To the east of the city, in the compound where Tang Ji temporarily lived.
Under the leadership of Ye Zheng, Chen Zehan quickly walked through the corridor and walked into the courtyard at the back. He did not stop until he entered a huge pavilion inside.
The entire pavilion is surrounded by bamboo curtains and gauze curtains. Only a small area is left in the direction of the pond for lighting. There are many large ice cubes placed in the corners. There are herbal tea, cold drinks, snacks, etc. on the table, as if
Isolated from the scorching heat of the outside world, he was a little dumbfounded and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
He is also an official sent by the imperial court. He is supervising the work on Yinshui Bay under the bright sun. Now he is constantly busy with the salt industry. As a result, this boy is doing well. He is hugging his wife, teasing the maid, looking at the scenery, and sipping herbal tea.
, so comfortable!
This gap is too big!
Seeing him standing there in a daze, Tang Ji also restrained himself a little, loosened his hold on Jiang Ran, coughed lightly against his lips, and pushed a glass of fresh iced juice on the table in front of him: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Chen."
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Chen Zehan didn't refuse. He thanked him and sat down on the stone bench. After taking a sip, he almost shed tears of envy, but he quickly adjusted his expression and started talking about business: "Tang
Sir, the sea salt matter has made progress. Chen Hao, the manager of the salt bank, accepted several batches of private salt last month for his own selfish desires, and deliberately made false accounts for this purpose. The coarse salt has now been sealed and cannot be circulated.
Those on the market are also being recalled quickly. As for whether the sea salt flowed out from the salt production department, the official has also sent people to the salt warehouse to verify, and it is expected that there will be news soon."
Tang Ji pursed his lips. He already knew this information last night, and then asked: "Mr. Chen, if I remember correctly, there should be a salt warehouse built in the salt drying base, right? Why should it be transported back to the city?"
Chen Zehan raised his hand and scratched his head: "I am dissatisfied with Mr. Tang. Due to cost issues, the salt warehouse in the salt drying house has not actually been built yet. In addition, there was news that pirates were targeting the salt making department, so we decided
Send the salt back to the city for storage."
Tang Ji nodded attentively, and then ordered: "Go ahead and build the salt warehouse as quickly as possible!"
"But, silver," Chen Zehan replied hesitantly.
Tang Ji smiled calmly: "Don't worry, your majesty and the court care more about the Salt Production Department now, and our dear Lord Song will also support it!"
Seeing his slightly sinister expression, Chen Zehan couldn't help but shudder. News came from Kyoto a while ago that Tang Ji had swindled one hundred thousand taels of silver from Song Shangshu before leaving. The Shangshu was so angry that he couldn't help but shudder.
After impeaching him for several days, it has only been less than a month, and it seems that the Ministry of Revenue will tighten its belt in the future!
But these are not things that he should take care of. After all, His Majesty has specifically stated before that Tang Ji has the absolute right to speak in the Salt Making Department. As long as the request is reasonable, he must try to satisfy it.
"I'll get it done immediately," Chen Zehan responded. He drank the juice in the cup and smacked his lips with unfinished content. He was about to get up and leave, but suddenly thought of something, raised his hand and replied, "By the way, Mr. Tang, as originally planned,
According to our plan, another batch of salt will be shipped in three days, but now that something like this has happened, should we store it in Silverwater Bay first and then make a decision?"
"After all, it's something that needs to be managed under one roof. It's better to transport it here and send more people to escort it," Tang Ji replied.
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After Chen Zehan left, Tang Ji took the slightly pale Jiang Ran into his arms again and gently rubbed her temples: "In my husband's impression, Madam's body is quite strong, at least stronger than Jiu'er. Why?"
This illness lasted more than half a month!"
Hearing this, Jiu'er pursed her lips and hummed softly: "Uncle, you don't know that the young lady's body is very weak. In the past when she was in Yuexian Tower, she caught wind and cold. During this period, she couldn't bear the wind.
I stayed there for more than a month, and once, I was playing the piano so well that I coughed up blood."
"Jiu'er!" Jiang Ran glared at her and interrupted her words to prevent Tang Ji from worrying anymore. He shrank in the latter's arms, and then pretended to be aggrieved and said: "That husband dislikes me for being a burden.
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Even if Jiu'er didn't say anything, Tang Ji knew how much she had suffered, and pressed her head against her head with some distress: "How dare I, I'm worried about your health!"
"Okay, okay, I'm fine, husband, don't worry!" Jiang Ran replied with a smile, then gently kneaded his fingers and asked curiously: "Since such a big thing happened to the Salt Bank, why?
Do you want to continue to transport salt here? Aren't you afraid of something happening?"
Tang Ji smiled and shook his head: "Silly wife, didn't I tell you before? Compared to enemies in the dark, I prefer to fight with people naked on the table!"
The only clue now is Wang Tongren, which is troublesome and tedious to investigate. If you can use this batch of salt to lead the opponent out, it will be no loss!
"Fighting naked on the table?" Jiu'er asked subconsciously, and then he imagined the scene of Tang Ji shirtless and fighting with others on the stage. Goosebumps suddenly fell to the ground, and then said: "Uncle, you better put on your clothes."
It’s better to put it on and fight again!”
After listening to her words, Jiang Ran raised his hand and pinched Tang Ji's arm: "Look, this damn girl has been led astray by you!"
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"She obviously learned these words from Cheng Tie and Hua Yuan'er!" Tang Ji retorted casually.
"Hmph, I'm obviously self-taught!" Jiu'er added.
Tang Ji and Jiang Ran turned their heads and said in unison: "I didn't praise you!"
3 days later, in the evening.
"Old Tang, when are we going to go for a walk on the beach?"
Hua Yuan'er crossed her legs and sat on the rockery in the courtyard, holding grass in her mouth. She lit stone lanterns across the flat ground in front of her. She looked at the figure who was waving a long sword and asked casually.
He was born and grew up in the northwest. He had seen great lakes and rivers a few years ago, but he had never seen the endless sea. He thought he wouldn't have to stay in Longling City for long, but he still hadn't seen Tang Ji.
There are moves, this guy seems to be on a fun trip.
After Tang Ji finished practicing a set of sword moves, he calmed down and put away the sword. After putting the Tianxing Sword back into its sheath, he calmly replied: "You can go if you want, and no one will stop you!"
"No, I have to go with you!" Hua Yuan'er replied directly.
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It has to be said that Tang Ji was very generous and rented a very large house. He also let him choose a large courtyard on the side, and it was a single-person courtyard. When Su Su came over, he would not be afraid of being disturbed.
But that stinky woman Qin Ying was targeted!
I guess if I take the first step, she will move in immediately!
Tang Ji wiped his sweat with a handkerchief and planned to take a shower. Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the archway, he was hit by Ye Zheng who walked in and almost fell to the ground.
Ye Zheng also had quick eyesight and quick hands, and quickly supported him: "Sir, are you okay?"
"Why are you walking in a hurry?" Tang Ji stretched out his hand and rubbed his chest.
Ye Zheng raised his eyes slightly and immediately replied: "Master Qi, the salt has been robbed!"
"The salt has been robbed?" Tang Ji exclaimed.
Good guy, he sent more than a hundred Xiaolin Army soldiers, hundreds of local defenders and a dozen Xiaotian Guards who had reached the peak of second-rate strength to escort him. How could this be robbed? What is the origin of the other party?
Ye Zheng looked serious, and explained with cupped hands: "There were about a hundred people who hijacked the car. They set up an ambush in the forest in advance, and used drugs and poisons. The brothers didn't react hastily, and they were all attacked. According to Xiao
As God has repaid, there is also a master among them who has reached the master level."
"Huh~" Tang Ji stretched out his hand and rubbed the center of his brow. It was just a guess at first, but he didn't expect that the group of people would dare to actually come out and grab it. He exhaled and asked, "What did Yao Sha say?"
p "Chief Li is leading people to investigate!" Ye Zheng continued to reply.
Tang Ji nodded slightly and ordered: "I understand, you go find Mu Ying and ask her to help treat the soldiers' injuries!"
"I obey." Ye Zheng bowed his head, then turned and left.
Hua Yuan'er naturally heard the conversation between the two of them and whistled towards Tang Jijing: "Hey, I feel that those pirates are provoking you. In the Black Dragon Village, a landlord was robbed by me once, and he had some intentions.
Unsatisfied, he recruited a group of people and took out a batch of more precious goods as bait. As a result, I not only ate them, but also took off all the clothes of those people he invited and hung them on the tree. Who knew that guy was still there?
He made trouble 56 times because of his dissatisfaction, and I felt really bad about it, so I led others to burn down his house!"
"You'd better be sorry!" Tang Ji glanced at him, twisted his neck, and chuckled: "I have plenty of salt here, let them eat whatever they want, just don't be too hasty!"
Immediately, he walked through the stone arch and headed towards the main courtyard.
Soon after, as soon as Tang Jijian finished taking a bath, he was blocked outside the bathroom by Chen Zehan.
"Master Tang, it's not good, our salt has been robbed. Those bandits are so audacious. They just stole it before, but now they dare to rob it openly. This shows that they don't take the salt production department, the court and your majesty into consideration."
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Tang Ji frowned because of his quarrel and wiped his hair with a towel: "Okay, okay, I know it. This matter has nothing to do with the court and His Majesty. Let's just find a way to solve it."
After saying that, he walked sideways around the other party and entered the corridor.
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Immediately, he continued to ask: "What do you mean by 'I just stole it before'?"
Chen Zehan followed behind him, raised his hand and explained: "It's like this. After my men checked the storage accounts and liquidation quantities of the salt warehouse, they found that there was a total of fifteen tons of salt missing. According to the soldiers guarding the warehouse, they were
I drank so much one day a month ago that I passed out, so I guess it was stolen at that time!"
1 dan of salt is 100 jins, and 15 dans is equal to 3,000 jins. According to today’s salt price, this is an astronomical figure. We must recover it, otherwise His Majesty will definitely chop off his head!
Immediately, Chen Zehan clenched his hands into fists and added: "Master Tang, I feel that there is a big problem with Longling County Magistrate Wang Tongren, and I hope you can send someone to investigate!"
"Hey, how did Mr. Chen find out?" Tang Ji was not very nervous. He had already sent people to send notices to the salt shops in several surrounding states. Even if they had salt in their hands, they would not be able to sell it.
"Is this still necessary? In the past few times, the government has been responsible for escorting the salt warehouse, and the key to the salt warehouse has always been in the hands of the king. Now that something happened to the salt warehouse, he should be the most suspicious. Even if it is true that he did not steal it,
He should be punished for improper guarding!" Chen Zehan said angrily.
Tang Ji paused, thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then invite him to ask!"
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