"By the way, one of the two night incense collectors I asked you to inquire about last time is dead. Is there any news about the other one? How is the investigation of Lianxiang?"
Gu Chengyu suddenly remembered that Lianxiang and that person were dead, but wasn't the other person still alive?
"Sir, I was about to report this to you. I have already asked the officials guarding the city, and they said they only saw two people entering that day, but they did not see them coming out in front of the city gate."
I sent someone to check it out, and found that the wheelbarrow collecting night incense had been abandoned in the remote south of the city, and no one saw who had abandoned it."
Gu Chengyu frowned. The south side of the city was a gathering place for three religions and nine streams. It was a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and the people were very complicated.
Those hooligans and beggars are used to staying here, and it is their residence, which is similar to the slums in previous lives.
The information there is very well-informed, but accidents occur frequently, there are many strangers coming and going, and people move around frequently.
"We have already checked Lianxiang's place. Lianxiang was sold into the mansion by Yazi. At that time, the old lady of Li's mansion thought she was good-looking, so she planned to keep it for her eldest grandson to use as a bride. In the past two years, she was
She was doing rough work as a maid, while learning the rules from her mother who was in charge. Only recently was she transferred to the main courtyard by the wife of the Li family and promoted to a second-class maid."
"The wife of the Li family usually suffers from gynecological diseases, and she often invites Dr. Yang from Chang's Medical Center to see her. However, Dr. Yang returned to his hometown for some reason two days ago and was replaced by the man who was with Lianxiang.
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"Have you checked Chang's Medical Center to see if there are any problems?" Gu Chengyu remembered that there was another person who was missing. Could he also be at Chang's Medical Center?
"The people inside have not been transferred, and there is not one more person. For the time being, there is nothing abnormal. This person went to Chang's Medical Center probably because he has good medical skills, especially women's diseases, and Chang's Medical Center is a good doctor.
If there is a shortage of a doctor for women's diseases, let this person take over."
"Send someone to check on the original Dr. Yang to see if he is still alive. According to what you said, there should be no problem with the Li family's wife? But you still have to let people keep an eye on her and don't relax for a moment."
Is it really a coincidence? But why was this girl promoted to second-class girl when he arrived at Yingnan Mansion? Why was she called to work in the hall again before?
"Actually, this thing is a bit ridiculous. I heard that the wife of the Li family didn't like this girl because she thought she was too charming. Later, after you came, the girl caught your attention at the banquet and was attracted by the Li family.
When the eldest young master found out, he begged his mother to promote her to the second class."
Ming Mo held back her smile and glanced at Gu Chengyu secretly.
Gu Chengyu's forehead twitched, and he finally understood what Ming Mo meant. It seemed that the eldest young master of the Li family had already fallen in love with this girl, and his behavior that time must have caused misunderstanding.
In order to prevent the cooked duck from flying away, I begged his mother to move the girl to my side.
As for why he didn't immediately move people to his side, that's unknown.
But what does this have to do with him? Is he the kind of person who gets distracted when he sees a beautiful woman? Isn’t this too small of him?
"Yes! What about buying food? How much do you plan to buy this time?" Ming Mo inquired hesitantly.
"I told you before! Buy ten stones!" Gu Chengyu said matter-of-factly, while rolling his eyes.
Mingmo was speechless. What could ten stones do? Can they still repay the food in this granary?
He had just finished handling those bags filled with sediment. Because of this, he was so worried that his hair almost fell out.
"Next time, we won't have to spend money to buy food." Gu Chengyu smiled and waved Mingmo away.
"Everyone, let's not speak secretly. This imperial envoy is trying to drive us to a dead end!" Clan Chief Xia said seriously.
Ju Haoming raised his eyes and turned a deaf ear to Chief Xia's words.
He knew very well what Chief Xia had in mind. He called them here today and said they were going to discuss ways to fight Master Gu, but Ju Haoming didn't think so.
Chief Xia has long been jealous of the grain in their hands. When collecting grain, which family was suppressed by the Xia family without knowing it or covertly?
Now Master Gu's move has taken the last step and made everyone panic. Not only himself, but also Clan Chief Xia is probably very worried.
"Clan Chief Xia, you have to think of a way! We are just grasshoppers on the same boat now. If we want to pay compensation, we must pay it together. Master Gu got so much food from elsewhere, what should we do? Tens of thousands of stones of food were smashed into our hands.
Come on, how much money will this cost?"
Jiang Shouren sighed deeply, he was at his wits' end at this moment.
It’s not that I haven’t thought about following Mr. Gu’s example and going to other states to buy grain, but where did the ships come from? If the government ships were rented, the cost would be immeasurable.
Even if you own your own ship, you still need to pay a lot of taxes on water transportation. Isn’t it the same in the end?
That is to say, because Gu Chengyu is an official of the imperial court, plus he is an imperial envoy and has the emperor's gold medal in his hand, he can transport the grain at a very low cost.
Otherwise, if this grain is transported from other state capitals to Yingnan Prefecture, the tax and boat rental costs are unpredictable.
Under the guise of a disaster victim, Gu Chengyu transported food to Yingnan Mansion for sale. This Gu Chengyu was simply shameless!
Isn't it stupid to still sell grain on the side? Jiang Shouren was puzzled.
"Master Gu is really a good calculator. He just wants us to sell grain at a loss so that the victims can benefit. He is an official of the imperial court. Such behavior can enhance his statement and political performance, which is naturally beneficial. But why should we do this?
Do it? We are businessmen, and we do business just for money, so why should we sell food to the victims and people at a loss?"
Among them, the master of the Ju family was also filled with righteous indignation. No wonder people often say that the magistrate of the family is ruined and the governor of the family is exterminated.
So what if you are rich? A prefect can make you wipe out your family, and all your hard work and hard work will be in vain.
"Yes! What I'm worried about now is that he will continue to buy grain from other states. Then the grain in our hands will rot in the barn, and we will lose everything."
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"Clan Chief Xia needs to think of a way! The only one who can control her now, besides the emperor, is your Xia family. How can we fight against him? Isn't this asking for death?"
The wealthy businessman Liu Guanghao was extremely anxious. Ever since he learned that Gu Chengyu bought grain from other prefectures and sold it in front of the Yajiao Gate, his heart has not settled down yet.
"Isn't this why I came to you to discuss a solution? For the current plan, we can only unite and twist into a rope to have a way out."
Seeing everyone's sad faces, Chief Xia suddenly felt confident in his next opinion.
Everyone nodded and agreed with Chief Xia's proposal.
Only Ju Haoming secretly laughed in his heart. Chief Xia, an old fox, doesn’t he know?