Chapter 263 The Great Case of Wind and Thunder (two chapters in one)(1/2)
With Xia Ping'an in charge, the inspection office acted resolutely. Several carriages and horses rushed to the warehouse of Jinming Trading Company. The team members got off the carriages and quickly sealed off the yard.
Several security guards from Jinming Trading Co., Ltd. who were guarding the warehouse looked at the officials from the Inspection Department who were charging towards them like wolves and tigers. They all stood aside in a state of bewilderment, not daring to move.
The two warehouses of Jinming Trading Company are right next to each other. Each warehouse covers an area of tens of thousands of square meters. They are in the same compound, so it is convenient to seal them off.
Xia Pingan stood in the open space outside the warehouse, looked at the warehouse in front of him, and grinned. He just "looked" and saw that the two warehouses were full of goods, which should have just been put into the warehouse.
Fan Gang, who was wearing a black robe, was standing next to Xia Pingan at some point. He didn't say much, but nodded slightly to Xia Pingan.
As for Situ Hua, he met Xia Pingan and his team halfway and arrived at the warehouse of Jinming Trading Company.
After receiving the notice, the person in charge of the warehouse came over sweating profusely. As soon as he saw the people from the Inspection Department, his expression changed and he quickly came over with a smile, "Masters, this is the warehouse of Jinming Trading Co., Ltd.
In our warehouse, there are drinks on one side and silk on the other. There are no prohibited items. Is there some misunderstanding?"
The person in charge of the warehouse will naturally not be able to get in front of Xia Pingan, and the people below will deal with it.
"The Inspection Office received a tip that someone reported that there were prohibited items hidden in the warehouse of your Jinyang Trading Company. Open the warehouse and we want to inspect it!" Situ Hua said to the person in charge of the warehouse.
"Well... the shopkeeper of our trading company is not here. This Jinming Trading Company is the property of Director Li. Sir, can you..." The person in charge of the warehouse did not understand the situation and was still struggling.
"What are you talking about, Director Li and Director Ma? Our Donggang Inspection Office enforces the law impartially, don't keep doing this!" Situ Hua said with a stern look on his face, very bluffing, "I now order you to open the door of the warehouse immediately. We want to inspect.
If you don't open it and we break in, you will be responsible for all the consequences!"
Seeing the summoners from the Inspection Office around him looking at him coldly, the person in charge of the warehouse broke into a cold sweat. He quickly took out the key and opened the doors of the two warehouses, allowing the people from the Inspection Office to enter for inspection.
In the warehouse containing wine, bottles, cans, and various packaged high-end wines were piled up like mountains.
Shangjing City is a place of drunkenness and wealth. Li Chaoming is the chief of the Jinyang District Police Department. Many high-end drinks in various restaurants and wineries in Jinyang District must be purchased from the trading houses designated by him, which is considered a disguised form of payment.
Protection fee, this high-end wine business has high profits, and there is an endless supply every day, it is really a good business.
The same is true for the silk business. As long as there is a way, it is also a big business.
As soon as the doors of the two warehouses were opened, two teams of members from the Inspectorate entered inside to search.
Xia Pingan also followed into the warehouse filled with drinks and walked around.
The warehouse is filled with a strong aroma of wine.
In this kind of warehouse, wine bottles and jars are occasionally broken when moving in and out of the warehouse. The wine spills on the ground, and the aroma of the wine lingers for a long time.
"What kind of wine is this Linglongzui?" Seeing that the front of the warehouse was filled with wine sealed in white porcelain jars and packaged in wooden frames, Xia Pingan asked Situ Hua next to him, facing the wine in the capital and Dashang Kingdom.
, Xia Pingan is really unfamiliar.
"This Linglong drunk is a specialty of Yunzhou Province. These Linglong drunks are fine wines that have been stored in caves for more than ten years. The purchase price of such a jar is at least thirty gold coins, and it is even more expensive to sell..." Situ Hua smoked.
Drooling, he explained to Xia Pingan.
Behind the mountains of exquisite wines, there are boxes of blue glazed bottles called Yuehua Niang, which is also a famous wine from the Great Shang Kingdom.
After Yuehua is brewed, there is also precious wine in dark glass bottles, called condensation.
In addition, the warehouse is also filled with famous wines from the Great Shang Kingdom such as Qianfu Chang, Zifu, and Yangui.
"Sir, something was found here..." a member of the Inspection Department who was inspecting the liquor warehouse suddenly shouted.
Xia Ping'an led people over and took a look. Well, among a pile of wooden boxes containing Zifu wine behind the warehouse, there were two long dark green wooden boxes that were too special. Those two
The wooden box is like a long-haired man emerging among a group of bald men.
"Open it and take a look..." Xia Pingan said calmly.
"yes!"
The wooden box was opened, and inside were all dark rifles.
Ten rifles in one wooden box, twenty rifles in two wooden boxes.
The Great Shang State has very strict gun control. Although private individuals can also hold guns, they must go through formalities, and gun business is a state monopoly. Possession of more than three guns constitutes the crime of private possession of firearms. The sale and transportation of guns,
There are strict regulations on circulation.
Two boxes of twenty guns were found in this warehouse. They were strictly prohibited items. Gun smuggling was a serious crime.
"Search the warehouse immediately and bring the relevant persons to the Supervision Office for questioning!" Xia Ping'an ordered.
"yes!"
Guns, two boxes, and two boxes of bullets were also found in the silk warehouse on the other side.
When the guns and bullets found in the warehouse were moved out, the person in charge of the warehouse was dumbfounded. How did he know why there were two more boxes of guns in the wine warehouse?
Seeing the yellow-orange bullets and the dark, oiled rifle, the person in charge of the warehouse turned pale with fright.
"My lord, this is unjust, my lord..."
"take away!"
The people from the Inspectorate took the person away without any explanation.
A few minutes later, Li Heihu, the leader of the Ax Gang in the dock area, came with thousands of brothers driving a carriage pulling goods.
Those who work hard are all hard workers in the dock area. They are all strong and honest people, but when pressed, they will come to fight you with an axe.
"I've seen the Inspector..." Li Heihu and thousands of people from the Ax Gang gave Xia Ping a kneeling and half-kneeling ceremony.
"Why are so many people here?" Xia Pingan asked with a smile.
"My lord, I have called all the brothers who are not going to work today!" Li Heihu replied.
"Go and move things. After moving, leave fifty jars of exquisite wine for the brothers of the Ax Gang to try!"
"Thank you, sir!" Li Heihu stood up neatly and shouted, "Brothers, it's time to work. After the work is done, the inspector will treat everyone to a Linglong drunk!"
The thousands of brothers shouted and started to work, like ants moving, starting to move things in the warehouse.
Xia Pingan called Situ Hua over, "I'll leave this to you, no problem!"
Situ Hua smiled confidently and licked his lips, "Don't worry, sir. I'll leave this place to me. No problem. Are you going back to the Inspectorate?"
"The things haven't been finished yet. Don't rush back. I'll take Hua Ziqin and Fan Gang to Pier 6 again!"
"Pier 6? Sir, this is..." Situ Hua was stunned for a moment. He vaguely remembered that there seemed to be nothing important at Pier 6. He didn't know why Xia Pingan went out of his way to check.
"The dock is such an important place. As an inspector, I naturally have to pay more attention to it!" Xia Pingan smiled and did not explain much. After leaving the matter of Jinming Trading Company's warehouse to Situ Hua, he got on
After getting out of the warehouse compound of Jinming Trading Company, we arrived at Pier 6 in Donggang District in less than ten minutes with the two teams Dai Hua Zi Qin and Fan Gang.
On this pier, there is another scene.
The tall ships with a capacity of 10,000 tons are lined up on the dock. The huge steam crane slides back and forth on the track of the dock. Countless people are busy here.
When you come here, you don't even need to show any identity tokens. The faces of Hua Ziqin and Fan Gang, who often come here for patrols, are the passes. They can pass through Pier 6 and check at will.
Seeing the inspector coming to inspect, several people in charge of port affairs, dispatching, and customs clearance at Pier 6 quickly came over to accompany them.
The people from the Supervision Office walked in front, and the people in charge on the dock followed Xia Pingan, responsible for explaining to Xia Pingan and responding to inquiries at any time.
Xia Pingan has summoned the black dragon.
Originally, Hua Ziqin and Fan Gang didn't know what Xia Pingan was here for, but when they saw Xia Pingan summoning the black dragon, the expressions on their faces instantly tightened, and they suddenly cheered up.
After walking on the dock for a while, Xia Pingan led everyone to the berth of a huge cargo ship.
The freighter was more than two hundred meters long and parked at the port. Looking up, the superstructure of the freighter looked like a building.
On the bow of the black freighter are written three large white characters, "Fulong". This freighter is still waiting in line for hoisting and unloading...
"Whose cargo ship is it and what's on it?" Xia Ping'an asked the people around him.
The person in charge of a nearby dock immediately flipped through the book in his hand and replied, "Sir, according to the customs declaration, this cargo ship Fulong is loaded with specialties from the Wanlong Islands transported from the Wanlong Islands in the south.
Purple star wood and Wanlong Xianggong rice, the owner of the freighter Fulong is Fulong Trading Company!"
"Haha, this freighter is quite big..."
"The displacement is more than 36,000 tons..."
"Okay, let's go up and have a look!"
Everyone boarded the ship through the stairs, and the captain and crew of the ship came out to greet, accompany, and inspect them.
This freighter is divided into several huge compartments, and those compartments are filled with things shipped across the ocean. The huge purple star trees are piled up like mountains, and each one is enough for several people to hold it together.
Coarsely, in Shangjing City, this purple star wood furniture is exclusive to wealthy families and wealthy families, and its value is self-evident.
There are more than 10,000 tons of purple star wood on the ship.
In addition to the Purple Star Wood, there were almost more than 10,000 tons of Wanlong Xianggong rice on the ship. The Wanlong Xianggong rice was packed in sacks and piled up in the cabin.
Xia Pingan, who was wandering around the rice warehouse, suddenly asked the captain, "Are there any other warehouses on the Fulong..."
"No more. That's all the warehouse contains. They contain purple star wood and grain!" the captain replied.
"Oh, really, then let's go to the bottom warehouse and have a look..."
Hearing what Xia Pingan said, the captain's face changed slightly, but he still smiled, "Sir, the bottom of this cargo ship is a variety of engine rooms, with some coal piled up, pipes crisscrossed everywhere, and the air is dirty. It's really nothing to see.
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"It doesn't matter. The Inspectorate just likes to visit dirty places. If it wasn't dirty, I wouldn't go there!" Xia Pingan said with a smile, stroking Heilong's head.
To be continued...