CH 191

The enraged Chang Shengkai immediately summoned his trusted subordinate, Mao Renfeng.

"You must immediately send someone to investigate the situation at the base!"

"And also, send a large number of spies to infiltrate Changshan County."

One day later, devastating news arrived.

"Governor, the base has been completely looted. All the tobacco products have been burned, and all the buildings and facilities have been destroyed."

Chang Shengkai's face contorted with anger. He had hoarded the goods for so long, and selling them all could have earned him at least 2 billion yuan.

The entire governor's office was relying on this income to save them, but they didn't receive a single cent. And now, they had lost their most important tobacco base.

In addition, he owed the Qin Clan a total of over 50 million yuan, and had given away 35 million yuan for free.

It was a huge loss.

Honestly, in all his years in the imperial court, Chang Shengkai had never seen such a person.

He even had a feeling that he might have a deep grudge with the new sheriff of Changshan County, otherwise there was no way to explain his actions. Changshan County was currently weak and should be seeking alliances and support, not easily offending others.

Unless there was a blood feud, it was impossible to understand.

Lin Wen's file was public, and because his background was too simple, it was quickly investigated and found to have no connections.

In a fit of rage, Chang Shengkai immediately ordered Mao Renfeng, "Immediately order the spies to kill that little bastard, kill everyone in Changshan County, and kill anyone they see!"

Upon hearing the order, Mao Renfeng's face turned bitter, and he hesitated before accepting the command.

"Chang, Governor Chang, I...this..."

His hesitant appearance only further infuriated Chang Shengkai.

He pointed his cane at Mao Renfeng's face and said, "Are you also defying orders?"

Mao Renfeng immediately said, "Governor, I am incompetent. The spies I sent to the eastern part of Changshan County were all wiped out, and there is no news from them."

The office fell silent.

After a moment, Mao Renfeng was angrily struck out of the office by the furious governor.

"Send more people! Send as many as you can! I don't believe that the spies of one province can't defeat the spies of one county! Drown them with our numbers! If we can't drown them, then I'll drown you!"

Afterwards, Chang Shengkai immediately called for a meeting with his trusted subordinates.

During the meeting, he declared Changshan County as their mortal enemy, immediately cutting off all contact and trade with Changshan County, and launching a comprehensive attack on their businesses and economy.

However, after investigating for a while, they discovered that Changshan County had no businesses.

The only exports they had before were tea and tobacco, but those had been cut off since the flooding.

All of Changshan County's economy relied on large-scale purchases and recruitment, but it was unclear where their income came from.

Song Ziyuan, the economic supervisor of Rock State, helplessly said, "I have never seen such a strange structure before. I don't know how to disrupt their economy."

Chang Shengkai cursed, "Damn it, this county is full of strange things."

If they couldn't destroy the economy and businesses, then they could only disrupt the trade.

After searching for a long time, they finally found the only trade between Rock State and Changshan County.

Grain.

Rock State was an agricultural state, with a very small proportion of industrial products. Agricultural products were their core export and the lifeline of their economy.

Because they were neighboring regions, logistics and transportation were convenient, and Changshan County had signed a large-scale grain trade agreement with Rock State.

Now, over 80% of Changshan County's grain came from Rock State.

Upon learning this, Chang Shengkai immediately ordered, "Tear up the agreement! Stop the trade."

Although the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Trade were reluctant, they still carried out the governor's orders.

Zhang Shuangxi worriedly said, "Governor, if we do this, we will have even less money. The rebellious armies in Gannan and Hu District are causing a lot of trouble. Li Renjun, Yan Xijun, Feng Jun, and other military leaders have refused to fight. Only Hu Zongjun's troops went to suppress the bandits, but they suffered several defeats due to being isolated and without support."

Chang Shengkai's face darkened, and after a moment, he said, "Xi'er, prepare for a large loan."

Rock State originally belonged to the Western Military Region, but due to adjustments, it was transferred to the Southwest Military Region. However, to balance the power of the Qin Clan, the highest Elder Council did not change the military forces, resulting in Rock State becoming almost an independent military region.

Chang Shengkai had weak control over the local military leaders, with only one-third of them being loyal to him, while the other two-thirds were divided into factions, making the relationships very complicated.

Over the years, they had developed a superficial relationship that could barely get by. Whenever the governor mobilized the military, he would provide allocation fees, bandit suppression fees, and labor fees.

This time, Chang Shengkai was short of money and couldn't even provide the allocation fees in full. The military leaders were naturally dissatisfied, but they couldn't openly oppose him. Instead, they delayed their actions on the road, allowing the governor's loyal troops to go and fight while they watched from the sidelines.

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And at this time, the empire was at war, and the highest Elder Council had ordered stability throughout the regions. With such a big mess happening at this critical moment, how could Chang Shengkai not be anxious?

Therefore, Changshan County, which had cut off the financial route, became the target of his hatred, and the grudge between them reached its peak in Chang Shengkai's eyes.

At the end of the meeting, Chang Shengkai ordered, "Wu Zhihui, mobilize the top assassins from the Qinghong Gang and the Gongjin Society to carry out terrorist attacks on all the important villages in Changshan County. We must completely destroy that little bastard!"Qin Gang received a secret report that his close ally, Governor Chang Shengkai of Rock State, had a deteriorating relationship with Changshan County and was planning to take action against it.

He sat in his smoky office in silence for a long time before ordering his deputy, "Dispatch an elite battalion from the First Brigade of the Seventh Ace Division to standby for supporting Governor Chang."

"Yes, Commander Qin."

The deputy saluted and then left.

Watching the departing figure of his deputy, Qin Gang extinguished his last cigarette and murmured to himself, "Xiao Xiao, if it's really you, you should be able to easily annihilate them, right?"

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Qin Luoshuang had a splitting headache.

Ever since Lin Wen asked her to take charge of foreign affairs, she had been handling all of Changshan County's external relations.

If that was all, it would be fine, but Lin Wen often interfered, causing good relationships to rapidly deteriorate after his meddling.

For example, in the liaison with the Princess faction, Qin Luoshuang intended to maintain a superficial relationship and build some goodwill. However, Lin Wen insisted on her demanding money from the Princess. Not just once, but three times because he thought the money was too little.

When Qin Luoshuang tried to secretly mend the relationship, she found that the Princess faction had blocked Changshan County's phone number.

Qin Luoshuang was frustrated. She inexplicably lost a source of support and offended Li Linyue.

She had spent some time in the capital a few years ago and had interacted with the First Princess. She knew that although Li Linyue appeared dignified and composed, she was extremely vengeful. Lin Wen's actions had definitely earned him a black mark in her book.

If it was just that, it would be fine. Li Linyue was very pragmatic and wouldn't attack Lin Wen without a clear benefit. Moreover, the main force of the Princess faction was concentrated in the capital and had little influence on the local areas.

The key issue was that Lin Wen was too reckless in handling the relationship with Rock State, turning a powerful neighbor into a mortal enemy in an instant.

In Qin Luoshuang's plan, the six regions bordering Changshan County, Rock State, Yunzhou, and Lingzhou to the west, and East Qin Prefecture, Zhongzhou, and West Swallow State to the east, were all targets for establishing good relations.

East Qin Prefecture did not respond to Qin Luoshuang's contact for special reasons.

Of the remaining five regions, just as Qin Luoshuang was making a little progress, Lin Wen directly turned the relationship with Rock State into a deep-seated hatred.

Not only did he cut off all contacts, but he also tore up all orders, causing a huge loss to the finance department.

Old Xie had to find other food suppliers, and the food budget was expected to increase by 15%-25%.

What annoyed Qin Luoshuang the most was:

During this period, fierce battles broke out between the spies of Rock State's Military Statistics Bureau and the crows of the KGB.

Although it was only one-sided and brutal for the spies of Rock State, it invisibly increased the workload of the crows.

The spies of the council never stopped. After Changshan County gained fame, the number of spies from unknown sources increased dramatically, and the crows were overwhelmed.

Fortunately, Qin Luoshuang transferred the duty of supervising local officials to the Anti-Corruption Committee, otherwise, the crows would have been roasted.

Yesterday, after a crow dealt with a spy from Rock State, he found a clue. Following the vine to find the melon, he took down a spy base and seized a large number of documents, including an order:

"Special Command Special Team One, infiltrate Huaizhen and carry out the following tasks: 1. Destroy all production; 2. Set fire to houses; 3. Murder, whether civilians or officials; 4. Create panic, spread rumors. You are to cooperate and provide assistance."

Since the crows couldn't spare any manpower, Qin Luoshuang handed this telegram to Lin Wen and asked him to send the Dragon Group to handle this matter.

Lin Wen readily agreed and immediately dispatched himself.

Having saved nearly 5,000 abducted girls and worked hard on the embankment during this period, Lin Wen's soul power had jumped to 110.03%.

This made Lin Wen very happy, as it meant he could save more people, and his good karma and soul power would grow faster.

The chicken-and-egg super growth plan was beginning to show results.

A few days ago, after several contacts with the Tianlong Commercial Group, the consumption of "Asking Heaven" had just dropped to an acceptable level. Lin Wen immediately obtained all their information, directly used "Cloud Riding Mist Driving" to go there, opened the infinite flash bomb of "Paper Moon Hanging in the Sky", and took down the base of these drug traffickers.

It must be said that this was another rare all-black base, with more than 100 people, providing a total of 316 points of good karma, with no evil karma.

In addition, the destruction of a large amount of drugs brought in another 106 points of good karma.

This greatly improved Lin Wen's impression of Rock State, and he had already listed them as good people who could be approached more.

Those who only provide good karma and no evil karma are good people.

Those who only provide evil karma and no good karma are evil people.

So when he heard that more good people were coming, Lin Wen was overjoyed and immediately went out to greet them.

Since the telegram provided very detailed information, the consumption of "Asking Heaven" dropped to the lowest level, and Lin Wen directly obtained all their information.