The Capital of Great Wei.
The outer hall of the Ministry of Punishment.
Xu Qingxiao watched the foreign merchants without saying a word.
Looking at the sky, Xu Qingxiao knew the truly important figures had yet to appear.
Who were these people? Foreign merchants in the Capital, who paid no taxes on their business in Great Wei. What did that mean? It meant every coin they earned each year was pure profit.
And why did these foreign merchants and foreign races thrive like fish in water in Great Wei, throwing their weight around unchecked?
Never mind recent events. When Xu Qingxiao first arrived in the Capital, he had encountered just such a situation, witnessing foreign merchants extorting money with his own eyes.
Why were they so arrogant?
If they had no one backing them, Xu Qingxiao would not believe it even if someone beat him to death.
In fact, Xu Qingxiao was certain of it. Without a few princes among the powerful figures backing these foreign merchants, would they dare behave this way?
The answer was obvious.
However wild foreign merchants might be, how wild could they get? Acting arrogantly on someone else's turf-was that not courting death?
If they dared act that way, they had the means and confidence to back it up.
Xu Qingxiao did not intend to drag their backers out today. His goal was simple: to punish these foreign merchants severely, right before the eyes of those supporting them.
To tear off a vicious mouthful of flesh.
"Xu Qingxiao, you dare arrest me? Do you know who I am? I am a division chief of the Taiwu Tribe, and I am on excellent terms with our envoy! If you arrest me, I will tell him!"
"Xu Qingxiao, untie me! If you offend me, I guarantee you