Fenghou

Chapter 1582 Breakthrough
Zhong Huan came to the trade supervisor and made a special trip to visit the trade supervisor Zhang Wan.

The two came to the inner hall, divided the guests and hosts into seats, and there were several officials sitting under each of them.

"This visit to Zhang Jianling is still related to the palace assassin case ten days ago. I want to know about the establishment of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce. I wonder if Zhang Jianling knows about it?"

Zhang Wan nodded, "The Japanese Chamber of Commerce has registered with the Trade Supervision Bureau. It is the same thing as the Persian Association and the Nanyang Association. It is essentially an association of fellow countrymen. It helps each other in difficulties, provides each other with business information, and provides board and lodging. The owner of the association It was Iga Tetsuya, and he also provided the land, mainly for the inn and the internal restaurant."

"I want to know more about Tetsuya Iga, can Zhang Jianling talk about it in detail?"

Zhang Wan was taken aback and asked, "Could the assassin be Japanese?"

Zhong Huan nodded, "Judging from all the signs we have so far, it is basically certain that it is a Japanese assassin, but the other party is too cunning and hidden too deep, so there is no progress so far, so we can only find a breakthrough from the public Japanese businessman. Iga Tetsu is also the top priority!"

Zhang Wan pondered for a moment and said, "This Iga Tetsu is also very well connected in Japan. When we buy a lot of silver, he is the one who bridges the gaps between the feudal states. Of course, he has made a lot of money himself."

"What kind of connections does he have, that he can talk to all the vassals?" Zhong Huan asked.

Zhang Wan thought for a while and said, "There is a theory, but I have no evidence, that Iga Tetsu is also an official of the Japanese court, and only the silver-producing vassal states will give him face, or they have to follow his arrangements."

Chong Huan's heart brightened, and he asked anxiously, "Is there any way to confirm that he is an official of the court?"

An official next to him said: "You can ask other Japanese businessmen, they should know!"

This method is good, Zhong Huan asked with a smile: "Ask which merchant is more suitable, do you have any recommendations?"

The official nodded, "A businessman from Hideo Tanaka, he and Tetsuya Iga deal in similar types of goods, I think he should be more informed!"

"Where can I find this Shu Tanaka?"

"Nandawazi has a store that sells pearls and seashells, and it should be opened by Hideo Tanaka."

Zhong Huan got up and saluted, "Thank you for your help!"

"Where! Where!"

Zhang Wan stood up and replied, "It is our duty to help solve the assassination case and arrest the murderer. General Xiaozhong is too kind."

Zhong Huan took his leave with his men, and then rushed to Nandawazi.

Nandawazi is the largest of the four major tiles in Jingzhao. There are hundreds of shops of various kinds, including snacks close to the common people and expensive jewelry and jade.

In the northwest corner of Wazi is a place where all kinds of high-end shops are concentrated. All kinds of silk and satin, jewelry and jade, gold and silver jewelry, etc. are all sold here.

The shop Chong Huan was looking for was called Dongying Zhubei. When Zhong Huan came to the shop alone, a pretty woman came to greet her. She didn't speak Chinese proficiently.

"I want to talk about some business, is your proprietor here?" Zhong Huan asked with a faint smile.

The woman quickly bowed and said: "Guests wait a moment, I will notify you!"

Not long after, a short man came out from the inside, he clasped his fists and said, "Shimo Tanaka Hideo, the owner of this shop, what business do you want to talk about?"

Chong Huan took out a few pearls from his pocket and handed them to him, "Do you accept these pearls?"

Seeing that the pearls are round, the size is like a sparrow's egg, and the luster is very good, this is a good thing, Tanaka Xiu quickly asked: "How much do you want to sell for one?"

"One hundred cents!"

"How much?" Tanaka Hideo was taken aback.

"One hundred yuan a piece, if you want a large quantity, it can be cheaper."

Hideo Tanaka couldn't believe it, how could it be possible that this kind of pearl costs at least [-] guan, while the other party only needs [-]?

He suspected it was fake, took the pearl to look carefully, and confirmed that the pearl was not fake, and the quality was very good, he suddenly became greedy, and asked quickly: "Where did your pillars come from, and how many are there?"

"Bought from Nanyang, I bought a box, and other goods, all stored in the Guangyuntan warehouse. If you want it, I will take you to pick it. If you pick it, it can't be cheap."

How could Hideo Tanaka let go of this opportunity, the other party didn't understand, he was going to make a fortune, and South Sea pearls were of high quality.

He hurriedly said, "I'll go with you!"

A carriage happened to be coming, Zhong Huan waved his hand, and the carriage stopped.

"Let's go!"

Zhong Huan got into the carriage, and Tanaka Hideo hesitated for a moment, then followed him into the carriage.

The carriage then drove out of Wazi.

Two burly men sandwiched the short Hideo Tanaka on the left and Hideo Tanaka on the right. Hideo Tanaka realized that something was wrong, and he was afraid that he might encounter robbers.

"What are you guys doing?" he asked in a trembling voice.

Zhong Huan held up the inner guard sign, "We are inner guards!"

Tanaka Hideo's face turned pale. They would rather meet robbers than internal guards. If they meet robbers, they can save money and avoid disaster. If they meet internal guards, their lives will be in the hands of each other.

"I'm just a businessman, not a spy!"

Tanaka Hideo was so frightened that his tongue curled up. Zhong Huan was able to recognize people. He could see that Tanaka Hideo was not pretending. Spies will not be so easily fooled, only greedy businessmen will be deceived by such small tricks.

"I'll ask you a few questions. If you answer honestly, I'll send you back to the shop as if nothing happened. If you're not honest, then go to the inner guard for interrogation."

Hideo Tanaka nodded nervously.

"We want to know about Iga Tetsuya. Tell me about his background and tell us everything you know!"

Hideo Tanaka lowered his head for a while and said: "He is not a businessman, he is a retainer of the Fujiwara family. I don't know why he came to Jingzhao to do business. Maybe he is doing business on behalf of the Fujiwara family."

"Is he a Japanese intelligence agent?"

"The villain doesn't know. He acts mysteriously. Every time he goes back to Japan, he walks by himself and never joins us. And as far as I know, he sells pearls, seashells, ambergris, etc. I am the same, but in In Japan, the merchants who sell these goods have never heard of him, so the villain is also very strange, where did his goods come from?"

Zhong Huan asked a few more questions, but Tanaka Hideo dared not hide anything, so he answered them all.

Zhong Huan suddenly remembered something, and asked again: "So you are doing business temporarily, right?"

"Exactly, I came to Jingzhao two years ago and rented a small shop in Nandawazi."

"Then do you know a Japanese businessman named Wu'an Qingyuan? He specializes in medicinal materials and speaks Chinese fluently."

Tanaka shook his head, "No, I am familiar with all the businessmen in Lin'an. There is no such person, unless they have just arrived in the past two years, and they are fluent in Chinese. Everyone knows."

Zhong Huan nodded, not only Yihezhe had problems, it seemed that Wu'an Qingyuan also had problems.

At this time, the carriage returned to Nandawazi again, stopped at the gate, and Zhong Huan said: "If you don't want to die, just pretend nothing happened, and I didn't ask you anything, if you tell me Iga Tetsuya, then you are also a Japanese spy."

"The villain dare not, absolutely keep it a secret!"

The inner guard opened the door and carried him out. Once the door was closed, the carriage drove away.

With lingering fear in her heart, Tanaka walked back to the shop with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

Back at the inner guard, Zhong Huan ordered: "Send someone to watch every move of Tanaka Hideo!"

"Follow the order!" A commander of the inner guard left quickly.

At this time, a soldier came to report, "General, Lin'an pigeon letter!"

Chong Huan took the pigeon letter and read it, sneered, and said to Xu Cheng next to him: "The Lin'an government said that they have never issued a business contract for Wu'an Qingyuan, and the business contract he took is fake."

Xu Cheng nodded, "It's very likely that Tetsuya Iga provided it. He knows we are watching."

"I think so too!"

Zhong Huan immediately said to Xu Cheng: "Continue to keep an eye on Iga Tetsuya and Wu'an Qingyuan, don't startle the enemy, especially Wu'an Qingyuan, I believe he will leave the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in a few days!"

(End of this chapter)