Xu Jingchang patiently flipped through the booklet written by Huang Jing, which listed all kinds of shortcomings in the stone yard one by one, in detail. He also recorded no less than ten lives, some of them were killed, some fell from the mountains and died, and some of them fell ill and died of exhaustion...... But no matter how they die, these people will be thrown into a mountain stream, and now there are many white bones underneath.

When Xu Jingchang saw this, he only felt creepy, this is a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, he is clearly a slave!

I remember how to say that the Ming army is invincible...... When did the Ming army get paid?

Treat soldiers like this, how can you expect them to serve the country loyally?

He thought about it repeatedly, but Huang Guan was slightly anxious, and kept looking at his brother Huang Guan, as if asking, is this okay?

Although Xu Jingchang is the Governor of Jinyi Wei and the Duke of Dingguo, he is so young, and he says that he can't do things firmly without hair, can this kid handle it?

Huang Guan is different from his brother, he is full of confidence in Xu Jingchang and has no doubts. The main thing is that during this time of getting along, he knows Xu Jingchang's methods too well.

This kid is simply hand-eyed, and every time he comes to a critical moment, he has amazing actions, otherwise how could so many courtiers be jealous of him?

He must have a proper way to do this little thing.

After a long while, Xu Jingchang put down the pamphlet, and Huang Ji hurriedly stepped forward, "Dingguo Gong, although I only know this bastard thousand households, but he has commanders and envoys, capital divisions, and local people, they are intertwined and powerful, and it is very difficult to deal with them." ”

Huang Ji paused, and said: "Even if you send someone to seal the stone field, I'm afraid that all you can catch are small fish and small shrimp, and the real big fish have already run away." ”

Xu Jingchang smiled on his face, "What you said is all right, so this case must be dealt with at both ends, I will send Jinyi Wei down, but the rest will have to make a fuss in the capital." ”

Huang Ji was shocked, "Dingguo Gong, do you know that this matter is related to the people in Beijing?" ”

Xu Jingchang shook his head with a smile, "I don't know who is behind it...... But someone knows for sure. ”

Xu Jingchang paused, thought about it again and again, and then said: "Anyway, I can't hide it for too long, Huang Shangshu, you can go with me to meet someone." ”

Huang Guan immediately agreed, "Okay, hurry up and let people prepare the car." ”

"Wait."

Xu Jingchang stopped him, "No need, let's just walk and be a car." ”

Xu Jingchang was in front, leading Huang Guan around to the corner gate under a wall, and after stepping in, it was Xu's mansion.

Back at his home, Xu Jingchang called a person and gave two orders, and in less than an hour, Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, hurried over, and the prince still had beads of sweat on his forehead.

"Brother Xian, you are in a hurry to find me, what's the matter?"

Xu Jingchang smiled: "It's not a big deal, you sit down first." ”

Xu Jingchang pointed and asked him to sit next to the pond, next to his position, and on the other side was Huang Guan.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't care about him, but said: "What's the matter, just say it, don't be short of money again?" Or are you going to marry a daughter-in-law? Tell me how much you need. ”

Xu Jingchang smiled: "This is not in a hurry...... I want to inquire about someone's account, you can help me look it up. ”

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head categorically, "Brother Xian, don't be joking, I can't do this?" ”

"Really?"

"Really! Everything else is easy to say, this king will not compromise on this matter! There is no room for negotiation. Zhu Gaoxu added: "You also know that I collect deposits, relying on reputation, if I give you the news in private, it will break the rules, and my business will be over." ”

Xu Jingchang smiled: "Then no one can check it?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head, "You can't say that, in fact, if you want to find out who you want, you can go to the Criminal Department, there is clear evidence of the crime, there is a court approval, I will definitely help here, there is nothing to say." ”

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Han, you are not honest. ”

"How can I be dishonest?"

"If you are waiting for the approval of the imperial court, what else do I have to do with you? In that case, the daylily will be cold. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile: "Otherwise, you can tell your father and let your father make a decree, and I will definitely do it if there is a holy decree!" ”

"Phew!" Xu Jingchang sneered: "I won't hide it from you, this case is very likely to implicate people in the army, I found out the real evidence, and it is one thing to hand it over to Your Majesty, and it is another thing to let Your Majesty take the initiative to issue an order for a thorough investigation...... I can't make it difficult for Your Majesty. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said with a dark face: "Then you will make it difficult for me?" ”

"What's so hard about you? From Chizhou to Yingtian, selling stone is a big account, and it is impossible not to go to your bank. ”

Zhu Gaoxu said with a stiff face: "Having said that, I will never agree!" I can't ruin the reputation of the bank, you better find another way, forgive your fate! ”

Xu Jingchang smiled: "Is there really no discussion? ”

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head, "No! I will not compromise! ”

Xu Jingchang said again: "Have you thought about it?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu snorted: "Let's put it this way, even if it gets to my father, I will say the same, you can't bully me like this!" ”

Huang Guan listened on the side, he was also quite surprised, first, he was surprised that Zhu Gaoxu, the overlord-like Han King, was a little afraid of Xu Jingchang...... The second is that Huang Guan believes in the Confucian businessman's set, thinking that doing business is to talk about credit, and to regard credit as life, Xu Jingchang did this, obviously forcing the Han King to smash his own signboard, no wonder the Han King did not agree.

But Huang Guan also knew in his heart that he was just here to listen, and it was not his turn to speak.

Sure enough, Xu Jingchang smiled faintly, "His Royal Highness the King of Han, are you sure you want to make trouble for Your Majesty?" You have collected a lot of inferior raw silk from the ordinary farmers below, and all of them have been mixed into the silk for export, so that thirty percent of the silk purchased by the city is inferior. ”

Zhu Gaoxu's face changed suddenly, "This, this is sold overseas, I didn't take advantage of the Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court didn't lose anything." The people below have also benefited, it seems that there is nothing wrong with me! ”

"It can damage the reputation of Daming manufacturing, and I will never compromise on this matter! I want to defend the brand made by Daming! ”

Zhu Gaoxu was dumbfounded, "You, how can you learn to speak with me?" ”

"Also, someone cries poor all day long, but he rented a grain ship from Annan and sent a lot of pots and pans, as well as kitchen knives and ironware, do you want to talk about this?"

Zhu Gaoxu was even more surprised, he said angrily: "This matter has nothing to do with me, this is the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and it is for Annan, I am just a passing god of wealth, how can you be counted on my head?" After a pause, Zhu Gaoxu said even more angrily: "My father also knows about this matter, you have the ability to poke it out!" ”

Xu Jingchang smiled: "Really? But in the report of Li Kezhuang, I found that someone in Guangxi Tusi bought these kitchen knives and shovels, took them to the tribe, melted swords, and in turn opposed the imperial court, do you know this? ”

Zhu Gaoxu was dumbfounded, he was so damned, how could this kid know everything?

"I, I just sell things, those toasts are willing to pay for it, and there is nothing wrong with falling into their hands."

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Since His Royal Highness the King of Han is so arrogant, then I will hand over this matter to the Inspectorate and let them investigate it thoroughly, what do you think?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu's face changed suddenly, "Brother Xian, you, you can't harm me!" ”

Xu Jingchang smiled again: "I naturally won't harm my cousin, for example, you got a lot of Qinan from Annan Java and other places, as well as longan-sized pearls, and you also bought a lot of land in Guangdong, it seems that you want to grow sugarcane...... Don't worry, I'm not going to say a single thing about these things. ”

Zhu Gaoxu was already speechless, and his secret was known to Xu Jingchang.

"You, you're my own brother!" Zhu Gaoxu said excitedly: "Although the two of us had a little misunderstanding in the past, wasn't that already cleared up!" You can't hurt me! ”

Xu Jingchang smiled: "I won't harm you, but you can't hide dirt either!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, and quickly nodded, "Yes!" When it comes to business reputation, I will not compromise on it...... It's just that I can't do business with anyone. ”

"That's right!" Xu Jingchang smiled: "That's right, for example? ”

"For example...... Corrupt and perverted people! Zhu Gaoxu gritted his teeth and said: "They knock on the bones and suck the marrow, make black money, corrupt the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and harm the people of the Ming Dynasty...... I would never do business with such people. ”

Xu Jingchang smiled brightly, "That's right, but you are a money banker, and you are not a Jinyiwei, so you can't know everything." If you are deceived for a while, it doesn't matter. As long as the mistakes can be corrected in time and cooperate with the thorough investigation, that is. ”

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned, and nodded hurriedly: "This is natural, it's just that the virtuous brother plans to conduct a thorough investigation, or?" ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "You don't need to make a big move, as long as you cooperate with Jinyiwei to investigate the case, you will say that someone has reported it, and you have come up with real evidence, you can't help but cooperate." Don't worry, there are Jinyi guards, if the Criminal Department, the Inspectorate, or other yamen want to investigate in the future, what should I do, do you know? ”

"Clear! I will not compromise! Zhu Gaoxu said hard.

Xu Jingchang smiled on his face, "Okay, there is Cousin Lao, you go and get things done, I'll cook when you go back, and invite you to have a good meal." ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded again and again, "How else can we say that we are brothers!" ”

After saying two more words, Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly said goodbye.

Huang was dumbfounded, and said for a long time, "It's really not easy to eat a meal from Dingguo Gong!" ”

Xu Jingchang said: "He deserves it, he was the one who caught Huang Liushou back then, right?" ”

Huang Guan sighed, "I can't say that, if he doesn't arrest me, maybe I'll jump into the river and die." ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Do you think those six songs were better to commit suicide and martyrdom at the beginning, or is it better now?" ”

Huang Guan laughed, "If you can live, who wants to die!" Naturally, I'm alive, Dingguo Gong, you've been eating with me for a few days, can I bother you? ”

Xu Jingchang was in a good mood, "Okay, quickly invite Mrs. Zun and the two daughters, and I'll cook by myself." ”

Huang Guan smiled and nodded, "I'll go now." ”

(End of chapter)