fake prince

Chapter 269 A Chance

"The heads of these gangsters can be taken back. Killing so many people must be a great achievement. I didn't expect that among the brothers who came out, I was the first to do it alone."

"But everyone is tired, and it's really hard work after another night of running around." Sun Baihu wiped his face and said with a smile.

Su Ziji nodded: "Yes, everyone has worked hard."

"How about counting the corpses first and packing up the belongings? There is no delay in burying the pot and cooking. After eating, we will go back."

Su Ziji's words immediately got Sun Baihu's approval.

"I've been busy all night, and I just feel hungry! You guys go to pick up some firewood nearby." Sun Baihu casually ordered a few people, telling them to go quickly.

He sat down directly on a rock. Although it was cold in winter, Sun Baihu squinted his eyes subconsciously as soon as he sat down, feeling immediately comfortable.

The other soldiers struggled to count the corpses and gathered the belongings, but they didn't even go to check the quantity, they were already stumbling around, and many people were sitting down.

"Come help! Don't let this sheep get away!" About a cup of tea, several people left shouted.

"You actually pulled back a wild goat? Good luck!" Sun Baihu turned his head to look, and found a wild goat that had been forcibly pulled back was fighting with several people and trying to escape.

Different from domestic sheep, this kind of wild sheep is very fierce at first glance, and its horns are also very sharp. If it is poked, it may cause multiple holes in its body.

It wasn't until someone ran over with a pot in their hands that the one who pulled the sheep over had a knife and wiped the wild sheep's neck.

"Hurry up! Don't waste this wild sheep's blood!" It should be someone who likes this thing, and the person who brought the sheep back did not forget to tell his colleagues who used the jar to catch the blood.

Sun Baihu has already found a way to eat the sheep: "Roast it directly, and share it equally when the time comes!"

Because in the wild, there is no food except dry food, this wild sheep has indeed solved the problem.

The lamb was sizzling, and Su Ziji and Sun Baihu continued to "divide the spoils".

The four cavalry teams confiscated a total of 4000 taels, including cash, bank notes, and light silk cloth, not counting the land and houses. It can be seen that the southwest cavalry has become rich in smuggling in the past two years.

Eighty-four thousand taels of snowflake silver was enough to feed the Southwest Army for a period of time. You must know that the military salary brought by the imperial court to the Southwest this time was only 4000 taels.

How not to shock people?

Of course, this is also because the six cavalry knew that the money was full of blood, so most of them exchanged bank notes, minted private silver, and did not spend much on land and houses, so that they could be transferred quickly if something happened. many.

The normal big family is the other way around, with a lot of land and little cash.

That is, half of the 4000 taels and 2000 taels were handed over to the court, and another 1000 taels were handed over to Eunuch Zhao. Maybe Eunuch Zhao would also donate part of it to the emperor.

The remaining 1000 taels, and another 5000 taels were given to the county soldiers for hard work and pensions. The lesser was 30 taels per person, and the more pensions were 100 taels.

Only 6000 taels were left in Sun Baihu's hands, which made him feel that he could bear it. Otherwise, with such a large amount, with his prudence, he might feel burnt and dare not take it.

"Mr. Su, yours is 500 taels. I'm afraid it's not easy for you to take the silver back to Beijing. I will find some bank notes later, which can be exchanged in the capital. I'll do the math, and it's just enough for you."

As he said that, he took out a stack of bank notes, both large and small, and handed the thick stack to Su Ziji.

Su Ziji didn't even count, so he put it away.

Seeing this, Sun Baihu was naturally more comfortable. Listening to Su Ziji's question, "I heard that housing prices in the capital are expensive, is that true?"

"Mr. Su, you will settle in the capital sooner or later. In fact, there are also cheap 150 taels of small courtyards for houses, but you are an official and cannot be like ordinary people. This is against the dignity of the court. At least you should buy a courtyard, or just buy a courtyard. 1000 taels!"

"The life of Beijing officials is leisurely, but their job is to gather for banquets. If they don't attend banquets or entertain guests, they are not listed in the officialdom. Therefore, it is lighter, let alone one or two hundred taels a year."

"Beijing officials often need to go in and out of the palace and important yamen. They are very particular about their appearance. If they wear a few old sets, they will be laughed at. It costs at least a few hundred taels."

"There are also transportation fees, ox carts, and servants. Many occasions cannot be attended on foot, and the total may cost another 800 taels a year."

"So it's not decent if you don't have 500 taels a year."

"It's also thanks to you that you got this money. Otherwise, you will have to suffer for five or six years if you become a Jinshi and enter the Imperial Academy." Sun Baihu got a lot of silver and was in a good mood. Thoughts.

When Sun Baihu went to his cronies to share the money, Su Ziji also called Ye Daoist, took out the bank notes, counted out thirty, and handed them to Ye Taoist.

"The maximum amount of these bank notes is 100 taels, and there are thirty in total, all of which are for you."

"This time you were able to wipe out the four cavalry teams. You have the first credit. If it weren't for you, you wouldn't be able to steal this much money."

"I can't ask for credit for you in public for the time being, but you can't work hard in vain. 3000 taels is your drink money, and take it!"

"My lord, this..." 3000 taels of wine is a bit too expensive, and the wild Taoist, who was dazzled by the amount, complained in his heart.

"I can't accept this money, it's my business, and since it's my business, how can I receive this money?" Ye Daoist pulled his eyes from the bank note and declined.

Su Ziji pushed back again: "This amount of money is nothing. If you don't accept it, how will you be rewarded and punished? Besides, it's not easy to live in the capital. How do you live in the capital?"

Ye Daoist looked at Su Ziji, saw a smile and seriousness in his eyes, and laughed after hesitating.

"Mr. Xie, then I'll accept it!" Ye Taoist took it and stuffed it into his arms this time.

The two were talking, and seeing that the wild sheep had to wait for a while before being roasted, the wild Taoist took the opportunity to remind Su Ziji: "By the way, my lord, if Qian Zhidong didn't know anything about this horse team smuggling, I don't think so." Very likely."

"The six cavalry teams have all sold weapons to the enemy chiefs. This is not a small business, but a big business worth thousands of taels each time. Where did so many weapons come from?"

"How did these horse teams pass through the checkpoints along the way?"

"I think there must be something going on here. Either Qian Zhidong took advantage, or he wanted to play tricks with the enemy chief so that he could always benefit from the court."

"There are still a few letters, which were found before. I have read the content of the letter, and it seems that there is nothing wrong with it, but there should be code words."

As the wild Taoist said, he handed over several letters.

Su Ziji opened them, read them one by one, and frowned: "This letter doesn't look unusual, but it's really just a daily greeting. Why bother to write so many letters and keep them all?"

"Looking at the handle left behind, if I knew it earlier, I would stop it from beheading all of them."

But thinking about it again, even if he kept alive, he really saw the secret of these letters, these letters alone would not bring down Qian Zhidong.

What he was waiting for was actually an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)