Chun'an suddenly became lively, all the yamen seemed to be eager to take a kick, the worst is the Chun'an county order, usually no one pays attention, no one has asked, good in Chun'an to stay, suddenly came a lot of people, the merchants surrounded shouting and shouting to kill, almost scared him to death, and now it is the officials of the province, the government, and the science and technology one by one, which have to serve well, one is not good, maybe they will collide with the official.

Ming Pao took advantage of this opportunity to naturally render the affairs of the merchants well, what colluded with the Japanese bandits, what raised samurai, and went to the sea to do business privately, so that the affairs of the merchants continued to ferment, and they could not cool down for a while.

Xu Qian felt that he was sitting and waiting to die, obviously he was the ambassador of the Seven Mansions, but his mother didn't have anything in her hands, and the so-called detectives were almost always waiting, and this passive feeling made him very uncomfortable. I was in no mood to study, so I had to entertain myself, and encouraged Deng Jian every day to say something that I would definitely work hard when the time came.

Deng Jian sighed every day, he hid when he saw Xu Qian, the prince couldn't go back, closed the door, this Xu Qian knocked on the door every once in a while, there was really nowhere to escape, I just wanted to kowtow to Xu Qian and call a hero to spare his life.

After more than three days of hard work, Wang Gen did not lose his trust, and specially found Xu Qian and said, "There is news." ”

This great Confucian looked at Xu Qian with a smile, and then said, "Go out and talk while walking?" ”

Xu Qian said: "The partition wall has ears, let alone the street?" Please tell me now. ”

Wang Gen nodded his head and said to Xu Qian: "The old man has a protégé who works in the yamen of Caofu in Zhejiang, and he heard that Zhou Kai, the local Caoyun capital, received a sum of silver from an unknown source yesterday, and these silver are afraid that they were sent by Chun'an. ”

Xu Qian expressed his disbelief and said: "What does the matter of the raid have to do with the Caoyun Yamen, how come there is even a copy of this Caoyun Division?" ”

In Beijing, Nanjing, Shandong, Zhejiang and other places. In order to ensure the safety of Caoyun, there are more than 100,000 people under the Caofu army and errands, these people do not belong to the jurisdiction of the local officials, and the local relationship is not deep. But what these eight poles can't hit also has a share?

Wang Gen smiled slightly and said: "Caoyun has a lot to do with the raid, you don't know the inside story, naturally you don't know, I only ask you." The officials who are up and down have reaped enough benefits, and these silvers, will they move to the government office? ”

Xu Qian shook his head and said: "If some people are greedy for the iron-clad officials of the yamen and flowing water, they are afraid that the backyard of the official office will not be placed." ”

"Yes." Wang Gen smiled slightly and said, "Then it is bound to be transported back to your hometown, and the old man will ask you again to transport it back to your hometown." There are so many checkpoints along the way, who can rest assured if you go by land? ”

Xu Qian frowned and couldn't help nodding secretly. If someone is greedy for 20,000 or 30,000 taels of silver, this is a few thousand catties of things, not including all kinds of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and a few big carts can't fit it. Moreover, the people escorted along the way may not be at ease, unless they ......

Xu Qian understood. "You mean, these people must take the road of luck?" ”

Wang Gen smiled and said: "As long as the road on this side of Caoyun is opened, there is no need to be troubled by checkpoints along the way, which is light and saves energy, so Caoyun must have a benefit." ”

Xu Qian couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Is the evidence of this Zhou Dusi receiving the money conclusive?" ”

Wang Gen looked at him: "How can you be sure?" ”

Xu Qian said: "At least there should be a witness." ”

Wang Gen sighed: "There is a human witness, but people may not be willing to stand up." ”

Xu Qian asked: "But what if Zhou Dusi falls, is this person willing to stand up?" ”

"This ......" Wang Gen hesitated for a moment, and then asked rhetorically, "What is your idea?" ”

Xu Qian sighed and said, "Although I am nominally inspecting the affairs of the Japanese and the Japanese, I have no soldiers, unless I ......" In the middle of the words, he obediently closed his mouth and said, "Mr. Wang, just wait for my news." ”

Seeing Wang Gen away, Xu Qian took a deep breath, his heartbeat couldn't help but speed up a little, and it took a long time to calm down his mood, and then rushed to Deng Jian's room.

"Brother Deng, a great future is just around the corner, follow me to make a contribution!"

Deng Jian came out reluctantly, looked at Xu Qian with a sad expression, and said, "I woke up early in the morning with my eyelids jumping, and I felt that I was going to die soon." ”

Xu Qian held a fan in his hand, knocked on Deng Jian's head with the fan, and said, "Crow's mouth, clean it up quickly." ”

Deng Jian was a little uneasy and asked, "Where to go?" ”

Xu Qian said: "Caoyun Yamen! ”

Deng Jian couldn't help but speak.

Caoyun Yamen is not an ordinary yamen, it should be said that it is a military camp, and the work of collecting and transporting grain is generally responsible for the officials of various prefectures and counties, while Caoyun Yamen is only in charge of guarding, and the imperial court has set up a special Cao army to protect it

The safety of the transport.

Therefore, Xu Qian said that going to Caoyun Yamen made Deng Jian feel more uncertain about life and death, but it was difficult to ride a tiger at the moment, so he could only take one step at a time.

The two went out and hired a carriage, Xu Qian sat in the car and did not move, and Deng Jian sat on the side and deliberately lifted the curtain to look at the scenery outside.

Xu Qian said: "When you get to the yamen, you listen to my orders, understand?" Also, your knife must be hung on your waist at all times, this time we will go, a little negligence, I am afraid that we will not be able to come back. ”

Hearing Xu Qian's stern words, Deng Jian couldn't help but shout: "Since that's the case, then you still go?" ”

Xu Qian's face was calm, and he said: "There are some things you can't help but do, since you have to do it, you naturally have to do your best, Brother Deng, even if it is a fire pit, then I will accompany you to jump, what are you afraid of?" ”

Deng Jian muttered: "What ...... if you make friends carelessly?"

Xu Qian didn't bother to pay attention to him, squinted his eyes and pretended to sleep.

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Caofu Yamen, located in the east of Hangzhou more than ten miles, by the canal, according to the river water set up, the whole canal, with various battalions of Cao Army, near Hangzhou, a total of three Cao camps, the number of more than 2,000 people.

And here, is the center of the entire Zhejiang Cao Yun, countless grain and grass from all over Zhejiang to the nearby granary, and then countless boats moored at various wharves, all reported to the Yamen, and then deployed by the officials here.

This yamen, like the Bureau, is independent of the local officialdom system, and is directly under the jurisdiction of the Caoyun General Military Officer, so the Hangzhou Caoyun Dusi has a good life, and on weekdays, he brings a little stuff to Beijing to sell, and then transfers some goods from Beijing to Jiangnan, and there is a lot of oil and water every year. In addition, the Cao army under its jurisdiction can eat some empty salaries, as well as the filial piety of the various guilds at the wharf, not to mention 100,000 snowflakes and silver, but it is also the top fat shortage in the entire Zhejiang.

Zhou Kai, the commander of Caoyun, was born in a martial arts and was born quite burly, but in the past few years, he has hollowed out his body in office, and his face is not very good. ”

Zhou Kai sneered and couldn't help but say, "What? Yesterday I came once, and today I came again? What exactly do they want to do? ”

The staff lowered his voice and said: "I just want to ask about the boat, there are a lot of goods to be shipped out this time, and the people over there are a little worried." ”

Zhou Kai squinted, a trace of greed flashed in his eyes, and he said pitifully: "These people are really powerful, don't look at me, this is a fat company, but I don't know how many times a year I have to toss to make a little profit, they are good, they don't open for three years, open for three years, hey......"

Sighing, Zhou Kai smiled coldly: "You go and sue them, the cao boat is not something that can be called, it's not so easy, you have to let this official think of a way." ”

The staff was stunned for a moment, glanced at Zhou Kai, and suddenly understood, this master of the capital division accepted the money and started to play officially, most likely because he felt that his benefits were too little, and he wanted to fight for more, the staff smiled and said, "Okay, the student will go and talk back." ”

"Come back!" Zhou Kai smiled and said: "Don't be in a hurry to leave, you have to make it clear that it has a great relationship, I'm just the Caoyun Division, a big official, help them with this, there are many places that need to be dealt with up and down, this must be made clear to them, if they don't make it clear, they still think that this official is a bandit and robber." This official has always been kind, honest and trustworthy, and has made a promise. It's just that some things are not taken for granted, it's not that the official can do whatever he wants, there are so many brothers who eat Caoyun's meal, they can't fill the official and starve the whole family to death, right? People, if you want to do good deeds and accumulate virtues, you have to think more about others, otherwise is this still a human being? It's brutes! ”

"Your Excellency!" The staff member hurriedly praised a few words.

Zhou Kai seemed to be satisfied, so he said: "You go, remember to declare that you are powerful." ”

After sending away this staff, Zhou Kai was in a happy mood again, and hummed a tune, who knew that this staff member had just left, but another errand came, and said: "My lord, there is a student outside, saying that he asked to see his lord." ”

"Student?" Zhou Kai hesitated for a moment and said, "Where did you come from?" ”

"He said that his surname was Xu, and his name was Xu Qian."

"Xu Qian ......" At this moment, Zhou Kai cheered up, he had heard of this person, he had been famous for a long time, and the business was caused by this person, what? What is this man running for?

But...... A student, he doesn't seem to have to deal with it, and he doesn't want to deal with this kind of person, Zhou Kai smiled coldly and said: "Sue him, this official is not interested in seeing him, let him come from where and where he will go back!" ”

The errand officer agreed, and hurriedly went out, but he came back not long after, and this time Zhou Kai was angry, and said angrily: "What, he refuses to leave?" Is this really unreasonable, does he see that his official is good and can be deceived? ”