A living person, who was "talking harshly" to Dugu Feiying one moment, was bleeding from all his orifices and died on the spot the next moment. This strong impact made those captured by the Forbidden Army change their colors, especially Dugu Feiying. The last sentence, "Even if this general doesn't kill you, your boss will send someone to kill you" directly broke the inner defenses of all of them!
Because anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhu Huaiqing’s death must have been caused by another group of forces, and who wants Zhu Huaiqing to die now? I’m afraid anyone with a normal IQ can think of it, right
Under the huge fear of death, many people immediately jumped out!
The young man named Zhao Fugui wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Dugu Feiying, but because his hands and feet were tied, it was difficult for him to make large movements, so the kowtow turned into bending over and over again. Bowing at the waist, I heard him say repeatedly:
"General, spare your life. I am really from Wutai County in Daizhou, and I am not a Turk! I have told you everything I know. Please be noble and spare my life!"
After he finished speaking, another boy said: "General, I am also from Wutai County in Daizhou. Like Zhao Fugui, I was recruited by Boss Zhu to transport goods in Taiyuan! But one time when I got up at night, I heard Boss Zhu and Zhu Huaiqing were talking, but I didn't dare to get close at that time. I only vaguely heard Boss Zhu say the words "big business"... "joint". I have told everything I know, and I beg the general to protect the little one. It’s safe, there’s an old one on top and a young one on the bottom!”
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"Back to the general, my name is Chu Mingxian, and I am the accountant of Chuji Iron Shop. I... I know where the account books of the iron shop are hidden. I can take you to find them! Over the years, Boss Kang has done a lot with some unknown people. This business is all recorded in the account books!"
Faced with the choice between life and death, no one wanted to die, so driven by the desire to survive, what was originally an interrogation meeting in front of everyone turned into a confession meeting where five Zhu Xiesheng took the initiative to confess. The entourage, as well as the six clerks and servants from Chuji Iron Shop, rushed to tell what they knew about the situation, so that Dugu Feiying could protect them from being silenced!
Naturally, every word of these people's words fell into Dugu Feiying's ears. Listening to these fragmented clues, Dugu Feiying suddenly felt a headache, because he was not good at finding the truth from fragmented clues. This kind of thing should be what his brother Duguxin is good at! Suddenly, after hearing the confession of the man named Chu Mingxian, Dugu Feiying's eyes suddenly lit up, because when the Wang family searched the iron shop, they did not find any account books! So he quickly stepped forward and grabbed the man's shoulders and asked:
"Since you are the accountant of the iron shop, do you know the details of Kang Chang'an? Where is he from? Who does he interact with on weekdays? How many people does he support?"
Chu Mingxian sweated profusely and said: "General... General, forgive me. Although Boss Kang is the boss behind the iron shop, he rarely shows up. I have been the accountant of the iron shop for two years, and I have only seen him a few times." I have not spoken to Boss Kang more than ten times, let alone talked to him, so I don’t know the details of Boss Kang!”
Seeing Dugu Feiying's face darken, Chu Ming's heart skipped a beat. His thoughts changed quickly, and after a moment he hurriedly said: "Hey! General, although I don't know, Ye Funian, the shopkeeper of our iron shop, must know! Shopkeeper Ye and his boss We have the most dealings with him on weekdays, and if we say that the person in our iron shop who knows the details of our boss the best, it must be him!"
Under the twists and turns, Dugu Feiying's heart moved and he asked hurriedly: "Okay! Then who among these people is the shopkeeper of your iron shop?"
Chu Ming shook his head first and said: "Back to the general, shopkeeper Ye happened to be on leave today due to illness, and should be at home at the moment!"
"Then where does Ye Funian live?"
Dugu Feiying's eyes flashed and he asked in a deep voice.
Chu Ming replied first: "Back to General, Shopkeeper Ye lives in Shuoren Square in the south of the city. The first house on the left side of the square is his house. It's easy to identify!"
After hearing this, Dugu Feiying pondered for a moment and immediately made a decision. He shouted: "Zhang Dafu~!"
A man immediately ran in outside the door and shouted: "The general is here!"
The person who came was none other than Zhang Dafu, who had gone out to set up both open and hidden sentries for the small courtyard.
Dugu Feiying ordered: "You and I will each take three people and divide the troops into two groups. You go to the first private house on the left hand side of Shuoren Square in the south of the city and capture a man named Ye Funian. I will take Chu Mingxian to the iron shop to look for the account books!" The rest of the people are guarding this courtyard, and no one is allowed to come in without my order!"
Zhang Dafu clasped his fists and said, "Don't take orders, general!"
Dugu Feiying shouted: "Act now!"
"Here~!"
Soon, two teams of people ran out of the house, one heading east and one heading south, and soon disappeared at the end of the road.
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The county seat of Lantian County, Longmen Inn.
The sun was setting, and it was already six o'clock in the morning. At this time, the fund-raising meeting was already more than half in progress and was gradually coming to an end. Whether it was the businessmen in the lobby on the first floor of the inn or the "melon-eating people" gathered outside to watch the excitement, they all seemed to be a little numb to Lin Wenyuan's continuous "number counting" at this moment, just like Lin Wenyuan's reporting Just a pure number, not real money!
"Hu Yuanbao from Hu Ji Food Store donated a thousand guan!"
"Dong Junfa of Dong's Restaurant donated a thousand guan!"
"Meng Kanghua from Meng's Tea House donated nine hundred guan~!"
"Bimingxuan Kong Haoxian, donate 900 yuan~!"
In the lobby on the first floor of the inn, Lin Wenyuan was still reading out the list of fundraisers and the amount of donations "diligently". For him, this was the first time Li Zexuan had given him a task. , he will naturally try his best to do it well!
Obviously, the most direct criterion for measuring the success of this fund-raising meeting is how much military funds are raised. Therefore, the more the businessmen participating in the meeting donate, the happier Lin Wenyuan will be and the more energetic he will think. , how could he feel tired because of this
Well, Lin Wenyuan also spent a lot of money this time, but don't forget, he also donated 20,000 yuan! It is true that Lin Wenyuan is rich, but those are "fixed assets", such as restaurants, shops, inns, etc. It is quite hurt for Lin Wenyuan to come up with 20,000 yuan of working capital at once!
Xiao Yu, who was sitting on the left side of the first row, was completely numb to the numbers that Lin Wenyuan read out. At first, he would calculate in his mind how much money had been raised in this fund-raising meeting, and then based on this It was estimated that after the fundraising meeting, the total amount of donations raised could reach the "small goal" of 250,000 yuan. However, as time went by, Xiao Yu was too lazy to think about it, because the fundraising meeting started. In less than an hour, the total amount of funds raised had exceeded 250,000 yuan! !
If that's the case, then he still has a lot of money in his heart! He was destined to lose the bet with Li Er. The total amount of money raised by this fundraising meeting must be far more than 250,000 yuan!
When did private businessmen become so generous
Xiao Yu couldn't help but doubt life for a while!
Of course, in addition to these messy emotions, there is something that makes Xiao Yu feel very conflicted at this moment!
That means should he donate money
For more than an hour, Xiao Yu has heard that many civil and military officials in the court have come to donate money in the name of their own shops, such as Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Li Jing, Yuchi Jingde, Niu Jinda, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Li Daozong, Kong Yingda, etc., these are some of the courtiers he is familiar with, and there are some who are not familiar with him. He does not know whether the other party has come to donate money. After all, he cannot give away the money that all the civil and military officials in the court have opened privately. I remember all the shops one by one!
But he couldn’t remember clearly, but Li Er remembered it clearly! Lao Li has hundreds of cavalry under his command, and his ability to gather information is top-notch. What do you want to know that you can't find? What if Li Er knew that all the officials secretly participated in the fund-raising meeting, but he, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, did not donate a penny, what would Li Er think of him
Xiao Yu has been an official for so many years. Although he is not afraid of dismissal, he pities his reputation very much. If he is accused of being unpatriotic and disloyal to the emperor, his whole life will be ruined!
After thinking about it, Xiao Yu finally made a decision. He called a small official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs beside him, leaned over and whispered to him: "Go to Yanhuang Bank now and help me take out three hundred, no, take out five Bai Guan, then take this and come..."
Following a murmur, the clerk nodded repeatedly. Then, Xiao Yu took out a document with a red seal from his sleeve and handed it out. The clerk bowed to take it. Then, he bent over and took it from the side. The aisle cautiously went out!
The fund-raising meeting in the hall was still going on, but Xiao Yu's heart was not here at all at this moment, so much so that he didn't even hear the whispered conversation of Magistrate He next to him. Magistrate He saw that Xiao Yu seemed to be lost in thought. After being bored, he said nothing more.
About two-quarters of an hour later, the clerk who had gone out earlier had come back, but there was already a cardboard card in his hand, with five hundred strings written on the front. It was surprisingly the same card that everyone in this fund-raising meeting held. Fundraising sign!
County Magistrate He stared, wondering which scene Xiao Yu and the young official were acting in!
"Xiao Shangshu, everything has been done according to your instructions!"
The clerk leaned over and whispered to Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu had already come to his senses at this moment. Hearing this, he couldn't help but look down at the cards in the clerk's hand, then nodded with satisfaction and said: "Okay! Very good! You can go up in place of Shopkeeper Mo later!"
"Ah~?"
The clerk was dumbfounded when he heard this, but after seeing Xiao Yu's uncompromising eyes, he swallowed the words that came to his lips.
At this moment, Lin Wenyuan, who was standing above, suddenly raised his voice and said loudly: "Everyone, next is a special fundraiser. He is..."
Speaking of this, Lin Wenyuan's tone suddenly paused, because the fund-raising meeting had been going on for more than an hour, and most of the people in the hall were a little tired at this time. He had to attract everyone's attention first before proceeding. read.
Sure enough, after hearing what Lin Wenyuan said, everyone cheered up and focused their attention on Lin Wenyuan's side again.
Magistrate He, who was sitting next to Xiao Yu, straightened up at this time. He clenched his fists and his arms were trembling slightly. However, Xiao Yu's attention was not on his side at this time, so he did not notice his strangeness. shape.
After a moment of pause, Lin Wenyuan took a deep breath and said loudly: "Lantian County Government—donate 10,000 yuan~!"
"Wow~!"
"What? The Lantian County government office actually came to donate money?"
"This... before, Duke Lu and Duke Yi secretly donated money in the name of their shops. How dare the Lantian County government donate money directly in the name of the government?"
"Tsk! It's so unexpected!"
"This... this is ten thousand guan for one donation. Where can the county government of Lantian County get so much money?"
In the lobby of the inn, there was silence for a few breaths, and then there was an uproar again. Everyone's eyes widened with disbelief on their faces. Everyone just thought that this fundraiser was not only special, he was so damn special!
You must know that there are many wealthy businessmen in the capital. Previously, courtiers such as Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong donated money in the name of their own shops. This kind of thing can be hidden from ordinary people, but not from these well-informed businessmen. , the merchants were a little surprised when they saw this scene at first. Although Cheng Yaojin and the others donated money in the name of the shop, at least it represented that important officials of the court such as Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong supported this time by the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce. Fundraising meeting held!
This gives the businessmen a vague sense of identity. After all, they can brag to future generations, "Your grandfather once participated in a 'big project' worth hundreds of thousands of dollars with the founding ministers Lu Guogong and Yi Guogong." "!
But what's going on now
Although Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong participated in the fund-raising meeting, they did so "secretly" in the name of their shop, but your Lantian County government office didn't even bother to hang up a "vest" and directly used the name of the local government I came to participate as an official, and even donated 10,000 yuan. What kind of trouble is this going to cause
If the businessmen were previously a little surprised by the "secret participation" of Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong and other important court officials, now they are shocked by the Lantian County government's strong participation in the fund-raising meeting as a local government!
Of course, those businessmen who are not local to Lantian County are still very confused as to why Lantian County can spend 10,000 yuan.
Amid everyone's exclamations, Magistrate He, dressed in official uniform, stood up slowly. The Yamen servant standing aside quickly handed over the cards. Magistrate He reached out to take it and walked towards the front of everyone.
Xiao Yu, who was sitting next to Magistrate He, was so shocked that he was speechless. He had almost pulled off his beard just now. At this time, he was already thinking in his heart: "This Lantian County The county government is too unruly. All the civil and military officials in the dynasty have to hide their identities if they want to participate in the fund-raising meeting. It would be better for them to just show up! Alas, it’s a good thing I just let you..."
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