Wei saw Su Fu's white hair that could not cover up his temples. He stroked his beautiful beard with one hand. He turned to look at Xiao Hua and Yuan Zai, who were on each side of the hall. He asked with a slight hesitation: "You are indeed a merchant here."
Did you see Yang Xuan, Prime Minister Yang’s son, at Michakan’s house?”
Xiao Hua stepped forward and crossed his hands and said, "That's true."
Yuan Zai also quickly added a few words: "We don't dare to be independent, so we came here to ask Wei Xiang for advice, hoping that Wei Xiang can give some advice."
Wei Jiansu put his sleeves behind him and looked very tough: "You just go and investigate. After today, Yang Xuan will definitely not dare to support that profiteer again."
Xiao Hua felt heroic in his heart. It seems that our leader is still upright and dares to make decisions. If Wei Xiang can continue to be so stubborn, even if the other party is the King of Heaven, he will dare to investigate thoroughly.
What Yuan Zai was thinking was that because Wei Jiansu dared to say this, Yang Guozhong must be leading this case. How could he, Mr. Wei, have the courage to arrange for the young master of Prime Minister Yang's mansion?
The two of them stepped forward and crossed their hands at the same time: "Here!"
"Back off!"
…
At Yang Guozhong's residence in Xinghuafang, Yang Xuan was sitting on the corridor in the side courtyard, holding a birdcage in his hand and teasing the parrot in the cage.
The top of this corridor was almost covered with bird cages, and the maids were waiting on the left and right to serve them attentively. When Yang Guozhong strode into the corridor, words such as "The young master is majestic and Mr. Yang is mighty" were heard one after another.
Yang Guozhong seemed unaware, and came to Yang Xuan with a frown on his face. The young master saw that his father was in a bad mood, but he didn't think it was his own problem. He approached his father with a bird cage and said with a smile: "Master, I
Recently, I found a good parrot. He is very smart and can speak all kinds of Mandarin. Come and tease him."
Yang Xianggong raised his hand and slapped Yang Xuan's birdcage so hard that it fell to the ground and cracked. The parrot struggled out of the broken cage and fluttered out of the corridor.
"Bird, my bird! Grandpa, what are you doing? Did the parrot provoke you?"
"Shut up!" Yang Guozhong angrily rebuked: "I'm warning you again now, don't get close to Michagan from Miji Store again! Be careful of him giving you the ecstasy soup and doing something harmful to the world."
Yang Xuan was completely frightened by his father's outburst, so he could only stand aside with his head bowed, nodding randomly.
Yang Guozhong's expression softened slightly, and he turned around and ordered the steward behind him: "From today on, all things sent by this Michagan will be returned to me."
The steward naturally knew what was going on, so he mechanically bowed to the master with crossed arms and slowly backed away.
…
Xiao Hua and Yuan Zai came to the door of a mansion in Michagan, Jinggongfang. They walked up and knocked on the door knocker of the side door. The concierge opened the door and stuck out his head and asked: "You two
Why did the superior come here?"
"We have been to your house before and asked Micha to come out."
The steward crossed his hands respectfully towards the two of them and said in a low voice: "You two, wait a moment, I will go and fetch Alang."
The two looked at each other before nodding decisively. It was not easy to find the real owner until today after the case was investigated.
After a while, the middle door of Mi's mansion opened wide, and the pot-bellied Micha Gan walked out in a brocade robe, bowed to the two of them and saluted with folded hands: "The little man Micha Gan has met these two superior officials."
Yuan Zai said with a smile on his lips: "Michagan, you are such a grand presence. We came to visit you three times, but we couldn't even get in."
Michathan bowed before crossing his hands at a ninety-degree angle, with a humble look on his face: "You two superiors will forgive me. I have a busy business and I have hundreds of people who need to be fed by me. I have no time to spare all day long."
"So are you free today?"
"Yes, please come in, you two."
Michagan led the two of them into the mansion, passed through two flower beds and the moon cave door, and arrived at the monastery next to the lotus pond.
There were three maids waiting at the door. The floor was covered with a white wool carpet, and a long table was displayed in the center. Michagan invited the two of them to sit down, waved his hand and told the maids: "Go get two jars of fine wine."
Xiao Hua raised his hand and refused: "I'm looking for you today for official business, so there's no need to drink."
"Then get the tea cup and make tea for the two distinguished guests."
Yuan Zai raised his head and looked at the doors and windows of the monastery. They were made of exquisite materials and exquisite carvings. There were bamboo and wood display racks against the wall, on which were placed Jun porcelain Tang Sancai and other items. There was a copper stove on the ground in the center, and sandalwood was placed on it.
The three maids were all dressed in plain clothes and had fair skin. Their hair was tied in a bun in a strange style, like the maids from Silla.
The maids presented the brewed tea to the three of them, and they knelt down beside the table with their hands folded on their waists, their postures elegant and quiet.
Yuan Zai was so greedy that the maid they used was more beautiful than his own wife.
Michagan crossed his hands towards the two of them and said, "I wonder what business the two Shangguans have to do when they come together."
Xiao Hua knocked the tea bowl in his hand heavily on the table and said loudly: "Don't pretend to be confused in the Mi Dong family. What the two of us want in solving the case is happiness. If you make us unhappy, don't think about it yourself either."
, you can still save some face by talking to us on your one-third of an acre of land, but if you go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, you will not be so comfortable."
"The flute master is really quick to talk, how dare Michagan disobey him?" Michagan waved his hand towards the door, and several servants walked in carrying stacks of Zhang Bangs and piled them on the long case in front of him.
He casually pulled out a book, flipped through it, threw it in front of the two of them and said with a smile: "This is the entry and exit account book of the four shops I opened in Chang'an East and West City. You two can check it. How about I try my best to cooperate?"
Xiao Hua and Yuan Zai looked at each other. They didn't expect that the other party had a plan in mind. Did they do something in advance, or was there no problem with the account book at all?
They opened the account books one by one and compared the incoming and outgoing accounts in detail. Michagan sat leisurely opposite them, holding a teacup in his hand and watching with a smile.
It took more than three hours for the two of them to sort out all the accounts. Xiao Hua stretched his waist and said, "As expected, the Mi Dong family can send a camel team to Chang'an every month to transport seven stones."
At its peak, pepper can produce up to twelve kilograms a month, and there is no interruption for twelve months a year. From Tianzhu to Chang'an, it is more than 30,000 miles away. Even if you have six camel teams under your command, you can't keep stopping.
Right. Where do you get all your goods from?"
A smile appeared on Michagan's lips, he raised his hands and slapped them twice crisply. Immediately, four servants carried two trays and placed them in front of the two people on the table. The trays contained sparkling gold.
Collar, each plate should exceed five hundred taels.
Yuan Zai's eyes suddenly shone, and he couldn't even breathe calmly. Once he got the gold, why would he worry about buying a thirty-acre mansion in Chang'an City?
Xiao Hua, however, had the integrity to regard money as dirt. He put his hands on the table and asked in a deep voice: "Are you trying to bribe us?"
Michagan smiled with a slightly wild expression: "This is just a meeting gift from me to the two Shangguan. At the same time, I also give you a warning in advance so that you can make a choice. I have cleared two paths for the two Shangguan.
One of them is to accept this gold, I will find two scapegoats for you, and you will have an explanation when you go back. This is called getting promoted and making a fortune."
Xiao Hua snorted: "What about the second way?"
"I will tell you the origin of the pepper, and you can continue to investigate. However, I can't hide my words, and I still can't help but want to give you two a piece of advice. If you take the gold and go back today, you will still be able to get promoted and make a fortune in the future.
But if you are stubborn and want to continue to investigate, the real power behind this is so powerful that it can make you lose your official position or even destroy your family, so you two need to think about it."