I have suffered enough in my previous life, my cousin will never marry me

Chapter 86 Demanding Debt

When Qi Yunsheng returned to the Pacification Commissioner's Office, the entire compound was in an uproar that night. Xue Jiu, without giving any explanation, ordered the coastal defense battalion to go out in full force and search for the whereabouts of the pirates.

Seeing the 50,000 coastal defense troops rushing to the East China Sea camp without any supervision from Yuezhou officials, the smile on Fu Mingchi's face was as bright and brilliant as the warm spring sun.

"Miss Ye is truly capable. She only spent 500,000 taels of silver to get Xue Jiu to willingly send out his troops, and we didn't even have to allocate military pay."

Standing in the watchtower of the camp in the northern suburbs of Jikang County, looking at the dense flames in the distance, Yu Bai was delighted: "She is indeed worthy of being the daughter of the Prime Minister."

"Ji Yuan couldn't raise such a smart girl, but she inherited the wisdom of the old lady of the Ye family."

Thinking that he could finally start to solve the problem of maritime disaster, Fu Mingchi couldn't help but clapping his hands.

"This move is indeed ingenious. Xue Jiu has always claimed that there are no pirates in Yuzhou. If the loss of 500,000 taels of silver is reported to the authorities and an explanation is not given as soon as possible, he will have no choice but to return to Lin'an to report on his work."

The person he chose this time was extremely secretive, so even if the court investigated one day, it would not be traced back to him.

Yu Bai looked at His Highness's happy face, as if the five hundred thousand taels did not need to be returned. He hesitated and asked, "Your Highness, can you find a time to send someone to bring the silver back to Miss Ye?"

"Why bother others with this kind of thing?" Fu Mingchi said seriously, "I'll go myself."

I hadn't inquired about that girl's whereabouts before, but now that I know all about her experiences, I realize how difficult her life has been over the years.

It was also his fault that he was too prejudiced before and made a hasty decision without finding out everything, which resulted in her being broken off twice in a row.

Yu Bai could see through His Highness's thoughts. His Highness would never miss any opportunity to go to Taowu with a legitimate reason.

It was not easy to expose him, so Yu Bai told him what had come from the county office: "Your Highness, Miss Ye had Ji Kang, the county magistrate, pass on a message, saying that no more gifts should be sent over, and that the county magistrate should save the gold and silver and use it to provide relief to the victims when the time comes."

Fu Mingchi thought about it and realized that he was not sending gifts to that girl with great fanfare just to please her. The people in Yuzhou were complicated, and as a merchant's daughter, she was bound to be targeted and bullied. If people knew that he was taking care of her, she would feel more at ease.

"I see she really enjoys seafood and game, so don't go to such great lengths to send her such vulgar gifts in the future."

Fu Mingchi ordered seriously, "Brothers from the Chifeng Camp will be responsible for preparing meals for Miss Ye every day."

"Pfft." Yu Bai thought His Highness had finally come to his senses, but upon hearing this, he lost his composure. "Your Highness, the Chifeng Battalion is your most elite guard. Using them to prepare meals for Miss Ye is a waste of talent, isn't it?"

"With your brain, no wonder you can't attract girls even at your age."

Fu Mingchi frowned slightly and said, "I can't stay in Jikang County forever. She's a girl with a little money and property, so it's inevitable that she will be coveted by others."

Yu Bai suddenly realized what was going on. He finally understood His Highness's painstaking efforts: "Your Highness is indeed far-sighted."

Fu Mingchi walked down to the watchtower nonchalantly. "Go to Tongshun Bank and exchange it for one million taels of silver. The king will send it to Taowu tomorrow."

"Then Qi Yunsheng hasn't returned the five hundred thousand taels yet. Your Highness, are you going to give the silver to Miss Ye now?"

Yu Bai tilted his head and looked at him in distress: "Your Highness, aren't you afraid that Qi Yunsheng won't be able to pay it back?"

In the past, His Highness never did business at a loss, but ever since he met Miss Ye, he has been losing both the elixir and the silver, and he almost lost himself.

"It's not simple yet."

Fu Mingchi frowned slightly when he heard this: "Starting tomorrow, you will send people to the Qi family every day to ask for money."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "After all, it would be a bit unfair for us to rob him of his money. If we don't really make him owe me money, I will always feel that it is not right."

"." Yu Bai was stunned. What kind of twisted logic is this? If he returns the silver to Miss Ye, does that mean Qi Yunsheng owes the palace silver?
Now that the important matter on his mind has been resolved, Fu Mingchi has no intention of staying in the military camp any longer.

"Tell Chen Ping to supervise the Pacification Commissioner Office."

Fu Mingchi ordered: "I have been busy with official duties these days. I have to go to Taowu tomorrow to accompany the little princess."

"Oh."

Yu Bai rolled his eyes silently. The prince had just come out of Taowu during the day, and he was thinking about the "little princess" again.

Seeing that His Highness had already jumped on the horse, Yu Bai hurriedly ordered the guards to follow him.

Thinking about what His Highness had instructed him to do, Yu Bai summoned several of the most violent and roughest men in the army and ordered them to go to the Qi family to collect the debt tomorrow.

Qi Yunsheng lost the silver and the position of Yuzhou Tongpan was gone. He was extremely anxious. He did not sleep all night and smashed everything in the house to pieces.

Qi Liu watched from the side, but dared not say anything.

Seeing that it was already dawn, she was so sleepy that her eyelids were fighting each other, and then she complained.

"If you lose money, you can always find a way to make up for it. Anyway, that girl from the Ye family is not a tough guy. It's all just a matter of your words. What are you crazy about?"

Looking at her son, Qi Liu curled her lips and said, "Since she instigated that bitch Chu Yin to divorce you, it might be a good thing. You should hurry up and bring your cousin and my wonderful grandson back home."

Qi Yunsheng refuted dissatisfiedly: "Why does mother always miss that mother and son? I didn't say I wouldn't take them back."

"I don't care," Qi Liu said. "Anyway, all the land, farms, shops, and houses that the Chu family's little bitch bought over the years are now in my grandson's name. If you don't take them back, I won't let your cousin spend any money."

"Got it, mother. I'll send someone to pick her up right away."

As Qi Yunsheng finished speaking, he saw the servant outside running in hurriedly: "Sir, it's bad, the people from Yongning Palace are here to ask for money."

"We agreed on a one-month period, and today is only the first day. What kind of money do they want?"

Qi Yunsheng was furious. Seeing the rough men swaggering in, he suddenly shrugged. "Everyone, are you mistaken? Prince Yongning and the Ye family said they want the money in a month?"

"That's right, His Highness asked us to come earlier to ask for the silver."

The burly man in the lead said, "Five hundred thousand taels of silver is no small sum. My Highness heard that it was borrowed by Mr. Qi to help the Pacification Commissioner send troops. Now that it has been robbed by pirates, not only is the Pacification Commissioner to blame, but the burden on our Highness' shoulders has also become heavy."

Qi Yunsheng replied with a forced smile, "Brother, you're such a jokester. The Yongning Palace is a wealthy family, comparable to the Gu family of Lin'an. How could they care about a mere five hundred thousand taels?"

The brute didn't give him any explanation and slapped him hard in the face. Qi Liu was so frightened that she quickly protected her son: "Why are you still hitting me? My son is a favorite under Governor Xue."

"I don't care who you are. His Highness sent us here to ask for the silver. If you don't hand it over, we will stay in your house."

The burly man's thick eyebrows trembled as he glared at Qi Yunsheng fiercely. "You're a fool. Prince Yongning just exempted Yuezhou from taxes for two years, and you've already caused such a big mess. You're clearly causing trouble for His Highness. You're mobilizing troops and strengthening defenses, and you're asking for money everywhere. Your Highness only wants money, so not punishing you is already a special favor."

"Yes, yes, I will never forget the kindness Your Highness has shown me."

Qi Yunsheng looked at the burly man with gratitude and said confidently, "Don't worry, brother. I will definitely get the money today."

Thinking of the Ye family's unknown amount of deposits, Qi Yunsheng hurried out of the house and ordered his servants, "Go, immediately go to the Pacification Commissioner's Office to dispatch some troops to Taowu to get the silver."

(End of this chapter)