On the way back, Ye Yibai rode in the same carriage with Hua Yanxi as usual and told her the news he had learned.
"The Yongcheng Chamber of Commerce was established five years ago. It was jointly established by wealthy businessmen from Yongcheng. These wealthy businessmen have different interests, but one thing is certain, that is, they like to engage in unscrupulous methods, suppress peers, and throw dirty water. These are all
Small tricks, and then there is the collusion between officials and businessmen. Officials of all sizes in Yongcheng are basically supported by these wealthy merchants in Yongcheng. Likewise, these officials will also support these chambers of commerce."
Hua Yanxi said: "It can be seen that there is no good person in this chamber of commerce."
Ye Yibai looked at Hua Yanxi: "It will be difficult for you to eliminate them for a while, but it is not impossible, as long as you..."
Before Ye Yi finished speaking, Hua Yanxi frowned and looked at him: "Why should I purge? I am not a defender of Taoism. As long as these people don't mess with me, they have nothing to do with me. As for collusion between government and businessmen
, when the matter gets serious, someone will naturally report it. That is a headache for your father. If you want to negotiate terms, go to him."
Does she look like someone who was taken advantage of?
I still want to negotiate terms with her, which is a good idea.
Ye Yibai: "..."
This woman really didn't act according to common sense. Fortunately, he thought she was going to do something and sent someone to investigate the inside story of the Chamber of Commerce.
Since she didn't care, he naturally didn't bother to care about it, so he just kept them for a while. Anyway, this chamber of commerce would be abolished sooner or later.
Ye Yibai thought of this and said to Hua Yanxi: "Then when these things are resolved, let's go to Xishan."
"Yeah." Hua Yanxi nodded.
Ye Juechen has already sent her a letter. The imperial court has taken over the dam. The emperor has only agreed to build the dam. As for the other letters, he has not mentioned it. He probably won't let go so soon, and he won't be in a hurry for a while.
When he arrived at the Yamen, Zhao Quan was splashed with cold water to wake him up. He was so cold that he trembled.
When he saw that he was now tied up and kneeling in the yamen, he began to panic and looked around: "What are you going to do? I'm warning you. I am a member of the Chamber of Commerce. If you offend me, you will not be able to take advantage of me."
Ah Yu kicked him over and said, "You are like this. I can kill two of you with one kick."
"You guys, you want to use lynching. I haven't broken the law. Why are you arresting me? Let me go." Zhao Quan was kicked to the ground and quickly stood up again.
Hua Yanxi was about to speak when Ye Yibai held her shoulders: "Don't be anxious yet, watch me."
As he said that, he glanced at Ah Yu.
Immediately, Zhao Quan was dragged down.
Zhao Quan's painful howl soon sounded outside the door.
Ye Yibai chatted with Hua Yanxi, asking her what color she liked, and what kind of gift she liked. It was all useless trash talk.
In front of more than a dozen people in the yamen, he was not affected at all.
Hua Yanxi was annoyed by the question and looked at him directly: "Can you be quiet? You really talk a lot."
Ye Yibai was full of innocence: "You said we have no feelings, am I not cultivating them? Cultivating feelings must start with mutual understanding. If you don't tell me your preferences, how about I tell you my preferences? You first
Do you understand me?"
"unnecessary."
"How come, let me tell you, I like..."
Zhao Kuo, who was sitting next to him, felt extremely embarrassed and tried his best to pretend that he didn't hear anything.
Soon, the half-dead Zhao Kuo was brought in. He was like mud in the beach. He was frightened and lost his previous arrogance. He answered whatever he asked.
When it came to the Huayan Xi Yongcheng Granary, he only hesitated for a moment before speaking out, confirming that the batch of grain they were borrowing from the Chamber of Commerce was actually the grain stored in the Yongcheng Granary.
The master on the side had already written down everything Zhao Quan said, asked him to sign it, and then took him to the prison.
Zhao Kuo looked at the evidence in his hand and did not expect that things would go so smoothly.
"The fifth prince, the fifth prince and his concubine, my subordinates will send people to arrest the people from the Yongcheng Chamber of Commerce."
Hua Yanxi looked at Ye Yibai: "Is this the person you think is good?"
Ye Yibai also didn't expect that Zhao Kuo, who was an expert in solving cases in his previous life, would now be a novice in officialdom.
You actually want to use a piece of evidence to bring down the Yongcheng Chamber of Commerce?
But think about it, in his last life, he assisted the imperial envoys from the capital to overthrow the Yongcheng Chamber of Commerce, but that was five years later.
Thinking like this, Ye Yibai barely suppressed his patience and said: "This thing can't shake them. Leave the evidence and don't need to mention it when they come to redeem people. Zhao Quan will naturally talk to the Chamber of Commerce after he returns.
They are guilty of being thieves, so naturally they dare not come to borrow food now. When the food at the resettlement site runs out, you can just continue to borrow it."
Zhao Kuo was not stupid. When Ye Yibai mentioned this, he immediately reacted.
They have caught the Yongcheng Chamber of Commerce. Even if this evidence cannot be shaken, they will still be cautious and will not dare to provoke them again.
The most important thing now is to get the spare food back. Even if it is "borrowed" in name, it will not be returned anyway.
Zhao Kuo, who was worried about how to raise food in the later period, suddenly relaxed his brows and looked at the two men with bright eyes.