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Chu Huan was thoughtful, and asked softly: "Since the Lu family is involved with the Huang family, and the Huang family rebelled, should the Lu family also be involved?" Touching his chin, he said, "Since the Lu family is in the grain business , there must be a mountain of food in the family, if all the food is filled into the household warehouse, the problem of our household food shortage will be greatly solved!"

Lang Wuxu shook his head and said: "Although the Lu family used to be a slave to the tiger, it may be very difficult to get involved. On the ground in Anyi, the Huang family is the leader, and this Lu family is also taking the second deal. Of course, the Lu family succumbs to Huang family, but I’m afraid I’ve never been convinced in my bones. Now that the Huang family has fallen, the Lu family is the head of the wealthy family in Anyi. If the Lu family is involved, the whole Anyi may be in chaos. And the big and small families in Anyi There are not a few people who are attached to the Huang family's family, out of [-]%, I am afraid that [-]% are involved with the Huang family, if they are all involved, the wealthy family in Anyi may have to be exterminated...!" Fu Xu said: " When the Huang family falls, Anyi will naturally be in chaos for a while, and the court will rely on the Lu family to stabilize Anyi, so there should be no murder."

Chu Huan said "Oh" and asked, "Has the imperial court sent someone to Anyi?"

Lang Wuxu shook his head, "It's really not clear. It stands to reason that if such a major incident happened in Beijing, the Holy One would naturally send someone to arrest the Huang family in Anyi. It is inevitable that the family property will be confiscated. But The imperial court has never sent people from our household department to Anyi, so the house raid would not have been possible without our household department people...!" He also showed a suspicious expression on his face, "I really don't know what is going on in Anyi now. , Master Chu, if you want to know, I will ask later."

Chu Huan waved his hands and smiled, "I'm just asking casually."

Lang Wuxu smiled, leaned closer, and said in a low voice: "However, the past few days, our ministers have been very happy. A while ago, we were worried about money and food. Now that the Huang family has rebelled, this time the house was raided, and there must be a lot of income. If all the property of Huang's family in Anyi is copied and not brought into the household department, our minister will never have to worry about money and food again in the past two years."

Chu Huan said: "Can the Huang family's wealth last for a year or two?"

"I'm afraid there will be more." Lang Wuxu said: "In the past few years, the biggest expenditure of the household department is mainly to build the Tongtian Temple. Now that the Tongtian Temple has been completed, the imperial court no longer needs to spend money on it, and it will save money every year. A lot of expenses. The wealth of the Huang family is astronomical, and there are not a few officials involved this time. They all have a lot of wealth, and all of them are included in the household department. Master Chu, how much money do you have?"

Chu Huan nodded and said: "If that's the case, Lord Ministry really doesn't have to worry. With money and food, the war in the southeast will go much smoother, and the reconstruction of the northwest is just around the corner."

Lang Wuxu picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then Chu Huan asked: "By the way, Mr. Lang, I want to ask you something!"

Lang Wuxu hurriedly said: "Master Chu, please speak!"

"I heard that Huang Ju has many shops on Jinyu Street? I don't know if it's true or not!"

"Yes, there are!" Lang Wuxu nodded hastily, "There are quite a few, there should be more than a dozen!"

"Those shops are also sealed up?"

Lang Wuxu smiled and said: "That is the most valuable shop of Huang's family in Beijing. Except for Huang's family, I went to those shops yesterday afternoon, and they have been sealed." Lang Wuxu is not stupid after all, and he is very cunning. When Chu Huan suddenly asked about the shops on Jinyu Street, he felt that there was something in his words, and asked cautiously, "Master Chu...is he interested in the shops on Jinyu Street?"

Chu Huan just smiled and didn't speak, and if he didn't speak, it was tantamount to acquiescing, but Lang Wuxu became excited, and clapped his hands and said, "Master Chu has good eyesight, every shop on Jinyu Street is full of sun. Jin...!" Feeling out of control, he lowered his voice and said, "What kind of business does Master Chu want to do?"

"I haven't thought about it yet." Chu Huan knows that it is common for officials to run business behind the scenes in the Daqin court. There are probably many shops run by Lang Wuxu and the servant behind the scenes, and he will not hide it. "Wait until Now that the shop has been sold, I will ask Mr. Lang again to discuss what to do with the business."

Lang Wuxu smiled and said: "I should do my service." He seemed to be very enthusiastic about this matter, "Master Chu, please wait for a while, I will go and investigate, such trivial matters are in my hands."

After Lang Wuxu left, he came back with a frown after only a moment, and said in embarrassment: "Master Chu, things are not good."

"Oh?" Chu Huan thought this kind of thing was the easiest thing, so he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Could it be that the shop hasn't been sealed yet?"

"It was sealed up yesterday." Lang Wuxu sat down, "It's absolutely true, but...just those shops, they were just sealed up yesterday, and they have already been taken away from the household department!"

"So fast?" Chu Huan was a little surprised.

Lang Wuxu sighed: "It's all fat, who doesn't want to take a bite. I checked, Huangju is in Jinyu Street, there are eleven shops in total, and the decorations are very beautiful, and the decorations inside are all Without dismantling, the shop can be opened for business...!"

Chu Huan frowned and said, "Master Lang, do you know who has been kidnapped?"

Lang Wuxu sighed: "There are some merchants in their names, but there must be someone behind them...!" After thinking for a while, a strange look appeared in his eyes, and he said in a low voice: "Master Chu, it seems that he wants to get Jinyu Street The pavement, and I have to ask the Ministry Master for advice!"

Chu Huan pondered for a while, a sneer suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, he got up, and said: "In that case, I really want to ask the Lord Ministry."

"I can't do it now." Lang Wuxu waved his hand and said, "Just now, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, Qiu Junyu, came to our Household Department in person, and he is talking with Ma Butang, so don't let anyone disturb him!"

"Qiu Junyu?" Chu Huan thought that you would come to the door in person if I didn't look for you, and said with a smile, "I really want to look for this Qiu Butang, but I didn't expect him to come here."

Lang Wu humbly thought, what is there for King Yama to find, but it is inconvenient to say more.

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Chu Huan wobbled to the courtyard of the department hall. It was a coincidence that before entering the door, he saw Ma Hong and Qiu Junyu talking and laughing. Chu Huan has been in Beijing for a long time. Although he has not had contact with Qiu Junyu, he has seen him Ma Hong smiled openly, while Qiu Junyu's narrow triangular eyes were shining brightly. While talking and laughing, when he left the courtyard, he didn't see Chu Huan. His temper is inherently vicious, and he is used to arrogance. He almost bumped into someone, but he got angry first, and said coldly: "Which thing with no eyes is blocking the door?" A slight smile appeared on Shen's face, "Isn't this Uncle Zhongyong? It's impolite, no wonder!" In an instant, he turned into a humble and polite person.

Chu Huan clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Almost bumped into Qiu Butang, it was because of my rudeness."

"Where are you talking?" Qiu Junyu said affectionately: "I have wanted to talk to Uncle Zhongyong for a long time, but I have been worried about disturbing Uncle Zhongyong. It is better to hit the sun than to choose the day. Uncle Zhongyong, I will be the host at noon today, and we will have a light meal together. What do you think?" ?”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "I know that Qiu Butang is busy with business recently, so I dare not bother you." He acted as if he had suddenly thought of something, and said, "Yes, Qiu Butang, I really have something to trouble you, I don't know ...!"

Before Chu Huan could finish speaking, Qiu Junhao had already patted his chest and said, "What's the matter with Uncle Zhongyong? Anyway, if I can help, I will definitely do my best. If you don't bother me, don't bother me, don't bring it up again in the future." , if you talk nonsense like this, then you will look down on me, Qiu."

"Actually, it's just a trivial matter." Chu Huan sighed, "A villager came to me two days ago. He had a friend who was doing business in the capital. On weekdays, the two of them often corresponded. But now that more than half a year has passed, he There was no news of his friend in Beijing. He came to Beijing to search and found that the shop had changed hands...According to inquiries, the friend seemed to be invited to drink tea by several officials from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and he has never been seen since then... !"

"Oh?" Qiu Junyu immediately asked, "What's that man's name?"

"Shen Wansi!"

"Shen Wansi?" Qiu Junyu thought for a while, and finally said: "Uncle Zhongyong, don't worry, I will send someone to check the whereabouts of Shen Wansi when I go back. If there is his whereabouts, please notify Uncle Zhongyong as soon as possible."

Chu Huan cupped his hands and said with a smile: "This will trouble Qiu Butang."

"Look." Qiu Junyu pretended to be displeased, "I just said it just now, don't say such foreign words, Uncle Zhongyong, if you say such kind words again, I will really get angry!"

Chu Huan laughed out loud, and Qiu Junbao laughed too, and Ma Hong, who was on the sidelines, was also smiling. When Qiu Junbao left, Ma Hong laughed and said, "Master Chu, since Qiu Butang agreed, that Shen Wansi It will definitely appear within three days, so you don't have to worry too much." Everyone knows that Shen Wansi must be in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice now, and Chu Huan's words are nothing more than to let Qiu Junyu find an opportunity and reason to send him to the prison. people let go.

Chu Huan looked at Ma Hong and said with a smile, "Lord Ministry, I also have something to ask you for advice!"

"Oh?"

"The lower official heard that Huang Ju's more than a dozen shops on Jinyu Street were sealed up. I don't know if there is such a thing?"

"It's true." Ma Hong nodded and said: "Huang Ju's rebellion, the entire Huang family should be punished for their crimes, and their family property has also been ordered by the Holy Majesty to confiscate it. It is precisely for this that Qiu Butang came here " He said with a smile: "This kind of thing is too tiring, so Master Chu was not allowed to go there. I sent the head of the warehouse department to take charge of the house raid."

Chu Huan nodded with a smile, and said straight to the point: "I heard that those shops are going to be inventoried. It just so happens that Xiaguan has a friend who also wants to do some business in the capital. He asked Xiaguan to sell two shops on Jinyu Street, but he doesn't know what to do. What procedures?"

Ma Hong frowned, and said: "Master Chu, you should have said this earlier, the Huang family is a shop on Jinyu Street, and it has all been taken away, even the silver has been put into the warehouse...!"

"Abscond?" Chu Huan pretended not to know, "Didn't it just be seized yesterday, why was it taken away so quickly?"

Ma Hong sighed: "Master Chu, you don't know. Every storefront on Jinyu Street is a golden storefront. Doing business on Jinyu Street makes a profit but not a loss. Who do you think doesn't want to sell the storefronts there? This is a wealthy businessman in the capital. They are all savvy people. After Huang Ju's rebellion, they all knew that the storefront of Huang's family must be copied. People have been watching Jinyu Street for a long time. No, it was just copied yesterday, and they all came to grab the store. Right now, the Northwest is also in turmoil. The household department spends too much money. If you are not in charge, you don’t know how difficult it is to be in charge. At this time, everything else is fake, and the money is real. When they take out the money, the store will give it to They're gone."

Chu Huan said with a smile: "That's fine. I heard that every storefront in Jinyu Street is a gold storefront. A storefront will cost at least a few thousand taels of silver. There are so many merchants competing for it. If there is an auction, I think it will be able to sell." It has increased a lot of income for the Ministry of Finance.”

"Auction?" Ma Hong was taken aback, a little suspicious.

Chu Huan waved his hand and said with a smile, "It's a slip of the tongue. But with so many merchants vying for the appearance, this shop's two or three thousand taels of silver shouldn't be a problem!" He asked for advice, "Master Department Hall, I don't know if we How much money was handed out for each door?"

Ma Hong frowned, his face turned ugly.

Seeing that Ma Hong's complexion is not good, Chu Huan asked with concern: "Lord Minister, your complexion is not good, but you have been overworked recently, you should take care of yourself!"

Ma Hong forced a smile, and said, "I really don't know how much silver to count."

"The lower officials will go and have a look immediately." Chu Huan said with a smile: "It's not that I don't trust the officials below, but the ministers don't know how much money they have given out, so those who work here are really damned. Sir, you first Rest, I will check first to see how much income I have, and I will report to the adults after checking clearly."

He cupped his hands, turned around and left, muttering, "On average, one storefront should have two thousand five hundred taels of silver, and eleven storefronts, that's about 500 taels. There are not a few things that have not been copied, and five or sixty thousand taels of silver is naturally indispensable...!"

Although his voice was not loud, it was enough for Ma Hong to hear him. When Ma Hong heard him muttering, his face became even more ugly, and the corners of his eyes twitched. Seeing that Chu Huan had already walked more than ten steps away, Ma Hong finally gritted his teeth and raised his hand and said: " Master Chu, wait a minute!"

Chu Huan stopped, turned around, and asked, "What is your order?"

Ma Hong's ugly face had already put on a smile, and he went to hold Chu Huan's arm, and said kindly: "Master Chu, although you and I are in the same courtyard, we really haven't tasted tea together alone, come here, I'm here There is good tea, Master Chu must have a good taste!"

Chu Huan immediately said: "My lord, please be polite. There is plenty of time for this tea tasting. The official business is important. Why don't you wait for the officials to check the amount and report it to the lord, and then ask him to give you a cup of tea?"

Ma Hong said with a smile: "The money can't escape, why bother, come and talk in the room first." Afraid that Chu Huan would run away, he dragged Chu Huan into the hall.