Dress as a villain

She was especially able to grasp the key points, and what Si Qitong thought was strange suddenly became dark.

"Zhang Changle ordered people to continue to follow up, and if necessary, contact Li Wang to let him cooperate with the investigation." Si Qitong ordered: "Then immediately transfer the case of Xie Fengqing from the Weidu government to the Shuntian government."

Only when the case is in his own hands can the investigation proceed in an orderly manner.

Zhang Changle cupped his fists: "Yes!"

Zhang Changle left Jianzhang Palace, Xie Lanzhi saw that the female general of the Xie family was still distracted in Jianzhang Palace, she asked people to go back to Ximen and continue to stick to it, and she would be notified if there was any news.

Xie Fengling was reluctant, and before leaving, she clasped her fists and said, "Marshal, the younger brother of the last general still has a good friend in Weidu, and he has a pawn shop the size of Weidu, how should we deal with it?"

Xie Lanzhi said: "The clan has its own arrangements. Losing people like Xie Fengqing is a huge loss to the Xie clan and Xintianjing. Go back and wait."

Xie Fengling didn't get the answer she wanted, so she had to leave Jianzhang Palace.

After Wu Qiu and the others left, they couldn't help but said, "Just now I was crying to death, but now I'm thinking about my brother's property."

The bones of the people are not yet cold, but the living have already begun to have other plans.Xie Lanzhi knew that even if Xie Fengling didn't plan, the Xie family might not miss this cake.If it wasn't for her not letting go, Xie Fengqing's matter would have been exposed very quickly, and the position would have been replaced by a newcomer soon.

"Wu Qiu, tell me about the specific situation of Weidu merchants." Xie Lanzhi took half a seat on the throne, and Si Qi and Tong Nuo sat aside, and the two sat next to each other.

Wu Qiu said: "I have heard that King Lek of Weidu once set up a road tax. People who go ashore to do business need to go to the government to pay a lot of money to get a road guide, and then after paying part of the tax, they can do business in Weidu unimpeded."

"King Li has always handled the business affairs in Weidu fairly, and he is also convinced by various businessmen. Otherwise, so many people would not go to Weidu to do business."

"It's just the road tax system in Weidu, because there has been a lot of chaos not long after it was implemented."

Xie Lanzhi knew that the more business-oriented the place is, the more rules must be established, otherwise, if there is any omission, the businessman's profit will be everywhere.Then the road tax system only collects entry and exit fees, and the purchase of goods is based on the price of the merchant, and there is no relevant tax, which makes the statistics of many trade records very vague, and the pricing of many goods is chaotic.A lot of money goes into the pockets of merchants, but the maintenance project has to be paid by the government itself.

And they only need to pay enough protection fees, and Si Lei won't care about them anymore. In addition, Weidu itself is not big, consisting of about three counties, so there is no need for a complete system to waste costs.Therefore, under the free trade in Weidu, some entertainment service industries have become more prosperous.

Wu Qiu told her that Luyin only costs 20 taels for a round trip.

Wu Qiudao: "There are very few farmlands in Weidu that rely on the four counties to produce grain, so every year the people in Weidu have to buy grain from the four counties, and most of the families work as hard laborers in the local area. The merchants often default on their wages due to this layer of food and clothing. , It is said that when the Xiaoyao Palace was built, it collapsed and killed many people, and it was all over."

It is not difficult for her to guess that Weidu, as an ancient capital city, has the virtue of cannibalism.However, Xiaoyao Palace has been so blatantly opened, and so many businessmen have been cheated, don't the businessmen have thought of fighting back?

Wu Qiu mentioned this at the right time: "It's not uncommon for Xiaoyao Palace to make many local businessmen go bankrupt in the past two years. Years ago, someone sued Xiaoyao Palace on the basis of their official status, but they didn't expect that official to be taken off the black hat directly. "

"Wang Li's attitude has always been a peacemaker, but in the end he just let Xiaoyao Palace pay some money and settle the matter. After that, no one dared to sue the officials."

The Xie family also seldom mentioned the ghost palace that the locals call it because the Xiaoyao Palace did not shake the Xie family's industry.Now that something happened, everyone began to pay attention to the existence of Xiaoyao Palace.

It is meaningless to continue the discussion, Xie Lanzhi signaled Si Qitong to put the matter aside and investigate slowly, there is no need to worry.

Si Qitong's thoughts had already gone to Weidu, she said: "I will definitely uphold justice for Xie Fengqing and handle this case properly, but I can't directly investigate the case without visiting Weidu in person. It’s only a matter of time before Bian finds out, but Lanzhi and Weidu are water ports, and businessmen are free to come and go, even if the truth is found out, it’s easy for people to escape.”

Xie Lanzhi narrowed his eyes, feeling that his wife wanted to do something big.

"You want to take advantage of it?" she asked.

"It's just in advance, anyway, it will be implemented in Weidu sooner or later." Si Qitong said: "I want to collect import taxes from foreign merchants in Weidu, and the price and business tax in Weidu should be decided by this palace."

At present, no specific department has been set up to manage business taxation. Only the household department is in charge, but the household department is not manned enough.To manage another Weidu, the power would be too concentrated.So it's better for the master to decide on his own, and then distribute the power to cronies to handle it little by little.

Si Qitong's decision quickly gathered the talents of Mingsuanmen. Mingsuanmen has always been Xie Lanzhi's confidant, and now many people have been transferred to the household department to collect taxes. Both energy and tasks are heavy.

the days after.

Zhang Changle received information from various places in the dark room.

One: Xiaoyao Palace was carrying goods into the dock overnight. A hard worker accidentally knocked over and found that it was a box of gold, and was killed and destroyed.

Two items: The warehouse of Xiaoyao Palace smells like medicine. The doctor of Xiaoyao Palace is brewing a black ointment, and has sent someone to act as a merchant.

Three: The insider was poisoned and died last night, and the investigator was not poisoned but mentally exhausted.But the insider had taken something called Xiaoyao Wan before his death.

Four: The insider has not been exposed, and Xiaoyao Palace also sent a letter inviting the insider to participate in the Tobacco Conference.It was also found that Xie Fengqing's son was smoking in a room, so he was safe.

Five articles: I have obtained a Xiaoyao Pill and sent it to Tianjing. The Department of Punishment has received it.

Zhang Changle thought to himself, this must have been intercepted by Zhang Ju's people and sent to the Punishment Department!His people are not that stupid. The spy reported it in the form of a report because he didn't want to offend Zhang Ju.

He immediately went to the Supreme Hospital, where the poison master from the Punishment Department happened to be testing a dark pill, and Lu Qing was by his side.

Wearing white gloves, Lu Qing crushed the pills with a bamboo stick, and began to smell them with her nose, smelling a familiar smell.

Her face suddenly changed.

The poisoner had never seen this kind of pill, but there were poisonous substances such as poppy inside and outside. Because of its small size, poppy poison could not kill people.

It shouldn't be poisonous.

Lu Qing was very jealous of this pill: "This is Hu Xiong's Xiaoyao pill, how could it appear in the Central Plains?"

She is used to using the existing Central Plains in the south, so she unconsciously speaks the habit.

The poison master said: "This thing is not extremely poisonous, what kind of damage can it cause?"

"The poison can still poison people to death in a moment, but Xiaoyao Pill is very deadly. It is a chronic poison, and addicts will be eroded and confused all day long." Lu Qing told them one by one with a serious expression: "Hu Xiong nobles often use this substance. Entertain the guests, and once the guests take it, they cannot escape the control of Xiaoyao Pill."

"If you don't smoke for a day, your life will be worse than death. Even people with high martial arts can't avoid accidental loss of power. So this is a poison that can soften people's bones and unload people's will!"

"Besides, Xiaoyao Pills are produced in large quantities, and if they make huge profits, they will only make steady profits without losing money."

After Lu Qing finished speaking, she found that the poison master hadn't reacted in particular, and even Zhang Changle frowned and stared at her.

She had no choice but to use a more effective metaphor: "If a million soldiers in an army take Xiaoyao Pills, then within ten years, millions of people will lose their combat power, and the spread of the common people will have little defense against them in the Central Plains." The enemy's soldiers have no money to pay. The harm is huge."

"At that time, the Huxiong cavalry can easily destroy Tianjing."

"It hasn't spread yet, so there's no need to be so alarmist." Zhang Changle knew that she wanted to express the seriousness of the matter. Although he didn't feel it, he was not a fool. It's okay for one or two people to smoke this thing, but it's like this all over the country, and it will definitely bring destruction disaster.

Now it's just a small Xiaoyao Palace and it's not worth mentioning.

Xie Fengqing's case is related to Xiaoyao Palace, and possibly Xiaoyao Pill, but Xiaoyao Pill is not the focus of the case.The point is, why did Xie Fengqing go to the banquet to make trouble?He certainly didn't make trouble because his son was kidnapped. His son was coerced after the banquet.

Zhang Changle quickly analyzed a reliable message based on the information sent in from various places: Xie Fengqing had taken Xiaoyao Pills, and she was insane, so she had a big banquet.

On the side of the Punishment Division, Zhang Ju also brought news quickly. This time he did not go to fight for merit, but put a piece of information in a bamboo tube and handed it to him.

The last chapter left without saying anything.

Zhang Changle read the information from the Punishment Department: Xie Fengqing found a large number of Xiaoyao Pills in Weidu's mansion, and they were taken back by the people of Xiaoyao Palace.And take away the ledger of the transaction with Xie Fengqing.

And Xie Fengqing has a habit. He likes to keep two extra copies of his account books. On the one hand, he wants to explain to the clan. After all, many people covet his position, and if he makes a mistake, he will be easily caught and dragged down. , On the one hand, it is to stay behind.

Zhang Changle said to Lu Qing: "I'll ask Mrs. Xie to take out Xie Fengqing's backup account book in the clan, and you continue to analyze Xiaoyao Pills."

Lu Qing's face was pale, she nodded, shook her head again, and then specially told everyone present: "Don't get it, even if you inadvertently smoke it, you will become addicted. This kind of thing is like a demon that explodes at the touch of a button."

Zhang Changle didn't say anything, he went directly to Xie's clan in Tianjing.

Mrs. Xie was greatly shaken by what happened to Xie Fengqing, so without saying a word, she gave him the account book that Xie Fengqing handed over a few days ago.

Zhang Changle quickly found on page No.17 the transaction records of Xie Fengqing and a Hun businessman Anshan trading 100 pills of Xiaoyao Pills, as well as Anshan and Si Lei's family members, the total amount reached [-] million taels.He had seen the trade transactions in Weidu before, although they were vague, all the merchants were recorded, except for a Huxiong merchant named Anshan.

"Found it!" Zhang Changle clapped the ledger.

Si Qitong met Zhang Changle soon, and this time Zhang Changle vowed to present the ledger and the information sent by the spies to the case, and he roughly restored the case.