After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 181 Testing
Ji Yunzhang turned to look at Wei Chi who was half a step behind, and after a moment of hesitation, he pushed him to the front.

"Lord Wei, please go ahead. I will lag behind you half a step."

Wei Chi, "..."

Ji Yunzhang patted his shoulder and said, "This Dong Changhong should be just one of the small grain merchants."

"He didn't disclose who he came in contact with."

"But as far as I know, the person who helps manage military rations in the court is Zheng Liqing. Back then in the Southwest Camp, he heard Jin Shaoyi curse his mother a lot."

Wei Chi shook his head. "Zheng Liqing has been transferred to my side, so the person who embezzled military rations would not be him."

Ji Yunzhang, "Of course not him, a seventh-rank official, even if he has the guts, he wouldn't be able to do that."

"He is just a minor official, bearing the wrath of both sides. Now that he has escaped from such a den of wolves and tigers, he must be so happy that he can't sleep every day."

Wei Chi recalled Zheng Liqing's heartfelt smile every day and nodded.

"That's right."

Zuixianju is located by the lake. Zuixianju, which used to be crowded with customers, is now empty.

The accountant standing at the door recognized Ji Yunzhang.

"Master Ji, the boss is already waiting for you in the private room on the second floor."

Then he looked at Wei Chi again, "Sir?"

Ji Yunzhang immediately said, "This is Lord Wei, who works in the Palace Front Office of Yanjing."

The accountant immediately clasped his hands together and said, "Master Wei, please."

Several people then walked into Zuixianju.

The accountant who fell behind looked at Master Ji who had his hands behind his back and Lord Wei who was holding a long sword in one hand.

Although Master Ji was behind him, why did he feel that Lord Wei was more like a servant?

The accountant shook his head, thinking that his idea was incredible.

Impersonating an imperial official is a capital crime.

He must have drunk too much yesterday and is still a little confused today.

If I had known this yesterday, I would not have drunk those two taels of yellow urine. If my boss knew about this, he would definitely punish me again.

There is a room on the second floor that is very clever, with a wing room built in a pointed corner.

Daqi people value square shapes, and no one would build a house with pointed corners, as it would bring bad luck.

But the advantage of this sharp corner is that there is no place to hide on either side.

When the window is opened, you can have a clear view of the front street and the lake.

It's a good place to plot big things.

There were only two people in the room, Dong Changhong and another middle-aged man.

Ji Yunzhang had never seen this person, but he was the same as Dong Changhong.

Officials and civilians are different, and businessmen and civilians are also different.

So Ji Yunzhang guessed that this was also a grain merchant.

Now there are two grain merchants, plus him who knows some "inside information".

I’m afraid that those who are greedy for grain are no longer satisfied and have started to lower the price to grain merchants.

Ji Yunzhang was stunned when he entered the room, "Boss Dong, this is..."

As he said this, he stepped in front of Wei Chi and said, "Boss Dong, you are breaking the rules."

Dong Changhong stood up quickly, "Hey, Boss Ji, this is my old friend and grain merchant, Boss Zhu."

Dong Changhong naturally didn't dare to trust Ji Yunzhang easily, but this year the person above lowered the price too much, and he had almost no profit.

He thought about it for a few days and decided to ask his old friend to see if he could be trusted.

He believed it the moment the young man came in.

The solemn and murderous atmosphere cannot be faked.

Boss Ji said that day that His Majesty is now cleaning up the bureaucracy, so the person above is lowering the price in order to make the last profit.

Zhu Fu took two steps forward and said, "My surname is Zhu, my given name is Fu. Like Mr. Dong, I am in the grain business, and my business is mainly in the east."

Ji Yunzhang looked relieved, "Then sit down." He looked around, "Eh? Why don't I see Master Dong?"

Dong Changhong's smile froze, and he chuckled twice, "My son made a mistake and is now detained at home."

Naturally, he didn't dare to tell anyone about his youngest son's peculiarities that were not to be seen in public.

It is even more unacceptable to say that Dong Zhengxue got close to Boss Ji because he was eyeing Mrs. Ji.

By some strange coincidence, his son let him know the reasons why the imperial court was purging and withholding grain.

Afraid that things might go wrong again, he didn't dare let him come.

Dong Changhong immediately poured wine for the two of them, "This gentleman is..."

Ji Yunzhang introduced, "This is Lord Wei, who was once the deputy under General Qin in the Northwest Camp."

After Ji Yunzhang was injured and returned to Beijing, Wei Chi stayed in the Northwest Camp with Qin Anjiang.

Ji Yunzhang was later ordered to the Southwest Camp, but he was not transferred away.

Dong Changhong immediately bowed and said, "General Wei!"

As he said this, he immediately took out a thick stack of silver bills from his pocket and pushed it next to the wine glass. Zhu Fu followed suit.

"General Wei, please have a drink."

Two thick stacks of silver bills, estimated to be worth about 10,000 taels.

This is money that ordinary people have never seen in their lives.

The military rations were purchased after the people paid taxes, but now they are all pocketed by unscrupulous businessmen and corrupt officials.

Wei Chi frowned. Ji Yunzhang reached out and placed the wine glass on the banknote, then stuffed the money and the wine glass into Wei Chi's hand.

"The two bosses have nothing else to say, but the wine is good. Lord Wei, drink!"

Wei Chi glanced at Ji Yunzhang, pursed his lips, and the silver bills in his hand seemed to be so hot that he was about to tremble.

He knew that the prince wanted to catch the person who embezzled military rations.

His father used to be the deputy general of the marquis. The court was always short of food, and all the food was provided by the old lady's grain bank.

His father was killed in an ambush while protecting grain.

If the imperial grain could arrive on time, his father would not have made this trip which was not his mission.

His father won't die either.

Wei Chi clenched the banknote, held the wine glass, and drank it all in one gulp!
Dong Changhong breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that everything would be easy as long as he collected the money.

"General Wei..."

Wei Chi raised his hand, "I don't have a military position now."

He felt that the word "general" coming from these people was an insult to the general.

Dong Changhong was stunned for a moment, then nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, Lord Wei."

"Boss Ji and I are acquainted with each other, and I just got some information from him."

His face turned pale as he spoke, "I am just a commoner, and I only earn hard-earned money."

"The price is too low..."

Wei Chi's expression remained unchanged, he just said calmly, "I don't know who is collecting food for you."

"But His Majesty is now cleaning up the bureaucracy, and it is said that the right to military rations will be returned to each camp to manage itself."

Dong Changhong and Zhu Fu looked at each other, "Self-management?"

Wei Chi nodded, "Those who have land can cultivate it, those who don't have land can buy it themselves, and the court will allocate funds."

"Then, then...if I hand in the grain now, can I still get the money?"

Wei Chi glanced at him and said, "It is illegal for you to sell military rations in this way. If the person you are in contact with is dismissed or transferred during this period, whether the person behind you will take over your account depends on whether the person behind you is willing to take over the mess."

Dong Changhong's face was not good, "I have already paid 20,000 stones."

Ji Yunzhang smiled, "Lord Ji is upright and honest. We are distant relatives, so some things are difficult to do."

"I thought Boss Dong had a better way."

Dong Changhong ignored Ji Yunzhang's sarcastic remarks and paced around the room in a panic.

(End of this chapter)