Chapter 467 Make the Money Legitimate
"What are you doing? Who are you robbing?"
Fortunately, Qi Mingjing was asleep at this time, otherwise he would have been shocked to see this scene.
Ran Qingxuan would not make a move easily, but when he did, it was definitely a powerful move. The cave was soon empty. It was the first time she saw a pile of money disappear for more than two minutes.
Seeing that she had never frowned during the whole process, Gu Yanchen could not help but ask, "This amount of money is enough for the people of the capital to spend for many years. Are you giving it all to the soldiers under the command of the Marquis of Zhenbei?"
Ran Qingxuan sighed, raised his eyebrows and shook his head: "If we give them all, it will be exposed immediately. If it is discovered that the soldiers under the Zhenbei Marquis suddenly have money in their hands, the source will definitely be traced.
If you were the Marquis of Zhenbei, how would you explain that every soldier took two taels of silver? That's not just a few hundred or a few thousand, but hundreds of thousands of people! ”
"But since the Marquis of Zhenbei wants those boxes of money, he must have prepared to be discovered. Don't say he's not afraid!"
Gu Yanchen felt that the Marquis of Zhenbei must have thought of this, but what was scary for him was not being discovered, but the fact that it was almost New Year and those soldiers didn't even have decent clothes, let alone good food and drink.
"Then divide it into ten boxes and give them to the Marquis of Zhenbei?"
Ten boxes is not a small amount. Two hundred thousand taels can sell a lot of things, but if you want to buy things for the winter, it is not much...
A thick cotton robe for men weighs about two taels, and this is the simplest style.
If you want better fabric, you might have to add an extra tael or two. It would be strange if spending two or three hundred thousand taels did not attract attention.
"We have to find a legitimate reason to make the money legitimate for him."
Ran Qingxuan wanted to do as he did before, pretending to be passing by and buying things for those soldiers.
However, doing the same thing too often will always arouse suspicion, and with so many people it’s impossible to only give it to a few thousand people.
Gu Yanchen also thought of the same question.
"Now that we have the stuff, let's go back and discuss with the Marquis of Zhenbei and try our best to convert the money into what the soldiers need."
Ran Qingxuan's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly.
"Don't tell me I was thinking that."
The two hit it off immediately and drove towards Silver Moon City.
No matter who the gold, silver and jewelry in the cave belonged to, they could not guess who did it.
Gu Yanchen drove the car very fast. In ten minutes, the two of them were already standing in front of the gate of Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.
Zhenbei Hou did not expect that the two would be so fast. After bringing them into the room, he had an expectant smile on his face.
"My dear nephew, niece-in-law, how is it?"
Ran Qingxuan said the explanation he had prepared at the beginning: "We only found ten boxes of silver, but each box contained two thousand taels."
At that moment, Zhenbei Hou's eyes widened and he looked at the two of them in disbelief.
Even his speech was stuttering.
"Two thousand... two thousand taels, doesn't that mean two hundred thousand taels?"
"My niece is not joking with me, right?"
That’s a full two hundred thousand taels!
Ran Qingxuan shrugged casually and spread his hands: "How can this be fake? It's two hundred thousand taels."
This amount of money was like a huge sum of money to the Marquis of Zhenbei, because the Duan family was rich, but it was impossible for them to come up with 200,000 taels at one time.
"I didn't expect this little bastard to give Bai Kangning 200,000 taels. If this 200,000 taels were given to the soldiers at the border, they would have a good New Year."
Zhenbei Hou was furious for a moment, his fists clenched, his eyes red as he stared into the distance, no one knew what he was thinking.
Perhaps he was thinking about the soldiers who were hungry and cold, or their families who were experiencing the same thing.
Ran Qingxuan really wanted to say that she had a lot of money, but she had no way to take it out.
It's not that she doesn't want to, but reality doesn't allow it.
"Marquis Zhenbei, don't be too happy too soon. Once these large sums of money appear in your military camp, they will definitely attract people with ulterior motives to spy on you."
Besides, the people who lost the silver were not stupid. No matter whether the money belonged to Bai Kangning or Qi Jing, they would be suspicious.
"Perhaps we can use the Duan family's channels to make the source of this money more clear?"
Ran Qingxuan interjected, seemingly casually, but in fact he had thought about it a long time ago.
Zhenbei Hou pondered for a moment, and must have thought of this question, then said uncertainly.
"Even if my third brother has a business in Cangwu Yinyue City, he can't afford to pay two hundred thousand taels at once."
"I wonder if my niece-in-law has any good ideas?"
Ran Qingxuan chuckled and said the words he had thought of long ago.
"Zhenbei Hou may not know that I have reached a cooperation with Miss Duan to sell the same food."
Marquis Zhenbei was very confused. What kind of food could be sold for two hundred thousand taels?
As if seeing his doubts, Ran Qingxuan felt it necessary to explain.
"If we can open stores in all places in Northern Qi within a month, 200,000 taels is not a lot, but maybe half of that."
"Of course, these are just illusions for outsiders to see. In fact, how much we earn is up to us."
"It's impossible for others to look at our account books, so it's only natural for us to take out any amount of money when the time comes."
Zhenbei Hou did not respond immediately, but paced around the room with a frown on his brow.
Ran Qingxuan was not in a hurry. He poured himself a cup of tea and sat aside waiting...
After a moment, Zhenbei Hou asked tentatively.
"Although I don't know much about business, I know that it is not easy to open stores in various places in Northern Qi within a month."
"In this case, how can we properly deliver these two hundred thousand to the soldiers?"
Ran Qingxuan chuckled: "You don't need to worry about this, Marquis Zhenbei. I will discuss the matter of opening a store with Miss Duan's cousin."
“As for whether we can earn that much money in a month, the soldiers will not be short of these two hundred thousand.”
The Marquis of Zhenbei was adept at deploying troops and fighting battles, but he did not have the talent for traveling for business.
It seemed that because Ran Qingxuan was too confident, Zhenbei Hou always felt that something was in jeopardy.
But for now, he couldn't think of a better way to make the two hundred thousand taels legitimate.
Gu Yanchen seemed to have something to say when he sat aside. Ran Qingxuan turned around and asked him, "Are you worried too?"
Unexpectedly, Gu Yanchen shook his head and continued, "I was thinking that even if the two hundred thousand taels were distributed to the soldiers, they would only send the money back home and not keep a penny for themselves."
"If this is the case, the soldiers will still suffer..."
A bitter look appeared on the face of the Marquis of Zhenbei. He knew very well that although two hundred thousand taels sounded like a lot, in reality each person would only get two taels of silver.
After Ran Qingxuan understood their concerns, he immediately expressed his opinion.
"Money is one part of it. Maybe Duan Ling and I can find a way to bring something substantial to the soldiers."
"So that they will not be chilled in heart and body even in the cold winter."
A bitter look appeared on the face of Marquis Zhenbei. He understood that Ran Qingxuan was referring to Emperor Mingde.
"In that case, everything will be left to my niece-in-law and my niece..."
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