Jia Huan looked at Lai Sheng with a half-smile but asked, "Lai Sheng, how many years have you been the housekeeper of Ningguo Mansion?"
Lai Sheng replied respectfully: "Back to Third Master, I have been the steward of Ningguo Mansion for twelve years."
Jia Huan said with a smile: "I asked someone to check the government's accounts for the past five years, and the results are shocking. According to the accounts, there was a total shortfall of 153,228 taels of silver."
"That's more than 30,000 taels of silver in one year. You have been a housekeeper in Ningguo Mansion for twelve years, and you have stolen 36,700,700 taels of silver."
"It's really a big rat! The money in the entire Ningguo Mansion's warehouse is actually less than one-third of the money you embezzled!"
Hearing what Jia Huan said, Lai Sheng was so frightened that he immediately knelt down on the ground and cried: "Third Master, this old slave has been wronged! This old slave has been wronged! How can this old slave have the guts to covet money from the Mo Mansion? There must be something here. Misunderstanding?"
Jia Huan looked at Lai Sheng and said calmly: "Now that the accounts are here, how can you dare to deny it? Besides, the few stewards you sent to burn the accounts yesterday have all been recruited."
"You sent them here, and they also found out how you were greedy. Do you think they have wronged you?"
"If you really don't want to recruit me, I will send you to the government. What do you think the government will do with you?"
Hearing this, Lai Sheng couldn't help but shudder.
He is greedy for money and the amount is huge. He will definitely not survive.
Even his family will be affected.
Now the evidence is conclusive, the witnesses and physical evidence are there, and he is a slave who sold himself to death, so there is really no way he can recover.
Lai Sheng hurriedly cried and begged: "It's all the lard that has deceived my heart. I am willing to take out all the money I have earned from greed. I hope that the third master will forgive me."
Jia Huan said with a smile: "Okay, you have been a housekeeper for twelve years in total, and you will be treated as greedy thirty thousand taels of silver every year."
"You have been greedy for 360,000 taels of silver in twelve years. As long as you use 360,000 taels of silver to make up for the shortfall, I won't be able to forgive you."
Lai Sheng said hurriedly: "Please Third Master, please check carefully. I don't really want to embezzle so much money from Mo. In the first few years when I became a housekeeper, I was very cautious. How can I dare to embezzle money?"
"Four or five years later, I gradually became more courageous and became more and more greedy. Later, when no one noticed or intervened, more and more people were greedy."
"Third Master clearly noticed that in the past twelve years, I have embezzled less than 200,000 taels of silver in total. I am willing to sell my property to fill the gap of 200,000 taels of silver."
Jia Huan actually believed Lai Sheng's words.
It is extremely unlikely that you will make a lot of money as soon as you become a housekeeper. It is possible that you will not be greedy for much in the first four or five years.
But Jia Huan was not prepared to reason with this kind of rat.
Jia Huan couldn't help but sneered: "You said you are not that greedy, do you have any evidence?"
Lai Sheng was stunned and said: "Back to Third Master, I have no evidence."
Jia Huan sneered and said: "There is no evidence, which proves that you are indeed greedy. As long as you come up with 300,000 taels of silver, I will spare you. If you can't come up with it, don't blame me for being unkind."
Lai Sheng rolled his eyes and said, "Yes, I will go back and sell off my property right now. Even if I borrow it, I will help Third Master collect the money."
Lai Shengcai didn't even think about actually paying out 360,000 taels of silver.
Man said that he really didn't have that much greed for ink. Even if he did have that much, he wouldn't take it all out.
After returning, he immediately transferred the family property and asked his mother, Aunt Lai, to go to Jia Mu.
If Jia Mu comes forward, she will definitely be able to protect their family.
At most, he could just lose his job as a steward and spend tens of thousands of taels of silver.
After saying that, Lai Sheng stood up and was about to leave.
Jia Huan said in a deep voice: "Come here, take him down! Tie him up."
As soon as he finished speaking, two boys came forward, pushed Lai Sheng to the ground, and bound him tightly.
Lai Sheng said loudly: "Third Master, Third Master, I am a member of the ancestors, you can't take me! You can't take me, I am a member of the ancestors!"
Jia Huan smiled and said, "That's strange. You are the housekeeper of my house, and you have embezzled the money of the house, but I can't take it from you?"
"You are a good slave. Most of the people in this house call you Grandpa Lai! Even some of the Jia family members want to call you Grandpa Lai?! You are such a majestic slave! "
"Come here, give me an eighty-strong beating, and then throw him to the woodshed!"
"Yes, Third Master!"
Jia Huan didn't care how Lai Sheng yelled and screamed and screamed repeatedly after being beaten.
He ordered Lin Zhixiao: "Steward Lin, bring more people with you and follow me to Lai's house to search the property."
Lin Zhixiao said respectfully: "Yes, Third Master."
Next, Lin Zhixiao brought several large cars with thirty or forty people, followed Jia Huan, and went straight to Lai's house.
Naturally, Jia Huan would not let Lai Sheng go back, and he wanted to get the 360,000 taels of silver into his hands before the Lai family could react.
Once the Lai family reacted, Grandma Lai would go to Jia Mu to beg.
As soon as Jia's mother came forward, it was difficult for Jia Huan to deal with filial piety.
As long as he gets the money first, it won't be easy for anyone to speak next.
Not long after, they arrived at Lai's house.
When two boys at the door of Lai's house saw Jia Huan arriving, they actually recognized Jia Huan.
He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "I have met the Third Master."
Jia Huan waved his hand and said, "Get out of the way."
After that, he took the people and rushed in.
The two young men hurriedly stopped in front and said with a smile: "I wonder what the third master is doing? Let the young one go in so as not to disturb the family members."
Before Jia Huan could say anything, Lin Zhixiao waved his hand, and two boys came forward and kicked them away.
Then five young men were left to guard the outside, and all the remaining people entered Lai's house.
The movement outside also disturbed the Lai family members inside.
When they saw a large group of people approaching, they hurriedly stepped forward to stop them and said, "Who are you? Why do you want to break into our yard?"
"Is there any royal law in this imperial city? If you break into private houses, you will go to jail!"
This is a novel thing. People from the Lai family actually understand the king's law.
Jia Huan waved his hand and said, "Anyone who obstructs us will be knocked down and tied up."
"Yes, Third Master."
With Jia Huan's instructions, the servant Lin Zhixiao brought suddenly felt confident.
They gathered around and used explosive hammers to beat the boys who came out to intercept them half to death, and then tied them all up.
The boys who were knocked down started shouting loudly.
"Uncle, it's not good, someone knocked on the door."
"Master, please help us, we are about to be beaten to death!"
"There are robbers! Come out and help me, sir."
The movement outside alarmed the people in the second door.
At this moment, Lai Da was still resting at home and did not go to Jia's house.
When he went out and saw the scene outside, he couldn't help but frown.
(End of chapter)
