Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2696 The Capital (52)

"Is there enough money?"

Another identity of Jin Wenchi in the Shiweng Group is the chief housekeeper, where money is collected, paid and spent.

"It's enough for the time being. But recently, the money has been spent like water - the master's hand is tens of thousands of silver. I heard that there are going to be big bosses in the future, and they are all tens of thousands of silver. There is still the end of the year, and the expenses for the New Year Another stroke..." Taoist Jinshi smiled wryly, "I'm afraid it won't last long."

"There is a sum of money from Guangdong, about [-] to [-]." Zhou Lezhi said, "Originally, it will arrive in a few days. It's just..."

"It's just" that the bank that sent the remittance was Delong—since Ning Ningyun was tied up, it had been "sealed up" by the Yamen of Shuntian Prefecture.

Zhou Lezhi also thinks this trick is very good, otherwise the Shanxi house in the capital would have run on Delong long ago. Even so, they still stopped the acceptance of Delong's notes, and declared that they were "a piece of waste paper" ".

Said it was "a piece of waste paper", but Zhou Lezhi knew that the stewards and clerks of the Shanxi house were secretly taking back Delong's notes at a discount of [-]% or [-]%.Obviously, they themselves do not agree with the waste paper.The Jinshi Taoist in front of him also took some.

"We've been counting thousands of times, so we just forgot about it." Jin Wenchi laughed.

"It's not a problem, and it doesn't matter if it delays for a few days. The dividend from Shanghai China Merchants is coming soon, and there are more than 2. The current situation can be dealt with." Zhou Lezhi seems to have a well-thought-out plan, but in fact he has no bottom.He remembered what his husband said: "Wars, business, and affairs are all spelled with the word money."

"Money is a good thing, but it's hard to earn..." he muttered to himself.

The Shi Weng Group has a lot of money, and it seems that they have endless money.In fact, many of the actions planned in the past few years have been loss-making transactions. The biggest loss is the group of heroes making trouble at Lingao, which can be said to have lost their wives and lost their soldiers.There were more than 5000 martyrs from various sects in the martial arts who participated in the war, and the compensation money alone cost more than 2 taels, plus all the previous expenses, the total cost was more than [-] taels of silver.

Spending money is a small matter, but it owes a lot of favors to various sects.Fortunately, in these years of war and chaos, many sects had to take shelter of the government in order to survive, and they did not dare to care too much about them.

After Jin Wenchi left, he reviewed the current situation again.The situation in the capital is now turbulent.Since the emperor proposed the Southern Expedition, various political forces have launched new activities around the topic of the Southern Expedition.Especially the big bosses of the imperial court who made a lot of money in the past and got a lot of benefits from the thieves are very active.Especially Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, who was thought to be dead, unexpectedly came back to life.In the past few years, relying on the guns sold to him by the kun thieves, he has compiled a "new army" and won several small victories in the Liaodong battlefield. In terms of important ministers.His mentor, Xu Guangqi, fell seriously ill while training soldiers in Tianjin Tuntian, and was dying. He heard that he had obtained the "elixir and miraculous medicine" and continued his life.Now that he has retired and returned to his hometown, he still recruits the educated gentry to secretly operate and link up with the gangsters...

While thinking, Liu Zhao came.

"What's the matter?" Zhou Le was surprised.

It was already late at night, and Liu Zhao's sudden visit was obviously something urgent.

"I heard from the brother of Fusi in Beizhen that the emperor has heard about you and asked someone to inquire about you." Liu Zhao said in a low voice.

The two brothers of the Liu family, Liu Wei, who is transformed into a Taoist of wood and stone, is in charge of contacting all parties outside, constantly investigating the movements of the Kun bandits, and adding some obstacles to the Kun bandits from time to time; while Liu Zhao is by Zhou Lezhi's side, responsible for all parties' communication and intelligence information.In the capital, as long as Jinyiwei North Town Fusi can inquire about things, Liu Zhao can also know.

"Oh, what's the difference?"

"Reporting that you live in Zaohua Temple to see a doctor, there is nothing unusual. It will be all right for a while. It's just that you old man should pay more attention."

"I know. Any more urgent news?"

"The emperor also ordered to inquire about Qian Taichong..."

"Interesting, interesting. It seems that Mr. Qian's money was not wasted."

"One more thing, the emperor has noticed Delong's bank, and ordered the governor to find out if Delong has any connections with the eunuchs in the palace..." At this point, his voice was barely audible.

Late at night, and Liansheng.

Xiao Bazi's figure flashed, walked into the hall, and said: "Chief Escort, merchant Qin Erlang is asking to see you."

Li Rufeng rubbed his temples, frowned impatiently, and said, "Sooner or later..."

Liao Sanniang said from the side: "If you come to the door late at night, there must be an emergency."

Li Rufeng paused, and after a while, said in a deep voice, "Please."

Qin Erlang was in his thirties, with a medium build and a rough face. He wore a blue walking suit, soap leather boots, and was covered in dust and dust. He was a man who had traveled a lot.

Sitting at the bottom, Qin Erlang looked first at Li Rufeng, who was at the top, and then at Liao Sanniang, and twisted the corners of his clothes in some embarrassment.

Liao Sanniang sat across from Qin Erlang, took out a pencil, opened the notebook, and waited quietly for him to speak.

Li Rufeng opened the mouth first and said, "Mr. Thank you, please have some tea."

Qin Erlang picked up the teacup, put it down as soon as he brought it to his mouth, and said: "The villain will go to Leng's house first, only to know that the Leng's house is facing a big problem now. Mr. Wu is now living in Delongpu, but I No. He Xiang, Mrs. Leng's wife, came out to meet the villain, and after listening to the villain's words, she said that this matter is not suitable for Mr. Xunwu, but only to report to the bureau chief, and sent someone to lead the villain here. If you disturb me late at night, the bureau chief forgives me."

Li Rufeng waved his hand, and said: "Such incidents of wind and fire can be reported at any time, no matter what day or night. Mr. Qin is a good friend if he is willing to come and talk about it. Sir, please explain it carefully."

Qin Erlang pulled the chair in the direction of Li Rufeng, and said: "I came back from the delivery that day, and only reached the suburbs of Beijing..."

After listening to Qin Erlang's narration, Li Rufeng shaved his chin with his fingers. Judging from the description of the clothes, he believed in his heart that the matter was true.

In the description, Ning Ningyun's clothing was the same as when he was traveling. The robbers did not change the clothes for Master Leng in time, which was not an omission. They would not have thought that someone would open the door to check.

Sunglasses, goggles, beards, and ear caps are to isolate Condensed Cloud's senses, disturb his judgment of time, distance, and road conditions, and prevent Condensed Cloud from deriving route information. The kidnappers are taking precautions after the hostages return. From this point The analysis shows that the kidnappers have no intention of silence, and it can be inferred that Ning Yun is temporarily safe, which makes Li Rufeng somewhat relieved.

Master Leng has a pair of extremely rare dark crystal glasses with oval frames, which look like a blind toad when he wears them. It is said that they are originally from the Song Dynasty. They were brought by Master Leng when he was born and died in the Song Dynasty. "Ray-Ban", I don't know who this craftsman named Ray-Ban is.

This pair of glasses is the only one in Beijing. Mr. Leng loves it like a treasure, and he rarely wears it. It has almost become an anti-counterfeiting label for Mr. Leng Yuan. He happened to wear these glasses that day, so he can be sure that the person in the car is Ning Ningyun himself.

Seeing that Qin Erlang stopped talking, Li Rufeng had nothing to add, so he glanced at Liao Sanniang in a blink of an eye. Liao Sanniang tapped the notebook and nodded to indicate that the recording was completed.

Li Rufeng stood up and walked slowly in front of Qin Erlang, Qin Erlang's eyes were darkened by the huge figure.

Qin Erlang got up in a hurry, Li Rufeng stretched out his hands, held Qin Erlang's hands, shook them gently, and said sincerely: "A friend in need is a friend, Delong and He Liansheng have a heart in mind. Let's drink and get drunk with Mr.

Qin Erlang's back disappeared from sight, and Li Rufeng stood at the door of the empty hall, facing the heavy darkness, stood for a moment, and shouted to the outside of the hall: "Two more lamps."

Not long after, a few large candles were picked up in the hall, illuminating a corner of the inner hall brightly.

Li Rufeng and Liao Sanniang stood in front of the table, on which was a simple map of Beijing.

Liao Sanniang held up the candlestick in her left hand, and swipe the index finger of her right hand on the map. After a while, she frowned and said, "This road is going to Zhangjiakou. Zhangjiakou is close to Bauhinia Pass, Feihu Pass and Juyong Pass, and Yanbei in Shanxi to the west. It connects to Mengta in the north, and there is also Xibeiguan City, if the kidnappers take Mr. Leng and go away to the fortress, the grass is vast, and searching for people is like scouring the sand in the wilderness, and there is nowhere to find them."

Li Rufeng leaned down to look at the map, shook his head, and said, "It's not necessary to go to Zhangjiakou. It's a long way to go to the grassland, and it's very inconvenient to contact. Since it's for money, they won't mess things up. It gets complicated. Roads can be changed, people can go, and those who go out can also turn back. Baoding, Tianjin, and Jizhen can all be visited.”

"Tianjin is probably impossible..."

Tianjin Railway Station is an important station of the Senate in the north. The relationship and industries left over by Xu Guangqi in Tianjin for military training are now taken over by Tianjin Railway Station.Since the robbers knew the origin of Elder Leng, it was unlikely that they would fall into the trap of themselves.

"That's not necessarily the case, the so-called darkness under the lights." Li Rufeng shook his head and said, "The robbers can probably guess that we think so, and maybe they did something unexpected."

Liao Sanniang said: "For the matter of the journey, let all the senior brothers come in and discuss it with everyone. It's just you and me. There is always something biased."

Li Rufeng raised his head and said in a low voice, "Brothers can share blessings and misfortunes, and you can entrust life and death, but you can't tell your heart. They are not in the system after all, and they can't stick to their hearts. Only you and I can come up with a clue. Tell them to come in and discuss the details."

The robbers were in a hurry to move Ning Yunyun, apparently because they hired people to conduct a large-scale search recently. The robbers thought that the capital was already very unsafe, so they wanted to change the place to hide the tickets.

Once people are transferred out, there will be more and more variables.Especially in the chaos outside, if someone robs a ticket on the way or encounters a bandit raiding a business traveler, or if the ticket collector conflicts with the robbers, it may endanger the personal safety of Elder Leng.

"I think the robbers are going to jump over the wall in a hurry. We should hurry to redeem people. As long as people can come back safely, we can talk about anything!"

(End of this chapter)