Jiang Songwen's mansion was separated from the Jiang family's old house, but the people below were still brought from the old house. Their words and deeds were impeccable, and they reflected the style of a noble family everywhere.
Zou Qing is the son of his father's housekeeper. He grew up with him. When he went to Yunnan for training, Zou Qing was always by his side, so he trusted Zou Qing very much.
Zou Qing knew that the master was still the master, and no matter how deep the affection was, he had to know his status and could not do anything beyond the rules. So when he heard Jiang Songwen say this, he immediately bowed and said, "Don't worry. I'll do it right away."
"Do it properly." Jiang Songwen rubbed his brows, feeling irritated. "Now that Chu Jingwu can come to me, it means that other people have also noticed something. Although they certainly won't think of me for the time being, I'm afraid that Shen Chen, that fox, will know that there must be something fishy about Guanzhong Hou with just a little guess. That guy is a slave of three surnames. Whoever gives him money is his father. He dares to say anything. You better act quickly."
When Zou Qing heard this, he knew that Jiang Songwen was extremely impatient. He himself felt disgusted with this Guanzhong Hou. He had never seen such an uncivilized person.
Moreover, the amount of silver demanded by Guanzhong Hou became larger and larger, and the number of times he asked for it became more and more frequent. Recently, he even dared to force them to pay off the debt of Yunxiufang - he had seduced a courtesan from Yunxiufang, and the amount was as much as 13,000 taels.
I don’t know if he slept with all five top girls trained by Yunxiufang to come up with such a huge bill.
The Jiang family is not short of money.
But even if there are mountains of gold and silver, they cannot stop people from being so corrupt. Guanzhong Hou’s appetite is getting bigger and bigger now, and he is about to open his mouth as big as a lion. We must not keep him any longer.
Zou Qing's mind flashed through these thoughts quickly, but his face showed that it was just a momentary thing. He immediately agreed. After telling the matter, he said to Jiang Songwen: "Master, can you tell the old master about these things? I'm afraid that the old master will be caught off guard and it will be difficult for him to recruit us..."
They did all these things without telling Jiang Zining.
Jiang Songwen raised his eyebrows and waved his hand without caring: "No need, although the old man is old, he is not confused. Doesn't he know that I can mobilize those relationships in the palace? Doesn't he know that the affairs of the Ministry of Works can't escape my eyes? Since he knows, but the old man didn't say anything, it means that the old man can still cover it up. Since the old man didn't say anything, what are we afraid of?"
He knew his own father best. He was a man who could bend and stretch. Although he was very good at doing his job as the Prime Minister, he also really liked to put things in his arms.
The old house built in their hometown is so magnificent that it can rival the emperor's palace, and the countless land in their hometown also belongs to them.
Where do these things come from
Aren’t they all exploiting the people
They, father and son, have already reached a tacit understanding, and no one should say anything to each other.
After hearing what he said, Zou Qing felt completely relieved.
After all, he was still a little scared. After all, the people he had to deal with these times were not ordinary people. If he was not careful, he would lose his head. Jiang Songwen was not a high-ranking official after all, and Jiang Zining was the one who made the decision in the Jiang family.
Since Jiang Zining knew everything and didn't stop them, he felt completely relieved and had nothing to worry about.
Since there was nothing to worry about, he took the order and went to do his job.
Jiang Songwen glanced at him and whispered, "Don't let me down, and speed up the progress over there."
He couldn't afford to fail. If Shen Chen counterattacked, it would be fatal.
Zou Qing agreed quickly and went out to make arrangements.
He was anxiously looking for Guanzhong Hou everywhere, but Guanzhong Hou took the initiative to come to him, with a smug and arrogant look on his face, he raised his chin and sneered: "What, you agreed to my conditions?"
After paying back the 13,000 taels of silver to Yunxiufang, he asked Zou Qing for another 50,000 taels of silver.
He spoke of the number of silver pieces as if they were only stones.
But it was clear that he was very stingy in the past.
Zou Qing looked at him gloomily, and after a while he said with a fake smile: "My Lord, your appetite is really getting bigger and bigger."
Guanzhong Hou was getting a little impatient. Hearing the evasiveness in Zou Qing's words, he raised the corners of his mouth and smiled like a smug man: "What's wrong? You don't agree?"
Zou Qing tapped his fingers on the table, feeling a little embarrassed: "During this period of time, the Marquis has taken nearly 100,000 taels from us... I thought the Marquis knew how to write the four words 'stop when enough is enough'."
This was a bit impolite. Guan Zhonghou's face slowly changed. He looked at Zou Qing in front of him and sneered: "Come on, let's not beat around the bush. Just tell me whether you will give me the money or not." After he finished speaking, he looked at Zou Qing and smiled smugly: "Think it over. If you don't give me the money, there are many people who want to give me money to spend."
Zou Qing's eyelids twitched, but he immediately suppressed it, put away his fingers, looked at him thoughtfully and asked: "Oh? I wonder who wants to line up to give you money?"
Guanzhong Hou was smarter this time. He frowned and looked at him, shaking his head suspiciously: "You don't need to know these. You just need to know that if you don't give me silver, there are many people who want to give it to me. So tell me, are you going to give me the silver or not? For you, I didn't even marry the princess. Do you know how much I lost? How can one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand silvers be enough?!"
This is quite a big tone.
Zou Qing was getting more and more annoyed with his greed. Thinking of Jiang Songwen's instructions, he smiled without showing any smile: "Give it to us, why wouldn't we give it to you?"
Guanzhong Hou felt somewhat proud. Giving silver was the most normal thing to do. After all, he held such a big handle in his hand. If Zou Qing didn't give silver, he would have many ways to kill them.
You have to know that Shen Chen is not an easy guy to deal with. If you dare to plot against him, you must be prepared to be killed by him.
Jiang Songwen is certainly powerful, but is Shen Chen someone who is easy to bully
If they really come into conflict, Jiang Songwen will definitely be the one who suffers.
He felt that he was right, that he had guessed what Zou Qing and the others were thinking and had seized the evidence, so he became even more arrogant, speaking without regard for their opinions, and not giving them any room to regret. He opened his mouth and said, "Well, it's not a big deal for me to ask for money again and again..." (To be continued)