Martial Sage

Hearing this, Tang Hao held his chin and nodded irresponsibly.

Jiang Chang in the hall stared at Tang Hao and said softly.

"According to subordinates' secret observations in the past few days, most of the items carried by these caravans are kerosene."

Kerosene!

This thing is not a rare item for Datang.

Folk lighting is mostly used in oil lamps, which is this kind of kerosene. It is a mixture of petroleum, vegetable oil and animal oil, and the specific gravity of petroleum is very light.

Of course, kerosene generally means that there is no such saying, but it is the name of later generations. At this time, Datang did not have such a high-end thing as kerosene.

Of course, there are candles such as yellow wax and white wax at this time, but these types of candles are very expensive, and ordinary people can't afford to use them. The most common one is when they are used in weddings and funerals.

But officially, it is different. The most common one is that the burnable oil used when defending the city is not kerosene, but fierce kerosene.

Chang'an has a population of one million, and the amount of kerosene consumed by Life lighting in a year is an astronomical figure.

It is not uncommon for a caravan from the Western Regions to transport kerosene to Chang'an for sale.

Tang Hao frowned slightly, said.

"How much kerosene did they bring?"

If it is an ordinary caravan, it is normal to sell kerosene, but this caravan directly moves into the most chaotic East City of Chang'an City, and is generally familiar with the road. The monk Xuankong, who was also related to the former prince, had a close relationship and had to make people wary.

Especially now in Datang, the houses are mostly wooden structures or thatched buildings, which are very easy to burn.

If there is a fire, it will inevitably become a prairie fire. If the fire is not put out in time, I am afraid that a whole neighborhood will be reduced to ashes.

He Feng's face was solemn, said.

"A full 100 barrels, each of which is estimated to be forty or fifty catties according to subordinates."

When he heard this number, Tang Hao couldn't help but brow slightly.

Four to five kilograms of kerosene!

If this is spilled in the neighborhood, it can easily destroy a few areas.

After pondering for a moment, Tang Hao asked in a deep voice.

"Recently, these caravans are unusual? Since they have travelled all the way, have they ever sold?"

He Feng answered honestly.

"Nowadays, every day, someone will come to buy, and in these days, dozens of barrels have been sold."

As a result, Tang Hao was rather puzzled.

If the caravan just guarded the hundred barrels of kerosene and never sold it, then the problem would be serious.

But now these caravans usually sell kerosene, so there is no problem with kerosene.

Suddenly, Tang Hao thought of another possibility.

In Chang'an City, there are not a few shops selling kerosene. These caravans sold a dozen barrels in just a few days, and the total amount was hundreds of thousands of catties. Obviously, there is something tricky in it.

To say that this food, you can hoard some to withstand the disaster year. But kerosene is also used for lighting. In contrast, there is no large amount of food. Who would buy so much at a time?

Besides, this caravan is definitely not a well-known caravan to stay in such a dirty and messy place as the East City.

The caravan has been like this, why is the kerosene they sell so popular?

Moreover, since He Feng and Jiang Chang mentioned this matter, they definitely noticed something wrong.

Tang Hao's eyes flashed, looking at He Fengdao.

"Have you ever investigated these people who bought kerosene?"

He Fengdao.

"Master Mingjian, I also inadvertently heard from my subordinates, why do they also do kerosene trading? This Western Region caravan is more popular than the local merchants in Chang'an. The subordinates feel it. After a secret investigation, I discovered that these people who purchase kerosene People are not from the Tang Dynasty, but from the Western Regions."

The caravan from the Western Regions traveled thousands of miles to transport the fire oil to Chang'an, so that people who also had the identity of the Western Regions but were in Chang'an bought it. This suddenly became interesting.

It seemed that in an instant, the answer was ready to come out.

A sneer appeared on Tang Hao's face.

Obviously, these people are planning an action, and at some point, Chang'an will be on fire.

Calculating the time, it will soon be the fifteenth of the eighth lunar month.

From ancient times to the present, the Mid-Autumn Festival has been an important festival for the Han people. There will be a series of activities, crowded and extremely lively.

Perhaps this is the moment when they do it.

Tang Hao swept across him and said.

"Does anyone else know about this?"

Upon hearing this, the two shook their heads.

Tang Hao pondered for a moment, staring at He Fengdao.

"Don't talk about this matter, gather all the bad people in Chang'an City and keep an eye on them. Anyone who has contact with the caravan must be recorded in the book and must not be let go."

The trouble is serious. If, as I guess, on the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chang'an City set fire, the official Jinwu Guards could not escape, and the officials of Wannian County were also guilty. Of course, Dali Temple could hardly escape the blame.

At this moment, being a bad person is the best eyeliner of Dali Temple.

If the conspiracy of Xuankong and the gang were to succeed, he would surely be punished severely if he was the highest authority in Dali Temple.

But if he can successfully wipe out this group of people, it will be Tang Hao's great achievement in the civil service.

Tang Hao said solemnly.

"Go deeper, look up the hands-on time planned by these people, and be sure to pull out those accomplices who are hidden in Chang'an City."

Tang Hao paused, then said.

"You two are solely responsible for this matter. If you encounter any difficulties, report it directly to me, and I will definitely solve it."

The delegating of power by the Shangguan means that the subordinates have the opportunity to perform meritorious service. It also fully shows that the Shangguan has the absolute trust in own. How can this not make Jiang Chang excited?

In this way, Jiang Changda can rest assured and spread his fist.

After explaining to the two of them, Tang Hao couldn't sit still, got up and left Dali Temple.

This matter is related to the safety of tens of thousands of people in Chang'an City. Tang Hao didn't dare to call the shots privately for a while, so he had to report it to King Tang in advance.

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