"Yes, although I do not have the right to present the memorial directly to His Majesty, Hu Zongxian does!"
"He is the governor-general of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, and he has won your majesty's trust! Besides, it only takes a day and a night to get there from Jiangxi to Zhejiang."
"I just need to write the memorial and then send someone to deliver it to Hu Zongxian, right? It just so happens that Zhao Zhenji, the imperial envoy sent by His Majesty, will also arrive in Zhejiang soon!"
Cao Shunhe was in a hurry and came up with this solution.
Soon, Cao Shunhe laid out his pen and paper and began to write a memorial to the court.
"Your Majesty, I have Cao Shunhe, the governor of Jiangxi, and I have something important to report!"
"Recently, the government's ship transporting official salt unfortunately capsized. After receiving the news, the official immediately sent people to investigate the situation! Unexpectedly, it was discovered that more than 20 large ships, except for the few ships that accidentally capsized, They were all docked on the shore intact.”
"It's just that the people on the ship and the thousands of kilograms of official salt they carried have disappeared!"
"The official suspects that this matter was colluded by local salt merchants and officials, and the purpose was to hoard it and make huge profits!"
"Xiaoguan is currently under surveillance. Most of the officials in the government have been bribed by salt merchants. I don't know who I can trust. I hope the court will send an army as soon as possible!"
After Cao Shunhe waited for the ink on the paper to dry, he saw that no one was around, so he carefully put it away and put it in an envelope.
After doing all this, Cao Shunhe spread out the pen and paper again and began to write and draw on it.
"My Lord Governor, all the commanders and envoys have asked to see you, saying that they have something important to report to you!"
At this moment, the previous subordinate walked in and said respectfully.
"Well, I know, let him wait for a moment."
After Cao Shunhe finished speaking, he deliberately covered the piece of paper on the table with official documents.
"Sir Governor, the situation is urgent. The Commander-in-Chief is already in the living room and is a little impatient waiting!"
The visitor had a clear view of Cao Shunhe's little moves, and he couldn't help but feel a hint of pride in his heart, and urged.
"Well, I know, I will go over now."
Seeing that the visitor was so eager, Cao Shunhe responded after drinking all the tea in the cup.
"Please, Governor!"
After the visitor finished speaking, he continued to lead the way.
After Cao Shunhe left his daily office, someone soon sneaked in and started rummaging around.
Soon, he noticed the piece of paper covered by official documents on the table.
I saw that after he had memorized the placement of everything on the table, he carefully moved the official documents on the table, and then he saw the content recorded on the paper.
The things recorded on the paper are quite messy and have no logic at all! But the circled numbers in the corner caught the visitor's attention.
"One, five, six, two, what do these numbers mean? Is it some kind of code word?"
"No matter what, let's record it first and report it to the adults later!"
After the visitor jotted down the contents on the paper, he restored the things on the table to their previous appearance and left quietly without attracting anyone's attention.
…
In the waiting room, Commander Xu Zhen was leisurely sipping the hot tea in his cup, without any trace of eagerness on his face.
When he thought about the benefits that could be gained from this incident, the corners of Xu Zhen's mouth unconsciously turned up.
Regarding this plan, everyone has been planning it for a long time and has made complete preparations in advance!
To this end, the local powerful old salt merchants, the Liang family, the He family and the Li family were also roped in.
Before that, they had tried every means to hint to Cao Shun and the Jiangxi governor, and wanted to get him to join the gang, but Cao Shunhe was completely unmoved. Not only that, they also reprimanded them.
Seeing that Cao Shun and the governor of Jiangxi were blocking everyone's way of making money, everyone had no choice but to unite and eliminate him! If it weren't for Cao Shunhe's status as a border official, I'm afraid something would have happened a long time ago.
Just as Xu Zhen was thinking, the sound of footsteps coming from outside brought him back to reality.
Then he was seen standing up in a hurry, with a look of respect on his face.
"I have met the governor!"
"Well, get up."
After Cao Shunhe finished speaking, he took a seat at the top, then turned his gaze to Xu Zhen and asked.
"Didn't you say before that you wanted to report something important to me?"
"Yes, Lord Governor! According to your previous order, I have sent soldiers from the guard station to conduct a search near the ship accident."
Seeing Cao Shunhe asking, Xu Zhen quickly responded respectfully.
"Oh, did you find out anything?"
Cao Shunhe asked with a look of eagerness on his face.
"Yes, Mr. Governor, we found several corpses not far away!"
"Judging from their clothes, they should be the ones responsible for escorting the official salt this time."
Xu Zhen took in the expression on Cao Shunhe's face, and then put on a distressed look.
"Oh, it seems they probably encountered bandits!"
After hearing the news brought by Xu Zhen, Cao Shunhe sighed and said helplessly.
"Yeah, I don't know where the robbers came from, so bold!"
"Not only did he rob the official salt transported by the government, but he actually dared to wantonly kill the officials who were escorting him!"
"Governor, give me an order! Even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, I must bring these bandits to justice and avenge the dead brothers."
Xu Zhen's face was full of indignation and he begged Cao Shunhe.
"Okay, in that case, I can't let you down, so I'll leave this matter to you!"
"We must find out the true identity of the bandits and recover the stolen official salt. Otherwise, I will not be able to report to the court!"
Perhaps because he was worried, Cao Shunhe added immediately.
"Your Majesty the Governor, don't worry, I will definitely live up to your trust!"
"Well, okay then, go down and do your work."
After Cao Shunhe finished speaking, he nodded to Xu Zhen and gave the order.
"Yes, Lord Governor, I am resigning!"
After Xu Zhen responded, he left the waiting room.
At almost the same moment, a mocking look appeared on the two people's faces, and they cursed secretly in their hearts.
"idiot!"
…
At this moment, there is already a long queue in front of the shop selling official salt on the street.
After the people learned that the ship carrying official salt had capsized, they rushed to the shops selling official salt, hoping to take advantage of this opportunity to buy more salt to take home for emergencies.
"Everyone, listen up, the official salt in the store has been sold out! Our store will be closed until the next batch of official salt is shipped."
After the store clerk finished speaking, he was about to close the door when he was stopped by the excited people.
"Then when is the next shipment of official salt?"
"It will be at least two months later!"
After thinking for a moment, the guy gave his answer.
"What, two months from now, what will we eat during this period?"
After hearing the answer given by the waiter, everyone's faces were full of anxiety.
"I can't control what you eat. Anyway, the official salt has indeed been sold out! You can figure it out yourself."
"Here, don't you see there's salt for sale over there?"
After the boy finished speaking, he pointed to the shop opposite.
(End of chapter)
