Dressed as Wu Dalang, Jinlian please respect yourself

Chapter 657 Preparing for Silver (2)

When Dai Zong heard this, he was very surprised, and he bowed his hands to Wutian: "Your Majesty, you can leave this matter to the minister, and there is no need for your majesty to take risks."

Wu Tian shook his head, and said with a serious expression: "Brother Dai Zong, I understand what you mean, but this matter is not a trivial matter. I am worried that the Chai family will be recruited by Xiaotou and the others and join them. If this is the case, the consequences will be far worse than I expected. It’s even more complicated. The Chai family can be said to be first-class in Liang Guo, no matter in terms of property or connections. Therefore, if I don’t confirm this matter myself, I will have trouble sleeping and eating.”

Dai Zong nodded slightly when he heard that Wu Tian had said everything to this point.

"Since that's the case, I'm going to prepare now."

Two days later, Wu Tian temporarily handed over the affairs of Liangcheng to Wu Yong, led Dai Zong, and led [-] elite soldiers in makeup to Cangzhou.

Because apart from Wu Yong, even Pan Jinlian and the others didn't know about this matter, so it was very secretive.

After arriving in Cangzhou, Dai Zong first sent people to rent out several yards for them to live in, and then sent his confidants to summon Wu Jing, the prefect of Cangzhou.

Wu Jing was very surprised when she learned that Wu Tian had come to Cangzhou. Originally, she wanted to play drums to welcome Wu Tian and express her heart.

But the confidant told Wu Jing that this time Wu Tian was traveling in secret and asked him to visit him secretly.

Hearing this, Wu Jing knew that the situation was serious, so she didn't dare to be troublesome, so she hurriedly went to see Wu Tian with her confidant.

……

Wu Tianduan was sitting on a high seat, Wu Jing walked in and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to salute.

"My lord, Wu Jing, the prefect of Cangzhou, pays his respects to His Majesty."

"Get up, I have something to ask you."

Wu Jing got up and stood aside.

Wu Tian said: "I ask you, what has the Chai family done in Cangzhou recently?"

Wu Jing pondered for a while, then cupped her hands and said: "Returning to Your Majesty, for some reason, Chai Qing of the Chai family recently called merchants from all over Cangzhou to sell all their family properties in Cangzhou to them. And he What I want is cash, not even bank notes.”

Hearing this, Wu Tian was slightly surprised.

It is really strange that the Chai family sells their properties to collect money, and they still need cash.

If it is said that there is a shortage of money and an urgent need for turnover, it does not need to be all cash.

"Then do you know what he wants to do in exchange for so much cash?"

Seeing that Wu Tian was very concerned about this matter, Wu Jing didn't dare to be sloppy, she cupped her hands and said: "The minister also asked Chai Qing, and Chai Qing said that he was old and didn't want to manage the dismantling of the machine anymore. I sold all my property, exchanged for cash, and returned to my hometown to provide for the elderly.”

Hearing this, Wu Tian became more certain in his heart that there must be something wrong with Chai Qing's behavior.

If you really want to go home for the elderly, then you shouldn't bring so much cash with you, isn't it afraid of attracting robbers?
"Chai Qing, is there anyone following him recently?"

Wu Jing pondered for a while, and said: "There is a girl who has been following Chai Qing. She is always cold and looks like a stranger. But Chai Qing said that the girl is the daughter of his relatives, who was sent to To help him deal with the industry in Cangzhou."

Wu Tian nodded, pondered for a while, and then came up with an idea.

"Wu Jing, you go to Chai Qing and tell me that there is a rich man who wants to start a business in Cangzhou. When you learn that he wants to sell his property, just ask him to come to see me. Remember, this is a top secret matter. If you If you do it well, I will reward you in return, if you can't do it well, don't blame me for punishing you."

Wu Jing nodded and said again and again: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely handle this matter well."

Wu Tian waved him down.

……

After Wu Jing returned to the yamen, her buttocks were still warm, so she immediately ordered the yamen servant to invite Chai Qing.

When Chai Qing was liquidating the money with Xiao Hong in the mansion, after many efforts these days, he sold some properties and had already collected 400 million taels of silver.But this amount is far from the 900 million taels of silver that Xiaotou needs, but all the cash that the rich and powerful in Cangzhou can produce is basically here.

Although they still have some in their hands, it is impossible for them to turn all the cash into assets. If the business is not good, there is no way to turn around.

Chai Qing was very anxious, even if they took out all the 200 million taels of silver saved by their Chai family, it would not be enough, there was still a shortfall of 300 million taels of silver.

At this time, Jia Ding came in and told the prefect to send someone to invite him.

Xiao Hong's face suddenly became tense, and her eyes glared at Chai Qing.

Chai Qing understood what she meant, waved her hand to signal the servants to go down, and said to Xiao Hong, "Miss Xiao Hong, don't misunderstand, how dare Chai Qing report to the officials, this must be because the eunuch learned about my sale of the Cangzhou property, and asked me to go Ask. If you are worried about me going alone, you go with me. You stand by my side, if I dare to play tricks, you can kill me with one knife."

Xiao Hong pondered for a while, then nodded.

Chai Qing led Xiao Hong out of the bedroom, and the yamen servant hurried forward to greet her.

"Master Chai, the eunuch asked you to go to the yamen. He said that he wanted to discuss something very important with you. Please come with me now. The carriage outside is ready."

Chai Qing nodded, and led Xiao Hong to the Yamen together.

Seeing that Chai Qing was coming, Wu Jing hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Chai Qing hurriedly cupped his hands: "The eunuch personally greeted the grass people, the grass people are ashamed to accept it, I don't know if the eunuch is looking for me, what is the important matter?"

"Actually, it's not a big deal. How about asking Mr. Chai to sit down in the back hall and discuss this matter after we've had a drink?"

Seeing Wu Jing being so polite and courteous, Chai Qing was a little embarrassed.

"The prefect has already said so, then everything should be according to your arrangement, the prefect."

Wu Jing was very happy, and invited Chai Qing and Xiao Hong into the back hall.

The back hall is already full of banquets.

Wu Jing asked Chai Qing to sit in the host seat, and he accompanied him in the guest seat.

Chai Qing was very embarrassed, and cupped his hands and said: "Master Prefect, Chai Qing is just a commoner, and I really dare not accept the prefect's etiquette. You should tell the prefect clearly, otherwise Chai Qing will really feel uneasy."

Seeing that it was almost done, Wu Jing said with a smile: "Mr. Chai doesn't have to be like this. In fact, I just accepted the entrustment of a friend. My friend is doing business in the south of the Yangtze River. Recently, he wanted to come to Cangzhou to open a branch. The old man wants to sell the property in Cangzhou, so I would like to talk to you first. If a good price can be negotiated, he wants to buy the property in your hand, the old man. As for the silver, it is definitely not a problem."

Hearing this, Chai Qing was very happy. He was worrying that the remaining property would not be sold, so he immediately cupped his hands to Wu Jing and said, "Thanks to the prefect's kindness, Chai Qing is very grateful. I don't know where Lingyou is now, Chai I want to talk to him face to face."

(End of this chapter)