The group crossed the Yellow River and came to the county seat to stay overnight. The next morning, he continued to hurry, and only entered Jiyuan City after dark.

found an inn for Tang Zilan, Nafu and others to live in, and the 322,000 taels of silver pulled up the carriage became a difficult problem in front of them.

Among them, 22,000 taels of silver are okay to say, when tomorrow dawn, they will be handed over to the yamen treasury, and they will have their own yamen treasury for safekeeping, and how to keep the remaining 300,000 taels of silver.

A few people cheered up, and it was not difficult to keep it overnight. The problem is that 300,000 taels of silver can't be spent in a day, and everyone can keep it in a short period of time.

Where is the safest place to keep the silver?

There are two safest places to go in Jiyuan City. One of them; County Treasury Treasury. Second; Daxing Yinpu Jiyuan Branch.

According to Li Feibai's meaning, the silver is best placed in the Jiyuan branch of the Daxing silver shop. Although the Daxing silver shop is too dark, the shopkeeper who deposited the 300,000 taels of silver dared to charge 8,000 taels of fees. But to put it bluntly, this silver is Tang Zilan, the shopkeeper of Daxing, no matter how blind the eyes of the shopkeeper of the silver shop are, he still knows Tang Shao's shopkeeper, and no matter how bold he is, he doesn't dare to accept Tang Shao's shopkeeper's money!

He told what he meant, but Tang Zilan resolutely refused.

Tang Zilan's reasons for not doing it are also sufficient. She had fallen out with Tang Xin'an, otherwise she would not have exchanged all her family funds for cash, and hired a carriage to transport it to Jiyuan. If the silver is stored in the Daxing silver shop, it is not equivalent to giving the silver to Tang Xin'an, how can you get it back. So she proposed to deposit the silver in the county treasury.

Li Feibai knew that putting the silver in the county government was equivalent to beating a dog with meat buns. Those who are in power do not dare to embezzle, but they cannot stand borrowing under various names. It's good to say that after a long time, when you want to use the silver, all the silver will be borrowed by the officials, isn't that a delay? Therefore, do not agree.

As a result, where to store the silver became a difficult problem for everyone.

When everyone was worried, Ma Kun came with a team of officials, and when he saw Li Feibai, he first arched his hand and said: "Brother Feibai, I heard that the archers of the Inspection Department said that you entered the city with silver, so I will immediately bring the officials to protect the silver." How's it going, the errand is going well! ”

Li Feibai said: "It's going well." ”

Ma Kun said: "I don't know how much silver I brought back from the political envoy Yamen?" ”

Li Feibai said: "Twenty-two thousand taels." ”

Ma Kun was taken aback and said, "Why are there so many!" He originally thought that 10,000 taels of silver could bring back a maximum of eight or nine thousand taels, but who knew that it was eight or nine thousand taels for two and a half years.

Li Feibai was too lazy to tell, so he asked Yang Zhen to do it for him.

Such a good opportunity to show credit, how can Yang Zhen miss it. Of course, he did not know that Li Feibai and Zhang participated in politics, nor did he understand that Bai had experienced an extra batch of 12,000 taels in order to curry favor with Li Feibai, but only focused on the various difficulties suffered by the Yamen when he went to the political envoy, and later Li Feibai mediated, and the political envoy Yamen thanked Jiyuan County for paying taxes positively, and rewarded 12,000 taels.

Ma Kunxi said: "Then you have to let the county magistrate know quickly, so that Lord Zhao can be happy!" After speaking, he had to greet the officials, transport the silver to the yamen, and then go to Zhao Xuefei to report the good news.

After taking two steps, he stopped again. What is the matter of rushing to Zhao Xuefei to report the good news, isn't that greedy for Li Feibai's work? smiled: "It's better for the Feibai brothers to report the good news to Zhao County tomorrow morning!" After speaking, seeing Li Feibai's displeasured expression, he asked, "Brother seems to have something on his mind?" But what is the difficulty? ”

Li Feibai said: "I came with 22,000 taels of silver, and there are 300,000 taels of Daxing shopkeeper who did business with me. Now I am worried about the 300,000 taels of silver, and there is no safe place to go. ”

Ma Kun was so shocked this time that he couldn't even finish his words, and stammered: "Three...... 300,000 taels of silver. Is this little shopkeeper of Daxing a brain disease, taking out so much silver, to do business in our place where birds don't! ”

Tang Zilan's apricot eyes widened angrily, and she shouted, "What did you say?" ”

Ma Kun saw that she was gorgeously dressed, and she seemed to have a lot of background. But I don't know that I said that the little shopkeeper of Daxing is sick in the brain, why is she in a hurry, could it be the good friend of the little shopkeeper? "What is this young lady called?" ”

Li Feibai said: "She is the little shopkeeper of Daxing who has a sick brain, Tang Zilan and Miss Tang." ”

Ma Kun didn't know that the little shopkeeper of Daxing in Li Feibai's mouth was a girl, and he was embarrassed and didn't know what to say, and immediately realized that what he just said was very problematic, offending both Miss Tang and Li Feibai. Hurriedly explained:

"The Feibai brothers spent about 20 taels to buy a storefront, and they can make a big business of more than 60,000 taels. Tang Xiao's shopkeeper invested 300,000 taels, so it didn't make a business of 30 million taels? ”

He explained that it didn't feel right here, didn't that mean that Li Feibai would play with the white wolf with empty gloves? And it seems that the object of more than 60,000 taels of business made in 20 taels is also Daxing. It's really okay not to explain, but the more you explain, the more troublesome it becomes, so you have to change the topic:

"Isn't that easy? Put the silver in the yamen treasury first, and then take it out when you need it. ”

Li Feibai told his concerns.

Ma Kun thought for a long time, scratched his head and said, "What you said is indeed the truth. As for the money to repair the temple, there have been many yamen who have gone to Zhao County to cry for poverty in the past few days. For example, the teachings should be to repair the county school and the Confucian Temple, and the post should be repaired to build the post station, etc. Zhao County's order was only because the silver was related to the major event that the governor came, so he didn't let go. Now there are 12,000 taels more, and when the officials hear the news, they are afraid that they will come like flies to see carrion and come to ask for it. If the county magistrate can bite and not let go, it will be fine, but I am afraid that if I loosen my mouth, I will not be able to control it, and then the silver you have stored in the yamen will be worried. If you borrow three or two, by the time you use it, there will be no bones left. ”

Li Feibai said: "Brother Ma is clear about the affairs in the yamen, and I don't know how long the 300,000 taels of silver in the yamen can be worry-free." ”

Ma Kun said: "It should be fine within a month!" After a pause, he said: "There are two major events in Kejing Township, which will break out sooner or later, unless they are settled with silver." The county magistrate is already dizzy, I see that if your silver is stored in the county office, it must be transferred out within three or five days, otherwise the county magistrate may have to beat your silver idea. ”

Li Feibai nodded in understanding.

Ma Kun said: "I have asked the old man in charge of the silver treasury to go to the yamen to be on duty, and now I will lead someone to transfer the silver over." I just said the wrong thing, and I want to admit punishment. Brother Feibai, you lead people to Tianxianglou first, and we will get drunk for a while. With that, he led the people away.

Li Feibai led the people to Tianxiang Tower first.

Tianxianglou's business is still booming.

The shopkeeper and Li Feibai are also old acquaintances, listening to Xiao Er's story that Li Feibai is coming, he hurriedly greeted him from behind the counter, and arched his hand: "Master Li is here, and the small one is far away, I hope you don't blame it." ”

Li Feibai said politely: "Shopkeeper Yuan is too polite. ”

The shopkeeper said: "There are a few distinguished guests from Qinyang who use the private rooms commonly used by the masters. Adults, can you deign to change to a private room? ”

Li Feibai said: "In which room is it not to eat?" ”

The shopkeeper was overjoyed and said, "Lord Li, please upstairs." ”