Chapter 309: Catch a Big Fish
"Wronged, wronged. You can't be so wronged, let me go......"
"Baicaotang evaded taxes of 30,200 silver, and the shopkeeper and others were all taken into custody. All the property of Baicaotang was confiscated into the treasury ......" The document that came to pronounce the verdict was upright, with a loud voice and uprightness.
"My lord, we are only employed by the store, not part of the store. Tax evasion is the business of the shopkeeper, can we be let go? The doctor sitting in the hall and the little two who grabbed the medicine were all frightened and just wanted to get out. No one wants to go around the lobby of the government or even the prison.
"It doesn't matter if it's up to you or me. YiqiΔ relied on the testimony to speak, and when you arrived at the mansion, as long as you showed evidence, you would naturally be let go. β
The officers and men did not speak ill of each other, or even treated them well. is reasonable, and the people around look at it, although there are many discussions, but they are not too disgusted.
will even help twice: "Yes, Dr. Xu, don't worry." The boy who burned the fire in the blacksmith shop last time was too, and after going in and asking a few words, he was released. Nothing at all......"
The document will explain the reasons for the conviction one by one. As soon as they heard that the tax evasion was 30,000 taels, the eyes of everyone looking at the shopkeeper were wrong.
"How can this clinic make such a profit?"
"That's not right. Last time in Tongfutang, the poor didn't even have to pay taxes! β
"But no, the price code of the medicinal materials is clearly marked, not only the officials can see it clearly, but also our people can see it clearly...... There's no fancy, is there? β
"If you want to say that the price of this Baicaotang is not much higher than that of Tongfutang. So how did you make this money? β
"yes, yes. But I see, the business of this Baicaotang is not as good as that of Tongfutang. The doctor over there has better medical skills. Oh my God, this Baicaotang can't be a black-hearted business, right? β
"Those medicines, they can't be fake, right? Otherwise, how can you make so much money? β
For a while, when people looked at the expressions of the people in Baicaozhang, it was different. For this store pΓΉ was blocked, there was no sympathy.
Of course, there are also people who will have a different way of saying it.
"Looking at the shopkeeper's appearance, it really looks like he has been wronged. You say, there's nothing hidden in this, right? β
Who knows, maybe there is, maybe not. Who would dare to speak? Even if these soldiers are not fierce and vicious, even if there is a place to reason with them now, they don't dare to do anything with these soldiers.
If you want to pull people out, you can only have someone to fight a lawsuit for them. But the other side is the official, and since ancient times, the people have not fought with the officials. Who of them would dare to sue the ruler for such an irrelevant person?
"Let's go, go to the government office."
"The trial is on!" With a shout, people like a tide went in the direction of the government.
The high-ranking officials sat in the Ming Hall, with mighty sticks on both sides, and everyone, whether they were prisoners or watching the excitement, did not feel solemn and quiet.
Open.
A table was brought in, and the books were spread out. The sum of its own basis.
On a certain day, a certain month, which business will be done. How much income and what is the evidence. Not recorded in the ......
And then on a certain day, who are the guests, and how much is the income......
Reading it one by one, the witnesses came out one by one. Even, the money paid, which bank, bills...... I can turn it out for you.
The evidence is conclusive and cannot be denied.
When the people outside looked at it, they were amazed: "Oh my God, what kind of disease, I will charge 10,000 taels of silver for one look!" β
"But isn't it, isn't this who is not the one in the backstreet? I don't have much money at home, so I'm willing to spend 10,000 taels of silver? Deceptive, right? β
"The evidence is all here, how can it be a lie?"
"Oh my goodness, these officials are too powerful. Hey, look at these black-hearted ones in the future, how can they refute our profits. β
"That's it, but it's really relieving." Haters of the rich are everywhere.
At the time of the following discussion, the shopkeeper in the hall had collapsed to the ground: "The small one confesses, and the small one admits punishment." β
The official in the hall smiled lightly: "The evidence of the crime is conclusive, and there is no room for denial." However, even if it is a confession, it must be confessed by the real criminal. Come on, take down the real shopkeeper. β
As soon as the wood was slapped, the official immediately pounced on it like a vicious tiger pounced. Divide five by two, and you will take everyone down. Someone brought a basin of towels and boiling hot water, and wiped them one by one. The shopkeeper, as well as the face of Dr. Xu in front of him, were changed.
The shopkeeper Wan became Dr. Xu, and Dr. Xu became the shopkeeper Wan.
As soon as this happened, the people who watched the excitement started again.
"Oh, which one is this?"
"I've seen it, I've seen it, I've seen it, this is the legendary disguise technique, and it's a craft on the rivers and lakes."
"Wow, I didn't expect that the shopkeeper of Wan also has something to do with the people of the rivers and lakes."
"I was so close, but I didn't see it at all."
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"Escort the shopkeeper down." With a wave of his hand, the person who escorted him immediately escorted him down. The rest of the people are convenient. Just show your employment paperwork and you can leave.
In addition to the family of the shopkeeper Wan, in the end, only Dr. Xu was left, who was also imprisoned together.
The shopkeeper was washed away from his disguise, and he never shouted injustice again. Everyone, looking at him, was strange and silent. If there is no sin, why should he be disguised and run away?
No amount of words can explain it.
Finally, the song ended. Of course, no one will be locked up in jail all the time. The official family is also poor, and there is not so much free food to supply. Therefore, the family property of 10,000 families will be counted, and taxes and various fines will be made up, and irrelevant personnel will be released on the same day.
Only the shopkeeper Wan and Dr. Xu were locked up in prison.
They were kidnapped from the shopkeeper, and Loctite and Legu came over to say hello, and they wanted to go and see if they wanted to go together. The two naturally refused, and the four parted ways. Le Chen and Qijing didn't move the place, and after a while, the previous secret guard came to report: the person who was snooping was dead, and as soon as they caught him, he swallowed the poison in his mouth, and before they could interrogate, the person died.
They could only look for clues from the corpses.
A letter, a letter informing the shopkeeper to immediately find a way to evacuate. Other than that, there are no other clues. There was no payment, and there was no indication of how to evacuate, let alone the direction of evacuation, and there was no manpower.
"It seems that the identity of this shopkeeper is indeed a little special." If you have bait in your hand, you are not afraid that the fish will not be hooked.
But apparently, the patience of the other side is not too great. From another point of view, they underestimated the shopkeeper.
While they were talking, someone sneaked into the Baicao Hall again.
The strength of the person who came this time was much, much stronger than the one who sent the letter before. has reached the first-class top level, I saw this person enter from the backyard of Baicao Hall over the wall, and directly entered the bedroom of the shopkeeper Wan. After looking around, he began to knock around. At first glance, you can see that you are looking for a dark room.
Lechen waved his hand for people to star.
Qijing pulled Le Chen and quietly entered the Baicao Hall, but did not go to the bedroom of the shopkeeper Wan that the man was rummaging through. Instead, I entered the lobby of hospitality. When you get to the counter, it's easy to find a dark room. It's right at the counter.
The counter is always tall and wide, and the counter was originally used as a cabinet. The inside is hollow. The contents of the cabinet at the side of it were brought out, and the bottom could be removed, and there was a small box at the bottom.
Qijing just touched his hand and put the box into the space. The other things were put back in, and the two of them left the pharmacy without caring about them.
As for the person who sneaked in, it was really found a dark room in the bedroom. The dark room is not large, but it is full of extremely precious medicinal herbs. These are more rare and precious than gold and silver treasures, but the man seems to have not seen them, and after looking around, he is angry and looks for them again.
The follow-up questions were stared at by the people of the Lechen faction.
Qijing returned to the palace with Le Chen. The box was taken out, and inside was a stack of books. opened it, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "This is really a no-brainer." β
This is an account book, which records who, in which year, and in which month, and how much silver was sent. Once a month, only the name and the number of coins.
Seven scenes are simply calculated. I can get nearly a million taels of silver every month......
This number jΓΉ is really amazing. And those who send the silver are even more three-minded, and their connections are so wide that people are chilling.
Lechen took the book and flipped through it from beginning to end. His face couldn't help but be a little ugly: "I didn't expect their hands to stretch out so long." β
Finally, in an account book, he turned out a piece of thin paper, on which were the names of some people and various relationships. Some aren't sure for sure...... Come to think of it, the people who wrote it were also confused, or guessed.
Half of the forces in the court of the previous dynasty were actually influenced by them. Either they owe it and need to pay it back, or they simply cultivate it. What's even more terrifying is that these accounts, the earliest one, began forty years ago. What is recorded is not the handwriting of the current treasurer.
Come to think of it, it's either his master or his father.
"Forty years ago." Qijing looked at Le Chen: "At that time, who would have such a big stroke?" β
Le Chen shook his head, he couldn't think of it either. At that time, it was still his grandparents' generation. Besides, even though it's written forty years ago, who knows if there was anything before that.
"It's a pity that I don't know where the money went." Qijing frowned: "It stands to reason that there is so much silver missing every year, and Dayan should have noticed it a long time ago." "Just like Lechen did, it directly disrupted the entire market.
Are the people of Dayan so late? Millions a month, tens of millions a year. Forty years later...... Tsk, what does Dayan rely on to maintain such a rich and luxurious life?
"Unless, this silver, turning around, is still in Dayan."
Le Chen was slightly stunned, and after a while, his brows wrinkled unconsciously: "Wait a minute." Let's see what we can find out over there. Then he called for him: "Bring ten thousand treasurers into the palace." β
Half an hour later, the shopkeeper was brought in.
"Your Majesty, there are assassins on the road, and they want to kill people. The strength is only first-class, and there are four people who shoot on the surface, but there are three people hidden in the secret. All of them are equipped with hidden weapons and poisons......"
The face of the shopkeeper Wan was extremely difficult to see, and the behavior of killing his mouth along the way frightened his guts, and similarly, it also wiped out his already small loyalty. Without waiting for anyone to ask, he prostrated on the ground: "I said, I said." The emperor spared his life, and the people said everything. β