"Sir Fang, before entering the city, I have to advise you to think carefully about whether you want to enter Quanzhou City and whether you want to see Zheng Zhilong. In order to avoid being in a dilemma. Sir, you must think carefully. Otherwise... let's go back

Let's go to Lin'an, just think that we are out for a sightseeing trip. Let's discuss the share you want when we get back. We can agree on a similar share and get some stable money. It's better not to cause trouble to Zheng Zhilong..."

In the guest room of the inn where he settled, Jiang Zheng whispered to Fang Zian, who was sitting on a chair with his legs crossed and drinking tea.

Fang Zian shrugged, spread his hands and said: "Sir Jiang, you encouraged me to come here, and now you are asking me to go back. Are you treating me like a monkey? We will arrive in Quanzhou tomorrow, you are with me now

What am I saying? Are you crazy?"

Jiang Zheng blamed himself again and again: "It's all your fault, Xiaguan, he shouldn't have said those words. Sir, to be honest, Zheng Zhilong is really not easy to mess with. This Quanzhou city is like a dragon's den and a tiger's den. Xiaguan is dizzy.

It's the official's fault. You can punish me as much as you want, but you'd better not enter Quanzhou City."

Fang Zian said in a deep voice: "Longtan Tiger's Den? Is it that exaggerated? What else do you know that you haven't told me clearly?"

Jiang Zheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "Your Excellency, I don't actually know much, but I still know some things. Your Excellency, do you know that there is no prefect in Quanzhou so far. No one wants to come to Quanzhou to be a prefect. You know

What’s the reason?”

Fang Zian frowned and said, "Is there such a thing? What's the reason?"

Jiang Zheng said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, do you know that in the past twenty years, Quanzhou has had a total of seven prefects, but four of them died in office. The other three also retired immediately after completing their terms and returned to their hometowns to no longer be involved in officialdom. The one who died

The fourth term did not die of old age or illness, but all died suddenly. The former prefect, Dong Daxing, inspected the coastal defense of the pier with the Yamen officials the first day, and was found dead on the seaside pier the next day. His body was in tatters and was bitten by fish and shrimp.

In the twelfth year of Shaoxing, the third prefect, Li Jun, hanged himself in the government office. His successor, Wang Renzhi, fell to his death on the East Street after being the prefect for a year..."

Fang Zian was startled and said: "So evil? You mean...the deaths of these officials are all related to Zheng Zhilong?"

Jiang Zheng slowly shook his head and said: "My lord asked me this, how should I answer? I don't know the reason, no one knows the reason. The imperial court sent people to investigate, but they couldn't find any reason. Those who were alive didn't tell either.

The local officials are as strict as iron barrels. There is no sign that it is related to the Zheng family, but... this is the weirdest thing. Everyone is suspicious, but no evidence can be found. Isn't this the weirdest thing?

Is it scary?"

Fang Zian pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "Mr. Jiang, you are very good at scaring people. You made up such a story to scare me? Why haven't I heard about these things? No one told me this before I came here.

.Even if it is you, you haven’t said anything since you set out. You are about to enter Quanzhou Prefecture. What is your purpose of making up these things to scare me? Do you have some intentions? "

Jiang Zheng shouted: "My Lord Fang, what can I do? I just want to save my life. Then Zheng Zhilong is definitely not easy to mess with. I have heard many rumors about him. Fang

Sir, I do have ulterior motives for you. I want to use you to have a chance with Zheng Zhilong, but you are unlucky. Who would have thought that you would bring me here too? The more I think about it in the past few days, the more I feel like I have to tell you this.

. Quanzhou is really not where we should come, and it’s really not worth it for such a small amount of money. Sir, listen to my advice, let’s go back. If you want money, you have to live to spend it, right? At the worst, I’ll give you my share when I go back.

Just take it, adults."

Fang Zian sneered and said: "You finally told the truth. I knew you had bad intentions. I thought you and Zheng Zhilong were connected, so you have no dealings with him? Are you not in the same group?"

Jiang Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "Your Excellency, you look down upon me. How could Zheng Zhilong take me seriously? I, a small businessman, do not take him seriously at all. During the holidays, I only send people some gifts."

Giving us a gift is just a greeting, and the rest has nothing to do with it. Xiaguan wanted to establish a relationship with him, but the people he dated were all royal aristocrats, and they didn't even look at him. Xiaguan just wanted to save his life, and he still

Please think carefully, sir, it is better not to go to Quanzhou City."

Fang Zian nodded slowly and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Jiang, who did you hear these things from? Since you suspect that there is something wrong with the deaths of several prefects of Quanzhou, why can't the court find out? There is someone in the court, Zheng Zhilong.

?”

Jiang Zheng shook his head and said: "Your official knowledge is limited, and you cannot just talk nonsense."

Fang Zian said coldly: "Jiang Zheng, answer me honestly. Before me, was the Ship Division controlled by Qin Hui's cronies? What role did you play in it? Are you a remnant of the Qin Party? Then Zheng

Is there any connection between the family and Qin Hui?"

Jiang Zheng was so frightened that he sat down on the ground and waved his hands repeatedly: "My lord, my lord, I am not a member of the Qin Party. Although I am greedy for money, I will never collude with people like Qin Hui. I am a talented person."

I have only been promoted to an official for a few months, and my previous promotion was not a lower official. What happened before has nothing to do with a lower official."

Fang Zian chuckled and said: "Jiang Zheng, don't deny it, some things are getting darker and darker as time goes by. You are so familiar with the matter of embezzlement of imperial tax money and collaborating with merchants to embezzle imperial tax money, which shows that you have done this for a long time. Before.

The Shibo Division is a cash cow controlled by Qin Hui. I don’t know how much property has flowed into the pockets of the Qin Party. You must be a remnant of the Qin Party. I finally understand. What big shot you are talking about is nothing more than a remnant of the Qin Party hidden in the Qin Dynasty. Here we are.

At this time, if you still dare to make money, you are really risking your life at the expense of your money."

Jiang Zheng knelt down and kowtowed: "Sir, the villain knows his crime, and the villain knows his crime. But the villain is just a minion. Most of the money was taken away by the higher authorities. Prime Minister Tang is now the prime minister, and with the Qin Party

We have drawn a clear line, and our money must be handed over in full. You said you wanted 50%, but I think Prime Minister Tang would not agree, so he refused to agree to you. My lord, you said, people like Prime Minister Tang are not allowed in the imperial court.

Can you forgive me? Should a little guy like me still be regarded as a member of the Qin Party? This is not fair. I have never harmed anyone. I just follow their instructions to get some money. Some of it leaked out from their fingers. I also

Just get some benefits."

Fang Zian finally found out who was behind the money from the Shibo Company. It turned out that it was Tang Si Tui. Fang Zian had previously

When I was wondering, I remembered that Qin Xiqing told herself that the Shibo Division was controlled by Qin Hui's people, and Qin Hui used the Shiboti Division as a personal purse. Now that Qin Hui has fallen, the money is still missing. Jiang Zheng's previous words

When it was revealed that there was someone reaching out above, Fang Zian had already suspected that Tang Si Tui was the one who had left the house. Now this speculation was finally confirmed. Tang Si Tui was indeed an incorrigible man, and a dog cannot change its habit of eating shit. He had completely left Qin Hui behind.

He took over the interests of his subordinates, and many people from the Qin Party gathered under his command after being protected by him. It seems that this guy wants to become the second Qin Hui.

"Jiang Zheng, get up. I won't do anything to you. Tang Si retreats, right? You have to tell me clearly about this later, and I will spare you. You are afraid of him, but I am not. But now,

This Quanzhou City must be entered. The things you just said not only did not scare me, but made me more interested. I want to see if this Quanzhou City is a dragon's den and a tiger's den. What is the background of Zheng Zhilong?" Fang Zian

Hehe laughed.

Jiang Zheng was speechless and didn't know what to say. After working for a long time, Mr. Fang actually still wanted to enter the city. This is really hard to persuade. Jiang Zheng really wanted to say: You want to die?

Can you please stop holding me back? But how dare you say these words?

…

The group of people entered the city from the north gate of Quanzhou City in the afternoon of the next day. As soon as they entered the city, Fang Zian was surprised by the prosperity and liveliness of Quanzhou. The scale of the city seemed slightly smaller than that of Dazhou Prefecture, but the bustling and richness was still the same.

No less than any state capital. This can be seen from the shops on both sides of the market and the clothes of the people on the streets.

Fang Zian actually doesn't have much impression of Quanzhou. But one thing he knows is that Quanzhou was called the starting port of the Maritime Silk Road in later generations, which shows that the maritime trade and shipping industry of Quanzhou Port has been extremely developed very early.

After entering the city, Fang Zian quickly realized this. Most of the shops on both sides of the street sold maritime trade goods and shipping-related goods. In addition to the people of the Song Dynasty, people walking on the street also

There are groups of Indian Persians wrapped in turbans, Annan and Ryukyu people who are as skinny as monkeys, and even people from the Fan Kingdom with skin as black as black charcoal. Fang Zian has long heard that Quanzhou Port is the busiest place for ships from the Fan Kingdom.

In the densely packed port, seeing so many foreign sailors and merchants at this moment makes me truly believe this.

Fang Zian and his group were very eye-catching and attracted the attention of the people in the city as soon as they entered the city. In fact, the moment they entered from the city gate, the defenders at the city gate checked the identities of Fang Zian and others. Fang Zian did not hide it either.

, the identity of the Minister of Household Affairs was enough for the soldiers at the city gate to quickly pass on the news.

When Fang Zian and others had just found a decent inn and were about to stay, the people living in a luxurious palace-like house in the east of the city had already been informed.

"Fang Zian? He has entered the city? Very good, he is finally here. I have been waiting for him for a long time. It's good that he is here. Go to the dock and tell Zhongping Boping and the others to come back tonight to discuss something. Also

, I went to the other courtyard to invite Mr. Lin to come, saying that his enemy is here. Haha, I was bored and finally did something." In the splendid hall, an old man with white hair and white hair and a rosy face heard the news next to him.
Chapter completed!