Jiapingguan Chronicle

"Return the property to its original owner?" Shen Zhonghe was puzzled and looked at Liang Jieque with confusion on his face, "What do you mean? This is not something from our family?"

"Didn't you just say that our family can't raise two boxes of gold even if we sell iron and steel?" Liang Jieque nodded towards Shen Zhonghe, then looked at the others and said, "This is the truth, it is indeed a waste of money." No, the total of these two boxes of gold should be about 5,000 taels. I’m afraid I’ve never seen so much gold in my life, right?”

"Five thousand taels of silver is common, but five thousand taels of gold?" Is it a fortune? Or did you find some treasure? These five thousand taels of gold, if it weren’t for some treasure, would probably be easily obtained, right?”

"There is no treasure, but to be honest, the gold should indeed belong to the previous dynasty. To be precise, it belongs to the treasury of the previous dynasty."

"The former treasury?" Shen Zhonghe frowned slightly, "Where did you start talking about this?"

"Before Ding Shangshu's house was confiscated, Tian Mo and De Xiao sent a message to their families through Hu Shang, asking their families to pack up Xinruan, and follow Hu Shang to leave the capital and escape this place of right and wrong. Among the Xinruan that the two families packed up, basically I have packed up all the gold at home. There are about two or three small boxes, each containing five or six hundred taels. In addition to some banknotes that can be taken with you, there are also some jewelry and other items that are more portable than before. I packed up about a dozen boxes of antiques that could be easily packed into small boxes and could be easily cashed in. These boxes were hidden in the convoy of Hu merchants from the Western Regions, covered with those weird gadgets from the Western Regions. Along the way, although I encountered They were robbed a few times by unsighted bandits, but all they robbed were food and drink. Other items were of no use in troubled times, so they did not move. However, the convoy passed by the larger In cities and counties, especially those that have not been affected by the war, they look for opportunities to give away everything they have and exchange it for gold. Even if they sell these so-called personal belongings, they can barely scrape together two thousand taels. look like."

"The gap between two thousand taels and five thousand taels should be quite big, right?" Shen Zhonghe put on an expression of disbelief, "Then where did the remaining three thousand taels come from?"

"Of course it was given by Hu Shang!" Seeing Shen Zhonghe's eyes widening, Liang Jieque waved his hands and said with a smile, "It's not what you think. After we arrived in the southern border and settled down completely, those Hu Shang A box of gold came out, it should be about 3,500 taels." She sighed softly, "It is said that when Tian Mo and De Xiao saw this, their eyes were straight and they couldn't believe it at all. What are you seeing?"

"So, where did these come from?"

"According to Hu Shang, it's the reward they got from their cooperation in the capital over the years."

"Remuneration?" Shen Cha frowned slightly, "The ones in the Deer Enclosure and the Elephant Garden?" Seeing Liang Jieque nodding, she looked at Shen Haolin. Both of them showed disapproval and said, "Those silver coins?" Do you want to join forces with them? Does Ding Shangshu know?"

"Don't say that Ding Shangshu didn't know, Tian Mo and De Xiao didn't know either." Liang Jieque sighed, "My grandfather couldn't believe it when he talked about it. They never thought that without their knowledge, Even under such circumstances, I have accumulated such a fortune." "It seems that it was already a trap from the deer pen, the elephant garden... no, maybe earlier." Xue Ruitian touched his chin, looked at Shen Haolin, and then looked at Looking at Shen Cha, he saw the two of them nodding, and continued, "But the target is not necessarily who, whoever is responsible for connecting with them will be the target, but the household department is the most likely, so they have already made plans. Yes, right?"

"Yeah, thinking about it later, it should be like this." Liang Jieque sighed, "The businessmen are profit-oriented and cunning. The price they negotiated with the Ministry of Revenue is 10% to 20% higher than the original price, or even higher. , they allocate part of it themselves as a reward to the account manager, and take it out when the other party needs it most. Because they need money the most, they will not refuse, but as long as they accept it, they will fall in love with them. That trap.”

"His heart is sinister!"

"What I'm saying is that when people come prepared, they are simply unprepared. Tian Mo and De Xiao's family settled in the south. Although they have some money and gold, the two families and the Ding family together have almost two hundred people. If many people don't make a living, they will definitely be left with nothing, so the money comes in a very timely manner. And Hu Shang also said that if you want to do business with them, you will have to settle in gold. , this little gold is nothing to them."

"and then?"

"Of course I accepted it. They need money in many places, much more than you think." Liang Jieque counted on his fingers, "When we first arrived in the town, it couldn't even be called a town. It can only be said that there are only seven or eight scattered residents. They spent money to build the entire town. They built the houses and shops bit by bit, which all cost a lot of money. In addition, they also need to find people to build big ships, hire sailors, crew, etc., and prepare tools for going to sea, which all cost money. Speaking of which, the silver and gold brought by the family are barely enough. , if something unexpected happens, I don’t even have the money to save money. Therefore, I can only collect it. Even if it is not used, it can at least be used for emergencies. However, together with the gold I exchanged before, it is also buried in the My own house.”

"Not even moved?"

"Occasionally, some things are touched, but they are quickly replaced. We don't know exactly what happened. Maybe when selling salt, we collected a large amount of gold and were able to make a high profit. The rest is just It’s not very clear anymore.”

"If it's selling salt, it's true." Shen Zhonghe nodded, "This is a hugely profitable business. If you do it for a few years, you can earn one or two thousand taels of gold."

"Yes, I earn a lot and spend a lot, but I also save a lot. Overall, I still make a lot of money. The adoptive father said that if you want to get rid of them completely, you must give up this gold with interest. Although it hurts to give it back, there is no other way and it must be given. So, we dug out the gold from the yard and took it over, but... Liang Jieque shook his head gently, "The other party didn't want it at all. . ""