"In response to your majesty, Mr. Baohou became the governor of Zuotunwei the year before last and settled his family in Huaiyin." Fan Baoyin began to speak.
"Well, he gave me a memorial about this. In the battle to destroy Xia, he was hit by an arrow when he conquered Jingzhou City. He was seriously injured and could no longer go to the battlefield. I will let him serve as the governor of the town, and he will do well in his place.
Recuperate. The Zuotunwei Governor's Mansion is based in Suqian, so Bao Lingdan thought of settling his family in Huaiyin. Two years later, he retired and returned to Huaiyin to retire."
"He said in the memorial that his father and brother died in the Northwest War when he was a child. There are no bones left, and there is no one in the clan. He has no worries in his hometown. I know that he doesn't want to go back to his hometown for fear of seeing things and thinking about them.
He told me that he has admired the Marquis of Huaiyin for his superior military skills since he was a child, so he wanted to move to Huaiyin."
Zhao Si was in a low mood, with his head lowered and eyes closed, as if he was reminiscing about something. No one dared to disturb him.
"Forget it, Fan Baoyin, you continue."
"Your Majesty, after Marquis Bao settled down in Huaiyin, his three sons were all studying at Hongze Academy. All matters relating to the house were left to his nephew, Bao Du, who was known as Mr. Bao Sanlang. All the disasters were caused by Bao Du.
. He was responsible for all the expenses of the family, and originally he only bought land and invested in trading companies and factories."
"At some point, he hooked up with a group of people in Jiangducheng. Under their instigation, he started to get involved in the salt industry. First he bought a licensed salt farm. Seeing how easy it was to make money, Bao Du had bad intentions.
Used all means to acquire other commercial salt farms in Yancheng."
"There were originally seven licensed commercial salt farms in Yancheng, but now there are only two with strong backgrounds, and the remaining five were bought by him. Last year, His Majesty ordered Liaoning, and the reed salt from the Yanjing area began to flow smoothly in Qilu, Henan,
Huaixi had a great impact on Huaiyan salt. When Bao Du saw that he was making less money, he was so greedy for profit that he actually came up with the idea of running a government-run salt farm."
“He instructs his stewards and servants to recruit thugs, set up checkpoints on canals and land routes, carry out illegal interrogations, and make things difficult for all materials transported in and out of the government-run salt works... He often instructs thugs to cause trouble near the salt works and beat them.
The workers even secretly sent people to steal and set fire to the saltworks materials."
"Vicious means have been resorted to in turn. The salt fields cannot be transported in for food and produce, and the produced salt cannot be transported out. They are losing money every month, and people are panicking. There are two government-run salt fields in Yancheng, one has been sold to Bao Mansion, and the other is suffering.
Support. The current private checkpoint on the canal is aimed at that salt farm."
Yu Wenxuzhong was very angry. The local government did not act. The Huaidong Salt Industry Corporation was directly under the Ministry of Industry. How could it pretend to be deaf and dumb when its own interests were violated?
"Are all the people at Huaidong Salt Industry Headquarters dead?"
"Guan Yuwen and the people from the Huaidong Salt Industry Corporation are living in Jiangdu every day, living in a romantic and debauched environment. How can they care about the hard work of the people in the factory in front of them? Not to mention that they are worried about the power of the Bao Mansion, and they are secretly attracted by Bao Du.
, for example, the Huaidong Salt Industry Corporation has 17 large salt farms in Haizhou, Chuzhou, Yangzhou, and Taizhou. These two salt farms in Yancheng have been badly affected by bad things, and the impact is not big. At most, other salt farms can be asked to work overtime to produce more salt.
Come up."
"Bastards! What a bunch of bastards!" Not only Yu Wenxuzhong was angry, but Ye Xun was also angry and yelled.
Zhao Si stood up and paced back and forth in the cabin with his hands behind his back.
"Bao Lingdan was originally a soldier of the Yanyan Army. In September of the second year of Yuanfu, I deployed troops in Longyou, and the Yanyan Army took the opportunity to regain the dangerous position of Hengshan. He made great contributions and was promoted to the team leader. Reorganization
Later he was transferred to Wudinghe Division."
"In the Battle of Yinzhou, he led his troops and was the first to rush to the city, seize the towers, and send the main force into the city. This was the first achievement in capturing Yinzhou City. Therefore, he became the first batch of hussars awarded after I came to the throne.
The hero of the medal. In the battle to destroy Xia, he took the lead, went through life and death, and was named the Marquis of Xingning based on his merits... To be rich and noble, they both wanted to be rich and powerful. For the sake of great wealth, they fought bloody battles and almost died;
In order to get rich, they resorted to unscrupulous means and violated laws and disciplines. Aren't you afraid that I will give them a rich family?"
Listening to Zhao Sisenran's words, Ye Xun and Bao Lingdan knew each other well and couldn't help but explain.
"Your Majesty, I heard from Magistrate Fan that these bad things were all done by Bao Du, and perhaps Lord Bao didn't know about it."
"Do you think it's possible?" Zhao Si turned around and asked unceremoniously.
Ye Xun lowered his head and did not dare to answer.
Bao Du was doing evil outside under the banner of Xingning Houfu for two years. Bao Lingdan was based in Suqian, which was not far away. How could he remain unaware of it?
As the head of the family, how much money does Bao Mansion make every month? Would Bao Lingdan not ask? Bao Du robbed the salt farm and made a lot of money. Wouldn't Bao Lingdan know?
Even after much deliberation, Ye Xun couldn't be sure that Bao Lingdan really had no knowledge of this matter.
Seeing that Ye Xun did not answer, Zhao Si asked Yu Wenxuzhong: "Who is nearby?"
Yu Wenxuzhong immediately realized the holy meaning, thought for a while and replied: "Your Majesty, Zhao Huaizhong, his Langya division is based in Linyi."
"Send the school secretary he knows and the imperial armed guards to bring my tiger talisman token and handwriting, and ask him to sneak into Suqian. When Bao Lingdan goes to Jiangning, he will immediately take over the Zuotunwei Governor's Mansion."
"According to the decree."
"Write a letter to Kaifeng and summon Li Kui and Guo Yong to Jiangning to convene a southeast military reform meeting. The military armament envoys from Huaidong, Huaixi, Jiangning, Jiangdong, and Zhejiang, as well as the military commanders, are all summoned to Jiangning City."
"According to the order!"
After setting up, Zhao Si and his party continued to move forward and arrived at Yancheng County. Fan Baoyin pretended to hold a banquet to entertain old friends from afar. In fact, Zhao Si, accompanied by Yang Weizhong and Yu Wenxuzhong, quietly went to major salt fields.
Continue the on-the-spot investigation, leaving Ye Xun there to pretend.
In a large house in Yancheng, Bao Du was hugging each other, drinking, dancing, and having fun. A confidant hurried over and looked around at the door, trying to attract Bao Du's attention so that he could be asked to come in.
Bao Du was young and well-behaved. One time while he was drinking and having fun, a confidant broke in due to urgent matters and disturbed his enjoyment, so he was ordered to have his legs broken.
Don't bother me with any urgent matters! Besides, with the great Buddha like Marquis Xingning here, what urgent matter in the world can make him panic?
Since then, the servants no longer dare to break in without permission and can only wait for a summons before entering. No matter how important the emergency is, it is not as important as one's own legs.
The confidant was so anxious that Bao Du was mesmerized by the graceful figure of the dancer, and couldn't take his eyes away for a long time. After a long time, he accidentally saw the confidant who was jumping up and down anxiously, and then he waved his hand impatiently and asked him to come in.
"Sanlang, there is news from Chuzhou that the official family has arrived."
"What? How is it possible? My uncle wrote a letter a few days ago, saying that he had just gone to Peixian County to pay homage to the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and the official family still wanted to stay there to worship the Emperor of Han Dynasty." Bao Du was startled, and the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.
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"What exactly did Chuzhou say?"
Seeing Bao Du's panicked look, his confidants felt a burst of joy in their hearts - I call you Ya's pretense, I call you Ya's ability. Normally, you brag about how awesome you are, as if you are the first official in the Song Dynasty, your uncle is second, and you
Thirdly, just hearing the name of an official now scares me!
I wanted to go back to my hometown, but my confidants kept saying: "The people in Chuzhou said that the officials dismissed the old master Wu Zeli from his official position on the spot and told him to go back to his hometown to live happily. Then Huang Xingguo, the prime minister of Youzhou, temporarily protected Chuzhou as the magistrate. There are also
In Huaidong County, the county governor Chen Shitian and Chen Gong were dismissed, and the new county governor was said to be sent from Kaifeng."
The more Bao Du listened, the more frightened he became. Things were going to change.
"Where are the officials now?"
"He said he has already gone south and is going to Jiangning to summon officials from the southeastern counties."
"The official family always sees the dragon but never sees the end. Peixian County is a cover, and going to Jiangning may also be a cover." Bao Du suddenly jumped up, "Anything unusual on the land and water roads to Yancheng recently?"
"No, it's the same as usual."
"Then what's going on in Yancheng City?"
"There's not much movement. It's just that Magistrate Fan came back from Chuzhou and picked up an old friend of his. He has been serving wine in the backyard of the county government office for the past few days and invited several gentry from the city to accompany him."
Bao Du felt even more uneasy, "You bastard, why didn't you report such an important matter in time! If the Bao family is in trouble, none of you can escape!"
Ma De, how did we know that this matter was important? Fanzhi County is just like a little chicken in your eyes, and you don't take it seriously at all. How could we pay attention to it?
Bao Du waved his hand irritably, "It's all gone. Get some paper and pen ready. I want to write a letter. I want to write a letter to my uncle."
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