Yangzhou City is a rare rich city in the Ming Dynasty, and the layout of the city presents an obvious class division. The northwest area is the residential area of the gentry, the southeast area is the salt merchant area, the northeast area is the commercial area, and the southwest area is the general residential area.

Due to the rapid growth of the population of Yangzhou City, and more and more salt merchants choose to settle here, Yangzhou City is now a city of gold, and many people have even put forward the idea of building a new city.

Of course, in this era, it's not that you can repair it if you want to, even if you pay for it yourself, but you have to ask the Forbidden City for permission.

Jiangdu Qian Shi is located in the northeast business district, from the northern section of Shili Long Street into the innermost part of an alley, is a nondescript shop.

Although the signboard of the shop is only a small black lacquer gilt plaque, the front shop inside is very spacious, and there is a reception area, and inside is a silver vault guarded by a strong man.

"Liu Yuan has five thousand taels of silver!"

"Outside Zhang, please put away the deposit ticket!"

"10,000 taels have been credited to the account, this is a deposit ticket that is paid at sight!" …… After all, this is a dead end, and few people usually come here, but today it is particularly lively, and some people can't help but come to the road with gold and silver.

On weekdays, even a few dozen taels of deposit tickets are rare, but in the past two days, they have been large-amount deposit receipts ranging from thousands to tens of thousands of taels, which is simply two days of ice and fire.

Qian Shi undoubtedly represents the highest level of the financial industry in this era, but the financial environment of Daming does not yet have a chain of big money banks, and now they are only engaged in deposit and withdrawal business.

After all, a simple wealthy businessman can't keep a large amount of wealth at all, and powerful high-ranking officials have to consider black yarn hats, so they still need to wait for the emergence of a large business group with financial resources and court influence, so that there can be a regional chain of big money houses.

Now this inconspicuous money store has soared from a few taels to tens of thousands of taels, naturally it is not that the credibility of Jiangdu money store has suddenly soared, let alone the current financial industry is taking off, but these days it will act as a channel for accounting.

The deposit money that Jiangdu Qian Shi has received now is actually only here for two or three days, and then this amount of money and silver as high as hundreds of thousands of taels will be divided up cleanly.

Like the silver ship that night, where no one could see it, they quietly divided the silver and enjoyed the wealth of power.

Everything is inferior, only reading is high. No matter what dynasty or generation they are in, it is often those who can really sit on the throne and enjoy wealth, or the big business gangs that integrate government and business.

"Is it really safe to keep money here?"

"You put a hundred hearts, I've always been here to walk silver!"

"If you really want to do something next time, it's better to change the deposit ticket here than anything!" …… As Wang Yue worried, some new salt merchants would inevitably be worried about storing thousands or even tens of thousands of taels of silver here, but some old salt merchants seemed unimpressed.

In fact, many people don't know that if it weren't for the sudden arrival of the Qin mission this time to disturb the plan, this has been used

The Jiangdu money dealers who "take accounts from officials and businessmen" will not be exposed to the new salt merchants. Although some of the new salt merchants chose to retreat from the battle because they were worried about the safety of their property, most of the new salt merchants still deposited the silver money they brought with them to the Jiangdu money store and obtained the deposit slip issued by the Jiangdu money store.

On the day of the transaction, three flower boats were parked on the pier and left at three times at noon. Some salt merchants came to the Siqian Wharf with the deposit tickets, and after checking the deposit tickets, they took the flower boat along the Neicheng River towards the water gate to the north, as if to leave Yangzhou City.

"Let's go!" Hu Jun has been in charge of monitoring the movement of the flower boats in the dock in front of the division, and after seeing that the second flower boat has sailed away, he quietly led people out of here.

It didn't take long for Zhang Cai to lead a group of brocade guards disguised as servants to appear with a box of stones, and it was towards Jiangdu Qian, which was located in a dead end.

Although the deposit ticket does not pay as much attention to anti-counterfeiting as the silver ticket, it is not easy to forge it. Deposit tickets are generally made of expensive paper, first designed with a small line of specific patterns, and then painted with special pigments, and also printed on the paper with special engraved stamps, plus the uniqueness of the handwriting of the money writer, there is almost no room for counterfeiting.

It's just a magical scene happened, although Wang Yue entered the dead end with a cart of stones, he quickly walked out of the dead end, and he already had an extra 20,000 taels of deposit tickets in his hand.

Regarding the difference between 20,000 taels of silver and 20,000 taels of silver, Wang Yue taught his grandson a vivid lesson with his actions.

At the pier in front of the company, the last of the three flower boats that were originally moored here has been left, and this flower boat is about to be full, and even some personnel have urged to leave.

The painting boat takes advantage of the smoke of the dawn of spring, and the city is full of silk pipes and elm money. There are many elm trees planted on the banks of the Chenghe River in Yangzhou City, and there are also a few on the edge of the wharf, at this time the canopy has spit out new leaves, swaying in the spring breeze.

"Hurry, hurry!" Zhang Cai and the others rushed over on time, carrying a sedan chair down the stone steps.

Wang Yue pretended to be very anxious, and came to the dock in front of the division and said to Master Li: "Master Li, these subordinates are too procrastinating, the old man didn't miss the time, right?" ”

"Hu Yuanwai, if you are half a minute late, this last boat will really sail away! You've come just in time, the hour has come, and the ship is about to leave! Master Li is here to verify the identity of the personnel and store the ticket, and when he saw Wang Yue, he immediately smiled and said.

It's not that he has a special affection for Wang Yue, but that Wang Yue subscribed for a full 5,000 salt citations, so he will be able to get a valuable reward.

The reason why Yangzhou can form an iron bucket up and down is not only because his master Li Zhiqing has someone to take care of, but more importantly, everyone can eat meat and drink soup from it.

Wang Yue naturally knew that he was catching the last boat, so he immediately waved his hand with feigned joy: "Let's go, you guys come on board with me, don't miss someone else's boat!" ”

"Outside the Hu Yuan, and slow!" Master Li was about to check Wang Yue's deposit ticket, but when he saw that Wang Yue wanted to take eight of his men on board, he immediately hurriedly stopped him.

Wang Yue knew that if he wanted to get rid of this gang of traitors, he had to become sleek, and immediately pretended to be confused and said, "Master Li, what's wrong?" ”

"Except for Hu Yuan, our rule is that all personnel are not allowed to bring their entourage on board!" Master Li looked at the group of people behind Wang Yue, and immediately affirmed the rules.

"No, who knows if you're a black ship!"

"Yes, what are the three longs and two shorts of my master?"

"What bullshit rules, we just want to get on the boat to protect my master's safety!" …… Zhang Cai and the others had naturally figured out the rules of landing, but in order to achieve the purpose of distracting Master Li's attention, they immediately protested the tunnel.

It's not all acting, Wang Yue is already a sixty-year-old man after all, once the clues are discovered by this group, maybe these people really dare to throw the dignified Qincha into the river and drown.

Originally, they always thought that as long as they had the emperor's order, they could be like in Huguang, as long as they had evidence of their crimes, then they could kill whoever they wanted.

It's just that this time he was assassinated on the way here, and he also witnessed the drowning of Wang Chunlai, the transfer envoy of the two Huaidu, and Wailang Guan Tong, a member of the Nanjing household department of Yangzhou Bank, that is, he knew that this place was a hundred times more dangerous than Huguang.

If it's not handled properly, it's not a cha this time

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger's son", but they, the lord of the Qin, entered the tiger's mouth. It was precisely because of this that they had always opposed Wang Yue's adventure on boarding, especially when they learned that they could only board the ship alone, but they couldn't resist Wang Yue.

"This is the rule of boarding the ship, all personnel are treated equally, and it is useless for you to make trouble here!" Master Li knew that this Hu Yuanwai had some background and origin, and immediately pointed to the people on the flower boat and emphasized.

Wang Yue naturally didn't really want to forcibly bring Zhang Cai and the others onto the boat, and immediately reprimanded: "You have to wait for a life here!" Zhang Cai, you take two people to wait here, and everyone else will go back to their residences and stay honestly, don't make trouble! ”

"Yes!" Although Zhang Cai was worried about Wang Yue's safety, he also obeyed Wang Yue's will. Wang Yue was about to take the opportunity to board the ship in a foolish manner, but he still stretched out his hand to Master Li to stop him.

"Outside of Hu Yuan, please forgive me, all personnel need to inspect the deposit ticket before they can board the ship!" The reason why Master Li was able to sit in this position was precisely because he was meticulous in his work and never made the slightest mistake, and now he made a serious request.

This...... Zhang Cai and the others thought that they would be able to pass the test this time, but when they heard that Master Li still wanted to check Wang Yue's deposit ticket, their hearts immediately rose to their throats.

Although the emperor allocated funds to them through the Weaving Bureau, it was impossible to send them 20,000 taels, so there was only one way for them to have it, and that was to forge a deposit ticket of 20,000 taels.

It's just that no matter how real they fake, the fake is still fake after all, so the fake deposit ticket is likely to be spotted by this Master Li at a glance here.

"Look!" Wang Yue thought that he suddenly remembered, so he reached out and took out the fake deposit ticket from his sleeve.

Ay! Zhang Cai and the others all paid attention to Master Li's every move, thinking that Master Li would not take it over for inspection for the sake of their familiarity, but they didn't want to take Wang Yue's hand.

When Master Li took the deposit ticket, he knew that it was from Jiangdu Qianzhuang just by this feeling, and the origin of this paper was quite secret, and there was no problem with the seals and patterns on it.

"Master Li, how long do you have to wait, hurry up and start the boat!" A middle-aged fat man sitting on the flower boat looked very impatient, and suddenly urged loudly.

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately aroused protests from the people on the same boat, and some even said that they wanted to get off the ship and leave. Master Li hurriedly handed over the deposit ticket to Wang Yue, first made a gesture of invitation to Wang Yue respectfully, and then said to the middle-aged fat man who complained first on the boat: "Su Yuanwai, start the boat right now!" Wang Yue took back the deposit ticket and couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and finally passed this level for himself.

Today is a beautiful day with a sunny day, and the new leaves of the elm tree look very green in the sun. As Wang Yue boarded the boat, the flower boat slowly sailed to the water gate of the north city, and then went out of Yangzhou City through the water gate.

To the north of Yangzhou City is the Bianshui River, where a three-story official boat is parked, and the people who came by the flower boat earlier have already arrived on the official boat.

Wang Yue and the last group of salt merchants boarded the official ship, and when they came to the hall on the second floor, there were dozens of big salt merchants from all of you.

I thought that the official ship would leave soon, but the official ship was still staying, and it seemed that it would continue to wait for people. Wang Yue chose a corner to sit down, quietly observing the lively salt chamber of commerce, and looked at the door from time to time.

The reason why he risked his life this time was to find out the origin of the salt introduction, and how did these people ensure that the salt introduction could be paid in front of the other salt introductions, and how would they share the spoils, and who were the people who came to participate?

Tweet! Su Bancheng was chatting happily with the salt merchants present, and he made an appointment with several big salt merchants to go to the Qinglou to drink together in the evening, but suddenly sneezed heavily.

After sneezing, he looked up and saw Wang Yue sitting quietly in the corner, out of belief that there must be a providential arrangement in the dark, so he slapped the fan in the palm of his hand and took the initiative to walk towards the little old man.

"Su Yuanwai, I don't know what's going on?" Wang Yue had just noticed this Su Yuanwai, who was on the left and right, and asked with a smile.

Su Bancheng noticed Wang Yue's extraordinary temperament, and pointed to an empty stool in front of him very politely and said, "Hu Yuanwai, can I sit here?" ”

"You may be seated!" Wang Yue didn't want to have an intersection with such a salt merchant, but he still said with a smile on his face.

As soon as Su Bancheng sat down, he said in a surprising voice: "Hu Yuanwai, you don't look like a businessman!" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Wang Yue was secretly shocked in his heart, and said quietly. Su Bancheng stared at Wang Yue's eyes, pointed a fan at his forehead and said, "Intuition! ”

"Intuition?" Wang Yue thought that the other party had seen through something, and couldn't help but smile dumbly. Su Bancheng looked at Wang Yue's clothes, and said in a decisive manner: "When we traders come to this kind of social occasion, they will hang jade pendants on their bodies, or hold an ancient fan in their hands, no matter how bad they are, they will also have a jade plate finger, but you don't seem to have anything valuable on you!" ”

"I was in a hurry to redeem the silver, and I forgot!" Wang Yue didn't expect that he would really show his flaws, so he threw out an authentic rhetoric.

Su Bancheng opened the fan in his hand, but shook his head lightly and said, "This is even more inappropriate!" This kind of thing only needs to be handled by his subordinates, or staring at the teahouse opposite the money store, so why be so busy that he can't take care of his own clothes? ”

"The old man has always liked to do things by himself!" Wang Yue pretended to be calm, but he was prevaricating. Su Bancheng gently fanned the fan in his hand, but looked at Wang Yue's eyes and said: "If it is really a hands-on shopkeeper, you are new to the salt business, and now you should seize this opportunity to get acquainted with the old salt merchants present, so that you can communicate with each other in the future, but you are meditating here, isn't it strange?" ”

"If the old man is not a serious businessman, if he is not here to buy salt, why is he here?" Wang Yue knew that he had indeed exposed a flaw, so he asked rhetorically.