Before the camp, all the Tianzhu hemp had been confiscated, and the thin black Taoist priest had also been escorted over.
Using dead bodies to traffic Tianzhu hemp.
All right!
I actually searched for it on Baidu in my previous life, but I didn’t expect it to come true.
This is outrageous.
At this moment, the black and thin Taoist priest was kneeling on the ground. He was no longer as calm as before. His face was a little pale. He was not stupid. These people in front of him looked like they were from the government.
Recently in the southwest, the government has been conducting a thorough investigation of Tianzhu Hemp, and now he has been caught in action.
How can we not panic?
Ji Xiaofeng shouted and asked: "You are so bold and cunning that you dare to traffic Tianzhu Hemp. Where do these things come from? Please get it done quickly."
The thin black Taoist priest was obviously panicked and said: "No...it's none of my business. I'm just a Taoist who drives away corpses. I don't know why these things appear in the Dead Man's Inn."
This guy still wants to quibble.
Ji Xiaofeng's eyes turned cold and he was ready to use severe punishment.
Lin Bai then said: "Say it! I won't embarrass you, a pawn."
Seeing Lin Bai's softened tone, the thin black Taoist priest also calmed down and said, "Sir, you are in a hurry. You must be coming from other places, right?"
"Why don't you just listen to Pindao's advice and just pretend this never happened?"
Well?
Lin Bai was startled for a moment, then raised the corner of his mouth and asked, "Is there something else that can't be said here?"
The corners of Ji Xiaofeng's eyes twitched, and he looked at the thin black Taoist priest as if he were an idiot.
The thin black Taoist priest didn't take it seriously. In his opinion, the group of people were just passers-by. He immediately said: "These things all come from a certain place. Sir, you are just passing by. There is no need to offend anyone for this."
Lin Bai was happy and said: "Then you have to tell me who you offended, right?"
The thin black Taoist priest said: "Why do you need to dig deep to get to the bottom of this?"
Lin Bai smiled and said, "I can't be such a good person in vain, can I?"
Understood! It turned out that I wanted benefits.
The thin black Taoist priest chuckled, but now he didn't panic anymore, and said: "Forget it! Meeting is fate. I can give you 10% of these goods, how about it?"
Lin Bai smiled and said nothing.
The thin black Taoist priest saw this and said again: "Twenty percent!"
"It can't exceed 30% at most. Adults, it's best not to be too greedy and be careful not to eat it."
Lin Bai smiled and said: "Children make choices. Of course I want them all. However, I can give you 10%. From now on, you will be responsible for helping me transport goods. How about it?"
The black and thin Taoist priest has long known that no official in the world is good, but this is the first time he has seen such a greedy one.
He immediately got a little angry and hummed: "My lord, you have such a big appetite, I'm really not afraid of dying. I might as well tell you frankly, this is the product of the magistrate of Huaizhou, can you swallow it?"
What?
The prefect of Huaizhou?
Ji Xiaofeng's expression changed. The prefect of a state actually trafficked Tianzhu hemp?
When the black and thin Taoist priest saw this, he thought that the group was intimidated by the name of Huaizhou Magistrate, and continued: "Giving you 30% is enough to give you face, don't be ignorant of the importance."
Yan Gang's pupils shrank, showing anger, but his uncle didn't say anything, so he had to endure it for now.
Lin Bai smiled and said: "Prefect of Huaizhou? It's really a big name. If that's the case, I would naturally not dare to take it. But, why should I trust you? Why can a country Taoist priest compete with the prefect of Huaizhou?" Got involved?"
"you!"
Being slighted, the black and thin Taoist priest felt a little unhappy, "Don't you want to know, okay! Come with me to Huaizhou..."
"Sir, this stinky Taoist priest is not talking nonsense, is he? Do we really want to follow him to Huaizhou?"
The thin black Taoist priest was taken down, and Yan Gang couldn't help but ask.
Lin Bai smiled and said: "Anyway, I'm on my way, so I might as well go and have a look!"
Huaizhou is already the border of western Hunan, and beyond that is Guinan, which is a must-pass for this trip.
The chieftain system has been implemented here.
However, relatively speaking, it is still close to the inland, the influence of the imperial court is still great, and it is relatively stable.
But there is definitely still a gap between it and the inland. If nothing else, just this Tianzhu Hemp has already explained some problems.
Ji Xiaofeng said: "Since the Zhu Kang case, the imperial court has strictly investigated Tianzhu hemp, especially in the southwest. It's not easy for a little Taoist priest to be able to get so many Tianzhu hemp."
Lin Bai nodded, but what he was more curious about was whether these people were using the corpse removal method temporarily because of the recent strict investigation, or whether it had always been the case. "
If it's the former, that's fine.
If it is the latter, then it has probably been going on for many years and a huge interest group has already been formed.
"Let me ask you about when the extermination of corpses in Western Hunan began."
"To be precise, when did they start to increase in number?"
This kind of thing should have existed for a long time, probably some people took advantage of this.
As long as we can find out when it became prevalent, we can probably deduce how long it lasted.
Ji Xiaofeng obviously understood this and immediately gave the order.
Lin Bai then asked again: "Who is the prefect of Huaizhou?"
Ji Xiaofeng replied: "Sir, the prefect of Huaizhou is the local prefect, and is served by Liu Yunpeng, the head of the Liu family, the largest clan in Huaizhou."
The so-called chieftain is a collective name, also called native official. They each manage their own territory.
The chieftain system means worldly officials, worldly soil, and worldly people.
To put it simply, it is the hereditary right to political rule, the right to own land and people, and the entire independent kingdom.
Pretty much, as long as you don't rebel, there won't be much of a problem.
This system existed in the previous dynasty.
Under this system, the southwest is destined to never be peaceful.
So Lin Bai just said that if the thing belonged to the prefect of Huaizhou and he couldn't move it, it was not a matter of modesty, but a fact.
Of course, Xiangxi is not bad, and the influence of the imperial court can still cover it.
Although these chieftains have great power, their military power has been greatly weakened, so it is natural for Lin Bai to take action if he really wants to.
The headache is in Guinan, where there are really local emperors.
Have your own army.
Moreover, these people were colluding and staring at the imperial court. Even if the imperial court had the ability to solve the chieftain problem in western Hunan, they did not dare to act rashly and affect the whole body.
So, this is definitely a huge mess.
It would be extremely difficult to clean up this mess.
However, if this mess is not cleaned up, Li Chao will never be able to turn around. This is a big cancer. If it is cut, it will hurt, but if it is not cut, it will be fatal.
Lin Bai had been working hard in the past few days and had clearly realized this.
I also understand why Lao Zhu couldn't wait to clean up this area as soon as the north was settled.
Zhao Qianjun was even equipped with Zhuge Liannu. This was preparation. If these problems could not be solved peacefully, then he would have to flex his muscles.
Zhuge Liannu obviously gave Lao Zhu strong confidence.
Of course, this is the worst-case scenario, and if it does happen, the consequences will be unpredictable.
So what Lao Zhu meant was to let the talented man find a way. No matter what the way, he only wanted the result, not the process.
Lin Bai also greeted all the eighteen generations of Lao Zhu's ancestors in his heart.
But there is no way, what should be done will have to be done. At this moment, he is thinking about what good solution he can come up with.
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