Wang Mian ordered someone to pry open a large box, which was filled with white silver ingots. Wang Mian picked up a piece, looked at it, put it back with satisfaction, and waved his hand, "Open three more boxes at will!"
The followers pried open three more boxes in succession. Yes, they were all filled with white money.
The shopkeeper of the money shop smiled and said: "Don't worry, Supervisor, Baoji Cabinet Shop has the best brand in the world, how can we do something like destroying our own brand?"
Wang Mianjian said coldly in a thin voice: "If anything happens, we will personally smash the sign of your Lin'an main store!"
"Don't dare! Don't dare!"
Wang Mian waved his hand and said, "Nail up all the boxes, load them on the camels, and get ready to go!"
Everyone started working together, and soon all the silver boxes were loaded onto the camels. Everyone led the camels and set off slowly.
Watching the team walking away, a waiter asked in a low voice: "They are all gone. Is our money shop still called Baoji Money Shop?"
The shopkeeper glared at him and said, "Why don't you call me? Baoji Money Shop is so famous. It's useless if you don't call me."
Chen Qing saw off the Queen Mother at the city gate, and the two said goodbye. However, the Queen Mother was secretly proud of herself. She not only made a large amount of money, but also truthfully reported the situation to the Emperor. Although the Queen Mother was not satisfied, she only reported four items herself.
Chen Qing won't be able to stay for a few more days due to the crime.
Chen Qing watched Mr. Wang's team heading south. He glanced at Wang Hao, and Wang Hao nodded to him, indicating that he had been notified.
In Hanzhong, Liu Guangshi narrowed his eyes and reported to his subordinates that the supervisor Wang Mian had entered Beixianren Pass and was heading towards Jinniu Road. He was more concerned about Wang Mian's belongings. According to the news from Chengji County, there were many people at the scene.
Seeing the silver, I guessed it was about 500,000 taels.
'Five hundred thousand taels of silver! Chen Qing really spent a lot of money, no wonder he has nothing to do.'
Liu Guangshi smacked his lips, his heart moved. Five hundred and twenty thousand silver was equivalent to two and a half million dollars. He would never earn so much money in his lifetime.
Among many famous generals, Liu Guangshi was famous for running away from battle and being greedy for money. As early as ten years ago, he was severely warned by the court for eating the army's empty salary. The year before last, he went north to Yangzhou and made several money from the Yangzhou official treasury.
One hundred thousand dollars, but in the end the army was defeated miserably. In order to save his life, he had to throw a big box full of money into the Yangtze River. Thinking about it now still makes him heartbroken.
Now he suddenly found out that he could get five hundred thousand taels of silver, how could he not be excited...
Yang Cui'an, an aide, understood Liu Guangshi's thoughts very well. He whispered: "If we had received the news earlier, we could have taken action before entering Beixianren Pass, but now that they have entered Hanzhong, we cannot take action in Hanzhong. We must wait until they are far away.
Liu Guangshi had a murderous intention in his heart. He wanted wealth and wealth in danger. As long as he got the money, he didn't care what kind of supervisor he was.
He gently blew the dust on his fingers and said: "They must go to Chengdu by boat, and then take the waterway. With Wang Mian's virtue, they must blackmail the government along the way. I think the Three Gorges Waterway is more suitable. What do you think?
Woolen cloth?"
"I and my lord thought of going together!"
Liu Guangshi immediately ordered: "Let Wu Chang come to see me!"
Wu Chang was Liu Guangshi's personal commander. He was highly skilled in martial arts and capable. He had followed Liu Guangshi for many years and was loyal.
After a moment, a tall general walked in, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "See you, my lord!"
Liu Guangshi said: "I give you an important task, please listen carefully!"
The reason why Wang Mian wanted to borrow a hundred camels was to carry him to extort money from various government officials along the way. In the end, he blackmailed the Chengdu government and got nearly 10,000 yuan. He and his men left Chengdu in two three thousand stone ships.
Going south, the camel was handed over to the Chengdu government and asked to return it to Chen Qing on his behalf.
Wang Mian and his entourage sat in the first large ship, while the escorting soldiers took the second large ship. As for the wealth that Wang Mian caught, they were placed on the third floor of the ship he was riding in. Wang Mian could feel them while sleeping.
exist.
After the ship enters the Yangtze River, it turns eastward, goes down the river, and goes eastward in a mighty way.
On this day, two large ships entered the Three Gorges area. At night, the boatmen docked the large ships at an island in the middle of the river for the night.
Wang Mian frowned and said, "Why not fly at night?"
After a while, someone came and reported, "Supervisor, the boss of the ship said that there are reefs in the Three Gorges Channel. It is more dangerous at night. We must stay ashore for the night?"
"real or fake?"
Wang Mian muttered and stopped asking. They came by land and did not understand the conditions of the Three Gorges Waterway.
As the night progressed, the lights in the cabins on the ship were turned off.
The boss of the boat quietly got off the boat and went to the edge of the woods and blew a whistle.
Countless black shadows rushed out from the woods, and the leader was Wu Chang, the leader of Wang Mian's personal soldiers. He had been waiting here for a long time.
The reason why Wu Chang became Liu Guangshi's personal commander was not only because of his loyalty, but also because of his ability, boldness, carefulness, and thorough consideration. He chartered two three thousand stone ships in advance and replaced all the boatmen.
, he concluded that the other party would definitely choose the cheapest big ship.
As expected, Wang Mian was fooled. These two large ships were actually cheaper than official ships. The stingy Wang Mian immediately ordered these two ships.
"General, I have drugged their tea and rice, so they will sleep deeply at night."
Wu Chang nodded, turned around and said coldly to his subordinates: "Either don't do it, or if you do, be more ruthless. No one will be left alive, and all the corpses will be dragged into the cabin and burned!"
"Follow the order!"
Wu Chang waved his hand, and hundreds of people with gleaming swords in their hands rushed towards the two large ships.
Poor Empress Wang's dream of wealth came to an abrupt end just halfway through.
Half a month later, Liu Guangshi strode into a large tent with a bright smile on his face. He saw that the tent was filled with large boxes.
Wu Chang quickly stepped forward to salute Liu Guangshi. Liu Guangshi patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work!"
"These big boxes are what the master wants!"
"Has it been taken care of?"
"It has definitely been dealt with. The two large ships were all burnt. The body sank to the bottom of the river together with the wreckage of the ship. The lowly eunuch chopped off his head with his own hands."
"very good!"
Liu Guangshi immediately ordered: "Pry open a box!"
Several soldiers used iron crowbars to pry open a box. Liu Guangshi stepped forward and saw the white silver in front of him. He picked up a piece and weighed it. It weighed a hundred taels.
At this time, the staff member Yang Chui'an picked up a piece from below and looked at it carefully, "That's wrong!"
Liu Guangshi was startled, "What's wrong?"
Yang Cui'an handed the silver to Liu Guangshi, "My lord, there is something wrong with this silver!"
Liu Guangshi knew something was wrong when he took the silver. It had become lighter and the size was the same as the silver just now, but it was definitely not a hundred taels.
Liu Guangshi took a closer look and immediately discovered the problem. He tore off a layer of silver skin and found a square piece of pig iron inside.
Liu Guangshi was stunned. He suddenly shouted like crazy, "Pry open them all, open all the boxes!"
The soldiers pried open all the boxes, and found that they were all the same. Only the first layer was silver, and the bottom layer was all pig iron covered with silver.
Liu Guangshi's face was livid, he grabbed Wu Chang's lapel and shouted: "How dare you give me the bag!"
Wu Chang's face turned pale and he was so frightened that he stammered: "Even if you have the courage of ten leopards in a humble position, you wouldn't even dare to take this idea!"
Yang Cui'an sighed and whispered: "My lord is not fooled, it should be the Queen who is!"
Liu Guangshi finally came to his senses and gritted his teeth with hatred: "Chen Qing, you are so cruel!"
