grandfather married

Chapter 140 Take Over
Three guards appeared in the courtyard, looking around warily, the remaining two chased after them, and came back after a while, shaking their heads and saying, "There is no trace."

The five people looked at the wooden box quietly placed in the yard and looked at each other. One of them lifted the lid with a knife, and the other four watched vigilantly.

Inside the box lay an account book quietly, with a piece of sheepskin under it.

The guard frowned, pulled out a sweat towel, wrapped it around his right hand, took out the ledger, opened it and read the first page, his complexion changed drastically, he quickly put the ledger back into the box, and closed the lid.

"Something happened, you have to report to the Duke."

In the middle of the night, the main room was lit, and British Gongchi Jin went to the study room in his outer clothes. When he put on his leather gloves and picked up the ledger to read, his expression suddenly became serious, and he ordered: "Go and call the young master." Come."

Chi Qiguang also put on a coat casually, and hurried over, "Father, what happened?"

When he knocked on his courtyard door in the middle of the night, Chi Qiguang had a hunch that something serious had happened.

The British prince got him a pair of leather gloves, and after he put them on, he handed him the ledger, "Look at it."

Chi Qiguang opened it and frowned. After he had finished flipping through the books, he looked up at the British Duke, "Father, do you know about this?"

The ledger records the goods shipped by more than a dozen powerful families in Ningbo Mansion, including grain, tea, silk, weapons, and even women.

This is a list of forces involved in smuggling in Ningbo Prefecture!

The British prince looked as usual, "I heard a little bit."

After a pause, he continued, "Don't worry, our British government didn't do this kind of thing. Our family has a great fortune but few children, so we don't need to smuggle to make money."

The British Duke smiled sarcastically, "Only the one sitting in the Ming Palace knows nothing. If someone covers his eyes, he becomes blind. If someone covers his ears, he becomes deaf."

Chi Qiguang frowned slightly, "How did this thing come from?"

The British prince's eyes were deep, "The guard said that someone threw a wooden box into the yard, and then disappeared. They couldn't find a trace even if they tried to chase it."

Compared with this smuggling list, the British government is more concerned about who sent this kind of thing, why this person sent it to the British government, and what is the purpose.

Also, if this person's martial arts are so good that he can enter and exit his British government house like no one else, wouldn't it mean that his wife and children can't sleep well?
Thinking of this, the British prince looked slightly cold, and decided to arrange more guards in the mansion.

Chi Qiguang flipped through the ledger, lowered his eyes in thought, and saw that there was still a piece of sheepskin. He picked it up and found that it was a simple chart.

There are only two places in the picture, one is Ningbo Prefecture, and the other is the island facing the waters of Ningbo Prefecture.There are also a few words marked next to the island: the place where the Japanese were stationed.

His eyes fell on the three words of Ningbo Mansion, and his heart moved, could it be.
He remembered that the kid from the Ji family had gone to the Ningbo government army to be a centurion, and Ah Ling also went with him.Will Ah Ling find out about the smuggling?
Chi Qiguang's eyes fell on the list again, and the light went out. After a while, he said, "Father, put this list and charts in my place first. I'll check the situation of Ningbo Mansion first tomorrow."

The British official raised his eyebrows slightly, "Do you want to use this list?"

The corners of Chi Qiguang's lips raised slightly, "Father, since someone gave us such a big gift, no matter what the person's intentions are, it doesn't prevent us from using it."

The British Duke was very relieved of the elder son, so he nodded, "Okay, if you have a plan, tell the father when the time comes."

There are too many forces involved in this matter, and the British public wants to guard his son.

Chi Qiguang nodded in agreement, went back with the list and the chart, copied another copy, and then took off his gloves.

He looked at the list, and he was already thinking about how much loss those people would suffer if their arms were broken.

The book not only recorded the family that shipped the goods, but also the price of various goods sold to the Japanese.

For example, a tea brick of Lu'an Tea can only be sold for 15 taels of silver on the market, but it actually costs 50 taels to sell it to the Japanese!A piece of Hangzhou silk sells for 12 taels of silver in the market, but it costs 40 taels to sell it to the Japanese.

No wonder so many people are flocking to it, it is simply huge profits.

If there are tea gardens or workshops at home, the money will be earned even more.

"It seems that there should be a lot of silver mines in Wa country."

Chi Qiguang squinted his eyes. He felt that instead of smuggling with the Japanese and fattening the Japanese with Daqi's goods, it would be better to go directly to the Japanese country to plunder the silver mines. Unfortunately, Daqi has no navy, and this idea is only I can regret it.

The next day, Chi Qiguang ordered people to investigate the situation in Ningbo Mansion.

After half a day, he received the message.

"That kid from the Ji family killed the Japanese pirates and was promoted to commander-in-chief?"

Because Ji Sibo went to Ningbo Mansion to be a centurion, Chi Qiguang sent someone to go to the Ministry of War first, and then he learned about it.

His expression gradually became serious. If Ji's family didn't know about the smuggling in Ningbo Mansion, Ji Sibo's becoming commander would be a roadblock that would definitely be removed.

If the Ji family knew about the smuggling in Ningbo Mansion, then Ji Sibo would be even more dangerous.Even incidentally, Ah Ling will also be in danger.

Thinking of this, his eyes fell on the list again.

Sitting quietly in the study for a long time, in the evening, when he learned that his father had returned from outside, he went to look for him.

"Father, I want to send someone to Ningbo Mansion to take over the position of commander-in-chief."

The British Duke frowned slightly, "If you send people to take over the position of commander-in-chief, you will block their way of making money."

You must know that blocking people's money is like killing parents. If the British government is one-on-one, of course they will not be afraid of those people, but if those people unite, then the British government will suffer.

Chi Qiguang smiled coldly, "Father, they dared to smuggle because the Holy Majesty didn't know about it. What if the Holy Majesty knew about it?"

The British Duke frowned even tighter, "You want to tell the Holy Majesty about this?"

Chi Qiguang bent his lips, "Of course not, why did you tell him? Not only were his courtiers not loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but they did this kind of thing with ulterior motives.

You have also seen the list, and it also involves the first prince’s father-in-law Lu Guogong, the third prince’s father-in-law Marquis Pingjin, and the fourth prince’s grandfather Song Shangshu. These people earn so much money, how do you know that they are not for you in the future? The prince seized the heir to recruit soldiers and buy horses? "

The more chaotic the princes are fighting, the better, and the more smoky the court is, the better. Only in this way can he draw chestnuts out of the fire and fish in troubled waters.

Hearing what he said, the British Duke became interested, "Then what is your intention in sending someone to be the commander of Ningbo Mansion?"

(End of this chapter)