"Sir, you asked Sun Wu to follow Dou Kai, right?" On the way back, Lu Fengxian couldn't help but ask.

Ling Xin'an shook her head and said: "That's not the case. Dou Baantou belongs to a prominent local family. I have some suspicions. I just suspect that he has exchanges with some families and takes advantage of me."

Lu Fengxian understood immediately.

But when he thought of what Aunt Zhao said, Lu Fengxian also felt terrified.

"Sir, you'd better stop running in the morning." Lu Fengxian said.

Ling Xin'an looked at Lu Fengxian and said: "Someone from the Dou Mansion came to buy Kongxin Powder, not necessarily to deal with me. Even if it is, since I know about it, I can't scare the snake, but take the initiative to let them reveal their flaws."

Lu Fengxian said: "Your Excellency, since they are so thorough in dealing with you, they must have been plotting for a long time."

Ling Xin'an said: "I run in the morning almost every day. This is something that everyone in Jiangzhou Prefecture knows. The soy sauce business has expanded very rapidly among the three chambers of commerce. The secret recipe has long been taken over by the wealthy families in Jiangzhou if it comes from me.

Got it, now add refined salt and fine salt, you can guess whether some of these noble families are making private salt."

Lu Fengxian was startled and immediately woke up.

Yes, in the soy sauce business, I heard that the adults had said that they had business cooperation with them, but no one took it seriously. Only three insignificant chambers of commerce in Jiangzhou City approached the adults with a trying and flattering mentality. As a result, they

In just one or two months, he quickly became one of the top merchants in Jiangzhou City. At the same time, he spread to the entire Zhou Dynasty and became a giant merchant.

In this matter, the wealthy families and businessmen of Jiangzhou Prefecture can only eat Coptis chinensis by themselves, and they cannot tell the story of their suffering. But refined salt is different. Once refined salt comes on the market, although the price is much more expensive, it is not several times more expensive. Salt is owned by the government.

, destined not to be ridiculously high, the taste and appearance of refined salt will quickly sweep away the previous coarse salt, if anyone among these noble families smuggles official salt.

Master Ling's move can be said to have completely cut off the huge income of those families.

"Sir, they won't really dare to do this, right? The private salt is related to the family." Lu Fengxian was still too young after all, so he said in disbelief.

Ling Xin'an sneered: "Fengxian, do you know that when there is 100% profit, businessmen will take desperate risks; when there is 200% profit, they will despise the law; when there is 3% profit, they will flout the law."

When they are a hundred, they can trample on everything in the world. So don’t think that nothing is impossible.”

Lu Fengxian walked in a daze, with Ling Xin'an's words echoing in his ears, and he couldn't help but think deeply.

"Let's go to the south of the city." Ling Xin'an said after entering the city gate, and then headed towards the south of the city.

It can be said that the south of the city is second only to the main street. It is not that it is prosperous, but that it is lively and there are so many people/flow.

There are many pubs, restaurants, gambling houses, prostitutes and many underground forces hidden here.

Ling Xin'an and Lu Fengxian were both in plainclothes, walking on the streets in the south of the city. Compared to the main street, it was already afternoon, and there were actually people coming and going on the street. It was much livelier than the main street. However, among these crowds, a large number of people were heading toward the city.

Ling Xin'an and Lu Fengxian were watching, as if they were looking at something, and there were people among them who were secretly following them from behind.

"Sir?" Lu Fengxian said in a low voice, but Ling Xin'an stopped him with his hand. He only heard him say: "From now on, you can just call me Young Master, and then pretend that you don't know anything and just follow me."

Lu Feng nodded first and followed Master Ling.

Ling Xin'an walked into a tavern, and the waiter immediately came up to greet her with a smile on her face: "You two, please come inside."

Ling Xin'an randomly found a seat to sit down and ordered a bottle of wine and some snacks.

They came up quickly, and the two sat quietly eating and drinking. At first, some people were watching Ling Xin'an and Lu Fengxian, but seeing that there was nothing special about them, the whole tavern became lively again.

Listening to the voices from all directions, Ling Xin'an said: "If you come to these places more often, you will find a lot of information you can't imagine."

Lu Fengxian said: "Sir, here are some people from the world, and they are all telling anecdotes about the world. How can it help us solve the case?"

Ling Xin'an said: "Fengxian, do you know the biggest difference between you and Sun Wu?"

Lu Fengxian shook his head: "I don't know."

"You are too decent and act upright. This does not mean that this is not good. On the contrary, if you become an official or a general in the future, it will be a good thing for the country and the people. But if you want to be a high official or a general, you must learn to use multiple channels.

It doesn’t matter where the information comes from, as long as it’s done in the right way.”

Lu Fengxian said: "Remember the young master's teachings."

"Listen to what they said?" Ling Xin'an said.

Lu Fengxian pricked up his ears, and after a while, a look of disbelief appeared on his face.

"The orcs attacked the border with the barbarians. Are the two countries at war?"

"The Hu people actually plan to rebuild the college in Chaoge?"

Lu Fengxian murmured to himself.

Ling Xin'an nodded and said, "If these things hadn't come here, would we have been able to hear these things that happened thousands of miles away?"

Lu Fengxian nodded in agreement.

"Waiter." At this time, Ling Xin'an called out to the waiter who was walking by.

The waiter immediately smiled and said: "What do you want objectively?"

"Xu, I just came from out of town, and I have to go on a journey. I plan to stay here for a few days, but I don't have much money in my pocket. Where can I make quick money?" Ling Xin'an casually added a last name and asked the waiter.

When the waiter heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Sir, I wonder how fast you want it to go?"

Ling Xin'an smiled and said: "Of course, the faster, the better."

The waiter said: "The biggest treasure houses here are naturally Jubaofang, Wuyou Fang, and Yongle Fang. Small ones can be found everywhere."

Ling Xin'an said: "How to get to Jubaofang?"

The waiter said: "When you go out and see an armband with a silver symbol on the street, go up and ask. Someone will take you there. I wish you good luck."

Lu Feng first paid the bill and followed Ling Xin'an out of the tavern. Not far away, he saw people in twos and threes standing on the roadside as if nothing had happened but secretly watching passers-by.

Ling Xin'an held a piece of broken silver in her hand, walked up to a man and said: "Jubao Fang."

After saying that, he threw away the broken silver in his hand.

A smile appeared on the latter's face, and he immediately led Ling Xin'an towards a street.

Jubaofang is the largest gambling house in Jiangzhou City. The layout and decoration are naturally not lagging behind. The entrance is very simple and antique. It is very lively with people coming in and out.

As soon as you enter the Jubaofang, a maid comes forward to serve and guide you.

Ling Xin'an seemed to have returned to her own territory, and she felt familiar with him. She casually rewarded her with a piece of broken silver, and the maid immediately became more enthusiastic and kind.

Soon, Ling Xin'an knew the rules of Jubaofang, how to place bets, what the odds were, and how to play.

Ling Xin'an once again gave the maid a piece of broken silver to send her away. Before leaving, she did not forget to pat her buttocks lightly, which immediately made the maid giggle.

In Lu Fengxian's eyes, this scene was like meeting an adult for the first time.

Then, Ling Xin'an started playing big and small, playing points, playing odd and even, losing and winning. In the last game, Ling Xin'an lost and cursed: "I won't play any more, I'll go to Wuyoufang."

After that, he walked towards the door.

Next, Ling Xin'an did the same thing. She went to Wuyoufang, Yonglefang, Daluefang, etc., including Tianbaofang. She went around all the gambling houses. At this time, she was standing in a gambling house and sighed, pointing at Lu Fengxian loudly.

: "Hurry up and take out my private money."

Lu Fengxian was aggrieved and persuaded hard: "Sir, I asked me to keep this money. I know you love gambling, so I asked you to keep it. Otherwise, you and I wouldn't be able to go to Ezhou."

"Dog slave, will you give it to me?" Ling Xin'an said.

Lu Fengxian grabbed his pocket tightly and shook his head desperately.

An angry Ling Xin'an picked up the nearby wooden stick and started to beat the dog slave Lu Fengxian, but the latter quickly dodged. The two started fighting at the entrance of the gambling house, which naturally attracted some people to watch the fun.

"Alas!" Someone sighed: "At such a young age, he became addicted to drugs. No wonder his master did this."

"Poor servant."

Someone also shouted: "If your young master wants money, just give it to him. Why does a little servant care so much?"

"That's right, hurry up, maybe your master's fortune will turn around soon."

I heard that Ling Xin'an chased faster, and Lu Fengxian did the same. No matter what, he still received a few beatings until Ling Xin'an panted and said: "No more fighting, come back tomorrow."

After saying that, he threw away the stick and left. Lu Feng got up first and followed him out, cursing.

After leaving the main street, the two of them walked around here and there. After making sure no one was following them, they headed towards the government office.

"Sir, how are my acting skills?" Lu Fengxian asked with a smile on the way.

Ling Xin'an tutted: "It's too fake."

Lu Fengxian was not convinced and said: "My lord, you are nothing more than that. How could a scholar chase me for more than ten laps without breaking a sweat? If you are careful, you will definitely find that your face is not red and you are still panting."

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"How many times did I hit you and you didn't dodge or resist?" Ling Xin'an rolled her eyes.

"My lord, the master beats the slave. If he resists, the master can beat him even harder." Lu Fengxian shouted.

The two walked while talking, and soon returned to the government office.

At this time, Sun Wu was already waiting at home. When he saw Ling Xin'an, he immediately came over and said, "Sir, I noticed something is wrong."

Ling Xin'an winked, and soon, the three of them sat in the hall.

"Sun Wu, what did you find?"

Sun Wudao: "Sir, I have been following Dou Patou for the past few days and found that Dou Patou's route during the day is the main street, north of the city, east of the city, south of the city, and then back to his hometown. He hardly goes out at night."

"Draw me his route these days." Ling Xin'an said.

"Okay, sir." Immediately afterwards, Sun Wu drew it.

Looking at Dou Kai's itinerary in the past few days, and thinking of Dou's housekeeper buying Kongxin Powder, even Lu Fengxian on the side couldn't help but sigh: "This is too abnormal."

Sun Wu also said: "Sir, Mr. Dou's itinerary is the same every day. He is simply repeating where to go, which store to pass, where to drink tea and rest, where to have lunch, and finally where to come back to prepare.

Report. If nothing happens, Dou Captou will not change at all."
Chapter completed!