Taicang, the Ministry of Revenue, is the treasury of the Ming Dynasty. It is divided into two parts: Taicang Grain Depot and Taicang Bank Depot. The Taicang Grain Depot is located in the capital and Tongzhou, generally known as Jingcang and Tongcang. The so-called "Beijing's reserves are all in Taicang"
; The Taicang Bank is located in the capital, and is generally called Taicang, Taicang Bank.
Taicang Bank is said to be located in the capital, but due to flood prevention, waterproofing, theft prevention, and safety considerations, the location is still quite remote.
Zhu Pingan and Gao Rui were on their way to the Taicang Bank.
"Last year, the Ministry of Industry repaired the city wall. I was ordered to come to the Taicang Bank to withdraw the silver. It's only a stick of incense's walk ahead that we'll reach the Taicang Bank. I'm familiar with this road, so Master Zhu doesn't need to worry."
Gao Rui, a doctor in the Ministry of Industry's Affairs Office, slowed down his horse slightly, stretched out his whip and pointed into the distance, and said to Zhu Ping'an.
"Then Master Laogao will lead the way." Zhu Pingan rode on the black horse of Shamat and thanked Gao Rui.
Of course, even without Gao Rui to lead the way, Zhu Pingan could still find the location of the Taicang Bank. After accepting the errand to inspect the Taicang Bank, Zhu Pingan had already consulted the relevant classics and had the location of the Taicang Bank in mind.
"Master Zhu, you're welcome." Gao Rui smiled heartily, held the horse's belly slowly, kept pace with Zhu Pingan, and reminded Zhu Pingan, "The Taicang Bank is the treasury of our Ming Dynasty. It is heavily guarded. Zhu Pingan can
Have you brought the relevant documents? If we don’t have the relevant documents, they won’t let us in even if we tell the truth.”
"Since I took the job, I have been carrying the relevant documents close to my chest." Zhu Pingan patted his chest and said.
"Haha, it's reassuring to work with Mr. Zhu." Gao Rui spoke highly of Zhu Ping'an after hearing this.
Zhu Pingan was naturally modest.
"Oh, by the way, the last time I went to the Taicang Bank to withdraw materials, I heard a strange thing. You said that the Taicang Bank was so heavily guarded that not even a fly could fly in, but there was still a theft.
Case." Gao Rui said while riding his horse.
Hearing that a theft had occurred in Taicang Bank, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but be very interested. He rode his horse close to Gao Rui and listened carefully with interest.
"This happened about the year before last. It rained heavily in the capital that year, and many places in the capital suffered from waterlogging. Of course, Taicang Bank had already taken precautions against this situation when selecting its location. It was located at a high place, and there were various
Water conservancy measures were taken to prevent flooding, but unexpectedly, there was still two fingers of rainwater accumulated in the reservoir area. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be, so the relevant officials of Taicang Bank began to check various water conservancy measures, and then found that the drainage holes were blocked. "Gao
Rui said slowly, "Since the drainage hole is blocked, we must clear it immediately to prevent waterlogging from eroding the bank. Guess what we found when we dredged the drainage hole?"
"Oh, what did you find?" Zhu Pingan asked curiously
"While dredging the drainage hole, two corpses were found. They had their heads on top of each other, and there were two ingots of gold ingots in the middle of their heads." Gao Rui said with two fingers.
"Two thieves? People die for money, and birds die for food." Zhu Pingan understood, but he was still a little confused. Why did the two thieves die in the drainage hole with their heads above each other? Could it be that the spoils were unevenly divided?
"Master Zhu deserves to be the top scholar. He guessed it right away." Gao Rui praised.
Zhu Pingan touched his nose and smiled bitterly. You just had a theft. It was obvious that the person in the drainage hole was a thief.
"Yes, these two were thieves, and they died at the scene of the theft. As for the heads, that's interesting. It turned out that one of the thieves wanted to go to the Taicang Bank to steal the money, but due to the tight security of the Taicang Bank,
, he tried all means, but failed to get in, so he had to focus on the drainage hole. However, the drainage hole was designed to take this into consideration and was designed to be relatively narrow, but the thief was originally thin and also a
He was so cruel that he had been starved for two days and squeezed in through the drainage hole with all his strength. His clothes were torn and his body was covered in blood. He really let him squeeze in.
After the thief squeezed his way into the bank, he was also lucky. After entering, he found two gold ingots. The thief was so happy that he knew he couldn't be too greedy, so he took the two gold ingots and placed them on his head.
Drill back through the drainage hole.
It's a pity that his good luck has run out and it's over. Just when he was halfway up, he found a person climbing in from the opposite side. This was another thief who also wanted to climb in through the drainage hole.
They were trying to steal money from the bank, but they didn't expect someone to get there first, so the two thieves met in the middle of the drainage hole.
The drainage hole was too narrow. It took a lot of effort to climb upright. Climbing backwards was even more impossible. The drainage hole was narrow and it was impossible to turn around. The two of them were holding their heads above each other.
, died in the drainage hole with two gold ingots between them.
If it hadn't been for heavy rain and the drainage holes were clogged, and the bank officials had sent people to dredge the drainage holes, they still wouldn't have found these two thieves. They would have been stuck in there for who knows how many years. You say, why bother? You have the skills.
If you have legs, if you do something bad, you will become a thief..."
While leading the way, Gao Rui preached to Zhu Ping'an in a powerful voice, ridiculing and sighing at the fate of the two thieves.
yes.
But money is very attractive.
Zhu Pingan squinted his eyes slightly. Behind this story, Zhu Pingan discovered the problem. The two thieves stole two large ingots of gold and died in the drainage ditch for so long. The Taicang Bank was not discovered for a long time.
Robbery? Two large ingots of gold are not a small sum.
It seems that the security of the Taicang Bank is only external. There are many internal management problems. If the management is as strict as the security, two ingots of gold disappeared. Why was it not discovered until it rained heavily and water accumulated?
Just discovered it.
"Master Zhu, after passing the ditch in front, the Taicang Bank is very close. I know there is a path that can cross the ditch. Master Zhu, please follow closely. Brother, I will go ahead and lead the way. Drive by.
…”
Gao Rui stretched out his riding crop and pointed at a deep ditch in front of him and said. As he said that, Gao Rui lifted the horse's rein from left to right, waved the riding whip with his right hand, increased the speed of the horse and rushed forward.
"Drive, drive, drive..."
The sound of Gao Rui riding the horse was accompanied by the sound of horse hooves, almost reaching the state of man and horse becoming one, riding faster and faster.
Swing the whip and pull the reins.
He is charming and suave, and can swallow thousands of miles like a tiger.
If this Gao Rui abandoned literature and became a martial artist, he would definitely be a fierce general on the battlefield.
Zhu Ping'an followed Gao Rui closely behind, but his riding skills were not as good as Gao Rui's, and his dark horse killing ability was not as good as Gao Rui's good horse, so he was quickly separated by Gao Rui.
"This path is a bit narrow, Mr. Zhu, please be careful." Gao Rui's voice came from the front.
"Thank you, Mr. Gao, for reminding me." Zhu Ping'an said thanks to Gao Rui's back.
Gao Rui jumped on his horse and raised his whip, showing his superb riding skills. By the time Zhu Ping'an rode his horse to the path, Gao Rui was already about to rush across the ditch.
Just when he was about to rush across the ditch, Gao Rui pulled the reins of his horse, and the horse leaped forward, much like Liu Bei's horse leaping over Tanxi River.
Ma Rufei
Well
People are flying too
I don't know if the horse stumbled or for some reason, but when he was about to jump into the ditch, Zhu Pingan only heard a horse neighing, and then saw Gao Rui and the horse under him fall into the ditch.
Loud bang.
The next second, a man and a horse were already at the bottom of the ditch. One of Gao Rui's legs was still pressed under him by the horse. Both the man and the horse looked in pain...
All right.
Zhu Pingan twitched the corners of his lips speechlessly.