that he didn't need to kneel and kowtow.Although the environment of the pig farm is not good, it is always good to rely on strength to eat and no longer have to rely on axes and knives to live.When I think about the proposal of marriage with the family from Sichuan tomorrow, and the big girl Huang Hua will become my wife, my heart is full of joy, and I can't stop talking:

"Stupid boy, sitting at the gate, crying and begging for a wife"

Just humming a few words, Jin San walked into the courtyard and looked back curiously, and saw a man in a blue jacket with a simple and honest face hunchbacked into the room he had just gone to.

Seeing the man coming in, Xu Shounan didn't get up, pointed to the chair opposite and said to the man, "Sit down."

"Hey!" The man was a hunchback, bowed his body, and sat down awkwardly.

Xu Shounan smiled and said kindly, "I want to check with you about some things, don't be nervous." After finishing speaking, he asked the security policeman in casual clothes to pour him a glass of water.

"Hey!"

"Your name is Duan Kui? From Zhili?"

"Hey! I'm from Guangping, Zhili."

After more than ten minutes, Xu Shounan had already asked half of the questions, and Duan Kui also answered every question, without so much nonsense.This person speaks with a calm demeanor, and his narration is simple and clear, reasonable and reasonable, giving people an inexplicable good impression.

According to the file records, this person is 45 years old. There is a wife, a son and a daughter in his family. He used to do small business in the streets and alleys.In the 53rd year of Qianlong's reign, there was a flood in Zhili, and he couldn't survive, so he took his family and fled to Tianjin as a last resort, but when he entered the city, he was tied up with rope by the government and sent to Dagu.After coming to Beihai Town, the immigration office arranged his family to Khabarovsk.Now he works as a small foreman on the railway construction site, and his wife takes care of the children at home.

But the more Duan Kui was like this, the less Xu Shounan dared to be careless.He remembered that Zhao Xin once told him that the more sophisticated the spy, the better the impression he made.

Zhao Xin was deeply impressed by a case in the books on practical psychology that he had read before.A world-renowned criminologist said that the person who left the best impression on him was a woman who poisoned all her children to get an insurance premium; while the person who left the worst impression on him was a woman philanthropist.

Xu Shounan looked through the registration information of the Immigration Office. In the item of personal belongings, he keenly noticed that two gold bracelets, a gold ring and a small box similar to a jewelry box were registered on it.How can a person who does small business have such a valuable thing?
So when Xu Shounan asked about it, Duan Kui said it was passed down from his ancestors.Xu Shounan instinctively didn't believe the other party's words. The so-called people who leave their hometowns are humble, it's not that they can't live in these years, and no one wants to move.Since I have gold, even if my hometown floods and pawns the bracelet and ring, I can buy rice and food anyway, so why bother to flee to Tianjin? Isn’t it good to go to the capital?

"No!" Xu Shounan's complexion changed, he slapped his palm on the table, and said sharply, "Duan Kui, I'll give you another chance, you have to think it over before you speak!"

Faced with Xu Shounan's sudden change of face, Duan Kui hesitated again and again, and finally confessed: "Okay! I didn't tell the truth, I stole this thing."

Immediately afterwards, Duan Kui began to tell a story about how he met a businessman on the way to Tianjin, and how he stole a package from the other party, which contained these things.

If it were another reviewer at this time, it would be easy to believe Duan Kui's explanation, after all, he exposed his shortcomings.Being a thief in these days will be extremely looked down upon, and it will lose the face of the ancestors and the family.

However, Xu Shounan is Zhao Xin's direct disciple after all, and he remembers every word Zhao Xin warned him.Zhao Xin once specifically reminded him that he must be careful to guard against "stories within stories" when it comes to counter-incidents.

"Shounan, when you think that you have broken the suspect's resistance through great efforts, if the other party starts to tell a story that damages your image. Remember, you must not believe this! As long as someone is like this If you do, he is definitely a very dangerous person!"

Duan Kui did not return home as smoothly as Jin San, and he was taken into custody.Immediately afterwards, his wife and two children were brought back for interrogation by the security police.

Two days later, this honest-looking guy finally revealed his true identity after being gulped down by the interrogators and even spurted out blood.

This person was Duan Wenjing, the leader of Zhili Bagua Sect who had been on the run for five years and had gathered more than [-] people to attack Daming Mansion, robbed the prisoners of Daming and Yuancheng counties, and shocked the Qing court.

Duan Wenjing is a native of Zhangmeng Village, Guangping County, Zhili Province. He once worshiped the leader of the Zhen Gua Sect as his teacher, learned boxing sticks, and served as the soap head of the Daming Dao Yamen.This person has been preaching in the Daming area since the 40s of Qianlong. In order to expand his teaching power, he organized the Li Gua, Zhen Gua and Xun Gua in the areas of Zhili Daming, Guangping, Shandong Guanxian, and Guantao to form a Bagua Club.In order to attract people to join the religion, he called for "curing illnesses and seeking blessings" and "learning boxing sticks".

On the night of July 51th in the [-]st year of Qianlong, Duan Wenjing led his subordinates to burn incense and kowtow, wrapping their heads with red and white silk cloth, and pushed the wall next to the Daoming Yamen of Daoming Mansion to enter.Daming Daoist Xiong Enfu heard the sound and went out to drink and ordered someone to arrest him.Duan Wenjing took the lead in chopping Xiong Enfu to the ground, and others came up to make up for it.Xiong Enfu fled back to the middle hall, fell to the ground and died, his family members and yamen servants revolted, and eight people were killed and eight were injured.

Later, Duan Wenjing led the crowd to open the treasury, but saw more and more government servants supporting them, and then rushed to Daming and Yuancheng counties to kill officials and rob prisons. Afterwards, the Qing army stationed came to support and used muskets. All the cronies and gangsters fled for their lives one after another.

After this incident, Qianlong was extremely angry. He issued a series of edicts to strictly investigate the case, urging Liu E, governor of Zhili at that time, Bi Yuan, governor of Henan, and Mingxing, governor of Shandong, to hunt down the fugitives and spread a large net in the three provinces.

The government of the three provinces took more than half a year to arrest more than 50 principal criminals involved in the case, and the hunted area expanded to Shanxi, Anhui, and even Jiangnan, Huguang, along the canal, and along the coast of Shandong.In addition to the principal offender, there are countless relatives and fellow students who have been arrested.

Although the Manchu and Qing government widely spread eyeliner and offered rewards for arrest, Duan Wenjing, the first offender, was never caught.Qianlong even expanded the scope of investigation to the Shaanxi-Gansu region, the coastal areas of Eastern Province, and the Shengjing area.Until this year, Qianlong still reprimanded local officials for their slackness and dereliction of duty many times in the decree.

However, no one expected that Duan Wenjing had been hiding in Tianjin City for these years, and took advantage of the opportunity of Beihai soldiers coming to Dagukou to beg for refugees, and sneaked into Beihai Town.The most terrible thing is that this person has developed more than a dozen key members among the island laborers and Han foremen who built the roads in the past year or so, and began to collect money.

When the news reached the Public Security Police Headquarters, Katabei broke out in cold sweat. He immediately ordered the Public Security Police Station and the railway police under the "Railway Construction Committee" to act together to arrest more than a dozen gossip cultists!
　By the way, the North Street of Jilin City has had this name since the beginning of the city's founding, and it has been used until later generations.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)