Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

When Sun Yuan heard this, he was in a bad mood. He was waiting to retire, and he had even chosen a place to repair the garden. You told me not to?
"Miss Qin, isn't this bad?"

"Didn't we agree before, pay with one hand, and deliver with one hand!"

"The people on my side have been arranged, now you say no to me?"

Qin Xiangsi also knew that what she did was dishonest, but Zhang Tianyou had just been swayed by the emperor's grandson, and now he was throwing things like crazy, how dare she bother him with this matter?
However, just when she was about to take a few thousand taels of silver and send away Ambassador Ku, Sun Yuan, she saw Zhang Tianyou walking out of the room.

Generally speaking, Zhang Tianyou would not dare to show his face in Suzhou.

Because Suzhou is the headquarters of their Zhang family, there are too many people who know him.As long as there is a person who loves to sue, he may be targeted by the court.

He wouldn't be afraid if it was only at the prefect level of Suzhou. The New Year's filial piety had already been handed over, and he turned a blind eye to their Zhang family's business.He was afraid of being targeted by the royal eagle dog, Jin Yiwei. Those people only had the emperor in their eyes, and a little money couldn't buy them at all.

Sun Yuan was also taken aback when he saw Zhang Tianyou, and then showed a dazed expression.

No wonder Mrs. Qin was able to become a well-known rich woman in this place from a famous prostitute in Suzhou. It turned out that there was someone on her body!

"I have met Mr. Zhang!"

Sun Yuan was originally a soldier under Zhang Shicheng. After Zhang Shicheng was defeated, he was captured by the then Wu king Zhu Yuanzhang, and he became Zhu Yuanzhang's man logically.

Later, he fought several victories with Xu Da, was promoted by virtue of his military merits, and gave some gifts to others, so he got a job as Ambassador Ku.

Although this official position is low, only a mere ninth rank, it is full of oil and water.

According to his understanding, it was the kind that would not be exchanged for the prefect of Suzhou.

Zhang Tianyou saw that Sun Yuan recognized him, a cold light flashed in his eyes.Sun Yuan had also fought on the battlefield, so how could he not see Zhang Tianyou's murderous intent?
However, he said calmly.

"Mr. Zhang, don't be nervous. There are many people who know you in Suzhou City. It's not surprising that I know you."

"What's more, before I voted for Zhu Yuanzhang, I was a person who followed Emperor Zhang to make a living, so he can be regarded as an old member of your Zhang family!"

What Sun Yuan said about the old part of the Zhang family obviously carried a kind of past memories like smoke, and it was all about the tone of the jokes.

Zhang Tianyou was very upset, but the worries in his heart were completely let go.

Generally speaking, people who don't miss old love and are merciless and ungrateful are greedy for money.As long as the money is in place, there is nothing that cannot be sold.

It just so happened that what Zhang Tianyou lacked most was money.

"I heard what you two said just now!"

"I'll give you 10 taels, you just burn the raw silk in the warehouse, you don't need to ship it out!"

"Just burn?"

"burn!"

Sun Yuan silently calculated, according to what he had discussed with Lady Qin, he could get 30 taels.

Now a smuggling link is omitted, and he can get 10 taels.

Although 20 taels was suddenly reduced, the security has also improved a lot.

After all, to smuggle government supplies, too many people need to be managed up and down.If one is not handled properly, it is a serious crime of ransacking the family and exterminating the entire family.

If it's just a fire in the warehouse, the crime is relatively small, at most it's dismissal and assignment.

It's easy to deal with if you are sentenced to allotment, and the same is true for allocating to your hometown hundreds of miles away.

"it is good!"

"It's still Mr. Zhang who is refreshing, 10 taels of silver is just to set a fire, hahaha!"

Hearing this, Zhang Tianyou couldn't help but snort coldly.

If it wasn't for the tight guards at the magistrate's yamen, he would have preferred where the fire could be put.

Just burn Zhu Yunxi, that dog, and make that old dog Zhu Butcher cry to death, that's called revenge for his father!
"You don't have to worry about the money, you can just designate a place, and I'll order someone to deliver the money to you when the time comes."

"Gold or silver?"

"Gold, it's more convenient."

"It would be the best if there is a white ticket from Jinling Bank, it will be convenient for you and me."

The so-called white notes are a kind of unregistered silver notes issued by Jinling Bank, 1000 taels of silver, for universal deposit and withdrawal, and only charge [-]% of the handling fee.

As soon as this product came out, it was immediately liked by merchants and officials. In less than a month, it was exchanged for 300 million taels.

Zhang Tianyou disliked everything about Zhu Yuanzhang's family, and incidentally also disliked the bank established by Zhu Yunxie.

However, this thing is so fragrant, it is simply the best choice for home travel and bribery.

Therefore, he also exchanged 100 million taels of blank bills and kept them with him at any time for emergencies.

"also!"

"I'll pay you 5 taels now, and I'll give you another [-] taels after it's done!"

Zhang Tianyou happily ordered fifty blank tickets to Sun Yuan. Sun Yuan looked at it carefully and saw that all the marks were intact. He was sure that it was a genuine product issued by Jinling Bank, so he put it into his pocket immediately.

"Young master Zhang is really a cheerful person!"

"Emperor Zhang has a descendant like you, and the prosperity of the family is just around the corner!"

Sun Yuan put down the auspicious words and left, leaving only Zhang Tianyou in a daze.

Zhang Tianyou thought about it and felt that it was still not safe, so he immediately gave Qin Xiangsi fifty blank tickets.

"You take this money first, and after Sun Yuan finishes his work, you can give him this money."

"God bless, you are..."

"I have to leave Suzhou immediately!"

"If Sun Yuan is unreliable and sells me to the imperial court and Zhu Yunxi, our Zhang family will be finished!"

Seeing what Zhang Tianyou said, Qin Xiangsi couldn't keep him any longer, so she just packed her luggage with tears in her eyes.

On the other side, when Sun Yuan returned to the value room of the Suzhou government warehouse, he began to think about how to set the fire.

He had written several letters before, saying that he was old and could not continue to take care of the warehouse, and asked the magistrate's office to send competent people to take over.

Of course, these letters were all stuck in the hands of a book office, and they were not handed over to Zhang Qinglai, the prefect of Suzhou.

This is the back road he planned for himself in advance, showing that he wanted to leave a long time ago, and it was the court that did not let him leave.

Therefore, once something goes wrong in the warehouse, he also has a reason to exonerate himself.

In fact, he is very proficient at setting fires. As long as white phosphorus frozen in ice cubes is mixed with the raw silk in the warehouse, as the temperature rises and the ice cubes melt, the white phosphorus will burn...

Of course, this is just a fire starter. If you want the fire to grow bigger and out of control, you need other arrangements.

It's just that I don't know if there is any raw silk in the warehouse in the past few days. If not, it will be troublesome.

Although he is Ambassador Ku, he is in charge of all the affairs of the warehouse.But according to the rules set by Emperor Zhu, he was not allowed to enter or leave the warehouse at will, nor could he even open the door of the warehouse at will.

The reason why Lao Zhu set up such complicated regulations is mainly to prevent guards from stealing themselves.

It's just that he overlooked one point. Some people don't need to steal, they just need to do bad things.

Sun Yuan spent the night pondering on the bed, and heard a shocking good news the next day.

The grandson of the emperor wants to take over the warehouse!

Sun Yuan looked at Jin Yiwei guarding outside the warehouse, and his heart was sweeter than eating honey.

What do these Jin Yiwei know? They are at best watchdogs.

It's even easier now, he just needs to send the fire starter in and wait for the warehouse to catch fire.

Sun Yuan waited for two days before a wave of raw silk from other places entered the warehouse.

In principle, the imperial court's summer tax had already been collected, and no raw silk should be put into storage at this time.

However, Zhu Yunxi saw that the price of raw silk was cheaper, even cheaper than that in Huguang area, so he immediately decided to buy a batch.

There are some mulberry households selling raw silk following the trend, and some merchants who had hoarded before selling it to ease the financial pressure.

In order to show his importance, Zhu Yunxi even came to the warehouse in person and watched everyone transport loads of raw silk into the warehouse.

However, no one noticed that a few peasants carrying burdens also mixed in and transported several loads of raw silk to the warehouse.

The Jin Yiwei guarding the gate did not notice this either. Their duty is to prevent others from stealing.As for the inventory and inspection of raw silk storage, it is not their turn.

Sun Yuan followed Zhang Qinglai, the prefect of Suzhou, the whole time, in case the emperor's grandson would inquire at any time.

"How much raw silk is there in the warehouse now?"

Zhang Qinglai glanced at Sun Yuan behind him, and Sun Yuan hurried forward to report.

"Reporting to the grandson of the emperor, there are already [-] loads!"

"Eighty thousand tan should be enough, right?"

Zhang Qinglai heard the emperor's grandson muttering to himself, and hurriedly said.

"Emperor Grandson, [-] dan is quite a lot. Even if our Suzhou Weaving Bureau starts working at full capacity, we won't need [-] dan a year!"

Zhang Qinglai felt that it was a lot, but Zhu Yunxi still felt that it was not enough.If Zhang Qinglai knew that what was in front of him was only part of it, and that there was still more raw silk that had not been delivered, he would probably be so angry that he vomited blood.

"Emperor grandson, why do you collect so much raw silk?"

"As far as I know, isn't your Shibo department ordering silk?"

"Although silk is made of raw silk, it is not easy to make raw silk into silk. There are many links involved."

"After rinsing, reeling, spinning, and finally weaving."

"Our Suzhou Weaving Bureau only has a few thousand looms. Even if we work hard, we can only weave tens of thousands of looms a year, which is just enough for the palace."

Zhu Yunxi nodded when he heard the words.

"You know what you're talking about!"

"However, the reason Gu collects so much raw silk must be of great use!"

"Just help Gu Haosheng take care of the warehouse, and don't let it catch fire or lose it."

"In addition, Gu warns you, don't talk about loss and the like. The Ministry of War played this game with Gu before, and Gu Quan was arrested and sent to Jinyiwei!"

Hearing Zhu Yunxi's threat, Zhang Qinglai hurriedly nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

He is only in his 30s this year, so he won't ruin his official career because of a little money.

"Don't worry, the grandson of the emperor, the lower officials will send people to guard here every day, and never let the raw silk in the warehouse go wrong!"

"it is good!"

"Gu is expected to stay in Suzhou for a few more days, and will have to leave Suzhou in a few days. Before leaving, Gu has nothing to reward you. Let me reward you with a shark suit."

"Shark suit?"

When Zhang Qinglai heard that it was this thing, his eyes glistened with excitement.

Shark suits are a joke in Beijing, but they are myths outside the capital.

Because there is a saying in the official circles, if you can wear the shark suit of the emperor's grandson now, you can wear the unicorn suit of the new emperor in the future!
Whoever can get the shark suit will prove who is famous in the heart of the emperor!
"Thank you for the reward from the emperor's grandson!"

"The humble official is willing to go through fire and water for the emperor's grandson..."

Zhu Yunxi nodded in satisfaction when he heard the words, and his evaluation of Zhang Qinglai was even higher.

This is an iron official fan!

After Lao Zhu taught on the beam several times, Zhu Yunxie's mentality gradually changed to that of the emperor.

If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if people observe it, there will be no disciples.

The same is true for the emperor's employing people. He is not afraid of you being greedy for fame, profit, and power. What he is afraid of is that you are not greedy for anything.

Relatively speaking, if a person is greedy for fame and power, he can be seduced by his official position and title, and make him wholeheartedly work for the court.

This is also the ruling logic and basis of the feudal dynasty.

If the officials of the imperial court are not for fame, profit, or greed for power, they still think wholeheartedly for the court and His Majesty the Emperor.

Such a person is either a saint or a Davari.

However, for feudal dynasties, there could be no Davari.As for sages, how many have been born in 5000 years?

Even Lao Zhu, who hates corrupt officials and hates evil like a hater, turns a blind eye to the corruption of generals, and just vents his anger on civil officials.

Because in his simple logic, military generals are not afraid of death, civil servants are not greedy for money, and the country can be governed.

Therefore, as long as generals are not afraid of death when fighting, petty problems such as being greedy for money are harmless.As long as civil officials are not greedy for money, they are greedy for roll call, power, etc., he has the right to ignore it.

That night, Zhang Qinglai was hiding in the inn, wearing the stinky shark suit bestowed by the emperor's grandson, when he suddenly heard his subordinates rushing in in panic.

"Master Zhifu, something is wrong, there is a fire in the warehouse!"

"Fire?"

When Zhang Qinglai heard these two words, he was so frightened that he was about to wobble.

The emperor's grandson attached great importance to this batch of raw silk. If the emperor's grandson knew about it, wouldn't he be skinned?

"Get ready for the car!"

The warehouse is in the northernmost part of Suzhou City, six or seven miles away from Zhifu.

However, when Zhang Qinglai arrived in a sedan chair, he found several tall horses standing outside the warehouse, and the person sitting on the leading horse was none other than His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun!
Zhang Qinglai was so frightened that he slid down from the sedan chair on the spot, and then scrambled and rushed over.

"Damn it!"

"You will die in a lowly position, please punish the emperor's grandson!"

Zhu Yunxi looked at the panicked Zhang Qinglai, and sighed helplessly.

"The next time something unexpected happens, I will ride a horse!"

"Yes Yes……"

"Humble job must be kept in mind!"

"Get up!"

After Zhang Qinglai got up from the ground, he immediately joined the commanding ranks.

However, in Zhu Yunxi's opinion, it's better not to command this fellow.As soon as he gave instructions, the firefighting scene became a bit chaotic.

"Chang Jizu, go and call Zhang Qinglai back, and tell him not to make trouble there!"

Chang Jizu had long been displeased with Zhang Qinglai. The people in the treasury put out the fire well, but this guy went up and gave instructions blindly, and made people so confused that he didn't know what to do.

Therefore, he stepped forward without saying a word, grabbed Zhang Qinglai and dragged him back.

Zhang Qinglai cried when he saw this, he wanted to make up for his mistakes from the bottom of his heart!

"Your Highness, why don't you let the humble officer command the firefighting!"

Zhu Yunxi rolled his eyes at him and said.

"The people guarding the warehouse have their own plans to deal with the fire. If you go up and give instructions blindly, it will delay the matter!"

When Zhang Qinglai heard that he was at a loss in command, he hurriedly kowtowed.

"I know I was wrong, I will definitely not command blindly this time, I will follow them to fight the fire!"

"you?"

"Firefighting?"

"Yes!"

Seeing Zhang Qinglai's determined face, Zhu Yunxi immediately asked Chang Jizu to let him go.

"Go!"

"I want to see if you, the magistrate, really dare to rush into the fire to fight the fire!"

Zhang Qinglai's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. Originally, he just wanted to carry a few buckets of water outside to show his determination to fight the fire.

However, after hearing what the emperor grandson said, you still want him to go into the fire?
Zhang Qinglai hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth immediately.

"Please Emperor Taisun Mingjian, I will go to fight the fire right now!"

Just as Zhang Qinglai was about to roll up his arms and sleeves, he suddenly saw the shark patch on his chest, and felt that it was inappropriate to wear it into the fire scene, but if he didn't wear it, he would not be able to show his identity as the emperor's grandson.

Therefore, he hesitated for a moment, and rushed into the fire with a bucket of water, pouring water on the mountain of raw silk!

The billowing smoke brought tears to his eyes, and the heat from the fire scorched him even more, scorching his hair.

However, Zhang Qinglai still ecstatically poured buckets of water on the raw silk, wanting to express his loyalty in this way.

Standing more than ten feet away from the fire scene, Zhu Yunxi looked at the "big shark" flickering in the firelight, with an appreciative smile on his face.

This man is a genius!
Not long after Zhang Qinglai joined the fire scene, people from the city's fire brigade also rushed over with the fire engine.

Two people were responsible for pressurizing the water truck, and another person used a copper pipe connected to a leather pipe to spray water at the burning warehouse.

Although the water column is not high, not as high as a second-story building, it is enough for a place like a warehouse.

The fire in the warehouse was quickly extinguished, and only the initial ignition point was still burning tenaciously. Even though it was wet with water, there were still green flames emerging from the charred raw silk from time to time.

All the people involved in fighting the fire changed their colors in shock.

"Ghost fire!"

"This is the death of a wronged soul, this is a fire set by a ghost..."

When Zhu Yunxi heard what everyone said, a smile appeared on his face.

This is interesting!

Zhang Qinglai ran up to Zhu Yunxi with a dark complexion, and said in a hoarse voice.

"Fortunately, the humble job has put out the fire and saved most of the raw silk..."

Although Zhang Qinglai's words were a bit shameless, one sentence wiped out other people's credit and made it Zhang Qinglai's credit alone.But Zhu Yunxi still listened with a smile, without the slightest disgust.

For the majestic Suzhou prefect, it is very valuable to be able to do this, so what is it even if you are greedy for a little bit?

Even if he is putting on a show, but he can do it to the extent that he doesn't want to die, that's still amazing.

"Prefect Zhang has worked hard!"

"Your Highness, the fire this time is really strange. Although there are ignorant people shouting what kind of will-o'-the-wisp, but from the humble point of view, it is definitely not that simple!"

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, the smile on his face grew stronger.

"Then according to Zhang Zhifu's opinion, how did the fire come about?"

Zhang Qinglai thought for a while, then looked at Sun Yuan, the ambassador of Ku, who was also in a panic.

"The tiger's mouth comes out of the box, and the tortoise jade is destroyed in the box!"

Zhu Yunxi immediately answered with a smile when he heard the words.

"Whose fault is that?"