Qi Ning laughed and said, "But the ugly words must be said in front of you. I will ask the emperor to hand them over to you in Haibosi. However, if you make a fuss, I will personally dismiss you from the emperor. Three Inch World. Yanqingshu."

Yuan Rong asked: "How much money can the court take out to prepare for the Haibo Department? I heard that the court has been preparing for the Northern Expedition recently. Our Ministry of Revenue has not had much money. Can we free up the money at this time?"

"The court will not take a copper coin." Qi Ning leaned against the chair.

Yuan Rong was stunned for a moment before saying with a bitter face: "Is the Duke teasing me? How can I prepare for it without money?"

"You know many merchants, so let them take out the silver first." Qi Ning said: "The court will take out ordinary dividends. They can share half of the dividends within three years. I asked someone to estimate that, including the preparation yamen and the first voyage, it will cost about 300,000 taels of silver. If you raise it according to 500,000 taels, whoever pays more money will have more dividends at that time. Moreover, the list of these merchants will be registered in Haibosi. The goods shipped by Haibosi must be taken, and they can sell them on their behalf at that time."

Yuan Rong thought for a while before laughing, "There are such good things? If this is the case, not to mention 500,000 taels, one million taels can be raised."

Qi Ning said, "I know you are the most suitable person to do these things." He coughed and said, "There are my bonuses on the Tian Family Pharmaceutical Store, after this!"

Yuan Rong smiled and understood, "Don't worry about this matter, it will definitely satisfy you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw someone outside the hall leaning into it. Qi Ning naturally caught a glimpse, coughed, and said, "You drink tea first." He got up and walked out of the hall, but saw Li Tang standing outside the hall with a serious expression. When he saw Qi Ning coming out, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Duke!"

Qi Ning knew that Li Tang would have to be in trouble when he came here at this time, so he asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

Li Tang fell to the ground and said, "I beg for punishment from the government!"

Qi Ning frowned and said, "What happened? Explain it first."

"Duke, that man and that man are gone!" Li Tang's eyebrows were filled with annoyance: "The two guards have been in a coma until now."

Qi Ning was confused when she heard this, pulled Li Tang up and asked in a low voice: "Who is missing?"

Li Tang said: "Zhebu Danba is the Lama of the Qinghai-Tibet Ancient Elephant Kingdom that the Duke ordered his subordinates to secretly imprison him."

Qi Ning was stunned and finally remembered at this time.

Qi Ning stole Youhan Pearl in Dongqi, Gong Zhaxi and other disciples under the Sun-Chasing Dharma Throne tried their best to find them, but their ghosts remained undispersed. Zhebu Danba lurked in the capital and even wanted to use Tian Xuerong to control Qi Ning.

After Qi Ning took Zhebu Danba that day, he knew that since Zhebu Danba was looking for the door, it means that the group of lamas had already locked their doubts on themselves.

The other party was in secret and he was in a bright spot. He wanted to see what other means the group of lamas could use, and asked Li Tang to imprison Zhebu Danba secretly. First, he wanted to find more useful information from Zhebu Danba's mouth, and second, he also held this person in his hand to make a card. However, after that time, there were many things, and the group of lamas seemed to disappear, and no one came to cause trouble for him, so he forgot about it.

Today, Li Tang suddenly mentioned it, and was a little surprised, and asked in a low voice: "Are you saying that Zhebu Danba was rescued?"

Li Tang said: "According to the Duke's orders, he imprisoned Zhebu Danba. The place was very hidden and sent two brothers to guard it day and night. For the sake of the lama's escape, he not only tied it with a cow tendon rope, but also took medicine, which made him weak all day long and could not stand up, but he would not hurt his life. The Bus's affairs were to be secret, so every few days, I would personally send some food, and the two brothers and Zhebu Danba were inseparable."

Qi Ning nodded slightly, Li Tang continued, "When I passed by today, I found that both brothers were lying on the ground and unconscious, but Zhebu Danba was gone. I checked carefully in the room and found that there were embers of Mixiang at the window. Someone must have fascinated the two of them with Mixiang, and then rescued Zhebu Danba." He said annoyedly: "I did not do my job well, so I asked the Duke to punish me."

Qi Ning pondered for a moment before saying, "Wait a moment." Turning around and entering the room, Yuan Rong was a person who was very good at observing words and expressions. He saw that Qi Ning had something to do, and before he could wait for Qi Ning to speak, he bowed and said, "Duke, don't bother you today. I will go back and write a few letters, find all the familiar merchants, and then discuss the matter of Haibosi with them. If there is a result there, I will report you immediately."

"I will also ask the emperor to issue an order to you as soon as possible." Qi Ning said: "After you call them over, if you have time, you can take them to the East China Sea first, conduct a field investigation, and get familiar with them. From now on, the territory under the jurisdiction of Haibo Department will be mainly in the East China Sea area, so it is not a bad thing to be familiar with them."

"Don't worry, after they arrived, we will set off for the East China Sea immediately." Yuan Rong said: "Then I will say goodbye first."

After Yuan Rong left, Qi Ning let Li Tang enter the hall and asked, "In addition to the incense, can the other party leave other clues?"

Li Tang shook his head and said, "I have carefully checked it, and there are no other clues, and there are not even footprints. The fragrance is also a very common drug in the world. From that side, the other party's origin cannot be judged at all." He frowned and said, "Duke, it seems that there are other lamas lurking in the capital."

Qi Ning pondered for a moment, shook her head and said, "No, it's not those lamas."

Li Tang asked in confusion: "If it weren't for Zhebu Danba's companion, who would have saved him? The ancient elephant kingdom had no contact with our Great Chu. Apart from those lamas, there would be no Zhebu Danba's companions in the capital!"

"You just said that apart from the embers of Mianxiang, there were no other clues to it?"

"yes!"

"Save a living person without any other clues left on the scene, the other party must be doing things neatly." Qi Ning's eyes flashed: "Not only do things neatly, but also meticulous. Why do you think such a person is just missing the embers of the scented fragrance and not deal with it?"

Li Tang thought for a while and said, "Even if we don't leave a scent, we can know that the two brothers were fascinated by the scent. Perhaps the person who rescued Zhebu Danba also knew that the scent was very ordinary and needed to deal with it. We cannot find clues through the scent."

Qi Ning shook his head and said, "He deliberately left behind the incense embers."

"Stay on purpose?"

"If those lamas rescued Zhebu Danba, do you think those two brothers will be safe?" Qi Ning smiled coldly: "Zhebu Danba was imprisoned by us for a long time, and there is no place to vent his resentment. If he was rescued by his own people and had freedom, if it were you, would you let the guardians be unharmed?"

Li Tang nodded slightly: "What the Duke said is that if anyone did not kill those two brothers, they would not be harmed."

"Everything at the scene was told by the other party that they had no intention of hurting others, they just used the incense to faint our people." Qi Ning said: "And it also told us that we don't need to investigate because they did not leave any clues."

Li Tang said, "Yes, if it were really done by the Qinghai-Tibet Lamas, I would never be so polite." He frowned and said, "But if it weren't for the lamas of the ancient elephant kingdom, who would have tried his best to save Zhebu Danba? Apart from those lamas, Zhebu Danba has other accomplices in the capital?"

Qi Ning picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then said, "The other party did not leave any clues, but he still left clues. First of all, the other party's suspicion, or the ability to find clues is very great. Ye Zhebu Danba was caught by me, and you took someone to secretly put under house arrest. There are only a few people who know about this, and they will not spread the news to the outside world. How did the other party know that Zhebu Danba was arrested? How did they find a place to imprison?"

Li Tang said: "The place where the subordinates are looking for is extremely secret. They were found by someone, and they were also very surprised."

"Secondly, why is the other party who did not hurt us? Either they are not hostile to us, or they are afraid of the person who hurt us, and they will be found by us in the future, so it is difficult to explain it at that time." Qi Ning smiled faintly: "After these two clues, it is not difficult to find who the person who rescued Zhebu Danba was."

Li Tang thought about it and suddenly said in a lost voice: "Duke, is it the Mansion of the Divine Marquis?"

However, Qi Ning was calm and calm, took a sip of tea, put down the tea cup and asked, "Why do you say that?"

"In the capital city, if you talk about the spirit of eyeliner, there are only two forces." Li Tang whispered: "One is the branch of the Beggar Gang Ghost. The disciples of the Beggar Gang are scattered in the streets and alleys, and they often know the news that others don't know."

Qi Ning smiled slightly, and Li Tang continued, "The second is the Shenhou Mansion. The people in the Shenhou Mansion are amazing. It is very possible to say that they found the place where Zhebu Danba was imprisoned."

Qi Ning knew that after Gu Long became the leader of the Beggar Gang, although he might not convince all the Beggar Gang disciples, the Ghost Golden Sheep gang members in the capital were definitely supporting him. Whether it was Elder Zhuque or Bai Shenghao of the Ghost Golden Sheep ruling, he was obedient to him. They had no intersection with Zhebu Danba, and it was impossible for them to rescue Zhebu Danba on their backs.

"The Shenhou Mansion has the ability to find Zhebu Danba and even rescue him, but he dare not offend our Duke's Mansion." Li Tang whispered: "If they hurt our people, we will find them when the Duke's Mansion is found, they will not be able to explain!" After a pause, he showed suspicion: "But what reason does the Shenhou Mansion have to save Zhebu Danba? What is their purpose in rescuing Zhebu Danba?"
Chapter completed!