protect our patriarch

Chapter 408 Big picture!The True Foundation of the Wang Clan's Prosperity

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Seeing this, Lao Yao who was serving at the side sighed secretly.

It is true that His Majesty has not cared about the marriages of the juniors in the clan for hundreds of years, but recently the dispute between the emperor and the sons has suddenly arisen, and it is gradually becoming fiercer.

This also means that a new era is about to begin and an old era is about to end.

As the "old era" that has ended, His Majesty's complex and changeable mood is inevitable.

Once the in-depth marriage between the Zhao family and Prince Dexin's lineage is completed, it will greatly strengthen the covenant between the two parties, and create a great advantage for the final victory of the emperor's son's battle.

There is no problem with this strategy strategically, but it seems a bit impatient tactically.It not only ignores His Majesty's current increasingly sensitive attitude, but also ignores the reaction of the Chen family who has high hopes for the little princess Xue Ning.

If they are willing to hold back for a while and find a better opportunity and opportunity to do this, it may not be impossible, but it is obviously a bad move to go so recklessly as they are now.

In His Majesty's view, this means that the Zhao family can't wait to seek refuge with the "new master".As for Prince Dexin's lineage, they couldn't wait to pull the Zhao family, whom His Majesty relied heavily on, into their arms.

How can His Majesty feel at ease by acting like this?

"Isn't this a good thing?" Emperor Longchang's face recovered quickly, drinking spiritual tea as if nothing had happened, and said with a smile, "Jing Long, are you overreacting? Kangjun Wang Wentao Martial strategy, with far-reaching plans, is the most powerful competitor of the future emperor. Didn't you, Chen family, always want to be promoted to the second rank? Climbing on this boat, won't the future development be smooth sailing?"

"Your Majesty." Chen Jinglong's complexion changed, and he said hastily, "Our Chen family has been supported and cared for by His Majesty, so that we can develop smoothly over the years. The gratitude to His Majesty in my heart is beyond words. If Your Majesty refers to marrying Xue Ning, Let her marry Zhao Yuanqing, our Chen family will be convinced and support us in every possible way. But the Zhao family and Prince Dexin..."

In the middle of the sentence, Chen Jinglong expressed his meaning very clearly.

Only His Majesty can make them surrender unconditionally, the others are not worthy!
Emperor Longchang's face became more and more amiable: "Jing Long, don't worry, sit down and eat some barbecue. Come, serve the barbecue."

When Chen Jinglong heard this, he was a little dazed for a while, and couldn't help muttering to himself.

Your Majesty, my ass is on fire, yet you still let me eat barbecue?If you really feel sorry for Xue Ning, hurry up and make a decree to make Prince Dexin take back that ridiculous idea~~
However, even though he thought so in his heart, Chen Jinglong didn't dare to say anything else casually.

Over the years, the emperor became more and more moody, and he often couldn't figure out what he was thinking. He didn't dare to guess or speak randomly, so he could only bite the bullet and obey the orders, and sat down.

The eunuchs cut up the roasted tender beef and sprinkled it with a thin layer of seasoning, which was fragrant.

Chen Jinglong had something on his mind, in fact he didn't have any appetite at all, but the emperor told him to eat, even if he didn't know why, at least he had to put on a show, so he was ready to reach for the barbecue.

However, just as he stretched out his hand, he suddenly found that several large plates of barbecue were gone...

Five chubby little wolf cubs, plus a dragon, and a little girl who looked young but could eat very well, each of them ate the barbecue with their mouths, and they finished eating in the blink of an eye. He also licked his mouth, still feeling unsatisfied.

Then, each waited eagerly for the next batch of barbecue to be served.

"Uncle, let me tell you. Eat with the little wolf cubs. If you don't hurry up, you won't have anything to eat." Wang Yingxuan ate a little slowly, with a few catties left in her hand, and handed it to Chen Jinglong reluctantly, "Here, I There are still a few mouthfuls left, let me satisfy your hunger first."

The corner of Chen Jinglong's mouth twitched, he shook his head and said, "No need, I'm not hungry yet, little sister, you can eat by yourself."

"Okay, then I won't be polite." Wang Yingxuan finished several catties of barbecue meat in two bites, licked her lips and said to Wu Xuening, "Princess Tsundere, what is that name, Zhao Yuanqing, is she good-looking?"

After a period of time, they didn't know each other without knowing each other, but they got to know each other well, even though both of them were arrogant and arrogant, and they both had a temper that couldn't stand wronged, and it was easy to get angry when they talked.

"I saw Zhao Yuanqing a few times when I was young, and I think Zhao Yuanqing looks okay." Wu Xuening held her chin, glanced at Wang Anye secretly, and said, "But now, I think he is a little too greasy, and his eyes are a bit dark, not sunny enough."

"If you don't like it, don't marry." Wang Yingxuan said indifferently.

"That's okay, our ancestors agreed... I can't beat him." Wu Xuening was also quite helpless.

In her lineage, Ancestor Dexin has the final say on many important matters.Even though she is very favored, when she thinks of Prince Dexin's strength, her heart beats.

Then, Wu Xuening also looked at Emperor Longchang eagerly, as if begging him to make up his mind.Compared with the ancestor Dexin, the grandfather is much easier to talk to.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Longchang ignored her gaze, and started chatting with Ji Wuchen who was floating aside: "Senior Ji, you said last time that the technique of integrating formation and sword intent into painting can be repeated again." Tell me in detail? No wonder I look at the works of the predecessors, not only has a chic and unrestrained bearing, but also has a majestic killing spirit."

"Your Majesty." Ji Wuchen, even in the state of a remnant soul, upholds the respect and etiquette for the emperor, and said, "The way is connected, whether it is painting, formation, or swordsmanship, you can master everything in the end. It's just that your Majesty is a majestic emperor, and trivial matters are complicated, so you can only have a taste of miscellaneous skills."

"It's reasonable, it's a pity..." Emperor Longchang and Ji Wuchen chatted happily.

Wu Xuening pursed her mouth, turned to stare at Wang Anye and said, "Anye, Your Majesty loves you the most now, and you don't want to help me with a few nice words? Fortunately, I have treated you well during this time."

Wang Anye looked bewildered.

I, Wang Anye, can also intervene in such a major event?Could it be that if I, Wang Anye, say that you don't want to marry Zhao Yuanqing, can you stop marrying?
Chen Jinglong, who was at the side, frowned even more anxiously. If His Majesty refused to intervene in this matter, there might be no room for change.

He glanced around, and suddenly cupped his hands to Lao Yao and said, "Eunuch Yao, please go aside and have a brief talk. Jing Long wants to ask Xue Ning if she has been playing mischievous things in the palace these few days?"

"Master Chen, please." Lao Yao understood.

"Please~"

When the two reached the side of Wangxian Pavilion, Chen Jinglong calmly separated them with profound energy.

With a bitter face, he said in a low voice: "Eunuch Yao, you grew up watching Jing Long, and you also love Xue Ning. This matter is Jinglong Menglang, please help me to say something nice in front of Your Majesty. Thank you This virtue, I, the Chen family, will definitely remember in my heart."

"You kid, you are usually a smart person, and you are in charge of a lot of power." Lao Yao said with a smile, "Why can't you even guess what His Majesty is thinking?"

Chen Jinglong cheered up, and said joyfully: "Eunuch Yao means that His Majesty does not advocate Xue Ning marrying... But why didn't His Majesty give the order? Yes, yes, Jinglong is confused, and now the battle between emperor and son is gradually heating up. At this time, whether it is King Kang or King An, to put it bluntly, they are all descendants of His Majesty's blood. Now the situation is not clear, if His Majesty directly issues an edict to prevent Xue Ning from marrying Zhao Yuanqing, it will definitely arouse suspicion from all parties."

"In this way, the key point lies in Xue Ning herself. Anyway, she is still young, as long as she is willing to make a big fuss and insist on not wanting to marry Zhao Yuanqing, after everyone knows about it, she will cry to His Majesty. Everyone We all know that His Majesty has always loved Xue Ning, so it is logical to intervene in maintenance at this time, but he just loves and respects the child's decision, and has nothing to do with the emperor's son dispute."

Chen Jinglong is also a formidable character. After being touched by Eunuch Yao, he figured out the joints.

"A child can be taught." Eunuch Yao praised, "In the future, the Chen family may not be without further hope in your hands."

"Eunuch Yao praised you absurdly."

When Chen Jinglong was about to say a few words of humility, suddenly, he seemed to think of something again, his body shook immediately, and his eyes suddenly became serious: "Your Majesty doesn't want to see Xue Ning marry Zhao Yuanqing, I'm afraid it's not just because he loves Xue Ning Right? Could it be..."

"Jing Long, speak carefully."

When Eunuch Yao heard this, his eyes were serious, and he immediately interrupted his words. At the same time, a sharp and cold aura enveloped Chen Jinglong instantly: "Your Majesty's mind can be speculated, but not arbitrarily judged. Especially when it comes to When it comes to the overall situation, remember not to be subjective. You know, they are all His Majesty's children."

Chen Jinglong was stunned, and immediately put away the distracting thoughts in his mind, his back was dripping with cold sweat, and he cupped his hands in salute: "Jinglong thank you, father-in-law, for your suggestion."

Afterwards, Chen Jinglong returned to the barbecue area.At this moment, he felt much more at ease, and was ready to accompany the children to eat barbecue and chat with His Majesty.

As a result... his barbecue directly ate into loneliness.

After the end, he excused Xue Ning's mother, Chen Shi, who seemed to be in poor health, and asked Xue Ning to go back to Chen Shi to take care of her mother.Emperor Longchang let it go naturally, and asked Lao Yao to take some qi and blood elixir from the imperial pharmacy, and asked Chen Jinglong to take it back.

Several days followed.

There was a commotion in Shangjing City. Wu Xuening, the famous "Second Youth Master" in Shangjing City, had an appointment to fight Zhao Yuanqing at the Baiyun Building, the number one Internet celebrity in Shanghai. Victory.

Before Zhao Yuanqing could react, Wu Xuening directly stated in front of countless audiences that she didn't like Zhao Yuanqing. She was still young and wanted to study in Lingyun Holy Land, so she didn't want to marry Zhao Yuanqing.

As soon as this happened.

The city of Shangjing naturally boiled up, and the news was flying all over the sky.Under Chen's secret manipulation of the rumors, everyone in Shangjing knew that Zhao's proposal to Rongjun Wang's mansion had not yet come to fruition, and the arrogant little princess Xue Ning quit.

In this way, Prince Dexin was furious and prepared to imprison Xue Ning.As a result, she ran to the gate of the palace crying and crying, begging to see her grandfather to ask for justice.

Seeing her crying so sadly, Emperor Longchang was very distressed, so he left her in the palace, and said that Xue Ning is still young, and it is normal for her to be unable to bear it for a while. It's not too late to discuss.

Anyway, at the level of Tianjiao, Datianjiao, it is normal for people to get married at the age of one or two hundred.

The disadvantage of doing so is that because the bloodline is too strong, the probability of giving birth to an offspring will be greatly reduced.The advantage is that the probability of giving birth to a child with an excellent bloodline will be higher. Of course, the probability is only "higher", not absolute.

This "farce" really ate a wave of melons for the dignitaries and the people of Shangjing.

Zhao Yuanqing, who was kicked after failing to propose marriage, and An Guogong's mansion became the topic of conversation after dinner, and the prestige of the second-rank family also dropped a lot.

The little princess Xue Ning is a proud princess, even if she marries into a super family, it is normal.It was no problem for Mrs. Zhao to want Gao Pan, but she didn't even get the little girl, so why did she just ask for a kiss?
The result is naturally extremely embarrassing.

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Inside the Humble Administrator's Cabinet.

Lao Yao was talking about the gossip in the streets and alleys, and performed it vividly.

On the other hand, Emperor Longchang was half lying in the grand teacher's chair, and he felt very comfortable listening to it, his face was flushed, and even the creases on his face were reduced a lot.

"Hehe~ Xue Ning's face slaps are good and wonderful." Emperor Longchang, who was surrounded by only five little wolf cubs, sneered, "Mr. They are becoming more and more insatiable. Nowadays, the strong second-rank family may not be able to satisfy their appetite anymore."

Old Yao immediately shut up, he didn't dare answer those words.

Emperor Longchang said to himself, "Old Yao, it's not that I don't have the capacity to tolerate people. Now that the situation on the battlefield outside the territory is becoming more and more tense, I would also like to have some more powerful families to share the worries."

"It's just that the Zhao family has developed so smoothly in these thousands of years. All their development and strength are based on squeezing the living space of other families, and they have become accustomed to this model."

"I remember, old Yao, what's the name of that secret agent of yours?"

"Jiang Yusong." Lao Yao whispered.

"That's right, it's Jiang Yusong. He sent back a passage about Wang Shouzhe talking about me behind Wang Shouzhe's back. What kind of aristocratic family is powerful? It should not be based on squeezing the living space of other aristocratic families. It is a wrong decision to say that it is a wrong decision for me to let the aristocratic families fight against each other." .”

"The real royal family should lead and guide the top-rank family to grow together. The real top-rank family should also lead the middle-rank family to prosper together, and the real middle-rank family should also benefit one side. Lao Yao, do you remember these words? "

"I remember." Old Yao laughed softly, "I remember that His Majesty was so angry that he threw his glass and said that he wanted to go to Ping'an Town by the imperial driver and beat up the traitor Wang Shouzhe."

"That's right, that guy is really hateful, and he said so many bad things about me behind his back." Emperor Longchang was still so angry that his teeth itch when he thought of those hateful "false comments".

If it weren't for his determination, Bao Buqi would be so angry that Wang Shouzhe would suspect that he was a fool.

"After all, there are some good things to say..." Lao Yao comforted him rather helplessly.

"Hmph, if it wasn't for the fact that he still has a few 'pertinent' words, I would have killed him long ago." After muttering a few words indignantly, Emperor Longchang gradually calmed down, "However, some of that fellow's words are nonsense. .But there are some things that make sense when you think about it carefully.”

"If the Zhao family is really capable, they can follow the example of their ancestors to open up territories and establish their own country. I will only feel admiration. Not only will they not stop them, they may even fund them. However, they are too obsessed after all. Gaining power, thinking all day long about how to take advantage of the country's loopholes and gain more benefits, it is really inferior."

"If it wasn't for my intention to suppress the Wang family and support the Zhao family, how could they be where they are today?"

"Now that they have grown stronger, apart from our royal family, they are the only second rank, and no one can restrain them. It is really a great prestige. Now that I am still alive, they will start to make small moves. If I... Hehe, Germany Xin is old, and Yong'an is a useless wretch, with King Kang's stunned head, can he suppress Zhao Shi?"

"Your Majesty!" Lao Yao was also slightly anxious, "Then what should I do?"

"Old Yao, don't worry. That's just what I said casually, and no one is complaining about it to you." Emperor Longchang turned to smile easily and said, "In short, I don't care who inherits the throne for the time being. I will do it The country must be stable. The emperor's mind, hehe~~"

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The situation in Shangjing City was changing, and undercurrents were surging. At about the same time, in a remote corner far away from Shangjingcheng—Pingan Town, there were also undercurrents quietly surging up.

In a clean and tidy standard room of an inn with an area of ​​only [-] to [-] square meters, two unannounced tax officials, one old and one young, were lying on their respective beds, like two salted fish that were about to lose their vitality due to excessive exposure to the sun.

On the coffee table and bed next to them, there are a lot of account books, visit records, empty medicine bottles of Xingshen Pill, counting chips for checking data, and all kinds of odds and ends.

Obviously, the two have just experienced a "fierce battle", and their energy and physical strength have reached a critical value, and they are in a state of depression.

Not counting the time on the road, nearly half a month has passed since the two of them arrived in Ping'an Town.In order to catch the evidence of Wang's tax evasion as soon as possible and complete the task, the two of them hardly had any rest in the past half a month, and they had been working hard with the help of Xinshen Pill.

Up to now, even the refreshing pill is almost useless.

You must know that for unannounced visits like theirs, in addition to concealing their movements, the most important thing is to be quick and not give the opponent time to react.Otherwise, once a coward like Wang reacts and begins to cover up evidence, it will become very difficult to find something even with the cooperation of the three divisions.

Therefore, although their unannounced visits are just an outpost, they are also a very important part, which will directly affect whether the subsequent three-division linkage can be carried out smoothly and whether satisfactory results can be obtained.

Naturally, the two of them didn't dare to be negligent, and even squeezed out the time for sleeping to work.

As for the result...

"Teacher, shall we continue to investigate?"

The young tax official looked up at the white ceiling, his eyes were dull, and there were two dark bags under his eyes. He looked as if he had been ravaged countless times by life, and even his voice was weak: "We The acres of land have also been measured, and the actual land reclamation time and cultivation years have also been investigated privately. Even the spirit fields in various places have been investigated, and no problems have been found..."

"No problem, that's the biggest problem. From the book's point of view, the Changning Wang family actually pays the full amount of taxes every year, and the tax-free period for reclaiming wasteland rarely reaches 50 years, and it is often a few years earlier. Even paying taxes for more than ten years. Is this normal? This is not normal!" The old tax official's voice was weak, but his tone was full of resentment, cursing, "There is probably a powerful accountant behind the Changning Wang family, who can sort out tax items. It’s done so flawlessly that people can’t find any problems at all, he’s been on guard against us for a long time!”

"Couldn't it be that the Changning Wang family has a brain problem, so he really didn't evade taxes?" The young tax official really didn't want to investigate any further, and couldn't do it anymore.

He was just a cultivator at the Lingtai Realm. Although his energy and physical strength were much stronger than those at the Qi Refining Realm, he couldn't stand up to such endless, high-intensity investigations day and night.

If the investigation continues like this, don't find out the evidence of tax evasion by Changning Wang's tax evasion, he will get tired first.

A dignified cultivator at the Lingtai Realm, who fell ill due to exhaustion, should not be laughed at to death if he speaks out.

"Bullshit! There is a bunch of spirit stones right in front of you, you can get them as soon as you reach out, and everyone else has taken them without any problems. Can you hold back? Even if you can hold back for a while, One year, two years, decades, 100 years?" The old tax official didn't believe in Changning Wang's innocence at all.

He has been a tax official for so many years, and he has done unannounced visits many times. The families he has checked have eight thousand if not ten thousand. Can you not know the nature of these families?

No matter how good the family style is on the surface and the strict style of the family, there are inevitably some dirty places in the secret, but there are relatively few, and the plot is not serious.

For a family like this, the investigation is completely thankless. After a long time of investigation, the only problems that are finally found out are some minor problems.

There are also some aristocratic families, which are already rotten in their bones, and what they have done has long been enough to search the house several times. What they did to them is actually clear, and they even have evidence in their hands, but there are people in the family who protect them. , can't move for a while, so we can only silence the drums.But if one day, there is a problem with the protective umbrella above, it will naturally be time to move them.

He has encountered situations like this several times, and the evidence he tried to find out can only be sealed in confidential files in the end.

Of course, he was not discouraged, because he knew that those things were only temporarily dusty, and they would actually be useful one day.Like that kind of aristocratic family that has been rotten to the bone, one day they will play themselves to death, but sooner or later.

As for Changning Wang's situation, although it was the first time he had seen it, and it looked so clean that people doubted his life, he believed that there must be a reasonable reason behind it.

Regardless of whether the Changning Wang family really paid the full amount of taxes every year, or really took the time to prepare the accounts in advance to prevent someone from checking the accounts, there must be problems.

He didn't believe that there would really be a clean family in this world!
The young tax officer was speechless when he heard the old tax officer's question.This... To be honest, he really can't guarantee that he can hold back his hand.

After struggling for a long time, he said slowly: "Then what should we do now?"

"What else can I do?" The old tax official looked at the ceiling with a helpless tone, "Of course it is a truthful report, and you can say what you want. By the way, sort out our investigation records and visit records during this period. Once the higher-ups ask, It’s good to have an explanation.”

As for the rest, it is beyond their control.

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at the same time.

At Dingpu Ferry, in a private room of a teahouse near the river, two people were sitting opposite each other drinking tea.

One of these two people was wearing a scholar's robe, with a gentle and handsome appearance, and his temperament was also very elegant and outstanding, the other was dressed in a dark blue basalt outfit, with a dignified appearance, and his temperament was also very dignified, very outstanding.

These two people were Jiang Yusong, the second head of the Jiaolong Gang, and Wang Shouyong, one of the elders of the Changning Wang Clan.

Last year's trip to the ruins, although Wang Shouyong failed to reach the last level due to his own strength, he successfully set a new record at the seventh level and successfully completed one of the "wool wool" plans formulated by Wang Shouzhe. one ring.

He himself has also gained huge benefits because of this. Not only does he have a top-grade magic weapon as a personal thing, but his blood aptitude is also directly promoted to the middle-level appearance of the Great Tianjiao C under the influence of the high-reform and high-reform essence. Became a member of Changning Wang's Hidden Great Talents.

Of course, it is inevitable that there are too many great talents, and the fact that he became a great talent cannot be disclosed to the public, but Wang Shouyong has full confidence because of this.

After all, this is the arrogance of the heavens, and the number of future supernatural power seeds in the entire Daqian can be counted.

In the past six months, he himself has also deeply realized the benefits of becoming a great talent. Not only has his cultivation speed skyrocketed, his affinity for spiritual energy, and his comprehension of laws have all seemed to have entered a new realm. Let his strength have a huge increase in a very short period of time.

Now, although his level is still at the first level of the Heavenly Human Realm, his actual combat effectiveness is no longer the same as before.

In addition, the fourth brother also said that other than blood aptitude, it must not be disclosed to the outside world. If the top-grade magic weapon is exposed at a critical moment, it will be exposed. It is not a big problem.

In this way, with many bonuses, the current Wang Shouyong, even in the face of Jiang Yusong, who is several levels higher than him, is not at all afraid and looks full of confidence.

This made Jiang Yusong look up to him a bit.

"Brother Shouyong, the group of people who came down to make unannounced visits this time are all very cautious. They have also been very careful in their actions during this period of time, and the traces of their actions have been covered up very well. They seem to be veterans." Jiang Yusong drank tea, his face His upper eyebrows stretched, but he didn't show any worry at all, "Unfortunately, they don't know that all their actions are under the surveillance of Mrs. Wang, and they really think they are very hidden~"

Naturally, it was impossible to have only one wave of visitors this time. There were several groups of people who entered Ping'an Town in batches.

"The tax officials who came this time are probably all the generals under the Sancai Division. They are sophisticated and should not be underestimated. If they are from other aristocratic families, they will definitely be able to find out the problem through this kind of investigation." Wang Shouyong pursed his mouth calmly. Tea, but he didn't mean to underestimate those tax officials at all. "It's just that our Wang family has always paid taxes honestly. We have never evaded or evaded taxes. Naturally, we are not afraid of their scrutiny."

Speaking of this, Jiang Yusong was somewhat convinced.

Although he had great confidence in Wang Shouzhe and felt that he should be able to solve this trouble, he really did not expect that the Changning Wang family had never evaded tax evasion.

When he heard about this for the first time, even he didn't believe it. He only believed it for a while when he saw Wang Shouzhe's words in his letter.

But even so, he was still a little worried, so besides Wang's people, he himself had been secretly sending people to keep an eye on the investigation progress of those tax officials.

It was also because of this that he was finally convinced that this thing that sounded outrageous turned out to be true.

Whenever he thinks of this matter, he can't help feeling deeply: "Patriarch Shouzhe is worthy of being Patriarch Shouzhe, but he has already left a hand. No matter how imaginative those in the third division are, I'm afraid they would never have imagined that Patriarch Shouzhe would actually We have been guarding against them since decades ago, and we have long been prepared to be taxed."

"That's natural. With the fourth brother's usual prudence, how can he leave people with taxation? If he is not fully prepared, how dare the Wang family step into the vortex of the emperor's son's struggle?" Wang Shouyong He smiled, obviously full of confidence in Wang Shouzhe, "Besides, the fourth brother said that taxation is the foundation of the country. Without sufficient tax revenue, how can the country be strong? Moreover, the aristocratic family has the responsibility to protect the country and the country. Naturally, we should take the lead when it comes to taxes, otherwise how can we convince the public?"

In fact, Wang Shouzhe has always been very strict in taxation.

Due to the fact that tax evasion is common in the Dagan family today, and the general environment is like this, it is not that no one from the Wang family thought about secretly evading some taxes before, but they were all discovered and stopped by Wang Shouzhe immediately, and he repeatedly emphasized this in the family meeting. and promulgated a series of severe punishment measures, which curbed this unhealthy tendency.

And this is why Wang Shouzhe dared to let the tax officials investigate casually.

Wang Shouzhe did this not only for the sake of the development of the Wang family and to avoid being caught, but also to set an example for the younger generations of the Wang family.

After all, if the elders have made a bad head first, trampled on the laws of the country and trampled on the rules at will, then what confidence do they have to make the younger generations abide by the rules?

Wang Shouzhe has been making great efforts to rectify ethnology, hoping to cultivate a group of social elites who dare to work hard for their ideals, not a group of social moths who despise the law and rules.

Wang Shouyong is also clear about these details, and he also agrees with them very much. Naturally, he is full of confidence when talking about them at this moment.

"Patriarch Shouzhe is Patriarch Shouzhe after all. This kind of vision is indeed very human." Jiang Yusong smiled with emotion, "It's no wonder that the children of the Wang family are so outstanding. no the same."

Originally, Wang Shouzhe wasn't around, so he was more or less uneasy, but now that Wang Shouyong was doing things calmly and with ease, he felt a lot more at ease.

Sure enough, these brothers around Wang Shouzhe are not simple, and they should not be underestimated.

"Brother Jiang, now the fish have entered the net and the bait is in place. Next, it's up to you." After chatting for a while, Wang Shouyong's expression became serious.

Hearing this, Jiang Yusong's expression also became serious, he put down the teacup, and said seriously: "Brother Shouyong, don't worry, everything is going according to plan. This time, the custodians let them steal chickens and lose money. .”

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Changning Ferry.

As the starry night fell, the ferry was still busy.Fluorite spirit lamps were hung in the ferry mountain house, illuminating the entire Changning Ferry as if it were daytime.

There is no way, the throughput of this ferry is too large, and Xin'an Town, Ping'an Town and other places consume too much resources.

The old and young tax officials came back this time, and they didn't get nothing. At least they bought a full cart of Wang's local products, some low-end glass products, ordinary Wang's paper, and even some ordinary grains. Low, but a variety of agricultural tools of good quality.

These are transported to those "sinking markets" that Qian's can't touch, and the profits they can earn are not low, and there is nothing wrong with them except that they need to work hard.If they don't take some goods with them, they will call themselves self-defeating.

Because there is no traveler who doesn't like Wang's cheap goods for the sinking market.

The master and apprentice passed the checkpoint smoothly and entered the range of Changning Guard.Although there are cement roads in the area of ​​Changningwei, they are much worse than those in Ping'an Town. There are some potholes and the repairs are not timely.

Moreover, the "street lights" on the road have become increasingly rare and dim.

"Get out of the way~"

Just as the two masters and apprentices were slowly moving forward with their carriages, in the other direction, suddenly several carriages pulled by several northern horses were transported from the warehouse not far from the ferry, and passed through Sanchakou to Weixi, Changning. face away.

The tax official and his apprentice hurriedly stopped the carriage and almost collided with each other at the three forks.

After the horse-drawn carriages from the Northlands had gone far away, the young tax official gave a "bah" sound: "What kind of people are they? They run so fast in the middle of the night, what if they bump into someone?"

"Something is wrong," said the old tax collector, frowning.

"Teacher, what's wrong?"

"Don't forget, your teacher is known as the 'God's Eye of Tax Inspection'. I have worked in the border customs for decades. If there is any problem with any carriage cargo, I can detect it at a glance." The old tax official said, "Those carriages are loaded with The amount of cargo seems to be small, but the cargo is extremely heavy, and the shafts and frames are all specially reinforced."

"That's the iron ingots, copper ingots or other metals." The young tax official said, "Teacher, this is Changningwei. There is a great demand for metal ingots. It is not uncommon to pull goods in the middle of the night. Also, teacher, your The eyes of tax inspectors have fallen in Ping'an Town."

The old tax official gave the apprentice who dismantled his station a blank look, but pointed out the crux of the problem keenly: "Most of the demand for metal ingots is concentrated in Ping'an Town and the newly developed Xin'an Town. These goods are not exported Ping'an Town, but it is pulled from the Changning Warehouse to the west of Changning, what is the reason?"

"Maybe there is a new workshop over there, or there is a project that needs metal..." The young tax official yawned and retorted, "Teacher, I'm sleepy, let's go to the post station to rest early."

"Look at this cement road, it has been damaged in many places, and the damaged places where the ruts have been crushed are all cracked and broken." The old tax official jumped out of the car and inspected the roadside, "according to the mixing of mud and cement fragments To judge, this road must be damaged frequently, and it will be damaged every time it is repaired. It can be seen that it is not only overloaded with load, but also overloaded for a long time."

"Teacher, what do you want to express?" The young tax official rolled his eyes.

"There is a problem, there must be a problem." The old tax official narrowed his old eyes and keenly sensed the unusual aura, "The Wang family's demand for metals is extraordinary, it can be called massive. Before we secretly checked the government ledger, There is no problem in the accounts, and the amount of every metal used has a clear destination. It is said that it is built in the road, in the house, and in various passes. In short, people can’t fault it.”

"Come on, let's go and have a look together, maybe we've made a great contribution this time." The old tax official drove the carriage excitedly, staggering all the way to trace the past.

The two searched and found an extremely remote Linshui Manor in the west of Changning, deep in the dense forest.

Relying on his Heaven-Human Realm cultivation, the old tax official led the young tax official all the way in, and finally discovered an astonishing fact.

Behind Linshui Manor, inside the mountain, there is actually a very hidden port.

Those goods were transported through this hidden port to the river boats that had been parked in the port long ago, and then went west along Anjiang.

The goods loaded are also very common, that is, metal ingots mainly iron ingots, refined salt, and various grains of the Wang family.

It's okay to talk about grain seeds. After all, the Wang family sells grain seeds to the outside world to make money, which is one of the main businesses of the Wang family.

But the Wang family does not produce refined salt, and has a fanatical appetite for metal ingots, as if never satisfied.

But now, they are shipped out of Changningwei?

The sensitive string in the old tax collector's heart moved suddenly.

He had a hunch that this time, he might have really caught a big fish.

With his fairly good skills and years of lurking experience, he secretly touched his tongue at the port, and the other party was not a tough one, so he honestly confessed after being interrogated.

However, he didn't know who the main family was. He only knew that these boats were going southwest along Anjiang, which was said to be very far away.

to the southwest?far away?
Just for a moment, the old tax official's face showed complex expressions of anger, ecstasy, disbelief and so on.

What a big deal!

However, in this way, it explained Wang's endless and abnormal demand for iron ingots and other metals.

It turned out that they were all used for smuggling in order to obtain extremely high profit returns!Moreover, this is not only smuggling, but collaborating with the enemy and treason!

Because there is only one country in the southwest of Anjiang, and that is one of Daqian's old enemies - Nanqin.

Salt, iron, and grain seeds are all prohibited items that are prohibited from being exported to Southern Qin.Since it is a contraband, it is naturally because there is a huge demand for such materials in Nanqin.Once the business route is opened up, how high is the profit?

No wonder, the Wang family has developed so fast in a short period of time, and the demand for resources is exaggerated too much!
"Bah!" The young tax official was trembling with anger, "I thought Wang's family was really clean, but I didn't expect to do such, so... Sigh~~"

The belief of the young tax official seemed to have suffered a huge blow, and he was sluggish.

"Boy, your teacher, I have already said that there is no cat in this world that does not steal. Mrs. Wang, hehe~~ This wave, you are all dead."

……

Not to mention the changes on Changningwei's side, on the other side, in the Dagan Palace, Emperor Longchang finally remembered Wang Shouzhe again.

"By the way, where is Wang Shouzhe?" Emperor Longchang frowned again after complaining, "What are you busy with recently, why don't you come to see me?"

"It's just drinking tea every day, and discussing with Wang Yuchang, Wang Zhouhui and others." Lao Yao said helplessly, "Your Majesty, I feel that Shouzhe doesn't like to move, and he doesn't move his nest every time he lives in a place. No, the old slave will go find him for His Majesty?"

The corner of Emperor Longchang's mouth twitched: "No, you must hold your breath at this time. Whoever loses his breath first will fall behind. By the way, I heard that someone reported the Changning Wang family for tax evasion? San Caisi and the others have already heard the news. gone?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. It is said that there is a joint action between the three divisions, and it is an action order issued by the cabinet. It is necessary not to startle the enemy, but to check the evidence first." Lao Yao frowned and said, "Your Majesty, it is impossible for any aristocratic family to be completely tax-free. There are no omissions. I am afraid that someone will secretly target Wang in this matter."

"Target? Isn't that good?" Emperor Longchang laughed, "As long as Wang Shouzhe is in trouble, and I help him again, why shouldn't he be grateful to me? From then on, he will bow down to me sincerely?"

"Uh...Your Majesty, it's not like you let people..."

"Nonsense, am I that kind of person?"

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