Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 527

As soon as Wang Duo, Shangshu of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, left, Gu Hengbo squeezed the note he wrote just now into a ball, and then he opened the window and told a waiter who was waiting outside, dressed up as a fan from the inner factory, "Send someone to hand over the paper." For Eunuch Wei, besides, there is another big order today, which belongs to Wang Duowang, Shangshu of Nanjing Ministry of Rites, totaling [-] catties, his housekeeper Zhou will bring the goods later, and make preparations for unloading."

As he said that, Gu Hengbo stepped into the pavilion, and after taking a bath, he changed into men's clothes, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, handsome and extraordinary, holding an ancient jade bone fan, and came out of the hall with a dignified posture, and opened it The warehouse, and a group of servants pretending to be from the inner factory also changed into short jackets, rolled up their sleeves, and stood behind Gu Hengbo with their hands behind their backs.

Not long after, Steward Zhou of the Wangfu came here with a mighty fifteen carts of smoke and earth. Steward Zhou saw that although this place is also a lively market, it is very quiet at the moment, which is enough to see that the girl surnamed Gu Fusang and her party Afterwards, I must have met some extraordinary people, otherwise, this bustling alley along the Qinhuai River would not have suddenly become so deserted so easily.

Thinking about my journey along the way, no one from the inner factory appeared, it seems that it may also be the result of the energy of the people behind Gu Hengbo, and because of this, the housekeeper Zhou in Wang Duo's mansion and his master glanced at Gu Hengbo His ability is to be convinced, and he simply handed over [-] catties of smoke to Gu Hengbo.

Gu Hengbo couldn't help laughing and asked: "Didn't it be agreed that all the [-] catties would be discounted by the imperial court to pay three times the price to Gu, why is it five thousand catties less?"

"Miss Gu, forgive me. Although you are capable, you are not the only one in the world. My master wants to see if anyone else is willing to accept the five thousand catties, such as Eunuch Wei from the inner factory." After Steward Zhou said, Gu Hengbo didn't say anything else. After everything was delivered, he told the servant: "There are still five thousand catties of smoke in the palace, so there is no need to worry about anything. Let me tell you, Eunuch Wei, you can They stole his house."

At this time, Li Dingguo had already rushed to Shu Danian's mansion with two hundred internal factory officials, but it just so happened that Wang Duo was also here at this time.

"Father-in-law, the people from the inner factory have already arrested several other cigarette dealers in Nanjing City. I'm afraid it's too bad for me. What should I do?" Shu Danian personally delivered Yuqian Longjing tea to his father-in-law Wang Duo Nearby, Wang Duo said calmly, "Don't worry, it's possible that the city of Nanjing is full of people who don't know the relationship between you and me. Even the people in the inner factory have to weigh the impact of offending a six ministers. Just tell me the truth, how much smoke do you still have?"

"There are still [-] catties, of which [-] catties belong to your old man," Shu Danian whispered in Wang Duo's ear.

Wang Duo pondered for a moment: "Take out [-] catties and ship them to my mansion. I will give you twice the price of the imperial court, and the remaining five thousand catties will be handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs. It is considered a clear account. After all, it is the court No smoking, there must be losses, but if this is the case, you can get back some money, otherwise, I can't protect you!"

Seeing what his father-in-law said was so serious, Shu Danian thought about it again and thought what his father-in-law said was reasonable. Although he didn't know how his father-in-law could digest the money, he could buy it at a price comparable to that of the imperial court. The price twice as high was indeed more cost-effective for him, so he agreed: "Then please come with my son-in-law, my father-in-law."

However, when Shu Danian brought Wang Duo into the secret room where he stored the smoke and soil, and looked at the smoke and soil boxes that filled the whole secret room, Li Dingguo from the outside also broke in directly.

The servant of the Shu Mansion wanted to stop him, but he was directly shot on the grounds of obstructing the tolerance. Almost at the same time that the servant of the Shu Mansion rushed to his secret room to inform Shu Danian, Li Dingguo had already brought a few capable people over the wall. Gou came out of the secret room, and cut off the connection of the secret room mechanism with a single knife.

At the same time, Li Dingguo has already raised his token: "The inner factory handles the case. Shu Danian smuggled cigarettes and soil. He failed to hand it over to the court after the deadline. He violated His Majesty's will. He will be arrested immediately. All the property in the family is sealed up, and he plans to confiscate it!"

With that said, Li Dingguo waved his hand again: "Search for me!"

"Wait!" At this time, Wang Duo came out. Li Dingguo had seen Wang Duo at a banquet of Nanjing officials, so he also recognized Wang Duo's identity, but just when Li Dingguo thought that Wang Duo would rely on himself When Wang Duo was supporting his son-in-law with his status as Shangshu, this Wang Duo suddenly slapped Shu Danian: "You bastard!"

With a bang, a pair of anti-hyperopia glass glasses exclusively sold by the Royal Industries Company that Shu Danian just bought this year was smashed to the ground, and even he himself suffered a nosebleed. Wang Duo scolded: "This Why did the official marry his daughter to you, who is so greedy for money? The imperial court has issued repeated orders to prohibit the sale of cigarettes. As the son-in-law of this official, you dare to commit crimes against the wind and lie to the official that you are only in the tea business. Now Mr. Wei Some people came to the door, let's see how you explain it!"

Seeing his father-in-law Wang Duo winking at him, Shu Danian also guessed that his father-in-law did this on purpose so as to get him out, so as to show that he, the minister, knew nothing about it, so that even if he was arrested by the inner factory If he leaves, his official position can be kept and he can have a chance to rescue himself.

Therefore, Shu Danian also cooperated to cover his face, and directly knelt down towards Wang Duo, kowtowed and said: "Father-in-law, forgive me, my son-in-law was obsessed with money for a while, so I made such a big mistake, my son-in-law." My son-in-law is sorry for your father-in-law's respectful instruction, woohoo!"

Wang Duo understood that people from the factory guards would not come to the door easily, but as long as they came to the door, it meant that they had obtained a clear order. He couldn't even guess whether Wei Zhongxian suddenly acted so sternly and selflessly, whether he wanted to extort some money from him or what he wanted to do, so what he had to do now was to clean himself up first, and he was not too sure about what his son-in-law would face next. He could only adapt to the situation. The only thing that made him regretful was that the smudge soil worth 15 silver dollars was intercepted by the people in the factory before it could be transferred.

According to his original intention, he wanted to buy the [-] catties of tobacco from his son-in-law at twice the purchase price of the imperial court, and then resell it to Gu Hengbo, so that he could make another profit before ending the tobacco business. The price difference can also further make up for your own losses.

But man is not as good as heaven, so now he can only throw away his car to keep him handsome.

"Lord Li, you don't have to worry about the old man's face. Since my son-in-law has violated the court's law, he will be taken away. Those who need to be investigated will be investigated, and those who should be punished will be punished." Government, the performance is very righteous and awe-inspiring.

And Li Dingguo didn't stop him, he just ordered Shu Danian's cigarettes to be seized, and secretly sighed that Shu Danian was really a big fish. I really can't explain it.

(End of this chapter)