Chapter 679: Clues

The bottom of the bell tower is octagonal, which means the eight poles, and the tower is square in shape, which means the four directions. It is all built with reinforced cement prefabricated components, with bricks and mortar on the outside.

The clock face was designed by Wen Tong, a famous artist from the Song Dynasty, and is made of stained glass. It is set up on all sides of the roof. Kaifeng citizens can see the accurate time no matter where they are in the south, east or northwest of the clock tower.

There is a copper tip on the roof, which is a lightning rod.

The big clock is driven by hinges and relies on the traction of heavy objects falling slowly from the top of the tower as power.

There are two sets of power mechanisms, which are controlled by Si Tianjian on duty. When the structure of one set is about to reach the bottom, it is manually switched to the other set. Then this set is readjusted, and the load is removed and raised to the top of the tower again through the pulley block.

Used as power for the next cycle.

Mechanical components such as gears, etc. are made of ductile cast iron, which is precision cast with water glass and then finely ground by skilled workers of Sitong Machinery.

The crankshaft, escapement, etc. are precision forged using the latest hydraulic forging machine.

Shi Fu devoted all his energy to the casting of the big iron bell, especially the big pendulum as the bell tongue, which was enough to inspire the old man's creative enthusiasm.

There are a lot of things going on in Suyou. It is almost the end of the year, and the layout of the lantern market, fire prevention, and public security have become key tasks again.

In the evening, Zhang Qi came back and reported on the day's investigation.

According to the information sent by Ambassador Jin of Tongwen Hall, the Korean who was killed was named Li Tong and he was a merchant.

This identity is consistent with Su You and Zhang Qi's investigation. The deceased's yellow leather shoes are a Korean habit, and the folding fan is also a Korean fan that was popular in the past.

Zhang Qi also investigated the background of Sister Jin through Lu Ruo's relationship. Both he and Su You felt that this girl was not simple.

It was a very popular practice for the wealthy families of the Song Dynasty to purchase the Goryeo maidservants Kunlun slaves to serve them.

Strictly speaking, servants in Song Dynasty families were all employed. There were actually only two types of real slaves.

One is the family members of convicts who were imprisoned, called official slaves, or "buqu". Most of them were assigned to herding sheep and serving in the army on the border, similar to the labor reform policy.

And more of them are private slaves, but "hiring a maid must have good teeth", "the limit is ten years", "the number of years and the price should be calculated separately", and those who hire other people's wives as maids should "give them away when they reach the age of 10"

"Return to her husband".

During the Zhenzong Dynasty, a man named Liang Ziran lured Biyun, a female servant, to his home. Five days later, he was discovered by his wife, Ah Chen, who cut off Biyun's hair and deceived her into selling her.

After the government knew about it, they used Liang Ziran to "tempt the female envoys" and "give them a hundred sticks to organize the county boundaries";

Ah Chen committed the "crime of hair loss" - the hair and skin of his body were influenced by his parents, and cutting his hair was considered as damaging someone else's body - and he only lasted a year and a half.

This is actually an employment system. The status of maidservants is still a "good person" and has legal protection. It is completely different from the "better than livestock" system in the previous dynasty.

But there is another category, people like Jin Jieer who were smuggled here.

Goryeo slaves have been known in China for hundreds of years as "beautiful and good-natured people." After the Song Dynasty's regulations prohibiting the keeping of slaves became more and more stringent, Goryeo female slaves became more and more in demand.

The person who brought Sister Jin into the Song Dynasty was an official named Liang Zhenfu. Zhang Qi also investigated. According to Liang Zhenfu's wife, she scolded her, saying that since this foxy girl broke into the Liang family, the Liang family has been in trouble. Liang Zhenfu has not been able to survive.

He was defeated by this monster in two years, so what else would he do if he didn't fight him out?

As for the future, there will be no more interference with the Liang family. I will let the goblin die!

What happened next was due to the power of Green Ruo. Sister Jin had nowhere to go after she came out of the Liang family, and was soon imprisoned by Tu San, the leader of the "Wuyou Cave" in the north of Bianjing City.

Then Tu San was killed, and now Sister Jin is nominally the foreign residence of Tang Dun, a member of the Ministry of War, but privately she still has contacts with several men, among whom Li Tong, a Korean businessman, is one of them.

And Li Tong has recently gained a love rival, a bold and playful young man named Miao Xiu.

There are many young people like this in Beijing, and they are best at stealing, fighting, and gathering people to gamble.

When the government pursued the case, the young men dared to nominate one or two unlucky ones and escorted them to the Yamen to receive the reward!

If Jingzhao Yin is strong in Beijing, he will organize a severe attack. However, Bianjing City is relatively stable now, and Su You has not spared any energy to deal with this area.

So Su You asked Shen Chen to arrest Miao Xiu for interrogation.

Miao Xiu pleaded guilty, and a bloody coat and dagger were found from his home. After verification, it was found to be the murder weapon that killed Li Tong.

This can close the case. Miao Xiu should be hanged for killing someone.

Three days had not passed since the murder, and everyone was happy.

But Su You always felt that things might not be that simple.

If it were an ordinary official, a Goryeo slave girl would be just a person in the dust, and I'm afraid she wouldn't even be interested in asking a question.

However, Sister Jin's experience showed that she was not simple, and gave Su You the feeling of toying with men over applause.

So Su Youmingli closed the case and handed it over to the Criminal Court for review according to the procedure, and privately asked Zhang Qi to continue the investigation.

After the death of a foreign merchant in the Song Dynasty, the Municipal Shipping Department or the Municipal Yiwu Association would keep the property for the merchant until his descendants came to claim it.

Su You decided to go see what Li Tong left tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Su You came to Shiyi Division.

When it comes to who hates Su You the most in the entire Song Dynasty, I'm afraid Wang Yu won't even be ranked, but the one in front of me, Lu Jiawen Tongxiao, the Secretary of Changes in Tiju City.

The achievement of 7 million yuan in half a year was criticized by Su You as worthless, causing him to fail in the competition for the third position.

From that time on, Wang Anshi put a question mark on Lu Jiawen's ability, and the business of Yisi in Jingzhong City was split into pieces.

The most irritating thing is that Su You not only knows how to talk, but in the blink of an eye he uses his 10 million yuan performance to make everyone shut up.

In fact, this ten million yuan was just capital. Following a dazzling operation, the atmosphere in Bianjing City changed dramatically.

It was as if everyone became rich overnight. According to statistics from the Municipal Yi Department, the commercial tax revenue of Bianjing City has doubled than before!

The guys in the wine shop were greedy for money and completely fell in love with Su You. Su You proposed to take the opportunity to renovate the wine shop and use grains and ordinary rice to make wine, which would reduce the demand for glutinous rice and solve their livelihood problem at once.

After several months of ups and downs, Lu Jiawen was frightened and frightened, and he no longer dared to be as indifferent to Su You's visit as he had been a few months ago.

Su You was on business: "Have you received the letter from Kaifeng Mansion?"

Lu Jiawen handed over his hand: "Go back to Dayin, I have received it, but as a rule, if Fanyi is no longer in the Song Dynasty, his assets will be managed by our company."

Su You nodded: "This is natural, but Li Tong did not die from an ordinary illness, but was killed in a fight. Therefore, the Kaifeng Mansion has the responsibility to inspect Li Tong's relics. If there are no new evidence or new doubts, it will be easier to close the case."

Lu Jiawen had nothing to say at this time: "What Yin said makes sense, so please come with me."

Arriving at the warehouse, Lu Jiawen summoned the warehouse manager: "Go and get the account book of the inheritance of Li Tong, a Korean from Korea, which was newly put into the warehouse, and check it with Dayin, and then we will go and check it together."

Li Tong's relics are the most common goods brought over from Goryeo - paper.

Korean paper was called "Jilin paper" in the Song Dynasty. The coarse paper can be used as curtains, rain hats, and book clips; the fine paper is expensive and is made of cotton and cocoons. It is as white as satin, as flexible as cotton, and smooth and gelatinous.

Hair ink is cute and charming.

Before the improvement of Meishan paper, Goryeo tribute paper was known as the best in the world. The tribute paper issued to Su You in the palace was usually divided between Da Su and Xiaomei. Wen Tong sometimes came to make Qiufeng, but in short, he did not

share.

There are hundreds of kilograms of paper here, all of the highest quality, four feet long and two and a half feet wide, probably not ten thousand pieces.

Su You asked Lu Jia: "Look, how much are these papers worth?"

Lu Jiawen said: "Based on the market value, a painting of this quality is worth sixty cents."

This is a few hundred guan. For the Korean people, he is considered a first-class wealthy businessman.

Su You thought of another question: "When did this batch of paper arrive?"

Lu Jiawen was stunned when he was asked. The clerk at the side quickly flipped through the account books: "I arrived in Bianjing in February this year. The record says there are 10,000 pieces."

Su You nodded to Lu Jiawen: "Look, this is the benefit of Shi Yisi. If it weren't for the meticulous preparation of files, the problem would not have been discovered."
Chapter completed!