Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 476 Dirty Silver
Jia Yucun and Qian Shun received the errand from Jia Rui, and then left the Yangxin Hall together. After arriving outside, the two stood for a while and began to divide the work.

"Eunuch Qin, this time I will personally lead the team and allocate a few hundred people from your people. Then I will drop a few hundred people from the infantry commander's office. After that, we will divide the troops into two groups and kill them all at once."

Qin Shun nodded with satisfaction,
Although the dirty money collected from today's matter will be handed over to the Wu Guofu's inner treasury, they can make a fortune by just passing it by.

So the two men began to mobilize their troops separately. An hour later, they met in front of the palace gate, discussed where they should go, and then parted ways.

The place where Jia Yucun went was not big, just a small inn.

Even though this inn is not big, it is located on the most prosperous Zhuque Street. Every inch of land in that place is precious. A small inn here is even more valuable than the most luxurious inn in Jinling City.

When they arrived at the place, Jia Yucun had people surround the inn without saying a word, and then he and his people broke in.

At this time, the innkeeper also came out with one or two boys.

When he saw Jia Yucun, he blinked.

Although the owner of this small inn is very low-key, he knows all the dignitaries in the capital.

After all, they are not just an inn, they are also responsible for collecting intelligence.

"Master Jia, Master Jia, what are you doing? The store has always been operating in compliance with the law and has not done anything illegal."

Jia Yucun smiled and then said: "You are very discerning and know me. Since you know me, you should know what happened to you today."

After finishing speaking, Jia Yucun waved his hand, and the soldiers who followed him rushed in. The boys still wanted to stop them, but they were crippled with a stick.

The shopkeeper was trembling with fear, knowing that something serious was going on.

After a while, two people were tied up in front of Jia Yucun.

These two people were the representatives of hundreds of aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River sent to the capital to lobby for a big official.

These two people gave money to Jia Yucun yesterday, but they didn't expect to meet again in this way today.

"Mr. Jia, you are not honest. Are you turning your back on me? Don't forget, I also know a lot about you. Don't let me reveal it when the time comes. It will make everyone look bad." The middle-aged man looked at Jia. Yucun's face looked a little unkind.

Jia Yucun curled his lips, then stroked his beard and said: "Since I became an official, I have always been a breeze. Yesterday, I was just being conciliatory and conciliatory."

When he said this, Jia Yucun's eyes were already gleaming fiercely.

This guy is so ignorant that he dares to talk nonsense in public. Just wait and see how I deal with you when you get to the prison.

Then Jia Yucun didn't hesitate, and with a wave of his hand, the two men were tied up and gagged, and then sent to prison.

Next, Jia Yucun led people to search the entire inn, but only received about a hundred taels of silver, and the large sum of jewelry was missing.

Jia Yucun is also a little numb now. These guys seem to have put their money elsewhere.

There was no other way, so Jia Yucun could only lead his people to seal up the inn and then return to the prison.

After arriving at the place, I found that Qin Shun had returned a long time ago and was sitting in a clean room drinking tea.

"Manager Qin, how is your place?"

Qin Shun put down the tea cup and smiled, "Haha, I got it, but the dirty silver is just like you, I didn't find any."

Jia Yucun sat across from Qin Shun and said coldly: "These guys just won't cry until they see the coffin. Show them how powerful they are, and I won't believe that these pampered people are all iron-mouthed."

"I just ordered the people below to use torture. There should be news soon. Let's have tea here and wait for a while."

Jia Yucun could only sit here with Qin Shun, drinking tea and waiting for news.

To say that these people have tender skin and tender flesh, and enjoy spicy food, how can they withstand the torture of imprisonment?

Therefore, no one came, and the young man among them was recruited.

The young eunuch who was working brought the young man's confession to Qin Shun.

Qin Shun took the confession and looked at it, and then he was very satisfied. He shook the paper in his hand at Jia Yucun, who was sitting next to him.

"Isn't this a trick?"

Jia Yucun took the confession in his hand, looked at it, and then clapped his thigh happily.

But he quickly reacted.

It turns out that these guys also knew that it was not safe to carry so much silver and jewelry around, so they simply deposited it into the ticket number.

And everyone's ticket numbers have their own accounts.

Even if they got all the money back this time, there was nothing they could do about it. This made Jia Yucun, who had been looking for money with red eyes, a little disappointed.

"Brother, don't keep staring at these three melons and two dates. As long as our brothers still have the rights, the money will come back sooner or later. Our main task now is to do good things for the master."

Compared with Jia Yucun, Qin Shun is very open-minded. It is his own money, so he can take it. It is not his own share and he is not sad. Jia Yucun knew that the money was no longer his share, and he felt angry. He slapped the table, and then gritted his teeth and said angrily:
"Let's go and see which ticket number it is that dares to use the courage of an ambitious leopard to collect dirty money."

"Brother, please read it clearly before you speak." Qin Shun pointed at the confession with his finger.

Jia Yucun hesitated for a moment, picked up the confession and looked at it carefully, and then his expression changed a little.

Shengchanglong ticket number.

This bank has existed for hundreds of years and is one of the four major Shanxi business banks. It has always been famous for its wealth and great achievements.

If this was the case, Jia Yucun would not take it lightly. However, in recent years, it was rumored that Duke Wu's government had taken a stake in Shengchanglong Bank, so he became even more unscrupulous and dared to accept any money.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty also regarded Shengchanglong Bank as the best place to put money. Because with Jia Rui's support, no official in the world dared to investigate this place.

But these are all rumors, and Wu Guofu has never clarified them.

"Eunuch Qin, are the rumors true?"

Qin Shun nodded and said, "They say Shanxi people are picky, but when they are generous, they can scare you to death."

Qin Shun looked outside and saw no one, so he whispered: "Sheng Changlong's boss actually gave half of Sheng Changlong's shares to our Duke."

Jia Yucun shuddered after hearing this. Fortunately, Qin Shun reminded him. If he didn't know how to break in, wouldn't he be causing trouble on his uncle's head?
"Then what should we do?"

"This is not easy to handle. Let's go together and tell the shopkeeper there about this matter, and then ask them to change the owner of the money to our Duke. It will save us the trouble of counting. What about the series of troubles?”

Jia Yucun nodded, thinking it was a good idea, but this time there was no money to be made.

The two people put down their tea bowls, sorted their clothes, and led a large group of people to the headquarters of Shengchang Longpiao Bank in the capital.

When I came to the door, I saw a lot of traffic coming and going, and there was an endless stream of people coming in and out. It seemed that business was very good.

When a young boy saw Qin Shun and Jia Yucun coming with officers and soldiers, he was stunned for a moment, and then immediately went to greet them.

"Two officials, are you here to withdraw money or deposit money?"

"I neither withdraw nor deposit money. I have official business and I want to see your shopkeeper. Let him come out." Jia Yucun sounded a little depressed.

"Two officials, our Shengchanglong Bank operates law-abidingly. What's the matter with you?"

Seeing the proud look on the boy's face, Qin Shun was not happy either.

Although everyone works for the master, you are just a minion below. Can you compare with me? How dare you show off in front of me.

So Qin Shun was not polite and slapped the young man in the face, knocking him upside down.

After the guy was slapped, he didn't yell. Instead, he knelt down and apologized to the two of them.

You must know that before these guys take up the job, after years of training, their eyesight is almost useless.

These two officials looked unusual at first glance, and they dared to beat him in front of the Shengchanglong Ticket Office. This showed that they were very confident. He did not dare to offend two big shots just because of his little trouble.

"Boy officers, wait a moment, I'm going to ask the shopkeeper."

Soon, a middle-aged man walked out. He looked at Qin Shun and Jia Yucun first, and then said with a smile:

"It turns out that it's Mr. Qin and Mr. Jia who missed the welcome. Please forgive me."

As he spoke, with a humble smile on his face, he welcomed the two people into the elegant hall.

"Two adults, do you have any business at our Sheng Changlong trumpet?" the shopkeeper asked after the waiter below brought him some fragrant tea.

"People in the Ming Dynasty don't tell secrets. That's what happened. This time, a group of people came from Jiangnan to use money to bribe high-ranking officials in the capital, and their dirty money is stored in the Shengchanglong Bank."

The shopkeeper smiled, and then said: "If that's the case, as long as you bring the deposit check and the official documents, the money can be withdrawn directly."

The shopkeepers don't pay attention to this small amount of money, because they can now say that it is connected to the world, and the vast amount of money they see every day is gone.

"Shopkeeper, I'm not here to pick up the silver, but I want to know the specific amount of this batch of silver, and then follow the Duke's instructions to put it all into the treasury of the Wu Kingdom."

After Qin Shun finished speaking, he reported the names of three more people.

The shopkeeper smiled even brighter after hearing this. Doesn't this mean that it is still in their Shengchanglong bank account? It's just a few moves on the ledger.

"Two adults, wait a moment, I will ask the people below to check."

After saying that, the shopkeeper left.

It can be said that Shanxi Bank's work efficiency is very high. Before the cup of tea was finished, the shopkeeper came in with the account book.

He spread the account book in front of Qin Shun and Jia Yucun, pointed it out to them, and then said: "This is the silver deposits of these three people, about 1.8 million taels of silver, 30,000 taels of gold, and some jewelry Jewelry and other items.”

(End of this chapter)