Suzhou, Huitong Cabinet.
The surprise in Li Xuan's eyes was quickly replaced by gloom.
In the memories of An Rongxiang and Wen Bingyan, the money model Tianyin Sect got from unknown sources was also stored in Suzhou.
Huitong Cabinet Shop in Suzhou.
"Captain!" Li Xuan stared at Liu Ji and asked seriously: "You deposited this money at Huitong Cabinet in Suzhou. Is it your own choice or was it induced by someone?"
"Of course it's your own choice." Liu Ji raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Li Xuan, and said seriously: "The prince may have just arrived in Wuyue not long ago and didn't know something. This Huitong Cabinet Shop was originally made by Suzhou merchants who imitated Shanxi merchants. Every family of the 16th Wuyue family had a large amount of gold and silver stored in the Huitong Cabinet. Therefore, the large and small families, business houses, and even merchants from the north all had their storage in it. However, just like Just as Wu Yue did not allow Jin Shang Cabinet Shop to enter, it is also difficult for Wu Yue Cabinet Shop to enter Shandong and Shanxi, let alone Kansai."
Li Xuan nodded. Local protectionism is prevalent everywhere.
"I'm afraid all of the 16th Wuyue family are members of Huitong Cabinet, right?" Li Xuan suddenly spoke, and Liu Ji immediately replied: "That's true. In fact, it's not just the 16th Wuyue family, but also the kings of Yue and Cao, but they It’s all in name only, and the one who really controls these is actually in the palace.”
"I see." Li Xuan suddenly understood why the money model existed in Huitong Cabinet Shop in Suzhou and not elsewhere.
The 16th Wu Yue family all participated in money-making affairs to varying degrees, but this was allowed by the palace, but everything had to be done under supervision.
This place is Suzhou and Huitong Cabinet.
"King Cao!" Li Xuan sighed inwardly.
This time, because when he arrived in the southeast, Li Ming, the governor of Suzhou, King Cao, was still in Luoyang, the sacred capital, so Li Xuan did not visit Suzhou.
On the other hand, he was also worried that someone would attack him in Suzhou, so he simply went straight from Changzhou to Hangzhou without stopping at other places in between.
Now that the background of Huitong Cabinet Shop has been exposed in front of Li Xuan, the origin of Qian Mo can generally be explained clearly.
"Then except for you, do everyone else in the Tianyin Sect also have deposits in Huitong Cabinet?" At this point, Li Xuan showed a hint of a meaningful smile on her lips: "What I mean is, Is it the same personal money as you?"
"There must be some, but these are the deepest secrets of everyone. You won't tell others at all, and I have no way of knowing." A wry smile appeared on Liu Ji's face.
Only he and his son Liu Ji knew about this last resort in the Liu family, and no third person in the entire Tianyin Sect knew about it.
Of course, someone might guess something, just like Liu Ji guessed that others would do the same thing.
But as you might have guessed, it's not that easy to take out the money inside.
"Tell me about the procedure for withdrawing money?" Li Xuan sat down on the chair in the study and looked at Liu Ji calmly.
Liu Ji stood on the side, raised his hands to Li Xuan and said: "There are two types of deposits: explicit deposits and covert deposits. If deposited openly, the handling fee will be slightly lower, but the procedures are complicated, and some require not only tokens, but also hidden deposits. Handwriting, password, and some people even request in advance that they must come in person to withdraw the money. In this way, a portrait is left in advance. If you deposit it secretly, the handling fee will be higher, but the procedure will be much simpler, and you do not need to be the person. Come and pick it up, even if you agree in advance, no password or handwriting is required, just a token is enough."
Li Xuan nodded clearly. The secret method was more secretive. The procedures for the counter seemed to be simplified, but the risks were greater.
These things are equivalent to bearer deposits for future generations.
As for what this thing can be used for, it's all something he knows very well.
"You should be keeping money here secretly, right?" Li Xuan looked sideways at Liu Ji and whispered: "There is no way that someone will withdraw the money and be unable to withdraw it, or in other words, he will be targeted as soon as he withdraws the money. .".c
Liu Ji hesitated slightly, but still said sincerely
: "The villain really wants to make this impossible, but the prince knows in his heart that he can only rely on himself for this kind of thing."
"How much is it approximately?" Li Xuan asked very directly.
"It's not a lot, 50,000 yuan in cash, two big houses in Xuzhou and a hundred acres of land." Liu Ji handed over to Li Xuan and said in a deep voice: "I know that the prince does not like these things, but this is already a small thing. All the private wealth that people can take out.”
"Xuzhou, the captain really chose a good place!" Li Xuan took a deep look at Liu Ji, then waved her hand and said, "Put the things in the captain's hands first. If your son is lucky enough to survive this time, , it won’t be too late for the captain to hand it over to me. If something happens to my son, maybe the captain can take a chance and make meritorious service. If he goes to Xuzhou in the future, he may not be unable to continue his good reputation."
Li Xuan stood up, patted Liu Ji's shoulder hard, and then walked out of the door.
Outside the study, Qianniu Guards and Nanchang Palace Guards Lin stood scattered. Li Xuan raised his head and looked in the direction of the stone castle. The sounds of fighting and killing there had gradually stopped.
Li Xuan raised his head and looked at the sun. It was already approaching dusk, and before he knew it, the day had passed.
"Your Majesty!" Liu Ji's voice sounded behind Li Xuan. Li Xuan turned around, looked at Liu Ji and asked, "The captain has thought clearly!"
"I don't know!" Liu Ji looked a little sad and said to Li Xuan, "Please give me a few more days to think about it."
What to consider, of course, is to consider whether to completely fall out with the Tianyin Sect.
"Okay, I don't mind." Li Xuan said calmly: "In a few days, the captain will understand more clearly how desperate the Tianyin Sect's uprising this time is."
People like Liu Ji were not optimistic that the Tianyin Sect's uprising would succeed from the beginning, otherwise he would not have prepared a retreat in advance.
The reason why he persisted was because there was no other good way.
After all, more avenues have been occupied by all parties, so there are no opportunities left for him.
Now Li Xuan gave him another way, but Li Xuan only mentioned it casually without giving any clear guarantee, and Liu Ji also did not agree at all.
Because no matter what Liu Ji's final choice was, Liu Ji had to die.
Five trebuchets were parked at the entrance of the stone courtyard, and two huge manholes were placed high on the edge of the stone courtyard. Thick smoke kept rising from the stone houses deep in the stone courtyard, but no one rushed out. .
"Have all the underground passages outside been blocked?" Li Xuan turned her head and looked at Qiu Zhenmu.
Qiu Zhenmu nodded immediately and said: "Everything has been blocked. I even sent people to fill it with water. They have no way to escape, so they are forced to come back here and hold on."
"It seems that you have learned all of my little tricks." Li Xuan looked at Qiu Zhenmu and Zhou Shen with some humor.
These two people had only been with him for a month or two, but they were deeply influenced by him, and they deeply remembered the essence of various asymmetric strikes in their hearts.
"We still lack a lot, I hope you will give me more advice." Qiu Zhenmu and Zhou Shen both handed over to Li Xuan with sincere expressions.
Li Xuan waved her hands lightly and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, as long as you follow me for one day, you can learn all the passages that I know."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qiu Zhenmu and Zhou Shen raised their hands to Li Xuan at the same time.
Although the command and combat capabilities of the two of them in the army are far superior to Li Xuan, they are not as good as Li Xuan in some battles under special circumstances.
Of course, Li Xuan also has his own shortcomings. If he is prepared in advance and makes targeted arrangements, he will be successful. However, he does not have much confidence in winning in a sudden encounter. At this time, he can only rely on Qiu Zhenmu. And Zhou Shen.
"Why don't you, Your Majesty, try to recruit the believers inside? Maybe some of them are willing to surrender?" Liu Ji suddenly spoke at this time.
Li Xuan shook his head and said: "No need, I have tried it before in Dongyang City. Even if my parents are there, even if my family members turn against me, the ones who surrender in the end are only those who surrender."
There are only one or two people, and I don't have too many delusions about this. What's more, some of them may not be willing to see others surrender. "
"Your Majesty really has a thorough understanding of the Tianyin Sect. I admire you." Liu Ji looked at Li Xuan and raised his hands with emotion.
The Tianyin Sect has very strict control over the internal belief in the Tianyin Goddess. The closer one is to the core of the sect, the more pious the belief in the Tianyin Goddess becomes.
Whether it is the elite geniuses in Dongyang City or the people in the Stone Courtyard now, they are all such people.
And the larger the crowds gather, the less likely they are to surrender.
After a long time, the smoke in the stone house gradually dissipated. Li Xuan waved his hand, and a large group of Qianniu Guards immediately jumped in from the wall.
Soon, someone among them came out again and raised their hands to Li Xuan: "Report to the prince, everyone inside is dead."
Li Xuan nodded and climbed over the wall without any hesitation.
At this time, there were already a pile of corpses lying on the ground in the stone courtyard.
Most of these people committed suicide, but a few had their throats directly swiped with a knife.
"It's still the old way. No matter if there is a secret passage or not, flood it with water first. If there is, then use poisonous smoke..." Li Xuan waved her hands and said, "It's all old work. You are more familiar with it than I am... Right Okay, let’s divide the copper coins in this stone village among our brothers. But things like money orders and land deeds have to be handed over to the accounting office. It’s not easy to deal with these things, so we might as well hand them over to the state government. When the time comes, please ask me. Prime Minister Gu County and Governor Wang rewarded the brothers with some land. As for how to deal with this land, it is everyone's own business."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Many Qianniu Guards present looked shocked at the same time.
They followed Li Xuan all the way from Luoyang to Wuzhou in order to make meritorious service and gain wealth.
When she was in Yangzhou and Hangzhou, Li Xuan couldn't get too many rewards, so she could only lead them to make meritorious deeds.
Now that we have arrived in Wuzhou, we naturally have to give them some care as much as possible as permitted by law.
After saying this, Li Xuan turned around fiercely and looked at Liu Ji: "Captain, do you think that when the news here reaches the state city, Wuzhou Hall Master Fang Yunxiu will come directly to kill him. After all, he is here now. Dongyang, and the stronghold of Shangxi Gold Mine."
Liu Ji looked shocked, and a look of horror immediately appeared on his face.
Is Li Xuan going to plot against others again?
