Comparing this hugely profitable account book with the account book that the steward sent to her every year for poor management, Jiang Nianjiao couldn't help but close the account book angrily.
"You guys are really talented in business. You make so much money every year, and you have also expanded and annexed so many fields in other places. With business geniuses like you in my village, I really don't have to worry about it for the rest of my life." Jiang Nianjiao said this in a lukewarm tone. For a moment, everyone didn't know whether Jiang Nianjiao really thought so or was being sarcastic.
Jiang Nianjiao then put on a smile and said, "After deducting expenses, you also paid back ten thousand taels of income last year and a half. I just wonder where these profits are now?"
Wang Zhuang's head was covered in cold sweat. He wiped the sweat from his forehead again, and then whispered, "Manager Li took the money and divided it with everyone."
"Divided? How?" Jiang Nianjiao asked carefully and reluctantly.
"Of course we will share it equally with everyone." Wang Zhuangtou whispered.
Hearing what Wang Zhuangtou said, someone below was obviously not happy. After all, it was not easy to solve the problem of being caught taking money behind the owner's back. ..
And now the more they take, the more severe the punishment will be. Wang Zhuangtou wants to force them to divide the money.
But the total amount added up over the years, I’m afraid even if you peel off their skin, you can’t even pay it back.
Therefore, one of the students, a middle-aged man with a relatively honest face, quickly retorted loudly, "Master, what we got in half a year is only more than one hundred taels of silver. Only a dozen merchants in Zhuangzi actually received this money. We don’t dare to think about the figure of 10,000 taels. If we had such a large amount of money, we would have bought the land ourselves, so why bother here?”
After hearing the banker's words, Wang Zhuangtou glared at the man who was eager to distance himself and reveal everything in a warning tone.
The man was glared at and immediately lowered his head.
Jiang Nianjiao naturally noticed all this movement.
However, she is not in a hurry to confirm anything with that person now. After all, these people below don't know as much as the village leader.
Moreover, this Zhuangtou is the one who has the confession she wants.
"Wang Zhuangtou, you guys have such a good appetite? So much money for half a year? Are you afraid of choking?" Jiang Nianjiao sneered.
Wang Zhuangtou was sweating coldly, "Thousands of mistakes are all the fault of this villain. If you want to punish me, just punish me. No matter what the master wants to do with me, I will never complain."
"This is not a small amount of money. Wang Zhuangtou is sure that you and the manager took away most of it?" Jiang Nianjiao continued to lie.
Wang Zhuangtou nodded repeatedly.
Jiang Nianjiao's eyebrows turned cold, "Wang Zhuangtou, you should know that I'm not that easy to talk to. I won't let you die, but there are many things in this world that are worse than death. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your wife." Will you consider it?"
Wang Zhuangtou was sweating profusely when he heard the mention of his wife and daughter.
Jiang Nianjiao only walked slowly, as if preparing to give Wang Zhuangtou enough time to think.
Wang Zhuangtou was silent for a long time, then finally gritted his teeth and said, "Master, I can tell you all the truth, but I beg you to protect my wife and children. If you can agree to this, I will definitely tell you everything."
Seeing that he was still aware of current affairs, Jiang Nianjiao nodded and said, "Of course, no problem."
Although Jiang Nianjiao agreed to him, he was obviously still a little wary of everyone in the room. "Miss Jiang, can you please ask them all to come down?"
Jiang Nianjiao waved to the people below, and then motioned for them all to get down.
For a moment, only Jiang Nianjiao, Zhao Yanzhen and others were left in the lobby.
Wang Zhuangtou glanced at Zhao Yanzhen uneasily. Jiang Nianjiao wanted to take advantage of Zhao Yanzhen. Therefore, I only introduced him to Wang Zhuangtou.
"Don't worry Zhuangtou, this is the Third Highness of the current dynasty. As long as he is here, no one dares to do anything to you."
When Wang Zhuangtou heard about Zhao Yanzhen's background, he only showed a look of relief and anxiety.
After all, Zhao Yanzhen had also removed his makeup at this time, only showing his true face, and Wang Zhuangtou was chasing him back then.
Now that he knew the identity of the other party, he felt more and more that he had made a huge mistake.
But compared to Jiang Nianjiao's status, he is obviously more capable of protecting his wife and children.
Therefore, Wang Zhuangtou hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed and confessed, "Your Highness, please forgive me. It was my fault that I was too blind to see Mount Tai and bumped into Your Highness."
Zhao Yanzhen said impatiently, "Okay, as long as Jiaojiao doesn't pursue this matter with you, I will naturally not pursue it. You'd better tell me directly what you did."
Hearing Zhao Yanzhen's words, Wang Zhuangtou couldn't help but lower his head. Then he whispered, "Miss, most of the money has not actually flowed into my hands. We have taken more than others, about one thousand taels every six months. The rest is in the hands of the lady." superior."
"You mean Yu se?" Jiang Nianjiao didn't need to act at this time, so she naturally called Yu se by his first name.
Wang Zhuang nodded, "It was Madam who took away most of the commission, and it was Madam who helped us change the scale of these businesses. Although we are also afraid that things will happen, but our lives are in Madam's hands, we have to follow her orders. We Two sets of account books are made every six months, one set of false accounts is sent only to the eldest lady, and the other is true accounts and is sent to the madam."
What Wang Zhuangtou said was almost the same as what Jiang Nianjiao found out.
Jiang Nianjiao nodded, and then continued to ask, "How are you going to prove that Yu Se did this?"
When Wang Zhuangtou heard Jiang Nianjiao's question, he quickly realized that the young master must be planning to fall out with the stepmother.
After all, there have been rumors in Beijing that the relationship between mother and daughter is not good.
But outsiders thought Jiang Nianjiao was ignorant.
Only those who participated in Yu Se's plan knew that Miss Jiang's petty troubles were nothing compared to Yu Se's ruthlessness.
He glanced at Jiang Nianjiao cautiously, and then whispered, "Manager Li and I can serve as witnesses, especially Manager Li. Basically, he and his wife will hand over the accounts."
Then he said with concern, "But it seems that Manager Li was already punished by you just now, right?"
Jiang Nianjiao just said, "Cuiqiao, go to the backyard and see if Manager Li is dead."
Following Jiang Nianjiao's instructions, Cui Qiao left quickly.
And Jiang Nianjiao continued to ask that Zhuangtou, "Besides the witness? Is there any physical evidence?"
Zhuangtou did not answer immediately. After a moment, he shook his head hesitantly and said softly, "Madam has always been very careful and has never had any problems with us. Moreover, those who have interacted with her are probably those black people." Robe man."
"Girl, those men in black robes are very fierce beings. I don't know where Madam found these people. You think we are considered rich now, but in fact we are also being detained by those men in black robes. dead."
Jiang Nianjiao didn't plan to discuss this topic now, but Manager Li was finally brought up by Cui Qiao.
Everyone then turned their attention to Manager Li.
At this time, except that Manager Li's body was a little embarrassed, his face was a little pale, and his legs seemed to be weak and slim, he had no external injuries at all.
It seems that even if a chicken is killed to scare a monkey, the chicken is just faking its death.
But looking at Manager Li's appearance, he was also a little curious about what Manager Li had gone through.
Before he could understand the matter, Jiang Nianjiao said lukewarmly, "It's quite a lucky thing. He was chased by a pack of wild dogs and he's still alive."
Manager Li just looked at Jiang Nianjiao blankly, looking like he was frightened.
Jiang Nianjiao answered with malice, "Do you want to be chased again?"
Hearing Jiang Nianjiao's words, Manager Li was immediately trembling with fright, and then quickly shook his head.
Seeing that this man finally stopped pretending to be stupid, Jiang Nianjiao continued, "Originally, you would not survive, but fortunately your good brother Wang Zhuangtou said that you can come forward to testify about Yu Se's relationship with Huanyuan Farm, so I think After thinking about it, I decided to give you a chance."
After hearing Jiang Nianjiao's words, Manager Li immediately shook his head towards Wang Zhuangtou and said, "Are you desperate for your life? How dare you say anything to others!"
Wang Zhuang also rolled his eyes at Manager Li, "You're going to die anyway. If you help the master's family, you might still be able to save a little life."
Hearing this, Manager Li couldn't help but say what was in his heart, "She's just a little girl, how can her arms twist her thighs? Do you even believe her words?"
Then he
She glanced at Jiang Nianjiao and said, "Maybe she won't be able to protect herself by then."
Then the man murmured as if he was neurotic, "I'm going to die this time, I'm going to die this time."
Watching him move around like an ant on a hot pot. Jiang Nianjiao asked, "Why are you dead? If the people you are talking about threatening you are those in black robes, then they have all been cleaned up by His Highness the Third Prince."
Hearing this, Manager Li's eyes widened.
Wang Zhuangtou also looked at Manager Li, winked at the young master sitting above him, and then said, "Manager Li, that is His Highness the Third Highness. With him here, are we still afraid of those black robes? "
Manager Li obviously knew more inside information than Wang Zhuangtou, so even when he saw His Highness the Third Prince, the look on his face did not immediately clear away the clouds and see the sun.
However, at this moment, he went from being dismissive of Jiang Nianjiao to now restraining some of his overly exposed emotions.
"Please forgive me for being rude, sir. I would like to know if you are really the third highness of the dynasty?"
I have to say that Manager Li is smarter and more alert than Wang Zhuangtou.
Even when Wang Zhuangtou said that the man was His Highness, he did not immediately believe it.
Zhao Yanzhen didn't say anything, he just took off his waist badge and waved it. The white jade cloud pattern waistband has the word "zhen" written on it.
Although he did not know whether it was true or false, he could still tell that the character "Zhen" was the name of His Highness the Third Prince.
And generally no one dares to pretend to be a member of the royal family.
Therefore, after some thought, Manager Li knelt down, and then he respectfully presented the white jade waist badge in his hand to Zhao Yanzhen.
"Your Highness, I have offended you." At this point, Manager Li finally acknowledged Zhao Yanzhen's identity.
