Night falls again.
Hong Wei also came to the unfinished "West Lake Seat" again.
Unlike last night, the construction site was empty tonight, with not a single worker laying the floor.
Hong Wei understood that this meant that his "throwing weight" last night had worked, and the other party must be ready and waiting for him.
Sure enough, before he entered the lobby on the first floor, he clearly noticed someone in the darkness, and they were a large group of people.
It's a pity that although there are many people, judging from the sound of these people's breathing, they are all ordinary people, not even one who knows martial arts.
Hong Wei relied on his strong martial arts skills and was not afraid of such an ambush at all, so he still walked through the door with a swagger, smiling as he walked: "Ha... there are quite a few people here."
While speaking, he had secretly mobilized his inner strength and was ready to take action at any time...
However, those people did not attack him as he imagined.
"It's indeed a lot." The next second, Xue Tui's voice sounded in the darkness, "But... with your martial arts skills, you probably won't take this person to heart."
Hearing this, Hong Wei sneered: "Heh...then what are you going to do now?"
Xue Tui was well prepared for this question, and he quickly replied: "What my young master means...since you are here to ask for money, let's follow the rules of the road."
Bang bang——
Having said this, Xue Tui quickly clapped his hands twice.
Hearing the sound, a servant of the Sun Mansion walked out from behind Xue Tui and placed a two-foot-square wooden box on the ground in the middle of the lobby. After placing it, he quickly retreated.
Although all of this happened in the dark, with Hong Wei's eye and ear skills, it was not difficult to detect the situation in front of him.
"There are about five hundred taels in this box, all of which are broken silver that has been circulated outside. It is a small gift prepared by my young master for you. I hope that after accepting it, you can be generous and let us go." At this time, Xue Tui Then he continued what he just said, "As for your name, appearance, etc., we don't intend to ask, so as not to make you feel uneasy..." At this point, he paused slightly, and then said, "I don't know how to deal with it, Your Excellency. Are you still satisfied?"
Can you still be dissatisfied?
What Xue Tui said was absolutely impeccable, and his response method was also in line with the "dig for ideas" approach.
Now they have given you face and money, and during the transaction, they also deliberately talked to you in the dark without even seeing your face... In this way, if you are still not satisfied, then you are not here for the money. Yes.
As for Hong Wei... in the final analysis, he mainly wanted to extort money. There was no deep hatred between him and Sun Yixie, and the anger was temporary. There was no need to get angry with money just because of this.
So after thinking about it for a moment, he responded: "Well...seeing that your young master is quite sensible, I will give him some face."
In fact, how can this give people face? It’s just to give money and face.
At this moment, Hong Wei was walking towards the box while talking.
Although he may have made peace with the other party on the surface, in fact he has not let go of his guard - who knows whether you have money in this box or something else? What if it was a murder mechanism, poisonous smoke, or a poisonous snake? Also, why did you put the box in this position? Is there a trap underneath? Or is there something going to crash down from the ceiling in a moment?
Hong Wei was not stupid either. He had to guard against all these, so he walked very slowly during the few steps in front of the box. After he stood on the ground, he was always tense.
After observing for a few seconds and basically confirming that there were no traps above and below his feet, Hong Wei pulled out his sword, used the tip of the sword to flip the lock on the box, and then used the edge of the sword to slowly open the lid of the box along the seam. Pick apart.
During the entire process, he kept his body more than one meter away from the box and was ready to dodge at any time.
squeak--
Finally, the box was opened.
The silver in the box reflected the faint moonlight, attracting the attention of everyone in the room.
"Hahahaha..." When he saw that it was indeed money, Hong Wei laughed, "Okay, your young master is quite interesting..." As he spoke, he closed the lid of the box again and closed it with a waist. He picked up the box and put it under his left arm, "Then I'll take my leave."
"I won't send it away." Xue Tui's attitude was still very calm, and he did not let the other party notice anything strange.
Before he could finish his words, Hong Wei had already put the box on his chest, turned around and ran away.
The box containing five hundred taels of silver probably weighed more than thirty kilograms. This weight was nothing to a martial arts practitioner, let alone a master like Hong Wei.
However, he also had a guilty conscience. Although he didn't find anyone following him, he still wandered around in the night for a while. After repeatedly confirming that there was no "tail", he slipped back to the inn where he was staying.
Back in the guest room, Hong Wei locked the doors and windows without saying a word, lit a small oil lamp, and immediately opened the box again to confirm the contents again.
Why did he need to confirm it twice?
This is also common sense in Taoism - it is best to take stock of the money dug out from digging for hot ideas as soon as you get it back, because this kind of money will generally be "short of one pound and short of two". If you don't calculate it clearly at the first time, Conflicts tend to arise when the spoils are divided.
Of course, Hong Wei works alone and does not need to share with others, but the game still needs to be dealt.
After all, this is money obtained through extortion, and the blackmailed party will definitely feel uncomfortable when paying. It is normal for people to try to pay less: For example, for the box containing the silver coins, just put a few more wooden boards at the bottom of the box, or Under the surface layer of silver there is some fake lead silver, pebbles, etc., which makes it easy to get away with it.
As for the blackmailing party, even if it is discovered afterwards, as long as the "make-up" ratio is not too exaggerated, it will usually be accepted.
Hong Wei naturally understood these rules. Therefore, during the second inspection, he was mentally prepared. Even if only 60 to 70% of the silver in the end was genuine, he would admit it; because 60 to 70% of the 500 taels was still 30% It was more than a hundred. If a poor family at that time had this kind of money... it would be enough for two lifetimes.
But he didn't expect that after the final inspection, this box was actually full of real silver, not fake at all...
"Oh! You're so particular." At this moment, even Hong Wei had to sigh.
It is indeed rare for a master to give such money.
And the money given is all broken silver, which means you don’t have to bear the subsequent risk of taking the banknote to the counter to withdraw money, and you don’t have to worry about any marks on the money. In addition, all previous transactions were completed in the dark. ...It seems that the young master of the Sun family is really prepared to give enough money and handle the matter thoroughly, and he has no intention of tracking down who the blackmailer is afterwards.
"Such a cheerful master... It seems that this money is just a drop in the bucket for him." Hong Wei then thought, "Huh... OK, let's forget it this time. I will come back when your restaurant opens one day. I’ll ask you for a thousand taels next time.”
Ladies and gentlemen, this is so heart-wrenching.
If a person comes to get money in a wrong way or too easily, his concept of money will gradually become distorted, and his greed will expand to a level that ordinary people cannot understand.
But no matter what, at least at this moment, Hong Wei believed that his trip to find a hot idea was successful.
He's...too naive.
Although his martial arts skills are very high, the time he spends playing around is too short after all...
Some people may say that Hong Wei's involvement in the world was about the same time as Sun Yixie's, wasn't it? But don’t forget, who was Sun Yixie before he left the world? Who was Hong Wei before he came out of the world?
When Brother Rensun was working in the fish market, you, Hong Wei, were still picking up excrement for others. Now you want to blackmail him? Do you still think you can escape completely after knocking?
So where did Sun Yixie do his tricks?
In fact, it’s still about money.
In Dashu, there are undoubtedly very few occasions where you need to pay with "solid silver ingots", and there are many kinds of silver ingots. Not all silver ingots are the same in size, specification and shape. Only official silver cast by the government is available. Unified standards, and this standard is not static.
At that time, most of the silver coins circulating among the people were broken silver from silver ingots of various specifications, or recast into small ingots from broken silver...and these jobs were all done in ordinary markets. Silversmiths at work.
And why did people at that time have this habitual thinking that "only whole ingots of silver will have marks on them"? Because for silver ingots with marks, the marks are all added by "molds" and are completed simultaneously when the silver is cast. No one will cast a batch of silver first and then engrave the marks one by one.
This is true for whole silver, let alone broken silver?
But as the saying goes... it all depends on man.
It is not impossible to engrave marks on the silver one by one, but it will take a lot of manpower and time.
The box of "broken silver" that Sun Yixie asked Xue Tui to deliver tonight was made during the day by hiring most of the silversmiths in Hangzhou to work together.
At first glance, each piece is an irregularly shaped piece, but in fact there is a small mark on each piece that is extremely difficult to detect; this mark cannot be seen by ordinary people, but when the silver is recirculated back to the silversmiths When it is in your hands, it will definitely be discovered... At that time, you can use the flow of the money to reversely trace where the money was and who spent it.
Hong Wei didn't know anything about this. He didn't expect that there would be any marks on the broken silver, so he just checked the number of silver coins in the box and didn't find any other abnormalities at all. He didn't expect that Sun Yixie would come to track him down. .
Therefore, the next day, Hong Wei checked out of the guest room and went straight to the most luxurious brothel in Hangzhou. After all, it was the young master of the Sun family who was "treating guests", and five hundred taels was enough for him to enjoy himself for a while.
And when he left, it led to that - Sun Yixie set up a trap in the dusty place, and the red plum bird died in Yuqi Tower.
