Zhu Bai shook his head: "No, no, no, I just want to know who the boss is. The real boss. Not the one sitting on the counter."
Erhu suddenly realized.
Many businesses in the city are secretly controlled by the powerful people of the day, but they are afraid of Lao Zhu, so they will recommend someone who has nothing to do with them to be the shopkeeper.
For example, that fried chestnut shop.
Erhu hesitated for a moment and said nothing.
Zhu Bai naturally knew his concerns: this is something that does no good just offending people.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to investigate, which was his responsibility.
Zhu Bai is not his boss, and he does not need to listen to Zhu Bai.
But Zhu Bai's status is now second only to Zhu Biao, and he is a popular person around Lao Zhu. He is also a child at heart and is very willful and willful, which makes him unhappy and can't bear to eat.
So many people who have lost their heads recently are bloody examples.
Zhu Bai comforted him and said, "I'm not embarrassing that restaurant. I'm just curious."
Erhu still remained silent.
Zhu Bai sighed, took out the sign that said "I am here in person" and weighed it in his hand.
Erhu could only hand over his hand: "I'll go check it out right now."
Tsk, it would be great if you had obeyed earlier.
I have to show off this brand.
Zhu Bai was secretly amused. He put the sign away and said, "Please be sure to check it quietly and don't let anyone know."
Then he swaggered away.
Erhu waited for Zhu Bai to leave, then went in and told Lao Zhu about the matter.
Lao Zhu actually already knew that Zhu Bai went to the "Juxian Building" to eat and pick up balls today and was scolded and cried, but he didn't know what happened in the backyard.
When he heard Erhu say that Zhu Bai wanted to investigate the boss of "Juxian Tower", he was not surprised at all.
Let alone Zhu Bai, even he wants to demolish Juxian Tower right now.
But thinking is one thing.
Actually doing it is another matter.
Recently, he has also begun to worry that the favor and power he has given Zhu Bai is too great, which will make the child arrogant and domineering and grow crooked.
For example, when Zhu Bai asked Erhu to investigate this, he probably wanted to take revenge directly from the boss to relieve his grudge.
If that's the case, he really needs to suppress Zhu Bai and make him restrain himself.
After pondering for a moment, Lao Zhu said: "Well, you go check it out. Tell me first after you check it out."
The two tigers were relieved and saluted: "Yes."
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Erhu quickly found out the information and reported back to Lao Zhu: "The boss of Juxian Tower is Commander Lan Du of the Military and Horse Department in Zhongcheng."
A small sixth-rank official can actually open the largest restaurant in the city.
You know there is a problem without checking.
Lao Zhu suppressed the anger in his heart and turned to ask Zhu Biao: "Who recommended this conductor Landu at that time?"
He remembered that Lantian was an old man with military exploits, but he was not a very good person.
If he had followed his own preferences, he probably would not have handed over the Military and Horse Division to Lantian at that time, so someone with a higher position must have recommended it to him.
Zhu Biao thought for a while and replied: "I remember it was Li Cunyi, the young minister of Dali Temple."
Lao Zhu pursed his lips: Ah, by the way, he remembered. He originally wanted to appoint Gu Cheng. Li Cunyi strongly recommended Lantian, but he had no choice but to give him the honor. So he wronged Gu Cheng and became the deputy capital commander.
That is Li Shanchang's business.
Li Shanchang has a lot of business in the city, and he knows it.
All these businesses are controlled through his relatives and subordinates.
Then they paid "protection fees" to Li Shanchang in various names.
Erhu asked Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, do you want to tell His Highness King Xiang?"
Lao Zhu replied: "If he didn't ask, forget it. If he asks you, tell him. Don't tell him that I already know. After telling him, you have to send someone to keep an eye on him and ensure that he doesn't know."
Keep him safe and report his every move to me."
Erhu started to have a headache as soon as he heard about this mission.
You can't let him know and you have to ensure his safety.
With Zhu Bai's temperament, I don't know what weird and daring things he might do...
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Sure enough, Zhu Bai came to ask Erhu soon.
After hearing Erhu say that the boss behind "Juxian Tower" was Commander Landu, he became as silent as Zhu Yuanzhang.
Erhu carefully reminded him: "Your Highness must not act recklessly."
Your father already knows.
If you want to die, your father will kill you.
Zhu Bai didn't hear the underlying meaning of Er Hu's words at all, so he waved his hand at Er Hu and ran away.
Then he took Fugui Cat outside the "Juxian Tower".
One cat is half an hour.
Fugui asked: "What are you waiting for, Your Highness?"
He originally thought that Zhu Bai came today to demolish the "Juxian Tower".
Zhu Bai said: "I'm waiting for an honest person who is easy to deal with to come out."
Fugui: "What then?"
Zhu Bai: "Robbery and then torture to extract confessions."
Fugui: "That's not possible, Your Highness, the guests here are innocent."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Bai had already stood up and rushed out, telling Fugui: "Don't follow me too closely. Watch my gesture before you come up."
Fugui cried in his heart, but he did not dare to disobey and followed Zhu Bai from a distance.
Zhu Bai followed a merchant into a small alley and waved to him behind him.
Fugui and the others immediately swarmed up and blocked the man in the alley.
The merchant was so frightened that he huddled up and asked with trembling lips: "What are you heroes doing?!"
The fierce-looking guards were stunned and all turned to look at Zhu Bai: Ah, yes, what are you doing blocking people in the alley?
Zhu Bai smiled gently at the merchant: "Don't be afraid, sir, I just want to see the written receipt in your arms. It's the one you just showed to the guard in the backyard of the Juxian Tower."
When the merchant heard this, he became nervous and clutched his chest: "Sir, please spare me. That thing is related to my life and fortune. Besides, it's useless for you to take it."
Zhu Bai said: "No, no, no, I don't want it, I'll just take a look."
The guard originally thought that he was going to commit murder and rob money, but when he heard that he just wanted a piece of paper, he was eager to finish it as soon as possible and let the person go. He immediately whispered to the merchant in a low voice: "If our young man wants to see it, you should take it out quickly. Otherwise, we will let him go."
You can’t eat and walk around.”
Tears welled up in the merchant's eyes, but he had no choice but to take out the paper in his arms and say, "Master, I have a wife and children at home, and they all count on me to earn money to support them."
Zhang Yu snatched it and handed it to Zhu Bai: "My young master, just take a look, what are you talking about?"
Zhu Bai took it and it read: Two hundred kilograms of fine long-staple cotton. After inspection, the market value is one hundred and twenty taels of silver.
really……
He turned the piece of paper over and over and asked the merchant: "Where did you get this?"
There are no complicated patterns, and no other anti-counterfeiting marks can be seen. This is so illogical.
Since it can be identified by a guard at a glance, there must be a mark that cannot be copied.
The merchants remained silent.
Zhu Bai smiled and said to the merchant: "I have a brother who also wants to do business in Yingtian, but he doesn't know the way there. Ask me to help him find out."
