I can infinitely improve my spiritual attributes

The next day.

In the square of Hebo camp.

All the soldiers arrived at the square and stood in line.

After yesterday's incident, Zhou Shan punished the two He captains in front of the Manxing Tower and established his authority. Today, no soldier dared to be absent from Dian Mao. They all came to the camp early for fear that the newly appointed He captain Mr. Bo made use of the topic.

"Is everyone here?"

Zhou Shan glanced at the river leader Tian Wei.

The two He lieutenants had suffered the humiliation of yesterday and had no face to come here today. Moreover, they also understood what Zhou Shan meant, so they wrote a transfer letter and sent it over, requesting to be transferred from the Hebo Office in Hengshui Town.

His purpose has been achieved.

Therefore, the two Hewei did not come today, and Zhou Shan did not say much.

Some laws and regulations must be strictly enforced when they are useful; when they are not needed, they are just decorations.

"Back to your lord, Lieutenant Wei Canghe has taken 30 people out on a mission and has not yet returned. There are 123 soldiers present, for a total of 153, all of them are here."

Tian Wei took a step forward and answered.

"All here?" Zhou Shan held a roster in his hand and said, "In addition to the military attaches with rank, the number of soldiers registered in the roster is 300. Even if you include those who are out on missions, There are only one hundred and eighty-three people, one hundred and seventeen people are missing. You and I can count them all?"

Zhou Shan glanced at River Chief Tian Wei like a knife.

"Sir, the rest of the people are empty."

Tian Wei said truthfully.

"Vacancy?"

Hearing this, Zhou Shan understood what was going on.

The upper limit of soldiers set by He Bo was three hundred.

When the three hundred men are full, military pay will be distributed according to the share of the three hundred soldiers. But in fact, there are no three hundred soldiers in the Hebo Institute of Hengshui Town, only 183, which is a little more than half.

However, the military pay was still based on three hundred men. The extra military pay naturally fell into the hands of He Bo, the officer in charge of He Bo, and several subordinate He Wei also got a share of the pie.

Eat short.

This situation exists no matter where it is. Even if a superior officer comes to check, the soldiers with empty quotas can still be fooled by going out to perform tasks. If the chief officer is promoted, the new chief officer will continue to take the empty quota and earn money. Take empty pay.

This is a major drawback of the military, but it has occurred in all dynasties and is difficult to eradicate.

"The vacancies of more than a hundred soldiers can just fit in the people from the Giant Spirit Sect."

Zhou Shan secretly thought in his heart.

The power of the Juling Sect has reached its peak in Baisha County.

If you want to go further, you can only get more training resources by marching into the county.

But it is not easy to gain a foothold in the county. The resources of all parties have been occupied and divided by the major forces in the county. If you want to enter the county, you need an opportunity.

It won't work if you force yourself to do it.

Julingmen is not a dragon crossing the river, it is just the top power in a county. Even the Bai family, the number one family in Baisha County, has difficulty reaching out to the county.

This is not to say that the strength of the Julingmen and the Bai family is weak. Even if you look at the county and city, whether it is the Julingmen or the Bai family, although they are not the top forces, they are still first-rate forces.

But as an outsider, if you want to gain a foothold in a county where interests have been divided, you will definitely be targeted by many equal forces. It is difficult to defeat four people with two fists, so naturally you will not be able to gain a foothold.

Unless it's a dragon crossing the river.

For example, if you look at the top forces in one county, then if you want to expand your power to other counties, you will be a fierce dragon crossing the river.

But now that Zhou Shan has become the Hebo of Hebo in Hengshui Town, he can become a stepping stone to establish a foothold in Hengshui Town.

It is also very simple to arrange for the disciples of the Giant Spirit Sect to come in.

There are more than a hundred soldiers with vacant positions. Just arrange for 'them' to all perform tasks, and then 'sacrifice' in the task. In this way, the quota will be vacant. As the highest officer of Hebo Institute, Zhou Shan can recruit soldiers on his own.

Moreover, since more than a hundred soldiers died, he could still receive a share of the prostitution money.

Although there are some loopholes in the operation of this matter, no one has taken it seriously and exposed it.

Otherwise, this matter would not only involve Zhou Shan alone, but also the previous He Bo, the previous He Bo, the previous He Bo, and so on. A series of people would be involved, and no one would dare to offend so many people.

Moreover, Zhou Shan did this, even if he received an extra amount of provocation payment, it could be said that it was to eliminate the gap.

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Three days later.

The two river lieutenants, He Yong and Fan Yu, were transferred from the Hebo Office in Hengshui Town.

With Zhou Shan's recommendation and the operation of the Juling Sect, the third senior brother Xia Jiang was transferred to the Hebo Office in Hengshui Town as the Hewei. The other vacant Hewei was made by a man named Xiao Bo from Qingshui County. The warrior takes over.

It is impossible for the Sheriff's Mansion to let the two vacant Hewei positions be filled by Julingmen, even with Zhou Shan's recommendation. Otherwise, Hengshui Town Hebo Office will really become Zhou Shan's one-stop shop.

At that time, was Hebo Institute a court institution or a force of the Juling Sect?

Regardless of balance or other considerations, the county governor's office would not let people from Julingmen serve as two river captains.

However, for Zhou Shan, one of the three Hewei people is enough for him, and Xiaobo Hewei from Qingshui County came to the Hebo Institute of Hengshui Town. He also had the good sense to come to Zhou Shan to pay homage to the dock and express his gratitude to Zhou Shan in the future. They will all obey Zhou Shan’s orders.

Regardless of whether the words in this are true or false, at least Xiao Bo's attitude is brought to bear.

Xiao Bo will not have any dissatisfaction in a short period of time.

When Xia Jiang came to Hebosuo in Hengshui Town, he brought more than a hundred disciples from the Juling Sect with him.

"Third senior brother, what's your plan?"

In He Bo's study, Zhou Shan stood up and poured a cup of tea for Xia Jiang, and then asked.

The Giant Spirit Sect has always wanted to expand its power, but has had no opportunity.

Now, Zhou Shan has become Hebo of Hebo Office in Hengshui Town, and Xia Jiang has become Hewei again. This opportunity has come.

Hengshui Town is only more than a hundred miles away from the county seat, much closer than Baisha County, and Hengshui Town is under the jurisdiction of Dacang County City. If you gain a foothold in Hengshui Town, you can slowly move towards The county expanded.

"The resources of Hengshui Town have basically been occupied by major forces. If the Giant Spirit Sect wants to gain a foothold, it must get rid of some forces, and then annex the industries of these forces. This is the best way to gain a foothold in Hengshui Town. The quick way.”

Xia Jiang thought for a while and said.

"Senior brother already has a goal?"

Zhou Shandao.

No matter where you are, there is a black industry. Gangs exploit the people at the bottom, commit murder and arson, and commit all kinds of evil. In the past, they were not attacked because they had a protective umbrella behind them.

After changing the chief officers, some gangs did not find new backers and had no one to support them, so they were naturally going to be attacked.

Zhou Shan has no psychological burden for fighting against these underworld forces.

"I heard that when you first took office, junior brother, Su Mu from the Su family gave you eye drops and asked the two captains to pretend to be sick and not report to the camp." Xia Jiang said with a cold look in his eyes, "In that case , then let’s take action on the Su family.”

"What should senior brother do?"

Zhou Shan asked.

"Since we have entered the court as officials, we must be honest and dignified when dealing with the Su family." Xia Jiang smiled and said: "Our sect has made preparations many years ago to take over the county. Especially It is the Vajra Sect that has enmity with our sect. We have already collected the industrial information of the Vajra Sect and some of its affiliated forces. The biggest business of the Su family is the jade business, but the Su family does not have much jade in their hands. The mine, after investigation, was found to be related to smuggling.

As long as we attack from this area, it will be enough to cause serious damage to the Su family. "

"smuggling?"

Zhou Shan nodded.

Dacang County is close to the East China Sea. Although there is no established port, there are many merchant ships heading to Donghai Mansion.

However, ships entering and leaving the commercial port must pay taxes.

Although according to the rules of the Daqian court, distinguished scholars and nobles with titles can be exempted from taxes to a certain extent, but that must be an industry produced and sold locally.

For example, if you only have the title of Wu Xiucai, you can only do business in the town tax-free. But if you have the title of Wu Scholar, you can do business tax-free in one county. Once you cross counties, you will have to pay taxes for both imports and exports. Tax.

For example, some industries in Julingmen can enjoy tax-free policies in Baisha County, but if they go to other counties, such as Qingshui County, they have to pay taxes to the Qingshui County government, and they also have to pay taxes when they go to the county. Pay taxes.

Maritime trade means doing business with other countries. Even the princes and princes in the imperial court cannot be completely tax-free. At most, they can only get exemptions and exemptions on some items, let alone the scholars who have just obtained the martial arts examination. Naturally, this is also the case. Have to pay taxes.

Smuggling also comes from this.

Next, Xia Jiang told Zhou Shan a lot of information about the Su family.

On the other side of the East China Sea, there are many countries.

Among them, there is a country called Baoyu Country, which is extremely rich in jade.

In the Baoyu Kingdom, even ordinary civilians wear various utensils made of jade, so jade is extremely cheap in the Baoyu Kingdom.

The Su family mainly smuggles jade from the Baoyu Kingdom, then processes and carves it into exquisite jade articles, and sells them in their own jewelry stores. The price suddenly increases more than ten times, or even dozens of times, without paying any fees. Tax.

The information Xia Jiang knew about the Su family's smuggling was quite detailed, and it was obvious that he was well prepared.

In addition to patrolling the rivers, combating water bandits, and exterminating rebellious monsters, the Hebo Institute is also responsible for anti-smuggling. There are three Hewei in the Hebo Institute, and one of them is specifically responsible for anti-smuggling. Things.

As long as the smuggling ship passes through the Hengshui River, it will be under the control of He Bo of Hengshui Town.

"Now that senior brother has an idea, then this matter will be left to senior brother to take full responsibility."

Zhou Shandao.

"No problem, leave this matter to me." Xia Jiang said: "As long as we attack the Su family's smuggling ships and seize their goods a few more times, I don't believe that the Su family can keep silent and not take action. As long as we take action, Then our chance comes."

Even if the Su family is caught smuggling jade, the ship will be seized and a fine of some silver will not be enough to kill the Su family. However, this is only part of the plan. Xia Jiang's main purpose is to force the Su family to take action. .

As long as the Su family can't help but take action and use off-board moves, they will be caught.

There is a huge difference between assassinating a court official and smuggling jade. As long as someone is caught assassinating a court official, even if a member of the Su family is famous, they will not be able to save the family.

But there are also some risks.

Even if the Su family wants to take action, they will not use their own people. Instead, they will invite some people who are originally wanted by the court. Whether they can catch the Su family depends on the game between the two parties. Who is more skilled? A cut above.

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time flies.

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed since Zhou Shan came to Hengshui Town.

This month, he has been practicing every day.

The practice of martial arts has reached a bottleneck. If you want to create the phase of Qi and blood, you need spiritual objects from heaven and earth, so Zhou Shan spends his time on the cultivation of immortality.

During the day, visualize the image of the Sunlight Bodhisattva and absorb the sunlight to practice.

At night, visualize the moonlight Bodhisattva and absorb the moonlight for practice.

In the Zhoushan Sea of ​​​​Consciousness, there is a big sun and a bright moon, rotating around the soul, absorbing the moonlight and sunlight to practice, and his soul is growing stronger every day.

In addition to the improvement brought by talent, the mental attributes have also improved a lot, and have already exceeded 750.

the other side.

Xia Jiang is responsible for patrolling Hengshui River.

In one month, the Su family's jade-smuggling ship had been impounded twice.

Because of this matter, the Su family also held a family meeting.

"Master, our ship has been impounded twice this month. We need to find a way."

"This matter must be resolved as soon as possible. If the ship is impounded twice, then our work for the past six months will be in vain."

"If you ask me, this is all Su Mu's fault. If he didn't provoke the new He Bo Zhou Shan, how could he specifically target our Su family and seize our boat."

"You can't say that. You can't blame Su Mu entirely. Hebo Zhoushan and Hewei Xiajiang who captured our boat are both disciples of the Juling Sect, and our Su family is on good terms with the Vajra Sect. Even without Su Mu , they will also target our Su family."

"Yes, the Giant Spirit Sect is not at odds with the Diamond Sect. It will be a matter of time before they take action against our Su family."

"According to the rules, the silver we originally wanted to give to Hebo Suo was not given to us."

"No matter what, we need to solve the immediate trouble first. We can't afford the loss."

"..."

One elder after another spoke.

Although the Su family has channels to import cheaper jade from the Baoyu Kingdom, and the cost is much lower than at home, they cannot withstand losses again and again, and if they want to smuggle it, they have to be careful.

For example, the customs responsible for maritime patrols need to be managed.

Otherwise, you may be caught by customs at sea, and it is impossible for you to pass through the sea area so smoothly. Also, entering the Canglan River from the sea area requires spending money to pass through the camp stationed by the Dacang Navy. RBI.

Otherwise, if they encounter the patrol team of the Dacang Navy, they can also detain the smuggling ship.

This all costs money.