Hu Danqiu looked poor, but his demeanor was obviously quite good at speaking. However, the fourth young master showed kindness. He obviously also saw that Lu Hong did not understand his identity, and bowed with a smile: "Lu Yun, I am Li Jingxiang, my father is the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. When I heard that Wang Xueshi supervised the Nanyang Navy, I happened to hear some news, so I took the liberty to come to my house to submit a letter!"

Lu Hong's doubts were finally resolved. The fourth young master's name should obviously be added with the word Li in front of it. The old man they said was really noble. Wasn't that Li Hongzhang's elder brother, Li Hanzhang, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi! He immediately realized that the fourth young master Li came to meet him, obviously not to act casually, so he naturally had some advice. Wang Renkan was busy with Nanyang, and he had to go to Guangzhou to work hard for Guangzhou Navy. Although the Guangzhou Navy was a little broken, the navy's organization was all there...

However, getting to know the person in front of him was obviously beneficial to him. Lu Hong immediately stood up and laughed, bowing, "Fourth Young Master, I didn't know just now that he was rude!"

Such a struggle would inevitably waste a lot of time and be polite. However, Hu Danqiu next to him was quickly brought back by the topic. "Lu Yun, I heard that Lord Wang is thoroughly investigating some things in the Nanyang Navy. Coincidentally, the fourth young master also has some connections here, so he also knows some things, so he took the liberty to visit!"

Lu Hong was sweating when he heard this. This guy looked like an old pedantic and refused to tell the point after talking nonsense. However, Hu Danqiu was obviously a well-informed person. As for the way to leak this matter, he could think of at least three or four places now. Perhaps... the news from Rongqing may have been originally supposed to be someone else's water!

He did not deny this or admit it, but just asked with a smile: "Does Mr. Hu also know something? If this is true, after Mr. Wang returns to Shanghai, I will definitely report it in detail!"

"Lu Yun, I'm afraid you don't know. Yuan Jiugao, the right wing leader of the Nanyang Navy, colluded with foreign merchants. In order to avoid tax cuts, he sent warships to enter and exit the ports and brought opium and Western goods all year round, making a lot of profits!" Hu Danqiu said with a mysterious look on his face and said the key point of preparing to visit Wang Renkan this time.

This news obviously also made Lu Hong very interested. Although he could not confirm the identities of these two people, it would not be difficult to go back and confirm. The most important thing is that the news actually mentioned Yuan Jiugao, the right wing leader of the Nanyang Navy. Isn’t it just the tall and thin man who came to visit Wang Renkan that day? This is absolutely unusual!

If this news is true, it will definitely be of great value. Lu Hong immediately asked: "Master Hu, Yuan Jiugao is the title of general. If there is no definite evidence, it is not easy for Lord Wang to convict casually... Please give me some advice!"

Hu Danqiu smiled treacherously and reached out to pat on a paper bag on the table, "Lu Yun, this is of course true evidence. Their navy is all about warships, and they don't know about it. However, they have to have a place to unload and deliver the goods. This is the news of the recent delivery of goods... If you look carefully, it will not be difficult to find evidence!"

Lu Hong was naturally overjoyed. If he knew where to deliver the goods, it would be a bit troublesome to find foreign merchants... However, finding the next company to receive the goods is definitely an extremely important clue.

The gift Hu Danqiu naturally wanted to seek rewards. Lu Hong pondered for a moment, looked up at the fourth son of the Li family and Hu Danqiu opposite, and asked in a deep voice: "Master Hu, but I don't know the news. Are you planning to ask Lord Wang for rewards? Or have something else to ask for! If you can make the decision, you will definitely not refuse!"

The Si Master Li suddenly laughed, "Person Lu Yun, this little thing is hard to send to the imperial envoy Wang for rewards. When the imperial envoy arrives in Guangzhou, I will ask you for a beautiful word then!"

Lu Hong smiled. Today, Li Jingxiang was obviously asking for directions, but it would be better to get to know each other. The clue was genuine. After a few polite words, he took the cloth bag from Hu Danqiu, and was not in a hurry to see it, so he got up and said goodbye.

Hu Danqiu came out to see off the guests for Li Jingxiang. When he walked outside, he happened to meet a few wealthy businessmen standing at the door to watch the night view of the garden. Lu Hong was thinking about it and asked, "Master Hu, do you have the owners of this garden in front?"

"Person Lu Yun, your eyes are very bright. Isn't that person wearing a purple jacket the shopkeeper Zhang?" Lu Hong looked over and was a kind middle-aged man with a very Western mustache!

When he returned to the official residence, Rong Qing had been waiting here for a long time. After Lu Hong pulled him into the house, he immediately asked about what he had gone to the yamen to inquire today. Rong Qing did not disappoint him. He brought another important news, approaching Zhoujiadu and close to the territory of the British Concession. A northwest merchant named Wang's North Cargo Store there might be a lot to do with the smuggling in the navy.

Lu Hong was indeed a little surprised that this guy was able to get these important news in such a short time, and he also looked at him a little differently. "Brother Rong, this news is very important, but I have another big thing here. Ming Ge'er would like to ask you to go there again. Today I went to Zhangyuan on the other side of Liuhe Road to meet Li Jingxiang, the fourth son of the Li Hanzhang family of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. You can find a way to check their details, but someone else has made a name... Also check the news about Zhang Shuhe, the boss of Zhang Yuan, for me!"

Rong Qing was obviously confused about the new errands sent to him. Lu Hong didn't hide it from him and took out the bag of things, "This is the news given there. I'm worried that someone would make a trap for the imperial envoy, so I have to check it carefully... Your errand is extremely important, so don't miss the news!"

When Rong Qing heard Lu Hong telling this matter so seriously, he immediately became energetic and put on his chest to go out. Seeing this guy going out, Lu Hong was naturally not idle. He immediately called Ouyang Hao and others in. The matter was obvious, but it did not mean that he was resting on the mercy. On the contrary, if the news given by Li Jingxiang was true, it just meant that the other party obviously understood his actions. If the other party really stopped, it would take a lot of effort to investigate!

He immediately arranged for Chen Huan to go to Zheng Xiongrong to inquire about the Zhoujiadu Wharf, Ouyang Hao went to investigate Wang's North Carolina, and he personally arranged for him to investigate Yuan Jiugao... This is really a big fish, and it is a big move that can knock on the mountain and shake the tiger!

Early in the morning, Lu Hong took two entourages to personally go to the naval camp near Shiliupu west of Huangpu River, handed over the famous sect. After a moment, Wu Ankang, the right wing leader who had seen last time, greeted him happily. Obviously, for the celebrity in front of the imperial envoy, although Wu Ankang was already a third-rank general, he had no intention of neglecting at all.

"Brother Lu, why do you have time to come to our Navy camp today?" The guy stared at his little eyes, and there was still a strong smell of alcohol in his mouth, which made Lu Hong laugh. Early this morning, was this guy brushing his teeth with alcohol?

"Mr. Wu, Qin Wang sent to Jiangning Prefecture to visit Governor Liu. I'm not idle now, thinking about coming to you to fight Qiufeng!" Lu Hong responded with a smile.

Wu Ankang naturally didn't understand the purpose of this person. However, Lu Hong is now a Shangguan. After all, it represents the imperial envoy to supervise military discipline in the camp. The Governor's Office has written a document to inform him, so he should not be offended. After entering the garrison, the neat barracks inside were much beyond Lu Hong's expectations.

Lu Hong saw the entire Nanyang Navy in the article of the Ministry of War. There were only 6 unprotected warships, and they were all old people from more than 10 years ago. There were only more than 1,000 naval personnel in the organization. However, in this camp, he saw that the outer area was close to the Sixteenth Shop, at least five or six rows of barracks were built, and there were also large military camps behind...

Wu Ankang naturally saw Lu Hong's expression, but he showed a frank expression, "Brother Lu is watching the strange houses over there... There is nothing to cover up. Our navy is not as good as Beiyang. The salary of officers and soldiers is pitifully low. Commander Guo built that house to do business on the wharf and collect some rent to allow the brothers in the camp to improve their food!"
Chapter completed!