Chapter 40 The Incident Happened, the White Lotus Rebellion!

Lin Chen didn't want to say anything more to a fox like Zhao Min, so he got straight to the point and said, "Little Prince, I think you already know that the grain that your Sitong Chamber of Commerce sold before was the official grain of the Northern Granary, right?"

"Yes!"

Zhao Min didn't hide anything, and immediately chuckled and nodded.

"Selling official grain is a crime of confiscation of property."

Lin Chen said scary words in a calm tone.

At this time, there was a movement behind the screen outside the teahouse.

But Zhao Min raised her hand to signal, and the movement stopped.

So, are there still swordsmen?

"It's just that those servants are worried that the little prince will be in danger." Zhao Min said lightly, and poured Lin Chen another cup of tea.

"Does General Lin know that our Sitong Chamber of Commerce never asks about the origins of guests? What they want to buy has nothing to do with the Chamber of Commerce."

In other words, the Sitong Chamber of Commerce didn't know.

Lin Chen obviously didn't believe Zhao Min's words.

From the files that the other party had prepared long ago, Zhao Min must know the origin of these grains.

Just concealing it, it seems that he has his own plan.

"Tsk, boring."

Zhao Min kept staring at Lin Chen, but because of the ghost mask covering it, Zhao Min could not see the changes in Lin Chen's expression at all.

She was a little bored and had to take out a file from her arms and handed it to Lin Chen.

Lin Chen took it, and his facial features far superior to those of ordinary people smelled a hint of fragrance and sweat on the file.

Who said girls don't sweat?

Lin Chen, who was complaining in his heart, immediately flipped through it.

This file is very complete.

At the same time, Lin Chen was shocked that the Sitong Chamber of Commerce had a wide range of business.

This batch of grain shipped out from the North Warehouse has 300,000 stones.

Among them, 100,000 stones were sold to the nobles in the capital.

Huh?

Lin Chen noticed.

The remaining 200,000 stones were all shipped out of the capital through the canal by the Sitong Chamber of Commerce as required.

"Where was this batch of grain shipped to?"

There was no further news about the following files.

"General Lin, this is not the responsibility of our Sitong Chamber of Commerce." Zhao Min said with a smile.

After all, the commission received by the Sitong Chamber of Commerce was just to deliver the grain out of the city.

Lin Chen frowned slightly.

"But."

Zhao Min didn't finish her words, "Xiao Wang himself can provide General Lin with a piece of information."

"Conditions."

Hearing this, Lin Chen said these two words without hesitation.

"It's very simple, General Lin, just drink this glass of wine."

Zhao Min picked up the teapot and poured the wine into Lin Chen's cup.

Lin Chen: "..."

He knew very well that Zhao Min must be playing tricks.

But.

Lin Chen picked up the wine and drank it all.

Hmm?

Lin Chen quietly circulated his internal strength.

This Yuyang Heart Method made Lin Chen's poison resistance full.

Lin Chen thought that something was put into the wine, but found that there was nothing.

It was just a simple glass of wine.

Lin Chen was speechless, just took the note handed by Zhao Min, and stood up to leave.

"General Lin!"

Suddenly.

Lin Chen, who had just walked to the door of Sitong Chamber of Commerce, heard the inexplicable smile on the corner of Zhao Min's mouth on the third floor.

Um!

Lin Chen subconsciously covered his chest, and his face under the ghost mask was a little ugly.

The sudden chaos of internal force made Lin Chen suffer a loss.

Lin Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and left expressionlessly.

He said to himself, don't let Zhao Min fall into his hands.

The wine is indeed non-toxic.

But the cup of tea poured by Zhao Min is strange.

And the file taken out of Zhao Min's arms was also put with something.

The two are mixed, and then under the stimulation of wine, it becomes toxic.

This Zhao Min has never been a person who is willing to suffer losses. She will find a way to get back at Lin Chen in a roundabout way.

However.

The note Zhao Min gave to Lin Chen did have an address outside the capital.

This address is located on a branch of the Cao Canal.

According to what Zhao Min wrote.

There is a water fort deep in a canal of that branch.

All the official grain that was transported out was stored here.

Why?

When Lin Chen thought of this, he showed a puzzled look in his eyes.

This behavior does not seem like a corrupt official like Heshen who wants to sell grain at a high price.

Instead, he wants to place it here and wait for something.

Lin Chen, who did not know why, planned to tell Shangguan Wan'er about this news and send out navy soldiers to clear it out.

This water fort is located deep in the Cao Canal, and the navy must be dispatched.

Just when Lin Chen returned to the Wucheng Bingmasi, he saw the commanders such as Yang Zhi and Wei Cheng looking anxious.

After seeing Lin Chen, they rushed over.

"Lord Dutong, something bad has happened!"

"What are you panicking about!"

Seeing his men like this, Lin Chen could not help but scolded in a deep voice.

"Yang Zhi, you tell me!"

"Yes!"

"General, there is a group of disaster victims in the capital area, claiming to be the Mother of No Birth, Jingkong's hometown, and looting the county town!"

Lin Chen's eyes suddenly shrank when he heard this.

He understood.

Why did they steal the official grain from Beida Cang and then put it in the canal?

One is to make the capital city without grain for disaster relief, and the other is to let the nobles sell grain at high prices to arouse public resentment!

The purpose is to pull hundreds of thousands of disaster victims to have a vigorous rebellion in the capital area!

At that time, these 200,000 stones of grain will be the military rations for the disaster victims!

People who are starving are willing to do anything as long as they have a bite of food.

The slogan of the so-called Mother of No Birth, Jingkong's hometown is the teachings of the White Lotus Sect.

This White Lotus Sect, from a certain perspective, is a professional rebel.

In ancient times, no matter what dynasty, as long as there is an opportunity, there will be this group of people who will rise up and rebel under the slogan of the Mother of No Birth.

"Does your Majesty know about this?"

"Yes, I have ordered the Wucheng Bingma Division to go out of the city to suppress the bandits."

"What about the Beijing Camp?" Lin Chen's face turned slightly cold when he heard this.

There are more than 100,000 people in the Beijing Camp, so it shouldn't be the turn of the Wucheng Bingma Division's few thousand people.

Yang Zhi heard this and shook his head blankly.

He didn't understand why the Wucheng Bingma Division was sent out by the emperor to suppress the bandits.

Now the disaster victims are so powerful that they can easily roll out tens of thousands of people.

The few thousand people in their Wucheng Bingma Division are not enough!

Lin Chen now understands why Wei Cheng, Yang Zhi and others are so anxious.

"I will go to the palace to see the emperor immediately."

Lin Chen ordered people to pull the horses, and suddenly his body paused.

"How many disaster victims are there outside the city now?"

Yang Zhi and others looked at each other when they heard this.

I don't understand why the commander-in-chief still cares about this at this time.

"Total, about 100,000."

Fortunately, Lin Chen sent the Wucheng Bingma Division to maintain order with so many disaster victims, and with the daily supply of porridge, there was no chaos.

"Go recruit soldiers! According to the conditions for recruiting soldiers from the Wucheng Bingma Division!"

What? !

Wei Cheng and others were stunned.

Yang Zhi reacted and his eyes lit up.

"Commander-in-chief, how many should be recruited?!"

"At least 20,000!"

Lin Chen saw that Yang Zhi understood what he meant, and said without turning his head.

Seeing that his own commander-in-chief had disappeared.

Wei Cheng and others just asked Yang Zhi.

"Why did the commander-in-chief ask us to recruit soldiers?"

"Isn't the Wucheng Bingma Division limited to 5,000 soldiers?"

Yang Zhi heard this and said unhappily: "Do you and I have the confidence to use 5,000 people to wipe out the White Lotus Sect in the capital?"

Wei Cheng shook his head subconsciously.

"That's it, let's go recruit soldiers! It will be too late if we are late!"

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