Chapter 807: Amazing Discovery
Each mule cart was loaded with a variety of items, including silk cloth, spices, and even small pieces made of bamboo and wood.
But if you really want to find a problem, there are still some things, for example, those silk cloth is particularly strange in the goods shipped out of the city of Tokyo, just because there is no state or county in the world that can sell cloth at a higher price than in Bianjing, how can any merchant do such a loss-making transaction?
Of course, this alone is far from enough for Sun Tu to do such a big thing, only he led the army to gallop in the city like this, and intercepted people with great fanfare, and searched for the caravan goods that had already left the city, as long as the Gu family pursued it to the end, it was enough for him to drink a pot. What's more, he also offended the officials of the Imperial Observatory, and his brothers even injured people, which is even more unlikely to be good - as long as he fails to find any decent clues to the incriminating evidence.
At this moment, a subordinate was surprised to see that there was a mezzanine underneath after carefully removing the goods from one of the mule carts. This made him cry out in surprise, and as he spoke, he used a knife to pry the sandwich cover, and after a click, the things in the lower layer were completely revealed-it was a square wrapped in oiled paper, which looked like bricks, but there was a pungent smell emitted, and these people who had just come down from the battlefield were so familiar: "It's wound medicine......"
After hearing this, Sun Tu's eyebrows suddenly lifted, and the Boss Li in front of him was even more shocked, without any hesitation, suddenly his body spread, and he jumped straight forward with an arrow step - now, the secret has been revealed, and he can only escape first.
But as soon as his movements were together, a figure was already faster than him in the way of progress, and before he could take the next step, a black shadow had already swept across with a whining roar, and slammed into his chest. Boss Li's rushing body staggered to the side, and it was only at this time that he saw clearly that the one blocking his way was the general of the forbidden army, and the knife at his waist was already in his hand, but it was not unsheathed. If he really came out of the sheath and slashed with a knife, I am afraid he would have been cut in two by this knife.
And even if it was an unsheathed knife, it was still powerful, and his ribs were broken, and his body fell to the ground under the unbalance, and then several spears came in unison, directly against his throat and chest, so that he did not dare to make any movement. And this time, it also suppressed everyone inside and outside the city gate, including the imperial history of the city patrol that was still menacing just now!
Although Jiang Heng is not familiar with military affairs as an imperial historian, some common sense is still very clear, for example, although wound medicine can be bought in various medical halls and pharmacies, the Great Song Dynasty actually has control, and the people cannot buy and sell in large quantities without permission. Because this thing is also an important strategic material, no matter which country's soldiers, after being injured, they all need to be treated with wound medicine, and the Great Song Dynasty, as the most developed country in all aspects, is naturally the best in terms of wound medicine, and it is even more impossible for the imperial court to let it flow out to Liaoxia and other enemy countries.
And now, twenty or thirty pounds of wound medicine have been found in the mezzanine of this mule cart alone, and the suspect who is the owner is still weak and wants to escape, doesn't this show that the problem is very big? This made Jiang Heng regret it a lot, he knew that there would be such a result, he shouldn't have come forward before, and now he could put himself in it.
For a moment, Jiang Heng even had the idea of withdrawing and leaving, but when his footsteps moved slightly, Sun Tu's voice had already come: "This imperial historian, please be a witness for us, besides, what is your intention in trying to obstruct us from investigating the case?" ”
The problems have been found out, how can Jiang Heng still dare to be as domineering as before, he immediately changed his face and said with a smile: "Yuehou is really good at it, and the officials admire it." It was just a misunderstanding before, but now it seems that Yue Hou you did the right thing, there is indeed a lot of article here, not only this car, but also other cars must have hidden a lot of prohibited things. If the Marquis of Yue really wants to testify, the official will not refuse! ”
In just a moment, he had already woken up, and at this time, he could only work hard to befriend Sun Tu and cooperate with him to ensure his own safety, at least not to be charged with being an accomplice by him. Being an official in Tokyo for a few years, even if he is young, even if he has always flaunted himself with integrity, he is extremely smooth and smart.
Sun Tu smiled at him, nodded again, and then said: "Continue to search, every car has been carefully checked for me, and there must be no omission!" ”
At this time, the sun was already in the west, and the light had dimmed, but the people at the gate of the city were gathering more and more, and although they did not dare to look closer, they were still full of curiosity to look at it from a distance, and at the same time there was a lot of discussion. This has a lot to do with the famous Gu family firm, and it was actually found by the forbidden army that such things that are strictly forbidden to be sold, and there must be a lot of fun to see next.
And the real fun is still to come, after dismantling several cars but only finding the same wound medicine, suddenly in front of a car that was only half loaded with silk, a soldier who opened the mezzanine exclaimed: "General, here is the bow and crossbow ......"
As soon as these words came out, everyone felt their hearts skip a beat, even Sun Tu's face changed, he hurried over in two steps, and as soon as he reached out, he had already picked up a crossbow machine with exquisite workmanship and a length of several feet, his eyes flashed, and he looked at Boss Li who was under control again. Today's situation is really too unexpected for me, I thought it was just ordinary smuggling, but now it seems that the matter is far more serious than I thought!
The surrounding exclamations came and went, and many people were so frightened that they turned around and left, not daring to watch the excitement anymore, because this matter was already too big, but it was not for them to watch.
With the discovery of the crossbow, the matter has indeed reached an extremely serious point, this is no longer smuggling, but collaborator. Because only the enemy can hit the idea of the bow and crossbow that the Great Song Dynasty is most proud of!
In the hundred years of the Great Song Dynasty, the promotion of literature and suppression of military forces led to the lack of military strength, and there were not many famous generals. But even so, after so many years, in the face of Liaoxia and other rising powerful enemies, the Great Song Dynasty at least did not suffer many major losses in many wars, but why?
In addition to the abundant money and food, and the many fortresses that have been built for many years to defend, the most important thing is that the Great Song Dynasty continued to develop and research long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows, and quickly used them in war. It can be said that in today's world, if the most advanced innovation of the bow and crossbow is the Great Song Dynasty, the bow and crossbow of the Great Song Dynasty is the most powerful weapon on the battlefield, just like some powerful countries in later generations have newly researched and created some powerful missiles or aircraft.
To this end, the Great Song Dynasty has gathered skilled craftsmen from all over the world for many years to set up a bow and crossbow courtyard in the city of Tokyo to continuously improve and develop powerful bows and crossbows. At the same time, in order to compete with the Song people on this, Liaoxia sent secret spies into the Song State many times, in a vain attempt to steal bows and crossbows by various means, in order to be able to imitate or come up with a way to counteract.
Over the past few decades, the Three Kingdoms have fought many battles openly and secretly, and the thrilling of them goes without saying, and the Imperial City Division has contributed a lot in such battles, and how many warriors have died as a result...... Not only Sun Tu knew about these things, but even ordinary people had heard a lot.
And now, the weapon that belongs to my Great Song Dynasty is actually being sent out of Tokyo in such a grand manner, which has a great impact on everyone, and even Sun Tu's face has become extremely dignified. Bows and crossbows, especially crossbow machines, are already banned among the people, let alone bought and sold. And now, the Gu family firm is so bold that it transports so many bows and crossbows abroad, and all aspects involved in this matter are too wide, so wide that even he feels frightened.
First of all, where do things come from? Is it the army, or the bow and crossbow courtyard, or some other yamen?
Secondly, who is so bold as to dare to sell such an important thing? And who is this Boss Li who dares to do this?
Thirdly, how much is Gujia Commercial Bank involved in this matter? Was it the backing behind him, so they had to do it? Or do they not know the truth, and only think that it is the transportation and sale of some wounded medicine?
In the end, it was clear that what I wanted to check before was only food, how did it become these more sensitive things? Where is the thing going to be shipped? How many forbidden items have they already shipped elsewhere?
…… There were too many questions, which made Sun Tu's brain a little dizzy. But soon, he settled down again, and it was the best outcome for himself. Aren't you afraid that things won't be able to get bigger now, and if there is anything more rewarding than discovering these bows and crossbows? This time, I'm afraid that Cai Jingjing can't do anything to cover up this matter anymore, after all, the matter is too big, and there are too many people in the know, and he can't really cover the sky with one hand after all.
When Sun Tu thought about it, the search of his soldiers continued, and in the successive bangs, the mezzanine of the mule cart was opened one by one, revealing the things hidden inside, among which five of the carts were hidden with bows and crossbows, and together, there were more than 100 pieces, which made people tremble.
Jiang Heng was completely dumbfounded, how could he dare to be involved in this matter with a small seven-rank imperial history, but it was even more difficult to leave at this time.
At this moment, Sun Tu suddenly thought of something, hurriedly turned his head, and said to a subordinate: "You will pass on my order, let the brothers in the camp immediately go out, surround the Gu family for me, and all the relevant people will be taken down, and no one will be let go." Just go! "The matter will spread soon, even if it is night, it is impossible to hide such a big event for too long, maybe the Gu family will flee for their lives, and with his family's many years of operation, it is not too difficult to escape!