Linchuan Prefecture, a capital city located on the border between the Great Qian and the Northern Zhou, is built on the water and is known for its unique location and commerce.
It was built on the Luo River, the only river that runs inland to the sea. Because of this river, Linchuan was extremely well developed in terms of water transport.
It is also unique in that it is located on the border between the Great Qian and the Northern Zhou, making it a necessary route for commercial exchanges between the two countries. The location of the surrounding area is not suitable for the stationing of an army, and the lack of a military deterrent has boosted commerce in this capital.
Although there was no army to suppress it, Linchuan Prefecture was not Yangcheng, and the official institutions such as the government offices and the Six Departments were all inevitable.
“To this day I still don’t understand why the Great Qian and Northern Zhou have not fought. This so-called border between the two countries is so prosperous, and there is no atmosphere at all as it should be.” Qing Yu casually tossed down the information on the Lin Chuan Province in his hand and said to the Medicine Master who was at the side.
This doubt had been there when Qing Yu had casually crossed the border between the two countries and went to the Shanhe Academy to study.
It was not surprising that Qing Yu was not surprised that the two countries, the Great Qian and the Northern Zhou, one strong and the other weak, had been at peace for three hundred years. Nowadays, this border capital, Linchuan Prefecture, was as peaceful as it could be.
When the scholars of the Northern Zhou side had had enough of playing in the Tianle Place and were idle, they were always worried about the day when the Great Qian suddenly came to fight, and they did not forget to worry about the country and the people during the time of the Magi. But the Great Qian has never struck over, even the last time the Heavenly Son Martial Arts appeared, the Great Qian still did not directly move the troops, but took advantage of the literary world to fight for the position in a roundabout way to seize.
The Medicine Master smiled without speaking and handed over another piece of information, saying, “My lord, this is information about the forces of the Lin Chuan Province.”
Qing Yu took it and looked at it.
Linchuan Prefecture belonged to the frontier of the Great Qian and had everything it should have, except that there was no military garrison. The governor, Zhu Xuan, whose surname was more like Zhu than pig, was so full of brains that he needed to be carried in and out of this commercial city bordering the two countries. He is a mascot who sits around waiting for people from all walks of life to offer him oil and water to feed him.
As long as Zhu Xuan doesn’t cause any trouble, they will treat him like a Buddha and offer him as a Maitreya Buddha.
It is said that they were so happy with Zhu Xuan that they killed the official who came to take over the post of governor three times in succession. If this is true, it must be said that Zhu Xuan is a talented man.
Apart from the government, there is also the Linchuan Commercial Union, an alliance between Department Six and merchants.
The agency of Department Six in Linchuan Prefecture is now headed by a Silver Seal ranked Sheriff of the Divine Origin Realm, named Lin Fujiyuan, an old sheriff of many years, who has been in Linchuan Prefecture for fifteen years. He has served in the Linchuan Prefecture since he was an ordinary constable.
The Linchuan merchant alliance is led by the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce and the Zheng family, who live in the local area, together with other commercial forces, large and small, and hold nine out of ten of the trade transactions in Linchuan.
The Cao gang is basically the dominant force in the Jianghu area. At least half of the labour force in Linchuan relies on water transport for their livelihood, and many merchants rely on this waterway to transport their goods to a quarter of the Central Plains.
So, on the surface, the Cao gang is the dominant force here.
But secretly, there is another power that Qing Yu has been in contact with for a while, but has not really known yet – the Shadow House. In this large commercial city of Linchuan Province, this power, known as the “Shadow of the Great Qian”, is naturally necessary.
Unlike the Shadow Market in Yangcheng City, which was never open, the Shadow Market here in Linchuan Prefecture was open every night, and the auction once every three months was crowded with people from all walks of life, from black and white forces to casual practitioners of the Jianghu River.
“The market is open every night for three months, and is frequented by people from all walks of life, black and white, and casual practitioners. .”
“Yes!” The Pill Master sighed long and hard, these days, he had lost a lot of hair in worry.
Although Longevity Pill was considered an emerging luxury product, it was a commodity of the underworld due to its inherent harmfulness. If he wanted to sell it, he had to pa*s the two hurdles of the Cao Gang, a jianghu force, and the studios that sold black goods.
In addition, the merchant alliance on the surface should also be very interested in the Longevity San. After all, merchants, what merchant is not moved by huge profits.
So, in this case, a small fight is fine, but if it is really a large number of sales, it is impossible to bypa*s these big predators that block the way.
However,—— Qing Yu’s thoughts turned around, but he was not very worried about the sales of the Longevity San. The connection of interest is sometimes stronger than iron, and sometimes it’s no different from paper mache. As long as you have enough interest to prove your worth, it is the iron chain of interest that will break under the corrosion of money.
“Let’s put those aside for now, or let’s talk about your problems first. What, the sixth prince still can’t trust you?” Qing Yu asked.
This time when he came to meet the Pill Master, Qing Yu had wasted some effort. According to the Pill Master’s summons, Qing Yu could not come directly to meet him, but instead visited secretly, running like a flying thief in the middle of the night to meet in the secret room.
The Pill Master shook his head and said, “Ever since I took the initiative to offer the prescription for the ‘Three Corpse Brain God Pill’ and took the ‘Three Corpse Brain God Pill’ configured by the Sixth Prince himself, the Sixth Prince has placed great trust in me. I was also very careful in all my affairs and did not show any flaws.
The one who couldn’t trust me was not the Sixth Prince, but Han Wenxin.”
“Han Wenxin? ——” Qing Yu thought of the brother he had shaded, “He is a man who should not be underestimated, and it was the right time to shade him. Did he catch you in any way?”
“No,” he said with a bitter smile on his face, “if he had caught anything, he would have told the Sixth Prince long ago. However, he suspects me, not because of any handle, but simply because of his intuition, he just thinks that I am secretly harboring a ghost.”
Intuition —— This is a bit unreasonable.
There are times when this intuition, for people who do bad things, is very helpless, I obviously did everything without a hitch, but why do you just know that I did it.
Qing Yu thought of those two actions of this senior Han, the disguise at the Pa*senger House to return to the academy, and the move to test himself before he left, when he thought about it, it was probably Han Wenxin who had a sudden feeling at that time and then paid it forward. Especially when he left the academy, the test in front of the mountain gate, if Qing Yu hadn’t been alert, I’m afraid Han Wenxin would have found out that it was him who was up to no good.
Of course, Qing Yu would not really believe in such metaphysical things as intuition, but only that Han Wenxin, being particularly sensitive in certain aspects, could sense the disguises of others.
