"I'm telling you, you don't know the energy of our helmsman."

Wang Dagen had a smile on his face and looked very proud.

"Unlike other branches, our branch does not need to be so cautious because the captain has taken care of many officials in Wan'an City."

Xu Rong opened his mouth, and Wang Dagen was very impressed by his surprised look.

"Really? If that's the case, then why do we have to move?"

“Of course it’s for a better environment!”

Wang Dagen said matter-of-factly.

"Think about it for yourself, are the houses here better or the houses in wealthy areas? And the environment there is also first-class. No one poops or pees randomly, and breathing is much easier."

Xu Rong nodded fiercely: "That's true, but I have never lived in that kind of house. I don't know what it will feel like?"

When Wang Dagen heard this, he felt a little more proud.

"It will definitely be very comfortable. Not only will we wear better clothes, but we will also eat better."

"The cost must be huge, right? Where does the money come from?"

Xu Rong was a little curious.

According to his current understanding, the White Lotus Sect does have some industries that are independent of the major branches and provide financial support to the White Lotus Sect.

But the greater source of money comes from the development of believers and the money donated by believers.

Even the poorest people have something valuable, unless they become beggars.

Moreover, among the followers of the White Lotus Religion, there are also some businessmen and dignitaries.

Some of these people were deceived, some sought help from the White Lotus Sect, and some were simply supported by the White Lotus Sect.

However, Xu Rong is now playing a country bumpkin who has never seen the world, and he is also guiding Wang Mugen in order to obtain some important information.

"Of course it was donated by the believers, and the officials would also donate."

Wang Mugen said matter-of-factly.

Xu Rong asked again: "Are all these officials so rich?"

"That's natural, no official is greedy!"

There was a bit of hatred and a bit of disdain in Wang Mugen's tone.

"These people are just blood suckers, sucking the blood of ordinary people. Most of the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes go into their own pockets."

Xu Rong seemed to feel the same way: "Our village can only barely support itself by farming. Those landowners are trying their best to take our fields away. I didn't expect these officials to be the same."

"They are all the same. One day, we, the White Lotus Sect, will wipe out all of these people!"

Wang Mugen said angrily, as if he was extremely hostile to these people.

Xu Rong's heart moved, and he said hesitantly: "If that's the case, then we still have to get involved with these people? They are not good people, right?"

Wang Mugen was startled, and his face looked a little unnatural, but he still said: "The helmsman said that this is the necessary patience at the moment. We must use their strength to increase our power, wait for the opportunity, and then we can eliminate them in one fell swoop."

Regarding such rhetoric, Wang Mugen obviously still has some grudges in his heart.

But out of trust in the helmsman, I believed it.

Xu Rong nodded and seemed to agree with this statement: "It makes sense, but these officials are not stupid. Will they be noticed?"

Faced with this worry, Wang Mugen smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry, both the county magistrate and the county magistrate have something in our hands. The only one we have to be careful about is the county captain."

"But the county captain usually only manages the soldiers and rarely interferes in the specific affairs of the city."

Xu Rong did not expect that Wang Mugen would tell him the information he wanted to know.

However, his mood was not very happy because of this, but rather very heavy.

The county magistrate and county magistrate of Wan'an City are both controlled by the White Lotus Sect, or at least have a cooperative relationship.

In this case, it is no wonder that the branch of the White Lotus Sect has high-profile ideas.

At the same time, he also understood why the county had to transfer people from other places to investigate the affairs of Wan'an City.

Among the high-ranking officials in Wan'an City, only one county captain has nothing to do with the White Lotus Sect.

If they were asked to investigate on their own, how could they find anything?

On the contrary, it is possible to alert the snake in the grass and hide it better later.

'Now that it is confirmed that the county magistrate, the county magistrate, and the White Lotus Sect colluded, we need to find evidence next.'

This matter is definitely not easy, at least in the short term, it is not something that Xu Rong can come into contact with.

"The reason? What reason did we catch them for? Bribery, or rape and robbery?"

Xu Rong blinked and asked curiously.

Wang Mugen lowered his voice: "I'm telling you, you must never tell anyone, otherwise I will be in trouble."

"Brother Wang, don't worry, I'm very strict with my mouth."

Xu Rong patted his chest and said, "Brother Wang, what you say will never fall into the ears of the second person."

After receiving Xu Rong's assurance, Wang Mugen's voice became softer and he simply moved closer to Xu Rong.

"I was outside the door that day and heard the conversation between the helmsman and the deputy helmsman. It is said that the county magistrate has a deal with the prairie people, selling salt and weapons to them, and the county magistrate is also involved."

"If this matter were to be known to the imperial court, they would not be able to kill him even if they had 10,000 lives."

Xu Rong's fists were clenched unconsciously.

Youzhou has always been bordered by the grasslands, and they have been at war with each other for who knows how many years.

Whenever the grassland people accumulate enough strength, they will think of going south and occupy more territory.

But more often than not, when their population is too large, or when they are short of food and cannot feed so many people, they will go south to plunder.

Firstly, it consumes some people, and secondly, it obtains food.

The people on the border of Youzhou suffered deeply from it, and no one knew how many people lost their lives every year.

And the county magistrate and county magistrate of Wan'an City actually engaged in smuggling, selling weapons and strategic materials such as salt.

This is a typical example of helping others to do evil!

Indeed, as Wang Mugen said, once discovered, it will definitely be a capital crime and may even implicate family members.

If the White Lotus Sect had obtained evidence of the two men's smuggling, it would be no wonder that they would be caught.

'I want to pass this news on and let Tie Ying and others search for evidence of smuggling by the magistrate and magistrate of Wan'an City. If they find the evidence, then I won't need to be an undercover agent.'

'During this period, I also tried my best to find the evidence in the hands of the White Lotus Sect.'

Xu Rong had an idea in his mind, but he didn't take action immediately.

He knew very well that since he had just arrived, there was still a lot of suspicion, so it was best not to act rashly to avoid failure.

The matter of delivering the news must be postponed, at least not now.

At the same time, another question arose in Xu Rong's mind.

Things like salt and grain were sold to the grassland, and it was possible to hide them from the county captain.

But like various weapons, if they are sold on a large scale, it is impossible for the county lieutenant not to know about it.

'If the county captain is also involved...'

Xu Rong shuddered.

The county captain is more harmful than the county magistrate because he has an army in his hands.

Although there are only a thousand people, and it is not known whether there are actual quotas, it is still a powerful force.

Once they are forced to jump over the wall, they may directly occupy Wan'an City and rebel!

The impact will be much greater then.

Once someone raises a flag to rebel, a cult like the White Lotus will definitely not let go of this opportunity to add fuel to the flames.

There are also many bandits gathering in the mountains and forests, and there may be wars everywhere.

Of course, this is the worst case scenario.

It is also possible that it will be suppressed directly by then, maybe without causing any waves.

After all, Youzhou has a large number of troops stationed on the border to guard against the grassland people. As long as the response is timely, there is no problem in exterminating these people.

But no matter what, if the three top executives of Wan'an City are involved in smuggling, then the situation here is really too dangerous.

Wang Mugen suddenly asked: "Yu Hen, why does your face look so ugly?"

Xu Rong opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but then hesitated.

This made Wang Mugen even more curious: "If you have anything to say, just say it hesitantly."

"Brother Wang, these two people are smuggling these things to the grassland people, and the grassland people enter Youzhou every year to plunder, and many people are killed and displaced because of this. Isn't this helping the grassland people bully ordinary people like us?"

"If they have good weapons, they will kill many more people. This..."
To be continued...