Chapter 347: Do it and call it down
Chen Chen said gloomily, "My brother is really good at buying flowers. Even though they are planted in broken clay pots, they are fragrant and beautiful." He took the woman back with a proud look. The food and wine were already prepared in the restaurant. The two of them drank one glass each and started eating.
He said that the commotion caused by Shisanpu was a lesson for him. The construction of Jinguan City was a big business, and there were so many workers and materials, so it was inevitable that some people would ask for help. He must not lead his subordinates astray.
Chen Chen asked with a smile: Are you afraid that she will be dragged into this? Will you be unwilling to kill your relatives for the sake of justice in the future?
Zhao Yulin glared at her, clinked his glasses, and asked her to pour more. He said that he saw so many toys of all sizes in her room, so he wanted to remind her.
Zhao Yulin discovered that there were a lot of strange gadgets in Chen Chen's room, and was worried that she might be implicated for accepting bribes.
I told him not to worry, because our family has no shortage of money, but the money from the perfume workshop cannot be used up, so why would she accept other people's money?
She always does things in a businesslike manner.
Of course, if someone insisted on giving her a gift, she wouldn't mind accepting it, but even if she accepted it, she would still handle it in a businesslike manner and according to the rules.
He stopped talking and raised his glass with a smile to indicate that he wanted to drink.
The little woman's face soon turned red, her eyes lit up and she said, "I've eaten, I'm sleepy."
Zhao Yulin went up and picked up Chen Chen and carried him into the house. The little woman's hands were like two greedy snakes, burrowing into his body.
The next day, Zhao Yulin went to the government office to report for duty. Mr. Ding said that the fifth, sixth and eighth shops were out of stock again, and only the first, seventh and thirteenth shops were still open.
Lao Cao said that Qian Fuxing was still holding on, and it was said that he had used all the properties and land deeds in the city to pay off his debts, but he was not seen using the privately printed money.
Zhao Yulin thought he had sensed danger and stopped the risky move. If privately printed money notes were found in his shop, he would be implicated, and he knew that Shunfeng Company would come after him soon.
At noon, Shunfengsi pried open Jiuzi's mouth, and this guy confessed that Qian Fuxing was in charge of the Qian Yindao Bank, and that the first shop of the Thirteen Shops and the second, third, fourth, and ninth shops had long been in partnership and were wantonly printing Qian Yin.
Cao You heard that there was no time to delay and arrested the man immediately.
Zhao Yulin agreed with Lao Cao's point of view and ordered immediate action.
However, the Patrol Division and the Shunfeng Division worked for a long time but failed to catch the main culprit Qian Fuxing. Even his family members were not able to escape, but Qian Fuxing and his personal bodyguards were nowhere to be found.
Everyone found it strange.
It was obvious that this guy had already prepared to escape.
Zhao Yan had a strange look on his face, and said awkwardly that this guy had been living in Chengdu, and he must be a cunning rabbit with three burrows, so he had to be investigated carefully.
Ding Gong said with a tangled look on his face, "Or maybe this person sensed danger and secretly fled? This guy has been doing business in Chengdu for more than ten years, and his network of contacts is complicated. It's hard to say that no one has tipped him off."
At this time, the guard came in to report: The shopkeepers of the thirteenth shop in the money market led the shopkeepers of the seventh shop to kneel at the gate and express their willingness to see the commander-in-chief.
Lao Cao said that it is too late now that he realizes he was wrong and comes crying to beg for help.
What did you do at that time?
Mr. Ding hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother, just meet me once. It's not a good idea to kneel at the door all the time."
Zhao Yulin ordered him to be brought in to talk.
He explained to the gentlemen: We are going to lend them a hand. As long as these two shops are not involved in the private printing of banknotes, we will lend them a hand and help them settle their debts.
He said that Qianshi was also a large area with a large population. Initially, the bank did not open a branch there because there was Qianshi. Now that Qianshi had collapsed, the people could not do without the bank, so they let the bank open a branch in Shisanpu and integrate the employees of these two shops into it.
Mr. Ding immediately agreed and said, "That's great, that's great."
Lao Cao smiled disdainfully and said that he was too kind. If Shisanpu was so harmful to people, why didn't they just eradicate it all at once, and why did they open a Shisanpu branch?
There is something he really wants to do.
Zhao Yulin walked to the small hall with a smile on his face. When the shopkeepers of Shop 13 and Shop 7 saw him coming, they immediately fell to the ground and kowtowed.
Zhao Yulin stepped forward to help him up, and told him to sit down and talk. He said that kneeling was not a custom in the New Song Dynasty, and that he should not kneel before meeting anyone in the future, as a man’s knees are made of gold.
The two sat down. The shopkeeper of the Thirteenth Shop was called Jin Chunfu. He said that the shopkeeper Qu of the jewelry store asked him to report to the commander. His family did not print money privately. The speculation in the beginning of spring was forced by the first shop. He has always been doing a legitimate business and never owed a penny to the depositors.
The shopkeeper of the seventh shop also assured him that he had never done anything to harm anyone .
Zhao Yulin was too lazy to delve into the illegal and criminal facts, so he left the inspection and Shunfeng Division to investigate and deal with them.
He casually asked, "How is Shopkeeper Qu?"
Jin Chunfu immediately said that Mr. Qu was a very nice person and they had had three cups of wine together yesterday.
Zhao Yulin confirmed that this person was on good terms with Manager Qu, so he decided to do him a favor. Manager Qu was an upright person and had done a lot of good things for the Shenwei Army.
He told Jin Chunfu to go back and work hard, and tell the neighbors and depositors that a branch would be opened in the Qianshi market in the future. As long as his family did not print money notes privately or resell fake money notes, they could become shareholders and work in the branch.
Jin Chunfu was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly. He also asked him carefully if he was serious and if he would really allow him to work in the bank.
Zhao Yulin was too lazy to repeat himself. He just smiled and nodded, fiddling with the lid of the teacup and sipped his tea.
The shopkeeper of the seventh shop then swore and guaranteed that his business was legal and asked the commander to follow his advice.
He said that the court's rules applied to everyone the same, so he asked them both to go back and told everyone not to panic because the government had already made a plan.
The two men immediately stood up and said goodbye, took five steps back before turning around and leaving in a hurry.
When the two men went back and told the story of their meeting with the Third Young Master, those who were vying to squeeze him calmed down immediately.
They said that the court was going to open a branch in Shisanpu, and that both of them would invest in the bank, so the people who came to run on the bank would not panic. Their attitudes became more pleasant...
After dark, the patrol officer Jiang Ligang received a secret letter from Qian Fuxing asking him to provide convenience for him to leave the city through the west gate. Jiang Ligang immediately arranged for his confidant, the deputy envoy of the Chengdu Patrol Bureau, to go to the west gate to work in person, pretending to be relieved but actually arresting people.
However, the people from the Inspection Office waited at the West Gate for an hour but found nothing, but they caught a big fish at the dock at the South Gate.
It turned out that at the same time, a carriage arrived at the South Gate. The soldiers guarding the city had stepped up their sentry patrols because of the bank run riot in the city, and ordinary people were not allowed to pass.
However, the carriage driver showed the commuter badge of Zhao Yan, deputy director of the Central Academy, which put the captain of the city guard in a difficult position.
Under the repeated urging of the coachman, he had no choice but to remove the roadblocks and open the city gates to let them pass.
The city gates were already open, and the carriages were heading out. Wu Yuqi from Shunfengsi led the investigation team to catch up, and they shouted to stop while showing their cards and chasing after them out of the city.
The coachman, however, whipped the horse like a madman and galloped away.
The pursuers behind had already noticed something was wrong and urged their horses forward, finally reaching the dock in one breath.
The coachman was Qian Fuxing's bodyguard. He was an excellent martial artist. He pulled the reins suddenly, turned the carriage sideways to block Wu Yuqi and the others, and shouted, "Master, run!"
Then, he jumped off the carriage and fought with the pursuers brought by Wu Yuqi.
At this time, Qian Fuxing had crawled out from the interlayer of the carriage seat, jumped out of the carriage in a panic, ran towards the dock, jumped onto a sloop, and shouted, "Sail, sail faster."
Unexpectedly, the boat he had prepared stopped moving after it went two meters out. Two powerful men in black had already gone up and controlled him on both sides.
Later, Lu Youpeng came out and said with a smile, "I have been waiting here for a long time."
He gestured to start the boat, and the men in black tied Qian Fuxing up tightly and gagged him, and the sloop quickly disappeared into the night.
On the shore, Wu Yuqi and her companions had already subdued the bodyguard, but when the bodyguard saw the black-sailed boat leaving the dock, he laughed and said that Wu Yuqi had made a wasted trip, then bit his tongue and committed suicide.
Damn, Zhao Yulin was also surprised after hearing the news. These ancient people really had a strong will to serve their masters wholeheartedly and be loyal.
Lao Cao knew that Qian Fuxing's escape was a bit regrettable, saying that although the Qian Yin case was solved, the main culprit was not caught. It was only half done.
Zhao Yan said very easily that solving the Qian Yin case was a great achievement, and that all the civil servants from the Shunfeng Division and the Xuncha Division who participated in solving the case would be heavily rewarded.
Zhao Yulin said that he had thought it through. The interest rate difference from the public funds used by the Inspection Department to exchange at the money market and the big golden rat that Qian Fuxing gave to Jiang Ligang at that time would be converted into new currency, and the money would be used to reward the participants in the war.
The gentlemen laughed and shouted "Good, very good."
Ding Gong and Zhao Yan's expressions were a little dull. Because they were both scratched by the big golden rats that Qian Fuxing bribed them with. Zhao Yan's rat had not been handed over yet.
Zhao Yulin came to the Inspection Office and told all the officials that he had secretly ordered Jiang Ligang to use public funds to exchange silver in the money market. The purpose was to squeeze all the silver from Qian Fuxing so that he would show his true colors.
The deacons of the Inspection Office suddenly realized that they had misunderstood the Inspection Envoy. When Jiang Ligang disguised himself and went to the money market to exchange silver, they thought that the boss was a corrupt official who wanted to eat the interest.
Zhao Yulin laughed and asked Chu Yuxuan to bring over the box full of new currency and open it. There was a whole box of brand new currency inside.
He said to Jiang Ligang: Brothers, you have worked hard. The Central Council will reward you based on your merits. There is no need to keep accounts.
A mighty roar came from the room immediately: "Thank you, Third Young Master!"
Zhao Yulin had already walked out of the inspection office's door.
Three days later, the government held a meeting of all officials, and Zhao Yanna from the Ministry of Justice confidently informed the officials of the incidents of speculation in the currency market and private issuance of money notes. He told the whole story of how Shisanpu obstructed the issuance of new currency and raised the exchange price of money notes for profit, and everyone was awakened from their dreams and exclaimed in amazement.
Zhao Yan calmly pointed out the names of 17 public officials at all levels, including Qin Qingyao, the deputy envoy of the Transportation Department, who had bribed the money market and leaked the information. He warned them to abide by the law and fulfill their promise to serve the people.
Mr. Ding also loudly denounced corruption as a detriment to the country, and asked everyone to take it as a warning and calm down to do their work well.
