At dusk, Zhang Lei appeared in the warehouse in the south of Dongshi. Hundreds of Guo Song's soldiers had gathered in the warehouse. There were hundreds of large wooden boxes neatly placed in the warehouse, each five feet long, wide and high.
, there are four small wooden boxes stacked tightly inside each large box. The small wooden boxes are mainly convenient for camel transportation.
The vast majority of all the boxes are gold and silver, which can be converted into nearly one million coins. In addition, there are also the treasures stored by Guo Song in the Jubao Pavilion and the most valuable treasures in the Jubao Pavilion warehouse.
Even the white jade screens in Guo Songyuan's house were tied up and sent away together.
In order to move as quickly as possible, Zhang Lei also built fifteen very strong wooden wheel trailers, which can push large wooden boxes weighing more than 1,000 kilograms directly into the cargo warehouse of the large ship.
The sun has gone down and the sky is getting dark. At this time, the bell for closing the East Market has rang. All shops have to stop operating, and buyers must leave as soon as possible. Each shop begins to close and take inventory.
Jubao Pavilion closed down at noon. Shopkeeper Yang Da and his old wife had left Chang'an in a carriage and went to hide in their hometown in Puzhou, Hedong. He was the only insider. He was basically responsible for the exchange of gold and silver. Zhang Lei exchanged a total of
Only he knows how much gold and silver he bought.
Shopkeeper Yang Da has to hide. Everyone thinks he is from Chang'an. Even the boss Zhang Lei doesn't know where his hometown is. Once he leaves Chang'an, trying to find him is almost like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Night finally fell, when a soldier ran over and said: "The gate has been closed, and there are no more pedestrians on Dongshi Street."
There were no pedestrians even on Dongshi Street, let alone their remote corner.
Zhang Lei nodded and said to everyone in a deep voice: "Let's start!"
Hundreds of soldiers acted together. Each large box was tied with thick ropes. Two long wooden sticks were inserted into the ropes in a cross shape. Eight strong soldiers worked together to slowly lift a large box weighing more than a thousand kilograms.
, put it on the trailer, and several soldiers pushed it forward and back, dragging the trailer out and towards the dock behind.
Hundreds of soldiers were busy and orderly. Wide planks had been put up on the dock and the trailers were pushed directly onto the ship. The boatmen were sitting aside to rest. Each of them took thirty pieces of money and consciously kept their mouths shut. Some things
It's not their place to ask, it's not their place to step in to help, they don't know anything.
"Slow down! Slow down!"
The trailer was carefully pushed into the cabin from the slope. Seven or eight soldiers worked hard to stabilize the trailer and let it slide down slowly. One ship could load twenty large boxes, and then another large ship.
Zhang Lei stood on the dock, looking a little nervous. Every moment tonight, he was in great danger. Once he was caught, not only would he lose his fortune, but his life would not be saved.
He took a long pole and explored the river. The water had thawed, which made him feel a little relieved. Five days ago, there was a thin layer of floating ice on the river, but now it is no longer visible.
At this time, a soldier pointed forward and said: "Dr. Zhang, there is a small boat coming in front!"
Zhang Lei was startled and quickly took a closer look. In the distance, he could only see the outline of a boat. He could not clearly see the people on it. Judging from the appearance of the boat, it did not look like a patrol boat. Not long after, the boat approached them and someone asked
: "Excuse me, is Boss Zhang here?"
Zhang Lei hurriedly stepped forward, "I am!"
The people on the boat clasped their fists and said, "I was sent by Young Master Dugu. The Young Master asked Mr. Zhang when he will be well again."
"Where is your young master?"
The person on the boat pointed to the distance, "Just ahead under the Baohong Bridge, twenty ships are waiting."
Zhang Lei, of course, knew about Baohong Bridge, which was just ten miles ahead, where the Cao River divided, leading one way to the West City and the other to the East City. He quickly said: "Please tell your young master, we still have half an hour at most."
"I'll go back and report it right away!"
The boat turned around and went back, and the soldiers speeded up. In less than half an hour, all the large wooden boxes were loaded onto the boat. The boatmen put away the planks, and the fleet slowly set sail and headed south.
Not long after, the fleet arrived under the Baohong Bridge. A fleet of twenty similarly-thousand-stone cargo ships was already waiting here. This was the fleet of the Dugu family, which had been moored in the West City. The ships were filled with cloth.
, headed to Longyou, and then shipped grain to the manor in Yong County on the way back.
Dugu Qian is responsible for escorting the fleet, and he is also responsible for solving various checkpoints along the way.
Zhang Lei's five large ships mixed into Dugu Mansion's fleet, and this large fleet began to set off, heading for Qujiang Pool outside the city...
At noon the next day, a hall master hurried to the Hidden Sword Pavilion. As soon as he entered the door, he said to Li Man: "Pavilion master, I have found three big gold and silver exchangers!"
Li Man snorted coldly, "I don't want to know who I found, I just want to know when the gold and silver from the Hidden Sword Pavilion will be returned?"
The hall master looked confused: "They said that the gold and silver have been exchanged for others, and they are willing to spit out 20% of the profit, but the gold and silver...cannot be recovered."
"Fuck your motherfucker!"
Li Man cursed: "Are all the people in Hidden Sword Pavilion eating shit? If there is any gold and silver that cannot be recovered, who did they exchange it for? Make a list."
"There was no list, so I gave it to a family and was replaced by Dongshi Jubao Pavilion."
"Immediately send brothers to Jubao Pavilion in Dongshi. If they don't return the gold and silver, their shop will be closed!"
"I humbly obey orders!"
The hall master turned around and was about to leave when Li Man suddenly thought of something and immediately shouted: "Wait a minute!"
The hall master was so frightened that he stopped, and Li Man suddenly realized that Jubao Pavilion was Guo Song's shop in the capital, wasn't it?
She frowned. The 3,000 taels of gold and 30,000 taels of silver from the Hidden Sword Pavilion were exchanged for 60,000 taels of silver from the Jubao Pavilion! What does Guo Song want to do?
"Have you ever found out why the price of gold and silver has risen so sharply?"
"I have investigated in my humble position. In recent months, some people have been exchanging large amounts of gold and silver on the black market, causing prices to skyrocket. However, no one knows who is exchanging gold and silver. This is a black market rule. Don't ask where the other person is from, just because of the exchange."
They just kept a close eye on our gold and silver."
Li Man had a strong hunch that Guo Song not only exchanged his own gold and silver, but also exchanged other people's gold and silver. She must find out about this matter. How much gold and silver did Guo Song exchange?
Li Man immediately divided his troops into two groups and ordered Ying Caihe to lead dozens of people to Jubao Pavilion. She personally led a group of warriors to the Meishou Liquor Shop in Xishi City. Her order was to capture Zhang Lei, and it was impossible for Guo Song to run away in person.
When he comes to Chang'an, Zhang Lei must be exchanging gold and silver for him.
...........
The Meishou Liquor Shop is different today than before. Although people still queue up to buy wine, the shopkeeper and the clerks are working hard and selling wine very efficiently. The four stores of the liquor shop are all busy.
Without stopping, a new owner joined today, and it was the Dugu family. Early in the morning, the chief steward sent by the Dugu family announced that everyone would receive a 20% salary increase. Of course, everyone worked hard.
Today, there are also Dugu Changqiu's brothers, General Youtunwei, and Duke Dugu Changqiu of Xingyang County in the shop, just to deal with the trouble caused by the Cangjian Pavilion.
As for the Jubao Pavilion, Guo Song did not transfer it to the Dugu family. He specifically asked Zhang Lei to dig a big hole for the Hidden Sword Pavilion, waiting for Li Man to step in.
Dugu Changqiu was sitting in the shop tasting wine. He was also greedy for what was in the glass. The shopkeeper respectfully gave him a jar of fine grape wine, which he drank to his heart's content.
At this time, there was a sudden noise outside, and then the sound of a wine jar being smashed. A waiter ran in and crawled, "Mr. Dugu, go and have a look! People from Hidden Sword Pavilion
Making trouble outside."
Sure enough, they came! Dugu Changqiu stood up angrily and strode out.
I saw nearly a hundred warriors in black standing densely outside. The chief manager went to visit a customer and was not in the store. Several clerks at the door were knocked to the ground, several large wine jars were smashed, and the wine flowed all over the floor.
A warrior leader was grabbing the shopkeeper's clothes and said fiercely: "If your proprietor doesn't come out within half an hour, I will smash your Meishou wine shop to pieces today!"
Dugu Changqiu was furious, walked out and said coldly: "It won't take half an hour, I will be here now!"
The warrior leader didn't know Dugu Changqiu, so he threw away the shopkeeper and wanted to catch Dugu Changqiu. Suddenly someone behind him shouted: "Wait a minute!"
Li Man showed up in time. She knew Dugu Changqiu, so she quickly called out to the hall master.
The hall master was stunned for a moment, then quickly stopped and retreated.