Ma Ming and others were deeply impressed by the combat effectiveness of the special forces.

When Miao Cuilin and his son saw Ma Ming, they said excitedly: "Prince Ma, you have saved us."

Ma Ming said with some shame: "Uncle Miao, it's not us who saved you, but His Highness King Qi."

"What?" Miao Cuilin and his son were both shocked.

After Ma Ming told them the whole story, the father and son, especially Miao Cuilin, felt deeply ashamed. He said, "Please take me to see Prince Qi, Caomin has something to say."

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That night, Xue Rengui and others brought Miao Cuilin and his son and several kidnappers to the residence of Li You and others in Sishui County.

Seeing Li You, Miao Cuilin and his son were extremely grateful and knelt on the ground to express their gratitude to Li You. Li You asked someone to help them up and said, "No need to thank you. It is worth saving you. Speaking of this, I have a responsibility to make you feel wronged."

Seeing that the prince is so approachable, Miao Cuilin and his son were even more moved. Miao Cuilin said, "Prince, what do you have to ask? Caomin must tell the truth."

In order to reassure them, Li You said, "I know that you sometimes have to do some smuggling for life. I promise not to blame this."

After hearing this, Miao Cuilin and his son felt even more relieved. So they told Li You all the secrets between the notch and the river.

In order to pay less tax, the notch will pay fixed fees to the river channel at the beginning of each month. These fees are equivalent to 70% of the river mileage cost in the state. As for how much the river channel is stored and how much the officials have privately divided, they don’t know.

Even so, the country's tax revenue has been reduced by 30%.

In addition, the canal transportation must be paid according to the load capacity of the ship, which is also paid in a proportion of 70%. The country's tax revenue has also been reduced by 30%.

The notch also pays a fee to the navy of the Hunhe River every month. The navy of the Hunhe River turns a blind eye to Cao Yun’s ships carrying prohibited items.

The river and the navy will not issue any notes for these three fees paid by the notch. As for how they deal with it, it is not clear about the notch.

When Miao Cuilin said this, Miao Xiting and others were very angry. Ma Ming said: "I used to hear that the river was very dark, but I didn't expect it to be so powerful."

Miao Qingyun said angrily: "In fact, if this is the case, it will be very beneficial to the ship owners. However, this is not the case at all. Those officials are too greedy and they try to blackmail the ship owners in different ways. For example, if they have to change the ship license every three months, this will make us pay a lot of money.

There are also various names on the river, asking us to pay donations, such as building ancestral halls, maintaining government offices, etc. The navy deliberately made things difficult for ship owners, inspected or even detained ships at will. The canal transportation has a deadline, which delayed the employer's arrival time, so we had to pay fines. Therefore, we could only use the money to handle them obediently.

These all kinds of expenses are much more than normal tax payments.”

Miao Qingyun became more and more angry as she spoke. When she was excited, her mouth began to snore. He cursed: "There are not a good thing for these dog officials in the court."

His scolding cursed all the imperial officials, including Li You, Miao Xiting and others.

Miao Cuilin hurriedly said, "Qingyun, what are you talking about?"

Miao Qingyun also realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he hurriedly slapped himself in the face and said, "Prince, Caomin didn't say anything to you. You are a good person."

Li You smiled and said, "It's okay, you continue."

Miao Qingyun continued to talk.

In the other rooms in this yard, Zhang Baogui, Xue Rengui, Hou Cheng and others were interrogating the kidnappers.

There were four kidnappers caught this time, including the messenger, the guard leader and two ordinary kidnappers.

The four kidnappers were tied to a temporary manger. After a whip, these guys were still very tough and did not confess.

Zhang Baogui said: "No, right? Please try non-punishment."

Everyone looked at Zhang Baogui in confusion, and Zhang Baogui smiled and said, "This non-punishment was taught to me by Duke Su Guo. He said no one could stand it. Let me try it with you today."

This is what Cheng Yaojin once said when he was chatting in the Qi Palace. Many people have had this experience. If your nose is accidentally hit, the pain can make a person circling his nose and he will not recover after a long time.

Zhang Baogui said, "Come on, go and get a pair of chopsticks."

A special forces member brought a few pairs of chopsticks.

Zhang Baogui said: "You put the big heads of two chopsticks into their noses and poke them hard."

Hou Cheng was interested in this. He personally picked up a pair of chopsticks and inserted it into the nose of the guard leader. After a few poking, blood flowed from the nose of the guard leader, which made him tremble all over. Soon he couldn't stand it and begged for mercy and said, "If you are a hero, don't torture people, I'll do it."

Hou Cheng held up two bloody chopsticks and said to several other kidnappers: "Do you guys try it too?"

The kidnappers felt their scalp numb when they saw the two chopsticks. When they saw the guard leader tricking them, they all expressed their willingness to confess.

Not long after, Zhang Baogui and Xue Rengui came to see Li You with the confession written by the kidnappers. Zhang Baogui said proudly: "Brother You, these kidnappers are all hard-working, but I came up with a trick, so they all obediently confessed."

Li You smiled and said, "I know you are amazing. Who are these?"

Zhang Baogui said: "The kidnappers are all officers and soldiers, and they were ordered by Sima Ma Wengui in Luoyang."

Miao Xiting asked, "Your Highness, what should I do next?"

Zhang Baogui said: "This is not simple. With this evidence, we will just go and get the person and arrest Sima Ma Wengui. After the questioning, we will be clear about everything."

Li You shook his head and said, "These evidence is far from enough. Ma Wengui is Sima of a state after all, and the situation in Luoyang is very special. Behind them is Duke Xue, we cannot act rashly.

The key problem now is that we must grasp the real evidence of corruption in the river. Only in this way can we uproot the corrupt officials here."

Zhang Baogui said, "Brother You, don't analyze it anymore. Just tell me what to do."
Chapter completed!