Although the Li family also indirectly accounts for half of the world in Southern Chu, this half of the world is always unjustifiable, and sooner or later it will all be the world of the Chu family.

Besides, no matter what happens underneath, at least on the surface, he is absolutely loyal to His Majesty.

Admiral Jiumen's mind was already electric several times in an instant, and he secretly made up his mind, sneered, but said very plainly on his face, "Since there is no problem with the salt you sell here, then this matter will be easy to deal with." ”

He said it lightly, but the shopkeeper was inexplicably shocked.

Even if the background is hard, the shopkeeper doesn't dare to take it lightly when dealing with this capital magistrate, and after thinking for a while, he said cautiously, "May I ask what the adults want to deal with?" ”

The Admiral of the Nine Gates glanced at him and said indifferently, "Didn't the people outside say that there was a problem with the salt here?" Then the official will check and check to confirm whether there is a problem in the end, so that he can give an explanation to the people. ”

Although the Admiral of Jiumen does not have the reputation of Dali Siqing for being honest and serving the people, there is no stigma of great treachery and evil.

After stopping the shopkeeper, he chose a high place to stand up, and raised his arms to the people who were trapped by the Yachatuan, "Everyone be quiet, everyone be quiet." ”

As the saying goes, the people don't fight with the officials.

Just now, the shopkeeper also wanted to stop these people by himself, but the result was very fruitless. But when the Admiral of the Nine Gates, who was still wearing an official uniform, shouted loudly, the effect was completely different from that of the shopkeeper.

Seeing that the angry and noisy people were gradually quieting down, the Admiral of the Nine Gates nodded with a little satisfaction, and then said in a loud voice, "This official also knows a thing or two about your problems; Everyone just suspects that there is a problem with the salt sold here, and wants the shopkeeper to give everyone justice, right? ”

Of course, the Admiral of the Nine Gates asked this, and he didn't need the people to answer. I saw him pause for a moment, and then continued, "The official will personally go in and check the salt here now, and when the results come out, I will tell you in detail." ”

"The merits will be known at that time, and please be patient and wait here for a while."

It's not that the Admiral of Jiumen doesn't want to let these troublesome people retreat like this, but he knows that these people are making such a fierce scene, and he has carried all the patients on stretchers.

He is a dignified commander of the Nine Gates, so naturally he will not forcibly expel these people by virtue of his identity.

Whether this matter is deep or not remains to be verified, but his words and deeds cannot leave a flaw among these people.

Hearing that he was going to check it himself, the shopkeeper's face immediately froze, and he wanted to sneak away quietly to deal with it, but the yacha next to him was instructed by the Admiral of the Nine Gates, and a pair of eyes were staring at him like fire, where could he have a chance to escape under the gaze of so many pairs of eyes.

As a last resort, the shopkeeper could only take advantage of the time when the Admiral of Jiumen appeased the people, and quietly gave a guy a look.

Seeing this, the guy took advantage of the fact that the yacha was not paying attention, and quietly slipped to the backyard to find the second shopkeeper.

Out of the corner of the shopkeeper's eye, he caught a glimpse of the guy having gone on errands, and his heart was relieved, and he was extremely worried about how to deal with the aftermath without a trace.

I heard the Admiral of the Nine Gates say lightly, "Shopkeeper, take this official to the warehouse to have a look." ”

As for the salt that is piled up in the shop now, Yao Jiqing doesn't plan to look at it, how can he leave any handle if he puts things on display.

If you want to check it, you can only go to the storehouse where they don't have time to do it.

When the shopkeeper heard this, his face immediately turned pale again, and he looked at the scorching gaze of the Admiral of the Nine Gates, but he didn't dare to show half a minute of hesitation and pushing. Only wiping his sweat, he said politely, "The warehouse environment is gloomy, why don't you tell the guys to move the goods out for the adults to see?" ”

As soon as he said that, the shopkeeper naturally knew that the Admiral of the Nine Gates would not agree to do so, and he knew better what the Admiral of the Nine Gates would suspect, otherwise he would not have directly proposed to go to the treasury to check.

But it's one thing to know in your heart, and it's another thing to be polite.

I saw that Yao Jiqing really waved his hand very simply, "No need, the official will go to the treasury to see it in person, and lead the way in front of the shopkeeper." ”

The shopkeeper had no choice but to walk in front with a cold sweat all the time, leading the Admiral of Jiumen to the warehouse. However, when he walked all the way in, he couldn't help but look back frequently out of the corners of his eyes.

Yao Jiqing saw that he was walking very slowly in front, and to put it mildly, even if the snail climbed like this, he also walked to the warehouse.

However, Yao Jiqing is not in a hurry, and no matter how long the shopkeeper delays, he can't delay for a moment.

And he also wanted to see who the rescuer that the shopkeeper secretly sent someone to ask for.

Yao Jiqing didn't seem to notice that the shopkeeper was deliberately slow, so he was silent and followed slowly without urging.

After a cup of tea, the shopkeeper finally used his snail speed to bring the Admiral of the Nine Gates to the storeroom.

Where the goods are stored, the light is naturally not so good.

"Light an oil lamp." Since he came here, the shopkeeper knew that he could not delay it any longer, so he simply ordered the man to do something practical, "Open all the salt shakers." ”

Yao Jiqing stood not far from the door of the warehouse, looking at the shopkeeper outside in a panic, and actually commanded the man very calmly, and then glanced at the yacha behind him.

Of course, there was no shortage of salt stored in the warehouse, and the Admiral of the Nine Gates did not intend to check the cans one by one; However, he didn't like the shopkeeper to fool around in front of him, and only looked at the salt shaker that the shopkeeper wanted him to see. Therefore, the best way is to ask the yacha to check it first, and when he sees which salt shakers have problems, he will check them himself.

When the shopkeeper saw him turn around, several officials rushed in behind him, and his eyes flashed immediately.

However, he did not open his mouth to "propose" that the Admiral of the Nine Gates did not have to look at them all.

Since this matter has made a big fuss, it has naturally attracted the suspicion of the Admiral of the Nine Gates, if he does not let the Admiral of the Nine Gates personally inspect it, he is afraid that this matter will not be dealt with in the aftermath.

After the man opened all the salt shakers, the shopkeeper stood aside respectfully and said cautiously, "Lord Yao, please." ”

Yao Jiqing nodded, and he was not polite to him, and directly waved his hand to let the yacha behind him go over and check the salt shakers one by one.

However, the yacha checked in the warehouse, but did not find any difference between the stored salt and the usual food they ate.

Whether it is the color, appearance or taste, it is the same as the salt sold through regular channels.

"Your Excellency, I didn't find anything unusual about these salt shakers."

"Nothing out of the ordinary?" Yao Jiqing frowned, and glanced at the yacha with some surprise, "Have you checked it all carefully?" ”

"My lord, the lowly and the brethren have already checked it all." The Yacha arched his hand, with a very positive expression, "I really don't see anything unusual." ”

Yao Jiqing's eyes flashed, and his expression seemed to be unexpected and unexpected.

"Shopkeeper, all the salt sold outside is taken from here, right?"

When the yacha reported just now, he didn't avoid the shopkeeper, so the shopkeeper who had already put down most of his heart heard this, and immediately smiled, "Lord Yao, don't you want to take a look outside?" ”

Yao Jiqing glanced at the corner of his eyes and quietly swept to the corner of the warehouse. After confirming that there was no hidden place to hide the salt shaker, he nodded, "It's okay." ”

The shopkeeper did not hesitate, and then took the person outside, "Lord Yao, please." ”

Out of the warehouse, Yao Jiqing suddenly changed his mind, looked at the shopkeeper meaninglessly, and said lightly, "The shopkeeper, the salt outside, just have these yamen to see it." ”

"This official thinks that the shopkeeper still brings out the salt you use on weekdays."

The shopkeeper was shocked, but he didn't expect that the Admiral of Jiumen didn't see any omissions in the treasury, but suddenly asked to see Yanyin.

After secretly wiping his sweat and calming down, the shopkeeper reluctantly smiled and said, "Since Lord Yao wants to see it, how can Xiaomin be unreasonable." ”

"Come on," the shopkeeper turned his head and waved his hand, "to bring out the salt we usually use and show it to you." ”

A guy was about to respond, but Yao Jiqing quickly stopped him, "No need, where is the salt lead, it's better for the shopkeeper to lead the official to take a look in person." ”

The shopkeeper was stunned, his face hesitated, "This ......"

With a sharp sweep of his eyes, Yao Jiqing said coldly, "Inconvenient? ”

The shopkeeper met his thoughtful eyes, and his heart was excited, so he had to smile respectfully and bitterly, "Convenient, convenient." ”

"Lord Yao, please come here."

Yao Jiqing nodded, glanced at him with a smile, and his steps had already taken a step.

Looking at his impatient appearance, the shopkeeper felt that the soles of his feet seemed to be stepping on clouds, soft, and nowhere to focus on nothing.

The salt was bought from the government, and without this thing, it would be impossible to sell salt from the salt merchants designated by the government. Therefore, the shopkeeper kept the salt lead, and for the sake of safety, he was naturally extremely careful to keep it secret.

The shopkeeper led Yao Jiqing to a private room, took out a locked iron box in front of Yao Jiqing, and used two complicated keys to insert the lock hole at the same time, and then opened the box.

The shopkeeper took out the salt inside, and it was not a thick stack. Yao Jiqing glanced at it, and roughly estimated that there should be no more than ten.

"Lord Yao, please take a look."

Yao Jiqing looked at him, but he didn't rush to reach out for the salt lead, but stucked his cold sweaty face, and after a long time, he said slowly, "The shopkeeper is sure, all the salt leads in the store are here?" ”

This salt is generally sold two months in advance, mainly to allow enough time for the merchant to withdraw the loan and transport.

According to the average sales volume of this shop for half a year, the amount of salt that can be received each month is determined.

Of course, each salt quote is a stipulation on how many loads of salt there are.

Listening to this faint but implicitly suspicious tone, the shopkeeper sighed inexplicably in his heart, and secretly calculated roughly for a while, in terms of the sales volume on the store's books, these few salt quotes are definitely enough.

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper's mind settled down a little, and he showed a cautious look and said with a smile, "The salt in the shop is all locked in this iron box by the small people, if there is no mistake, it should be that." ”

Yao Jiqing snorted, squinted his eyes, and glanced at the shopkeeper with some meaning.

This old fox is really cunning enough.

This sounds like a certainty, but it is full of pitfalls.

"Since that's all, let's bring it over and show it to this official."