aircannonsinc Chapter 786 Checking the Salt Warehouse
Chapter 786 Checking the Salt Warehouse
"Go again and tell him that a wise man is a wise man if he knows the current situation! If he does something secretly, I'm afraid he will get ahead of the imperial envoy. It's not a good habit to change your mind every day, humph!"
"Yes!"
While people here were chatting by candlelight at night, many people in the city were also tossing and turning in sleep.
Jiang Youzhen slept until dawn. After Li Dongsheng and Fang Zhongyi got together, she said something that shocked them all.
"What? You want me to steal?" Li Dongsheng was shocked.
"Look at you, how can this be called stealing? We are investigating a case, they should be providing convenience for us, how can this be called stealing?
All under heaven belongs to the king! We are just working for the emperor! Anyway, I'll leave this matter to you. Is two days enough for you?" Jiang Youzhen said confidently.
Li Dongsheng gritted his teeth. Why did he feel like he was on Jiang Youzhen's pirate ship?
"I'm alone, and it's too late."
"Then let Qinglang and the others help you."
"But how do I know how many merchants there are?" Li Dongsheng frowned.
"How difficult is that? Just go to the market and ask around! If you don't want to be exposed, then go find those beggars!"
This reminded Li Dongsheng, and the more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. It must be said that Jiang Youzhen's brain was quick.
"Then what should I do next?" Fang Zhongyi asked.
Jiang Youzhen smiled, "As the imperial envoys sent by the court, we must come to the palace in an upright manner! Being a coward is not our style, and it also undermines the dignity of the court."
Lin'an Prefecture Government Office
The prefect Zhou Qing has been feeling uneasy these past two days. Thinking of the words that Yu Zhaorong had sent to him, he sneered.
"He is just a small merchant, but he dared to threaten a fourth-rank official of the imperial court. Who gave him the courage?"
"Sir, what are your plans? If the imperial envoy really cannot reach Lin'an Prefecture, then if we refuse and are fooled by that villain, I'm afraid..."
How could Zhou Qing not understand what the co-magistrate Sun Wei had not said?
"Humph! I am a prefect, how can I be threatened by a businessman? It's simply ridiculous."
The prefect slapped the desk, and the four study treasures on the desk jumped up, showing how angry he was.
Then after waiting for a moment, he stood up suddenly, as if he had made some kind of decision.
"Let's go! To the salt warehouse!"
Sun Wei, who was following behind him, gave a sarcastic and complacent smile, and then followed calmly.
Not long after Zhou Qing got on the carriage, a man suddenly came galloping on a horse and stopped their carriage.
"You bastard! Do you know whose carriage this is? The people sitting in the carriage are the prefect and the deputy prefect." The coachman started cursing without even seeing who was who.
"Sir! Sir, the prefect! Something terrible is happening!"
The prefect lifted the carriage curtain and asked anxiously, "What happened?"
"Sir, the imperial envoy sent by the court has arrived at the salt warehouse."
"What? So fast? Why didn't I get the news that they entered the city? They are a bunch of good-for-nothings who can't even guard the city gates."
Zhou Qing was furious, "Quick! Go to the salt warehouse."
Yakukura
At this time, the two groups of people were confronting each other. In front of Jiang Youzhen and his group stood many guards guarding the salt warehouse.
"The salt warehouse is an important place for the imperial court. No outsiders are allowed to trespass without permission. Otherwise, we will defend it to the death!"
Qin Yandong sneered. A small salt warehouse ambassador dared to stop the imperial envoy. This Lin'an Prefecture really needed to be cleaned up.
"Open your eyes and see clearly. This is the gold medal bestowed by the emperor. This is the imperial envoy sent by the court. Why do you think the gold medal is not valuable? Are you planning to rebel?"
Qin Yandong shouted, his hand already on the hilt of the sword, ready to strike.
The people on the opposite side looked at each other, then took two steps back.
What should they do? Why haven't the reinforcements come yet? They are just small ambassadors guarding the salt warehouse, of low rank. Facing the imperial envoy, they have no idea what to do!
Although they were already showing their fear, they still refused to let me go.
"Who knows whether this gold medal is real or fake? You said it was bestowed by the emperor, does that mean it was bestowed by the emperor? The salt warehouse will only be opened if the prefect comes in person. It cannot be opened if anyone else comes."
"I don't believe it. What makes you think the prefect's words are more useful than the emperor's?"
Jiang Youzhen shouted loudly, and then suddenly there was a "buzz" sound.
Everyone only saw Jiang Youzhen pull out a gorgeous long sword with a bright yellow tassel and a golden scabbard dotted with gemstones. When she drew out the blade, everyone seemed to hear the roar of a dragon.
Everyone was suddenly startled and had a guess in their mind.
"This is the imperial sword bestowed by the emperor." Jiang Youzhen pointed the sword at everyone, "If you still want to stop me, don't blame me for killing the rebels with my sword."
The people on the opposite side immediately took several steps back, beads of sweat the size of beans already appearing on their foreheads.
"Why don't you quickly move aside and kneel on both sides to welcome the imperial envoy?" Qin Yandong stood beside Jiang Youzhen, looking majestic.
Everyone's legs went weak and they quickly knelt down on both sides.
"Go in! I want to see why I can't enter this salt warehouse."
Jiang Youzhen led the people inside, but just as she was about to step into the salt warehouse, she stopped and looked behind her.
"These two are the chief and deputy ambassadors of the Salt Warehouse. Bring them in together."
"Yes!" Jiang Li and the others agreed immediately, feeling very excited.
From the outside, you can see that the salt warehouse is very large, with rows of houses built with blue bricks, which are much taller than ordinary one-story buildings.
Because the salt warehouse needs to be protected from moisture, the house is naturally much higher than the first floor of an ordinary building for the sake of ventilation.
As soon as you enter, you will find a large training ground. This is also designed to reduce the loss of salt warehouse after it gets wet. Therefore, it is paved so that the salt can be taken out and dried as soon as it gets wet.
"Open this room. This officer will conduct a random inspection."
Jiang Youzhen pointed to one of the rooms. Among a row of several new locks, this lock looked the oldest.
It's in the corner of this row and looks very inconspicuous, so this is it!
The ambassador's face changed, "Your Excellency, I don't have the key."
Jiang Youzhen turned to look at him, his eyes like a sharp sword, "You are the ambassador guarding the warehouse, you said you don't have the key? Then who has the key?"
"The key... the key is in the hands of the prefect!"
"Do you think I will believe your stupid words?" Jiang Youzhen snorted coldly.
"But it doesn't matter if you don't have the key, Qingyan!"
Qingyan immediately understood, stepped forward and chopped with his sword, and the old padlock fell off.
"Sir, the door is open."
Jiang Youzhen stepped in first. At this time, there were dozens of sacks piled in the house, filling up the already small room.
"Bring me the account books for the salt warehouse's inbound and outbound shipments. Oh! And the records of losses as well."
Jiang Youzhen looked at the ambassador and said, "Don't tell me you don't have it. If all of this needs to be recorded by the prefect, then what use is there for you?"
"Your humble servant, yes... yes, no! These have just been sent to the prefect for him to review."
"You have nothing, so what's the use of having you as an ambassador?" Qin Yandong could no longer bear it. This was a refusal to cooperate, and he was already itching to do something.
Jiang Youzhen stepped forward and slashed with his sword, but the salt in the sack did not pour out as expected.