Chapter 223 Business
Su Qingqing was weak, and Wang Yu didn't care about morality. After carrying the man away, he killed a few chickens in the neighbor's yard, hung them diagonally around his waist, and returned the same way.
In the deserted temple, after waiting for a long time for Wang Yu to come back, Jixiang was extremely anxious. Just as he was about to go out to find out what was going on, he heard footsteps outside.
Jixiang hurried out to greet him.
"Who is this?"
Jixiang asked as he saw Wang Yu carrying a man on his shoulders.
After entering the dilapidated temple and handing the chicken to Jixiang, Wang Yu briefly reported to Rong Que the news he heard there.
Jixiang was packing the chickens nearby and was shocked.
"From our Zhao Kingdom? From Yecheng?"
Rong Que saw Jixiang frowning, "What?"
Jixiang plucked the chicken feathers and said, "You still remember Jiang Hui, he was exiled before, and the place of exile was Yecheng.
These people are Rong'an Hou's men.
But Jiang Hui seems to be the one aiming to conquer the Third Prince.
How could it be such a coincidence? "
Rong Que was certain that Marquis Rong'an and King Yu were definitely not accomplices, but why did Jiang Hui and these people all come from Yecheng?
As he spoke, Wang Yu had already woken up the man on the ground. He was tied to a pillar of the ruined temple. He stared in front of him in shock and horror, rubbing his legs on the ground. "Who are you?"
Before he could finish his words, Wang Yu swung his fist and punched the man in the face.
The monk next to him jumped away in shock, twisting his head and saying, "What a sin! What a sin! How can you say that? Why don't you ask questions first?"
As he beat him, Wang Yu said, "Beat him up first so that he can be honest. It will be easier to ask him questions, otherwise he will pretend to be stupid!"
The monk understood, "Oh, that's the key point."
Doctor next to him: ...
You monks are really open-minded.
After a series of beatings, the man's eyes were almost blinded by Wang Yu, and he begged pitifully, "Stop, stop, I'll confess whatever you ask, stop."
Wang Yu stopped, but turned around and caught a mouse from the dilapidated temple, tied it up with a rope, and placed it between the man's legs.
man:!
It’s bad enough that he was attacked while peeing, but now he has to be on guard against being bitten by rats?
What kind of evil people are they? Why are there monks among them?
After finishing the cleaning, Wang Yu stood there with his arms folded. "Tell me, what ?"
The man's lips were all rotten from being beaten, and it hurt every time he moved his lips, but he dared not not speak out. After all, if he didn't speak out, he might not just get beaten.
"We are in Yecheng looking after business for Rong'an Hou, the grain business. He transports grain from the Great Yan Kingdom to Yecheng for sale.
The geographical environment of Yecheng is harsh and it is difficult to grow crops. The food there depends entirely on being transported in from outside.
Rong'an Hou transported grain in and iron ore out."
Previously, there was an incident of selling military rations in the Xishan camp. When Rong Que investigated, there were two routes: one was the Duke of Zhenguo, and the other was the Marquis of Rong'an.
Because Marquis Rong'an had spies in the Duke of Zhenguo's place, the Duke of Zhenguo's network was wiped out by Rong Que, but Marquis Rong'an was not affected at all, and even the clues to tracking him were interrupted.
Unexpectedly, the broken case was continued here.
Marquis Rong'an sold the military rations of the State of Yan to the State of Zhao.
"Is there an iron mine in Yecheng?" Rong Que asked.
The man shook his head. "There is no grain in Yecheng, but there is grain in Zhangye, which is not far from Yecheng. Zhangye is also a place with sandstorms and rocks all year round. There is a shortage of food and water. We also transport our grain to Zhangye."
"Besides selling grain, does Marquis Rong'an have any other business in Zhao State?"
“No, we just sell grain and collect iron ore. Iron ore is controlled by the court, and Rong An Hou doesn’t collect much. He can only collect a small amount each time, and he still pays a high price.
The iron ore he collected was sent to the State of Dayan by the grain transport team along the same route.
We came here this time because Marquis Rong'an suddenly wanted to end the business there and invited us to develop in Dayan Kingdom.
We have been here for more than a month, and he only told us to kill the original shop assistants and the shopkeeper, and to stay in the shop and wait for orders, without any other instructions."
After being beaten up, the man became very honest and told everything he knew.
Since it was Marquis Rong'an who gave the order specifically, and named the people who ran this shop to be killed, it was obvious that Marquis Rong'an had noticed something.
How did you notice?
When Su Jinghe escaped, did Marquis Rong'an notice anything?
Since this person was only in charge of Yecheng's business, he didn't know much else and couldn't ask more. Wang Yu asked, "What's going on with the bandit problem in the city now?"
Speaking of banditry, that man was obviously dissatisfied with the evil deeds of the bandits.
"A month ago, bandits suddenly appeared. I heard there were more than a thousand of them. They took advantage of the night when everyone was not on guard and rushed directly to the neighboring Qingshui County to burn, kill and loot . Not only did they rob food and silver, they also abducted many women.
Upon receiving the news, Datong County immediately blocked the city gates.
As soon as we blocked the city gates, the bandits came to attack us. However, the magistrate of Datong County was a capable man.
When the bandits came, he organized several counterattacks on the city wall. With the city wall as a support, the people in the county government were in a high position and it was easier to deal with the bandits.
However, the bandits seemed determined to rob Datong County and would attack in waves every day during the day.
Before, the county magistrate could organize a counterattack and come up with enough gunpowder and kerosene to deal with the opponent's ladders, but now, even the large stones in the county city have been smashed. If the bandits continue to attack so persistently, the city gate will be broken down by them sooner or later."
Wang Yu asked, "Where did this gang of bandits come from?"
The man shook his head.
“We also just arrived a month ago, so we don’t know where they came from. People nearby have always said that Datong County has always had good public security and there has not been any banditry in many years.
I looked at those people. They seemed well-trained and didn't look like bandits.
Now the county magistrate has no choice but to hold out and wait for the imperial court to send troops."
"What if we want to go into the city?"
The man shook his head again.
“You can’t get in. The county issues secret codes for the day every morning, and limits the number of people allowed to leave the city to no more than ten.
When there is a bandit incident, unless it is an extremely urgent matter, most people will not leave even if the county magistrate tells them to.
Moreover, there is only a small corner gate in the city gate, and you need both the secret code and the identity card, neither of which can be missing. If you don’t have either of them and still want to force your way in, I heard that you will be killed on the spot.
The county magistrate adheres to the principle of rather killing someone by mistake than letting him go."
"Is there no other secret way or method?"
"No, the wall is inspected twice a year, and there isn't even a rat hole. Otherwise, how could it have stood up to such a strong impact?"
They came to Datong before to meet up with the people Su Qingqing left here for a short period of recuperation and to make plans for the future.
Now that there is a change, I can’t enter Datong anymore…
Are you still going?
Should we just change the route to the next city and resupply or should we fight for it...
