Chapter 684 Wei Jiansu is sick and shirks the blame
Michagan took the tea cup handed by the maid, put it to his mouth and tasted it slowly. At the same time, he raised his eyes and glanced at Yuan Zai and Xiao Hua who were sitting opposite. It seemed that the two people were not in the same mind, Xiao Hua
Although Yuan Zai is a bit upright, he knows how to advance and retreat tactfully, but since they dare to investigate, he is not afraid to take out his bottom pocket, and he will see that they can't catch it when the time comes.
"Do you really want to know?"
"Stop talking nonsense! If you don't say it now, are you going to go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment to say it?"
Michagan put down his tea bowl and spread his hands: "All my pepper spices come from the Western Region Chamber of Commerce."
"Western Region Chamber of Commerce? Who runs it?"
"I don't know who runs it, but I know that it controls the entire pepper trade route from India to the Central Plains. The association is located in Yangguan, Dunhuang County, and has branches in Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei and other places. I send caravans every month
The goods received are all taken from the Zhangye branch. The price given to me by the chamber of commerce is now 500 guan per dou of pepper."
Both of them were surprised. No wonder Michaagan became rich in Chang'an in just a few years.
Traveling nearly a thousand miles back and forth from Zhangye to Chang'an, he can make a profit of more than 100 guan for each bucket he transports, and his monthly import and export is more than 7 shi, so he can make a profit of more than 50,000 guan per month, which amounts to 100 yuan a year.
More than 600,000 yuan, which is not a small amount after discounted labor.
Even the merchants who received the goods from the Western Region Chamber of Commerce were so rich, so the money held by the Western Region Chamber of Commerce was not rich enough to rival the country? The eyes of Xiao Hua and Yuan Zai both shone with a strange light, and even their breathing felt much tighter.
Yuan Zai speculated in his heart that this would be an excellent opportunity to make a comeback in his life. It would be best for him to gain both utility and benefits from this case, get rid of the modest status of a sixth-rank official, jump over the threshold of the fifth rank in one fell swoop, wear a scarlet robe and ride a green horse.
Horses can comfort you throughout your life.
Xiaohua's heart felt like waves surging, thinking that his father Xiaosong once served as a general and became a prime minister. He was worshiped by Zhongshu Ling and was granted the title of Duke of Xu. After he was dismissed as prime minister, he served as the crown prince and Taifu. After his death, he was granted the title of Kaifu Yitong Sansi.
.His lifelong ambition is to follow in his father's footsteps and be able to worship him and continue the glory of the Xiao family. This major case may be the beginning of his career.
The two of them had their own hidden agendas, but their ultimate goals were similar. While looking at their noses and noses, they had already decided what to do.
They stood up with a smile and bowed their hands to Michagan, who was sitting across from him with a calm face: "Thank you to the Midong family for your cooperation. This case really has nothing to do with you. When we catch the culprit in the future, we need you to go to court to do it."
The certificate will be sent to you again."
Michagan personally sent the two of them to the door and watched them walk out of the workshop before a strange smile appeared on his face: "You still want to catch the culprit? If you know who he is, your official uniforms will be stripped off."
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Wei Jiansu was only wearing a white singlet. He took his robe from the shelf next to the bed and put it on his body. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked: "Western Region Chamber of Commerce? What is the origin of this chamber of commerce and how big is its scale?"
Xiaohua Chashou said: "We don't know who is behind the Chamber of Commerce, but it has branches in the four counties of Hexi. It is mainly engaged in transporting pepper, sandalwood and other spices from India in the Western Regions to Chang'an, and the quantity is huge. Chang'an rich man Micha
The cadres took over the goods from them and accumulated a lot of wealth in just two years."
Wei Jiansu twirled his beard and thought to himself that this Western Region Chamber of Commerce was all under the jurisdiction of Li Siye, and its influence spread throughout Longyou. It was also rumored that Li Siye had expanded a large number of inns west of Yangguan a few years ago, and that last year he had
Bolu, is there any inevitable connection between the use of troops in North India?
It was Yang Guozhong who advocated initiating the case, but he hid behind the scenes and did not show up. Could it be that he already knew that the person behind the case was Li Siye, so he pushed me out to host it in front of the stage, and sent two chessmen to Hexi to try it out.
Water or cannon fodder?
Wei Jiansu naturally did not expect that Yang Guozhong was only on the third level, and those on the top were An Lushan and his counselor Gao Shang who were far away in Fanyang. In order to completely worsen the relationship between Li Siye and Yang Guozhong, they
So as to obtain the profit of being a fisherman.
Xiao Hua, Yuan Zai saw that Wei Jiansu was still hesitant, so he quickly stepped forward and crossed his hands and said, "Xiang Wei, please tell us what we should do next."
Wei Jiansu lowered his head and rubbed his forehead, raised his head and asked, "What do you mean?"
The two looked at each other, and Wei Xiang suddenly asked them what they meant. Xiao Hua was so eager to make a contribution, so she didn't think much about it. She stepped forward, crossed her hands and said, "We also ask Wei Xiang to recruit two generals from the Jinwu Guards to go with us."
Hexi assisted in the investigation."
"Well, please step aside first and let me think about it first."
"Wei Xiang." Xiao Hua wanted to step forward to investigate the case, but Yuan Zai pulled his sleeve and winked.
"Go down." Wei Jiansu frowned and waved his hand.
Wei Jiansu sat in the pavilion and watched the two people retreating. He frowned and sat back on the bed to think about countermeasures. He must not be used as a gunman and offend a man who has three towns and hundreds of thousands of troops in vain.
The censor doctor, King of Xiliang. The saint's favor to Dr. Li was already as good as that of An Lushan. Moreover, Cao Anding, who went to the memorial hall in Hexi Province, came to his door several times to give gifts, which made him soft-spoken.
But Yang Guozhong couldn't give up his choice directly. His promotion to the position depended entirely on Yang's recommendation. This situation was really difficult to decide.
"Yes!"
Wei Jiansu put on his robe, tied up his leather belt, walked to the study, sat in front of the desk and said to the maid standing beside him: "Grind ink for me."
The maid held the jade bottle and poured water into it. She held the ink stick in her jade hand and ground it in the inkstone. Wei Jiansu dipped the pen in the ink, pinched off the loose hair from the tip of the pen with her fingers, and wrote on the paper: "I felt cold last night."
, I am ill and have been ordered by the doctor to rest for several months. I am truly unworthy of your kindness to Your Majesty."
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In the Zichen Hall of the Daming Palace, the emperor sat cross-legged on the sandalwood bed, rubbing the handrails with his fingers to carve delicate patterns. The oily fragrance seeped out of it, making him feel relaxed and happy. This was also a tribute item from Li Siye, and the child had been offering sandalwood items recently.
Son, it seems that the whole of Central Tianzhu is being moved to the Tang Dynasty.
Because he had such obedient courtiers to pamper him, the emperor's life had become more and more luxurious recently. Even the ritual buckets and foot-washing buckets he used were made of red sandalwood. On the day of the sacrifice, dozens of kilograms of them would be burned in one day.
Sandalwood. What's even more outrageous is that Li Siye actually wanted to build him an alchemy hall in the Jiaotai Hall of Xingqing Palace. Even the structure of a room in the hall would require hundreds of tons of wood.
This was a move that cost people and money. In order not to delay the transportation of pepper, Li Siye ordered Zhao Congfang to recruit thousands of people and camels from India to cut down sandalwood trees, process them into materials, and transport them to Chang'an through the post station.
Today was a regular occasion for court attendance, and all the ministers and ministers were present. Yang Guozhong was standing in the hall holding an ivory wat, and was wondering why Wei Jiansu didn't come.
The emperor looked down and ordered Yang Guozhong: "Wei Jiansu has been suffering from cold recently and is ill in bed. You are responsible for the government affairs and national loyalty in the political hall, so you should be more attentive."
He was actually admitted to the hospital? Yang Guozhong didn't have time to think about it in the future, he bowed and crossed his hands and said: "Here."
Li Longji covered his mouth and yawned, and said to the ministers below: "If nothing happens today, everyone will disperse early and go back to the headquarters to perform their duties."
"I'll take my leave."
Yang Guozhong walked out of the palace, thinking that something was wrong. This Wei Jiansu had only been prime minister for a few days, so why did he fall ill? He told him to arrange for someone to investigate the case of collusion between officials and businessmen to amass money, but now he suddenly gave up.
He suddenly came back to his senses, hummed and laughed: "What an old fox. He obviously didn't dare to offend Li Siye, so he got sick and avoided the whirlpool of right and wrong. But I can't let myself get involved in danger. I need to find someone who is not smart enough to take my place."