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Chapter 104 Framed
Yansi Yamen does not have its own prison, so the prisoners are held in the prison of Suzhou Fuya.

Wang Xian was a gangster in the yamen, although it was the first time he came to the Suzhou government office, he still easily worshiped the temple gate, met the prison leader of the Suzhou government office, and the two had an affectionate chat, with a little care, not a salute , the prison boss readily agreed to take him to visit the prison.

When they came to the dimly lit and stinky prison, the prison chief opened a gate and said, "Salt smugglers, someone has come to see you!"

Wang Xian went in with Shuai Hui, and saw that the people sitting or leaning on the haystack were Sima Qiu, Zhou Yang, Lu Yuan who opened the raw medicine shop, and a few of their assistants.

Several people rubbed their eyes and took a closer look, seeing that it was Wang Xian, they were all pleasantly surprised.Mr. Sima seemed to see a savior, he rushed over and cried, "Looking forward to the stars and the moon, I hope you are here..."

Asking Shuai Hui to open the food box he brought, Wang Xian said: "I have wronged you all during this time, let's eat something to sacrifice to the Wu Zang Temple."

Needless to say, everyone was salivating when they saw the roast goose, roast chicken, and bacon in the food box.As soon as they hugged each other, regardless of whether their hands were dirty or not, they would tear and drag each other, chewing and swallowing.

Seeing this, Wang Xian felt very uncomfortable, "Eat slowly, I will deliver it every day for a while."

What was supposed to be a comforting word made everyone choke immediately, Sima Qiu asked with his ass in his mouth, "Should we continue to go to jail?"

"No." Wang Xian hurriedly comforted: "I'm here this time, with the personal letters of Zheng Fantai and Zhou Nengtai, and I don't have to worry about the Yunsi Yamen not letting people go."

"That's okay..." Sima Qiu finally let go of his heart, seeing that everyone had eaten up the roast goose, leaving only one goose butt, he immediately said angrily: "I'm not a rabbit, why eat so many butts! "

The wind swept away, and a box full of meat went into the stomachs of everyone in a blink of an eye, and they leaned on the haystack contentedly.At this time, Lu Yuanwai remembered that he was a person of status, but he also snatched food like a hungry ghost reincarnated. He couldn't help but shyly said: "Prison food is really terrible, I dream about big elbows all day..."

"The staff are suffering." Wang Xian smiled understandingly and asked, "How could it be like this?"

"We don't know." Lu Yuanwai scratched his head and said, "This trip went smoothly at the beginning. The food in Huguang is as cheap as dirt. Even in the spring famine season, one tael of silver can buy three stones of rice. The silk we shipped He tea is also very popular, and the two hit it off immediately and finalized a long-term cooperation."

"The grain merchants in Huguang are very enthusiastic and helped us get the approval from the Chief Secretary of Huguang. Because we were worried about the food shortage in our hometown, Mr. Sima and I escorted the first batch of grain ships back." Tiaozi was unimpeded in the two lakes and the Yangtze River, until it reached Hushu Pass in Suzhou. After paying the tax, the people from the Salt Transportation Department wanted to search again. I thought they wanted to extort money, so they sent money. Knowing that they said that I bribed them, I must have a guilty conscience, so there must be private salt on board."

"Then I searched the boat, and the results were as sharp as eyes. I found several packets of coarse salt in the grain pile." Sima Qiu said with a ghostly expression on his face: "Then, with these packets of coarse salt, the boat was detained. , we were also caught in prison.”

"I escorted the last batch of grain ships, which arrived three days later than them," Zhou grain merchant said with a bitter face, "but the experience was exactly the same as theirs. I was also seized by the salt transport department for private salt, and then detained the ship and arrested people... ..."

"You were wronged, right?" Wang Xian said softly.

"Selling these grains from Huguang, we can earn at least 1 taels of silver. A few packs of private salt are only a few dollars. Who would throw watermelon for a sesame seed?" Zhou Yang said aggrieved.

"Was it brought by someone below?" Wang Xian asked.

"Impossible. East Zhejiang produces salt, but Huguang does not. Even if you want to smuggle salt, you should sell it from East Zhejiang to Huguang, not the other way around!" Lu Yuanwai said with a depressed face.

"Are you in court?" Wang Xian frowned slightly.

"No." Sima Qiu shook his head and said, "This matter is very strange. I suspect that we fell into someone's trap. The reason why we didn't go to court is because the planting was too clumsy. I was afraid that it would be revealed in the first sight..."

"Is this blackmail?" Wang Xian asked softly.

"It's not like that." Sima Qiu said in an authoritative tone: "If it is blackmail, someone should have sent a message to let us spend money and eliminate the disaster. But until now, we are ignoring us, how does it look like blackmail?"

"Then there is another reason..." Wang Xian sighed, and asked about the situation at that time, which official led the team, etc., until they confided everything they knew, he got up and said: "Patience for a few more days, I will Get you out as soon as possible."

Everyone nodded slowly, but they didn't hold much hope in their hearts.Because after a conversation just now, they also understood that this is someone who is secretly doing bad things and can affect the Liangzhe Salt Transportation Department. Could it be that the giant tree was shaken by a gnat...

"By the way, what's going on in the county?" Sima asked when they parted.

"There are still six days left, and the official treasury will run out of food." Wang Xian said bitterly: "Those big households are hoarding food, sharpening their knives, waiting for this moment."

Zhou Yang and Lu Yuanwai were very envious when they heard the words, and then they remembered that the purpose of transporting the grain back by themselves was to prevent the people from selling their land at a low price.Immediately put on a righteous face and said: "It's really shameless to take advantage of others' danger!"

"Don't worry, the government has stopped private transactions of land properties." Wang Xian sighed. "I also took out the newly opened official land to sell, so that the common people will not sell the land at a low price..."

"The old man has a kind heart..." Zhou Yang and Lu Yuan praised it: "It's really good luck for the people of Fuyang to spread out the blue sky like the old man!"

Wang Xian couldn't help rolling his eyes, balls, I was so gorgeously ignored...

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Leaving the prison, Wang Xian chatted with the head of the prison for a few more words. Under his recommendation, he met the official of the execution room of the government office. He invited him to drink in Guanqian Street and gave him a silver letter. He pointed out and said: "This case is indeed strange. As usual, the salt transport department does not have the right to arrest and judge. When the private salt dealers are seized, they are all interrogated by the government. But this time, the salt transportation department specifically informed our department. Sentence, adjourn the case for trial for one month."

"The affairs of the Suzhou government are heavy, and the punishment room receives more than a hundred cases a day, so it is normal to postpone it for a month." The pawn took a sip of his wine and said: "What is behind this has nothing to do with us, we I don’t want to know, anyway, it’s the Yan Division’s case, so they can try it whenever they want.”

"Can you try to advance?" Wang Xian asked.

"Impossible," the pawn squinted at him and said, "Brothers are also fellows, and I won't hide it from you. The Secretary of Salt Transport is the big customer of our execution room, and Mr. Xing will never offend them."

"Hehe..." When we met for the first time, it was already very good to find out some useful information. Wang Xian did not expect to be able to rely on him to do things.If the other party took everything, he would be suspicious instead. Fortunately, people saw him as the same kind, and they showed some kindness, so they didn't trick him.

After inviting the pawn to eat, Wang Xian asked Tian Qi to take him to Changzhou County Yamen to post a post to meet him.

Wherever the yamen and the house are desperate for money, Wang Xian handed over the door bag, and sent a letter to him: "I am a scribe from Fuyang County, Hangzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province. The old man sent a letter."

For the sake of the porter, Menzi asked him to sit in the concierge for a while, then went in with a letter to announce, and came out after a while, saying: "My old man happens to be free, come in with me."

Wang Xian then followed him into the back office and waited in the external sign and custody room. After a while, a short, handsome official in his 40s and [-]s came out wearing a seventh-grade uniform. Wang Xian hurriedly paid respects.

"Get up." The official was Xu Ming, the county magistrate of Changzhou.Suzhou Fucheng is divided into two counties, one of which is Changzhou.In his previous life, he was a county magistrate in the provincial capital without Xiu. Although Suzhou is not a provincial capital, there are many government offices and complicated relationships, which are more painful than provincial capitals in other provinces.

However, Xu Zhixian was kind to Wang Xian, let him sit down to talk, and sat down on his seat and said: "I have read the letter from your elder. Since you are his noble student, you don't have to use your official position Let's pay homage." After a pause, he said, "I'm from the same town as him, and we have an extraordinary friendship, so you can call him uncle."

"Master." Wang Xian was flattered and said, and he couldn't help sighing inwardly, the Jiangxi Party is so damn strong, it has its own people everywhere...

"I already know the reason for your visit." Xu Zhixian said lightly: "I also heard about the detention of the Fuyang grain ship. I wrote to your teacher the day before yesterday and helped him find a way..."

"Let Master bother you." Wang Xiangong said in a low voice: "To tell you the truth, my official warehouse in Fuyang only has a few days of food left. Once the food runs out, the people will sell their land at a low price. I will be full of resentment. Who is this anger directed at? It must be the disaster victims who robbed them of their jobs, and my master..." Wei Zhixian didn't say in his letter that he was a farmer, so naturally Wang Xian couldn't talk too much.

"Well." Xu Zhixian nodded and said, "I am also a county magistrate, so I feel the same way." After a pause, he said, "The day before yesterday I interceded with a fellow from the Salt Transportation Department, and he secretly told me that the case was personally ordered by their Tongzhi to be detained." The boat, without his order, they dare not release it privately..."

There are seven major salt divisions in the world, among which Suzhou and Zhejiang belong to the transfer salt envoy divisions of the two Zhejiang capitals.Its chief is the transfer envoy of the capital, assisted by the same acquaintance and deputy envoy, and the yamen is located in Hangzhou.Under the Liangzhe Salt Division, there are four sub-divisions. Suzhou Prefecture is under the jurisdiction of the Su Song Salt Transport Division.

This time, it was the No. [-] figure in the Liangzhe Salt Division who was stirring up the wind and the rain...

"I think this matter should still fall on your Hangzhou," Xu Zhixian glanced at Wang Xian and said, "See if we can ask the province to talk to the capital transfer envoy, and it will be better than talking to me as a county magistrate."

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　The first update, ask for tickets... In addition, yesterday's update will also be added, either today or tomorrow.

　　
　
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