The person who came was Wu Daqiang.

Wu Daqiang raised his eyebrows, looking very surprised, "Why is it Lord Wang? Could it be that Lord Wang is the one who sold the illegal salt?"

Over there, the soldiers had surrounded the wooden boxes and carriages loaded with smuggled salt.

Wang Shouyi was a seasoned man after all. He smiled and said, "It is said that someone is selling illegal salt in Daliang Mountain, so I disguised myself as an ordinary person to find out the truth. I used this illegal salt to lure out the snakes. I didn't expect to meet Lord Wu. Then we can cooperate together."

Wu Daqiang smiled but his eyes did not reach the bottom of his eyes. “I didn’t know that Lord Wang was so concerned about the things happening in our Sinan territory. He is really dedicated to the people and is enthusiastic and sincere.

But tell me, is it necessary to take out a thousand kilograms of smuggled salt to investigate the truth? Selling more than 500 kilograms of smuggled salt in Beijiang State is a capital crime."

Wang Shouyi's eyes instantly turned cold and murderous, "A thousand kilograms? How could I not know that? I only know that I brought out a hundred kilograms. Sir Wu, please don't lie. I still have to train the soldiers, so I'll leave you now."

Veins on Wu Daqiang's forehead were throbbing. He was really infuriated by Wang Shouyi's shocking shamelessness.

A thousand kilograms of contraband salt were just lying there, and he even had the nerve to say he only brought a hundred kilograms!

Wu Daqiang's face turned pale, and he uttered a few words through his teeth, "Let the court make the judgment."

"How dare you!" Wang Shouyi raised his voice. "I have 20,000 soldiers stationed in the Changshou Army, all of them are elite. There is no official in Lingnan that I don't know. Zhou Shijing is just a new official. Do you think it will be any use if you report it to the court?"

At this moment, the man in the bamboo hat who had escaped from the forest was caught.

He pointed at Wang Shouyi and cursed, "Bullshit, he clearly said he would cooperate with me! Provide me with 10,000 kilograms of private salt every month, and split the profits 50-50! Where is the truth?"

"Ten thousand jin?"

Wu Daqiang looked frightened, "Quickly surround this place! Take all these people back to the Sinnan County Jail!"

"Who dares to arrest me? I am the general of the Changshou Army!"

Wu Daqiang looked at him with disdain.

I was once the commander-in-chief of the three armies.

Just arrested this group of people.

The military advisor who had been silent for a long time said in a cold voice: "We told the soldiers before we left that if they didn't return by noon, the 20,000 elite soldiers of the Changshou Army will come to Daliang Mountain to look for them. Are you sure you can afford this consequence, Sinan County?"

Wu Daqiang raised his eyebrows and glanced at the unprepossessing military advisor.

These words are indeed beautifully said.

He is a smart man.

But Wu Daqiang had prepared for the future and had already placed spies in Changshou Military Village.

They came directly to Daliangshan this morning without even washing their faces. How could they have had time to notify their subordinates?

These words are just meant to bluff.

Therefore, Wu Daqiang remained indifferent, "Let's wait and see."

Then all the people were taken to the prison in Sinan.

Feng Jian Qingli, who had been in disguise all the way, finally "reappeared in the light of day" and came to Gu Wei's study, "Brother Gu, what should we do next?"

Gu Wei raised his head from a pile of trivial paperwork, his eyes slightly tired, "Everything went well?"

Feng Jian Qingli nodded, "It should have taken one day, but I was afraid that Wang Shouyi and the others would be suspicious, so I used a little trick and it took three days to finish. It's considered as acting first and asking for permission later, please punish me, Brother Gu."

"A general is not always able to obey orders from his sovereign when he is away from home. You have done a great job on this matter, and you deserve a reward."

Gu Wei sent the documents to Jiaozhou that night.

Governor Yang has now become accustomed to the great contributions that Gu Wei has brought him.

Looking at the charges listed in the document, he understood everything.

"I know Wang Shouyi. He is a cunning guy. I guessed that he would be in trouble. Sure enough, he has fallen this time."

Seven days later, the Beijiang court issued a verdict, confiscating all of Wang Shouyi's gold and silver properties and the proceeds from his private salt activities.

However, considering his many years of service in Lingnan, he was spared the death penalty and only given fifty lashes of the cane and dismissed from his post for investigation.

As for the salt fields, they are under the sole management of Sinan County.

It was Chen Daoyu who first proposed that Zhou Shijing come to Sinan to take up the post.

It can be said to be painstaking.

Because Chen Daoyu knew what kind of person Zhou Shijing was.

Be upright and honest, and don't be corrupted by worldly things.

One of the few remaining honest officials in Beijiang today.

Only such people would not have other ideas about the Wushisan ore because of their own selfish desires.

The new emperor originally wanted to find a confidant to manage the Sinan Salt Field.

But when he thought that the magistrate of Sinan County was Zhou Shijing, an official whom Chen Daoyu had once favored, he gave up the idea.

He believed in Chen Daoyu's judgment.

As for the five-stone scattered ore, he will make plans after the situation stabilizes.

Now there are rebellions here and there in Beijiang, and he is so busy suppressing riots by refugees every day that he has no time at all.

And all of this was under Gu Wei's planning.

He had taken everyone into account, including the deceased Chen Daoyu.

If Chen Daoyu and the emperor knew that Zhou Shijing had been replaced long ago, they would probably be furious.

Chen Daoyu was afraid that the lid of his coffin would be lifted up.

After years of planning, all of it has come to nothing.

The only thing Gu Wei didn't take into account was Wang Shouyi.

The emperor is far away in Lingnan, so dismissal and investigation actually means continuing to hold the position, which is no big deal.

It seems that Wang Shouyi's years of getting to know and honoring high-ranking officials have paid off.

Wang Shouyi's board was made in Sinan County. It was made without any water and was very solid. It was estimated that he would be unable to get out of bed for more than a month.

On the day when the imperial document came down, Gu Wei immediately led his troops to the salt field of Changshou Military Station.

Changshoujuntun Salt Field is located between Sinan County and Changshoujuntun. Initially, it was operated jointly by both sides.

But later, after Wang Shouyi arrived in Lingnan, he greedily embezzled the salt fields, and Sinan County could no longer intervene.

Gu Wei was sitting on a tall horse at this moment, and Xie Ling was sitting in the carriage behind him. The two of them were looking at the salt field under the scorching sun, and both of them had shock on their faces.

Too big.

This month we can produce more than 10,000 kilograms, at least 20,000 kilograms!

If Xie Ling's salt-making method is included, it could be worth hundreds of thousands! No exaggeration!

In fact, when a salt field wants to expand, the most troublesome thing is not the site, but the salt workers.

The biggest advantage of Changshou Military Tun is the large number of prisoners. Almost all the prisoners in Lingnan and those exiled from Beijing are gathered here.

Wang Shouyi brought all these prisoners to the salt field to work as salt workers.

That's why he is so rich and can bribe high-ranking officials in Beijing for so many years to protect his evil deeds!

Xie Ling was amazed.

Wang Shouyi's ideas are quite advanced.

It can be described as modern labor reform.