Guan Xiaoliu's task is not to sell goods, but to find evidence of these officials' violations.

If the conditions of the servant are agreed, then even if there is something to gain, it is not in line with his mission.

After all, although Datang does not support officials doing business, it does not explicitly prohibit it.

Therefore, Guan Xiaoliu once again rejected Xiao Xiao's offer, wanting to see how he would target him next.

Seeing that Guan Xiaoliu was so ignorant of current affairs, the little official finally completely tore his face.

I only heard him snort coldly and then spoke: "Since Xiao Langjun is so insistent on the value of the goods, then the official can't open his mouth to people." ”

He jumped out of the carriage and continued: "This official wishes Xiao Langjun to complete the transaction as soon as possible. ”

With that, he flicked his sleeves and went back the way he came, in a rage.

Guan Xiaoliu pretended to catch up and begged for a long time, but he refused to give in on the price.

So the first contact between the two sides ended unhappily.

Guan Xiaoliu and the others found an inn outside the city and stayed first.

After leaving three people to guard the goods, the others began to inquire about the situation in the market.

Since they do not mainly sell goods, except for the occasional discussion with other merchants about the porcelain market, the rest of the time is carefully observing the operation of the market.

After the little official left the sight of Guan Xiaoliu and the others, he did not immediately return to the city.

He came to Fang City first, and explained the origin and goods of Guan Xiaoliu and others to the Municipal Supervision Office and the Balance Bureau.

The little official quietly conspired with them separately, mainly to discuss how to target Guan Xiaoliu so that his goods could not find buyers.

Don't underestimate the abilities of these people.

They have been dealing with merchants from all over the world for many years, and they have long had a set of methods to deal with these merchants.

Therefore, when they make up their minds to target a certain business, then it is impossible for this business to negotiate any business in Guangzhou City.

Guan Xiaoliu and the others don't know at the moment.

While he and the others were collecting information about those officials, the entire Fang City had begun to secretly monitor their caravans.

As long as they enter the Fang Market with their own goods, they will feel the malice of the entire Fang Market towards them.

After a half-day visit, Guan Xiaoliu and others witnessed many cases of officials of all sizes eating and taking cards in the market.

These are just the means used to target itinerant vendors.

Guan Xiaoliu believes that the traders who have lived here all year round will have another way of bribing these officials.

When the Fang City was closed, Guan Xiaoliu and the others returned to the inn where they lived.

The next step is to compile the information they have obtained today.

and pass the information to another wave of men led by Xue Li.

They will take Li Zhi's handwritten letter and their own fish talismans to take the initiative to find the merchants who were forcibly asked for bribes provided by the intelligence.

and asked these people to testify if necessary.

Xue Li and the others were not worried that these merchants would not cooperate.

One is because they have enough evidence.

The second is the low status of merchants in this era.

They absolutely did not dare to resist in the face of officials.

The most important point is that Xue Li and the others are solving troubles for them.

Moreover, the mastermind behind Xue Li and the others is Li Zhi, and such a force is strong enough.

In the next day, Guan Xiaoliu and the others drove the carriage to Fang City.

However, it didn't take long for Guan Xiaoliu to discover some abnormalities.

First of all, since they entered the Fang Market, no official has ever approached them except for the people who have been the city gatekeeper telling them about the rules of the Fang City.

In addition, all foreign businessmen seem to be deliberately moving away from their positions.

Even the local merchants on both sides deliberately stayed away from them.

No one came over to talk to them for the whole day.

No matter how loudly Guan Xiaoliu solicited customers, he couldn't get any response.

Guan Xiaoliu knew that he was being targeted.

But it also gives them the opportunity to stay.

Therefore, Guan Xiaoliu will still appear in the Fang Market every day in the next few days.

But there are fewer and fewer people around me.

Everyone thought that Guan Xiaoliu's money was about to run out.

Everyone is waiting to see what happens next.

But what these people definitely didn't expect was this.

Those who left Guan Xiaoliu are still collecting all kinds of criminal evidence here at the moment.

Li Zhi's reclamation work has also achieved great results.

After large areas of primeval forest were cut down, all the humus inside was cleared and burned.

It is then sprinkled with a thick layer of quicklime for insect control and disinfection.

It only takes two or three days to sprinkle quicklime on the soil and you can cut mulberry branches.

The officials of Sinong Monastery would take some captives to check the growth of the mulberry trees every day.

The same is true for newly cultivated farmland.

Even the land around the farmland and the river are disinfected.

Dandelion has become one of the most popular plants here.

Li Zhi used dandelion and some other herbs to make a lot of tea, potions, and meals.

These things can greatly alleviate the discomfort of northerners with the southern climate.

In addition, Li Zhi also made a large number of iced drinks, which were supplied to these people in unlimited quantities every day.

Due to the hot summer in Guangzhou, Li Zhi divided the captives into four classes.

You only need to work two or three hours per shift before you can stop and rest.

Doing so didn't affect the progress much.

The POWs were able to complete their work more quickly by keeping their stamina full.

In just a few days, Li Zhi led people to develop hundreds of acres of farmland and more than 200 acres of mulberry forests.

In addition to this, several miles of concrete roads have been paved.

The most gratifying thing is that since these prisoners of war came to Guangzhou, no one has fallen ill because of the miasma for half a month.

At this time, Li Zhi was listening to Su Lie's report on the investigation of the corruption case.

When Su Lie said that many vendors would be forcibly asked for bribes, Li Zhi nodded unexpectedly.

He opened his mouth and said to Su Lie: "Guangzhou City is a big commercial city, and the officials here have been dealing with all kinds of merchants for a long time, which will inevitably breed all kinds of corruption. ”

Su Lie said: "Your Highness, there is no evidence of any major officials' crimes yet, I don't know what to do next?" ”

Li Zhi said: "There is no need to worry about this matter, since those little officials dare to act so boldly, it is naturally related to the style of their bosses." ”

Speaking of this, Li Zhi smiled slightly.

Then he said in a very certain tone: "As long as we seize the handle of more officials and bring them to justice, then..."

Su Lie's eyes lit up and he immediately said, "Your Highness means to let these people report level by level, and then uproot?" ”

After saying this, he couldn't help but hesitate a little.

In the end, I couldn't help but remind: "In this way, there must be a lot of people involved, is it a bit big?" ”