Chapter 8 We are factory guards, and catching fugitives is the main business!
When he left the palace, he received a waist card, a farewell and other things, and Sun Zheng found out that he didn't know when he was promoted, and he had been promoted from the captain of Jinyi to the hundred households of Jinyi.
A ten-year-old kid has made a hundred! Don't look at this dirty official, but he can manage hundreds of people. But Sun Zheng's predecessor's ancestral Jinyi Wei iron rice bowl, combined for several lifetimes, has not struggled to this level!
Hong Sanbao arranged four entourages for him, and the two eunuchs Zhao Yuanfu and Qian Shuangxi, who usually practiced with him and fed the recruits. transferred two brocade clothes and small flags, Sun Qiu'an and Li Dongsheng. These four people are all experts who often run the rivers and lakes, and with them accompanying and taking care of them, they will not make any jokes.
The excuse for the group to go out was that the young master went out to inspect his own industries, and the rest of the people dressed up as housekeepers, accounts, nursing homes, and the like.
The five of them inevitably have to hire a team of executioners, dart masters and the like, to escort the oxen and horses. All the way from Beijing, through Baoding, Zhending, to Taiyuan, and then north to Datongfu, Xuanfu, back to Beijing. The journey of this large circle is about 3,000 miles, and according to the conditions of this year, it will take at least two months to make a circle.
As soon as he came out of Beijing, Sun Zheng followed Sun Qiuan and Li Dongsheng to learn to ride horses. Learning a variety of life skills was also one of the tasks of the trip.
There is internal strength in the body, the spiral nine shadows have also been introduced, this kind of thing of horseback riding, it is practiced in just a few days, and the unity of people and horses is not enough, at least not much worse than those veterans.
A group of people stayed overnight, and came to Baoding Mansion in a short time. The convoy drove into the inn for settlement, and the four attendants surrounded Sun Zheng, walked through the streets and alleys, and found a restaurant called "Yunlai".
As soon as the shopkeeper of the restaurant saw Zhao Yuanfu, he immediately turned into a dog's leg, and all kinds of flattering people turned to their stomachs.
Zhao Yuanfu introduced Sun Zheng and claimed that this was the little young master. Sun Zheng had a little realization in his heart, this should be the industry in Hong Sanbao's hands. I just don't know if it's my own private or if it's for the palace.
The five people were arranged to live in the back house, and it was inevitable to check the accounts and go through the process.
Sun Zheng found that when Qian Shuangxi checked the accounts, he used the method that he taught the little prince. It is to draw a loan collection form first, and then turn the accounts into numbers and fill them in. This year's running account, fill in the four-pillar account, and all the bezoar dog treasures have to be exposed. It is simply a magic weapon to check the accounts, and it doesn't take much effort at all.
Zhao Yuanbao and Qian Shuangxi cooperated, one read the account book and the other filled in the form. In just half an hour, an account was over. Needless to say, just by scanning it with your eyes, you can clearly see a few of the haunted places.
The shopkeeper knelt down and shook it clean.
I thought that the book was stable, but as soon as people got started, they couldn't cover it at all!
There is no way, the restaurant is far away from Jingshi, and the old man is a Buddha nature. As long as the money is released into Beijing every year according to the time, he usually doesn't care about it at all, but he can't help but toss it inside.
According to the shopkeeper's confession, in the past five years, he has embezzled a total of more than 3,000 taels of silver. And in the past five years, the profit sent to Beijing has been less than 2,000 taels!
This is more pitiful, people pay for the opening of the store and hire you to take care of it. As a result, you yourself have eaten a large amount?
Losing the power to supervise is basically this face!
Faced with the shopkeeper's plea, Zhao Yuanfu turned his gaze to Sun Zheng and said that he had the final say on the matter.
Sun Zheng understands in seconds, this thing must also be part of the experience! I just don't know what impact it will have in the future.
But I'm still a kid! What's the big deal about making a mistake?
"Shopkeeper Tian! Get up, we'll stay in Baoding for three days. Then give you three days to raise enough money and return it! Well, you can also run, after all, three thousand taels of silver is enough to buy some real estate and fertile land elsewhere, and live the rest of your life comfortably. Anyway, Daming is so big, where can't I go? ”
The shopkeeper Tian was covered in cold sweat, and wanted to pray again, but he was frightened by the eyes of Zhao and Qian, and obediently retreated.
Qian Shuangxi shook the table in his hand: "The balance sheet drawn by the master is simply amazing!" Even those officials in the household department, the method of checking accounts is not so coincidental! ”
Sun Zheng shook his head: "This is not my invention, the number is called Arabic numerals, and I just paraphrase it." As for the income and expenditure statement, it was designed by our little master himself. ”
Zhao and Sun glanced at each other and did not refute. They accompanied Sun Zheng to practice for two years, and observed the relationship between the two young masters almost the whole time, and many of the details were probably clearer than they could see. The talent of this young master, that is a rare all-round talent in civil and military affairs! The key is that he is still very sensible, the prince is with him, and how much progress has been made in the past two years is obvious to him. He said that the form was designed by the prince, so let it be. At a young age, just this ability to push merit and humility can shame many people.
Even Old Ancestor Hong often sighed that if it weren't for the providence of God, Young Master Zheng would just be waiting for him to enter and leave in the future. It's a pity that by mistake, he actually injured his children and grandchildren, although he hung the post of brocade guard, everyone knew in their hearts that he could only be an internal official!
Every time they thought of this, the two of them couldn't wait to pull Liu Jin out and torture them again. It's all instigated by this slave, otherwise how could the prince be such a small person and want to ride a horse?!
Zhao Yuanfu changed the topic in time: "The master gave Tian the shopkeeper three days, and let him escape." What if this guy really wanted to go wrong for a while and absconded with the money? ”
Sun Zheng said with a smile: "We are factory guards, and arresting fugitives is the main business!" ”
The two were stunned for a moment and laughed in unison, isn't that the reason! If you can really escape the search and arrest of the factory guards, three thousand taels of silver will be counted as if he earns it with his ability!
During his three days in Baoding Mansion, Sun Zheng walked around the city a few times and learned about local customs and customs. At night, he wrote down everything he saw and heard in a small notebook, which was to be shown to the little prince. The source of Sun Zheng's luck value mainly depends on the little prince. This guy is his main quest in this world! That's not to be a concern. What's more, if he doesn't agree to this, he won't let him out of the palace.
In the past three days, Zhao and Qian have also touched the situation of the shopkeeper Tian. This guy used the black money to buy some property, and the original intention was also to make an income for his relatives and the like. They are very careful to list the accounts separately, which is equivalent to saving for others. This kind of person really has no talent for being a bad person.
The three-day deadline was less, and the shopkeeper Tian obediently brought silver tickets and several real estate and land deeds to accompany the crime.
Sun Zheng did not further criticize them, but reorganized these assets and formulated a development outline. At the same time, he gave Tian the shopkeeper half of the dry shares, promising that as long as he does not make such mistakes of principle in the future, this dry stock will belong to him.
The shopkeeper Tian was grateful, and he couldn't cry like a kowtow worm. originally thought that this time it would be unfortunate, but who would have thought that it would be a bright future. Since then, those black industries have passed the clear road, and they are justified in taking care of them, and they don't have to be covered up like before.
This incident made Zhao and Qian respect this young master more and more, and this ability to employ people has a bit of the taste of imperial art. Everyone understands the truth that it is better to do it, but there are very few who can do it. The main thing is that I can't get over the hurdle in my heart, and if I can get over that hurdle, my vision and state of mind will inevitably be superior.
After Baoding Mansion and then to Zhending Mansion, the same routine, there is nothing wrong with the shopkeeper here, there is a slight discrepancy in the book, which is also a normal consumption.
Zhao and Qian were very satisfied, and slightly revised the development outline formulated by Sun Zheng in Baoding and handed it over to the shopkeeper for implementation. also gave the shopkeeper half of the dry shares, and there was no reward for making mistakes, but there was no reward.
Don't underestimate this half-shared, there is no difference between what there is and what doesn't. With this half-percent dry stock, the shopkeeper suddenly became one of the masters, and his attitude towards doing things was naturally different from before. In the past, as long as he kept not making mistakes, now he has to desperately try to make more money, after all, the more money he makes in the store, the more he will share. It's called ownership!
Although the business methods are talented, these are not all the purpose of this trip.
As soon as the convoy left Zhending Mansion, it turned north and set foot in the so-called Nine Border Town. The road is no longer as peaceful as before, from time to time there will be ringing horses, robbers haunting, fortunately, the dart game still has a bit of reputation, often throw a few words on the scene to stop, sometimes you will meet familiar, inevitably give a few jars of good wine, a stable friendship.
Sun Zheng has been shrinking in the car, not afraid of things, but studying the information in his hands.
Before leaving, Hong Sanbao sent Sun Zheng a secret mission, asking him to find a person named An Jiang in the palace of the Jin King in Taiyuan. And demanded, without alarming the palace and the locality, try to capture him alive and return to the capital division, and if it doesn't work, kill him and bring his head back.
Through the spies of the factory guard, Zhao and Qian constantly summarized the collected information for Sun Zheng to read and question. On this trip, everything is based on him. He doesn't take the initiative to ask for help, and the two won't come up with random ideas.
When there was still a day's journey from Taiyuan, the convoy encountered real robbers.
The convoy was forced to meet the battle, several large carts formed a defensive formation, and the runners borrowed the cars to protect themselves, shouting and organizing a defensive counterattack.
Sun Zheng put away the information and quietly got out of the carriage.
Zhao Yuanfu reported in a low voice: "There are about forty people up and down, all of them have horses. It's a horse bandit! ”
Sun Zheng was very curious: "In these days, everyone who has a horse is rich, how can they run out and be robbers?" ”
Qian Shuangxi squinted and smiled: "My little master, you don't know the sinister nature of people's hearts in this world!" Let's look at these horse bandits, they are not like ordinary rabble. Those horses, the order is forbidden, and the advance and retreat are measured, but it is not simple! ”
Sun Zheng was stunned: "Is it a rout?" No, I haven't heard of any fighting lately. And if the army is defeated, how can it still have this calmness? These people are ruffians! ”