Sir, I can do it!

It was rare for the temperature to warm up this day, so Wei Zhao took Wei out of the government office and wandered in the street.

Due to the control of the three families of Yang Miao and Xie in Huaizhou, although the price of salt has doubled, the common people will not rush to buy it.There is a long queue in front of the salt shop every day, but the order is much better than that in Lianzhou City.Among other things, the large salt warehouses of the three families alone are enough to make the people feel at ease.Wherever there is a lack of salt, Huaizhou will not lack it.

"...Hey, have you heard that there is going to be a fight in Lianzhou City?"

When Wei Zhao passed by the salt shop, he heard someone talking about Lianzhou, so he stopped to listen.

Seeing that many people had surrounded him, the strong man suddenly showed a little color at the corners of his eyes and brows, put his hands into his sleeves, sniffed and said: "Really, my mother-in-law and her uncle just came back from Lianzhou. My God, I almost died."

"What's the matter, you should tell me quickly."

Seeing that people were getting more and more surrounded, the strong man became serious and said, "I heard that several big salt merchants came from Lianzhou City and are waiting to deliver the goods, but the salt merchants who came earlier have not yet received the goods. If they collide together, the goods from Huaizhou cannot be delivered, so it would be strange if we didn’t fight.”

"Later, I had no choice but to find Fu Yin, but where could Fu Yin go to get salt for them, so I had to wait like this. But the salt merchants refused to give up. Whenever the salt shop in Lianzhou City opened, they ordered The people under his command went to smash the place, but the uncle came back and said that the salt shop had not dared to open the market for several days. Those who came to buy salt from the surrounding counties and towns were dying of panic. The city of Lianzhou was in a mess. If this continues, it is bound to There's going to be chaos."

Wei Fang said in a low voice, "Fang De's worries were indeed fulfilled."

Wei Zhaodao: "There are still salt in the three salt warehouses, but half of them have been handed over to the imperial court for distribution. The lost salt is a big gap, and it is difficult to make up for it in a short time. The salt merchants who came before listened to Xie Hong's words and caused such a big loss. Now thank you Hong is gone, salt is gone, and the money has not been paid. The salt merchants must be dissatisfied. Even if there is enough salt in Huaizhou to be delivered to the subsequent salt merchants, they dare not hand it over. But the salt merchants who came earlier learned that the Xie family handed over the salt to Naturally, the Huaizhou government is not willing to compromise easily."

Wei Fang said sympathetically, "Even the prefect of the state is pitiful enough."

Wei Zhao said: "The salt tax he collects from the salt merchants every time is enough to make up for the poorness. What people shake their hands are all golden beans. I think you should feel sorry for yourself."

Wei Fang said: "Those salt merchants are also self-inflicted. If they hadn't been greedy for the [-]% profit, how could they be in trouble today?"

Wei Zhao was a little worried about the situation in Lianzhou City, especially Wei Mu's message that the strangers who appeared in Baicui Mountain have not been found yet.Lianzhou's geographical location is very important. If Lianzhou is really in chaos, the consequences will be disastrous.

Thinking of this, he quickened his pace and walked through the crowd, asking Wei Fang, "How do I get to Erliu Lane?"

Erliu Lane is a place where good and evil are mixed, and Wei Fang often comes here to inquire about news.He thought that Wei Zhao was also going to inquire, so he led the way ahead.Unexpectedly, when he reached Erliu Lane, Wei Zhao went straight to a blacksmith shop.

"What is the young master doing here?"

Wei Zhao ignored Wei Fang, shook his fan and asked the blacksmith, "Can you hit a dagger?"

The blacksmith looked up at Wei Zhao, nodded and said, "Do you have any blueprints?"

Wei Zhao said no, pointed to the shop and asked, "Can you go in and have a look? You must have finished products in this shop."

The blacksmith moved out of the way and said, "Someone is calling inside."

Wei Zhao entered the shop, and sure enough, a young apprentice came up to meet him, and asked with a smile, "What style do you want, my lord?"

Wei Zhao looked around and seemed quite dissatisfied: "That's all?"

Seeing that Wei Zhao was well dressed and the guards around him were imposing, he knew that he was a rich man, so he naturally looked down on these people outside.So he respectfully invited people to the back hall and called the second shopkeeper to entertain him.

This blacksmith shop looks ordinary from the outside, there are some hoes and sickles and other agricultural tools outside the shop, and some fine tools and some rough daggers inside the shop.And in the back hall are all kinds of daggers.

The second shopkeeper just glanced at Wei Zhao and knew it, without saying a word, he went to a treasure shelf, took down a box and said: "This is the sharpest dagger in our shop, although it looks not good. So gorgeous, but so well made."

Wei Zhao picked up the dagger and looked at it carefully, but intentionally or unintentionally glanced at the door connected to the back hall.He knew that as long as he showed the bronze medal that Han Chongliang gave him, he could walk through the door and meet the real owner of the blacksmith shop, Head Yin of the branch of the Seven Stars Hall.

Seeing that he had been watching it for a long time, the second shopkeeper asked softly, "Young master, what are you dissatisfied with?"

Wei Zhao came back to his senses, and threw the dagger to Wei Fang: "What do you think?"

Wei Fang weighed the dagger, and said: "The dagger is light and sharp, without much fancy decoration, and the material is good, so it is very practical."

The second shopkeeper gave a thumbs up: "This guest officer has a good eye."

Wei Zhao waved his hand: "That's it. By the way, do you dare to ask the shopkeeper if there is a hut in your store? I just ate too much tea, and now I can't help it."

His face was reddish, with a bit of distress.

The second shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, and said: "The young master, please come with me. It's just that the backyard is messy, young master, please don't walk around, and be careful."

Wei Zhao smiled and cupped his hands: "Definitely."

Walking through that door is the backyard of the blacksmith shop. The yard is full of raw materials used for blacksmithing, as well as some large tools being polished.It's just that there is no blacksmith in the yard at the moment.

The second shopkeeper said: "After noon, I will come to work."

Wei Zhao took a casual look and went into the hut, and came out with a relaxed expression and a broad expression on his face.He told the second shopkeeper to wash his hands, and the second shopkeeper regretted bringing him to the backyard for a moment.There are too many problems with this noble son.

Just as he was muttering, the door of the east wing was opened, and two young men came out from inside.As soon as the second shopkeeper mentioned it, he was about to explain, when he saw the young man at the head walking towards them.

Wei Zhao raised his eyebrows: "Young Master Xie, what a coincidence."

Xie Tao clenched his hands in his wide sleeves nervously, but his face was relaxed: "Master Wei."

The second shopkeeper said: "The Xie family is a regular customer."

Wei Zhao set his eyes on the young man behind Xie Tao, who was also sizing him up.Wei Zhao looked away very naturally, turned to the second shopkeeper and said, "Then please trouble the second shopkeeper to wrap the dagger."

The second shopkeeper nodded again and again, and politely invited Wei Zhao to the back hall.

After returning from the blacksmith shop, Wei Zhao hadn't even caught his breath yet, when Han Sizhi hurriedly dragged him to talk about something.

Han Si said straightly: "I went to Qifeng Mountain today. I wanted to continue to track down the traces of those people, but I found that there seemed to be some people passing by on Qifeng Mountain again, and the number was not small. My lord, I heard that the situation in Lianzhou City is not good. What, Haven't the emperor's order come down yet?"

Wei Zhao shook his head.

Han Sizhi clapped his fists and said anxiously: "If there is no transfer order, let alone the frontier army, we cannot easily transfer even the local garrison."

Wei Zhao suddenly smiled.

Han Sizhi yelled, "Oh, my lord can still laugh at this time."

"Why don't you cry? If crying can get the emperor's order, I don't mind crying." There was a layer of frost on his brows, and his tone was cold: "This time, I have troubled you."

Han Sizhi obviously didn't understand the deep meaning of Wei Zhao's words, he paced back and forth anxiously: "What's the point of getting involved, this case was handled by me and your lord, if it fails, no one can escape the blame."

Wei Zhao pressed the center of his eyebrows, and said wearily, "Let me think about it again."

Han Sizhi also knew that there was no point in worrying about this matter. Although he was still restless, he didn't say anything more. No matter how much he said, it would only increase his troubles.

At night, Wei Fang received a letter from Fei Mu from Wei Mu.It said that Baicui Mountain suddenly flooded with many people, and they camped in the hidden mountain depression.The number of people is more than a hundred, and they are dressed as civilian husbands.

"Master, are these people the ones Han Sizhi mentioned?"

Wei Zhao's eyes were heavy: "Probably enough. It seems that the Han family is going to make a move."

"The Han family?!" Wei Fang let out a low voice, "How does the young master know?"

Wei Zhao stroked the bronze medal with his hand tucked into his sleeve, and asked Wei Fang, "Do you know Seven Star Hall?"

Wei Fang nodded: "The Jianjian Hall is very famous in Jianghu."

Wei Zhao raised his chin and clicked on the box on the table, and said, "According to your eyesight, can an ordinary blacksmith shop produce such a sharp dagger?"

Wei Fang was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened: "Young master said that the blacksmith shop is the Seven Stars Hall?! The Xie family is related to the Seven Stars Hall, so what does that have to do with the Han family?"

"...Young Master Wei San came to my Seven Stars Hall, I didn't greet you well, I hope you can forgive me."

The window was suddenly blown open by a gust of wind, and a black shadow quickly entered.Wei Fang drew his sword out of its sheath and put it across in front of the visitor, he said sharply, "Who are you!"

The palm of his hand holding the sword was sweating a little, and he didn't realize that someone was so close to him, which showed the depth of his skills.

The man smiled and tore off the black scarf, and said, "I just saw it during the day."

Wei Zhao narrowed his eyes and recognized that he was the person who followed Xie Tao in the blacksmith shop during the day. After thinking for a while, he raised his eyebrows, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Teacher Yin is an unusual person."

The person who came came back and said: "The third son has good eyesight, and he is in Yinfa. He came late at night without invitation. Don't blame the third son."

Wei Zhao sat down on the chair beside him, put his hands in his sleeves, tilted his head and said, "I've always liked to talk quickly. Hall Master Yin's visit late at night must have something dark to say."

Yin Fa sat down next to him unceremoniously, and said: "The third son is very resourceful, I must have guessed why Yin came here?"

"Wait." Wei Zhao said with a smile, "The word 'wait' left by the felon in the government prison was ordered by you. And if you come to me in this situation, first, there is a disagreement within the Seven Star Hall. Don’t dare to associate with me openly. Second, you have something to ask of me.”

Speaking of this, Wei Zhao paused for a moment, and then said: "More than that, many salt collectors suddenly appeared from various places a few days ago, and most of them are also brothers of the Seven Star Hall. The government bought a large amount of salt. If it weren’t for this, the batch of salt thrown in the middle of the Huai River would not have shaken the foundation of the Qi State. And the reason why Lianzhou City has become like this may have something to do with your Excellency.”

Yin Fa chuckled twice, and said with admiration: "The third son of Wei really deserves his reputation. But the third son is a bit general, otherwise Yin would not have appeared here."

Wei Zhao squinted at him, and asked in a low voice, "So, is it Han Qing or Han Guang?"

Yin Fa took out a ring pendant and a letter from his bosom and handed them to Wei Zhao: "Third Young Master, you will know after reading it. Yin came here to ask Third Young Master to leave Huaizhong as soon as possible. In three days, there will be results."

Wei Zhao turned his head to look, his eyes widened immediately, and he said in surprise, "Ah Liang's ring pendant!"