"How much silver is that?" Shopkeeper Li glanced at him.
The second shopkeeper handed over the account book and said, "One transaction is 200,000 taels, one is 59,000 taels, and one is 993,000 taels."
Shopkeeper Li frowned slightly. Shen Mingzhu really dared to do it. I'm afraid it might not have been done by Shen Mingzhu, but maybe by Fei Yunhai and Mo Ruhui.
"Let someone check first whether the business on the other end is reliable."
The second shopkeeper said: "Big shopkeeper, there is no need to check this. The Chu family, Wanjia, Lin family, Xie family and other families all have business dealings with them."
Shopkeeper Li hummed and made up his mind: "Pay the two hundred thousand taels first, and if there are no problems, we will do the rest."
These are all spice businesses. The costs are inherently high, but the profits are also high.
Shen Mingzhu's own spice shops and rouge and gouache shops all use this batch of spices.
The second shopkeeper immediately went to give instructions and came back soon to say that the other party would come to pick up the money and meet him by the way. After all, the owner had changed, so everyone had better sign a new contract.
Shopkeeper Li saw that the other party was so sincere, so he didn't think much about it. He just let the second shopkeeper and others keep an eye on him. They were all in business and were familiar with the business.
He saw that it was getting late, and he had wasted a little time. He was afraid that Hong Zhiqian would be impatient.
He immediately arranged for a few reliable people to be responsible for protecting and monitoring Hong Zhiqian. He tidied up again and went to see Hong Zhiqian off in person.
Unexpectedly, when his carriage was on the way to the inn where Hong Zhiqian stayed, he found that the atmosphere on the road was a bit strange. Everyone was talking about something, and there were officers and soldiers coming and going.
Could it be that they are investigating another case?
Shopkeeper Li felt that it was not good, so he ordered: "Hurry up and get to the inn early so that you don't have to wait for Boss Hong."
After walking for a while, shopkeeper Li was taking a nap when he suddenly heard the hurried voice of Shi Shi from outside.
Shopkeeper Li woke up suddenly. He put his head to the window and said, "Shitou, what's going on?"
Shitou ran over in a hurry, out of breath, and took a few deep breaths before saying: "Big, big shopkeeper, no, it's not good."
"What's wrong?" Shopkeeper Li's face sank.
Shitou swallowed his saliva and wiped his sweat, "Boss Hong, he, he was killed."
What?
Shopkeeper Li's eyes widened, as if he heard wrongly, he grabbed Shitou's collar.
Shitou was choked by him, "Yes, yes, I saw it with my own eyes. Boss Hong got off the carriage and was about to enter the inn, but a man rushed over from the side and gave him a blow.
The knife was too, too fast, and no one could react."
As Shitou spoke, he wanted to look back with lingering fear, "It's so miserable. The big shopkeeper is covered in blood. White knives go in and red knives come out. It's really miserable."
As he said that, he started crying again. Then the living person was just gone. He was stabbed in with a knife, pulled out, stabbed in again, pulled out...
It's simply too miserable.
Shopkeeper Li's mind was buzzing, his thoughts were confused by the stone crying, "Where are the people?"
Shitou whimpered and wiped away his tears, "Here, let the officials carry him away."
Government? "Which government?"
"Jingzhao Mansion Yamen."
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Haha, hahahaha. I have been busy learning to drive and moving recently, and the shopkeeper is really disappointed. There is someone who is not thoughtful. Dear friends, forgive me, forgive me.
