The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 327

"Hundreds of thousands of silver coins?!"

Ah Yue's bright eyes widened, and she covered her mouth and exclaimed.

Having been with Cheng Yuanzhi for a long time, she also has a certain understanding of state and county income, monetary economy, and knows that hundreds of thousands of silver coins are enough for one hundred thousand people's annual needs.

In other words, when she bought jewelry, she seemed to take advantage of a hundred silver coins, but in fact she caused the country to lose hundreds of thousands of income.

This is completely like picking up sesame seeds and losing the watermelon.

Ah Yue once listened to Cheng Yuanzhi's analysis of the importance of the people's hearts to a country, and knew the truth that "the king is like a boat, and the people are like water, and it will be carried by it".

How can you compete with the people for profit?

Therefore, the common people cannot take advantage of it, compensation must be compensated, and the matter of tax exemption can be said to be a foregone conclusion.

Thinking of the price of buying these jewelries... Ah Yue felt the blood rushing to her forehead——a little over the top.

But there are people coming and going on the street, and there are countless pairs of eyes staring at her, some words are not easy to say in the street, Ah Yue can only temporarily hold her annoyance in her stomach, thinking that she will explain to her husband when she goes back, she has no intention .

In fact, Cheng Yuanzhi doesn't care whether he is tax-free or not. Anyway, he has abdicated, and he doesn't feel sorry for him.

The two continued to go shopping, walking from Dongmen Street where accessories were sold, to the middle section, and turned into Nanmen Street where clothes were sold.

"Master, shall we go back?" Ah Yue slumped slightly, feeling a little reluctant to continue walking.

Suddenly, I feel that shopping is boring.

Too expensive.

Cheng Yuanzhi was startled, and waved his hand grandly.

"It's all coming."

"It's rare to take you out for a trip, of course I want to have a good time shopping!"

Ah Yue nodded, with a gloomy expression on her face, and she still cared a little bit depending on the situation.

The two walked hand in hand, wandering along several main roads in the city.

Strictly speaking, this is actually the first time that Cheng Yuanzhi accompanied his wife on a trip alone. Although he took other wives to go shopping in the past, every time he went out, he was followed by dozens of guards, named guards, who were actually responsible for carrying bags. Carry goods.

Although there is no such ostentation now, it is more relaxed and at ease.

It is indeed good to be a high-ranking official. Except for things like childbearing that need to be done by oneself, most other things can actually be done by others.

However, being a small person also has the benefits of being a small person.

At least you don't have to worry about the fire in the backyard, brothers fighting against the wall, uncles and sisters messing around, and so on.

Ever since Ah Yue knew that the price of her jewelry was as high as hundreds of thousands of silver coins, she was completely quiet along the way, and she was no longer as happy and lively as before.Every time I came to the door of a tailor shop, I stopped looking inside, and my whole person looked listless.

Cheng Yuanzhi wondered: "Why is Madam lacking in sexual interest and depressed?"

Cheng Yuanzhi was very generous to this little lady who was 30 years apart, and was not affected by the tax exemption.

On the contrary, he was very happy to help Dabai buy a wave of popular support through this excuse.

Then he said: "The master has plenty of money! Buy it! Buy it to death! After buying, let the store deliver it to your house, and pay on delivery."

As soon as these words came out, Ah Yue immediately turned from worry to joy, and raised her face and asked, "Really?"

Seeing Cheng Yuanzhi nod his head heavily, Ah Yue came back to life in a flash, and immediately went to a clothing store, picking and choosing, and trying on clothes.

After a long time, a shopkeeper with big bags and small bags was just led out with a full load.

The shopkeeper walked up to him, bowed his head and bowed his head and said: "I have seen the king!"

Cheng Yuanzhi glanced at him: "How much?"

The shopkeeper replied: "A total of three thousand silver coins."

"Send it to my house." Cheng Yuanzhi nodded, and led Ah Yue to continue walking.

The shopkeeper watched him off, and with a wave of his hand, a strong man sprang out from behind, took the package, and ran away.

Walking all the way down, I didn't realize that it was already afternoon. While walking, I suddenly saw a circle of people in the middle of the road ahead, pointing and whispering, as if something happened.

When Fang Xing went outside the crowd, he heard a man inside ask loudly: "Brother, what happened?"

Another person replied: "Brother, something serious has happened. Last night, the Li family in the suburbs of Dongcheng was poisoned and died suddenly. Only this girl survived, so they sold their bodies here to bury the whole family!"

The man first said: "Oh? Look at this young woman, she is lonely and helpless, so pitiful."

The latter said humanely: "Who said it was not!"

Cheng Yuanzhi's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and was about to go in to check, but was grabbed by Ah Yue.

Ah Yue has a gentle nature and is very sensitive to the matter of the dead. When she heard that she sold her body to bury her family, she was so frightened that her face paled and she didn't dare to come forward.

"Master, this kind of matter is handled by the government itself, so let's not look at it."

Cheng Yuanzhi looked around and saw crowds of onlookers, but no one offered a helping hand, so he murmured: "Nowadays, the government is clean and the people are peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, but Hanoi suddenly has such a big event of extermination. Now that I have seen it, You can’t sit idly by.”

After finishing speaking, he squeezed into the crowd and asked a white-bearded old man in front of him, "Brother, do you know what happened?"

The old man turned his head, glanced at Cheng Yuanzhi, his expression changed, and he was about to kneel down.

But Cheng Yuanzhi stretched out his hand to support him and shook his head.

The old man understood, and quickly said: "All five members of the family are gone, and the three-year-old child is not spared. If this girl didn't stay in the city last night and did not return, she might have been poisoned too."

Cheng Yuanzhi glanced at the row of corpses on the wooden cart, then at the thin but pretty girl, frowned, and said loudly:
"In broad daylight, the world is bright...Who dares to be so bold? Does my brother know the reason?"

The old man nodded and said: "This girl Li is sixteen years old, she is from the Li family village in Dongcheng, her family is quite poor, after being introduced by an acquaintance, she found a job making clothes in a tailor shop in the city, and now the whole family is dead. But what to do."

Cheng Yuanzhi looked at the girl, and said softly: "Miss Li, why didn't you report the case to the government, but sell yourself here to bury the whole family?"

The girl surnamed Li sobbed and said, "Master, after hearing the bad news, the little girl went to the government office to appeal for grievances before noon, but after the prefect Dong Zhao interrogated her, she ordered the little girl to bury her family first, and then...then pursue the murderer... ..."

Cheng Yuanzhi nodded after listening, and then asked: "Does your father have any grudges against others?"

The girl shook her head blankly: "My family is poor, my father has always been kind to others and has no grudges against others."

Cheng Yuanzhi asked again: "Does your father have any money dealings with others?"

The girl thought for a while and said: "No, it's just that a few days ago, Zhu Er from the neighboring village asked someone to propose a marriage and sent some money. My father thought that he was not seeking to make progress and was idle all day long, so he declined the marriage."

Hearing this and seeing the girl's beautiful face, Cheng Yuanzhi already knew it in his heart.

Just at this time, Dong Zhao, the prefect of Hanoi, hurried over with his soldiers. When he saw Cheng Yuanzhi, he quickly bowed and saluted.
Then he asked: "Your Majesty, there is already a clue to this case. Zhu Er from the same village is the most suspected, and he is going to arrest him. Hearing that His Majesty is here, he turned around and came here."

Cheng Yuanzhi nodded and didn't say much, but ordered Dong Zhao to send someone to arrest Zhu Er as soon as possible for trial.

Dong Zhao took the order and left in a hurry.

Cheng Yuanzhi felt relieved.

He and Dong Zhao are also old acquaintances, and their relationship can even be traced back to 35 years ago. Therefore, I know that the latter is a small expert in government affairs and responsible for his parents.

If you want to come to a trivial case, it shouldn't be difficult for him.

Not long after, Zhu Er was locked up by soldiers and taken to the lobby of the government office.

Dong Zhaogao sat on the seat, stared at him and said coldly: "Zhu Er, half a month ago, you asked someone to say that you were a matchmaker in the Li family, is there such a thing?"

Ever since he was captured by the soldiers, Zhu Er had lost his expression and flustered his eyes. Hearing this cold drink, he was even more frightened, squeaked and spoke incoherently.

Seeing this, Dong Zhao asked again: "I know all about your poisoning and killing of your whole family in the well. If you plead guilty as soon as possible, you can still avoid death, otherwise..."

"Your Excellency, I am wronged." Zhu Er suddenly kowtowed and shouted for injustice.

Not long after, there was already blood on his forehead, which was dark red.

Doesn't look like a lie.

Seeing this, everyone was startled.

This sudden reversal almost broke Cheng Yuanzhi's waist.

(End of this chapter)