Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Plucking of the Hair All the Way (Part II)
"What are these words? The thief stole the money and didn't take it back to his house, but he had to hide it in the mansion of the Road Assassin, and it was not the Road Assassin Shi who ordered him to steal it. Lu Thorn Shi was loyal to the imperial court and would never do such a thing. Beware of the nonsense I disposed of you!" Bai Sheng scolded the guards while looking at the Yuzhou Thorn History, and there was already a look of doubt in his eyes.
The guards hurriedly confessed their guilt. Lu Assassin Shi knelt on the ground with a "poof", and said loudly: "Qin Cha Mingjian, as a party assassin history, since taking office, he has been conscientious, self-denying, and never dares to slack off and let go, and the loyalty of the lower officials to the court can be demonstrated, and he will never do such illegal things!" Naturally, he still has a lot of silver tickets, but he also hides a lot of real money. He couldn't trust the money bank, he was afraid that he would not be able to redeem the silver once something happened to the silver ticket, but he still had a heavy gold ingot and silver ingots that were ready to use to make him feel at ease. But who would have thought that today would cause trouble. The origin of the gold and silver must not be told to the chincha. Otherwise, on the one hand, he is suspected of sending someone to steal the letter of the Qin Cha Yin, and on the other hand, there is a mountain of ironclad evidence of corruption and bribery.
Lu Tingshi's mind flashed all kinds of thoughts, he felt that it was not reasonable, suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, and said solemnly: "The gold and silver stored in this courtyard were raised by the lower officials after hearing about the flood in Anhui Huai Mansion, and they were going to be handed over to the imperial court in the near future, but who knew that Qin Cha would come to Yuzhou." Seeing that you are in a hurry, the lower officials are thinking that after you have rested for a good day in the near future, you will be on the line tomorrow. never thought that such a thing would happen, and the lower officials almost bore the stigma. The lower officials are loyal to the imperial court, how can they do such a great rebellious thing?
When Bai Sheng heard this, he made a touched look and personally helped him up: "Lu Gong is innocent, I naturally understand." Lu Gong has a pure heart, so for the country and the people, it is really a model for my Dayue officials. When I return to Beijing, I will definitely show my father and the emperor, and give Lu Gong a reward. He changed his name and appeared very close and respectful.
"The lower officials don't care about those false names, they just want the wind and rain to be smooth and the people live and work in peace and contentment. The lower officials will do their best for this and die. Lu Assassin Shi showed a resolute look on his face, but his heart ached. His real money was given away for nothing, and when I thought about it, I felt that there was no place in my body that didn't hurt.
Bai Sheng sighed: "To have a good official like Lu Gong is really a blessing for my Dayue court and a blessing for the people." Since Lu Gong is so righteous, I will accept this heavy heart on behalf of the victims of Anhui and Huai. Lu Gong rest assured, I guarantee that every expenditure will be recorded truthfully and used for disaster relief, and I will never live up to Lu Gong's trust!"
After solemnly assuring him, Bai Sheng arranged for someone to count the gold and silver, and left a team of guards in the courtyard to be transported away tomorrow. The reason given is also that Lu Thorn Shi can't excuse himself: "The thief easily entered the courtyard but no one noticed, and the Lu Gongfu didn't seem to be very safe." After speaking, he neatly led people to escort away the thieves who had stolen the seal letter and were tightly surrounded by guards, and they couldn't even see whether they were round or flat.
After sending away Qincha Bai Sheng, Yuzhou Thorn Shi no longer felt sleepy. He couldn't help but think about it carefully in his mind, over and over again, and over again. For some reason, he always felt that the seal of the minister had been stolen by a coincidence.
Could it be that he came for the gold and silver in his house in the first place, right? Suddenly thinking of this possible road spur history, he was messy in the wind alone......
Bai Shengcai, who had achieved his goal, didn't care if he guessed his intentions, and slept beautifully for half a night after going back, and early the next morning, on the grounds that Yuzhou was not in good order, for fear of damage to disaster relief property, he pulled away the gold and silver on the road stabbing Shifu, and marched to the next destination.
Along the way, every time the team stops, it is as little as one day, and as much as two days. But even in such a short period of time, the local governors who passed through would always be more or less bankrupt, and even more lost their officials, but there was no pattern to follow. People can only sigh that most of them are bad fate, probably because they are too old. And the minister who received the money and silver bills turned to the idea of food, and every time he acted without arousing suspicion, it was amazing.
Neighboring local officials have regarded Bai Sheng as a beast of prey, burning incense and worshiping the Buddha every day, praying that the Qincha will not come to the territory where he is serving. For a time, it can be said that all parts of the country can be described as "talking about Qin's poor color". These Bai Sheng are unknown.
After the last autumn wind, Wu Zhiqing had already admired Bai Sheng, who was full of tricks and tricks. Several people counted in the house for a while, and since leaving Beijing, they have obtained a total of more than 2.7 million taels of silver and more than 3,600 stones of grain on the way, and the harvest is really not small. In addition, what was given by the imperial court, Helian Yanran came out, and everything was all in one place, not to mention that disaster relief was not a problem at all, and there were even some left.
"Yanran, do you think I have the talent to do business?, can I make half of your money?" Bai Sheng looked at these numbers above and quipped very happily.
Wu Zhiqing felt that he was almost no longer aware of Bai Sheng. The dignity of the prince of a country actually lowered his status compared with that of a businessman. He looked at Bai Sheng, then at Helian Yanran, who had a calm face, frowned, and didn't speak.
"Your Highness is extremely talented, and naturally everything you do is much better than ordinary people. Helian Yanran praised Bai Sheng, but did not answer his question.
"If I can get Helian Yuanniang's affirmation, if I am in business, I must be a lot of money. Bai Sheng was a little proud.
Helian Yanran glanced at him and said disapplausively: "Your Highness is a noble man, and he will not be reduced to making a living from this." At present, it is just an extraordinary method used in extraordinary times, and it is more to catch this group of officials off guard. If you really want to say it, it's not really a business, but it's more tricky. Your Highness doesn't have to mind. ”
Bai Sheng was still smiling, but this smile didn't reach the bottom of his eyes. Wu Zhiqing knew that Bai Sheng was unhappy. But he felt that Helian Yanran didn't say anything wrong, although the time spent together was compensated, but the daughter of a businessman knew the general sense of proportion, and she didn't get carried away because she was named the county lord and her identity as the future princess, which was a good thing. He didn't understand why Bai Sheng was upset.
Don't say that Wu Zhiqing doesn't understand, even if he practices Yum, he doesn't know what kind of awkwardness he is making. The merchant is humble, he is the prince of the Yue Kingdom, he is the difference between cloud and mud, and he will never really be a businessman. But Helian Yanran always reminded him of the gap between the two from time to time, which made him very unhappy.