After feeding the exiled criminals, she was forced to reveal herself

Chapter 346: The higher the virtue, the higher the evil

Xie Yuchuan and Han Qiguang were both happy about Yan Jin's arrival.

"The current situation in Yucheng is a bit complicated. You have just arrived, so it is not appropriate for you to show up. It is better to keep a low profile."

"It should be so." Considering his current situation, Yan Jin understood that what Xie Yuchuan said made sense.

The other party did not reject his proposal to go to Laozhou, so he felt much more relaxed. When a person is relaxed, his mind tends to be more active.

"After I came here, I found that the scenery in the Central Plains is indeed different from that in the Northwest. Although I have never been to the North, I think the border areas are not much different. Yucheng has a kind of particularly strong and wear-resistant cloth that is very suitable for places with harsh conditions. If we import a batch of it and bring it over, we will definitely have no trouble selling it. Moreover, when I came here by car and passed by the street market, the cloth shops along the street were doing a booming business, and many foreign merchants were buying."

When Yan Jin talked about the local products of Yucheng, it seemed as if he had been there many times.

Han Qiguang looked at him in surprise and asked, "Songzhi, have you ever been to Qingzhou before?"

"Never been here." Yan Jin shook his head. "I've only been to the capital and the Jiangnan and Huaibei areas in the hinterland. I've never been to the north. The climate is a little colder than ours, but the difference is not much."

These were his observations as he traveled north.

Han Qiguang asked: "Then how did you learn so much about Yucheng in just a few days?"

Yan Jin was slightly stunned, "I asked around."

"How did you find out?"

Han Qiguang was very curious. His people had stayed in Yucheng much longer than him, but they felt that their observations of Yucheng were not as detailed as Yan Jin's.

He also had a temporarily formed caravan in his hands, which was also for the convenience of "arranging" Xie Yuchuan's people in the future. The caravan spent money lavishly in Yucheng, making it lively and bustling, but it seemed that it was just to make itself known to the owners of major shops in Yucheng. The disguised identity was qualified, but not outstanding.

At least, as far as he knew, the few influential figures in Yucheng had not attracted their attention.

This was also the main reason why he could never send people to sneak into the Yu family to investigate. He originally thought that with those smart people under his command, this matter should not be so difficult. He never expected that the Yu family was one foot high and one foot high of evil, loose on the outside but tight on the inside, which was unusual.

Otherwise, he would not have set his sights on the family god behind Xie Yuchuan.

But Yan Jin's appearance suddenly made Han Qiguang seem to have an epiphany.

Did the Yan family have an abacus in their hands since they were born?
He would not be like him, who would take a car to meet friends and observe the people coming in and out of other people's shops on the way.

Yan Jin didn't know what Han Qiguang meant.

However, when you are in an unfamiliar environment, it should not be difficult to inquire about the local news. It is nothing more than a matter of paying a little more money to get in and out of all kinds of people. If you are not sure about the news, ask a few different people in the same way, and compare them together. Then you will be able to get a general idea of ​​the situation.

This... is quite simple.

Han Qiguang looked at Yan Jin for a while, then turned to Xie Yuchuan and said, "What do you think? I'll give my caravan to Song Zhi. We can both free up our hands to do something else."

Xie Yuchuan pondered for a moment and nodded, "Songzhi is good at business, he is the most suitable."

Yan Jin looked around and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Han Qiguang patted him on the shoulder and said seriously, "Since you are here and not leaving, I have something that is most suitable for you to handle. There are four big merchants in Yucheng, two of which have extensive connections in Beijing. In two days, Yuheng and his men will set off on their journey, and you and I will go with them. I will follow the escort Xiong Jiushan, and you will take my place and escort the goods north as the caravan's chief steward."

Yan Jin's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Let me take care of the caravan?!"

"Of course, you are not alone here, so I will get you some help. Take advantage of these few days to look around the city and see what other goods you need. After you leave the border, the north will be in chaos, so you should be aware of this and don't take anything that is too troublesome. There is another caravan going with us now. I will say a few more words to the escort and there should be no problem." Yan Jin nodded and asked, "What is the purpose of forming this caravan?"

When it comes to business, Yan Jin's mind works very quickly. Xie Yuchuan and Han Qiguang are both descendants of famous families, and they think differently from someone like him who comes from a merchant family.

On the way to exile, what was the purpose of this caravan in their hands? He had to ask in advance, was it for the purpose of making money in the north in the future? Or was it for some other reason?

Only by understanding the key issues can he consider them more effectively.

Xie Yuchuan said to him: "A caravan is a caravan, and on the surface it is no different from other caravans."

"What about in private?" Yan Jin asked. What happens in private is the key.

Xie Yuchuan took a sip of wine and said calmly: "I have a group of people who need identities to accompany me."

Yan Jin nodded, "Then I understand."

Turning to Han Qiguang, he said, "Leave the caravan to me. I will never let you suffer any loss."

Han Qiguang loved hearing this, and happily clapped his hands and said, "Then it's settled. You come with me later, and I'll take you to meet the two men."

While the three of them were reminiscing about the past in the house, at the gate of Yucheng government office, Xiong Jiushan accompanied the magistrate Feng Chen all the way to the inn where the fugitives were camping.

Cheng Ye was caught off guard when he heard the letter.

He hurriedly drank a few sips of water, rinsed the alcohol out of his mouth, and washed his face before going downstairs to meet people.

"I am the centurion Cheng Ye, and I am honored to meet His Excellency the County Master!"

Feng Chen led two yamen runners armed with swords and walked all the way from the gate to the open space in the courtyard before stopping.

All around him were officials and hundreds of fugitives who were escorting from the capital. He looked around and saw that although there were many people, everything was arranged in an orderly manner. He couldn't help but have a better opinion of Xiong Jiushan.

"I didn't expect that Officer Xiong would have such a heavy responsibility in this escort. Don't worry, if there are no problems among the prisoners, you don't have to worry about the paperwork."

"Thank you for your understanding, sir." Xiong Jiushan said from the side.

Feng Chen walked a few steps forward, looking at the official, and turned to his men beside him and said, "We'll find two coroners to check later. If there's no problem, have them take the body away and bury it, and register it."

"Yes, sir!" the servant from Yucheng responded.

Xiong Jiushan stood at the back, looking at the young county magistrate in front of him. His attitude towards Feng Chen was no longer the same as what he had thought before at the yamen gate.

Feng Chen, this small official, is a bit hot-tempered, but he is actually fair in his work and conduct.

Even if it was a small matter mentioned casually, there was no need for him to wait for his filial respect, as someone would already be there to handle it.

Xiong Jiushan's attitude towards him became unconsciously more respectful.

Feng Chen looked at it for a while, then turned around and said, "Your group of exiles has a lot of rich people in their custody. There's a nice smell of food in this courtyard." He sniffed, "There seems to be some wine, too?"

Cheng Ye, who was standing next to Xiong Jiushan, quietly stepped back.

(End of this chapter)