"Aside from the expenses needed in two months, we now have less than 40,000 taels of silver on our books. However, the money is all in the bank, and the bill is still in Ah Bing's hand. Xiao Pengcheng said with an abacus.

"So much, it's not a matter to put it away, I'll take 10,000 taels home, and set aside 10,000 taels of the remaining silver for backup, and you can see how you can spend the rest." Shen Chongming thought for a while and said.

"Ah, why spend it, we already have more than 500 carriages in our carriage and horse dealership, and we can't add them for a while, and there is no place to use the money at all. And this silver feels solid in your hand, hehe. Xiao Pengcheng closed the account book and smiled.

"Hehe, the reason why silver can give birth to silver is because it is spent, and it is a waste for you to hold it all in your hands now. I'm not here during this time, you and Ah Bing have a good discussion to see what business is still profitable, except for the necessary expenses, the rest of the silver is all invested. Shen Chongming explained with a smile.

Xiao Pengcheng thought about it slightly, and also felt reasonable, nodded and said: "Okay, I'll discuss with Ah Bing when I find time, Brother Shen, if you are in a hurry to ask for silver, then hurry up and go to the Ministry of Rites to find Ah Bing, in addition to the bills, the money village still has to recognize people." ”

found Shi Bingzheng and took the silver ticket, it was already evening, Shen Chongming patted his head, it was broken, and he forgot to find the little junior sister.

Although he was transferred to the household department to do an idle errand, he was still a lot busier than when he was in the ministry, and Shen Chongming didn't dare to skip work at will to find the little junior sister, and now he was going to Hangzhou on business, and the specific time was not clear, if he didn't see each other for such a long time, the little junior sister would definitely be angry.

But now that it's getting late, it's not appropriate to go to the Four Seas Martial Arts Pavilion to find her, so after pondering, Shen Chongming can only leave a letter and hand it to Xiao Pengcheng, telling him to send it to the Four Seas Martial Arts Pavilion tomorrow.

In the early morning of the next day, the five members of the Criminal Department, a total of ten people, set off on horseback. In addition to Zhao Langzhong and Shen Chongming, the household department also selected three accounting experts to prepare to go to Hangzhou to mobilize local manpower to thoroughly investigate the tax books of the Zhejiang Political Division.

The five people in the Criminal Department are also similar, including Langzhong Wu Neng of the Zhejiang Qing Officials Division of the Criminal Department, and Director Xin, plus three masters in handling cases, led by a young arrester Chen Xiao.

The horseback riding was too tiring, and the group went straight to Tongzhou according to the plan to take the official boat south, and traveled day and night smoothly, and it took eight days to reach Hangzhou, the end of the canal.

After more than a year, Hangzhou has not changed much, and the wharf is still bustling with people.

Wu Neng's figure is a little bloated, which is probably also because of his idle position. This time, he was the chief official in charge of the Hangzhou tax and silver theft case, and everyone was humble and got off the boat after him.

"Hehe, the beauty of Jiangnan since ancient times, this time we finished our errand, but we have to open our eyes." As soon as his feet stepped on the solid road, Wu Neng, who had been eating, drinking, sleeping and rarely talking to everyone on the boat, said with a rare smile, but his face was full of obscenity and disgusting.

Hearing him say this, Shen Chongming couldn't help but think of Yan Yumeng, isn't this girl in Hangzhou?

"Hehe, what Lord Wu said is very true. However, in my official's opinion, let's do this errand well, otherwise we will have to bear it when we go back. Zhao Langzhong, who was half a step behind Wu Neng, said with a smile, he had always looked down on this kind of color embryo.

"Well, what Lord Zhao said is right, then without further ado, let's rush to the Yamen of the Political Secretary." Speaking of which, Wu Neng's face was difficult to look at, really, although the official positions of the Qin Messengers this time were a little smaller, but at least they were also Beijing officials, so they had to send someone to greet them.

Without mentioning this, the group rented a few carriages and went directly into the city, but they were stopped in front of the city gate.

"Pedestrians in the car, get out of the car quickly!" With a loud shout, Wu Neng, who was still at the front of the car, lifted the curtain to reveal his big head.

Seeing that several soldiers were holding guns to block the way, he couldn't help but say angrily: "Blind your dog's eyes, you dare to block the way of this official, don't get out of the way quickly!" ”

Wu Neng is dressed in an official robe, these soldiers know it, if it is usual, they must be out of the way, but some time ago, Lord Du Si issued a strict order, all people entering and traveling must be checked, even officials can not be an exception, if there is a loophole is discovered, then fifty military sticks are inevitable.

"My lord, I have a responsibility, and I ask for your understanding." The leading soldier laughed and said, this is also the bad luck of being a soldier, if it is on the battlefield, no one will say anything if he is directly dragged out and cut down by this kid's tone, and he will be idle as he is now.

"Bastard, you ......!" Wu Neng was furious, originally thought that he would be treated as a guest by the local officials by virtue of his status as a Beijing official and this errand, but how did he know that he had been insulted twice before he had gone two miles, first no one came to greet him, and then he was insulted by several martial artists!

But before he finished speaking, he saw Chen Xiao running forward quickly. "Brothers, we are from the Criminal Department, and we have been ordered to come to Hangzhou on business, please rest assured that the matter is urgent." As he spoke, he handed the waist card to the military man in front of him.

The military man is illiterate, but this waist card can be recognized, since it is an official in the capital, it must be someone who came to solve the case.

Thinking of this, the soldier hurriedly apologized with a smile, and shouted for the brothers to get out of the way.

Wu Neng glared at the nosy Chen Xiao fiercely, if it weren't for him, look at how he cleaned up these eyeless martial artists today.

The words of the two fell on the ears of Shen Chongming, who was sitting in the car, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly, it seems that this Wu Langzhong is still a person who is used to pretending, just a small five-grade official, and people are not farts in the capital, I didn't expect such a villain to be rampant in the place, such a person has no future.

As soon as the chief of the political department said that it had arrived, Wu Langzhong, who was still smug in his face, got out of the car and tidied up his clothes, stood there motionless with his head held high, and the head of the execution department hurriedly stepped forward and said to the two officers in front of the door: "Go and report quickly, Lord Wu of the Criminal Department who was ordered to come to investigate the case has arrived." ”

When the two officers heard this, they did not dare to slack off, and after giving a salute, they ran inside. After a while, Cai Wenyuan hurriedly greeted him with a few subordinate officials, and the people arrived before they arrived, "Your Excellency has come from afar, and it is really rude that this official has not been able to go to greet you." ”

"Hehe, Wu Neng in the Zhejiang Qing Officials of the Criminal Department, I have seen my lord." Wu Neng gave a salute without humility or arrogance, and still recognized him from the official supplement on Cai Wenyuan's chest as a member of the second rank, but he didn't know whether it was the political envoy of the left or the right.

"Hehe, Lord Wu, hurry up and excuse yourself, let's go in and talk." Cai Wenyuan greeted warmly, and at the same time nodded with Zhao Langzhong, Shen Chongming and the others who were following behind, he was an old official, and he could see at a glance that the chief official this time was the Wu Neng in front of him.

Guo Mingyi didn't come out to greet him, he was dizzy by the theft of tax money in the past few days, and he saw that it was going to be half a month but he didn't have any eyebrows at all, and he didn't have much hope for solving the case.

Although the officials in the capital are here now, so many experts in handling cases are helpless according to the Zhejiang Inspectorate, what can a few outsiders do.

And when he saw the people who followed Cai Wenyuan in, he was even more speechless in his heart, four officials, three of them were about the same age as himself, and the remaining one looked to be in his early twenties, how could such a person handle a big case.

Although thinking like this, Guo Mingyi still stood up politely and arched his hand: "Guo Mingyi, the political envoy of the Zhejiang Buzheng Division, is polite. ”

"Hehe, Wu Neng in the Zhejiang Qing Officials of the Lower Officials and Criminal Department." Wu Neng bowed his hand, and then introduced unceremoniously, "This is Lord Zhao Qiming Zhao of the Zhejiang Qing Officials of the Ministry of Households, this is Lord Xing, the head of the Criminal Department, and this is Lord Shen, the head of the Ministry of Households." ”

The reason why he is so anxious is to show his identity as the chief officer.

"Hehe, you adults have come from afar, please take a seat." Guo Mingyi greeted with a smile, and then said to the messenger beside him: "Why don't you hurry up and serve tea to a few adults." ”

The messenger hurried away, and the people had just sat down. Wu Neng couldn't wait to say: "Lord Guo, Lord Cai, Xia Guan came this time to investigate the case on the order of Elder Xu Ge, without further ado, let's talk about it." ”

Before Guo Mingyi could speak, Cai Wenyuan hurriedly said: "Lord Wu is wholeheartedly admired by the public official, but a few people have been tired all the way, so they should rest for one night and then talk about the case. ”

Wu Neng also pretended to be, and when he heard Cai Wenyuan's words, he couldn't help but nod and said, "That's fine, thank you two adults for taking care of you." ”

Although Guo Mingyi was a little unhappy, he also understood the sophistication of human feelings, so he could only nod with anxiety in his heart.

Seeing Wu Neng speak, Zhao Langzhong immediately glanced at Shen Chongming, their errand this time was not only to accompany the Criminal Department to investigate the case, but also to check the accounts of the Zhejiang Political Division.

But it's not very appropriate to say this, after all, there is some taste of finding fault, which is easy to offend people. In this way, Zhao Langzhong's old problem couldn't help but be made again, and he handed over this drudgery to Shen Chongming again, and the black pot let him be it, anyway, this kid has a deep background and doesn't have to be afraid of the two local officials.