In the room prepared by Yan Zheng for Zhao Jin, all three of them were present.
"Sir, if they are protecting each other, I'm afraid we won't be able to find out." Qin Heng frowned, feeling a little uneasy thinking about Yan Zheng going to investigate the Wei family.
Zhao Jin glanced at Qin Heng and said with a smile: "Do you think you two can find out something if it's the two of you who investigate?"
"If we want to investigate," Zhao Jin raised his eyebrows and lowered his face slightly, "we have to investigate secretly."
Otherwise, if they don't know about the pool of water in Xiangquan County, they can check it rashly or openly. As long as they deliberately conceal it, they won't be able to check it.
Qin Heng's eyes brightened slightly, "What do you mean, sir, that we investigate separately?"
Zhao Jin nodded slightly, "We want to investigate, but not the person we met at the port that day."
The expression in Xingmu's eyes was calm and a bit sharp, "If you want to quickly find out the situation in Xiangquan, you should check the most important people in Xiangquan."
"County magistrate." Seng Fan blurted out, folding his arms at the side.
"Not just the county magistrate, Xiangquan makes a living from shipping and trade." Qin Heng gradually relaxed his brows and added.
Zhao Jin glanced at the two of them and showed a satisfied look, "That's why we still need to check the Wei family and the Cao family."
"That person is probably just a small steward of the Wei family, not a big shot."
Even if the Wei family abandons him, it won't be a big deal.
Seng Fan was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion: "How do you know that he is just a small steward?"
"Of course you can tell. The Wei family's ability to become one of the two major shipyards in Xiangquan did not happen overnight. If there were really some great people in the Wei family, it wouldn't be like this."
That day Zhao Jin saw clearly that although the other party was quite arrogant and seemed to be in charge of the Wei family port, in fact judging from his demeanor, he was by no means a person in a high position.
That's why Zhao Jin guessed that he was just in charge.
"Qin Heng," Zhao Jin pondered for a while before making a decision, "go investigate the Wei family and the Cao family."
Qin Heng cupped his fists and accepted the order, "Yes!"
"It's mainly about the heads of the Wei family and the Cao family, and the internal situation."
Zhao Jin paused, recalling a question Yan Zheng mentioned at that time, and then said: "And what are the grievances between the Wei family and the Cao family."
If it was just an ordinary competitive relationship, it would never be like this.
What Zhao Jin saw today was that the entire port was directly divided into two halves, as if they had never seen each other until death.
When Zhao Jin mentioned it, Qin Heng and Seng Fan also recalled the abnormality at the port.
"Even if they are both the largest shipyards in Xiangquan and they compete, there should still be contacts. It shouldn't be this kind of relationship."
After all, we are colleagues, so it is inevitable that we will have some contact.
"Go find out."
Zhao Jin looked at Seng Fan and said, "Seng Fan, go check Yan Zheng and see if what the waiter said that day is true, and..."
Zhao Jin couldn't help but frown, "Strictly address the situation at home."
"Your Excellency, are you referring to Yan Zheng's break with his mother at home?"
"There is also Mrs. Yan." Zhao Jin reminded, "If Yan Zheng can marry her regardless of family opposition, there must be something special about Mrs. Yan."
This era not only values filial piety, but also race.
If Zhao Jin had not noticed before that they were particularly unfavorable to non-Zhao people, especially non-Han people, he would not have noticed this problem.
Ning Ce's words that day, "Anyone who is not of my race must have a different heart" really sounded the alarm for him.
If he wanted to continue trading with the West, the conflict between foreigners and Han people must be resolved.
But when Liuli's incident happened, even he's impression of Westerners here fell to the bottom.
"My subordinate understands."
"Go, be careful, don't get discovered."
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The next day, because he was at the county government office, Zhao Jin did not go to the military camp for training or boxing in the yard as usual.
Zhao Jin stood at the door of the room, squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky, stretched out, and felt a little uncomfortable in all the bones in his body.
After realizing his idea, Zhao Jin couldn't help but laugh.
"I'm so used to it. It's rare that I can be lazy, but I feel uncomfortable all over."
Zhao Jin hesitated for a moment and decided to take a walk around the county government office. If he walked around, he could also take a look at the situation of the county government office.
After walking for a while, Zhao Jin received many secretly sizing glances.
Strictly following Zhao Jin's instructions, Zhao Jin's identity was not announced, so the government officials did not know about Zhao Jin, the governor of Yunzhou County. Instead, they dared to take a look at who the county magistrate's distinguished guest was when Zhao Jin was not paying attention.
When he walked to a plum garden, Zhao Jin saw someone loosening the soil for the plum trees.
Moreover, he is not Han Chinese.
The woman heard the sound and turned her head to look. When she saw Zhao Jin, a flash of surprise flashed in her eyes.
"Is this Mrs. Yan?" Zhao Jin was the first to speak out.
Madam Yan was startled at first, but then she realized that Zhao Jin recognized her by her skin color, and smiled, "Young Master is polite, I am Madam Yan."
The woman standing next to the plum tree has dark skin, but it can be seen that her facial features are delicate and beautiful.
The dark complexion not only did not diminish the other party's appearance, but instead added a bit of heroic spirit.
Hearing Mrs. Yan's words, Zhao Jin was slightly stunned.
If you don't look at the skin color and the somewhat deep facial features, and just listen to this mandarin, you will definitely not be able to tell that this person is not Han.
"Madam." The maid bowed to Zhao Jin and reminded Madam Yan in a low voice.
Mrs. Yan looked a little stunned and looked at the maid blankly.
The maid's eyes glanced at the small hoe in Madam Yan's hand several times, and then Madam Yan suddenly realized.
"Oh! I'm sorry."
She quickly placed the small hoe in her hand against the plum tree and smiled sheepishly, "Young Master is laughing at me. You are Yan Lang's distinguished guest, right? I don't know what to call you?"
Zhao Jin raised his eyebrows, it seemed that Yan Zheng had not told his wife his identity.
"My surname is Ning."
A faint smile appeared on Mrs. Yan's face, "Then let's call you Mr. Ning? That's how you should all be called."
"Yes," Zhao Jin didn't care about the title. He asked curiously, "Has Madam been in Zhao country for a long time?"
Mrs. Yan's eyes were blank for a moment, and she searched her thoughts, "It's not a long time, about four or five years."
"Four or five years?" Zhao Jin was a little surprised.
Being able to speak Mandarin to this level in four or five years shows that Mrs. Yan's language talent is extremely high.
When Zhao Jin spoke to her, there was no trace of his accent.
The smile on Mrs. Yan's face widened a little, "Do you think you can't tell just by listening to me?"
"Madam's voice sounds like someone from Zhao."
Mrs. Yan seemed very happy to be praised openly, "Thank you very much, but the main reason is that when I was a child, I studied the Mandarin of Zhao for several years."
Have you learned Mandarin?
Zhao Jin's eyes flashed slightly, Mrs. Yan's identity was probably not simple.
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