So I play chess

Chapter 78 Thief
Zheng Tong's cry made Liu Zhu's whole body shudder.It's not all hypocrisy, but it's kind of true.Liu Zhu laughed twice, and he dragged him into the mansion for a talk.

In Zheng's residence, there used to be quite a few servants and maidservants going back and forth to tidy up and clean, but now there are not many of them.

Liu Zhu followed him all the way to the main hall, and the two of them sat down, and then they heard Zheng Tongyi come together.

The Zheng family has always had people traveling between the counties around Tongcheng. They often leave the city in the morning and return at dusk, entering and leaving according to the time when the city gates are opened and closed.

A few days ago, the prefect sealed off the city. Although there were supplies, the price of rice in the city still rose.After a few days of stability, the gates of the city were finally opened, and several families found out the news separately, and someone collected a large amount of grain from various places around them.

Originally, the price was controlled by the prefect, so even if there were wars or other turmoil, it should not skyrocket uncontrollably.

But it's different when someone collects food.Tongcheng is not too big or small. If the people in the city hoard by themselves, there are restrictions on transportation capacity, storage and manpower, etc., it will not affect the overall situation too much.But it was the Sun family who harvested the grain, with tens of thousands of dollars, and they would harvest everything they had. If they had any intentions, the impact would not be small.

After receiving this news, all the families couldn't sit still after a little calculation. Tongcheng only temporarily maintained peace, but long-term stability is impossible to think about. If the Sun family controls the food lifeline, it will really make trouble A military disaster, the future will be terrible.

Zheng Tong didn't care whether Liu Zhu believed it or not, he just said that in order to cope with this, his family had to collect some food for his own use, and if there was any crisis, he could also help the eunuch to help the people.

Liu Zhu didn't bother him about this, but asked why he was so sad since he was prepared?

Zheng Tong said that the plan was good, but although the family servants went out of the city with a lot of money in the past two days, they did not come back.The same goes for the people who were sent out to look for it, but no news came back.

Regarding this matter, Zheng Tong pulled Liu Zhuo to talk for a while, and insisted that it was the Sun family who made the trip.

Before leaving, Qian urged Wan to ask the prefect to make decisions for them.Liu Zhu agreed, and regardless of Zheng Tong's intentions, if people under his rule disappeared without reason, he, the eunuch, must find out.

After leaving Zheng's house, Liu Zhu went to the historian Wang's house one by one, but the situation was the same.Now Liu Zhu's waist is also hardened, so let's go to Sun's house for a walk.

But when he went to the place, he found that the Sun family was in a normal state. Mr. Sun did not look like the instigator at all. He calculated the losses of the mansion to Liu Zhu one by one, but it was more than the other families combined.

Only then did Liu Zhu become suspicious, thinking that maybe there was a robbery, so he didn't dare to stay, and hurried back to the government office to make arrangements.But before he entered the door, he ran into Li Mao who had just finished interrogating Liu Ruobai and the others.

Liu Zhuo said the matter smoothly, then Li Mao led him to find Wen Gu together.

When the two arrived at Bushiju, Wen Gu was looking through the accounts. Seeing them coming, he ordered them to sit down and have a cup of tea, and Liu Zhu told his aunt the whole story.

"Then the Zheng family not only lost people, but also lost 5000 taels of silver. Although the historians of the Wang family are not as good as the Zheng family, the total number is quite a lot. The Sun family is even more." Liu Zhu's righteous indignation filled his mouth dry With a dry tongue, he drank three or five cups of tea, but he was genuinely anxious and his tone was urgent.

Wen Gu was holding the accounts, seemingly absent-minded, but sighed from time to time.

Liu Zhu felt that his aunt had listened to it, so he said again: "People like Zheng Tong are indeed hateful, but if there are thieves and bandits near Tongcheng, don't worry about it at this time. But it became a big event."

"My nephew is indeed a good official who can take the affairs of the common people as a major event." Although Wen Gu said so, his eyes still did not leave the account.

"If you say that I don't care about fame and fortune, it's a lie. It's just that now that I have a false reputation, I don't need any more. The first is that the people are in trouble, and the second is that the adults from Lianzhou are about to arrive. At this time, there is such a trouble. , I'm afraid there are other things." Liu Zhuo is honest, and he can say whatever he thinks.

"What else does nephew think?" Wen Gu asked.

"Then I have to ask my aunt to send troops to deal with the banditry. Only after the interrogation can I make a decision. In case there is a negligence, it will spoil what my aunt has to do." Liu Zhu still can't figure out what his "aunt" is. It is still unknown whether the people of Tongcheng take it to heart or not, but when it comes to her own affairs, she should always be careful.

"My nephew is pregnant with my aunt. Don't think about the money, it's true that people go back." Wen Gu said, "You have to go to Zhou Tong about this matter."

Liu Zhu thought to himself that the reckless man Zhou didn't listen to you, so don't try to evade him now, but he didn't show it on his face, and said: "Tongcheng still needs aunt to decide."

But Wen Gu asked, "How much did Zheng Tong tell you that he lost?"

"There are more than 4000 taels, and there are about [-] capable servants." Liu Zhu replied.

Wen Gu sighed again, and handed the account to Liu Zhu. Zhixia took it first and handed it to him. Liu Zhu didn't hesitate and just read it.The total amount was clearly written on the accounts, about 2000 taels of food purchases, and the Zheng family was clearly written on the payment.

Liu Zhu was shocked and said: "There are so many! The Zheng family is dishonest. I know he will lie, but lying half the number is still not enough, and there is more than three times!"

Wen Gu smiled and said, "Look at the other companies."

When Liu Zhu heard the words, he looked down, and sure enough, every family was not real. The original sum was nearly 2 taels, but now, it is as much as 10 taels.

Liu Zhu sighed while watching: "No wonder I said that one or two of them have seen the storm. Although the original number is not small, it will not make them look like that. Now it makes sense and reasonable, this is to put The whole family has been wiped out."

Wen Gu listened to him talk, but just ate his tea in silence.Liu Zhu was about to say more, but suddenly realized something, stood up and asked, "How can my aunt have the real number?"

Wen Gu just laughed, and handed Liu Zhu a brochure with the names of the servants who were kidnapped by bandits in each family, and then asked: "Does my nephew understand the intentions of these families?"

Liu Zhu replied: "It must be to take advantage of the opportunity to make money. Not to mention the war, even if it is a peaceful day, I am afraid that they will make a lot of trouble just because of their tossing around."

Wen Gu said: "Yes, so it's better to say that evil is rewarded with evil. They didn't do good deeds, so their luck was bad. The people they sent out were tied up by bandits. No, all the Mingmu brochures were sent to me. "

(End of this chapter)