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Mo Yi continued: "But like this, there are such a large amount of regular deposits and withdrawals every year, but not many."

Xiao Jinxi nodded and said: "Well, and the date of each deposit of silver is about seven days after the date of disbursement of the repair funds from the imperial court."

"So, you suspect that this money is actually someone taking the repair money to make a profit?"

Mo Yi nodded and said, "That's right. Last time, Fourth Brother and Master Zhao found out that the repair funds from the imperial court would be credited to the account two or three months later, and we will start to investigate separately later."

"During this period of time, the fourth brother checked secretly. The imperial court still allocates funds every six months, and the date of each repair fund allocation has not changed."

"But the time for the repair money to actually reach the place was too late."

"Fourth brother has also secretly checked, and the water supervisors of other state capitals found that not only Yunzhou, but other state capitals involving Yunbai River, the repair funds were also delayed by an average of two or three times from the first month. moon."

"And it all started with Zong Yuan's second payment at the end of the sixth year."

Xiao Jinxi understood instantly, and said: "The account of the bank and the repair funds, both of which happened in the sixth year of Zongyuan, the timing is too coincidental."

"In addition, the local repair funds are not included in the account, but are delayed."

"Then where did the money go during the two or three months that were late? It seems very likely that this is the source of each deposit in this account."

After seeing the woman finished speaking, Mo Yi picked up the snack again and said, "Xi'er, eat some more."

"Yeah." Xiao Jinxi smiled, took the snack and continued eating.

Mo Yi continued: "This account deposits a lot of money each time."

"In Tianqi, there are not many banks that can eat such a sum of money without attracting attention."

"Furthermore, there are not many banks that can guarantee a stable profit income after accepting it."

"Currently in Tianqi, there are only five banks with such capabilities, namely Tiancheng Bank, Zhengtong Bank, Baochang Bank, Huiyuan Bank, and Universal Bank."

Xiao Jinxi nodded and said, "That's right, even if these people want to use the repair money to make a profit, they must ensure that when they withdraw the money, there will be no problems with the bank, and they will not fail to withdraw the money."

"So, the other party can only choose these few banks to handle the money."

"However, Tiancheng Bank and Zhengtong Bank are the banks of the imperial court. This money has been secretly embezzled, so we must avoid these two banks."

Mo Yi smiled and praised: "Xi'er is really smart, what you said is right."

Turning around, he took out two more notebooks from the side, and said, "Since the sixth year of Zongyuan, Baochang Bank and Huiyuan Bank have similar accounts."

"This is Baochang Bank, Huiyuan Bank, the account of the similar accounts. Xi'er, take a look."

Xiao Jinxi was taken aback for a moment, took the notebook, and asked suspiciously: "Mo Yi, how did you get the accounts of these two banks?"

Mo Yi smiled and said, "Of course there's no way to investigate it openly now."

"But money touches people's hearts, and there will always be some people who want to make money and have the ability."

Xiao Jinxi smiled when he heard the words, and said: "That's right, and if you take these things out, that person will keep silent in order to protect himself."

As he said that, he opened the notebook one by one and read it. After a long time, he said, "Mo Yi, it seems that the same group of people are operating behind the scenes."

"The date of each deposit is about seven days after the date of disbursement of the repair fund. The date of withdrawal is also less than seven days apart."

Mo Yi also said: "Xi'er is right. I think so too."

After a while, Xiao Jinxi asked again: "Mo Yi, is the sum of the deposits in these three accounts the same as the repair funds of the imperial court?"

Mo Yi nodded and replied: "That's right, Fourth Brother has also read these accounts, and he can confirm that the total is the same."

After a while, Xiao Jinxi continued: "Every year, the repair funds are allocated from the Ministry of Households to the Ministry of Industry, and then the Ministry of Industry distributes it to the various water supervisors."

"The Yunbai River straddles the north and south regions of Tianqi, and there are a total of ten water supervisors involved."

"The various water supervisors below do not have the power to supervise and contain each other. Since all the water supervisors are late, the problem can only occur in the front of the water supervisor."

Seeing the woman finished speaking, Mo Yi handed over the teacup and said, "Xi'er, drink tea."

"En." Xiao Jinxi took the teacup, drank it slowly, and continued to look at the notebook in his hand.

Mo Yi continued: "Xi'er is right. The fourth brother found out that the date of disbursement of the repair funds from the imperial court has not changed. That is to say, there should be no problem from the Ministry of Households to the Ministry of Industry."

At this moment, Xiao Jinxi had doubts in his eyes and said, "Then the problem is with the Ministry of Industry."

"Mo Yi, this time in Yunzhou, I met Shen Siyuan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, do you think this person has the courage to do this?"

But Mo Yi shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, money touches people's hearts, and profits can strengthen people's courage."

Xiao Jinxi nodded when she heard the words, and said: "Yes, the world is full of prosperity, all for profit."

After a while, he said again: "This matter has involved two dynasties. After so many years, it is not easy to be able to keep such secret control."

"Mo Yi, what did the fourth brother say, and what does he want to do in the future?"

Mo Yi nodded and replied: "Yes, this matter has involved two dynasties. At this time, the fourth brother dare not speak out to Emperor Ming Xi."

"So, he still wants to continue to investigate secretly, whether there is a problem with the Ministry of Industry, or the problem occurred after the money was out of the Ministry of Industry."

For a moment, Xiao Jinxi, who had been looking at the account book, suddenly said: "Mo Yi, the last date of interest collection by Baochang Bank and Huiyuan Bank is different from before!"

Mo Yi smiled and replied: "That's right, Xi'er also found that this place is different."

Xiao Jinxi nodded and said: "What you earned before will continue to be saved, and then participate in short-term projects to earn profits, and then withdraw it later. And the difference between each withdrawal of silver will not exceed ten days."

"But this last time, it was completely different. It seemed to be taken suddenly."

In an instant, Xiao Jinxi thought of something, and with surprise in his eyes, he said, "Mo Yi, the date for taking the silver is ten days after my brother Beijing was assassinated."

Mo Yi smiled and said, "That's right, it's the money that was taken ten days after that incident happened."

"The assassination of the summoning order failed last time, and so many people died. But Han Yeting went to check the source of the summoning order, but found nothing. Except for Li Jun's help to suppress this matter."

"There is another reason, and that is that all the bounties were turned up, and the mouths of the relatives of the other party were sealed. And these relatives cooperated in silence, so Han Yeting could not find any news."

"To seal so many mouths, this bounty is quite a lot, and during that time, there was no sudden transfer of large sums of money from the Four Seas Bank."

"And to check other banks, although the bounty is quite a lot, the amount is limited after all, so it is more difficult for them to check."

"But this time when I found out about this account, I found out that there was such a transfer of money in Baochang Bank and Huiyuan Bank during that time."

At this moment, Xiao Jinxi had doubts in his eyes, and said, "But Mo Yi, is this a coincidence? Could such a coincidence happen?"

"It would be wrong if the money was used for bounty! Back then, when my elder brother was assassinated in Beijing, we all knew that it was Emperor Mingxi who did it."

"But these three accounts have existed since the sixth year of Zongyuan. How old was Emperor Mingxi at that time! How is all this possible?"

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