Chun'an suddenly became lively, and all the government offices seemed to be eager to help. The worst one was the Chun'an County Magistrate. Normally no one paid attention to him, and no one asked him about it. He was staying in Chun'an normally, but suddenly all of a sudden

Come

Many people gathered around the merchant, shouting and killing him, almost frightening him to death. Now officials from the province, government, and science and technology department came down one by one, and everyone had to be taken good care of. If one of them was not good, he might be punished.

I want to hit the superior officer.

Ming Pao took this opportunity and naturally exaggerated the merchant's affairs, such as colluding with Japanese pirates, raising samurai, and doing business privately, so that the merchant's affairs continued to ferment and could not cool down for a while.

Xu Qian felt that he was sitting back and waiting for death. He was obviously the ambassador of the Seventh House, but he had nothing in his hands. The so-called investigation was almost done by waiting. This passive feeling made him feel uncomfortable. He was not in the mood to study.

, I had no choice but to amuse myself, and encourage Deng Jian every day to say something about working hard when the time comes.

Deng Jian sighed every day and hid when he saw Xu Qian. The prince could not go back and closed the door. Xu Qian knocked on the door every now and then. He really had nowhere to escape. He just wanted to kowtow to Xu Qian and call him

A hero, please spare your life.

After more than three days, Wang Gen did not break his promise. He went to Xu Qian and said, "There is news."

The great scholar of Xinxue looked at Xu Qian with a smile, and then said: "Go out and talk while walking?"

Xu Qian said: "Every wall has ears, let alone going out on the street? Please tell me now, sir."

Wang Gen nodded and said to Xu Qian: "I have a disciple who works in the yamen of Caofu, Zhejiang. He heard that Zhou Kai, the local water transport chief, received a sum of money from an unknown source yesterday. I am afraid that the money was sent by Chun'an.

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Xu Qian expressed disbelief and said: "What does the inspection have to do with the Water Transport Yamen? How come the Water Transport Department also has a share?"

In the capital, Nanjing, Shandong, Zhejiang and other places, the imperial court set up Caofu yamen, which were commanded by the general officer of water transportation. In order to ensure the safety of water transportation, there was a Cao army with tens of thousands of personnel. These people were not

The jurisdiction of local officials does not have a deep relationship with the local area. It stands to reason that the governor who is responsible for water transportation cannot be related to the inspection of merchants. They say that those who see it have a share, but these people who cannot be beaten also have a share?

Wang Gen smiled slightly and said: "Water transportation and inspection are closely related. You don't know the inside story, so of course you don't know. I only ask you, the officials who worked for you have reaped huge benefits. Did they move the money to the government offices?"

Xu Qian shook his head and said: "There are officials in the yamen who have a strong reputation. If some people are too embezzled, I'm afraid there won't be room for them in the backyard of the yamen."

"Yes." Wang Gen smiled slightly and said: "Then it must be transported back to his hometown. I ask you again, if you want to transport it back to your hometown, there are so many checkpoints along the way. If you take the land route, who will be relieved?"

Xu Qian frowned and couldn't help but nod secretly. If someone embezzled two to thirty thousand taels of silver, this would be thousands of kilograms of stuff. This does not include various antiques, calligraphy and paintings. I am afraid that even a few large trucks would not be able to hold it, and besides, they were escorted along the way.

People may not be reassured, unless...

Xu Qian understood and said: "You mean, these people must take the road of water transport?"

Wang Gen laughed and said: "As long as the road for water transportation is opened, there will be no obstacles along the way. It is light and saves energy, so water transportation must have a benefit."

Xu Qian couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Is the evidence that Zhou Dusi received money conclusive?"

Wang Gen looked at him: "How do you want to be sure?"

Xu Qian said: "At least there should be witnesses."

Wang Gen sighed: "There are witnesses, but they may not be willing to come forward."

Xu Qian asked: "But if Zhou Dusi falls, will this person be willing to stand up?"

"This..." Wang Gen hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "What are you planning on doing?"

Xu Qian sighed and said: "Although I am patrolling the Japanese pirates in name, I don't have any soldiers, unless..." Halfway through the words, he obediently shut his mouth and said: "Mr. Wang, just wait for my news.

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After seeing Wang Gen off, Xu Qian took a deep breath. His heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate a little. It took him a long time to calm down, and then he rushed to Deng Jian's room.

"Brother Deng, a great future is ahead of you. Follow me to make great achievements!"

Deng Jian came out reluctantly, looked at Xu Qian with a sad expression, and said: "My eyelids kept twitching when I woke up early in the morning, and I felt like I was going to die soon."

Xu Qian held a fan in his hand and used it to knock Deng Jian on the forehead and said: "Crow's Mouth, clean it up quickly."

Deng Jian was a little worried and asked: "Where are you going?"

Xu Qian said: "Caoyun Yamen!"

Deng Jian couldn't help but be speechless.

The Water Transport Yamen is not an ordinary yamen, it should be said to be a military camp. The work of collecting and transporting food is generally the responsibility of officials from various prefectures and counties, while the Water Transport Yamen is only responsible for guarding. The imperial court has set up a special Cao Army to protect the safety of water transport.

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So Xu Qian said to go to the Caoyun Yamen, which made Deng Jian feel even more uncertain about life and death. But now it was difficult to get off the tiger, so he could only take one step at a time.

The two went out and hired a carriage. Xu Qian sat motionless in the carriage, while Deng Jian sat on one side and deliberately opened the curtain to look at the scenery outside.

Xu Qian said: "When you get to the Yamen, you will obey my orders, do you understand? Also, your knife must be hung on your waist at all times. If we go there this time, if we are a little careless, we may not be able to come back."

Hearing what Xu Qian said was serious, Deng Jian couldn't help shouting: "If that's the case, then you are still going?"

Xu Qian looked calm and said: "There are some things you have to do. Since you have to do it, you must do your best. Brother Deng, even if it is a fire pit, I will jump with you. What are you afraid of?"

Deng Jian murmured: "It's not wise to make friends..."

Xu Qian was too lazy to pay attention to him, and squinted his eyes to fall asleep.

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The Caofu Yamen is located more than ten miles east of Hangzhou. It is set up along the canal and along the river. The entire canal is equipped with various battalions of Cao troops. There are a total of three Cao battalions near Hangzhou, with a population of more than 2,000.

up and down.

And here is the center of the entire Zhejiang water transportation. Countless grains and grass are transported from all over Zhejiang to nearby large granaries, and countless water ships are moored at various docks. After all are reported to the Yamen, the officials here will allocate them.

This yamen, like the Zaozuo Bureau, is independent of the local officialdom system and directly under the jurisdiction of the Chief Water Transport Officer. Therefore, the Hangzhou Water Transport Dusi has a good life. On weekdays, he transports some things to the capital for sale, and then from the capital.

The division transfers some goods to the south of the Yangtze River, and there is a lot of oil and water every year. In addition, the cavalry army under its jurisdiction can get some free pay, and there are also the filial piety of various guilds at the dock. Not to mention a hundred thousand snowflakes, but it is also the whole

The top talent in Zhejiang is missing.

Zhou Kai, the Secretary of Water Transport, was born as a warrior and was quite burly. However, he had become somewhat exhausted during his tenure in office in the past few years, and his face did not look very good. Today he was sitting in the Yazhong, thinking about the fun he had last night.

You might as well have an aide come in and say in a low voice: "Sir, someone from Chun'an is here again."

Zhou Kai sneered and couldn't help but said: "What? We came here yesterday and again today? What do they want to do?"

The staff member lowered his voice and said, "I just want to ask about the ship. There is really a lot of cargo to be shipped out this time, and the people over there are a little worried."

Zhou Kai squinted his eyes, a trace of greed flashed through his eyes, and said with pity: "These people are really powerful, even though I am just a fat guy, but I don't know how many times a year I have to make some small profits, but they are actually

Okay, if you don’t open for three years, if you open for three years, hey..."

Sighing, Zhou Kai smiled coldly: "Go and tell them that the canal ships are not easy to mobilize. It's not that easy. I have to think of a way."

The staff member was stunned for a moment, glanced at Zhou Kai, and suddenly understood. Master Du Si took the money and started speaking in an official tone. He probably felt that his benefits were too few and wanted to get more. The staff member smiled and said: "Okay.

, the student will go and reply now."

"Come back!" Zhou Kai said with a smile on his face: "Don't leave in a hurry. You have to declare your relationship. I am just the Water Transport Department, a big-ass official. I can help them with this. There are many things that need to be taken care of.

, this must be made clear to them. If not, they will think that I am a bandit and robber. I am a good person and do things well.

He has always been kind, honest and trustworthy, and kept his promises. But some things should not be taken for granted, and I cannot do whatever I want. There are so many brothers who rely on water transportation, so I can't feed myself alone and starve the whole family to death.

?Humans, if you want to do good deeds and accumulate virtue, you have to think more about others. Otherwise, are you still a human being? You are a beast!"

"Great talk, sir!" the staff member praised him quickly.

Zhou Kai seemed to be satisfied, and said: "Go ahead, remember to show how powerful you are."

After sending this staff member away, Zhou Kai felt happy again and murmured a tune. Unexpectedly, just after this staff member left, another servant came and said: "Sir, there is a health worker outside. He said...

Ask to see the adults."

"Student?" Zhou Kai hesitated and said, "Where did this bullshit student come from?"

"My surname is Xu, my name is Xu Qian."

"Xu Qian..." At this moment, Zhou Kai cheered up. He had heard of this man and he had been famous for a long time. It was this man who caused the business incident. What? What was this man doing here?

However... it seems that he doesn't need to pay attention to a student, let alone deal with such a person. Zhou Kai smiled coldly and said: "Tell him that I am not interested in seeing him. Let him go back to where he came from!"

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The officer agreed and hurried out, but came back not long after. This time Zhou Kai became angry and said angrily: "Why, he refuses to leave? Is this really unreasonable? Did he see that this officer is good and can be deceived?"
Chapter completed!