kvmb Chapter 372: Stones thrown into the heart lake
Chapter 372: Stones thrown into the heart lake
Wang Jinyi's words were like a stone thrown into everyone's heart. The head of Beining frowned, the clan wife was shocked, Yuqing was in deep thought, and the cousins stared at each other in confusion as to the deeper meaning.
The servants all stared blankly with their eyes wide open, just following their master's orders.
However, Sister Feng and Sister Feng looked at each other, lowered their heads, and were thinking about their own things.
"If there really are spies from the northern barbarians in the city, then the situation is indeed not optimistic. We cannot act rashly without solid evidence at the moment." The head of the Beining family spoke slowly in a low voice.
Wang Jinyi habitually tilted his head in deep thought, looking far ahead.
“What my great-uncle said is absolutely right, but we should make preparations early.
We can check around us to make sure the spy is not around us. If we find any clues, we can help the city defense to find the traitor."
After saying that, he looked up at the head of the Beining family who was also looking down in thought.
"Second Miss Xunyang, please tell me what you think."
"Grandfather, I am only giving an example. You have managed the family for many years, so you must be more capable and have a more comprehensive view than me."
"But it doesn't matter!"
“Let me take the workshop as an example. The workshop has registered the identities of the workers it recruits, and they have the clan’s joint guarantee, so there shouldn’t be any problems with these people.
Under the pretext of finding temporary helpers among their relatives, a detailed investigation was conducted on the relatives of these more than 30 people.
This work is done by four cousins. Each of them will be assigned less than 4 people, so it should be completed in one day.
Then they visited outsiders and those with unclear identities separately, and went to their homes with their employees in the name of recruiting help, which would not easily arouse suspicion! Even a barbarian spy would not alert the enemy! "
"I will show you how to check and register the information of the personnel in a moment. I will leave this matter of Yuqing to you. It is a matter of great importance and cannot be taken lightly!"
"Yes! Miss."
"It's easy to say, but in such a big city like Beining, it's not easy to find those spies who are hidden so deeply." Mrs. Zong sighed softly, with a trace of worry on her face.
"Yes! You are absolutely right. It depends on the population composition and the proportion of Wang's shops and workshops in the city. As for the people with high mobility and difficult to verify their identities, that is the government's business.
If we manage the people around us well and let them become our eyes, we can find abnormalities. "
Wang Jinyi held his chin and spoke while thinking.
"Mobilize the workshop employees? That's a good idea." Wang Wenbin nodded in affirmation.
"In fact, the Beining government office can give a certain reward to the people who provide clues, which will make it easier to find the Northern Barbarian spies."
Wang Jinyi thought of what an old man in his previous life said: follow the mass line! This sentence is really insightful.
The head of the Beining family nodded slightly, approving Wang Jinyi's proposal: "I think it's feasible. Wenbin arranged for the children of the family to post a notice recruiting helpers in the workshop now, and go to register in the afternoon."
"Yes, great-uncle."
Wang Wenbin received the order and left first with his three cousins in charge. Wang Jinyi noticed that Yuqing followed Wang Wenbin out.
She couldn't help but mentally daydream and secretly praised herself for finally turning Yuqing into a super assistant.
"As for the specific method of finding the spies, we still need to think carefully. Second Miss, do you have any other ideas?" The head of the Beining family turned his gaze to Wang Jinyi, his eyes full of anticipation.
Wang Jinyi pondered for a moment and said, "I think we should register and check all the family members of the servants in the shops and workshops under the name of the Wang family, and the rest depends on the attitude of the government.
As for the information we get on a daily basis, we should pay attention to collecting and summarizing it.”
"We should pay a little attention to those who spread rumors in teahouses and deliberately incite people in the streets. In the future, there will be people who incite people to rush through the city gates or deliberately incite people to fight against the government." Wang Jinyi said calmly.
The clan wife nodded and asked, "Jinyi, what can I do?"
"Simple, strolling, eating, shopping, a leisurely life. Peace of mind for the people!"
Everyone present understood that the first priority was to stabilize the people's hearts and dig out the Northern Barbarian spies!
Unlike all the workshops in Bac Ninh City, Wang's jewelry workshop became busy in the afternoon, with notices posted to recruit temporary workers.
The owner was worried that the workers were illiterate, so he thoughtfully assigned someone to interpret the instructions for them. Soon everyone was lining up to register their family members.
Yuqing silently observed everyone's expressions and counted the number of people. There were exactly 38 of them. Everyone in the workshop took the initiative to line up and sign up.
Each of the four young masters of the Wang family was responsible for registering several people, asking detailed questions like a gossipy woman, asking questions tirelessly...
All the shops and workshops of the Wang family launched a large-scale internal recruitment of temporary workers.
The first ones to feel that things were a bit outrageous were the soldiers’ families, and soon the Wang family welcomed Fu Jiezhi, the general who was stationed in Beining!
Fu Jiezhi was wearing a dark suit with a cloak with dark patterns on the outside, an ancient jade hanging around his waist, and a pair of black boots on his feet.
He had clear brows and a stern face. He sat in the Wang family's hall, his eyes fixed on the girl who was summoned by the head of the family.
Wang Jinyi was wearing a sky-blue silk dress with flowing cloud patterns on the hem. Her short black hair curled on her face, making her eyes as bright and clear as a spring, and her skin was whiter than snow.
Fu Jiezhi looked like a fairy, with her sleeves fluttering, her lotus dress moving, her face smiling like a spring peach, her lips blooming like cherry blossoms, just like a fairy...
Fu Jiezhi was slightly startled, then he came to his senses and said, "From what the master said, the young lady has a unique view on the current situation in the city. I would like to hear more about it."
Wang Jinyi bowed slightly and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "General, as the saying goes, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be in danger in a hundred battles. I believe the northern barbarians also understand the meaning of this."
Fu Jiezhi nodded in agreement.
“In fact, the fact that they assassinated the general and burned down the inn in Beining City to escape shows that the Northern Barbarians have long infiltrated the Northland and are more familiar with this place than ordinary people in Daqi.
Maybe they are merchants who entered legally, or maybe they are common people who sneaked in through various means. Their purpose is to collect information about the North. Their intention is self-evident!"
Fu Jiezhi frowned and said, "Let me interrupt you. It was Miss who saved me from danger with a crossbow at the city gate?"
"General, when I was young, I was rescued by Mo Feng and his master outside the East Market Gate of Xunyang City. At that time, the young man said that saving people is a piece of cake. Do you remember?!"
"It was Miss who saved me in front of the city gate? It was also you who Mo Feng saved back then?"
Wang Jinyi smiled brightly: "The general may have forgotten it a long time ago because he was busy with work. I have never dared to forget it. I always wanted to thank the general in person for saving me that year."
He bowed gracefully, performing a scholar's etiquette. After hearing this, Fu Jiezhi's eyes flashed with light, and he quickly stood up, clasped his fists in front of his chest,
"Thank you Miss Wang for saving me. I will be honored to receive your kindness!"
At one moment, the bright girl in the room bowed, and the handsome young man clasped his fists in return. The head of the Beining family couldn't help but be surprised. Why did he have an inexplicable visual sense that they were a well-matched man and a beautiful woman?