Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

However, Guo Ye could clearly feel that Cui Yizhen, who was innocently lying on the ground and shot, was definitely a more respected child in the Cui family's direct lineage.At least it shouldn't come from a collateral line.

Otherwise, the Cui family of Qinghe wouldn't be able to risk the idea of ​​raising taxes and money for a collateral child, just to give themselves a resounding blow.

"Lord Inspector?"

Seeing that he was about to arrive at the government office, Chen Jitao called out in a low voice, and then asked: "Since this was done by the Cui family of Qinghe, why not report it directly to the imperial court? Robbing the salt tax is a way of copying the family and exterminating the family." It is a serious crime, let him Qinghe Cui family is a famous family, ranked among the Eight Great Families, it is impossible to avoid this."

"Report to the court?"

Guo Ye subconsciously rejected Chen Jitao's proposal, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "What about the evidence? To catch thieves and get stolen goods, to catch rape and get double, we have no real evidence, just relying on red lips and white teeth to say that this thing was done by the Cui family, isn't that true?" Is it a joke? Who would believe it? Besides..."

Guo Ye glanced at Chen Jitao with a little worry, and said in a low voice: "Until this matter has not yet been established, or until we have found conclusive evidence, we really can't go to the court. This is a loss of millions of taels of salt tax." If the news of the matter reaches the ears of the emperor, it must be a thunderbolt. At that time, Laoguan will just wait to eat melons. Alas, let alone Laoguan, I am afraid that all the officials in the entire Yangzhou government will be implicated. See It means that the official assessment of the official department will start every spring, do you want to leave black spots on the official department, which will affect the promotion?"

Guo Ye did not exaggerate. Even if Kong Yingda was in charge of the Ministry of Officials, he could turn a blind eye to it, but if this incident aroused the anger of His Majesty Li Er's Long Yan, Kong Yingda and Yu Shinan would not be able to help them.

These words directly hit Chen Jitao's weakness, because Guo Ye had promised him before that he would succeed Sun Yumo and be promoted to Yangzhou.If you are really affected by this incident, you may not have this opportunity in the future.

Immediately, Chen Jitao's face turned bitter, and there were mixed feelings in his heart. He secretly cursed the Cui family, and even Guan Jiujiu was reprimanded in his heart.

In the end, he frowned and asked bitterly: "Lord Inspector, what do you think we should do? You won't have to wait in Yangzhou to let the Cui family pay back the salt tax, right?"

Guo Ye shook his head and said, "Although Cui Yizhen's death was not intentional by us, we have already formed a relationship with the Qinghe Cui family. How can we expect them to return the salt tax?"

"Then what should I do?"

Chen Jitao said with worry in his eyes: "There is no real evidence to prove that the Cui family robbed our salt tax, and we can't expect them to return it. Now the day when the salt tax is escorted to the household department for delivery is getting closer. It's a matter. If you can't pay this huge sum of money by then, you will be suspicious sooner or later. The court and the emperor will always know about the loss of the salt tax. Alas, alas, alas...how can this be done?"

What Chen Jitao could think of, Guo Ye had already thought of.He thought about it for a while, sighed softly, and said, "What else can I do? The most urgent thing right now is to make up the huge sum of salt tax in time, and transport it to Chang'an for delivery with the Ministry of Households on time, so as not to arouse the court's suspicion. Hehe, Otherwise, Changsun Wuji and the others really won't be able to stay idle, and they will definitely use this to make matters worse."

"Ah? Your Excellency, you mean that our Yangzhou government pays the salt tax out of our own pocket?"

Chen Jitao's eyes widened, and he exclaimed: "Lord Inspector, this salt tax is worth several million taels!!! Do you know how much treasury money we have in the treasury of our Yangzhou government office? It will exceed 30 taels. It’s just a drop in the bucket, where is enough? How to make up? How to make up?”

Guo Ye was not as anxious as Chen Jitao at this time, he waved his hand, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's not a problem if you can solve it with money. I know that Yangzhou government has no money, but it doesn't mean that other places No money. Millions of taels of salt tax, I think I can still be temporarily transferred from other places to deal with emergencies."

"what??"

Surviving a desperate situation, Chen Jitao almost wept with joy, and asked with an unbelievable expression: "Master Inspector, Inspector? Your family is so rich, so rich that you can beat the country?? This, this is millions of taels of snowflake silver." ah!"

"Cut, don't try to trick me!"

Guo Ye rolled his eyes at Chen Jitao, and hummed, "I said it was a temporary loan. In this way, when I return to the government office, I will personally repair a book, and then let Liu Zhenxuan go on a trip day and night to Chang'an in person. He only needs to take the I am writing this letter to Changlefang to find Ms. Yu Nuannuan, in the name of the Yangzhou government office, coupled with my friendship with the big bank in Changlefang, and temporarily borrowing several million taels of tax money from them at high interest rates, I think it is better No difficulty."

Changlefang Big Bank?

Miss Yu Nuannuan?

Chen Jitao had naturally heard of it. One was the largest bank in Chang'an City, with branches all over Chang'an City, and even in many northern state capitals.One is the woman in charge of the Changlefang Big Bank. According to legend, this woman holds unimaginable liquid cash in her hands, and is known as the richest woman in Chang'an.

Hearing Guo Ye's words, Chen Jitao burst into tears, and was moved: "My lord, my lord, you are really omnipotent, you have all-powerful hands and eyes! I am convinced, I really am convinced!"

Guo Ye waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't put a high hat on me, this salt tax money was temporarily borrowed from Yu Nuannuan's big bank, and it was calculated as interest. And it was borrowed in the name of the Yangzhou government office , don’t try to pin it on me alone. As long as you borrow one more day, the interest will be paid one more day, not to mention the principal, even the interest will be so high that you can’t breathe. Mingren, the money of the bank It’s not easy to take, if you don’t get it after a long time, you will die.”

Chen Jitao also knew that the bank relied on low interest rates to absorb depositors' money, and then borrowed money at high interest rates, earning dividends from this input and output.The interest of millions of taels of silver is scary in one day, not to mention the current situation of the Yangzhou government, but it is unknown when the money will be returned.

Immediately, he said: "My lord, we still have to find a way to get back the salt tax that the Cui family robbed as soon as possible, otherwise the money will not be paid, not only the name of our Yangzhou government will be damaged, but even your lord and Changle will be damaged." Fangda Bank, the friendship with Miss Yu Nuannuan will be damaged."

Naturally, Guo Ye would not tell Chen Jitao that he also owns shares in Changlefang Big Bank, but nodded and said, "That's right, we want to get the money back from the Cui family as soon as possible. But the salt tax has been quietly taken by them." How can you pull out your teeth and let them eat it and spit it out?"

"Yeah, it's tricky, it's really tricky!"

Chen Jitao sighed: "Liang Zijie is so big, it is obvious that the Cui family wants to kill the adults and avenge Cui Yizhen, how can they return this money so easily? And the money is so touching, this is another sum that makes people feel greedy Heart, take it as your own huge sum of money."

Guo Ye nodded his head, approved Chen Jitao's statement, and then fell silent.

After about a while, until the carriage stopped moving forward, I heard the groom driving the carriage outside shouting: "Lord Inspector, Lord Chancellor, we have arrived at the gate of the government office."

When the voice came, Guo Ye woke up with a start, as if he had an idea in his heart again, with a curved mouth, he said with a half-smile: "Since they refuse to return it, then I will find a way to get it back from their Cui family." , Damn, I stole my stuff, and I insisted that he spit it out for me with interest."

Chen Jitao was overjoyed when he heard the words. He was too familiar with the smirk on Guo Ye's mouth, so he couldn't help asking in surprise, "Huh? My lord, do you have a countermeasure to claim back the salt tax?"

Guo Ye raised his hand towards the outside of the car, and said in a low voice, "Get out of the car first, and we'll talk after entering the government office."

Afterwards, they got out of the carriage with Chen Jitao one after the other.

The two walked up the steps of the government office side by side. Just as Guo Ye was about to enter the gate, he suddenly turned his head and asked Chen Jitao beside him, "That's right, Mingren. I heard you mention it on the way just now, and the Cui family sent another person to Yangzhou to You took over the Yangzhou Bank and reopened it?"

Chen Jitao was startled for a moment, and stopped. Although he didn't know why Guo Ye asked this question, he still replied respectfully: "That's right, the new head of the Yangzhou bank is from Cui Yizhen's generation. It is from a collateral line of Qinghe Cui family. Oh, by the way, last time when he opened his business, he sent someone to send invitations to your lord. Unfortunately, your lord is far away in Longxi, so the lower official ignored it. The lower official vaguely remembered that this new The children of the Cui family who came here are also from the generation of 'Yi', their surname is Cui, um, their name is Gui. Yes, they are called Cui Yigui!!"

Chapter 820

After Guo Ye entered the government office, he didn't intend to immediately convene everyone to discuss matters and discuss countermeasures. Instead, he came to Xiuxiu's room and asked her to find ordinary clothes for her to come out of the government office in the appearance of a merchant.

According to the place Chen Jitao mentioned to him before, he came alone to the most prosperous downtown area in Yangzhou City - Dazhongfang.

Dazhongfang is located in the center of the city, with three streets and seven alleys. All the well-known and time-honored brands and famous names in Yangzhou have branched here, such as Zhouji Silk and Satin Shop, Yangzhou Lion Head Restaurant, Xu's Pawn Shop, etc. Wait for the shop.

These are all well-known names in Yangzhou, or time-honored brands that have been passed down for hundreds of years.

It is precisely because of the prosperity of Dazhong Square that the land price of Dazhong Square is the highest in the entire Yangzhou City, which can be described as an inch of land and an inch of gold.Compared with the current Changle Square in Chang'an, it is much more modest.

It just so happens that the Yangzhou Bank, which was jointly opened by the Zhang family and the Qinghe Cui family in Gujing Lane, is also located here.

Although the Zhang family in Gujing Lane has become a thing of the past, and Cui Yizhen, a son of the Cui family, also died in Huangquan, but the Yangzhou bank is still open, but it has been completely taken over by the Cui family of Qinghe, and the person in charge has been changed.

Wearing ordinary clothes, Guo Ye turned into a young businessman traveling north and south, walked into Dazhong Square, and came to the gate of Yangzhou Bank.

This is a two-story octagonal building along the street, with the front facing the street and the back with a small courtyard.

A gold-plated plaque signboard is hung above the gate, and four large characters are written on the signboard: Yangzhou Yinhao.

Guo Ye stood at the door and looked at Yangzhou Bank. Suddenly, a young man ran out of the door, opened his mouth with a smile on his face, and shouted enthusiastically: "This owner is doing a big business, and he is coming to us for a while. Is the bank lending money?"

"what?"

Guo Ye's original intention was to come over and inquire about the situation of Yangzhou Bank by the way.Unexpectedly, I was a little surprised when I suddenly encountered such a picture of the other party's buddy.

Seeing that Guo Ye didn't nod his head to admit it, but he didn't shake his head to deny it either, the guy seemed to understand, and said with a sneer, "Hey, look at my bad mouth, why do you ask such things in the street? Isn't it embarrassing?" Do you slap your mouth, really slap your mouth."

As he said that, he raised his palm and slapped himself lightly, and then he said with a flattering smile: "My boss, please come inside first. How about talking about business while having tea? Don't worry, our Yangzhou Bank It is famous for its abundance of cash, and you can borrow as much as you want. Hehe, and there are people behind our Yangzhou bank, and the backing is strong, so there is absolutely no need to worry about money. Besides, our bank's head is a famous family , I will definitely not do that kind of thing to deceive customers, to ensure that children are not deceived, and the interest is fair."

After saying that, the guy had already dragged Guo Ye into the front hall of Yangzhou Bank.

Guo Ye saw that this guy was eloquent, his mouth was as sharp as a machine gun, he was really powerful.

He couldn't help admiring secretly in his heart, this Cui Yigui is a capable person, he can get a glimpse of a leopard from a small welcome guy under him.

He was enthusiastically dragged into the front hall by the clerk, and he saw that there were a lot of people in the hall, and many merchants from south to north came in and out of the gate of Yangzhou Bank, which showed that the business was booming.