Village entrance.
Soldiers have already prepared their carriages and horses and have been waiting for a long time.
Fang Xuanling boarded the carriage with the help of the guards, then opened the curtain on the carriage and looked at Wang Jian with unfulfilled interest.
"Brother Wang, when you enter Chang'an, we will have a long talk!"
Wang Jian clasped his hands and bowed to Fang Xuanling.
"I have my wish, but I dare not ask for your ear!"
Beside the carriage, a cow riding a strong horse entered the carriage and nodded kindly towards Wang Jian.
Then he pointed the spear at Xu Hu and said with some provocation.
"Silly tall guy, practice hard during this period. When we get to Chang'an, we will have another try!"
"Okay!"
Xu Huyi He looked at Niu Jinda with a wary face.
In the previous battle, he was afraid that the Yanyue Sword would cut off Niu Jinda's spear, so he withdrew a little strength at the last moment, and then he was defeated.
In terms of strength, he is a bit bigger than Niu Jinda.
In terms of weapons, the Yanyue Knife is better than Niu Jinda's spear in terms of sharpness and hardness.
Xu Hu was a little unwilling to lose in this competition.
On the other side of the carriage, Ma Zhou was riding on an ordinary horse.
He smiled and nodded towards Wang Jian.
"Let's go!"
Niu Jinda shouted, and the team moved quickly.
"Drive~"
The war horses galloped, and Fang Xuanling and his party quickly left Majiazhuang.
Although Fang Xuanling returned to Chang'an, Shi Duanlun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and left deputy supervisor, stayed.
Continue to supervise the opening of warehouses in various states and counties to provide porridge and treat homeless people.
...
Since the great turmoil in Jiangzhou’s officialdom, the headquarters of the imperial ministers has been located in Jiangzhou.
Hang a Sword of Damocles over the heads of each county.
In particular, Cheng Yaojin wielded three axes and set off a bloody anti-corruption campaign.
All the officials and bandits in Jiangzhou were trembling with fear.
Countless bandits and gangs are lurking, and they are more honest than good people.
There is no such thing as a bunch of ghosts and monsters coming out to cause trouble.
The whole Jiangzhou has become a sea of water and rivers, and people are picking up things on the road.
Now that Fang Xuanling, the imperial envoy, has returned to Chang'an, the dark forces in Jiangzhou are starting to make moves again.
Longmen County, the county seat.
Tonight the moon was shrouded in a layer of fog, and the entire county was dark.
It’s midnight and the weather is dry.
The Yulong Gang, which had been dormant for many days, finally took action today.
Under the leadership of deputy gang leader Liu Chan, hundreds of gang members took advantage of the cover of darkness to walk under the eaves of the street., quickly move towards Fang City.
Arriving at the shop of Li Fugui, a large grain merchant in Longmen County, they started working skillfully.
Bags of old rice were carried away and quickly disappeared into the night.
The movements are skillful and done in one go. It is obvious that they have practiced well in advance.
...
The next day.
The warm sun is rising, people are going out one after another, and the deserted streets suddenly become lively.
People who met each other on the street were in small groups, whispering.
Then they all ran towards Fangshi in unison.
It seems like something big is happening there.
In a corner of Fangshi, people on three floors outside gathered in front of a shop.
The entrance of the shop.
The two lean waiters turned pale with fright and looked at the opened door in horror.
The thick door was pried open, and a large amount of food stored inside disappeared.
It’s over!
It’s completely over!
"Make way!"
"Folks, please give way!"
Behind the crowd, a boy shouted loudly.
Soon the crowd was pushed through a narrow passage by him.
Behind him, followed a fat man in brocade clothes and jade robes with a gloomy face.
This person is the owner of the grain shop, Li Fugui, a large grain merchant in Longmen County.
Li Fugui walked into the empty grain store with heavy steps.
Tens of thousands of kilograms of grain were missing, and the items containing the grain were also damaged and could no longer be used.
His face was as gloomy as water, his hands were behind his back, and he quickly turned two Wenwan walnuts in his palms.
Behind him, a boy’s teeth were chattering and he explained fearfully.
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"My boss, this is what I will look like when I arrive at midnight."
"Aunt Li, the cloth seller, can testify."
"My boss, I will When I arrived, Xiaowu had already arrived ahead of me."
"..."
The two waiters one after another proved their innocence.
Li Fugui naturally knew that the loss of food had nothing to do with the two guys.
Although he is rich, tens of thousands of kilograms of grain were stolen, which was a heavy blow to him.
"Let's go and report to the official!"
Li Fugui said through gritted teeth.
The food was thrown away after the curfew, which means it has not yet been transported out of the city.
When people watching the theater saw Li Fugui leading his waiters to the county government office, they all followed him.
Cloth sellers and vegetable sellers closed their doors one after another and joined in the fun.
Tens of thousands of kilograms of grain from a large grain merchant were stolen, which was the top news in the past ten years.
You can’t make a fortune by trading for a day and a half, but if you miss the excitement, you really miss it.
The news quickly spread throughout the county like it had wings.
More and more people are gathering at the county government office.
...
Outside the county government office.
It was crowded and bustling.
Everyone stood on tiptoe to look inside the county government office.
The surrounding trees were full of people, and the fragile branches were swaying and might be overwhelmed and broken at any time.
On both sides of the gate of the county government, about twenty energetic county soldiers held horizontal swords to maintain order.
Although the people present were all bare-handed people, the crowd of people surrounding them also made them a little nervous.
In the county government office.
Ma Zhou sat on the main seat with a cold face. On his left and right sides stood the county prime minister Wang Ren and the county captain Zhang Gong.
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On both sides of the lobby below, there were four county soldiers standing with sticks.
In the middle of the lobby.
Li Fugui and his three men stood respectfully.
"In Ma County, grassroots people are grain merchants in Longmen County. Do you still remember?"
"A few days ago, at your call, we donated five thousand kilograms of grain for food. "For disaster relief."
Li Fugui bowed respectfully to Ma Zhou, who was sitting in the chair, and said anxiously.
When Ma Zhou first took office, he summoned businessmen like them to discuss the establishment of a business alliance.
But there were many people present, and Ma Zhou had been busy with disaster relief work during this period, so he was worried that Ma Zhou would not remember him.
So Li Fugui told him about the food donation to gain a good impression first.
"Shopkeeper Li, I remember you as the philanthropic person who donated the most food in Longmen County."
Li Fugui's figure is full of wealth, and it is difficult for anyone who has seen it to forget it.
In addition, when he called for food donations, Li Fugui was the first to raise his hand in support.
Therefore, Ma Zhou had a very good impression of him.
Hearing Ma Zhou say that he remembered him, Li Fugui almost burst into tears with excitement.
So he immediately told the story about the missing food.
The three guys also helped.
The matter is not complicated, and everyone present will understand it as soon as they hear it.
Zhang Gong, who was not interested in anything, turned his head and glanced at Wang Ren suspiciously.
Seeing that Wang Ren was not squinting and had a calm expression on his face, he quickly looked away.
Zhang Gong vaguely guessed that this matter was closely related to Wang Ren.
But there is no evidence and nothing to do with him.It didn't matter, Zhang Gong quickly changed back to a cold expression.
Regarding the theft of tens of thousands of kilograms of grain from Li Fugui, Ma Zhou's face became solemn.
Tens of thousands of kilograms of grain is not a small amount. If it was stolen quietly, there must be someone with certain power behind it.
The food was stolen at night, indicating that the thief was probably from the county.
If you are an outsider, there will definitely be a large number of new faces entering the city.
And transporting food out is also a big problem.
Most of the current refugees in Longmen County were taken to Majiazhuang by Wang Jian, and there are no faces in the county.
Apart from Zhang Gong and Wang Ren, there are only a few big grain merchants in Longmen County who are capable of doing this.
After some deliberation, Ma Zhou had a general guess in his mind.
It’s just that he still needs to investigate the truth of the matter.
"Li Fugui, how many years of grain was lost?"
"Returning to your lord, more than 40,000 catties of two-year-old grain, more than 20,000 catties of three-year-old grain, and four-year-old grain were lost. More than 25,000 kilograms."
Ma Zhou asked several questions, and Li Fugui answered them carefully.
Besides, Wang Ren, whose expression had remained calm, suddenly twitched his brows.