Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 631: Outrageous! Unbelievable!

Chapter 631: Outrageous! Unbelievable!
He said, "Master Shen, there are too many people here, let's find a quieter place."

"This is a serious matter, so it's best to ensure safety."

Shen Lian saw that Wu Shiqi was so serious.

He said, "Then let's go to the Dali Temple. It's not far from here and we can get there quickly."

"it is good."

Wu Shiqi said: "Then let's go to the Dali Temple."

The two of them didn't delay any longer.

They quickly arrived at the Dali Temple.

Shen Lian brought Wu Shiqi to his office and asked someone to guard outside.

No one could get close without his order.

After doing all this, Shen Lian looked at Wu Shiqi and said, "Master Wu, you can speak now."

"What on earth happened that made you so cautious and solemn?"

Wu Shiqi took a deep breath and said, "Sir Shen, this is it."

"This morning, as usual, after the morning court session, I went to the venue where the International Chamber of Commerce was going to hold a meeting to check on the situation."

"Once the International Chamber of Commerce is held, there will be hundreds of caravans from more than a hundred countries participating, as well as officials in charge of the economy of each country."

“So there are certain requirements for the venue.”

"Therefore, the Ministry of Revenue specially found a place that is large enough and arranged for people to do the repair and decoration."

"As the main official in charge of this International Chamber of Commerce, I will naturally supervise it personally."

Shen Lian nodded.

He also knew about this.

In the north of Chang'an City, there is a larger warehouse.

Wu Shiqi wanted to hold the International Chamber of Commerce there.

However, the warehouse was poorly decorated, and it was not suitable to host such an important chamber of commerce.

Therefore, the Ministry of Revenue specifically contacted the Ministry of Works and asked them to repair and revamp the interior.

The renovation was related to the ranking of each country's chamber of commerce, so Wu Shiqi had to go and inform them in person.

Therefore, Samurai Shigenori would go there almost every day.

"and then?"

Shen Lian asked.

Wu Shiqi said: "Originally, everything was as usual."

"But the result."

"Just as I was leaving."

"I suddenly found this in my carriage."

As he spoke, Wu Shiqi took out an envelope from his arms.

"I found the letter in the carriage."

Shen Lian took the letter.

He took a closer look at the envelope.

He found that there was no pattern or writing on the envelope, not even a single ink spot.

Obviously, the person who wrote this letter.

I don't want to leave any information.

He looked at the warrior and asked, "Can I see?"

Wu Shiqi nodded quickly: "Of course."

"I came to see Lord Shen just for this letter."

Shen Lian did not delay any longer and took out the letter paper directly.

Open the letter paper.

Shen Lian's eyes suddenly narrowed.

When I saw the letter, my eyes were filled with scarlet.

All the words are red!

It feels as if it was written in blood.

It looks startling.

And there were only a few lines in the letter.

"I will kill everyone on the day the International Chamber of Commerce convenes!"

"If you are not afraid, just go ahead and hold the meeting!"

"Wu Shiqi, I have a piece of advice for you. If you want to survive, stop the preparations for the International Chamber of Commerce immediately."

"Otherwise, you will regret it!"

The whole letter.

There are only these four sentences.

The handwriting was illegible, but it was as red as blood.

It looks very intimidating.

Shen Lian carefully checked the letter paper.

Didn't find anything special.

He narrowed his eyes.

"A threatening letter?"

He looked at Wu Shiqi and asked, "Was the carriage guarded when you left it?"

Wu Shiqi nodded quickly: "Yes."

"My driver has always been here."

Shen Lian asked: "Has he ever found anything unusual?"

The warrior shook his head.

“That’s the weirdest thing.”

"The driver said that he never left the carriage. He was either sitting to rest or feeding the horses. During this time, he did not notice anyone coming."

"So, the driver was also very surprised when such a letter suddenly appeared in the carriage."

Shen Lian thought about it.

Then he smiled and said, "This is interesting."

"Could this letter grow legs and run inside?"

After hearing Shen Lian's ridicule, Wu Shiqi couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Maybe it really is long-legged and ran in by itself."

Shen Lian smiled.

He looked at Wu Shiqi and asked, "What does Lord Wu think of this letter?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Shiqi said sternly, "It is obvious that someone is clearly preventing the convening of the International Chamber of Commerce."

"It's just that now I'm not sure who did it."

"They are people who have a grudge against me and want to make fun of me. They don't want me to achieve this achievement."

"Or are there other evil forces hiding in the dark who don't want the alliance of nations to become more united?"

Wu Shiqi shook his head and said, "I can't guess it now."

Listen to the words of the warrior.

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

Wu Shiqi is worthy of being the Minister of Revenue.

In a short period of time, there have been some speculations.

And his guesses are the most reasonable and likely.

There are only two possibilities for this threatening letter.

One, he has a grudge against the warrior.

I don't want to see the warrior make great achievements because of this.

So they wanted to scare off Samurai Shigao, make him give up, or replace him with someone else.

The other one is just as I said to Snake before.

Beidou Club.

Or any other country.

They have a grudge against the Alliance of Nations, so naturally they don't want the Alliance of Nations to become stronger.

Both of these are possible.

Although Shen Lian felt that the latter was more likely.

But we cannot simply rule out the former possibility.

Shen Lian tapped the desk lightly with his fingers.

He pondered for a moment and said, "What does Lord Wu want to do?"

Wu Shiqi said without any hesitation: "Of course I will continue to preside over the International Chamber of Commerce!"

"The International Chamber of Commerce is too important to the Tang Dynasty. Even much of the Tang Dynasty's future fiscal revenue will depend on the International Chamber of Commerce."

"So we must not let anything happen to the International Chamber of Commerce."

"The International Chamber of Commerce must also be held as scheduled."

He looked at Shen Lian and said, "This is also the reason why I came to see Lord Shen." "I'm not worried that someone will harm me."

"But I am just worried that someone wants to destroy the International Chamber of Commerce."

"Sir Shen, I can be in trouble, but the Wan Guo Chamber of Commerce must not have any accidents."

"So, I'll leave this matter to Lord Shen."

"Finding out who did it will help me not to worry too much."

"Moreover, finding out who did it will also allow us to target our actions and know how to defend ourselves. Otherwise, we will be in a passive position while the enemy is in the dark and we are in the open."

Shen Lian listened to Wu Shiqi's words and nodded slightly.

He said: "The International Chamber of Commerce is so important, and Lord Wu came to see me personally, so I naturally cannot ignore it."

He stood up and said, "Let's go and take a look."

"Master Wu, take me to the scene. I'll go take a look there."

When Wu Shiqi heard this, his eyes lit up and he immediately said happily: "Lord Shen is the best in the world at solving cases. It would be great if Lord Shen could help us."

The two stood up and walked outside.

Just at this moment, Wang Xiaohua came over and said, "Master Shen, are you going out?"

Shen Lian said: "That's great, Xiaohua, come with me."

Although Wang Xiaohua didn't know what Shen Lian was going to do, she didn't question it and nodded directly: "Yes."

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Wu Shiqi looked at the heroic Wang Xiaohua and couldn't help but sighed: "This female subordinate of Lord Shen looks very neat, not bad."

Shen Lian smiled and said, "In our Tang Dynasty, men and women are equal. What men can do, women can do, too."

"It's just that many women don't want to show their faces in public."

The warrior nodded in agreement.

He said: "I also have a daughter, and my daughter said the same thing as Lord Shen."

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"She often told me that women are just as good as men."

"She loves reading very much. She is well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics, Poetry, and the Art of War."

Shen Lian listened to Wu Shiqi's words and nodded with a smile: "Master Wu has a great daughter."

Wu Shiqi laughed and said, "What are you talking about? I just have a headache now. She has read too many books, and her temper has become wilder. She has her own opinions."

"I wanted to help him choose a husband, but she said that she hadn't established a career yet, so how could she start a family?"

"Tell me, is she a headache?"

Hearing this, Wang Xiaohua couldn't help but curiously said, "Master Wu's daughter has a unique personality. I like her very much."

Wu Shiqi smiled bitterly and said, "You like it, but it gives me a headache."

Shen Lian did not say anything to comfort Wu Shiqi.

He can have dealings with warriors.

But he would avoid any contact with the powerful daughter of Wu Shiqi.

After all, other people don't know how powerful Wu Shiqi's daughter is.

But Shen Lian knew it!

after all……

That's throughout history.

The only female emperor!
Wu Shiqi was the father of the empress Wu Zetian.

Therefore, the daughter that gave Wu Shiqi a headache was precisely the legendary woman who had not yet entered the history!
As for this woman, Shen Lian currently has no intention of contacting her.

The Beidou Society alone is enough to give him a headache.

He didn't want to be involved in some struggle.

So he naturally changed the subject to prevent Wu Shiqi from continuing to praise his daughter.

"Master Wu, how many days has the International Chamber of Commerce been preparing?"

When Wu Shiqi heard Shen Lian talking about serious matters, he calmed down.

He looked at Shen Lian and said, "In fact, when Lord Shen followed the army to the expedition to Nanzhao, we had already begun to consider how to use the alliance of various countries to increase the benefits of the Tang Dynasty, and how to make the various countries closer and more willing to unite and cooperate."

"So, after repeated consideration, we came up with the idea of the International Chamber of Commerce."

“Let’s take the first step by exchanging interests among the people.”

"Then, slowly, we will do more integration in politics and military."

Shen Lian nodded.

This is a very correct choice.

Start with the people first.

Promote each other through economy.

As long as the people-to-people exchanges are close and the results of cooperation are very good.

Then, there will be a further foundation in the future.

Otherwise, if the step is too big.

It would easily arouse the vigilance of other countries and make them wonder what the Tang Dynasty was planning to do.

Wu Shiqi continued, "After thinking of the solution proposed by the International Chamber of Commerce, we reported it to His Majesty. After repeated consideration and discussion with the adults, His Majesty finally decided to adopt the resolution of the Ministry of Revenue."

"Then our Ministry of Revenue began to take action."

"To be honest, we officially issued a document to other countries three months ago, telling them about the International Chamber of Commerce."

“Then a month ago, we finalized the site and the Ministry of Works carried out the renovation and decoration.”

"In the future, it will become the most important commodity distribution place for the International Chamber of Commerce. Commodities from various countries can be sold there."

"It is the first and most comprehensive foreign goods center in Chang'an."

Shen Lian nodded slightly.

"It's a good idea."

"The International Chamber of Commerce cannot do a one-time business, it must operate continuously."

"Having a fixed place can make people feel at ease when buying. Otherwise, if people buy foreign products and find that the quality is problematic, and there is no place to return or exchange them, it will affect people's confidence."

"With a fixed place, people don't have to worry about after-sales problems."

"On the other hand, they also know that the products sold here are genuine, and they don't have to worry about people counterfeiting and deceiving them."

Wu Shiqi nodded: "We think the same way."

"In addition, we are also planning to have other countries open similar places after the International Chamber of Commerce is held, so that our Tang Dynasty products can also be sold in fixed places in their countries."

"Once successful, the trade routes of our Tang Dynasty will be opened up, and the people's income will be higher..."

Shen Lian smiled and said, "This is a good idea."

Shen Lian thought of the duty-free shops in future generations.

It's a similar place actually.

I didn’t expect that the ancient people more than a thousand years ago had this kind of thinking.

Sure enough, powerful people are always powerful at all times.

It's just that the times limited their horizons, but their knowledge is definitely not low.

Seeing that Shen Lian agreed with their idea, Wu Shiqi smiled and said, "Come to think of it, this idea was not what we thought of."

"That is?"

"That daughter of mine."

Wu Shiqi sighed and said, "My daughter always has many wonderful ideas. Even the conception of the International Chamber of Commerce was a reminder she gave me."

Wang Xiaohua was surprised to hear that this was such a good idea and it turned out to be thought of by a woman.

His eyes suddenly lit up.

She said, "Miss Wu is so amazing!"

"If there is a chance, I really want to meet Miss Wu."

Wu Shiqi sighed and said, "What's the point of being powerful? I can't find a good husband. I'm so worried."

Shen Lian: "..."

Why did it come to Wu Meiniang again?
I am deliberately avoiding this topic.

How come it turns around and around and then turns back?

Shen Lian suddenly had an intuition.

There is no way to avoid it.

Does this mean that the era of Wu Meiniang is about to begin?

"Here we are."