Six hundred and fortieth chapters delivered to the door
There are many underground salt mines in Sichuan, and many merchants took salt guides to Sichuan to get salt. Therefore, Baoning Prefecture and Shunqing Prefecture were very prosperous, and many big merchants would stay there.
Zhao Ruzhen often went to Baoning Mansion to sell embroidery, and she was good at needlework. The merchants liked Zhao Ruzhen's craftsmanship very much, and they became familiar with her after going back and forth.
"There is a big merchant named Zhuang in Baonyeong Prefecture. He does business with merchants in the southeast and Shanxi. He knows a lot of things. He said that the land in the southeast is good and the women there are good at weaving. Unlike here, if you want to buy a piece of good cloth, you can buy it.
It is extremely difficult, so I wrote to you to tell you that when you get married and go to the southeast, my mother and I would also like to go and have a look."
Xu Qinghuan nodded. She said so in Ruzhen's letter before she got married.
Zhao Ruzhen continued, "Not to mention this incident, my mother and I happened to meet the Zhuang family on the way to central Beijing. They also came to the capital. I thought the Zhuang family came to do business. Later, the second master of the Zhuang family revealed to my mother and me that he
He came to the capital to find someone, but several merchants who were dealing with his family suddenly disappeared. Those people also owed their banker a lot of money.
We just have business contacts and are not particularly familiar with each other. We traveled together because we happened to bump into each other..."
When Zhao Ruzhen said this, there was a noise outside, as if someone had kicked a stone.
Xu Qinghuan said, "It may be that the birds under the eaves are trying to steal their nests, and they are not at peace when spring comes."
Zhao Ruzhen did not doubt that he was there, but was interrupted by her train of thought. She thought for a moment before continuing, "So my mother and I didn't ask any more questions. Yesterday I saw Mr. Zhuang again in Beijing. Mr. Zhuang said that the person he was looking for has already been
They met refugees on the way to transport food, the food was robbed, and the merchant was also killed by the refugees.
The refugees strung the merchant on a wooden pole and tortured him for a long time...
Mr. Zhuang went to see the place where the man was killed, and indeed found a lot of refugees there. Mr. Zhuang was also targeted by the refugees, and all his belongings were robbed by the refugees. Thanks to the officers patrolling the guard station, they passed by.
, otherwise you will risk your life.
Maybe he was frightened, but Mr. Zhuang always felt that he was being followed, and he was afraid that someone would sneak into the yard when it was dark, capture him, and kill him."
Xu Qinghuan said, "If that's the case, why doesn't the banker leave the capital?"
Zhao Ruzhen nodded in agreement, "I also asked. Mr. Zhuang said that one night he heard those people discussing how to kill him. They wanted to wait until he left the capital and attack him while no one was around."
Xu Qinghuan frowned slightly. Those people wanted to harm Mr. Zhuang. Why did they discuss the matter in front of Mr. Zhuang? "Didn't Mr. Zhuang ask the banker's steward to catch those people?"
"Yes," Zhao Ruzhen said, "the Zhuang family has been looking everywhere but can't find anyone, so the Zhuang family is now looking for doctors everywhere to treat Mr. Zhuang's illness."
Zhao Ruzhen took a sip of tea and said, "This matter seems to be very clear, but I always feel that there is something wrong with it."
Xu Qinghuan hadn't spoken yet, only to hear a voice saying urgently, "Of course there is a problem, sister Ruzhen, you'd better ignore the banker."
Xu Qinghuan sighed. As expected, his brother couldn't hold it in for a moment. Unlike Mr. Song, even if he climbed over the wall to see her, he still had to find a way to get her to call him into the house.
It would not make people happy that my brother would throw himself into a trap like this.
Xu Qingan walked quickly through the door, and Zhao Ruzhen stood up quickly and saluted.
"Sister Ruzhen, there is no need to be polite," Xu Qingan's eyebrows stretched, and there was no trace of shame on his face, as if eavesdropping was a matter of course, "I think the banker must have gotten into trouble, and we can't see sister Ruzhen again.
It is very likely that the Zhuang family will be implicated by them, so it is best to move to the Hou Mansion. We have many guards in the house, so that Mrs. Zhao and her sister can be protected.
Even if my sister doesn't plan for herself, she still has to take care of Mrs. Zhao."
Xu Qing'an said and winked at Xu Qinghuan.
Xu Qinghuan wanted to pretend not to notice, "Brother is right." She was not talking to her brother. There was really something wrong with the banker's case.
Xu Qing'an was very happy and continued to work hard. "Maybe there are ghosts and ghosts causing trouble," Master Zhang told him. Girls are afraid of gods and ghosts. If you mention it at a critical moment, there will be unexpected results. "My room is full of talismans.
It cost me a lot of money..."
"Brother," Xu Qinghuan said with a serious face, "Don't scare Sister Ruzhen. There are no such things in this world. I believe that someone is deliberately trying to scare the banker. Such things will spread from ten to ten, and many people like the banker will look down upon them.
And stop."
Zhao Ruzhen listened carefully to Xu Qinghuan's words.
Xu Qinghuan said, "Business people mostly believe in ghosts and gods. The merchant died miserably before, and Mr. Zhuang went crazy because of it. If he is not someone with powerful connections, he should not be involved in this matter again."
The murderer who killed the merchant did not know what the relationship was between the banker and the merchant, and deliberately frightened Mr. Zhuang to test his true identity."
Zhao Ruzhen heard the key point: "Qing Huan, do you mean that the person who killed the merchant was not a refugee?"
"No," Xu Qinghuan said, "What the refugees want to rob is food. They will never use such cruel methods to kill a person. The murderer tortured the merchant and put him in extreme pain. Perhaps in addition to punishment, he also interrogated
."
Xu Qingan frowned and said, "Since the murderer suspected the banker, why didn't he kill the banker?"
"Killing so many people will do him no good," Xu Qinghuan said. "The more people he kills, the more his whereabouts will be exposed." What she was curious about was why the man didn't let Mr. Zhuang leave the capital.
Xu Qinghuan's eyes lit up as he thought about it, "Maybe he still has important things to do. Before that, he has to be careful. He left Mr. Zhuang behind because he wanted to wait until he has finished the most important things, and then he will deal with it if he still has some energy left."
Banker."
After Xu Qinghuan finished speaking, she looked at Zhao Ruzhen, "Sister Ruzhen talked to Mr. Zhuang, and most likely that person has noticed it. Mrs. Zhao and sister Ruzhen don't have any guards around them. It's really not safe to live outside."
Xu Qingan raised his face slightly, and as expected, he was right. He was no longer Wu Xia Ameng. His impression in sister Ruzhen's mind must have changed.
"What exactly do they want to do?" Zhao Ruzhen really didn't understand.
Xu Qinghuan looked at Zhao Ruzhen, "Sister Ruzhen, do you still remember what Wang Yun wanted to do when he went to Fengxiang?"
Zhao Ruzhen said, "Take the money from the rebels."
Xu Qinghuan continued, "They also made a lot of money by using the White Dragon King to smuggle goods on the sea. They tried every means to make money because it was not easy to station troops and food in private. On the surface, these things could not be bought and sold. They could only buy them at a high price.
, then who will help them buy food and grass?"
"Merchant," Zhao Ruzhen said, "those merchants who transport grain north in exchange for salt."
"Now that King Jian is dead, what will these merchants do?" Xu Qinghuan asked, "The trees will fall and the monkeys will scatter. As long as the court cannot find them, those merchants will pretend that nothing happened.
If you want to preserve King Jian's legacy, someone must appear and punish those who want to leave, letting them know that although King Jian is dead, there are still people in charge of everything, and those who betray him will only die."
Zhao Ruzhen looked at Xu Qinghuan with surprise on her face, "Is there anyone else who wants to revive King Jian's banner?"
Xu Qinghuan nodded. She only had doubts before, but now she is sure that King Jian may have been prepared. If he unfortunately dies, someone will inherit his great cause and make a comeback in time.
Who is that person?
No matter who he was, she had to cut off his path first. From now on, she would never want to buy or sell food through merchants again.
The food is no longer theirs, but hers.
She wants to keep these grains in Nanzhili and give them to the poor tenants and people.
If you have the ability, come and compete with her to see who is more powerful.
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