Chapter 136: Thief Monkey
Huguang's list of this session has already come out, Qin Yiming is now a martial artist, Qin Yiming is not idle after coming out, he learned a news from Sun Shirui before, the Wang family recently prepared a batch of pig iron for the Fan family, and the amount is quite large, he knows what the Fan family is, but he can't tell Sun Shirui directly, and he doesn't know if the Wang family knows, so he began to think about how to intercept this batch of pig iron.
First of all, the merchants prepare grain, grass or other materials for the imperial court, and after transporting them to a certain place, they are signed and sealed by the local officials, and then the merchants return to Beijing with the documents, find the household department to seal, and then the household department will issue an equal amount of salt or tea, and the merchants will take the salt to extract the edible salt, and then go to the designated place to sell, so that the profit can be increased dozens of times, first of all, the businessmen can buy the local officials, and the cost of transportation will be increasedFor example, the price of salt purchased by merchants is only five cents a catty, but the selling price may be as high as thirty cents a catty, so there has always been a saying that a bucket of rice and a pound of salt, that is, the price of a bucket of rice is equivalent to a pound of salt, and the middlemen can get very rich profits, and because the salt quotation is a bearer bill, there are many people in Beijing who have moved their minds, they can buy the salt quotation in the hands of the merchant at a five-fold price, and then sell it at a high price. Seeking huge profits in the middle, after understanding this, Qin Yiming understood why the Donglin Party represented the interests of businessmen, and why there were so many local tyrants in the Ming Dynasty, which was not unreasonable.
"Young master, do you want to rob this batch of pig iron? This is a deal for Lord Sun's own family, isn't this a bit ......" The little monkey asked in surprise, he felt that it was very immoral to do so.
Qin Yiming knew what the little monkey wanted to say, but he had to grab this batch of pig iron, and if he didn't rob it, he would be an enemy.
"Pig iron is an important material, and we also need a lot of pig iron, this batch of pig iron should indeed be intercepted, but Qin Mangfu, as far as I know, this Fan family's pig iron is escorted by Gao Hang, the deputy general of the water division, what are you robbing?" This Gao Hang is the deputy chief soldier of the Yueyang Naval Division! Song Xiance made a mistake on the side.
"Oh? Gao Hang? I don't know about this person, isn't it, there is still a sailor in this Huguang? Qin Yiming was a little surprised.
"Of course there is, this sailor belongs to Yueyang Mansion, although it is now in decline, but there are still a few boats, and there are more than 200 people under Gao Hang, it is not a problem to fight ordinary Hanoi bandits, I think you want to grab pig iron from Gao Hang, it's difficult!" Song Xiance poured cold water.
"Mr. Song, do you know the location of the transaction between the Fan family and the Gao family?"
"There is no need to inquire about the delivery location, it must be the Hankou Wharf in Hanyang Province, where the water transportation is located."
Although Song Xiance swore so much, Qin Yiming was still not at ease, after all, this was just Song Shen's speculation, and in the evening, Qin Yiming asked Sun Shirui to call Wang Anli under the pretext of leaving Wuchang Mansion, ready to make a big fuss at the wine table.
"There is a feast in the world, Lord Qin is leaving, I don't know how to be able to get together again, Lord Qin, little brother toasts you." Wang Anli was gentle and elegant, waiting for Qin Yiming's toast.
"Brother Wang's generation of Confucian businessmen, establish oneself, reach oneself, can be called a model of my Ming businessman, Qin someone likes people like Brother Wang, wine is a thousand cups of confidant, today, we will not get drunk and do not return."
"Okay, don't get drunk and don't go home!"
"Brother, it's done!"
Wang Anli and Qin Yiming came and went, and it was very lively, and Sun Shirui, who was watching, was stunned and surprised.
"Little monkey, what's wrong with your young master today? poured my brother-in-law into death, this drunken and proud is twenty taels of glasses. Sun Shirui asked in a low voice to the little monkey, he was a little distressed.
The little monkey said with a smile: "Where is Lord Sun, the young master said, wine is the essence of food, and it is not a waste if you drink it, our young master is good wine, it is estimated that he will leave tomorrow, I want to find someone to be greedy for two more glasses today, after all, there are many people who drink to have an atmosphere." ”
Sun Shirui felt that the little monkey's words were a bit reasonable, Qin Yiming was already a good drinker, and today's performance was reasonable.
"Brother Sun, don't be idle, come, let's go!" Qin Yiming took the wine glass and touched it with Sun Shirui's table.
"Brother Qin, today is particularly Yaxing, how many times can you laugh in your life, you have to get drunk when you meet in a wine fight, then my brother will give up his life to accompany the gentleman, come, don't get drunk and don't return!"
"Good!"
After three rounds of drinking, Sun Shirui is no longer good, Wang Anli has already been drunk, the little monkey helped Sun Shirui to his bedroom to rest, Wang Anli was lying on the dinner table, Qin Yiming was blushing, and was taking the details of Wang Anli's transaction with the Fan family.
"Hey, Fan...... Extremely interested in this deal, our pig iron came from ...... three days later Daye delivered to Han ...... At the wharf, Fan Biao, the young master of the Fan family, personally received the goods, and the Fan family invited Gao Hang to transport them to Suhu, and then Zheng ...... Zhihu's people sailed north, Brother Qin, continue to drink...... Keep drinking. Wang Anli said intermittently, unconscious.
"Do you know that the pig iron of this Fan family was sold to the slave chief?" Qin Yiming's tone suddenly turned cold, and his eyes were sharp.
Xu Zhen'er was shocked, she obviously felt the murderous aura on Qin Yiming's body, and this feeling made her afraid.
"No, it's impossible, the Fan family specializes in nine sides, this is the material that my Daming border army needs, this is transported to the Dengzhou Firearms Bureau!" Wang Anli was so drunk that he waved his hand and knocked over the leftover plates on the table, not knowing it.
Qin Yiming only slowly reined in at this time, he really had the intention to kill people just now!
"Xianggong, how do you know that this pig iron is being transported to Guanwai? This is a crime of murder! Xu Zhen'er asked stupidly, she knows about this Fan family, and it is an emerging wealthy family in the Ming Dynasty.
"I'm sure that the pig iron of the Fan family was shipped to Guanwai, as for why I know, I can't explain it to my wife now."
"This ......" Xu Zhen'er looked at her father-in-law in confusion, feeling that Qin Yiming had something hidden in his heart that he couldn't say to outsiders, and he was a little sad in his heart, could it be that he was also an outsider?
"That's not right...... It's not a ...... Outside the customs, Fan Biao lived in Hanyang Mansion...... Panda Place, his old ...... Hello there, if you don't believe it, you can ask ...... Questioning, vomiting. Wang Anli, who was drunk, did not forget to refute Qin Yiming at this time, and vomited before he finished speaking.
"Xianggong, are we going to leave tomorrow?"
"Let's go, why don't you go?"
"And what about this batch of pig iron?"
"Let's go to Hanyang Province!"
"Qin Mangfu, do you have a way? If you can't do it, I have an idea......" Song Xiance fell to his side drunk, but seemed to be still sober, and interjected.
Hanyang Mansion and Wuchang Mansion across the Yangtze River, roughly equivalent to the two towns of Hankou and Hanyang in later generations, the Hankou Wharf at this time has been very prosperous, here is an important distribution center for the goods of the whole Huguang, merchants from all over the world gather, all kinds of people flow continuously.
Fan Biao had nothing to do at this time, so he went to Yuelaifang in Hanyang in broad daylight to look for flowers and ask Liu to come.
"Bustard, is Sisi there?"
"Fan Gongzi, Sisi has been serving you for many days, you want the rain and dew to be wet, our girls here are very good." The old bustard's outer sleeves are inlaid with brocade, the charm still exists, and the fan of Concubine Xiang is swinging in her hand.
"Yes, Fan Gongzi, do you want the slave family to accompany you tonight?"
"No, it's still the most beautiful and the most likeable, and my son wants the silk."
"Okay, Childe, Sisi, come out to pick up the guests."
Fan Biao was familiar with the road, he went upstairs, Fan Biao fell asleep after being drunk and drunk, and when he woke up in the middle of the night, Fan Biao found that the salt on his body was actually gone, this is a big deal, tomorrow will be a deal with the Wang family, this is no salt lead, how to explain it when the time comes? !
Fan Biao searched everywhere, but never found it, the surrounding windows were not opened, and the doors were locked, which is strange, could this salt lead disappear? Looking at the woman sleeping on the bed, he concluded that this salt must have been stolen or hidden by this damn woman!
"Splash woman, you get up for me!"
"Official? What's the matter? Sisi's eyes were fluffy, her face was puzzled, looking at Fan Biao's anxious look, she was also at a loss.
"Where's my salt? Hand it over, or I'll kill you!" Fan Biao said viciously.
"What kind of salt lead, the slave family has never seen it!"
"Humph! Also loaded! Fan Biao was so angry that he slapped him!
"Official, I really don't know what you're talking about!" Sisi was slapped so that the corners of her mouth were bloody, and she was scared and pleaded.
Fan Biao looked at this woman, even more angry, stepped forward to pinch the woman's neck, and said viciously: "Don't admit it yet, hand it over quickly, this batch of goods is the goods that the north wants, if you don't take it out, Lao Tzu will strangle you!" ”
"Save ...... Save...... Help me! The woman struggled desperately, Fan Biao was too angry, and it wasn't until the woman lost her breath that he was frightened and killed himself!
Run! If you don't run, you will have to eat people's lives!
Fan Biao, who was in a panic, opened the door and ran out, and when he went out, he happened to bump into a little old man who came out of the next door looking for fun.
"Kill, kill!"
In a place like Yuelaifang, it is the most lively at night, even in the middle of the night, there are many sober people, and the old man shouted like this, and soon someone came out to see the excitement.
"This man killed the girl from Yuelaifang, catch him!" The little old man pointed at Fan Biao, who was running for his life, and shouted loudly.
Fan Biao wanted to escape from Yuelaifang, but there were two turtle guards at the gate, and the two of them grabbed Fan Biao and pressed him to the ground.
"I didn't kill anyone, I didn't kill you!" Fan Biao quibbled.
Without anyone noticing, the little monkey slipped out of Fan Biao's house and got into the little old man's room.
"Got it? Leave no trace! ”
"Of course, my little monkey is out of the horse, and there can be mistakes! Young master, this method really works, I hid in the box in the room of the silk girl early, and now I escaped unconsciously, when Fan Biao entered the door, he thought that there were only two of them in the room, and when he woke up, the doors and windows were locked, he found that his salt was missing, and he naturally suspected the silk girl, but he didn't expect this Fan Biao to be so cruel, and directly strangled the silk girl! ”
On the second day, the Yuelaifang murder case caused a sensation in the city, and the officials of Hanyang Mansion also came to investigate the scene and take confessions, and they were all convinced that this girl from Yuelaifang was killed by Fan Biao.
And on the Wang family's side, because Fan Biao was arrested, when Wang Anli was depressed, a few strangers suddenly appeared, saying that they wanted to buy this batch of pig iron with him, Wang Anli was suspicious, and later after this person took the salt, Wang Anli was very happy, and immediately traded with it, and this batch of pig iron was already on the way to Pinglibao.