The sun had not yet risen, and a thick mist was steaming above the Bianhe River. The boats parked on the river loom in the mist, and the soft willow branches on the bow of the boat from time to time are like the smoke and rain in the ink.

Heavy footsteps sounded on the bank of the Bianhe River, and they walked all the way along the Bianhe River.

Near the goods, the supervisor of a traffic guide shop looked at the box army flashing in the thick fog in surprise, and suddenly opened his mouth wide: "What are these red guys doing here early in the morning?" Quick, go and tell Master Liu! ”

A figure quickly flashed into the mist with the words, and disappeared for an instant.

The box army did not stop, and went straight to the cargo service, and before the keeper could react, he had already blocked the door.

Two coolies came out of the warehouse with a huge tea cage, and when they saw that the door was blocked by soldiers, they were so frightened that they sat on the ground, and the tea cage rolled out a long way.

A treasury official hurriedly greeted him and saluted the officer who took the lead: "Today's Shangyuan Festival, how can Ti Shi bring troops to the goods business?" But what's the big deal? ”

The junior officer said loudly: "Today, the whole city is full of lights, and the official has ordered us to come here to guard and prevent fires-"

Before he finished speaking, the little officer saw the figures of the two coolies from the fog, as well as the tea cage not far from them, and immediately widened his eyes and shouted: "Those two killers, why did they carry the tea cage out of the warehouse?" Isn't it a thief? Come on, little ones, take them down and fence them up! ”

Today's vacation, no one should change the tea, and someone carries the tea out, of course, it is stolen. There is a reward for catching the thief, and when he heard the shouts of the officer, the spirit of the soldiers who came immediately perked up and rushed up.

Several Xiang soldiers pressed the two coolies to the ground and kicked them a few times in the face.

The coolie held his head and shouted: "How can you beat people casually? We just collected labor money and went to the capital to work as coolies to carry tea and earn a few buckets of rice, how could we suddenly become thieves! ”

The little official accompanied Xiao and stepped forward to grab the little officer, pulled it aside and said: "Ti Ha, quickly order your people to stop, those two are coolies in the cargo business, and they are not thieves who carry tea according to the regulations." ”

"Move tea by chapter? Today, the court is all on vacation, what chapter did he press? Although I am a van army, I also know the rules, today's goods are not open, don't fool me! ”

The little official just laughed, took out a silver ingot from his sleeve, and stuffed it into the little officer's hand: "Brother, take it and buy two bottles of wine to eat with the brothers." The tea moved today is not small, you just don't know. ”

The little officer checked the silver in his hand and sneered again and again: "Today's guarding of the goods, it is Judge Si Lihan who personally ordered me to come here, and I have to report if something happens, you want to seal my mouth with silver money?" ”

The little official said: "In life, sometimes you have to turn a blind eye, the so-called rare confusion." Don't hide it from my brother, the tea moved today is all from the shops of the powerful family, don't say that we, even Judge Han can't afford to offend. These teas have been experienced in all kinds of exchanges, but they didn't get on the ship yesterday, and today they found someone to move them. ”

The officer couldn't help but laugh when he heard the coaxing and frightened words of the little official: "Judge Han's Lao Tzu is now in charge of the Yushitai in the court, and there is anyone he can't afford to provoke!" Even the two prime ministers have to look at his face, you are a warehouse official, you dare to be so ashamed! You're really blind! ”

Compared with the reward for promotion, a silver ingot is obviously not enough to tempt a petty officer.

The little official was secretly anxious, he brought this ingot of silver with him, he was going to buy something to send the coolies who worked, but he didn't want to inexplicably come to a group of vans with a big appetite. But he didn't show it at all on his face, so as not to be seen through by these red guys and couldn't clean it up.

Although it is not in accordance with the rules to send tea from the library during the holiday, the relevant documents have been done, as long as the bite is the tea that was not sent out in time after completing the formalities yesterday, it is not a big deal. It's a big deal to launch one or two cross-introduction shops with backgrounds, saying that the small officials are tying up the powerful, and it's not a head-killing thing.

The little officer in front of the meeting was just entangled with himself, obviously dragging out time, impatient, pushed him away, and strode towards the door of the cargo business.

first instructed two subordinates to go back to the yamen of the third division to report to Han Zong, and then assigned his subordinates to guard the gate, and sent two teams of men and horses to check the various warehouses in the ministry to see if anyone was carrying tea in accordance with the rules.

At this time, the movement here has spread, and several boats on the Bianhe River quietly left through the thick fog, and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

The shops that had just been bustling with activity all quietly closed their doors, leaving only one open there, and the two supervisors stood in front of the counter with their hands folded, chatting nonchalantly.

In an inconspicuous shop by the Bianhe River, Mrs. Liu sat on a chair in the room, listening to the reports of his subordinates, and his brows were tightly furrowed.

It's been calculated everywhere, but I didn't expect that this year, the third division got nervous and sent the box army over to prevent any fire.

There is a special fireproof box army in Kaifeng Mansion, what do you want the three divisions to come over and join in the fun? Taishi Liu faintly felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't say it, so he had to sulk there.

He wasn't afraid that Han Zong would find out something, this kind of thing Taishi Liu and his subordinates didn't know how many times, and they couldn't be more familiar with the routines. As soon as there was an accident, the decisive strong man broke his wrist, so that the people who were found out were guilty of the stolen goods, and the rest were hidden. When the wind passes, there is still a chance.

However, Mrs. Liu is old and refined, and she knows a truth in her heart, saying that she has left a back road, but the back road is that the further back you go, the greater the risk. Even if you can't change the tea, the tea in your hand can also be exchanged for tea with real money after the new tea law, but then at least half of the profit will be lost out of thin air. The money can still be afforded to the shop, but the cadres involved can't afford to bear this loss. They take the capital of the master's family out to operate, and their status in the master's place depends on how much profit they can make every year, if it is only the little profit obtained from serious business, the position of the cadre in the master's place is in jeopardy.

No matter how beautiful the person is, he is still a slave in his identity, and once he falls out of favor with his master, he can't take advantage of the situation, then the phoenix that falls to the ground is not as good as a chicken. They lost their power, and Taishi Liu lost half of his help.

Things are linked one after another, and once they are unbuttoned, the whole network is in crisis.

If he loses the opportunity to use the holiday to change tea, he can only move in the future, so that the goods clerk can modify the account book, and change the date of the tea in his hand little by little to change the date for the actual tea. Over time, the risk of exposure is greater.

Thinking about the pros and cons of things, Taishi Liu only felt a faint pain in his chest. I thought that this year, through the reform of the tea law, I would be able to make a windfall out of thin air, but I didn't expect things to be so bad at the beginning.

A small servant hurriedly ran in from outside and said to Taishi Liu: "Taishi, the small army that led the army will not be subject to the money of Chief Peng, and sent people to surround the goods affairs, and asked people to go back and invite Judge Han of the Salt and Iron Division!" ”

"Got it, go ahead and find out."

Mrs. Liu rubbed his eyebrows with his hands, and when he saw the little guy going out, he called back again: "By the way, is the tea that is being moved out of the goods service now from the 'Zhu' Ji Jiao Yin Shop?" ”

"Master Yu, yes."

"Okay, I see, you can get out."

When the little guy went out, Mrs. Liu leaned back on the chair and looked at the roof.

In addition to the owner, the capital of the "Zhu" Jiaoyin shop mainly comes from the two powerful families in the city, and two of the directors are the cadres of these two families. It depends on whether this Han Zong knows current affairs or not, and whether he has the courage to move these two.

Han Zongzhong Jinshi used to be a petty official in other states and counties, and after Zhongjinshi left Lingnan, Liu Taishi couldn't figure out what kind of temperament he was, so now he had to resign himself to fate. It's a big deal to give up the two supervisors, let them bear all the blame, and stop the matter for the time being.

The thick fog carries the breath of spring, and it is refreshing to hit the face.

Han Zong, who was riding on a horse, had a gloomy face that was about to drip water, and he didn't say a word, just followed the little official who led the way along the Bianhe River.

Xu Ping suddenly asked himself to send troops to patrol, and Han Zong faintly felt that something was going to happen, but he didn't expect this kind of thing. The new tea law is about to be implemented, but now some people are taking advantage of the holiday to change their tea, and they can figure out what they are doing with their feet.

The energy behind being able to make almost the entire official of the goods business cheat together and take advantage of the opportunity to make money is not small. Han Zong is not the kind of official who is determined to forge ahead, and he doesn't want to have a hard time with the powerful family, this kind of thing is really not what he wants.

has been Xu Ping's subordinate for so many years, Han Zong knows that no matter what happens at this time, he has to carry it himself, do it by himself after hard work and suffering, and get the credit himself. Xu Ping gave him the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and if he couldn't do it, he had a problem.

Han Zong didn't know which families would be implicated in the matter, so he could only secretly pray that the current ruling family would not be involved.

Han Zong's father, Han Yi, has no obvious political faction, as the middle of the imperial history, as long as the matter does not involve the prime minister, it is an opportunity for him to make meritorious contributions, and others have no scruples about dealing with it.

Before arriving at the goods, Han Zong dismounted and followed the van army trail that came to lead the way to the official hall.

The junior officer who arrived first came up and saluted, and said respectfully: "Judge, my subordinates have ordered their subordinates to take their men down to prepare for fireworks, but they found that there should be no directors in today's affairs, but someone is carrying tea outside." If something goes wrong, there must be cheats, and the person has taken it down, ask the judge to interrogate! ”

Han Zong nodded: "You handle it properly, I will remember the credit." Bring people over, along with all the officials in the ministry, and I'm going to ask questions! ”

"No!" The petty officer was ordered out of the official hall.

Han Zong sat down after arriving at the case above, quietly looking at the door, waiting for the arrival of the prisoner. (To be continued.) )