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Chapter 486 The Guo Family's Choice

Jin Yiwei handled the case like a storm, which frightened the salt merchants in Huaiyang. Many people couldn't stand the pressure, so they had a good time and went to Mr. Xu Ge to donate their family wealth, hoping to be relieved. Life is really not human.

In fact, most of the salt merchants in Huaiyang have been warned by the "relationships" that they will never pass the test easily. The emperor has completely taken the initiative and has nothing to do with the emperor. There is nothing the "Guan Guan" can do, let them think clearly early, see clearly, and act according to the emperor's wishes as soon as possible, although they will definitely lose some family wealth, but since the "Guan Guan" has already compromised with the emperor, then, The emperor may not be deadly, he will show some mercy, but this matter is too big, if some people are not dealt with, it will definitely not end well, so he will definitely deal with a group of people ruthlessly , So, what to do, let them figure it out for themselves and figure it out.

It's not that many salt merchants don't know the situation, nor do they know what to do, but they are reluctant to part with their huge wealth and their prosperous life. They always think that they can get away with it. There are dozens of salt merchants in the world Many, maybe not every family will do it, maybe, after a year and a half, this matter will pass like this, where I fantasize about getting away with it.

After Jin Yiwei's "crazy" handling of the case in the past three days, the Liang family father and son also came out, which surprised everyone who thought the Liang family was completely finished. What was even more surprising was that the Liang family father and son came out. I didn’t feel the pain of losing my family’s wealth at all, as if the millions of wealth were not theirs, and I greeted people with a smile, and I didn’t have the slightest “consciousness” of being a prodigal. After I came out, I moved to Jiming very quickly. The temple went with the Wang family, and Eunuch Xi also sent people to "watch over" Jiming Temple. Except for the Wang family, those who could go to Jiming Temple lived in the temple. But different temples obviously have different treatments, and Jiming Temple's "treatment" is obviously the best. For this reason, many people look at the Liang family with admiration.

It is said that after Mr. Xi was worried and afraid for a few days, he finally ushered in another spring in his life. Among the salt merchants, there are many people with discerning eyes; There is no way to go, nowhere to escape, the daily newspapers are criticizing the salt merchants, they come from Beijing like a talisman, making people suffocate and living in peace, and the emperor has already opened this convenient way door, they slammed into it without looking back, and donated all their wealth, preparing for an early death and early rebirth. Since the "relationships" can no longer be counted on, they don't even need to count on a few salt merchants to compete with the emperor. Now that the "relationships" in the court have already made concessions to the emperor, or in other words, turned to lean on the emperor's side, then, presumably the emperor will not be too unfeeling, without showing any mercy, the way out of the Wang family, Although it is a bit bitter, there is still great hope for a way out.Both the Wang family and the Liang family are so "happy", so this path may not necessarily be "happy".

Also benefited from the matter of the Liang family this time. Many salt merchants originally planned to keep some family wealth quietly, so as not to have a retreat even if this road fails. Put out this thought, or re-adjust the amount of family wealth quietly left behind, and dare not transfer a huge amount of family wealth, and never dare to leave too much, otherwise, even if you pass the level of Xu Ge's old man, I'm afraid It can't pass Xi Gonggong's hand that can only make money.

Since the members of the Liang family went to Jiming Temple, Eunuch Xi’s life has become more and more beautiful every day. There are more and more salt merchants who come to give money, and what he has to do is to collect the money, to count the family wealth, and to take over Family wealth is to judge whether other people's family wealth is in line with the estimate. He is busy every day until late at night and enjoys it. Looking at the list of family wealth one after another, Xi Gonggong feels that he only needs to sleep for two hours a day. Sleeping is shameful and shameless, and you can't get along with anything, and you can't get along with money.

Every time a subordinate or an imperial guard sent Xu Guangqi a new list, saying how much money he had received from Eunuch Xi, Xu Guangqi would sigh with emotion every time, marveling at how Eunuch Xi made money; Unexpectedly, when others begged for mercy and I softened my heart a little, two million taels of silver slipped away from my hand. Whenever I thought of the situation where I ran for tens of thousands of taels of silver and couldn't get it, I could only sigh and laugh at myself.Xu Guangqi was deeply impressed by the matter of the Liang family, and Xu Guangqi had an indelible impression of Xi's father-in-law's stormy pursuit of the stolen property of the Liang family. He also admired the steps and division of labor of the emperor's salt merchant If you let yourself do all the salt merchants, God knows how much money you will receive. The salt merchants are too cunning, and I am not their opponent at all.

Seeing that Shi Kefa came in with another copy of "Family Wealth", Xu Guangqi knew that this family had passed Xi Gonggong's pass, cleaned up his feelings, and prepared to see the "Family Wealth" after Xi Gonggong's hands, that is the salt merchant real wealth.

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More and more salt merchants are going the same way as the Wang family, which made the Guo family feel more and more pressure. After the incident with the Liang family, Jin Yiwei calmed down again and began to handle the case in a civilized manner, still investigating the case in a leisurely manner. From time to time, he invites one or two salt merchants to drink tea, his actions are very leisurely, and it definitely does not seem to be handling a major imperial case.

The news sent to the capital is already the ninth day, and it will be the Lantern Festival soon. The Guo family doesn’t know how long the emperor’s opening can last. Every day is spent in torment. The restless Guo family finally waits The news arrived in the capital.

The Guo family's other courtyard in Nanjing City gathered people from all houses, big and small, of the Guo family. When they heard the news from the capital, they all spontaneously gathered in the main room, waiting to reveal the final outcome of his family.

The head of the Guo family sat on the first seat with a serious face, and the people in each room sat down one by one. Seeing that all the people who should be there had arrived, the head of the Guo family pointed to the letter on the table at his hand and said: "Beijing has already arrived. There's news..." After saying this, the head of the Guo family can't go on talking. If there is no news, his family can't go any other way. Apart from following the emperor's way, his family has no other way to go. His expectation is that the emperor, looking at his family's "relationship" face, can be lenient towards his family, without having to follow the same path as others.

The people of the Guo family were silent and silent.

After a while of silence, the head of the Guo family sighed, picked up the letter on the table, and opened it.There were two more letters inside. The head of the Guo family looked at it, opened one of them, and read it carefully.

The members of the Guo family held their breath, watching the fate of the Guo family.

"...Han Ge said, let our family closely follow the Wang family, the sooner the better, with him, His Majesty will not lay a dead hand on our family, even if the family is destroyed now, and the family wealth is donated, it will be difficult to recover in the future." It's not difficult, let our family not hesitate, it is the best to get the same treatment as the Wang family, we need to ask Mr. Xu Ge more, this matter, Mr. Xu Ge is always the one who can make the decision... His Majesty made this opening, The time must be limited, there are other important matters in the court, His Majesty will not let this matter be delayed for a long time..." said the head of the Guo family.

After hearing this, the people in each room of the Guo family heard that some were pale, some were weeping silently, some were angry and unwilling, and some had an indifferent expression.

After the head of the Guo family finished speaking, he looked at another letter, picked it up and looked at it for a while, and then put it back. On this letter was written "Zi Xianxian", and the envelope was sealed with wax. The head of the Guo family knew that it was for Xu Zixian, the elder Xu Ge, and the envoy of Xu Qin. After seeing this letter, the face of the head of the Guo family, who was a little lonely, improved a little. With this letter, his courage A lot more.

"...I won't say much here, I'll go to the imperial envoy Xingyuan of Mr. Xu Ge..." The head of the Guo family made his final decision, even though it was difficult to make, looking at this gorgeous main room, His heart hurts.

A housekeeper brought up a tray with three lists of family wealth on it. One list only a small amount of family wealth; Prepared for different situations, the head of the Guo family looked at the three lists of family wealth, hesitated for a moment, and looked at the two letters, especially the one that said "Zi Xianqin" letter. After a while, he sighed, and finally put his hand on the book that listed most of the family wealth.

People in each room of the Guo family stared at the master's hand to see which book it would land on, and finally saw that it landed on the book that landed the most, and their expressions were even more different.

"...Every room is also ready to move out..." Looking at the faces of the people in each room, he thought for a while, and said: "...Be careful, don't bring any valuable gold and silver jewelry..." After finishing the order , snorted softly for a long time, picked up the two letters, got up and prepared to go out.

The people in each house watched the head of the family go out and wanted to speak, but they dared not. The people who can control the fate of their family are not here, and the people who can decide the direction of his family are not them.

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Xu Guangqi was looking at the list of family wealth sent by Eunuch Xi in a happy mood. This family wealth that has been verified by Eunuch Xi is the real wealth. Looking at the stack of numbers on the list, Xu Guangqi smiled inexplicably. This Eunuch Xi, Sure enough, he is good at making money. Although eunuchs have a bad reputation, Xu Guangqi has always been indifferent to eunuchs and has no cold, but Xu Guangqi has to admit that Eunuch Xi is definitely a good eunuch who can be called a capable person, and his impression of eunuchs has also changed greatly. Without such an expert at making money, Xu Guangqi knew that on his own, he was afraid that there would be only a fraction of the list of these family wealth now.

"Old man, the head of the Guo family, a great salt merchant in Huaiyang, is asking to see you." Shi Kefa came in and interrupted Xu Guangqi's high-spirited reading list.

"Well, it's Xianzhi! It's just in time to come, this Guo family is also a big salt merchant, and now, it's finally going this way, hehe, let's go and have a look with the old man." Xu Guangqi said enthusiastically, this In a few days, the money he handled has far exceeded all the taxes of the Ming Dynasty in a year, including land taxes. This huge amount of property can't arouse the emotions of the person who handled it, unless the person is not a human being.

"Yes, Mr. Ge." Shi Kefa immediately agreed. Recently, he knew what it means to be invincible, what it means to be rich, and what it means to be blooming like a brocade. Shi Kefa who came into contact with him has undergone great changes in recent days, especially his temperament, which has become more stable. The light in his glasses is no longer as floating and confused as before, and his whole person looks much more capable. , Shi Kefa, who looks like a scholar, has gradually faded away.

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After seeing the ceremony.The head of the Guo family immediately donated their own wealth.

"...The Guo family heard about the salt merchants who were involved with captives, and felt that those salt merchants were shameful and disgusting. The Guo family would never do anything that enslaved tens of thousands of Han men. The salt merchant draws a clear line, but as a salt merchant and has made a lot of profits from the salt industry, he knows that he cannot be easily removed from the suspicion. Let me draw a clear line with those salt merchants who are involved with captives, to show my innocence, and ask the elders to make the decision." The head of the Guo family immediately presented this list that recorded most of the Guo family's wealth in detail.

Xu Guangqi looked at the head of the Guo family with a smile. He also knew who the backstage of the Guo family was. It was a scene to say these things now. If the emperor hadn't forced them to the point of no return, they would not have gone this way. road.

"Hehe, it's easy to say, the Guo family can draw a clear line with the salt merchants who are involved in captives, and they can clear themselves, but they are also loyal to the emperor and patriotic. I also believe that the Guo family will not do things to lead captives..." He praised like a procedural With a few words, Xu Guangqi opened up other people's wealth.After looking at it, I am very satisfied. This Guo family is indeed a big salt merchant on the same level as the Wang family. Property, even if Xu Guangqi is indifferent to fame and fortune, and is used to seeing money, even if he is used to it, he still has to make his heart beat faster.

For the sake of having so much wealth, Xu Guangqi chatted with the head of the Guo family for a while to show how much he attaches importance to him. However, Xu Guangqi will not easily make any guarantees now that they are all unsalty words. Yes, as soon as he let go, as soon as he softened his heart, millions of taels of silver were gone.

After chatting for a while, the Guo family's resident suddenly said: "Speak to Mr. Xu Ge, there is still a letter here from Caomin, which was delivered to Mr. Ge by his old friend."

Immediately someone handed the letter to Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi looked at the envelope for a while, and seeing that it was "opened by Zixian personally", which could be matched with his own words, Xu Guangqi knew that this must be a letter written by someone with his own seniority and official position.He looked at the sealant again, and carefully identified the sealant seal back and forth. It was indeed the letter that the person wrote to himself.

After tearing open the letter, Xu Guangqi read it. The letter was indeed written by Han Yu. However, it was not a blatant pleading, but he praised his sweet potato national policy, claiming that it was the best national policy in thousands of years. It is a national policy that pays the most attention to the people of the world. It is a national policy that makes the world's people full. Its merits will last for thousands of years. Considerable attention, the cabinet has been ordered to take full responsibility, and the cabinet will be determined based on the results of sweet potatoes. Therefore, as a cabinet minister, he is a bachelor. He must fully support this national policy. Except for this, there is nothing, nothing Any words of intercession to the Guo family.

Xu Guangqi read the letter and smiled at the letter. This Han Yu is the backstage of the Guo family. Although there is no word of pleading in the letter, this letter has only one meaning, which is pleading. For his face, he can give some preferential treatment to the Guo family. In exchange or thanks, he will definitely work hard on the national policy of planting sweet potatoes. Well, he didn't mention a word of the Guo family, but this letter was taken out of the Guo family's pocket. What it means to come out is beyond words.

"Hehe, I will do my best for the Guo family's affairs. The Guo family understands righteousness so well, and I will not let the Guo family be wronged too much. By the way, does the Guo family have a place to live now?" Xu Guangqi asked kindly.

"If Hui Ge is old, since the Guo family has donated their wealth, they will naturally not leave anything behind. They are also planning to learn from the Wang family and find a temple to settle down temporarily." The Guo family immediately mentioned the Wang family, and the letter has been handed over, so , naturally demanded the same treatment as the Wang family.

"Oh!" Xu Guangqi was obviously taken aback. The Guo family's sense of smell is also very good. He felt that the Wang family was different. Han Yu was indeed an old fox, and he might have noticed something.He also laughed and said, "It's fair to say that the Guo family is just like the Wang family. There are countless big salt merchants who can set an example and break up with the salt merchants who trade with captives. They are all loyal to the emperor and patriotic..."

"Xianzhi, go to Mr. Xi's place in person and ask Mr. Xi to take care of the Guo family. They are good salt merchants who are loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Don't treat them badly. What the Wang family should have, the Guo family also has..." Xu Guangqi smiled and agreed. The salt merchant that Han Yan wanted to protect really had to show some face. The old fox suddenly turned around and leaned on the emperor's side. He also contributed to this matter, let alone the Guo family. The family property worth 800 million taels.

"Obey." Shi Kefa said with a serious face.

The head of the Guo family heaved a sigh of relief. His letter of "relationship" was really useful. Once he took it out, he could talk about everything. The treatment was directly on par with the Wang family. It seems that this road is really safe and sound. allow.

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In the same way, since they were sent by Shi Kefa and had been ordered by Elder Xu Ge, Xi Gonggong immediately sent someone to send the Guo family to Jiming Temple when he saw the family property of 800 million yuan, and also sent someone to "guard" it. The treatment is exactly the same as that of the Wang family.

The Guo family is also one of the largest salt merchants, and the backstage is extremely strong. They are the vanguard of many salt merchants, and some people follow his family's lead. Seeing that his family has gone this way, they all follow this path. So many people "jumped" into this pit without hesitation. No matter how deep it is, I believe it can fill it up. Many salt merchants think this way.

(End of this chapter)