After listening to Xu Xianchun's question, the room instantly fell silent.

Several people all looked at Zao Wou-Ki, wanting to see what he had to say.

The reason is also very simple, what Zao Wou-Ki said determines everyone's attitude.

Whether Zao Wou-Ki will directly explode or continue to conceal it is very important for everyone.

By this time, Zao Wou-Ki had no confidence in his heart.

Jin Yiwei came seriously this time, his life is in the hands of others, and there is really no room for negotiation of conditions.

Zhao Wuji said directly: "He is the steward of Wei Guogong, named Xu Boyi. ”

After hearing this, Xu Xianchun was not surprised, but nodded lightly.

In fact, Xu Xianchun already knows a lot of things. The people of Jinyiwei have already reported the information to him, and he knows it very well. Now all he has to do is get these people to confess.

Now, Zao Wou-Ki has confessed Xu Boyi, which is a good start.

After Zao Wou-Ki confessed to Xu Boyi, the atmosphere in the room was relaxed, and several people felt a sense of relief.

This made them understand in their hearts that the feeling of fear was gone. It can be seen that Xu Xianchun and several people put pressure on them, and it is impossible not to say it at this time.

Nodding with satisfaction, Xu Xianchun continued: "Then what are you here for?" What were you just talking about? Say everything in every detail. ”

Zhao Wuji naturally didn't dare to hide it anymore at this time, he had already said it anyway, so he told Xu Xianchun everything like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.

What they are doing here, how they are negotiating, everything is very clear.

After Zao Wou-Ki finished speaking, Xu Xianchun directly said to the Jinyi guard who was in charge of recording behind him: "Let them sign and draw the pledge." ”

Zao Wou-Ki and the others all signed and signed the pledge, and then stepped aside, looking at Xu Xianchun with a worried expression, wanting to see what Xu Xianchun was going to do.

At this time, Zao Wou-Ki did not have the slightest confidence in their hearts, and they let others handle it.

Xu Xianchun put away the confession, glanced at Xu Boyi who was lying on the ground, and waved his hand to his subordinates.

The two brocade guards retreated, and when they left, they took the cloth from Xu Boyi's mouth so that he could speak.

At this time, Xu Boyi's face was full of ashes, and he involved his own Wei State Mansion, and he knew that things were wrong.

In fact, the reason why Xu Boyi's attitude is so tough is that in addition to being fearless, he doesn't want to involve Wei Guogong. Because Wei Guogong is not involved, even if something happens to him, the family will be well taken care of.

But no, none of that now.

Raising his head and glancing at Zao Wou-Ki angrily, Xu Boyi did not speak.

Xu Boyi is now resigned to his fate, and he is not ready to speak again, he wants to fight for a way to live for his family. This matter is not something he can decide, these brocade guards have pushed things to a higher level.

As for himself, Xu Boyi no longer cares. No matter how things turn out, there is no way for him to run.

Wei Guogong must have nothing to do, and the emperor can't clean up Wei Guogong because of this matter, so he will definitely become a scapegoat.

So if you don't open your mouth and don't bite indiscriminately, there is no problem; Once you open your mouth to bite, then things are in trouble.

In this matter, Xu Boyi thought very clearly, he couldn't speak, if he had to speak, there would be no way out.

Xu Xianchun glanced at Xu Boyi, who now looked like he was at home, and a sneer appeared on his face.

Xu Xianchun knew very well in his heart that this kind of person was actually not easy to interrogate, because Xu Boyi would not open his mouth at all for the sake of his family. Even torture is not easy.

Xu Xianchun didn't plan to torture Xu Boyi, because it was useless, so there was no need to waste time.

And there are some things that don't require a confession at all. Do you still need to talk about evidence for the emperor?

Xu Xianchun instructed the people around him: "Hold them all up and give me a portion." ”

Naturally, his subordinates did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly handed the prepared confession to Xu Xianchun.

Xu Boyi and the others were taken down, and they would be quietly detained, and they would be detained in Lichun Courtyard, and they would not even be escorted out to ensure that the news would not leak.

In such a situation, the rest of the matter is easy to do.

After arranging things, Xu Xianchun came next door.

Looking at Chen Hong standing outside the door, Xu Xianchun hurriedly said, "I've seen Gonggong Chen." ”

Originally, the two could be said to have cooperated happily, but since the last incident, the relationship between the two has been estranged a lot.

No one thought that Xu Xianchun would be able to turn over, including Chen Hong.

However, this time is different from the past, Xu Xianchun still won the heart of His Majesty, and Chen Hong is the same. Although it was a little awkward to meet, the two still showed a very harmonious side on the surface.

After all, they are all His Majesty's people, so naturally they can't fall out outside. And now in the cooperation period, even if it is a start, it will be behind the scenes.

Chen Hong smiled and said, "The matter has been done?" ”

Although there is some dirt between Chen Hong and Xu Xianchun, it is far from being able to talk about hatred.

Xu Xianchun was also embarrassed to blame Chen Hong, the original incident was obviously his own problem, so he was much more polite in his attitude.

And Chen Hong also knows that although this time the matter seems to be tricky, it is also up to who will deal with it. In Xu Xianchun's hands, there is no problem with such a thing at all.

Xu Xianchun's ability to deal with such a thing is simply like killing chickens with a knife, and it can't be done at all.

Xu Xianchun showed a bright smile on his face and said, "Back to my father-in-law, the matter has been done, let my father-in-law wait for a long time." ”

After hearing this, Chen Hong nodded and said, "Our family doesn't matter, Your Majesty doesn't have to wait for a hurry." ”

"You wait here, let's go in and report. Wait a minute, if Your Majesty asks, we will come out and call you. ”

"Thank you, Grandpa Chen." Xu Xianchun said with a smile.

Nodding, Chen Hong didn't say anything more, and walked in with the evidence.

After entering the house, Chen Hong came directly to Zhu Youxiao and said respectfully: "Emperor, the things have been brought." ”

"Xu Xianchun did things well?" Putting down the teacup in his hand, Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty. It's already done. Chen Hong nodded and agreed, presented the confession with both hands, and stood aside respectfully, waiting for Zhu Youxiao to read the confession.

After taking the confession, Zhu Youxiao quickly flipped through it and put it aside.

Zhu Youxiao's face was not touched in the slightest, and his expression did not change in the slightest.

He'd seen them before, and he knew what was going on inside. So he is not in a hurry at all, and there will be no surprises,

In fact, even without this investigation and without previous information, Zhu Youxiao knew something.

Zhu Youxiao went to the south this time, in addition to cleaning up the salt merchants, he also had to clean up the officials who were in charge of salt and release those stove households.

In addition to collecting some money, the other thing to do is to promote the development of the industry.

In fact, Daming's salt industry has lagged behind a lot.

The best way to do this kind of thing is actually to dry salt, which is not a problem at all with current science and technology, and it was not a problem a few decades ago. Technology has not been promoted and used, in large part because of policy.

You don't want to say anything, businessmen don't want to do it, everyone thinks it's good now, and they can protect their own interests.

In fact, it is precisely because of this that under the current production system, salt merchants can make great profits and dig into the corners of the country; And the officials can take bribes and squeeze the stove households, and they can even take out the daughters of the stove households and sell them, which shows their character.

Under such circumstances, it is simply impossible to get them to push for reform.

In the original history, it was Xu Guangqi who promoted the reform of the salt works, and it was only a part, or a small attempt.

It was Xu Guangqi who turned boiled salt into dried salt, which increased the output of that salt farm a lot. It's just that at that time, it was already the end of the Ming Dynasty, and it was too late for this thing, and there was no way to continue to implement it.

Even if this salt-drying technique could bring some silver taels to the imperial court, it would be swallowed up by the opposition. The reason is very simple, at that time, the imperial court no longer had enough strength to ensure the continuity of the policy, and there was no way to even guarantee the implementation of the policy.

And Zhu Youxiao came to the south this time for this.

A stable political environment and an unprecedentedly strong national strength can ensure the implementation and continuation of policies. Zhu Youxiao couldn't be clearer about this. So this time he came to hurt people and collect money.

Putting down the evidence in his hand, Zhu Youxiao said, "Let Xu Xianchun come in." ”

"Yes, Emperor." Chen Hong agreed, then turned around and went out to find Xu Xianchun.

In fact, Chen Hong had already guessed that the emperor must have other things to arrange, so he must have seen Xu Xianchun.

It didn't take long for Xu Xianchun to walk in from outside.

After seeing Zhu Youxiao, Xu Xianchun hurriedly bowed and saluted and said, "Minister Xu Xianchun, see Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Excuse me." ”

When Xu Xianchun stood up, Zhu Youxiao glanced at him and said, "Things are doing well, but this is just the beginning." I'm going to Yangzhou next, you get ready and set off early tomorrow morning. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Xianchun hurriedly agreed, and he was relieved.

It would be best if the things I did were approved by His Majesty. Rewarding or something, it's not extravagant, and what I'm doing now is atoning for my sins.

Zhu Youxiao didn't say anything more, put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and said, "Go back." Go back and get ready, and go to Yangzhou early tomorrow morning. ”

Nanjing will actually cause a storm, but not now.

The place that really ignited the storm was actually in Yangzhou.