Chapter 404 As soon as the palace rich man realized this, he took the hemp rope sent by Jiang Tongzhi and went to Jiang Tongzhi's house. . . novel Jiang Tongzhi looked surprised when he saw the rich man Gong, "Hey, the rich man Gong didn't hang himself."
Rich Man Gong's face immediately turned green and he said, "Da, Da, Sir, you really want me to hang myself."
Looking at Jiang Tongzhi, he looked like he was smiling but not smiling, but he didn't look like him at all.
The rich man Gong felt a little relieved when Jiang Tong knew, "I didn't ask you to hang yourself.
I thought you were so worried that you wanted to hang yourself now."
The rich man Gong said, "Mr.
Jiang, you can't just wait until death without saving us.
We are just grasshoppers on a rope."
"Don't say that.
Wang Tisi asked you to report my Tongzhi Yamen for taking advantage of your salt dealer.
We are just grasshoppers on a rope."
Jiang Tongzhi's lips curled up in a sarcastic arc, "You said this surname?"
Is Wang having a hard time with his brain?
I'm really grateful to him, as soon as he came up with this idea , We all share the same enemy at the top and bottom of the Tongzhi Yamen.
Don’t think I don’t know.
What Tongzhi Yamen gets is just the regular amount of money from the annual salt class survey.
This amount of money is not as much as one-tenth of the money from the Salt Administration Yamen. .
He wants you to report me, but I will benefit from you privately."
The rich man in the palace said quickly, "Master Jiang, your integrity is known to the whole world."
"If you know something or not, just don't make it up for me."
"Don't dare," said the rich man Gong, "I originally wanted to find out some information for you, but unexpectedly, I got into trouble for you.
Your Excellency, you are Mr.
Tanhuaer, and you are smarter than me.
How about you?"
, please give me an idea, otherwise, I really have no way to survive, Wang Tisi will have to force me to death."
"Stop pretending to be here."
Jiang Tongzhi looked at Rich Man Gong with a half-smile but not a smile, "No matter whether you are doing things or being a person, no one has to keep a hand.
Rich Man Gong, you are a veteran of the world, aren't you?"
The rich man complained, "Master Jiang, if I have this skill, I won't be worried about hanging myself."
"What you are worried about is not whether you should hang yourself.
What you are worried about is that this contest will definitely affect you."
Jiang Tongzhi looked at the rich man Gong, "Governor Tian personally told me to investigate the salt class.
You are from the Salt Merchant Chamber of Commerce.
President, 30% of the salt in Beichang Prefecture is your business.
This matter will definitely affect you, is there anything strange about it?"
The rich man in the palace was stunned.
Jiang Tongzhi continued, "I know that your hometown is in Taiping County.
At that time, you were an officer and soldier of the Taiping County Inspection Department.
Later, Taiping County transferred a new county official, and that county official's surname was Yu. .
This is also Yu Xianzun.
When inspecting illegal salt, the illegal salt dealers colluded with mountain bandits to murder Yu Xianzun.
You injured your leg while saving Yu Xianzun. .
Later, although my leg injury recovered, I lost my legs, so I went to the military service and left the Inspection Department.
Mr.
Yu was worried that your life would not be sustainable, so he gave you a license and opened a business in Taiping County.
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A small salt shop, slowly and step by step, became what it is today.
Master Yu even mentioned you to me when he left."
Speaking of the old governor, the wealthy man's eyes really turned red and he said, "I failed the old governor."
The rich man Gong is really not the kind of salt merchant passed down from his ancestors.
In the past few decades, his backer has been Governor Yu.
Governor Yu's family background and character are outstanding even in accepting filial piety.
It was also because of Governor Yu's decades of rule, especially when he later became the prefect and governor, the money in salt courses in Beichang Prefecture was increasing.
This increase is due to the increase in the population of Beichang Prefecture and more people eating salt, so the salt classes will naturally increase.
However, the price of salt in Beichang Prefecture has been very stable.
Now, as soon as Governor Yu left, the salt department had no money at all, and the price of salt began to soar.
It’s no wonder that Governor Tian got this handle on the salt department.
Only a blind man couldn’t see it.
Jiang Tongzhi didn't want to keep the rich man in the palace, so he said to him, "Think about it for yourself.
Even though you started from scratch, you can't say it's not going well.
Previously, the old governor of our Beichang Mansion made the decision.
In this world, like the old governor, How many conscientious people are there like the governor?
Once the old governor leaves, the world of Beichang Mansion will be ruined.
It has to change.
Before the old governor left, I told you that if you have the honor of the old governor, I will not fail to take care of you.
But after the old governor, there will be no more old governor.
No matter what, if you want to keep your qualifications and status as a salt merchant, you must know it well."
The rich man Gong said quickly, "Sir, I am on your side."
"I know, you are on my side, and you are on Governor Tian's side.
But we both know that there must be something wrong with the salt class, otherwise, the price of salt cannot soar so high.
If something goes wrong in the salt class, you salt merchants If you can wash it clean and still think about yourself as snow-white and unstained by the world, then there is really nothing to say. " The rich man asked tentatively, "Sir, can't we just investigate?"
"I don't want to check.
If the price of salt can come down, can the governor promise me that you, a salt seller, have your brain pickled with salt?"
"I, I haven't experienced this.
I'm really scared.
Sir, I have an old man and a young man.
If I have any trouble, my family will be ruined."
"Actually, I find it quite strange.
You keep saying that you are on my side and on Governor Tian's side, but you actually don't have much confidence in us."
Jiang Tong knew, "I can say that I am only a sixth-rank official, and Tian The governor is a third-rank governor.
In Beichang Mansion, there is someone with a higher official position than Governor Tian.
How come you don’t even believe in Governor Tian?”
The rich man in the palace hesitated, "I don't believe you two adults.
With my status, you two know that there is a person like me in Beichang Mansion, all because of the boss's face.
I, I heard that Magistrate Liu was born in the country.
In the palace, Mrs.
Liu is a descendant of Kong Shengren.
You don’t know that we, the ladies and grandmothers of the Gao Jia family, have never met each other.
Not in favor of Mrs.
Liu.
I also heard that the Liu family is a duke’s residence in the imperial capital, and the family is also a high-ranking official in the Ministry of War.
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I really can’t imagine that the Liu family is so prominent in our city.
Who dares to offend him?
Besides, if his family is not powerful, he, a prefect, would dare to challenge the governor."
“Don’t all you salt merchants think so?”
"Everyone knows it," said the rich man Gong, "but I know that the old governor is from Chuanlu, sir, and you are a Wenquxing descended from the earth, Lord Tanhua'er."
As he said this, the rich man Gong looked at him with an extremely fiery and admiring look.
Looking at Lord Tongzhi, he felt goosebumps all over his body.
Rich Man Gong also said, "I, Lao Gong, admire learned people the most."
Jiang Tongzhi trembled with goosebumps and said to himself, it's lucky that the rich man in the palace is born with such dignity, otherwise Jiang Tongzhi would have misunderstood him with his eyes and words.
Jiang Tong knew, "It doesn't matter whether you are educated or not.
You must have brains to be a man.
Let me ask you, how many people are there in your family?"
The rich man Gong said, "There must be more than two hundred people."
"Do you recognize more than two hundred people?"
"Ninety percent of them are recognized."
"The most distant relative is out of the fifth server."
"Well, some members of the clan have the same surname, so they can no longer be considered relatives."
"If your family has a clan member like this who has emerged from the fifth server, and he needs to help others fight outside, will you go and cheer him up?"
Jiang Tongzhi asked.
The rich man in the palace vaguely understood what Jiang Tongzhi meant, and heard Jiang Tong know, "You have a small family with more than 200 years of history.
How many people do you think a wealthy family like Liu Gong's family has?
There are more than tens of thousands of people with different surnames."
Liu's, just like Liu Guogong's brother, Let me tell you the truth, Liu Guogong has no brothers at all, not even cousins.
Liu Guogong is just a concubine uncle, but his concubine uncles were all beheaded by the court for crimes.
What are you afraid of?
Ask Magistrate Liu, he recognizes Liu Guogong , does Liu Guogong recognize him?"
The rich man in the palace was stunned.
Oh, this is the first time he has heard the secrets of the palace.
The rich man Gong couldn't help but thought to himself, Mr.
Tanhua, who was born in Wenchangxing, really has such vision and knowledge that he is three mountains better than a salt merchant like him.
The rich man went to the palace and said, "Sir, is Mrs.
Liu the saint of Kong?"
Descendants" "Don't you know that people with the surname Kong are all same-sex non-marriages?
It's because all people with the surname Kong are descendants of the saint Kong.
We also have people with the surname Kong in Beichang Prefecture.
Doesn't your Salt Merchants Chamber of Commerce also have a salt merchant named Kong?
He has the traditional Chinese character Aren't you a descendant of Saint Kong?
Why haven't I seen you being respectful to the salt merchant Kong?"
The rich man in the palace said, "He failed to pass the examination for more than 20 years.
He married a maid from Wang Tisi's family and joined the salt merchants.
What kind of descendant is he?"
"It doesn't matter if my surname is not Kong," Jiang Tongzhi asked.
The rich man in the palace chatted.
After the rich man Gong left, both Jiang and Zhizhi called him an old fox.
Sister Zijin asked, "Does the rich man Gong really have a secret account?"
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"To be honest, I don't know either."
A Nian said, "He came to the position by relying on the old governor.
Over the years, he has always had a good relationship with the old governor.
If you ask me, he won't be crazy enough to keep secret accounts.
The old governor's temperament would only improve a little in three months and two years, but not in other matters.
It's very possible.
If the old governor had kept a secret record at that time, he would have died.
However, once the old governor left, Governor Tian couldn't hold him back, otherwise Wang Tisi wouldn't be so big.
Courage.
Even if the recent accounts are not recorded on paper, the rich man may still remember them in his heart. " He Zijin said, "If he really comes up with something, he will completely hand over his life to our side.
I think the rich man Gong will have to think again."
"Where there is still time for him to think about it, the man named Wang will slander me."
A Nian confiscated the rich man who passed the palace and paid filial piety in private.
As for the salt merchant's usual benefits to Tongzhi Yamen, this is also the old practice.
It's impossible for Anian not to accept this.
When the water is clear, there will be no fish.
He presides over the affairs of Tongzhi Yamen, so he can't cut off the wealth of his subordinates.
What A-Nian needs to guard against is not to allow the salt merchants any chance to slander him.
Otherwise, if this water is poured over him, even if it is stolen water, it will be very detrimental to A-Nian's career.
Ah Nian was about to think of a way to strike first, but unexpectedly he was hit first.
This matter was spread throughout Beichang Mansion.
It was said that Jiang Tongzhi was stabbed eighteen times in the body and turned into a hornet's nest, leaving him with only one breath left.
Others say that Jiang Tongzhi was disfigured.
Yes, Jiang Tongzhi, who was born as a third-level flower girl, still has a very capable face.
Even though there are many young girls and young wives blatantly looking at beautiful men and women on the horseback riding road.
Yes, the people of Beichang Mansion are open-minded, and everyone always thinks that just looking at a man is not a big deal.
This time Jiang Tongzhi was attacked, and thanks to the proprietress of a tavern, he shouted for help.
Due to the propaganda of this proprietress, the news of Jiang Tongzhi's assassination spread.
When the guests came, the proprietress shouted, "Oh my God, Jiang Tong Hey, who would Jiang Tongzhi make enemies with?
Who doesn’t know that Jiang Tongzhi is a good official, a good person, and good-looking.
Suddenly, an assassin in black fell from the sky, and Jiang Tongzhi’s row of guards were killed by this The assassin in black beat him to 708 Falling down, I saw that the assassin's sharp knife was about to pierce Jiang Tongzhi's chest.
Soon after I said it, I yelled and smashed a jar of burning knives at it.
The assassin kicked the burning knife away and hit me with a bang.
On the wall, did you see that?
That wall?
There was a piece of wall inside that was hit by a wine jar that day.
Then, I immediately ran out and shouted for help.
The assassin saw the situation and ran away quickly.
After a while, the guards came over again, and the assassin was afraid that there were too many people. , and ran away.”
One diner asked, "Really?"
"Of course it's true, but it can still be fake."
The landlady said, "Poor Jiang Tongzhi, his face is covered with blood.
I don't know how badly he was injured."
"It's not like your face was hurt."
Diner B said.
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"What do you mean, if a handsome man like Jiang Tongzhi hurts his face, he will make us, the eldest daughter and daughter-in-law of Beichang Mansion, feel so distressed."
Seeing that the wine was running low, the proprietress brought another pot to the diners.
Diner A said, "I don't know what you women have in mind.
How can a weak scholar like Jiang Tongzhi be as useful as a tough guy like us?"
"That's not true."
Diner Yiji agreed.
The landlady said, "You know, Shenjiang Tongzhi is Tanhuali Tanhua."
Jiang Tanhua was lying unconscious on the bed half-blooded, her whole body wrapped like a rice dumpling.
He Zijin invited all the prominent officials in Beichang City, including Governor Tian.
When he saw Jiang Tongzhi in this state, he immediately burst into grief.
"It hurts me so much," he rushed over and sat by the bed. , scolding the assassin He Zijin said, "The governor must make the decision for my master."
Governor Tian said, "I must not let Zhongliang die in vain."
Zhou Tongpuan couldn't listen to these words, so he took a step forward and whispered, "Sir, Jiang Tongzhi no longer fears for his life."
Governor Tian's expression immediately changed again and again.
He spontaneously put on several layers of skin and said repeatedly, "That's good.
That's good.
God bless me, Beichang Mansion, and God bless me, Jiang Tongzhi.
A good official like Jiang Tongzhi, since God bless you."
He asked Jiang Tongzhi about his condition in a gentle manner.
He also comforted He Anren and asked him to take good care of Jiang Tongzhi.
He would definitely make the decision for Jiang Tongzhi.
He Anren said coldly, "My master has never had any enemies in the past, but I heard that because of the salt class incident, the salt class Wang Tisi was very dissatisfied with my master.
My master followed the governor's order to inspect the salt class."
Regarding this matter, the governor must give my family justice.
He must not indulge the villain in vain and chill the hearts of everyone above and below."
"Anren, just don't worry, I will personally conduct the investigation on this matter."
Even if He Anren didn't mention this matter, Governor Tian would not let go of this opportunity.
Governor Tian comforted He Anren, the victim's family, and ordered Zhou Tongxian to personally take charge of Jiang Tongzhi's case, before he left.
When Governor Tian left, He Xuezheng's face turned slightly pale, his lips tightened, and he sent Governor Tian and his party away.
Governor Tian then thought that He Xuezheng was Jiang Tongzhi's father-in-law, so he said, "He Xuezheng should stay, take care of Jiang Tongzhi's body first, what?"
Not even Jiang Tongzhi’s safety is important.”
He Xuezheng was not in the mood to chat with Governor Tian, so he only walked a few steps away.
As Governor Tian said this, He Xuezheng was also concerned about his son-in-law's injury, so he went back to guard his son-in-law.
The assassination of Jiang Tongzhi made the already tense political atmosphere in Beichang Prefecture even more tense.
Wang Tisi was so angry that he told Magistrate Liu, "I wish I could kill myself.
What does Mrs.
Jiang mean?
She insists that I have nothing to do with him."
Jiang Tongzhi is at odds with me.
Is it me who is at odds with him?
He is clearly looking for trouble for me.
Now, when something happens to someone named Jiang, they all think it was me.
Who am I to explain to him?"
Magistrate Liu comforted Wang Tisi and said, "We should also go and see Jiang Tongzhi."
Wang Tisi was really not happy to go, but he had to go.
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As a result, he did go, but He Anren directly kicked him out.
In He Anren's words, "Bullying my master outside does not count." , How dare you bully me into my house?
You won’t give me a way to live, right?”
Not to mention Wang Tisi, Magistrate Liu was so embarrassed that he kept talking to his wife when he got home, "A shrew is really a shrew."
Mrs.
Liu was a little suspicious of Wang Tisi, "Isn't it really Wang Tisi's hand?"
"Don't say this."
Magistrate Liu said, "Half the city knows that Wang Tisi and Jiang Tongzhi are not going to deal with each other, and Jiang Tongzhi has a good and evil deed.
People first thought of Wang Tisi.
Wang Tisi is not stupid, how can he do this?
" Mrs.
Liu asked, "Could it be because of Wang Tisi's way of doing this?"
"No."
Magistrate Liu said.
In general official circles, no one would rashly commit such a murderous act unless they really want you to live and die.
Magistrate Liu said to Wang Tisi, "Jiang Tongzhi must have offended someone important."
Wang Tisi, well, although half of the city believed that Wang Tisi did this, Wang Tisi himself understood that this matter really had nothing to do with him.
He would have to scold Jiang Tongzhi every day.
Wang Tisi often said things like "little bastard and a short-lived ghost".
When he was angry, he even said, "If you piss me off, I will kill you one day."
However, he really just said harsh words and serious words.
Didn't start However, Magistrate Liu's words also reminded Wang Tisi.
Yes, the woman from the Jiang family opened her mouth because Jiang Tongzhi had a rift with her.
Could it be that Jiang Tongzhi has no other enemies?
Wang Tisi told Zhou Tongpan, the man in charge of the case, without any reservations about this new clue.
Zhou Tongpan believed that this was also a clue.
In other words, Wang Tisi was willing to tell Zhou Tongpan this clue out of personal respect for Zhou Tongpan's character.
If Zhou Tong hadn't been the judge of integrity, if it had been someone else, he would have been unable to withstand the pressure of Governor Tian and would have filled Wang Tisi in.
Zhou Tongpan is a veteran in handling cases.
He also conducted a detailed investigation on Wang Tisi and believed that Wang Tisi was not too suspicious.
Such a conclusion naturally dissatisfied Governor Tian, but Wang Tisi was extremely grateful to Zhou Tongpan.
He knew that Governor Tian wanted to use Jiang Tongzhi's assassination to cause trouble.
Zhou Tongpan, a conscientious Tongpan, was not enough.
Wang Tisi also wanted to save himself.
Therefore, if he had some clues, he told Zhou Tongpan.
Zhou Tongpan was also wondering whether Jiang Tongzhi had another enemy.
As a result, by coincidence, it was discovered that Jiang Tongzhi had someone send a rope to the rich man Gong.
Zhou Tongzhi really wanted to ask Jiang Tongzhi why he gave the rope to the rich man in the palace in the first place.
However, Jiang Tongzhi was said to be hanging with only one breath left.
He should ask Mrs.
Jiang, but Mrs.
Jiang said she didn't know.
Mrs.
Jiang didn't even know, let alone others.
Zhou Tongpan had to ask the rich man Gong, who had already sensed that something big had happened when he learned that Jiang Tongzhi had been assassinated.
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Just like Wang Tisi and Jiang Tongzhi were not getting along, and Jiang Tongzhi had a bad relationship, everyone's first suspect was Wang Tisi.
The rich man in the palace thought more deeply.
After all, Wang Tisi was an official of the imperial court, but he was just a businessman.
What's more, his big backer, the old governor Yu, had returned to his hometown.
He swore to God that Jiang Tongzhi was definitely not the one who did that. .
However, Jiang Tongzhi gave him a rope.
What did it mean?
When he received the rope, he thought that Jiang Tongzhi wanted to kill him.
In fact, from Gong Caizhan's point of view, it was just Jiang Tongzhi's way of increasing pressure on him.
Jiang Tongzhi did not mean to kill him, but wanted him to truly surrender and explain clearly what happened on the salt.
This was originally a small matter, but no one expected that something happened to Jiang Tongzhi at this time.
The rich man didn't sleep all night.
He went to Jiang's house the next day and handed some of the things he secretly recorded to Mrs.
Jiang, He Anren.
When he saw Zhou Tongpan's invitation today, the palace rich man went to Tongpan Yamen with a worried heart.
The rich man Gong is the number one salt merchant in Beichang Prefecture.
Needless to say, his family is rich.
Zhou Tongpan does not hate rich people.
Moreover, because the rich man Gong often donates money, many people who build bridges and roads do good deeds.
Zhou Tongpan is right about Gong.
The rich man was quite pleasant, but he just asked the rich man Gong about the rope.
The rich man Gong said, "I want to talk to you about this matter in private."
"No, this is a case inquiry.
Not only must a clerk be present, but also, everything you say must not be false in the slightest."
Judge Zhou Tong ordered the clerk to record the case.
The rich man hesitated for a while, and then said, "Your Excellency, I also know that Mr.
Tongzhi has been investigating the matter on the salt.
The day Mr.
Tongzhi sent me the rope was because I received a hint from Wang Tisi the day before. " "What are you hinting at?"
"Hint me to tell you about the filial piety I have paid to Tongzhi Yamen over the years."
The rich man sighed, "I don't dare to hide it anymore after Jiang Tongzhi was assassinated.
How can I talk about this matter with empty words?
Tongzhi Yamen In charge of some of the salt affairs, we collect salt from the salt well every year, and we have to go to Tongzhi Yamen to get the big seal.
To say filial piety, it is not considered filial piety, it is the customary payment in the old year. " "How much is this money?"
"Not much, only five hundred taels a year."
"Is it for Tongzhi Yamen or Jiang Tongzhi?"
"Tongzhi Yamen."
The palace rich man said, "Since Jiang Tongzhi took office, I wanted to show my filial piety in private, but Jiang Tongzhi never accepted it.
Even for the five hundred taels of silver, I heard that Jiang Tongzhi also gave it to his subordinates and never took it himself."
"You know better" "You can know these things by asking a little bit."
Rich Man Gong sighed, "Jiang Tongzhi is not a man who is short of money.
He gave his share to his subordinates.
It is really benevolent and righteous."
Zhou Tongpan said, "Why did Jiang Tongzhi give you the rope?"
"You should have warned me.
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When Jiang Tongzhi found out that Wang Tisi wanted me to report the silver case, I was in a dilemma.
I didn't know what to do.
To be honest, I'm just a salt seller.
I can't usually do anything for him.
My fellow villagers donated some money to build bridges and pave roads.
They asked me to report it.
Jiang Tongzhi, how could I do such a thing?
I have no evidence.
Besides, I know whether Jiang Tongzhi is innocent in the salt class.
I don’t want to do this, but Wang Tisi is in charge of the salt class, and I don’t.
If you dare to offend Wang Tisi, Jiang Tongzhi will send me a rope."
Zhou Tongpan said, "I heard that you went to Jiang Tongzhi's house that day."
"I'm going.
To put it bluntly, I asked Jiang Tongzhi why he gave me a rope.
Jiang Tongzhi said that he thought I was so worried that I wanted to hang myself, so he gave me a rope.
Since Jiang Tongzhi's accident, I thought about it.
These days, I still feel that this is a joke from Jiang Tongzhi.
Jiang Tongzhi is young and still has a childish heart, so he gave me a rope to make fun of me."
Gong Caizhi said.
Zhou Tong said sincerely: If I give you a bowl of Hedinghong someday, I guess you'll have to say it's just to make fun of you.
However, what the rich man said was not necessarily all lies.
Judge Zhou Tong asked the rich man Gong, asked him to press his fingerprints, and then let him go home.
He didn’t know why the information was so loose.
Wang Tisi found out the next day that the rich man Gong had sold him out completely at Zhou Tongpan’s place.
It was an old punch to find the rich man Gong.
The rich man Gong immediately found Zhou Tongpan and demanded Protected by the government to prevent Wang Tisi from killing him Wang Tisi: Don’t hang yourself, I’ll just hang myself.
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