Chapter 727 Ma Yue Tanxi
Taicang, the Ministry of Revenue, was the treasury of the Ming Dynasty. It was divided into two parts: Taicang Grain Depot and Taicang Bank Depot. The Taicang Grain Depot was located in Beijing and Tongzhou, and was generally called Jingcang and Taicang. Tongcang, the so-called "all reserves of the capital are in Taicang"; while Taicang Bank is located in the capital and is generally called Taicang or Taicang Bank.
Taicang Bank is said to be located in the capital, but due to considerations of flood prevention, waterproofing, theft prevention, and safety, the location is still quite remote.
Zhu Pingan and Gao Rui were on their way to the Taicang Bank.
“Last year the Ministry of Industry repaired the city wall, and I was ordered to come to the Taicang Bank to withdraw the silver. A stick of incense further ahead is the Taicang Bank. I am familiar with this road, so Lord Zhu does not need to worry. ”
Gao Rui, a doctor in the Ministry of Industry's Affairs Office, slowed down his horse slightly, stretched out his whip and pointed into the distance, and said to Zhu Ping'an.
"Then Mr. Laogao will lead the way." Zhu Ping'an rode on the black horse of Shamat and thanked Gao Rui.
Of course, even without Gao Rui to lead the way, Zhu Pingan could still find the location of Taicang Bank. After accepting the errand to inspect Taicang Bank, Zhu Pingan had already consulted the relevant classics and had already memorized the location of Taicang Bank. At heart.
"Master Zhu, you are so polite." Gao Rui smiled heartily, holding the horse's belly slowly, keeping pace with Zhu Pingan, and reminded Zhu Pingan, "The Taicang Bank is the treasury of my Ming Dynasty. Defense The security is tight, Zhu Pingan can bring relevant documents If we don’t have the relevant documents, they won’t let us in if we tell the truth.”
“I have been carrying the relevant documents close to my chest since I took the job.” Zhu Pingan patted his chest and said.
"Haha, it's reassuring to work with Mr. Zhu." Gao Rui spoke highly of Zhu Ping'an after hearing this.
Zhu Pingan was naturally modest.
“Oh, by the way, the last time I went to the Taicang Bank to withdraw materials, I heard a strange thing. You said that the Taicang Bank was so heavily guarded that not even a fly could fly in, but There was still a theft case," Gao Rui said while riding his horse.
Hearing that there had been a theft in Taicang Bank, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but be very interested. He rode his horse close to Gao Rui and listened carefully with interest.
“This happened about the year before last. It rained heavily in our capital that year, and waterlogging occurred in many places in our capital. Of course, Taicang Bank had already taken precautions against this situation when selecting its location, and chose a high-rise location. There are various water conservancy measures to prevent flooding, but unexpectedly, there is still two fingers of rainwater accumulated in the reservoir area, which logically should not be. That’s right, so the relevant officials of Taicang Bank began to check various water conservancy measures, and then found that the drainage hole was blocked,” Gao Rui said slowly, “Since the drainage hole is blocked, we must clear it as soon as possible to prevent waterlogging. Eroded the bank. Guess what was discovered when the drainage tunnel was dredged?”
"Oh, what did you find?" Zhu Ping'an asked curiously
"Two corpses were found while dredging the drainage hole. They had their heads on top of each other, and there were two ingots of gold ingots in the middle of their heads." Gao Ruishen He held out two fingers and said.
"Two thieves? People die for money, and birds die for food." Zhu Pingan understood, but he was still a little puzzled. Why did the two thieves die in the drainage hole with their heads above their heads? Could it be that Is it an uneven distribution of spoils?
"Master Zhu deserves to be the number one scholar. He guessed it right away." Gao Rui praised.
Zhu Pingan touched his nose and smiled bitterly. You just had a theft. It was obvious that the person in the drainage hole was a thief.
"Yes, these two were thieves, and they died at the scene of the theft. As for the heads, that's interesting. It turned out that one of the thieves wanted to go to the Taicang Bank to steal the money, but due to the tight security of the Taicang Bank, , he tried all kinds of methods, but failed to get in, so he had to focus on the drainage hole. However, the drainage hole was designed to be narrow, but the thief was already thin and thin. So cruel , I was starving for two days, and I squeezed in through the drainage hole with all my strength. My clothes were torn and my body was covered in blood. He really let him squeeze in.
The thief squeezed in with all his strength. After entering the bank, you are also lucky. After he went there, he found two gold ingots. The thief was very happy. He knew he couldn't be too greedy, so he put the two gold ingots on his head and drilled back through the drainage hole.
Unfortunately, his good luck He had run out of energy and was done. Just when he was halfway up, he found a person climbing in from the opposite side. This was another thief. He also wanted to climb into the bank through the drainage hole and steal the silver. Unexpectedly, Someone had already climbed in first, so the two thieves met in the middle of the drainage hole.
The drainage hole was too narrow, so I had to fight my way through it while crawling forward. I crawled backwards. It's even more impossible The drainage hole was narrow and they could not turn around. The two men died in the drainage hole with two gold ingots between their heads.
If the drainage hole had not been blocked due to heavy rain, the bank officials would have let them go. When people go to dredge the drainage hole, they still can't find these two thieves. They have to fight in it for who knows how many years. You say, why bother? If you have hands and feet, you have to do it. Thief..."
While leading the way, Gao Rui preached to Zhu Ping'an in a powerful voice, ridiculing and sighing at the fate of the two thieves.
Yes.
But money and silk touch people's hearts.
Zhu Pingan squinted his eyes slightly. Behind this story, Zhu Pingan discovered the problem. These two thieves stole two large ingots of gold and died in the drainage ditch for so long. This is the Taicang Bank. Why haven't you discovered that it was stolen? Two large ingots of gold are not a small amount.
It seems that the security of the Taicang Bank is only external. There are many internal management problems. If the management is as strict as the security, two ingots of gold disappeared. Why haven't they been discovered for so long? I didn’t find out until it rained heavily and the water accumulated.
"Master Zhu, after passing the ditch in front, the Taicang Bank is very close. I know there is a path that can cross the ditch. Master Zhu, please follow closely. Brother, I will lead the way first. Drive by. ..."
Gao Rui stretched out his riding crop and pointed at a deep ditch in front of him and said. After speaking, Gao Rui lifted the horse's rein from left to right, waved the riding whip with his right hand, increased the speed of the horse and rushed forward. .
"Drive, drive, drive..."
The sound of Gao Rui riding the horse was accompanied by the sound of horse hooves, almost reaching the state of unity between man and horse, riding faster and faster.
Crack the whip and pull the reins.
Romantic and suave, he can swallow thousands of miles like a tiger.
If Gao Rui abandoned literature and became a martial artist, he would definitely be a fierce general on the battlefield.
Zhu Ping'an followed Gao Rui closely behind, but his riding skills were not as good as Gao Rui's, and his black horse killing ability was not as good as Gao Rui's good horse, so he was quickly distanced by Gao Rui.
"This path is a bit narrow, Master Zhu, please be careful." Gao Rui's voice came from the front.
"Thank you, Lord Gao, for reminding me." Zhu Ping'an thanked Gao Rui's back.
Gao Rui jumped on his horse and raised his whip, showing his superb riding skills. By the time Zhu Ping'an rode his horse to the path, Gao Rui was already about to rush across the ditch.
Just as he was about to rush across the ditch, Gao Rui pulled the reins of his horse, and the horse under him jumped up, quite like Liu Bei's horse leaping over Tanxi River.
Ma Rufei
Uh
People are flying too
I don't know if the horse stumbled or for some reason, but when he was about to jump into the ditch, Zhu Ping'an only heard a horse neighing, and then saw Gao Rui and the horse underneath him falling into the ditch.
A loud bang.
The next second, a man and a horse were already at the bottom of the ditch. One of Gao Rui's legs was still pressed under him by the horse. Both the man and the horse looked in pain...
Okay.
Zhu Pingan twitched the corners of his lips speechlessly. (End of chapter)