Fenghou

Chapter 1561 Kidnapping
There was a man in his thirties standing outside the official office. Kong Yuan asked, "I am Kong Yuan. Are you looking for me?"

The man stepped forward and bowed, "Pei Qiushan is a famous wine merchant. I want to talk about wine business with Kong Zhubo."

Kong Yuan was a little tempted. What the other party said was definitely not distiller's grains, but high-quality sake. He pointed to the teahouse diagonally opposite the government office, "Let's go over there to talk!"

The two came to the teahouse. There was no one in the teahouse at this time, so they sat down in an elegant room. Kong Yuan saw that he was carrying a rather heavy big box, and asked, "What kind of wine do you want to talk about?" Business?"

"I want to buy high-quality sake brewed by official craftsmen, Kong Zhubo should have a channel!"

"Buying wine is not a big problem, the key is the price!"

Selling official craftsman's liquor privately would cost him his official title, Kong Yuan knew it very well, but now he was in urgent need of money, so he couldn't take care of it for a while.

"According to the market price! 150 Wen a catty, I need a thousand catties urgently today, and I can pay the bill in silver."

This price is very good. He can only get 130 yuan per catty when he sells it to a wine merchant, and the merchant himself also earns [-] yuan. The merchant in front of him directly buys it at the market price, so what does he earn?But Kong Yuan didn't care, maybe he could sell it even higher!

"Yes, yes, but you have to pay me 16 taels of silver first, and then pay the rest upon delivery."

"No, I'll give it to you directly!"

The man opened the big box, and Kong Yuan's eyes were blurred. There were at least five or six hundred taels of silver in it, all of which were white silver ingots. He couldn't help swallowing.

The man named Pei Qiushan took out 30 taels of silver and put it on the table and pushed it to Kong Yuan. He smiled and said, "I'm in the teahouse in the afternoon, you can find me anytime."

Kong Yuan came back in the afternoon and hired an ox cart, which was filled with twenty jars of high-quality sake, fifty catties a jar.

Pei Qiushan directly took the ox cart and left, even saving the fare for Kong Yuan.

This vote was very profitable, one vote earned 14 taels of silver, which was distributed to the head manager of the winery for four taels, and Kong Yuan took only ten taels, fifty taels of money!
If he had such an income every day, he would earn back five hundred guan in ten days.

That night, Kong Yuan suffered from insomnia, his mind was full of money from that big box of Pei Qiushan, and the white money took away his heart.

Early the next morning, Kong Yuan had just arrived at the government office, and yesterday that Pei Qiushan came to see him again, which surprised and delighted Kong Yuan, and the two came to the teahouse yesterday again.

Pei Qiushan smiled and said: "Today is not buying wine, but a big deal. I heard that Master Kong is in urgent need of money. Master Kong can provide what I need."

Pei Qiushan took out twenty ingots of silver and put them on the table, "This is 200 taels of silver, which can be exchanged for one thousand guan."

"What do you need?" Kong Yuan stared at Yinzi and asked.

"I want the list and addresses of all first-level master craftsmen in the Craftsmanship Supervisor. To be precise, I want the list and addresses of first-level master craftsmen in Xianyang Sifang City, and then I want a detailed drawing of Sifang City."

Xianyang Sifang City is a city within a city, inhabited by the most important first-class craftsmen of the Yong Dynasty. I don't live in Xianyang, but in Jianzhang County.

Kong Yuan did have this list in his hands, but it was a high-level secret of the Yong Dynasty. Of course, he knew very well that once it was found out, it would not be as simple as dismissal from office, and his head would be lost.

"This. Sorry, I can't do anything!"

Pei Qiushan took out another letter and put it on the other side, his smile became a little cold, "Look at this!"

Kong Yuan took the letter and read it again, his eyes widened. It turned out to be an anonymous report letter, reporting that he was using public affairs for personal gain and selling alcohol for profit. He immediately understood that buying alcohol yesterday was a scam, and he fell for it.

Kong Yuan slapped the table, stood up and said angrily, "How dare you threaten me like this!"

Pei Qiushan said coldly: "That four-year-old boy in Chunshui Nong is your son, right? He's so cute, but there's a red mole the size of a soybean on his calf, which is relatively rare."

Kong Yuan suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and sat down slumped, "What did you do to them?"

"Don't worry! The mother and son are safe and sound. Give me the things, and they will go home happily."

"I can give you the roster and address, but I don't have the detailed drawings of Sifang City."

Pei Qiushan said lightly: "But you can get it, right?"

Kong Yuan nodded.

Pei Qiushan said: "I'll give you three days to give me the roster and the drawings. At this time the day after tomorrow, we will release people here at the same time. If you dare to play tricks, you will see your son's head."

After finishing speaking, Pei Qiushan got up and walked away carrying the big box.

Kong Yuan looked at the pile of silver on the table, at this moment, the white silver became so glaring.

In the past few days, the focus of Neiwei's attention has been on the Guangyuntan incident. Two days ago, the Guangyuntan fortifications collapsed, and more than [-] laborers were buried in the bottom of the lake. Dozens of laborers all died. This matter is very serious. Furious, he asked the Ministry of Industry, the Metropolitan Police Department, the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, Yushitai, and internal guards to intervene, and the cause of the accident must be thoroughly investigated within three days.

More than half of the internal guards were sent to investigate the Guangyuntan incident. Zhong Huan personally participated in the investigation at Guangyuntan and found that the reason was simple. In order to meet the construction schedule, the construction party directly sent labor to dig and transport the silt without piling reinforcement. It collapsed.

The reasons were ascertained and the responsibilities clarified, including the arrest of the foreman, supervisor, technical officer and responsible officials of the Metropolitan Water Supervision Department. Prefect.

However, Zhang Yuanlang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, angered Lu Wei because he firmly disagreed with Lu Wei's request to shorten the construction period. Shang Shu immediately returned to Beijing to take over the Guangyuntan project.

At dusk, when Zhong Huan was on his way back to the government office, a soldier came to report, "General Qi, someone in the government office has reported a crime. Commander Li, please go back immediately and say that the case is serious."

Chong Huan hurried back to the office of the Internal Guard, and as soon as he entered, Li Zhen, the commander in chief, stepped forward and said, "It may be related to the case reported by Luo Shun'an!"

Five days ago, Luo Shun'an, the shopkeeper of the Silla Inn, came to report in secret. Another group of Korean spies came, about a dozen of them, but he didn't know where these Korean spies were hiding?The internal guards have been investigating, but so far without any results.

Chong Huan cheered up, and quickly asked: "Who is the reporter?"

"It's Bo Kongyuan, the supervisor of craftsmen. He said that someone kidnapped his concubine and son, forced him to hand over the register and address of first-class craftsmen, and even killed someone!"

"Where are people now?"

"In the lobby!"

Chong Huan walked quickly to the lobby, where Kong Yuan was circling around anxiously like an ant on a hot pot.

The reason why he came to Neiwei to report the crime was because he found the body of the little maid in the well, which directly broke him down.

He realized the cruelty of the other party, even if he handed over the roster, he would be silenced.

"Our general is here!"

Kong Yuan was so anxious that he knelt down and begged, "I implore General Zhong to save my son!"

"Don't be in a hurry, sit down and explain the ins and outs of the matter clearly, and we will save your son."

Kong Yuan sat down tremblingly and said: "Actually, it happened yesterday. Yesterday morning, a man named Pei Qiusheng came to me to buy wine by claiming to be a wine merchant."

Kong Yuan didn't dare to hide anything, he explained in detail what happened yesterday, even he hesitated to talk about the fact that he took care of a woman outside and gave birth to a son, and that he wanted to get an honorary officer.

"Wait a minute!"

Zhong Huan suddenly heard the flaw in Kong Yuan's words, and asked anxiously, "How many people know that you urgently need five hundred guan?"

"Only Xianyang County Wei Yao Kaishan knows!"

Kong Yuan suddenly reacted and opened his mouth wide in shock.

(End of this chapter)