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The shopkeeper asked, "Do we still have the money Wang Bao wants?"
"Give it to him." Zhou Bin, the captain of the intelligence team sitting cross-legged on the kang, said bitterly, and then added, "Our soldiers are confronting the Mongols on the grassland. At this time, we need to stabilize the Ming Dynasty."
The shopkeeper of the grain shop frowned and said, "What should I do with the money? Five thousand taels is not a small amount. The grain shop can't get so much silver. And judging from Chen Gong's attitude, if the money is not sent over, the General Military Mansion will We won’t do our best to deal with the invading Mongol army.”
"I'll think of a way to get the money. If it doesn't work, you can go to the Chamber of Commerce to raise it." Zhou Bin said.
The storekeeper of the grain store said: "The grain store can provide 800 taels, and the remaining silver will be left to you. However, we must collect it as soon as possible. It cannot be delayed for too long."
"Don't worry, I will use the grain carriage to deliver the money to you before dark, and you will deliver it to the General Military Mansion." Zhou Bin confessed.
The shopkeeper said, "Okay, I'll go back and wait for news. I'll have my assistant guard the side door of the shop."
Zhou Bin nodded.
The owner of the grain store got up and left the house, and returned to the backyard of the grain store through the ladder on the courtyard wall.
The young man standing guard outside the main door of the small courtyard saw off the grain store manager and returned to the house.
"This is a secret letter sent to Datong. You should arrange for someone to send it back immediately." Zhou Bin took out an envelope and handed it to the young man who entered the room.
The young man didn't ask any questions, took the envelope, put it in his arms, turned around and walked out.
Zhou Bin put on his shoes and got off the kang, and shortly after the young man left the small courtyard, he also walked out of the small courtyard.
The small courtyard is a safe house set up by the Foreign Intelligence Agency in Xuan Mansion. Not many people know about it. Even among the people in Tiger Character Banner, only some people know about this place.
Zhou Bin left the courtyard and went directly to the Chamber of Commerce.
About an hour later, the Chamber of Commerce sent a four-wheeled cart carrying grain to the grain store opened by Tiger Flag in Xuanfu.
The clerk guarding the side door behind the grain store knew the clerk who came with the cart to transport the grain. This person usually delivered the grain to the grain store.
In addition, according to the instructions from the shopkeeper, the four-wheeled cart was directly allowed into the backyard.
"Tell your shopkeeper that everything has been delivered." The boy who came with the grain truck said to the boy at the grain shop nearby.
The grain store clerk said, "Wait a moment, I'll call our shopkeeper."
After saying that, he trotted to the shop in front of the yard.
Not long after, the shopkeeper walked out quickly from the back of the shop. When he came closer, he said with a smile: "I thought it would be good if it could be delivered before dark, but I didn't expect that I would get everything together in this time."
"Our boss said this is a big deal and we can't delay it." The boy who transported the food politely replied.
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Okay, I'll keep the cart and everything on it, and I'll send it back to you when it's used up."
"Before we came, we told our boss that the things could be left behind but the carts had to be taken away. We only delivered grain this time," said the guy who transported the grain.
Hearing this, the grain shop owner put his hands on his forehead and said, "Yes, yes, yes, you are still thoughtful, man, and several people came over to unload the goods together."
Food is often dumped in the grain store, and there are many workers working there, some locals and some coming from Datong, and these workers all have the status of secret spies.
Several guys began to unload grain from the four-wheeled cart.
There is only one layer of grain on the four-wheeled cart, and there are wooden boxes below.
The man unloading grain didn't say anything when he saw the wooden box. Instead of one person carrying a bag of grain, it became three or four people carrying a wooden box.
There were only five wooden boxes, and they were all quickly lifted to the ground. U9 e-book
"Shopkeeper, please tell me this." The boy who transported the grain said to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper of the grain store walked to the wooden boxes, reached out and opened one of the boxes, and saw that it was full of white silver. He said to the boy next to him: "Count it."
Several guys stepped forward and began to count the silver in the box.
Several wooden boxes were filled with silver, which was not a small amount. Naturally, the two parties had to clear the amount when handing over.
The man was counting the money.
The boy who transported the grain said at this time: "I told you before I came here that I will send you 5,000 taels of silver and leave the 800 taels at the grain store untouched."
"That's fine." The grain store manager nodded.
The working capital of the grain store is not too much. With the eight hundred taels taken away from the counter, the grain store will have to live a busy life. Now that the money on the grain shop's cabinet is not used, the grain shop can save a sum of money.
Five thousand taels of silver piled together can build a small mountain.
Some of the clerks reported the numbers, some cracked the beads on the abacus, and some added to the account books with pens.
It took quite a while before the inventory was completed.
"Shopkeeper, I counted it three times. Yes, it's five thousand taels." The accounting clerk came to the shopkeeper and said.
The shopkeeper then looked at the boy who was transporting the grain and said with a smile: "Go back and tell your boss that the accounts are clear. If there is any problem, it will be our problem."
The grain transport boy hugged his fists towards the grain store manager, and then he and the driver drove the cart out of the grain store's backyard.
"Find a big cart and come over, put these boxes on it, cover them with cool bags, and then follow me to the General Military Mansion." The storekeeper of the grain store told the boy next to him.
You can find it at the big cart grain store, so you don’t need to go outside to look for it.
Some guys hitched the cart to the animals and drove the cart to the middle of the yard.
The guys in the yard began to lift the wooden boxes onto the cart.
After the five boxes were loaded onto the cart, another layer of hay was spread, and then the bags containing grain were lifted onto the cart and placed on top of the wooden boxes.
After doing all this, the storekeeper said: "All of you, please follow me to the General Military Mansion."
He raised his hand and nodded at the grain store clerks in front of him.
The car door in the backyard reopened, and the grain store manager led the cart out of the side door to the street outside.
At this moment, the sun is gradually setting in the west. At this time, most people go home to eat, and there are not many pedestrians on the street.
The grain store was not too far from the General Military Mansion, and the shopkeeper quickly arrived outside the General Military Mansion.
"Excuse me, please go in and report to the military officers, and tell me that the Tiger-Character Banner Grain Store has sent food to the General Military Mansion." The storekeeper said with a smile to the soldiers guarding the door of the General Military Mansion.
Tiger Character Banner is also a well-known large business name in Xuanfu, and the owner behind it is an official of the imperial court.
The soldiers outside the General Military Mansion knew the background of the Tiger Flag and did not embarrass the shopkeeper. Instead, he said: "Wait here, I will go in and inform you."
"Thank you." The shopkeeper bowed his hand to the soldier who spoke.
The soldier turned around and entered the general military mansion.
Not long after, a series of footsteps came from the yard behind the gate of the General Military Mansion.
Chen Gong walked out of the General Military Mansion with several armor-piercing servants.
"It turns out to be Shopkeeper Wang. I didn't expect Shopkeeper Wang to deliver the grain so quickly." Chen Gong glanced at the grain bags on the cart outside the door.
