The next day, Steward Yang still did not come to the account, his father also said that he did not know where to go, the matter was a little big, the big money account immediately reported the matter to the third master, Zhang Ruofeng even led more than a dozen people to the account room to check, and interrogated his subordinates one by one, and in the end, he also took away all the accounts handled by Steward Yang, including the large amount of money and material expenditure account.

Zhang Huan sat aside and sneered, let him do whatever he wanted, Zhang Ruofeng didn't seem to see him, and always didn't say a word to him with a gloomy face, until Zhang Ruofeng left, Zhang Huan smiled faintly at Manager Qian: "After lunch, let's go to Steward Yang's house together to see his old father."

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"How long have Lao Qian and Steward Yang been working together?" On the carriage, Zhang Huan casually asked Mr. Qian about the pipe.

"It's been ten years!" Manager Qian sighed softly, "Although we usually don't have a good relationship, I still hope that nothing happens to him?" ”

"Did Old Qian think something was going to happen to him?"

Zhang Huan smiled and said: "I saw yesterday that the account of large amounts of money and material expenses was recorded very hastily, and Manager Qian also let it go, if something really happens, is Manager Qian not afraid to take responsibility?" ”

Manager Qian was shocked, he immediately calmed down, and said with a dry smile: "Eighteen Lang don't want to scare me, I have always been cautious in doing things, how can I be responsible." ”

"This is not necessarily, Manager Qian is responsible for the general ledger hook audit, if there is really a problem with Steward Yang's account, and others are missing, do you think you will be responsible?"

Manager Qian's eyes were a little flustered, he looked out worriedly, and after a long time, he replied in a false way: "He has always been like this, he has been taught repeatedly, and I don't bother to care about him too much, anyway, more than 100 yuan of expenses have to go from the cabinet, without the signature of the third master, the cabinet cannot pay." ”

"Cabinet?" Zhang Huan suddenly realized a little, and he asked quietly: "Oh! I don't understand this, so what's the use of the underground money vault under the tent? ”

Manager Qian's face has returned to natural, and he explained to Zhang Huan with a smile: "Eighteen Lang didn't look at the income account, naturally I don't know, our Zhang family's industry is all over the place, and the annual income is hundreds of thousands of yuan, and it has always weighed more than six catties. Therefore, on the one hand, we exchange the money into gold and silver for storage, and on the other hand, we store the money in various cabinets, such as Wang Baoji in Beijing, Baiye Xing in Taiyuan, and Jingdeji in Guangling. ”

At this time, the carriage had arrived near Nanshi, and the money manager opened the curtain beside him, and continued while looking out: "So the underground money storage warehouse under the account room is mainly gold and silver treasures, as well as important documents such as land deeds, body deeds, genealogies, etc., which are only allowed to be opened once a year, and need to be unlocked with two keys, one is in the third master's place, and the other is in the Baiye Bank Counter Workshop, every time the warehouse is opened to take things and put things is very strict, the treasury account is kept by me, as for the sporadic expenses on weekdays, there are generally thousands of dollars in the account room, If it's not enough, go to the cabinet and get it, you see, there's it! ”

Zhang Huan looked at his fingers, only to see a huge building by the river, the walls are all built with the same color of Dafang bluestone, tall and solid, from the top of the wall can see the roof cornices, Zhang Huan nodded lightly, Baiye Xing, he knows.

"This is the general counter of Baiye Bank, and there are more than a dozen branches in the country, and the flying tickets issued by it can be used in all branches, which is very convenient, so we have more than 10,000 expenses from it, of course, we are its biggest customers."

Speaking of this, Mr. Qian took out a letter from his bosom and said with a smile: "Wait a while, we will go to the cabinet first, leave your signature, and in the future, our Zhang family's expenditure of more than 100 yuan, the cabinet will only look at your signature." ”

Zhang Huan pondered for a moment, and then asked: "In this way, for all the large sums of money and goods, there should be a stub of the third master's endorsement here, right?" ”

Manager Qian glanced at him, a hint of pride flashed in his eyes, and he smiled: "Of course! ”

But his little smugness couldn't escape Zhang Huan's keen gaze, he smiled lightly, and then said no more.

The carriage slowly stopped in front of the gate of Baiye Xing, saying that it was the gate, in fact, it was smaller than the door of ordinary people's homes, only two people were allowed to walk in side by side, the gate was made of pig iron, the color was vermilion, and a one-foot square bronze medal was hung next to the door, engraved with three seals 'Baiye Xing', if there was no money manager to remind, Zhang Huan could hardly imagine that this would be the third largest cabinet in the country - the general cabinet of Baiye Xing, for so many years, the students of their academy have always thought that this is just an ordinary branch, it seems, The proprietor of this shop knows the truth of keeping the secret and hiding the wealth.

As soon as the two of them walked up the steps, they immediately greeted a middle-aged man who looked like a shopkeeper, and Lao Yuan laughed and said, "What kind of wind blew the general manager of Qian here?" Rare guests! ”

"Huh! Tan Dongzhu is polite, I have a big event today, and I specially led the son of our sixth master to come to recognize the door. ”

Manager Qian smiled, turned around and introduced to Zhang Huan: "This is Tan Er, the proprietor of Baiye Xing, and also the big shopkeeper of Baiye Fang. ”

Tan Dongzhu heard that he was also a member of the Zhang family, and couldn't help but look him up and down, he had seen a few Zhang family's sons-in-law, but Zhang Huan was the first time he saw it, and he couldn't help but confirm to Mr. Qian with some surprise: "You mean the son of his sixth master?" ”

Zhang Huan took a step forward and nodded with a smile, "In the next Zhang Huan, since yesterday, the third master has been in charge of the income and expenditure of money and materials for half a year. ”

Tan Dongzhu was more and more shocked in his heart, there was only one sister-in-law of the sixth master, he had seen it, that is to say, Zhang Huan, who was in charge of the Zhang family's financial power, turned out to be a concubine, this news was unusual!

Thinking of this, his face was solemn, and he hurriedly stepped forward to salute Zhang Huanshen and said: "Zhang Gongzi can come to our store on the second day of his appointment, Baiye Xing is deeply honored, and Gongzi will call me Tan Er in the future." ”

With the development of commerce in the Tang Dynasty, especially after the Anshi Rebellion, the court relaxed the restrictions on merchants, and the cabinet also began to lend to merchants, and many large consortia with background and strength have been involved in this lucrative industry, among which the most famous are Wang Baoji, Taiyuan Baiye Bank, Guangling Jingdeji, and Chengdu Quanye Bank. Wang Baoji has the background of the Pei family, the second largest family, and Guangling Jingdeji is attached to the Chu family, the sixth family.

Although it is a copper-smelling industry, the layout of Baiye Xing is fresh and elegant, and the buildings are hidden in the lush trees, and you can see rockery fish ponds everywhere.

The two walked into an elegant small building, here is the Xiling Pavilion, although it is used to receive VIPs, but there is no golden wall splendor as Zhang Huan imagined, rich and luxurious, on the contrary, it is arranged quite elegantly, only a wide couch is placed, there are a few calligraphy and paintings hanging on the snow-white wall, it is actually from the hand of today's son Li Department, there is no copper stove to burn incense, a yellow hundred-year-old cinnamon outside the window is in full bloom, and the room is filled with a rich fragrance of osmanthus flowers.

Mr. Qian saw that Zhang Huan's eyes were a little puzzled, so he explained with a smile: "When the emperor is still the king of Nanyang, he lived in this room for two days, and the current furnishings are the same as back then, so ordinary people are not allowed to enter. ”

"I see, although Baiye is a secular industry, there is no lack of pine and plum bones, which is respectable and admirable!" Zhang Huan laughed and strode into the room with his hands in his hands.

Tan Dongzhu followed closely, he lowered his head and said with a smile: "Zhang Gongzi praised, Xiling Pavilion is the only thing that can be used in Baiye Xing, Zhang Gongzi, please sit down!" ”

The three of them sat down, and then three beautiful maids in long white dresses came up to pour tea for them, the light gauze was thin, and the wonderful carcasses were faintly visible, and each of them knelt down behind them, and gently knocked on their shoulders and backs with their plain hands.

Zhang Huan has grown so big and has been living an ascetic-like life, and this is the first time he has encountered such extravagant treatment, and a faint fragrance of a woman's body lingers around him.

Zhang Huan turned his head and smiled slightly, pointed to the back of his neck, and the maid's pretty face was smeared with a red glow, and she gently pinched his thick neck with her soft and boneless jade hand.

Seeing this, an imperceptible smile flashed in Tan Dongzhu's eyes, and after a few words of greeting, Zhang Huan gave Mr. Qian a look, and Mr. Qian understood, so he took out the handwritten letter of the family advocate Ruohao from his arms, and put it on a few cases to push it to Tan Dongzhu, "This is a letter from my eldest master to Baiyefang, and I came here today to handle the matter of signature." ”

Tan Dongzhu opened the letter and hurriedly browsed it, then carefully put the letter away, and whispered to the maid behind him: "Ask Deacon Qin to bring the jade box of the Zhang family!" ”

After a while, a slender middle-aged man walked in briskly holding a jasper box, Tan Dongzhu took it and carefully placed it on the desk, the jasper box was only half the size of a book, and there was only a cardboard card inside, on which was Zhang Ruofeng's signature.

He ordered the maid to serve the pen and ink, took out a blank cardboard card, pushed it in front of Zhang Huan and said with a smile: "Please leave a signature on the card." ”

Zhang Huan nodded, turned around and waved his hand, ordered the maid to pause, he stared slightly, and left his name on the pen card.

Tan Dongzhu took it, carefully dried the ink on it, and praised it: "If the words are flowing between the lines, there is no sense of stagnation, and it is really a good word." ”

At this time, the manager Qian next to him sneered: "My son-in-law is the top three in Jinyang Academy, and of course the words are excellent!" ”

After a pause, he pointed to Deacon Qin next to him, turned back to Zhang Huan and said, "I still have to explain some things to Lord Tan, Gongzi might as well take a rest here, if you want to see what accounts the Zhang family has, just ask Deacon Qin." ”

After that, he nodded to Tan Dongzhu, and Tan Dongzhu understood, so he glanced at the maid behind Zhang Huan, and immediately got up and went with him.

Zhang Huan looked at the back of Manager Qian, and sneered lightly, sure enough, this is the real intention of Manager Qian to bring him to the cabinet, Manager Yang had an accident, he wanted to borrow his own hand to poke out the 400,000 yuan, but Zhang Huan still couldn't figure it out, this was poked out, and he Manager Qian would definitely not escape his guilt, so why did he have to deliberately fulfill himself?

It seems that these 400,000 things are by no means that simple.......