A journey to the heavens starting from the Red Mansion

Chapter 229
If these price increases were normal, it would not be surprising at all, but combined with the intelligence gathered by the factory guard, a cold light flashed in Lin Yao's calm eyes.

This was the information obtained by the factory guard's spies placed near Jiangning Mansion.

Because Jiangning Mansion is located at the hub of the Jianghuai River Basin, it is also the front line of confrontation with the Song Army, and it is currently in an armistice period.

Therefore, convenient water conservancy transportation and abundant material transactions have brought together businessmen from all over the place.

Among all kinds of irrelevant information, there are many precious news that cannot be obtained through normal channels.

The spies working in various professions cooperated tacitly and successfully sorted out very critical information from the complicated news.

A businessman named Zhou Jianliang was originally heavily in debt, but recently, for some reason, all his debts were paid off, and he was spending money lavishly.

With the help of some business friends, Zhou Jianliang drunkenly boasted about ways to make money, and then told everything. The spies successfully learned the truth.

The eldest brother of the Zhou family climbed up to the powerful and started to make a fortune by doing business without capital. Anyone can do it, it just requires courage.

"My eldest brother has a way. As long as he transports the materials of the Jianghuai Water Conservancy Project to the designated place before dawn, he can get a large real reward."

This is the information that Lin Yao received from the factory guard's spy, and it was emphasized that it was Zhou Jianliang's original words, without adding any personal subjective opinions.

The secret agent who learned the information was also shocked. He instantly understood that the water was very deep and there were many giant crocodiles hidden under the water. There must be high-level intervention within the rebel army.

These spies have only been away from the rule of the Song Dynasty for a few years, and they still remember what those dignitaries are best at, which is the business without capital of the left hand and the right hand.

For example, the disaster relief food distributed by Song Ting was less than half before it left Bianjing.

Later, the benefits will be distributed layer by layer, and officials, big and small, will benefit and make a fortune together.

The person in charge of the secret agent in Jiangning Prefecture was very shocked when he learned about this incident. He sent the news to the Suzhou headquarters of the factory guard and organized manpower to conduct a secret investigation.

If something like this happened in the area he was responsible for, failing to detect it immediately was a dereliction of duty, and he must atone for it.

If it is handled well, it will make a great contribution and officially enter the eyes of the senior leaders of the rebel army.

He knew very well that this kind of matter was of great importance. Pulling out the carrots and bringing out the mud would inevitably involve a large number of people. He believed that the method of the person at the top would definitely cause a bloody storm.

The internal intelligence role of factory guards and the penetration of all levels play an important role at this time, to nip problems in the bud.

These people who work silently are the foundation of the rebel army and are indispensable.

Intelligence agencies cooperate with military operations, and the two are like the combination of light and shadow, truly killing the pests clinging to the rebels and allowing this "big tree" to thrive.

After Li Ya, the chief spy and deputy commander of the factory guard, understood the information, his expression changed and he immediately took the document to Lin Yao's Suzhou mansion and submitted it to his desk.

Lin Yao was thoughtful after seeing the document and remembered the previous information. After taking it out and comparing it one by one, everything became clear.

"Is the prisoner stealing?!"

He compared the two documents in his hand and tapped the table with his right index finger.

Li Ya sat upright, feeling a biting chill from the knocking sound, and became more and more afraid to be careless.

I also secretly despise these insects. Do they still think they are in the Song Dynasty and dare to do such a blatant thing?
General Lin easily seized the prosperous land south of the Yangtze River, but Song Ting and the court were helpless. How dare they underestimate this man.

Exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes were abolished, and through the cooperation of the elite soldiers and generals of the rebel army and their factory guards, the rogue mountain bandits in the territory were wiped out.

Domestic trade has been allowed to flow smoothly, crime rates in various places have dropped, and people all know whose fault it is.

But it is a common problem for officials to deceive their superiors and conceal their subordinates, so they need to play the role of factory guards.

Take the Huaihe River management project as an example. It is a major event that benefits the country and the people. It increases grain productivity and prevents the Yangtze River from flooding during the rainy season, turning this fertile land into a lake.

But this matter is not just a matter of one person. It requires gathering many people to work together. But when there are too many people and they see the amazing benefits, they can't control it. Materials are lost every day.

It is estimated that Zhou Jianliang's eldest brother was not the only one responsible for this matter. There must be many people who wanted money but not their lives involved.After a long time, it will become a bottomless gold-swallowing cave, weakening the rebel army's war potential.

Lin Yao ignored his men's random thoughts and instead thought about the underlying content of the matter.

If the building materials for this key project can be transported and sold without the cooperation of powerful people, even Dahuang at the door will not believe it.

“I thought I had killed them hard enough, and the insects didn’t even dare to show up.

In addition, the Jianghuai management project was a major event that attracted much attention. Even Song Ting, who was nearby, secretly sent spies to investigate. How dare anyone dare to do such a thing despite the disdain of the world.

But they underestimated the greed and stupidity of people. They seemed to want to bring me down to their level and then defeat me with their rich experience. "

Lin Yao calmly put down the two documents in his hands, joked to Wang Yuyan on the side, and then turned his attention to Li Ya on the side.

"Mr. Li, please inform the general manager of Jiangning Mansion not to rush for quick success or to alert others.

Slowly, they have revealed their tails. If you follow the clues, you will definitely find them. In one battle, they will uproot these people and leave no one behind.

I give you the right to act expediently, and I hope you will not disappoint me or the people below. "

"As ordered."

Li Ya stood up from her seat, bowed to Lin Yao and Wang Yuyan, then turned and left.

After Li Ya left, Lin Yao continued to sit at the desk, staring at the Jianghuai River Basin map not far away, thoughtfully.

Wang Yuyan found a tea set out of nowhere, and through some brilliant tea skills, Lin Yao had an extra cup of tea at the table.

The cup was filled with steaming tea, and the elegant fragrance of tea filled the entire study.

"Ah! That's great."

Lin Yao smiled and picked up the tea cup in front of him, poured it into his mouth in one gulp, and sighed.

Wang Yuyan glanced at Lin Yao strangely. How could he taste the flavor of tea in this way of chewing peonies?

"Yu Yan, who do you think dares to take action on the Huaihe River management project?"

Wang Yuyan had not read those two documents, but from this few words, she roughly guessed why Li Ya was on pins and needles just now. It turned out that there was something wrong within the rebel army.

"idiot."

Tan murmured softly, only saying two words, but it made Lin Yao chuckle.

"Yeah, idiot."

As the top person in charge of Jinyi Guards and Factory Guards when Lin Yao was away, Wang Yuyan understood through various intelligence that arrogance and extravagance had arisen within the rebel army.

However, I didn't expect that these people would dare to take action on such an important project blatantly.

Up and down, there were so many people staring at this place. Did those people think that Lin Yao and she were the kind of Song Ting emperors whose eyes and ears were blocked?

The intelligence department of the rebel army is not a decoration.

"Ah Yao, do you need me to go to Jiangning Mansion personally to supervise this matter and kill them completely if necessary?"

Wang Yuyan said with a gentle look on her face, but her tone revealed a ruthlessness at the end. She would not allow anyone to ruin this career with a bright future.

Lin Yao thought for a while and slowly shook his head.

"There is no rush now. Just have the factory guards investigate this matter. With the cooperation and assistance of the supervisory force, it will be very easy to find who is behind the scenes. When the time comes..."

(End of this chapter)