"Why do you think Shen Yishi wanted to hide it from us?"
He Maocai said, pouring Zheng Michang a glass of wine.
"Hmph, needless to say, he must be afraid that we will miss his little wealth!"
Zheng Michang drank all the wine in his glass, his face full of disdain.
"Hmph, these businessmen are the most treacherous! We two brothers usually do nothing good, but we have never forgotten about Shen Yishi. Now, he is playing this trick with us."
"The ancients often said that it is difficult for women and villains to cultivate their ears. I see, this Shen Yishi is a real villain!"
He Maocai finished speaking and then added another sentence.
"Yes, I've noticed since the last party. When I mentioned the confiscated property from the Wen family, Shen Yishi's mouth almost started to water!"
Zheng Michang said, put down the wine glass, picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of the food.
"Tell me, should we report this matter to Mr. Ge and the others? Shen Yishi has not been very honest during this period. Now is the critical moment to change rice into mulberry. There must be no trouble!"
"Otherwise, when Mr. Ge and the others come to investigate, we just won't be able to eat and just walk away."
He Maocai thought for a long time before slowly speaking to Zheng Michang.
"That's fine, but what reason should I use?"
Zheng Michang rubbed his chin, thinking about the corresponding wording in his mind.
"This is not simple. Let's just say that Shen Yishi has been dishonest recently and is suspected of being involved in selling illegal salt!"
He Maocai glanced at Zheng Michang and then reminded him.
"Well, that's right. Mr. Ge and the others must not be able to let go of this huge hidden danger. They should leave the matter to us to handle by then!"
Zheng Michang nodded, agreeing to He Maocai's proposal.
"Come on, let's not talk about this anymore, let's drink!"
After He Maocai finished speaking, he raised his glass and said loudly.
"Come on, cheers!"
"cheers!"
…
On the other hand, since leaving the Governor's Mansion, Gao Hanwen has returned to his residence and prepared for the next step of changing rice into mulberry.
Now that the conversion of rice to mulberry is about to be successfully implemented, he can't help but feel excited. After all, the purpose of his being recommended to Zhejiang by Yan Shifan is to promote the conversion of rice to mulberry!
Beforehand, Gao Hanwen did a lot of preparation work. He visited almost all the nearby villages and recorded all the relevant cultural information and compiled it into several thick books.
After finishing his work, Gao Hanwen looked at the books as tall as a person piled on the desk beside him, his face full of pride. This was all his hard work! When the next official comes, he can directly read these books and understand the customs and sentiments of this place as quickly as possible.
"It's been a long time since I've written to the teacher, and I don't know how his health is lately? Why not write a letter to the teacher now!"
Gao Hanwen thought this way, then laid out his pen and paper and began to write a letter to Yan Shifan: "Teacher, student Gao Hanwen, how are you doing recently? The conversion of rice to mulberry is currently being implemented smoothly according to the previous plan.
"I believe you will be able to see results soon. You have always said that this is a great cause that benefits the country and the people. In recent days, students have also realized this..."
After a long time, Gao Hanwen put down the brush in his hand and couldn't help but feel a sense of joy in his heart when he looked at the graceful and graceful handwriting on the letter paper.
As a student of Yan Shifan, Gao Hanwen also inherited Yan Shifan's advantages and was good at writing.
Later, after the ink on the paper was dry, Gao Hanwen called his subordinates and ordered: "Send this letter to the teacher for me."
"Yes, sir."
After the subordinate finished speaking, he took the envelope from Gao Hanwen's hand and then bowed and left.
…
Ever since he made up his mind to sell private salt, Shen Yishi invited his business partner to Miaoquzhai for a banquet.
"Come on, cheers, we won't go home until we get drunk today!"
"Okay, have fun, do it!"
There were countless delicacies on the table, but neither of the two people present had the desire to use chopsticks. They just drank by themselves. Beside them, there were several dancing girls wearing tulle, revealing large areas of snow-white skin. .
Shen Yishi spent a lot of money to get these dancers. Before he came, he had found out everything about his business partner's preferences.
Sure enough, after a few glasses of wine, this business partner could no longer control himself and glanced to the side from time to time.
"I don't know what happened today. After a few glasses of wine, I got a little drunk!"
The visitor immediately stopped trying to hide it, hugged the dancer next to him, and then spoke.
"That's natural. To entertain you, I took out all the fine wines that I have collected for many years!"
After Shen Yishi finished speaking, he glanced at the visitor and thought to himself: "Huh, my wine pot is a yin and yang pot! Although it is the same pot, the wine we drink is different. It's weird whether we are drunk or not." "
Seeing that the heat was already in place, Shen Yishi began to consider his words and asked carefully: "It's like this. I accidentally found out that you made a living by selling private salt. Therefore, I would like to ask you for advice on this and how to do it." Precautions!"
Even though the visitor was extremely drunk, when he heard the word "private salt", he quickly became alert and responded: "What private salt? I have no idea what you are talking about?"
"Boss Shen, selling illegal salt is illegal! When the court investigates, no one will be able to escape."
After the visitor finished speaking, he lay down in the dancer's arms and fell asleep.
After a while, a snoring sound sounded.
When Shen Yishi saw this, he couldn't help but have a dark look on his face. He had spent so much thought on this, but he didn't get the answer he wanted. No one would be happy.
After a long time, Shen Yishi gritted his teeth, took out a medicine bag from his pocket, made an excuse at random, put the dancer away temporarily, and added the powder in the medicine bag to the wine bottle.
This is the Ecstasy Powder that Shen Yishi bought from a well-known old Chinese medicine doctor at a huge price previously. It is said that as long as people take it, it can make people tell the truth.
"I hope this medicine works!"
Shen Yishi prayed in his heart, then pressed the button on the wine bottle and poured another glass of wine for the visitor.
"Come on, it's not enough for just a few glasses of wine! Didn't you agree that you won't come back until you get drunk?"
"Uh...ah, who said I'm drunk? I'm not! Help me up and let's continue drinking."
The visitor immediately climbed up unsteadily, opened his hazy eyes, looked around, and said slowly.
"Come on, cheers!"
Shen Yishi smiled, then picked up his wine glass and clinked it with the visitor.
While drinking, Shen Yishi was also secretly observing the visitor's demeanor. Only after seeing him drink all the wine in the glass did he feel relieved.
"Hey, where are the dancers who were here before? Why are there none of them?"
After the visitor drank the wine in the glass, he looked around and couldn't help but wonder.
"Don't worry, I asked them to get something for me. I'll be back soon."
Seeing this, Shen Yishi comforted him softly.
After a while, perhaps because the medicine had taken effect, the visitor covered his forehead with his hand and said, "Hey, why are you spinning in place? Why am I spinning too?"
Seeing that the medicine was already taking effect, Shen Yishi quickly asked, "Did you make a living selling private salt before?"
"Yes, I started my business by selling illegal salt. You don't know, selling illegal salt is a technical job..."
The visitor saw Shen Yishi for questioning and began to talk endlessly about what happened to him when he was selling illegal salt.
"After this incident, I will no longer sell illegal salt."
After listening to the visitor's story, Shen Yishi also had a general understanding of how to sell private salt.
"Do you know how to find the corresponding channels and what should be paid attention to during the whole process?"
Immediately afterwards, Shen Yishi asked the question he was most concerned about.
"Of course, the first step is to get salt, and the second step is to bribe the officials in charge of this matter. There is a rule in our industry called..."
The person was talking, and then with a bang, he fell down on the table and fell unconscious.
Seeing this, Shen Yishi couldn't help but have a look of panic on his face, and thought in his heart: "There will be no problem with the previous pack of medicine, right? If someone dies, things will be very serious!"
Immediately afterwards, Shen Yishi boldly came to him and stretched out his index finger to test his breath. After seeing that he was still breathing, the stone hanging in Shen Yishi's heart finally fell to the ground.
"It's okay, it's okay, he's still alive."
At this moment, the dancers who had been dismissed by Shen Yishi with excuses came back one after another. Shen Yishi put his hands behind his back and ordered to them: "Help me carry this person to the room. The reward will be given when the time comes. I can’t do without you!”
Hearing this, the dancers were overjoyed and hurriedly carried the person to the room to rest.
(End of chapter)
