After the wedding wine, Li Guolou said goodbye and left. Xiao Dezhang was sent to the entrance of Liangziku Hutong. Li Lianying took good care of his subordinates. Xiao Dezhang was transferred from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the West Palace and was very satisfied. He became a eunuch close to the Empress Dowager Cixi and received living treatment. It was much better than before. There was already a young eunuch waiting for him. The two of them spoke respectfully and waved goodbye. There were some words that didn't need to be said, but they were all left unsaid.
Wei Xiaoliu said cautiously: "Father, as soon as we opened our business, we grabbed the land and squeezed into other people's territory. This is against the rules of the business world. People will punish them to death. Besides, people are alienated from each other. Those eunuchs There are also people who collude with the Wanjia Bank. There are also people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs who are lending usury outside. If we open a bank here, they will be very unhappy."
Li Guolou nodded and said: "I know. Wanshou Lu will know what I just said tonight. Anyway, it was just a joke at a banquet. Please come in and see if the bank can establish a foothold here. It's too early to say now. If it can't be opened, I There won’t be much loss. On the contrary, those big eunuchs who want to make money will be unhappy. This is also a power struggle in the palace. I can only tell you a golden idea. Whether it works or not depends on who has more power."
Wei Xiaoliu shook his head and said: "I don't think anyone is willing to break the rules that have been established for more than a hundred years. Xiao Lizi dare not ask about political affairs. There are so many eunuch leaders with different ideas. No one can dominate the world."
Li Guolou smiled and said: "Xiao Liuzi, you are stupid, aren't you? We don't dominate the world. We have one more bank. We don't stand out. Who dares to stand up and oppose us? When we rely on strength to become big . They want to oppose us, but they don’t have the strength anymore. Even a golden idea needs to be accumulated. How can it directly force people to death? It will take at least four or five years until we become bigger and stronger. You can wait until you have your son."
Wei Xiaoliu scratched his head and chuckled a few times. It was as if he wanted a son. He couldn't be in a hurry. His wife hadn't married yet.
"Father, the dead eunuch is too cruel to get money. One seat actually costs you 4,000 taels of silver. He doesn't care about success or failure. The follow-up will cost you 8,000 taels of silver. This is too cruel." Wei Xiaoliu still refused to give in. " "Twelve thousand taels of silver" is a terrifying figure. Li Lianying spoke freely and dared to ask for it without caring.
Li Guolou sighed: "Xiao Liuzi, you don't know. The eunuchs have been spoiled for a long time. Even their masters don't know how rich they are. So I want to defraud them of their money and let these wastes work for the construction of the Qing Dynasty." contribute."
Wei Xiaoliu burped from wine and said with a smile: "Father, from the time I met you until now, you always have some crooked ideas. You are the only one in the world who can see that the dead eunuch has a gold mine in his hands."
Li Guolou raised his voice and said: "Hey, you don't even think about it. There is no money to be made. Who would shed tears in the palace? Xiao Dezhang did it himself. He fainted for three days and got up after five days. Now he Isn’t spring coming?”
Wei Xiaoliu uttered the truth after drinking. Gulu: "You still have more spring."
"Hey, hey, hey." Li Guolou looked up at the blue sky. The day of reunion is just around the corner. His success is inseparable from women. He suddenly remembered the scene of having fun in the same bed with all the grandmothers. He couldn't help but smile.
The sky was clear and cloudless in the afternoon. People are in high spirits when celebrating happy events. Li Guolou went straight to the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice. Taking advantage of the free time, he went to see an old friend. He also wanted to know the latest progress of the theft case of the Ministry of Finance. This is a place where there is no information. The era is like the people in Taoyuan. The people there do not understand the changes in the world.
Li Guolou also had an ulterior motive. That is, once the theft of banknotes from the Household Treasury was revealed, the implications would be wider. The emperor and the two empress dowagers would think that the treasurers in the Treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must also have stolen in this way. The shortfall was filled by filling up the money in the treasury. Every year, slaves stole the silver from their palace. They actually hid it from them for more than a hundred years. This change of the silver circulation system in the Qing Empire was on target. The emperor above , the Queen Mother is very likely to agree to implement the silver dollar system, which will completely change the situation of silver outflow in the Qing Empire.
Li Guolou presented two new statements from Li Hongzhang. One was about betraying national sovereignty. It could not escape criticism from the people and would be forever nailed to the pillar of shame in history. The other about the reform of the silver dollar system was likely to be passed in the court. .And as an advocate, he is likely to be given an important position by the court.
At the same time, an earth-shaking event is taking place in the Ministry of Finance. An operation to capture the criminals who stole the treasury banknotes is about to begin.
The door of the treasury was slowly closed. Thirty bald and shirtless treasury soldiers filed out. They turned somersaults as usual to let the guards next to them see clearly. They did not bring any silver ingots with them. There were six outside the door. The officials each picked up a seal and sealed the door of the treasury. Everything was done step by step. There was no leakage. There were more than 20 soldiers staring at them. Some of them were like snakes and rats. They were in cahoots with the 30 treasury soldiers. For example, the six officials who posted the seal, and the soldiers armed with muskets, were unaware that someone was stealing money from the treasury in front of them.
Suddenly a voice came from outside the courtyard door. Yuanwai Lang Ma Zhijun led a group of people into the courtyard and shouted: "Stop all for me. The Criminal Department is investigating the case. Mr. Yu and Mr. Bao are here..."
But I saw a hundred heavily armed criminal police officers, led by Bao Qiyi, surrounding the people in the compound.
Yuanwailang Ma Zhijun did not dare to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead. He knew in his heart that the Hubu Kuyin case had been solved. Even Hubu Shang b1 3kanwang/b Zhen and Xingbu Shangshu Bao came together. He was caught off guard and looked towards Those policemen. Sure enough, the policemen were there several times when he dealt with him. The bald head was particularly eye-catching. But Li Guolou was not seen.
Ma Zhijun has long figured out that there is a huge difference between the crime of accepting bribes and the serious crime of stealing treasury money. He doesn't care about the life or death of his subordinates. As long as he keeps his mouth shut, no one can give in.
Yu Shuzhen said: "Master Bao, please."
Bao stroked his beards together and walked into the courtyard. He walked in a straight line and looked at the group of frightened soldiers. He said, "The sky net is vast and sparse. Since I'm here, I'm here to arrest the thieves of the treasury money." Criminals. Whoever of you has violated the law of the country has not been punished according to the truth."
Looking at the police officers with live ammunition around them, their guns were pointed at them. Zhao Youguo, the official who posted the seal, turned pale and hurriedly confessed: "Mr. Bao, Mr. Yu, Mr. Ma. We do things according to the rules here. There is no favoritism. fraud."
The other five officials next to him also echoed, saying loudly that they were wronged. Bao was silent together and listened quietly to the complaints of several officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs. They knew very well that these officials could not be good people. This benefited everyone from top to bottom. But he and he Hubu Shang b1 3kanwang/bzhen has already discussed it. Just catch the current criminal who stole the treasury money. The big tree where the group of macaques hangs out. Spare your life. Leave a way out. Save some face for the Manchus. No. Let the court be embarrassed.
Bao Datong waved his hand to interrupt the speeches of several officials. He said thoughtfully: "Of course I know the right and wrong when I come here. Those who are clean will self-clean. There is no need to say more. Whoever wants to deceive the superiors will not be able to do so. Those who are guilty will not be able to do so. If you don't kneel down and plead guilty." After saying that, Bao and Bao sat on a chair of the Grand Master. They took a cup of tea. They put on official airs and drank tea. They remained motionless and looked at the thirty anxious soldiers with a sneer on their faces.
I thought to myself: The silver ingot is stuck in the anus. How long can it be hidden? If it is not taken out, life is at stake. Now let’s see who can spend more money than whom.
The six officials spied on each other. They already knew that they could no longer hide anything. They all lowered their heads. Their faces were extremely ugly. Cold sweat was pouring on their heads. No one dared to speak. This silver is poisonous to the human body. Heavy metals are in the It cannot last long in a person's stomach. If he holds it any longer, he will fall to the ground and die.
At this time, the thirty Manchu soldiers knew that the case was discovered. The unique skills that had been hidden for hundreds of years since the Ming Dynasty were about to be revealed to the world. Suddenly, like an old hen laying eggs, one soldier A silver ingot was born. There was a clang and three silver ingots fell down in succession. They landed on the bluestone floor.
But I saw a group of soldiers kneeling down and shouting: "Sir, spare my life." "Sir, please have mercy." "I will explain everything."
While kowtowing and confessing his crime, he gave birth to silver ingots. There were thirty soldiers in the palace. Those with great abilities gave birth to three silver ingots. Those with poor abilities also gave birth to two silver ingots. Thirty old hens laid eggs. It was absolutely weird and ridiculous.
The scene was very moving, with wild laughter and kowtows and confessions. Of course, the six officials were not exempt from guilt. Their knees went weak. They all bowed their heads and confessed. They were stripped of their official robes and hats on the spot. It was inevitable to join the revolutionary ranks.
Bao Yiyi shouted loudly: "Come on. Give them all to me. Take them back to the prison of the Ministry of Punishments."
"Zha." Ai Hai and other detectives shouted loudly. They had solved the largest case in the Qing Dynasty. This honor would shine on their career.
Ma Zhijun pretended to be impressed and knelt on the ground. He said: "Master Yu, my subordinates deserve to die. I don't know that I have raised a bunch of villains who are guarding and stealing from others. Please punish me, Master Yu."
"Hey." Yu Shuzhen let out a long sigh and glanced at the large number of household officials behind him. The law does not hold everyone accountable. No one is innocent. They usually get filial piety money and this "silver egg" income. Now they are all pretending to be stupid. He said, "I never expected to steal treasury money. There is this trick." He distanced himself from the relationship with the treasury silver case and said that he was deceived.
"Master Bao will investigate the case. Who is guilty and who is not guilty. There will be a time when the truth will come to light. What do you have to say? You must tell the truth. The so-called leniency for confession and severity for confession. Our laws in the Qing Dynasty are fair and selfless. You guys Take care of yourself. Don't destroy others and slander yourself. I'll look at your own performance. This time something like this happened to our household department. Those soldiers were really unscrupulous and disgraced their ancestors. I'm embarrassed to see them. I feel ashamed for them. The lesson is profound and the consequences are disastrous. Mr. Ma will immediately make corrections to me and plug the loopholes..."
Yu Shuzhen talked eloquently and non-stop. He used the treasury compound as a stage for his speech. Hundreds of audiences listened to his speech. Waiting for a bag and a group of police officers to escort the criminal away. Yu Shuzhen was still talking. He said at least two words in one speech. For more than an hour, none of the Manchu officials in the household department listened to him in the past and even tried to trip him up. From this moment on, Yu Shuzhen knew that those Manchus would only kneel in front of him and be scolded. Who did he want to die? He is about to fall. The Manchu officials in the Ministry of Revenue have become honest now. They will remove all the thorns. With "Ji Zi Liu" as the backstage and fellow sect "Bao Yiyi" as the allies, he cannot be defeated.
People were watching the excitement on the street. More than 30 criminals were escorted from the Ministry of Household Affairs. There was a formation of hundreds of people. What was it like? The street had already exploded.
"Bao Qingtian is out." "Master Bao makes decisions for the people." "Down with corrupt officials." "Bao Qingtian is a literary star who has come to earth."
Crowds of people swarmed over and knelt down on both sides of the street. The Qing Dynasty needed Bao Qingtian and could not do without Mr. Qingtian, who made decisions for the people.
After greeting each other with fists, Bao Yiyi finally sat in the carriage. The car was driving forward. Bao Yiyi had a lot of thoughts. There was joy mixed with melancholy. He murmured to himself, "Bao Qingtian. I am Bao Qingtian. I It’s Wen Quxing who comes to earth. Hey, it’s so difficult to be a blue sky. I can’t be corrupt anymore. I can’t take bribes anymore. I really want to be a clean official. Think about it, I’ve made enough money. It’s time to learn from Zuo Zongtang and turn a blind eye to his subordinates. Only by closing one eye and taking good care of yourself can you be promoted to the next level."
Thinking of the 200,000 taels of silver he invited to the bank to invest, the money will roll in. The silver will roll in. There will be no need for corruption anymore. Bao Yiyi's ideological realm has made a huge leap. He has upgraded to Buddha and is not disturbed by the mortal world. Close your eyes to meditate on your thoughts and morals.