Without money, what is the point of being a traitor?

Chapter 338 The mysterious organization that controls the Ming Dynasty

Pei Yuan has a general outline of the development of this economic model, and the establishment of the "China Soybean Oil Group" in the future has also been included in his plan.

Even within the "China Soybean Oil Group", production and profit realization must be separated to form a balance of power.

The planting and collection of soybeans, this part that relies on intensive labor production, is placed in the north and is managed by the established guilds, which can be called "Northern Oil".

The most profitable part of soybean oil extraction and dispersed sales of the remaining soybean meal is placed in the south and can be called "Southern Oil".

"Beiyou" is directly connected with Luojiao, and relying on hundreds of thousands of cult members who are busy tightening the screws, it will eventually become the single economic core of Luojiao.

The profits of "Nanyou" are directly controlled by Pei Yuan as a constraint on Luojiao.

For Pei Yuan, as long as he can make this system work, it is the greatest value, and those profits are just by-products of maintaining this system.

Pei Yuan was not worried that if hundreds of thousands or millions of people switched to growing soybeans, it would have any adverse impact on the social economy.

What’s more, what the Ming Dynasty lacked was not food, but reasonable distribution.

While large groups of people were starving to death, large piles of food were rotting.

That’s why Zhu Houzhao wanted to vigorously develop the method of selling afterlife in the metaverse and take money out of the rich’s hands.

Soybeans can become a trade weapon in modern society. As long as Pei Yuan controls Shandong, an important soybean producing area, and strikes against other soybean-growing tyrants, he can monopolize soybean cultivation in the hands of Luo Jiao.

Then Pei Yuan's "Zhongsoyu Oil Group" will be able to generate huge profits continuously.

Pei Yuan even thought of the person in charge of the "Zhongdou Oil Group".

That is the chosen one in his mind, the fat brother Ouyang Bijin who works all night without complaining.

When Ouyang Bijin passes the imperial examination and becomes a Jinshi, we can find him an official position in Huai'an or Yangzhou and let him help take care of these matters.

The only regret is that the South has been tightly controlled by the wealthy families. Otherwise, it would be great if some grain and cotton producing areas could be annexed.

As for Shandong's rich coal and iron resources, they are difficult to touch for the time being.

Pei Yuan was distracted for a while, and the person Chen Toutie sent to clear the way came back.

It's not difficult.

Xu Feng was only imprisoned and not held accountable. He still holds the official position of a third-rank commander.

In situations like this involving political struggles, there are many reversals.

Therefore, the Ministry of Justice took the initiative to state that this matter... has nothing to do with me.

So although Xu Feng was detained in the Ministry of Justice, he lived a good life. The cell occasionally got some sunlight, and Xu Feng also paid for the replacement of the bedding out of his own pocket.

If you want to see someone, no one will care.

It’s just that the relatives and friends in Beijing were indeed highly politically conscious, and the solution Xu Feng wanted to find fell on deaf ears after he passed on the message.

Xu Feng inherited his position through blood, and he himself did not have much ability. In the past, he had seen in Jiangnan that when one person got into trouble, all sides would come to his aid, and officials would protect each other and try to rescue him.

Therefore, facing this new version, he firmly believed that he was once again persecuted by the all-powerful Pei Yuan.

During those days in the Ministry of Justice prison, Xu Feng engaged in deep reflection.

So he discovered a big network, a dark curtain covering the sky, and a mysterious organization that dominated the Ming Dynasty!
Think about those people who are involved with Pei Yuan and his gang.

There is no need to mention Wang Chang and the Nanjing Ministry of War.

At the beginning, Xu Feng really naively believed that this might just be a speculative act of the Nanjing Ministry of War.

After suffering a defeat, Wang Chang was asked to take the blame, and the various David offices took the opportunity to squeeze out some of the bad debts of personnel and equipment.

Wang Chang could also gain some benefits from it and make the final move to cash in on his power before being liquidated.

However, when things started to happen, Xu Feng felt something was wrong.

This was not just a painless defeat; it was clearly a conspiracy between the Nanjing Military Department and the Bazhou rebels!
Tens of thousands of bandit troops came and went, causing all sorts of trouble.

The cooperation between the two sides was so close that Xu Feng felt a little scared about the involvement.

Xu Feng, who discovered the secret, was nervous and excited. With the idea of ​​seeking wealth and honor through risk, he went directly to the imperial army and met the eunuch Lu Ting who was in charge of military affairs.

As a result, something terrifying happened. The eunuch Lu Ting, who was in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops of the imperial court and was responsible for suppressing the rebels in Bazhou, not only talked and laughed with Pei Yuan, but also ordered his men to capture him directly.

In the end, it was Pei Yuan, who was reported, who interceded for him and he was released.

Moreover, Pei Yuan was acting like a cat playing with a mouse, making outrageous statements, unafraid that Xu Feng would sue him again, lest he give up.

While traveling north, Xu Feng suddenly discovered that Pei Yuan seemed to be very close to the previous eunuch commander-in-chief of military affairs, Gu Dayong, the director of the Western Factory.

Gu Dayong's attitude towards Pei Yuan can even be said to be obedient.

In the second half of the journey, Xu Feng became more cautious and less talkative.

When Xu Feng arrived in Beijing, with his last bit of hope, he ran to the Ministry of War to find the Minister of War He Jian to file a complaint. However, just as Pei Yuan had said, he was escorted to the Ministry of Justice and placed under custody by the furious Minister of War He Jian.

The last bit of light in Xu Feng's world disappeared.

This Ming Dynasty is so dark!

The two major military departments in Nanjing and Beijing, the two successive admirals Lu Ting and Gu Dayong, and the Bazhou rebels that roamed the north, all the most powerful people in the world over the past year or so seemed to come from a mysterious organization.

This made Xu Feng regret every day. He shouldn't have been blinded by greed and done such a stupid thing.

If Pei Yuan had not said at the time that he would come to the prison to rescue him, Xu Feng, who had suffered a mental breakdown, would have committed suicide in prison in order to avoid implicating his family.

One day, Xu Feng was perfecting his idea of ​​the huge evil force in his mind, when he suddenly heard the sound of chains outside the prison, as if someone had entered the prison.

Xu Feng didn't think much about it at first. After all, he had been imprisoned here for some time, and his relatives and friends in the capital had not reacted much. It would be even more hopeless to come again at this time.

Unexpectedly, the sound of the iron chain shaking was getting closer and closer, and Xu Feng couldn't help but look into the aisle by leaning against the fence.

I saw a jailer holding chains walking in front, followed by several people.

When they arrived at Xu Feng's cell, the jailer pointed at Xu Feng's cell door and said a few words. He quickly took the reward money and walked out in chains with a smile on his face.

With the faint light, Xu Feng could clearly see who was coming.

It was Pei Yuan, a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Xu Feng shuddered at first, then he remembered his anticipation these days. When Pei Yuan arrived at the prison door, Xu Feng almost uncontrollably knelt down there, tears streaming down his face, "I know I was wrong, I have given up! I am willing to work for Qian Hu!"

Pei Yuan was very surprised to hear this. He had deliberately used words to induce Xu Feng before, taking the opportunity to intimidate him, but he didn't expect the effect to be so good.

Xu Feng has the courage to report Wang Chang. He shouldn't be such a weak person.

Seeing that Xu Feng had already suffered a mental breakdown, Pei Yuan simply ignored him. He tried to control his emotions and said calmly, "Very good, it's worth my trip. When you get out, come to Zhihua Temple to find me."

After hearing this, Xu Feng felt like he was reborn.

No, it's more than just a new life! Maybe by working for Pei Yuan, he could join that mysterious organization and become a member of that powerful force.

He kowtowed like pounding garlic, and thanked him repeatedly, "Thank you very much, Master! I am willing to serve you!"

"Thank you very much, Master! I am willing to serve you!"

Pei Yuan was somewhat more satisfied than expected with Xu Feng's transformation.

Perhaps with Xu Feng in Hangzhou, it could become an important fulcrum for him in Southern Zhili.

There was nothing much to say at this moment. Pei Yuan nodded slightly and walked out.

As he walked out, Pei Yuan noticed that many people in the cells on both sides were looking outside in surprise and suspicion.

Most of the people who could be imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice's prison were officials who had committed various crimes. When Xu Feng first arrived, it didn't take them much effort to find out that the person imprisoned there was the commander of the Hangzhou Vanguard.

They thought it was going to be another boring and hopeless day, but unexpectedly they saw a magical scene.

The third-rank Hangzhou vanguard commander, like a small animal that saw its natural enemy, did his utmost to fawn on that unknown captain. When that captain left, he first laughed and cried out of relief for having escaped death, and then laughed and made a fuss like a villain who had succeeded.

Many officials who had committed crimes remembered that figure, and planned to secretly inquire about it if they were able to get out one day.

After Pei Yuan was released from the Ministry of Justice, Chen Toutie stepped forward and asked, "What are you going to do, Captain?"

Pei Yuan thought for a moment and said, "We have to release him as soon as possible. I don't know what's wrong with this guy. While he seems to have been reformed well, we should send him back to Hangzhou."

Pei Yuan's confusing tactics were fake after all and could be easily exposed.

Apart from anything else, when He Jian, a man of integrity, began to hunt down the remnants of the eunuch party, Xu Feng should have realized that this was not so simple.

Chen Toutie has been getting along well with Xiao Yan these days, so he tried to ask, "Should we go ask Xiao Yan again?"

Pei Yuan said, "Don't bother."

"I'll ask someone to write a letter and send it to Minister He, asking him to severely punish the person who made the false accusation. When signing it, use my official name."

Pei Yuan smiled and said, "He Jian is upright and unyielding. He will not even bother to treat ordinary civil and military officials with cold shoulder if they are not in his eyes. What's more, I am a military man, and I am a Jinyiwei."

"When I send this letter to He Jian, he will definitely regard it as a great shame and humiliation. How could he give someone like me the slightest bit of face? He will definitely let Xu Feng go."

"Because of my humble status and the huge gap between me and him, the noble Shangshu, he will not bring this matter to the public."

Chen Toutie suddenly understood.

Pei Yuan ordered, "Let Kong Xu handle this matter. Since he has abandoned his previous identity and is serving as the governor of our Qianhu Suo, he must be of the same mind as us."

Chen Toutie heard this and took note of it carefully.

Pei Yuan was walking casually on the street. After he had walked out for a while, Chen Toutie suddenly spoke again, "Captain, if I leave, these confidential matters must be taken over by someone else."

Pei Yuan hummed and slowed down his pace.

Many of Pei Yuan's things cannot be made public, and many secrets are only known by Cheng Leixiang and Chen Toutie. Now these two people have to run their own business, and they cannot do without reliable people around them.

Even though Cen Meng was able to stand up and die for Pei Yuan at the critical moment, without going through a series of tests, it is still difficult to trust him easily in some things.

Besides, there are traitors like Yun Buxian around him.

It would be troublesome to get things done without confidants.

Pei Yuan thought for a while and said, "Let's find a suitable person these days to replace Xiaoqi Cheng Zhihu from Da Ci'en Temple. Let him go to Tianjin Wei to meet Cheng Leixiang first, and then let him work with me."

"He is Cheng Leixiang's father, so he is much more reliable."

After hearing this, Chen Toutie resolutely revealed his true intentions, "Captain, ahem, I am your humble servant, your humble servant..."

"Hmm?" Pei Yuan looked at Chen Toutie strangely, "Speak!"

Chen Toutie came up with a drooling face and said, "I have a younger brother who is just fifteen years old this year. How about letting him follow the captain and lead the horse and whip?"

Pei Yuan was a little surprised. "You have a younger brother? What was he doing before? Could he be learning how to torture people?"

What Pei Yuan needs is someone who can help with things, but he doesn't want to find a 15-year-old perverted boy.

Chen Toutie's tone was blocked, and he said embarrassedly, "Family heirloom..."

Pei Yuan was speechless.

He's really a perverted teenager who's good at torture.

Pei Yuan roughly understood what Chen Toutie meant. He knew too many secrets of Pei Yuan, and they needed to have a stronger relationship with each other.

He put his brother with Pei Yuan, firstly, to let Qian Hu not doubt him, he would panic. Secondly, the things he did with Pei Yuan had the risk of exterminating the clan, anyway, he had taken such a big risk, so he simply asked Qian Hu to give his brother a future.

Pei Yuan thought that Chen Toutie was going out to work, so he thought to himself, let him be a perverted boy.

It's better than being uneasy with each other after the Luo sect becomes bigger.

Moreover, Pei Yuan just mentioned that Cheng Leixiang's father Cheng Zhihu should come to work for him, which may have given Chen Toutie a wrong hint.

Pei Yuan said, "Okay. First give him a small flag officer and let him start by keeping my documents. He can learn other things slowly, but he must keep his mouth shut."

When Chen Toutie's younger brother came, of course it was impossible for him to inherit Chen Toutie's position.

Chen Toutie can lead two hundred elite soldiers as the chief flag officer, which is equivalent to the manpower of Tan Tai Fangtu and Si Kong Sui, two centurions.

With Chen Toutie's qualifications, others will be convinced if he does this. But can someone else do it?
Chen Toutie quickly assured, "I will teach him well."

Then he boasted, "My younger brother has some education and is much better than me. With him by my side, I feel much more at ease."

Pei Yuan felt weird.

Why does it feel like Chen Toutie doesn't want to keep a hostage on his own initiative? Instead, it seems like he's looking for someone to stick with him because he's worried that he might run away.

(End of this chapter)