Three poles in the sun.
There was silence in Feng's house.
Not long after.
There was a sound of hurried footsteps outside. Feng Zhen's son Feng Wen quickly entered the house with a happy face. When he saw Feng Dong and Feng Zhen in the hall, he bowed and said: "My son has met your eldest father. Father, someone secretly told you just now." Here’s the news, there’s a shipwreck in Huai County!”
Hear the words.
Feng Dong and Feng Zhen looked at each other with excitement in their eyes.
Their hearts have been hanging on today.
Now that I heard that the shipwreck in Huai County, my anxious heart dropped a little.
Feng Dong looked calm and asked: "The shipwreck in Huai County is inevitable, but how will the government respond?"
Feng Wen smiled and said: "Everything is as Great Father expected."
"On the one hand, the government sent officials from the Tingwei Mansion to Huai County for strict investigation, and on the other hand, it arranged for officials from the Shaofu Mansion to solve the shortage of salt and iron."
"And this time, the eldest son Fusu is in charge."
"This shows that the court attaches great importance to it."
"Eldest Young Master?" Feng Dong frowned slightly after hearing Feng Wen's words.
Mr. Zhong came to his mind.
But soon, he suppressed this worry. Even if Mr. Zhong had great hands and eyes, they had been working together for several months this time, and everything was arranged very precisely. How could a mere Mr. Zhong be able to crack it?
However, Feng Dong still asked worriedly: "Have the arrangements been made in Huai County?"
Feng Zhen nodded and sneered: "Don't worry, father, the arrangements have been made long ago. The government can't find any problems. Our salt and iron are produced in other counties, not in Huai County. Those who pulled the boat halfway The trackers didn't know much about what was going on in the boat. Even if they noticed that the boat was a little light, it was not enough to prove it. The only people who might have been in trouble were the boatmen, but they were all on the boat at the time, and now they are probably all dead. .”
"There is no problem at all in Huai County."
"Father, don't worry."
Feng Dong nodded slightly and asked, "Where are the people from the government?"
Feng Zhen smiled sadly and said disdainfully: "It has been taken care of a long time ago. I also told them this matter in advance. As long as they don't want to die, they will never expose this matter. Once it is exposed, everything will happen." But it’s too big and no one will be able to survive by then.”
"The lives of officials are more valuable than our lives."
"They're scared to death."
Feng Dong chuckled, feeling completely at ease.
Everything is going well for now.
All directions are as expected.
As long as nothing goes wrong along the way, the matter is basically stable.
There are all their people on the route. Even if the government wants to find something, how can it be so easy?
In the end, we had to let it go.
Feng Wen suggested from the side: "Now the government is trying to block the news. Father, should we secretly leak this matter and make the local people panic? The government is so afraid of leaks. As long as the matter becomes big, the government will only have clues. It is more chaotic and makes it easier for us to fish in troubled waters and seek more benefits."
Feng Zhen was also moved.
Feng Dong was very calm and shouted: "Don't act rashly."
"My time is mine, why bother looking for trouble?"
"The competition now is who is more patient, the government or us."
"And the government is at a disadvantage."
"For now, we just need to wait and see what happens, pretending to know nothing about this matter, and wait until things naturally explode. Then it will not be too late for us to attack again."
"Don't be too impatient."
"We, Feng, can afford to wait."
Feng Zhen and Feng Wen also nodded quickly.
Feng Dong thought for a moment, but still felt a little uneasy, and asked, "Have other families been notified?"
Feng Wendao: "Notified together."
"Everyone should have gotten the news by now."
Feng Dong held the bamboo stick in his hand and thought carefully in his mind. He was sure that his and others' plan was okay, and then his anxious heart finally dropped.
Xicheng.
The sun is shining high, the sun is shining all over the earth, but the air is a little cold.
Ji Hengzai lay there for a while, looked outside the room sleepily, rubbed his eyes, then lifted off his thick fleece, sat up from the recliner, then went to the door, and just looked up at the sky. , I don’t know what I’m looking at.
See this.
Fusu also learned to look up at the sky.
But nothing was found.
Ji Heng stretched out, looked at the reflection of the mulberry tree, smiled slightly, and walked outside the house.
Fusu followed closely behind.
Boom boom.
Ji Heng knocked on the door twice with his hand.
Soon, Liao Ke's figure appeared at the door.
"Now help me go to the market to buy a fish, a little bigger." After saying that, Ji Heng glanced at Fusu and said: "For two people, give the deed to the eldest son, and the eldest son will give you the money."
Liao Ke nodded.
Fusu's mouth twitched, but he didn't say anything.
Just when Xiao Ke turned around to leave, Ji Heng's voice came again.
He said calmly: "When you come back, find a few people and tell them about the shipwreck in Huai County."
"The ship loaded with salt and iron stored for months sank!"
“Remember to spread the word.”
Hear the words.
Liao Ke's face suddenly changed.
Ji Heng ignored this, closed the door again, and returned to the house.
Fusu followed closely.
He wondered: "Mr. Ji, why is this?"
Ji Heng rested his head on his hands, glanced at Fusu calmly, and said calmly: "The more arguments are made, the clearer the truth becomes. The water becomes muddier, but when the water reaches a certain level, the things that stir the water in the dark will gradually disappear. Revealed, now it’s about bringing out what’s in the dark.”
“Just because the water is muddy to a certain extent, it doesn’t necessarily mean it can’t be considered clear!”
"It's just a push right now."
"The government can wait and can afford to wait, but it is not necessary."
Fusu frowned.
He looked at Ji Heng deeply for a few times, with a look of surprise in his eyes.
Feng's family home.
Everything is as usual in Feng's house.
Feng Dong was leisurely basking in the sun in the courtyard.
Feng Zhen was counting the accounts.
Everything in the world is so peaceful and comfortable.
However, just as Feng Dong walked for a while and picked up a bowl of hot soup to drink, there was a sudden rush of footsteps outside the hospital.
Feng Dong frowned.
He blew the soup bowl with wisps of white smoke and said dissatisfied: "Why are you so panicked? What happened outside?"
Feng Wen gasped, holding his knees with both hands, taking a few big breaths, and said out of breath: "Uncle, something is wrong. The government has changed its mind. There was news from the government secretly just now, saying "
"The government no longer paid attention to the lack of salt and iron, and instead focused on investigating the shipwreck case."
"Right now, both Shaofu and Tingwei have sent a large number of officials to Huai County. There is also news from within the government that Meng Yi is recruiting 'cruel officials' from various places. When these cruel officials arrive in Xianyang, they will directly attack merchants like us. This person He also said that the eldest son has been mainly responsible for the "Guan Shan Hai" in the past six months. Now that such a big event has happened, the government has reduced a large amount of commercial taxes and is no longer able to pay business with the emperor. Therefore, he wants us merchants to make up for the missing commercial taxes, and maybe even Directly 'frame' the shipwreck on us."
"Father, what should we do now?"
Feng Wen's eyes were full of anxiety.
When he heard the news, he was shocked.
All I felt was panic and uneasiness.
What the eldest son has done is completely contrary to what they expected. If the news from within the government is true, they are afraid that they will lose everything this time. Not only will the ship sink, but they may also be coerced and extorted by the eldest son. , if the government really chooses to surrender, many people will not be able to hold on.
Then something really goes wrong.
Wow!
The soup bowl in Feng Dong's hand fell to the ground. He walked over quickly holding on to his bamboo stick. Unable to remain calm anymore, he solemnly said: "You say it again?"
Feng Wen beat his chest and told the matter again.
Feng Zhen also hurried over.
When he heard what Feng Wen said again, Feng Zhen's expression completely changed.
His body shook slightly, his eyes were full of shock, and he murmured in shock: "Impossible, how could Fusu do this? Hasn't he always flaunted his benevolence and righteousness? How could he completely ignore the life and death of the local leaders? Feng Wen, you didn't listen. wrong?"
Feng Wen said with certainty: "It's about the danger of the family, how dare the child hear it wrong?"
"I even asked the person to do it again a few times."
"Nothing false."
"We have all been deceived by Fusu in the past."
"What kind of person is he? He is clearly a tiger and wolf."
Feng Dong's eyes were uncertain, and he was holding on to the bamboo stick with both hands, muttering to himself: "It doesn't make sense, what kind of medicine is sold in this gourd by the government?"
"Is it really a miscalculation?"
He couldn't clearly see what Fusu was doing.
This makes absolutely no sense.
But what Feng Wen said seems to have some truth.
The purpose of Fusu's implementation of "Guan Shan Hai" was to collect money. However, due to the sudden shipwreck incident, a large amount of commercial taxes could not be collected. Relatively speaking, the impact on Fusu was even worse. Fusu's political views were different from those of the First Emperor. If this was the case, What the First Emperor hated was that he might not break the jar and push all problems onto them.
If so.
They might really be in trouble this time.
"Father, what should we do now?" Feng Wen's voice sounded a little crying.
He obviously could foresee the consequences.
There was a hint of impatience in Feng Dong's eyes, and he kept tapping the ground with his bamboo stick.
Fusu's sudden change of heart caught people off guard and disrupted all his arrangements, leaving him at a loss as to what to do.
Moreover, the government was so powerful that they had no way to resist.
More importantly.
Once Fusu is determined to take action against the merchants, he will definitely be able to ask questions under torture and extort confessions, and then they will really be in doom.
At this time.
Feng Wen seemed to think of something and said uncertainly: "Uncle, when I came back just now, I seemed to notice that there were officials rushing towards us. Are the officials going to take action against us?"
Feng Dong glanced at Feng Wen coldly and said coldly: "Why are you panicking?"
"The sky hasn't fallen yet."
"The Qin Dynasty was founded on law."
"Even if Fusu wants to attack me, Feng, he must provide certain evidence."
"He didn't dare to target her so blatantly."
Feng Dong glanced around, felt upset, and walked back to the inner hall.
Feng Zhen's face was as gloomy as water.
The courtyard was dead silent.
The peaceful atmosphere in front was gone.
It didn't take long.
Feng Dong learned the news that there were officials watching outside his house.
Just before noon, Feng Dong heard another news: the shipwreck in Huai County had spread throughout the city.
After hearing the news, Feng Dong's expression changed slightly.
He already had a premonition that something bad was going to happen.
The situation in the city seems to have developed in an unexpected direction.
The situation is bad!
(End of chapter)
