Li Yi chuckled and suddenly remembered, isn't this the blood of industry, oil?
This is good stuff!
If we want to carry out the first industrial revolution and the second industrial revolution in the future, we must have it.
Li Yi suddenly asked: "Is there a lot of oil in this fierce fire?"
"Um, there's more... there's more, it's inexhaustible, it's inexhaustible." Wei Ziya quickly replied, but he was also wondering why His Majesty asked this.
Seeing that Li Yi seemed to like this fierce fire oil, he asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, this fierce fire oil is not valuable and has no use. People use it to make fires. It produces huge smoke and has very little military use."
"Hehe, you don't understand." Li Yi smiled, very intriguing.
Wei Ziya knew that His Majesty always did things unexpectedly and often had unexpected results, so he stopped asking any more questions.
Li Yi immediately ordered, "Come here and tell me my will. The place rich in fire oil will be sealed to me. No one is allowed to mine it at will, and troops will be stationed all year round."
What?
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Even the old Taoist was confused.
Your Majesty, what does this mean?
This fierce fire oil is not a valuable commodity, and it is not very useful.
Is it too much to send troops to guard it?
Cao Qingyan had no doubt that he was there, and immediately ordered the internal machine surveillance experts to take the lead immediately.
Under everyone's puzzled gaze, Li Yi held the fierce fire oil with a smile on his face.
at the same time.
Ma Chen personally led the officers and soldiers of each battalion in the Beijing camp, and with thunderous movement, he first controlled several major business leaders who cooperated with the Beijing camp, and secretly kept the inn where they lived under strict supervision.
Li Yi was even more anxiously waiting for the result. He didn't expect to find Ni Yao'er, he just wanted to know whether she was alive or dead.
No matter what, the two of them can be considered friends. At least they can't watch their friend's body exposed in the wilderness!
Half an hour later, Ma Chen finally sent someone to convey the news that only one merchant had purchased Menghuo Oil recently, and the quantity was large.
When Li Yi got the news, he immediately asked Ma Chen not to act rashly and to observe secretly first.
This time, the enemy will definitely appear on its own.
…
In a remote place in the west city of the capital, this is the warehouse of the capital post station.
"Your Majesty, is this the place?" Ma Chen whispered.
Li Yi took a look at the warehouse and carefully led people to approach the warehouse slowly.
"Your Majesty, the door is open, someone must have been here," Cao Qingyan noticed the clues on the door frame at a glance.
broken!
Li Yi's expression turned grim. Could it be that the enemy had struck first to gain advantage.
That would be troublesome.
If a witness dies, it will be fatal.
"Your Majesty, you're already here, let's break in the door!" The old Taoist appeared at some unknown time, with ruthless little eyes. Although he was very unreliable in his behavior, he was very discerning at critical moments.
Moreover, he was very concerned about Ni Yaoer's affairs, a little too much.
Li Yi had no doubt that he was there. He waved his hand and gave the decisive order, "Break down the door!"
"No!" The internal machine supervisors shouted together, and then they set up a special shield on the left and right, violently knocking the wooden door into pieces, and other internal machine supervisors swarmed forward with shields and crossbows.
Li Yi's face was ugly. He was most worried that there would be corpses on the ground inside.
It is true that he is a tyrant, and it is true that he has killed countless people, but the people he killed were all corrupt officials. It would be different if he saw the corpses of ordinary people everywhere.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he couldn't help but quicken his pace. Ni Yao'er, when I find the mastermind behind this, I will definitely avenge you!
But the next second, when he pushed open the warehouse door, the result was unexpected.
The internal machine monitoring experts all rushed in. It was empty and clean inside.
The piles of goods were neatly stacked, but there were no bodies, not a single one.
There was only one young merchant leader, staring at the group of them with a puzzled expression.
"Your Majesty, is it possible that there is a mistake? It seems normal here?"
"Could it be that Ma Chen made a mistake?" Cao Qingyan asked worriedly.
The old Taoist touched his goatee, wondering if he had made a mistake. He pinched his fingers and felt helpless.
Li Yi shook his head, "No, the more normal it is at this moment, the more abnormal it is."
Apart from anything else, who is Ma Chen? Although the admiral of the Beijing camp is a general who leads the army, he is also a smart person, thoughtful, scheming, and good at figuring out the holy will. He will never do such a mindless thing. thing.
Moreover, Li Yi had long noticed that something was wrong with this warehouse. The floor was too clean, wasn't it, unless someone had cleaned it?
"wrong!"
"There must be something wrong here!"
"Come here, take control of this place. No one is allowed to move."
"No!" Cao Qingyan and Wei Ziya all took the order, and the master of internal machine surveillance directly blocked the warehouse.
At this time, two masters of internal machine surveillance escorted a young man over.
This person has beautiful features and bright eyes, wears a little hat, and is submissive.
Suddenly he knelt down in front of Li Yi and said in fear: "Sir, I don't know what happened, why did you block the villain's warehouse?"
Li Yi frowned, "Is this warehouse yours?"
"Sir, yes." The young man looked aggrieved and suddenly sobbed in a low voice: "Several adults, my parents died of illness and I finally managed to pull up this warehouse. Please forgive me, please forgive me! "
Li Yi frowned. There was something wrong with this young man, but he couldn't tell.
Especially this face, which is too fair. Businessmen who travel around all year round do not have such skin.
But just because someone has good skin doesn't mean he's guilty.
Immediately, he asked: "I heard that your family is the only one in the capital that has strong fire oil?"
"I don't know, but I do have a lot of fire oil in my hands." The young man answered honestly.
"How many?" Li Yi asked.
"A dozen barrels or so!"
"More than ten? Eleven, fifteen, or eighteen?"
A flash of panic flashed in the young man's eyes, "Seventeen barrels, it should be seventeen barrels."
Li Yi had a clear view of these little moves and knew that this boy was deliberately hiding something.
How could a businessman not know how many barrels of fire oil he had?
Is it still useful?
Li Yi curled his thin lips slightly and continued to question, "In the past few days, people have come to buy, and they have asked for a lot."
Hearing this, everyone's hearts tightened. Now the truth is getting closer, just one step away.
The young man shook his head, "No."
"Are you sure?" Li Yi looked at him, knowing that there were loopholes in his words, but there was no complete evidence.
"Sir, I'm sure, not many people want this thing, ordinary people can't afford it, and rich people don't bother to use it. That is, the military only purchases some occasionally, but..."
He deliberately prolonged his voice, stared at Li Yi and explained skillfully: "But I have sold a few barrels recently, the largest one is only two and a half barrels."
"My lord, is two and a half barrels a lot?"
Li Yi smiled and said, "Not much, not too much."
But these words made Li Yi feel wary. These words were so good, well-reasoned and methodical, as if he had chosen the right words in advance.
Moreover, this young man was too calm. Even with so many armed internal surveillance experts suddenly visiting, the other party was not nervous at all.
This in itself is the biggest loophole. Ordinary people would panic when they see so many officers and soldiers.
But Li Yi just trusts his intuition. The more normal it is, the more abnormal it is!
His eyes flashed, and he suddenly had a plan in mind, and said calmly: "It seems to be a misunderstanding. Sorry for bothering you, please say goodbye."
The young man's pupils relaxed. This is a human's instinctive reaction. The result of sudden relaxation after being particularly nervous, revealed a touch of joy that was difficult to conceal.
"Sir, what are you saying? It should be done, it should be done. I am a Dafeng citizen and I have the obligation to cooperate with you in the investigation."
After everyone heard this, they started walking outside the warehouse.
It seems that there is no chance, the clues are completely lost.
The old Taoist looked puzzled, no, how could he have calculated it wrong?
Just as he reached the door, Li Yi held the handle of the knife and asked calmly, "It's been a bit rough the past few days. Stay in the warehouse and don't go out wandering around."
"Yes, I understand. Thank you for reminding me. I haven't been out in the past few days, especially since something big happened in the capital yesterday. I didn't even go out." The young man chuckled.
Sudden.
Li Yi pulled out the knife suddenly, put the blade directly on his neck, and shouted angrily, "How dare you lie if you are looking for death!"
The sudden scene caused confusion among the surrounding internal surveillance experts. They drew their swords one after another, and the atmosphere suddenly changed.
Plop.
The young man suddenly knelt down and panicked, "Sir, what do you mean, I... what happened to me, what did I do wrong?"
"You said you've never been out, so why are the weeds stuck on your boots?"
"Tell me, have you been to the Brothel River?" Li Yi was suddenly furious, his eyes bursting with murderous intent, and he was about to kill him with the long knife in his hand. The terrifying oppression was self-evident.
At this time, the young man was completely panicked, his eyes were full of fear, and he subconsciously blurted out, "No, it's impossible. I didn't wear boots when I went there. I..."
Before he could finish speaking, his expression suddenly changed, his pupils were frightened, and he realized that he had spilled the beans.
"You bitch, you finally showed your weakness!"
