It was already mid-January for the second time that Li Qingming saw Chen Jian. The air became warmer, the willow trees were green, and groups of ducks were clamoring in the river. Jiangdu City had a bit of spring.

Li Qingming went to Donghai County, and Fang Xuanling personally came to teach him the opportunity in person. It took a while to go there. In addition, he went to Jiangning and was idle. People there told him that Mr. Chen had just gone to Jiangdu.

Perhaps because Zhang Xuan placed a large order, several stores in Jiangnanhui closed their doors in Jiangdu, so they naturally stopped doing business after closing the door. The front door was deserted. Li Qingming knocked on the door for a long time and was looked at by countless passers-by. The door opened a crack after a long time.

"Who are you looking for?"

"I'll come from Beihai County to find you Mr. Chen!"

The door opened, Li Qingming flashed in, and then the door closed again. The doorman had to pass Chen Jian's instructions in advance, unless it was someone from Beihai County, no one else would be seen.

In the yard, Chen Jian was walking square steps beside the pond with his hands behind his back. He seemed leisurely, but his eyebrows were frowning, making him look worried.

"Duke Chen, Li Zhengjun is here."

A follower who knew Li Qingming walked to the door to report. Chen Jian seemed to be in a dream and finally realized for a long time, "Oh——, please come to my study, I'll come soon."

Chen Jian sighed softly, and a big deal came to his door. I wonder what he sighed. Could it be that he thought it was sold too cheaply?

In the study room, Chen Jian took a sip of hot tea, gathered his mind back, and smiled bitterly: "The wind in Jiangdu has been very tight recently. The city is strictly inspecting outsiders. More than three people come together to be strictly investigated. They will be arrested with long swords, bows and arrows, which makes people panic and cannot do business."

"Why is this?" Li Qingming asked with a smile.

"I heard it was General Yuwen's order, and some people want to come to Jiangdu to rebel."

"Is Yu Culture and?"

"It's this person who has great power now. Most of the 100,000 Xiaoguo Army has been controlled by him. His boss Yun Dingxing has become a decoration. He will suffer the whole city in just one word."

"The upper part is unclear, but the lower part will be dark."

Li Qingming replied lightly, then turned the topic back to the main business, "When I meet Mr. Chen, my general has agreed to this transaction, five thousand pairs of Mingguang armor and one thousand war horses, does Mr. Chen have any objections?"

Chen Faxing's army had just won a battle by Taihu Lake, and wiped out three thousand Sui troops. Chen Len's army retreated to Qu'a. The situation was no longer so urgent, so Chen Jian was qualified to be picky.

"First of all, five thousand pairs of bright light armor must be brand new, and with helmets at the same time. One thousand war horses cannot be old horses, and weak horses must be young and strong horses. If these three conditions are not met, this transaction cannot be negotiated."

Li Qingming thought for a while and said, "Our helmet is not redundant, so why not replace it with five thousand pairs of military boots?"

"This is OK, what about the other two conditions?" Chen Jian asked tightly.

"The new Mingguang armor, one thousand green war horses, these two conditions can be agreed, but we have a small additional condition."

"Please tell me, Li Zongjun!"

"We hope that the transaction will be placed in Hu Douzhou. We received information and the court is paying attention to us. Mr. Chen also understands that we are still Sui ministers. My general doesn't want to show off in Jiangdu anymore!"

Li Qingming had a smile on his face. He didn't want to say that the real reason was that he was worried that he would be stared at by Lin Shihong. In that case, the transaction would be cancelled.

Chen Jian laughed, "Li Zhanjun is really good at joking. The ships of the foolish emperor are never in Jiangdu, and there are no naval troops in Jiangdu. What kind of surveillance do they use? I have been in the Yangtze River for so many years and have never seen a military ship. If you don't believe it, Li Zhanjun will go and see it!"

"I know, but this is the command of the general. I can't command the big ship. If the conditions are to be changed, I have to go back and report."

Of course, Chen Jian knew that Li Qingming didn't need to go back to Beihai County to report and send a pigeon letter back, but he was not too opposed to the dealings in Hu Douzhou. After all, it was a soldier and a war horse. If something happened, he would even regret it.

Chen Jian pondered for a moment, then stroked his beard and smiled, "Then we will make up for it!"

Hu Douzhou is the area of ​​Nantong, Jiangsu today. However, during the Sui Dynasty, it was still an isolated island and was not connected to the mainland. It was not until the silt and sand continued to accumulate for thousands of years before it finally became one with the mainland.

However, Hu Douzhou has another name in Jiangdu, called "Hutuzhou", which means that some transactions on Hu Douzhou can be confused. To put it bluntly, it is a shameful place, such as selling stolen goods, evading taxes, selling prohibited goods, etc., which cannot be seen, will be conducted privately in Hu Douzhou.

Therefore, Qingzhou proposed to carry out this transaction in Hu Douzhou, which is somewhat in line with tradition. Otherwise, if the emperor was selling war horse armor under the eyes of the emperor, wouldn’t the emperor become a madman?

The time was also agreed. Half a month later, the transaction was held on the 30th day of the first lunar month. This was a Jinjian arrangement. In his words, it took a certain amount of time to prepare food and cloth, and I couldn't hurry. As for Li Qingming! Anyway, Jiang has a gentle hometown, so I'm afraid that it will be too short if I fall into it.

However, Chen Jian could not have expected that Li Qingming had already taken a new position, and he was promoted to the Qingzhou Army Registration Officer and also served as the Hou Zheng of Jiangdu.

The so-called Jiangdu Houzheng was in the words of later generations and was the leader of the Jiangdu Intelligence Agency. However, according to convention, before he was sent, he had to be promoted to a record officer and join the army, which was also a kind of comfort for his transfer from the authority.

After returning two years, he will be promoted to another level. In fact, he is half a level, half a shoulder higher than the other six Caos. The six Caos' documents must be summarized to him and then compiled them to the chief minister.

Although he was unable to actually hold a record of the military for the time being, Li Qingming was also extremely happy. Even the head coach's brother-in-law Lu Qingyuan was not promoted, but he was promoted by himself.

In terms of family background, everyone is similar; in terms of backstage, the Pei family is much stronger; in terms of contribution, their Li family is far inferior to the Huang family; in terms of relationships, the Lu family belongs to the relatives of the outside world.

Regardless of background, relationships, or contributions, Li Qingming is not as good as anything, but he has been improved. It can only be said that his ability is stronger than others and has been recognized by coach Zhang Xuan.

In fact, this is the case. Pei Xingyan is okay in war, but he handles military affairs in a mess. Thanks to Li Qingming, the cavalry officer, who organized the military affairs of the cavalry in an orderly manner, and made great contributions to the rapid integration of the cavalry into the Qingzhou army.

Li Qingming also established a cavalry military service system, and even if he did not become a cavalry, others could operate quickly.

However, Li Qingming didn't know what Zhang Xuan really admired him: seriousness, everything is difficult, but seriousness can be solved. Zhang Xuan has always been not satisfied with the operation of Jiangdu intelligence, especially this year, which is the 13th year of Daye. Zhang Xuan did not dare to be careless at all, so he sent Li Qingming to Jiangdu to be the most serious in his work to Jiangdu to be in charge of Jiangdu intelligence.

Qingzhou's intelligence agency in Jiangdu is called Bohai Commercial Bank, which specializes in sea goods trading, which is their concealment of identity.

The Intelligence Agency has about 300 members, distributed in various counties in Jianghuai and Jiangnan. However, there are less than ten backbone members of the Bohai Commercial Bank, and they are all small leaders of each county.

In the inner hall, Li Qingming was giving a pre-emptive speech with nine subordinates.

"Everyone should know my position in the Qingzhou army. I was brought to Jiangdu to command the matter because this year was extraordinary. Before I set off, the commander repeatedly warned that this year would be a year when all the conflicts in the Sui Dynasty broke out. I believe everyone would also have experience it.

Therefore, Jiangdu's intelligence is crucial this year. The Marshal specially approved 8,000 taels of gold for us as the cost of obtaining intelligence. This shows that the Marshal attaches great importance to Jiangdu.

Next, I will talk about several major changes, transferring all the backbone of Jianghuai and Jiangnan to Jiangdu, so that there were no less than 200 intelligence spies in Jiangdu, and there were only 30 people in the past, which was too few.

At the same time, our intelligence points in Jiangdu will increase by four times to twenty. In addition, we will set up intelligence training positions, with four people specifically responsible for reporting to me directly.

Secondly, the intelligence line must have clear functions and are divided into four lines: officialdom, military, opposition and civilians. Each line performs its own responsibilities. Third, an intelligence reward system must be implemented.

Under Li Qingming's drastic reforms, the Jiangdu intelligence point has become extremely organized from the past chaotic state, with strict rules and regulations, and at the same time, it mobilized everyone's enthusiasm, and intelligence affairs have undergone qualitative changes.
Chapter completed!