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Chapter 234 Preliminary Expansion of the Investigation Division

On the second day, in the state capital, the major families had made their attitude clear and expressed their willingness to raise military funds for the imperial court.

Therefore, Cao Ziyan ordered people to open the map of Haizhou, and started the auction of county by county.In less than two hours, more than ninety counties were wiped out under the division of the major families.Then came the auction of twelve counties, which was extremely intense.More than a dozen big families fought fiercely, especially in some fertile and prosperous counties, and the price quickly rose from the starting price of 50 taels to a high price of more than 100 million taels.

In the end, the official positions in the counties of Haizhou and the prices ranging from 50 taels to 150 million taels were acquired by the major families.Cao Ziyan made a lot of money through this move.The 96 counties and 1000 counties in Haizhou sold a total of more than [-] two million taels of silver. Of course, this silver cannot be cashed out now, but the real money can only be cashed in after the imperial court's appointment letter is issued to them. .

Satisfied, Cao Ziyan put away the copied list, and ordered someone to send the list to the capital immediately, and hand it over to his father for review, and finally approved the appointment.

It's time for something to happen, and the imperial army, which had been waiting impatiently, officially started to retreat northward, and the squadron returned to the court.

At this time, the Gu family was also beaming and celebrating.This time, Gu Baichuan spent nearly 200 million taels to buy the captaincy of a county and the positions of more than a dozen counties. This county is called Nanping County, which is located in the southwest of Haizhou, adjacent to Nanling Kingdom and Liyue Kingdom. It is the only way to get to these two countries.Its population is about 70 million, and it has [-] counties under its rule, all of which have now fallen into the hands of the Gu family.The reason for choosing this place is that it has suffered less military disasters and it is also a place for border trade.Both farming and commerce are relatively prosperous.More importantly, this county is located at the border, and the required garrison is much larger than other counties.Because of this, by arranging Gu Xiong'an here, he can openly expand his troops and train a strong army.

Now that he has bought the post of Captain in Nanping County, Gu Baichuan started to adjust the power of the whole family, leaning towards Nanping County, and dispatched a lot of manpower and material resources to make arrangements in advance.

At the same time, many families in the city also began to operate at full capacity, placing personnel in their respective jurisdictions.

Just as the anti-insurgency army was returning to the court, Lin Yifan and others also came to Dingxi County in Shazhou thousands of miles away.With the identity of the Jin family caravan, everyone entered the city very smoothly, and soon found the stronghold built by Chen Dengke here.

In a commercial house, Chen Dengke looked at Lin Yifan excitedly, and said anxiously, "My lord, why did you come in person? The situation here is quite tense recently, and your status is really not suitable for taking risks, my lord."

"I know that, sir, are you safe?" Lin Yifan said with a nonchalant smile.

"Your subordinate is well." Chen Dengke saw that he didn't take it seriously, so he couldn't say anything more, after all, they all came. "I don't know if my lord is here, but for the business of Shazhou?"

As he said that, he gave Jin Jiuyuan a hard look, annoyed that he brought his lord to this dangerous place.Jin Jiuyuan lowered his head guiltyly, not daring to look at Chen Dengke.

"Sir, don't blame Minister Jin, I asked you to come here. This Shazhou is the biggest source of income for us in Hengshan, so we can't afford to lose it." Lin Yifan explained with a smile, "In addition, I also came to see what your investigation department is doing. How's it going?"

"This subordinate is going to report this matter to your lord." Chen Dengke immediately cheered up when he heard the words, "This subordinate was ordered to establish an investigation department here. Now the basic structure has been completed, and the intelligence network in Shazhou is also ready." It has been spread out. There are strongholds of our investigation department in various counties and counties in Shazhou. Among them, the shadow guards led by Commander Yuan Jin have penetrated into the Dingxi Army and collected a lot of useful information. The blood guards led by Wu'an Commander are currently training in Tianmen Village, trying to train a group of dead soldiers who are good at assassination."

"That's right, you were able to do this in just a few months, it really exceeded my expectations." Lin Yifan nodded with satisfaction, "Nowadays, we need to step up recruitment, but we must ensure that the personnel are loyal and shrewd. "

"My lord, we are currently recruiting Shazhou locals, but there is not much progress yet. After all, the Dingxi Army is deeply rooted here, and we must be very careful in our actions." Chen Dengke nodded, with a look of shame on his face .

"It's right to be cautious, you have done a good job." Lin Yifan nodded in approval, "Shazhou is certainly important, but you are much more important than Shazhou. Think twice before acting, and you must put your own safety first."

"My colleagues in the investigation department, thank you for your concern." Chen Dengke said emotionally.

"Now our power in Hengshan is constantly expanding, and the investigation department can't spend all its energy on Shazhou." Lin Yifan pondered for a moment, and solemnly said to him, "The Li family in Anzhou, as well as Mingzhou, Yanzhou and the imperial court. They must hurry up and arrange the manpower arrangement. I feel that in the near future, we will have direct contact with them. Hengshan must keep abreast of the other party's situation and know the other party's arrangement."

"My lord, my subordinates will dispatch a group of capable people to establish strongholds in various places, and install the eyes and ears of our Hengshan." Chen Dengke gritted his teeth and promised.

"Sir, do you feel that you can't do enough?" Lin Yifan couldn't help laughing when he saw Chen Dengke's face showing embarrassment, but he insisted on agreeing.

"Hey, I'll let you see through it, my lord." Chen Dengke scratched his head embarrassedly, "What your lord said just now is a big matter, and you should not ignore it. Even if your subordinates encounter difficulties again, you must grit your teeth and persevere. It's just that our investigation department just now It has been established for a few months, and the various tasks are still very unfamiliar, and it is only now possible to complete the initial deployment in Shazhou. There is very little talent available, and the subordinates are facing difficulties for this.”

"Sir, there is no need to worry, I have already prepared for this matter." Lin Yifan smiled, "The investigation department in Shazhou does not need to dispatch too many personnel, it only needs to select a group of talents with potential. At that time, this group of personnel will be placed in the Hengshan caravan and diplomatic envoys. While training the investigators inside, they can accompany the team to investigate information about other forces. Now that Mr. Hengshan is the director, the responsibility is no longer A place in Shazhou. I hope that my husband will go back with me this time, and return to Hengshan to take up the post of director, and take full charge of supervision affairs. Director Chen, this time I go back, and I have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders. I hereby entrust you."

"My subordinates already know about this matter. My lord has appointed me as the director of Hengshan. My subordinates must work hard and live up to my lord's high expectations." Chen Dengke bowed to Lin Yifan gratefully, and said solemnly.

"By the way, sir, what I told you before, is there any progress in finding and cultivating carrier pigeons?" Lin Yifan suddenly thought of this matter, and asked hastily.

"My lord, we are already doing this." Chen Dengke quickly replied, "We have found several people who breed pigeons, but we still have no idea how to raise carrier pigeons. These pigeon breeders don't know at all." How to breed homing pigeons."

"Oh, don't you know?" Lin Yifan frowned slightly, disappointed, "Continue to experiment. After expanding the investigation department this time, we can go to various places to find pigeon breeders, gather them together, and study together."

"It's my lord, but at present we have no clue about how to train pigeons. I wonder if your lord can give me some advice?" Chen Dengke looked at him hopefully.

Lin Yifan's heart skipped a beat, and he felt a little guilty. He was also at a loss as to how to train pigeons, so how could he give any advice.I had no choice but to make vague guesses about what I had seen and heard, and said in my own mind: "This, this, I don't know much about it, and I didn't pay much attention to it at the time. Well, it's probably like this , The pigeon's head is different from ours. It can distinguish the earth, uh, all the directions in the world. No matter where it is taken, it can fly back to the nest in the same direction. In this case, let's take some training for him Means. For example, that, let the pigeon be very familiar with its own nest, so that it can determine its position. Then take it away from the nest, fly it to a farther place, and observe whether it can return to the nest. Repeat this to strengthen its memory, Then take it to a farther place, and let it fly again until it can go home safely. Well, maybe that’s it? You can try this first, if it doesn’t work, we will find another way.”

"My lord's words are very reasonable, and my subordinates must follow your lord's instructions for training." Chen Dengke nodded in surprise, secretly wrote down what he had just said, and said happily.

"Yeah, let's try it first." Lin Yifan nodded without confidence.

(End of this chapter)