one step closer to the end

"Your Majesty! Yin Zhiping's accounting skills are very good. Outsiders may see that he is doing well, but in fact he is using high rebates, nothing but a white wolf..."

The official lamented: "There are as many as a thousand investors, and he used the houses of these people to mortgage, half of which will continue to rebate, and half of which will expand the scale. He rented more than 3000 mu of land in the countryside and bought [-] bonded laborers. , Then build a workshop, brag, and continue to deceive people to come and invest money!"

The old emperor hurriedly asked: "Is it true that there is no money left? Can the court make up for this shortfall?"

"Your Majesty! I have never seen such a shameless person. He even mortgaged the latrine..."

The official said bitterly: "Ku Yin of the Tang Dynasty is not as much owed by him. Even if you don't use troops against Tianzhu, this big hole can hollow us out. It should be a little later to catch him, maybe You can also search for a few million taels!"

"Is there any way not to return this money..."

The old emperor looked at the other party weakly, and the other party spread his hands and said: "The minister has also been scammed a lot of money, and the family is about to fall apart. Even if the old minister doesn't want the money, the queen mother, empress, noble concubine, uncle, and the Holy One How do you explain to your elders?"

"What? That kid actually tricked me..."

The old emperor jumped up abruptly, but the other party asked back in a low voice: "Your Majesty! You have a ladder with the Empress. It is said that the Empress invested 3 taels...gold, and..."

"Bastard! You immediately go to the sky prison to arrest someone. If you don't pay back the money, I will cut off his dog's head..."

Chapter 1264 Dragon in Prison

"My lord! Lunch is still to your liking. Would you like some more plum wine..."

The two guards flatteringly opened the cell door. Zhao Guanren was sitting behind the desk picking his teeth, with a pile of food leftovers in front of him, and said, "No more! I should go out after a break. Tell the brothers to stop and wait patiently for me." The news will do!"

"Congratulations, my lord, then let's change your clothes for you and go out clean..."

The jailers nodded and bowed like dogs, but Zhao Guanren waved his hand and refused. He took a few packs of cigarettes and walked to the opposite side. He looked at a gray-haired old prisoner and said with a smile, "Old Wu Ge! I can't play chess with you for the time being." , keep these packs of cigarettes!"

"Don't talk bad words, it's best not to play chess with me forever, this is not a good place..."

The old man went to the fence and took the cigarettes, Zhao Guanren smiled again: "There are only two possibilities for playing chess again, either we meet again outside, or we meet in the sky, but I will remember what you want to say, and I will definitely bring it to your family , don't worry about it!"

"Xiao Yin! You are a dragon and a phoenix among people, and you must have a bright future in the future..."

Wu Gelao patted his arm through the iron bars, and said in a low voice: "You go to find my daughter, there is a precious Leixiu cheat book under the plywood of the old red box, you can copy a copy and practice hard. Although it is difficult for us mine repairers, if you practice well, you will be a blockbuster!"

"Okay! Got it..."

Zhao Guanren instinctively opened his right hand behind his back, and a purple thunderball suddenly appeared in his palm, and he crushed it with a "crack". Elder Wu Ge nodded his head very satisfied, thinking that he had set off an electric spark. Praise him for his talent.

"Ge Lao! You rest, I believe we will meet again outside..."

Zhao Guanren turned his head and walked back into the prison cell. Thunder repairers are very rare in Datang, but when he was in the prison, he met one. When Mr. Wu Ge helped him open up the sea of ​​energy, he immediately found that his cultivation was still there. It's just that it lacks the profound energy that can be mobilized.

"My lord! Someone is coming from the palace, and I want to invite you into the palace..."

The jailers ran back in surprise. Zhao Guanren threw all the broken silver to them, put on his leather satchel and went straight out. His cultivation had already reached the first rank, and he was only one step away from the Grand Master. can break through.

"Yin Zhiping! Get in the car..."

A middle-aged eunuch stood outside the gate of the prison. Zhao Guanren walked out silently. He was no stranger to looking at the sun in the sky. My sister can bring him in.

"Has the prince promised to pay back the debt?"

Zhao Guanren got into the carriage and lit a cigarette, and the middle-aged eunuch followed him in and said with a smile, "I agreed in public! But when I heard the amount, I was almost frightened to death, and the emperor scolded my mother angrily. Wouldn't this invite you into the palace to think about it?" , their father and son are both golden words!"

"Hmph~ They want to dig money from me, but they are a little too young..."

Zhao Guanren sneered disdainfully. In fact, he had expected that someone would rob him of his business, so he was digging a hole from the very beginning. Until the emperor dared not fill it in.

……

The carriage soon arrived outside the palace, and the eunuchs put the shackles on him again, and the guards of the Imperial Army came to check again, and led him to the palace wall after no problem, and the guards outside the large tower were even tighter. Apparently a lot of big shots came.

"Wow wow wow..."

Zhao Guanren dragged his heavy shackles up the stairs. He was unkempt and ragged, emitting a strong stench from a distance. Not only the emperor and prince were present, but also the three provinces and six departments, seven princes, four princesses, Fahai and Tianyang. All the children came, all of them expressionless.

"Yin Zhiping! You are so brave..."

Prince Ji said angrily: "You have committed adultery with my concubine, I think that you have devoted yourself to eliminating harm for the people and have never made things difficult for you. How do you know that you have cheated countless people behind your back and caused a huge deficit? If you can’t make it up, just jump from here!”

"You guys are incompetent and say I'm a fraud. Can I take more than 700 million taels away..."

Zhao Guanren walked up to the crowd without bowing, and said, "Ask Bodhidharma Academy and Baiyun Temple, how many magical artifacts I bought from them, the first batch of orders alone is worth a million taels, and all of them are equipped with Fumoshi , is there such a scam money?"

"Oh? Seriously..."

The old emperor looked at Fahai in surprise, and Fahai bent down and said, "The poor monk never handles money, but I heard that Zhenmagic has ordered a large number of magical instruments, all of which are of the highest quality. The mages are still rushing to make it!"

"Holy!"

Tian Yangzi also saluted and said: "There is indeed an order from Zhenmasi, but the exact amount is not clear!"

"Hypocrisy! You fucking painted it, Tianyangzi..."

Zhao Guanren sarcastically said: "The logistics director of Zhenma Division asked you for three batches of magical artifacts from Baiyun Temple, with a total value of 60 taels of silver. , do you want me to publish the note to the public?"

"you……"

Tian Yangzi's face flushed all of a sudden, and everyone immediately looked at him with contempt.

"Tianyangzi! You not only assist the petty official in corrupting the law, but also connive at the shoddy work of the ritual weapon. What kind of way do you practice, the way to make money..."

Zhao Guanren yelled sharply: "A magical weapon is a weapon against demons. If there is a problem with the weapon, my Tang soldiers will die. According to the regulations of the Tang Dynasty's "Law of Work", the military armor is based on officials. Those who take stolen goods will be given fifty lashes. Those who fill it with fake things should be beheaded, and those who supervised it are guilty of the same crime, starting from you, you must be beheaded!"

"..."

This time everyone was shocked, not afraid that the gangster knows martial arts, but afraid that the gangster has culture, this guy has almost memorized the law of the Tang Dynasty, and Tian Yangzi yelled angrily: "How dare you bastard!" Frame me, this seat did not cut corners!"

"Dare to be a scum who dare not be, I will keep all the witnesses and evidence..."

Zhao Guanren said disdainfully: "Listen to what Master Fahai said. He said that the magic weapon for subduing demons only takes its cost, and subsidizes wages when it can. It will never cut corners, let alone give any benefits. This is the real master!"

"Amitabha! Donor Yin has praised you so much, the poor monk just wants to have a clear conscience..."

Fa Hai gave a deep salute with his palms up, and Tian Yangzi, who was full of shame and anger, stopped talking immediately, and suddenly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty! Back then, the poor Taoist was disturbed by the town magician, and he agreed to the benefits for a while, but I really do I don’t know about cutting corners!”

"Okay! Fu Moshi is also a soldier of my Tang Dynasty, so he should be killed if he cut corners..."

The old emperor waved his hand impatiently and said: "As for whether you know or not, the joint investigation by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Criminal Justice will make it clear to you, but I just want to know how to make up for this huge deficit, Yin Zhiping! You stabbed it Basket!"

"No! You stabbed it, not me..."

Zhao Guanren shook his head without hesitation, and everyone immediately looked at him in surprise, even Fa Hai suddenly raised his head, with an expression of "you don't want to die".

"What do you mean?"

The old emperor narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "Did I ask you to collect money, did I ask you to commit adultery, and you still want to put the pot of shit on my head?"

"Have I ever owed you a penny? Isn't that idiot Xu Shiming your servant..."

Zhao Guanren sneered and said: "You are the Ninth Five-Year Lord, you don't know the tricks of the people below, do you know how much profit I keep, [-]%! I want to support four thousand craftsmen, one thousand demon masters, [-]% I have distributed all the money to your courtiers, is there such a thing as money?"

"I'm talking nonsense!"

A minister scolded angrily: "If you divide all the money, how can so many people come to ask for the bill? You are clearly using their money to borrow chickens to lay eggs. Who is forcing you?"

"Haha~ In the three years of Qing Zhifu, one hundred thousand snowflake silver, Zhang Shangshu! Your son paid 30 taels back and forth, enough for your whole family to suffer for a whole year..."

Zhao Guanren laughed and said: "But if I don't let your family take a stake, can you let me start work, can you let my goods go out of the city, and you took 10 taels of rebate, why don't you let me record it in the account book, I A monk was forced to this position, all thanks to the corrupt officials of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Nonsense! It's a completely different matter..."

Zhang Shangshu jumped up against the case and said angrily: "You promised to lure the sufferer with huge profits, causing a huge deficit of more than 700 million taels, and started to bite at random when you didn't pay the money. If you have the ability, fill in the more than 700 million taels. This official will publicly admit to neglecting his duties, resign and return to his hometown!"

"Zhang Shangshu! You are either stupid or bad, don't blame me for exposing you..."

Zhao Guanren walked to a table full of ledgers, flipped through them casually, then sneered and said, "You bullied the emperor and couldn't understand the ledgers, right? , where is the deficit?"

"What? A surplus of more than 100 million..."

A group of people stared wide-eyed. Zhang Shangshu is the head of the household department who is in charge of money. Hearing this, he immediately became impatient, and quickly called several accountants to check, but even the old emperor stood up. With a half-believing expression on his face, he put his hands behind his back.

"You guys don't even count the total value of the house. It's a good thing I haven't been beheaded yet, otherwise this bad debt will be on my shoulders..."

Zhao Guanren said disdainfully: "The bank's rules require that the valuation be cut in half, so the property of more than 700 million yuan can only be borrowed for more than 300 million yuan. As long as the 300 million yuan is returned, the 700 million yuan of land will come back. You can sell at any time, is there more than 100 million left after paying off the debt?"

"How can you settle accounts like this..."

An official of the household department said angrily: "The common people who asked for money took to the streets, hung up Xu Shiming and stripped him naked. More than half of the people here are your creditors. How can you make them not want money? Your mortgage deed and land deed can It's all theirs!"

"It seems that you are not only stupid but also blind. It is stated in the deed that you need to apply half a month in advance to withdraw the principal..."

Zhao Guanren said in a low voice: "The approval will be completed within [-] working days, and the payment will be completed within [-] working days after that. During this period, no interest will be incurred. Even if the shareholders apply now, it will take three months at the earliest to get the approval." Take the money, what do you want now?"

"..."

A group of princes and ministers, relatives of the emperor, all looked at him dumbfounded. An official quickly took out his own contract, and after a closer look, he was surprised and said: "Really, it has indicated the time limit for withdrawal, alas~ why didn't it come out before?" Pay attention, this is not a scam!"

"Shut up! Is there really any surplus..."

The old emperor hurriedly stepped forward to inquire, and an accountant wiped the sweat from his brow, and squeaked, "I report to you, Your Majesty! If the debt can really be postponed, there is only a small deficit on the account, and if the house land is really repaid If they are all sold, there will still be a surplus of more than 160 million taels!"

"Puff~"

Hubu Shangshu slumped on the ground, his old face was pale and sweating, he knew that the trouble was serious, and a group of people in charge of money couldn't settle accounts.

"Idiots! You can't even settle the accounts, what kind of money do you manage..."

The old emperor cursed angrily: "There are hundreds of copies of deeds written in black and white. If you don't read carefully, you dare to come to me and report it. The common people almost mutinied. , You guys are all dismissed and investigated!"

"Your Majesty! If you don't cut off a few heads, I'm afraid you will die..."

Zhao Guanren said with a smile: "Anyway, I am also a dying person, so why don't I give you another big gift. Tubo and Nanzhao are about to rebel, and the total force is no less than 25. If Tianzhu takes the opportunity to attack Longyou again, the big Tang Banbi Jiangshan is... in danger!"

"What did you say?"

The old emperor's face turned livid, and everyone present was dumbfounded...

Chapter 1265

"Yin Zhiping! Rebellion is not about your business, it's just a word of mouth and it's over..."

The old emperor said with a gloomy face: "Let's not talk about Tubo, who has been restless all the time. Just talk about the Jiedu envoy of Nanzhao. You know his relationship with me. If you accuse him of rebellion without any real evidence, it will count as killing your head." It's cheap for you!"

"I don't need to know his relationship with you, I just speak with facts..."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhao Guanren said loudly: "Datang controls pig iron and mineral materials. Under normal circumstances, there will be no sharp rise or fall, but the iron material has skyrocketed five times in half a year. It is said that someone in Nanzhao boiled private salt and bought it. Iron materials are used to make pots, but the price of salt rises instead of falling, why?"

"Ok?"

All the officials looked at each other, and the old emperor also became serious.

"Secondly! The prices of tendon, leather, silk, hemp, and tung oil are also increasing, and almost all of them go to Nanzhao..."

Zhao Guanren continued: "The crops produced in Tubo have continued to decrease for nearly a year, but the amount of salt used has increased sharply half a year ago. There is also Tubo dog head gold on the market, which shows that Tubo is hoarding military rations, and even took out the coffins. But there is the most important point!"

The old emperor asked urgently: "What is it? Say it quickly!"

"Someone ordered [-] copies of the tap fire and life extension pill produced by Zhenmensi in batches..."

Zhao Guanren chuckled and said: "The orderers are merchants from Nanzhao and Tubo, and they also separately purchase the medicinal materials for knife wound medicine. These are all proper military supplies, and they are transported to high-risk areas in such a concentrated manner. If you don't rebel, you will still take Come to eat?"

"..."

The frowning officials were silent, but King Ning said: "You are just guessing, how can you convict them without real evidence?"

"What kind of evidence do you want? Is Longyou Jiedushi's crazy hint enough..."

Zhao Guanren said disdainfully: "Longyou's army is defending the front and the rear. This is telling the truth with actions, Your Majesty! There are people behind us who want to rebel, but I can't produce evidence. People will accuse me of slander and false accusation. Look at me! The coquettish posture is obvious enough, right?"

"Pfft~"

A princess couldn't help laughing out loud, the old emperor immediately glared at her, frowned and said: "You said that you were still guessing for a long time, now that the Zhufan bandits are arrogant and the Longyou Jiedu envoy is holding back, what do you want me to do?" I am sure that they are not self-reliant, or even self-proclaimed kings."

"Jiedushi's power is too great, but this is not a human problem, but the binding power of the position is too low, if it were your own son, he would be suspected..."

Zhao Guanren said: "At present, those who say that Longyou wants to stand on its own are either stupid or bad. Once they send troops to fight Tianzhu Asan, Persia and Dashi will be moved by the news. Big defeat, let my Datang portal fall!"

"Alarmist!"

An old general of the Ministry of War stepped forward and retorted: "My Tang Dynasty has more than one army in Longyou, and the Jiannan army alone can suppress the Tubo rebellion. There are also 15 troops in Jiangnan Road. Confiscate their families and exterminate their families!"

"Old man! Fighting is all about combat power. Ten thousand elite soldiers can kill one hundred thousand peasant troops. Rebellion is nothing like eating imperial food. It's a life-threatening job with your head in your hands. Who dares not work hard..."

Zhao Guanren said with a contemptuous smile: "The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are all in Longyou and the Western Regions. It would be good if the young master of Jiannan didn't run away, and the Nanzhao army will definitely go by sea. You can ask any coastal businessman, can the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty There are no more than ten warships at sea, and the rest are all paid for!”

"So serious? But really..."

The old emperor suddenly took two steps forward, the old general was stunned for a moment, stomped his feet and said: "It's absolutely impossible! I think he's dying and he's making rumors. The Nanzhao Jiedu envoy is doing well, and every month he will play greetings and rituals." There are a lot of tributes, how can you become a traitor?"

"Hey? How do you know that people pay tribute to you? They won't give you a copy every month..."