Young Master Liu looked at Cheng Kai's suspicious expression and stood up righteously.
"Please don't sound doubtful. I have been thinking about how to restrain the cavalry these days, and now I finally have a clue!"
"Commander! Isn't this... nothing?"
"Heartless cannon!"
"Yes, can this heartless cannon really restrain the enemy's cavalry?"
"Of course. The barrel is easy to cast. If it's worn out, just replace it with a new one. The shells are replaced with explosive packs. Although the range is a little closer, the power is doubled. The most important thing is to save money!"
"There is no need to pile up discarded swords and armor in the warehouse. Take out the waste and use it to cast the barrel of the heartless cannon."
"I'm telling you, you don't understand either. You'll understand when I figure it out!"
"Cheng Kai!"
"The general is here!"
"You go about your business first. You have been on duty for most of the day and you have been out of sight for most of the day. You know what I want to do. Tell the Longwu Guards on the city wall that it's just like normal. Don't do it. Someone noticed some trouble."
"Okay, the general will go to supervise the army first. If the commander needs anything, don't be polite to the general!"
"I know, don't worry!"
After Cheng Kai left, Liu Mingzhi stopped at the attic of the city tower and quietly watched every move at the city gate.
Many caravans did not seem to notice anything strange at the city gate, and still left the city in an orderly manner under the inspection of the guards.
Liu Mingzhi was quite satisfied with this point. As long as there were no crowds at the city gate, the city gate could be closed immediately once something big happened.
"Du Yu, a humble official, meets your lord!"
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and looked back at Du Yu, who had climbed onto the tower at some unknown time: "No courtesy!"
"Sir, you clearly ordered the city to be closed, so why did you let the caravan leave the city again? What if those people are caught in it?"
"The city gates are all sealed. Doesn't it clearly tell those people that it is not appropriate to leave the city now and they must hide in the city?"
"If that's the case, why do you still want to seal the city? What's the difference between sealing the city and then unblocking it?"
"The difference is huge! Do you know what it means to alert the enemy?"
Du Yu thought for a moment, and then looked at Mr. Liu with understanding: "I understand, I understand, you are deliberately letting those who secretly traffic in prohibited weapons..."
"Shh..."
"See it through, don't tell it through, just keep an eye on the bottom with me carefully. As long as these guys haven't left the city, they will definitely follow the crowd! The longer they stay in the city, the less confident they will be!"
"I understand the humble position!"
Liu Mingzhi stood with his hands behind his back and carefully observed each caravan preparing to leave the city: "Is there any disobedience to orders from Sima Huang Shuo? Has the governor's order been spread?"
"The general doesn't know. Mr. Huang said he would make arrangements. The general was in a hurry to seal the city and did not interfere too much with Mr. Huang's affairs!"
"Then give it a try. If you can be of great use, use it. If you can't use it anymore, just retire and return to your hometown. I will never let any official who dares to disobey me openly and secretly stay in Yingzhou to oppose me!"
"I understand, Sir, when are you going to visit Fuzhou?"
"After handling the matter in Yingzhou, if you don't show up all the time, the governors of these two provinces will be too unreliable. You will be an official for one term, and you will provide peace to the people... Follow me quickly!"
"yes!"
Liu Mingzhi ran quickly towards the city wall.
Sun Mingfeng was leading a group of soldiers to search the goods of a caravan, and Liu Mingzhi slowed down and walked up.
Although Du Yu didn't understand what was going on, he still subconsciously held his hand on the handle of the Hengdao and cautiously guarded Young Master Liu's side.
Sun Mingfeng handed the ultimatum from the Ministry of Revenue to a fat middle-aged man: "Go over there. If you dare to forget the flag of the caravan next time, I will give you a good memory!"
"Yes, yes, the common people will bring it with them next time. I will definitely bring it with them. Thank you General for your magnanimity. A small piece of silver is not a sign of respect. Let's take it to tea!"
Sun Mingfeng took the money in his hand and put it away: "Assuming you are good at doing things, run your business well, and don't traffic in some businesses that are prohibited by the imperial court, otherwise it will be a serious crime of confiscating your family and exterminating your clan!"
"Yes, yes, thank you for your teachings, general, and the common people will retire!"
"Well! Go over there!"
"etc!"
Sun Mingfeng was stunned and hurriedly saluted: "Sun Mingfeng, see you, sir!"
"No gift!"
"Thank you, sir!"
"Common people see you, sir!"
The middle-aged man looked at Young Master Liu tremblingly and saluted hurriedly!
Du Yu touched his old friend Sun Mingfeng with his arm: "I have been with you for so long. Don't you know that caravans that do not use the trade name issued by the Department of Revenue will be strictly investigated? We will see how you deal with it later!"
Sun Mingfeng looked at Du Yu in embarrassment: "Boss, I checked carefully and all the goods were unloaded. There is nothing prohibited at all!"
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and looked at the fat middleman: "No need to be polite, why not use the flag of the caravan?"
"Reporting to your lord, Cao Min originally brought the flag, but it was lost on the way. Before he had time to report to the Yamen under the Ministry of Household Affairs, Cao Min immediately went to apply for the flag after the goods were sold!"
"So that's it. Be careful in the future. Businesses that cannot reveal their identity are easily subject to interrogation!"
"The common people will do it when they get back, do it when they get back!"
"Have you brought the customs clearance document issued by the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
"I've brought it with me, I've brought the document with me!"
The fat middle-aged man hurriedly took out an ultimatum from his sleeve and handed it to Young Master Liu.
Liu Mingzhi glanced at the goods of the ten bullock carts, opened the document and looked at it carefully. Liu Mingzhi carefully checked that there was nothing unusual about the document, and raised his eyes to glance at the fat middle-aged man.
"Yizhou Meng's business name is Meng Hecai!"
"Exactly, the common man is Meng Hecai!"
"What kind of goods are sold?"
"Silk, tea, utensils!"
Liu Mingzhi returned the document to Meng Hecai, then turned to look at Sun Mingfeng: "Mingfeng, have you checked everything carefully?"
"Replying to your lord, I have inspected the silk one by one. The utensils and tea leaves have also been carefully inspected. There is no prohibited item at all!"
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and returned the document to Meng Hecai: "Can I check your goods again?"
"Yes, yes, you can check it as many times as you want!"
"Thank you, Boss Meng, for your understanding. I am also responsible for this. Du Yu, Ming Feng, let the brothers unload the truck!"
"yes!"
"Brothers, unload all the goods!"
"Got the order!"
More than twenty guards guarding the city gate moved all ten carts of goods down, and the caravan guards all surrounded the shopkeeper Meng Hecai fearfully.
Although he was scared, he was not too embarrassed, and he still knew how to protect his boss!
"Sir, all the goods have been unloaded!"
Liu Mingzhi nodded lightly, walked towards the goods, picked up a piece of fine silk and looked through it.
It took Liu Mingzhi half a stick of incense to check the batches of silk one by one, and there was indeed nothing mixed with them.
Tea leaves and utensils were all opened in bags and piles by the soldiers and placed neatly on the ground. Liu Mingzhi touched and knocked and found nothing wrong. They were indeed very ordinary goods.
Liu Mingzhi put a piece of tea leaf in his mouth and chewed it. It was Longjing tea of ordinary quality!
Liu Mingzhi straightened up and glanced at all the goods again. He found nothing wrong at all, and then he let down his guard.
Maybe I really think too much.
"Du Yu, ask the brothers to restore Boss Meng to his original condition and load the car out of the city!"
"Got the order!"
After spending half a stick of incense again, the bundled silk tea utensils were loaded onto the carriage by the soldiers.
Liu Mingzhi leaned on the city wall and looked at the caravan behind him again, frowning slightly. Could it be that the Eight Ox Crossbow and the molds had been transported out long ago?
"Sir, can the grassroots leave the city?"
Liu Mingzhi came back to his senses and looked at Meng Hecai with a slight sweat on his forehead with a chuckle. He was obviously frightened.
Liu Mingzhi raised his hand and patted Meng Hecai on the shoulder: "You can leave the city now. It's your duty to investigate strictly. If you are frightened, wipe your sweat!"
Meng Hecai wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve: "It's okay, it's okay. The grassroots have never experienced this kind of battle. They are afraid that something should not be found in the goods. Now the grassroots are completely relieved. The grassroots have resigned." !”
"Okay, business is booming!"
"Thank you, sir. I'll take my leave!"
"Brothers, we're out of town!"
Liu Mingzhi sighed regretfully, walked up to Sun Mingfeng and patted his shoulder: "Do a good job, I will go up to the tower first!"
"Yes, I am humble enough to do my job!"
Du Yu looked at Sun Mingfeng happily: "It seems that you really did a good job in investigating, and you did a good job! I will accompany you on the city wall!"
Liu Mingzhi slowly climbed towards the tower. Mu Ran Liu Mingzhi stopped, raised his right hand and looked at it.
"What's wrong, sir?"
Liu Mingzhi frowned and raised his right hand to pat his shoulder. His eyes were a little confused. He patted Du Yu's shoulder again and pondered for a moment before his expression suddenly changed.
"Quick, stop that caravan!"
