Another day passed, Qinzhou South Gate.
Jiang Yi is responsible for handling the official salt issue and is already working on it.
But before that, he set his target on the Zhao family, not to rectify the Zhao family, but to cut off the connection between the Zhao family and Li Minggui.
Among the ministers of the Qin State, Liu Yuzhi was the most versatile, and the prime minister could hold a boat in his belly.
Shangguan Wenruo has a kind of aloofness and does not involve himself in any overt or covert fights.
Liu Changqing is an upright and honest minister.
If Ding Rong is a cunning villain, then Jiang Yi is smooth and worldly, able to cater to the king's wishes, and knows how to do things well.
Obviously, if the Zhao family is involved, no matter how big or small it is, there will definitely be trouble on the king's side, which Jiang Yi doesn't want to see.
He thought about how to handle this matter for a long time.
Right now, at the south gate, there is a caravan entering the city. They are coming from Shu.
According to usual practice, a caravan of this size should undergo security inspections and have official customs clearance documents regarding commercial taxes.
But when the soldiers were about to step forward to open the goods, the caravan manager shouted on the spot:
"What are you doing! Do you know what these are? Can you afford to pay for it if it's damaged?"
As he spoke, he quickly walked over, pushed the soldiers away, and retied the ropes that bound the goods.
I have never seen a caravan be so arrogant. The soldier was immediately furious. Just as he was about to speak, Jiang Yi walked over and gave him a slight signal.
The soldiers retreated respectfully.
Jiang Yi reached out and patted the steward on the shoulder.
The latter tied the rope and turned around. When he saw Jiang Yi in official uniform, he was stunned for a moment and then said, "What does this gentleman do for you?"
"Since we are a caravan, here are the customs clearance documents." Jiang Yi stretched out her hand.
The presence of customs clearance documents shows that the caravan has gone through normal procedures.
But the steward obviously hesitated for a moment, then pointed at the caravan, "Do you know, sir, which caravan this is?"
Jiang Yi was silent.
The steward continued: "Qinzhou Chamber of Commerce, and the president of Qinzhou Chamber of Commerce is Mrs. Wang's father, Mr. Zhao Yuanliang, Mr. Zhao."
"So, this is the Zhao family caravan." Jiang Yi said calmly.
"Of course!" the steward said arrogantly, "Do I still need customs clearance documents now?"
"Well..." Jiang Yi nodded and said, "Since there is no customs clearance document, it means that this is a batch of tax evasion goods, and it is also a batch of goods with unknown origins."
As he spoke, he waved his hand: "Button them all down."
"No!" Following his order, a large number of soldiers quickly stepped forward and began to take action.
When the steward saw this, he would not be willing. He immediately shouted: "What are you going to do! Someone, stop them!"
Under the shouting, the caravan followers also rushed over one after another. When the soldiers saw this, they immediately drew their swords.
Jiang Yi became furious, pointed at the manager, and shouted: "You are so brave! Do you want to fight against the country?"
ah! ? One sentence shocked the steward, and he subconsciously swallowed his saliva.
"Arrest them all!" Jiang Yi ordered again: "Whoever dares to resist will be shot to death!"
"promise!"
Following this order, more and more soldiers gathered, and everyone in the caravan dared to resist, so they were tied up one after another.
At this time, the steward also reacted and shouted again: "Sir! How dare you touch the Zhao family's caravan! Be careful not to eat anything!"
"Mr. Zhao will never give up!"
"You can't hold us—"
Listening to his constant shouting, Jiang Yi's face turned gloomy and she waved her hand directly: "Take it away!"
A large amount of goods was detained at the south gate of Qinzhou and then sealed in a warehouse.
The news quickly spread to the Zhao family. When Zhao Yuanliang heard the words, he was quite unbelievable. He thought that the Zhao family was doing business, and with the help of his daughter's name, no one would dare to stop him as long as he was in the Qin Kingdom. He didn't expect such an accident to happen today.
He couldn't sit still anymore, put down his teacup and said, "Do you know who detained it?"
"I heard that it was an official named Jiang Yi. All the goods we brought from Yong'an, including Manager Zhao, were detained." The steward returned.
"Jiang Yi?" Zhao Yuanliang frowned slightly.
The butler said: "Sir, no matter where he is as an official, no matter how old he is, can he be bigger than the king? Miss is the wife of the king, and Master Jiang has eaten the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard..."
"What do you know!" Zhao Yuanliang frowned and interrupted him, and said a little thoughtfully: "He must have known that this was the Zhao family caravan, but he still blocked it. This shows that the matter is far from that simple."
"Then... what the master means is..." the housekeeper said tentatively.
Zhao Yuanliang thought for a while, "Go quickly and book Zuichunlou down. I want to meet Mr. Jiang for a while."
"This, yes, I will take care of it immediately." The butler took the order and left.
The goods were detained at noon, but in the evening of the same day, Jiang Yi received an invitation from Zhao Yuanliang, which shows that the Zhao family is well-informed.
As for this invitation, it was completely within Jiang Yi's expectation, and he went happily without any hesitation.
At dinner time, Zuichun Tower.
The entire restaurant has been booked, and the largest private room is filled with delicacies from the mountains and seas, everything from flying in the sky to swimming in the water.
After welcoming Jiang Yi in, Zhao Yuanliang stretched out his hand with a smile on his face and said: "Master Jiang, please prepare a small amount of wine. It is not respectful. If the hospitality is not good, I hope Haihan will do it."
"No, no, Mr. Zhao is too polite, please." Jiang Yi also smiled and stretched out her hand.
Afterwards, the two of them sat down respectively. Zhao Yuanliang also waved his hand and dismissed the servant waiting beside him. He then picked up the wine flask and poured a glass of wine for each of them.
When the wine was filled, he put down the flask, picked up the wine glass, and exchanged greetings: "I have heard about Mr. Jiang's reputation for a long time, but I have never met him. I am lucky to meet you today."
"Mr. Zhao's words are serious, and it hurts Jiang Yi." Jiang Yi also picked up the wine glass.
After finishing the glass of wine, Zhao Yuanliang also got down to business and began to say tentatively: "Zhao heard that my small caravan passed by the south gate today, and the goods were seized, and many people were also taken away. I don't know, there are some What an offence."
"Mr. Zhao misunderstood." Jiang Yi smiled slightly and said, "It was not intentional, but forced."
As he spoke, he glanced left and right and said, "May I ask Mr. Zhao, is it convenient to talk here?"
Zhao Yuanliang was stunned, "Of course, if Mr. Jiang has any advice, you can just say it directly."
"I heard that Mr. Zhao has been very close to Yongan recently?" Jiang Yi asked.
Zhao Yuanliang didn't pay much attention and said truthfully: "These are all business transactions, and they are all supported by Yong'an County Governor Li. This is why most of the goods in Yong'an are controlled by the Zhao family."
After hearing this, Jiang Yi pondered for a moment and said straight to the point: "Then Mr. Zhao should cut off contact with Li Minggui as soon as possible."
