Su Bing was stunned for a moment. Qin Meng and Xin Wenli had already turned their horses and headed straight for Lin Kejun to leave the city.
Qin Meng always felt that he had missed something, but for a moment he couldn't think of what it was.
It wasn't until Su Bing accidentally mentioned fireworks that Qin Meng realized that he had actually ignored what was under his nose.
Fireworks and firecrackers are produced under the supervision of Shaofu. If it is an ordinary person doing fireworks and firecrackers business, as long as they are not seriously inquired by the officials. It's nothing.
After all, the sign of Shaofu Supervisor was hanging there, and no one would be rash enough to provoke Shaofu Supervisor's authority.
but. There are exceptions to everything. If someone really takes care of it, even the young government supervisor can't directly interfere.
Because the most important raw material of fireworks is gunpowder.
After Qin Meng developed the gunpowder, in order to prevent it from being acquired by the forces of the Great Sui Dynasty. Specially suggested to Yang Lin that gunpowder should be listed as an item under strict control by the court.
How severe is it? Controlled materials such as salt and iron can be commercialized as long as there is official introduction, while gunpowder is not allowed to circulate regardless of the situation.
Today's Great Sui Dynasty is a peaceful season, and all official actions must be based on laws.
Then, Li Gang reminded him that if he wanted to attack Lin Kejun, he must violate the laws of the Sui Dynasty.
Qin Meng went to Lin Kejun to check the business dealings, because he was afraid that there would be any mistakes in the Lin family's business.
As long as you are caught where there are violations, you can immediately arrest people.
After arresting a person, if you specifically ask you what you want, it is up to you to interrogate the person.
Su Bing's profession. There is no doubt.
After his screening, there was no problem with the Lin family's business. From the perspective of the Lin family's existing business, no one could arrest anyone for no reason. There is chaos under the emperor's feet, but it will not cover the sky with one hand.
The only thing that can be used as a handle is the fireworks and firecrackers purchased and sold by Lin Kejun.
The reason why this thing can become a commodity in circulation is because the two yamen, Shaofu Supervisor and Jingzhaofu, are working together to operate it.
Thinking about it, no one dared to challenge these two yamen directly. Talk about how you violated the rules and how.
The merchants dared to do this business, because no one dared to question what the imperial government did in private.
However, in the operation of fireworks and firecrackers, there is a hidden danger that was ignored by everyone including Qin Meng.
That is, gunpowder is a material that the court strictly controls.
In peace time, the strict control of materials such as gunpowder is no longer as sensitive as during wartime. But don't forget, this super strict control law is written in the law of the Great Sui Dynasty.
Using this excuse to trouble Shaofu Supervisor and Jingzhaofu may not have any effect. But use this law to restrict businesses. That is absolutely righteous.
Qin Meng is so anxious because of his understanding of Li Gang.
This old man, either he just didn't say a word. Once you say something, you'd better be careful with 10,000, because Li Gang's words definitely have shocking connotations.
Qin Meng and Xin Wenli's horse. They are all BMW horses, spurred to move, and the speed is like the wind.
In less than half an hour, he caught up with Lin Kejun and his party.
Boss Lin Kejun was surprised: "Qin Meng, why are you here?"
When Qin Meng saw that Lin Kejun had nothing to do, he was relieved, and looked at the few servants around Lin Kejun, and put his finger to his mouth, making a silent gesture. Call Lin Kejun aside.
"Ke Jun, please remember carefully, what channel did you buy fireworks from?"
Lin Kejun said without hesitation: "Since there is such a thing in the capital, I know that this thing will definitely sell well, so I sent Lin Shan to find a channel to buy it. Lin Shan can easily find a purchase channel, yes. It seems that it is the government officer of the Shaofu Supervisor. After paying a lot of benefits, I bought some goods. Why, there is a problem?"
Qin Meng shook his head and said, "There must be no problem with the purchase. The key is... Forget it, I won't tell you about this. You bought the fireworks and firecrackers, where are they sold?"
"Most of them have been transferred to wealthy households in the capital. Many of them have business dealings with our Lin family. They know that we have the goods and come to buy them. We have to give them. Some of them are transferred to Qinghe's hometown. These things are not. It must be sold. Even if you put it in front of your hometown, it will attract countless eyeballs. Naturally, there will be a large number of customers coming to buy.
Qin Meng frowned when he heard it, and asked, "When will the goods be shipped?"
"It was probably a month ago."
"Can you catch it back?"
"I'm afraid this is unrealistic? It is estimated that the goods have already arrived in Qinghe, and they are about to reach their hometown. If someone is sent to chase after them. According to my letter to my father, they would have been set off long ago. What, Qin Meng, is there a problem with this batch of goods? ?"
Qin Meng frowned and said: "If the discharge is over, it will be fine. The most feared thing is that someone intercepts the cargo midway, seizes and traces the source under the pretext of imperial control, then it will be troublesome." (End of this chapter)