Chapter 191 Off-stage transaction

Of course, Zhao Xing knew that the situation was wrong. His castle was kept in a tight position and was usually only open on the side facing the dock. Some people wanted to sneak into the castle unless they were hidden in the goods. Since the last thief appeared, Zhao Xing had cleaned up the dock workers again, but this phenomenon cannot be banned now, which means that the management has not returned to normal. The frequent occurrence of this kind also means that he was targeted.

Jin Buer pointed at the cellar door again and asked, "Dalang, do you want to open the door and take a look?"

The door is called a cellar gate, but it is actually the gate of the corridor on the first floor. Because there is a lot of rain in Hangzhou, in order to prevent rainwater from pouring in, this door is built higher than usual, with three huge steps. There is no basement inside the door, and the ground is even slightly higher than outside. This floor room is regarded as a warehouse, and the three steps are the highest level, and the height is exactly the same as the surface level of the cart, so as to facilitate the cart on the cart to move the goods directly into the house.

Because the house is filled with expensive goods, unlike the dock area on the east side that has built the warehouse door very large. It was originally built as a housing, and there are small rooms in the corridor, each door is similar to the size of a residential door. However, the material of the door is very hard and is made of African ebony.

Through Huang Xing's description, it can be speculated that those people were originally lying in the cargo box and mixed into the castle. They planned to drill out the cargo box at night and sneak into the hidden secrets of the castle to hide, but they did not expect that the warehouse door was really solid. The tools in his hand could pry open the box and crawl out of the box, but they were helpless with the solid door.

Zhao Xing stood at the door, still hesitating.

Logically speaking, just open the door and catch the thief for questioning can find out the truth, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart, which made him dare not open the warehouse door easily.

It’s not that I’m afraid of being unable to control the thief inside, it’s really that the identity of the thief is so interesting.

Zhao Xing's cargo transportation is strictly followed in the modern logistics standard process. Whoever carries the goods passed by, and the loach stack at all levels must mark the running water on the kraft paper pasted on the box. Under such a strict procedure, some people often want to get into the castle, which makes Zhao Xing consider the energy of the people behind the scenes.

The first time I sneaked in was to get in through the dock. This person needed someone to cover the box when he drilled into the box, and at least one person needed to nail the box again. The identity of the previous person was not found out. Later, Zhao Xing grouped the dock workers and carried out quantitative management. Everyone needed to stamp their own stamp on the box. In this way, if he sneaked into the dock using the old method, he would find out who the cover was. So they changed their course, and this time they started directly from the shipper.

The communication technology in ancient times was backward, and the people behind the scenes could find a shipper so quickly, and then replace the posts from the shipper, hide a person in a cargo box, and then transport it into Zhao Xing's warehouse. It happened to be a valuable cargo that did not require inspection on the dock - can this speed and this reaction force be an ordinary person?

The palace is impossible. Under the traditional education of ancient times, if the court does something, it will not be so vulgar. With just a decree, no one in the castle would bow to the imperial power and tell his Majesty truthfully. And this was the Song Dynasty after all, and the court could not have sent people to infiltrate in so much regardless of its face.

Zhao Xing was puzzled: Who is targeting me?

The shippers of African ivory must be maritime merchants. Some of these ivory have been bound into boxes directly on the coast of Africa. The four corners of the box are sealed with iron bars with secret notes and transported directly into the warehouse. Some are traded in the South China Sea, such as Vietnam. This box of goods comes from Fuzhou. It is the South China Sea toll fee paid by other maritime merchants to Zhao Xing. They have been inspected before packaging, but I don’t know which link is wrong, and a person appears in the inspected cargo box.

"Is there a vent in this room?" Zhao Xing asked.

Jin Buer replied: "No, this room was originally designed for home, and the size is like a living room, but there is no ventilation channel inside and there is no place to leave a stove. Once the door is closed, it is difficult for snakes and insects to enter. Because of this reason, the goods are stored in this room."

Zhao Xing smiled, smiling kindly: "Take a few charcoal furnaces, block the cracks of the door, and pour coal smoke into the cracks of the door. Remember, it must be green furnace smoke, don't smoke the ivory inside me."

If the guy inside boarded the ship from Fuzhou, then as of today, he had been hiding in the cargo box for three days, eating, drinking, defecating, urinating, and sleeping in the narrow box. This perseverance alone is amazing. The mastermind behind the scenes who can train such a man is not a simple person, and Zhao Xing would rather not explore it himself.

"We are being missed by the thief." Jin Buer arranged people to pour smoke into the house, and sighed: "The great official has only been a thief for a thousand days, so how can he guard against the thief for a thousand days? Open the door of the house and find out the person and ask, isn't it clear that you will know?"

Zhao Xing laughed: "Don't panic! What we did is very meticulous. He has left us many clues, but I can't get rid of it now, but I will send someone to follow it up. What's the matter with panic? He can't run away."

When Zhao Xing returned, the show had already reached Xiuxiu, and Cui Ning escaped from the palace. The two were talking in a dilapidated temple. Xiuxiu on the stage said, "Do you remember or not?"

Cui Ning crossed his hands and just deserved it.

As soon as Zhao Xing sat down, Liao Xiaoxiao approached Zhao Xing's ear and sang softly: "Do you remember or not?"

Xiuxiu on the stage said: "Everyone cheered for you that day: 'What a couple!' Why did you forget?"

Cui Ning agreed again.

Liao Xiaoxiao sang softly and murmured softly: "Why did you forget? Why did you forget? How did you forget?"

Zhao Xing was surprised: "What did I forget? What did I forget?"

Xiuxiu on the stage said: "It seems that she just waits, why not let me be husband and wife tonight? I wonder what you think?"

Cui Ning said honestly: "How dare you!"

Liao Xiaoxiao cursed: "Idiot!" She didn't know who she was scolding.

After hearing the whispers here, Chen Yiyi looked back and asked, "Who is staying? She is watching the show and doesn't stop. She wants to make trouble in the room."

Xiuxiu on the stage said fiercely: "You know if you dare not, I'm calling you up and teaching you badly, but how do you bring me to your home? I'll talk about it tomorrow!"

Cui Ning said: "I'm sorry to be a husband and wife with Cui Ning; there is only one thing, so it's impossible to live here..."

"Coward!" Chen Yiyi cursed: "I missed me back then..." She paused less, glanced at Zhao Xing, and immediately shut up.

"Ah--" Liao Xiaoxiao covered her mouth and whispered, "Ah--it turns out you're here too?"

"Go!" Chen Yiyi said gritting his teeth: "I am not like you. I am a person without a dowry. My dowry is a fiefdom. I am Princess Guangyuan. The one that Guangyuan (now Guangning, Vietnam) belongs to me."

Many officials were present today. Liao Xiaoxiao was very timid and was not afraid that Chen Yiyi would let her get out of Taiwan, so she looked close to Zhao Xing, with a little bullying smile, and said in a soft voice: "It's different. The official loves me. Although I don't have a dowry, the official may have opened several workshops and earned hundreds of thousands of yuan in wealth. I don't have to worry about spending money in this life, right?"

Chen Yiyi didn't even look at the small money of hundreds of thousands of yuan. She was already quiet in the plot and was too lazy to argue with Liao Xiaoxiao.

Chen Yiyi was fascinated by the sight, which did not mean that everyone else was fascinated by the sight. Some officials were still walking around to communicate with each other. Many people came around Zhao Xing. They all wanted to take this opportunity to talk to Zhao Xing, but when they saw Liao Xiaoxiao's appearance, they felt embarrassed to come and disturb him. Zhao Xing was also using Liao Xiaoxiao to cover him and refused some uninvited guests, but he did not refuse some people, such as Jiao Chu.

Jiao Chu donated 500 trump cards this year and bought a short official title of Chengwulang, which is also considered an official gentry. He has been in Fujian recently. At this moment, taking advantage of the cover of singing on the stage, he frequently signaled to Zhao Xing. Zhao Xing knocked on the back of the chair. Liao Xiaoxiao sat upright and looked at the performance on the stage dignifiedly. Jiao Chu took the opportunity to approach and sat on an empty chair behind Zhao Xing.

"Did the official know the evil news from the Changhua Army?" Jiao Tu asked softly.

Zhao Xing nodded gently: "Zhang Wan, the inspector of Changhua Army, said: The newly demoted officials have taken office. He is afraid that those demoted officials will see the situation of Changhua Army and go back to report it, so he plans to attack them. I asked him who they have, so don't harm good people by mistake."

Jiao Chu whispered: "My boat has recently returned and told me that Zhang Wan has taken action, and all the three newly demoted officials have reported death from illness."

Zhao Xing did not look back. He watched the performance on the stage, gently slapped his hand on his thighs. Jiao Chu couldn't see Zhao Xing's reaction. He whispered: "Why are many demoted officials resuming? Zhang Wan's group of Changhua military officials refused to leave, what should I do?"

Zhao Xing didn't look back. He watched the performance and whispered: "It's different. Zhang Wan was a military officer. She was demoted because of defeat. It was not because of party struggles. Such a person might not be able to return to the Central Plains for life... Besides, he didn't dare to go back. He knew too much, and he was afraid that we would not let him go after leaving Changhua Army. Therefore, those three officials were the same and did not dare to go back."

Jiao Chu whispered again: "I have heard about Liu San. Zhang Wan and others have made a lot of money in recent years. Will they be like Liu San?"

Zhao Xing replied: "No! There are hundreds of households in the Changhua Army, and only dozens of people can fight. However, there are thousands of craftsmen in our shipyard. If there are thousands of people who can't be looked after by dozens of people, they will have to have a meal in vain.

Zhang Wan and I have an agreement that if they work for another three years, I will help them exercise in the court and reduce their crimes. At that time, they will be allowed to take the money home. They will wait for three years."

Jiao Chu sighed softly, looked at the Japanese girl's house on the hillside, and asked worriedly: "There are so many people coming today, so there will be no problem in that house, right?"

Zhao Xing didn't want to answer this. He hummed with the actor's performance. After waiting for a while, he asked Liao Xiaoxiao: "What's the name of the 'Xiuxiu' on the stage?"

Liao Xiaoxiao understood what Zhao Xing was saying. At this time, Zhao Xing needed her to lean on her and scare away the others with an intimate attitude, so she quickly approached Zhao Xing and whispered: "Her name is Zhan Qinqin. Why? The official has fallen in love with her. It turns out that it is not a very outstanding woman... the old man has left."

Liao Xiaoxiao's last sentence refers to Jiao Tu.

During Zhao Xing's overseas trip, Jiao Chu helped to preside over the counterfeit currency market. Later, he realized that he was old and his son could do it, so he asked to return to Fuzhou and enjoy his life with his son. This time he came because Zhao Xing went out to sea and formed the Nanyang Alliance. The momentum was very high, but he had nothing to do with him. So he took advantage of the Changhua Army to find out his breath. Zhao Xing meant that since he retreated, the less he knew, the more he would protect him.

For example, his counterfeit currency field has now moved to Danluo Island. The factory in the cave has become an artillery research center, which specializes in using the humid environment in the cave to configure gunpowder, and these cannot be told about the burnt.

Jiao Chu left, and Yang Zuren finally couldn't help himself. He ignored Liao Xiaoxiao's intimate attitude and came to Zhao Xing and sat on the empty chair: "Li Ren, my wife likes the gift you gave very much, thank you."

Zhao Xing heard the other party make no words and smiled slightly. Liao Xiaoxiao immediately sat upright and pretended to be full of energy and listened to the drama. Zhao Xing laughed: "It's good that Anren likes it, Brother Yang, thank you for the message you sent. In the future, our two families will have to come and go frequently and ask your family to walk around more."

Yang Zuren smiled and said awkwardly for a while: "I heard that Lord Mansion Master is planning to clear the West Lake. There is quite some discussion in the Transportation Department. Brother Li still needs to be careful."

Zhao Xing vaguely heard that the Liangzhe Road Transport Department was very dissatisfied with Su Shi's behavior. This scholar Su used tens of thousands of guan to build a dam that would not collapse for a thousand years, completely solving the problem of the flooding of Qiantang River, which made subsequent officials lose the way to use the dam to repair the dam to take kickbacks. This practice of disregarding the rules of the officialdom made the Liangzhe Road officials feel so angry that they couldn't do it. Because Su Shi did not ask them for money.

Without granting funds, they could not pluck their hair. Now I heard that under Zhao Xing's operation, Su Shi planned to add another 200,000 stone of grain after dredging the two rivers. Not only did he dredge the West Lake, but he also had to mobilize 200,000 civilians to renovate the Hangzhou road... This achievement made the officials of Liangzhe Road completely desperate.

Throughout history, a thousand-year-old West Lake has been built with 100,000 yuan and 200,000 stones of grain, with only Su Dongpo, who can surpass such political achievements? And how to do such a project near Liangzhe Road in the future, how to apply for it? This simply makes officials unable to survive.

Yang Zuren didn't watch Zhao Xing at all when he was telling him. He watched the performance on stage, and Zhao Xing also watched the performance on stage, with his left hand still playing rhythm on his knees. After listening to Yang Zuren's story, he grabbed an object beside him with his right hand and stuffed it into Yang Zuren's hand, then slapped the performance on stage: "It's so good to sing!"

Yang Zuren looked down and Zhao Xing handed over a Ding kiln white porcelain teapot. This white porcelain pot is not much bigger than a palm. It has white body and thin body. It is buckled to make gold and stone sounds, and there are tears on the glaze surface. The thin glaze can see the brush marks.

Yang Zuren was shocked and hurriedly lowered his sleeves to cover the white porcelain pot.

Ding Kiln white porcelain was born in 1088. It is one of the four major official kilns in the Song Dynasty. This kind of porcelain fired from old soil has a uniform porcelain surface like a piece of white jade. Due to its novel technology, most of this kind of porcelain pot exists as tributes and rarely flows into the people. However, Zhao Xing has one in his hand.

Just now, Zhao Xing held the small pot, smacked the mouth of the pot, and sipped the tea inside. The white porcelain was dazzling. Yang Zuren kept asking the other party how to get this white porcelain priced at gold. Unexpectedly, after saying a few words, the other party stuffed the teapot into his hand.

This is a thank you, thank you for telling Zhao Xing some internal news privately. He was also a bribe, but no one could refuse such a bribe.
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