Daqin: I became a saint by reading, and I started by summoning Daxue Longqi!

The maid bowed and took the order to leave.

Yingchuan County, Xu County!

Ying Ziye was just picking up his pen and practicing calligraphy.

Unscrupulous people came to report: "Sign up, my lord, my subordinates have important matters to report!"

"speak!"

Ying Ziye said calmly.

The unscrupulous person immediately reported: "According to our investigation, the land of Chen County controls a large number of black transactions!"

"Because it is close to the Huai River, it mainly uses waterways, and because it is backed by mountains, it mainly focuses on salt, herbs, and minerals!"

"This place can be described as a wealthy place, so it is also the place where black market trade is the most frequent, and most of the black market are people wanted by the empire!"

"Oh?!"

Ying Ziye's eyes were cold.

Most of the people wanted by the empire are those who are responsible for their lives and wealth, or those who have engaged in private salt and iron business and violated the laws of the empire and committed major crimes.

Ordinary thieves will not be wanted by the empire at all, at most they will be arrested within the county.

And in Chen Jun, there are so many people wanted by the empire in the black market!

It's impossible to say that the sheriff of Chen County didn't know about it.

The only possibility is that because the black market can bring him great benefits, even those wanted by the empire want to hide here, settle down, collude with them, and do things for them.

Therefore, the sheriff of Chenjun did not report to the court, and led the arrest together with the county lieutenant.

Ying Ziye's eyes were burning, and he looked towards the direction of Jun Chen in the night sky through the window sill, and said coldly: "In this way, the governor of this place can be regarded as the emperor of this place!"

Bad people dare not speak too much.

Ying Ziye stood up suddenly, and said in a cold voice, "If that's the case, then I have to go and see for myself."

In his heart, the sheriff of Chen Jun, the magistrate, and the magistrate had already been sentenced to death.

Although the county lieutenant has not known the specific major crimes for the time being, but the other party and the former two are colleagues, they must be aware of it, but they will not report it.

Even as a county lieutenant, he is responsible for the security of a county. He must be responsible for hiding so many people wanted by the empire in the black market under his rule.

Therefore!

This time when rushing to Chen County, Ying Ziye did not let the army accompany him, but brought Hou Qing, Yinggou, and Jian Jiu with him.

Yuan Tiangang hid in the dark as a backup.

Meng Tian led the army to march in the back, because the army was dispatched, so in comparison, I don't know how much slower.

Several people stepped on the void and galloped across the vast land.

In just two or three hours, he had already arrived at the city of Chenjun.

Inside the city!

Ying Ziye wandered around with everyone.

It's not so much a stroll, it's better to say that he is secretly looking at the local customs and people's living conditions in Chenjun County.

Chen County is worthy of being a rich family, and the county town is more majestic than Yingchuan County.

Above the street, the road is wider.

There is a lot of traffic and business is flourishing.

Pedestrians come and go.

"Hey, doll!"

Yinggou saw the things sold by the street vendors, which were dolls, puppets and beast puppets, so she couldn't help showing great interest, and ran over with her calves.

"Old man, how do you sell this doll?"

Yingying asked.

"Fifteen cents each!"

An old man with mixed black and white hair smiled.

"Give me one!"

Yingying tugged at the hem of Hou Qing's clothes and ordered.

"Ugh……"

Hou Qing sighed helplessly, took out fifteen Wen and handed it to the old man.

Yinggou chose a doll and held it in her arms.

Ying Ziye watched from the side, although she was a bit expensive, she didn't care.

It was noon, the sun was high, and it was summer in June, and the temperature was scorching hot.

Although the cold and heat were not invading for a few people, there was no need to bask in the sun, so they immediately found a restaurant and went in.

"Hey, some guests, please come in, the lobby on the first floor, the private seats on the second floor, or the private rooms on the third floor?"

Xiao Er came forward to say hello.

"Second floor private seat!"

Ying Ziye said.

The first floor is too noisy, and there are too few people on the third floor to get too much news.

"okay!"

Xiao Er led several people into the second-floor private seat, and said, "Several distinguished guests, let's order a dish."

"Old hen stewed soup, braised fish, burnt hare, sorghum rice porridge, and some rice spring wine..."

Ying Ziye said, "Let's do these first."

"okay!"

Xiao Er wrote down the dishes and immediately went down to let the kitchen prepare them.

First, spring wine, rice porridge, and burnt hare were served, until two quarters of an hour later the braised fish and old hen stewed soup were ready.

The burnt hare is grilled, and the rabbit meat will secrete a layer of fat, which will turn golden yellow under the fire, with a tangy aroma, and sprinkle with a layer of salt and pepper.

Simple method, but also very flavorful.

The braised fish in brown sauce is also quite delicious, and it is freshly caught and transported from the big river next to the county town of Chenjun that day.

"Xiaoer, settle the bill!"

Ying Ziye shouted.

"coming!"

The shop waiter came to the table and said: "Old hen stewed soup is 120 Wen, braised fish is [-] Wen, burnt hare is [-] Wen, sorghum rice porridge is [-] Wen, and two pots of rice spring wine are [-] Wen. A total of..."

He calculated that his words had slowed down a lot, and he began to think.

Ying Ziye frowned slightly.

"A total of 240 five Wen."

"what!"

The waiter in the shop exclaimed, and said with a smile, "Young Master's calculations are pretty fast."

"It is indeed as the young master said, a total of 240 five Wen."

"However, why are your food and drinks here half as expensive as other places?"

Ying Ziye frowned, and asked doubtfully, "For example, this fish costs [-] to [-] Wen in other places, but it costs [-] Wen here, which is half as expensive as other places."

"It stands to reason that Chenjun is a place close to the river, so the fish should be cheaper."

Chapter 139 Help, I caught the kid!

Inside the room!

Facing Ying Ziye's questioning, the waiter did not show any panic.

"normal!"

"My lord doesn't know that the tax here in Chenjun is more expensive than other places."

Ying Ziye frowned even deeper, and his keen intuition made him smell something unusual.

"Isn't the tax set by the Great Qin Empire?"

The waiter shook his head helplessly and said, "The tax here is half more in Chen Jun."

"Young master, if you think it's too outrageous, you can talk to the sheriff, or go to Xianyang to appeal!"

Speaking of this, there was a hint of sarcasm on his face. It could be seen that he himself was also dissatisfied with Chen County's taxation issue.

But what can a mere shopkeeper do, what can he do?

"Understood!"

Ying Ziye's eyes sparkled when he heard the words, he nodded and took the money to settle the bill.

Chen Jun, no!

Immediately, Ying Ziye took Hou Qing and the others out of the restaurant, and then went to other inns and restaurants.

"Xiao Er, I want to ask you the price of food, drinks, accommodation, etc."

When they came to an inn, Ying Ziye reached out and took out five Wen coins and handed it to the little second in front of him and said.

Seeing someone offering money for a question, the waiter smiled and took the money.

"can!"

"My lord, in our inn, [-] Wen for the lower room, [-] Wen for the middle room, and [-] Wen for the upper room."

"A pot of rice spring wine costs [-] Wen, food..."

I asked several companies in a row, and the results were similar, all of which were half the price than other places.

At this time, a group of government officials in the county government wore official uniforms and swaggered towards the restaurant where Ying Ziye and his group were located.

Vendors along the way avoided, fearing to offend each other, they all lowered their heads and dared not raise their heads.

"Humph!"

The head tax officer held his chest high and looked around, as if looking down at the world and not paying attention to everything.

"Shopkeeper, come out and pay the tax!"

The tone and posture are arrogant and domineering.

"Hey, here we come!"

The shopkeeper at the counter trotted out hurriedly, bowed and said politely: "Guys, thank you for your hard work."

"This is the tax for this summer, a total of two gold!"

As the shopkeeper spoke, he took out a cloth bag, and when he opened it, it was full of yellow, orange, and orange gold.

"Humph!"

The chief tax officer pulled it over with a cold expression, took a look, weighed it in his hand, and said, "Not bad."

"Hey!"

The shopkeeper smiled flatteringly, and said, "How dare you lie to the official?!"

Immediately afterwards, he took out another handful of copper coins, tied them with hemp rope, put them in the hands of the head tax official, and said respectfully: "These 120 Wen coins are for you and the officials. You have worked hard, and a small meaning is not a respect."

"Ha ha!"

The head tax officer smiled softly, pointed at the shopkeeper, and said, "That's quite interesting, dude."

"Bring me two more jugs of wine, my brothers and I are thirsty."

"no problem!"