"Mrs. Du's eldest brother is the treasurer of the Mint Department. When I was at Lord Du's house, I heard a lot about people converting official silver into gold." Qin Feng confirmed Wei Xi's idea.
"Large gold mines have strict rules, but Tangkou Town has ready-made loopholes that can be exploited." Wei Xi thought of the county magistrate's box of gold, "So, those barbarians are exchanging gold? They are so good from there. How much money do you have?"
"I'm worried that someone in the DPRK is colluding with the Hu people," Qin Feng, who has the sharpest political sense among the three, said what he is most worried about, "official and bank controls are strict."
"The current queen mother of the Boluo Kingdom is Princess Anfu, the granddaughter of the late emperor's eldest brother. Back then, during the battle for the throne, the royal family was divided, and the late emperor's eldest brother's family was the only granddaughter left. She was raised under the knee of the late emperor's biological mother."
"Not to mention the twists and turns in the middle. In the end, the Boluo tribe asked to marry the princess. The late emperor named her Princess Anfu and sent her to the Boluo tribe to get married."
"Unexpectedly, Princess Anfu took control of the Boluo tribe, unified the tribes of the Hu people, and established the Boluo Kingdom. Later, she defeated a string of princes left by the old princess and supported her son to ascend to power."
When Wei Xi heard what Qin Feng said, he understood the relationship. He thought about the king's account that Lian Gouyi mentioned. Could it be that the Queen Mother of the Hu people was thinking about the gold in Tangkou Town?
"When I heard this today, I remembered that Boluo State is not only short of gold and silver mines, they are also short of iron ore. Iron has always been abundant in Ju State and Dongyi State, and Ju State has strict management on the circulation of iron ore."
"The feud between Boluo State and Ju State is constant, and Ju State has always been wary of iron ore flowing into Boluo State. If the Hu people have channels to obtain official silver, they cannot use official silver to buy a large amount of iron."
"Firstly, because official silver is easy to trace, and secondly, because people who are willing to sell iron items privately will not accept official silver. I am afraid that the purpose of exchanging official silver for gold is to cash out official silver and buy iron items."
After Qin Feng's words fell, there was no sound in the room. The three of them knew clearly that it would be difficult to get out of this matter unscathed.
Wei Xi's head turned quickly, and after thinking for a while, he said, "As Qin Feng said, I have three more questions."
"The first one is how Cheng County Cheng obtained the gold and kept it for himself. You two also saw it. The thing in the box is not gold sand!"
"The second question is, does Cheng County Cheng know that the person he is dealing with is a barbarian?"
"The third question is, does the county magistrate know about it?"
"The magistrates before Tangkou Town were often changed. If they were in cahoots with Wei County Magistrate, they probably wouldn't have been changed so frequently." Qin Feng expressed his inference.
Lian Gouyi also said, "The Cheng County Cheng's name is Huanhe. Is it possible that he took advantage of the sacrifice to the river to control the gold resources of Tangkou Town?"
"Then Cheng Xiancheng doesn't seem to be a generous person. Is it possible that those county magistrates were forced to leave because he didn't want to share a piece of the pie with others?"
Wei Xi took a look at Lian Gou Ni, who had a high IQ, and said, "It's hard to say now. After all, we haven't seen what Jihe looks like, and we haven't found the county magistrate."
"Besides, there is one thing we must be wary of," Wei Xi said, rarely feeling worried. "The magistrates of Tangkou Town change so frequently, and the Suzhou Prefectural Government really knows nothing about it."
Hearing this, even Goupai and Qin Feng changed their expressions. Wei Xi continued: "If the Suzhou government office knew about it, did they ask the monk to come here to investigate the matter, or did they think the monk was suitable to come here to wade through the muddy waters?"
The more the three of them thought about it, the more questions they had. It was already half of the night, and the three of them took turns to rest. After all, Tangkou Town was turned upside down by them. If something really happened, someone would have to respond in time.
Wei Xi didn't wake up until half past the next day. Yesterday, Lian Gouyi insisted that she and Qin Feng sleep on the bed, while he slept on the floor.
Wei Xi moved her stiff neck. She planned to go to Mr. Li today with Qin Feng and Lian Goupi to inquire about Cheng Xian Cheng's past. By the way, she would try to sneak to the Huan River at night to find out.
If it weren't for the sustainable development of Lian Gouzhao, the chosen scout Lian Gouzhao might have to pay a second visit to the county government tonight.
When the three of them woke up, Wei Xi said that he would go find Mr. Li today.
"This is Cheng County Cheng's good trick," Lian Gouyi joked. "Tangkou Town is in his hands. There is not even a beggar on the road, not even the most well-informed person..."
Lian Gouyi shook his head as he spoke. At this moment, the waiter led the people to the stage.
"Two immortal masters," Xiao Er greeted him politely and gave way to the two soldiers behind him.
"Two immortal masters, someone broke into the county government office last night. The magistrate was seriously ill and frightened, so he sent us to protect the immortal masters."
Wei Xicao pretended to be a beggar, but he knew very well that the county magistrate was probably suspicious of the three of them, but he had solid evidence, so he took the opportunity to put them under surveillance.
Qin Feng and Lian Gou Ni tried to shirk away in every possible way, but the two soldiers refused to let go and just stood there in a daze.
People under the eaves have to bow their heads. Besides, Wei Xi didn't kick their calves, and Qin Feng and Lian Gouyi didn't persist to the end, leaving the two soldiers to look at the three of them.
It seems that Mr. Li escaped today.
Finally, he closed the door with a hook, watched Wei Xi yawn, and couldn't wait to get under the quilt to catch up on his sleep.
