The late autumn of Donglin is full of murderous atmosphere, the old people often say, there are too many wars here, and the killing is too heavy, so the souls of ghosts and gods are gathered here, and the yin qi is miserable and bleak, can it not make people feel cold down their spines?

Qin Shun sat on a stone pier at the gate of the city with a withered yellow dog's tail in his mouth, crossing Erlang's legs. He has been checking here for more than half a month, but he can't catch any clues, what the hell! Qin Shun's left leg was numb, so he changed to a different leg.

Seeing that the morale of the officers and soldiers defending the city was getting lower and lower, Qin Shun's heart also began to grow. If this continues, what will be the guarantee for this year's annual tribute? When the time comes, the emperor will definitely condemn the guilt and blame the suzerain's mansion for its unfavorable affairs.

Five carts pulled a cart of wine jars slowly approached and stopped at the city gate. The coachman at the head handed over a pass: "Master Jun, you are accommodating." ”

"What is this?"

"Wine, sir. The strong man pulling the cart nodded and smiled, grabbed a small jar, and tore open the seal: "Master Jun, you taste it, twenty-year-old daughter red wine." ”

The soldier came up and smelled it, it was really a jar of good wine, and half-jokingly: "Yo, whose daughter is this, and she hasn't married out of twenty?"

"Master Jun, do you have a taste?" the person pulling the cart gave way.

"No need. The soldier waved his hand: "Let's talk about it when you marry your daughter, hahaha." ”

"Let's go. The cart beckoned. The wheels of the five or two carts rolled slowly.

The rut marks were deep, crushing the dirt road into two ravines. Qin Shun glanced at it.

"Stop!" Qin Shun jumped up.

A big hand slapped the wine jar a few times, and the wine jar was like a ripe watermelon, making a thumping sound.

"What's down here?"

The car was stunned: "Below, there's wine!"

Qin Shun shook his head, how could anyone who delivered wine stack the wine jar so high? Maybe there were salt bags hidden in the wine jar. Qin Shun coughed: "Come on, move all his wine jars down for me!"

In fact, he guessed wrong, the floor below the jar was still a jar, but some larger jars. Qin Shun was a little stunned, how could this picture not be the same as he thought?

"Open!" Qin Shun pulled out a dagger from his waist and pried open the wax seal with a knife in his hand.

Inside is a swaying pool, shallow swaying, overflowing with a rich smell of wine.

"Master Jun, this is good wine, don't you believe in tasting it?" smiled weakly as the cart puller.

Qin Shun took the water scoop in his hand and scooped half of it, brought it to his mouth, and took a small sip, it was really wine. The wine was strong, the taste was rushing to the nose, Qin Shun burped, he couldn't drink it, and the remaining half scoop was given to the thirsty brothers to drink.

This jar has been clarified, but who can guarantee the others? A few more jars were pried up, and they were all wine as far as the eye could see. Qin Shun was a little stunned, looking back, the five big cars, if he still couldn't find anything, he rashly opened all the wines of other people, but it was a matter of killing people.

"Master Jun, don't pry, it's okay to shake, we're just delivering the goods, if it's all pried open, we can't explain to the owner. ”

"Who is your owner?" Qin Shun asked.

"Hmm...... Lu Shenglin, Boss Lu of the Upper Pavilion of the capital. After a moment of hesitation, he reported Lu Shenglin's name.

"Shangge, that's a famous restaurant!" Qin Shun's eyes widened: "Shangge wants to open a branch in Donglin Prefecture?"

The cart puller nodded: "Yes, Master Jun, the store is all plated, just waiting for the ingredients to open." ”

The upper cabinet of the capital is simply known to everyone, and Lu Shenglin's name is like thunder. If Wei Dongshu is the first to be recommended in the antique industry, then in the catering industry, Lu Shenglin is second to none. People say that the generation of Da Chu has produced two business wizards, one is the ancestor of the shade of Wei, and the other is Lu who founded the Upper Cabinet with 200 taels.

Since it is Lu Shenglin's person, there must be no mistake, Qin Shun licked his lips: "This wine is really strong enough, let's go." ”

"Hey, okay, thank you, Master Jun. The puller carried out the several jars of wine that had been pried open: "These will be given to the military masters to quench their thirst, don't think we are cold." ”

"Where is the location of the Upper Pavilion?"

"In the west of the bell tower. ”

After sitting at the city gate for a day in vain, and still finding nothing, Qin Shun shook his head, it's over, and he will have to be disciplined again when he goes back. In the past few days, the second master has a big temper, and the excerpt of the gold mine good news has already been written and put aside, but because of the matter of private salt, he has not dared to report it, lest he be caught by the old school.

Qin Shun pressed his head against his head, not daring to speak. He was ready to die, but he just didn't get anything anyway, and he couldn't squeeze out the oil even if he smashed him.

"Waste! You sit under the city tower every day, how can you not harvest, could it be that those private salts flew in with wings?" Rong Zhan turned his back to his hand.

Yuan Xi leaned on the case, knocking on the chess pieces, the black and white in front of him had become an incompatible situation, and he played with himself, whether he won or lost, he was himself. If you play with others, the game will not be so clear.

"Is there anything special going in and out of the city these days? ”

"Something special?" Qin Shun shook his head: "No?"

"Have you been drinking?" Won-hee smelled a smell of alcohol from afar.

Rong Zhan glared: "Okay, you kid, no wonder you can't find out anything, you ran to drink during the day?!You're just so fooling around?!"

"No, Your Highness. Qin Shun was so aggrieved: "Today is a wine delivery, and the minister took a bite when he pried it open for inspection." ”

"One bite will have such a big taste, are you kid bluffing me?" Rong Zhan pointed at Qin Shun's nose and almost poked him down.

"No, no, it's really just one bite. Qin Shun waved his hand again and again: "No one dares to fool Your Highness!"

Rong Zhan snorted and turned to look at Yuan Xi: "I really can't find out, so we have to search the warehouses." ”

"Don't make a big deal out of it. The smell of wine on Qin Shun's body gave people a headache, and Yuan Xi rubbed his eyebrows: "Hurry up and wash it, this smell is too choking." ”

Qin Shun pulled up his clothes and smelled them, he wore this dress for a day, naturally he couldn't smell anything, he smiled and touched his head: "It's not, the daughter of twenty years is red, it's strange if it's not strong." ”

Daughter's red wine is different, who gave birth to a daughter, buried a stall of brewed wine in the ground, and waited until the day of the daughter's marriage to take it out and drink. Girls' families are talking about marriage in the age of the year, so it is common for daughters of more than ten years to be red, but the daughters of these twenty years are really rare.

Yuan Xi snorted and laughed: "Whose daughter is this, she is so old and hasn't married yet." ”

"Lu Shenglin. Qin Shun teased.

Everyone knows that Lu Shenglin is a lone wolf, in his forties, no one has ever seen his family, and the matchmaker who proposed marriage kicked through the threshold, but he just didn't marry. People say that he actually has a family, ten years ago his wife gave birth to a difficult child, he chose the child in order to continue the incense, and his only wife died because of this. He has always felt guilty about this matter, so he has not continued the strings, and he has not even accepted a concubine. I heard that the child was a boy, and when he was three years old, he was turned into a monk by an abbot, and it has been seven years since then.

"Where did Boss Lu get his daughter?" Won-hee threw the chess pieces into the chess box.

"Lu Shenglin wants to open a branch in Donglin, and he wants all those wines, so I said such a joke. ”

"Shangge came to Donglinzhou to open a store?" Rong Zhan turned around: "Why don't we know at all?"

Qin Shunbian flattened his mouth: "Yes, the informants haven't mentioned this matter either." ”

"Strange. Rong Zhan frowned.

"Is it strange?" Yuan Xi looked at Rong Zhan: "Boss Lu is a businessman with excellent vision, and he has a lot of business in his stomach to go around the capital three times and then tie a pipa knot." It's normal for him to come here to open a shop. ”

"Why?" Rong Zhan was puzzled.

"The prospects here are good, the land price is cheap, and it is the state capital supported by the imperial court. Nothing is lacking here, which means that anything can become a business. How could a businessman with a head and a face let go of this place? In the future, if the imperial court moved a few more people here, Donglin Prefecture would become one of the most prosperous cities in the Great Chu Kingdom. If I had any money, I'd open a shop here!"

"Oh. Rong Zhan said and sighed: "Then I don't know." ”

"General Qin, have you checked all those wines?"

Qin Shun shook his head: "The few jars that are pried open at will are all good wines. ”

"That'...... What about the ones that weren't prying?" asked Won-hee.

"Didn't pry it open? It should be a bar? It was a casual sway, and there was the sound of rushing water inside. Qin Shun couldn't tell, but he couldn't think of anything in it.

"Is this the largest batch of goods entering the city in half a month?" asked Yuan Xi.

In the past half a month, the people who have entered and left the city have been able to hold nothing more than bedding rolls and dry food packets. The richest man can take care of a cart and pull a wooden box with some porcelain and jade and the like. Glance.

Qin Shun nodded: "Yes, I remember this very clearly." ”

It's not right! It's still not right! Yuan Xi frowned, such a big thing as private salt can't be hidden. If it is said that the smugglers rely on the human body to transport, and one person can only carry a small bag, it will have to be transported to the Year of the Monkey, and the cost is too great. But how can you not be found if you want to transport it into the city in large bags and small packages?

In the past half a month, the official salt has still not been sold, which shows that the amount of illegal salt has only increased, and they still have a way to transport salt to the city. Could it be the five big carts of wine?

Yuan Xi breathed a sigh of relief: "Where is the location of the Shangge?"

"Bell Tower West, I specially asked someone to take a look, and it really looks like a store is going to open over there. ”

Haha! Won-hee laughed slyly. This smile made Rong Zhan laugh in a daze, could it be that her anxious nerves were abnormal? Twisted a chess piece and threw it at her gently: "What did you think of?"

"Qin Shun, immediately mobilize the government soldiers, and surround the upper pavilion for me as quickly as possible, and not a single ant is allowed to let go!"

Won-hee stood up and looked down at the chessboard, the situation was already clear. Even if the blacks are besieging the trend fiercely, it is a bad move after all, once the white pieces are highlighted from the gap, the chess game can turn defeat into victory!