Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 553 This Is Not an Accident

Yang Yuan and Zhang Mi rode their horses at full speed to the "Xingzai Huiziwu" and saw a wisp of smoke rising from afar.

Judging from the situation, the fire was clearly under control, and the two of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

During the Chinese New Year, no one wants to cause trouble. If the fire at Huiziwu is not serious, everyone can relax.

The two men rushed to the gate of "Hui Zi Wu" and handed over their badges. The soldier guarding the gate then realized that it was the two Tongpan masters of Lin'an Prefecture who came together.

While letting them pass, he signaled to his companions to go in and report quickly.

As soon as Yang Yuan and Zhang Mi passed the second gate, a group of people came to greet them. Some of them had soot all over their faces, making them look like little devils in the palace of Yama.

I don’t know if they haven’t had time to wash their faces or if they are just waiting for their superiors to come and inspect.

Zhang Mi stopped and asked with a grim expression, "I am Zhang Mi, the judge of Lin'an Prefecture. What happened to Huiziwu? What is the current situation?"

The officials who came forward stopped and "made way" to each other. One of them couldn't refuse, so he stepped forward to pay his respects.

He said: "I am Yang Leifeng, the left supervisor of Huiziwu, and I am here to see Zhang Tongpan.

The water broke out in Room No. 1 of Yinjia at Huiziwu, and burned down the three adjacent printing rooms.

There were 40,000 printed notes in the room, and four rolls of printing paper waiting to be used, and no one was injured.

Another official then plucked up his courage and stepped forward, bowing and saying, "I am Sun Haohan, the Right Supervisor of Huiziwu.

As soon as the fire started, I led the craftsmen and servants to fetch water to put out the fire, and now the fire has been brought under control."

Yang Yuan suddenly asked, "Where is the military patrol shop? The Huiziwu was on fire, why didn't the military patrol shop in our district come to help?"

Sun Haohan glanced at him and said hesitantly: "This superior is..."

He recognized Yang Yuan's official uniform and rank, but he did not recognize Yang Yuan himself.

Yang Yuan said, "I am the judge of Lin'an Prefecture, Yang Yuan."

Yang Yuan is obviously famous now. After all, he is a character included in variety shows and dramas, and he is also the youngest official in the Song Dynasty.

Apart from being lucky and being born into an imperial family, there is no other person who can hold such an official position at his age.

The two supervisors of association affairs had obviously heard of his reputation, and they immediately bowed to him together, with an attitude that was even more respectful than before to Zhang Mi.

"Your humble servant, Yang Leifeng (Sun Haohan), the Left (Right) Supervisor of Huizi Affairs, meets Yang Jianzhou."

After hearing this, Zhang Mi's eyes twitched slightly.

Why did he introduce himself to him with his full name as "Xingzai Huiziwu" but just casually said "Huiziwu" when he saw me?
Why is it that when I see him I am "Yang Jianzhou" and when I see me I am "Zhang Tongpan"?
Okay, okay, you two are looking down on others, right? I’m afraid you don’t know yet, but Yang Yuan is going to be fired soon, right?
This "international association affairs" must always be under the jurisdiction of this official!
It is not appropriate to start a war at this time. We should keep the peace and tolerate you for a while. I will find a reason to deal with you later.

Yang Leifeng said, "Reporting to Yang Jianzhou, Huiziwu is a confidential place of the imperial court. Even if there is a fire, the military patrol officers cannot be allowed in."

Yang Yuan nodded. He had never thought that the management of a banknote printing factory in this era was so strict.

Yang Yuan said, "Take me and Judge Zhang to see Room 1 of Yinjia."

Yang Leifeng and Sun Haohan hurriedly led the way, introducing the situation of the association's affairs to the two as they walked.

There were a total of two hundred and twenty-three people in the "Lin'an Xingzai Huiziwu".

There were two supervisors, ten managers, sixty-nine scribes (assistants to the chief officials), eighty seal makers, six carvers and two casters.

The rest are handymen, responsible for the cleaning and other matters in the association. They are also responsible for fire safety.

While listening to their explanation of the basic situation of the association's affairs, Yang Yuan and Zhang Mi rushed to Room No. 1 of Yinjia.

This is a small courtyard, and the three rooms on the left wing were almost burned down.

There were three houses in a row, with the middle one burned the hardest and collapsed completely. There was still a half-burnt beam resting on the earthen wall between the two rooms on the left and right.

It would be more accurate to say that the fire was put out by itself rather than by someone because everything that could burn was burned out.

Fortunately, fire prevention was taken into consideration when this kind of place was designed. The houses are separated by a long distance, so when the firefighters are fighting the fire, they just need to focus on preventing the fire from spreading to the main house.

Seeing that the situation was indeed not very serious, Yang Yuan and Zhang Mi felt relieved.

Because of the fire and the pouring of water, the room was messy and dirty. A group of servants were cleaning the burnt room, and the ground was muddy.

At this time, the servants carried out several sets of engraved plates from the burned room. They were copper plates used to print notes.

The copper plate had been severely burned and deformed. Zhang Mi asked nervously, "If this carved plate is burned, will the consequences be serious?"

Sun Haohan replied: "President Zhang, don't worry. Since the copper plate has been burned, we can write down the reason and report it to Lin'an Prefecture and the Ministry of Revenue.

Once we get the approval, we will return the damaged old version and remake the new one. But during this period, the number of notes printed every day will be less. "

This kind of printing is not only done by hand, but also requires multiple color printing, which is a complicated procedure.

After that, they have to be cut and stamped manually, and since the denomination of each note is not huge, a huge amount of notes can be printed in a day.

In the tenth year of Shaoxing, Yue Fei recaptured Zhengzhou. Zhao Gou wanted to reward him with 200,000 strings of cash, so he ordered it to be printed within three days.

As a result, the printing was completed in just one day. It can be seen that the efficiency of the Song Dynasty's banknote printing factory, although it was entirely manual, was still quite good.

Yang Yuan and Zhang Mi investigated the fire scene and found the following:

Three printing houses were burned down, along with 40,000 strings of printed notes that had not yet been stamped or cut, four rolls of unused printing paper, and four sets of copper engravings for printing.

Fortunately, the management of banknotes is strict, and the special printing paper for banknotes is collected from the left treasury of the Ministry of Revenue every day in the quantity needed for the day.

Before leaving the government office, all printed notes, unused printing paper and cut edges had to be returned to the Zuo Cangku, so the loss was not too great.

Yang Yuan and Zhang Mi, sworn enemies, now have a rare consensus:
The emperor is about to change the reign title, and it is also an important time when the Song Dynasty is on the rise and the Jin Dynasty is in decline. Don't let this kind of thing spoil the emperor's mood, and try to make a big deal out of a small matter.

The loss situation is now completely clear. The loss is not large and is completely controllable.

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, and the craftsmen who were working in these three rooms at the time of the fire could not explain it clearly.

With the exploration technology of this era, it is impossible to get to the bottom of it from a technical perspective, so we can only sort it out internally and look for the cause.

In other words, they just need to figure it out themselves and try to find a reason that shifts the blame to an uncontrollable natural disaster.

Yang Leifeng and Sun Haohan were the supervisors. They were very smart and understood what was said as soon as they heard it.

The two superiors wanted to make a big deal out of a small matter, and this was exactly what they wanted, so they naturally agreed without delay.

They sent Yang Yuan and Zhang Mi out of Huiziwu, and the two of them mounted their horses and headed for the Lin'an government office.

Who knows how worried Qiao Laozhen must be, I have to go back and give him some reassurance.

The two men were walking on the road with their entourage when suddenly a figure flashed through the crowd.

Yang Yuan felt that the man looked familiar, so he quickly looked away and his gaze met that man's.

Fei Yuye was standing in the crowd. When her eyes met Yang Yuan's, her tender face turned red.

The embarrassment of last night is hard to avoid recalling when we meet again.

"Miss Yuye?"

Yang Yuan hurriedly dismounted, threw the reins to his follower, and went towards her.

Yang Yuan bowed and smiled, "Miss Yuye, why are you here?"

Fei Yuye looked at him bowing and smiling at her, and suddenly remembered the nightmare last night.

"Miss Yuye, today is your 100th birthday. I wish you good health and happiness, and may you live forever."

Then an old lady with wrinkled skin and white hair opened her toothless mouth and smiled...

Fei Yuye shuddered and forced a smile, "So it's Yang Jianzhou. The 'Flowers on the Road' embroidery workshop is nearby. I was going home, so why are you here?"

Zhang Mi was riding on his horse, and when he saw the two of them chatting, he felt very uncomfortable, bah! What a pair of bastards!

Zhang Mi snorted coldly, pulled the reins, and said arrogantly: "Let's go!" Then he led his entourage away.

Yang Yuan waved to his followers and said, "You guys go back to the government office first."

Yang Yuan turned around and said to Fei Yuye, "It's rare for you and I to meet here. How about we sit in the tea room next door for a while?"

Fei Yuye hesitated for a moment, nodded modestly, and whispered, "Okay!"

There are several large teahouses near Jijiaqiao.

Yang Yuan picked a teahouse by the river, and went up to the second floor with Fei Yuye. They chose a private room by the river, and asked someone to serve them a pot of tea and some snacks.

Yang Yuan told Fei Yuye about the fire at the Xingzai Huiziwu and how he had come to check on the situation. He then asked, "By the way, have you read your father's secret letter?"

Fei Yuye's heart skipped a beat. She quickly glanced at Yang Yuan and saw that he looked normal. She knew that he was just asking casually and did not know that his father intended for her to marry into the Yang family.

Yuye nodded gently and said, "I have checked it. My father is in the North Country and cannot come back, so I have to make some arrangements and explanations for the family."

Yang Yuan nodded and said, "Miss Yuye, if you encounter any trouble in the future, just tell me and I will help you."

Fei Yuye chuckled and said, "How can I trouble you?"

Yang Yuan said: "It was my idea that your father stayed in the Northern Kingdom.

Besides, Miss Yuye has done a great favor to Yang, how can a man not repay the favor? "

Fei Yuye curled her lips, disapproving in her heart, "Have you forgotten how you made me angry in the speed room before?"

Is this how your family repays a favor?
Yang Yuan added: "As for your father, you don't have to worry too much.

Your father used to follow Wanyan Darui. Now that Wanyan Luti has proclaimed himself emperor, he is both using and guarding against Wanyan Darui, his good brother who rebelled with him but also fought against him secretly.

As a result, Wanyan Luti did not dare to use your father, as he was Wanyan Darui's trusted and beloved general, but he could not do without him.

Therefore, your father will most likely be sent to a local garrison, and his troops will not be easily used in the battle against the Jin soldiers."

Yang Yuan and Fei Yuye talked about Fei Tianlu, military aid transportation, and embroidery business...

Yang Yuan discovered that when he spoke, Fei Yuye always looked at him strangely.

Sometimes, there would be an inexplicable hint of disgust in her eyes towards herself.

But Yang Yuan was clearly talking about how to use military aid transportation to bind together the local forces and powerful people of Japan, Goryeo and Xinjin through common interests.

What's there to dislike about this?
Sometimes, as she listened, a hint of shyness would suddenly flash across her eyes.

She lowered her eyes in shame, and her eyelashes fluttered gently like the wings of a butterfly landing on a flower.

Big sister, I was just saying that you have handed over your embroidery workshop to Liu Mo. You have to be careful about whether this person is reliable. Why are you so shy?

Sometimes, she would hold up her cheeks, pick up a snack in one hand, and eat it in small bites, looking at him intently, with a look of... well, scrutiny and consideration?
It’s like a poor commoner who, as the New Year is approaching, finally decides to buy some meat to make dumplings.

So he took a knife, stared at the piece of meat on the chopping board, and hesitated about how to cut it so that it could be cut into three layers of fat and lean meat.

Yang Yuan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Miss Yuye, are you listening?"

"Listen, listen..."

Fei Yuye answered without thinking, and suddenly blushed, and asked, "What were you talking about just now?"

Yang Yuan was speechless for a while. It seemed that all my words were in vain.

Fei Yuye said a little embarrassedly: "I didn't sleep well last night, and my mind was a little dazed, so..."

Didn’t sleep well last night?

Hearing what he said, Yang Yuan suddenly remembered that he had mistaken her for Shishi last night.

Yang Yuan quickly took a sip of tea, which had a sweet aftertaste.

Fei Yuye keenly noticed that he was thinking about what happened last night, and she couldn't help but hold her chest and turn away embarrassedly.

Yang Yuan explained: "I really had no intention of flirting with you last night. I really mistook you for..."

Fei Yuye blushed and said angrily, "Alright, alright, didn't I tell you not to mention it again? Just pretend... that this never happened."

Yang Yuan looked at her shy face with a blushing face, like a rose in bud. Thinking of her beautiful figure with slender branches and beautiful fruits, his heart was moved.

Yang Yuan couldn't help but sigh, "It's all so vivid in my mind, and I can't help but think it never happened? Isn't that asking too much?"

Fei Yuye's eyes widened immediately. Is he teasing me? Is he? Teasing me in front of me? Is he so brave?
For a moment, Fei Yuye felt embarrassed and annoyed. It was hard to tell whether she was angry or furious. Her face turned red and she said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Yang Yuan said: "It's just what's in my heart."

"Shameless!"

Fei Yuye grabbed the teacup.

Yang Yuan sat calmly, not moving.

Fei Yuye snorted coldly, let go of the teacup, grabbed a piece of dessert from the plate, and threw it at Yang Yuan.

With Fei Yuye's hand, a trembling and powerless cow-hair needle could be shot more than two meters away and nailed into the hard oak door panel.

But the snacks she threw out at this moment were not only soft and weak, but also completely inaccurate.

Yang Yuan had to turn his head and lean over to catch the snack that flew over his shoulder.

Yang Yuan turned around with a snack in his mouth, staring at Fei Yuye with a smile in his eyes. The movement of him eating that small piece of snack was full of lust.

A woman who knows how to flirt can fully display her charm of temptation just by eating.

Isn’t it the same for a man who knows how to flirt?
Of course, appearance!
Good looks must be a basic requirement, otherwise you will just be ugly.

Of course, there was nothing vulgar about Yang Yuan's behavior.

Fei Yuye's breasts heaved, her breathing became rapid, and she felt shy and embarrassed, but she did not feel nauseous.

I was teased, I was actually teased by him!

In my life, I... I have never been flirted with by a man.

How could a grown man like him eat in such a lustful way? He even licked the snack crumbs at the corner of his mouth, and it was so disgusting.

Yang Yuan's "death scene" gave Fei Yuye goosebumps.

First time being teased by a man?
If Kou Heiyi were here, he would definitely be filled with grief and indignation: "Am I, Kou Heiyi, not a man?"

Obviously, in Fei Yuye's mind, she could not remember any interaction between herself and the peacock with its tail spread out.

At this time, someone knocked on the door of the private room a few times. Yang Yuan immediately sat up straight and said loudly, "Come in!"

A young tea girl with long legs, thin waist and pretty face walked in.

She smiled sweetly at Yang Yuan, then walked slowly towards him, bent down, put her hand to her mouth, and whispered a few words in his ear.

Yang Yuan was slightly stunned, then nodded to Fei Yuye and said, "Please sit down for a while. I'll go out for a while."

When the tea girl opened the door of the private room and asked Yang Yuan to go out, Fei Yuye noticed that there was a young man in his early twenties in the distance. He was dressed in ordinary clothes and had smart eyes. He seemed to be waiting for Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan and the young man sat down at an empty tea table. No snacks or tea were served, they just started chatting.

As they chatted, Yang Yuan's expression became serious.

Fei Yuye stood in the private room, quietly opened the door a crack, and quietly looked at Yang Yuan.

This handsome man who looked steady, mature and thoughtful was completely different from the flirtatious scoundrel just now.

How did he blend these two superb temperaments into one?

Yang Yuan pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "You mean, Kou Heiyi went to Huiziwu, and less than half an hour later, a fire broke out in Huiziwu?"

The young man nodded and said, "Not bad."

This young man is the one from "Youqiusi" who was trained by Old Man Song and Old Man Ji.

Ever since Yang Yuan heard Emmanuelle Belle say that Kou Heiyi was the man who killed people to silence them at the dock that day, he has arranged for someone to follow him.

The person responsible for monitoring Kou Heiyi is Uncle Gou.

Kou Heiyi is very skilled. Even though those young men in "Youqiusi" were trained by Old Man Song, Yang Yuan did not believe that they now have the ability to follow Kou Heiyi for a long time without being discovered by him.

Therefore, the person responsible for following and monitoring Kou Heiyi was Uncle Gou.

These young people from "Youqiusi" are just helping Uncle Gou and taking the opportunity to gain more experience.

Yang Yuan asked: "Why did Kou Heiyi go to Huiziwu? Who saw him? Please explain the whole process again in detail."

The young man with the "Youqiusi" replied: "...Uncle Gou stared at Kou Heiyi. He first rented a car and went to Cuiyulou in Tongxiang to pick up Shuifu.

Shui Fu was a prostitute in Cuiyu Tower and his old lover.

Then they took a car to Huiziwu, entered from the side door, and should have stopped in front of the ceremonial gate.

We have no idea who he met in the association.

We waited outside for an incense stick of time, and then Kou Heiyi drove out from the side door of Huiziwu.

Then, he and Miss Shui Fu drove out of Qiantang Gate, boarded a pleasure boat directly at the lakeside, and went for a cruise on the lake.

Now it is being watched by another group of people.”

Yang Yuan asked: "When did you find out that the guild hall was on fire?"

The young man replied, "When Kou Heiyi drove his car to the lakeside and boarded the boat, thick smoke began to billow from Huiziwu.

Uncle Gou felt that something was wrong, so he arranged for a few of us to come back and find out about the situation of the association."

It was because they came back to inquire about Hui Ziwu's situation that they saw Yang Yuan and Zhang Mi.

The young man said, "From Huiziwu to the lakeside, at a normal speed, it would only take about half an hour."

Yang Yuan nodded. He thought that the fire at Xingzai Huiziwu was just an ordinary incident.

But now with Kou Heiyi, is it still a surprise?

What did Kou Heiyi go to Huiziwu for?
Who is he and what is his purpose?

Was the fire really caused by him?
Yang Yuan thought hard, Huiziwu..., the only valuable thing about Huiziwu is "printing money".

Could it be that Kou Heiyi is playing the Song Dynasty version of "Wushuang"?
After thinking for a long time, Yang Yuan took off his badge, handed it to the young man, and said, "Take my badge and go to the military patrol shop in this district immediately..."

Yang Yuan explained everything to him in detail. The young man picked up his badge and hurried out of the teahouse. Yang Yuan stood up and walked towards the private room.

Fei Yuye, who had been hiding at the door and peeping, quickly returned to her seat and sat down.

When Yang Yuan came in, Fei Yuye stood up and said, "Thank you for your hospitality, Yang Tongpan. Yuye is going back to the embroidery workshop."

She was a little panicked now. If Yang Yuan continued to tease her, she didn't know how to respond.

"Don't rush to leave."

Yang Yuan quickly stopped her. Fei Yuye took a step back nervously and asked vigilantly, "What are you going to do?"

Yang Yuan said: "Miss Yuye, you are good at forging all kinds of evidence and information, right?"

Fei Yuye asked, "So what?"

Yang Yuan said happily: "That's great. I have something to ask for your help."

"What help?"

……

A set of clothes worn by military patrol soldiers was placed on the table.

This is a complete set of fire-proof equipment for military patrols, including a helmet-brimmed hat, a fire-proof vest, fire-proof trousers, and a pair of fire-proof boots made of fire-proof cloth.

Next to it was a set of cosmetics bought from the opera troupe.

In addition to these two things, there is also a piece of linen that is one foot wide and five feet long. This is... used to wrap the chest, right?
Yang Yuan bolted the door of the private room and smiled at Fei Yuye, "Fortunately, when you sneaked into the envoys to the Kingdom of Jin, you had quite a bit of experience in disguise.

You should change your clothes and look like a man, put on this outfit, pretend to be a shop owner, and accompany me to the "huiziwu" again. "

Fei Yuye looked at the firefighters' suits, disguise cosmetics, and the piece of linen spread out on the table and glanced at Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan urged, "Change it quickly. It's such a small favor, you won't refuse to help me, right?"

Fei Yuye picked up the linen cloth and smiled at Yang Yuan, "Then can you help me wrap it?"

Yang Yuan said: "Okay!"

He reached out to take the sackcloth. Fei Yuye felt embarrassed and angry. She slapped him with the sackcloth and said coquettishly, "Get lost!"

Yang Yuan raised his hand and slapped his forehead: "Mistake, mistake, I'm out, I'm out right now!"

Yang Yuan quickly opened the door and ran out.

(End of this chapter)