Chapter 1570: Initial Clues

But like the Liu family's situation, if Liu Chuansheng is really gone, it meets the conditions for distribution. The Haolin Society must first issue a sum of stability money to his family, and then issue a sum every three months until the compensation is completed. During this period, if Liu Chuansheng returns home, these money must be returned in full—in Julu Port, few people dare to owe A Hao money and not pay it back.

This set of procedures, the Haolin Society has already gone through more than a dozen times, and the subordinates are quite proficient. A Hao finished explaining and hurried toward the wharf, wiping the sweat on his forehead while walking.

Can this missed piece of news just be forgotten? Can it be suppressed? For a moment, this thought flashed through A Hao's mind.

But reason told him, no.

This "Metropolitan Envoy" looks like a big official, and Liu's wife came to cry and make trouble, so he changed from missing a report to concealing a report, and the nature is more serious. Once discovered...

A Hao shuddered.

The Yangshan Chamber of Commerce branch on the wharf was newly built five months ago.

Julu Port is the busiest port in the eastern part of the Glittering Gold Plain. Seventy percent of the goods, materials, and personnel entering and leaving here are Yangshan's, and the Chamber of Commerce established the largest branch on the Glittering Gold Plain here.

A Hao originally wanted to walk into the branch, but when he reached the door, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and his footsteps turned, and he went to the wharf tavern next door first.

He stayed inside for nearly two quarters of an hour.

Then he came out again and walked straight into the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce branch.

"I'm looking for Mr. Du."

A few dozen breaths later, A Hao stood in front of Mr. Du, the local person in charge of the branch, his dangling appearance long replaced by humility.

This Mr. Du doesn't like others to call him boss, because he said that there is only one boss of Yangshan, surnamed He, and let everyone just call him "Mr."

"Late at night, what's the urgent matter?"

A Hao leaned slightly, his voice lowered: "Beijia people came again, hired a guide at the Haolin Society, I hurried to report to you."

"Wait." Mr. Du first set up a barrier, "Say it, where from Beijia? What purpose here?"

"Said it was from Lingxu City."

"Not a merchant?"

"Doesn't look like a merchant." A Hao has been experienced for many years and can distinguish merchants at a glance, "The guide said they want to go to Shizhoutou and Liuping first."

"These two places?" Mr. Du pondered, "Merchants generally don't go there. They didn't say what they were going to do?"

"No." A Hao added, "By the way, their leader is called 'Metropolitan Envoy Bai'."

"Metropolitan Envoy Bai?" Mr. Du was about to drink water, but when he heard this title, the action of raising the cup paused, "Have you seen this person?"

"No, but the tavern and innkeepers at the wharf have seen him."

"You hurry to confirm whether he is quite tall and ugly."

"The tavern has already confirmed it." A Hao immediately gave a positive answer, "That 'Metropolitan Envoy Bai', his five features are wrinkled together, and his eyebrows and eyes cannot be separated. Because he is ugly, the people in the tavern still remember him."

That's right. Mr. Du patted him on the shoulder: "Great, you have made a great contribution! I will report it to Island Master He for you. You go back first, don't spread the word."

A Hao was overjoyed: "Yes, nothing happened in the first place!"

Although Julu Port belongs to the Peng Nation, the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce controls the economic lifeline here, and it is the true hegemon here. A Hao returned to Julu Port and relied on his origins with the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce to be prosperous today.

As a return, his Haolin Society became the eyes and ears of the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce.

For an organization like this, any movement or fresh news will usually be sensed by the Haolin Society first. This is a very good source of information.

A Hao was about to leave, but Mr. Du called him again: "Wait, when did these Beijia people come?"

Terrible, still didn't fool him. A Hao turned around and stammered a few times.

Mr. Du knew it was wrong at a glance: "Any unspeakable difficulties?"

"This..." A Hao stammered, "Actually, actually it was fifteen days ago. But the Haolin Society has been busy with the big order of palm oil..."

Mr. Du interrupted him: "You mean, these Beijia people hired a guide at the Haolin Society and set off fifteen days ago, but you didn't report it until now?"

"Mr. Du, I really didn't mean to..." A Hao sweated on his head.

He often breaks people's hands and feet in the Haolin Society, which is very painful, but this Mr. Du in front of him can also easily break his hands and feet.

Mr. Du interrupted him again: "Regarding Metropolitan Envoy Bai, do you have any other news?"

A Hao knew that this was another opportunity given to him by Mr. Du. He immediately talked endlessly:

"The other party mentioned the wharf tavern, so I also went to the wharf tavern to ask. The tavern had an impression of this group of people. They had been in Julu Port for half a month before, not in the inn or at the wharf, and often went to the Floating Island Ghost Market to look at the notice board, inquiring about the news of the righteous army everywhere. Oh, one day, Ding Gou was bragging at the wharf tavern, and this very ugly person gave him silver and asked about the Black Armored Army."

"You said, this Metropolitan Envoy Bai asked about the Black Armored Army?" Mr. Du noticed the key element.

The Black Armored Army is in the limelight and is also the topic asked most by outsiders, but once it is paid attention to by Metropolitan Envoy Bai, it is unusual.

"Yes, yes. The questions he asked were also very strange. He asked Ding Gou if he had followed the Black Armored Army to see, and asked if he had seen the Black Flood Dragon mark." A Hao hurried, "Also, they only signed a ten-day contract for hiring a guide, but the guide hasn't returned yet."

Half overtime.

"This group of people has outstanding martial arts, and walking on the Glittering Gold Plain is no problem. Your guide..." Mr. Du pondered, "Maybe he saw too much and couldn't come back."

"Go back, don't delay next time there is important intelligence." Punishing A Hao is not the top priority right now, hurrying to send a message to He Xiao is.

"Won't!" A Hao patted his chest with a bang, "Next time, definitely won't!"

He left the Yangshan branch like flying. After going out, he let out a long sigh of relief, relaxed, and felt that his back was all wet.

Mr. Du said to himself:

"The Metropolitan Envoy of the Heavenly Palace, running to the Glittering Gold Plain to do what?"

This matter has been delayed for more than ten days, and he has to race against time.

Mr. Du spread the paper and dipped the ink, writing like flying.

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At the invitation of the Yingde Water Chamber of Commerce, He Lingchuan ate at a top-notch restaurant in Tianshui City.

The Deyou Chamber of Commerce is an old-brand chamber of commerce in the Yao Nation, and can even influence (control) the prices of many commercial goods. In the past, Yangshan tried to deal with it, but it maintained the arrogance of the Yao people and was always indifferent.

But now He Xiao and Yangshan have a great reputation in Tianshui City, and the Deyou Chamber of Commerce has become diligent. Even He Lingchuan bought a part of high-quality Xuan crystals, which was obtained through the Deyou Chamber of Commerce.

Xuan crystals have always been hard currency and can be used as money among practitioners and upper-class nobles. However, besides the upcoming Emperor Flowing Pulp outbreak recently, many dignitaries have also taken out Xuan crystals to raise money, so as to buy more high-quality residential land in the new city.

No way, they had already spent a large sum of money to show loyalty to the Yao King some time ago, so they had to use their savings at this time.

The connections of the old-brand chamber of commerce among the upper-class nobles are what Yangshan cannot compare with, so the cooperation between He Lingchuan and the Deyou Chamber of Commerce became closer.

Two dishes were served during the banquet, soft-stewed mushrooms and eight treasures, which were good materials for rice. Although they were vegetarian dishes on the surface, they were fresh, soft, smooth, and tender, and tasted better than meat. The guests didn't finish a bowl of rice and felt sorry for it.

The rice was served, and He Lingchuan just took a bite and stopped eating: "Eh, this rice?"

The restaurant served such distinguished guests as them, all of which were long-grain flower field rice, which is good rice produced in the north, and there is a good milky fragrance after being cooked.

But the fragrance of this bowl of rice was very light, which was eclipsed compared to flower field rice.

Boss Feng of the Deyou Chamber of Commerce heard it and called the manager over without saying a word: "What's going on? Explain clearly!"

Island Master He is a distinguished guest he invited with great difficulty, and the restaurant dropped his face like this? The manager's old face was bitter: "You guys don't know, flower field rice has been out of supply for five days, and you can't buy it in the whole Tianshui City, so you have to use other rice instead."

Boss Feng frowned: "Your restaurant's flower field rice, isn't it specially supplied by the farm north of the city?"

For a large restaurant like this, the ingredients are all high-grade goods specially supplied. Even a cow, before becoming slow-roasted beef ribs and fragrant fried tongue, has to eat how many kinds of herbal formulas, drink what kind of spring water, all of which are particular.

Not giving guests flower field rice, using inferior goods to replace good ones, that is service downgrading! Don't want the restaurant's signboard? The manager apologized repeatedly: "The farm doesn't have goods either. It was snatched up a few days ago, and it hasn't been able to supply it."

"The autumn harvest hasn't ended yet, and you say there is no rice?" Boss Feng only felt absurd.

"Yes, it really is like this!" The manager nodded like garlic, "I don't hide it from you, even if you send someone to ask every restaurant, it's like this. Besides, the prices of rice, flour, and oil have risen recently, and they have risen twice in five days."

Boss Feng has been rolling in the business world all his life and didn't pay attention to this, but he couldn't treat the distinguished guest badly: "No, you give me..."

He has been rolling in the business world all his life and knows that the restaurant manager says there is no, but privately he will secretly hide a little flower field rice and specially supply it to the most distinguished guests.

He Lingchuan picked up the bowl and smiled: "No harm, this bowl of rice is also very fragrant. Boss Feng, let's eat like this."

The guest had no opinion, so Boss Feng had to give up, but he was unhappy on the surface.

He Lingchuan ate very fragrantly. He knew that in a few days, I'm afraid there would be no such rice.

Passing by a grain shop on the way back, several people were arguing at the door, and the voice was very loud.

He Lingchuan looked down and saw that it seemed to be two refugees in rags arguing with the shop waiter, the focus being "Why did it rise again? It wasn't this price this morning!" ===== CHAPTER 1571 =====

The clerk had a bewildered expression, mixed with two parts arrogance: "This price is set by the shop, not by me."

"Ten wen can clearly buy two jin of rice, why are you only willing to sell half a jin! Are you looking down on us and deliberately making things difficult?"