The Golden Age Chapter 588: Taihu Pirates

Qin Xiao glanced at Chen Xi and said with a smile: "Master Young Supervisor, Chai Shanhe claims to be instigated by Wang Tang, but doesn't know where the money is flowing. Believe him or not?"

"Give me some time." Chen Xi said lightly: "Master Qin will give him to me. Before dark, I can give you a satisfactory answer."

Qin Xiao got up, stretched his waist, and smiled at Chai Shanhe: "Chai Shanhe, you have also heard, Master Young Supervisor will interrogate you personally next. You should know how the interrogation method of Ziyi Supervisor and Dali The temple is different. It is said that the Lu Butang of the Ministry of Justice in Kyoto is cruel, and I think the methods of the Ziyi Prison should not be inferior to the Ministry of Justice."

Chen Xi also showed a weird smile: "The methods of the Criminal Ministry are children's games in the eyes of Ziyijian."

"So then there will be an interrogation by the Master of Labor and Junior Supervisors." He glanced at Fei Xin and said: "Master Fei, you have worked hard. After the Master of Junior Supervisors interrogation, you will take the transcript. Let's take a break. Right."

Qin Xiao did what he said, leaving Chai Shanhe with his ashes in his face. Chen Xi and the two purple-clothed jailers stayed for interrogation, and the others all went out.

The rain has stopped, and the air is full of the smell of mud and mountains.

"Leader Jiang, you don't have to blame yourself too much." Qin Xiao saw Jiang Xiaochun's look sad, and comforted: "Knowing others, knowing each other, not knowing the heart, if I am you, it is hard to doubt that the brothers who have followed him for many years will betray him. ."

Jiang Xiaochun smiled bitterly: "After all, I was too confused to regard such a rebel as my confidant brother."

"He knows you too much." Qin Xiao sighed: "After following you for many years, knowing your weaknesses and knowing that you trust him very much, this took advantage of the loopholes. Fortunately, the spies in Neiku have been found out. , We also know how Ku Yin disappeared. The next thing to do is to find the missing Ku Yin."

Jiang Xiaochun nodded and asked: "My lord is smart and wise, Jiang is really admired. To tell you the truth, when my lord first went up the mountain, Jiang saw that you were young, and he still had some doubts in his heart. Now it seems, The princess really has eyes like a torch and sent an adult to investigate the case thoroughly. Who could have imagined that Rugui's bizarre modus operandi would be solved within a day by the adult."

"The officials didn't expect to solve the case so quickly." Fei Xin was also not without admiration: "My lord's wisdom, I have to make me feel ashamed."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Master Fei, if you say this again, I can take it seriously. Actually, it's not how smart I am. When I was eating in the cafeteria yesterday, I suddenly thought that there must be a lot of swill on the mountain. After processing, I went out to see the swill pool. The smell was so stinky. At that time, I thought it was possible to use the swill to transport the silver out. After that, I just verified it according to this kind of guessing. They didn’t expect good luck. They actually used the swill. This loophole in the library."

"This is also the keenness of an adult, but I did not expect this." Fei Xin exclaimed, "Fortunately, it was an adult who was investigating this case. If it is someone else, I am afraid I don't know where to start."

Qin Xiao looked up at the sky, and his expression became solemn again: "Actually, it is not difficult to find the traitor. The difficulty is how to find the missing Kuyin. The seven families in Linshan Village are responsible for transporting the Kuyin out and go down the mountain. After that, someone will inevitably respond. If the farmers who are pretending to be gangsters can be caught in time, they can still follow the clues to investigate, but those people notice

When things went wrong, we quickly evacuated, and now we have no idea where to flee. Looking back at the closed door, Chen Xi was interrogating Chai Shanhe inside, muttering: "I only hope that Chen Shaojian can pry out some useful clues from the mouth of the Chaishan River. "

Qin Xiao hoped that Chen Xi could gain something, and when Chen Xi came out of the house, it was already two hours later.

"Can you find useful clues?" After Chen Xi came out, he directly found Qin Xiao. Seeing that Chen Xi's face was not very good, Qin Xiao guessed that there should be no good news in his heart.

Chen Xi sat down and said: "He didn't lie. This person was indeed persuaded by Wang Tang. This was the only risk he took. If it weren't for the Dongchuang incident, by the end of this year, they would be involved in the last batch of money that came in. , You will get out of your body."

"So he really doesn't know where Ku Yin is going?"

"Every month he can get three or four thousand taels of silver." Chen Xi sneered and said: "In the past few years, the amount of silver stolen from Neiku amounted to more than one million taels, and he personally received nearly 20 Wanliang."

Qin Xiao sighed: "I understand now."

"What do you understand?"

"Chai Shanhe betrayed the princess and participated in the theft of the inner library. It is indeed understandable." Qin Xiao said: "Chai Shanhe can get twenty taels of silver a month in the inner library?"

Chen Xi said: "Twenty taels of silver a month is not a small amount in any army in the Tang Dynasty."

"Participating in theft, the amount of silver he gets every month is more than a hundred times higher than the payment." Qin Xiao said with emotion: "People die for money, and birds die for food. It really makes sense."

"The people behind the scenes were generous in order to buy Chai Shanhe." Chen Xi sneered and said, "But without Chai Shanhe, without these two hundred thousand taels of silver, those people would not get nearly one million taels of silver. According to Chai Shanhe’s account, waiting until this year to take away the last batch of Kuyin, he and Wang Tang will disappear and live their good lives anonymously. Now that they can’t live a good life, this person’s head is about to fall."

Qin Xiao smiled faintly, and said: "They didn't expect that the Hangzhou General Manager would suddenly take on a big deal, otherwise they might really escape silently." After a pause, he whispered: "Hundreds." It is not easy to transport 10,000 taels of silver out of Suzhou. The relevant cards on the road can easily be found out when you pass the customs. Master Young Supervisor, in your opinion, is this batch of treasury silver still hidden in Suzhou?"

Chen Xi thoughtfully, pondered for a moment, but didn't answer immediately.

At this moment, I heard Fei Xin's voice outside the door: "My lord!"

"Master Fei, come in." Qin Xiao greeted him. After Fei Xin came in, he smiled and said, "Sit down and talk."

After Fei Xin sat down, he asked Chen Xi cautiously: "Master Young Supervisor, can Chai Shanhe have a confession? The next official must complete the transcript."

"There are no more confessions." Chen Xi knew Fei Xin's responsibilities. "He really doesn't know where Ku Yin lived."

Faixin frowned, and then said with relief: "Although I can't know the whereabouts of Ku Yin, it's not without gain." He hesitated, he stopped talking, and still didn't say anything.

"Just say it." Qin Xiao seems to have concerns when seeing Fei Xin

Worried, smiled and said: "Let's investigate the case, we can say whatever we think, and the speaker is not guilty."

"Don’t hide the truth from the two adults. After knowing that Neiku was stolen, the lower officials were also worried about the Jiangnan family, especially the Suzhou Qian family." Fei Xin said in a low voice: "The Qian family is the first family in Suzhou, with power throughout the whole. Suzhou can hide hundreds of taels of cash in silence. Not everyone can do it. Within Suzhou, there are only a handful of forces capable of this. However, it seems that the Suzhou Qian Family should have nothing to do with this matter. "

Qin Xiao did not speak yet, Chen Xi first asked: "Why is Master Fei so sure?"

"The theft of the silver vault happened because the manager of Hangzhou suddenly came to pick up the silver." Fei Xin said: "The manager of Hangzhou came to pick up the silver because he negotiated a big deal with Nanyanghuo, and the negotiation reached ten. A big deal of ten thousand horses of silk." Looking at Chen Xi, "Master Young Supervisor, you worked in the Hangzhou Manufacturing Bureau a few years ago. Naturally, you know that buying and selling one hundred thousand horses of silk is not a small business."

Chen Xi nodded and said: "It is true. The Southeast Asian countries have always favored my Datang’s silk porcelain and tea, especially silk. Nanyang merchants buy large quantities from our Datang every year, and there are dozens of them a year. Ten thousand horses of silk were sold to Nanyang, but there were also many merchants who came from Nanyang. Their financial resources were limited. Few merchants could buy one hundred thousand horses of silk. Moreover, the Jiangnan family had a very tacit understanding in foreign trade. The fixed price guarantees that you can make large profits from the Nanyang people. Therefore, almost all the silk trades in Datang and Nanyang are in the hands of the Jiangnan family."

"Hangzhou Neiku store is talking about buying and selling 100,000 horses of silk. Naturally, it is a big business. Ordinary people may not know this kind of business, but the major families in the south of the Yangtze River should know it very well." Fei Xin said: " As far as the next official knows, the Jiangnan family will ventilate each other in trade. Although the business was negotiated in Hangzhou this time, the Suzhou Qian family should have also received the news."

Chen Xi came to understand: "You mean that if the Qian family is involved in the Neiku case, they will inform Wang Tang early about the trade?"

"Exactly." Fei Xin nodded and said: "The Jiangnan family knows the influence of the Hangzhou Neiku store, knowing that the cash in the hands of the Hangzhou general manager cannot buy 100,000 horses of silk, and will definitely transfer the silver from Neiku In this case, once the Hangzhou Qian family participated in the incident, they would definitely do everything possible to inform Wang Tang in advance, so that Wang Tang could prepare early and even evacuate quickly. In fact, when the Neiku stolen East Window incident occurred, Wang Tang and Chai Shan He didn't know it beforehand, so the officials thought that the Qian family should have nothing to do with this matter."

Chen Xi nodded and said: "Master Fei makes sense. The Qian family is indeed the only power that has the strength to plan this matter, but the Qian family’s wealth is very good. It’s not a small amount, but it’s not worth the risk of stopping the entire family’s lives. The Qian family is not stupid. For such a big case, the princess will certainly disdain to investigate thoroughly at all costs. If the Qian family is involved, it will be difficult in the end. The ending of escaping and copying. And the Jiangnan aristocratic family regards the princess as their master. The princess is their backing in the court, and stealing the princess’s inner treasury, isn’t it digging a corner?"

Qin Xiao said with great interest: "Excluding the possibility of the Qian family participating in this matter, who do you think has the strength and courage to do this? Strength."

Chen Xi and Fei Xin looked at each other and said in unison: "Taihu Pirates!"