"Contraband?" As soon as these three words came out, Nan Yanxi frowned slightly.
He gently leaned down and said to Lin Yu'er: "Good sister, ask him to go to the hall and wait for a while. I'll hurry up..."
"Let's go over there when we're done. I want to ask him in detail."
"Hmm... ok... ah... please be gentle..." Lin Yu'er snorted, turned to face Butler Chen outside the door and said with difficulty: "Um... Butler Chen...
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"You go... to the front hall... ah... sit down for a moment... um... I... I'll... go there in a while... uh..."
"Yes, madam!" Although Butler Chen was a little confused, he still did as he was told.
Waiting until the footsteps were far away, Nan Yanxi behind her gave a bad smile: "Good sister, just hold on..."
"Hey... wait... you... ah..." The sudden fierce battle almost made Lin Yuer almost cry, and she had to keep praying for him to be gentle.
The fierce battle finally ended after nearly half an hour.
Butler Chen in the hall waited and waited, and drank the tea again and again until it was almost tasteless. Then Lin Yuer slowly walked out with her cousin.
"Oh...I've met Madam!" Butler Chen quickly saluted.
Lin Yuer nodded and smiled, motioned for him to sit down, and explained a little embarrassedly: "I'm really sorry, Butler Chen."
“I haven’t seen my mother-in-law’s family for several years, so I can’t finish saying this at once...”
"Yes, yes...this is human nature!" Butler Chen hurriedly responded.
"It's just madam, how should we decide about the dock?"
After hearing this, Lin Yuer nodded, looked at Nan Yanxi and said, "Cousin, what do you think about this matter?"
Nan Yanxi on the side laughed secretly in her heart, thinking that the word cousin was so smoothly called that it made her feel itchy in her heart.
After pretending to agree, Nan Yanxi stepped forward and asked, "Steward Chen, how big of a ship did they want? How many? How much did they pay?"
"Back to the young master, they asked for three ships, all small and medium-sized fast ships, and the money they gave was more than ten times the usual amount."
Butler Chen cupped his hands and replied: "It's not a long journey. The guest said that about seven or eight miles off the south coast, there is a deserted island, and the goods are there."
"After landing, we also used our escort agency to transport it to a mountain village in Dongling County."
"The only requirement... is to use hidden goods to avoid government inspection."
"Hmm..." After hearing this, Nan Yanxi rubbed her chin and started thinking: "I'm afraid of being investigated by the official uniform if I'm willing to give up money."
"No need to ask, it must be something shady... I just don't know what it is..."
As he said that, he raised his head and looked at Lin Yu'er with a half-smile: "Sister Yu'er, by the way...have you ever transported this kind of hidden goods before? Why do they know that you can avoid government inspection?"
"Uh...no...no, really not!" Lin Yu'er was very anxious after hearing this, and quickly explained to him: "It's really not...if we really often do secret goods, then this little thing is of no use.
You have to come and ask me."
Although Butler Chen on the side didn't know why, his wife was so anxious to explain, as if she was very afraid of her cousin.
But he still agreed: "Yes, sir, the business we do has always complied with the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and we have never done such secret transactions."
"However, I think it's because we do business in Nanzhou City and everything goes smoothly, which makes them mistakenly think that we have a close connection with the government."
"That's why...they came to us."
Listening to the explanations of the two people, Nan Yanxi laughed secretly in his heart. Speaking of which, he didn't blame Lin Yu'er, it was just a joke.
He had already figured out what the two people said.
He smiled at Lin Yuer and told her to calm down.
He turned back to Butler Chen and said, "Let's do this, Butler Chen. Just reply to the guest and say that we will take over the job!"
"But there is a condition, that is, we need to know what these goods are... Just tell them, this is what they need to know in order to successfully avoid the government."
"You have to be tougher with your words...Oh, by the way, it's best to find out who the owner is, but you have to be careful not to alert the enemy."
"Uh...this..." Butler Chen was stunned for a moment and looked up at Lin Yu'er, as if he wanted to ask for her opinion.
Seeing this, Lin Yuer nodded: "Go ahead and do it. My brother's words are mine."
"You must handle things seriously. If I am not here, my brother can fully represent me."
"Yes, madam! I will definitely do as you are told!" Butler Chen quickly agreed, turned around and left to get ready.
Seeing his retreating figure getting further and further away, Lin Yuer turned her head and asked with some confusion: "Yan Xi, what do you mean?"
“It’s not like no one has asked about this kind of job before, but I rejected them one by one. After all, I have a big business here.”
"We don't need to do this kind of work that violates the law, let alone ten times, or even a hundred times. Why are you so interested in this?"
"If you break the law, wouldn't it be better to let the government arrest you directly?"
Hearing this, Nan Yanxi smiled and said slowly: "This year, our Ming Dynasty has just ended all wars and concentrated on development."
"The so-called contraband mainly includes various types of weapons, including... crossbows, armor, spears, spears, equipment, firearms, gunpowder, and military flags and uniforms."
"Because once these things are scattered among the people, they will cause great hidden dangers to the people, and there will also be thieves who use these things to rebel."
"But I just asked Butler Chen, and according to what he said, these things are not much. Three small speedboats can only pull no more than a thousand kilograms."
"If you think about it this way, it definitely won't be armor or something heavier. Otherwise, three small boats wouldn't be able to pull it much."
"And if you look at the place you went to, it's a mountain village in Dongling County...so I always felt that something was wrong."
"You don't know... I came out this time to cheer for the newly built railway. I have to get on the train from Lishui County and go all the way to Yuzhou East."
"Especially Dongling County, which is the only way I must pass. That section just started from Lishui County, and the train is not very fast..."
At this point, Lin Yuer was startled and blurted out: "Ah? You mean... you mean... these people might want to assassinate you?"
"Then...then why do you still agree to their request? It's better to report it to the official and arrest them first."
Seeing her like this, Nan Yanxi smiled softly: "Oh, please be patient and don't be impatient. Sister Yu'er, I'm just suspicious. What if you don't have this idea?"
"Besides...if we act rashly, most of the people we catch will only be small minions, and we will be able to alert others."
"To be honest, since I destroyed all the countries and established the Ming Dynasty, many people have wanted to get rid of me."
"Some are the forces of the previous dynasty, and some are reckless, because I have touched their interests, and now the Ming Dynasty is newly built. If I die, the Ming Dynasty will probably fall apart."
"And this group of people will be able to regain their so-called benefits."
"In the past, when I traveled, I was either surrounded by large armies, or I was only in the well-defended imperial city. They had no chance at all."
"This trip to Nanzhou finally allowed them to see an opportunity... So I have always believed that if they want to take action, my trip to Yuzhou, Nanzhou, is undoubtedly the most suitable."
"Ah... what should we do?" After hearing this, Lin Yu'er became even more worried: "What should we do? Why don't you go back to Lishui County quickly, and then take your people back to Zhongzhou."
Nan Yanxi laughed: "That's not necessary... After all, I have been on the battlefield. I have rolled among the dead and licked blood from the sword."
"I'm still afraid of those lost dogs..."
After finishing speaking, he said seriously: "So, in summary, I have every reason to suspect that this so-called transportation of things may have something to do with me."
"This is fate. I have supported you. In this Nanzhou city, our family has a great cause and a great reputation. It seems that nothing is impossible."
"And they came to you just because of this. Look...this is karma and retribution."
"I agreed to Shopkeeper Chen to take over this business this time, with only one purpose, and that is to eradicate them completely."
After saying that, he raised his head and ordered Lin Yu'er: "Wait a while, shopkeeper Chen will come back after doing some research..."