First Class Concubine

Chapter 309 Catch a Big Fish
"Wronged, wronged. You can't wrong people like this, let me go..."

"Baicaotang evaded 3 taels of silver in taxes. The shopkeeper and other people will be taken into custody. All property of Baicaotang will be confiscated into the national treasury..." The clerk who came to pronounce the sentence was upright, with a loud and upright voice.

"My lord, we are only employed by the shop, and we are not part of the shop. Tax evasion is the shopkeeper's business, can we be let go?" The doctor sitting in the hall and the waiter grabbing the medicine were all terrified. , just want to get away.No one wants to go around the hall of the government, or even the prison.

"It doesn't matter, it's not up to you or me. Everything depends on the evidence. When you get to the government office, as long as you show the evidence, you will naturally be let go."

The officers and soldiers did not speak badly, or even treated them nicely.Reasonable and well-founded, the people around looked at it, although there was a lot of discussion, they didn't feel too disgusted.

He even said a few words of support: "Yes, Doctor Xu, don't worry. Last time the kid who lit the fire in the blacksmith's shop was the same. He went in and asked a few questions, and then he was released. Nothing happened... "

The document will explain the reasons for the crime in detail.As soon as they heard about 3 taels of tax evasion, everyone looked at the shopkeeper in the wrong way.

"Can this hospital make so much money?"

"That's not right. Last time at Tongfutang, the poor didn't even have to pay taxes!"

"That's right, the price tags of the medicinal materials are clearly marked, not only the officials can see clearly, but we common people can also see clearly... There are no tricks here, right?"

"If you say that the price of this Baicaotang is not much higher than that of Tongfutang. How did you get the money?"

"Yes, yes. But I see, the business of this Baicaotang is not as good as that of Futang. The doctor over there is better at medical skills. Oh my God, this Baicaotang is not making a lot of money Dark business, right?"

"Those medicines, can't they be fake? Otherwise, how could they earn so much money?"

For a while, people looked at the expressions of the people in Baicao Zhang, but they were different.There is no sympathy for the closure of this shop.

Of course, some people will say something different.

"Looking at the shopkeeper's appearance, it really seems that he has been wronged. You say, there is no hidden secret in it?"

Who knows, maybe, maybe not.Who dares to speak?Even if these soldiers are not vicious anymore, even if there is a place to reason with them now, they still dare not fight these soldiers.

If you want to pull people out, someone can only go to court for them.But the other party is officials. Since ancient times, people have never fought against officials.Who of them would dare to sue the officials for this irrelevant person?
"Go, go to the government office to have a look."

"The trial is on!" With a shout, people like a tide headed towards the government office.

High-ranking officials sit in the bright hall, with mighty sticks on both sides. Everyone, whether they are prisoners or spectators, don't feel that they are solemn and quiet.

open.

A table was brought in and the ledgers were spread out.One by one has its own basis.

On a certain day of a certain year and a certain month, what kind of business is made.What is the income and what is the evidence.Not recorded in the account...

Then there is a certain year, a certain month, a certain day, who is the customer, and how much is the income...

Read it one by one, witnesses come out one by one.What's more, the money paid, which bank it was deposited in, the bills... can be found out for you.

The evidence is conclusive and cannot be denied.

The people outside looked at it and were amazed: "Oh my god, what kind of disease, you will charge 1 taels of silver for one visit!"

"That's right, isn't this someone from the back street? I don't see how rich my family is, and I'm willing to spend 1 taels of silver? Is it a lie?"

"The evidence is all here, how can it be a lie?"

"Oh my dear, these officials are too powerful. Hey, look at these unscrupulous people in the future, how can they refute our interests?"

"Yes, but it's really refreshing." Haters of the rich are everywhere.

During the discussion below, the shopkeeper in the hall had already collapsed on the ground: "The little one pleaded guilty, and the little one pleaded guilty."

The official in the hall smiled lightly: "The evidence of the crime is solid, and there is no room for denial. However, even if he pleads guilty, the real criminal must confess. Come on, take down the real shopkeeper Wan."

As soon as the gavel slapped, the yamen servant immediately rushed forward like a vicious tiger.Three times, five times and two times, everyone will be taken down together.Someone brought a washbasin towel and wiped them off one by one with boiling water.The face of the shopkeeper, and that doctor Xu from before, was wiped and changed.

Shopkeeper Wan became Doctor Xu, and Doctor Xu became Shopkeeper Wan.

As soon as this incident happened, the people watching the excitement broke out again.

"Hey, which one is this show?"

"I've seen it, I've seen it, I've seen it, this is the legendary disguise technique, a craft in the world."

"Wow, I didn't expect Shopkeeper Wan to be related to Jianghu people."

"I was so close before, but I didn't notice it at all."

"..."

"Put Master Wan down." Guan Da waved his hand, and the person who was holding him immediately took him down.The remaining people are very convenient.As long as you show your employment papers, you can leave directly.

In addition to the family of shopkeeper Wan, only Dr. Xu was left, and they were also detained together.

Shopkeeper Wan was washed away from his disguise, and never complained about injustice.Everyone looked at him strangely and silently.If there is no crime, why does he have to disguise himself and escape?

No amount of words can explain it.

Finally, the end of the song.Of course, not everyone will be in jail forever.The official family is also poor, and there are not so many free meals available.Therefore, the Wan family's property was counted, taxes and various fines were paid, and irrelevant personnel were released on the same day.

Only Shopkeeper Wan and Dr. Xu were imprisoned.

They were kidnapped from Shopkeeper Wan, and Le Tai and Le Gu came over to say hello, and asked if they wanted to go and see together.The two naturally refused, and the four parted ways.Lechen and Qijing didn't move, and after a while, the hidden guards came to report: the spy was dead, and he swallowed the poison in his mouth as soon as they caught him. When they interrogate, the person dies.

They can only look for clues from the corpse.

A letter, a letter notifying the shopkeeper to find a way to evacuate immediately.Other than that, there are no other clues.There is no signature, nor does it specify how to evacuate, let alone the direction of evacuation, and the manpower to respond.

"It seems that the identity of this shopkeeper Wan is indeed a bit special." With the bait in his hand, he is not afraid that the fish will not take the bait.

But obviously, the other party's patience is not too great.From another perspective, they underestimated Shopkeeper Wan.

While they were talking, someone sneaked into the Baicao Hall again.

The person who came this time is much stronger than the one who sent the letter before.Having reached the first-class top level, I saw this person climb over the wall from the backyard of Baicao Hall, and directly entered Shopkeeper Wan's bedroom.First looked around, and then began to beat around.That appearance, one can tell at a glance that he is looking for the secret room of the mechanism.

Le Chen waved his hand to make people stare at him.

Qijing pulled Le Chen and quietly entered the Baicao Hall, but didn't go to the bedroom of Shopkeeper Wan that the man was looking for.Instead, he entered the reception hall.After coming to the counter, it was easy to find a dark room.right at the counter.

The counter used to be tall and generous, and the counter was originally used as a cabinet.It's hollow inside.Among them, the things in the side cabinet are moved out, and the lower bottom can be removed, and there is a small box underneath.

With just a touch of hand, Qijing put the box into the space.The other things were put back again, and the two left the pharmacy without caring about anything else.

As for the person who sneaked in, he really found a dark room in the bedroom.The darkroom is not big, but it is full of extremely precious medicinal materials.These are more rare and precious than gold and silver treasures, but the man didn't seem to have seen them, he searched around, and then looked elsewhere in frustration.

For the follow-up questions, people from the Lechen faction were watching.

Qijing and Lechen return to the palace.The box was taken out, and inside was a stack of books.Opening it, I couldn't help raising my eyebrows: "It really didn't take much effort."

This is a series of account books, recording who, what year and month, and how much money was sent.One record per month, only the name and the amount of money.

Qijing made a simple calculation.Can get nearly a million taels of silver every month...

This data is really astonishing.And those who sent money here are even more famous, and their connections are so wide that it makes people feel chilling.

Le Chen took the book and flipped through it from beginning to end.His face was a bit ugly: "I didn't expect their hands to be so long."

Finally, a thin piece of paper was found in an account book, on which were written the names of some people and various relationships.Some of them are not sure... Thinking about it, most of the writers are doubtful or guessing.

Half of the forces in the court of the previous dynasty were actually influenced by them.Or debts need to be repaid, or they are simply cultivated.What's even more frightening is that the earliest of these accounts started 40 years ago.What is recorded is not the handwriting of the current shopkeeper Wan.

Thinking about it, it was either his master or his parents.

"40 years ago." Qi Jing looked at Le Chen: "At that time, who would have such a big hand?"

Le Chen shook his head, but he couldn't think of it either.At that time, his grandparents were still there.Besides, although what is written here is 40 years ago, who knows if there were any before that.

"It's a pity, I don't know where the money went." Qi Jing frowned: "It stands to reason that Dayan should have noticed the loss of so much money every year." Just like Le Chen did, directly disrupted the entire market.

Are Dayan people so late?Millions a month, tens of millions a year. After 40 years... Tsk, how does Dayan maintain such a rich and luxurious life?

"Unless, these silver coins are still circulating in Dayan."

Le Chen was slightly stunned, and after a while, his brows frowned unconsciously: "Wait for a while. Let's see if we can find out what's going on over there." Then he called someone to come: "Bring shopkeeper Wan to the palace. "

Half an hour later, shopkeeper Wan was brought in.

"Your Majesty, there are assassins on the road, those who want to kill people. Their strength is only first-class. There are four people who attack on the surface, but three people are hiding in secret. All of them are prepared with hidden weapons and poison..."

Shopkeeper Wan's expression turned extremely ugly, and the behavior of silence along the way scared him out of his courage, and likewise, wiped out his loyalty that was not much in the first place.Without waiting for anyone to ask, he prostrated himself on the ground: "I'll say it, I'll say it. Your Majesty, please forgive me, but you can say anything."

(End of this chapter)