The next few are prescriptions, and they are all medicines that are being sold in the Renxin Hall of the Li family before. It can be seen that the paper in this box should be the foundation of Lijia Renxintang.

Not only did Xu Erlang raise his eyebrows rarely, but even Lord Ke and Master Wu also raised their eyebrows in surprise.

There are all kinds of "recipes" in the family. Some of these recipes are used by the family to make a living, and some are purely to show the family's heritage and accumulation.

From the recipe for gunpowder, to a recipe, to the recipe for incense, and even to the recipe for making soy sauce and vinegar, these are all the family's accumulations.

These things will not be exposed, and if someone really asks for them, it is tantamount to provocation and evil.

From this, the importance and status of these recipes can be glimpsed.

And now, in this box, there is actually the foundation of Lifu.

Xu Erlang, Lord Ke, and Lord Wu looked at each other a few times, and their hearts were a little hot. This is not a golden egg, this is a golden hen that lays golden eggs.

They looked at the dozen or so remaining boxes on the table, their eyes brightening.

Xu Erlang opened another one casually, and this box contained good precautions for the production methods of "moonlight yarn", "Yunxia brocade", "silk silk", etc.

The things in this box are undoubtedly related to the word "satin". And most of these names are actually in the tribute ranks.

But in previous years, the state capital and asked for credit for it, but it was not the Li family. It doesn't matter what those people's surnames are, they don't have the surname Li.

So the question is, in the end, those people are just smoke bombs that Lifu doesn't want to attract too much attention, and put them on the bright side; Or are these secret recipes all looted by the Li family through some illegal means?

The answer seems to be obvious, according to the personality of Lifu, it is designated that they "see the wealth and get the heart" and get the recipe in their hands through various means. The reason why these silks were not made and put to be bought and sold in the world may be due to the fact that these things were tribute. Unless there is a change of dynasty, they will be guilty of contempt for the royal family by selling Yunxia brocade and the like, which is a bit unjustifiable. Furthermore, the benefits generated by the things that can enter the palace and the palace have long been exploited layer by layer, and they will only offend people if they rashly meddle in it. Those people are not Tongzhou people, but they are not ordinary people who can be slaughtered by them at will. Most of them are officials, and the Li family can offend one or two, but they can't afford to offend all.

Thinking about it, because of this, although these recipes have converged, they have not come in handy so far.

But I also want to know that if there is a war in the future, or if there is a real change of dynasty, it will be an opportunity for Lifu. With these hens that lay golden eggs, it is not a dream for Lifu to become the leading family in the new court, and even more, they can even influence the economy of a country, so that the king of a country treats them carefully.

The plot of this Lifu is a little sinister.

Xu Erlang casually opened the third box, which contained some recipes for winemaking. And many of these drinks are either best-selling in the market, or they are imperial wines that are paid tribute to the palace. Even the famous wines of other families have a few recipes here.

Master Ke coldly took a prescription from Xu Erlang's hand, and suddenly let out a sneer. Master Wu asked curiously, "Is there anything wrong with this Yuming wine?" ”

Lord Wu is really a native old hat from a poor family, and he doesn't know where this "Yuming Wine" is worthy of Lord Ke's admiration, but this Xu Erlang knows.

"This is the brewing recipe left by the ancestors of the Ke family." Xu Erlang explained, "It is rumored that the great-ancestor of the old lady was a heavy drinker, and after the old man resigned and returned to the field, he drank every day for fun. The boss is extremely talented in this, and now the Yuming wine, Qingquan wine, sweet wine, etc. that have been circulated in Kefu are all masterpieces of the boss. ”

Lord Wu was stunned, and he didn't know what to react to for a while. He let out an "oh" and stumbled, "It's okay, only one brewing recipe has been circulated, and the rest of the wine is still very safe." ”

…… This is true, but why is it so unpleasant.

Ren is Master Ke is well-cultivated, and his face is also a little dark at this time.

The corners of Xu Erlang's lips curled slightly, but he immediately flattened the corners of his lips. If he was Master Ke, he would have the intention of killing people at this moment. It's not terrible to have treasures at home and be coveted. The terrible thing is that there are thieves in the family who sell the treasures passed down from the ancestors, which is hateful.

Lord Wu looked at Xu Erlang, then at Lord Ke, and said a human word, "Since this is the heirloom in Lord Ke's family, Lord Ke will take it back." His Majesty knows about it, and he will return it to Master Ke. ”

Master Ke's face was soothed when he heard this, but he directly refused, "No need. He put the recipe for "Yuming wine" into the open box, "It is a 'stolen goods' found, and it must be presented to Your Majesty no matter what." The three of them came here together because Xu Erlang was worried that the family would have too much storage, and some people would say that he would "fill his pockets". In order to prevent such speculation, he notified him and Lord Wu the first moment he got the news. This is both for the two of them to witness and for them to oversee. Now that Xu Shiheng is innocent, who did he become when he took away Fangzi? Even if it was left by the ancestor of his family, it was indeed 'stolen goods' at this time.

It is good to dedicate this recipe, after all, no matter what the consideration, His Majesty will burn this recipe or return it to the Ke family in the future. At this time, you don't have to worry too much about this recipe, what you should worry about is, do the rest of the families also have this kind of operation? If there is, it is even more important to find the treasure of the Maison as soon as possible. Otherwise, when today's matter spreads, I am afraid that the remaining descendants of the rest of the family will do everything possible to transfer the treasures in the clan. At that time, many people rely on the recipe for their livelihood to flow out, and if those people are ruthless to oppose the emperor and produce and sell those things, they are afraid that there will be a big mess in the country.

Master Ke explained this meaning clearly, and Xu Erlang said, "Don't worry, my lord, the guards of the Governor's Mansion and the Yamen will be broken into pieces and walk around Tongzhou later." The government will also issue notices for the people to supervise on their behalf. If there is no movement in the family, if there is any movement, it is necessary to arrest them. ”

"That's fine." Master Ke was pleased.

After saying this, the three of them walked down the aisle from earlier.

What treasures were in the mountain, the three of them roughly counted in their minds. Here, let the guards carry the things down and load them away. However, there is a tunnel under the mountain peak, and I don't know where the tunnel leads, and is there a hidden sixty or seventy people in the tunnel who have not shown up so far? And in the tunnels, are there other valuables hidden as well?

The three of them felt something, and the pace of going down was faster.

When I arrived at the hall on the first floor, I saw a hundred and ten guards standing guard at a tunnel entrance.

The tunnel is wide, but there should be no torches underneath, so it looks dark. The open tunnel is like the mouth of a wild beast, as if it wants to devour all the people and things that enter.

"My lord, there's movement from below. The subordinates summoned many brothers to help the guard, and the movement there stopped. One of the guards reported, "There must be quite a few people down there, but they are afraid of our large number, so they have not shown up so far." ”

Xu Erlang said "um" and took the torch from the person's hand, "I'll go down to find out the situation." ”

Lord Wu and Master Ke immediately stopped him when they heard this, "The son of a daughter does not stand under the wall, Lord Xu thinks twice before acting." ”

Xu Erlang said, "It's okay. I have the kung fu to take care of myself, and if I bring some more people, it shouldn't be an accident. The two adults are here for a while, and when someone picks them up, it is not too late for the two adults to go down. ”

As he spoke, Xu Erlang lit a couple of people, and everyone went down with torches.

Seeing this, Lord Wu and Master Ke both wanted to follow, but neither of them had the strength to survive. Master Ke is okay, he will play a five-bird play every day, and his body looks quite tough, but Lord Wu is not successful. He is a workaholic, even if he was born in a peasant family, he had to work in the fields earlier, and his body is very strong. But he can't bear the toss of sleeping every day and getting up every day after he became an official. In addition, now that he is old, Lord Wu's body has long been hollowed out. It's okay if he doesn't go down, he goes down...... That's what makes a mess.

The two of them stayed above, listening to the movement below, anxious.

A moment later, there was the "clanging" sound of knives and guns colliding, followed by the screams and wails of people who were injured or killed.

In another moment, all movement stopped, and someone stumbled up the steps toward the ground.

Mo He stood on the steps with a torch, "Lord Wu, Master Ke, the danger below has been lifted, and your lord asked his subordinates to take the two adults down." ”

When Lord Wu and Master Ke followed Mohe down the steps and came to the bottom, Lord Wu couldn't come out of anything in shock.

The space underneath this is several times larger than the ground floor. This place seems to have no boundaries in sight, and it is really vast beyond description.

Nearly three-fifths of the ground was covered with food, and the other two-fifths were devoid of food, but were all sorts of large crates for weapons. Of course, because Lord Wu was a civil official, he had never seen weapons packed in wooden boxes with straw, so he didn't pay much attention to those boxes.

His whole mind was attracted by the boundless food, and Lord Wu's legs were so weak that he could hardly walk. Food, it's all food. Good wheat and rice, this must be more than millions of tons, right? That is, the total reserves of the granary set up in Kyoto for just in case add up, how are these? I specify that there is none! The reserves here are as many as three capitals!!

Lord Wu's face turned red, first excited, then angry!

"So much food, that's where it all comes from. The output of all the families in Daqi will not have this amount. These are all new grains, aren't they specially purchased from outside by the Li family? ”

But that's not possible.

With such a large grain reserve, at least one state capital must be emptied to have it. And if there are people in the world who collect grain on a large scale, the court will not be unaware. After all, food and salt are things that are strictly controlled by the state. If these things are taken away by people with ulterior motives without care, the consequences are really unimaginable.

Lord Wu's face was thoughtful, and Master Ke stepped over the corpses on the ground and walked over as well.

After Master Ke went down the tunnel, the first thing he saw was the thirty or forty people who died on the ground. The death of those people is not miserable, because most of them are not scary than a knife death.

But so many corpses were lying in the entrance one by one, one by one, and this appearance always made people feel uncomfortable.

However, Master Ke soon had no time to care about this, because he also saw at least tens of millions of tons of grain.

Master Ke walked up to Lord Wu, "It shouldn't be that the family bought it from outside, part of it should be the production of the family's land, and some of it ......."

Xu Erlang answered, "I'm afraid that the government has intervened in it." ”

Lord Wu was curious, "Don't hide what you say, what do you say?" ”

Xu Erlang said, "There have been disasters in Jiangnan, and it is reported that this year in Tongzhou alone, there has been a drought, three floods, and a locust plague. In previous years, the number of disasters was only a lot higher than this year's. Whenever there is a disaster, Your Majesty will definitely reduce or reduce local taxes, and even send people to carry grain for disaster relief......"

Yes, they are all people who understand, and everyone understands what this means.

I'm afraid that it is really as Xu Erlang said, it is the collusion between the family and the government to lie about the disaster and let His Majesty meet to pay taxes; At the lower levels, taxes were heavier, so that the people only kept food for their livelihood, and the rest was all paid. On the other hand, it is impossible to say that even the food provided by His Majesty for disaster relief has also reached their purses.

Lord Wu was even more angry when he heard this, and slapped the wall with a crackling sound, "It's too much, the family fooled the people of the Son of Heaven and caused a disaster, and only punishing them to the nine clans is not enough to calm the anger of the Son of Heaven and the people." ”

Indeed it is.

After all, part of the reason why the family has so many accumulations is that they have accumulated for a long time, more than a hundred years. But on the other hand, isn't it the family that has been exploiting the people for a hundred years, scraping the people's fat and balm?

There are no people for them to exploit and scrape, and only by virtue of the production of the family itself, that is, they will not be able to accumulate such a huge wealth in another ten hundred years.

Xu Erlang turned around and walked towards the mountains of wooden boxes, and when Lord Wu and Master Ke saw this, they all looked at each other and followed.

The wooden box was tightly covered, and there was a seal on the top of the box, and the gaps around the box were blocked with straw, so that for a while it was impossible to see what was hidden inside.

Lord Wu didn't know, Lord Ke guessed a little, but Xu Erlang could confirm that there were weapons hidden here.

Sure enough, a large wooden box was opened, and with the dust flying in the sky, all the swords that glowed with the sharp light of Bai Sensen were revealed.

Lord Wu was excited again, "It's all swords, are they all so many?" Where did the family get these weapons? Do they want to rebel? ”