After entering February, Zhang Lei increased his efforts to exchange gold and silver, and the amount doubled compared with December last year, causing the price of silver in the black market to rise to one tael of silver to 1,400 yuan, and the price of gold also rose accordingly.

At noon on this day, the shopkeeper of the Treasure Pavilion hurriedly found Zhang Lei, and said urgently: "Owner, the situation is a little bad, I just got the news that the people of the Hidden Sword Pavilion began to investigate the exchange of gold and silver in the black market this morning. ”

Zhang Lei was taken aback, "Did they find it?" ”

"It shouldn't be yet, the few money heads who exchanged gold and silver with the proprietor are all hiding, but I estimate that the Hidden Sword Pavilion will be able to find them soon."

Zhang Lei slapped his forehead, "It's too late, I have to leave today!" ”

Zhang Lei initially decided to leave the capital at the end of the month, but the imperial court began to collect ships to transport grain, and the ten big ships he had rented before were requisitioned by the imperial court at once.

He changed it to set off in three days, but now .....

They have to go tonight.

"The proprietor, will the Treasure Pavilion be raided?" Shopkeeper Yang asked worriedly.

"It's possible, you hurry back, close the business today, transfer the most valuable jewelry, send a sum of money, and let the steward and the guys go home and hide."

"The proprietor, the most valuable jewel is a big box, just take it with the proprietor!"

Zhang Lei nodded, "Yes!" I'll find a few people to go back with you. ”

Zhang Lei ran out of the lobby and found Zhao Xiudao: "The Hidden Sword Pavilion has begun to pay attention to us, we must leave tonight, you take everyone to the Treasure Pavilion, and then send someone to inform Yang Jun that they will drive into the city by boat, and move the boxes as soon as it gets dark." ”

"But what about the Qujiang level?" Zhao Xiu said hurriedly.

Zhang Lei punched himself in the head, and he almost forgot about this big event.

"I'll arrange it now!"

Seeing that Zhang Lei was leaving, Zhao Xiu hurriedly shouted: "Zhang Dongzhu, I also want to send an eagle letter to Ganzhou, so that the envoy can send someone to answer." ”

Zhang Lei was a little dizzy, but fortunately, everything had been prepared in advance, and there was no need to pack it up temporarily, so he immediately wrote an eagle letter for Mengzi to send him away, and he got into the carriage and rushed to Dugu Mansion.

Zhang Lei had two contacts with Dugu Qiu before, and Dugu Qiu told him Tian Wenxiu's true identity.

After a while, the carriage stopped in front of Dugu Mansion, and Zhang Lei jumped out of the carriage and ran up the steps.

"Is there something wrong with proprietor Zhang?" The housekeeper of Dugu Mansion was at the door, and he hurriedly stopped Zhang Lei.

"I have an urgent matter to find the head of your family, please report it for me."

"Proprietor Zhang comes in and waits, I'll go and report to the proprietor."

Zhang Lei entered the Dugu Mansion and waited in front of the shadow wall, and the housekeeper hurriedly went to report.

After a while, the housekeeper came back and said, "Proprietor Zhang, please come with me!" ”

Zhang Lei followed the housekeeper to the outer study quickly, and Duqiu was already waiting for him here.

Of course, Dugu Qiu knew what Zhang Lei was doing during this time, he immediately guessed that Guo Song was preparing for the back road, this kind of practice of not handing over his fate to others is very commendable, although it is impossible for the Dugu family to help Guo Song with all his might, but he also wants to make a good fate, maybe he will use it one day?

Zhang Lei walked into the study, bowed and saluted: "Greet the head of the family!" ”

"Don't be polite, please take a seat!"

The two sat down separately, and Zhang Lei said: "I received an eagle letter from my junior brother, in order to thank the head of the family for his help, he decided to give seventy percent of the Meishou wine shop to the head of the family, hoping that the head of the family will not refuse." ”

Du Gu Qiu laughed, "Guo Yuanjun is very generous!" He gave me the hen that laid the golden eggs. ”

Zhang Lei sighed and said: "Actually, the head of the family also knows the reason, instead of being confiscated by the imperial court, it is better to give it to the head of the Dugu family and thank the head of the Dugu family for his help." ”

Dugu Qiu pondered for a moment and said, "That's it! I took advantage of a little bit and bought 30% of the wine shop with 100,000 taels of silver, and in extraordinary times, the Dugu family came forward to protect the safety of Meishou wine shop, how about it? ”

"This ..... I'm afraid my junior brother will blame me. ”

Du Gu Qiu smiled, "It's so decided, I will send someone to send 10,000 taels of gold to the Treasure Pavilion tomorrow." ”

Zhang Lei hesitated and said, "Qiqi family master, I plan to leave tonight." ”

"Leaving tonight?"

Du Isolated Qiu was slightly stunned, "Originally, I also wanted to persuade you to leave early, once the war breaks out in the Central Plains, the imperial court will definitely tighten its control, and it will be difficult to get out of the city, but isn't it a bit hasty to leave tonight?" ”

"It's not in a hurry, it's that the Hidden Sword Pavilion has started investigating the black market gold and silver trading this morning, and I have to go."

Du Guqiu nodded, "I see, I really have to leave quickly, if your gold and silver are found by the Hidden Sword Pavilion, the Son of Heaven will be very happy, he is now very financially tight, and the imperial court's money for this month will not be issued until the end of the month." ”

"But...... At the checkpoint on the Qujiang side, you have to ask the head of the house for help. Zhang Lei stammered his request.

Du Gu Qiu took a few steps and asked, "How many ships do you have?" ”

"There are five thousand-stone cargo ships."

Dugu Qiu thought for a while and said: "For this war in the Central Plains, the Dugu family pledged 300,000 stone grain to the imperial court, I originally decided to arrange a ship to go to Yongxian County to transport grain at the end of the month, since you are going to leave tonight, then I can only advance, tonight I will send a fleet from Qujiang out of the city, your ships are in the middle, I have the grain transport pass card of the Ministry of War, no one dares to intercept it, simply do it to the end, send you out of the customs." ”

Zhang Lei was overjoyed and thanked him again and again.

The two discussed the handover of the liquor store again, and Zhang Lei hurried to the West Market.

Time was very tight, and Dugu Qiu also began to get busy, and asked his son Dugu Qian to go out of the city to inform the fleet to enter the city immediately.

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It was only an accident that the Hidden Sword Pavilion began to investigate the black market gold and silver, the reason was that Li Man accidentally discovered that the amount of silver and gold in the treasury of the Hidden Sword Pavilion had decreased sharply, and they had all turned into copper coins.

This investigation result made Li Man furious, she immediately severely fined the treasury steward, and sent people to recover the gold and silver, but several big black market money owners had received the news and hid one after another, and the gold and silver in the Hidden Sword Pavilion were exchanged by them, how could they still pay it.

In the afternoon, Li Man held a tea cup in his hand and listened to the report of his subordinates with a gloomy face.

"Qiqi Pavilion Master, we checked one by one according to the list issued by the steward, the seven black market money heads have been hidden, and now the black market is very scary to exchange silver, one or two silver has risen to 1,400 Wen, and it was still 1,200 Wen during the Chinese New Year, and now I can get gold and silver from the official treasury, and I have made money."

"Why has the price of gold and silver risen so sharply?" Li Man asked with a frown.

"The specific reason for the humiliation was not asked in detail."

Li Man slapped the table and said angrily: "Why don't you ask clearly, if the Son of Heaven asks me the reason, how can I answer?" ”

Several hall masters trembled, one of them said: "According to the experience of the humble position, it may be because the imperial court wants to go to war, in the past, when the imperial court went to war, the envoys from all over the country would send people to the capital to exchange a large amount of gold and silver, and the price soared, and this time it should be the same." ”

This reason is indeed very sufficient, once a war breaks out, the price of gold and silver will rise sharply, every year, Li Man did not ask in detail, she is now more concerned about whether the gold and silver of the Hidden Sword Pavilion can be recovered? Copper coins were very inconvenient to transport and use, and they needed gold and silver for many things.

"No matter what, I'm going to catch those bastards, let them spit out the gold of the Hidden Sword Pavilion, give you two days, I can't catch anyone, I want your heads!"

Frightened, several hall masters hurriedly agreed, and ran away with their belts.

The main task of the Hidden Sword Pavilion during this period of time was to monitor the various feudal towns, and most of Li Man's energy was also put on this aspect, and he couldn't take care of dealing with Guo Song for the time being, because Yuan Xuanhu had successfully sent the prison army to Guo Song's side, and basically had the victory in his hands, in order not to startle the snake, the Hidden Sword Pavilion stopped monitoring Guo Song's relatives and friends.

However, the Hidden Sword Pavilion was still monitoring Guo Song, and every once in a while, Li Man would receive news from Hexi and report to her about Guo Song's movements.

But the news was cut off in the past few months, mainly because the road was closed by heavy snow in Hexi, and the information from Ganzhou could not be sent to Liangzhou, and it could not be delivered until the ice and snow melted.

Li Man has been a little upset in the past two days, the Son of Heaven asked her yesterday about Zhu Zhu's movements, she couldn't take it out, and was severely reprimanded by the Son of Heaven, asking the hidden sword to closely monitor Zhu Jun's every move.

You must know that the relationship between Zhu Zhu and the Yuan family is not trivial, Li Man feels that it is necessary to meet the head of the family tonight, and ask him to be careful of Zhu Zhu, and the Yuan family will not be implicated by Zhu Jun.

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