Chapter 266: Set an example

That night, Yang Congyi found Tang Xun and directly suggested that the next day temporarily stop trading.

Tang Xun was confused by his words and didn't know what was going on.

After Yang Congyi took over the middleman and interrogation and told Tang Xun, Tang Xun trembled angrily.

A gold coin and a piece of silk? This is not only a cheap sale, it is simply a free gift!

According to the normal transaction, ten gold coins for a piece of silk, they actually wasted the precious goods brought out from thousands of miles away, how could this Tang Xun not be angry!

In half a month, I don't know how many goods have been sent out by them privately, and the loss will definitely be as high as several million. In the face of such a huge number, it is impossible to hide it without bloodshed.

As soon as the two discussed, they immediately decided to arrest all the persons in charge of the troubled ships overnight.

In half an hour, thirteen people were arrested in a row!

This means that there are thirteen ships that steal and sell state property, even if one ship steals and sells a thousand pieces of silk, the loss is 10,000 gold coins, and the loss of thirteen ships is 130,000 gold coins, and the loss of silk is as high as 5 million yuan, not to mention porcelain and tea.

The matter was so important that Yang Congyi and Tang Xun did not dare to make their own decisions, so they sent people to Basra overnight to explain the situation at the port to Lord Huang, and at the same time brought a letter to Lord Huang.

Lord Huang was woken up in the middle of the night, originally very unhappy, but after hearing the sergeant's report and reading Tang Xun's letter, he was immediately furious.

This is the money that was finally earned for the official family, and a few small soldiers dared to give away five or six million yuan? It's just daring!

Kill! Kill them all, not one will be spared!

These are the words that Lord Huang asked the sergeant to deliver the letter to Tang Xun and Yang Congyi.

On the morning of the same day, the port returned to the camp to stop all transactions, and a group of merchants gathered outside the camp tent, inquiring and inquiring, discussing, not knowing what had happened, panicking, for fear that the Great Song fleet would end the transaction, and their losses would be great.

Tang Xun did not come forward, nor did she explain to anyone, she kept checking and calculating the exact losses in the camp.

Yang Congyi called all the remaining ship leaders together, dozens of people crowded into a camp tent, they were all the guards of the Xuanwei Army, and some were battalion commanders.

Yang Congyi's face was very ugly, everyone didn't dare to speak, the tent was silent, and only heavy breathing could be heard.

"I have come to you today, and I think you already know why. The 13 people who were arrested last night stole and sold the property of the imperial court, and the preliminary estimate will cause the imperial court to lose more than 5 million yuan, and the actual amount is only high. Why is this happening? Can anyone tell me? Yang Congyi asked sharply.

No one answered, and no one dared to speak.

"What are you? Xuanwei Army! It's the national army! The national army is the force that defends all national property, including the national territory, from loss. Now there are people who secretly steal and sell the property that we have worked so hard to bring out from the Great Song Dynasty, this kind of behavior is no longer worthy of staying in the Xuanwei Army, no matter how they are dealt with in the end, they will be removed from the Xuanwei Army. Whether you have received money or not before, I want to remember for me who you are from now on. Please ask yourself whether you joined the army to make a fortune or to establish a meritorious service and get ahead! ”

Everyone didn't say a word, and the atmosphere was strange and dreary.

"From this day on, if you want to make meritorious deeds and accumulate meritorious deeds, continue to do your errands, and if you want to get rich, as long as you say it, I can also change your errand. But if I find someone stealing from me, stealing goods, or stealing state property, I will not forgive me! Go back and convey my words to everyone on your own ship, so that they may remember who they are. After speaking, Yang Congyi waved his hand and let them leave.

Everyone was in a heavy mood, and some people originally wanted to plead for those who were arrested at first, but seeing that the prison guards had this attitude, they directly hid what they wanted to say in their stomachs.

Yang Congyi came to Tang Xun's tent, and saw that she was still engrossed in busyness, so he sat down on the side and did not bother with anything.

I don't know how long later, Tang Xun threw away the pen in his hand and covered his face with both hands.

It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, she wants to cry.

"How? How much? "Whatever the outcome, you have to face it in the end.

"About eight million times." Tang Xun put down his hands, his eyes red.

"It's enough. But things have happened, and since they can't be recovered, then accept this loss and slowly earn it back. Don't be sad, your body is important, there are still many things waiting for us to do. Yang Congyi was very sad when he saw Tang Xun like this, and he could only comfort her a few more words.

Tang Xun didn't reply, this loss was too great, if the imperial court's Huiyi fleet could not make enough money, most of their own seven ships would have to be confiscated to fill the loopholes, so these losses were not from the imperial court, but from her and Yang Congyi.

Originally, the cargo of their seven ships was not in the account book of Huiyi, as long as the fleet of Huiyi made enough profits and handed over the profits according to the account book, no one would find out about their ships and goods, and no one would be held accountable. But now that the fleet has a loss, if it can't be filled, part of the cargo of their seven ships will have to be filled, and if the loss is too great, they may all be filled.

"I thought we could make a lot of money, but this time we may lose it." Tang Xun cleaned up his mood and looked at Yang Congyi with some apologies.

Yang Congyi also understood what she meant, and said with a smile: "It's all something outside the body, if it's gone, it's gone, it was originally flown in, and there's no pity." After speaking, he walked over and patted her on the shoulder, and said: "Cheer up, there are still dozens of ships of goods waiting to be traded, and we may not lose out such a high profit." ”

"What Brother Yang said is that I am too pessimistic." Tang Xun smiled, squeezed out a few tears, and quickly raised his hand to wipe them away.

After tidying up his clothes, Tang Xun walked out of the camp tent and came to the camp where the merchants gathered.

The merchants who were waiting for the transaction saw that the person in charge of the Hui Yi of the Great Song fleet finally appeared, and the worries in their hearts suddenly dissipated, and they shouted for a transaction.

Tang Xun glanced at them and said with a smile: "Everyone, the fleet has found something unpleasant, and I need to tell you about it. Doing business is about the fairness of the child, but some people want to engage in some crooked ways and bribe the people who are responsible for delivering the goods in the fleet, and this kind of behavior is unacceptable. If someone is found to have offered bribes to the fleet in the future, I will disqualify him from trading with the Great Song fleet. ”

After waiting for someone to translate, the noisy businessman instantly quieted down.

It is understandable for businessmen to make profits, but if they get into the eyes of money, go crazy, and make some crooked ways, it is normal. The goods of the Great Song Dynasty are so precious, it is estimated that there are not a few businessmen who follow crooked ways, as soon as they hear Tang Xun say this, where do they dare to say anything, if they are disqualified from trading, it is not that they can only watch others make money.

"Trading is suspended today, and it will officially start early tomorrow morning at the latest. Ladies and gentlemen, please wait with peace of mind. Tang Xun said with a smile.

When everyone heard that the transaction would continue, their nervousness suddenly eased a lot, and they began to discuss in private.

Tang Xun didn't want to know what they were discussing, turned around and went back to her tent, and continued to wait for news from Lord Huang.

It was almost noon, and the sergeant who delivered the letter returned, bringing back Lord Huang's order.

Yang Congyi and Tang Xun no longer had any hesitation or concerns, and ordered the sixteen Xuanwei soldiers involved to be pulled onto the wide beach outside the camp.

In front of the Xuanwei Army, the Reserve Army, and the Seljuks, Tang Xun announced their crimes: "These sixteen people were originally the guards of the Huiyi fleet, but they did not abide by military discipline, guarded and stole themselves, stole and sold the property of the imperial court, and caused the imperial court to suffer huge losses. Execute! ”

Without giving them any chance to beg for mercy, the sergeant of the Xuanwei Army who was executing received the order, and his knife fell, and in an instant, sixteen human heads fell to the ground, and blood sprayed all over the ground, seeping into the beach.

When the onlookers saw this scene, they couldn't help but touch their necks with their hands, as if it would be their turn next.

After the scum was killed, everyone left the beach and returned to the camp, leaving only a few people to dispose of their corpses.

After noon, trading continued.

After seeing the killing, the businessmen spoke a lot less, and they also had a lot of rules, and they were no longer as verbose as the previous businessmen in the transaction negotiations, and it was a lot more profitable to negotiate or deliver the goods.

Yang Congyi led the patrol Xuanwei Army to inspect very seriously as before, but wherever there was a transaction, there were inspectors watching until the transaction stopped.

That night, when Tang Xun and Yang Congyi checked the incoming and outgoing accounts and documents again, they found that there were no errors in the data of that day.

After that, although the transaction accounts only checked the purchase accounts and documents, Tang Xun was also very relieved about the entire Huiyi, watching the steady stream of property moved to the sea, and the confidence to make money gradually returned.

One night, Tang Xun told Yang Congyi a funny thing, saying that a few businessmen actually wanted to exchange stones for silk, tea and porcelain, and that it was the news that Baghdad had heard, and he didn't know which crazy man who wanted money made up a nonsense, and they guys who were full of money also believed it.

Yang Congyi was very embarrassed after hearing this, and was embarrassed to tell her that the madman was actually him.

After listening to Yang Congyi's explanation, Tang Xun was still skeptical, those stones would definitely not be sold for money when they were transported back to the Great Song Dynasty, who would buy so many stones, and they were not gems. But Yang Congyi said that those cyan stones must be very useful and can be used as pigments, and it is difficult to say who will use so many cyan pigments, but they must be able to be sold, because the cyan stones of the Great Song Dynasty do not have them.

Scarcity is expensive, and Tang Xun was convinced.

The next day the fleet collected all the stones at a low price, a thousand horses of silk, for two whole shiploads of stones.