"Why is this?" The bearded man was suddenly stunned.
Li Wenshou then bowed his head and sighed: "Because of the prejudice in my heart, I treated you very harshly and ruined the imperial plan. I still regret it today. Thanks to Mr. Ye's strong persuasion, I changed my mind and conspired with the magistrate."
, take out this letter and give it to the four of you, hoping that you can make up for your mistakes."
The merchants were already disheartened by Wu Sijing, so how could they have another dispute with the court? Seeing that they had given him enough face, they naturally returned the favor: "We are not narrow-minded people. Now that we know Mr. Li's intentions, we can
This is where the story of the grievances between Japan and Japan should end!"
"Is it time for you to come up with the real official document?" the bearded man asked with a smile.
Ye Yongjia nodded, and then took out a proclamation from his sleeve, unfolded it and showed it to everyone: "This is the official document of the imperial court. In it, I only order you not to move, to act with camera, and no other words. The reason why it is like this.
The solemn purpose is just to intimidate Wu Sijing. The Prime Minister has given me the power to seize it. The court has not said a word, so I can speak on their behalf. You must understand that the casting method is completely unacceptable, but
Confused by the old thief's instigation, I became defensive. Now that the caution is gone, we can all open our hearts and change it into forging. It is an indisputable matter. As for other conditions, everything is in accordance with the established policy.
Right now:
Shotguns are not sold at the market price, and the price is limited to three or two cents - of course, this can be discussed further. The court will send up to 300 merchant ships to transport the raw materials for shotguns, and the rest will be borne by you. Do you have any objections?"
All the merchants had understood his vigorous and resolute methods and did not dare to cause trouble. They all raised their hands and said: "We sincerely believe in the imperial court and have no objection at all!"
"Okay!" Ye Yongjia clapped his hands and said, "I will go to the imperial court for adjudication. You can start work with peace of mind!"
After handling the matters at the gun factory, Ye Yongjia and others loaded Wu Sijing into the carriage and returned to Ninghe along the original road. The most proud person now is the magistrate of Ninghe County. He has finally cleared his name and shied away all responsibility.
When it came to that bishop, there was no need to think about being implicated anymore.
Thinking of this, he lightly reined in the reins, deliberately slowed down, and approached Wu Sijing's prison car. The latter glanced at him with hateful eyes.
The county magistrate didn't take it seriously. He looked at the wooden fence with a horsewhip and whipped him. Wu Sijing was so frightened that he covered his head and dodged, which made him sneer: "Where was your original demeanor? In order to help you with your business trouble,
I almost ended up in this cage, sir! You have done a lot of evil, and today is the way of heaven to repay you!"
Wu Sijing covered his left arm and murmured in his native language: "Even I fell into a trap and was captured without any help, let alone you, a fool..."
"What, what did you say?" Seeing that he seemed to be cursing himself, the magistrate immediately opened his eyes wide and wanted to crack the whip.
"Ninghe County has arrived!" the guard in the distance suddenly shouted, and the county magistrate stopped his action in time.
"I still want to plan something bigger with Mr. Ye, so I won't care about you, a lost dog, for now! I will take care of you after I put you in jail!" After that, he hurriedly tied his whip and drove his horse towards the city.
The magistrate arrived at the Yamen together with Ye Yongjia and others. He was full of joy and was about to go in and rest for a while. When he got off his horse, he saw that there was no one in the court hall and no clerk came to greet him. It was extremely quiet.
"Master Ye has returned to the Yamen!" The magistrate shouted anxiously and angrily at the top of his voice, "If any one of you comes out, I will dismiss you all!"
"Stop shouting," Cai Xianqing suddenly went to pat him on the shoulder, "Those people may be busy with something else. I'm sorry. Why don't you go in and take a look."
The magistrate smelled a trace of murderous intent, and his heart beat like a drum. He took half a step back and made a gesture of invitation: "It is better for you two adults to leave first. How can a seventh-grade junior officer with such a humble position be so good at it?"
"It's just a walk, what's so special about it?" Cai Xianqing laughed puzzledly, "Besides, this is your territory, you go first, it doesn't matter."
The county magistrate had no choice but to move his feet step by step. When he reached the door, he was still hesitant when he was kicked in by Cai Xianqing. His head was hitting the doorpost and he staggered.
"Don't move!" Several soldiers suddenly appeared from both sides. As if they were trying to catch Wu Sijing, they knocked the magistrate to the ground and tied him up with two hemp ropes.
"Sir, why is this, why is this! Damn... let go!" the magistrate wailed loudly, rolling twice on the ground, and his official uniform was covered with a lot of dust.
Li Wenshou strode up to him, called out a soldier, and shouted angrily: "Read it to him!"
The soldiers held a notice in their hands and read out: "According to the report from the Ministry of War, it is known that the magistrate of this county colluded with the foreign minister Wu Sijing and violated the laws. Special sergeants were sent to arrest him. He immediately seized his official uniform, seal and ribbon, and sent them to prison."
Return them all to the capital. Zhongshu Sheng is under the order of Prime Minister Niu Yuan!"
The notice was immediately thrown in the face of the magistrate. He looked pale at the clear handwriting and fainted for a moment.
Cai Xianqing hurriedly ordered: "Get a bucket of water and pour it on him to wake him up. See what more confessions this guy can vomit!"
"No need!" Ye Yongjia waved his hand, "It's enough for us to arrest people. Let's settle the people first and leave the interrogation to the court."
Li Wenshou and the sergeant escorted the magistrate down.
Ye Yongjia then summoned the secretaries of each room and ordered: "Your officers were captured because of Wu Sijing's incident, which has nothing to do with you. Although there are helpers among you, they are forced by the situation and the imperial court will not intervene."
Sin. Now you can go about your business with peace of mind, send people out to care for the people, and wait for the arrival of the new chief!"
The officials all cheered and immediately sent officials into the city to inform the people. The people were very happy to know that Wu Si had been captured and that the corrupt magistrate had stripped off his official uniform.
"It's rare that this time is so happy!" Cai Xianqing said, patting her thigh, "I've caught everything that needs to be caught, and done everything that needs to be done. Can it be considered a triumph?"
Ye Yongjia smiled and said: "Thanks to Mr. Cai, the mastermind, we were able to achieve today's great victory. However, I still feel a little regretful."
"What regrets can you tell?"
Ye Yongjia sighed: "Firearms will never last long if they are completely dependent on outsiders. At that time, I proposed that the government should forge cannons and guns on its own. However, due to party disputes, the Ministry of Household Affairs obstructed them in every possible way. In the end, it failed, so I had to retreat.
Secondly, can Fanshang solve my urgent needs and solve my worries for ten or twenty years? The imperial court just thinks about sitting on high and reaching out to ask for it, without delving into the truth. Sooner or later something will happen."
"Well, these are not our worries," Cai Xianqing said, "as long as we do everything we can."
"I hope this will bring peace to the world." Ye Yongjia raised his head and smiled.