Su Niang heard Chen Yan ask where the money came from, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, you are a place where people can be caught in this business, brother, will he let me get involved, the entry is indeed not small, a business is three or four million taels a year, I have to be careful to keep an eye on it, and I always have to spend some money to do things." In a few days, I will hire two shrewd and experienced masters to help me look after the accounts. Second, my brother gave me some money to spend. Don't worry, I won't do things that are contrary to the law, lest I get involved."

Chen Yan shook his head and said: "Where am I afraid that you will affect me, what I am afraid of is that you will not be able to escape at that time, if it weren't for Brother Qi Qiang to speak, I would never let you touch these masters' money." It's always not a good way to make clean money, and when you are ruthless to each other, you can make up a reason to say that it is stolen money. The emperor is not an immortal, he always has to be suspicious. That's not what Lord Cao eats

Qi Su Niang nodded slowly, "You're right......"

Chen Yan glanced at Qi Su Niang, the smile on her face slowly closed, took back the account book from her hand, gently opened the wet account, and turned the pages one by one, "There is a big hole in the river work these days, I think you heard about it, and Fang came to tell me about the money...... Although I am on guard and on guard, your ears are too smart...... That kid on Qixi Festival, in addition to reading on weekdays, is to be courteous to Zhi'er, I know that he can't resist you asking......"

Qi Su Niang chuckled, and didn't dare to poke Zhou Xiangtian out, "It's just that let's fill in the account like this, if this Hetai master is in the future, let people notice, how do you explain it?" ”

"In the past, every time I used to fill in the money, I would fill in the account directly. But those who should be stuffed are stuffed enough, telling them to stretch out their hands less. At this time, when the emperor is suspicious, Zhao Shixian is a loyal minister, not to mention that the emperor will turn a blind eye, and those gentlemen will not touch him. Chen Yan sighed while looking down at the account, "Zhao Shixian dares to be so greedy for ink, it must be done on the books, he was in charge of the river when he was in Shandong, and he is familiar with this matter, his holy family is just right, I haven't received a penny of silver, and I can't sue him." I asked Master Zhou to make some fake accounts along the account in the river yamen, and slowly fill it in, I will not be the only one who is greedy for ink, but I must follow his account everywhere to make false accounts. As long as he suppressed the position himself, even if the emperor sent someone to investigate, he couldn't see the ground. Again, in the end, it's not that we're greedy for ink. He said with a wry smile: "He must also look at the wealth of Yangzhou, and I also lead the Yangzhou Mansion, so I swallowed 140,000 taels in one bite, I am not afraid that I will not be able to get the money to fill the deficit, and there will not be a clean one up and down." ”

Qi Su Niang saw Chen Yan slowly flipping through the account book, knowing that he was not easy to deceive now, although she asked the invited master to make a fake account, she was afraid that he would see the flaws, so she pulled him coquettishly and said: "You don't hide these things, is it possible that I will ask you, and you won't tell me?" ”

Chen Yan smiled, his eyes left the account book, and he turned his head to kiss Qi Su Niang, "You come to ask the first time, I don't say anything, the second time I ask, I also shake my head, the third time I ask, I will be afraid that you will annoy me, the fourth time, I have to worry that I can't enter the room at night, and I have to pinch my head and say a few words to you when I ask the fifth time." If you are still not satisfied, I really have no choice but to be the emperor's secret decree, and I have to tell you honestly that I don't care about it, hugged Qi Su Niang, and laughed: "Fortunately, you have never asked me like this, otherwise I"

Qi Su Niang laughed and panted, took back the account book, and pushed Chen Yan, "Don't sit back quickly, be careful of catching a cold." Look at it and I'm all over. Chen Yan grabbed the bath towel, rubbed his hands and feet quickly, and before Qi Su Niang finished changing his wet clothes, he climbed out of the bathtub, put on his middle coat and trousers, and covered a cocoon silk gown at random, and lost the sentence, "There is still something to do in the front office, I will come back when I am done." And he hurried away.

Qi Su Niang was puzzled, the next day Qi Qiang took Shen Yuezhi to leave Yangzhou and went to Jiangning, she was busy for a few days, Fang Youxian inquired from Zhou Zhu's mouth, Chen Yan originally planned to make accounts from Yangzhou Cangyin, and secretly transferred a batch of silver to the river, although it was the beginning, but he has been hesitant not to do it. That night, I went to the front office and stopped the matter.

Qi Su Niang was shocked. Zhou Xiangtian smiled bitterly: "It is not uncommon for local officials to be greedy for ink and silver. Of the ten there were five or six invisible. But the risks are also enormous. You have to go up and down to understand. The most important thing is that you can't end the end at the beginning. The victim wanted to get out halfway. You have to find a scapegoat. Otherwise, the head of the line will be found. It's not a person who pulls it out."

Qi Su Niang was stunned. Chen Yan has been an official for a long time. Since it has become more and more contaminated with the habits of officialdom. It is also common to learn these methods. It's just that she never thought that Chen Yan could really do these things. Not to mention finding a scapegoat.

Zhou Xiangtian looked at Qi Su Niangdi's face. He sighed, "If you want to do this, your lordship." Find a scapegoat. It is also deserved. It's just that he's still hesitating" and said slowly: "These things are never seamless. There will always be flaws to be seen. Although the officials protect each other. Don't be afraid to call the head to know. But it also gives people a handle. Hold each other back. Adults usually act on the river to attract jealousy, and now it is this season. It's the time of chaos. It should be still and not moving. But the river workers can't wait. I also had to discuss it with my wife without telling my lord. ”

Qi Su Niang knew that Zhou Xiangtian was telling the truth. Forced to smile. "Sir, rest assured. I consulted with my brother about the money. It can always be raised. ”

Zhou Xiangtian glanced at Qi Su Niang. "Third Master Qi left in a hurry. The adults didn't have time to ask. He only asked me about some Jiangnan Qi Ji 21 teeth. ”

Qi Su Niang was taken aback. Just about to speak. Zhou Xiangtian hesitated. "I'm not afraid to check the accounts. It's just that Madame pondered it. Come to the silver land and give people a handle."

Qi Su Niang pondered Zhou Xiangtian's words, and didn't know what he knew, so she slowly said vaguely: "My brother and I are brother and sister, and he let me get grasshoppers on a rope, forcing me to be anxious, and he can't please me."

”

Zhou Xiangtian nodded slowly, "Even so, there is no need to let adults worry about these things, and I will know what to say next." Again, Madame's words

Always believe. ”

A few days later, Qi Su Niang wrote to Hangzhou and Suzhou to urge them to transfer the remaining 100,000 taels of silver to Yangzhou as soon as possible.

"Big boss, Mrs. ordered Bi'er to send 20,000 taels of silver tickets to the little one." Lian Dahe whispered, "I heard from Xiaodi that there are two people living in the Yangzhou Courtyard of Qi Mansion, both of whom are well-known bookkeepers in Shaoxing, and they report to their wives on weekdays. According to a small estimate, Qi Sanye opened twenty-one dental stores in the seven provinces of Jiangnan, and I am afraid that it will be handed over to his wife. ”

Lian Zhenyun took a sip of tea and nodded slowly, "It's no wonder that she can get the silver in her hand, so she doesn't have to worry about the supply of goods from her upper house, she will send it directly to the capital Yaxing, and she doesn't even need to find her next home." ”

Lian Dahe looked at his face, "Madame entrusts the big man to do things, not to mention that we are used to collecting land freight, and the money everywhere is exempted." Not to mention private salt. Even if the ship is broken in the wind and waves, the big boss will not let his wife earn any less points. In this way, there is no loss, and in the past few years, the capital of the lady is getting more and more sufficient, and the Lord of Futai is afraid that he will no longer have to worry about the river silver, nor do he have to take the risk of attacking the river official, or moving the warehouse bank......"

Lian Zhenyun was silent for a long time, and put the teacup on the table, "I don't expect him to really touch the silver ground...... If there is a big trouble, even if it will not affect her, once the family property is raided, she will most likely not affect Qi Sanye. Leaving her a lonely, unrelated and wealthless woman, Lord Futai can't feel at ease whether she is exiled or dead. He let out a long sigh, "Just keep an eye on it...... I can wait......"

Lian Dahe hurriedly nodded in response, and Lian Zhenyun smiled and said, "What about the big boat and the land?" Shen Fengguan went to Ganzi Street

Lian Dahe smiled bitterly: "The big boss is loved, the big boat is already crazy with joy, looking for a house in Yangzhou City to marry, so far it has not been decided, I have taken a fancy to a place, but it was rented by a few children who came to the year, and now it is empty, and I am afraid that I will have to wait for two months to finish the matter." The second master and he thought that Shen Fengguan was not in the eyes of his wife, so he asked the little one to go and return today, and heard about the fame of Lin Zhuniang, the daughter of the Heyin Garden, who made the baked cakes, and went to the Heyin Garden early this morning to eat the baked cakes......"

Lian Zhenyun was stunned and laughed, let Lian Dahe retreat, and after a while, he heard the sound of footsteps outside, Li Siqin pushed the door and walked in, sat on the edge of the table, grabbed Lian Zhenyun's teacup and drank it to the bottom, Lian Zhenyun smiled: "In order to please Lin Zhuniang, how many baked cakes have you eaten, look at you thirsty like this." ”

Li Siqin wiped off the water stains and said with a cracked mouth: "Now the price of grain outside is expensive, and the official salt is even more expensive, and the baked cakes are rough and light, so unpalatable, I can't stand it after eating six." We are like this in Yangzhou City, and I am afraid that the rest of the places are even worse. "I am also delicate now, when you first arrived in Qinghe, the altar has not yet been built, and the people of Caosi are ruthless to suck our blood every day, we are both bleeding and sweating on the gate, what we eat is now thinking about it." ”

Lian Zhenyun looked at him with a smile and listened to him speak to himself, "Kali, this old boy is more greedy for money than the people in Qinghe Caosi back then, I am listening outside, not to mention Songjiang Mansion, Huai'an Mansion, and Changzhou Mansion in Jiangsu, but the poor people in Zhejiang are all robbing grain." Although the drought last year was also difficult, if he hadn't swallowed most of the grain intercepted by the emperor, and this year he added fire and miscellaneous taxes, where would this be the case. ”

Lian Zhenyun leaned back in his chair, "I heard that Qi San went to Jiangning to see this Lord Dutai, and he and Brother Jiu are in-laws. Fortunately, he has already received the silver of our filial piety, and as long as he is greedy for money, we are afraid that someone will nail him in front of him. ”

Li Siqin shook his head and said: "I look, Qi San didn't go to him for our business, isn't there a lot of trouble above, the eldest brother was also circled for a while, and the eighth elder brother was locked for a while." You went to talk to the third elder brother and the people of Dimen that day, but you didn't see him.

When she was eating at our house, she heard that the fourteenth master was beaten and almost slaughtered by the emperor, so she was so frightened that she couldn't eat, and she didn't eat, so she ran back to write a letter asking for peace. I heard that together with the invitation presented to the emperor by Lord Futai, he was sent to the capital in an expedited manner for 500 miles. ”

Lian Zhenyun said slowly: "Our Lord Futai is also very smart, he doesn't see any of the people under the master's family, and he asks the emperor for peace every ten days, and Kali is still half a moon to ask for peace, he is more loyal than Kali." ”

Li Siqin said: "He is in Yangzhou Mansion against Kali Yang and Yin Di, of course, he has to prevent Kali from nailing him in front of the emperor, and his master is not a dry meal." Besides, he is different from us, his brother-in-law is the second steward of the ninth master, and the thirteenth master has been with him for seven or eight years, and he specially invited him to accompany him when he came to Yangzhou. His wife is a slave under the fourteenth master, didn't you say that the third elder brother must not be in the emperor's favor, so what's there to worry about. , people all over the world are racking their brains to guess the emperor's thoughts, his life is comfortable, as long as he thinks about his broken river, it will become, and fools will have foolish blessings"

Lian Zhenyun laughed again and again, "You said that people have stupid blessings, and your stupid blessings are not small, my lord's disciples here come and go, how many times have you seen them?" The gang leaders in Lianghu, Zhili, Shandong, and Changzhou sent people to ask for help, have you taken care of it? You still have the leisure to pick and choose, wrap this and that, and tell the people below to go and ask them to follow Qi San to see what he is doing in Jiangning. ”

Li Siqin stood up honestly, "When he was in Yangzhou, he saw Tian'er running to the salt merchant's mansion, and he didn't return to the capital when he became a relative, and he went to the governor's mansion again." Yangzhou salt merchants are rich, Kali is the head snake of the two provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, plus those gentlemen in the capital, who knows what can happen?"

"Didn't they take advantage of Cao Yin's illness to return to Beijing at this time, and the emperor couldn't see them?"

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