Chapter 217 Successful donation reminder, account book letter
After the threat, Jia Yun said to Shen Yuanwen again: "President Shen, the Emperor thinks highly of your Shen family's contribution to the Supreme Emperor and the imperial court. This time, I will entrust you with the important task of maintaining the Yangzhou salt industry. Chaan, please show mercy to your Shen family and prevent me, the commander of the Jinyi Mansion, from taking down you too."
"In addition to maintaining stability in the salt industry in Yangzhou this time, you have two other things that you must fully assist with. If you cannot do it, I will truthfully report back to the emperor. The emperor will probably not be so kind to your Shen family again. .”
Shen Yuanwen asked: "What two other things do you want me to help you with?"
Jia Yun said: "The first thing, I think you have guessed it, is to cooperate with the reminder for donations. Well, you will send 170,000 taels of silver in the future."
"You eight general salt merchants in Yangzhou still owe a total of 1,350,000 taels of silver. Each of you will donate another 170,000 taels of silver. The total will be 1,360,000 taels of silver. The extra 10,000 taels of silver will be Even if you default on the interest on this donation."
Shen Yuanwen: "..."
After a pause, Shen Yuanwen said: "Master Jia, even if I take the initiative to make up for this donation, the other seven general salt merchants may not be willing to make up for it."
Jia Yun smiled coldly: "They all have affairs with illegal salt collectors. This is a serious crime!"
"The Emperor is merciful and is willing to show mercy this time and allow them to atone for their sins in the form of crime silver. In other words, they are not donating but paying the crime silver. If they are still unwilling, they will be dead. Not only themselves Even if you die, your home will be confiscated!"
Shen Yuanwen: "..."
Through Jia Yun's words, he had already confirmed that everything Jia Yun did in Yangzhou this time must have been approved by Emperor Tianzhi.
Otherwise, how could Emperor Tianzhi have thought in advance and asked Yangzhou's chief salt merchant to redeem himself for having an affair with a private salt merchant by offering him money?
In addition, Emperor Tianzhi specially issued an imperial edict to Shen Yuanwen this time, plus Jia Yun's threats just now...
Shen Yuanwen no longer dared to neglect the donation.
However, Shen Yuanwen looked bitter and said: "As you know, when the Emperor was in power, he never asked us, the Yangzhou General Salt Merchant, to donate money. After the current Emperor ascends the throne, he will ask me to donate money every two years."
"When the Emperor came to the throne, he asked us to donate 400,000 taels of silver. In the second year of Tianzhi, we also asked us to donate 400,000 taels of silver. But in the fourth year of Tianzhi, he suddenly asked us to donate 2 million taels of silver."
"Sir, if we make up the two million taels of silver this time, I am afraid that in this year, the sixth year of Tianzhi, the emperor will ask us to donate another two million taels of silver. If it continues like this in the future, we will definitely The family is in ruins!"
Yes, this year is already the sixth year of Tianzhi, which is also the eleventh year of Red Mansion.
This means that even if the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou make up for the 1,350,000 taels of silver they owe this time, in the second half of this year, it will be time for Emperor Tianzhi to ask them to make a donation every two years.
Jia Yun said: "I asked the emperor about this before coming to Yangzhou. The emperor said that this time you will pay 1.35 million taels of silver for criminal prosecution. In the second half of this year, you will only be asked to pay another 1 million taels." For the crime of silver, we only need to donate 400,000 taels of silver every two years."
Whether it is the 1.35 million taels of silver that were previously owed, or the 1 million taels of silver that will be donated in the second half of this year, they can no longer be called donations, but should be called guilt money!
Shen Yuanwen's expression became even more bitter: "Sir, in the second half of this year, we have to donate again... to pay one million taels of silver for criminal prosecution? This... this is too much, can it be reduced by half?"
Jia Yun said: "Mr. Shen, this matter is not my idea. I have no grievances with you, the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou, and I have no right to reduce your crime settlement silver. This matter is the emperor's arrangement, and it is a crime settlement silver." , you Yangzhou salt merchant have no room for bargaining."
"The 1,350,000 taels of silver this time and the 1 million taels of silver in the second half of this year are all your criminal charges. If you don't pay, you will be dead, and your home will even be ransacked. You should know that with the private Tainting with salt is a grave sin!”
Speaking of this, Jia Yun sighed in her heart again, Emperor Tianzhi was really greedy for money!
However, Jia Yun can also understand Emperor Tianzhi's greed for money.
He clearly knew that Emperor Tianzhi was so greedy for money not for himself, but because the Qing Dynasty spent too much money today. The expenses of Jinyi Mansion alone were a huge amount. More importantly, Emperor Tianzhi had to prepare enough to cope with the four King's rebel army pay.
Alas, who made the general salt merchant of Yangzhou so rich!
And as early as many years ago, when Emperor Tianzhi went south to Yangzhou with Emperor Kangxing as a prince, he had seen the extravagance and lust of Yangzhou's chief salt merchant!
That's why Emperor Tianzhi now caught these big sheep and pulled their wool twice.
Shen Yuanwen sighed helplessly, Alas!
Shen Yuanwen then asked: "I wonder what is the second thing that your Excellency asked me to help with this time?"
Jia Yun said: "I don't need to tell you about this now, you will know tomorrow."
Shen Yuanwen: "..."
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After discussing with Shen Yuanwen, Jia Yun asked Jin Yi to take Shen Yuanwen into custody as well, and he and Luo Ruiwen were detained in the lobby.
Immediately, Jia Yun took Zou Jin into the Nuan Pavilion.
Jia Yun first told Zou Jin what he had just discussed with Shen Yuanwen.
Zou Jin became excited when he found out.
With Shen Yuanwen's active cooperation in donating money and asking the other seven general salt merchants to "donate money" in the name of Yisui Bank, it means that not only can the donation reminder be completed, but also the donation requested by Emperor Tianzhi in the second half of this year. The donation of one million taels of silver can be completed.
Jia Yun immediately said: "Master Zou, the Yangzhou salt industry cannot be disrupted, and the Lianghuai salt industry cannot be disrupted. Although Shen Yuanwen will maintain the Yangzhou salt industry this time, it is not enough."
"If you want to maintain the Yangzhou salt industry and even the Lianghuai salt industry in chaos, this matter will inevitably require the maintenance of you, the Lianghuai salt inspector, and you will have to work hard."
Zou Jin couldn't help but ask: "Master Jia, you told me before that you led the Jinyi Army to Yangzhou this time. In addition to urging donations and setting up the Yangzhou Jinyi Mansion Thousand Household Office, you also have other royal orders. Now you can tell me Do you still have any royal life this time?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Jia Yun said: "I'm sorry, this matter is very confidential. I can't tell you right now, but you will know tomorrow."
Zou Jin: "..."
Unlike Luo Ruiwen and Shen Yuanwen, after Jia Yun and Zou Jin discussed it, Jin Yi did not let Zou Jin be temporarily detained.
As soon as there was no need, after Jia Yun discussed with Zou Jin, she immediately led the Jinyi Army to capture the other five chief salt merchants.
Secondly, because of Li Danbai's incident, Jia Yun also asked Zou Jin for help during this trip. Jia Yun also intended to make friends with Zou Jin, but she couldn't let Zou Jin feel disgusted with him.
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It's night.
Under night, thousands of households in Jinyi Mansion are brightly lit.
At this time, Jia Yun and Cao Wu together led 600 Jinyi cavalry equipped with muskets, bows and arrows, and poured out of the Qianhu Residence of Jinyi Mansion and rushed towards the Salt Merchant Guild Hall.
Yangzhou Salt Merchant Guild Hall is equivalent to the headquarters of Yangzhou salt merchants. The eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou often discuss important matters here.
Jia Yun judged that such a big thing happened today, and the other five general salt merchants should have got the news, and after getting the news, these chief salt merchants might go to the salt merchants' guild hall.
At this time, Zou Jin stood outside the gate of Qianhusuo, watching Jia Yun leading the Jinyi Cavalry to leave with great momentum. The cavalry was like a long and powerful dragon. Zou Jin, a civil servant, felt a little excited.
The Salt Merchant Guild Hall is not far from Qianhu Office in Jinyi Prefecture.
Soon Jia Yun led the Jinyi Cavalry to the Salt Merchant Guild Hall.
Seeing that the lights were on in the guild hall, Jia Yun Dang immediately arranged for the Jinyi cavalry to surround the salt merchant guild hall. At the same time, he took Cao Wu and dozens of Jinyi cavalry and walked in.
There were guards guarding both inside and outside the guild hall, but these guards did not dare to act rashly when they saw the menacing formation of Jinyi Mansion.
As Jia Yun expected, when Jia Yun walked into the guild hall, she found that there were three general salt merchants gathered here, namely Yao Sili, Zhou Delin, and Kang Xiaoan.
Apart from these three people, the only five chief salt merchants Jia Yun wants to arrest tonight are Peng Changgen and Li Danbai.
Jia Yun decisively captured Yao Sili, Zhou Delin, and Kang Xiaoan.
Immediately afterwards, Jia Yun led the Jinyi Cavalry to Peng Changgen's mansion. On the way, he met Peng Changgen who was about to go to the Salt Merchant Guild Hall, so he also captured Peng Changgen.
Then, Jia Yun led the Jinyi Cavalry to the Li Mansion located on the bank of Slender West Lake. Since Jia Yun had told Li Danbai about this beforehand, Li Danbai would naturally not resist.
This operation to capture the five chief salt merchants was much simpler and smoother than Jia Yun expected, and there was no fierce battle like the one when Wang Bingdong was captured.
After Jia Yun imprisoned the five chief salt merchants in the Qianhu Office of Jinyi Prefecture, he released Luo Ruiwen and Shen Yuanwen, who were temporarily detained.
So far, seven of the eight chief salt merchants in Yangzhou, except for the chief executive Shen Yuanwen, have all been imprisoned in the Qianhu Prison in Jinyi Prefecture.
They are Dong Shengyang, Yao Sili, Peng Changgen, Zhou Delin, Kang Xiaoan, Wang Bingdong and Li Danbai.
Under Jia Yun's personal overnight "interrogation", except for Wang Bingdong, the other six people had to confess their affair with the private salt.
And the seven chief salt merchants had no choice but to agree to atone for their sins by negotiating for sins.
After the "interrogation", Jia Yun slept for two hours, and it was almost dawn.
Today is January 16th.
In the early morning, at dawn, under Jia Yun's arrangement, 600 cavalrymen in brocade clothes were dispatched in six groups, with one hundred cavalrymen in brocade uniforms in each group, and each group was equipped with muskets, bows and arrows.
Six lines of cavalry in brocade uniforms rushed towards the residences of Yao Sili, Peng Changgen, Zhou Delin, Kang Xiaoan, Wang Bingdong, and Li Danbai respectively, and will surround the residences of these six people!
At the same time, Jia Yun and Cao Wu led another two hundred cavalrymen in brocade and escorted seven general salt merchants to Dong Shengyang's residence.
After arriving at Dong's Mansion, Dong Shengyang immediately ordered his family to bring out a large amount of gold and silver. The total of gold and silver was 170,000 taels of silver.
Seeing so much gold and silver, Jia Yun couldn't help but sigh in her heart, "As expected of the second president of Yangzhou, he is really rich, and his family can actually come up with so much cash at once."
After handing over the gold and silver, Dong Shengyang could not hide his resentment and said to Jia Yun: "Master Jia, now that I have paid the crime silver, can you let me go?"
Unexpectedly, Jia Yun said: "I just told you before that today I will escort the seven of you to your houses and ask you to pay a settlement silver worth 170,000 taels. I did not say that after the matter is completed,
I will let you go immediately!"
Dong Shengyang was dumbfounded: "..."
Yao Sili, Peng Changgen, Zhou Delin, Kang Xiaoan, and Wang Bingdong were also dumbfounded.
While dumbfounded, the six of them were also angry.
Even Li Danbai was dumbfounded. He didn't know what Jia Yun was going to do with them, the chief salt merchant.
Jia Yun had only said hello to him before, but this time Jinyi Mansion captured him and told him not to worry, as if it was just a play. She also told him that Jinyi Mansion's capture of him was related to the matter of urging donations.
But he didn’t say anything else other than urging donations...
Dong Shengyang asked Jia Yun angrily: "Mr. Jia, now that I have paid the settlement fee, do you still want to continue to imprison me? What else is your purpose?"
Jia Yun ignored Dong Shengyang, but turned to face Cao Wu and many Jinyi and shouted loudly: "Search Dong Shengyang's study and main room, and search out all the account books and letters!"
This time, Dong Shengyang, Yao Sili, Peng Changgen, Zhou Delin, Kang Xiaoan, and Wang Bingdong were not only angry, but also frightened!
What does Jia Yun need the account books and letters for?
The answer to this question is not difficult to think of, that is, this time Jia Yun not only has to deal with them, the general salt merchants of Yangzhou, but also their backstage in the officialdom!
Even Li Danbai was panicked.
Immediately, Cao Wu and the Jin Yi men searched Dong's mansion one after another...
Before leaving today, Jia Yun told Cao Wu and some of the officials that they would search the account books and letters today, and also strictly ordered that their hands and feet must be clean during the search, otherwise the Jinyi Mansion's family would be at the mercy of others.
As a senior official within the Jinyi Mansion, he naturally knows how terrible the "family laws" of the Jinyi Mansion are and can make life worse than death.
Dong's mansion is very large, a luxurious garden-style mansion, but this time Jia Yun only wanted to search Dong Shengyang's study and main room. Moreover, there were a lot of clothes in the search, and what was searched was only account books and letters.
Even so, it still took half an hour to search out all the accounts and letters in the main room of Dong Shengyang's study.
There were a lot of books and letters in these account books, and Jia Yun didn't bother to check them for a while. She loaded these account books and letters in a car, and then led the cavalry in cavalry to attack Yao Sili's mansion.
When they arrived at the Yao Mansion, Yao Sili was unwilling to cooperate in paying the 170,000 taels of silver, saying that he would only pay if Jia Yun did not search the account books and letters in his house.
Jia Yun was not going to be polite to him, and directly asked the Jinyi people to ransack Yao's house and confiscated a large amount of gold and silver property. The total value of these gold and silver properties exceeded 170,000 taels of silver.
Immediately, Jia Yun ordered the Jinyi men to search the main room of Yao Sili's study for account books and letters.
A lot of account books and letters were also found this time.
Immediately afterwards, Jia Yun led the Jinyi Army to the residences of Peng Changgen, Zhou Delin, Kang Xiaoan, Wang Bingdong, and Li Danbai.
Following Yao Sili's lesson, none of Peng Changgen and the other five dared not to pay 170,000 taels of silver, otherwise they would have their gold and silver worth more valuable confiscated.
Similarly, Jia Yun also searched the main study room of the five people and found a lot of account books and letters...