Chapter 80: The Keeper's Money
Wangcai saw that the county guard was still denying, and knew that this old thing still hadn't seen the situation clearly, so he sneered a few times.
"Lord County Guard, did your son instruct the guards to injure our Major General, I'm afraid Lord County Guard said it, don't count! Or Lord County Shou and our Major General will go to General Pingbei to reason, and see whose fault it is, what do you think of this?"
Wangcai saw that Xiao Yuanqi, the county guard, was still pretending to be stupid, and knew that this guy was really a man who sacrificed his life and money, so he simply took out the killer idea.
Hearing that he was going to go to Pingbei General Tuoba Jun to evaluate the reasoning, the county guard Xiao Yuanqi lost his temper for a while, where is this reasonable, could it be that General Pingbei will still defend his county guard's son, and not defend this righteous son who has just been recognized.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yuanqi knew that he was afraid that he would inevitably have to break the bank today, so his face that had just cooled down immediately became enthusiastic again.
Brother Wangcai laughed, this time the major general was injured may be the fault of the ignorant guards of the dogs, and the county guard went to clean up a few of them, and he must have given the major general this breath. Hehe, I have a silver ticket of 200,000 taels of silver here, and if I trouble Brother Wangcai to transfer it to the young general, it will be regarded as me, the father, to help the dog compensate the young general. You see Brother Wangcai is so good......"
Xiao Yuanqi completely understood today, this Wangcai suddenly came to the door to ask for money again, what major general was injured, I'm afraid it's all a lie, if it was really those guards who injured the young general, I'm afraid that with that person's temper, these guards would have been arrested a long time ago, and now this matter must be a matter of silver.
Xiao Yuanqi felt that his idea was correct, so he offered 200,000 taels of silver, hoping to solve this matter, in order to please the general's mansion called Wangcai, he also said that he put a silver ticket of 1,000 taels in Wangcai's hand.
One thousand taels is at least a year's salary for this ordinary general's subordinates, so Xiao Yuanqi, the county guard, is sure that this prosperous fortune will say good things for himself in front of the young general.
Wangcai held the one thousand taels of silver ticket in his hand and was stunned for a moment, to be honest, this thousand taels is indeed a very good income for him, but he thought that after the completion of the matter, the young master will definitely reward more, and to be honest, if he takes this thousand taels himself, it will be difficult to continue to embarrass this county guard Xiao Yuanqi in the future.
Feeling that the 1,000 taels of silver tickets in his hand were a little hot, Wangcai politely arched his hand, and then put the 1,000 taels of silver tickets on the table, and he was not satisfied with the price of 200,000 taels offered by the county guard.
Wangcai felt that he felt that the 200,000 taels were too little, and when he came out, the young master said very clearly, 100,000 taels were just sent to be called Huazi, and these 200,000 taels were only enough to send two called Huazi, so Wangcai had some atmosphere.
"Hmph, Lord Gunjo. Do you think that our major general is cheating you, you must be thinking that our major general is not injured at all, but just wants you a few dollars, right, you must think so, otherwise how can you say it, just 200,000 taels of silver, you want to solve this matter. I'll tell you plainly today, just this little money, hehe...... It's not that I don't speak for you, but with your money, I can't open my mouth in front of the major general. As for my thousand taels, it's not that I'm boasting about my wealth, and our major general has rewarded us with more subordinates than this!"
After Wangcai finished speaking, he no longer looked at the county guard Xiao Yuanqi, but pursed his lips and wanted to stand up, it was obvious that Wangcai was going to use this absolute pressure to make the county guard increase the price given.
Seeing that the bid of 200,000 taels not only did not satisfy Wangcai, but also made this guy stand up in an atmosphere, and he was a little afraid that this guy would go back like this directly, if he really angered the young general Yu Wenlong, if he really sued in front of the general Tuoba Jun of Pingbei, it was very likely that the position of the county guard would not be kept, after all, Xiao Yuanqi still knew that too many civil officials of the Xuanwu Kingdom took a fancy to his position as the county guard.
If the current treasure of the Pingbei general is really hard to get along with himself, then once the position of the county guard is not guaranteed, the loss of silver will definitely be more than that, and the worse situation is that his position in the occupied area of the Xuanwu State may also be lost.
In short, Xiao Yuanqi couldn't accept losing his official position, so Xiao Yuanqi gave up resistance, and this time he really gave up.
Seeing that Wangcai was leaving, he quickly pressed Wangcai on the seat again, and quickly took out a silver ticket of 10,000 taels from his sleeve, and stuffed it into Wangcai's hand again along with the 1,000 taels just now.
"Brother Wangcai, you can't just leave! You also saw that my son is now recuperating, to be honest, the injury is still quite serious, and you have also seen it, there are old and young people in my county guard's mansion, is it easy for me to be the county guard, and now the secret guards of Fengguo are looking for my traces everywhere, so that I don't dare to go out of the gate. Without the care of General Pingbei, what should my Xiao Yuanqi family do!"
Xiao Yuanqi didn't want to continue to play like this with Wangcai, so he said some words in his heart, hoping that Wangcai could see his sincerity to General Pingbei and let himself go this time, of course, the silver would definitely not lose the young general.
"As for the silver, it's all outside the body, Brother Wangcai, this ten thousand taels of silver, you can rest assured to take it, I swear I won't say it to anyone, I don't think so, I just hope you must help me this time." I don't dare to be less of the young general's share, in this way, the young general asked you to prepare how much to take this time, you tell me the real number directly, as long as I Xiao Yuanqi can take it, I will definitely give it with both hands, I just hope that the young general can help me say a few more good words in front of General Pingbei in the future. How about it, Brother Wangcai, I, Xiao Yuanqi, said this, what do you think of sincerity?"
Wangcai didn't expect that he was just a little excited, and Xiao Yuanqi, the county guard, completely confessed, and the 10,000 taels of silver tickets in his hand really made him a little moved.
10,000 taels of silver, which is at least equivalent to Wangcai's current salary for ten years. In the face of such a large amount of foreign wealth, Wangcai said that it was all a lie.
Thinking that today's goal has been achieved, and with the silver ticket of 10,000 taels in his hand, Wangcai did not continue to embarrass Xiao Yuanqi, the county guard, but comforted Xiao Yuanqi with a serious heart.
"Lord County Guard, in fact, the young general of our family doesn't want to get along with you, and as for the position of County Guard, I don't mean to let you hand it over. So Lord County Guard put his heart in his stomach, it's just that our major general seems to have taken a fancy to some good things recently, and it's a bit powerful to spend money here. This time in fact, to put it bluntly, it is still a matter of silver, as long as the county guard gives enough silver, our major general is happy, your position as a county guard is not stable!"
Wangcai smiled and put the 11,000 taels of silver tickets into his sleeves, and then revealed Shen Lingxi's meaning to Xiao Yuanqi, the county guard.
Of course, Xiao Yuanqi knew that this time this prosperous fortune was to ask for money, but he didn't know if the young general would easily depose his official position after taking the money.
Now that I have the solid background of prosperity, I finally let go of my heart.
"Then I don't know what the young general wants? Although I, Xiao Yuanqi, have been a county guard in Donghua County for many years, I have always had some bottom lines as an official, so this silver is not too much, otherwise there is no prosperity in Donghua County today, do you say it is a brother of Wangcai." β
Xiao Yuanqi was ready for heavy bleeding, but when it came to the end, he still had a fluke mentality, hoping that Wangcai would open his mouth and let him give less.
Wangcai also saw Xiao Yuanqi's helplessness, who doesn't like this silver, it's just that Xiao Yuanqi said that there is a bottom line for officials and the like, this Wangcai doesn't believe it, which official in the world is not greedy and greedy, and many businesses in Donghua County have the dry shares of Xiao Yuanqi in this county, and this Wangcai knows.
"Hehe, Lord Commander, don't make excuses when the time comes. This money is not what I want, it is opened by our major general, and I am just an errand runner. Even if I reduce the number for you privately this time, I won't be able to explain it to the major general when I go back. If you send someone else, Lord Keeper, maybe you'll give more. β
Wangcai said earnestly and comforted the county guard Xiao Yuanqilai, Wangcai felt that although he had received the benefit of this ten thousand taels of silver, the money from the young general was really not less.
Wangcai thought about it in his mind, the young master just said that 100,000 taels of silver was too little when he went out, and he didn't say how much he wanted this county guard Xiao Yuanqi to give, but Wangcai felt that one million taels was probably the limit that this county guard Xiao Yuanqi could take out immediately, and whether one million taels of silver would satisfy the young master, this is really hard to say.
However, Wangcai felt that he would open his mouth first to ask for a million taels and then say, if the young master was still not satisfied, it would be a big deal to come again next time.
Thinking of this, Wangcai smiled mysteriously at Xiao Yuanqi, the county guard who pretended to be pitiful, and then stretched out a finger and shook it in front of the county guard Xiao Yuanqi.
Of course, Xiao Yuanqi knew that Wangcai's finger was by no means one hundred thousand taels, but one million taels of silver, this amount was actually expected by Xiao Yuanqi, and now that he knew the specific amount, it made Xiao Yuanqi feel at ease.
In fact, one million taels is indeed a very large number, at least this amount is placed in the homes of ordinary people, which is enough for ordinary people to squander their lives with good food and drink.
It's just a million taels of silver put here for these powerful officials, which can only be said to be a lot of money, in fact, Xiao Yuanqi has been operating in Donghua County for many years, it can be said that as long as Donghua County is a large-scale industry faΓ§ade, or a merchant who wants to do big business, if he doesn't give Xiao Yuanqi, the county guard, a dry share, it will be difficult to do business in Donghua County.
So over the years, the county guard Xiao Yuanqi's silver deposits in the cellar of Qianzhuang and Fuli have reached an astronomical amount that he himself finds terrifying, as for how much, this Xiao Yuanqi himself is not very clear, anyway, there should be tens of millions of taels.
So when he heard that the young general was asking for money from him, Xiao Yuanqi actually didn't have much fear in his heart, anyway, he had a lot of silver, but he was afraid that the young general would have other thoughts about his official position as a county guard.
Knowing the details of the young general from Wangcai, Xiao Yuanqi is now completely relieved, but on the surface, he still has to pretend to have a painful face.
"Brother Wangcai, the meaning of your finger is one million taels of silver. This, isn't this too much, I'm a county guard, and I'm not a rich businessman, even if a rich businessman suddenly took out a million taels of silver, isn't this a bit difficult for a strong man!"
Xiao Yuanqi knew that he would definitely not be able to escape this million taels, but he kept making a painful appearance, so that Wangcai and the young general felt that this million taels was already the limit of what he could take.
Looking at Xiao Yuanqi's constipated expression, Wangcai knew that it would be a little difficult for Xiao Yuanqi, the county guard, to take out this million taels, so he comforted: "Lord the county guard, this million taels of silver is the meaning of the young general." I don't dare to discount this at all, as for when you can get it together, this can still be discussed, so let's see that the county guard is also taking care of the next thing, three days, three days for the county guard to make up this amount, you see how it goes!"
Wangcai actually let poverty limit his imagination, he felt that one million taels of silver was already an astronomical amount, and it was reasonable that the county guard would need time to gather one million.
"Well, well, since the Wangcai brothers have said so, I can only reluctantly embarrass it, and in three days, I will definitely deliver a silver ticket of one million taels of silver to the young general. It's just that I still want to ask Brother Wangcai, and when I go back, I will say a lot of good things for me in front of the major general, and I hope to satisfy the major general this time. β
Xiao Yuanqi deliberately made a pleading expression, no one wanted to be blackmailed again and again endlessly.
"Lord County Guard relaxes, so I can prepare silver with peace of mind, that is, the Major General has my kind words to Lord County Guard, I believe that this time will definitely satisfy the Major General. β
Feeling that it was done, Wangcai gently stroked the 10,000 taels of silver ticket in his sleeve, and he was so happy that he felt that it was really a beautiful trip to the county guard mansion this time.
After negotiating these things, Wangcai was invited by Xiao Yuanqi, the county guard, to dine in the living room, and after enjoying a sumptuous meal, Wangcai touched his bulging belly, happily took his silver ticket and walked towards the Pingbei General's Mansion.
Shen Lingxi had been waiting for news of Wangcai in the mansion for a long time, and he had thought that Wangcai might be brought to eat by Xiao Yuanqi, the county guard, before coming back, so Shen Lingxi also used lunch to send someone to wait for Wangcai to come back at the gate of the mansion.
Back at the Pingbei General's Mansion, Wangcai told the county guard about the mansion with a spring breeze on his face, and finally took out the 11,000 taels of silver tickets given by the county guard.
Wangcai felt that he should not hide it from the major general, after all, his backer was the major general, and everything else was not a problem as long as the major general trusted him.