Chapter 936 936: Jinli County (Part 2) [Please vote]
Gu Chi said: "He didn't go to see anyone."
This answer exceeded Shen Tang's expectations.
Raised his eyebrows with some interest: "Didn't see anyone? This is interesting. Is there any problem with this person's identity and background?"
How can there be so many coincidences in the world?
Find a place to stay at random, and there happens to be someone who knows all the answers? Someone must be pulling the strings!
Gu Chi whispered: "Although this tea guest has never been seen, his identity does have some knowledge. He should be a broker."
"A broker? A pimp?"
Gu Chi nodded lightly: "Well, a broker."
There is more than one broker who plays a similar game.
They specially stayed at the inn to guard merchants from out of town, and even coaxed the merchants to go to Qujianghu to find the flower boat, nodded their heads, and then used the top cards to borrow so-called official debts from secretly local high-ranking officials.
"These people are interesting. The phrase 'there are policies above and countermeasures below' makes them understand clearly." Shen Tang's eyes were filled with cold and murderous intent, and he smiled angrily, "I forbid Officials are involved in business, and they try to let the tribesmen The servants blocked their way, and they immediately played tricks on me. Official debt, haha, official debt! Nine times out, thirteen times back..."
Everyone's life will hit a low point. , it is normal to borrow money to tide over difficulties. When the borrower gets through the hard times, the creditor can also earn some interest. People lend money to others just for interest. If you don't pay interest, why should people lend you money?
It is not illegal to lend money out to earn some interest.
It is neither in the scope of business nor corruption.
It is the merchants who are short of capital when doing business and take the initiative to ask for help, rather than the officials who take the initiative to ask for bribes. The interest earned is also the return of the principal. Do you really want to say what's wrong with this behavior? Hahaha, the only problem is that the interest rate is too high.
This high interest rate was voluntarily provided by the merchants.
You love me, what can outsiders say?
Shen Tang crushed the tea cup. She calmly watched the broken pieces flow out from her fingers, and sneered: "It's not too late to make up for it. Now that a problem has been discovered, it must be solved. Turn back. At the morning meeting, you write Let's take a look at the memorial and let's use this incident to close this loophole. If anyone exploits it again in the future, I will rip off the heads of his entire family!"
Let Yushitai stir up trouble. And then by legislating from scratch.
By the way, I can also give the officials a beating.
They probably haven’t had time to get their hands on the official debt issue yet.
After all, Fengluo is her base camp, with the Seven Guards and Four Leaders at her disposal, and Gu Chi at the Yushitai, any disturbances cannot be hidden for long. Even Gu Chi didn't know it, which meant that the trend of official debt was still only in the local area, which was a blessing in misfortune.
Gu Chi looked at the looming light in his lord's palm and sighed in his heart - this is the fifth year, and these people in this place haven't learned their lesson yet? Then I thought about it, people are inherently greedy. I know rationally that I can't do it, but I can't control my behavior.
Where else could there be so many corrupt officials?
Which corrupt official would not understand these principles?
Knowing and doing it are two different things.
Shen Tang puffed up his sleeves and blew up the breeze, blowing all the ashes of the tea cup out of the window. Gu Chi was about to surrender, but she raised her hand to stop him: "Wait, watch the tide, the broker continues to stare."< br>
Gu Chi: "The Lord suspects that he has another identity?"
Shen Tang took off the fork pole, put down the window, and watched the moonlight pouring on the ground cut in half: "I do have this worry. The content he knows seems to be beyond the scope of a broker. If the broker has a rank , he should be a broker among brokers.”
Gu Chi cupped his hands and accepted the order: "I resign."
Shen Tang said: "Pay attention to safety."
Don't look at the fact that Kang State has become more and more prosperous in the past two years. On the surface, it looks like it is singing and dancing. , but under the calm there is an undercurrent, and discordant movements will appear from time to time in various places.
It has only been more than a year since Kunzhou was completely recovered. A little chaos is understandable, but it is wrong that there are movements in other places. This means that the people who are secretly unhappy with Shen Tang have never disappeared. They are like poisonous snakes lurking in the dark, waiting for the opportunity to kill with one strike. Shen Tang was on patrol for three months every year, and the Seven Guards and Four led secretly suppressed assassinations no less than a thousand times.
“The leader of the country is really not a human being!”
She was the only one left in the room, so she kicked the shorter ones down.
The short bird was kicked around by her until it fell apart.
Looking at Gaoji's corpse, the wave of anger boiling in her heart was barely suppressed. She closed her eyes and took deep breaths for several cycles, then said to the beam: "Bring a new one."
< br>Shen Tang turned around to carry the unfinished items.
When I came back, the place was as new as ever.
It was as if the "evidence" of her willful venting never existed.
Ever since she took up the position of ruler of the country, she has slept later than a dog, woke up earlier than a chicken, and done more than a donkey... She has worked so hard, but there are still a bunch of villains holding her back. life. On the other hand, Zheng Qiao is comfortable as the leader of the country. Anyone who dares to displease him will displease his ancestors for eighteen generations.
The candlelight in the house has never been extinguished.
Until late at night——
A personal guard suddenly appeared.
She did not look at the king who was reviewing the memorials, but walked towards the back of the screen, knelt down on one knee, and bowed his head in obedience.
There is a royal couch behind the screen.
There is a figure sleeping unrestrainedly on the imperial concubine's couch.
This figure is also Shen Tang, or the real person. She woke up when the bodyguard appeared: "How is it?"
"There is news from Prime Minister Gu."
The name Gu Xiang mentioned by the guards also refers to Gu Chi.
Obviously, he is her censor doctor, but secretly he also manages a group of personal guards for her, and has the right to dispatch and command. This personal guard is lean, but absolutely trustworthy. Some matters that are inconvenient to deal with openly are handled secretly by them.
Chu Yao and the others turned a blind eye to this matter.
Shen Tang turned over and sat up: "What do you say?"
The man they sent stared at the broker for a long time.
There was no problem during the whole day and the first half of the night. In the second half of the night, he got up secretly, put on his clothes alone, and touched a piece of wasteland outside the institution. It's said to be a wasteland, but it's actually a mass grave. All the eyes could see here were graves. The broker looked around and finally stopped in front of an abandoned grave for about a quarter of an hour, talking about a lot of trivial matters to the grave.
Shen Tang raised his eyebrows: "What did you say?"
The guards responded truthfully.
When Shen Tang heard this, his brows not only did not relax, but frowned even more tightly. Judging from the content relayed by the personal guard, the person buried under the grave was just a broker friend, and the content they talked about was trivial, worthless, and had nothing to do with the two major cases.
The broker talked for a long time before going back to sleep.
His behavior looked more like sleepwalking.
"Apart from this, are there any other unusual movements?"
The guard said: "There are also will-o'-the-wisps."
Shen Tang sat up straight: "Will-o'-the-wisp?"< br>
When they followed the mass graves, they saw several green and eerie flames floating in the air, but there were no traces of them when they looked closer. Shen Tang lost interest after hearing this: "With the current weather and the numerous mass graves in cemeteries, it is normal for will-o'-the-wisps to appear. I'm afraid someone is just pretending to be a ghost..."
The so-called will-o'-the-wisp is nothing but phosphorus fire.
Shen Tang carefully smoothed out the clues in his hand.
As his brows relaxed, the corners of his lips also raised into a sneer, and he waved his hand: "No need to keep an eye on the broker, we have to evacuate the people."
A small broker, quite understanding. Play hard to get.
She would like to see——
Who is faking it behind the scenes?
The guard cupped his fists and said, "As ordered."
Shen Tang rubbed his swollen temples, hugged the quilt and leaned back to the imperial concubine's bed, ready to continue the unfinished dream.
On the second day, there are rivers and lakes in the canal, on the shore.
Shen Tang was still wearing a carefully dressed "widow's makeup", and was guarding somewhere on the shore with his "accountant" and several "servants". She has received news from Zhechong Mansion that the flower boat will appear nearby in half an hour.
She was sitting on the mat, her elbows on her knees. His eyes never left Qu Jianghu.
Just when she was getting impatient with waiting, a vague outline finally appeared on the lake - the weather was not very good today, the sky was gloomy, and the lake was very foggy. The flower boat got closer, and everyone could barely see the true face of the flower boat in Lushan.
This flower boat is quite impressive, with five floors.
The carved beams and painted buildings are magnificent.
The bright red flags fluttered with the wind on the lake, and from time to time you could see slender figures appearing and disappearing. Just looking at this picture, you can smell the rich fragrance of powder. With her excellent hearing, she could also hear the music and laughter on the flower boat.
As the flower boat docked, Shen Tang and others also stepped forward to greet it.
Several strong men with martial aura around them came to stop them.
One person looked Shen Tang up and down, and said in a tone that could not be refused: "Please come back, Madam, we don't accept female guests here."
Because Zhechong Mansion was engaged in fishing and law enforcement from time to time, resulting in Hanafune was very resistant to the sudden appearance of female guests.
Shen Tang smiled and said: "I have an invitation."
The person who spoke looked at his companion.
Ask: "Where is the invitation?"
Chu Yao took out the grain quotation document that he had prepared early from his sleeve. There were no restrictions on merchants doing business in their native areas, but they had to cross borders. To do business in the area, you need to report to the government and obtain a license through official channels. This document bears the seals of both places.
Shen Tang said softly and softly: "Yesterday at the inn, I received advice from an expert and said that there was a way here, so I came to try my luck."
Several people checked the documents back and forth.
Convinced that this was a real guy, he put his hand down.
"My lady, please come."
Shen Tang said: "Thank you."
This flower boat is quite understanding of human nature and did not use Shen Tang's "accountant" He stopped them and let them get on the flower boat. It is better to say that it is a flower boat than a duplex mansion. As soon as she went up, a beautiful maid came forward to guide her.
We were led all the way to the Flower Boat Flower Hall.
There are more than a dozen food tables placed in the flower hall.
There were strange faces dressed in brocade and gorgeous clothes, and there was a flower girl leaning next to them. The clothes of both parties looked complete, but their hands under the pile of clothes were not honest, they were laughing and joking, and their gestures were intimate. The air in the hall was warm and restless, with an ambiguous atmosphere floating around.
Shen Tang was speechless.
I want to tell Captain Zhechong later that she didn’t crack down hard enough and he was still carrying on his old business under her nose.
Shen Tang and the others were out of tune with the atmosphere here. Someone had already noticed them. Seeing that the leader was a "beautiful widow" with light makeup, they cast curious and wary glances from time to time. Shen Tang ignored them and went directly to the madam to nod.
The old bustard said: "The number one here is an extraordinary person."
"What an extraordinary person?"
The old bustard said with a smile: "Meet her and ask for money."< br>
Shen Tang nodded: "I have money."
Yes, but not much.
After four or five years of frugality, he finally paid off the huge loan Xun Zhen owed last time. Even though she was debt-free and light-hearted, she did not dare to relax. There will be many opportunities to fight in the future, and Xun Zhen's money will be indispensable. When he shows off his power, Shen Tang will spend real money.
She is now working hard to save money.
The old madam twisted a gaudy-colored handkerchief in her hand, covered her mouth, and kept giggling: "Money alone is not enough."
Shen Tang wondered: "What else do you need? ?”
The Madam glanced at the men Shen Tang had brought over, and gestured with her eyes to lend her a step to speak: "I don't know something, but there are rules for the way you want to ask for - you have to bring enough money, and you have to follow Our number one Spring Night was once."
Shen Tang: "..."
Chu Yao and others: "..."
Shen Tang suppressed his furious brows: "I am a woman."
The old bustard said: "Our flower boat , I used to receive female guests, it’s okay if you don’t understand, our flower lady understands.”
"Why are there such strange rules?"
The old bustard said with a smile: "Of course it's just to get on a boat and tie a rope. Since the lady is here to find a way out, she should know that this matter cannot be publicized. I want a ‘certificate of surrender’.”
The so-called “certificate of surrender” is “self-defeat”.
Leave a small handle.
It can also be considered a test.
After passing the test and crossing the threshold, everyone is relieved.
Shen Tang looked embarrassed and stuffed money into the old madam's hand: "To be honest, this man of mine has just died two months ago. His body is still cold, so it's not appropriate for me and the flower lady..."< br>
The old bustard was shocked: "Is the lady widowed?"
She knew that "widow makeup" was very popular in the outside world, especially in Fengluo, the capital, but those people were not real widows. There are flower girls on the flower boats who also dress up like this, but it’s just for fun.
I never expected to meet a real widow today.
Shen Tang opened a pair of innocent and wet almond eyes: "So... please be accommodating, money is not an issue."
The madam stared at Shen Tang's appearance carefully.
Weighing the amount of money Shen Tang handed over in his hand.
After weighing it, he said: "I can only give you a message, but whether it works or not depends on what happens over there."
"Thank you!"
The madam looked at the people she had brought.
In my heart, I didn’t quite believe Shen Tang’s explanation that her husband was newly deceased.
Tell him to test: "Actually, these guys can do it."
Chu Yao said: "No."
The old bustard raised his guard: "Why?"< br>
Chu Yao said: "There is a disease."
Other colleagues were shocked: "!!!"
Old Madam: "..."
Among the group, she was the most I fell in love with Chu Yao, and when I heard Chu Yao say "I have a disease", I instantly became dark. He turned his face, twisted his waist, and walked up to the second floor of the flower boat, deliberately making a lot of noise, and angrily gritting his teeth and cursing: "Looking at the human appearance, it is useless, and there are diseases." , It’s really unlucky...”
After a while, the madam came down.
His attitude was obviously much colder.
"Go up, you are lucky today."
Shen Tang and others were led to the private room on the third floor of the flower boat.
The furnishings in the private rooms are exquisite and elegant, and sandalwood fragrance floats in the air.
The oiran raised his hand to push aside the pearl curtain, revealing his true appearance.
"I wonder, how much principal does the lady need to borrow?"
Shen Tang asked back: "How much can I borrow to ensure that the business is safe?"
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