Zhu Chen looked back at him sharply.

Liu Wei immediately analyzed: "They are taking the official road, but they are not wearing official uniforms, and they are in a hurry all the way, where are they going to deliver goods?" ”

Zhu Chen raised his eyebrows, and the little mare stopped.

Liu Wei and the others also stopped.

The dozen or so carriages in the rear, seeing that all the brocade guards in front of them had stopped, and they were all turning their heads to look at them, and the faces of those coachmen also showed a little panicked.

Almost no one dared to look into the eyes of Jin Yiwei.

However, it is also understandable that the Jinyi Guard has always been a symbol of ferocity, and being targeted by the Jinyi Guard, even if it is nothing, he has to be skinned, so it is normal for the drivers to panic.

At Zhu Chen's signal, a Jinyi Wei brother directly stopped the dozen or so carriages and ordered, "What are you transporting?" Take it out and take a look. ”

They were wearing flying fish suits, holding embroidered spring knives, and they looked indifferent, so that the coachmen did not dare to refuse.

The coachman in front lifted the cloth from the carriage, revealing sacks from inside.

The sack bulged out, and from the inside, it should have been filled with grain.

"My lord, Zhejiang's last year's good fields were washed away by the flood, resulting in no food for the people, and we are here to send some food to our families." An honest report from a coachman.

After that, he also took out a handful of the bag and directly punctured the bag, revealing all the white rice from the inside.

Jin Yiwei's face eased slightly, and he said, "It's hard work, I'm still working on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, let's go." ”

"But in the future, you have to remember not to go the official way."

After that, he turned his head and looked at Zhu Chen.

When the coachman heard this, a smile appeared on his face: "Thank you, thank you!" ”

After that, he had to leave quickly.

Zhu Chen jumped off the little mother horse and looked at the coachmen with a frown.

In his heart, he inexplicably distrusts these people.

If it is really a perennial delivery of supplies, will you forget that you can't take the official road?

Zhu Chen took a deep breath and ordered, "Check the contents of each carriage before letting them go." ”

When Liu Wei heard this, he immediately dismounted, and his face became more solemn.

The eldest brother spoke, and they immediately went to do it.

Several coachmen suddenly looked flustered, and the coachman at the head took out a few pieces of silver from his arms with a smile and handed it to Liu Weidao: "Adults, we are in a hurry, let's go over, these are filial to you." ”

Liu Wei didn't answer, but looked behind him and said, "The one in the back is King Huai." ”

As soon as these words came out, the coachman's face froze.

Liu Wei led his brothers up to search, and in the first few carriages, all the rice was white.

But it wasn't until the fifth car that the covered cloth was lifted, and it was a big coffin, and the coffin lid was kicked open, and what was lying inside was actually a piece of fine iron!

Liu Wei's face changed drastically, he suddenly took out a piece of fine iron, and shouted: "Big brother, this is not rice, it's fine iron." ”

Fine iron, in the Ming Dynasty, was a very sensitive business!

Zhu Chen looked at the coachmen and asked, "Do you have any relevant documents?" Take it out. ”

Several coachmen suddenly turned ugly, and they didn't know how to reply.

Zhu Chen's face sank: "Selling fine iron without permission? Where did you come from, and where are you going to transport it? ”

When the coachmen saw that the flaws were exposed, they immediately hesitated and didn't know what to say.

Standing cramped, like a thief who has been caught.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Chen's heart sank.

If it is an ordinary smuggling of refined iron, there is a high probability that they will beg for mercy, but their panicked appearance is obviously more terrifying than smuggling refined iron!

Immediately after, the sixth car, the seventh car, until the end, were all a large coffin, in which a large amount of fine iron was transported.

Liu Wei grinned and sneered: "It's okay now, there is work to do." ”

Zhu Chen frowned and said, "Press them to Jinyiwei, let them tell the truth, and see where this batch of fine iron is going to be transported." ”

I heard that I was going to Jinyiwei.

Several coachmen trembled with fear.

Because they know what a terrible place Jinyiwei is, where cramps and peel skins, do everything, it's torture.

If you go in and come out, it's too hard.

One of the coachmen knelt down on the spot and cried: "My lords, my lords, we are only in charge of transportation, and it is none of our business." ”

"The other party's remuneration is very high, and we are also taking risks."

"Is it okay not to go to Jinyiwei? I'll shake everything out for you. ”

Zhu Chen walked up to him and asked lightly, "Where are you going to transport this batch of refined iron?" ”

The coachman immediately said, "Jinan." ”

"We're going to Jinan."

Jinan, isn't that Shandong?

Why does he want to transport the fine iron to Shandong?

Zhu Chen asked his own question.

The coachman was also in a trance for a while, shook his head and said, "We don't know, we only know that this batch of iron is to be used to make pots, axes and wood." ”

When I saw him speak, there was not only panic in his eyes, but also a trace of wrong emotion.

Zhu Chen snorted coldly: "If you don't want to go to Jinyiwei, just tell the truth." ”

The coachman then said honestly: "It was transported to Jinan, and it is said that the prefect of Jinan will use it to build weapons." ”

"It was Master Mei from the Salt and Iron Transshipment Division who asked us to transport it." He was crying.

Iron deficiency everywhere, this is normal.

Because, most of the iron, is in the treasury reserves.

And this kind of fine iron is even more difficult to find everywhere, and it is best to use it to make weapons.

Moreover, this refined iron is probably also from Zhu Chen's mine.

This iron was bought by the imperial court and used to make weapons.

Even if the salt and iron transshipment envoy really wants to transport it to Jinan, why not report it to the above, and then do it openly?

There is a shortage of iron weapons in various places, and if it is reported to the center, it can still be approved.

If you do it secretly, there will definitely be ghosts inside.

This place of fine iron is definitely not formal!

Zhu Chen thought for a while, but he couldn't understand why this Jinan prefect lacked iron?

Is it just to sell the iron for money?

But if you are greedy for money, why only transport iron, iron is bulky and difficult to carry.

Jinan......

Jinan......

Am I missing one of the most important details?

The brain was running at a high speed, and in Zhu Chen's mind, he suddenly remembered a place.

Shandong Leping!

Leping, which is a county under the jurisdiction of Jinan, is transported to Jinan, does it mean that it is transported to Leping?

Leping, who lives, is the king of Han.

It is impossible for the prefect of Jinan to lack iron, but the only one who lacks iron is the King of Han?

If you want to build a weapon, this weapon made of fine iron is naturally the best.

Thinking like this, Zhu Chen suddenly brightened.

A smile suddenly appeared on his face: "King Han, you really plan to rebel." ”

"The old man is still there, and you are really brave......"

Zhu Chen sighed in his heart, this is really consistent with the historical record, after the king of Han was in Leping, he did not stop his secret activities, and he was always thinking about how to take away the throne.

But at the same time, Zhu Chen did not take it lightly.

Although King Han is reckless, on the battlefield, he is definitely a fierce general comparable to Gu Zhi Xiang Yu.

At least for now, Jiufang Ding, only he can lift it.

Looking in the direction of Shandong, Zhu Chen took a deep breath, his eyes gradually became solemn, and he muttered in his mouth: "King Han, our war has begun." ”

Zhu Chen's sense of revenge is very strong!

Last time, King Han wanted to put him to death, but how could Zhu Chen let him get his wish.

And if the king of Han is on the throne, he will probably be the first to die, because it was he who caused him to be forced to become a vassal.

What's more, he wanted to make the old man's rebellion, but Zhu Chen didn't agree.