Yang Qifan raised his hand and waved, and several groups of soldiers trotted forward, dividing the kneeling men in black into several groups, and escorted them to a corner of the pier. They knelt down neatly and waited until daybreak to carry out the punishment of the prince's confession.<
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The archers and soldiers returned to their respective groups. Yang Qifan followed Gu Yan and frowned: "Is it really just asking for forgiveness? Look at that oil, it is too vicious. If this matter is really investigated, it can cut off at least a dozen heads.
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"We can't cut now. I want to use them. Not only can't they cut, but they must also be protected." Gu Yan squinted at the darkness in the distance.
"Brother said that the Customs and Excise Department is the cornerstone of the country, and the Jiangnan Customs and Excise Department is the top priority." Yang Qifan swallowed the next words without saying anything.
"Your elder brother doesn't agree with me touching the Jiangnan Sea Taxation Department." Gu Yan answered clearly.
"Well. He thinks that if he wants to make a move, he needs to prepare for at least three to five years, or even ten to eight years. Not only must he investigate and find out, but he must also think of an escape route, saying that you just arrived in Jiangnan and so on." Yang Qifan said in a very loud voice.
Low.
Gu Yan was silent for a moment and gave a low hum.
He has been preparing for many years to clean up the Customs and Excise Department this time. He wants to clean up not only the Jiangnan Customs and Excise Department.
"You are indeed different from before." Yang Qifan turned his head and looked at Gu Yan.
"Is it your cousin's gossip again?" Gu Yan tilted her head at Yang Qifan.
"I'm all praising you. I've been praising you for several pages, all kinds of praises." Yang Qifan smiled, "I've made all arrangements here. Where are you going now? When will you go to Pingjiang City? I have nothing to do today. Tomorrow
It’s okay.”
Gu Yan paused and looked sideways at Yang Qifan.
"That little confidant of yours, didn't you say...hey." Yang Qifan rubbed his fingers and chuckled a few times.
"Her surname is Li, Xingsi. If you call her Miss Li, or Fourth Lady, she is a confidant who doesn't know herself, and she is a little confidant!" Gu Yan snorted.
"Then when are you free? Hehe." Seeing that Gu Yan didn't glare, Yang Qifan became bolder, "We are free recently. When the prince arrives, there will be no time left, right? We have to hurry up!"
"She may not be free. Let's wait until everyone is free. Have you personally inspected the topography of Linhai Town and the gangs and guilds? Do you know everything clearly? What did your elder brother tell you before you came?" Gu
The inkstone finger pointed at Yang Qifan's chest.
"Brother asked me to do everything you want, and that's what the decree says." Yang Qifan smiled dryly.
"Then from now on, take your people with you, go one hundred and fifty miles up, one hundred and fifty miles down, ride on horseback and take a boat back, conduct a careful survey, and go ahead." Gu Yan immediately ordered.
"Yes! Oh you." Yang Qifan looked at Gu Yan who turned around and left, and sighed, forget it, just do the survey, we will talk about it when we come back.
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Sister-in-law Lu handed over the message, and Li Xiaonan and Li Jinzhu hurried to Guoxiang with A Wu and Wang Yuting.
At the entrance of the teahouse where Li Xiaonan spoke to Sister-in-law Lu for the first time, Sister-in-law Lu kept looking out and saw Ah Wu on horseback. Sister-in-law Lu hurriedly welcomed him out of the teahouse.
"What happened? Why are you in such a hurry?" Li Jinzhu got off the cart first and asked with concern.
"Something big has happened!" Sister-in-law Lu said angrily.
"Don't worry, as long as you behave well, it won't be a big deal." Li Xiaonan pushed Sister-in-law Lu into the teahouse, "Has sister-in-law eaten yet? Let them have a bowl of silver noodles and make a pot of tea." Li Xiaonan motioned to Wang Yuting.<
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"That's what my little boss said." Sister-in-law Lu's heart warmed up and she almost shed tears.
"Grandma is right. As long as you are nice, it won't be a big deal. Sit down first and don't worry." Li Jinzhu also smiled.
The waiter made tea and brought it over. Ah Wu brought a cup of tea, pulled out a chair, and sat further away.
"Something big happened, oh, it's all my fault!" Sister-in-law Lu slapped herself on the face.
"Sister-in-law, don't do this. No matter what, you can't do anything wrong to yourself." Li Xiaonan stretched out her hand to stop Sister-in-law Lu's hand.
"I'm not. Well, let's talk about business. After you went to the village on your last trip, about two hours after you left, the big car you hired stopped at the door of my house again, and a woman wearing a silk dress got out.
There is also a gold hairpin inserted into the skirt. It looks very rich and noble, and the old lady will say something terrible!
"She said her surname is also Li and she is related to you. She came to ask me if there are any difficulties over there. I am stupid and I believed everything she said. I told her everything she asked! Alas!" p>
Sister-in-law Lu was very upset.
"What happened next?" Li Jinzhu frowned slightly.
She couldn't imagine how the Li family had such a relative.
"Early yesterday morning, a shopkeeper came to the village. He said his surname was Yu, shopkeeper Yu."
When Li Xiaonan heard the word "yu", she said "oh", she knew who the old woman was.
"The man named Yu went to each shop and asked for twenty copper coins for each piece of cloth. He wanted to buy fine cloth from each shop. I said this is not possible. Our looms are all given by the boss. The man named Yu said that the money on the loom can be turned into money.
When he turned on him, he also said that the contract we signed clearly stated that as long as the money on the loom is paid back, the fine cloth woven from the loom can be sold as desired.
"He took out a bunch of silver coins on the spot, white silver coins!"
"How many families took his money?" Li Xiaonan asked.
"I took them all except mine." Sister-in-law Lu lowered her head.
Li Jinzhu pursed her lips tightly, and Ah Wu's eyes widened. Wang Yuting quickly slapped Ah Wu on the back to signal her to stop talking.
"Each family took the money from the loom and wanted to return it to us. What about this money? Did they return it to us personally, or did they ask you to hand it over?" Li Xiaonan asked.
"It's all in the hands of everyone, how can you give it to me? That's a lot of money!" Sister-in-law Lu smiled bitterly.
Li Xiaonan rolled her eyes slowly and asked again: "You have already signed the deed, right? How to write the deed?"
"I signed it. I don't know how it was written. It's all men from different families looking at men's signatures. I didn't see it at first glance." Sister-in-law Lu replied.
"The money was also held by the men of each family?" Li Xiaonan asked immediately.
"Of course." Sister-in-law Lu glanced at Li Xiaonan.
This question comes to mind, of course men take care of silver and copper.
"Let's go get the loom money back quickly." Li Jinzhu's tone was low.
"Don't worry, let's talk about it later." Li Xiaonan quietly pulled Li Jinzhu, looked at Sister-in-law Lu and smiled: "I was negligent in this matter. There was one line missing in the deed. I changed the deed when I went back today. My sister-in-law's house
What about the looms? How to plan? We will collect cloth at the original price and not follow the increase."
"When I do this with you, I have to behave like a human being, right? Just for 20 big bucks, you don't have any face?" Sister-in-law Lu said angrily.
"Okay, sister-in-law, don't worry. Since you are following us, I will definitely not treat you badly. There is one thing. My sister-in-law used to help everyone put their looms online without taking any money from them. This hard-earned money is our supplement.
My sister-in-law’s.”
"Yes, yes! Then you will definitely not be able to subsidize me anymore, and I can't help in vain, right!" Sister-in-law Lu's eyes lit up.
"Well, I want to discuss with my sister-in-law whether she is willing to get a salary from me and help me go to every village and house that my sister-in-law knows. In addition to helping with the online work, I can also see where they are weaving wrong or not well.
, give them pointers, and then take back the fine cloth that has been woven. For the time being, the wages are calculated at one tael of silver a month." Li Xiaonan said with a smile.
Li Jinzhu's eyes widened when he heard that, a month, one tael of silver!
A Wu also choked. He looked at Li Xiaonan, then at Sister-in-law Lu, and suddenly turned to look at Wang Yuting.
She and Wang Yuting don’t have a single copper!
"One, one tael? Silver?" Sister-in-law Lu couldn't believe her ears.
"Yeah." Li Xiaonan nodded.
"That's okay! I'll listen to my boss!" Sister-in-law Lu's cheeks turned red with excitement.
