When he returned to the mansion that night, Guo Ye went to find Chen Jitao and temporarily borrowed the deed and land deed he copied from Zhang's family for the purpose of mortgaging 300,000 taels of silver tomorrow.

As for the manpower to go to Yangzhou Silver to deliver the silver tomorrow, he did not choose Chen Jitao, Chen Lang, Liu Zhenxuan and others, nor did he screen them from a group of officials in the government, because the exposure rate of these people in Yangzhou City is too high. If Cui Yiqi recognizes one of them, it will be all over the place.

He only selected two brothers, Zhang Jiujin and Wang Bajin, and then asked Chen Lang to summon the disciples of the Bailai Gang from the Salt Gang, so he was ready.

Early the next morning, Guo Ye continued to turn into Wu Maocai, a businessman in Shuzhong, and drove a mule cart with Zhang Jiujin and other hundreds of people, and went to Yangzhou Yinhao.

When they got there, they found that Cui Yiqi had been waiting for a long time, and the two naturally met with a smile on their faces.

Subsequently, Guo Ye asked the disciples of the Yan Gang to wait outside in a car, and he took the two brothers Zhang Jiujin and Wang Bajin to follow Cui Yiqi into the silver number for delivery.

Cui Yiqi led Guo Ye to the backyard of the silver number, only to see hundreds of big red boxes piled up everywhere in the backyard, the yard was not big, so it had to be stacked and stacked into a small hill.

Seeing that the two brothers Zhang Jiujin and Wang Bajin secretly smacked their tongues, obediently, 300,000 taels of silver sounded like that, but I didn't expect to put it so much, it was too rich for his grandmother.

Cui Yiqi pointed to the big mahogany boxes in the courtyard, and smiled at Guo Ye: "Wu Dongjia, here is 300,000 taels of silver." Overnight, our Yangzhou Silver will be ready for you, this reply, right? Our Qinghe Cui family is not bad for money! ”

Guo Ye nodded with a smile and said, "Cui Dong's work is really refreshing, once born and twice ripe, I think we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future." ”

Then, he pointed to the three big red boxes beside him and said in a low voice: "Counting these three boxes, there should be more than 10,000 taels of silver." Hehe, Cui Dongjia has the letter to prepare the silver for me in time, Wu naturally has to do what he says, this 10,000 taels of silver is only your hard-earned money. ”

Cui Yiqi greedily glanced at the three boxes that Guo Ye was referring to, and suddenly smiled happily, and smiled with open eyes.

However, he was still a little reserved, and said: "This is not in a hurry, wait for the shopkeeper Hu to inspect the house deed and land deed brought by Wu Dongjia, and then we will make the delivery." ”

Obviously, less than the last second, less than 100% verification of Guo Ye's mortgages, Cui Yiqi will definitely not let go, let Guo Ye and them take away the silver.

Guo Ye shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, expressing understanding.

Soon, the shopkeeper of the silver number Hu took a stack of house deeds and land deeds, led several bookkeepers to the backyard, nodded in front of Cui Yiqi and said: "The owner, they have all been checked, and these mortgage contracts of the Wu Dongjia are fine." ”

"Good!"

Cui Yiqi clapped his hands happily and said to Guo Ye: "Wu Dongjia, please go to the account room with me to set up a note, and then sign and draw a pledge." As for the silver chest in this courtyard, you may let your men from outside come in and carry it out, and load it on a mule cart. ”

Guo Ye snorted, waved at Zhang Jiujin and the two, and motioned for them to call a helper.

Then, he went into an account room in the backyard with Cui Yiqi, Hu Shopkeeper and others to carry out the last formalities - to make a note and sign it.

About half an hour later, under the carrying of hundreds of people, hundreds of silver boxes were loaded onto mule carts and could be escorted away at any time.

At the same time, Guo Ye also set up a note with Cui Yiqi, and the two parties agreed that Guo Ye would borrow 300,000 taels of cash with Yangzhou Silver with a premium of 300,000 taels of land deed, with a turnover time limit of one month and an interest of 5,000 taels.

In other words, a month later, Guo Ye must return 300,000 and 5,000 taels of silver with interest. If it is overdue, the interest will be added, and if it cannot be repaid after the deadline, then the title deeds and land deeds as collateral will be owned by Yangzhou Yinhao.

After setting up the note, Guo Ye, accompanied by Cui Yiqi and Hu Shopkeeper, talked and laughed all the way out of the gate of Yangzhou Yinhao.

Guo Ye got on the mule cart and said goodbye to Cui Yiqi: "Cui Dongjia, this time it is really thanks to your help. After waiting for a month, Wu will not only return the principal with interest as scheduled, but also thank you heartily. ”

"Hahaha, Wu Dongjia is polite!"

For the smooth delivery, plus the benefit fee of 10,000 taels received from Guo Ye, Cui Yiqi was naturally very happy, and said with a smile on his face: "In business, the door of Yangzhou Silver will always be open to Wu Dong's family." ”

Guo Ye nodded and said, "Okay, there will be a period later!" ”

Then he sat down on the wheel of the mule cart and shouted at Zhang Jiujin: "Inform the mule and horse convoy, let's go!" ”

"Gotcha!"

Zhang Jiujin and Wang Bajin both stood up, raised their arms and shouted in unison: "The owner has an order, let's go!" ”

Dada~

A convoy of fifty or sixty mules and horses was loaded with large boxes and small boxes, and slowly drove away, gradually leaving the large and medium-sized square.

Cui Yiqi, who was standing at the door to see the mule and horse convoy moving away, still had a smile on his face, shook his head and sighed: "This surnamed Wu has a solid family background, and he can actually take out so many house deeds and land deeds at one time, but I didn't expect him to buy so much property in Yangzhou." Tsk, it's a rich man. ”

The shopkeeper next to him was Cui Yiqi's descendant, and naturally knew that the owner had received 10,000 taels from the other party, and his heart was full of envy.

Then he echoed: "Yes, the owner, these house deeds, land deeds, and land deeds brought by this Shuzhong merchant have been checked one by one, and there is absolutely no problem." And most of them are the original Gujing Lane Zhang family's industry. It should be that the government confiscated the Zhang family's property, and then sold it, and it fell into the hands of this surnamed Wu. ”

"I don't care if it's the Zhang family's industry or the Li family's industry, hmph, as long as it's okay!"

Cui Yiqi snorted coldly without care: "The Zhang family is also unlucky, and the industry that has been operating for a hundred years is so cheap for the Yangzhou government." But the Zhang family also deserves to die, if it weren't for their Zhang family, how could my cousin Yizhen die innocently in Yangzhou? ”

When the shopkeeper Hu saw Cui Yiqi start a fire, he had palpitations and closed his mouth decisively.

At this time, Cui Yiqi turned his head to look at the door and beckoned to the guy who pulled Guo Ye into the silver number yesterday.

The guy ran to him affectionately, and Cui Yiqi approvingly: "You kid is good, you have a lot of eyesight, and you actually caught a big fish with our silver number." Well, go back to the account office and get five taels of silver, which should be a reward. ”

The guy secretly scolded Cui Yiqi in his heart for being stingy and paralyzed, and he only rewarded himself with five taels of silver for the purchase and sale of 300,000 taels.

However, he smiled flatteringly: "Yes, yes, eating the food of the owner, I naturally have to do my best for the owner." ”

"Good!"

Cui Yiqi glanced at the man with satisfaction, and then ordered: "You hurry up and quietly follow this mule convoy for me now, and see where they finally transport the silver." ”

The man answered, and then he chased after him.

The shopkeeper next to him looked at Cui Yiqi suspiciously, and asked in a low voice: "Dongjia, isn't there a problem with this surnamed Wu?" But if he wants to deceive us Yinhao, he won't use these house deeds and land deeds as collateral? This is a bit unreasonable. ”

Cui Yiqi shook his head and said, "I am not afraid that he will deceive me if I have a mortgage." The point is that I always think this person is a little strange, and I don't know what is wrong. And it went too well. ”

"Oh......"

Shopkeeper Hu was very disdainful of Cui Yiqi's words in his heart, he was degraded, and when it came to it, it was nothing more than the suspicious nature of the owner who was making trouble.

Subsequently, Cui Yiqi and the shopkeeper Hu turned back and entered the silver gate.

About an hour later, near lunch, the guy who quietly followed to find out the news went back and forth, and came to Cui Yiqi's room to follow what he saw.

After listening to the guy's reply, Cui Yiqi's brows gradually relaxed, and the doubts in his heart slowly faded, and finally confirmed: "You mean, they drove the mule cart to the Dongmen ferry, and then unloaded the silver box and loaded it onto the boat?" ”

The guy said, "That's right, the owner. That guy, there are several big ships parked at the dock, all of them carrying silver. And I don't think the people who got off the ship were good people. The little ones were sharp-eyed, and they saw that they all had swords hidden in their ships. ”

Cui Yiqi's face changed slightly, and he secretly pondered: "Ship 300,000 taels of silver to the riverside...... Several large ships responded...... The people on the ship were all hiding swords...... Could it be that these people are the salt gang rampant on the Yangzhou Canal? ”

Immediately, he immediately figured out what was going on, it turned out that he was going to the Salt Gang to buy illicit salt.

After figuring out this joint, Cui Yiqi couldn't help but smile on his face, nodded with satisfaction and said: "It seems that this Wu Maocai is indeed not cheap to me, he really wants to pound Yangzhou's private salt, and then transport it to Shuzhong for sale." Yes, very well, this is a big fish, and the silver number needs these large merchants to borrow silver. ”

After saying that, he waved his hand at the guy and signaled: "Go down, by the way, notify the shopkeeper Hu, and say that I said, let the back kitchen add more meat to dinner tonight, and only let the owner reward all the guys of the silver number." ”

The guy scolded the iron rooster again, but his face was full of eyebrows and praised the benevolence of the owner, then turned around and ran out of the room

At the Dongmen Ferry Wharf, Guo Ye asked the disciples of the Salt Gang to load hundreds of boxes onto the boat, and then explained to Zhang Jiujin: "Jiujin, you will take the 300,000 taels of silver for me to stay in the Salt Gang for a month." A month later, you will stake the silver back to Yangzhou. When the time comes, we will return the silver to Yangzhou Yinhao with interest, and return it to the surname Cui. ”

Zhang Jiujin sighed, and without asking the reason, he turned around and took three steps and walked in two steps, and jumped on the boat.

Wang Bajin and Guo Ye next to him stood side by side, and after watching the river boat drive away, he frowned and asked with some indignation: "My lord, this is too cheap Cui Yiqi, right?" Not only did you give him a benefit of 10,000 taels, but you also took the title deed and the house deed as collateral. After a month, he will return it to him with interest. Outside here, are we at a loss? ”

Guo Ye smiled, shrugged his shoulders indifferently, and said: "Eight catties, if you don't give Cui Yiqi some sweetness and don't act realistically, how can Cui Yijue's suspicious nature completely trust me?" Those who become big things are not informal, what is it to eat this small loss? Rest assured, today is just foreplay. You watch, the big drama will really start a month later! ”

Speaking of this, Guo Ye's face showed a little ruthlessness, looked at the distant ships on the river, and said coldly: "My target is not Cui Yiqi, nor Yangzhou Yinhao, but the Cui family of Qinghe." I'm going to make them spit out everything they eat! ”