Hearing that Ye Mingsheng dared to bargain with him, Li Guangbin suddenly became furious and reprimanded in a low voice:
"Ye Mingsheng, you are so brave! If I hadn't helped you, would you be where you are now?"
Faced with Li Guangbin's outburst, Ye Mingsheng was not surprised. He smiled and said calmly:
"Mr. Li's help to me must be remembered by Mr. Ye. Didn't I ask you to help me in vain?"
Having said this, Ye Mingsheng glanced at Li Guangbin and continued with a half-smile:
"Master Li, I don't know what you have found, but now that we have reached this point, you and I are already like grasshoppers on a rope, so there is no need to hide from me, right?"
Hearing this, Li Guangbin was speechless for a moment. He opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. It took him a long time to hold back a sentence bitterly.
"I should never have set foot on your pirate ship in the first place!"
After speaking, Li Guangbin pulled out a dossier from the bookshelf behind him, threw it to Ye Mingsheng, and said angrily:
"What you want is right here, you bastard, take a look for yourself!"
Ye Mingsheng didn't care about Li Guangbin's anger. He picked up the file and checked it carefully. Soon he found the content he wanted.
But what surprised him was that this file only recorded that the worn-out ordnance and weapons collected by the Ministry of War from the Xuanwu Army in the sixth year of Anhe were only kept in the warehouse of the Ministry of War for three months and then shipped out. The rest did not have any Recorded·············
Looking at these few words, Ye Mingsheng was really disappointed. He thought that the files would confirm the view that his batch of worn-out ordnance and weapons were used for external export, but now it seems that his efforts were in vain!
But after thinking about it, Ye Mingsheng was also a little confused. Since he didn't write anything, why was Li Guangbin so afraid?
Is there something mysterious in this that I don't know about?
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng immediately looked at Li Guangbin with questioning eyes, waiting for the second-generation official to answer his questions.
Feeling Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Li Guangbin snorted coldly, but after hesitating for a moment, he did not show off, but explained:
"The Ministry of War has three methods for dealing with worn out ordnance and weapons: recasting, repairing, and exporting. The first two methods will be marked on the file!"
"As for why the external output is not marked, it is because it involves a company called Rong Kangsheng!"
When he said the last three words "Rong Kangsheng", Li Guangbin obviously emphasized his tone, as if he was hinting something to Ye Mingsheng.
Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly when he heard this. Like the Yixinrui Company last time, he had never heard of this Rongkangsheng Company.
It doesn't matter if he hasn't heard of it. What Li Guangbin expressed is enough for him to make a judgment.
A business that can be so avoided by the Ministry of War of the Great Zhou Dynasty and so feared by Li Kai, a second-generation official, is enough to show how powerful he is...
After pondering for a moment, Ye Mingsheng's eyes flashed with light, he looked at Li Guangbin and asked tentatively:
"Is it related to the chief assistant?"
Although Li Guangbin was a little surprised that Ye Mingsheng could guess the answer, he did not hide it, nodded and whispered:
"Shangguan Tingshu!"
Hearing that it was him, a deep doubt flashed in Ye Mingsheng's eyes.
This Shangguan Tingshu is the son of the third brother of Chief Assistant Shangguan Hongyuan, that is, Shangguan Hongyuan's nephew. Because his father died early, he was brought up by Shangguan Hongyuan since he was a child.
Since Shangguan Hongyuan only had one son, Shangguan Changgong, he was particularly fond of his direct nephew Shangguan Tingshu. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he treated him as his second son.
The thirty-one-year-old Shangguan Tingshu currently does not hold any official position. However, according to some news circulating in the court, this Shangguan Tingshu is one of Shangguan Hongyuan's important staff and has a considerable influence on Shangguan Hongyuan. Influence can even mobilize all the resources of the entire Shangguan family.
Therefore, if the person behind the Rongkang Sheng business name is Shangguan Tingshu, it is understandable why Li Guangbin would be so jealous or even afraid...
However, this conflicted slightly with Ye Mingsheng's previous views. Ye Mingsheng previously believed that Xu Zhaojie should not be able to complete all operations by himself. There is most likely someone or a powerful force behind him to help him. Got this batch of ordnance.
But now judging from the news Li Guangbin has received, the person who is now suspected of helping Xu Zhaojie is actually Shangguan Tingshu, the nephew of Shangguan Hongyuan!
To be honest, as soon as this idea came to mind, Ye Mingsheng himself could not believe that the power of Shangguan Tingshu and even the entire Shangguan family in the Great Zhou Dynasty was tied to the chief minister Shangguan Hongyuan. Loss is loss.
Therefore, even for his own consideration and the consideration of his family, Shangguan Tingshu should not help Xu Zhaojie hide weapons secretly or do anything harmful to Shangguan Hongyuan's interests!
After thinking about it carefully, Ye Mingsheng decided not to jump to conclusions easily and continued to ask Li Guangbin:
"Master Li, do you understand how this Rong Kangsheng company operates?"
Li Guangbin seemed a little impatient with Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, but under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, he still patiently said:
"I don't know exactly how Rong Kangsheng operates. I only know that Rong Kangsheng is responsible for most of the ordnance and weapons exported by the imperial court. Rong Kangsheng does not do other businesses, it only deals with ordnance. External export of weapons.”
"Because many routes for exporting arms and weapons to the outside world are not under the control of the imperial court. In addition, selling arms and weapons to one force is likely to offend its hostile force."
"So in order to deceive others and avoid unnecessary trouble, Rong Kangsheng Company will outsource the specific transportation work to other companies after receiving the ordnance weapons from the Ministry of War."
"Rong Kangsheng and the others are only engaged in subcontracting, but Rong Kangsheng's annual income, excluding the share given to the Ministry of War, is at least one hundred thousand taels of silver every year... ··”
When he said "one hundred thousand taels of silver", Li Guangbin, who was greedy for money by nature, had a look of envy on his face.
Li Guangbin's words immediately moved Ye Mingsheng's heart. He felt that he understood every level that Xu Zhaojie operated, but before that, he still needed to ask Li Guangbin for final verification.
"Is the trade name of the ordnance and weapons obtained from Rong Kangsheng called Yi Xinrui?" Staring at Li Guangbin, Ye Mingsheng asked seriously:
