Five hundred taels of gold is thousands of taels of silver, even if it is placed in the capital, it is a huge amount. Even the shopkeeper Tang, who had handled many big transactions, unconsciously revealed a hint of discoloration in his eyes at this time, and after a slight groan, he nodded: "Okay, I will take over the business of the guest officer in Ruyizhai." "Just the deposit is willing to take out five hundred taels of gold, which is enough to reflect the sincerity and financial resources of the other party, and there is no need to mention the words of doubt before.

Only then did the man show a hint of a smile, stood up and bent down to salute Tang Qianxiao: "In this way, please ask you to fast as you wish." I just don't know when this deal will be done? ”

"Well, I'll have to wait a few days, after all, the stakes are high. But please rest assured, we Ruyi Zhai opened the door to do business and said a letter, if we can't hand over the map to you, we will not take a penny of this gold. ”

"Okay, then I'll come back and disturb in a few days." This man was also a happy man, and after saying this, he turned away without the slightest bit of mud and water.

But after he left, the face of the shopkeeper Tang showed a solemn look, and after groaning, he quickly stepped forward to re-wrap the gold in that burden, and then walked out, while walking, he ordered: "Prepare the car, I want to go out." ”

Soon, an ordinary carriage drove out of the side door of Ruyizhai, and after some twists and turns, it finally came out of an inconspicuous alley and came to the busy street. After walking for more than an hour among many carriages, horses and pedestrians, and after passing through most of the capital, the carriage finally came to an inconspicuous house in the east of the city.

When they recognized the carriage's origin, a side door of the house quietly opened, allowing them in. As soon as he entered the door, the shopkeeper Tang didn't dare to continue to sit in the car, but quickly picked up the burden and got out of the car.

A capable-looking man had already greeted him at this time, and when he saw the shopkeeper Tang, he laughed: "What's the matter, there is business coming to the door again today?" ”

Tang Qianxiao hurriedly bowed his hand: "I've seen Lord Qianhu." There was indeed a big deal today, but the small ones were really a little undecided, so they came over to ask for advice or two. ”

The man's gaze quickly turned on the burden he was carrying: "Is it more than a thousand taels of silver?" It seems that things are not easy to do......"

With the purchasing power of Da Ming now, a thousand taels of silver can buy a fairly spacious house, and for ordinary people, this is an astronomical amount that he can't earn in a few lifetimes. Therefore, in this person's opinion, it is naturally not easy for someone to pay a thousand taels of silver to buy things with Ruyi Zhai.

But Tang Qianxiao's answer surprised him even more: "It's not a thousand taels of silver, but ten thousand taels of gold." The amount of gold in this burden is worth thousands of taels of silver. ”

"What? What did he want, to be so generous? This Qianhu's face really changed, and he simply screamed subconsciously.

"Let's go in first and see Eryutou." Shopkeeper Tang smiled and walked inside. Seeing him say this, the other party could only temporarily suppress the doubts in his heart, and walked in together, and soon the two walked into a rather noble hall, at this time a man in brocade clothes was carefully examining a book in his hand.

However, if you step forward and take a closer look, you will find that what he is looking at is not a classic of scripture and history, but a densely written account book, but this person does not look like an account room no matter how he looks at it.

Hearing the movement of the two of them coming in, he raised his head, and his eyes quickly fell on the burden that Tang Qianxiao was carrying in his hand: "Qianxiao, is there another big business coming to the door?" ”

Tang Qianxiao hurriedly reported what happened before: "...... Shi Juetou, that's the way it is. That person was willing to use 10,000 taels of gold to beg me for the border map of the northern Ming Dynasty, and his subordinates really didn't dare to make decisions without permission, so they came to report it, and asked you to take this idea. ”

"Ten thousand taels of gold...... Hey, that's a big deal! Shi Juetou couldn't help but sigh, and then a glint flashed in his eyes: "You said he was a Mongolian person?" ”

"Yes, although he looks like us Han people in his outfit and wears makeup, he still can't escape my eyes. When I asked about this, he didn't deny it. Tang Qianxiao replied truthfully.

"Is it because there have been rumors in the capital recently that a map has been leaked from the military department, so they can't sit still and want to fish in troubled waters?" Shi Juetou touched his beard with his hand, and speculated: "These guys are really bold enough and have enough ideas." ”

"In the past few years, the Mongolian people, especially the Warat side, have continuously sent people to infiltrate our capital to investigate all kinds of news, although our people in Dongchang have not really found their whereabouts, but this is a fact." The Qianhu said something as if he were on the side.

That's right, several of them are people from the bottom of the East Factory, and the entire Ruyi Zhai does have an official background as rumored outside. In fact, this is also a reasonable thing, if there is no such a tough backer, I am afraid that the things that Ruyi Zhai does on weekdays will have been wiped out by the government.

After hearing what his subordinates said, Shi Jue nodded clearly: "Originally, I was worried that this was a conspiracy by some people against Ruyizhai. But since the buyer is a Mongolian person, it shouldn't be a big problem. ”

"In fact, the gold alone is enough to show that he really intends to make this business." The thousand households glanced at the baggage that had been placed on the table with some greed. At this moment, the burden has long been untied, revealing the gold ingot that exudes a seductive light, which in the eyes of many people is the most beautiful thing in the world.

Yes, not to mention the 10,000 taels of gold he mentioned, the 500 taels of gold that are placed here alone are not something that an idle person can take. In the case of Ming officials, this is almost a year's income of dozens of officials, but it is not something that any official or person who wants to make meritorious contributions can do.

Shi Jue nodded in acceptance, but then his brows furrowed again: "But the map he asked for is not easy to get." If it had been a few days earlier, things would have been easier, and we would have had the map in our hands, and we would have drawn a copy of it for him. But now, the map has been handed in for the purpose of convicting the soldier, where can we get him a copy? ”

"Another point, after all, they are my Ming strong enemies, if I really sell such an important map to them, how can I be good at the Ming frontier?" Tang Qianxiao said this with a solemn face.

"This has nothing to do with our East Factory, and it is not our duty to guard the border." Shi Juetou said disapprerovingly: "And if this map really flows out, it can help the prince succeed." ”

Tang Qianxiao can be arranged by the East Factory to run Ruyi Zhai outside, and he is a quick-witted person. As soon as he heard what the other party said, he quickly understood. Although the soldier has almost been convicted, because the map was quickly recovered, the matter is still under control, and the DPRK is not too nervous. But once it is found that this map of the north is still obtained by the Mengren, then the consequences of this matter are not something that a mere military department can bear, and it is impossible to say that the Shangshu Shilang there has to eat some hanging, so that the prince has a more justifiable excuse to reach into the military department.

This is really a good strategy to kill two birds with one stone, not only to gain benefits for itself, but also to calculate the military department ruthlessly by the way. It's just that in this way, the situation of the Ming frontier and the imperial court is not so stable. Regarding this point, Shi Juetou obviously didn't care about it at all at this time.

Tang Qianxiao, who understood this, had a dark look in his eyes, but in front of the two bosses, he couldn't say some things, so he had to be silent.

"The most important thing now is how to get the map, tell me, is there any way?" Shi Juetou quickly asked such a question again.

The Qianhu frowned: "This is a little difficult. The map that was originally made from the military department had already been sent to the palace as evidence of the crime, and it was impossible to start for a while. As for the other maps, they can only be stolen from the military department, but now that the military department has already taken precautions, this thing is not easy to do. ”

With Ji Bin's previous experience, how could the whole military department make the same mistake again? Even if Wang Zhen did have a manpower in the military department, his identity was not enough to steal such an important map.

Hearing this, Tang Qianxiao felt a sense of relief. But Shi Juetou was obviously very dissatisfied with this result, and immediately snorted: "This is a big deal of 10,000 taels of gold, and it is related to my name Ruyi Zhai, and it must not be allowed to turn yellow." ”

"But......" Just as Tang Qianxiao was about to say something, Qianhu beside him suddenly said, "Why don't we forge a map for the Nameng people?" Anyway, as long as the money is in hand, he can't say anything, after all, he is a spy. ”

"No, the Mongols have been eyeing our northern frontier for a long time, and they must be very familiar with it, and forging a map may not be able to hide it from his eyes." Shi Juetou shook his head at that time and rejected the proposal.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up again: "Since he can pay for it, so can we." I don't believe it, with so many officials in the military department, there will be no way to do this business. I'll take a thousand taels of gold for this map! ”

Hearing his plan, the two subordinates were stunned. But then I have to admit that this is indeed a good idea, after all, who can get along with money? And as soon as you change hands, you can get ten times the benefits, is there a better deal in the world than this?

In the face of huge benefits, Shi Juetou has completely left the interests of his family and country behind, and only thinks about how to grab the huge amount of gold from it. Perhaps, this is the so-called gathering of like......