As the saying goes, there is no right to speak without investigation. If you want to figure out why the salt is gone, you must have an immersive on-site investigation. Sitting in the yamen, the three people stared at each other, and there would be no real results. So Zhao Xing decided to keep Zhao Zi and continue to sit in Yulin, supervise the army, and take a patrol scene by himself, conduct a real private visit on-site investigation.

"Dingbian, it is under your jurisdiction of Yansui, so, the governor will do this investigation problem personally. When I go to Yuncheng, Shanxi, I must figure it out. Why is it gone without salt without long legs?"

This is not Zhao Xing's unremitting trouble. Of course, salt mining will be exhausted, which is understandable. But as far as Zhao Xing knows, these two places still had a large amount of salt mining in later generations. For example, Dingbian was later praised by that great man as the number one financial department of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, and after the reform and opening up, it became the pillar of the local chemical industry.

In later generations, Yuncheng, Shanxi not only had a salt industry, but also had the nitrate that Zhao Xing urgently needed to make gunpowder. It was not saltpeter with low content, but extremely high purity.

In such an important place, I have to go there in person and take over whatever I say, laying a solid foundation for my army to improve the production and quality of gunpowder.

Of course, Hong Chengchou didn't say that he really understood the reason why the salt in Dingbian disappeared. He held the salt in Dingbian in his hand and his Yansui's finances could be revitalized immediately. With such an income, everything was solved.

The two of them acted separately, and Zhao Xing was preparing to visit privately in a private manner. When the two wives heard that they could take the opportunity to travel, they were of course excited. Before he could change his clothes, the two wives urged outside the door.

Zhao Xing spoke authentic Beijing-style mandarin, of course, as a businessman in the capital. The two ladies did not need to dress up at all, while Mao Shouyi's fifty-person guards were a little eye-catching, so he could only pretend to be a racing driver.

The group came all the way east, crossed the Yellow River in Heyang, Shaanxi, and then went directly to Jiezhou and entered Yuncheng. At this time, Yuncheng was not called Yuncheng, but Yancheng. Because there was a Yanyun Department in the salt field, Yancheng was called Yuncheng, and it was under the jurisdiction of Jiezhou.

As soon as Zhao Xing entered Yuncheng, he immediately felt that he had entered heaven from hell.

The streets are clean and shops are on both sides, but there are more high-gate courtyards. Even small households are clean and grey tiles. Most of the pedestrians are brightly dressed and rosy. From time to time, there are sedan chairs and cars swaying across the market, and there are even more guests in restaurants and teahouses, and the sound of drinking and talking loudly is endless.

After Zhao Xing briefly observed the situation, he couldn't help but sigh: "The reason why Yuncheng is so prosperous and prosperous is that there is really a mine."

The group chose a good inn and were observing the appearance. A group of shops ran out of the house, pulling horses and celebrating. When they saw two girls walking out of Zhao Xing's carriage, a group of maids and women immediately ran out of the shop, chattering and helping the two sisters get out of the car. The enthusiasm was like a lady who was picking up her parents' home.

A shop directly took a brand new towel and bounced the dust that was not even on his body to Zhao Xing, while introducing the situation of the inn to him like a gun.

At that time, Zhao Xing looked at the inn with his hands behind his back, and the first sentence was: "Is this the most expensive inn?" This statement leaked all the way.

This time, Zhao Xing moved into Yuncheng as a salt merchant. Of course, he had to appear rich and powerful, so that he could get in touch with the core of the salt merchant.

After Zhao Xing asked this, the shop became even more energetic: "This man, we are a honest person. To be honest, our shop is not the most expensive in Yuncheng." Seeing Zhao Xing frowning slightly, he quickly explained: "No matter who is the most expensive inn in Yuncheng, it is impossible to stay in now."

"Why?"

The shop smiled and said, "Because the most expensive one, no matter the big or small room or the elegant villa, is reserved by others all year round. Even if it is empty, it actually has customers." Then he pointed to his own shop: "Although this small shop is not the most expensive, the interior furnishings are the best and the best."

Zhao Xing hesitated.

The shop immediately bent down and said, "Yes, please move. You'll know if you go in and take a look? If you don't meet, it's not too late for you to be taller."

Zhao Xing pretended to be moved and nodded: "Then I'll go and have a look."

After entering the inn, it was a spacious hall. Although it was not for dinner, there were already guests eating. However, the shops that were shuttled back and forth were constantly smiling and asked the guests not to make noise. It seemed elegant and peaceful and the atmosphere was good.

When Zhao Xing was standing at the door, he felt a look at him. He looked in the direction of his eyes and saw the Jinyiwei sitting alone in the corner beside the window in the south, looking at him up and down. In this position and such a scene, Zhao Xing suddenly felt that he had returned to the time he was sitting in the bridge house. Before he knew it, he seemed to be yesterday.

When the Jinyiwei saw Zhao Xing looking at him, he felt a familiar and intimate feeling from Zhao Xing's eyes. When he looked at Zhao Xing again, he found that after Zhao Xing showed a warm smile at him, he made a move to hold the knife from his waist with his right hand. This was a cut in the Jinyiwei system, a secret code - his family. At that time, the Jinyiwei immediately understood when he was on duty. He was a colleague and was executed by secretly. So he did not get up or move, so he smiled slightly at Zhao Xing and nodded.

Zhao Xing laughed for a moment, then followed the shop and went to the back. Through the front hall, he arrived at the back, there was a small courtyard with a waterside rockery. Surrounding this courtyard were exquisite small courtyard doors, and there were some elegant names on the plaques on the door.

The shop took Zhao Xing to Mu Feng's door, pushed it away, and then bent down to invite Zhao Xing in: "Master, go in and take a look."

Once you pass the threshold, the yard is not big, but it has a unique world. It has winding paths, sparse trees and flowers. One room is divided into two rooms with light and darkness. The bedroom and study are furnished and spotless, and the four treasures of the study are all revealed, which reveals the elegance of the writing style.

The rooms on both sides are of course prepared for the distinguished guests and servants.

Zhao Xing was very satisfied with this small courtyard, so he nodded and said, "I really didn't expect that there would be such an elegant courtyard in this place full of gold and smelly streets. Well, I will be here. In addition to us, I have ten people living here, and the remaining forty people-"

"Don't worry, me, there is also a private room on the second floor in front of us, so I guarantee that I can't be wronged."

As the shopkeeper and the maid brought the things and the two sisters over, even if Zhao Xing settled here, there was no way to predict how long he could live. This would be the basis for the work to start tomorrow.

The car was exhausted, so I washed up first, ordered food in front, and ate here. At that night, I settled my two wives to sleep. Zhao Xing sat in front of the desk, picked up a book, and began to read it. The books prepared by the store for the customers were not boring, such as the Four Books and Five Classics, but mostly some strange books, which could also relieve the loneliness of the journey.

At the third update, Mao Shouyi knocked on the door: "Sir, a guest is here to visit."
Chapter completed!