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Chapter 484 The Salt Merchant on the Road
Chapter 484 The Salt Merchant on the Road
Nanjing in the first month is not warm.
People who are like weaves in the past are still the same as before. Those who should make a living live and do what they should do.
However, today, many "fresh people" have come to Nanjing. These people are the salt merchants who have been prosperous for hundreds of years.
The Wang family is one of them. As the vanguard who "leads the way", he also follows a group of salt merchants who are watching the situation. Everyone hopes to see what the end of the Wang family will be.
Salt merchants have always been wealthy, and many places have other courtyards. A big city like Nanjing, the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty, must have a place to stay.
In the other courtyard of the Wang family, the representative of the Wang family who discussed countermeasures with the salt merchants in Yangzhou that day was "leisurely" admiring the luxurious house with carved beams and painted buildings in his own courtyard.
"Father!" A cry broke the "leisure" of the representative of the Wang family.Turning his head, seeing his son calling him, he said with a smile, "It's Zhiheng! How is it? Everything is packed?"
"Yes, Dad, everything is in order..." The son of the representative of the Wang family agreed, and then asked: "...Father, do we really want to donate all the family wealth? Can we not donate? Or, Let's keep some, I guess Mr. Xu Ge doesn't know about that..." The son of the representative of the Wang family asked several questions one after another, he was really puzzled that his father donated all the wealth of the Wang family, As a son who is used to fine clothes and fine food, it is hard to imagine the taste of eating sauerkraut, and it is also hard to imagine the taste of not being served by servants.
"Hehe, Zhiheng! Daddy asks you, how much do you plan to keep?" The representative of the Wang family asked his son with a smile. ,reborn.
"Here..., father, don't say too much, it's enough to keep one or two million taels. After the limelight is over, let's buy land and a house. Although it's not as rich as the salt industry, we can still live comfortably! "The son of the representative of the Wang family thought about it and said.
"Hehe, Zhiheng! You're thinking a bit more simply. This time, the emperor will not stop until he puts the salt merchants to death. If this family saves some money and that family keeps some wealth, it will be seen in the eyes of the world." Isn’t it the same as if there were no salt merchants here? How do people in the world view the emperor? Therefore, the emperor will definitely put everyone to death.” The old man of the Wang family educated his son.
"Then... why is this? Since the emperor wants to put everyone to death, why should our family donate our wealth? Isn't it useless?" The son of the Wang family asked in confusion. , the emperor let them go, nothing else.
"Hehehe, things are not as you think. Our sage, sees far and thinks broadly. It is not ordinary people who can understand our sage's mind.... Hehe,... put it to death and then say this sentence Have you heard the words?" The old man of the Wang family continued to educate his son.
"This...Father, the emperor is indeed the Holy Master, but I don't agree with the matter of copying our family. Our family's money did not fall from the sky, it was also hard-earned..., as for putting it to death and rebirth , This, my child still can't understand..." said the son of the Wang family.
"Hehehe..., Zhiheng! You don't understand the dangers of the world..." The old man of the Wang family smiled. The simplest business in the world is salt. In fact, it is no different from falling from the sky. , so I worked hard to hold on to the money I got. Of course, it’s too early to tell my son about this, and my son may not understand it.
"... Our lord, hehe... what he wants to do is to put all of us salt merchants to death. Of course, it will also give some people a way to survive. It is impossible to drive everyone to death. Today, all the salt merchants will be put to death." 'Put to death', in the future, give a little favor, and help a group of people up..., this thunder and rain are all the grace of the king! This rubbing and flattening are all under the emperor's control, the emperor's Thinking about it, our salt merchant's wealth may not be in the eyes of the emperor..." The old man of the Wang family said with a smile, as if he was not worried about whether all his wealth would be donated.
"...Our family is now taking this road of 'putting them to death and rebirth',...hehe, today you complain about the emperor, maybe it will be years, and you can't tell if you have to thank the emperor,...this time The emperor runs a salt merchant, some people have to die, but some people can live, our family is going to grab this way of life..." Seeing himself talking, the old man of the Wang family changed his words further and further away : "...you don't understand today, but in the future when you get older, you will naturally understand, let's go now, it will delay the time, and you will miss a big deal..."
"... But father, our family's wealth has been donated, so where do we live? We can't live on the street..." The son of the old man of the Wang family asked again.
"Let's go..." Father Wang didn't answer, he just urged his son.
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In Nanjing City, two carriages "leisurely" rushed to the palace of the imperial envoy.
These two carriages were exactly the carriages of the Wang family and his son. Their carriage was walking in front, followed by a sentry, all of whom were preparing to see how the Wang family would get on the road.
Xu Guangqi was "replying to the letter given to him by the emperor. In the letter, the emperor explained the problems that need to be paid attention to when running a salt merchant, how to do it, and what the purpose is. Xu Guangqi was stunned and unimaginable. In Xu Guangqi's view , To run a salt merchant, isn’t it just to ask the case, who is involved, and then send officials to arrest people? If the evidence of the crime is convincing, they can be sentenced according to what they want, but now that I read the emperor’s letter, what kind of case is there... ... However, the emperor also made sense. The salt merchants robbed the Shiguo's money, and the Shiguo was offering it. If they were not punished, what would they do to deal with the Eastern captives and provide disaster relief? It's not that they were not given a chance, and they wanted to rely on their self-awareness, that is Impossible, just as he was feeling emotional, the guard reported that someone outside asked to see him, and it was a representative of the Huaiyang salt merchant royal family.
Xu Guangqi, who was thinking about how to start a salt merchant, sighed. He hadn't done it yet. Some people really took the initiative to "post" it. This is very different from the salt merchant he imagined before. Now the salt merchant The way of the salt merchants has been completely sealed off by the emperor. Apart from following the way of the emperor, the salt merchants have no way out.
"See you." Xu Guangqi sighed secretly and said.
After a while, the representatives of the Wang family arrived.
As soon as he entered the room, the representative of the Wang family immediately kowtowed and said, "Caomin Wang Zizhen kowtows to the imperial envoy and Mr. Xu Ge." The son of Wang Zizhen, the representative of the Wang family, also kowtowed. [Note: The characters of the salt merchants are all fabricated, so don't take them for granted. 】
"Get up..." Xu Guangqi said lightly.
Only then did Wang Zizhen, the representative of the Wang family, lead his son up.
"You came today, what's the matter?" Xu Guangqi asked, Xu Guangqi already knew why the Wang family sought him out. The emperor set up a trick early on, set up a net, and drove these salt merchants to nowhere step by step. The point of going, now, it's time to set up the net.
"Reporting to Mr. Xu Ge, the grass-roots learned that some salt merchants were tyrannical and enslaved the people of the world, which made everyone in the world angry. The grass-roots were also angry that these salt merchants were shameless. Everyone in the world was ashamed to hold salt to attract money, and ashamed to use salt to obtain money. Li, they handed back the salts one after another, and cut off the relationship with the salt merchants. The grass people have always been loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and would never cooperate with the captives. Caomin is also a salt merchant. Simply speaking, he broke up with the salt merchants and severed ties. He was afraid that His Majesty, the elders, and the people in the world would not believe him. Therefore, he is willing to donate all his family wealth to help His Majesty wipe out the eastern captives and prove his innocence. Please learn from the elders..." Wang Zizhen, the representative of the Wang family, "happyly" stated his purpose of coming, and blamed the responsibility of the salt merchants on some salt merchants. Well, since there are only some salt merchants who are involved in captivity, then others It is also possible for the salt merchants to break up with those salt merchants, and it can be regarded as finding a reason for themselves.
Xu Guangqi looked at this salt merchant with a lot of emotion. Last year, he was still trying to figure out how to collect more salt lessons, but this year, these salt merchants will automatically pay their own wealth in exchange for the emperor’s forgiveness. It didn't happen in a dream, it was simply unimaginable, Xu Guangqi pinched himself secretly, this was definitely not a dream.
"Oh, the Wang family understands righteousness! Dare to break with the salt merchants. Although they are also salt merchants, they also have enough courage and courage. It is commendable, commendable!" Xu Guangqi praised a few words.
"Thank you, Mr. Ge, for your praise! This is the account of the grassroots family, please take a look at it..." Wang Zizhen, the representative of the Wang family, immediately followed Xu Guangqi's words and handed over the list he had prepared.
A book office took the list of accounts and handed it to Xu Guangqi. Xu Guangqi flipped through it a little.
Xu Guangqi opened the account. Although the amount of money passed by was countless, he was slightly shocked by the number. Sure enough, as the emperor expected, this was a fortune that couldn't be bigger. It was just the wealth of the Wang family. It is as high as 800 million taels. On this list, there are detailed and concise lists of the Wang family's cash, land, houses and other courtyards, vehicles and boats, various businesses and so on.
Xu Guangqi looked at this list of family wealth and was surprised but had to sigh. The family wealth of this family alone was as high as seventy-eight million taels. What about other salt merchants?How much money should I have?If they were willing to pull out the root hair early and pay the emperor's 800 million taels of salt tax early, the emperor may not move them, they can still be at ease and enjoy the prosperity, but now, the emperor has forced them to nowhere and come to find them automatically. Donate your own wealth, the world is unpredictable!Unpredictable...
"...The news about the Wang family in the court hall is also very well-informed!" Xu Guangqi read the list of the Wang family's wealth, and felt emotional, and began to talk to the representative of the Wang family. Xu Guangqi clearly remembered what the representative of the Wang family said. The content in the text, the sentence that you are ashamed to hold Yanyin, ashamed to make a profit by borrowing Yanyin, people all over the world have handed back Yanyin. Not many people know about this matter in Nanjing today, and I only knew it not long ago. That was what happened above the court in the capital city. From the capital to here, it would take four or five days at the fastest to get here. People tipped them off, but no one gave him advice. This is impossible. This also confirms the emperor's statement. He has given some people the bottom line and promises. Take the lead, this is also the beginning of my trial of salt merchants...
"Returning to the old man, the grassroots had to be persuaded by the adults in the court before they came to their senses and realized that loyalty to the emperor and patriotism requires practical performance. Therefore, my royal family is firmly on the emperor's side, and I am ashamed to hold salt. Ashamed of profiting from salt, in order to show my royal family's loyalty to the emperor and hatred of salt merchants, I am willing to break up with the salt merchants and donate my family wealth..." Wang Zizhen, the representative of the Wang family, denounced certain salt merchants and demanded peace. Salt merchants do splitting.
"Well..., it's good to be able to wake up! If you can break up with the salt merchants in time, even if your royal family is a salt merchant, there are still merits!" Xu Guangqi nodded again. It seems that it's time to close the net. Although the former Jinyiwei who handled the case also ran a lot of salt merchants, they didn't receive as much money as today. There is really a difference between voluntary donation and being ransacked!
"Qi report to the old man, there is still a letter to your lord from Caomin here, please take a look..." Wang Zizhen, the representative of the Wang family, saw that this Xu Qin envoy was only willing to say good things, but refused to put things into practice. He knew that he might be missing something. Something, then, pulled out the letter again.
Xu Guangqi took the letter, and it seemed that the letter was indeed addressed to him. The person who wrote the letter claimed to be his colleague who had worked with him before. It was just reminiscing about the past, and then chatting about how I would persuade the Wang family to set an example and break with the salt merchants who were in charge of the captives to show my innocence. Please take care of the elders.Seeing that the letter was written by Qiao Yunsheng, Xu Guangqi didn't need to read the content of the letter to know what was going on. The emperor had already sent him a letter, telling him what to do, saying that there would be people who posted money and took the lead in giving money. It is probably the person Qiao Yunsheng wants to protect. The emperor and Qiao Yunsheng have some agreement that they need to "treat" Qiao Yunsheng relatively. Although they may have to deal with them temporarily, they may still be used in the future. The next family property, how, how...
"Well, I accept this letter. I know about your family, so I won't embarrass you too much. You should know how to do other things, right?" Xu Guangqi finished feeling and asked, now this family The salt merchant took the path arranged by the emperor for him. Although he has donated all his family wealth, it seems that he has suffered a big loss, but he is not unable to turn around. The emperor and Qiao Yunsheng must have achieved something. In the future, his family will be able to catch up The emperor is on this line, and following the emperor's business, he will definitely do something in the future. Although he may not be as prosperous as the salt merchants, it will not be too bad. Compared with the rest of the salt merchants, it is a world of difference. With one hand, it really turned the clouds upside down, rounded and flattened these salt merchants!I also lamented that these salt merchants dared to make decisions. They donated millions of dollars if they said they didn't want it, and donated all of them. If they weren't capable and decisive people, they wouldn't dare to do so.
"Thank you, Mr. Ge. The grassroots know what to do with the rest. Please rest assured, Mr. Ge, Your Majesty..." The representative of the Wang family immediately replied loudly, as if the donation was not his own family's wealth, full of confidence.
"Very good, since you are so knowledgeable about current affairs, there must be no limits in the future, do it well..." Xu Guangqi praised.
"Thank you Xu Ge for your compliment..." Wang Zizhen, the representative of the Wang family, thanked him.
"...By the way, your family has donated all their wealth, but do you still have a place to live? If you don't have a place to live, I can arrange a place for you..." For the Wang family who donated all their wealth, for the Wang family who may be the emperor in the future , Xu Guangqi took care of it again. It is true that the emperor investigated the salt merchants this time, but he may not be the mortal enemy in the future. There will be more and bigger things to be done in the future. It is impossible not to recruit some capable people. It is a good opportunity to set up a salt merchant for the second time. There are many capable and experienced businessmen in the salt merchant. Perhaps these people will be the emperor's helpers in the future. Things are never divided into good and bad, and bad can be turned into good Yes, good can turn into bad.
"Thank you, Mr. Xuge, for your care. Caomin has already contacted Master Lianhua of Jiming Temple. For the time being, he will go to settle down there. After the salt business case is cleared up, he will come out to do some small business for the rest of his life..." Wang Zizhen, the representative of the Wang family, immediately replied .
"Good! It's good to have a place to settle down. In the case of salt merchants, not all salt merchants are involved. It is good that the Wang family can break with the salt merchants who are involved. ,... If you have any troubles in the future, you can come to me..." Xu Guangqi made another promise, since others have donated 800 million yuan, all the funds for his immigration this year have been settled, and he should treat others better. Naturally, it should be, not to mention that it may still be "one of my own" in the future.
"Thank you, Mr. Ge, for your care." With Xu Guangqi's promise, Wang Zizhen felt at ease. Now in Nanjing, this Mr. Xu Ge can be said to be a person who sits in the town, a person who can speak his mind, whether it is a eunuch or a Jin Yiwei. Either way, you have to give him three points of courtesy. With his guarantee, your own safety is naturally safe.
"Besides, I have something to trouble you..." Xu Guangqi said to Wang Zizhen again.
"Master Ge, please give me instructions..." Wang Zizhen quickly agreed.
"Xianzhi, take Zizhen to Eunuch Xi's place personally. Eunuch Xi probably has something to explain to the Wang family. In addition, to check the wealth of the Wang family, I also ask Eunuch Xi to help.... Well, besides, please Xi Father-in-law, please take care of the Wang family..." Xu Guangqi said to Shi Kefa beside him. Shi Kefa was a member of the immigration officer and was in charge of the immigration work of a county. However, the immigration work of his county benefited from Zhou Yan's help. Confucianism's "idea" suddenly became famous at home and abroad, and became an "advanced immigrant county" praised by the emperor, and the official was promoted to a higher level. Therefore, Shi Kefa, who was not suitable to work with the seventh-rank official, was transferred by Xu Guangqi Come back, put it by your side and cultivate it slowly.
And letting the Wang family go to Eunuch Xi is also one of the emperor's instructions. What did Eunuch Xi start his business from?It was to handle the Wei case for the emperor, and he started his business by making money. As for how to make money, he naturally won the emperor's trust. What's more, he now controls the tax supervisor, the Mint, and has a close relationship with the bank. , up to several million, besides cash, there are also land, houses and other industries, which need to be counted and realized. The money was also transferred through the bank. Therefore, the emperor has clearly divided the division of labor for running the salt merchant this time. Jin Yiwei is the "bad guy" who is responsible for ransacking the house and investigating the case. In the end, all the money must be deposited in the bank... Therefore, Xu Guangqi asked Shi Kefa to lead the Wang family to Xi Gonggong, which can be regarded as the process of "handling the case".Of course, instructing Shi Kefa to go, plus personally instructing, can be regarded as taking extra care of the Wang family.
"Your official understands, let's go now." Shi Kefa, who has been working with Xu Guangqi, immediately responded. Although he didn't know the inside story of this matter, he also knew some rumors. To donate, to gain a way out, is also quite admirable, full of emotions, without vision, perseverance, courage, and no one to guide the way, I dare not do this.
"Grassman thank you Mr. Ge!" Seeing that the matter was successfully completed, Wang Zizhen kowtowed and said goodbye again gratefully. This way out was halfway through. As his "relationship" said, this matter depends on the emperor's reputation. If the emperor takes his money and refuses to do things for him, he can't help it. However, as his "relationship" said, because of the emperor's good reputation, it is credible. This emperor has great ambitions , I'm afraid it's not just as simple as recreating the Han and Tang Dynasties, since he can't be stopped, following him may not be a bad thing.
Xu Guangqi didn't move, and received Wang Zizhen's thanks generously. Watching the father and son leave, he felt a lot of emotion in his heart, seven or eight million taels of silver!It was easy to get it like this, and it made others willing, which he never dared to think about before. At most, he would consider charging an extra 800 million yuan for salt lessons.Compared with the emperor, he is indeed not as "ruthless" as the emperor, and he is not as tall and far-sighted as the emperor.I also know that starting from this person is the beginning of my own trial and conviction. The case of the salt merchant Tonglu case does not need to be tried at all, nor does it need to be tried, and it cannot be tried. The trial, God knows when the trial will be over, only wait for the "trial" from the emperor, and he can finalize the case here, it's extremely simple, this person made such an action after knowing the emperor's backhand, then Those who don't know the emperor's backhand, and refuse to follow suit, are doomed to die. At that time, once the emperor's "judgment" comes out, even if they want to donate their family wealth, it will be useless. This road, this door However, the number of people who can cross is also limited!
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When Wang Zizhen came out of the imperial envoy, he looked very relaxed. The emperor was indeed a man of reputation, and Mr. Xu Ge was indeed a kind person. He did not blackmail him. He had already ordered Mr. Xi to take care of him. Who is Mr. Xi?In this city of Nanjing, there are also countless eunuchs, the emperor's confidantes, and he and Xu Ge are taking care of him. The hurdle of his family is over, and the future thing is to wait for the emperor's "credibility" to arrive. Presumably the emperor will not They smashed their own signboards.
Wang Zizhen left the imperial envoy with some joy, and his son followed him, dumbfounded, hearing his father "donate" the family property, seeing his father handing a letter to the imperial envoy, and saying He said some "black words" that he didn't understand, and he was completely dumbfounded. He didn't know anything except that he followed his father.
"Brother Wang, Brother Wang!..."
Wang Zizhen was about to get in the car, when he heard someone calling him, he turned his head and saw that it belonged to the Guo family.So he stopped and said with a smile, "So it's Brother Guo! It's a pleasure to meet you. Why are you here too?" Wang Zizhen smiled easily.
"Brother Wang, where are you going? Come to see Elder Xu Ge, will there be any results?" The representative of the Guo family immediately asked, seeing that the representative of the Wang family came out of the imperial envoy with a smile on his face, he was a little uncertain, so he asked directly. what happened.
"Hehe, I'm going to follow Mr. Shi to Eunuch Xi's place. Hehe, what else can happen? In order to cut off the relationship with those salt merchants who are involved in captives, donate the family wealth. No, Mr. Xu Ge believes that my Wang family is innocent. Yes, let me go to Xi Gonggong's place, Xi Gonggong guesses, there are some things to explain, hehehe..." Wang Zizhen replied with a smile, as if he didn't donate his own family's wealth.
"Ah! What?..." Even though I had an expectation about what happened to the Wang family, and I was fully prepared for my "relationship" orders, I was still taken aback by what the Wang family did!Donate all your wealth?This is too crazy?In an instant, the Guo family hesitated. His family's "relationship" has been emphasizing that he should follow the Wang family. The Wang family's "relationship" may have reached a compromise with the emperor. Promise directly, but the emperor took the lead in this way because of his family's "relationship" face, and he will definitely not embarrass his family. The promise to the Wang family is probably also effective for his family. Difficult, but you have to donate all your family wealth. This... is really too difficult to choose.
While the two were talking, a guard urged them: "Master Shi has urged you, if you have anything to say, hurry up and say it."
"Farewell, farewell, Brother Guo, listen to Wang's words, act quickly, this way is also limited, and no one will wait for you if you are late!..." Wang Zizhen smiled and bowed to the representative of the Guo family, and quickly drilled Get in the carriage and leave, Shi Kefake has urged him ahead.
Seeing Wang Zizhen leaving with a happy face, the face of the representative of the Guo family became uncertain, all the family wealth!Donate it with such a reluctance, is this the way of the emperor?The price is too high, right?The Guo family wanted to say no, but his family's "relationship" repeatedly warned him to follow the Wang family. The representative of the Guo family felt that this decision was too difficult. Seeing Wang Zizhen leave happily, he looked free and easy. The representative of the Guo family realized that he really couldn't be as calm as the Wang family!
"Master, where are we going now?" asked the servant beside him.
"Go home immediately!" The representative of the Guo family really couldn't make up his mind, so he could only go home and discuss it. This matter, he had to communicate with the "relationship" in Beijing, all the family's wealth!Did you really donate?As for what Wang Zizhen said was limited, he wasn't afraid. Anyway, his family could "borrow" seven hundred miles to send a letter to the capital, but it would only take eight days to go back and forth. Eight days, it wouldn't be too late.
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The news that the great salt merchant Wang's family donated all their wealth and broke up with the Tonglu salt merchant quickly caused a great shock in the salt business circle in Nanjing!
Some salt merchants who were going to see the direction of the wind and how the Wang family traveled were completely dumbfounded, all their wealth!Donate like this?That's millions of silver!Many salt merchants couldn't make up their minds and began to hesitate whether they should go this way.
However, there are also people who are ready to jump into this "pit" without hesitation. The Liang family is the head of the Liang family. The master of the Liang family has been invited by Jin Yiwei. Now that Jinyiwei claims to "handle cases in a civilized manner", there are not many people who can be trusted. Subconsciously, they always regard Jinyiwei as a hell, and it is impossible to go there without pulling out the skin.
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It is still an imperial envoy.
Xu Guangqi is still waiting for the salt merchants to come to his door. In his opinion, there is nothing better than automatic delivery of money to the door. If you copy it yourself, you have to worry about various problems, such as corruption, concealment, hidden reporting, and missing reports. Yes, but those who donate their own wealth are different. They are basically intact. If these people dare to lie, they can naturally settle accounts with them in the future.
"My lord, there is a young son outside who claims to be from the Liang family in Huaiyang. He wants to see you." A guard reported.
Xu Guangqi was thinking about who would be next and how much money he would send. According to the news from Eunuch Xi yesterday, the Wang family is indeed one of the largest salt merchants. The wealth is indeed rich, and there is nothing to hide.Xu Guangqi felt relieved, Wang Jiaguang had three or four million taels of cash for doing business, which was real money.
"Young son? The Liang family? Could it be that the salt merchant Liang family is run by a young son?" Xu Guangqi asked in confusion.
"My lord, I heard that the person in charge of the Liang family was invited to drink tea in Jinyiwei. This is his son..." The guard quickly explained.
"Oh, that's it! Then let him come in." Xu Guangqi doesn't want to find out who is guilty and who is not guilty. The Shanxi merchants dug up the evidence, and slowly checked which salt merchants were involved and which ones were not. Even if Jin Yiwei "finds" evidence, it is very troublesome to convict others. Therefore, Xu Guangqi just waits for others to come to his door, and then waits for the emperor's trial. Once the emperor's "trial" is over, his side, Then the case can be finalized directly, and there is no need to go through detailed verification.
"Cao Min kowtowed to the imperial envoy, kowtowed to Mr. Xu Ge, please help Mr. Xu Ge..." The young son of the Liang family, with tears in his eyes, knelt down and kowtowed, holding an account high above his head and shouted spare my life.
"There's no need to do that, let's talk about things slowly." Xu Guangqi saw that this guy was crying as soon as he came in, and directly put his family's wealth on his head, blushing a little, and comforted him.
"Ge Lao help, Ge Lao help... My family has absolutely nothing to do with Donglu, and my family will never cooperate with Donglu. My family is also willing to break with Donglu, willing to prove my innocence..." This child of the Liang family suddenly Thinking of what the Wang family taught him, he immediately said it.
"Oh! The Liang family is also willing to break with the salt merchants who lead the captives? Yes, yes, they are still loyal to the emperor and serve the country! Why are you crying so much?" Xu Guangqi is still not used to doing this kind of thing, after all, it is forcing others Family property is not something glorious.
"Master Ge, help me. My father was invited to drink tea by Jin Yiwei for a few days because he was framed by others. The kid was worried that my father would suffer at Jin Yiwei's place, so I begged Elder Ge for help..." This son of the Liang family was already sobbing. All the avenues that can be walked have been gone, but none of them will work. Now there is only this road that the Wang family took. If it doesn't work, then his Wang family is really doomed. Therefore, he asked Wang's family overnight for advice, and the next day he went to the palace of the imperial envoy. Now he can control Jinyiwei. It is said that there is only one imperial envoy in Nanjing, and the rest Although you can talk to him, it is not as useful as this one. The emperor will call him master.
Xu Guangqi already understood what was going on with the Liang family. His father belonged to the kind of rabbit that was hit by Jin Yiwei during the process of cuddling grass and beating rabbits. They drove the salt merchants into a frenzy and ran wildly. The Liang family bumped into this road while running wildly.
"Don't worry about this. His Majesty appointed me as the imperial envoy to handle the case. Your father is guilty and innocent, and he still needs to be tried by this imperial envoy. Jin Yiwei does not have the right to trial. Of course, they are also appointed by His Majesty to investigate the case, but there is The right to investigate the case..." Xu Guangqi had to play tricks.
"I beg Elder Ge to help me..." The disciple of the Liang family, after hearing what the Wang family said, knew that the key lies in this elder Xu Ge, and now he is the only one who can rescue him from Jin Yiwei. Kneeling again and again, he moved forward a few steps, holding the list of property on his head, looking pitiful.
"Get up, since your family didn't get along with the captives, there is still a little room. I also believe that the salt merchants who can break with the salt merchants will not get along with the captives..." Xu Guangqi said, and the book office on the side immediately Take over the list that the Liang family's children are holding.
Seeing that someone took his list, the Liang family's children breathed a sigh of relief, and lowered their heads to wait for Xu Guangqi's verdict.
Xu Guangqi looked at this list, and it was far from the previous one of the Wang family. This one is less than 400 million taels. The Liang family is also one of the largest salt merchants. As for being so big, it is really far from the Wang family.Xu Guangqi would like to ask, why is there only such a thing?It's really too little, but Xu Guangqi still didn't ask. Incapable of resisting foreign thieves and internally unable to relieve disasters, they are blood-sucking insects and national thieves can persevere.
Xu Guangqi fought in his heart for a while, and secretly cursed that he had also become powerful. After all, this is 400 million taels of silver.I used to have a headache for tens of thousands of taels, 400+ taels of disaster relief money?Is this still me?
"Well, go to Eunuch Xi and tell him about your situation..." Xu Guangqi quickly made a decision.
"Ge Lao, please help, help!..." The Liang family's children immediately cried loudly. This Xu Ge elder didn't give him any promises, and asked him to go to Xi Gonggong directly. This is a bit different from what the Wang family said He knew that if this old Xu Ge didn't open his mouth, his father would not be able to get him out, and his family would definitely be ruined.
"...my family's wealth is more than that, but my father was invited by Jin Yiwei to drink tea. Some brothers and aunts in the family ran and walked, stealing away a lot of family wealth. There are quite a few, so there are only so many..., Elder Ge, help, help..." The disciple of the Liang family immediately cried out to tell the truth.
When Xu Guangqi heard others say this, his face turned red immediately, as if he was a man who committed all kinds of crimes and was persecuting other people's property, and then he kept telling himself in his heart that the salt merchant should do what the salt merchant should do. It is the anointing and blood of the people of the world. Now it is not to force other people's property, but to seek justice for the court and the people of the world.
After comforting himself for a while, Xu Guangqi felt more at ease, and said: "...Forget it, for the sake of your filial piety, I will inform Jin Yiwei about your father's affairs. In the future, when you are a person and do business, you should consider more for the court. Think more about the common people, don't focus on self-interest, don't focus on money, only care about yourself, understand?" Xu Guangqi agreed, in fact, those who are involved in Jin Yiwei are not saved, so as not to cause conflicts, but, The situation of the Liang family is different, and the wealth of the family is barely enough. What's more, only one person has entered, and it has not reached the point of ransacking the house. Soft, I agreed.
[Worry word, thank you book friends for your support! 】
(End of this chapter)
Nanjing in the first month is not warm.
People who are like weaves in the past are still the same as before. Those who should make a living live and do what they should do.
However, today, many "fresh people" have come to Nanjing. These people are the salt merchants who have been prosperous for hundreds of years.
The Wang family is one of them. As the vanguard who "leads the way", he also follows a group of salt merchants who are watching the situation. Everyone hopes to see what the end of the Wang family will be.
Salt merchants have always been wealthy, and many places have other courtyards. A big city like Nanjing, the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty, must have a place to stay.
In the other courtyard of the Wang family, the representative of the Wang family who discussed countermeasures with the salt merchants in Yangzhou that day was "leisurely" admiring the luxurious house with carved beams and painted buildings in his own courtyard.
"Father!" A cry broke the "leisure" of the representative of the Wang family.Turning his head, seeing his son calling him, he said with a smile, "It's Zhiheng! How is it? Everything is packed?"
"Yes, Dad, everything is in order..." The son of the representative of the Wang family agreed, and then asked: "...Father, do we really want to donate all the family wealth? Can we not donate? Or, Let's keep some, I guess Mr. Xu Ge doesn't know about that..." The son of the representative of the Wang family asked several questions one after another, he was really puzzled that his father donated all the wealth of the Wang family, As a son who is used to fine clothes and fine food, it is hard to imagine the taste of eating sauerkraut, and it is also hard to imagine the taste of not being served by servants.
"Hehe, Zhiheng! Daddy asks you, how much do you plan to keep?" The representative of the Wang family asked his son with a smile. ,reborn.
"Here..., father, don't say too much, it's enough to keep one or two million taels. After the limelight is over, let's buy land and a house. Although it's not as rich as the salt industry, we can still live comfortably! "The son of the representative of the Wang family thought about it and said.
"Hehe, Zhiheng! You're thinking a bit more simply. This time, the emperor will not stop until he puts the salt merchants to death. If this family saves some money and that family keeps some wealth, it will be seen in the eyes of the world." Isn’t it the same as if there were no salt merchants here? How do people in the world view the emperor? Therefore, the emperor will definitely put everyone to death.” The old man of the Wang family educated his son.
"Then... why is this? Since the emperor wants to put everyone to death, why should our family donate our wealth? Isn't it useless?" The son of the Wang family asked in confusion. , the emperor let them go, nothing else.
"Hehehe, things are not as you think. Our sage, sees far and thinks broadly. It is not ordinary people who can understand our sage's mind.... Hehe,... put it to death and then say this sentence Have you heard the words?" The old man of the Wang family continued to educate his son.
"This...Father, the emperor is indeed the Holy Master, but I don't agree with the matter of copying our family. Our family's money did not fall from the sky, it was also hard-earned..., as for putting it to death and rebirth , This, my child still can't understand..." said the son of the Wang family.
"Hehehe..., Zhiheng! You don't understand the dangers of the world..." The old man of the Wang family smiled. The simplest business in the world is salt. In fact, it is no different from falling from the sky. , so I worked hard to hold on to the money I got. Of course, it’s too early to tell my son about this, and my son may not understand it.
"... Our lord, hehe... what he wants to do is to put all of us salt merchants to death. Of course, it will also give some people a way to survive. It is impossible to drive everyone to death. Today, all the salt merchants will be put to death." 'Put to death', in the future, give a little favor, and help a group of people up..., this thunder and rain are all the grace of the king! This rubbing and flattening are all under the emperor's control, the emperor's Thinking about it, our salt merchant's wealth may not be in the eyes of the emperor..." The old man of the Wang family said with a smile, as if he was not worried about whether all his wealth would be donated.
"...Our family is now taking this road of 'putting them to death and rebirth',...hehe, today you complain about the emperor, maybe it will be years, and you can't tell if you have to thank the emperor,...this time The emperor runs a salt merchant, some people have to die, but some people can live, our family is going to grab this way of life..." Seeing himself talking, the old man of the Wang family changed his words further and further away : "...you don't understand today, but in the future when you get older, you will naturally understand, let's go now, it will delay the time, and you will miss a big deal..."
"... But father, our family's wealth has been donated, so where do we live? We can't live on the street..." The son of the old man of the Wang family asked again.
"Let's go..." Father Wang didn't answer, he just urged his son.
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In Nanjing City, two carriages "leisurely" rushed to the palace of the imperial envoy.
These two carriages were exactly the carriages of the Wang family and his son. Their carriage was walking in front, followed by a sentry, all of whom were preparing to see how the Wang family would get on the road.
Xu Guangqi was "replying to the letter given to him by the emperor. In the letter, the emperor explained the problems that need to be paid attention to when running a salt merchant, how to do it, and what the purpose is. Xu Guangqi was stunned and unimaginable. In Xu Guangqi's view , To run a salt merchant, isn’t it just to ask the case, who is involved, and then send officials to arrest people? If the evidence of the crime is convincing, they can be sentenced according to what they want, but now that I read the emperor’s letter, what kind of case is there... ... However, the emperor also made sense. The salt merchants robbed the Shiguo's money, and the Shiguo was offering it. If they were not punished, what would they do to deal with the Eastern captives and provide disaster relief? It's not that they were not given a chance, and they wanted to rely on their self-awareness, that is Impossible, just as he was feeling emotional, the guard reported that someone outside asked to see him, and it was a representative of the Huaiyang salt merchant royal family.
Xu Guangqi, who was thinking about how to start a salt merchant, sighed. He hadn't done it yet. Some people really took the initiative to "post" it. This is very different from the salt merchant he imagined before. Now the salt merchant The way of the salt merchants has been completely sealed off by the emperor. Apart from following the way of the emperor, the salt merchants have no way out.
"See you." Xu Guangqi sighed secretly and said.
After a while, the representatives of the Wang family arrived.
As soon as he entered the room, the representative of the Wang family immediately kowtowed and said, "Caomin Wang Zizhen kowtows to the imperial envoy and Mr. Xu Ge." The son of Wang Zizhen, the representative of the Wang family, also kowtowed. [Note: The characters of the salt merchants are all fabricated, so don't take them for granted. 】
"Get up..." Xu Guangqi said lightly.
Only then did Wang Zizhen, the representative of the Wang family, lead his son up.
"You came today, what's the matter?" Xu Guangqi asked, Xu Guangqi already knew why the Wang family sought him out. The emperor set up a trick early on, set up a net, and drove these salt merchants to nowhere step by step. The point of going, now, it's time to set up the net.
"Reporting to Mr. Xu Ge, the grass-roots learned that some salt merchants were tyrannical and enslaved the people of the world, which made everyone in the world angry. The grass-roots were also angry that these salt merchants were shameless. Everyone in the world was ashamed to hold salt to attract money, and ashamed to use salt to obtain money. Li, they handed back the salts one after another, and cut off the relationship with the salt merchants. The grass people have always been loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and would never cooperate with the captives. Caomin is also a salt merchant. Simply speaking, he broke up with the salt merchants and severed ties. He was afraid that His Majesty, the elders, and the people in the world would not believe him. Therefore, he is willing to donate all his family wealth to help His Majesty wipe out the eastern captives and prove his innocence. Please learn from the elders..." Wang Zizhen, the representative of the Wang family, "happyly" stated his purpose of coming, and blamed the responsibility of the salt merchants on some salt merchants. Well, since there are only some salt merchants who are involved in captivity, then others It is also possible for the salt merchants to break up with those salt merchants, and it can be regarded as finding a reason for themselves.
Xu Guangqi looked at this salt merchant with a lot of emotion. Last year, he was still trying to figure out how to collect more salt lessons, but this year, these salt merchants will automatically pay their own wealth in exchange for the emperor’s forgiveness. It didn't happen in a dream, it was simply unimaginable, Xu Guangqi pinched himself secretly, this was definitely not a dream.
"Oh, the Wang family understands righteousness! Dare to break with the salt merchants. Although they are also salt merchants, they also have enough courage and courage. It is commendable, commendable!" Xu Guangqi praised a few words.
"Thank you, Mr. Ge, for your praise! This is the account of the grassroots family, please take a look at it..." Wang Zizhen, the representative of the Wang family, immediately followed Xu Guangqi's words and handed over the list he had prepared.
A book office took the list of accounts and handed it to Xu Guangqi. Xu Guangqi flipped through it a little.
Xu Guangqi opened the account. Although the amount of money passed by was countless, he was slightly shocked by the number. Sure enough, as the emperor expected, this was a fortune that couldn't be bigger. It was just the wealth of the Wang family. It is as high as 800 million taels. On this list, there are detailed and concise lists of the Wang family's cash, land, houses and other courtyards, vehicles and boats, various businesses and so on.
Xu Guangqi looked at this list of family wealth and was surprised but had to sigh. The family wealth of this family alone was as high as seventy-eight million taels. What about other salt merchants?How much money should I have?If they were willing to pull out the root hair early and pay the emperor's 800 million taels of salt tax early, the emperor may not move them, they can still be at ease and enjoy the prosperity, but now, the emperor has forced them to nowhere and come to find them automatically. Donate your own wealth, the world is unpredictable!Unpredictable...
"...The news about the Wang family in the court hall is also very well-informed!" Xu Guangqi read the list of the Wang family's wealth, and felt emotional, and began to talk to the representative of the Wang family. Xu Guangqi clearly remembered what the representative of the Wang family said. The content in the text, the sentence that you are ashamed to hold Yanyin, ashamed to make a profit by borrowing Yanyin, people all over the world have handed back Yanyin. Not many people know about this matter in Nanjing today, and I only knew it not long ago. That was what happened above the court in the capital city. From the capital to here, it would take four or five days at the fastest to get here. People tipped them off, but no one gave him advice. This is impossible. This also confirms the emperor's statement. He has given some people the bottom line and promises. Take the lead, this is also the beginning of my trial of salt merchants...
"Returning to the old man, the grassroots had to be persuaded by the adults in the court before they came to their senses and realized that loyalty to the emperor and patriotism requires practical performance. Therefore, my royal family is firmly on the emperor's side, and I am ashamed to hold salt. Ashamed of profiting from salt, in order to show my royal family's loyalty to the emperor and hatred of salt merchants, I am willing to break up with the salt merchants and donate my family wealth..." Wang Zizhen, the representative of the Wang family, denounced certain salt merchants and demanded peace. Salt merchants do splitting.
"Well..., it's good to be able to wake up! If you can break up with the salt merchants in time, even if your royal family is a salt merchant, there are still merits!" Xu Guangqi nodded again. It seems that it's time to close the net. Although the former Jinyiwei who handled the case also ran a lot of salt merchants, they didn't receive as much money as today. There is really a difference between voluntary donation and being ransacked!
"Qi report to the old man, there is still a letter to your lord from Caomin here, please take a look..." Wang Zizhen, the representative of the Wang family, saw that this Xu Qin envoy was only willing to say good things, but refused to put things into practice. He knew that he might be missing something. Something, then, pulled out the letter again.
Xu Guangqi took the letter, and it seemed that the letter was indeed addressed to him. The person who wrote the letter claimed to be his colleague who had worked with him before. It was just reminiscing about the past, and then chatting about how I would persuade the Wang family to set an example and break with the salt merchants who were in charge of the captives to show my innocence. Please take care of the elders.Seeing that the letter was written by Qiao Yunsheng, Xu Guangqi didn't need to read the content of the letter to know what was going on. The emperor had already sent him a letter, telling him what to do, saying that there would be people who posted money and took the lead in giving money. It is probably the person Qiao Yunsheng wants to protect. The emperor and Qiao Yunsheng have some agreement that they need to "treat" Qiao Yunsheng relatively. Although they may have to deal with them temporarily, they may still be used in the future. The next family property, how, how...
"Well, I accept this letter. I know about your family, so I won't embarrass you too much. You should know how to do other things, right?" Xu Guangqi finished feeling and asked, now this family The salt merchant took the path arranged by the emperor for him. Although he has donated all his family wealth, it seems that he has suffered a big loss, but he is not unable to turn around. The emperor and Qiao Yunsheng must have achieved something. In the future, his family will be able to catch up The emperor is on this line, and following the emperor's business, he will definitely do something in the future. Although he may not be as prosperous as the salt merchants, it will not be too bad. Compared with the rest of the salt merchants, it is a world of difference. With one hand, it really turned the clouds upside down, rounded and flattened these salt merchants!I also lamented that these salt merchants dared to make decisions. They donated millions of dollars if they said they didn't want it, and donated all of them. If they weren't capable and decisive people, they wouldn't dare to do so.
"Thank you, Mr. Ge. The grassroots know what to do with the rest. Please rest assured, Mr. Ge, Your Majesty..." The representative of the Wang family immediately replied loudly, as if the donation was not his own family's wealth, full of confidence.
"Very good, since you are so knowledgeable about current affairs, there must be no limits in the future, do it well..." Xu Guangqi praised.
"Thank you Xu Ge for your compliment..." Wang Zizhen, the representative of the Wang family, thanked him.
"...By the way, your family has donated all their wealth, but do you still have a place to live? If you don't have a place to live, I can arrange a place for you..." For the Wang family who donated all their wealth, for the Wang family who may be the emperor in the future , Xu Guangqi took care of it again. It is true that the emperor investigated the salt merchants this time, but he may not be the mortal enemy in the future. There will be more and bigger things to be done in the future. It is impossible not to recruit some capable people. It is a good opportunity to set up a salt merchant for the second time. There are many capable and experienced businessmen in the salt merchant. Perhaps these people will be the emperor's helpers in the future. Things are never divided into good and bad, and bad can be turned into good Yes, good can turn into bad.
"Thank you, Mr. Xuge, for your care. Caomin has already contacted Master Lianhua of Jiming Temple. For the time being, he will go to settle down there. After the salt business case is cleared up, he will come out to do some small business for the rest of his life..." Wang Zizhen, the representative of the Wang family, immediately replied .
"Good! It's good to have a place to settle down. In the case of salt merchants, not all salt merchants are involved. It is good that the Wang family can break with the salt merchants who are involved. ,... If you have any troubles in the future, you can come to me..." Xu Guangqi made another promise, since others have donated 800 million yuan, all the funds for his immigration this year have been settled, and he should treat others better. Naturally, it should be, not to mention that it may still be "one of my own" in the future.
"Thank you, Mr. Ge, for your care." With Xu Guangqi's promise, Wang Zizhen felt at ease. Now in Nanjing, this Mr. Xu Ge can be said to be a person who sits in the town, a person who can speak his mind, whether it is a eunuch or a Jin Yiwei. Either way, you have to give him three points of courtesy. With his guarantee, your own safety is naturally safe.
"Besides, I have something to trouble you..." Xu Guangqi said to Wang Zizhen again.
"Master Ge, please give me instructions..." Wang Zizhen quickly agreed.
"Xianzhi, take Zizhen to Eunuch Xi's place personally. Eunuch Xi probably has something to explain to the Wang family. In addition, to check the wealth of the Wang family, I also ask Eunuch Xi to help.... Well, besides, please Xi Father-in-law, please take care of the Wang family..." Xu Guangqi said to Shi Kefa beside him. Shi Kefa was a member of the immigration officer and was in charge of the immigration work of a county. However, the immigration work of his county benefited from Zhou Yan's help. Confucianism's "idea" suddenly became famous at home and abroad, and became an "advanced immigrant county" praised by the emperor, and the official was promoted to a higher level. Therefore, Shi Kefa, who was not suitable to work with the seventh-rank official, was transferred by Xu Guangqi Come back, put it by your side and cultivate it slowly.
And letting the Wang family go to Eunuch Xi is also one of the emperor's instructions. What did Eunuch Xi start his business from?It was to handle the Wei case for the emperor, and he started his business by making money. As for how to make money, he naturally won the emperor's trust. What's more, he now controls the tax supervisor, the Mint, and has a close relationship with the bank. , up to several million, besides cash, there are also land, houses and other industries, which need to be counted and realized. The money was also transferred through the bank. Therefore, the emperor has clearly divided the division of labor for running the salt merchant this time. Jin Yiwei is the "bad guy" who is responsible for ransacking the house and investigating the case. In the end, all the money must be deposited in the bank... Therefore, Xu Guangqi asked Shi Kefa to lead the Wang family to Xi Gonggong, which can be regarded as the process of "handling the case".Of course, instructing Shi Kefa to go, plus personally instructing, can be regarded as taking extra care of the Wang family.
"Your official understands, let's go now." Shi Kefa, who has been working with Xu Guangqi, immediately responded. Although he didn't know the inside story of this matter, he also knew some rumors. To donate, to gain a way out, is also quite admirable, full of emotions, without vision, perseverance, courage, and no one to guide the way, I dare not do this.
"Grassman thank you Mr. Ge!" Seeing that the matter was successfully completed, Wang Zizhen kowtowed and said goodbye again gratefully. This way out was halfway through. As his "relationship" said, this matter depends on the emperor's reputation. If the emperor takes his money and refuses to do things for him, he can't help it. However, as his "relationship" said, because of the emperor's good reputation, it is credible. This emperor has great ambitions , I'm afraid it's not just as simple as recreating the Han and Tang Dynasties, since he can't be stopped, following him may not be a bad thing.
Xu Guangqi didn't move, and received Wang Zizhen's thanks generously. Watching the father and son leave, he felt a lot of emotion in his heart, seven or eight million taels of silver!It was easy to get it like this, and it made others willing, which he never dared to think about before. At most, he would consider charging an extra 800 million yuan for salt lessons.Compared with the emperor, he is indeed not as "ruthless" as the emperor, and he is not as tall and far-sighted as the emperor.I also know that starting from this person is the beginning of my own trial and conviction. The case of the salt merchant Tonglu case does not need to be tried at all, nor does it need to be tried, and it cannot be tried. The trial, God knows when the trial will be over, only wait for the "trial" from the emperor, and he can finalize the case here, it's extremely simple, this person made such an action after knowing the emperor's backhand, then Those who don't know the emperor's backhand, and refuse to follow suit, are doomed to die. At that time, once the emperor's "judgment" comes out, even if they want to donate their family wealth, it will be useless. This road, this door However, the number of people who can cross is also limited!
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When Wang Zizhen came out of the imperial envoy, he looked very relaxed. The emperor was indeed a man of reputation, and Mr. Xu Ge was indeed a kind person. He did not blackmail him. He had already ordered Mr. Xi to take care of him. Who is Mr. Xi?In this city of Nanjing, there are also countless eunuchs, the emperor's confidantes, and he and Xu Ge are taking care of him. The hurdle of his family is over, and the future thing is to wait for the emperor's "credibility" to arrive. Presumably the emperor will not They smashed their own signboards.
Wang Zizhen left the imperial envoy with some joy, and his son followed him, dumbfounded, hearing his father "donate" the family property, seeing his father handing a letter to the imperial envoy, and saying He said some "black words" that he didn't understand, and he was completely dumbfounded. He didn't know anything except that he followed his father.
"Brother Wang, Brother Wang!..."
Wang Zizhen was about to get in the car, when he heard someone calling him, he turned his head and saw that it belonged to the Guo family.So he stopped and said with a smile, "So it's Brother Guo! It's a pleasure to meet you. Why are you here too?" Wang Zizhen smiled easily.
"Brother Wang, where are you going? Come to see Elder Xu Ge, will there be any results?" The representative of the Guo family immediately asked, seeing that the representative of the Wang family came out of the imperial envoy with a smile on his face, he was a little uncertain, so he asked directly. what happened.
"Hehe, I'm going to follow Mr. Shi to Eunuch Xi's place. Hehe, what else can happen? In order to cut off the relationship with those salt merchants who are involved in captives, donate the family wealth. No, Mr. Xu Ge believes that my Wang family is innocent. Yes, let me go to Xi Gonggong's place, Xi Gonggong guesses, there are some things to explain, hehehe..." Wang Zizhen replied with a smile, as if he didn't donate his own family's wealth.
"Ah! What?..." Even though I had an expectation about what happened to the Wang family, and I was fully prepared for my "relationship" orders, I was still taken aback by what the Wang family did!Donate all your wealth?This is too crazy?In an instant, the Guo family hesitated. His family's "relationship" has been emphasizing that he should follow the Wang family. The Wang family's "relationship" may have reached a compromise with the emperor. Promise directly, but the emperor took the lead in this way because of his family's "relationship" face, and he will definitely not embarrass his family. The promise to the Wang family is probably also effective for his family. Difficult, but you have to donate all your family wealth. This... is really too difficult to choose.
While the two were talking, a guard urged them: "Master Shi has urged you, if you have anything to say, hurry up and say it."
"Farewell, farewell, Brother Guo, listen to Wang's words, act quickly, this way is also limited, and no one will wait for you if you are late!..." Wang Zizhen smiled and bowed to the representative of the Guo family, and quickly drilled Get in the carriage and leave, Shi Kefake has urged him ahead.
Seeing Wang Zizhen leaving with a happy face, the face of the representative of the Guo family became uncertain, all the family wealth!Donate it with such a reluctance, is this the way of the emperor?The price is too high, right?The Guo family wanted to say no, but his family's "relationship" repeatedly warned him to follow the Wang family. The representative of the Guo family felt that this decision was too difficult. Seeing Wang Zizhen leave happily, he looked free and easy. The representative of the Guo family realized that he really couldn't be as calm as the Wang family!
"Master, where are we going now?" asked the servant beside him.
"Go home immediately!" The representative of the Guo family really couldn't make up his mind, so he could only go home and discuss it. This matter, he had to communicate with the "relationship" in Beijing, all the family's wealth!Did you really donate?As for what Wang Zizhen said was limited, he wasn't afraid. Anyway, his family could "borrow" seven hundred miles to send a letter to the capital, but it would only take eight days to go back and forth. Eight days, it wouldn't be too late.
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The news that the great salt merchant Wang's family donated all their wealth and broke up with the Tonglu salt merchant quickly caused a great shock in the salt business circle in Nanjing!
Some salt merchants who were going to see the direction of the wind and how the Wang family traveled were completely dumbfounded, all their wealth!Donate like this?That's millions of silver!Many salt merchants couldn't make up their minds and began to hesitate whether they should go this way.
However, there are also people who are ready to jump into this "pit" without hesitation. The Liang family is the head of the Liang family. The master of the Liang family has been invited by Jin Yiwei. Now that Jinyiwei claims to "handle cases in a civilized manner", there are not many people who can be trusted. Subconsciously, they always regard Jinyiwei as a hell, and it is impossible to go there without pulling out the skin.
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It is still an imperial envoy.
Xu Guangqi is still waiting for the salt merchants to come to his door. In his opinion, there is nothing better than automatic delivery of money to the door. If you copy it yourself, you have to worry about various problems, such as corruption, concealment, hidden reporting, and missing reports. Yes, but those who donate their own wealth are different. They are basically intact. If these people dare to lie, they can naturally settle accounts with them in the future.
"My lord, there is a young son outside who claims to be from the Liang family in Huaiyang. He wants to see you." A guard reported.
Xu Guangqi was thinking about who would be next and how much money he would send. According to the news from Eunuch Xi yesterday, the Wang family is indeed one of the largest salt merchants. The wealth is indeed rich, and there is nothing to hide.Xu Guangqi felt relieved, Wang Jiaguang had three or four million taels of cash for doing business, which was real money.
"Young son? The Liang family? Could it be that the salt merchant Liang family is run by a young son?" Xu Guangqi asked in confusion.
"My lord, I heard that the person in charge of the Liang family was invited to drink tea in Jinyiwei. This is his son..." The guard quickly explained.
"Oh, that's it! Then let him come in." Xu Guangqi doesn't want to find out who is guilty and who is not guilty. The Shanxi merchants dug up the evidence, and slowly checked which salt merchants were involved and which ones were not. Even if Jin Yiwei "finds" evidence, it is very troublesome to convict others. Therefore, Xu Guangqi just waits for others to come to his door, and then waits for the emperor's trial. Once the emperor's "trial" is over, his side, Then the case can be finalized directly, and there is no need to go through detailed verification.
"Cao Min kowtowed to the imperial envoy, kowtowed to Mr. Xu Ge, please help Mr. Xu Ge..." The young son of the Liang family, with tears in his eyes, knelt down and kowtowed, holding an account high above his head and shouted spare my life.
"There's no need to do that, let's talk about things slowly." Xu Guangqi saw that this guy was crying as soon as he came in, and directly put his family's wealth on his head, blushing a little, and comforted him.
"Ge Lao help, Ge Lao help... My family has absolutely nothing to do with Donglu, and my family will never cooperate with Donglu. My family is also willing to break with Donglu, willing to prove my innocence..." This child of the Liang family suddenly Thinking of what the Wang family taught him, he immediately said it.
"Oh! The Liang family is also willing to break with the salt merchants who lead the captives? Yes, yes, they are still loyal to the emperor and serve the country! Why are you crying so much?" Xu Guangqi is still not used to doing this kind of thing, after all, it is forcing others Family property is not something glorious.
"Master Ge, help me. My father was invited to drink tea by Jin Yiwei for a few days because he was framed by others. The kid was worried that my father would suffer at Jin Yiwei's place, so I begged Elder Ge for help..." This son of the Liang family was already sobbing. All the avenues that can be walked have been gone, but none of them will work. Now there is only this road that the Wang family took. If it doesn't work, then his Wang family is really doomed. Therefore, he asked Wang's family overnight for advice, and the next day he went to the palace of the imperial envoy. Now he can control Jinyiwei. It is said that there is only one imperial envoy in Nanjing, and the rest Although you can talk to him, it is not as useful as this one. The emperor will call him master.
Xu Guangqi already understood what was going on with the Liang family. His father belonged to the kind of rabbit that was hit by Jin Yiwei during the process of cuddling grass and beating rabbits. They drove the salt merchants into a frenzy and ran wildly. The Liang family bumped into this road while running wildly.
"Don't worry about this. His Majesty appointed me as the imperial envoy to handle the case. Your father is guilty and innocent, and he still needs to be tried by this imperial envoy. Jin Yiwei does not have the right to trial. Of course, they are also appointed by His Majesty to investigate the case, but there is The right to investigate the case..." Xu Guangqi had to play tricks.
"I beg Elder Ge to help me..." The disciple of the Liang family, after hearing what the Wang family said, knew that the key lies in this elder Xu Ge, and now he is the only one who can rescue him from Jin Yiwei. Kneeling again and again, he moved forward a few steps, holding the list of property on his head, looking pitiful.
"Get up, since your family didn't get along with the captives, there is still a little room. I also believe that the salt merchants who can break with the salt merchants will not get along with the captives..." Xu Guangqi said, and the book office on the side immediately Take over the list that the Liang family's children are holding.
Seeing that someone took his list, the Liang family's children breathed a sigh of relief, and lowered their heads to wait for Xu Guangqi's verdict.
Xu Guangqi looked at this list, and it was far from the previous one of the Wang family. This one is less than 400 million taels. The Liang family is also one of the largest salt merchants. As for being so big, it is really far from the Wang family.Xu Guangqi would like to ask, why is there only such a thing?It's really too little, but Xu Guangqi still didn't ask. Incapable of resisting foreign thieves and internally unable to relieve disasters, they are blood-sucking insects and national thieves can persevere.
Xu Guangqi fought in his heart for a while, and secretly cursed that he had also become powerful. After all, this is 400 million taels of silver.I used to have a headache for tens of thousands of taels, 400+ taels of disaster relief money?Is this still me?
"Well, go to Eunuch Xi and tell him about your situation..." Xu Guangqi quickly made a decision.
"Ge Lao, please help, help!..." The Liang family's children immediately cried loudly. This Xu Ge elder didn't give him any promises, and asked him to go to Xi Gonggong directly. This is a bit different from what the Wang family said He knew that if this old Xu Ge didn't open his mouth, his father would not be able to get him out, and his family would definitely be ruined.
"...my family's wealth is more than that, but my father was invited by Jin Yiwei to drink tea. Some brothers and aunts in the family ran and walked, stealing away a lot of family wealth. There are quite a few, so there are only so many..., Elder Ge, help, help..." The disciple of the Liang family immediately cried out to tell the truth.
When Xu Guangqi heard others say this, his face turned red immediately, as if he was a man who committed all kinds of crimes and was persecuting other people's property, and then he kept telling himself in his heart that the salt merchant should do what the salt merchant should do. It is the anointing and blood of the people of the world. Now it is not to force other people's property, but to seek justice for the court and the people of the world.
After comforting himself for a while, Xu Guangqi felt more at ease, and said: "...Forget it, for the sake of your filial piety, I will inform Jin Yiwei about your father's affairs. In the future, when you are a person and do business, you should consider more for the court. Think more about the common people, don't focus on self-interest, don't focus on money, only care about yourself, understand?" Xu Guangqi agreed, in fact, those who are involved in Jin Yiwei are not saved, so as not to cause conflicts, but, The situation of the Liang family is different, and the wealth of the family is barely enough. What's more, only one person has entered, and it has not reached the point of ransacking the house. Soft, I agreed.
[Worry word, thank you book friends for your support! 】
(End of this chapter)
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