12dz Chapter 528 Sun Jiadao was arrested
Chapter 528 Sun Jiadao was arrested
In this turbulent era, the news that Yanzhou deliberately suppressed Dingzhou's trade spread quietly to every corner like a gust of wind, and everyone knew it clearly.
However, the temptation of profit is always like a magnet, attracting those who dare to take risks.
Sun Jiadao said that although he was related to Zhao Long and was Zhao Long's cousin, Zhao Long really couldn't like this cousin.
This person always tries to take shortcuts in business, but he keeps hitting a wall and doesn't gain anything.
As time went by, he could no longer survive in Luancheng, so he had no choice but to move to the new city of Dingzhou.
One day, Sun Jiadao accidentally heard that the trade between Yanzhou and Dingzhou was almost cut off, and even the Cui and Zheng families, who were quite powerful in Yanzhou, were facing a shortage of goods.
This news was like a ray of light shining into his mind, which suddenly made him move and a bold idea came to his mind: If he could take advantage of this opportunity to secretly sell goods to Yanzhou, wouldn’t he be able to make a lot of money?
With this dream of getting rich in mind, Sun Jiadao resolutely embarked on the journey to Yanzhou.
But he never expected that he would suffer a heavy blow as soon as he arrived in Yi County.
Xing Shuren's nephew Xing Erhu, like a ferocious monster, brought a group of soldiers and officers to stop him and his group.
Before Sun Jiadao could react, he was detained without any explanation, and all the goods he had transported with great effort were confiscated.
Among the people accompanying him, there was a smart guy who knew that in such a difficult situation, the only way to avoid disaster was to spend money.
So he secretly took out money and bribed the officers and soldiers.
Perhaps it was the money that played a role, and the officers and soldiers turned a blind eye, allowing this man to find an opportunity, buy his freedom, and hurriedly escape from Yi County.
The man rode non-stop all the way to Luancheng and found Zhao Long.
Zhao Long was sitting in the room with a calm expression. When he heard the servant report that a friend of Sun Jiadao wanted to see him, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
The man was wearing a blue robe, his face was greasy, and he was slightly fat. The first impression he gave was that of a cunning person.
"You said you were Sun Jiadao's friend?"
Zhao Long looked up and down at the visitor with a sharp gaze, his eyes full of doubt, and asked slowly.
The man hurried forward, bowed respectfully, and said anxiously, "General, I am indeed a friend who went to Yanzhou with Sun Jiadao to sell goods!
He's really been captured now. Before coming here, he repeatedly told me to find you no matter what. Please help save him!"
Zhao Long still had doubts in his heart. He had a very bad impression of Sun Jiadao. This cousin had always liked to engage in speculation and profiteering. If it were not for the sake of their relationship, he would not have wanted to ask about this matter at all.
"Tell me, why were you arrested?"
Zhao Long was still a little suspicious, staring at the person who came, wanting to confirm the details of the incident again.
When the peddler heard this, a look of sorrow immediately appeared on his face, and he said with tears in his eyes:
"General, you don't know something! We heard that Yanzhou has been strictly guarding our Dingzhou goods for some unknown reason. Basically, all goods from Dingzhou are not allowed to enter the city.
We thought we could bring some of the scarce goods there, perhaps to alleviate their urgent need and earn a little money. But who knew they would not only confiscate the goods but also capture the people and demand a ransom!
The peddler spoke in a very concise manner. As Zhao Long listened, his doubts were mostly resolved.
In order to confirm this matter, he also specifically asked others, and it was confirmed that Yanzhou was indeed trying to suppress Dingzhou's goods.
Originally, Zhao Long felt that it was not his business to get involved in such trade disputes between states.
The people's livelihood affairs in Yanzhou are the responsibility of the governor. The quality of life of the people in Yanzhou does not seem to have much to do with Dingzhou.
But what Yanzhou is doing now is really too much. Seizing the goods is one thing, but they are even arresting people and demanding ransom. How is this different from banditry?
Zhao Long looked at the vendor in front of him and saw that he didn't seem to be faking it. He thought for a moment and said, "Wait here for me. I'll be back soon!"
After saying that, Zhao Long stood up, strode out of the room, and walked straight towards the workshop. He was going to find Zhao Sheng to discuss this matter.
After meeting Zhao Sheng, Zhao Long explained the whole story in detail.
After hearing this, Zhao Sheng was also stunned. He really didn't expect Yanzhou to go so far.
Now that the person arrested is Zhao Long's cousin, he naturally cannot sit idly by.
"How are you going to handle this?"
Zhao Sheng frowned slightly, looked at Zhao Long and asked.
Zhao Long pondered for a moment and slowly said, "If Sun Jiadao did something illegal, then he deserves it. However, although Yanzhou's actions are targeted, they shouldn't arrest people arbitrarily.
To put it another way, as his cousin, I still have to redeem him first."
Zhao Sheng highly approved of Zhao Long's way of handling the matter. After all, it is better to have less trouble than more.
"Okay, you should send someone over with the money to redeem him, and we'll end this matter right there!"
Zhao Sheng said sincerely.
Zhao Long nodded in agreement. After returning to his residence, he immediately called over his trusted guards and asked the merchant to lead the way. The group hurried towards Yi County.
Fortunately, Xing Erhu didn't go too far in handling this matter.
Seeing that the person sent by Zhao Long brought the ransom, he did not make things difficult for him. After receiving the money, he released Sun Jiadao.
After Sun Jiadao was rescued, Zhao Sheng inquired about some details of the matter in detail, and then he confirmed that Yanzhou was determined to isolate itself and cut off the supply of materials with Dingzhou.
Zhao Sheng couldn't help but laugh and said to Zhao Long, "Is Xing Shuren confused? He said he doesn't want our items, so he doesn't want them. Can they make them themselves in Yanzhou?"
Zhao Long didn't know how to respond to Zhao Sheng's words.
At this moment, Sun Jiadao interrupted and said, "I heard that Yanzhou is targeting us because they don't want their supplies to flow to us, and Yanzhou is hoarding grain!"
Zhao Sheng was puzzled after hearing this and couldn't help asking, "Why is this?"
Sun Jiadao said angrily, "We've suffered disasters in the past two years, but the people of Dingzhou are living well. They think it's our plan to exchange supplies for food that has caused them to run out of food in Yanzhou."
"Oh, I see. They're trying to cut off the flow of grain out of Yanzhou during our trade. Xing Shuren's idea is quite brilliant, but I don't understand how other merchants operate in this situation."
Zhao Sheng became more and more curious and quickly turned to ask Sun Jiadao.
Sun Jiadao hurriedly said, "Now all transactions are settled in cash. Large merchants like the Cui family bring silver with them and purchase grain in places close to Yanzhou, and then trade with us in Dingzhou."
After listening to Sun Jiadao's story, a light suddenly flashed in Zhao Sheng's mind, as if he remembered something important.
Recently, the living conditions of the people in Dingzhou have improved, and it is very likely that those merchants took the opportunity to purchase grain from the people.
The people had cash in their hands, which they found convenient to keep at home, so they sold their grain easily.
Thinking of this, Zhao Sheng couldn't help but feel a headache.
These people don't store food for themselves. If they encounter any misfortune, can they only rely on him, a person known as a "great philanthropist", to provide relief?
The more Zhao Sheng thought about it, the more difficult it seemed. He stood up and paced back and forth in the room, racking his brains to think about how to solve this dilemma...