Vol 2 Chapter 1471: The witty Cheng Chumo!

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"Treasurer Jin, the account that Boss Zhang just borrowed hasn't been recorded in the account book yet, should we talk to His Royal Highness King Shu now?"
Xinfeng County, at the front counter of Yanhuang Bank, a young man in Tsing Yi quickly asked nervously after seeing the treasurer Jin walked out of the back room.
"shut up!"
The shopkeeper Jin looked panicked when he heard the words, he hurriedly turned his head and looked behind him. When he saw that there was no one behind him, he let out a sigh of relief. Then he raised his foot and walked to the little servant, putting on a calm face again, and said :
"Wang Xiaodong, His Royal Highness Shu has everything done every day. This time to come to our bank to check the accounts is just a random act. After checking the accounts, His Highness will rush back to Chang'an. How can there be so much time spent here? So it is better to do more than to do less. Don’t tell your Highness about Boss Zhang coming to the bank to borrow money. If it makes your Highness impatient, the old man will not be able to save you! Do you know?"
Wang Xiaodong is just a small servant of the bank, where he has seen anything in the world, and I don’t even know Li Ke’s characteristics of a prince and nobleman. When he was frightened with such a threat from the treasurer, he immediately panicked, "The treasurer can rest assured, I definitely won’t talk too much! Thank you for your reminder Jin!"
The shopkeeper nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Well! Xiaodong! You are very sensible. I heard that your mother was sick and lying in bed a while ago. It should be very expensive to see a doctor, right? You go to the account and withdraw the amount of money in a while. The old man's heart~!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaodong burst into gratitude and said: "Thank you, shopkeeper Jin! You are so kind to me. In the future, shopkeeper Jin has orders, and the younger one will die!"
"Haha! Not bad, not bad! Xiaodong, you know the good news, the old man did not mistake you! Now you take people to the Wanbin Building in the city to buy a banquet for His Royal Highness Shu, remember, it must be the best Wine, the best dish~!"
Seeing that the goal had been achieved, the treasurer Jin said with a smile.
"Yes! The shopkeeper!"
Wang Xiaodong responded excitedly, and then quickly put down his work and left the bank.
"Huh? How do I think that treasurer Jin wants to conceal the account that Wang Xiaodong said? Who is Boss Zhang? Oh, the person I ran into with Xiao Ke just now is also named Zhang, could it be that Wang Xiaodong said That's the person? No, there must be something tricky in it, I'm going to talk to Xiao Ke!"
Shopkeeper Jin didn't know that the conversation between him and Wang Xiaodong in the front hall was silently heard by Cheng Chu, who had just come out of the side hall.
Although Cheng Chumo has a straightforward temperament, it does not mean that he is stupid. The conversation between treasurer Jin and Wang Xiaodong made him feel that treasurer Jin must be a ghost in his heart.
So he quickly reduced his breath and returned to the side hall lightly.
"Xiao Ke, how is it? Did you find any problems in the account books?"
After returning to the Pian Ting, Cheng Chu silently approached Li Ke and hurriedly asked.
Li Ke flipped through the account book and replied: "Where can it be so fast? But as far as I have spot-checked the accounts for a few days, I haven't found any problems! Didn't you say that Ugly Niu went out and transferred? Why did you come back? "
Cheng Chumo turned around, and first went out and checked around. After confirming that there was no one outside, he watched the door of the room, then walked to Li Ke's side, and said mysteriously: "Xiao Ke, I think this gold shopkeeper is not good That's right, the account book he gave you is probably incomplete!"
Hearing this, Li Ke couldn't help but raised his head and asked, "Oh? Why did Ugly Brother say this?"
"I was planning to go out for a while, but I overheard the treasurer Jin talking to the young man in the front hall about another account..."
Cheng Chumo lowered his voice and told Li Ke what he had just learned. After listening to Li Ke, his brows wrinkled deeply. "Listen to the ugly cow, you just said that the treasurer does seem to have some problems. To clarify the truth, we must first find out who this boss Zhang is and how much money is involved in the latest account Wang Xiaodong said?"
Cheng Chumo laughed in a low voice: "Hey! It's easy! Then Wang Xiaodong is going to set up a banquet. After a while, I stopped him halfway and bluffed him. I am not afraid that he will not tell the truth~!"
Li Ke pondered for a moment, then nodded, "It's so good! But you have to act in secret to prevent the snake from attacking the grass!"
Cheng Chumo nodded and said, "Xiao Ke, don't worry, don't worry! This matter is covered by me!"
"Boom boom!"
Not long after the two discussed the countermeasures, there was a knock on the door outside the house, and Li Ke asked aloud, "Who is it?"
"His Royal Highness, it's me! Jin Wanfu! Your Highness is exhausted all the way. Jin set up a banquet for His Highness in the Wanbin Building in the city to collect the wind and dust for His Highness, and hope that His Highness will appreciate it!"
As soon as Li Ke's voice fell, Jin Wanfu's voice came from outside the door.
The two looked at each other, Li Ke got up and opened the door, and then said to Jin Wanfu: "Treasure Owner Jin, it is true that this king came to Xinfeng County to eradicate locusts with Yonganhou’s Tianji brigade today and checked the accounts at the bank. It's just a way of doing things! So it is inconvenient for the king to eat at the Wanbin Building at noon, and he disappointed the treasurer's kindness!"
Jin Wanfu looked startled when he heard the words, and said in surprise: "What? The Tianji brigade from Yonganhou has come to Xinfeng County?"
If the Tianji brigade does come to Xinfeng County, then the locust plague in Xinfeng County will be resolved within two days. At that time, Xinfeng County will become the second county after Lantian County to eliminate locusts, and the price of food in the city will also be Don't even think about going up anymore, and the 6,000 yuan Zhang Xiongfei borrowed from the bank will not only make a big profit, but even lose money!
Li Ke's eyes flashed, and if he asked deeply, "What? The treasurer does not want to see the Tianji brigade come to Xinfeng County to kill locusts?"
When Jin Wanfu heard that, a layer of cold sweat formed on his back. He waved his hand quickly and said, "No! No! Yonganhou's Tianji brigade can come to Xinfeng County to kill the locusts. It's too late for Jin to be happy, so why would he be unwilling? Jin was just a little surprised that Hou Ye would come to Xinfeng County so soon, there is absolutely no other meaning!"
Li Ke took a deep look at Jin Wanfu, then picked up the account book on the table, and said, "Hehe! I didn't see it, but the shopkeeper Jin still cares about people's livelihood! This account book owner will take a look at it for a while before dark. Send someone back! Now that the king has important things to do, let’s go one step ahead!"
Although Jin Wanfu was totally unwilling in his heart, but he dared not raise any objections, he had to clinch his hands: "His Royal Highness, go slowly! Your Majesty from behind has an order, just give it a command, and Jin will be there on call!"
"Um! Ugly cow, let's go!"
Li Ke nodded, greeted Cheng Chu silently, and the two went out.
"Did the King of Shu find something from the account book? It shouldn't be! This account book is quite satisfactory. The old man has checked it in private. Although there are some minor flaws, there is absolutely no major problem. Alas, maybe I think too much~ !"
Seeing the departure of Li Ke and Cheng Chumo, Jin Wanfu had a bad premonition in his heart, but he couldn't think of any flaws in himself, so he could only comfort himself.
But the bad premonition did not dissipate. Instead, it was like a stone, weighing heavily on his heart, so that he didn't even have the mind to go back to the backyard to see the two beautiful Orchid just now!
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"Xiao Ke! It's him!"
After leaving the bank and walking on the street, Cheng Chumo suddenly pointed to a small servant in Tsing Yi on the trail on the right, and said to Li Ke, "Xiao Ke, or else you and Pang Feiji will go to the county office first, and I will look for it. Wang Xiaodong ask clearly!"
Seeing that it was almost time for lunch to eat, Li Ke knew that there was no delay, so he nodded in agreement: "That's OK! But don't hurt the ugly cow, and don't startle the snake. If possible, it's best to persuade the young man to return to us. This side!"
Cheng Chu silently patted Yue Xiong, and said with a smile: "Xiao Ke, don't worry! Okay, let's not gossip, I'll go first!"
After that, Cheng Chumo turned around and headed directly towards the Tsing Yi young man.
"Let's go! Let's go to the county government!"
Although Li Ke was a little uneasy, at this time, the manpower around him was limited, and he could only believe that Cheng Chumo had once, he turned his head and said to Pang Feiji, and then the two went straight to the direction of Xinfeng County.
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"Haha! Yongan Hou Neng brought the Tianji brigade to Xinfeng County to kill locusts. It is really a blessing for the people of Xinfeng County! As the county magistrate of Xinfeng County, these days are broken for the locust plague. Now Hou The master has solved the confidant problem of Xiaguan, Xiaguan must thank Master Hou in person, otherwise he will feel uneasy!"
The county government of Xinfeng County, after Li Ke said his identity and purpose, the county magistrate Wang Dezheng arched his hands with excitement.
Li Ke calmly said, "Of course the magistrate Wang wants to thank Yonganhou in person, but the immediate task is to prepare meals for the more than 100 people who came with him, and hope that the magistrate can arrange it as soon as possible! What a luxury, you only need meat! In addition, I am preparing a pot of throat soup and a pot of clear hot mung bean soup, which will be delivered to the farmland outside the city!"
Wang Dezheng said in surprise: "His Royal Highness, won't Yonganhou and the children in Lantian County go back to the county for dinner?"
Li Ke shook his head and said, "Going back to the city to eat is too wasteful of time! Wangxian orders you to send someone to prepare meals! All the expenses should be paid by the king. This is the formula of the soothing throat soup prescribed by the doctor Sun. There must be no mistakes in the system, otherwise this king is the only one asking!"
Wang Dezheng's face was solemn, and he took the prescription with both hands, and said: "The Tianji brigade is here to help Xinfeng County kill the locusts. The meal expenses should come from Xinfeng County. How can your Royal Highness spend the money! As for this throat soup and mung bean soup, let's go The official will personally stare at it, and there will be no mistakes, please rest assured, your Highness!"
Li Ke waved his hand and said, "You don't need to worry about the money for the meal. The king's heart is determined. Go and arrange someone to prepare lunch!"
Wang Dezheng had no choice but to hand his hand over: "Yes! Your Majesty sit down for a while! Xiaguan will make arrangements!"
After all, Madam Wang walked out of the inner hall and arranged for people to prepare meals.
Li Ke just took out the ledger, leaned on the table next to him, and began to take a serious look.
After about two quarters of an hour, Cheng Chu silently walked in and said excitedly to Li Ke: "Xiao Ke! Xiao Ke! I inquired!"
Li Ke put away the account book, got up and said in surprise: "So fast? Then, ugly cow, hurry up and talk about it!"
Cheng Chumo looked around, and said to the maids standing on both sides: "You all go down first! I have something to say to His Royal Highness Shu!"
"Yes!"
Everyone knew that the two teenagers in front of them were nobles from Chang'an, and they couldn't even offend the magistrate of Wang County, and they were even more offense, so they blessed their lives and retired.
Seeing that no one was around, Chu Chu whispered to Li Ke, "Xiao Ke, I found out. The boss Zhang mentioned by Jin Wanfu is called Zhang Xiongfei. He is the big fat man we bumped into at the door of the bank. He heard Wang Xiaodong say Zhang Xiong Fei is the owner of Zhang Ji Grain Shop. Zhang Xiong flew to Yanhuang Bank this time to find the treasurer to borrow money. Guess how much he wants to borrow?"
"How many?"
Li Ke was still straightening out the clues that he had said silently in his heart. He frowned and asked subconsciously.
"Six thousand Guans! And borrowed at 16% annual interest rate!"
Cheng Chu silently lowered his voice and said.
"Six thousand coins? 16% interest rate?"
Li Ke couldn't help but exclaimed. First of all, six thousand Guans may not be worth mentioning for a top "big local tyrant" like Li Zexuan, but for a small county like Xinfeng County, six thousand Guans are definitely a huge sum. There are only a handful of people who can get six thousand pens!
Another thing that surprised Li Ke was that the loan interest rate of 6,000 yuan, the annual interest rate of 16% is indeed cheap for the past private loans~EbookFREE.me~ but Yanhuang Bank has just implemented it a while ago. Uniform loan interest rate-8%. Here, the treasurer directly lent 6,000 guanan to Zhang Xiongfei at an annual interest rate of 16%. There is nothing strange in this, but Li Ke said nothing. believable!
"What does Zhang Xiongfei do with so much money? And he is willing to borrow money at twice the borrowing interest rate, which shows that he is in urgent need of money, and he is confident that he can use the money to make more money in a short time! There must be a business that makes steady profits without losing money, at least he thinks it is making steady profits without losing money!"
Li Ke thought for a while and muttered to himself.
"Hey! This is not easy to guess? This surnamed Zhang must have taken these six thousand guanxi to buy food, and now there are locust plagues everywhere, this old guy must want to stock up more food, and wait for the people's crops in the future. After being plagued by locusts, he took the opportunity to drive up food prices and make a fortune! Xiaoke, do you remember when we first entered the city, the people said that the price of food at Zhangji Grain Shop in the west of the city increased again? Isn't this old well?"
Cheng Chumo laughed at this moment.
"...Well, what you analyzed makes sense!"
Hearing this, Li Ke nodded in sympathy. Suddenly, he looked at Cheng Chumo with a strange expression and said, "Hey! No! When did you become so flexible in Ugly Bull? It's not like you~!"
Cheng Chumo's old face suddenly froze. It is estimated that there are tens of thousands of grass and mud horses running past in his heart at this moment, "I rely on! Xiao Ke, you are not kind! I worked so hard to help you investigate the case after running the money, but you It hurts me like this~!"
Li Ke smiled and said, "Hehe! I just made a joke with you, but then again, how did you make Wang Xiaodong willing to tell the truth?"
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