Zhong Huan came to the Trade Supervisor and made a special trip to visit the Trade Supervisor Zhang Wan.
The two came to the inner hall and sat down separately for the guest and the host. There were several officials sitting under them.
"This visit to Zhang Jianling is still related to the assassination of the palace ten days ago. I want to know about the establishment of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce. I wonder if Zhang Jianling knows about it?"
Zhang Wan nodded, "The Japanese Chamber of Commerce has reviewed it in the Trade Supervision Bureau. It is the same thing as the Persian Chamber and the Nanyang Chamber. It is essentially a hometown association. They help each other when they have difficulties, provide each other with business information, and also provide food and accommodation.
The owner is Yin Hezheye, and he also provided the land, which mainly houses the inn and internal restaurant."
"I want to know more about this Yin Hezheye. Can Zhang Jianling tell you in detail?"
Zhang Wan was surprised and asked: "Is the assassin a Japanese?"
Zhong Huan nodded, "Judging from all the signs we have so far, it is basically certain that it is a Japanese assassin, but the other party is too cunning and hidden too deeply. There is no progress so far, so we can only find a breakthrough from the Japanese businessman who has disclosed it.
Yin Hezhe is also a top priority! "
Zhang Wan pondered for a moment and said: "This Yin Hezhe is also very well-connected in Japan. When we buy a large amount of silver, he is the matchmaker with various vassal states. Of course, he makes a lot of money himself."
"What kind of connections does he have that he can talk to all the vassals?" Zhong Huan asked.
Zhang Wan thought for a while and said: "There is a theory, but I have no evidence, that Yin Hezhe is also a court official of Japan, and only the various silver-producing vassal states will give him face, or have to follow his arrangements."
Zhong Huan's heart brightened and he asked urgently: "Is there any way to confirm that he is a court official?"
An official next to him said: "You can ask other Japanese businessmen, they should know!"
This method is good. Zhong Huan smiled and asked: "Which businessman is more suitable? Do you have any recommendations?"
The official nodded, "A businessman named Tanaka Hide. He and Yin Hezhe deal in similar types of goods. I think he should be more knowledgeable!"
"Where can I find this Tanaka Hide?"
"There is a shop in Nandawazi that sells pearls and seashells. It should be opened by Tanaka Hide."
Zhong Huan stood up and saluted, "Thank you all for your help!"
"Where! Where!"
Zhang Wan stood up and returned the greeting: "It is our duty to help solve the assassination case and arrest the murderer. General Xiao Zhong is so polite."
Zhong Huan left with his men and rushed to Nanda Wazi.
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Nanda Wazi is the largest of the four major Wazis in Jingzhao. It has hundreds of shops of various kinds, including snacks close to the common people and expensive jewelry and jade.
In the northwest corner of Wazi is where various high-end shops gather. All kinds of silk and satin, jewelry and jade, gold and silver jewelry, etc. are all sold here.
The shop Zhong Huan was looking for was called Dongying Pearl Shell. Zhong Huan came to the shop alone and was greeted by a good-looking woman. She didn't speak Chinese proficiently, and she looked like a Japanese woman.
"I want to discuss some business, is your boss here?" Zhong Huan said with a smile.
The woman quickly bowed and said: "Guest, wait a moment, I'll go and notify you!"
Not long after, a short man walked out from inside. He clasped his fists and said: "Shimoda Zhongxiu, owner of our store, what kind of business do you want to discuss?"
Zhong Huan took out a few pearls from his arms and handed them to him, "Do you accept these pearls?"
I saw pearls that were round, as big as sparrow eggs, and extremely lustrous. They were good things. Tanaka Hide asked quickly: "How much do you want to sell one for?"
"One hundred coins!"
"How much?" Tanaka Hide was surprised.
"A hundred cents a piece, if you want a large quantity, it can be cheaper."
Tanaka Hide couldn't believe it. This kind of pearl cost at least ten guan. The other party only wanted one hundred guan. How could it be possible?
He suspected that it was fake. He took the pearl and looked at it carefully. He was sure that the pearl was not fake and that it was in excellent condition. He suddenly became greedy and asked quickly: "Where did your pillars come from? How many are they?"
"I bought it from Nanyang. I bought a box and other goods. They are all stored in the Guangyuntan warehouse. If you want them, I will take you to pick them. If you pick them, they won't be cheap."
How could Tanaka Hide let go of this opportunity? The other party didn't understand that he was going to make a fortune, and the quality of South Sea pearls was very high.
He quickly said: "I'll go with you!"
A carriage just happened to be driving by. Zhong Huan waved his hand and the carriage stopped.
"let's go!"
Zhong Huan got on the carriage, and Tanaka Hideo hesitated and followed suit.
The carriage immediately drove outside Wazi.
Two burly men sandwiched the short Tanaka Hide, one on the left and the other on the right. Tanaka Hide had realized that something was wrong and he might have encountered a robber.
"What...are you going to do?" he asked in a trembling voice.
Zhong Huan held up the Neiwei sign and said, "We are the Neiwei!"
Tanaka Hide's face turned pale. They would rather encounter robbers than internal guards. If they encountered robbers, they could lose money and avoid disaster. But if they encountered internal guards, their lives would be in the hands of the other party.
"I...I'm just a businessman, not...not a spy!"
Tanaka Hideo was so frightened that his tongue curled up. Zhonghuan could recognize people. He could see that Tanaka Hideo was not pretending. He was really frightened. Originally, he had some doubts that Tanaka Hideo was an intelligence spy. Now it seems that it is unlikely. Intelligence
Spies will not be fooled so easily, only greedy businessmen will be deceived by this witherworm trick.
"I'll ask you a few questions, and if you answer them honestly, I'll send you back to the store and pretend nothing happened. If you're not honest, I'll go to the internal security guards for interrogation."
Tanaka Hide nodded nervously.
"We want to know about Yin Hezheye. Tell us about his background and tell everything you know!"
Tanaka Hide lowered his head for a while and said: "He is not a businessman, he is a retainer of the Fujiwara family. I don't know why he came to Jingzhao to do business. Maybe he is doing business on behalf of the Fujiwara family."
"Is he a Japanese intelligence agent?"
"The villain doesn't know that he behaves mysteriously. Every time he goes back to Japan, he goes alone and never comes with us. And as far as I know, he sells pearls, sea shells, ambergris and other things. I am the same, but in
In Japan, the merchants who sell these goods have never heard of him, so the villain is also very curious, where does his goods come from? "
Zhong Huan asked a few more questions, and Tanaka Hide didn't dare to hide them, so he answered them one by one.
Zhong Huan suddenly remembered something and asked again: "So you are doing business temporarily, right?"
"Exactly, I just came to Jingzhao two years ago and rented a small shop in Wazi, Nanda."
"Then do you know a Japanese businessman named Wuan Qingyuan? He specializes in medicinal materials business and speaks Chinese very fluently."
Tanaka Hide shook his head, "No, I am familiar with all the businessmen in Lin'an. There is no one like this. Unless he has just arrived in the past two years and is fluent in Chinese, there are only a few of them, and everyone knows them."
Zhong Huan nodded, not only Yin Hezhe also had a problem, it seemed that Wu'an Qingyuan also had a problem.
At this time, the carriage returned to Nanda Wazi and stopped at the gate. Zhong Huan said: "If you don't want to die, just pretend that nothing happened. I haven't asked you anything. If you tell me
Yin Hezheye, then you are also a Japanese spy."
"I don't dare, I will definitely keep the secret!"
The inner guard soldiers opened the door and carried him out. As soon as the door was closed, the carriage sped away.
Tanaka Hide was still full of heart, so he went back to the store with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
Returning to the inner guard, Zhong Huan ordered: "Send someone to keep an eye on Tanaka Hide's every move!"
"Follow the order!" A guard commander left quickly.
At this time, a soldier came to report, "General, Lin'an pigeon message!"
Zhong Huan took the pigeon letter and read it, sneered, and said to Xu Cheng next to him: "The Lin'an government said that they had never issued a business contract to Wu'an Qingyuan, and the business contract he got was fake."
Xu Cheng nodded, "It is very likely that Yin Hezhe also provided it. He knew that we were monitoring."
"I think so too!"
Zhong Huan immediately said to Xu Cheng: "Continue to keep an eye on Yin Hezheye and Wu An Qingyuan, and don't alert others, especially Wu An Qingyuan. I believe he will definitely leave the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in a few days!"