Chapter 1785 Joint Action

Although no evidence has been collected so far, He Xiao's intuition still believes that the purpose of Deng Qing's appearance in Ningbo is to be detrimental to himself. He called together these people who did the dirty work to do a good job in advance.

The worst-case scenario is that if Deng Qing doesn't listen to the advice and still wants to make a fuss about Haihan's purchase of grain, then he has to be ruthless to cut off any bad signs first.

But He Xiao didn't know where Deng Qing would settle down. Although he sent people to track the opponent, the Jinyiwei were all professionals with espionage training. He actually had no idea whether the people sent out could capture this target.

The certainty. And if Deng Qing came to Ningbo with the purpose of causing trouble, it was unlikely that he would act alone. He would probably have brought other people with him.

After He Xiao briefly explained the mission requirements, he asked these people to wait in this house and wait for further news before notifying them to dispatch.

That night, another guest visited He Zhai in a low-key manner, but this time it was not the one looking for trouble, but Lin Xing, the boss of the Sanlin Gang who was currently working for the Haihan people.

The three brothers Lin Xing, Lin Si and Lin De of the Sanlin Gang are considered to be the first maritime merchants from Zhejiang to join Haihan, and they have also enjoyed the dividends of Haihan's local import and export trade. Now the three brothers spend half of their time in Haihan

Ningbo, to handle business for Haihan and handle some matters in contact with the local government. The reason why Lin Xing came to visit is because he is now the agent of Jindun Escort in Zhejiang. He Li came to inform him today.

Regarding Jin Yiwei's matter, he had to discuss some matters with He Xiao again.

Golden Shield Transport is a relatively unique existence among the many official industries of Haihan. Because it carried some special functions when it was established, in addition to the southern merchants headed by Furifeng, the major shareholders also include Haihan military names.

Among them, this is also one of the few industries that the military is directly involved in operating.

It is precisely because of this special shareholder that the force value of Golden Shield Escort is several levels higher than that of escort agencies and chariot and horse agencies on the market. Even the flintlock rifles and Golden Shield Escort, which have not yet become popular among the Ming army, have

A certain amount of equipment, and a considerable proportion of its employees are veterans of the Haihan Army. In terms of personnel, equipment and training levels, the overall combat effectiveness of the Golden Shield Escort may be better than that of the ordinary Ming Army.

Because of this, most of the errands received by Jindun Escort are to escort valuables or important people, and the cost is high. However, because its scope of activities is generally only in Linhai prefectures and counties, and rarely goes deep into the inland, so the government generally opens its doors.

Turning a blind eye and pretending not to know about their armed border crossings, lest they bring trouble to themselves.

When the two countries did not formally establish diplomatic relations in the past few years, most of the goods escorted by Jindun in the Ming Dynasty were smuggled high-value commodities. Sometimes they would also perform some secret operations in the Ming Dynasty in the name of escorting goods. For

For some special tasks where it is not appropriate to dispatch troops, the existence of golden shield can indeed solve the problem.

As Haihan's activity area on the Daming coastline moved northward year by year, Golden Shield Shipping also expanded its business scope to the north of the Fujian Strait. The three Lin brothers were originally local snakes in Ningbo. After joining Haihan,

Showing his dedication, Shi Diwen slowly handed over some matters including the arrangement of the Golden Shield escort business to them.

After Lin Xing took over the affairs of Jindun, he lived up to Shi Diwen's trust and gradually expanded his business scope from Ningbo Prefecture. Now, Jindun's escort personnel also undertake business in Shaoxing Prefecture, Jiaxing Prefecture and other places. , not only has the operating income increased significantly, but also because the customers he comes into contact with are either rich or expensive, he has also expanded a lot of contacts.

Although Qu Yutong, the prefect of Ningbo, has a personal relationship with Shi Diwen, who is in charge of Zhoushan, most of the matters between the two parties are left to the people below, so Lin Xing is no stranger to the He brothers. Lin Xing listened to He Li said that there might be changes in the purchase of grain and grass, and he needed the assistance of the Golden Shield. He did not dare to neglect it at the moment, so he came with him to see He Xiao to understand the specific situation.

"Jinyiwei..." After listening to He Xiao's explanation, Lin Xing shook his head slightly and said, "You really know how to be on time! I heard from the chief that this purchase of military rations was the intention of Sanya. If something goes wrong in the process, , Don’t talk about you and me, I’m afraid everyone who handled this matter will be held accountable!”

"Really going to fight?" He Xiao couldn't help but ask after hearing his tone.

Lin Xingdao: "I don't know whether there will be a war this time, but the last time Chief Shi personally arranged the purchase of military rations was probably before the Liaodong campaign."

He Xiaodao: "Since the matter is so important, it is even more important for us to work together. Let me put it bluntly, can shopkeeper Lin mobilize manpower to handle the convoy of grain that is being transported to Ningbo from other prefectures?"

Lin Xing said in astonishment: "To deliver food? Didn't you invite me here because you wanted the Golden Shield to dispatch horses to deal with the Jin Yiwei?"

"It seems that there is no need for this at the moment. I have already sent people to keep an eye on the hundreds of Jinyiwei households. If the situation really goes wrong, I am also prepared. However, I have limited manpower and it is difficult to take care of the food shipped from various places to Ningbo. That’s why I need shopkeeper Lin’s help to make arrangements.”

He Xiao is not in a hurry to make the matter a big deal. If this matter can be solved by himself, then he does not want Haihan to get involved too much. After all, the identity of Jin Yiwei is still a bit sensitive. If Haihan is involved, it may make things worse. The situation is out of control. The reason why Golden Shield was asked to pick up the grain transport convoy is, on the one hand, for safety reasons, and this job is originally for Haihan, so it is not appropriate for the prefect to mobilize the Ming army to come forward. On the other hand, it is also Take this opportunity to vaccinate Haihan first.

Lin Xing smiled and said: "I can take this job, but if I remember correctly, there is no Golden Shield escort part in this military ration purchase contract. Speaking of which, if Golden Shield troops are to be dispatched, there will be corresponding provisions. What does Master He say about the cost?"

When He Xiao came up with this idea, he naturally took this into consideration. Although the cost of hiring Jindun was indeed expensive, he knew very well that it was a value-for-money service, even if the profit from this grain transaction was diluted or even Even if you don't make money, you still have to buy insurance in this way.

He Xiao responded: "There's nothing else to say. I just hope that shopkeeper Lin will give me a better discount for his own sake."

"This is easy!" Lin Xing stretched out a hand and shook it: "If you are on your own, 50% off! Master He, don't dislike it. I can take nothing from you, but the brothers who go on missions must collect some money, otherwise there is nothing we can do. Crossover.”

"Then thank you, Shopkeeper Lin!" He Xiao cupped his hand to express his gratitude.

The discounted price reported by Lin Xing was even lower than what He Xiao expected, which also made him breathe a sigh of relief. If everything goes well and there are no other additional expenses along the way, then after bearing this expense, this food order will

There is still money to be made.

Lin Xing took the initiative and said: "If...I mean if Master He encounters difficulties in handling the Jin Yiwei matter, please inform us in time. In addition to escorting goods, Golden Shield can also do many other things."

He Xiao nodded and responded without changing his expression: "Thank you very much, Shopkeeper Lin, for your kindness. I hope the situation will not develop to that point."

He Xiao understood that Lin Xing's words meant that he was still worried about his ability to do things, but he did not dare to rebuff the other party's "good intentions". After all, every word he said here might be ignored later.

The news will reach the ears of Mr. Shi on Zhoushan Island through Lin Xing. Of course, using this method to inform Haihan of the current situation was originally one of his purposes in asking He Li to find Lin Xing.

Shortly after Lin Xing left, the people sent by He Xiao to track down Deng Qing's whereabouts also returned. As expected by He Xiao, Deng Qing did not come to Ningbo alone, but brought eight subordinates with him. However,

Deng Qing and his group did not settle in the city, but lived in a town about five miles away from the city. They also did not reveal their identity as official servants to the innkeeper, but all pretended to be merchants.

It is not unusual for Jinyiwei to pretend to be various professional identities during the investigation, but it is a bit strange for Deng Qing and his group to live outside the city. He Xiao noticed that the town happened to be located on the official road from Shaoxing to Ningbo.

It seemed to confirm what he had worried about before - Deng Qing might attack grain shipped from other places to create trouble for this grain trade.

But this is just a guess. In order to avoid exposing their whereabouts, the people sent to track Deng Qing did not try to get close to this group of people. It is difficult to accurately judge their next course of action. But for He Xiao, he must first

Prepare for the worst and consider how to resolve the worst-case scenario.

"Nine people..." He Xiao secretly calculated the manpower he had summoned, and found that his preparation seemed to be a bit insufficient. Although these people under him were all good players, they might not be able to take advantage of Jinyiwei one-on-one.

have the upper hand, let alone slaying Deng Qing and his gang in one fell swoop. Moreover, He Xiao is also worried that there might be people brought by Deng Qing who are hiding in the dark and will only show up to provide support when taking action.

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"Is it true that the prophecy came true so quickly? Do you really want to ask the Golden Shield to come forward to solve the problem?" He Xiao knew that the methods he could use might not be able to completely solve the problem, and might even cause a lot of losses at the hands of Deng Qing.

I was a little hesitant at the moment.

But He Li has already seen the stakes of this matter very clearly: "Brother, if you can't get the result you want according to your idea, then you might as well consider what kind of result you need to get first, and then look at the result.

What means should be used to achieve it?”

The result that He Xiao wants is to completely get rid of the trouble caused by Deng Qing. It would be best if he could make this person disappear from the world, but he knows that he probably can't do it. Can the Haihan people do it? The answer

It should be yes, but He Xiao still felt that it was inappropriate to leave this matter entirely to the Haihan people.

That night, He Xiao suffered from insomnia, which brought his dislike of Jin Yiwei to a new level. It wasn't until the morning that he finally made a decision, whether to leave professional matters to professionals or to ask Golden Shield to handle it.

It was relatively safe, but in order to save face, he asked both parties to take joint action.

Lin Xing was not surprised after receiving the news. No matter what purpose Jinyiwei had in investigating this grain purchase, this behavior had obviously touched Haihan's interests. And Haihan had never been too concerned about this kind of situation.

Just be patient and the fight will be over.

The operation scale of Golden Shield Transport in Zhejiang is actually not too large. There are less than 300 employees here. If we take on a few more businesses at the same time, it will be too busy. But now in order to be able to handle it for He Xiao

Now that all the worries have been resolved, Lin Xing plans to rearrange his manpower, especially those who have retired from the army and need to be transferred to the front line to perform this task.

One day later, two caravans stationed in this small town called Changxing. This town only has about two hundred households, most of which are farmers. If it were not located on the official road, it would be called a town.

It's really a bit reluctant. There are only two inns in the town, and they both have the same name as the town. They are called "Da Changxing" and "Little Changxing" by the locals because of their scale of operation.

According to the intelligence, Deng Qing and his group lived in the "Xiao Changxing Inn", but there was no room for the two new caravans to stay at the same time, so they had to stay in two inns respectively. Among them, Lin Xing

He personally led the team, checked into Xiao Changxing Inn, and conducted surveillance on Deng Qing and his group nearby.

He Xiao did not show up directly in the local area, but he still organized the group of experts he had gathered and handed them over to Lin Xing for command.

Lin Xing was not as eager as He Xiao. Before taking action, he still wanted to take the opportunity to find out the behavior of this group of people and whether there were any accomplices hiding in the dark.

But the first to take action was not the temporary combination put together by these two families, but Deng Qing and his gang who were under surveillance. The grain transport convoy from Shaoxing Prefecture passed through Shangyu and Yuyao and entered the territory of Ningbo Prefecture, and Deng Qing and his gang planned to

This batch of grain and grass must be intercepted in Changxing Town. Deng Qing was able to accurately grasp the itinerary of the grain transport convoy, and it was obvious that someone in the local area was selling information to him.

However, Deng Qing probably didn't expect that the mantis stalks the cicada with the oriole behind. The better informed he is, the more dangerous he will be, and the more aggressive Haihan's tactics will be to deal with him.

"I don't care what the background of Deng Qing and his men is. He has now threatened our country's interests, so we must show something."

As for the expression, Lin Xing didn't say any more nonsense, because news came from outside the town that Deng Qing and his group blocked the grain transport convoy on the official road. He rushed over at this time, just in time to wait for the opportunity.
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