The robbery of official silver occurred three months ago, and one million taels of silver were remelted into ingots in a foundry in Yangzhou.
After the ingots were cast, they were sent to the capital, but they were robbed on the way and all the escorts were killed.
This was no small matter. His Majesty was furious and directly sent the Six Gates' Divine Constables and Zhao Li to investigate the matter.
Zhao Li originally felt that this matter was suspicious, because this was official silver, and it was not only heavily guarded.
And the route is confidential, how could it be stolen?
There are too many things involved. There might be a traitor or the route might have been leaked.
The two people in front of me showed a hint of their tail, which is a good entry point. Now I just need to know where they got all this money.
As for their unwillingness? That wasn't a problem. He had seen many of the Six Gates' methods.
No matter how hard their mouths are, you can pry them open.
Thinking of this, Zhao Li looked back at Zhao Que. Is it true that being kind really brings benefits?
Thanks to him, the clues came to him.
Moreover, he didn't expect that his sixth brother was so observant. He underestimated him.
Most people don't care about the origin of silver.
This big operation will bring in about 100 to 200 million silver dollars in tax revenue for the entire country.
Of course, equivalents such as grain and silk were also converted.
Although one million taels of official silver is said to be one million, its actual weight is only 90,000 jin, or 900,000 taels.
The so-called official silver, which weighed ten taels per ingot, actually weighed only nine taels, as described above.
Recasting and firing both require manpower and money, so naturally a certain discount must be given.
However, the official money was distributed at the rate of one ingot and ten taels.
For example, if your salary is ten taels, which is one ingot of silver, you will actually only get nine taels.
No matter whether it is purchasing, trading, or paying wages, as long as the state pays for it, the actual weight will be discounted by 10%.
You can only get nine taels of money for ten taels of goods.
However, private transactions are different and are calculated based on actual weight.
Taxes, fines and other money paid to the government also need to be converted according to the actual weight.
This was also a way for the imperial court to collect taxes, namely, seigniorage.
"No, no..." Hou Xiangyang was trembling and couldn't say a word.
The arrogance that had originally risen from getting rich disappeared without a trace at this moment.
"I'm willing to give you all my money, sir. I still have a few boxes... As long as you can spare my life... I'm willing to do anything."
"Shut up." Zhao Li glared at Hou Xiangyang, and the domineering look frightened him so much that he dared not say anything more.
At this moment, Captain Ye, the man who once dominated the world in Yangzhou, looked pale.
He was looking at the silver at this moment, sweating profusely, knowing that he had been involved in some incident...
Soon, a group of constables directly under the Six Gates squeezed through the crowd of onlookers.
They wore tokens and long swords made of different materials on their waists, and shouted loudly:
"When the Six Gates are doing business, those who don't want to die should avoid it."
Soon, when they heard that it was the Six Gates, whose reputation should not be underestimated, the crowd of onlookers immediately ran away.
However, people were talking as they walked, and some of them who were sharp-eyed seemed to have discovered something.
After all, Captain Ye is the biggest captain in Yangzhou. It goes without saying that he is so powerful that he can be captured like this.
They are from the Six Gates Headquarters. Those people who know about it all know that if you go in, you will suffer a lot.
Some of the people whose money was threatened by Captain Ye looked at him with a sense of satisfaction in their eyes.
But I also know that this person is most likely not going to survive.
"Bah, it's really karma. This guy likes to arrest people every day, but now he has arrested himself."
"Haha, great news! Let's go to Zuixianlou for a few drinks and celebrate." Another person said, then lowered his voice, "I just don't know who those two are to be able to act like that."
"Haha, you don't know this, come on, it's your treat, I'll explain it to you in detail."
"Captain Gu, this man seems to be using government silver. Take a look and see if it's from that batch."
Zhao Li looked at the leader of the group, gave some instructions, and threw a piece of silver over to him.
Captain Nagu is the Six Gates' top detective, a gold medal detective with the cultivation level of a grandmaster.
He was in his forties or fifties, with sunken eyes and a thin complexion. He wore a golden badge around his waist.
It is something that can prove its identity.
"Okay, Your Highness, I will definitely not let you down." After taking the change, Constable Gu took a look at it and was still unsure.
However, looking at the two people on the ground, Captain Gu seemed to be afraid of something.
"Investigate this case carefully. I remember your brother, Constable Lan, died at the hands of those robbers."
Zhao Li nodded, patted his shoulder and encouraged him.
His brother, Lan Shenbo, was also a Shenbo from the Six Gates, but he was also the guard escorting the silver and died at the hands of the robbers.
The two were trained at the same time in the Six Gates, and basically ate and lived together. Everyone knew that they had a deep relationship, and even Zhao Li knew something about it.
"Yes, I will try my best." When Gu Shenbo heard this, his whole body trembled.
Zhao Que watched the man's performance, thinking that he was excited about getting a clue, and didn't care.
"Sixth brother...I have something to do, I'm afraid I can't accompany you.
When this matter is over, I will personally thank Sixth Brother." Zhao Li said goodbye and left quickly.
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