Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

"No, Zongzhen stays here. I have something to ask him to do." Su Mu stretched out his right palm and pressed down, motioning Zongzhen to sit down.

"Su... Su Mu... isn't your surname Mei?" Zong Zhen asked in surprise.

But Su Mu didn't explain.

In Zongzhen's view, his sister's future father-in-law, Wu Tuiguan, Mr. Wu, is a seventh-rank court official, and he is already a fairy-like figure in his mind.But as long as Su Mu speaks, Master Wu will listen carefully and have a kind attitude.

It seems that Su Mu is the master here.

Compared with the previous inspection department's inspection, this person in front of him seemed to be a different person, exuding a powerful aura.

"My surname is Su, and my name is Su Mu. You'll understand in a few days." Su Mu smiled, showing his white teeth, "Tell me, I will be sent to the Yan Division to guard the armory with Mr. Wu. Speak, sir."

Zong Zhen answered "Yes" subconsciously, and then suddenly realized that he seemed to have obeyed Su Mu's words before he knew it.

Wu Er Er yawned: "Su Mu, you talk first, I won't listen. It's not about getting promoted and getting rich, so don't bother me. Zong Zhen, don't underestimate my brother-in-law, his surname is Su Mingmu, The name Zi Qiao is a person who has made a name for himself. He also knows many people in the imperial court. He is a friend of Jin Yiwei Tongzhi and the imperial horse supervisor in the palace. He is also friends with him for drinking and making money. My father is also a pusher He came here. Since we are all a family in the future, if you want to be an official, just tell him, and it’s just a word for you to be a military officer of the sixth or seventh rank.”

Before he could speak, Mr. Wu yelled angrily: "Don't you feel ashamed to have a close relationship with the factory guard, you little bastard, get out of here!"

Only then did the second child leave the cabin sleepily, and when he left, Mr. Wu was still trembling uncontrollably, apparently irritated by his son.

"Juren has a great background, and even the official of Mr. Wu was acquired by him. What is this Mei... no, what is Su Mu's identity, and his energy is so powerful? Since he is not Mei Fugui, he has With such a huge background, how can you be willing to degenerate and come to Cangzhou to do this small inspection in place of a false name?" Zong Zhenxin was horrified and sweated profusely.

"Speak!" Su Mu reminded Zong Zhen again.

Zongzhen squeezed his fist hard, his nails pierced into his palm, and he woke up only after feeling the pain.

Hurrying about the festival between Su Mu and Ma Quan, the crime of bigamy was still revealed, and they were sent to the Yan Division to guard the armory, and then the guards decided to burn the warehouse to frame Su Mu and told Mr. Wu from beginning to end.

It took a long time to speak for a while.

Wu Shiqi frowned, and looked at Su Mu with dissatisfaction: "Su Mu, I don't care why you came to Cangzhou, since there are villains trying to harm you, and a gentleman can't stand under a dangerous wall, why not go back to the capital. The old man sent a boat and a hundred soldiers to escort you back."

But Su Mu was awe-inspiring, and said seriously: "I can't go, and I can't go."

"Why is that?"

"That means Su Mu has the emperor's life."

"What!" Mr. Wu and Zong Zhen yelled out at the same time.

Su Mu naturally refused to tell them that he came to Cangzhou to bring back Princess Taikang, so he handed over the mansion report at hand, and nodded: "It is really flooding, and the imperial court ordered the Salt Department to send money to the treasury for relief. However, The Changlu Salt Division has a lot of problems, and the court has heard about it, so it sent Su Mu to investigate, using the identity of Mei Fugui."

"Ah, so Susu Susu...Master Su is an imperial envoy!" Hearing what Su Mu said, Zong Zhen suddenly understood and stuttered.

Mr. Wu was also shocked: "Is this true?"

Su Mu smiled and said: "Su Mu has been visiting Cangzhou for several months, and he already has some clues. Generally speaking, Changlu Salt Division's silver treasury always has 100 million or 10 taels of silver. However, in my opinion, I'm afraid the inside is completely clean, and it has been swallowed up by the people of Yansi."

"More than one million taels, is there evidence?" Wu Shiqi took a breath, and then scolded: "These thieves, fortunately, the imperial envoy from Changlu Jieyin will arrive soon, and it will probably look like the day after tomorrow. The official should tell the imperial envoy about the situation. You only need to seal the bank and check it out. Su Mu, you should go with the official at that time."

"The imperial envoy is coming, who is it?"

"Your Excellency Yang Tinghe, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy."

"It turned out to be him." As soon as he mentioned this old gentleman, Su Mu felt a headache and shook his head: "It's useless to seal the bank."

"Why is it useless?" Mr. Wu is an old nerd and bookworm, but he can't figure it out.

Su Mu laughed and said, "Just now Zong Zhen said that Ma Quan was going to burn me to death tomorrow night. I'm afraid it wasn't my Sumu that was burned, but the armory. No one can say what is in the armory except the person involved." Clear. After the cremation was turned into ashes, the National People’s Congress of the Salt Division can say that all the silver in the treasury has been purchased for ordnance. According to the quotation from the Ministry of Industry, an armor is worth 400 taels of silver, and a tent is worth 100 taels of silver. If the number of tens of thousands is raised, the shortfall will be filled. Naturally, one Ma Quan will not be able to handle such a large amount of money, and all the people from the Yan Division must participate."

Su Mu can see much of what Yansi did in later generations.For example, in the TV series "The Granary of the World", officials of a certain official warehouse embezzled a lot of grain.

Without evidence and ledgers, no one can do anything about them.

Presumably the Salt Division also used the same method.

Zong Zhen had been walking on the rivers and lakes all his life, and he understood immediately, and his face immediately lost all color.

Mr. Wu waited for a while, then suddenly changed his face, and shouted: "The thief, I think it must be the case. We are deeply favored by the emperor, and it is time to catch the thief. Su Mu, let's go to see the imperial envoy, Mr. Yang, and report this matter immediately. Walk!"

Su Mu: "Don't be in a hurry. If you go to see Mr. Yang now, there will be too much noise. Maybe the Yansi people will jump over the wall in a hurry and set fire in advance. There will be no evidence at that time, and others will have nothing to do with him."

"So, should we seal up Yansi's bank and armory now? No, no, no, I don't have the authority."

"It's impossible to go. The key is that there is no evidence. If the old man launches now, you and I will have few troops at hand. I'm afraid we won't be able to win. When the armory is burned down, we will be accused of walking on our heads, and then The last one rebelled, you said, are we still alive?"

Hearing this, Wu Tuiguan said angrily: "Could it be possible to watch these moths cheat the sky, where is the justice?"

Su Mu smiled, and said lightly: "Yansi and Ma Quan, or Yang Zilie who thought he was manipulating the whole situation from beginning to end, as if he was playing a game of chess. Forget about me, Su Mu. Maybe, In their view, I am just an insignificant pawn in this chess game. Hehe, they are wrong. I am a chess player, and I will make the pawn now."