The Ming Dynasty started with caution

The corn sells very well, the grains are golden, a bit like gold, and some of the white ones look like jade, crystal clear.

Five taels of silver and one tael of gold.

This requires twenty taels of gold each, which is worthy of being called a "golden fruit".

However, there was only one left on the carpet.

"Stop the sedan chair and order Zhang Xian to bring the Yamen servants over!"

As soon as He Neng heard that the young master was not as calm as before and didn't know what happened, he hurried to the Yamen in Liangxiang to call someone.

This bearded man looks a bit ferocious.

err on the side of caution.

Yan Chengjin asked Zhang Xian to bring someone over and arrest him. Anyway, this person was driving up prices and could be arrested according to Ming law.

Zhang Xian didn't know what happened, so he came with three squads of police officers.

Yan Chengjin pointed at the fan: "Catch him and take him to the Yamen for interrogation. Give all his goods to me."

Zhang Xian wondered: "Sir, what's the crime of arresting someone?"

"How can you dare to sell a product for one hundred taels of silver by randomly setting prices? You are clearly bullying our Ming Dynasty for being ignorant."

Zhang Xian rushed over with his people, and several government officials arrested the people. They collected the carpet and took all the goods back to the government office.

Ferdusi and his gang were stunned.

After returning to the Yamen, Zhang Xian personally opened the court for interrogation: "Who is in the audience? Tell me your name."

"Fierdusi."

When Yan Chengjin heard this, he knew that this man had lived in the Ming Dynasty for a long time and could actually speak some Chinese.

How can you hold a corn in your hand? This thing is golden,

Ferdusi was not afraid at all. He bought the golden fruit from an overseas businessman, and no one in Ming Dynasty had ever seen it.

When he first came to the Ming Dynasty, Ferdusi was deceived by a Taoist priest and spent a lot of money to buy longevity pills, which were as unpalatable as mud.

Later I found out that the man was a liar, but he also learned this trick.

People in the Ming Dynasty liked to refine elixirs and pursue immortality. The golden fruit looked very beautiful. When peeled off, each fruit looked like jade. After being dried in the sun, it was as hard as a stone. Some people believed it was jade.

Only he knew that this stuff was very hard to swallow after it was dried in the sun.

They would only eat corn when there was no food at sea. After landing, there was plenty of food and no one would eat it.

Zhang Xian shouted sharply: "Do you know what the crime of driving up prices is in the Ming Dynasty?"

Ferdusi shook his head.

"Where did this come from?"

"Brought from the West."

"How many were sold?"

"Eleven sold."

"Tell them what they look like."

According to the appearance and characteristics mentioned by Ferdusi, the master of the Yamen drew all the portraits. Zhang Xian didn't know what Yan Chengjin was going to do, so he quickly brought the five portraits to Yan Chengjin.

Yan Chengjin took a look and couldn't tell who the portrait was.

"Sealing the official roads of Liangxiang, these people will dig out even to the eighteenth level of hell."

Twelve corns.

Peel off the seeds and plant them loosely, enough to plant several acres of land.

The merchants' trading ability is too fast. If they take the corn out of their good land, they may never find it again.

Yan Chengjin had a feeling that these people would really use corn to make elixirs...

Right now, this corn needs to be well preserved.

Zhang Xian was very frightened. When did he see Master Yan passing by like this? Could it be that this golden fruit can really refine the elixir of immortality?

He quickly ordered people to block the exits of Liangxiang, and all six teams in the third class came out of the cave. One by one, the master drew portraits and posted them all over Liangxiang. They were wanted throughout the county.

Xie Yu packed the goods. This time he brought in a lot of miscellaneous goods, ten cars, ready to be transported back to Jiangnan for resale.

When the guys escorted the carriage to the tax gate in Liangxiang, they found that the gate was blocked. Many caravans were blocked here and could not pass.

The officers and soldiers on the patrol road and the military preparation road took the portraits and looked at them one by one.

"What is this doing?"

"I heard that a prisoner was going to be arrested. I just went into seclusion. I wish I could have arrived earlier. I'm delayed today and I don't know if I can get to Hejian Mansion at night."

Several vendors said anxiously.

Xie Yu's face turned gloomy. Businessmen generally did not walk at night and would be robbed by robbers. He had calculated the time and set out now. In the evening, he could reach the prefectures and counties on the border of Hejian Prefecture.

After such a delay, I might not be able to leave today.

At this moment, some officers and soldiers were heard shouting: "Whoever bought the golden fruit from the big food merchant must stand up!"

Xie Yu was so shocked that his calves became weak when he heard this. He didn't expect that what the officers and soldiers wanted to arrest was actually the businessman who bought the golden fruit.

In the Ming Dynasty, merchants were not allowed to trade some goods. Once discovered, it would be a serious crime. Not only would their property be confiscated, but they would also be imprisoned.

Is it possible that this golden fruit is a commodity prohibited by the imperial court?

Xie Yu's hair stood on end as he took a closer look at the portrait in the hands of the officers and soldiers. The portrait was so ugly that he didn't recognize it just now. Now he took another look and found that one of the five people was him.

He took a deep breath, pretended to be calm, walked forward, and said with a smile: "My lord, may I ask what kind of laws these people have committed?"

The officer took one look at the portrait and said with surprise: "Catch him!"

Liangxiang Yamen,

Yan Chengjin waited quietly, wondering if Zhang Xian could catch the person. Relying on the Liangxiang Yamen alone was too inefficient. It would be great if Mou Bin was here. Jinyiwei was better at finding people than the Yamen servants.

But the Jinyiwei Yamen is in the capital, and corn has long been used to make elixirs every time it comes.

He also ordered He Neng to take the portrait to the hut of the refugees. There were the most refugees in Liangxiang, so he could only mobilize the refugees to look for it.

The big cannibal didn't speak fluently, and perhaps his drawings were inaccurate, so Yan Chengjin simply let him go and let him identify him.

Among these five people, the most identifiable one is a Taoist priest.

Zhang Xian strode into the small courtyard: "Sir, we caught one!"

Xie Yu was brought into the Yamen, but he was a man who had seen the world and quickly calmed down. He saw a scholar and Mr. Zhang from Liangxiang walking together.

Yan Chengjin was stunned for a moment. Isn't this the businessman who followed him in the sedan?

"May I ask, sir, what crime did the villain commit?"

"If you hand over the golden fruit, you will not be guilty of any crime. I will return the silver to you. You can still do business in Liangxiang from now on." Zhang Xian didn't waste any words.

When Xie Yu heard this, he quickly took out four corns from his arms. This thing was more expensive than gold. He never left his body after he got it. He also took it with him when he went out to Dagong.

Yan Chengjin was ecstatic and took back the four corns.

These four corns are larger than the one he had before.

"Have you seen other people buying it?" Yan Chengjin said.

Xie Yu nodded quickly: "Yes! The villain bought it when he saw a scholar."

"pen and ink!"

The master hurriedly brought up the pen and ink. Xie Yu began to describe the scholar's features starting from the face. After a moment, "No, the face is thinner, the eyes are very loud, the ears are short, if they are longer..."

A quarter of an hour later, a portrait of a scholar appeared in front of Yan Chengjin, and he couldn't help complaining that the painting by the cannibal was far different from this one.

He could tell who it was at a glance.

Wang Shouren...

Why did Lao Wang buy corn? Try to make elixirs?

Wang Shouren lived in a remote courtyard in Liangxiang. In order to consult with Song Jing, he stayed in Liangxiang for a few days.