Chapter 178 The Place Where Silver is Hidden
Chapter 178 The Place Where Silver is Hidden
Then the young prince asked Shen Ruyi directly how much she knew about what she had mentioned in the morning.
Shen Ruyi recalled what she had seen and told him everything she knew.
"I don't know anything more. I just found out about this accidentally. I thought it was unusual, so I paid special attention to it. You can check the rest on your own.
Don't tell anyone, you learned this from me. I am small and weak, and I can't stand the suppression of these wealthy families."
"That's for sure." The young prince agreed.
Manju and Yiren happened to come in, and the young prince asked the official from the Ministry of Revenue to bring in the book.
Shen Ruyi asked Manju to look at the address, area and description of these deeds and select the deeds.
"Speaking of which, young prince, how much silver were those land deeds and house deeds finally estimated to be worth?"
"The total estimated value is over 56 taels. You can take away the shops and land worth 30 taels. The rest is a reward from the government."
"Thank you very much, and thank the emperor for me. However, that person's family is very poor. Such a big mansion, but only such a small amount of money."
Shen Ruyi complained.
"Did you manage to seize any other property from their family? This is too little. It's unacceptable."
"We didn't find any. This is also something we don't understand. They shouldn't have so little money. The amount doesn't add up.
The problem is, we have checked everywhere we can think of, but we can’t find it.” Lianzhou replied.
"Then have you checked some villas owned by families who are related to their family by marriage?
Or have you checked the land and property in the name of the manager? Maybe the money is in someone else's name.
A cunning rabbit has three burrows. Who would keep all their money and property in one place?
Under normal circumstances, you should at least have a few more places to hide. This is called being prepared for danger in times of peace.
Save more places, maybe you can save your life at a critical moment or keep it for a comeback."
Lianzhou pondered for a moment, wondering if he was looking in the wrong direction. Then he looked at Shen Ruyi and asked, "If it were you, how would you hide the money?"
You little brat, trying to trick me. Humph, "How would I hide it? I haven't thought about it yet.
But based on my many years of experience in reading storybooks, it's like paving the bottom of a lake with gold bricks.
Build the gold into the walls; make the pillars in the house hollow and put the gold inside.
Dig a secret room under the rockery; hide the gold in your ancestral tomb.
Hide the gold in the other courtyard of the loyal servant's name. Wait, is there any other place to hide it if you want to?"
Lianzhou's pupils dilated unconsciously, and he looked at Shen Ruyi in surprise, "Is it possible?"
"Otherwise, you can't just knock and hammer and be done with it, right? For example, you can dig under some big trees in some houses and have a look.
There are also beams and pillars, which are all possible places. There is also an ancestral hall, which is also a place where things can be easily hidden.
There might be tunnels or something like that. These are good places to hide money or things.
There is another place where things are easy to hide, that is, the homes of the concubines of these officials, or the concubines' parents' homes.
But don’t underestimate those so-called weak women. If they coax and deceive men, they can directly sell them out.”
"Why do you only talk about gold and not silver?"
“Gold is more valuable than silver. When hiding something, the smaller it is, the easier it is to hide it. With a ratio of 10 to 1, it is easier to hide gold.
If it were me, I would change it all into gold and hide it, or just hide the banknotes."
After listening to what Xiao Heitan said, not only Lianzhou took it seriously, but even the young prince began to pay attention to it.
The two of them looked at each other and decided to go ahead and check it again.
The young prince said directly, "Then we will leave first. Little Black Charcoal, just pick your selections and send someone to stamp the contract."
He changed his tone and spoke to the person who followed him in a serious and solemn tone.
"Wang Wenhai, forget everything you saw and heard today. If any news leaks out, you will be held accountable!"
The official was so frightened that he immediately fell to his knees, kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"Please rest assured, my lord. Please rest assured, my lord. I didn't see or hear anything today."
This was the first time that Shen Ruyi witnessed and felt the power of imperial power so intuitively.
Once again, remind yourself that this is ancient times.
I am also very grateful that I hugged the little prince's thick legs.
Because of this, every time I perform a greeting, I just vaguely do a fist salute.
If you force yourself to kneel down whenever you see someone, you will go crazy.
It is understandable to kneel down to an elderly person, but it would be very annoying if you kneel down to every official.
You must work hard to gain a privilege and solve the problem of kneeling.
"Young Lord, wait a moment."
"Little Black Charcoal, what else?" the young prince stopped and asked.
Shen Ruyi approached and asked quietly, "Is the emperor very poor? Is he particularly short of money?"
After hearing this, the young prince raised his eyebrows and asked, "And then?"
"Why don't you ask the Emperor if he's willing to do business? Let him take a share. I'm planning to run a big business, and it's sure to make money."
"Oh, tell me about it." The little prince took Little Black Charcoal to one side.
"I plan to build a resort for holiday and leisure around the Big Buddha Temple, specifically to make money from rich people.
The current partners include the Big Buddha Temple and the Little Prince. Please ask the Emperor if he wants to get involved.
Of course, his share will not be too large. He only has the right to obtain income and the right to supervise, but not the right to command and control. "
"The Big Buddha Temple is also involved. Will they agree? Is the Big Buddha Temple also short of money?"
"I agree. It's all settled. They are also short of money. The incense is popular, but the money they donate is even greater. So, they are also short of money and need to find a way to increase their income."
The young prince thought about it and it was true. The Dafo Temple was famous not only for its great monks, but also for their charity. They would give out porridge when there was a disaster.
This is why the Big Buddha Temple is so respected and even respected by emperors of all dynasties.
"Is the young prince also involved? Why haven't I heard him talk about this?"
"I haven't had time to tell him yet."
The young prince rolled his eyes in an inelegant manner and said, "Well, we haven't even started yet."
She didn't even ask her own silly brother, but she just tacitly agreed to the decision. She really trusts him enough.
“Who will plan and build it?”
"I found Mr. Li and asked him to look after the design and planning.
As for the construction, we haven’t had time to find anyone yet, so we’ll draw the plan first and then think about other things.”
"Oh? Master Li agreed?"
"Well, we've already agreed that we'll start surveying the terrain on the 16th day of the first lunar month after the restaurant opens."
"How did you ask Master Li to help? I remember that Master Li has stopped drawing."
"Of course I have my own way."
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