Jin Lei shook the newly purchased folding fan and fanned the wind on a cold day and asked: "Ruoxu, we have been wandering around all morning, but none of the liars showed up. We are about to learn how to try, can't we keep acting?"
"I'll go look around again this afternoon. If the scammers don't take the bait, I'll have to forget it." Wang Yuan thought for a while and said.
"Then go out quickly!" Jin Lei suddenly became very active.
This guy has been spoiled. I feel like acting is so interesting. It is a completely different kind of fun than reciting poems and composing poems.
Everyone went out again, and the scene was grand enough.
Jin Lei rode on the horse to show off his power, Wang Yuan held the reins to clear the way for him, behind him were two thugs, Zhang Mingyuan and Zhu Lun, followed closely by Zhou Chong and other book boys acting as servants.
Before they even reached Scholar Street, a group of young people in bright clothes came towards them.
"Get out of the way quickly, even if you dare to block Mr. Jin's path!" Wang Yuan shouted arrogantly.
Don't be afraid of meeting the powerful, because this is outside the south city, and the real powerful are all in the city. Generally speaking, there will be no official sedans wandering around here. Zhang Yun was bluffed because he didn't understand the situation.
As soon as he finished speaking, the other party also scolded: "How dare you ride a horse in front of Mr. Xie!"
Wang Yuan raised his nostrils to the sky and sneered: "Master Jin's father, Mr. Jin, is the richest man in Dali, Yunnan. He is known as 'Jin Ban City', and half of Dali City belongs to the Jin family! Who do you think you are? You dare to pretend to be second-rate in front of Master Jin."
Lord!"
The opponent's eyes all shone brightly, Jin Bancheng, he sounded like a super fat sheep.
Wang Yuan is also observing the other party. If he encounters a real powerful person, he will just run away.
The healthy servant opposite sneered: "My young master is the nephew of Mr. Xie, a doctor in the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Mr. Xie's grandfather, Yi Kui Gong, was the number one scholar in the Yingzong Dynasty! A businessman from Yunnan, a dog-like thing, actually
Dare to be arrogant in front of noble people!"
Wang Yuan and Jin Lei looked at each other and knew that the liar had taken the bait.
How dare his family members, who hold such a sensitive position as a doctor in the Literary Selection Department, to mess around in the capital? Maybe they think the work of the public officials is too leisurely!
However, these swindlers really did their homework and actually knew that the grandfather of Xie Qi, a doctor in the selection department, was Xie Yikui, the number one scholar in the Yingzong Dynasty.
"Sir, the Literary and Selection Department can appoint and remove local officials, and you can't offend them easily." Wang Yuan spoke in a moderate voice, just enough for the other party to hear.
Jin Lei's acting skills were very exaggerated. He was arrogant just now, but suddenly he became frightened and quickly dismounted: "Let... let you go first!"
Don't worry, the facial expression changes are too stiff.
Wang Yuan reminded: "Master, this is a good opportunity to make friends with powerful people! Our Jin family has a lot of money. If we throw thousands of taels of silver at him, we might be able to buy a county magistrate!"
"Can you really be a county magistrate?" Jin Lei said in shock, his acting skills becoming more and more exaggerated.
Wang Yuan said: "Young master is a deputy candidate and is already qualified to be an official. As long as you find out the way and make money, you can definitely buy an official!"
"Then why should I take the test? Just use the money," Jin Lei shook his folding fan and laughed, "My Jin family lacks everything except money."
Wang Yuan pointed at the other party and said: "Our young master is not short of money. How much silver can we buy a county magistrate?"
This question was too direct, and it made the liar dumbfounded. Before they even lowered the net, the big fish jumped ashore on its own. It would be a shame not to kill a few more fat sheep like this.
"You're so bold, you dare to buy an official position," the other party scolded him, walked over and whispered, "It's not convenient to talk here, let's move to another place to talk in detail."
"I understand," Wang Yuan turned around and said to Jin Lei with a smile, "Sir, you see, the same goes for officials in the capital. Is there anything in the world that cannot be done with money?"
Jin Lei gathered up the folding fan and pointed at the liar: "I want to be the county magistrate, please give me a price!"
"Wait a moment, let's discuss it." The other party went back and whispered.
"It can't be a scam, right? It's quite evil."
"The wealthy local people in a small place have never seen the world, so they think they can use their money to open a road when they come to the capital."
"If he could spend tens of thousands of taels of silver, he might really be able to buy a county magistrate."
"So we can't let this person run away. The money in vain is enough for us to live on for half a lifetime!"
"This guy is a bit stupid, so he might as well kill him more harshly."
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Soon someone came over, stood in front of Jin Lei and whispered: "Ten thousand taels of silver, if the master is Chinese, I will give you a job from a large county. If the master does not have a Chinese style, I can only give you a job from a middle county. How about that?
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Before Jin Lei responded, Wang Yuan sneered and said: "What kind of status does my young master have? Regardless of whether he has Chinese style or not, he must be an official in a large county!"
The other party expressed some embarrassment and hesitated for a long time before saying, "I have to pay more."
"How much is it? You name it. I have plenty of money!" Jin Lei is addicted to acting and is still pretending to be the stupid son of a wealthy family.
The other party hesitated and asked: "Thirty thousand taels?"
Jin Lei slapped his palms with a folding fan and said in an extremely angry manner: "It's settled, it's only thirty thousand taels. My Jin family will make more than this amount by selling horses once. It's worth it to buy a county magistrate."
When the liars heard this, they looked at each other, their mouths were dry, and their hearts were about to jump out of their throats.
This is not just a fat sheep, this is a fucking cow!
The scammers have been in the business for more than ten years, and they have been working hard in the wind and rain, but they have not made much in total. If they can get this deal, they can still make a profit, and they can go back to the countryside to build houses and land and become decent people.
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He is indeed a horse dealer from Yunnan. No wonder he is so rich. If he had known about it, he would have added another ten thousand taels.
The victims who were deceived were fooled by their official positions and fell into the trap foolishly.
But these swindlers in front of them were also greedy for profit, and their IQs had dropped due to the thirty thousand taels of silver. They actually ignored Jin Lei's poor acting skills and ignored various details and loopholes in the communication between the two parties.
Although business gradually prospered in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there were no bills of exchange, flying money, etc., and it was difficult to pay tens of thousands of taels of silver over long distances.
Jin Lei followed the script and said the lines: "My master's home is in Yunnan, and thirty thousand taels cannot be transported at one time. Will you accept the tea?"
"Take it!" the scammer replied quickly.
Salt yin and tea yin are both good things. They are not money in themselves, but they are more sought after than money because they can make money. After the scammers get the tea yin, they don’t need to go to Yunnan to do the tea trade. They can just resell it and exchange it.
into cash silver.
"Okay, I'll write a letter immediately and send someone to bring tea from Yunnan to lure him over." Jin Lei smiled and didn't take tens of thousands of taels of silver seriously at all.
Wang Yuan reminded: "Sir, although our Jin family has too much money to spend, I'm afraid I won't give tea easily."
"That's right." Jin Lei frowned.
The scammers immediately became anxious, fearing that the cooked duck would fly away. One person quickly said: "Why don't you pay some deposit first?"
Jin Lei replied: "I can give you a deposit of five hundred taels, but you must create a written receipt. Our Jin family follows rules when doing business. Buying an official is also a business. If we don't create a written receipt, we will not give you money."
"Yes, we need to establish written evidence first." Wang Yuan took out the heavy cloth bag and took out a few ingots of silver from it.
The scammers discussed with each other for a while, and they all thought that they should just create a receipt, and then leave with a deposit of five hundred taels.
As for the tea hook worth 30,000 taels, although it is very tempting, think about it and forget it. This Mr. Jin is a fool, but his father is not necessarily stupid, and I am afraid that he cannot be deceived easily.
The two parties came to a nearby tea shop. Wang Yuan took out the four treasures of the study and the ink pad, and suddenly said: "There is still no guarantor to establish the written certificate!"
Jin Lei echoed: "Yes, our Jin family follows rules when doing business. There must be a guarantor when establishing a written document. Otherwise, if you take the money and run away, where can we find someone to ask for money?"
Scammers couldn't laugh or cry. They were afraid of being discovered when someone bought an official position. They didn't dare to report to the official if they were deceived. This was the first time I met someone who asked a guarantor to establish a written document.
The swindler explained: "This Mr. Jin can't see the light of day when he buys an official position. My second master has already taken a big risk by signing a document for you. How can you find another guarantor? If you don't believe us, just pretend you haven't met us today."
Go take the exam yourself!"
Wang Yuan immediately slapped the table: "Are you being unreasonable? If my young master is sure of passing the test, why would he want to buy an official position from you?"
What he said was so reasonable that the liars were speechless.
Mr. Jin was still more arrogant. While writing the letter, he said: "Forget it, if there is no guarantor, there will be no guarantor. It is only five hundred taels of silver. Even if it is cheated, it is just a drop in the bucket for my Jin family. It is just a few dollars."
A beggar."
The swindlers suddenly became happy and wanted to put on beggars' clothes and ask Mr. Jin to send a few more.
"Make a signature and press a fingerprint," Jin Lei pointed at a liar, "Our Jin family follows business rules and must have a guarantor. You can be the guarantor."
As a result, Mr. Xie Erye, the nephew of Xie Qi, the director of the Literary Anthology Department, and one of his servants quickly signed and stamped their fingerprints on the document.
"Give me the money." Mr. Xie spread his hands and said.
Wang Yuan looked puzzled: "What money should I give you? Five hundred taels of silver, I just gave it to you."
Mr. Xie was stunned for a moment: "Brother, have you forgotten? The bag containing the money is still in your hand."
"I really gave it." Wang Yuan exclaimed.
Second Master Xie finally came to his senses and was furious: "How brave, how dare you entertain your Second Master in the capital!"
Jin Lei couldn't perform the kind of explosive power when angry, so Wang Yuan had to do it for him. Wang Erlang kicked over the bench in the tea shop, slapped the table and said: "I wrote a document in front of you and refused to acknowledge it without turning around.
Do you have any other royal methods?"
"Damn it, these outsiders want to take advantage of others!"
"what to do?"
"Beat them before leaving, give them some color and see."
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The swindlers were all upset, and each one of them was so angry that the Three Corpse Gods jumped into rage.
The guests in the tea shop fled one after another, but did not choose to leave. Instead, they formed a large circle to watch the excitement.
Wang Yuan held the writing in his hand and said: "In order to avoid causing trouble to you, I only said that I would lend you five hundred taels when I established the bill. No matter whether you sign with your real name or a false name, your fingerprints will never be wrong. It is natural to pay back debts. If you dare to default on your debt, you will be fine."
Take me to the official!"
"Report your mother's official position and give me a beating!" Mr. Xie was about to explode. It was the first time in many years of his career that he had been teased like this.