Chapter 452 Black Heart
Lü Songli asked, "Uncle Ji, what are you doing?" Many boxes were piled up in the open space of the hall.
After Ji Wuyin cleared the area, he said to the three people present, "This is 200,000 taels of gold."
"Thanks to Madam Qin Liu, the branch of the bank over there did not suffer too much loss in Shu County. Well, not only did it not suffer any loss, but my nephew finally made a profit of 4 million taels of silver. How about the two of us, 50-50?"
Lü Songli said modestly, "I didn't do much."
Ji Wuyin disagreed, "Anyway, I brought the money and didn't plan to take it back. Everyone has something to make money, so don't be polite."
"Okay, then I'll take it." She just declined for the sake of courtesy.
Ji Wuyin said with a smile, "Yes, you should accept it! I'm counting on such good things to happen more often."
"Uncle Ji, I'll only accept 100,000 taels of gold, and you take the rest back."
Hearing this, Ji Wuyin was anxious, "Didn't we just agree to give each half?" Why are you still regretting it?
"I haven't finished speaking yet." Seeing that he looked like he was afraid that the money could not be given, Lu Songli didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "What I mean is, I'll accept 100,000 taels of gold, and you take the other 100,000 taels back. I'll let Wu Ren go to your Qingzhou bank to withdraw 1 million taels of silver, okay?"
Ji Wuyin: "Okay, very good."
"Then it's settled." Lu Songli turned to her father and Xue Xu, "Dad, Mr. Xue, everyone who sees it will get a share..."
In the next few days, the government offices, military camps, and the entire Pingzhou market suddenly distributed benefits, and everyone had a good meal. Public officials also received some material benefits.
At the same time, Wu Ren and other Liaodong Chamber of Commerce leaders outside received another purchase order to purchase the required silver, and asked Wu Ren to go to the Qingzhou branch of Ji's Money House to pick it up.
Wu Ren was not surprised, as he did the same thing in Nanyang last time.
So Wu Ren took his subordinates to go there first, agreed on the time to pick up the silver, and then picked up the silver when the time came.
In the following period of time, the managers of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce outside took their subordinates to purchase supplies in the southeast, northwest, and northeast. Then these supplies were transported to Qingzhou for collection again and transported back to Pingzhou by the Cao Gang.
Southland
After everything was ready, Xie Bai set off with a large number of people and escorted a cart of silver.
Qiao Xi, Gu Huaisheng and others knew about Chang'an.
Xie Zhan did not ask them for silver, but chose to take the matter on his own.
Xie Zhan's move made them see his responsibility.
For a time, Qiao Xitong, Liao Xuewang and others directly increased their trust in Xie Zhan.
Xie Zhan is a person who can get along with others. He can really take on things and protect others.
Gu Huaisheng has mixed feelings.
Pingzhou, Governor's Mansion
The Xie family's silver transportation made a lot of noise.
Chen Jinshui had someone secretly check the traces of their carriages, and then sent a letter to Pingzhou to inform the details of the matter.
Lu Desheng smacked his lips and said, "A huge silver transportation team? This Xie Zhan will not send all the 4 million taels he got to Chang'an, right?"
Lu Songli felt that it was impossible. Based on her understanding of Xie Zhan, he should not give all the 4 million taels he got to Song Mo.
Because her father spread rumors that he took away 20 million taels of silver in Shu and Gusu, 4 million is a big gap from 14 million.
Even if Song Mo got his 4 million taels, he would still not be satisfied. He would not look at how much he got, but always stare at the part that he didn't get.
Since no matter what he does, he won't be satisfied, so he won't please him.
But doing so will make Song Mo, the emperor, lose face.
Unless he can produce evidence to prove that her father's accusation against him is slander.
But this is impossible, so Xie Zhan has to show some expression, so that the two sides will not tear each other apart. Even if they tear each other apart in the end, it is Song Mo's dissatisfaction, and Xie Zhan is not the one at fault.
With a step, as long as Song Mo still values his ability to make money, he will use the step to come down.
For this step, she guessed that Xie Zhan was willing to pay at most one million taels.
Now Chen Jinshui has sent a letter, and the Xie family's silver transport team is in great momentum. According to the identification of the wheel marks, they are transporting heavy objects.
If it is silver, it is estimated to be several million.
There must be a demon behind the usual things.
"My daughter, do you think you should spread the news and let someone intercept the silver that Xie Zhan sent to Chang'an?" Lu Desheng suggested with a smirk, anyway, it was all ill-gotten gains.
Lu Desheng regretted that Xie Zhan's route to transport the silver to Chang'an did not pass through Pingzhou, otherwise it would not be impossible to let Qin Xiaoliu take his special forces and pretend to be robbers.
No, they were originally bandits who changed their jobs and robbed, and they just went back to their old business.
Lu Desheng didn't know that Xie Zhan also regretted that Xie Bai's route did not pass through Pingzhou.
Her father's words made Lu Songli think of a possibility.
"Dad, your idea is not good."
Lu Desheng felt like he was hard of hearing. What happened? His daughter was quite upright?
"Dad, Xie Zhan is probably looking forward to someone robbing."
Lu Desheng: ? ? ?
"I don't think this amount of money will be much. But believe it or not, as long as someone dares to take advantage of this money, Xie Zhan will dare to frame that person with more than 10 million taels of silver." Xie Zhan wanted to fish. This money was both a step for Song Mo and bait for scapegoating.
Lu Desheng: ...
Xie Zhan, this despicable, shameless and vulgar guy!
Does he drink ink every day? Why is his heart so dark?
"Will the bandits along the way fall into the trap?"
"That being said, Xie Zhan dare not frame him casually." The bandits must be large enough, otherwise, in the end, they may be guilty of a higher crime.
"Then let Wu Ren try to notify the several large mountain strongholds along the way?"
Pingzhou soon learned the follow-up news.
As expected, Xie Zhan only sent one million taels to the emperor. On the surface, it was said that the gold mine recently dug out of Xiaozhuya Island was all here.
Upon hearing this news, Lu Desheng said it was a close call, and he almost became a scapegoat!
The news was passed on by Zhang Xian. It is said that when he learned the news, Song Mo smashed his favorite dragon cup and scolded Xie Zhan for giving him one million taels? He sent a beggar?
The emperor was about to draft an edict to depose Xie Zhan on the spot.
At this time, the queen came and appeased the emperor.
The Queen picked up the memorial attached by Xie Zhan and persuaded the Emperor, saying that Lord Xie had made 14 million taels with so many people, and giving them 6 or 7 million taels was really not a small amount.
The key is that this money is clean and free.
Not to mention the cost invested by Lord Xie, he still wants to take such money for free. They can't want the horse to run and not eat grass.
Yes, Xie Zhan said that they only made 14 million taels, and Lu Desheng and Zhang Xian said that he made 20 million, which is purely a false accusation.
Under the appeasement of the Queen, the matter was temporarily left unresolved. Xie Zhan was naturally not deposed.
Zhang Xian secretly told them that the Queen might have accepted tributes from some people.
Lu Desheng was very unhappy that Xie Zhan was not deposed, and the ill-gotten gains were not all taken away.
However, Lu Songli was quite satisfied with this result, and her expected goal was achieved.