Chapter 452 Black Heart
Lu Songli asked, "Uncle Ji, what are you doing?" Many boxes were piled up in the open space in the hall.
After Ji Wuyin cleared the area, he said to the three people present, "This is two hundred thousand taels of gold."
"Thanks to Madam Qin Liu, the bank branch in Shu County didn't suffer too much damage. Well, not only did it not suffer any losses, but my nephew actually made a whopping profit of four million taels of silver. How about we split it 50/50, each taking half?"
Lu Songli said modestly, "I didn't contribute much."
Ji Wuyin disagreed, "Anyway, I brought the money with me and I don't plan to take it back. Everyone has something to earn, so don't be polite."
"Okay, I'll accept it then." She just declined politely.
Ji Wuyin said with a smile, "Yes, you should accept it! I hope such good things will happen more often."
"Uncle Ji, I will only take 100,000 taels of gold. You can take the rest back."
Hearing this, Ji Wuyin became anxious, "Didn't we agree that we would each have half?" Why are you going back on your word?
"I haven't finished speaking yet." Seeing that he looked as if he was worried that he wouldn't be able to deliver the money, Lu Songli didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "What I mean is, I'll take 100,000 taels of gold, and you take the other 100,000 taels back. I'll have Wu Ren go to your Qingzhou bank and withdraw 1 million taels of silver. Is that 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 gets a share..."
Over the next few days, government offices, military camps, and the entire Pingzhou market suddenly distributed benefits, and everyone feasted. Public officials also received some material benefits.
At the same time, Wu Ren and other Liaodong Chamber of Commerce leaders received another purchase order for the required silver, and asked Wu Ren to go to the Qingzhou branch of Ji's Money House to collect it.
Wu Ren was not surprised, as he had done the same thing last time in Nanyang.
So Wu Ren took his subordinates there first, agreed on a time to pick up the silver, and then picked up the silver when the time came.
For the next period of time, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce's managers and their subordinates began to purchase supplies from all over the country. These supplies were then transported to Qingzhou for collection and then 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 carts of silver, with great momentum.
Qiao Xi, Gu Huaisheng and others knew about what happened in Chang'an.
Xie Zhan did not ask them for money, but chose to take on the responsibility himself.
Xie Zhan's action made them see his responsibility.
For a moment, Qiao Xitong, Liao Xuewang and others' trust in Xie Zhan increased significantly.
Xie Zhan is a good person. He can handle any problem and protect others.
Gu Huaisheng felt mixed emotions.
Pingzhou, Governor's Mansion
Xie Jiayun’s silver tidbit is quite big.
Chen Jinshui secretly had someone check the tracks on their carriage, and then sent a letter to Pingzhou, informing him of the matter in detail.
Lu Desheng smacked his lips and said, "A huge silver transport team? Didn't Xie Zhan send all the four million taels he got to Chang'an?"
Lu Songli instinctively felt that this was impossible. Based on her understanding of Xie Zhan, he would not give all the four million taels he got to Song Mo.
Because her father spread rumors that he had embezzled 20 million taels of silver in Shu and Gusu, and there was a huge gap between 4 million and 14 million.
Even if Song Mo got his four million taels, he would still not be satisfied. He would not look at how much he got, but would always focus on the part that he did not get.
Since you won't be satisfied no matter what you do, just don't try to please others.
But doing so would make Emperor Song Mo lose face.
Unless he can provide evidence to prove that her father's accusations against him are slander.
But this is impossible, so Xie Zhan has to show some expression, so that they won't fall out. Even if they fall out in the end, it will be because of Song Mo's dissatisfaction, and Xie Zhan is not the one at fault.
Now that he has a step, as long as Song Mo still values his ability to make money, he will use it to get down.
For this step, she guessed that Xie Zhan would be willing to pay at most one million taels.
Now Chen Jinshui has received a letter saying that the Xie family's silver transport team is very powerful. Judging from the wheel marks, they are transporting heavy objects.
If it was silver, it would probably be several million.
There is always something wrong.
"My daughter, do you think we should spread the news and have someone intercept the silver that Xie Zhan sent to Chang'an?" Lu Desheng suggested with a wicked smile. It was all ill-gotten gains anyway.
Lu Desheng felt sorry 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 team and disguise themselves as robbers.
No, they were originally bandits who had turned to robbery and were just going back to their old ways.
Lu Desheng didn't know that Xie Zhan also regretted that Xie Bai's route did not pass through Pingzhou.
Her father's words gave Lu Songli a flash of inspiration and she thought of a possibility.
"Dad, this idea of yours is not right."
Lu Desheng felt like he was hearing-impaired. What was going on? His daughter was quite upright.
"Dad, Xie Zhan is probably expecting someone to rob him."
Lü Desheng: ???
"I don't think it's a lot of money. But believe it or not, if anyone dares to take advantage of it, Xie Zhan will dare to frame that person with over 10 million taels of silver." Xie Zhan was trying to fish. This money was both a way out for Song Mo and bait to catch a scapegoat.
Lü 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 our trap?"
"That being said, Xie Zhan wouldn't dare to frame someone casually." The bandits would have to be large enough, otherwise, in the end, they might be charged with a more serious crime.
"Then let's have 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 Xiao Zhuya Island was all here.
Upon hearing the news, Lu Desheng exclaimed that it was a close call and he almost became a scapegoat!
The news came from Zhang Xian. It was said that upon hearing the news, Song Mo smashed his favorite dragon cup and cursed Xie Zhan, "Give him one million taels? He's just giving away beggars?"
The emperor was about to draft an edict to depose Xie Zhan on the spot.
Just at this time, the Queen Mother came and calmed the Emperor down.
The Queen picked up the memorial that Xie Zhan had attached and advised the Emperor, saying that Lord Xie had earned 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 the money is clean and free.
Not to mention the cost Mr. Xie and his team invested, they even want to take the money for free. They can't expect the horse to run without eating grass.
Yes, Xie Zhan said they only earned 14 million taels, while Lu Desheng, Zhang Xian and others said he earned 20 million. This was pure slander.
With the Empress's conciliatory and defensive tactics, the matter was temporarily dropped, and Xie Zhan was naturally not deposed.
Zhang Xian secretly told them that the Queen might have accepted gifts from certain people.
Lu Desheng was very unhappy because Xie Zhan was not deposed and the ill-gotten gains he had looted were not all taken away.
However, Lu Songli was quite satisfied with the result, as her expected goal was achieved.
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