"Shopkeeper Qian, who deposited the money into Miss Yanran's account?" Zhou Ling tapped the account book with his finger.
"It's this Li Shu." The young man in fine clothes said with a smile: "This Li Shu seems to have a special liking for this girl Yanran, and he deposited this thousand in five installments."
"Where did this money come from? What's the relationship between him and this girl Yanran?" An Dafang slapped the table: "Did he frame me for this girl Yanran?"
"An, Chief An, whether it's me or not, we can find out if we go to the prison and ask Li Shu." Zhou Ling closed the account books and gave them back to the young man in Chinese clothes: "Qian, shopkeeper Qian, beat, bother." ”.
"Go well, you two adults." The young man in Chinese attire sent An Dafang and Zhou Ling to the door of the bank. Looking at their retreating figures, the originally smiling face suddenly sank: "A little guard captain , dare to be so arrogant."
"Senior Brother Qian, who are you angry with?" A crisp and sweet voice reached the ears of the young man in Chinese attire.
"Who are you?" The young man in fine clothes turned around and saw a handsome young man in yellow cedar looking at him quietly.
"Senior Brother Qian, don't you even recognize Junior Sister?" Mr. Huang Shan threw an ambiguous smile at Senior Brother Qian: "It seems that Senior Brother is such a noble person and forgets things."
"Are you Xiaoying?" The young man in fine clothes slapped his forehead with a flattering look on his face: "Oh! I really didn't expect that more than ten years have passed and I can see you again."
"Hmph! Senior brother finally remembered me." Mr. Huang Shan was Yin Ying, who was disguised as a man: "Senior brother has married a beautiful wife like a flower in these years, and he has almost forgotten all about his junior sister."
"Xiaoying, look what you said. When the master sent you to Luoyang, senior brother was very reluctant to part with you." The young man in Chinese clothes smiled and said: "By the way, has junior sister left Luoyang?"
"Senior Brother, this is a long story." Yin Ying shook her folding fan: "Senior Brother, why don't you invite Junior Sister to sit in the inner hall and have a sip of tea?"
"Oh! That's right, you see, senior brother is so happy and confused." The young man in rich attire slapped his forehead and solemnly bent down and made a gesture of invitation: "Junior sister, please speak in the inner hall."
"Humph! That's more like it." Yin Ying closed her folding fan and entered first; the young man in fine clothes waved his hand to the boy beside him: "What are you doing standing still? You haven't served tea yet. Remember to ask for Qiu Luoyan."
"Hey! Xiangzi, how are you?" Wrinkle Lao Liu patted Tong Bo from behind who had just put down the tray and was taking a sip of water, and asked with concern.
"Uncle Six, maybe I was too nervous and couldn't get the attention of the shopkeeper." Tong Bo pretended to be annoyed.
"It's okay, you are still young. There will be many opportunities in the future." Just as wrinkled Lao Liu was speaking to encourage Tong Bo, the cry of serving tea rang out again: "Lao Liu, tea is served, a pot of autumn wild geese."
"Qiu Luoyan? What kind of tea is this?" Wrinkly Lao Liu was stunned: "He has been making tea for decades, and he is familiar with all kinds of famous teas, but he has never heard of this kind of tea."
"What should I do? What should I do?" Wrinkly Lao Liu was scratching his head and scratching his head, and he was confused.
"Uncle Liu, what's wrong?" Tong Bo finished drinking the water and looked at Wrinkle Liu's expression, knowing what kind of problem he had encountered.
"Shopkeeper Qian asked us to brew a pot of Qiu Luoyan to entertain guests, but no one has heard of what kind of tea it is?" Wrinkle Lao Liu grabbed a pot of tea and was about to start: "If it doesn't work, let's use Biluochun instead."
"Uncle Six, how can that be done?" Tong Bo laughed and said: "The entrance to Biluochun is full of spring feeling, while the autumn geese are flying southward. A person who understands tea can tell the difference at the first taste. come out."
"Then what do you think we should do?" Wrinkly Lao Liu really didn't give up.
"Uncle Six, what a coincidence." Tong Bo had already started to move his hands: "Xiang Yun happened to learn this tea when he traveled around in his early years, so let me serve this pot of tea."
"Xiaoying, how have you been in Luoyang these past few years? How long do you plan to stay in Jinling this time?" The young man in Chinese clothes was very attentive.
"Senior brother! Junior sister is visiting the princess's palace in the Northern Wei Dynasty. This time she came to Jinling to investigate some things. I hope senior brother can help me." Yin Ying shook her folding fan lightly.
"It seems that junior sister doesn't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything." The young man in Chinese attire has been around for a long time and said with a smile: "Recently, there has been a fake tax collector in Jinling City who cheated taxes. Isn't junior sister here for this reason?"
"It seems that someone has already come to inquire about the news from senior brother?" Yin Ying is also a very smart person. It can be seen from the face of the young man in Chinese clothes that Sanshun Bank has now become the target of attention from all parties.
"If this is the case, I'm afraid I will disappoint my junior sister!" The young man in Chinese clothes nodded: "Just now An Dafang from the Jingwei Mansion came to inquire about this matter, but how could Sanshun Bank be involved in such a thing?"
"Can I take a look at the account books?" Yin Ying extended her right hand to the young man in Chinese clothes and stared at him with a smile on her face.
"Of course you can't do it if it's someone else!" The young man in Chinese attire also looked at Yin Ying with a smile on his face: "But junior sister is not an outsider, so of course she can."
In order to facilitate the completion of the errands of the Household Department, Pangu Blacksmith Shop was built in Shuanglong Lane, which is thirty feet away from the Household Department. From a distance, the signboard of Pangu Blacksmith Shop hangs high on a pole extending from the roof. On top of the bamboo pole, the Buddha swayed from side to side in the breeze.
"This is the Pangu Blacksmith Shop." Ghost Face pointed at the shaking plaque and introduced it to Liu Ningshi: "It is said that not only the tax plates of the Ministry of Household Affairs, but also most of the military equipment needed by the Ministry of War come from this shop."
"This shop doesn't look too big, but how powerful is it?" Liu Ningshi looked at the small door in disbelief. She couldn't imagine that this shop could forge so many items.
"Hahaha!" Ghost Face laughed heartily: "Just looking at the appearance is not enough. If you want to know what the situation is like, go inside and you will know."
Liu Ningshi followed the ghost face and entered through the small door. The scene she saw was very different from what she had just imagined. In the center of the shop, she saw a tall, muscular man working hard to pull the bellows and oven. The strong flames in the furnace jumped straight upward; five large iron pillars were repaired around the oven, and five muscular men with naked upper bodies were swinging the hammers and tapping the iron tools on the iron pillars in a rhythmic manner. Forged, it makes a "ding-ding" impact sound.
"Brother Ren, it's really hot in this shop." Within three breaths, Liu Ningshi felt that sweat was about to break out on her clothes.
"Oh, brother Ren, what kind of wind brings you here." Before Ghost Face could answer, a warm greeting sounded from behind them.
Liu Ningshi looked back following the voice. Walking towards them was a tall and mighty man, who looked to be a head taller than Ghost Face. He only wore a short-sleeved shirt on his upper body, which made his body look twisted. The intertwining muscles are extremely conspicuous.
"I'm looking for you. Besides drinking, I naturally have something I want to inquire about." Ghost Face and the tall man who stepped forward high-fived each other, looking extremely familiar.
"If you have anything to ask, just ask." The tall man was extremely happy to see his old friend.
"It's so hot here, where is the place to talk?" Ghost Face smiled and patted the man on the shoulder: "Let's go to the pavilion behind your house."
"That's right! Look, I was so happy that I even forgot to go to the pavilion." The man laughed.
The cool breeze was blowing in the pavilion behind the house, surrounded by green grass, which was in sharp contrast to the bustling atmosphere in the blacksmith shop just now.
"Brother Ren, who is this little brother?" The tall man poured three bowls of water and placed them in front of the three of them.
"Why are you still so blind?" Ghost Face was not polite to him. He picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp: "This is Miss Liu, the daughter of the imperial secretary."
"Girl?" The tall man's eyes widened and he touched the back of his head: "I really didn't notice it at first."
"Miss Liu, this is Wang Pan, the shopkeeper of this blacksmith shop." Ghost Face shook his head: "Don't be too polite to him, that's just the way he is."
"Shopkeeper Wang, actually Ningshi came here today to ask you about the method of making the Ministry of Household Tax Tag?" Liu Ningshi stood up and bowed her hands.
"Miss Liu, you don't have to be polite." Wang Pan is a cheerful person, and he is informal when interacting with ghost faces: "I have also heard about the fake tax collectors recently. Even if you don't come to the door, I will take the initiative to go to the Tingwei Mansion. "
"Based on your experience, is it possible for those fake tax collectors to use high imitation tax plates to defraud taxes?" Ghost Face asked following the trend.
"Please take a look, you two." Wang Pan took out a sign from his waist and placed it on the table: "This tax sign was made by our Pangu Blacksmith Shop and Danian Blacksmith Shop, and this template is from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Provided uniformly, this is what it will look like when produced.”
Liu Ningshi picked up the tax tag and looked at it carefully for a moment, then stroked it repeatedly in her palm: "The brass bottom and the copper word "tax" are all fine. This looks similar to the tax tag we saw at the Ministry of Household Affairs. They are exactly the same, no difference.”
Ghost Face also took the tax tag and looked at it for a long time, then nodded and said, "It's exactly the same."
"Hehehehe." Wang Pan laughed a few times, with a proud look on his face: "This tax plate is actually just a semi-finished product. The back of the tax plate must be carved with three wavy relief patterns by several engraving masters from the Ministry of Household Affairs before it can be considered a real product. tax tag.”
Liu Ningshi's dark eyebrows slightly raised: "Shopkeeper Wang, are you sure you remember correctly?"
"Sure." Wang Pan nodded with certainty: "My small shop also pays taxes every month, so I have seen the finished product tax plate before."
"The tax tags we saw in the ward of the Ministry of Revenue that day were all without embossed patterns." Liu Ningshi and Guimian glanced at each other, then secretly communicated: "Wang Pan can't lie. That day The tax plates we saw at the Ministry of Household Affairs should all be fake."
"There must be a fake tax collector in this household department, otherwise how could such a large-scale fraud be accomplished?" The ghost face also looked solemn.
"Has anyone taken away a large amount of semi-finished product tax tags from you recently?" Liu Ningshi asked again.
"Yes!" Wang Pan continued: "Li Chuan from the Ministry of Revenue recently came to take away twenty yuan of semi-finished products."
"Brother Ren, it seems we have to visit the household department again." Liu Ningshi stood up and left: "Shopkeeper Wang, let's take our leave then."
"Lao Pan, I can only drink this wine next time." Ghost Face saw Liu Ningshi in such a hurry and had no choice but to stand up and leave.
