Luo Li knew the whole story, so he understood why people like Chen Ping and Zhao Jin insisted on doing this dangerous thing.
Seeing Zhao Jin's excited expression, he couldn't help but be touched. He stepped forward, patted Zhao Jin and said comfortingly.
"He will be found, and I will leave it to you when the time comes."
Zhao Jin nodded silently, his mood still not calming down for a while.
"Where is the freight going?" Luo Li took over and continued to ask.
“I only know it’s in the north, but I don’t know the details.”
"Who is responsible for transporting it out?"
"It's a man named Tian Qi."
Jiulongtang had investigated all the trading firms in Haixing Prefecture, and Luo Li immediately remembered, "The boss of Tian's Tea Shop?"
"Yes."
"Who helped him open the transportation route?"
"Shaoyin of Haixing Mansion."
A Shaoyin of a Prefecture, from the sixth rank, is only waiting to be promoted to the Prefect. If he is very talented and recommended by his superiors, he might be the next Prefect.
If this person is in power, wouldn't this group of people be able to run rampant in Qingzhou?
"Where is the private salt farm?" Luo Li asked again in a deep voice.
"You don't know? Didn't you rob the salt farm?" The little bald man looked up in surprise.
"I'll ask you an answer!"
The little bald man lowered his eyes in fear and said quickly: "The location of the salt field..."
The locations of the salt fields explained were those that Chen Ping found through rags a few days ago, and the clues basically match up.
The whole interrogation lasted for half an hour, and the little bald man knew everything and kept talking. He knew that he would never survive in the hands of these people, and his only thought was to die quickly.
Finally, the other four killers were also interrogated one by one. When they saw the leader, they all confessed, and they all cooperated very cooperatively and told the information they knew, but it was all scattered, which shows that Pixiu's control of information is quite strict. p>
The brother in charge of recording at Jiulong Hall handed the information to Zhao Jin and Luo Li, and the five of them handed over seven or eight clues.
"In the thirteenth year of the Apocalypse, people from the north also sent people to inspect this place, and Ren Chou personally received it."
"Pirates also collect money to do things on weekdays. There are several people in the county government and state government who are responsible for contacting them."
"The tea shop is often active, and prohibited items are also smuggled in when transporting salt."
"There are several merchants who occasionally help transport salt."
"We have people in Qingzhou, Jianzhou and several small fishing villages."
"The soldiers at the checkpoint are also..."
"That's almost it. Hall Master, how should we deal with them?" the subordinate asked for instructions.
"Chen Ping had an explanation when he left. We will secretly hand over all the clues and people we found to Qingzhou Camp and let them come forward to deal with it. This will prevent us from coming to the stage." It can be said that this series in Qingzhou
Chen Ping's actions have all been designed, and now we just have to take the last step.
"What if, what if the Qingzhou Camp wants to protect them?" The subordinates were a little worried. After all, no one knew whether there were other people in the military camp involved.
"Let them all put their thumbprints on what was recorded today. If the Qingzhou Camp does not take action, then we will let these bad things spread all over the world. Those officials are not fools. No one dares to suppress the report or deal with it at this time."
Zhao Jin is not too worried. The worst he can do is drag these corrupt officials to hell with him.
"Well, just do what Chen Ping said." Luo Li nodded in agreement. These things were never what he was good at. He would do whatever Chen Ping said.
In order to avoid a long night and many dreams, everyone sent Kong Fang and six others outside the Qingzhou camp overnight, and attached the investigated information and confessions.
Although not as many people were sent this time as last time, the content of the letter made the entire Qingzhou camp unable to sit still.
Late at night, the leader of the Qingzhou camp brightly lit the tent.
After receiving the order, all the generals rushed there quickly, and letters and confessions were circulated among everyone.
"Sir, do you know who sent this?" A general stood up and asked, holding his hands in his hands.
"Same as last time, no one was seen." Qingzhou Magistrate sat in the main seat with a gloomy expression. He has been cracking down on pirates every year, but he never expected that there would be such a serious smuggling of sea salt under his rule.
Although the clues in the letter have not been verified one by one, it seems that there are many officials and business firms involved. This is an earth-shattering event.
"Tell me, is this credible?"
"Sir, I think I believe it is credible, but the clues need to be verified, and what is written here is not detailed." A lieutenant general replied righteously.
"Oh? Why is it so credible?" Qingzhou General Magistrate signaled everyone to be quiet.
"From Guo Shan and the guards who were sent last time, it was finally verified that the smuggled sea salt did exist. Today, so many witnesses and clues were sent, which shows that the people behind it will not have the wrong target. And... I think there is something wrong.
It's possible... it's possible..." The deputy general didn't dare to say any more.
The Qingzhou general judge frowned and shouted: "Speak!"
"I think it's possible that the person behind this is the imperial court!"
"What?"
"Court!"
"...."
As soon as these words came out, the tent was like a pot exploding, and all the generals were talking about it.
Pirates are rampant along the coasts of Qingzhou and Jianzhou, and how many innocent people have died over the years.
There will never be such a person among the Jianghu people, and their abilities are limited and they will not investigate so deeply. Most of them just kill a few pirates and save some people.
After all, Qingzhou Tongpan is an old man in the officialdom, the chief officer in charge of the military of a state. He can still sit still at this time. He just stared at the deputy general and asked: "Tell me what you think."
The deputy general looked around at his colleagues in the tent and saw that they were all waiting for his answer, so he had no choice but to express his guess.
"Everyone knows about the Qianzhou salt and iron case. At that time, the imperial court was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. In the end, it was widely implicated. Now, illegal salt sales are also happening in Qingzhou and Jianzhou, and the scope is even greater as stated in the letter. I wonder, how can such a large-scale deal be done? Besides the imperial court, who else can investigate this case?"
"Then why not just like Qianzhou and send a special person to conduct a thorough investigation? Instead, use such a shady method?" Another general asked.
"No. How do we know that this was not discovered by a special person sent by the emperor? Maybe the investigators just want to see the attitude of our Qingzhou camp? If we don't conduct a thorough investigation, who can guarantee that the next imperial edict will be issued? Aren’t you here to take our lives?”
The deputy general's three consecutive questions directly shattered everyone's illusions, and it does make sense after careful consideration.
Due to the outflow of illicit salt, iron ore, and grain, the war in the north has not gone smoothly. The emperor has already ordered a serious investigation and punishment, and all those involved will be dealt with severely.
This is a matter that involves the foundation of the entire country. It is absolutely impossible to investigate just one area in Qianzhou. It is estimated that people from the imperial court are conducting overt and covert investigations in all states.
Unfortunately, half a year after the Qianzhou incident, similar cases also occurred in Qingzhou and Jianzhou. After thinking about it, everyone combined the lieutenant general's guesses and unanimously concluded that it must be the imperial court's test of the Qingzhou camp.
The more the Qingzhou magistrate thought about it, the more he felt that the matter could not be delayed. Now there is a chance to catch the pirates through a thorough investigation, destroy the transportation lines and seize the private salt fields. Even if the court holds him accountable, it will only be a fine at most.
But if he pretended to be ignorant and did nothing, his life might be in danger if something happened in the future. Thinking of this, he slammed the table heavily and ordered loudly.
"Quickly interrogate the six killers. I only want the truth, regardless of life or death. I will send people to the location mentioned in the letter. If the suspects and boats are found, they will be detained immediately. The private salt farms will be sealed on the spot. Report all the case information to Haixing Prefecture, Zhejiang Province Chongfu, if anyone obstructs it and takes it directly, I will bear all the consequences."
"In addition, other clues will be verified one by one. I want to see the results at sunset."
"Yes!!!"
All the generals clasped their fists and responded in unison as they received their orders.
There was a faint ray of light in the sky outside the tent, and lightning in the distance was like a python's thunder. A heavy rain was about to come.
Soon after, several groups of cavalry with stern expressions, wearing shawls and armor, roared out of the Qingzhou camp, and then dispersed and ran towards their respective destinations.
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