When Chen Di came to Jianning Mansion, he was saddened to find that both sides of the Xin'an River had become a country. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoHundreds of people have lost their homes, and countless people have moved their families.

Hu Zongxian found Chen Di with his bare feet. Both of his feet were covered in mud, and he looked like he had just finished inspecting the disaster area.

Chen Di asked Hu Zongxian: "Have you checked at the break?" ”

Hu Zongxian nodded: "Yes." ”

Hai Rui said: "Master Hu, in fact, there is only one reason why the embankment is broken!" That is, when the river supervision yamen repaired the river embankment, he cut corners and filled his own pockets! ”

In the words of later generations, Hai Jui is a typical paranoid personality, as long as it is something he recognizes, no one can shake his opinion.

Hu Zongxian said: "The flood broke the levee, and the levee has been washed away. If you really want to go to the river and the yamen to repair the river, there is no evidence. ”

Chen Di said: "So, Brother Ruzhen also thinks that it was the river supervisor Li Xuan's greed for ink that caused this embankment break?" ”

Hu Zongxian arched his hand and said: "Lord Chen, Lord Hai, there are only two reasons why the river burst in the past dynasties. One is natural disasters and the other is man-made disasters. Now that it's almost early winter, it can't be the cause of natural disasters, then it must be man-made disasters! ”

Chen Di nodded and said, "Brother Ruzhen's words are reasonable. ”

Hu Zongxian said again: "As for who caused the man-made disaster, there is no evidence, and the lower officials dare not say nonsense." ”

Hu Zongxian's words really didn't leak.

Hai Rui shook his head: "Master Hu, you are too slippery!" Since ancient times, people who have sinned have done crimes for profit! The only one who can make a profit on the Xin'an River embankment is the river supervision yamen! Only that Li Xuan and Li Gonggong! ”

Hu Zongxian said: "I only agree with the first half of the sentence of Lord Hai, but I don't agree with the second half of the sentence. Yes, the reason why people who commit crimes is driven by profit! But Lord Hai thinks about it carefully, except for Gonggong Li, who can make a profit by deducting the money for the river, can no one make a profit after this big flood? ”

Hai Rui said: "Joke, joke. Who can profit from calamity? ”

Chen Di had already been opened up by Hu Zongxian's words, and he suddenly asked a question that was not related to the embankment breaking: "How much silver taels can buy an acre of land for the people on both sides of the Xin'an River?" ”

Hu Zongxian said: "Six taels of silver." ”

Chen Di asked again: "What about after the flood?" ”

Hu Zongxian replied: "You don't need to buy it with silver, twenty liters of millet can be exchanged for one acre!" ”

Chen Di suddenly brightened, and he said to Hu Zongxian with a smile: "Ruzhen, you are changing your tricks to nudge me, right?" ”

Hu Zongxian said: "Adults and young talents, some things are naturally thorough!" ”

Hai Rui was a little confused when he heard this, and he asked Chen Di: "Lord Chen, what are you talking about?" ”

Chen Di explained: "Changing rice to mulberry can increase the income of the people's land by 50%, and naturally there are wealthy families who want to covet the people's land!" If it was an ordinary field, it would cost them six taels and one acre to annex it, and if they were to work on the embankment and let the flood flood the fields, they would have almost picked up the stricken fields for nothing! Floodwaters are always receding, and after a year or even six months, these affected fields are no different from ordinary fields。。。。。。 ”

No matter how pedantic Hai Rui is, Chen Di can hear the clues when he says it so clearly: "What do you mean, my lord, that someone deliberately dug up the Xin'an River embankment, and then robbed the people while the fire was burning and annexed their land?" ”

Chen Di said: "Yes! In my opinion, as long as we find out who is buying the fields of the people in the disaster area with great fanfare after the catastrophe, he will definitely be the culprit of the Xin'anjiang embankment burst! ”

Hu Zongxian said: "Lord Chen, I have already found out who is buying the fields of the people in the disaster area with great fanfare!" ”

Chen Di asked, "Who is it?" ”

Hu Zongxian replied: "Well, can you take a step to speak?" ”

Chen Di looked at Hai Rui, then at Hu Zongxian, and said, "Brother Ruzhen, Brother Gangfeng is your own person, you don't have to say anything!" ”

Hu Zongxian said: "The lower officials heard that this person is an old acquaintance of the adult. ”

Chen Di exclaimed: "My old acquaintance? Ruzhen, don't sell your officials, who is it? ”

Hu Zongxian said almost word by word: "Hangzhou tea merchant, horse-like cloud!" ”

Chen Di's face turned pale after hearing this!

To say that this Ma Ruyun is really Chen Di's old acquaintance. At the beginning, Ma Ruyun gave Chen Di tea on credit, which made Chen Di earn a lot of silver and solved the urgent need of the Flying Tiger Army! The most important thing is that Chen Di gave Ma Ruyun two million taels of silver to be the shopkeeper of Fuxing Commercial Bank!

Could it be that the culprit of the Xin'an River embankment breach will be Ma Ruyun?

Ma Ruyun harmed the people on both sides of the river in order to make money for his Zhenhai Bo Chen Di?

Chen Di ordered: "Don't inspect the disaster area first!" Go back to Hangzhou first! ”

As soon as he returned to Hangzhou, Chen Di immediately summoned Ma Ruyun alone.

As soon as this Ma boss saw Chen Di, he handed over the silver ticket.

"Lord Chen, this is the first profit of Fuxing Commercial Bank, a total of 160,000 taels of silver, please check it!" Ma Ruyun said respectfully.

Chen Di picked up the silver ticket and said with a smile: "Fuxing Commercial Bank has just been established, and there is such a rich income, Boss Ma has worked hard!" ”

Ma Ruyun said: "Where is it, the grass people are just doing their best!" ”

Chen Di asked Ma Ruyun: "May I ask Boss Ma, what kind of business does Fuxing Commercial Bank get from this profit?" ”

Ma Ruyun said: "It's the income from reselling the fields!" ”

Chen Diyun had an angry face: "Resell the land? But resell the fields of the victims on both sides of the Xin'an River? ”

Ma Ruyun was surprised: "How do you know? ”

Chen Di held back his anger and said: "Ma Ruyun, there are only you and me here, and what you say is that God knows you and I know." The Xin'an River embankment burst, are you the devil? Did you send someone to pick a hole in the embankment, causing the embankment to burst?! ”

Ma Ruyun knelt on the ground with a "poof" when he heard this: "My lord, what are you talking about?" You just lent the grass people ten guts, and the grass people didn't dare to do that unconscionable thing! ”

Chen Di said: "You really didn't do it?" ”

Ma Ruyun knelt down and explained, "My lord, that's the case. After the Xin'an River embankment broke, a Hui merchant leader found the grass people. I was told that it was profitable to resell the disaster-stricken fields on both sides of the Xin'an River. He offered that I buy the victims' fields and resell them to him at a high price. ”

Chen Di said suspiciously: "The person who is looking for you knows that you can make a profit by buying disaster fields on both sides of the Xin'an River, why do you let you intervene and make more money?" ”

Ma Ruyun said: "Huizhou businessmen are strong, and there are many eyes and ears! The proprietor of the Fuxing Firm is your business, and I'm afraid they already know about it! They are doing this just to slap in with you, my lord! The grass people believe that such money is not earned in vain! ”

Chen Di asked Ma Ruyun: "What is the surname of the leader of the Hui merchants you are talking about?" ”

Ma Ruyun replied: "This person's surname is Su Bingyan!" He is the strongest among the Hui merchants! ”