Hearing what Chen Wu said, Murong Yu's conscience immediately twitched...
Taking a deep breath secretly, Murong Yuliang asked:
"Who is this guy?"
Although he was asking Chen Wu, Murong Yuliang seemed to already know the answer and closed his eyes in pain.
But at this critical moment, Chen Wu said apologetically:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Second, I haven't found any evidence yet. I had already found their previous home and was about to unravel the mystery, but I was chased by some men in black. I had no choice but to hide temporarily, but I still They found the trail!"
Hearing what Chen Wu said, Murong Yuliang became even more confused. After pondering for a moment, he asked:
"What clues do you have now?"
Chen Wulu thought about it and said:
"The nail hidden in the house belongs to a family named Qu Liu. This person was once a clerk of the Cui family in Liaoyang. Later, because he was tall and thick, but also thick and thin, he received a rent reminder from the Cui family. After the Fengwu Army redeemed the land, Qu Wu had no work to do, so he started doing some shady things for the Cui family!"
After hearing what Chen Wu said in such detail, Murong Yuliang was also a little confused, and immediately asked in confusion before Chen Wu finished speaking:
"Chen Wu, you have only been in Yujing for a few days, how do you know so many things?"
In response to Murong Yuliang's inquiry, Chen Wu hesitated for a few seconds, but still said truthfully:
"When the second master was still working in Liaoyang, I saw this Quliu when I went to Liaoyang..."
Although he was still a little confused, seeing that Chen Wu seemed unwilling to say more, Murong Yuliang just looked at him deeply, but did not ask further and continued to give instructions:
"Just keep talking!"
"yes!"
"After I hid in secret and saw this Qu Liu, I determined that this matter must be related to the Cui family. I kept an eye on this Qu Liu secretly. Sure enough, Qu Liu went to the Caobantang in the city a day later. He got a letter back at the Herbal Hall!
"I don't know what was written on the note, but I heard Qu Liu cursed him with a smile after reading the note."
Later, I planned to capture this Qu Liu alive and force him to ask who he was secretly communicating with. However, Qu Liu accidentally ran away. Later, I was hunted down, so I hid, hoping to wait until the weather calmed down before coming back. I was looking for an adult, but unexpectedly someone discovered my hiding place, and ended up looking like this.
After listening to what Chen Wu said, Murong Yuliang frowned. After pondering for a moment, he ordered Chen Wu:
"You should have a good rest here!"
"Thank you for your consideration!"
Murong Yuliang walked out of the room, feeling very heavy. He thought that Chen Wu would solve the mystery for him, but he didn't expect that instead of solving the mystery, he would instead bring him a bigger mystery. Now the only one The only clue left is this herbal hall.
If that's the case, let's see who goes to the Herbal Hall in Fuchu during this period...
Thinking of this, Murong Yuliang wanted to find the housekeeper to investigate this matter. However, just when he was about to instruct the servants on the side to call housekeeper Wang to him, he raised his head and found that housekeeper Wang was walking quickly with a very serious look on his face. Come towards him.
Seeing this, a thought immediately appeared in Murong Yu's conscience - something happened!
Sure enough, Butler Wang walked up to him and whispered:
"Master, Aunt Zhao is dead!"
As soon as these words came out, Murong Yuliang subconsciously asked:
"Aunt Zhao who cooks?"
"That's right! It's her!" Butler Wang whispered:
Although Murong Yuliang's expression did not change when he heard this, he was very confused in his heart. Just when he was about to investigate, someone died in the house, and she was also the nun who was responsible for purchasing and cooking. This really had to be done. People think deeply!
After pondering for a while, Murong Yuliang asked again:
"Wasn't she fine a few days ago? Why did she die so suddenly?"
Facing Murong Yuliang's inquiry, Butler Wang said without hesitation:
"Mother Zhao, she has had chest pain for several years. She may have had a heart attack, but..."
Looking at Butler Wang who was hesitant to speak, Murong Yuliang ordered in a deep voice:
"Don't be hesitant when you speak. If you have anything to say, just say it!"
After receiving Murong Yuliang's permission, Butler Wang bravely said:
"Sir, I always feel like Grandma Zhao was poisoned!"
As soon as these words came out, Murong Yu was shocked in her conscience, but she still continued to ask:
"How can I see it?"
Butler Wang shook his head and said:
"It just feels like it!"
After hearing this, Murong Yuliang thought for a few seconds and said in a deep voice:
"You can quietly investigate whether Aunt Zhao has been to the Materia Medica Hall in the city these days! In addition to her, everyone who has been out of the house in the past few days must also make a list and give it to me!"
Although he didn't know why Murong Yuliang was investigating this, seeing Murong Yuliang's serious expression, Butler Wang understood that the matter was of great importance, so he did not dare to neglect and said respectfully:
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Yijing, the back garden of the Governor's Palace
A beautiful marriage passed down through the ages
The second sister Wang, Zhang Tingxiu, passed down the story through the ages.
The second brother went to Beijing to take the exam, and the second sister was waiting at home.
I saw the swan geese passing by in the sky, but I didn’t see the second brother return.
Spring goes and spring comes back again, the moon is missing and full again
It has been six years since the second brother left, and the second sister saw through it
I don’t want you to be a high official, nor do I think you are poor.
As long as we love each other forever, there will be no resentment in our lovesickness, and it will be passed down through the ages.
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Pointing to the actors on the stage, Ye Mingsheng smiled and asked Ye Cui next to him:
"Mom, how did they sing the song "Return to the Cup"?
Listening to Ye Mingsheng's inquiry, Ye Cui smiled and nodded and said:
"The singing is really good. When Sheng'er celebrates your birthday next month, let them come over and sing for a while!"
Ye Mingsheng smiled and said:
"Mom, no problem! As long as you like it, let them come over and sing every day!"
Ye Mingsheng missed Ye Cui's birthday party because he was on an expedition to Hebei Province. When he returned home, he heard that his mother was worried because he was leading an army on an expedition.
Ye Mingsheng felt a little guilty about this, so after returning home, he tried his best to accompany Ye Cui to fulfill his filial piety. Knowing that Ye Cui liked to go to the theater, he found the best theater troupe in Yi Jing and stayed in the house for several days. Sing a big show.
Sing all the things Ye Cui likes about Bao Gong's apology, the note of returning the cup, etc.! Let me see it for a while and enjoy it!
After spending about a stick of incense with Ye Cui, Ye Cheng came behind Ye Mingsheng. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng took a leave of absence from Ye Cui, and then took Ye Cheng back. In the study, Cui Shao, Gu Sansi, Zhang Juning, and Ye Hongsheng were all waiting for him in the study...
After the four people greeted Ye Mingsheng, Ye Mingsheng asked straight to the point:
"Ju Ning, Hong Sheng! You two tell me the truth. How much money do you have? I want to hear the truth!"
Facing Ye Mingsheng’s question, Zhang Juning stood up first and said:
"Sir, there are now more than 115,000 taels of silver in the account! This is the only amount of money our Finance Secretary has left!"
After getting the answer from Zhang Juning, Ye Mingsheng looked at Ye Hongsheng, who was in charge of Dadongsheng Company. Under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Ye Hongsheng stood up and said:
"Our Dadongsheng Trading Company still has 150,000 taels of silver in our account!"
After hearing this answer, Ye Mingsheng said calmly:
"I want to hear the truth. Don't play word games with me here and be careless!"
Seeing that Ye Mingsheng had seen through his little scheme, Ye Hongsheng said helplessly;
"We have earned three hundred thousand taels of silver from Jiangnan in the past two months. This silver has been boarded from Jianglin five days ago. It will take about seven days to transport it back!"
Ye Mingsheng didn't say anything when he heard this. He thought for a few seconds before slowly speaking:
"In the past three months, our army has been fighting very hard in the Yunbin and Hebei-Yu battlefields. The specific casualty figures from the General Staff have not been released yet, but it is estimated that the two fronts combined will suffer at least 70,000 casualties... ·····················”
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's words, Cui Shao's expression remained calm, but the remaining three looked at each other a little bit. Although they, the civil servants in Yijing, knew that the Fengwu Army was fighting fiercely on the front line, they did not Thinking that the situation was more cruel than imagined, the casualties were 70,000, at least!
The total number of Fengwu troops is only a few thousand!
After marveling, everyone also realized the problem. What about the compensation for the 70,000 casualties?
In addition to pensions, the reward for meritorious soldiers will also be a large sum of money!
Seeing that everyone was aware of the problem, Ye Mingsheng calmly asked:
"Do you have any solution?"
After Ye Mingsheng finished speaking, few people said much. They all knew that according to the regulations of the Fengwu Army, the pension of these 70,000 people plus the rewards for meritorious soldiers would cost at least one million taels of silver to settle, and now Fengwu Army There were only 560,000 taels of silver in the military account.
Leaving aside the lack of money, how to maintain the operation of the Chief Secretary, Chasi and other government agencies, even if all the money is distributed to the army, there will still be a hole of 500,000 taels of silver waiting to be filled... ·············
For now, either open source! Either cut back on spending!
To increase revenue, it is nothing more than selling bonds, raising taxes, or oppressing aristocratic families. To reduce expenditure, it is to lower the standards of pensions and rewards. But will the military be willing to do this?
When everyone was silent, Ye Hongsheng said with some embarrassment:
"Commander, the first batch of short-term bonds issued by Dadongsheng will mature next month. Look..."
After Ye Hongsheng finished speaking, Cui Shao, who had not spoken much, said:
"Commander, this bond contains 50,000 taels of silver from our Cui family. At this time when our Fengwu Army is in dire straits, our Cui family is not the one to add insult to injury. We, the Cui family, have given up this 50,000 taels of bond!"
As soon as these words came out, Ye Hongsheng, the shopkeeper of Dadongsheng Trading Company, suddenly smiled and said to Cui Shao:
"Mr. Cui is so righteous! You are worthy of being the pillar of my Fengwu Army!"
Facing Ye Hongsheng's praise, Cui Shao said calmly:
"Master Ye, that's ridiculous. I just did what I should do!"
After hearing this, Ye Hongsheng immediately wanted to praise Cui Shao. The short-term bonds that expired totaled 200,000 taels of silver and were mainly purchased by the Cui family, the Gongsun family, and the Yun family. Although the Cui family does not want it now Their share of 50,000 taels of silver, but the remaining 150,000 taels still have to be repaid...
The Gongsun family and the Yun family are now following Cui Shao, so as long as Cui Shao agrees to help, the Yun family and the Gongsun family may also be exempted. If these three families do not repay the bonds, the remaining bonds will only be more than 10,000 taels. With money, it’s not a big problem!
Just when Ye Hongsheng was thinking about how to make Cui Shao happy, Ye Mingsheng said:
"Third uncle, you understand righteousness and are upright and upright! It's my blessing to serve in the military. But as the saying goes, you can borrow and repay. It's not difficult to borrow again! Since the money was borrowed as agreed at the time, it must be returned to you!"
At this point, Ye Mingsheng turned to look at Ye Hongsheng and said:
"Hong Sheng! Don't wait until next month for this bond to expire. When you get back the silver shipped from Jiangnan, you will return the principal and interest to each family!"
As soon as Ye Mingsheng said this, Ye Hongsheng was stunned. He didn't know what the always shrewd and powerful commander was doing. The total amount of this bond was two hundred thousand taels of silver. At this juncture, he had to pay back the money. , isn’t the money hole for the army even bigger?·····················
Just when Ye Hongsheng was about to say something, he saw the look in Ye Mingsheng's eyes. After hesitating for a few seconds, he finally nodded and said:
"Yes! Please obey your orders!"
Just when Ye Hongsheng was very distressed, Cui Shao understood Ye Mingsheng's thoughts and couldn't help but sigh.
When he first bought the bond, he never thought that Fengwu Army could return it to him. He only considered it an investment for Fengwu Army. Today, he thought that fifty thousand taels of silver would be enough, but now it seems that Ye Mingsheng still has Ask him to bleed more!
Although he was a little helpless, Cui Shao also understood that the Fengwu Army was currently short of money. If this critical moment was not passed properly, the morale of the army might be affected.
At the same time, after spending so many years with Ye Mingsheng, Cui Shao also summed up some experience. If you play hard with Ye Mingsheng, then Ye Mingsheng will definitely deal with you, but if you play soft with Ye Mingsheng, then Ye Mingsheng may Thinking about some family love···························
