Early the next morning, Xue Chang and other soldiers divided into three routes and scattered into the market, intending to find evidence against Zhang Ru.

The spring warms up, melting the snow on the ground, and except for some corners where the sun doesn't shine, you can see snow-white spots, and the snow has basically melted elsewhere.

There is a lot of sewage flowing on the streets, and there is no place to put your feet down, and some potholes, if you don't explore the road carefully, you can sink into half of your body when you step on it.

Xue Chang relied on his own strength, and after asking passers-by where the beggar lived, he quickly walked towards the vicinity of the City God Temple.

Rao is that he has been extremely careful, and there are still a lot of mud spots on his luxurious flower brocade clothes.

Before he fully entered Sifang Street, he smelled a rancid smell, and Xue Chang involuntarily covered his nose.

Most of the people who live here look numb, there is not a trace of expression on their faces, and even some of them have disappeared from their original faces, replaced by stains.

Obviously, seeing the arrival of such a richly dressed official, those people were very curious, and these beggars living at the bottom of the society looked Xue Chang up and down with strange eyes. Because of their status, even if they are hungry, they do not dare to come forward and ask for food.

Every year in Quang Ninh, some people starve to death, because these people can only rely on each other for warmth on cold nights, because they have no warm ondol, because these people have no food to eat.

This year is not bad, Zhang Ru ordered people to set up porridge sheds, so that those people who have not eaten can have a mouthful of hot food, but few people died.

Not to mention how ordinary people think of Zhang Ru, at least these people look at Zhang Ru as if they were looking at their parents. It can be said that in Sifang Street, the people only know that there is General Zhang, the governor of the nine sides, and they do not know that there is the general soldier of Liaodong.

Xue Chang wanted to approach those beggars several times regardless of his identity, but unfortunately before he could get close, those people scattered and fled.

In desperation, he had no choice but to go deeper, even though he didn't want to stay in such a smoky place at all.

Suddenly, his eyes fell on a corpse in front of him in the middle of the street, in the spring of March, there were not many mosquitoes, and it was snowing heavily last year, so the corpse was lying there, but there were no mosquitoes.

His eyes narrowed, and he took a quick step towards the corpse.

Instinctively, he felt that this corpse zombie was one of the strong evidence that he threatened Zhang Ru.

So, there was a strange scene on the square street, a middle-aged nobleman in gorgeous clothes, squatting next to a somewhat smelly corpse, and kept poking around the corpse with a small stick.

There were bold onlookers who privately discussed: "What is the origin of this person, wearing like this, running here to see the corpse?" ”

"The ghost knows what these dignitaries want to do, probably from the yamen!"

"Cut, the people of Jinyi Wei don't care about this corpse, and the people of the yamen will take care of it when they are full. General Zhang said that this person must expose the body for three days. ”

"I think three days is still less, this kind of beast, even if it is broken bones and ashes, it is not too much."

Xue Chang didn't hear the discussion of the people around him, otherwise he would not have regarded this corpse as a life-saving straw.

Years of experience in criminal names told Xue Chang that this person did not die of starvation, but was killed.

The black marks on his neck were the best evidence, not to mention that his face was blue, his eyes were bloodshot and slightly spit out, the tip of his tongue showed his lips, and his fingers had scratched on the wall.

Xue Chang, who realized that things were not very simple, decided to continue to wait, and when his own people came to find him, then he could leave.

He was afraid that if he left now, Zhang Ru's people would immediately know what was going on here, and then destroy the corpse. He didn't think that if he waited for someone to come out, Zhang Ru would rest assured that he wouldn't let people follow.

Xue Chang was poking hard, and in the distance, a young man wearing a four-square-square scarf, a red brocade robe, and a collar on his chest was walking all the way to this side. As he walked, he instructed the servants who followed behind him in small melon skin hats to stuff something into the hands of the beggars. Everywhere he walked, men, women, young and old, they would bow deeply to him, and some down-and-out beggars who had read books would bow to him.

Xue Chang didn't know where this person came from, and was hesitating whether to step forward to ask, but the person obviously saw him too, and after being obviously stunned for a moment, he walked towards him quickly.

"This brother is also here to visit the victims?" When the man walked in front of him, Xue Chang found that this man was a man in his forties, with a dark face, and he looked like he had been walking the rivers and lakes for many years, not like a scholar at all.

"You are." Xue Chang asked with some confusion.

The man said with a smile: "In Xia Xie Lun, a businessman, came to Guangning City today to visit these victims, and saw that Brother Tai was here, and he said that he was a fellow believer." I asked for advice rashly, and I also asked my brother to forgive me. ”

Hearing that this person was coming to see the victims, Xue Chang's face softened a lot, and after putting on a smiling face, he said cautiously: "In Xia Weizhu, Brother Tai Gaoyi, it really makes a certain admire." However, he didn't come to see the victims, but when he saw the corpses here, he went to thousands to investigate. ”

Xie Lun smiled and said: "Oh, there are people dying here every day, the snow disaster is serious, and there are people everywhere who are not clothed. ”

Xue Chang's heart moved, and asked: "As soon as I came to Liaodong, I heard people say how General Zhang is, not just a scholar, but I don't know who General Zhang is?" ”

Xie Lun put on a proud expression: "If you want to say that this general is not a simple person. I heard that he is the prince's attendant, and I heard that he is the prince's brother, but he can be valued by His Majesty today, and he is appointed as the governor of the Nine Sides.

After General Zhang came to Liaodong, he heard that no less than 100 people in Liaodong were frozen to death every year, so he immediately asked Jinyiwei to organize soup kitchens. The big families in Guangning City are all generous to each other, and the people are grateful to General Zhang. ”

Xue Chang stared at Xie Lun for a while, and when he saw the other party looking at him with puzzled eyes, he realized that his actions were a little rude. He arched his hand and said, "I didn't expect General Zhang to be so powerful, but he was only lonely." Listening to Brother Xie's tone, could it be that he has seen this very good General Zhang? ”

Xie Lun shook his head and denied: "Hey, what kind of person is General Zhang, how can we be seen by small people like us." However, the general allowed me to go to Liaodong to do business, which gave Xie an additional way to make money. ”

Xue Chang groaned: "As far as I know, Liaodong has always allowed merchants to enter, why did Brother Xie say that General Zhang allowed it?" ”

Xie Lun said with a smile: "Brother Wei doesn't know, this Liaodong Town is different from other places, the construction is chaotic, and there are Duoyan Sanwei ring feeding, which is not a good place to do business." A few years ago, it was not peaceful, and the governor's yamen strictly forbade merchants to enter Liaodong. There are a lot of Liaodong treasures, but they can't be shipped out, and they are rotten in the mountains. After General Zhang came, he discussed with the governor to let go of Shangjia, but he didn't let me wait for me to have any intersection with Jianyu. ”

Xue Chang arched his hand and said: "I didn't know that there was such an inside story. ”

Xie Lun said lightly: "What is the inside story or not, these are known to the people of the entire Liaodong." ”

Xue Chang asked again: "It seems that Brother Xie has earned a lot of money, and there is still money to help the poor." ”

Xie Lun waved his hand again and again: "This is not a question of whether to make money or not, this is a matter of conscience." To be honest, we didn't even earn a copper plate when we came to Liaodong. The money for the soup kitchen alone cost no less than 100 taels, not to mention whether it was to provide clothes for the victims. ”

Xue Chang frowned and said, "Since you haven't made any money yet, why is Brother Xie willing to pay?" ”

Since ancient times, there have been no businessmen and no treachery, and he really can't figure out why this black-faced man who looks very capable would rather lose money than help the people.

Xie Lun's explanation made him feel relieved.

"Brother Wei, don't underestimate this treasure land in Liaodong, don't say anything else, just say that this old ginseng, in this Liaodong, the old ginseng that can't be shipped out is not much better than the pig food that feeds the pigs. But when you enter the capital, it is a good thing that can be sold for a hundred taels of silver. How many dignitaries and nobles rely on this thing to hang their lives, and how many women rely on this thing to nourish their faces.

Let's come, the people welcome it, and it can bring benefits to everyone, so why not do it.

Besides, the people of Liaodong are fierce, and that is also when you bully them, as long as you treat them well, they are very simple one by one.

A 300-year-old mountain ginseng is estimated at 500 taels in the capital, and it is still a priceless treasure in the market. In this Liaodong, some profiteers only need to give one or two taels of broken silver to take the ginseng away. Maybe he met someone who was willing to listen to him, and Xie Lun said very energetically.

Xue Chang's frowning brows spread, and he secretly calculated in his heart, so it seems that this Zhang Confucian has really done a few practical things for the people when he arrives in Liaodong.

A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and a very serious question suddenly came to mind: "Could it be that if you let the merchant Jia enter Liaodong, you are not afraid that these people will collude with Jianjiao?" ”

Xie Lun's face fell: "What does Brother Wei mean by this, a certain person is also a Da Ming Erlang, even if he is in charge of a cheap business, the business tax is also paid." Could it be that this son thinks that a certain person who betrays the country and seeks glory can't succeed! ”

Xue Chang sneered and said: "Brother Xie misunderstood, if you don't do it behind closed doors, it is inevitable to say the wrong thing, please don't be surprised by Brother Xie." ”

After he apologized, Xie Lun said disapprerovantly: "General Zhang, that's a martial arts star from the sky, and it is estimated that even Wenqu Xing is on him!" General Zhang had already thought of these questions. It is not denied that some people can do everything, but the hundreds of thousands of border troops in Liaodong are not vegetarians, as long as they catch a merchant who dares to transport salt and iron and make leather armor out of the customs, it will be a dead end. General Zhang specially set up a city patrol department, once such a person is found, there will be no mercy. ”

The worry in Xue Chang's heart did not disappear, his eyes glanced at the corpse on the ground, and asked, "Why haven't the people from the Yamen come yet, is it possible that there are dead people here, and the people of the Yamen don't care?" ”