Next to the big box full of silver, Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang looked like their dead mothers, looking at the white silver and sighing.
They could have split the silver with Zhou Ming. Even if they didn't share it equally, if they got a small part of it, they would be able to live and feed well for the rest of their lives.
Even if they are not unconscionable and embezzle the pensions of their dead brothers and only take their own share of the bounty, it is still three thousand taels. With such a huge sum of money, how many good things can they eat and how many times can they go to entertainment venues to find money? girl.
The more they thought about it, the more distressed they became, and tears almost fell.
When the two people saw Zhou Yiming coming in, they hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Brother Zhou, haven't you already asked for leave? Why are you here on business again in the afternoon?"
"I only took half a day off, and I didn't want to take advantage of the court, so I came." Zhou Ming said, looking at the silver coins in the box, "Do you two particularly don't want me to come?"
Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang followed Yi Ming's gaze and looked over. They were immediately startled and immediately explained: "Brother Zhou, what are you talking about? You are the backbone of our inspection yamen in the south of the city. If you are not here, the two of us will I have no idea what to do.
These silver coins were just delivered this morning. If you don't come, we are planning to send someone to inform you and ask you to come to the Yamen to take charge of the overall situation. "
Zhou Yiming sat down on the chair, crossed his legs, stretched out his right hand, and waited in mid-air.
Xia Dezhang understood this and hurriedly made tea, then handed it to Yiming Ming respectfully.
Zhou Yiming took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "What's the big picture to preside over? It's such a simple matter. You two divide this silver into thirteen parts, and then wrap it up for me. As for the assigned work, I will do it."
You two will stay here until I finish distributing this money, and you are not allowed to leave even an inch. "
When the two of them saw what Zhou Ming said, they immediately felt cold. When Zhou Ming didn't come, they thought that as long as Zhou Ming saw these silver coins, he would definitely become greedy. When the time came, the two of them encouraged him. , maybe Zhou Ming will change his mind and leave this huge sum of money.
Seeing that Zhou Ming's stance was so firm, the two of them could only do the next best thing. While serving Zhou Ming carefully, they said tentatively:
"Brother Zhou, if you give so much silver to the families of the dead brothers at once, it will be a burden to them. If they leak the money, they may be in danger of their lives.
You think it’s better to keep half of it first and give the remaining half to the family members.
The three of us will lend the remaining half of the silver tael, and the interest earned will be shared equally among the three of us. After a year, we will return the remaining half of the silver tael to the families of the brothers who died.
what do you think? "
Zhou Yiming smiled slightly. The two of them were still determined to keep the money. Even if the agency ran out, they would keep some of it. Fortunately, they could use this trick to retreat in order to advance. It seemed that they had underestimated them before. They are.
Fortunately, Zhou Yiming saw through their trick. The two of them said nicely that they would use half of the remaining money to lend money, and the interest earned would be divided equally between the three of them. After a year, they would pay back the remaining half of the money. go back.
On the surface, this plan seems to be seamless, and in the end it will create a win-win situation. The family of the dead brother will not lose a penny, but it will also make a little money for Zhou Ming and the others.
But once this plan is implemented, there will be many ways to do it.
First of all, Yi Ming would definitely not do such things as lending. His energy would be used on more important things, so in the end these matters would naturally be handled by Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang.
At that time, they are very likely to send interest to Zhou Ming every month, but after one year, if they tell Zhou Ming that after the money is released, they will not be able to get it back, and the person who borrowed the money has also run away, what will happen to Zhou Ming? manage?
You two old foxes want to play tricks in front of me, but you are too young.
Zhou Yiming put the tea cup in his hand on the table and said calmly: "It sounds like this method is not bad. After all, the three of us will definitely make a profit without losing money, and it will not harm the interests of the deceased brother's family. It can be said to be a win-win situation." ."
When Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang heard what Yi Ming said, they felt that things were turning around. They immediately smiled happily and said, "Brother Zhou, you have the insight. The two of us have been thinking about this plan for three days and three nights. We were originally afraid that you wouldn't agree, but we didn't." To think that you saw the benefits right away makes us both feel so ashamed."
"I haven't finished speaking yet." Zhou Ming looked at the happy looks of the two people and couldn't bear to interrupt, "This plan is feasible, but half of the money left behind must be placed with me. You guys How much you want to release has to be approved by me.
Moreover, whoever handles every loan will be responsible for getting it back. If the borrower defaults on the loan, runs away and disappears, you will have to pay for the hole out of your own pocket.
If you are insolvent by then, then I will have no choice but to come and take over the house. After all, this is a business. No matter how good our personal relationship is, we cannot separate public and private matters. "
The smiles on the faces of Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang immediately disappeared. The two of them originally wanted to go through this plan. Without Yiming's knowledge, they slowly squandered the money without any hope of making a fortune from this business.
And even if they intend to use the money to lend money, with their status as two servants, how can anyone with good credit dare to borrow money from them? If those scoundrels and scoundrels dare to borrow money from them, the two of them will not lend it.
"Brother Zhou, if you give such harsh rules, this business cannot be done." The two people spoke their minds.
"If you can't do it, don't do it. You two should stop playing tricks and divide the money quickly. I'm in a hurry to send it to others." Zhou Ming urged.
The last hope was dashed, but Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang were still unwilling to give the money away in vain.
The two men winked at each other and begged at the same time.
"Brother Zhou, you see, we have received such a huge bounty, and the brothers outside are watching. They don't know that we didn't keep a penny. If we don't treat them to a meal, they will think that we are stingy.
You think it's better than this, let's keep five hundred taels of silver, and when we have time, we can lead the brothers outside to spend a lot of money, eat and visit Manhualou. "
Zhou Yiming thought about it carefully and found that this made sense. A small part of the current policemen in the inspection yamen in the south of the city were old people from the previous yamen, including survivors of the disaster, while the other half of the policemen were They are all new here.
Now that the disappearance case has been solved, the court's final decision has been made. Whether it is to appease the old man or win the hearts of the newcomers, as the head of the yamen, Yi Ming and the others should treat everyone to a meal and drink.
"What you two said is correct. It is both public and private. We should all reward the people in the yamen." Yiming Ming gave Deng Tong and the others a rare affirmation.
The two of them were so happy that they went to get five hundred taels of silver from the box without waiting for Yi Ming to say anything.
"You two, wait a minute. Although I agree with your idea, I didn't say that I would keep five hundred taels of silver." Zhou Ming said with a smirk on his face.
Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang turned around at the same time, both of them had an ominous premonition: "What does Brother Zhou mean?"
"There is no need to take this money from here." Zhou Ming stood up, walked to the box, and divided the money himself, "All expenses will be deducted from the salaries of the three of us. You two must not say that I am not enough. Loyalty, if you really don’t have enough loyalty, I won’t pay a penny.”
Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang were filled with regret at this time. They had been planning for several days to take advantage of this opportunity to leave some money. However, the plan failed and they did not get any benefits. They had to pay for their salaries. Go in.
The two of them had a lot of complaints in their hearts. They knew Zhou Ming's character very well. Now that he had decided, they had no choice but to accept it.
The two of them were dejected while helping Zhou Ming divide the money.
First, the amount of silver was too large, and it was cash. The three people spent a long time and a lot of effort to finally divide the silver into thirteen parts.
"You guys are guarding here. I've marked every piece of silver. Don't have any bad intentions, or I can tell."
Zhou Yiming picked up a portion of the divided silver coins and warned the two people as he turned to go out.
Deng Tong and Xia Dezhang felt extremely uncomfortable with such a large amount of money that they could only look at but not touch. However, with Yi Ming always supervising them, the two of them did not dare to have any evil thoughts and could only agree obediently.
Zhou Yiming was very satisfied. He hummed a little tune and left the inspection yamen in the south of the city.
Chengnan District, suburbs.
In a dilapidated alley, several children were playing. One of them, a five- or six-year-old boy wearing white clothes, was pinned down, bullied and beaten by several naughty children.
While beating the little boy in white, several naughty children kept cursing.
"I'll beat you to death. Why are you so proud? Your father is a loser."
"Anyway, he has no father. No matter how we bully him, no one will support him."
"You've been bragging about your father being a hero all day long. Everyone has heard it a long time ago. Your father was killed with just one stab. The hero who solved the case was Zhou Mingzhou."
"You are not allowed to say that about my dad. My dad is a great hero. Let me go. I want to go home."
The boy in white resisted at the top of his lungs, but to no avail. He was still pinned down by several urchins, and was soon beaten to bruises all over his body.
At this time, a stranger appeared at the entrance of the alley and kicked up a stone on the ground. The stone flew out like lightning and hit the wall next to several urchins, making a big hole.
"Ah, run!"
Several urchins were frightened and ran away.
The clothes of the young boy in white were covered with mud and there were a few blood marks on his face. He got up with difficulty, sat on the ground and looked at the stranger who had saved him.
The stranger approached him, pulled him up, and touched his head: "Is your father an errand?"
The young boy in white nodded and said with tears, "My father is a great hero. He died in order to solve the case."
"As the son of a great hero, you must first learn not to shed tears." The stranger wiped away his tears and said softly.
