Chapter 435

Li Nantian was furious at the end, but it was just a small businessman who did so many evil things, didn't he just rely on his money?

Xiao Shan and Zhao Butou nodded in agreement with Li Nantian's words, and they indeed found out a lot of evil things about the four big families.

But Xiao Shan also found out one important thing.

He looked at Xie Yunjin and Lu Jiao and said, "I found an important piece of information. Although the four major surnamed families have a lot of property in their names, their real profitable business is salt and tea. They are smuggling salt and tea."

As soon as Xiao Shan said it, everyone in the room turned serious.

There are three prohibitions in Dazhou, and the smuggling of salt, tea and weapons is not allowed.

Unexpectedly, merchants in Xiaoxiao Qinghe County smuggled salt and tea.

In the room, everyone thought of the salt they found on Heifeng Mountain last time. The salt was hidden on Heifeng Mountain by people with four surnames, but they thought that Xie Yunjin and Lu Jiao would be killed by them, so they didn't worry about it. The secret of Yan was revealed, but Xie Yunjin and Lu Jiao were not dead, and the private Yan was taken away.

County Magistrate Hu looked at Xiao Shan and said, "Have you found out that all four of their families are smuggling salt and tea?"

Xiao Shan nodded affirmatively: "Yes, and I also found out that they transported salt and tea from Binhe for trade."

In the room, County Magistrate Hu and County Captain Xu frowned.

Xie Yunjin quickly calculated the direction of Binhe. Binhe leads to the border gate in the south and Ningzhou government in the north. It is unlikely that they will transport salt and tea to Ningzhou government, so the most likely way is to lead the salt and tea to the border customs in the south, Qinghe The county is only three or four hundred miles away from the southern border, as long as the officials who check the salt and tea are checked along the way.

The county magistrate Hu Xie Yunjin thought of naturally could also think of it, his face was indescribably ugly.

"In order to make money, they even smuggled tea and salt to other countries. The salt and tea of ​​my Great Zhou are also very precious. His Majesty has repeatedly ordered that the smuggling of tea and salt is not allowed. Once verified, they must be executed."

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Xie Yunjin: "But where do they get their tea and salt?"

Xu Xianwei quickly said: "Ningzhou has a salt field and a tea production field."

"These two places are under the control of the magistrate, how can they take them out."

Xie Yunjin said coldly: "Having money can make ghosts grind."

When County Magistrate Hu heard that the prefect of Ningzhou was involved in this matter, his face became even more ugly. He is just a small seventh-rank county magistrate, and the prefect of Ningzhou is a fifth-rank official. He is a few ranks older than him, so he can still go The prefect of Channing Prefecture failed.

"What can we do about this?"

After the county magistrate Hu finished speaking, he thought of King Yan, and said quickly, "Should we report this to King Yan?"

Xie Yunjin thought for a while and nodded, "I'll have someone tell Zhao Lingfeng about this, and ask Zhao Lingfeng to send someone to inform King Yan to see what King Yan means. In addition, we will send people to keep an eye on the pier. To transport them out, we formed a team and robbed his salt and tea leaves halfway, and we can't let them transport the tea and salt out anyway."

County Magistrate Hu and County Captain Xu immediately nodded in agreement.

Everyone in the room was discussing the details. Outside, Lu Gui strode in to report.

"Magistrate Hu, someone from the county government has reported that the county magistrate and Zhu Bo have been sent here."

County magistrate Hu and county lieutenant Xu looked a little unhappy. At this time, the higher-ups sent someone over. They didn't know whether this person was a man or a ghost. Maybe they were sent by the prefect of Ningzhou to monitor them.

Xie Yunjin looked at County Magistrate Hu and County Captain Xu and said, "Be careful, don't tell the story. If Ningzhou Magistrate is alarmed, he will definitely plot against us first."

After Xie Yunjin finished speaking, she looked at County Magistrate Hu and said: "Magistrate Hu, drink less alcohol, you will talk nonsense when you drink, don't say things you shouldn't say when you are drunk."

County Magistrate Hu murmured, "I, I know."

The group talked a few more words, and finally reached an agreement. Xiao Shan led Li Nantian to watch the Binhe Wharf, and would notify them whenever there was news.

As for County Magistrate Hu, Zhao Tutou and others, don't move right now, so as not to disturb the county magistrate and master Bo who just arrived, and leak this matter.

After several people settled the matter, County Magistrate Hu, County Captain Xu and others left.

Just as these people left, Xie Yunjin told Lin Dong to ask Zhou Shaogong to go to Baohetang to invite Zhao Lingfeng over.

Just as Lin Dong went out to do this, the four little ones walked in from the outside.

Lu Jiao immediately winked at Xie Yunjin, telling him not to show bad emotions in front of the children.

Xie Yunjin nodded to show that he understood. When the two of them looked at the four little guys again, they were already smiling.

Dabao ran over and asked Xie Yunjin concerned: "Father, does your wound hurt? If it hurts, let mother give you some painkillers."

Erbao straightened his waist and let Xie Yunjin look at his waist: "Daddy, let me perform a waist drum for you."

Xie Yunjin was aroused by him: "Okay, then you can play a waist drum for us."

Erbao immediately began to play the waist drum happily.

The waist drum he played with great strength was very powerful, although it was not on the beat, but it really looked like that.

After he finished beating, everyone in the room clapped for him. Although Xie Yunjin couldn't clap, she praised him with a smile.

"That's right, Er Bao is getting better and better. Not only is he good at practicing martial arts, but he's also good at playing waist drums."

Er Bao raised his chest and said: "I will be better in the future. Mr. Pan said that in the future I can play the kind of big drum that few people can't hold."

Xie Yunjin immediately cheered and said, "Father will definitely cheer you on then."

"it is good."

Erbao nodded vigorously happily, and Sanbao quickly looked at Xie Yunjin and said, "Father, let me tell you a story, the wound won't hurt so much after you hear it."

Sanbao told a story to Xie Yunjin, and the little Sibao sang a nursery rhyme. Zhao Lingfeng came over as soon as the little guys finished their performance.

Lu Jiao immediately looked at the four little guys and said, "Uncle Zhao has something to discuss with your father, so mother will take you to the backyard to eat."

The four little ones don't really want to leave, their father is injured, and they want to stay with him.

But seeing that Uncle Zhao had something to say to his father, he could only go out with Lu Jiao, and the four of them would talk to Lu Jiao as soon as they went out.

"Then let's come over to accompany Dad after dinner, shall we?"

Lu Jiao immediately agreed, and if they were not allowed to accompany her, she probably wouldn't be able to sleep well tonight.

"We'll come over to accompany him after dinner."

The four little guys happily followed Lu Jiao to the backyard.

Xie Yunjin in the front yard told Zhao Lingfeng about the sale of salt and tea by the four families of Zhang Liang, Cao Wang.

Zhao Lingfeng's face turned cold. As a citizen of Dazhou, he was very angry and annoyed when he heard that people from the four major surnamed families sold salt to other places.

Xie Yunjin looked at Zhao Lingfeng and said: "I came to you to tell you that the prefect of Ningzhou is involved in this matter. The prefect of Ningzhou is a fifth-rank official. We can't deal with him at all, so you need to report this matter to King Yan. What do you mean by asking King Yan? Are you going to deal with the government of Ningzhou?"

After Xie Yunjin finished speaking, Zhao Lingfeng quickly said, "I don't know if King Yan has returned to Beijing? He should be done with his business in Liuyang this time. If he didn't return to Beijing, he can make a detour to Ningzhou, but if he After returning to the capital, I will definitely not come back to Ningzhou to handle the case."

(end of this chapter)