"The troops have been counted. Here is the list. Please review it."

Tian Zhao handed over the list, but Zhao Ji didn't take it. "I trust the deputy general. I am unfamiliar with military affairs, so I won't let an outsider command the experts to avoid causing trouble for you. Your safety along the way will depend on Deputy General Tian!"

When Zhao Ji said this, not only Deputy General Tian, ​​but even the shirtless soldiers who were called out on the training ground were stunned.

At this moment, both Tian Zhao and the three thousand soldiers felt a strange emotion lingering in their hearts.

That's the feeling of being respected and trusted!

The emotions brought about by this feeling were so overwhelming that everyone was silent for a while.

It was Tian Zhao who spoke first, his voice a little hoarse, and he said, "Thank you very much, Master Seal. I will do my best to arrange the next things!"

Then Tian Zhao half-knelt on the ground and saluted. The dull sound of his knees hitting the ground broke the silence. The three thousand soldiers also

They half-knelt and shouted in a deep voice: "We will not let the seal master down!"

Zhao Ji's attitude, words and deeds at this moment made all the soldiers admire him very much. At this moment, everyone sincerely listened to Zhao Ji's orders.

After Tian Zhao finished counting the troops, he wanted to send Zhao Ji away from the barracks, but Zhao Ji said, "I wonder if the deputy general can spare a few incense sticks of time. I have some arrangements to tell you."

Although Tian Zhao is a rough man, he is actually very smart and a man of both courage and strategy. Otherwise, he would not have been able to become the deputy general in the Black Iron Guards, which are so suppressive and scheming.

He first looked around, checking the surrounding environment with his eagle eyes, and then brought Zhao Ji to the Black Iron Guard's horse farm. There were no buildings around the horse farm, so the view was basically wide and the place was empty, so it was basically impossible for anyone to hide and eavesdrop without being discovered.

"I have some arrangements regarding the transportation of disaster relief funds. Please listen carefully..." Zhao Ji deliberately let Tian Zhao get closer to him, and then made physical contact with him without making any expression.

Before setting off, Zhao Ji must make sure that Tian Zhao is loyal, otherwise there will be a huge risk, and Zhao Ji wants to test whether Tian Zhao is the kind of person who likes to act on his own.

As a result, I heard a lot of...

[This arrangement is too amazing, this is how it should be done! ]

[I have to say, Zhang Yin is different from other people. If Zhang Yin were my boss, I would be willing to die for him! ]

[From now on, I will do whatever the palm print says, follow the palm print, and I must help the palm print complete this transportation smoothly!]

For the first time, Zhao Ji felt that other people's voices were a bit hot, but this time he was also sure that Tian Zhao was now a loyal fan of Zhao Ji!

Zhao Ji was completely relieved about Tian Zhao.

Now, in Zhao Ji's opinion, the transportation of disaster relief silver is basically halfway settled. The other thing is to find the previously lost disaster relief silver.

Zhao Ji felt that he had some clues about this matter but not much. The main reason was that Zhong Lingyun died too quickly and a lot of key information had not yet been dug out.

However, Zhong Lingyun mentioned a mountain in the dilapidated temple that time. Zhao Ji reasoned that the power behind the scenes must have taken the disaster relief money and hid it in an unknown mountain.

The difficulty now is that we don't know which mountain it is, but Zhao Ji speculated that it should be a mountain near Kyoto. After all, there is a lot of silver. If 300,000 disaster relief silvers are transported too far away, firstly, the volume is too large to be transported, and secondly, such a large amount of gold and silver is difficult to disguise. If it is transported to a distant place, there will be a greater risk of being targeted by others.

"Master, the topographic map near Kyoto that you requested has been drawn." Zhao Ji returned to the Imperial Household Department, and the eunuch who had been waiting for a long time had already brought up the prepared map.

Zhao Ji looked at the map carefully. Kyoto was in a terrain that was easy to defend but difficult to attack, as it was surrounded by mountains.

There are seven or eight mountains of various sizes near Kyoto, and there are countless hills.

If we really search the mountains one by one, not only will it waste manpower, but it will also make a lot of noise and easily alert the enemy. There are so many mountains nearby, and if someone moves around, it will be like playing hide-and-seek.

"It seems we need to think of a way to lure the snake out of its hole."

Zhao Ji swaggered to the Ministry of Revenue's office.

When the Minister of Revenue saw that it was Zhao Ji who came, his face turned pale. Now the person the Minister of Revenue was most afraid of was none other than Zhao Ji.

As soon as he saw Zhao Ji, the Minister of Revenue couldn't help but think of the huge amount of gold he had donated and the scene of himself peeing in fear in the hall.

But no matter how afraid he was, the Minister of Revenue could not lose face on the Ministry of Revenue's territory.

He bravely went forward and asked, "I don't know why the seal holder came to the Ministry of Revenue, but is there anything I can help you with?"

Some ordinary staff members in the Ministry of Revenue did not expect that the Minister of Revenue would be so respectful to Zhao Ji. Some who did not know Zhao Ji were quickly introduced to him in a low voice by their colleagues.

Zhao Ji first pretended to take a look around. It should be said that the Ministry of Revenue had quite a lot of account books.

After the Minister of Revenue looked pale, Zhao Ji slowly said, "As you know, the Emperor asked me to investigate the loss of the previous batch of disaster relief funds. I came to you to borrow some people."

When the Minister of Revenue heard that they wanted people and not money, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. But then he heard that they wanted to investigate the previous batch of disaster relief funds, and his heart trembled again.

The Minister of Revenue was not completely unaware of where the disaster relief funds went, but since Zhao Ji had lent them money, it was impossible for him to not give any money at all.

So he pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, whoever you want, I will lend it to you for half a month at most."

"You know that the Ministry of Revenue is short-handed. We lost an assistant minister inexplicably, and the emperor hasn't appointed a new one yet, so we are also short of manpower!"

Zhao Ji was not in a difficult position. Asking him to borrow someone today was just a formality. Zhao Ji did not dare to use the person given by the old fox, the Minister of Revenue. He just placed him in Kyoto as a chess piece to confuse the person behind the scenes.

After successfully getting two people from the Ministry of Revenue, Zhao Ji ordered: "The thieves have taken so much official silver, they will definitely find a way to find a bank or a furnace to melt it."

"You two should keep an eye on the banks in Kyoto and report back whenever there is any unusual activity."

Zhao Ji looked at the two people from the Ministry of Revenue and suddenly reached out and patted one of them.

[The Shangshu asked me to report the progress at any time. Now this damn eunuch asked me to keep an eye on the bank. What is there to report?]

[I thought this was an opportunity to make a contribution, but it turned out to be this arrangement. I might as well go back and flatter the Shangshu to gain a better future! ]

[Let's take it one step at a time. When will this damn eunuch take his hands away? Damn eunuch!]''

Zhao Ji smiled faintly, took his hand away, and let the two men go without saying anything. However, the man from the Ministry of Revenue who was cursing walked to the corner of the alley and fell inexplicably, hitting his head on the stone steps. The man's screams that resounded through the sky startled the crows.