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Chapter 485

Eunuch Xi is one of the most famous eunuchs in Nanjing. He is in charge of minting and taxation in the south, and is the emperor's first-class confidant.

Today, like Xu Guangqi, he waited for others to bring his wealth to his door. The wealth sent by the Wang family yesterday was a total of seventy-eight million taels. To this day, everyone is smiling.

He started his business by scooping up silver for the emperor. The first thing he started with was the Wei case. At that time, he was in charge of scooping up silver from those officials. When he arrived in Nanjing, he was in charge of the mint, which was also a job of scooping up silver. Then he was the tax supervisor. Although there is still money to be posted in it now, but tax collection, no matter what, is also a job of making money. Now that he is running a salt merchant, he will naturally play the role of making money. No one knows the emperor's mind better than him. No one knows the way better than him. Yesterday Mr. Xu Ge asked him to take care of the members of the Wang family, so he sent someone to send them to Jiming Temple, and kept them, saying they were guarding them. Actually, It is to take care, so that no one will be unfavorable to the Wang family. The Wang family has no money to protect themselves. The big gold master delivered the silver to the door. There is really nothing more refreshing in the world...

"... Qiang Qi, Qiang Qi, Qiang Qiang..." Xi Gonggong was humming an unknown song, waiting beautifully for the salt merchant to send money to his door.

"Eunuch, Mr. Xu Ge sent a person from the Huaiyang salt merchant Liang's family." The little eunuch came in and said softly.

"Oh, someone has come here long ago? Feeling good! Feeling good!...By the way, which adult sent someone here today?" Eunuch Xi was still immersed in the joy of yesterday, and yesterday he took only the money. Three to four million taels, when he received his soft hand, Xu Ge's old man Shi Kefa came to give it away, and he knew that Xu Ge's old man must take care of the Wang family, so today, I will ask first, and I am going to make a judgment based on the grade of the official who sent me away Today's harvest.

"Back to Eunuch, what kind of adult is he!... Uh, no, he is also an adult, but not as old as yesterday. He is in the imperial guard next to Mr. Xu Ge." This little eunuch is also a sharp-eyed character. The person who came here was just a small head of the imperial guards next to Xu Guangqi, and he knew that today's family's wealth is not as much as yesterday's, so naturally he looked down on today's family. He didn't dare to slander Xu Ge's old man, so he changed his words repeatedly.

"Well... let him come in." Eunuch Xi was in a bad mood, he calmed down and was about to start the process.

After a while, the children of the Liang family were brought in front of Eunuch Xi.

The Liang family's children also knew this Eunuch Xi, this Eunuch Xi was a man of influence in Nanjing city, the head eunuch, when he saw Eunuch Xi, he immediately fell to his knees and shouted: "Grassman Liang Xianke kowtows to Eunuch Xi."

"...You, you are the Liang family, so what..." Seeing that the person in front of him was too young, he didn't seem to be a person who could control a family like the Liang family, so he asked suspiciously.

"Father, Liang Xianke, a grassroots man, my father, Liang Shengyuan, is the head of the Liang family, a Huaiyang salt merchant..." The Liang family's children immediately agreed.

"Well, I've heard of it, I've heard of it, by the way, where is your father? Why haven't you seen your father?" Xi Gong said fairly.

"Back to Eunuch, Cao Min's father was invited by Jin Yiwei to drink tea. Today, thanks to Mr. Xu Ge's rescue, he can finally escape from prison..." Liang Xianke, a son of the Liang family, said.

"Oh, no wonder, our family felt strange, how could you be the head of the Liang family..., get up..., since Mr. Ge has agreed to you, it must be fine..." Eunuch Xi glanced Glancing at the Liang family's children, he said, seeing that the Liang family, a famous salt merchant, was so upright and donated their wealth so quickly, Eunuch Xi's attitude towards the Liang family changed a little and became better.

"Thank you, Eunuch Xi." Liang Xianke, a son of the Liang family, got up and stood respectfully. At this time, he was no longer as desperate and collapsed as he was before, but he had some spirits.

"Come here today, what is the so-called, do you know?" Eunuch Xi asked directly without being pretentious.

"I know, I know, please take a look at it..." Liang Xianke, a son of the Liang family, immediately sent a list of his family wealth.

"...What's the matter, why is it less than 400 million taels?..." Eunuch Xi was furious just after looking at it for a few times. The total wealth of this family is less than 400 million. Compared with the Wang family, it can be said to be a world of difference. Even if there is a gap with the Wang family, the difference should not be as much as a few million taels.

"...Are you playing with our family?..." Throwing the list on the ground, Xi Gonggong is not Xu Guangqi, he has a good temper, this place is far away from the capital, and when he is used to it, his voice and temper will naturally grow louder.

"Don't be angry, father-in-law, please listen to the explanation, because my father was invited to drink tea by Jin Yiwei, so some uncles, brothers, and aunts in the family ran and walked, taking a lot of family wealth out, and because they were running around, Therefore, the family wealth is empty, and it is definitely not intentional to expire the father-in-law, please check..." Liang Xianke, a son of the Liang family, immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, and immediately told the truth, with the appearance of begging for mercy.

"Is there any king's law here? How dare you rob it..." Eunuch Xi was furious. This is obviously the meat from his own mouth, and there is no reason for others to snatch it. This is not a few hundred taels, a few thousand taels of silver, That's one or two million taels or more.

"Come on!" Eunuch Xi immediately shouted angrily.

"The little ones are here." Several young eunuchs came in immediately.

"Go invite Brother Xu of Jin Yiwei..." After talking halfway, Eunuch Xi stopped again. I can't be too impulsive about this matter. Elder Xu Ge has already agreed to let the head of the Liang family go, that is to say , The Liang family has already "go ashore" in this matter, and then use the Tonglu to move people related to the Liang family with great fanfare, which conflicts with the process of handling salt merchants...

However, when he thought that the one or two million taels of silver were gone, Eunuch Xi became very angry.

"...Wait..." Eunuch Xi calmed down instantly and said.

The little eunuch waited for Eunuch Xi to give an order, but what he got was a wait, so he just stood there.

"Sit down..." Eunuch Xi changed his expression instantly, and spoke to Liang Xianke, a son of the Liang family, in a harmonious voice.

"Grandpa Xie..." Liang Xianke got up from the ground again, and sat on the chair with some trepidation. He also knew why Grandpa Xie was so angry. A large part of his family property was swept away or disposed of. Well, without so much family wealth, even if there is a reason, others will definitely think that he has hidden the family wealth, Xu Ge is still easy to talk to, it seems that this Xi Gonggong is not easy to discuss.

"Your Liang family is able to donate their family wealth and break up with the salt merchants of Tonglu. You are really a good salt merchant who is loyal to the emperor and patriotic..." Eunuch Xi began to calm down, knowing that it is impossible for him to be so angry. There was one or two million taels of silver on the other side, so he had to think of a way, and started chatting with Liang Xianke from the Liang family, planning to find a way to recover the loss. It was not his father-in-law's style to sit and watch so much money lost.

"Thank you for your praise, father-in-law. In the future, I will do business well and be a good person. I will no longer be mercenary. I will always consider the difficulties of your majesty and the court. Don't make things difficult for your majesty and the court. I will do what my father-in-law asks me to do." Liang Xianke, a son of the Liang family He is not an idiot either. He has been pondering over the words Xu Ge said before he left. Xu Guangqi told him that he will be a businessman and a person in the future, that is to say, they have passed the customs this time, and they may come out to do business in the future. To do business, of course, the premise is to be obedient. He pondered, there is a deep meaning in it, so he also used this sentence to tell Eunuch Xi, and was going to see how Eunuch Xi would react.

Eunuch Xi glanced at this Liang family boy unexpectedly, seeing that this Liang family boy was so upright, sensible, and had an idea.

"You are very caring, and you understand what will happen in the future... Yes! People have to look forward, they can't take care of themselves, just look at the front... You can understand this, it shows that you put your heart into it, very good... , Forget it, our family won’t say much, since Mr. Xu Ge has already spoken, our family will no longer embarrass you, nor will we embarrass your father, but there is something that needs your and your father’s help, I don’t know Are you willing?" Eunuch Xi is in charge of making money, so naturally he will not let go of such a huge loss, if he let go of the 200 million taels of silver easily, the emperor will know, but he will not let him go Well, he started his career by fishing for money. If the emperor suspects this point, then he doesn't have to mess around.

"My father-in-law is being polite. If there is anything, my father-in-law just tells me, and I will definitely do it. My father-in-law tells me to go east, and I will never go west." Liang Xianke of the Liang family immediately agreed.

"That's good. Your family has Mr. Xu Ge's permission. Naturally, it has nothing to do with the salt business case. I won't talk about the future in the future. However, before that, there is still something that needs to be done by your family." Xi Gonggong thought about it. Think about it.

"Please make it clear, father-in-law." Liang Xianke, a son of the Liang family, said immediately.

"Your family's wealth shouldn't be only 400 million. The wealth that was swept away must also be recovered. Otherwise, everyone will follow suit. You are a few million less, and he is a few million less. But if we can't continue playing, if our family can't continue playing, His Majesty will be furious, you know the consequences..." Eunuch Xi said coldly.

"I know, I know, what to do, please tell me clearly..." Liang Xianke, a son of the Liang family, immediately agreed. Eunuch Xi, however, got in touch with the emperor all the way. After the Liang family children donated all their wealth, they suddenly understood that the Wang family really didn't lie to him. After "death", the emperor would let a group of people live.Those people deserve to die, those people deserve to live, it depends on everyone's actions, the sooner they die, the sooner they will be born, after he handed over his family wealth to Xu Guangqi, he felt relieved, the family wealth has nothing to do with him, and he doesn't need it I no longer care about the family wealth, so my mind became clearer, but I saw the hope of life. Now that my father-in-law asked him to do something, he agreed without hesitation. In his opinion, this is the performance of his family's "birth" , caught up with this father-in-law in Nanjing, and his family has "lived" again...

"Originally, your father should have released it immediately, but most of your family's wealth was taken away, but you had to recover it, otherwise, this errand would not be able to go on, so you and your father still need to play a show." For a play, go to Jinyiwei to stay for a few days, give our family a few days, and recover the stolen property. After three days, you and your father will be free, and there is no need to perform any more. If there is something to do in the future, we will naturally take care of it. , I won’t treat you badly, do you understand what our family means?” Eunuch Xi made a decision immediately, the family property must be recovered, otherwise, with his family taking the lead, the people behind this family will hide hundreds of thousands, which family How much money will be lost if you hide one hundred thousand and don't pursue it?But here is the difficulty. His family has been assigned to the "shore" by Mr. Xu Ge. He belongs to the kind who takes the lead on the road. No one dared to take this road. The emperor finally drove the salt merchants to this road, but he blocked it by himself. In that case, he missed the emperor's important event and waited for his result. One can imagine Therefore, he immediately made a decision and decided to limit it to three days. During these three days, he would try his best to recover the property that was swept away, and still keep the Liang family's residence in Jinyiwei, including Liang Xianke, a son of the Liang family. Go to Jinyiwei, in this way, give people the illusion that Jinyiwei is doing his best to handle the case of his family, and recover the stolen money. Of course, the time should not be too long. , if others see him go this way and still get that fate, they will definitely not dare to go this way again. Therefore, there must be a time limit. Three days is the limit of Xi Gonggong. After three days, When the family wealth is almost recovered, release the Liang family father and son. Those people understand that Jin Yiwei is only recovering the stolen family wealth. This way of life can still be followed, this way is still effective, and the problem is still not big. , It is a warning to those salt merchants who want to get away with it, don't make a wrong idea.

"Don't worry, father-in-law, what to do, father-in-law just orders, and I will follow father-in-law's orders..." Liang Xianke, a son of the Liang family, knew it well at this time. It will not be difficult to develop again in the future. Now that Xi Gonggong asked him to do something, it is a good opportunity to make friends, so he agreed immediately.

"Well, that's good! In the past few days, I have wronged you. In addition, who has stolen your family's wealth, how much has been stolen, and where it has gone. You and your father need to cooperate in these , get those family wealth back as soon as possible, the more you get back, the better, understand?" Eunuch Xi said coldly, for this matter, he made a lot of determination and took a big risk. He doesn't know how long this "road" can be opened. If the "road" is too short, the three days he delays will kill people. The paths of the salt merchants were all blocked, which ruined the emperor's future affairs, but he had to take this risk, and the money had to be recovered.

"I understand. Thank you, Mr. Xi, for taking care of me." Liang Xianke, a son of the Liang family, immediately said in good spirits.

"Little Xuanzi..." Eunuch Xi shouted.

"The little one is here." A little eunuch replied.Seeing Eunuch Xi waving to him, he immediately ran to Eunuch Xi, and Eunuch Xi whispered a few words in front of him.He nodded repeatedly.

"Well, let's go, and say hello to Brother Xu, just say that he has troubled him these few days, father and son of the Liang family, please take care of him, our family has to go to Mr. Xu Ge..." Xi Gonggong finished whispering , and ordered, this sentence was also said to Liang Xianke, a son of the Liang family.

"I understand." The little eunuch agreed with a smile, and led Liang Xianke of the Liang family away. When Liang Xianke was in the room, he was still calm and radiant. He looked miserable, as if his family was completely ruined, and he was still crying.

Eunuch Xi looked at this kid’s acting as if he was serious, so he smiled a little. This kid, after the emperor’s salt merchant business is over, may also be a talent that can be cultivated. After laughing for a while, he immediately went out seriously. He had to go to Xu Guangqi's place to ventilate. If he didn't ventilate Xu Guangqi, he was afraid of misunderstanding, which would be bad.

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The fact that both Liang's father and son were imprisoned by Jin Yiwei caused a big wave among the salt merchants in Nanjing. Some salt merchants who were already hesitant became even more hesitant. Do you want to go this way?This is also a bit too dangerous, donating all the family wealth, and going to jail?There is no way for people to live at all!Doesn't it mean that this is a way of life?

Many salt merchants hesitated, but Jin Yiwei tried his best to search the Liang family's property!Even those who were swept away before were taken care of by Jin Yiwei, and basically did not get away. Even some officials who took money from the Liang family were afraid of Jin Yiwei's "stormy" attitude, and they were so frightened that The money collected by the Liang family was returned to show that it had nothing to do with the Liang family.

This also made many salt merchants even more anxious. This time the Liang family was run in such a storm, which was completely different from the previous "warm feelings". Does it mean that the salt merchant case has come to an end?Is this way going to be closed?Who is next?
Thinking of this, many salt merchants panicked and ran around.

The Liang family of the salt merchant was even more suspicious. Jin Yiwei's way of "returning" to the previous style of doing things made his family feel the pressure. The letter to the capital for verification was sent out. It would take a few days to wait for a reply, but now Jin Yiwei's style is really scary, God knows who will be next?If Jin Yiwei is imprisoned, it will be over. Even if the "relationship" between Beijing and China is dredged, the skin will be peeled off.

The unexpected effect of Jin Yiwei's "crazy" handling of the case was also unexpected by Eunuch Xi. He was worried that Jin Yiwei's actions would be too big and scare some people, so that everyone would not dare to go this way. Unexpectedly, Jin Yiwei "recovered" To be honest, the effect of hugging grass and beating rabbits was much better. Several small salt merchants couldn't bear it anymore and were terrified. The next day after checking Liang's house, they ran to him to donate their family wealth..., This unexpected event made Eunuch Xi a little happy, but he was not happy. These are two small salt merchants. Adding up, the family wealth of one hundred thousand taels is not enough compared to those big salt merchants.Of course, it's not all bad, at least the Liang family's wealth has been recovered a lot.

(End of this chapter)