East Factory, Secret Room.

"That's right, it's these, it's these..." Liu Jin held some official documents from Zhang Yong in his hand and compared them carefully. Finally, he confirmed that the copper mine land deeds that Jiang Xia brought were indeed the ones owned by Zhang Yong.

Looking at the land deed in his hand, Liu Jin was very excited.

He has been pursuing this line for almost a year, and during this period, he has sent many spies and undercover agents from the East Factory to Zhang Yong to steal these land deeds, but the spies and undercover agents sent out were all gone in the end without exception. It is obvious that those people have encountered an unexpected accident.

Liu Jin did not expect that in just three days he had handed over this matter to Jiang Xia. This thing was definitely Zhang Yong's fatal pit. No matter how close he was, Zhang Yong would definitely not hand over these things. He looked at Jiang Xia with interest and asked.

"What I'm curious about now is how you got these things. It's only three days..."

Jiang Xia smiled slightly, and said in a pretentious manner: "Can I say that Shanren has his own trick?"

Liu Jin was slightly stunned, and he laughed and said, "We only look at the results of people's work, never the process. If you don't want to say it, I won't force you."

Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Everyone has a way to do things. I can use my method to make things done, which means I am valuable. If I say the method out, it is equivalent to giving up my own value, so please forgive me for your father-in-law."

Liu Jin smiled slightly, and he took out a token from a wooden box on the table and handed it to Jiang Xia and said, "From now on, you are from my Dongchang. Do it well. I believe that with your ability, it won't take long. There will definitely be one of you in the eighteen large-scale positions."

"Thank you, my father-in-law." Jiang Xia pretended to be excited to take the copper token from Liu Jin. It said the spy from the East Factory, and there was a number below, 2015. Jiang Xia secretly guessed in his heart that this number would not mean that there were already 2,015 spys in the East Factory.

However, thinking about the historical materials of later generations, Jiang Xia was also secretly relieved. For an organization with an intelligence network all over the world, more than two thousand people were not a large number.

In fact, what Jiang Xia didn't know was that his copper token was already a relatively high-end one in the East Factory. The spy's identity nameplate also has iron and iron-covered wood. The iron-covered wood spy can also develop other spys that do not require records, so the entire Dongchang's intelligence network has been so large that Jiang Xia could not imagine.

After Jiang Xia put the bronze medal solemnly, he couldn't help asking: "Dadfather-in-law, now the evidence has been obtained, so the next step is to tell the emperor and let the emperor convict him?"

Liu Jin smiled slightly and said lightly: "You don't have to worry about the next thing. At this stage, you only have one task, that is, you still pretend not to know the emperor's identity and lurk around the emperor. Every word the emperor said with you must be written down and reported to me without missing a word.

If you can successfully pass the imperial examination and become an official in the court, I will give you a job that is a good job. If you can win the emperor's favor and become a close minister in the emperor, I will give you a job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a good job that is a

"Eunuch Xie's cultivation, Jiang Xia will do his best to serve her father-in-law." Jiang Xia said excitedly.

At noon, Jiang Xia had just come out of the East Factory, and Liu Jin also left the East Factory with his heels. He got on the carriage and headed straight for the leopard room.

On the leopard room, Zhu Houzhao was playing with tigers in the room where he raised beasts. This tiger was a male tiger, about two meters long and huge in size. However, it may be because it was raised for too long that the tiger looked listless and did not have the aura of the king of beasts at all.

Zhu Houzhao poked the tiger's nose with a bamboo pole about one meter long, while his two most beloved adopted sons, Qian Ning and Jiang Bin, who had just returned from Xuanfu, stood by and watched Zhu Houzhao play there.

Because the tiger was raised for too long, it was not moved by Zhu Houzhao's nose with a bamboo pole.

Zhu Houzhao felt boring for a long time, so he turned to Qian Ning and said, "Ning'er went to get it off."

"Your Majesty... is probably too dangerous." Qian Ning glanced at Laohu, with a three-point look in his eyes.

Zhu Houzhao frowned slightly and said unhappily: "It's just a tiger, will I be afraid of it? Go quickly!"

"Yes!" Qian Ning responded and trembled and pulled down the iron chains around the tiger's neck. During the whole process, the tiger lay on the ground and didn't move.

After the iron chain on the tiger's neck fell down, Zhu Houzhao poked its nose with a bamboo pole. The tiger still had no reaction.

Zhu Houzhao was a little angry, and he said unhappily: "Since there is no power of a tiger, how can he be called a tiger?"

After saying that, Zhu Houzhao held the bamboo pole and hit the tiger's head hard.

The tiger was immediately angered by Zhu Houzhao. It suddenly stood up and let out a long roar at Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao was slightly stunned and subconsciously took a few steps back.

Qian Ning shouted: "Master, dangerous."

The tiger jumped up and rushed towards Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao avoided it and shouted: "Qian Ning, save the car!"

Qian Ning wanted to rush over and block Zhu Houzhao, but he couldn't move his foot. At this moment, Jiang Bin jumped over and blocked Zhu Houzhao.

The tiger rushed over, and Jiang Bin jumped up and kicked the tiger in the face. The tiger, which weighed nearly 300 kilograms, was actually kicked back by him. Jiang Bin took two steps and rode on the tiger, then took a deep breath to use a thousand kilogram drop, and kept waving his fists and hitting the tiger's head with both hands.

In the end, the tiger might understand that he could not compete with the person riding on him, so he simply stopped moving as before.

Jiang Bin reached out and grabbed the tiger skin on the tiger's neck and pulled it over, and then locked it with an iron chain again. After confirming that there was no problem, Jiang Bin helped Zhu Houzhao, who was standing against the wall, and said, "I'm scared, and the child deserves to die."

Zhu Houzhao stood up, dusted his sleeves and said, "I am self-sufficient, how can I use it?" This means I can handle it myself, so how can I use it?

Everyone knows that Zhu Houzhao is holding on, but Jiang Bin did not expose it, but said respectfully: "The child is involved in trouble, and I hope the emperor will forgive him."

"Forget it." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand impatiently, then picked up the bamboo pole and slapped the tiger's head, cursing: "What use I want to do with you!"

After saying that, Zhu Houzhao threw the bamboo pole in his hand, then turned to look at Qian Ning, with a cold light flashing in his eyes, but a gentle humming sounded from his nostrils.

Qian Ning didn't dare to look at Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houzhao walked out of the room directly.

He came to the bathroom to take a shower, changed his clothes and walked out with several eunuchs. He called a little eunuch beside him and said, "Remember, let's take a thousand liang of gold to Jiang Bin's residence later."

"Yes, I received the order." The little eunuch responded.

At this moment, a leopard guard walked in and saluted Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Liu from the East Factory is asking for a meeting."

Zhu Houzhao nodded lightly, "Take him to the imperial study room to see me."

"Yes!" The Leopard Guard responded and stepped back.

In the imperial study in the leopard room, Liu Jin first knelt down to Zhu Houzhao and bowed: "I will meet the emperor, long live my emperor."

"Don't give me a favor, just keep my body flat." Zhu Houzhao said, and picked up a cup of ginseng tea in front of her and took a sip.

"Thank you, the Emperor."

Liu Jin had just stood up, and Zhu Houzhao put down the teacup and asked, "What's the matter with me?"

"Your Majesty, I came today to write Zhang Yong's private copper mine for the imperial book, and used copper materials to cast copper coins. This person was deeply favored by the emperor but did such a thing as stealing national benefits. It is a serious crime and should be punished with the extreme punishment."

After saying that, Liu Jin took out the land deeds from his arms and handed them to Zhu Houzhao, and then said: "These land deeds were taken out by the spy from Zhang Yong's mansion by my servant. The handwriting and seal on the land deeds have been carefully checked and confirmed that they were Zhang Yong's hand deeds. This time, the ironclad evidence is as strong as a mountain, and Zhang Yong will have nowhere to make a judgment."

Zhu Houzhao took the deeds and looked at them, then sighed and said, "Liu Jin, when I was the crown prince, you and Zhang Yong were my eunuchs. After I ascended the throne and became emperor, one of you was the seal of the Silijian, and the other was the imperial calligraphy. It can be said that in terms of power, few people in the court have compared you. Are you not satisfied?"

"This..." Liu Jin was stunned. This was too different from the situation he imagined. He thought that Zhu Houzhao would be furious immediately after learning the news, and then asked him to capture Zhang Yong for interrogation. In the end, Zhang Yong had no choice but to admit it in front of the iron evidence, and then he asked the emperor to hand Zhang Yong over to himself to deal with it. At that time, he could understand the grudges between him and Zhang Yong.

But now...

Liu Jin quickly knelt on the ground and said in panic: "Emperor, I know that I have received the emperor's kindness and only want to be loyal to the emperor. I have never thought about fame, wealth, power and power, and I hope the emperor will observe clearly."

After saying that, Liu Jin's body began to tremble.

Zhu Houzhao shook his head and said to Liu Jin: "I have already known that Zhang Yong has privately owned a copper mine in Jiangnan. You don't have to mention this matter in front of me anymore. I asked you to take charge of the Dongchang for the Qingming Administration. I will understand that I will do your own thing well. I don't want you to care about other things. If I let me know that your hand is stretched too long, will I cut off your hand, do you understand?"

"I understand, understand." Liu Jin kept kowtowing and said, "I deserve to die for ten thousand times, and I deserve to die for ten thousand times..."

"Okay, go back." Zhu Houzhao waved her hands.

"Yes, I will leave..." Liu Jin stood up from the ground in panic, and then respectfully retreated from Zhu Houzhao's study.

After locking Zhu Houzhao's study room, Liu Jin breathed a sigh of relief. Zhu Houzhao's words just now almost scared him to death. Just as he was about to leave, Zhang Yong suddenly walked towards the Imperial Study room. He smiled and said to Liu Jin: "Oh, isn't this Eunuch Liu? Why do you look so beautiful but you are infected with the cold?"

Liu Jin looked at Zhang Yong and snorted coldly, "There are only two of you and me here, so there is no need to have a show anymore."

Zhang Yong smiled faintly and shook his head and said, "Eunuch Liu from Dongchang is so powerful, but in my opinion, it is not the case. He will steal some tricks. Unfortunately, he lost some rice even if he failed to steal the chicken. It's really ridiculous..."

Liu Jin looked at Zhang Yong coldly, and then smiled and said, "Zhang Yong, this time you are the first to get better, but the future is long, let's continue to walk and see."

Zhang Yong did not talk to him again, but shook his head and knocked on the door of the imperial study room, then raised his voice and said, "Emperor, I asked for a meeting."

"Come in." Zhu Houzhao's voice came from the room.

Zhang Yong pushed open the door of the Yu Study room and walked in. At the moment he turned around and closed the door, Zhang Yong smiled at Liu Jin.

"Bang!" Liu Jin could not understand why Zhang Yong could easily avoid such a killing move, but he was scolded by Zhu Houzhao.

Liu Jin shook his head, turned around and walked out.

In the imperial study room, Zhu Houzhao handed the deed on the table to Zhang Yongdao: "I have ordered someone to draft an imperial edict. Later, you go to Qian Ning to receive the imperial edict and then hand it over to Zhang Shou, and let him go to the Ministry of Personnel to receive the official seal and other items to Jiangnan."

"Yes, I thank the emperor for his kindness." Zhang Yong kowtowed to Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao raised his right hand and said, "Please be calm. If you are loyal to me and think about me, I will not treat you badly. Speaking of which, I want to ask you, how much output will be?"

After thinking about it, Zhang Yong replied: "I can't estimate the specific amount of money, but I should have 300,000 to 400,000 taels of silver a year."

"Thirty or four hundred thousand taels?" Zhu Houzhao took a breath slightly, obviously a little excited. He nodded and said, "You did a good job in this matter. If the next thing goes as expected, I will give you a great reward."

"Thank you the emperor for your kindness. It is a blessing for me to be able to do things for the emperor. I dare not receive rewards." While kneeling on the ground to thank me, everything Jiang Xia said to him in his treasure pavilion that day suddenly flashed through Zhang Yong's mind.

At that time, Jiang Xia said that not only would he not take his life, but would give him a contribution and a broader path of wealth.

Jiang Xia's solution was to ask Zhang Yong to present the land deed to the emperor first, and then hand it over to himself. When presented to the emperor, Jiang Xia asked Zhang Yong to make an excuse that someone wanted to bribe him, and he gave it to the emperor for the sake of the emperor to fill the inner treasury. In this way, the emperor naturally would not blame him.

Then he asked Zhang Yong to suggest that because the Jiangnan land is rich in copper mines, the copper mine he presented was in Jiangnan. In Jiangnan, he was definitely not the only one who had a private mine, but many people had it.

Zhang Yong proposed to set up a mining department in Jiangnan to thoroughly investigate all private copper mines and then collect them as state-owned so that all copper produced by copper mines can be used to fill the emperor's private treasury.

Zhu Houzhao was naturally very happy when he heard this proposal, and immediately nodded in agreement. The proposal was proposed by Zhang Yong, so the person in charge of the mining department chose Zhang Yong's nephew Zhang Shou.

By then, Zhang Shou went to Jiangnan to manage all copper mines, and he would earn more than Zhang Yong's private copper mines now. In addition, he would have to thoroughly investigate all private copper mines. At that time, those involved would have to come to him to manage Zhang Yong. Zhang Yong seemed to have seen a large sum of silver coming towards him.
Chapter completed!