Following the man's words, more than a dozen navy soldiers armed with bird guns appeared on the side of the ship, and the black muzzles were aimed directly at Xiang Qingshan and Roberts.
At the same time, the other warships of the navy had also approached the dozen or so cargo ships.
Xiang Qingshan couldn't hear Roberts' hysterical howl, and everything he thought in his mind was over, over!
His eyes frantically looked around, nothing but despair, until his eyes fell on the brown suitcase.
All this is slow to say, but it is only a momentary matter. Xiang Qingshan rushed over and hugged the suitcase at the fastest speed in his life, and then jumped over the side of the ship and jumped into the sea.
With a splash of water, surprises sounded one after another, followed by the voice of the popularity of the boat calling to catch him.
Born and raised in a water town, there are not many who can't know water. Xiang Qingshan is a cautious person, so he is very familiar with the terrain in this area.
He wrapped tightly around the suitcase with one hand and paddled vigorously with the other hand, and the noisy voice was thrown behind him, getting further and further away.
As long as he has this box of tickets, he will not finish. As long as he can escape from here, even if his face is seen, and the Wu family is behind him, no one can do anything about him, as long as he can keep this box of tickets.
When Xiang Qingshan was verifying the meeting ticket, he paid attention to this box. The box is well sealed and should not get water in a short period of time.
Xiang Qingshan relied on this idea and kept swimming forward. He did not return in a straight line, but circled around the coast and came to a reef beach.
He was so exhausted that he could only slump there, every wave of waves washing his body. But the box was still tightly clenched in his hands.
Xiang Qingshan didn't know that after he drifted away, the voices clamoring to grab him disappeared, and Roberts no longer howled hysterically.
Roberts got on the navy's warship and smiled at the general at the bow: "You said he knew he was desperate not to, and what he brought back was just a pile of waste paper, what would his reaction be?"
This general is also a humorous person, and said with a smile: "I guess I will probably go crazy."
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I don't know how long it took, Xiang Qingshan, who was paralyzed on the reef beach, finally made a move.
He got up slowly and quickly left.
He avoided people along the way. Fortunately, it was summer, and the wet clothes on his body dried quickly. He didn't know how long he had been walking until it was dark before entering the city.
He found an inn to settle down, and when he entered the room, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Someone brought him food, and after he paid for it, he devoured it. He usually doesn't see any delicacy and delicacies, but now it's just a bowl of Yangchun noodles, which he actually thinks is supremely delicious.
After eating a bowl of noodles, Xiang Qingshan wiped his mouth casually, then carried the brown suitcase over and opened it.
He was very excited, but when he saw the tickets in the box that were all stuck together because they were soaked in water, his eyes immediately froze.
Why is this! How could this be? !
Xiang Qingshan let out a howl that didn't sound like a human voice, and turned over the box unsteadily with his hands and feet, only to find that there was an invisible gap in the four corners of the suitcase. And these few gaps are enough to ruin everything.
Xiang Qingshan eventually returned to Suzhou.
Because of the two days and one night that he was missing, the Xiang family almost went crazy, because not only Xiang Qingshan didn't come back, but also the buddy labor who went with him didn't come back.
The Xiang family made countless guesses, and even the worst plan—meeting a pirate, came to mind.
Unexpectedly, people came back, and naturally there were many surprises.
But what they faced was that such a large batch of goods was seized, and the silver was also soaked. In these short few days, the Xiang family has endured too many surprises and accidents.
The old lady Xiang couldn't bear the blow and fell ill to bed, and the Xiang family was in chaos. But no matter what, as long as people don't die, they have to live on.
Xiang Qingshan is worthy of being Xiang Qingshan, even at this point, he can still maintain his composure.
On the one hand, he sent someone to notify the Wu family of the matter, and on the other hand, he ordered someone to go to Shanxi and other places to deal with the business there. He always had a bad feeling that this matter would not end there.
On the other hand, when the Wu family received the news, Wu Wanqiong was in a bad mood and couldn't recover for a long time.
"There must be something tricky about this. Could it be that Roberts lied to me? No, I'm going to Dinghai." Wu Wanqiong, who had recovered, stood up and rushed out.
Amber stopped her: "Okay, girl, at this time, don't make any more troubles, you must not go out at this time."
"Why not? Did Roberts lie to him?"
"Girl, listen to the old slave, things are not so simple, this matter must have something to do with the Zhejiang Navy. You can't go out until you find out what's going on, but don't worry, the old slave will go down and make arrangements. "
Amber is worthy of being the housekeeper beside the old man, and he is also very methodical in his work. The first thing he did was to warn Xiang Qingshan that no matter what happened, Mr. Wu Ge must not be involved, otherwise the Daluo Immortal would not be able to save him.
Then, he hurriedly ordered someone to deliver the letter to Beijing.
The matter is indeed not over, because soon there will be merchants holding the meeting tickets and going to the Hongchang ticket number to exchange money.
There is still some money left on the Hongchang ticket account, and it can still last for a few days.
Now Xiang Qingshan has determined that someone is targeting him, and that person who doesn't do what others think is likely to be the Tailong ticket number.
He couldn't help but think of the woman who was disguised as a man he had seen before. Was that person not dead? So revenge is coming? But it wasn't him who made an appearance in this matter. In fact, Xiang Qingshan didn't know how the Wu family did it except knowing that Zhao'er was dead.
To put it bluntly, the Wu family implicated him in this matter.
The Wu family didn't reply, so he sent someone to remind him every day. Not only is he urging the Wu family to get the goods out, but also to urge the Wu family to take out the money in an emergency. If the Wu family loses his hand, he will die.
But now where can the Wu family take out the money, all the money that can be used on the book is taken to Xiang Qingshan, even if Wu Wanqiong is smashed to ashes, he will not be able to get the money.
The cash of the Hongchang ticket number will be used up soon, at least the total number has no money, the total number has no silver, and the semicolon must have run out of money long ago, but I can't see it, and the news didn't come back so fast, so I don't know for the time being.
Now Xiang Qingshan can't take care of other semicolons!
Someone came to redeem the silver, but was delayed by Hongchang ticket number for various reasons. One was like this, and so were the two. Gradually, news spread in Suzhou City that the Hongchang ticket number was running out of money, and even if the Hongchang ticket number was turned upside down, there would be no money.
More and more people flock to Hongchang Bank, including businessmen and ordinary people. The Hongchang ticket number is the largest ticket number in the Jiangnan area. When people store their money, they will choose the largest and most reputable ticket number to deposit.
Take the local area of Suzhou as an example. Which household does not have a bank note with a Hongchang ticket number, as small as 10 taels and as large as 100 taels.
The Hongchang ticket number was surrounded by people, and people eagerly demanded to exchange money. No matter how the ticket number's guy, the steward, or even the big owner of Xiang Qingshan came out to explain, they still only wanted silver.
"There is indeed some problem with the cash of the Suzhou ticket number, but it is not that there is no money to exchange for everyone. Everyone wait, give Xiang a half a month, not a month, and soon the money of other semicolons will be available. When I am transferred, I can exchange money for everyone. Xiang is a native, and it is impossible to harm the villagers... "
In just a few days, more than half of Xiang Qingshan's hair was white, and he looked haggard, but he still insisted on explaining to everyone.
Someone in the crowd shouted: "Don't believe him, I have relatives who just came back from outside, and the Hongchang ticket numbers in other places have long been messed up, and they have long run out of money!"
"Don't believe him, these big profiteers who eat people and don't spit out bones have stolen our money. You pay me back..."
"We only need money..."
The crowd became restless, and some people even threw things at Xiang Qingshan, one had two, and the rotten vegetable leaves rushed towards Xiang Qingshan like rain.
While hiding, Xiang Qingshan entered the ticket number under the support of the guy. The ticket number door was tightly closed from the inside, but he couldn't stop the scolding from outside.
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More and more people heard about this and walked onto the street to the gate of Hongchang Bank.
Not only the Hongchang ticket number, but the Xiang family was also surrounded by people. Every day, people gathered outside the Xiang family and scolded them. The Xiang family was in a panic.
This matter is more serious than expected. No one knows how much money Hongchang ticket owes and how many people. There are few people on Suzhou Street, and most of these people gather in front of the Hongchang ticket number.
Since then, Lin Yirong, the prefect of Suzhou, panicked.
Suzhou is at the core of the Jiangnan area. If the city of Suzhou is in chaos, if it kills his head ten times, I am afraid that it will not be able to contain Thunder's anger.
In fact, Lin Yirong is also a bit wronged. He only took office in Suzhou for just over a year.
Jiang Wang, the former prefect of Suzhou, was involved in the case of entering the court because of many crimes such as encroaching on civilian land. Because of how much blood and blood this matter has caused, the seat of the prefect of Suzhou has been vacant, and the prefect of the prefecture is temporarily responsible. It's hard to wait for everything to be calm, because this location is too popular, and it has caused so many disputes.
How Lin Yirong got into this position, he doesn't even know, he has no faction, and he has no backers. He has been unknown for all these years. Who would have wanted to be hit by gold falling from the sky.
In fact, whether it is gold or not, only Lin Yirong himself knows that the officials and factions in the Jiangnan area are intertwined. If someone like him comes here without a backing background, he will be in a situation of plywood. Even the Suzhou Tongzhi below him are more respectable than he is in the local area, and they can eat well.
It's not that Lin Yirong doesn't want to do some real work, but the experience over the past year has already worn him down to nothing, so he just wants to wait for the end of his term to move to a place to relieve himself. Suddenly such a big thing happened. to kill him.
He has a very indecisive temperament, otherwise a dignified prefect would not be in such a situation. He could realize the seriousness of it, but whether or not he should write a book made him hesitate.
It stands to reason that there is such a big mess in Suzhou, and Zhao Guang, the governor of Su Song, should have made a move a long time ago, but there was no move.
At this time, Lin Yirong seemed to be being roasted on the fire, making him sleepless and sleepless.
And it was at this time that someone from the Suzhou government came to the door.
He is an unexpected person for Lin Yirong.
"Master Lin."
"Master Xue."
Lin Yirong had only met Xue Tingxiang once, and it was when he passed away in the Golden Palace, but over the years, the other person's appearance has changed a lot, and he couldn't recognize it for a while.
"Master Xue visited late at night, why did you come?"
"Naturally, he came to save Lord Lin." Xue Tingxiang said with a smile.
"Save me?" Lin Yirong's eyes flashed.
Could it be that Xue Tingxiang knew about the chaos in Suzhou City
Yes, this matter can't be hidden from the public eye, and the street has become like that, but anyone who has some content in their eyes knows that this mess is not small. No one comes to the door now, but the news doesn't get out so quickly.
It may be one day, it may be two days, maybe the person who escorted him to Beijing will come that day.
Lin Yirong was frightened, like a bird with a bow.
In comparison, Xue Tingxiang was much more comfortable, looking at Lin Yirong with a smile, with a kind expression on his face.
A glimmer of hope gradually rose in Lin Yirong's heart.
Xue Tingxiang is the confidant of the Holy Sage. He came to Suzhou from Zhejiang. Naturally, he did not aim at nothing. Maybe he really came to save him
But how to save, how to save
But Lin Yirong couldn't care about these anymore. He fell to his knees with a plop, completely ignorant of the dignity of the government, and cried to Xue Tingyan, "Master Xue, save me!"
Xue Tingxiang sighed secretly.
The position of the prefect of Suzhou is important, and the factions are at odds with each other. The final result is their consistent practice. Since your people can't come, and mine can't, then find someone who is not someone else.
I didn't expect to choose such a person, but Xue Tingxiang could understand after thinking about it. This kind of person who is indecisive and indecisive is easy to control. However, he is also fortunate that he is such a person, otherwise his next things will be really difficult to handle.
He helped Lin Yirong up and said softly, "Lord Lin has something to do, just stand up and talk."
Then Lin Yirong talked about the current situation in Suzhou, but there is no more.
Xue Tingxiang sighed again, and then pointed out his intention: "Actually, this official came this time because of this Hongchang ticket number, but I didn't expect this small Hongchang ticket number to cause such a chaos."
"That's not the case. The Jiangnan area is prosperous in business, and it is the top taxpayer in Dachang every year for the imperial court. It can be said that it supports half of Dachang's taxation. People here are rich and smart, and businessmen inevitably have money exchanges, so this place There are also the most ticket numbers, and this Hongchang ticket number is the most powerful."
"Lord Lin, do you know why the Hongchang ticket number suddenly has no silver to redeem?"
"Why?"
Xue Tingxiang finally understood why some people said that the harm of such officials is much greater than that of officials who seek their government but are greedy.
He didn't know anything about such an important matter, and the prefect of Suzhou didn't know how to act.
He didn't care to sigh, and pointed out his purpose: "The official knows this. Just a few days ago, the Zhejiang navy just seized a batch of marine goods from Hongchang ticket number. These marine goods are as high as millions of taels."