Cao Guo was born into a merchant family and was the only son with two older sisters. He was doted on and pampered since he was a child. The family had money, which allowed him to live a comfortable life. However, the Jingkang Rebellion destroyed his family's business, and his father also
He died in Bianliang, and his mother fled to Lin'an with him, living on a few hundred taels of silver. Fortunately, his brother-in-law Yu Hong often helped them.
His mother couldn't control Cao Guo. He was idle and lazy all day long. His mother died of illness three years ago, so he went into business with his brother-in-law Yu Hong. Yu Hong treated him well and gave him thirty guan of money every month, but the money was too much.
Too much, which developed his bad habit of eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.
Before coming to Jingzhao, Cao Guo already owed a lot of debt and mortgaged his house to others. His house was worth several thousand guan, but he only owed a debt of 500 guan. Of course, Cao Guo refused to do it. In order to repay
After paying off his debts and redeeming his house, he tried every means to make money along the way.
"It was already evening when we came to Xiangyang. My brother-in-law asked me to inquire about the situation of the cabinet shop. I found that the cabinet shop was closed. I knew a man at the door of the cabinet shop. He told me that it would be a big loss to exchange the silver to the cabinet shop.
The taels of silver counters only exchange for five guan of money. If I exchange it for him, he can give me an extra guan of money. For 500 taels of silver, I will earn an extra 500 guan of money. I think this is an opportunity to make money."
"Then what?"
"Then the Yaren saw that I was a little tempted, so they took me to see Mr. Ma. It is said that he is in Xiangyang and specializes in the black market business of silver exchange. I gave him the fifty taels of silver I had, and Mr. Ma happily gave me three
One hundred guan of money, once it changed hands, I made fifty guan of money.
Then I went back and told my brother-in-law that I exchanged fifty taels of silver and two hundred and fifty guans at the counter. I knew that my brother-in-law also brought a thousand taels of silver with him, so I asked him to give it all to me, and I went to exchange it for Sichuan and Shaanxi coins.
But my brother-in-law refused, saying that it would be too troublesome to carry money, so it would be more convenient to carry money."
"But this has nothing to do with fifty thousand dollars!"
"It didn't matter at the time. The 50,000 guan was shipped directly to the cabinet without going through us, but it mattered later."
"go on!"
"I went to see Mr. Ma again in the evening and said that there was nothing I could do. My brother-in-law refused to exchange it and asked him not to prepare any money. Mr. Ma heard that my brother-in-law wanted to save 50,000 yuan, so he told me that there was another way.
To make money, he asked me to find a way to get the serial number and secret seal of the invoice, and he gave me a 20% benefit.
At that time, I accompanied my brother-in-law to go through the check-making process, and I memorized a set of numbers. Then I heard my sister complaining about my brother-in-law, saying that his secret seal never changed, and I knew that his secret seal must be five sevens.
I took out money for him at Baoji Cabinet, and he always used five sevens as a secret seal."
"So you told Mr. Ma!"
"Yes! He said there is a loophole in this kind of invoicing. After we withdraw the money in Jingzhao, but Xiangyang has not received the news yet, he can withdraw the money again in Xiangyang."
Qiu Qing thought about it and realized that it was really a loophole. There was at least a two-day time difference between the two parties' information. It was really possible to withdraw money once in Jingzhao and Xiangyang. However, instead of withdrawing money in Xiangyang, Mr. Ma came to Jingzhao first.
, I took away 10,000 yuan in Jingzhao. I don’t know what the reason was?
"Did Mr. Ma give you these two hundred taels of silver?"
"Yes! He said that after the matter is completed, he will give me two thousand dollars."
"Where did you get the silver? There is only one thousand guan in it." Qiu Qing found some clues in it.
"Look for a man named Jiu Ye at the Dacheng Inn outside Jingzhao South City. I found him yesterday and gave me this suitcase and two hundred taels of silver. The other half went to Xiangyang to find Master Ma. He gave it to me in Xiangyang.
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"So you found an excuse to rush back to Lin'an. In fact, you were going to Xiangyang to ask for money, right?"
Cao Guo nodded, "That's right!"
Qiu Qing sneered and said: "But you have never thought that letting you go to Xiangyang is actually to kill you and silence you!"
Cao Guo's face turned pale and he was stunned. After a long while, he murmured: "No way! Mr. Ma is such a generous person, how could he be possible?"
Qiu Qing snorted, "These black market businessmen are all licking blood from their knives to survive. Who can't eat people without spitting out their bones? I'll give you a generous and generous reward. If he is really generous, why doesn't Jingzhao give you four hundred in one go?"
Two silver coins?"
Hitting the nail on the head, Cao Guo could no longer say a word. He was not a fool and knew that he had already stepped into the door of hell.
Qiu Qing immediately took Cao Guo south to Xiangyang, and sent people back to inform Zhong Huan to immediately arrest Master Jiu of Dacheng Inn.
When Zhong Huan got the news, he did not immediately alert the snake, but sent someone disguised as a businessman to stay at the Dacheng Inn. However, the shopkeeper of the Dacheng Inn said that it was full.
Zhong Huan reported to Wang Hao. Wang Hao felt that something was strange. The inns in Jingzhao City were only full during the imperial examination. The inns in the city were not full, let alone outside the city.
Both of them felt something was wrong and hurried to report to Chen Qing.
"Do you think there is something wrong with the inn?" Chen Qingxiao asked.
Wang Hao nodded, "It's very strange and unreasonable. We suspect it is an intelligence point from the Jin Kingdom or the imperial court!"
Chen Qing pondered for a moment and asked: "Is there really a loophole in this kind of voting system?"
"Yes! The key is to recognize the vote but not the person. If both parties agree on a time, you can indeed withdraw money from two places at the same time, taking advantage of the time difference, or make some improvements, such as adding half a number to the secret seal in addition to numbers.
A piece of jade."
Chen Qing shook his head, "In this case, the remaining half piece of jade will have to be sent to Jingzhao again, and there will be no point in making invoices. It is no different from flying money in the past!"
"But without jade pei, there are still big loopholes."
Chen Qing was really helpless. He knew what the problem was. Without computer networking, telephones, telegraphs, and faxes, some things would not be possible. There must be information time differences, and there must be loopholes.
Chen Qing sighed, waved his hands and said: "Forget it, let's suspend the ticket making for now! Go and arrest Dacheng Inn, don't miss anyone, be careful they escape through the hole."
"We will not disappoint His Highness!"
Dacheng Inn is outside the South City Gate, less than one mile away from the city gate. It is a large inn covering an area of five acres. This is also the advantage of running an inn outside the city, covering a large area.
In the evening, five hundred internal guards surrounded Dacheng from all sides. The spy responsible for surveillance said to Zhong Huan: "Commander Qi, there are people in the inn, but no one from them has come out all day. It's very strange!"
Zhong Huan immediately ordered: "Assault, those who are required to be captured alive will be arrested with big nets if they resist!"
A strong soldier kicked open the door, and hundreds of soldiers rushed in.
There were not many people inside. The shopkeeper, three waiters, and more than a dozen guests were not even fully occupied. How could this place be full? There was obviously something wrong.
Several guests resisted in the inn, but it was in vain. Five hundred internal guards were dispatched, but they could only be captured. Controls were also deployed on the outside to prevent escape through secret passages.
Chen Qing really guessed it right. Behind the inn is the Cao River. Under a stone arch bridge over the Cao River, two men emerged from a large hole. They were immediately discovered by the soldiers posted outside. The soldiers rushed up, pushed the two men down, and tied them with ropes.
stand up.
Zhong Huan looked at the dozen or so people and asked coldly: "Which of you is Master Jiu? Come forward!"
"I am!"
A man raised his hand, it was the person captured in the cave outside.
"Who are you?" Zhong Huan asked again.
Jiuye's man said proudly: "We are doing black market business, specializing in exchanging silver. His Highness King Yong has always acquiesced in our existence, why do you want to arrest us?"
Zhong Huan sneered and asked: "If I guessed correctly, you are Wang Ping, and you are responsible for leasing the twenty ox carts."
The man's expression changed, "I don't understand what the general is saying? What about twenty ox carts? I'm totally confused!"
"General, here comes a homing pigeon!" the soldier shouted, pointing to the sky.
The man was so frightened that he rushed into the yard, put his hand in his mouth and whistled. The pigeon circled twice and flew away again.
Zhong Huan was furious. He was a little negligent, and this man took advantage of him. He rushed forward and punched the man to the ground.