The two of them were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they collapsed to the ground.
Tian An looked coldly at the two men who had looked so proud just now but were now terrified and listless, and said, "The shopkeeper Wang looks more elegantly dressed than a county lady like me. I'm afraid he has embezzled a lot of money from the silver shop.
Just now, Wang Wei said that the shopkeeper had given him a gold and jade bracelet a few days ago as a gift to his mother-in-law.
"Brother, please help this county lady investigate these two people's relatives and the properties and real estate under their names. Are there any illegal sources? Or are they using the name of the Duke's Mansion to do evil, bully men and women, and coerce and bribe people to cause harm?"
Property, real estate, and land will be returned to where they came from. If any harm has been done to the people, they will be required to pay equivalent compensation and personally apologize in person until they are forgiven.
If any of them have violated the law, please let the government sentence them according to the law."
"Don't worry, my lady. I will definitely take care of this matter for you and I promise not to let any fish slip through the net." The leading yamen runner promised solemnly.
"Have mercy on us! Please have mercy on us, Lady County! We know we are wrong, please don't send us to the authorities!" Wang Wei and the shopkeeper only then remembered to ask Tian An for help, kneeling on the ground and kowtowed to her.
Unfortunately, it was too late. "You should have expected this day to come if you dared to do those things. You have been living a carefree life in the jewelry store for so many years, and now it's time to go to jail and taste the bitter fruit of your own actions." Tian An would not show any mercy to such people, and of course she would not wrongly accuse any good person.
The yamen runners left, taking away not only Wang Wei and the shopkeeper, but also their relatives who were assigned to various positions in the silver shop.
After they left, only a few people were left in the new building.
It happened to be noon, and the weather was cold, so there were no customers in the jewelry store. Tian An asked Zhao Zhong to close the door and seal the shop.
Looking at the few people left in front of him, Tian An said bluntly, "This county lady will give you a chance now. If you have taken anything in the new building, hand it over and you can leave on your own.
If you miss this opportunity, once the yamen runners find out, you will be charged with theft and punished accordingly, and you will be sent to jail if you deserve it."
However, after a while, no one stood up. Tian An kept observing their expressions. They were all frank and confident.
At this time, Zhao Zhong stood up and spoke for everyone, saying, "Madam, these are all the old people who stayed here in the past. They are all deeply favored by the old lady and the princess, and will not do anything harmful to the silver shop.
If Madam Wang Er, the housekeeper, hadn't allowed someone surnamed Wang to come in later, the Silver House would never be what you see today."
Tian An nodded and said sincerely, "Thank you for guarding the Zhao family for so many years."
The words "thank you for your hard work" almost made these people cry. Among them, only two were elderly people, and the rest were young people. They all followed in their father's footsteps and, like Zhao Zhong, were guarding their father's last wishes.
Now the clouds have finally cleared and the moon is visible. I believe that the housekeepers of this generation of the Zhao family will not disappoint us.
Now that the termites have been cleared out, the jewelry store needs to be properly rectified before reopening.
Tian An directly appointed Zhao Zhong as the new manager, who would be in charge of all affairs in the silver shop and would contact him directly.
"But I'm still young and don't have enough experience!" Zhao Zhong looked at the two older men worriedly, afraid that they would develop a grudge against Tian An because of this.
The two old men also saw through it. They raised their hands and patted his shoulders, saying generously: "We are old, our arms and legs are stiff, and we can't run anymore. The future of the silver shop depends on you young people!"
"Yes! Don't worry, we will do our best to assist you and pass down this silver shop for the master family."
Seeing them so harmonious, Tian An felt relieved.
"It's not long until the New Year, so the Silver Shop will be temporarily closed! During this time, you guys should think carefully about how much stuff those Wangs took from the Silver Shop and how many evil things they did.
Zhao Zhong sorted out everyone's summary and went to contact the people in the yamen, reminding them to add it if there was anything they had missed.
You should also organize everyone in the silver shop to rest and regroup, and then hold the opening ceremony again after the New Year to tell everyone that the Zhao Family Silver Shop has bid farewell to the past and reopened."
After the matter of the silver shop came to an end, Tian An started to pick things in the silver shop with Gu Jinyan and others. It was the New Year, and they had to give New Year gifts to their sisters.
And there's that guy Chi Xiao. As his mistress, she has to worry about his marriage and can't let such a good girl like Ye Zi suffer.
Tian An treated everyone equally and asked Zhao Zhong to register even the things he took away.
After today's experience, Tian An and Gu Jinyan seemed to have opened up their Ren and Du meridians and became addicted to cosplay.
She would put on different makeup every day and go out to look for shops. Sometimes she would be a maid in the morning, an old woman in the afternoon, an old man today, a peasant girl tomorrow.
Gu Jinyan accompanied Tian An to check the shops in Duke Zhao's Mansion, and Tian An accompanied Gu Jinyan to check the shops in Prince Chen's Mansion.
The two of them had a lot of fun, but it was a tough time for the yamen runners. They received reports from the two of them almost every day, and they would bring back a lot of people every time they went out. For a while, the yamen was overcrowded, and the two of them were people who could not be offended.
The story of the two soon reached the ears of the sisters, and they were eager to join in immediately. Unfortunately, everyone had their own constraints and could not do as they wished. In the end, only Kristy Wu came to report every day without fail.
It was a pity that she arrived too late. The shop owners had already heard the news and did a flawless job on the surface. Even if a beggar passed by the door, they would be friendly and would serve him as if he were their own father.
At this point, the strategy of pretending to be a customer to explore the store no longer worked, and Kary Wu lost interest.
However, the purpose of killing the chicken to scare the monkey has been achieved, and Tian An can't pull out all the nails in the shop at once, so he temporarily stopped the steps of tidying up the shop.
However, she did not let them get away with it, and immediately asked Qing Ning to take people to install anonymous reporting suggestion boxes in front of every shop.
If you encounter anyone or anything you are not satisfied with in the store, you can write a complaint anonymously in the suggestion box.
The box is made of steel plates. Tian An keeps the key himself and asks someone to take out the anonymous letters in the suggestion box at an irregular time every month.
Once verified, the person being reported will be punished accordingly. If someone dares to report under their real name, the victim will also be compensated accordingly.
It has to be said that Tian An's move is equivalent to hanging a steel knife over the heads of the employees in all the stores under his name at any time.
When some customers who had been wronged in the shop in the past learned about Tian An's move, they all submitted their opinions to the suggestion box with a try-it attitude.
Tian An really managed to catch a lot of bad apples. Seeing that the owner really did what he said, the customers unconsciously trusted the shop even more.
The store clerks are restrained, the customers have a good shopping experience, and unknowingly, the store's business has been taken to a higher level.
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