Chapter Ninety-Three: The Assassination
Wu Jin smiled and shook his head, "Does Fifth Uncle think my grade is so low?" The more mixed it is, the worse it gets, from opening a pawnshop to opening a restaurant? ”
Huang Fugui's eyes were confused, "But.... It's not bad to open a restaurant! Yang Ji Restaurant can earn tens of thousands of taels of silver a year, our land is a treasure of the bridge, just open a Jin Fu Ji Restaurant, covering an area of four acres, completely squeezing Yang Ji Restaurant! ”
This is something that Huang Fugui dreams of, one day his pawnshop can be as popular as Yang Ji Restaurant, there are many guests to crowd the threshold, when a thing must be booked in advance, of course, the pawnshop is impossible to have this kind of popularity, but the restaurant can, if Wu Jin can open a restaurant, it is really as he wants, but.... Wu Jin obviously does not mean a restaurant.
"So what do you mean..... Do what? He asked, hesitantly.
Wu Jin smiled and whispered to him, Huang Fugui's eyes suddenly widened, and he showed an incredible expression, "Open a bank!" This.... Is this possible? ”
"Fifth uncle, don't worry! With my relationship with Su Tingshi, this is completely possible, I helped him so much, not to mention anything else, I can take a part of the tax money in Donghai County, I dare not say that I want it all, I can always get a piece of the pie! ”
Huang Fugui was amazed in his heart, his nephew was really magnificent! He actually wanted to open a money bank, he just wanted to open a pawnshop in his life, he was really ashamed of himself, Huang Fugui hurriedly said: "If you can take a part of the tax silver, I will use the pawnshop to lend, and the interest difference in the middle will fatten people to death." ”
Of course, in later generations, it was also the most profitable to open a bank, and Wu Jin told him in a low voice: "Don't spread this matter for the time being, the fifth uncle just knows it." ”
Huangfu Gui smiled and narrowed his eyes, "How could I? 'Jin Fu Ji Qian Zhuang! 'There's my name in it, hehe! You can't use it for nothing, kid. ”
Wu Jin laughed, he hugged the precious shoulders of the emperor and walked back, "Fifth uncle, don't worry!" I will never forget you, I don't want you to invest a penny, I will give you 20% of the shares, as long as the fifth uncle helps me to build, and then help me pull the shopkeeper Xu over, I will triple his monthly salary. ”
"But... What do you want Shopkeeper Xu to do? He's the shopkeeper of the restaurant! Can he do this kind of money thing? ”
"No one is born with it, just learn it, the key is that I think this person is good, Yang Jingzhou is like that to him, he is still loyal, rare!"
Wujin thought of the capital of the money village, so he said to Huang Fugui: "You help me sell all those lands, and all the silver is used as the capital for the construction of the money village, we only keep the ten acres of land at the head of the bridge, and the other part of the land south of Laojunguan and Hu Min Lane will be left to me, and I will hand over this matter to the fifth uncle with full authority." ”
Huang Fugui heard Wu Jin trust himself and take care of himself like this, he was very moved in his heart, he nodded silently, and said to Wu Jin: "There are indeed a lot of people who have come to me to buy land recently, and Qi Ruifu's four masters Qi Huan also came to me yesterday, he took a fancy to the land next door to Li Ji Jewelry yesterday, not the bridge, but the east one, about two acres, he wants to buy and open a silk shop." I think it's a good choice to sell to Qi Ruifu Firm, what do you think? ”
"No way!" Wu Jin refused without hesitation, "Except for Qi Ruifu, any other merchant can." ”
He was really angry about the young lady of the Qi family, the land north of the bridge had been snatched away by her, and he would not sell it to her again if he was killed, but without a change of mind, he thought of another benefit, with Qi Ruifu's power, if its interests were also tied in, then the new bridge would not be demolished anyway, although Qi Ruifu had already bought the north bridgehead, but after all, it only cost a thousand taels of silver, even if it was lost, it would not be a big loss to them, they would not care, but if they spent a lot of money to buy their own land, it would be different, and two acres of land, It is impossible to open a silk shop, and it is impossible to open a money bank.
Thinking of this, Wu Jin changed his mind again, "Okay! You can sell it to Qi Ruifu, but it costs 10,000 taels of silver, and you won't sell it for a penny, tell him that you have to make a decision within today, and after tonight, I will give it to someone else." ”
"Good! I immediately went to tell him, I don't think the problem is big, I also proposed 10,000 taels of silver yesterday, Qi Huan seems to agree with this price. ”
"Then fifteen thousand taels!"
Wu Jin immediately changed his mind, and he said viciously: "Fifteen thousand taels of silver, not a penny less will be sold!" ”
Huangfugui was stunned, and only after half a sound did he smile bitterly, "Okay then!" I'll go and tell him. ”
The two walked back to the store, there were already five or six customers waiting in the store, one of them was a dark-skinned businessman, who could see that it was a businessman from the Nanyang island country, he stood in a corner, looking a little cramped, carrying a crimson leather suitcase in his hand, he saw that Wu Jin was looking at him, he couldn't help but put the leather box under his armpit, and looked at him vigilantly.
Seeing that the shopkeeper was back, Lao Qi hurriedly stepped forward and pointed at the dark-skinned foreign businessman, and whispered: "Shopkeeper, that is a maritime merchant, saying that there is a treasure mortgage, and he wants to borrow six thousand taels of silver." ”
Huangfu Gui was overjoyed and hurriedly greeted him, "Guest officer, please go and sit inside." ”
In the middle of the shop is a guest room, specializing in a large business of more than 1,000 taels of silver, and the noble man warmly invites the merchant in, who can speak Chinese, owes himself and says, "Then it will be troublesome to the shopkeeper." ”
He picked up the suitcase and entered the room with Huangfu Gui, and when he walked past Wujin, he glanced at him vigilantly, Wujin's burly and tall body seemed to envelop his thin body, he hugged the suitcase tightly in his arms, and turned sideways and entered the house with Huangfugui.
Wu Jin was quite interested, he wanted to see what kind of treasure mortgage it was, he was just about to follow up, there was a sudden rush of running sound outside the store, and then Luo Xiucai ran like a gust of wind, he shouted to Wu Jin, "Childe! ”
Wu Jin saw that he was tired and panting, his tongue was dragging outside like a dog, and his appearance was quite funny, but seeing the panic in his eyes, the smile on Wu Jin's face disappeared, something must have happened, he walked up quickly and asked Luo Xiucai: "What's wrong?" ”
"Childe, something big happened on Academy Street just now!"
'College Street? Wu Jin's heart hung up suddenly, he thought of the Burrow, it wouldn't be that the rice bought in Jiutian was seized by the government!
"Just now, the squire of the criminal department from the imperial court was assassinated and injured on Shuyuan Street."
Wu Jin breathed a sigh of relief, the emperor's assassination had nothing to do with him, let alone a servant of the Criminal Department, but Luo Xiucai took a breath and said, "The problem is that your eldest brother Weiming has been arrested!" ”
"What!"
Wu Jin's eyes widened suddenly, he grabbed Luo Xiucai's clothes, and asked viciously, "Why was he arrested?" ”
"I.... I didn't know that not long after the squire was stabbed, Weiming was arrested. ”
Wu Jin pushed him away, flew and ran to the street, Luo Xiucai followed behind and shouted: "I heard that Wei Ming is locked up in the county office!" ”
Wu Jin ran along the riverside, and countless thoughts flew through his mind at this time, why did he catch the eldest brother? Obviously, because the eldest brother has hollowed out the financial power of Changshi, they are unwilling to fail, and they have made waves again.
Wu Jin just ran to the side of the bridge, only to see a carriage speeding towards the opposite side, 'Ga! He stopped at the head of the bridge, and saw someone waving to him at the car window, "Huangfu Gongzi!" ”
Wu Jin ran across the bridge and recognized him as Su Hanzhen's staff member Yang Wei, "Mr. Yang, did Lord Su ask you to pick me up?" ”
"Yes! Hurry up and get into the carriage. ”
Wu Jin opened the car door, jumped into the carriage, the carriage turned around, and ran towards the north of the city at high speed.
"Mr. Yang, why was my eldest brother arrested?" Inside the carriage, Wu Jin asked in a deep voice.
"It happened suddenly!" Yang Wei sighed and said: "This morning, Gao Shilang went to inspect the county school, and was suddenly assassinated when he came out of the county school, Gao Shilang was injured, and the assassin was caught by Wang County Lieutenant on the spot, at this moment, a poisoned arrow shot the assassin to death, and before he died, he shouted the words 'Huangfu Weiming', so Weiming was arrested." ”
Wu Jin felt a burst of anger in his heart, this kind of framing was too blatant, he forced himself to calm down, and asked again: "Then where is my eldest brother locked up now?" ”
"I heard that I was in the county jail."
"County government?"
Yang Wei nodded, "It was County Lieutenant Wang who personally led the officials to arrest people, alas! Zhang Xianling actually ignored it, this person reconciled with the old man a few days ago, but he turned his face faster than anyone else! ”
Wu Jin didn't speak, he knew that Zhang Rong was not turning his face, but protecting himself, the squire of the Criminal Department was stabbed in Weiyang County, and he couldn't escape the responsibility for poor public security, Wu Jin had to admit that Gao Heng's trick was very poisonous, killing birds with one stone, Mo said that his eldest brother's Hu Cao was in charge, Su Hanzhen was also suspected of being the mastermind behind the scenes, and Zhao Jiehao, who was in charge of public security, and Zhang Rong, the county commander, could not escape from the involvement, it can be said that they were all in one place, no wonder the prince wanted to send Yu Shi Zhongcheng to come, it seems that the power struggle at the top of the court is not ordinarily powerful, and now the only hope, It's up to you to see if the imperial history can play a role.
Wu Jin's heart was very heavy, and this time the struggle was probably extraordinary.
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In the study, Su Hanzhen was pacing slowly with his hands behind his back, looking worried, although he knew that Gao Heng was not good, and he took precautions, but how did he expect Gao Heng to create an assassination case in the air, planted on the head of Huangfu Weiming, generally speaking, this kind of thing is a taboo in officialdom, today you put me together, tomorrow I can also concoct the same way, so in some unspoken rules of officialdom power struggle, this kind of fabricated means will not be used in general, but I didn't expect this dignified criminal department servant to use it, No wonder the comments of the court all say that he is a villain, and he is indeed a villain.
Whether Gao Heng is a villain or not, it doesn't matter anymore, the problem now is that the matter has come out, how to rescue Huangfu Weiming, how to solve this matter, obviously, the other party is actually coming at himself.
The squire of the criminal department was stabbed, he Su Hanzhen was the mastermind behind the scenes, thinking of Huangfu Weiming being arrested, Su Hanzhen gritted his teeth for a while, he happened to be a little sick this morning, and he didn't go to the county office, but something happened, and the other party also saw this.
Although Su Hanzhen has also been an official for fifteen years, this is the first time he has encountered this kind of thing, he has no experience, and more importantly, he is a scholar-type official.
"Master Chen, do you think I should come forward directly to ask for someone?"
Compared with Su Hanzhen's lack of experience, Chen Zhi can be described as experienced, he has a little experience in dealing with this kind of scoundrel planting, he pondered for a while, and asked first: "Master Su, is this Emperor Fu Weiming very important to you?" ”
Su Hanzhen nodded, "He is my right-hand man, my most powerful assistant, he is very capable in handling government affairs, and in just a few days, he has sorted out the financial and tax affairs of Donghai County for several years, he is not only my right-hand man, he will also be the prince's help in the future." ”
Su Hanzhen praised Weiming without hesitation, he was worried that Chen Zhi would propose a way to sacrifice Weiming, Chen Zhi understood what he meant, he smiled, and was just about to speak, when Yang Wei's voice came from outside, "Master, Gongzi Wujin brought it!" ”
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