Chapter 165: A Fortune from Heaven
Song Jin opened the Lu Ban box again.
Checked the items inside one by one.
The account book shows the income and share of each prefecture, the list shows the managers in charge of local business in each prefecture, and it is also a list of contacts, for example, Song Huaichang is from Huaiqing Prefecture.
These industries originally belonged to the direct branch of the Song family in Huizhou.
However, the direct branch does not come forward to manage the business, but instead trains people from the side branches to run the business. However, the annual profit from the business is divided into 30% and 70%, with the side branches getting 70% and the direct branch getting 30%.
According to this division, it is not difficult to see that the direct branch intends to support the side branch, which is indeed a conscientious act.
Just from the account book, Song Jin saw the clue.
The annual income of some state governments is decreasing, while that of some state governments is increasing year by year, and some state governments are in long-term losses and need direct descendants to fill the vacancies.
Even so, the Song family can be said to be a wealthy family.
So, where did the money go? Song Jin took out the family tree and seal from the box.
There is an empty box left.
Then she knocked on the bottom of the box.
You should know that the Lu Ban box at home had a secret layer, which contained my father’s letters and the Song Family Pharmacopoeia.
After knocking and hearing the sound, Song Jin was sure that there was still a hidden layer.
After opening it according to the known steps.
There was indeed something in the dark layer, which turned out to be the deposit and exchange certificates of various banks. After checking the amount on the certificate, it was between 5,000 gold and 10,000 gold.
More than ten withdrawal receipts.
The total amount is 130,000 gold.
One tael of gold can be exchanged for ten taels of silver, and 130,000 taels of gold can be exchanged for 1.3 million taels of silver.
Song Jin's hands were shaking a little as he held the bank vouchers.
A huge fortune falls from the sky!
This allowed her, a small drug dealer who had not yet entered the mainstream, to instantly have savings comparable to those of a large family.
I missed the opportunity to get rich in my previous life.
The biggest reason is that she has no children?
"Why did father set this condition?" A flash of doubt crossed Song Jin's mind.
Could it be that she didn't want to give it to others? Not to mention, before she died in her previous life, she didn't leave any of her family wealth to the Qin family, but gave it all to her confidants who accompanied her through life and death.
Song Jin put the things back.
As for the contract and other things in the other box, Song Jin had already read it in his previous life, so he didn't open it this time.
She put the two boxes into her personal box.
There are too many things going on today, and Song Jin feels that he needs to slow down for a while.
"Madam, do you want to have lunch in the main room or have it delivered to your room?" Mrs. Huang's voice was heard outside the house.
Song Jin looked at the screen window. It was noon. "Eat in the main room. I'll be out soon."
Mrs. Huang left immediately.
Song Jin grinded his ink and quickly wrote a letter. When he stepped out of the door, he handed the letter to Old Li, "Uncle Li, when are you going to the county town, please help me deliver the letter to Shopkeeper Tao of Shun'an Bookstore."
"Okay, I'll go in the afternoon."
Old Li took the letter.
After Song Jin went to the main hall to have lunch, he handed the letter to Qin Chi, then pretended to hitch a carriage and said he was going to the county town.
Song Jin knew nothing about this.
I was having dinner with the two babies and Mrs. Li.
Qin Chi wanted to go to the main hall to eat, but after receiving the letter, he went back to the study, opened the letter and read it, "Is this an appointment for me? At Shun'an Bookstore in three days?"
It's not about him, it's about Shun'an's family.
After the contract was signed, most of the communication between the two parties was through the people below.
"Qin Yi, haven't you found any clues about the Song family yet?" Qin Chi was also helpless about this matter.
"No news." Qin Yisheng answered stiffly.
The area south of Huizhou has been turned over again and again.
The Song family is good at concoction craftsmanship. If the people behind the scenes need this skill, they will definitely place the person in a suitable place.
According to the regional distribution of medicinal materials similar to that of Huizhou, Qin Chi focused on demarcating some prefectures for search.
But there are no clues.
Qin Yi thought of something and replied, "The last time I looked for similar cases in the Song and Liu families, there were no obvious similarities. However, in the past twenty years, carpenters, blacksmiths and other craftsmen have disappeared in various states."
No one has found it yet.
The family's report to the police was also left unresolved.
But these cases occurred much earlier, with the earliest one being eighteen years ago.
Qin Chi asked thoughtfully: "Do you think this is a coincidence, or is there a connection?"
"Sir, I am stupid."
Qin Yi really didn't know.
He is good at martial arts, but he really doesn't know how to do something that requires the brain.
Qin Chi did not make it difficult for him. "Write a letter and say that Shun An Dong's family is not in the county town, and that they will meet at Piao Xiang Lou in the town instead. When you have finished writing, wait for Uncle Li to come home, and then you give him the letter, and he will naturally pass it on to his wife."
"Yes, sir."
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
Qin Yi responded and did as he was told.
Piaoxianglou is a very famous restaurant in the town.
At the twins' full-month banquet, the chef was invited from Piaoxianglou, but no one knew that this restaurant was Qin Chi's property.
Qin Chi changed the address because he didn't want Song Jin to travel so much. It was more convenient to go to the town than to the county town.
It only takes one morning to go back and forth.
Just a moment later.
Qin Yi came to report again: "Sir, Madam has gone out. It seems that she is going to the pharmacy."
"The pharmacy should not be open at this time?" Qin Chi asked doubtfully.
Qin Yi added: "But the Xing family lives over there in the pharmacy. Madam is probably going to meet the Xing family."
"I see."
Qin Chi couldn't help but think of Song Jin's appearance when she came back in the morning. He knew that he was paying too much attention to her and had no time to deal with his own affairs.
It's like a pile of secret reports on the table...
And over at the pharmacy.
Song Jin did go to see Xing Lun.
Xing Lun was also surprised to see Song Jin coming. As soon as he saw her step into the room, he immediately got up from the couch to greet her.
"Boss! Why did you come here suddenly? Is there something important?" Xing Lun led him into the living room.
Then ask someone to make a pot of hot tea.
Song Jin looked around and saw that there was no one in the hall, so he immediately told the purpose of his visit.
He took out another piece of paper.
There are account numbers of various banks on it.
Xing Lun looked at these accounts and asked, "Boss, what are these?"
"My father opened accounts in various banks, all in his name."
Song Jin took out several more receipts, which were stamped with the family seal, and said, "Show these to the bank's owner, and they will let you check the deposit and withdrawal status of your account."
The money-making institutions in the Great Xia Dynasty were very mature.
It not only provides currency exchange and safekeeping services, but also issues currency deposit and exchange certificates, such as gold notes or silver notes.
At the same time, some large banks will provide unique account numbers for major customers to facilitate the recording and management of customers' deposits, withdrawals and other operations.
It is like depositing money into a unique account in Huaiqing Prefecture and specifying that it will be collected in Huizhou Prefecture. After a certain period of time, you can take the account number and other receipts to withdraw the money from the Huizhou Money House.
Of course, the bank will charge a certain fee.
The eight major money-making bank accounts that Song Jin asked Xing Lun to check were exactly the hidden accounts of the Huizhou Song family.
In previous years, the profits of the state governments were directly deposited into these accounts.
It remains to be seen whether there was anyone who deposited money as agreed during the two or three years since the Song family's accident.
Only after knowing the specific situation can Song Jin proceed to the next step.
Xing Lun said he would check it out as soon as possible.
These money houses were all located in the provincial capital, and it would take him several days to go there and back.
I'm having a bit of a writer's block today, so I'll just update once more.