"Your Excellency. According to the number of people recorded in Liu Shan's account book, the number was compared. The amount of silver that Nan Zhili collected was almost there. Wang Meng reported to Zhang Fan. Said. "Though almost every man gave less money than was written in the books. But since the adults have said it, as long as it is not too little, it is too much. Don't care. Therefore, the lowly office did not ask the people below to write down how much each person had underpaid.

"Hmm. I know. Zhang Fan listened to Wang Meng's report. Nodding. Asked. "What is the situation in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces? Did the news come in? ”

"No news has come yet. My lord. Wang Meng said. Maybe it's because it's too far. ”

"Hmm. As long as nothing happens. That's good. Zhang Fan said.

Now it has been nearly half a month since Liu Shan's day of ambush. Zhang Fan, who was eager to return home, had long wanted to end the matter here. I went back to the capital. But who would have thought. It's so hard for these corrupt officials to pay money. Now it's clear. And what Zhang Fan asked Wang Dezhao to pass on on his behalf is also very clear. For those officials who embezzled with Liu Shan. Now there is only one way left to pay the money.

The day after Wang Dezhao spread the word. Zhang Fan felt a little unsafe. If you really meet that kind of hard-headed person, you just won't pay the money if you stalk your neck. Then he can't do anything. So he found Wang Dezhao. Let him pass the word out again. And this time the words that came out played a decisive role.

Zhang Fan asked Wang Dezhao to say to the outside world. If the time comes, check the books here. I found out that if there was still that person who didn't pay. Then things are simple. Zhang Fan will immediately send people from the factory guard to arrest these people. Of course. Since they are arrested, there is no need to worry about not arresting the people who have been confessed by these people. Because Zhang Fan plans to throw these people who don't pay money directly into Jinyiwei's prison. And it will make people ask them about the whereabouts of the money.

This news made Wang Dezhao, who heard it for the first time, startled. He didn't expect Zhang Fan to do such a desperate job. To know. A person who was captured by the Jinyi Guard and thrown into prison. This Ming Dynasty has been around for almost 200 years. The two palms that can still or come out can be counted. This also includes those who have been tortured. People who are seriously injured. And. What Zhang Fan said is very clear. If someone is caught. That's because he didn't pay the money. And the purpose of torture is also for money. In addition, the interrogation was accompanied by the news that "such and such an official was also involved in Liu Shan's corruption plan". The factory guards don't care. He didn't even report to Zhang Fan.

As soon as the news spread. Immediately, a large number of people were stunned. They would have imagined that they would actually intend to do so. It's nothing short of blackmail. Zhang Fan almost asked Wang Dezhao to tell them directly. "If you don't give money. Then I'm going to kill you." One thought of it right away. That is Zhang Fan. Or rather, Longqing simply wants money and is going crazy. This is a good thing to thoroughly investigate corrupt officials. But there is no such thing. It's just that now Zhang Fan has Shang Fang's sword in his hand. It already has a huge amount of power. If you are not afraid that doing so, you will leave a bad impression of the government among the people. He had already carried his sword and went door to door to collect money.

And the effect of this sentence is also immediate. Almost on the same day that Zhang Fan asked Wang Dezhao to release the news. There are a lot of people from the Jinyiwei branch in Yangzhou City. And all of them are pulling carts. There were many heavy wooden crates on the car. By the evening of the same day. Even the state capitals around Yangzhou. Such as Yingtian, Huai'an, Suzhou and other places of Jinyi Wei branch. There are also people who keep coming to report and pay money. And these people who pay seem to have forgotten the time at all. It continued until the hour was almost over. There were still people waiting outside to come in and pay the money. If it weren't for the supervisors in the branches who forced the closure of the doors. I'm afraid it will last until the next morning.

However. Now the effect of collecting money is there. The effect of the inventory is exactly inverse. You must know that these officials are not sending anything to take in their hands. Putting it in your pocket is a silver ticket worth tens of millions of taels. And each of them sent real cash. Counting cash is very troublesome. Because not all the cash used by these officials was minted by the same money shop. However, the weight standards used in the silver were different from one shop to another. Even the fineness of silver is different. Facing these strange silver ingots that are being sent now. In addition, Zhang Fan had an order to hurry up and handle this matter. The people in the Jinyi Wei branch everywhere are about to go crazy. This thing is to keep it a secret. And you can't ask an outside account to handle it on your behalf. You have to do it yourself internally. But for a moment. Where did they get so many people who knew the accounts? I can't help but be worried.

may be to please Zhang Fan, the commander of the capital who has not been in office for a long time. The people below did not report the difficulties encountered. It's about working overtime. And also strive for accuracy. This made Zhang Fan, who didn't know the situation, praise the people below in front of Wang Meng. made Wang Meng smile bitterly in his heart. He'd been down there to see it. Know what it was like. Those who were in charge of counting the silver, every time they saw Wang Meng, they always asked him to help him think of a way. Now I almost knelt down and begged him. But Wang Meng didn't have any good way to deal with this matter. He didn't want to reveal this matter to Zhang Fan. Therefore. The people below can only suffer on their own.

"That's right, sir." Wang Meng suddenly asked Zhang Fan. "Wait until it's over. and all the money was counted. How do you want to transport the silver back to the capital? After all, it's a lot of money. And it's all cash. So much in number. It adds up to a very heavy one. ”

Wang Meng's question is very practical. This couldn't help but make Zhang Fan start to think. He hadn't really thought about it before. But nowadays. This is a question that is in front of us.

Now the silver that was seized from Liu Shan alone. plus the ones he gave to Zhang Fan. It's almost 10 million taels. Not to mention. Now all the corrupt officials in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian provinces are asking for silver here.

Zhang Fan knows. Switch for three years. Greedy for three years. How much tax did the maritime merchants pay to the imperial court in the first year. Then Liu Shan's group will take what they want from the maritime merchants into their own pockets. However, the silver that the maritime merchants paid to the court that year was not tens of millions of taels. But Liu Shan's group started from the second year. More silver was collected from the maritime merchants than was paid to the imperial court.

Three years. Zhang Fan roughly calculated it in combination with Liu Shan's account books. I'm afraid that this money can not be forty or fifty million taels. That's what it counts. The weight of these pieces of silver was exchanged for units five hundred years later. I'm afraid it doesn't have to be hundreds of tons. So how to transport. It's really a big problem. Overland is no longer possible. So much silver. Just loading and packing. It is estimated that it is a huge convoy. That's it. Safety issues during transportation have become a hidden danger. In case the news leaks out. Even if there is an army escort. I'm afraid there will be people who will want to make up their minds.

"Take the waterway." Zhang Fan said.

"Waterways." Wang Meng asked.

"Not bad. Waterway. Zhang Fan said affirmatively. So heavy. And so many things. Naturally, it is necessary to take the waterway. ”

"But my lord. How to go by this waterway. Wang Meng asked with some confusion.

"Are you because you've been too busy lately? It's getting a little confused. Zhang Fan looked at him with a strange expression. Said. "I ask you. How we got here. ”

"I came up from the canal by boat." Wang Meng said with a natural expression. "Your Excellency. Humiliation is not foolishness. He also knew that the canal was a road. ”

"Then you're still asking." Zhang Fan said angrily.

"But my lord. There were only three boats when we came. And in addition to the small treasure ship that the adults are on. The other boats are much smaller. Wang Meng explained. There is so much silver here today. How can I get this back? ”

"So you're not confused. This order also came to mind. Zhang Fan listened to Wang Meng's words. Said with a smile. "But you're not flexible enough. If there are not enough ships. I'll just have someone transfer the ship. It's not the season to go to sea. The great treasure ships of the maritime merchants were parked there without incident. That's exactly what you can do.

"I've done the math. fifty million taels of silver. It adds up to almost three million catties. Those huge treasure ships were designed to carry more people or goods when the Three Treasure Eunuchs went to the West seven times. I also asked the owners of those boats. It is not a problem to load 500,000 or 600,000 catties on each ship. We'll only need to borrow five treasure ships, and that's pretty much it. When the time comes, the ship will sail back to the capital. Two hundred along the coast let the army walk with them to protect it. I guess that's about it."

"This ......" listened to Zhang Fan's words. Wang Meng thought about it in his heart. I think this solution is feasible. I don't care about it anymore. Instead, he continued to ask other questions in his mind. "So, my lord. How will the silver received by the branches in Zhejiang and Fujian be transported to Yangzhou? Adults should know that there are no rivers leading directly to Yangzhou in these two places. ”

This time. Zhang Fan was really asked. This is a problem that was not anticipated before. Naturally, no one thought about it. Now. The question arises. It's really overwhelming.

"Is this ......" Zhang Fan thought for a long time. Only then did he speak uncertainly. "The only way to mobilize the local army is to escort it. There's no other way for me. At most, let two places send more terracotta warriors to guard. ”

This way. Zhang Fan and Wang Meng solved the problem of transportation.

Over there. Yangzhou prefect yamen. Wang Dezhao had something going on there.