The fact that "Sanshun Escort Agency" changed its surname was only known to those within the agency and not to the outside world.

Therefore, when the boss of the Changfeng Escort Bureau bravely reported to Kong Pugao the attempted interception of the ship in person, Kong Pugao calmly and coldly asked his men to drag him away.

"Drag away" is a synonym for erasing a person from this world.

"Send a message to the leader of the Shui Gang to find out who is responsible for picking up Sanshun?" Kong Pugao ordered.

The steward was ordered to resign.

"With no one to respond, it's impossible for Sanshun's people to disappear." Kong Pugao seemed to be explaining the reason for the order just issued.

Ji Chengming nodded: "What the head of the family said is true. I heard from his subordinates that Sanshun's ship set off before dawn and returned before the sun set that day. Therefore, they should have turned around at Yibin Mansion."

"I hope it's not her." Kong Pugao did not say who "she" was, because he did not think anyone could predict the situation and take precautions in advance.

In such a short time, no matter who ran faster than a horse, there would be no time to notify Sanshun's ship to return, not to mention that the goods on the returning ship had already been emptied.

Ji Chengming said: "Master, there is something you don't know whether to say or not?"

Generally speaking, when someone says something like "I don't know whether to say it or not", it is probably inappropriate to say it, but Kong Pugao nodded and let him say it.

Ji Chengming was Kong Pugao's master. His knowledge was not in articles, but in "strange and obscene skills." Kong Pugao's salt well was drilled with his help.

The drilling technology of this era was limited to the industrial level, and it was very difficult to build a salt well.

In order to dig a salt well without being discovered, it must be done "quietly", so the digging method of ordinary water wells cannot be used.

Ji Chengming not only determined the location of the salt wells, but also used a tubular drill bit to excavate the soil in a small area, so that Kong Pugao owned two salt wells.

Therefore, even though he was a hired master, Kong Pugao also attached great importance to Ji Chengming. In his opinion, the salt well was a "treasure basin" and Ji Chengming was the one who made the "treasure basin".

Therefore, when Ji Chengming asked "should we talk about it or not?", Kong Pugao let him go on without hesitation.

"Master, do you think it could be our people who reported the letter to Sanshun?" Ji Chengming said: "As far as I know, some of our people introduce business to Sanshun in order to make more money."

This situation exists. The so-called "broker" is a business that introduces business to others and earns commissions.

But if you eat Chang Feng's rice and smash Chang Feng's pot, you deserve to die!

Kong Pugao said: "Brother Ji, I will leave this matter to you. You must find out those things that are eating inside and outside!

Also, you go meet with the leader of the Water Gang and see what the Boat Gang has to say. If that doesn't work, send some of our people in."

Ji Chengming was a little embarrassed: "Our people may not be able to break into the Boat Gang. The leader of the Water Gang may seem rude, but he is also very thoughtful, and he is a stubborn person and is not easy to win over."

Kong Pugao: "Try your best. As a human being, you have to eat. I don't believe they can't make money even if they have money!"

This is the truth. No matter who says "treat money as dirt", after all, it is still "you can't do it without money".

But the hidden worry in Kong Pugao's heart comes from Chu Qing.

The unsuccessful interception two years ago made him pay more attention to Chu Qing's movements, so he knew that Chu Qing was currently in Yibin Mansion.

The Sanshun Escort's ship returned on the same day, most likely unloading and transshipping the goods at Yibin Mansion. A large part of it was Chu Qing's involvement.

But how could it be? How could Chu Qing know?

It would take nearly a day to travel quickly, how could Chu Qing know in advance?

There must still be a thief.

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Xiaobao has not been sleeping well these past few days.

I've been having leg pain lately, either around my knees or around my ankles.

Last night, my two calves even took turns cramping, making it impossible to sleep.

Xiaobao was visiting Pingjian's shipyard at this time. He sat down and rubbed his legs not long after walking.

Ping Jian very considerately called a worker and asked him to "loosen his legs" for Xiaobao.

The worker's hand was very strong, and with just a few or two strokes, Xiaobao felt that his legs were much more relaxed. It was really surprising.

"Everyone here has one or two unique skills," Ping Jian said with a smile: "They are usually just craftsmen, but look at him, Li Hu, with his massage skills, many doctors sitting in the hall are not as good as him!"

The worker named Li Hu smiled naively: "My boss gave me a reward."

"Awesome!" Xiaobao gave a thumbs up and praised: "I've been having cramps lately, is there any solution?"

Li Hu said: "Drink more bone soup. Children who are 'sucking' are like this."

What the locals call "drawing strips" means that children grow taller and thinner during their growth and development period.

Xiaobao now looks like a noodle, long and thin, even reaching the tip of Chu Qing's nose.

When Xiaobao heard the saying "drink bone soup", he nodded to show that he was taught.

In fact, the mother's letter said that Xiaobao was growing too fast and would have "growing pains" and that he should be willing to spend money to drink goat's milk, not skimp, and let him get more sun.

"Is it better to drink goat milk or bone soup?" Chu Yuan asked with concern.

The boss wrote a letter asking him to help get Xiaobao some goat's milk. Cow's milk is also available. But someone who is better than a doctor asked him to drink bone soup. Chu Yuan felt it was necessary to find out.

"Of course goat's milk is better, but it's hard to get, expensive and tastes bad," Li Hu replied.

Xiaobao rolled his eyes. Goat milk tastes good. When his mother boils goat milk, she puts tea leaves in it and it doesn't smell fishy. Xiaobao plans to treat this as an employee benefit.

While he was talking, a worker came over and said, "Mr. Chu, someone is looking for you outside and says she is your sister-in-law."

Chu Yuan and Xiaobao were both surprised: Sister-in-law? Who is she?

The two of them rushed out and saw that it was Lu Chuan's wife.

"Sister-in-law, why are you here?" Xiaobao and Chu Yuan said almost in unison.

"Baoer, are you okay?" Lu Chuan's wife grabbed Xiaobao, looked him up and down, and squeezed his arms and legs.

"Brother and sister, what happened?" Chu Yuan was a little nervous because of Lu Chuan's wife.

Lu Chuan's wife didn't know where to start from what she was talking about, and she suddenly got stuck.

Xiaobao borrowed Pingjian's rest room and brought Lu Chuan's wife there.

Lu Chuan's wife waited for the outsiders to leave, and then said to Xiaobao: "I went back to my parents' house a few days ago and heard my cousin-in-law say that a relative of hers worked at the Changfeng Escort Bureau and was beaten out. She was said to have been ripped off and cheated.

Sanshun Escort Agency promotes business;

This man was severely beaten and finally returned home. He also died. Before he died, he said that the Changfeng Escort Bureau was the property of the Kong family and could not afford to offend him, so that his family would not seek revenge.

I thought that since you just helped the Sanshun Escort Agency, you must have offended the Changfeng Escort Agency and the Kong family. I am afraid that something will happen to you, and your brother Lu Chuan is not at home. I can't wait any longer and will come to see you myself."

Xiaobao sat up straight: "Sister-in-law, thank you for coming so far to tell me. Do you know who the Kong family is?"

Lu Chuan’s wife: “My father said that the Kong family is the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River, and the head of the family is named Kong Pugao. However, our family has nothing to do with a big family like theirs. They are rich people that people like us can’t even climb the ladder to reach;

Also, they seem to have a very close relationship with the Salt Gang, so be careful, maybe he will bribe the Salt Gang to cause trouble for you."

Xiaobao: "Sister-in-law, what is the Salt Gang?"

"Oh, so is your mother. You are away from home, why doesn't she check up on these relationships and tell you..." Lu Chuan's wife said with a hint of complaint in her tone.

After all, the boss has the name of the Secret Investigation Department, so he can reveal the intricate relationships in the world to Xiaobao!

Chu Qing did not do a good job in this regard. She was passive in doing things. Every time she went to a place, she would get a rough understanding of the local situation when she reported to the board of directors. She was not too distracted.

People who grow up under a good social system are not exposed to the so-called "underworld" and "white ways". So far in this world, Chu Qing's exposure to darkness has been limited to the officialdom, and he has no time to contact various gangs.

power.

However, Lu Chuan's wife has indeed come to realize that she was unfairly accused.

In Daxuan, the policy of salt and iron is government-owned, in other words, they are all "state-owned enterprises."

The only privately owned salt farm, the one in Chuqing, had passed through the Ming Road in front of the emperor and was considered the emperor's "private property".

Therefore, small smuggling and protection fee-collecting gangs such as the "Salt Gang" and "Ship Gang" are not rampant and are still in the "gutter". They themselves are very careful to avoid the sight of the government.

For them, the Secret Investigation Department has no information to provide. The Secret Investigation Department only focuses on officials and people in the position of prince.

But for people who do business, people from all walks of life are the people they come into contact with every day, so they pay great attention to all kinds of relationships.

Furthermore, businessmen have a low status, so they tend to think too highly of officials, thinking like, "You can be an official, so why don't you know such basic things?"
Chapter completed!