The matter was resolved satisfactorily, but Sang Fuyue's mood was not very beautiful. This caused him to look grim when he returned to the house, as if someone owed him millions of taels of silver.
Chang Minjun and Sang Nuanyue saw his expression, and their faces were suddenly filled with worry. They thought it was because the case was not progressing smoothly.
Who would have thought that after asking, everything went smoothly. Those who deserved to be sentenced were sentenced, and those who deserved to be taken back were also brought back. Those who deserved to plead guilty did so with great ease, and those who deserved to be punished were punished. Everything went more smoothly than expected.
Since the matter was handled properly, why would he be so embarrassed? Could it be that you think Master Zhizhou’s sentence was too light?
Chang Minjun asked directly, "Just tell me what's on your mind. Who are you trying to scare with such a face? It makes me and Nian Niang feel very embarrassed."
Sang Fuyue was hammered and felt extremely aggrieved. He felt very angry when he thought about his father and grandfather's ability to recognize people. But whether it was his father or his grandfather, that was not someone he could criticize. As a son and grandson, he could only feel depressed for a while, but when he came to his own home, he was beaten? Has his status become so low that he can't even express his true emotions?
Sang Fuyue felt even more aggrieved.
But it was not easy for him to bring up his father and grandfather to talk about it. Besides, the panic and panic that his sister experienced when she was young was not something worth bragging about. Speaking of it would not make her feel more sentimental.
Sang Fuyue simply didn't mention the matter, and just told the two of her thoughts one by one.
"Master Zhizhou will return all the fines to the Sang family. What I mean is that when the money is obtained, part of it will be given to the state capital."
Chang Minjun and Sang Nuanyue both nodded, "It should be." They really have no shortage of money now, and the money they have here is really just a number now. Since the family is rich and they don't care about the three melons and two dates, wouldn't it be more in their interests to spread out and do things more satisfactorily?
Chang Minjun said, "Give part of it to the state capital, and when it is time to make sacrifices to my parents-in-law, I will disperse some and donate it to the temple and the Salesian Hospital, just to pray for my parents-in-law."
Sang Fuyue and Sang Nuanyue both nodded, and Sang Fuyue then said, "Now there is news about most of the ten to two valuable items stolen from the family's warehouse."
The aunt and sister-in-law both cheered up, "Where are they?"
The fact that the warehouse was robbed was not due to servants guarding the warehouse. After all, it was Sang's father's nanny who guarded the warehouse. Nanny’s son was Sang’s father’s entourage, and he also died together with Sang’s father and Sang’s mother in the flood.
It was also because the successive blows were so great that Grandma couldn't hold on any longer and she fell down directly. The warehouse was unguarded at that time. If someone really wanted to steal it, it would be easy.
At that time, because they were busy dealing with the funeral of their father and mother, the family was very busy. So who stole the valuables in the warehouse? There were too many people who could be suspected, and after so many years, various clues They are all broken, so it would be very difficult to search carefully.
But as the old saying goes, as long as you do something, it will leave traces.
It is difficult to find the thief directly, but if you find another way, there are many ways to catch the person.
Sang Fuyue was determined not to let go of anyone who took advantage of the situation, so after arriving in Jinzhou, she made arrangements for this matter.
First, search for people related to the Sang family, including but not limited to slaves, maids, merchants with frequent contacts, etc. Look at who has suddenly become rich in recent years, or whose relatives have suddenly become rich, or who has become generous in spending money, or who has made a fortune due to various ingenuity... These people naturally want to focus on Check.
Next, pawn shops are another place that needs to be searched. According to the current status of the Sang family, you only need to send the stolen items to each pawn shop. It will be clear whether anyone has pawned the stolen goods dead or alive in the pawn shop.
Gambling houses are also information distribution centers. As long as you pay a few small bucks, there will naturally be people who can provide you with the information you need.
And amid all this messy news, the thieves were uncovered one by one.
But most of the valuables are no longer in their hands.
Some of them were taken out in bits and pieces to ask for help; some were given to high-ranking people as new year's and holiday gifts; some were given to their daughters as dowries; and some were forced to make a living by selling or selling those items. Damn it.
All in all, there are only ten or eight items that can be retrieved now. If we search carefully or take back the ones that can be recovered, it is estimated that there will be only a hundred or ten items that can hold up to the sky.
If some of the people who were given away were given to local dignitaries in Jinzhou, it might be easier to make peace with them. At worst, you might suffer some losses, but if you take out items of equal value, you can probably get them back by touching them. But some of them have been given to earlier officials - you must know that in the past ten years, some officials have been promoted, demoted, retired, or retired and returned home for various reasons. As they left Jinzhou, the things were gone, and they could not be found no matter what.
There are also items that are too valuable and have passed through countless hands. Now they are treasured in no one’s mansion and have become family heirlooms. Outsiders cannot get the news, so naturally this group cannot be found.
Sang Fuyue briefly explained the matter and then drew a rough figure. I lost about 10/10 of my valuables, but now I can only recover 1/10 of them despite all my efforts...
But this is also the result of hard work.
Do your best to obey fate, and nothing can be forced.
Although Chang Minjun and Sang Nianyue still felt a little regretful, they didn't say anything else.
On the other hand, Sang Fuyue will retaliate for his anger and will not tolerate others taking advantage of him. What's more, this is no longer as simple as taking advantage. This is stealing, a crime. He absolutely could not tolerate this kind of behavior, so he said, "I will send someone to deliver the petition to the state capital tomorrow."
Chang Minjun and Sang Nuoyue both couldn't help laughing after hearing this. Chang Minjun said, "I'm afraid Lord Zhizhou doesn't want to see your face for a while."
"We don't have Chen Zhizhou to try the case this time. It's just a small case of theft. Most of it will be tried by the Supreme Court Judge."
At the mention of the words "Lord Tongpan", Sang Fuyue couldn't help but snorted coldly, looking very disdainful.
Chang Minjun and Sang Nuanyue are not surprised that Sang Fuyue has this attitude. After all, they also knew something about what Lord Tong San did. His family's property turned into real money and went to his house, but again, there is no need to beat everyone to death with a stick. If you find something wrong with him again later, just take your time to deal with it. Now it's too late to deal with the chores at home, so let's ignore these moths in the officialdom.
The three of them made another calculation. If everything that should be paid back was returned, how much had been lost in the past ten years.
In fact, if all were calculated in terms of real money and silver, it would probably not be a loss, but a gain. After all, that ten times compensation is really a lot of money.
But some things are far beyond what gold and silver can measure.
For example, generations of the Sang family have worked hard to raise hundreds of literati who have published books, but now they are all gone. This is the foundation for the Sang Family Bookstore to gain a foothold in Jinzhou. But if this foundation is dug, it will take decades for the Sang Family to return to its former glory.
In addition, paper workshops and printing shops also collapsed. The Sang family masters the production of several types of paper, including a kind of colored paper, which is as smooth as a baby's skin, has good toughness and strong ink absorption, and emits warm and colorful light when exposed to sunlight. This kind of paper was most loved by boudoir ladies, and it was once sold as far away as the capital. However, due to the huge demand, the supply could not keep up with the demand, making it difficult to find a single piece of paper.
The Sang family's printing workshop also already has color printing, and color printing is highly stable and the colors are more gorgeous. Although the price of books published by Sang Family Color Printing is high, the illustrations are lifelike and more readable, and are highly sought after by rich ladies and young children.
The Sang family also has ancestral techniques for making pens and ink sticks. The technical secrets are still there, but the skilled workers who master the techniques have disappeared.
Of course, many of the above-mentioned secret skills of the Sang family, such as colored paper, are still on the market today, but they came from the Wu family; color printing technology has also been updated and is now gradually becoming mature, but the leader is the He family.
Any technology, when it is still a secret, can create endless value. And when it is known to the second, third, or even fourth person, then it will no longer be a secret.
When Sang Fuyue mentioned this, she discussed with Chang Minjun and Sang Nianyue, "How about making these technologies public?"
Chang Minjun looked at Sang Nuanyue. In fact, the person with the most say in this matter should be her sister.
But Sang Nianyue still felt guilty for not preserving the wealth left by her ancestors. Now that she has reached this stage, it seems that there is no need to keep it secret. She nodded and said, "My eldest brother's arrangement is that the skills need to be renovated and improved. Back then, my father He also said that when the conditions are ripe, these skills will be passed on one by one." Unfortunately, my father did not wait until that day.
The three of them said something else, and the nuns came over to urge them. Lunch has been reheated twice. Even if it's hot today, it doesn't matter if you eat something cold, but the food will lose its original taste and it won't taste good.
The three of them stopped talking and moved to eat.
In the next few days, the Sang family was still very busy.
Of course, the housekeepers and stewards of the Sang family were the most busy, but as for the leading masters, they were relatively idle.
Those who once occupied the Sang family's property have been busy going to the Yamen these days to transfer the occupied property back to the Sang family's name. The yamen specially prepared a room for this purpose and worked with more than a dozen petty officials. It took two full days to complete the registration of everyone who should be registered.
Naturally, the confiscated money needs to be filed with the Yamen first, and then transferred to the Sang family by Yamen officials.
As a result, the Yamen was extremely lively these days. The common people loved to join in the fun the most. They stood guard at the entrance of the government office, pointing and pointing as the servants came in and out.
Those big boxes contain gold and silver treasures! If you are holding a small box, it goes without saying that the box is full of banknotes!
Even the yamen had to be cautious when entering and exiting such a large amount of money. In order to reduce the liability as much as possible, the people from the yamen only acted as middlemen. After verifying that the amount of gold and silver matched, they directly handed over the box to the Sang family.
After the Sang family took it, if it was a silver note, they would send it directly back to the house; if it was gold, silver and other physical objects, they would go to the nearest bank to exchange it for a silver note...
After three days of busy talking, everything was settled clearly, and the Sang family's wealth at this time was really huge and shocking.
Chang Minjun had difficulty breathing when he saw the banknotes packed in large boxes. She sighed sincerely, "What kind of in-laws have I found for myself."
Sang Fuyue said nonchalantly, "I told you before that if you follow me, you will never have a hard life."
Chang Minjun spat at him, "I don't know what you are proud of? You don't even look at it. Did you earn one or two silver coins among them? These are the shadows left by your ancestors. It's better for you to just look at them without feeling ashamed." , you are still complacent."
Sang Fuyue said very bachelorly, "Why can't I be complacent? If I hadn't become famous now, do you think these things would be so good that I would come back? Besides, if I hadn't been suppressed by my status now, do you think the yamen's Will the punishment be so severe? Do you think this fine will really fall into our hands?"
Sang Fuyue gave her a look that said, "Daughter-in-law, you are so naive." This look made Chang Minjun roll his eyes angrily at him several times. But she also knew that although her husband was not serious, what he said could not be more true. If they were powerless, not to mention whether they could get these things back smoothly, but just to talk about the fine money, I'm afraid the yamen would also take a lot of it.
Thinking of the fine, Chang Minjun and Sang Nianyue said, "Didn't you say that you want to send some to the prefectural government office? When are you going to send it? How much do you think is appropriate?"
After thinking about it, Sang Fuyue replied with a number. Not too much, certainly not too little, just ten thousand taels. Of course, this is not to bribe that person, but because the descendants of the Sang family have been away from home for a long time, and now because the state officials have acted impartially and brought the old case of the Sang family to a successful conclusion, they are grateful and want to help. Do something in your hometown - in name, the money is donated to contribute to the construction of your hometown.
Of course, this is only in name. As for where the money will be spent in the end, and how much of it can actually be used to benefit the people... none of the three people have high expectations.
After all, if they really want to do something good, they can do it themselves when their parents celebrate their birthday. Placing your hopes on these yamen officials is likely to be useless.
The three of them discussed this and did not shy away from Lei Zhan's three boys. However, the three children now have no time to listen to their chatter. They were like mice falling into a rice vat, looking at the large box of banknotes, their eyes flashing like gold: Make a fortune, make a fortune!
