Fang Yingwu's words made Yao Qian worried, and suddenly he seemed to feel insecure, so he couldn't help but ask: "Aren't they coming to arrest me?"
Fang Yingwu consoled Du: "Probably not. It's not a life-and-death situation now. If you arrest you, you will break the rules. If this precedent is set, won't Wang Zhi arrest their people for revenge? No one will benefit from this, so
There is no need for this."
Yao Qian was still a little uneasy, so Fang Yingwu said again: "Actually, let me tell you, arresting you is really useless. Does Wang Zhi care if you, a businessman, are arrested? It will only bring trouble if it is useless.
, who will do it?”
After hearing this, Yao Qian felt relieved. However, there were several doubts that Fang Yingwu did not explain clearly.
The first is what I just said. Yao Qian is just the most peripheral person among the people who are related to Wang Zhi. How will trouble with Yao Qian affect Wang Zhi? I'm afraid Wang Zhi himself won't care too much?
The second is that Yao Qian has been doing this business for several years, why did the other party come to cause trouble now? If it is said that he deliberately took advantage of Wang Zhi's absence in Beijing, then Wang Zhi has been away from Beijing for many days, why did he only come to visit him in the past two days?
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Fang Yingwu returned home, asked the door and learned that his father had returned, so he went to see his father again. The main reason was to report the wedding in six months, and it was time to start preparations now.
At the beginning, Fang Qingzhi was still a little aching after hearing Fang Yingwu's report. How could the cost of marrying the daughter of the prime minister's family be a small sum? In today's atmosphere, if it is too simple, it is tantamount to being slow and will inevitably lead to heavy bleeding.
of.
But after listening to it, Fang Qingzhi felt nothing. The reason was very simple. He couldn't afford it anyway. What was the difference between one thousand taels and three thousand taels? They were just numbers that made him numb.
Fortunately, Fang Yingwu said: "Son, I still have some savings over the years, and I will use them this time. However, in addition to repairs in the west courtyard, we also need to carry out extensive construction work to build more houses, so we have to get my father's consent."
Hearing that his son paid for it out of his own pocket, Fang Qingzhi breathed a sigh of relief. No wonder marriages in this world must pay attention to being of the same family. But he also questioned: "Your west courtyard was originally a family residence. What's not enough about the house?
Need to build more? Don’t be too extravagant as a human being.”
Fang Yingwu explained helplessly: "I don't want to waste this effort, but I heard that around the third lady of the Liu family, there are eleven or twelve maids serving daily life. If we marry together, the population of my place will at least double.
, if we don’t build new houses, we won’t be able to live in them.”
Fang Qingzhi was dumbfounded. He said in astonishment: "Eleven or twelve maids waiting on you? How do you live this life? Is it possible that someone even puts food into your mouth?"
Fang Yingwu also shook his head to express that he was unclear, and he and his father were confused about this. Both father and son were born in poverty, and they were not considered luxurious after they became rich. They really had no idea about the life of having eleven or twelve maids waiting on them.
Another day later, Fang Yingwu was invited to the shop again by Yao Qian. He was still hiding behind the screen as he was last time. When the two purchasing eunuchs arrived, Yao Qian came out to receive him.
It was still the same sharp voice that I heard last time: "Exceptor Yao! This is the third time we come to your store, have you thought about it? Don't think that we are all good-natured and can be dragged along by you!"
Yao Qian replied with a bitter face: "My two father-in-laws, our shop really can't handle it. Why don't you two father-in-law be more accommodating and convene several shops to jointly undertake this imperial mission?"
But he was scolded in a sharp voice: "How can others be as big as yours? We don't bother to put in the effort!"
Then another eunuch said: "You don't know something, Mr. Yao. It's not up to us to decide this matter. The superiors sent us to purchase goods and gave us so much silver. How can we accommodate you? We also have to be honest with the superiors.
Confessed.
But I also understand the difficulties that Yao Yuanwai has. If you can find someone with enough weight to stop us now, then we will have a reason, and we can have an explanation when we go back. What we will do in the future is up to us.
.Otherwise, we can’t just accommodate you for no reason. Then who will accommodate us?”
Yao Qian could also see that the two people today were obviously one with a white face and the other with a red face. However, the red face's words were interesting, and he actually came up with a way to deal with the errand. As long as a big shot stopped them, they could go back and explain.
If it hadn't been for Fang Yingwu's reminder last time, Foreign Minister Yao had become more discerning and felt that there was something fishy about the matter. Now he might have called Fang Yingwu out of the screen. Among his acquaintances, who else was more serious than Fang Yingwu?
Enough portion?
Just as Yao Qian was thinking about his words and preparing to delay further, he suddenly heard a noise behind him. He turned around and saw Fang Yingwu taking the initiative to flash out of the screen. The two eunuchs were also surprised. Unexpectedly, there was something behind the screen.
Hiding people.
Fang Yingwu ignored Yao Qian's surprise and clasped his fists at the two eunuchs and said: "I am a fellow countryman outside of Yao Yuan. Now I am living in the capital to study..."
Then Fang Yingwu carefully observed their words and expressions, but saw that there was no reaction from the two people. Fang Yingwu realized that these two people did not know him. Then Fang Yingwu suddenly said: "I will make the decision for Yao Yuanwai.
The two father-in-laws took this order!"
Yao Qian's expression changed, and he didn't understand what Fang Yingwu meant. Twenty or thirty thousand taels was a huge amount of money, how could he lose money so casually? However, given Fang Yingwu's status in the world, he watched the changes and said nothing.
The two eunuchs also looked at each other in surprise, which was completely unexpected. After waiting again, they saw that Yao Yuan was silent, as if he was acquiescing.
Fang Yingwu didn't care about what others thought, and continued: "Didn't my two father-in-laws say that we would inspect and take out the goods earlier? It can be settled today. I don't know where the five thousand silver is. I will take it out and let Yao Yuan enter the account."
One of the two eunuchs, the taller one, said in a sharp voice: "The amount is too large, so I didn't bring it today."
Fang Yingwu stared and questioned: "You said you want to inspect and pick up the goods, but you don't even bring any silver, so how can you be sincere? Since you don't have five thousand taels, you should bring the deposit? Do you have one thousand taels? Just take it.
By paying five hundred taels, the goods can be considered settled."
The two eunuchs did not answer. Fang Yingwu seemed to have seen something incredible and exclaimed: "You don't even have five hundred taels? Are you sincere in doing this deal?"
The two eunuchs stood up and said, "Let's say goodbye today! Let's talk tomorrow." Fang Yingwu shouted, "Wait a minute!" Then he ordered Yao Yuanwai: "Close the store!"
After that, Fang Yingwu faced the two eunuchs again and said: "I see that you are sneaky and want to do business for tens of thousands of taels of silver. You should have brought at least a deposit with you after negotiating three times, but you didn't even take five hundred taels of silver."
If you don't come out, your behavior is very suspicious."
The two eunuchs sneered: "Then how will you stay?"
Fang Yingwu responded: "There are only two possibilities. You are some kind of market scoundrel pretending to be a father-in-law, or you are indeed a prisoner, but there is no order from the palace, but you come out to extort merchants under the guise of the royal family! To ordinary people
In terms of money, five hundred taels is not a small amount. You don’t have the money, so you can’t take it out.”
The two eunuchs frowned and turned to leave. However, Fang Yingwu shouted to the handyman in the shop: "These two people were caught cheating and cheating! Listen to me and capture these two people!"
The handymen wanted to listen to their boss Yao Qian, but Yao Qian hesitated a little, and Fang Yingwu glared at Yao Yuanwai. Yao Qian sighed and thought to himself, that's all, this big deal was all given by Fang Yingwu.
If it comes, the worst case scenario is to return it to Fang Yingwu.
The handyman received the boss's signal and stepped forward to surround the two eunuchs. The two eunuchs shouted angrily: "How dare you!"
Yao Qian responded to the other party: "If these two are really jailers, even if they are caught, it will be difficult. The jailers are all disciplined by the palace. Which government in the capital can judge the jailers? They are not allowed to be released."
When the two eunuchs heard this, they looked a little proud. Even if outsiders caught the eunuchs committing crimes, there was really nothing they could do unless they encountered a strong order.
Fang Yingwu glanced at it and said confidently: "It is true that there is no official government to try eunuchs, and outsiders like us cannot enter the palace to complain...
So just send them to Dongchang! After all, Dongchang is also in charge of the affairs of the Criminal Law Department and the Internal Supervisory Office, so it is just right to send these two people to Dongchang, and then sue them for cheating in Dongchang!"
Yao Qian couldn't help grinning, "Go to Dongchang to file a complaint?!"
Ordinary people, especially wealthy people, may complain to the county government or to the government government. It is also possible to find a big shot to block the street and complain. It is not uncommon to even beat the drum in the capital. But I have heard of anyone going there.
Will Dongchang file a complaint?
This place of Dongchang is lawless and dark, and people can eat people without spitting out their bones. I don’t know how many good people have been destroyed by Dongchang. Who wants to go there and file a complaint before it’s too late to hide? Isn’t this asking for death!
So when Yao Qian suddenly heard Fang Yingwu say that he was going to Dongchang, it was unimaginable. It was beyond ordinary people's understanding. However, when the two eunuchs heard these words again, their faces turned ashen, and their thighs and calves were covered in robes.
I couldn't help but tremble.
Fang Yingwu pretended not to understand, "What's inappropriate? After much deliberation, only Dongchang is suitable. Where else can we send these two people there besides Dongchang?"
The two eunuchs shouted with stern expressions: "How dare you do this? Dongchang is also a place where you can go? I can't spare you!"
Fang Yingwu retorted righteously: "If you dare to come here to cheat, at least if you are suspected of fraud, we will send you to Yousi Yamen!"
Under the rule of Emperor Shengming, isn’t Dongchang the yamen of the Ming Dynasty? As the saying goes, just walk all over the world with justice, and all official business is done! I firmly believe that evil will not prevail against good, and justice will prevail!"
The two eunuchs found that they could not refute the seemingly pedantic remarks of the young man in front of them...but this man was definitely pretending to be stupid on purpose! At such an age, how could a person with such a pili Yangqiu demeanor be?