Although many things in ancient times did not need to be done by later generations, at least in some things, they had more advantages than later generations.

If those people run away with the money, or go to a remote place to spend it little by little, it doesn't hurt, and catching someone in such a situation is almost tantamount to fantasy.

Spend money, buy goods, sell goods, and in this way launder money.

I have to say that this method is very reliable, but the problem is that the money is problematic.

Merchants from the Western Regions would certainly not return to the Western Regions with a large amount of cash, the journey was too far away and unsafe.

In addition, Datang Money Houses have spread throughout Datang and the Western Regions, and all they need to pay is just a handling fee.

Compared to the huge cost of travel and the potential dangers, this amount of money is simply drizzle, and it is not worth mentioning at all.

The tax reform has played a huge role in this case.

Through the audit, Zhang Xingcheng soon found out the goods of the merchants in the Western Regions.

The goods came from the Huoluo countries, because they were all small countries, so the Tang Dynasty only set up a Huoluo Mansion there, and the outflow of goods was issued by the Huoluo Mansion.

The end point is Chang'an, which has been sold several times on the way, and almost one-third of the goods have been sold along the way.

This batch of goods first entered Chang'an three days ago, and paid taxes at the city gate, and at this point, the process is basically over.

The commercial tax of Datang is divided into two kinds, one is this long-distance fixed-point transportation, that is, there is a starting point and an end point, and it can be sold on the way, but those who sell it must show the tax payment vouchers from all over the country, if there is no objection, the tax on the remaining goods will be paid at the city gate, and then it can be sold freely.

The goods entered the city at noon three days ago, but in the afternoon three days ago, when it was close to dark, they left Chang'an intact, and Chang'an issued a cargo north road.

With Chang'an as the middle, divided into east, west, north and south, the advantage of this kind of road guide is that there is no destination, as long as there is this road guide, you can go in the established direction until the goods are all sold out.

This kind of road guide is only distributed to caravans within Datang, and the goods will also be transported to various states and counties in Datang.

Chang'an is the largest distribution center, goods from all over the world have to come here to trade or disperse, a whole batch of goods from Huoluo Mansion, just left intact, if there is no problem, it is obviously not reliable.

Immediately, Zhang Xingcheng gathered people and immediately went to Sanyuan County.

There is only one place with a trading market in Mihara County in the north, and if you go further north, you will basically appear in Zhenzhou.

Going all the way and asking the soldiers guarding the bridge, Zhang Xingcheng felt more and more that he was getting closer and closer to catching someone.

The group was both an official and a forbidden army, so it was naturally impossible not to attract the attention of the surrounding people.

Zhang Xingcheng and others, who had been on the road all night, arrived in Sanyuan County before dawn.

"What's going on? Why are there so many people all of a sudden? Many people have gathered outside the Sanyuan County Ya and pointed in a low voice.

As soon as they entered the city, they went straight to the Sanyuan County Ya, and looking at this posture, it seemed that they were coming to arrest people.

"I'm supposed to be here to arrest someone, right?"

"Arrest?" Someone was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Isn't it not long before the county order was changed?" And I heard that the new county commander is the champion of the first scientific examination after His Majesty ascended the throne, even if he makes a mistake, he will not engage in such a big battle, right? ”

"Maybe you want to make an example of the monkeys? This young man, if he has a little power, it is easy to float, if he is not the champion of His Majesty's scientific research, it is estimated that he will not have such a big battle. ”

"That's it, I heard that Sanyuan County has been listed as a template by the imperial court, and in the future, it will be for other states and counties to learn from our model.

There was a lot of discussion outside the county office, and Zhang Xingcheng and others surrounded the county government as soon as they came, which also led the people to a wrong area to think about this problem.

But don't underestimate the wisdom of the people, even if they don't know anything, just looking at the situation in front of them, they can say the Tao with just one mouth.

But no matter what people outside say, the county government is calm, and there are no disputes or even violent arrests predicted by the outside world.

"Shangshu, the situation has been investigated clearly, there was indeed a caravan that met the situation yesterday into Sanyuan, and the lower officials asked people to check it before, and they are still in the city today.

I heard that the goods sold by this group of people were very cheap, and said that the merchants of the Western Regions did not know the market, so they sold them at a low price, and they were worried that the merchants of the Western Regions would regret it, so they hurriedly brought the goods to Sanyuan to sell, which was thirty percent lower than the market price, and they still had two percent of the profits.

Moreover, Xia Guan deliberately made people pay attention to it, these people don't look like they are in business, but they are a bit like honest Tian She'er. Jing Bo said that since he received the news last night, Jing Bo did not close his eyes all night, and secretly summoned his subordinates to find out the situation.

"Where are the people?" Zhang Xingcheng immediately asked, these people are definitely not all, but as long as they are caught, there is a high possibility that they will dig out the others, so he is not in a hurry.

"The lower officials sent someone to keep an eye on it!" Jingbo responded.

"Shangshu, they were still in the inn before, if they left, our people would follow, and there were five people there to keep an eye on, and they couldn't escape."

"Arrest someone!" Zhang Xingcheng immediately ordered, there is nothing to hesitate about, even if it is a mistake, it is a big deal to release it after understanding it clearly.

It's just that......

"Wait!"

Zhang Xingcheng suddenly thought of another possibility, and hurriedly stopped the forbidden army who was about to go to arrest people.

"Now is not the time to arrest people, continue to send people to keep an eye on them, the old man will take people out of Sanyuan first, and then come back to arrest people after the curfew is dark!" Zhang Xingcheng continued.

Now that it has been thought that the caravan cannot be all of them, what about the people who catch people during the day and hide in the shadows? They will definitely run.

And those disguised as civilians are even more difficult to catch.

And where did the people who did such things get so much trust? Therefore, Zhang Xingcheng can be sure that there must be other people secretly following.

It's okay to close the city and arrest people, but that will have too much impact on Sanyuan, and it is easy to injure innocent people by mistake.

"Shangshu, you led a large number of people to Sanyuan in such a hurry, if you leave in such a daze, wouldn't it make people suspicious?" Jing Bo also thought of some questions, but unfortunately he was just an acting county magistrate, and some words couldn't be interjected.

Of course, as long as this matter can be solved, what can you do if you suffer a little?

What happened over there in Chang'an? Jing Bo didn't know, but he knew that there must have been a shocking case over there.

The tighter the court covered, the more serious this case became, not to mention that even on the side of Sanyuan County, the head of the government in charge of solving the case was also transferred, but the court has never had a precedent for transferring people from other places, and this time it is not just the head of the government in Sanyuan County, many counties in Guanzhong have people who have been transferred.

Now that people are in Sanyuan, they are so reckless, they will inevitably startle the snake, although this matter has nothing to do with themselves, but since they have reached their own territory, they have to take care of it.

"What do you say out there now?" Jing Bo asked his master.

"Ming Mansion, the people outside are talking about it, saying that you have committed a crime, which is why the imperial court will engage in such a big battle."

Hearing this, Jing Bo smiled slightly, and instantly had a plan in his heart.

He arched his hand towards Zhang Xingcheng and said, "Shangshu, since the outside world is talking about it like this, why doesn't Shangshu continue to act?" ”

Zhang Xingcheng frowned fiercely, glanced at Jingbo lightly, and then shook his head, "No, you are the first champion since Your Majesty ascended the throne, and now you have been entrusted with a heavy task in only three years, if you use this as an excuse, not only will your reputation be ruined, but also the reputation of the imperial examination will be directly damaged." ”

It's not impossible to act, but you must be careful about the impact.

Jingbo's group of people has been stared at by many people, some people in the DPRK are staring, and the people are also staring, Xiang Jingbo, a guy in his twenties, can act as the county magistrate, and there must be complaints from the people.

And the Confucian guys are not completely dead now, if they are given an excuse to attack because of acting, although the court is not afraid, it will have some bad effects after all.

What's more, Zhang Xingcheng was worried that this matter would ruin the reputation of the imperial examination, and after three years of penance, he was so bohemian and unruly once he got his name?

This will directly blow down the reputation of the imperial examination among the people and affect the people's trust in the imperial examination.

Of course, more importantly, it will be detrimental to the future of Jingbo, which comes from the grassroots and has nothing to do with the high-level.

"The old man has a plan, but he just wants you to suffer some grievances and lose some face...... "Don't say whether it's good or not, what Jingbo said is indeed reasonable, and Zhang Xingcheng also came up with a plan.

"As long as he can be arrested and brought to justice, what does it matter if the lower officials are wronged?" Jingbo hurriedly gave it up, he didn't even want fame, how could he care about such a grievance?

"The old man and the young son were wronged in Sanyuan, but you refused to help, today the old man came to trouble you, but he couldn't find trouble, so he could only whip you a few times to vent his anger." Zhang Xingcheng spoke slowly.

"Shangshu, let's use the strategy that the lower official said......" Jingbo sweated in his heart, and hurriedly refused, it's not that he didn't want to endure those whips, and use the reputation of a criminal department Shangshu and a cabinet boss to protect his reputation as a county magistrate? Anyway, Jingbo didn't dare to think about it.

"It's so decided, the old man worships the secretary of the criminal department, and enters the cabinet again, and now it can be regarded as touching the sky, it is impossible to go up further, you are still young, there is no need to affect your future for the sake of the old man's face." Zhang Xingcheng made his own decision.

It is false to say that there is no selfishness, but what Zhang Xingcheng said is also true, the road of life is to come out little by little by himself, Jingbo This group of people has won the trust of His Majesty, and one day, they will stand in their position, and what about themselves? Sooner or later, one day it will be buried in the ground, wouldn't it be beautiful to take the opportunity to make a good fate?

Besides, this incident does not have a big impact on him, and the emperor will not be angry with himself because of this, let alone appreciate himself more......