A middle-aged man came in from outside, also from Youzhou Han, with his surname as Liu. After coming to the capital, he changed his name to Liu Suifeng. He was the most capable right-hand man of shopkeeper Zhou. Liu Suifeng's eyes were very poisonous and could recognize many officials who came to the restaurant for dinner in regular clothes. Then he would slowly get close to him and try every means to get useful information.

Liu Suifeng met an official from the Military Arms Supervision Gunpowder Department a few days ago. He spent a lot of money to get to this brother.

"How about it, have you found out about Tiehuo Lei's information?" As soon as Liu Suifeng entered the door, Manager Zhou asked anxiously.

The main task of Manager Zhou in the past two years is to get the formula and manufacturing method of Iron Fire Thunder. This is a secret that the Liao Kingdom founded from the senior leaders of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty had developed a powerful firearm called Iron Fire Thunder.

The firearm craftsmen in the Liao Kingdom understood as soon as they heard this. They also created wooden shell fire thunder and porcelain shell fire thunder and wanted to develop iron shell fire thunder, but they had been developing it for more than 20 years and never succeeded. Unexpectedly, the Song Dynasty actually developed it first, which made the Liao craftsmen both nervous and expectant. If they couldn't do it, they were counting on the intelligence agencies to make contributions.

This was a task personally assigned by the Liao emperor Yelu Hongji, which put a lot of pressure on Manager Zhou.

Liu Suifeng was not polite, and came in and sat down and said, "It's not that easy to get this firearm formula, so you have to put some energy and capital into it."

"Wang Yong is already the deputy manager of the Military Equipment Department, why can't he do it?"

"He knew this iron fire thunder, but this iron fire thunder was not made in the capital city at all, but was made in Kunzhou overseas. After being transported, it was placed in the special warehouse of the military weapon supervision. Each iron fire thunder has a number. Even if it expires and fails to be destroyed, it must be transported back to Kunzhou for destruction. The craftsmen of the Gunpowder Department have never seen the iron fire thunder like."

Manager Zhou suddenly showed a disappointed expression on his face, "Then what else can I do?"

"I don't know if it's OK. Wang Yong took our benefits and couldn't do it. He felt guilty. He happened to have a cousin in charge of Kunzhou affairs in the Overseas Administration. He could introduce this cousin to me."

"The affairs in Kunzhou have long been under the jurisdiction of the Overseas Political Consultative Office. We should find overseas officials under the Three Divisions!"

"Shopkeeper, you are confused. This year, the Overseas Administration has been given to Zhizheng Hall again. Have you forgotten?"

Manager Zhou suddenly remembered that although Kunzhou was assigned to Zhizhengtang several years ago, after Fan Ning left his post this year, Zhizhengtang took over the Overseas Zhenglifu Mansion again and split it into Northern Yai and Southern Ya. Northern Ya is responsible for Kunzhou, Danzhou and Ryukyu Mansion, Southern Ya is responsible for Nanyang and Southern Continent, Southern Ya is in Quanzhou, and Northern Ya is in the capital.

"Can the people from the Beiya get such top-secret information as the formula?" asked Zhou Jiangui suspiciously.

Liu Suifeng said: "It is unlikely to get the formula. I was wondering whether I could get a failed iron fire thunder. When the failed iron fire thunder was sent back to Kunzhou, it was not so strict. Maybe he could get one secretly."

Manager Zhou slapped his thigh. This was a good idea. He gave a real thing to the gunpowder maker to study it himself and could complete the task himself.

"What are the weaknesses of this official?" he asked hurriedly.

"I asked Wang Yong that his cousin wanted to buy a house in the capital, but he didn't have enough money and was so anxious that we were in a hurry. We would definitely be able to bribe him at this time."

Manager Zhou suddenly remembered the latest task he had just received not long ago. The court ordered him to immediately inquire about the information about the Liao fleet going to Kunzhou, and he could inquire through this official from the Northern Yai.

Manager Zhou immediately made a decision, "No problem, I will give you as much money as he wants!"

After Fan Ning left his post, the Overseas Zhenglifu did a lot of hard work. Not only did he lose military power, but he also merged with the Overseas Zhenglifu under the Three Divisions, and then split it into the Overseas Zhenglifu Northern and Southern Divisions. The Northern Divisions are in the capital and are divided into three Sub-Capitals. Among them, the official in charge of the Kunzhou Sub-Capitals was named Wang Qinying. Huang You was born in the fifth year of Jinshi and was in his thirties. He became a minor official from the eighth rank.

In an elegant room in Baohe Restaurant, Wang Yong, deputy manager of the Firearms Bureau, introduced Liu Suifeng to his cousin Wang Qinying.

"Liu Yanei looks down on me too highly!"

Wang Qinying explained to Liu Suifeng in a hurry: "I am just a small official in the eighth rank, and I am just responsible for contacting Kunzhou. The governor of Kunzhou is all sixth rank, so how can I control them?"

"It's just a little misunderstanding, it won't hurt you. Please sit down in the capital."

Liu Suifeng enthusiastically invited Wang Qinying to sit down. Wang Yong said on the side: "Liu Yanei's family is a wealthy family in Daming Mansion. This Baohe restaurant is his family. There are several industries in the capital. There are too much money to spend. The real rich Yanei!"

"Old Wang is not kind. What does it mean to spend too much money? There are so many rich people in the capital. If you spread this, do I still want to stay in the capital?"

"I'm just a rough man and can't speak. Don't be angry at Liu Yanei."

"Haha! I am also a rough man. I am running errands for my family in the capital. I am not like the capital. I am a Jinshi and have a bright future!"

Liu Suifeng toasted Wang Qinying with a glass of wine, and asked with a smile: "I heard that Wang Dushi wants to buy a house in the capital?"

Wang Qinying waved his hand, "What is buying a house? I just want to buy a small yard in the outer city. It's enough to get my parents from the countryside and don't want to rent a house anymore."

Liu Suifeng thought for a while and said, "How much does Wang Dushi plan to buy a yard?"

"I took a fancy to a yard, the size of acre of land, located in the east of the city. The landlord offered a price of 700 yuan. This price is really cheap. Although it is close to Caomen, it is in the outer city after all. The landlord only gave me five days and I borrowed money everywhere."

"How much is the matter in the capital?"

"It's still three hundred coins away, hey! Tomorrow is the deadline, and I'm going to be worried."

The reason why Wang Qinying came to have a meal was that his cousin Wang Yong told him that Liu Suifeng was willing to lend him money, which was his only hope. After saying that, he looked at Liu Suifeng with anticipation.

Liu Suifeng laughed and said, "Aren't all Jinshi quite rich?"

"Hey! That was a high school and a powerful son-in-law. Although I was a Jinshi, I had already gotten married and had children, and I passed the exam with a low ranking. I didn't like it at all, so I could only rely on a little salary. Fortunately, I went to Kunzhou last year and gave me a bead. When I came back, I sold it for 300 guan. This was what I had made a small fortune and had the idea of ​​buying a house."

"No problem, don't need to borrow it. It's just 300 guan! I give it to Wangdushi, just be a friend of Wangdushi."

Wang Qinying waved his hand quickly, "How can I be so embarrassed? I can't ask for Liu Yanei's money for nothing!"

"That's right. Our family also wants to invest in Kunzhou's wood, but we're afraid of being unsafe. Can Wang Dushi tell me how many troops there are in Kunzhou? Is there any defense? I heard that the Liao Kingdom also has a naval army. Will Kunzhou be captured by the Liao Kingdom's naval army? If it is captured, our family's investment will be over. If Wang Dushi can tell me, the 300 stale money will be regarded as my consulting fee."

Wang Qinying was a little hesitant, and Wang Yong encouraged him: "Brother, tomorrow is the deadline. If you don't take the money, the house will be bought by someone else. Just regret crying!"

Wang Qinying made up his mind and said to Liu Suifeng: "I will tell you a top secret news, you must not tell it."

"Don't worry! Who would I tell you?"

Wang Qinying lowered his voice and said, "The Liao Kingdom is indeed going to attack Kunzhou, but he encountered the ambushing Song Navy halfway. The 60 maritime troop transport ships of the Liao Kingdom have been completely destroyed. Your family can invest with confidence!"

"Where did the Song Army Navy get the information? Is it reliable?"

"I'm sorry, I don't know that my sphere of authority cannot access information at this level. Unless I can be promoted to counselor, I may be able to find out for Liu Yanei."

"Haha! Since it's top secret information, I'm just curious. Thank you for the news provided by Wang Dushi. I'll contact the family immediately."

Liu Suifeng took thirty taels of gold to Wang Qinying, then said goodbye and left, and Wang Yong sent Liu Suifeng out.

Wang Qinying was playing with three ingots of gold in her hands, and an imperceptible sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth.

In the inn shopkeeper's room, Zhou's face looked very ugly after listening to Liu Suifeng's report. He sighed and said, "Even 60 troop transport ships have been told. His intelligence should be true. The entire Liao army navy was destroyed."

Manager Zhou walked a few steps behind his hands and asked again: "He said Song Jun was lying in ambush halfway?"

"Yes! I also asked him specifically, how did Song Jun know this information?"

"Did he say it?"

"He said his level does not know this information. If he can be promoted to counselor, he will be able to tell me."

"What does he mean?"

"I think Wang Qinying is very greedy. He is hinting that he wants to be promoted! In fact, he just wants money to handle some money."

Manager Zhou pondered for a moment and said, "If Wang Qinying is reliable, it is okay to train him, but he must understand him thoroughly to prevent him from betraying us. In this way, send someone to follow him for three days to understand his every move, and make sure that he is just an ordinary unsuccessful official."

"I understand! I will arrange for someone to stare at him."

Liu Suifeng went down, and Manager Zhou frowned. He could not tell the Liao Kingdom about the destruction of the entire army of sixty ships. If the Privy Council would not be satisfied, he had to tell the Liao Kingdom where the Song army got the information. Time was urgent, and he really couldn't delay it for too long.
Chapter completed!