Chen Jian was stunned by the news of the comprehensive investigation of Fuguo Trading Company. He never expected that Zhang Xuan would turn against him for a Hengyang ship. Two months ago, he also stated that he would cooperate with the Jiangnan Association. Now, what about it? He actually sealed 30% of the Jiangnan Association's shops? It made Chen Jian very angry.

However, Chen Jian also understood that Zhang Xuan was just targeting Fuguo Business Company and would not have completely turned against Jiangnan, otherwise he would not have sat here without any harm.

But no matter what, Chen Jian was still anxious. The fleet would go out to Lujiang to pick up Meng Haigong across the river tomorrow morning. Now Zhang Xuan locked the fleet again, which was really a big deal.

Chen Jian decided to go and talk to Zhang Xuan. He was about to get up when a manager ran over anxiously and said, "Master Chen, there are many troops coming outside, and they are coming to search the business!"

Chen Jian was shocked. He had thousands of soldiers sold to them in his warehouse. He was found to be extremely caught. He hurriedly walked out the gate.

The fire was bright outside the gate, and hundreds of soldiers surrounded the gate tightly with torches. The chief manager of the business was desperately explaining to the soldiers and asking them to wait for a moment. At this moment, Chen Jian walked out, "I am the boss here, I have something to say to me!"

A side general stepped forward and said sternly: "The government suspected that the Fuguo Business Company had privately hiding prohibited weapons and had an affair with Du Fuwei. We are ordered to search. Please dodge immediately and do not hinder official business!"

The manager was so scared that his face was pale. There were indeed thousands of soldiers in the warehouse. What should I do? He looked at Chen Jian in fear.

Chen Jian sighed in his heart. If he really wanted to search, he would have broken into the door and said nothing nonsense to himself. He was clearly doing it. He already understood in his heart and hurriedly bowed: "I'll go find you to recruit generals now. Please wait for me for half an hour and I will definitely give an explanation."

The general looked at him coldly and waved his hand, "Clog the front and back doors to prevent them from transferring the contraindicated items!"

He said to Chen Jian again: "For the sake of the Great Master, I will give you half an hour."

Chen Jian bowed his hand and got on the carriage. The carriage quickly started and rushed towards the Zhaoyao Army. Soon after, the carriage came to the Zhaoyao Army. He saw that the military yamen were full of soldiers, and Zhang Xuan was wearing armor and holding a sword in his hand, staring at Chen Jian who was rushing to get off the carriage with a stern look.

Zhang Xuan sneered in his heart, saying that this is called "Punishment if you don't eat toast." Jiang Nan Zai actually dared to fight with him in Jiangdu, and he was simply impatient to live.

Chen Jian quickly stepped forward and bowed and said, "General, I promise to send thirty old shipwrecks to the military yamen before noon tomorrow. Please give me your best advice!"

"Where is the drawing?" Zhang Xuan asked.

"Report to General, the copy of the drawing was indeed burned together with the Jiangning boat yard, and we did not grab it. But there was a copy of the general who helped him get it from the Ministry of Works."

"Since there are no drawings, it's not a big deal for you."

Zhang Xuan took out the order arrow and said, "Go and pass my order and stop the troops immediately!"

The two cavalrymen took the order and ran away. Zhang Xuan said coldly to Chen Jian: "If you want to play any tricks, it is not just a matter of turning against Fuguo Business. You should understand what I mean!"

"I dare not!" Chen Jian bowed quickly.

Zhang Xuan snorted, turned his horse's head and ran towards the city gate. The cavalry followed him and walked cleanly in a moment.

Chen Jian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He turned around and shouted: "Shopping!"

Soon after the carriage arrived at the trading house, the Sui army soldiers had already withdrawn, and the chief manager stepped forward and said, "The boss, they have not entered the mansion, they have all evacuated."

Chen Jian sighed and said to him: "You should hurry to Yanling immediately and take all the thirty old ship craftsmen in Hong'an boatyard to Jiangdu, and tell them to give them a reward. Be sure to come by noon tomorrow. Remember, don't miss the time."

"Don't worry, I'll go!"

The manager hurried away with a few followers, but Chen Jian couldn't help but feel a little confused. Could it be that Zhang Xuan also wanted to build a boat?

In Luoyang, the capital city, since the emperor Yang Guang's northern tour, a large number of officials and troops have followed the north. The capital city has obviously relaxed. First, the curfew was temporarily lifted, and the house gates remained all night long. Secondly, the atmosphere of solemn pressure in the capital city disappeared, and the chats and conversations in the winery and brothels became even more unscrupulous.

But life is still dull. The Nanshi and Beishi in the capital are still doing well. A large amount of goods come in and out every day. The Nanshi is also full of people and extremely lively.

The business of the cloth shop is also very good. As the end of the year approaches, every household has to buy cloth to make new clothes. However, the best business this year is a newly opened cloth shop, Huang's cloth, and the huge sign can be clearly seen from a hundred steps away. Every day, a large number of ships are loaded with cloth to purchase goods, and countless mule carts are driving cloth to ship goods, and the business is particularly prosperous.

This new store is a cloth store opened by Huang Jin, a big businessman in Taiyuan, who rented Zhang Xuan's store. It is also the largest store in the entire cloth store, covering an area of ​​about five acres and piled up in the warehouse, with more than 30 people alone.

The shopkeeper of this store is Huang Jin's clan brother, a tall middle-aged man with a smart face and a pretty good person. He is in charge of the inside and out of the store.

There is also a second shopkeeper, who is also a middle-aged man. He is short and fat, but he is not handsome, but he has a kind face and smiles all day long. His surname is He, and everyone calls him Storekeeper He. However, although he is a shopkeeper, he almost never cares about business and goes out early and comes back late all day. According to the big shopkeeper's explanation, Storekeeper He is mainly responsible for going outside to attract big customers.

But in fact, only two people knew the secret of Manager He, one was the boss Huang Jin and the other was the manager Huang Da. Manager He was just a name. His real identity was that Zhang Xuan was placed in the capital's intelligence leader, and there were ten capable subordinates, all of whom were shop assistants.

In addition, they also opened a very small Eagle House outside the East City, specializing in raising falcons and falcons, which is also a major hobby of Luoyang distinguished guests. Of course, Eagle House only covers their communication with Jiangdu.

Manager He is named He Shouyi, a native of Beihai County. He has been particularly busy these days. He has received a secret mission and has been looking for various relationships to complete the tasks assigned to him by Zhang Xuan.

That evening, a man in his fifties came outside the Huang family cloth shop. He looked like a court official who was not very satisfied. He was wearing a seventh-grade court uniform, but his shoes and ** looked a little worn. He walked to the store and bowed and asked, "Is Manager He here?"

"Shopkeeper He, someone is looking for him outside!" a guy shouted loudly.

"Here is here! Here!"

The short and fat shopkeeper He walked out of the inside and saw the court official at a glance, "Oh! It's Zhou Yuanwailang. Which fragrant wind blows you?"

The court official was named Zhou Mi. He was the Water Department official Wailang, who was in charge of Zhouji, the Ministry of Works. He had a small official position and was not qualified to follow the emperor's northern tour. He could only stay in Luoyang. He smiled reluctantly and said, "Does Manager He have time? I want to talk to you."

He Shouyi immediately understood what he meant and smiled and said, "This is how it goes! I'll invite you to go to Tiansi Pavilion for a drink, let's talk while talking."

In the lobby on the second floor of Tiansi Pavilion Restaurant, He Shouyi and Zhou Mi sat in a seat by the window. Zhou Mi drank three glasses of wine in one breath. The authentic Gaochang wine made him squint his eyes comfortably. He hadn't drunk such mellow wine for several years.

Zhoumi was born in a poor family and was not good at engaging in the business department. She worked as a small official in the Taishi Administration for more than 20 years. Her salary was low and she had no extra money. In addition, his family had a large population and several children were studying, which was very expensive. Her parents were old and sick, and they were really poor. They were not transferred to the Ministry of Works until last year. However, even the Ministry of Works was not much better. After all, they didn't care about specific matters and just ran errands and did some writings. They were over fifty years old and had no hope of getting promoted, and the family still had a lot of debts. He was so worried that he was so sad that he was white.

But just a few days ago, Zhou Mi suddenly came to operate. A shopkeeper named He found him and said he wanted to make a shipbuilding drawing. If he was willing to give him this drawing, he would get a reward of 300 taels of gold.

Zhou Mi began to be ecstatic, but when he knew that the other party wanted the drawings of Hengyangzhou, his heart suddenly became cold. The drawings were indeed under his jurisdiction, but this drawing was of Class A drawings. It was highly confidential. If someone sued him, he would be imprisoned and he hesitated for a moment.

After thinking for a few days, the dozen wooden boxes he had packed with drawings were already covered with dust until yesterday. They had never been opened after inventorying five years ago.

Moreover, his ex had passed away last year. Even if the drawings were missing in the future, he could still push them to his ex. Perhaps no one would open the box at all. I heard that the Jiangning boat yard, which can build such a large ship, has been burned by bandits. Since it is impossible to build a ship, what's the use of drawings?

Zhou Mi was finally moved. The more important thing was that with 300 taels of gold, he would pay off his foreign debt, his children could study, his parents could have money to buy medicine, and even buy some land for his elderly care. After all, he was fifty-three years old.

Zhou Mi knew that this might be the only chance in his life. He finally made up his mind and his superiors followed the emperor to tour the north. Now is the best time to get the drawings. If he missed this opportunity, he would definitely regret it for the rest of his life.

Zhou Mi drank the last glass of wine in one go. After drinking four glasses of wine, his courage became several times stronger.

"I can give you the drawings, but I want to know who wants this drawing?"

He Shouyi smiled slightly, "Why do you need to know? It will be of no benefit to you if you know. Maybe you will be killed and silenced. Give up this curiosity! I will add fifty taels of gold to you."

"Okay! I won't ask, but I'll hand over gold and draw the other. In addition, you must not kill me to silence me. I have old men and young men, and the whole family will rely on me to support me." Zhou Mi said in a trembling voice.

"Don't worry! We won't make trouble for ourselves. If we kill you, the drawings will be found missing. Do you think so?"

Zhou Mi thought about it, but he let down his heart a little.

At this time, He Shouyi took out a very heavy bag and handed it to him, "There are seven ingots of gold, each ingot is fifty taels, please accept it!"

"But the drawings have not been taken out yet. There are more than a dozen boxes. I can only bring one box at a time and it will take at least half a month to finish it."

"I've already investigated it, and you'll have the responsibility of this drawing. It's easy for you to take it out, right?" He Shouyi's eyes narrowed into a slit.

Zhou Mi pinched the gold and felt extremely panicked, as if he was pinching a packet of hot charcoal. He calmed down and asked a little timidly: "You are not bandits, are you?"

"Haha! We are not rioters, but the prefect of a certain county and the local officials of the court. You don't have to feel guilty. We just want to build big ships to go out to sea to do business."

Zhou Mi breathed a sigh of relief. If what they said was true, he would not have to be afraid of helping the evil. Although he could not be sure whether the other party was deceived, he would rather believe it was true.

"I actually have two boxes of drawings. You can go to my house to pick them up tonight. There are still twelve boxes of drawings left. I will find an excuse to send them to the Luoyang boat yard the day after tomorrow. It's right for you to pick them up halfway. In addition, you'd better prepare fourteen boxes of fake drawings for me. Although no one unboxes, something big will happen if someone sees the box disappears. This requirement should not be too much!"

He Shouyi narrowed his eyes and smiled, "A small matter is a guarantee that the original box will be returned." (To be continued.)

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