Take the mall to Datang

He wanted to make sure that Tian Bowen was in collusion with those wealthy households. After all, the price of grain in Fengzhou is very high, and even if the amount of corn is limited, it is not enough for non-local household registration people to not be able to distribute it at all. If there is no wrong guess, the rich businessman must be inseparable.

Chapter 569 The arrest operation begins

Last night, the people from the Ministry of Economic Development and the people brought by Dai Zhou discussed until very late, and decided to conduct investigations separately. They will not easily expose the matter without real evidence.

But this journey seems to take some time. The cavalry brought by Fan Fan went back to Chang'an overnight in addition to Fengzhou to collect the relevant files, which also took time.

Du Qianyu came in with lotus seed soup and saw Yuan Shan was concentrating on writing something. It is not common to be so serious, so he asked curiously: "Husband, what are you writing about?"

"The Tang version is amazing." Yuan Shan said.

"Huh? What's that?" Du Qianyu asked curiously.

"I think what we encountered in Fengzhou these two days is a very good novel content, so I recorded it. When I return to Chang'an and organize it into a book, it may sell for a lot of money." Yuan Shan said.

"Husband really takes money." Du Qianyu teased.

In fact, Yuan Shan wanted to say that if he just spent five thousand gold in exchange for a tire and shock absorber in the system mall, even if he was worth a million coins, it would not be enough for him to squander. He still wanted a better life. Well, there will still be plenty of money to spend in the future, so it’s okay if you don’t make money.

"What are we going to do next?" Du Qianyu asked.

"Wait for people from Chang'an to confirm Dai Zhou's guess first, let's take a walk around the surrounding area to see if there is any business to do." Yuan Shan said.

The convoy of the Ministry of Economic Development is really a caravan. Even if Fengzhou is poorer, it doesn't mean it can't do business.

There was nothing to say all night, Yuan Shan and the others got up very early in the morning, and the caravan set off early.

The convoy from the Ministry of Economic Development departed in several waves and took different routes. Today they are mainly investigating the public sentiment carefully. Only Liang Ming and Qin Yu's car is loaded with goods. Their goal is Feng There are [-] rich households in the state, and the wealthy households will definitely try something new with the things shipped from Chang'an, especially in such a small place.

Yuan Shan took Du Qianyu to wander around Fengzhou in the carriage. Apart from cultivating feelings with Du Qianyu, Yuan Shan was also observing the environment here. Natural ditches are used for irrigation, so if there is a drought, it will definitely be fatal.

Are there any big rivers around? The only solution other than these small ditches is to open wells to use groundwater, but the cost will be a bit high, and if you want to get irrigation water in droughts, you must add water trucks or steam water pump.

"Husband, what are you looking at, so fascinated." Du Qianyu asked, she looked at the scenery outside, a field, nothing.

"After walking for so long and there is no vacant land, the fields in Fengzhou seem to be sufficient." Yuan Shan said casually.

"In this way, no matter who these fields belong to, it means that if Fengzhou has these grains, the price of grain will definitely not be as expensive as other prefectures, but the actual situation is not like this." Du Qianyu said.

"It seems that Dai Zhou can do something." Yuan Shan muttered.

The current situation has shown that there must be something wrong with Tian Bowen, the governor of Fengzhou, but Yuan Shan understands that Dai Zhou is very strict in doing things, and he will not mess around without evidence.

By the time Yuanshan returned to the inn, the soldiers sent to Chang'an had already returned after a day and a night, and the people who returned were from the Beiya Imperial Army. This matter must have passed the emperor, otherwise it would not have been so fast.

Then they brought back Li Shimin's letter and the file about Fengzhou's taxation. After checking, the situation in Fengzhou was really as Yuan Shan and Dai Zhou had guessed.

"Yuan servant shoots, the lower officials think it's time to do it." Dai Zhou said.

"Okay, just follow what Dai Yushi said." Yuan Shan said.

The mobilization of the five hundred Beiya imperial guards still requires Yuan Shan's words, otherwise Dai Zhou's words alone will not work.

"Fan Fan, let's send a signal to get someone to do it. Remember to get someone to hold the entrance of the city. Anyone can only enter and not get out until the case is over." Yuan Shan said.

"The last general takes orders." Fan Fan said.

Fan Fan went to the window of the inn and took out a very weird cylinder, then put it in front of the window and ignited it, and there was a roar, and a projectile-like thing flew into the sky from the cylinder, like a burning fire. red ball.

When Dai Zhou saw this thing for the first time, he was surprised: "What is this?"

"This is a signal flare, and the sound just now was also made by it." The effect of the signal flare is most obvious at night, and you can only hear the sound during the day. Fortunately, the people of the Beiya Imperial Army have already arranged it. Hearing this sound, the five hundred soldiers immediately acted.

Several waves of people acted at the same time. The governor of Fengzhou and the governor's house were broken into by the Beiya imperial guards almost at the same time. It can't be hidden, so the officials in Fengzhou may have problems, so they simply caught up and caught them first, because they were afraid of making mistakes.

At the same time, the soldiers who rushed into the governor's mansion also started to search, and the key is to collect evidence at the first time.

When Tian Bowen was arrested, he was still in a daze, but the people of the Beiya Army were too quick to do things. After covering their heads with black cloth, they were tied up and detained in a single room in the inn that had been vacated long ago. Inside.

At this time, the shopkeeper Zhang and the waiter of the inn were all dumbfounded. The soldiers who rushed in suddenly locked them in their own inn and told them not to come out.

Then there were more and more people in the inn, until the relevant officials were locked up here.

The next thing is Dai Zhou's inspection of the censor. Yuan Shan just went to comfort the shopkeeper Zhang, and also gave an extra ten coins as the inn expropriation fee.

This big movement immediately attracted the attention of the people in the city. A kind of people began to gather on the streets where there were no people. They all started pointing at the officers and soldiers who suddenly appeared, and even shouted boldly: " Why did you arrest Tian Cishi?"

It's not right for the common people to gather here so quickly, Yuan Shan immediately went out and saw that everyone's emotions were a little high, and immediately said: "Everyone, calm down, and you must not disturb the officials in the inn handling the case, otherwise you will be judged as an accomplice , the person who tried the case was Dai Zhou, the inspector censor who came from Chang'an, and he was dealing with the taxation of Fengzhou."

The suspect in the case has not confessed the situation, and it is not easy to explain to these people now, so we can only use Dai Zhou's name as the patrol censor to frighten him first.

When Yuan Shan explained, several people in the crowd left quickly.

These were all seen by the secret soldiers at the entrance of the inn, and then several soldiers dressed as ordinary people followed.

Chapter 570

Du Qianyu, who was dressed in men's clothes, walked up to Yuan Shan and said softly, "He has already followed."

Yuan Shan nodded and said to the common people: "Let's leave, everyone. After the inspector censor comes to a conclusion on this matter, he will naturally give an explanation to the people of Fengzhou."

The guards around Yuan Shan helped disperse the crowd, the governor of Fengzhou was already at the inn, and the thousand soldiers and horses in his hands were all controlled by the Beiya army.

At that time, Yuan Shan was sweating a lot. If these officers and soldiers clashed, things would be troublesome. Fortunately, he was prepared, and the three cannons in the barracks were enough to deter him.

Of course, if the officers and soldiers in Fengzhou don't obey the orders, then Wei Dayou doesn't mind firing a few cannons as a warning to others.

The trial of this case is not difficult, if there is a one-by-one comparison between the court files and the local files, the key point will be found out.

In addition, every year, [-]% of the common people's land is collected more grain, the outside households do not have corn seeds, and the large amount of land occupied by wealthy businessmen is full of flaws.

Dai Zhou's ability to handle cases is very strong. First, he investigated all the participants. Anyone who knows about this matter is now considered an accomplice.

As a result, all the Fengzhou officials knew about it, and found out that most of the seeds had been given to the local wealthy businessmen, so as to seek more benefits.

"Tian Bowen, can you plead guilty now?" Dai Zhou asked in a majestic voice.

"I... I am guilty of the crime." Tian Bowen said.

"Then make a confession and explain the details clearly." Dai Zhou said.

The scribe on the side began to record...

The trial of this case lasted for three hours. In ancient times, one hour was equivalent to two hours. In this case, six hours have passed.

Yuan Shan felt a little sleepy in the inn. After all, he didn't participate in the trial, but the case was handed to him.

From the trial of the case to the confession of some people, the ins and outs of the whole matter became clear. It was almost the same as what Zhiqian guessed. The attendance system of officials made the governor of Fengzhou use his brains. He was afraid that too many hungry people would delay his political achievements, so he colluded with the local gentry and wealthy households and embarked on a sinful road.