Rebirth of the Four Seas Emperor

Hou Yao poured low-alcohol fruit wine for Li Kangsheng this time, and the two drank a drink.

"Brother Li, you don't know. Since I became the county magistrate, I have been walking on thin ice all day long.

I remember when I first arrived in Bao'an County, I saw two salt men bullying a mother and son on the road. The younger brother revealed his identity and wanted to go up and seek justice.

But those two salt men didn't take my younger brother as the county magistrate seriously at all, and openly said that if I dared to meddle in other people's business, they would kill me.

The younger brother was new here and didn't dare to act rashly, but after asking the mother and son why they were being bullied, he learned that they owed money.

I helped them pay back the money and settled the matter.

Time has passed, but even now I still remember the way those two saltmen didn't take me seriously at all.

Brother Li, this county magistrate is such a coward. "

Li Kangsheng angrily slapped the case and said:

"How brave. I want to see which bastard dares to be so arrogant. Don't worry, my brother will lead people to catch them tomorrow and leave them to my brother's disposal."

Hou Yao held his hand and said:

"No, no, Brother Li, it's just two salt men. No matter how good-tempered I am, I won't be able to get along with two villains.

The younger brother was only worried about which great god was standing behind them. He also asked Brother Li to teach me and let me know which temple I should go to to burn incense. "

Li Kangsheng glanced at Hou Yao blankly, pondered for a while and said:

"Except for my Huangtian Salt Farm, all of the six major salt farms have more than one shareholder. I know some details about four of them.

The person in charge of the Guide Salt Farm is a member of the Ming family of Leizhou Prefecture. The biggest supporter of the Ming family is the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, Yang Ming Xueyi.

Ming Xueyi is a member of the Eighth Prince, so I don’t believe it if there are no elements of the Eighth Prince in the Guide Salt Farm;

The person in charge of the Dongguan Saltworks is Liu Xinwu, the commander of the Tuenmen Guards. He is a staunch supporter of the Fourteenth Prince.

The fourteenth prince’s call for the throne is very loud, so it’s best not to offend this person;”

Hou Yao nodded in understanding, these were the two princes, and the salt farm was indeed not that easy to move.

Commander Wei was of the third rank, and could be regarded as a high official in the dynasty.

However, the military system of Daxia Guard Station is now corrupted, and the guard commander is only in name only. It is difficult to raise only 200 available troops.

Although the Pengcheng Ganhu Office is located in a local area, the establishment actually belongs to the Feiyu Guards, which is a special military organization directly affiliated with the Daxia royal family.

Therefore, in theory, Li Kangsheng has the qualifications to directly meet the saint.

"Thank you, Brother Li. I didn't expect that I could have a relationship with the prince behind the salt farm. That villain really can't afford to offend me."

Li Kangsheng patted Hou Yao on the shoulder:

"The prince is the only one behind these two families. The others are gone. Yao Yuanzhou is behind the Jingkang Saltworks.

That old boy is very ambitious. It's best not to offend him. If he rebels one day, he might kill you.

The head of Guanfu Salt Farm is the Chen family of Guangzhou Prefecture, and the backer of the Chen family is Chen Tonghe, the Minister of Household Affairs, who is a member of the elder Zou Ge.

In addition, the background of Hainan Saltworks is mysterious, but they are on an outlying island and have little contact with the mainland, so they don’t need to pay too much attention to it.

These families are not easy to get along with. In short, it is best not to offend them. "

Hou Yao nodded in understanding, then pretended to think thoughtfully for a while and said:

"Brother Li, one more thing. I recently checked the county government case files and found that many cases of missing girls are unsolved.

Before, I always thought that Wanxianglou was responsible, but after sealing Wanxianglou, I discovered that these cases can be traced back to 30 years ago.

Do you know this?Could this have something to do with the salt farm? "

Li Kangsheng pondered for a while. Because he was drunk, his brain was not working very well. It took him a long time to think of something:

"When I said this, I really remembered something. About 30 years ago, there were indeed many cases of missing girls in the county.

At that time, I also traced for a long time, and the disappearance of these girls was related to a pirate gang called the Giant Shark Gang.

Originally I wanted to find this gang.But then something happened and I delayed the matter.

I didn't pay attention to this matter after that. Could it be that this giant shark gang still exists? "

Hou Yao thought for a while, then suddenly remembered something and asked:

"Sixteen years ago, Nantou City was attacked by pirates. Wasn't it the fault of the Giant Shark Gang?"

Li Kangsheng laughed loudly:

"I asked Li Jingfeng to do this, and I also told him the name of the Jusha Gang.

It is not the same thing as the real Giant Shark Gang. According to my investigation, there was indeed a Giant Shark Gang in the East China Sea.

However, this gang was eliminated more than 30 years ago. I heard that it was because they were too vicious.

He liked to torture and kill women, so he was eliminated.If I remember correctly, it was the Tianwu Gang who killed them. "

Hou Yao thought for a while and felt that this matter was a bit strange.

If there is really such a vicious organization hidden in Baoan County, they must be found out.

For a good business environment, safety is the most important thing.

"Thank you, Brother Li, for coming to drink with us..."

……

If you want to completely win over people's hearts, handling cases is essential work.

All the previous account books of Baoan County were burned by Li Jingshan, but the case files are still there.

In fact, the cases that can be filed in the county government are just the tip of the iceberg of real crimes.

If we can't even handle this case, how can we curb the growth of crime?

Is it possible to develop the economy without reducing the crime rate?

After finally making some money, only to be stolen and robbed in the blink of an eye, who dares to do business?

Hou Yao has recently been investigating the old cases in the county. After reviewing all the past crime files in Baoan County, he found that the most common case was the case of missing girls.

At first, because of Wanxianglou's relationship, a large number of missing girls' cases were solved, and he thought he should stop there.

But it wasn't until recently that another case of a missing girl caught his attention.

As a result, no one would know unless they investigated. Once investigated, they were shocked to find that the disappearance case could be traced back to 30 years ago.

In the past 30 years, at least two to thirty cases of missing girls have occurred every year.

While tracing the files, he discovered another problem. The cases of missing girls can be roughly divided into two categories:

The first category is those who are deceived and taken away for various reasons. There are basically clues to this;

The second type is those who suddenly disappear.No one is seen alive, no body is seen dead, and there is no warning in advance;

This is the case with this recent case. There are no clues. The reporter claimed that he saw his daughter resting in the room the night before.

When I woke up the next morning, the person had disappeared. I searched all over the place and found no clues. In the end, I had no choice but to come to the Yamen to report the crime.

Zhou Tiesheng took his experts in case investigation to investigate the scene, but did not find any valuable clues.

Most of the first type of cases were closed when Wanxiang Tower was sealed, while the second type of cases have not yielded any results for so many years.

Hou Yao suddenly remembered that when he first arrived in Bao'an County,

That night when I stayed in Xiantou Village, I met two men in black.

Could they be members of the so-called Giant Shark Gang?Is he the murderer of the missing girl?

That day, Zhou Tiesheng lost sight of the two men after chasing him to the bullpen where Wei Daxing lived.

Thinking of this, he decided to go find Wei Daxing.

Wei Daxing was personally directing the construction work at the Shekou Shipyard at this time. With professionals like him, the construction progressed quickly.

However, no matter how fast it is, it will not be completed within half a year if it is to be officially completed.

Hou Yao brought Chen Junnan and Zhou Tiesheng to Wei Daxing to learn about what happened that night.

If Zhou Tiesheng's pursuit was correct, with Wei Daxing's skill, it was impossible not to know the whereabouts of the two men in black.

"Master Wei, do you still remember that the night we first met, two men in black disappeared near the cowshed where you slept?"

"You mean the two men in black that Zhou was chasing?"

"Yes, that's them. Do you know who they are?"

"I don't know, those two people are not from this village. I saw them fleeing to the east."

Hou Yao thought for a while and said to himself:

"The east side of Xiantou Village is basically the territory of Guanfu Salt Farm. Is it the salt of Guanfu Salt Farm?"

Wei Daxing said with certainty:

"Those two people can't be saltmen, they can't even be people who live by the sea.

Because if you live by the sea or if you are salt-and-pepper, you will have the smell of sea water.

The two people had no smell of sea water at all, but instead had a faint fresh smell. This kind of smell can only be found in people who live in the mountains all year round. "

The Grandmaster is worthy of being a Grandmaster, and the five senses have reached the ultimate level of non-human beings.

Hou Yao slapped his thigh:

"Great. When you say this, you have almost defined the scope of their activities.

The only mountain in the county that can be called a deep mountain is Wutong Mountain, which happens to be east of Xiantou Village. They must be active in that area all year round.

Zhou Tiesheng, immediately went back to the Yamen to gather people, and we went to Wutong Mountain to search. "

Wei Daxing hesitated and said:

"Sir, let me go with you. If I meet those two people again, I can tell the smell on their bodies."

……

Just when Hou Yao led people to Wutong Mountain to search for the missing girl, the inspector and deputy inspector of the Guangzhou government office had successfully completed their tasks and returned to Guangzhou.

"I would like to report to you, Lord Tongzhi, that after Hou Yao took office, he did not interfere with any affairs within the yamen for two and a half months.

In addition, the story he reported before about Zhang Rong colluding with bandits to assassinate him was also false. It was basically because he planted his cronies to deliberately cause trouble in order to seize power.

On the first day he took office, he maliciously slandered a law-abiding businessman, forced Zhang Rong to take a knife on him in full view of the public, and finally killed him on the spot. "

"what?"

Du Huien slapped the public case with his palm and became furious:

"How dare this person be so lawless? Look at how I can read him. Apart from this, what other illegal things does he do?"

"Back to your lord, in order to make money and compete with the people, Hou Yao opened many money-making industries. Mingzun Liulicang and Mingzun Zuixianfang were both opened by him.

In addition, he also has ten thousand acres of fertile farmland. I heard that he wants to grow corn and sweet potatoes, but I don’t know what they are.

He also opened a textile factory specifically to recruit female workers. He also persuaded county schoolchildren to give up their scientific examinations, which was simply treason. "

"Hmph, Hou Yao, relying on his background and the title of Jinke Jieyuan, acts unscrupulously. Bao'an County has such a magistrate, and the people live in dire straits.

As a magistrate of Guangzhou Prefecture, I should plead for the people. Even if it offends the powerful people behind him, I will risk my life and property to fight for the people to the end.

Hou Yao, just wait... ”.