Chapter 210 Follow the Car

Liu Hengyi pulled himself together, sat up straight, and was ready to hear what the hundred household officer of the Black Flag Battalion needed his help for.

"Old Liu, I heard from my subordinates that your car dealership still has business in Licheng?"

"Yes, there are."

"Is there still a warehouse?"

"Yes, in order to facilitate the circulation of goods, our car and horse shop will build a warehouse every time we open a store in a place, which is also easy to manage."

Shen Hao nodded, picked up the jug on the table and filled it up for Liu Hengyi, and continued: "The warehouse outside Xiaoshan Town was also built by you, right?"

"Xiaoshan Town? Oh! You are talking about Licheng Tieluzhuang? Yes, there is close to Xiaoshan Tieluzhuang. There are often large quantities of pig iron that need to be transported away. In order to facilitate storage, we specially go to the nearest A warehouse was built to store the circulating pig iron."

"Where is it going? Who will escort it?"

"This..." Liu Hengyi opened his mouth but did not answer, and said after a long while: "Master Shen, we have rules in driving and driving, and the information of guests must be kept confidential. See if you can."

"Don't worry, we'll keep it a secret."

"Hey." Sighing, Liu Hengyi knew that he would not be able to pass the test today, so he could only suppress his voice and said: "Transport to Yucheng, board the boat, then go down the river to the beach rocks, and finally unload the boat at Xiaochuan, then It was transported to the bamboo sea by horses and carts, and someone came to pick up the goods afterward."

Shen Hao picked up his wine glass and touched Liu Hengyi, then he was bored, and said with a smile: "I remember that pig iron needs complicated paperwork and approval to go abroad? Even if it doesn't go abroad, the transportation will be strictly inspected, right? Old Liu, do you think this business is worth it?" Can it stand the investigation?"

"Master Shen, this"

How could Liu Hengyi not know that he couldn't stand the investigation? Not to mention far away, strictly controlled things like pig iron require strict approval documents to leave the place of origin, let alone transport them to the border. There is a big gap in the documents provided by Xiaoshan Tieluzhuang. There are only approval documents for leaving the place of production, but no approval documents from the receiving party, let alone the approval documents from the frontier army.

However, Liu Hengyi couldn't explain some words. People in the carriage and horse transportation industry know that if every business has completed the formalities, the business will not be able to continue, and the yamen will turn a blind eye, let alone businessmen like them? Rules or money?

But now facing Shen Hao's questioning, Liu Hengyi was very flustered, he couldn't figure out if Shen Hao was really determined to deal with him.

But this matter involves a government-run shop like Xiaoshan Tieluzhuang. I'm afraid this person surnamed Shen is not so messy, is he?

Shen Hao's thinking is fundamentally different from that of many people. Others always like to see his behavior as "reckless", but he himself never thinks that he is reckless, but acts after planning.

"Old Liu, don't be afraid, I'm just asking. I was investigating a case before, which involved Xiaoshan Tieluzhuang. I happened to see your name on the file, and I asked you to get some information. I I understand your difficulties. If you want to make money, you have to take risks. Sometimes there is no way to be black and white. I understand all these.

However, if it crosses the line, it can't be justified, right? "

Liu Hengyi quickly said: "Lord Shen, don't worry, our Hengshun Car and Horse Company has always been loyal to the country, we."

Shen Hao waved his hand and interrupted: "No? Help transport pig iron to Tanshi and then to the border Xiaochuan for unloading, don't tell me you don't know they are going to ship it out? This is involved in smuggling pig iron, don't you understand? Or Do you think other people are fools and will let you talk nonsense?"

"Master Shen, I was also confused for a moment. I will go back immediately and cut off contact with Xiaoshan Tieluzhuang, and I promise never to do so in the future."

"Don't be too busy. The business is doing well. Why did you stop it? Even if you want to stop it, it's not now." Shen Hao interrupted the other party's words again, while picking up the flagon to fill up the other party.

Liu Hengyi's heart skipped a beat. He felt as if he was being targeted by a poisonous snake, and his legs under the table began to tremble unconsciously. Trembling and apprehensive, he said, "What do you mean?"

"Xiaoshan Tieluzhuang has a big problem. Basically, everyone involved except the craftsmen will lose their heads. I can tell you about this matter here. But before that, there are some things I I want to understand more clearly. So I have to ask Lao Liu for your help. Is it okay for me to put two people into your caravan?"

"ah?"

"What? Is there a problem?"

"No, no, there is no difficulty. It is our honor that Mr. Shen needs our Hengshun carriage."

"That's right, we are mutually beneficial. You and Xiaoshan Tieluzhuang were actually helping our Xuanqingwei to respond internally. In this way, if anyone wants to threaten you with this Chen Guzi's death, you can also There's something to say, right?"

Can you still say that? !

Liu Hengyi was stunned, and realized that he had really fallen into a trap. If you don't help, the person surnamed Shen this time will definitely have to say something incomplete in the batch of documents. Bite the bullet and help.

But listening to the words of the surname Shen, if this favor is done once, it will be labeled as Xuan Qingwei? If this is known to the outside world, who would dare to do business with Hengshun Car and Horse Company?

The wine was so delicious that when Liu Hengyi returned home, he shut himself in the room and smashed the whole study, feeling aggrieved but helpless.

The next day, three ordinary sergeants selected from Fengri City went to Hengshun Carriage and Horse Shop as coachmen, and two days later they went to the Licheng branch with ten new carriages on the grounds of sending more cars.

Exactly five days later, a note came from Xiaoshan Tieluzhuang, saying that there was another batch of goods to be sent away, and fifty carts were ordered for departure on the ninth day of June.

Each cart with two mules can carry 1,500 catties of goods, and fifty carts is 75,000 catties. This kind of convoy can't go through the teleportation circle, because the cost is too high, so it can only take the official road, and even the side road can't support this kind of heavy cargo.

It took at least half a month to arrive in Yucheng from Licheng. Resupply points, places where people and horses rest, road cards in various places and other conditions are involved along the road. There are not many vehicles and horses capable of transporting such bulky and heavy goods, and it is even more impossible for private individuals to transport them.

The three spies are not monks, they can drive a car, they have worked in the army, they have the strength, and their temperament is enough for the market.

The three pretended not to know each other, and they were not conspicuous in the convoy of hundreds of people. Just observe in secret and record everything you see and hear in your mind.

On June 25th, the convoy arrived in Yucheng. But it didn't drive into the city, but passed directly from outside the city, and the convoy arrived at the pier in the south of the city that evening.

Cars, horses, and goods are all loaded on board, and people are also on board. That night, three large ships weighed anchor from the pier and went down the river to Haixia.