"Come here, call Judge Zhao."
After saying that, Governor Liu looked at Qi Zhiyong.
"The sale of refined salt for the next two days depends on you. You must be careful not to be discovered by the imperial envoy. The higher the price, the better. If you can get grain, take it."
He had to receive the imperial envoy, so he couldn't stop selling salt. If he stopped, once the Ma and Xie families sold their salt, he wouldn't be able to exchange it for so much grain.
"Yes." Qi Zhiyong nodded, "Don't worry, sir, I know what I'm doing."
He knew better than anyone else which family in Bailong City had more food.
The two thousand kilograms of salt released earlier have already made these wealthy families and businessmen jealous.
All he has to do is wait for these people to come to him and ask for help, and then see who can give him enough food.
After a while, Zhao Tongpan came hurriedly.
"My lord, what happened?"
He was asking a carpenter to customize a bucket as big as a carriage, and the height would also be increased a lot.
In this way, the same number of horse-drawn carriages can bring back two or three times more water.
Prefect Liu looked at Zhao Tongpan with a serious expression.
"The Imperial Envoy is here."
"Ah!?" Zhao Tongpan's eyes widened in shock. "Entered the city?"
"That's right." Magistrate Liu nodded. "We'll be at the magistrate's office in about half an hour."
"Hide all the water carts and don't go to Qianhuang City to fetch water for the time being."
Zhao Tongpan's joy was instantly extinguished.
The extra-large wooden barrel tailored for the cart was just about to be completed, and he planned to have the carpenters work hard today, and set out with a large group to Qianhuang City to fetch water early tomorrow morning.
During this period, he missed the meat buns in Qianhuang City. They were so delicious.
Why did the imperial envoy suddenly come at this time? He came at a really bad time.
Zhao Tongpan frowned irritably.
"Hey, the water in the mansion won't last two days."
"The people only got a bucket of water, and even if they drank sparingly, it wouldn't last many days."
"It's impossible for the Imperial Envoy to never leave and never go to Qianhuang City to transport water."
Thinking that he could not go to Qianhuang City to transport water, Zhao Tongpan actually had murderous intentions towards the imperial envoy.
As soon as this thought came to his mind, he panicked and broke out in a cold sweat.
How could he have such a traitorous idea?!
However, thinking that they have now surrendered to King Qianhuang and will sooner or later fight against the imperial court, he no longer felt so awkward.
At this moment, Zhao Tongpan seemed to have forgotten what he had said to Prefect Liu about superficial surrender.
Magistrate Liu took a deep breath, tapped his fingers on the table and thought for a moment.
"No, he's going to Qianhuang City to investigate the unauthorized expansion of the city wall. He definitely won't stay in Bailong City."
"As soon as the imperial envoy leaves for Qianhuang City, you can take people to Qianhuang City to transport water."
Now that the imperial envoy has entered Qianhuang City, it will not be easy for him to get out.
Thinking of this, Magistrate Liu suddenly remembered Master Lu.
"Next time you go to carry water, find out where Master Lu and his men are being held."
"I'd like to ask them quietly if they have offended King Qianhuang. Why haven't they been released for so long?"
Logically speaking, since he has already surrendered to King Qianhuang, his people should be released.
"Okay." Just as Zhao Tongpan nodded in response, a familiar voice came from outside the courtyard.
"Lord Liu, wuwu..."
Master Lu ran into the study room wailing at the top of his lungs and fell to his knees on the ground.
The six yamen runners following behind him also knelt down one after another.
Magistrate Liu's heart trembled, and he looked at the people who suddenly appeared in shock.
Zhao Tongpan also widened his eyes in shock. It was true that as soon as Cao Cao was mentioned, he would appear.
Master Lu raised his head with grievance and began to cry.
"Master Liu, I'm finally back alive! Being detained by Qianhuang City was a near-death experience."
"Several of my subordinates were imprisoned in a cell by King Qianhuang's men. It was like hell."
"We have been tortured and threatened. They tortured us severely and demanded information about the situation in White Dragon City. We refused to yield and never revealed a single word."
"Wow~~ He locked his subordinates in a dark, damp cell and only gave them stale food every day. Even so, they refused to give in..."
Master Lu cried so pitifully, making up a lot of excuses that came out one after another.
The six yamen runners kneeling behind him didn't dare to look up out of guilt, and just kept echoing, "Yes, yes, right, right..."
Magistrate Liu listened to Master Lu's crying and felt guilty towards him.
After all, he could have asked for these people earlier, but Shi Qiang was in a hurry and forgot about them.
Magistrate Liu looked at the yamen runners and Mr. Lu who had gone out to help him with his work with eyes full of emotion.
After taking a closer look, his brows immediately furrowed.
Why do these people look a lot fatter?
Not only did he gain weight, he also seemed to have become much whiter.
Looking at them again, apart from the dust from traveling, there seemed to be no signs of torture at all.
Could it be that the people from Qianhuang City specially changed their clothes when they let them out?
However, he noticed that Advisor Lu and four of the yamen runners were still wearing the official uniforms of Bailong City.
As for the two yamen runners dressed in civilian clothes, they seemed to be even whiter and fatter.
Prefect Liu frowned slightly.
"You have suffered, get up quickly."
As he said that, Magistrate Liu hurried over and helped Master Lu up with his own hands.
The moment he helped Master Lu up, Magistrate Liu rolled up Master Lu's sleeves.
Looking at Master Lu's white and tender arms, the corners of Magistrate Liu's mouth twitched twice.
He was curious about how Qianhuangcheng tortured these people, and even tortured them to the point that they became fat.
Mr. Lu glanced at Magistrate Liu awkwardly and quickly put up his hand to cover his exposed arm.
Zhao Tongpan, who came along, looked at Master Lu with a half-smile.
"Hey, how come everyone is getting fatter and fatter from being tortured?"
"How can torture be so severe that no injuries can be seen?"
Even if Magistrate Liu didn't know the grandeur of Qianhuang City, how could he not know?
He led thousands of people to transport water, and Qianhuang City provided such good food, so why would they treat Master Lu and his men so harshly?
Besides, King Qianhuang had already reached an agreement with them long ago and conquered Bailong City.
Then the master of Bailong City will definitely not be treated harshly.
At most, Master Lu might have suffered a little during the first few days of his imprisonment.
Anyway, he couldn't see any signs of suffering from these people. It seemed like they were enjoying themselves.
There are not many people as white and fat as them in Bailong City now.
Master Lu twitched the corners of his lips in panic.
"That was at the beginning, but it wasn't like that anymore."
If he had known this earlier, he would have let the yamen runners beat him a few times on the way, so that he could at least have some injuries on his body, which would have made his case more convincing.
However, after feeling comfortable for more than half a month, he really couldn't bring himself to do it.
What if the blow is too strong and there are no medicines to treat it?
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