Chapter 3147 Follow the clues

The coolies working on the dock carried sack after sack of goods from the ship. They felt that the cargo this time was strange because they couldn't guess what it was.

The goods were unloaded and put directly on the carts, and the carts were pulled by government servants or long-term workers who were temporarily transferred.

One of the coolies carried a sack by himself and walked down. However, when passing by Bai Shan, he lost his balance and fell for some reason. When he fell, he made a hole in the sack. The coolie subconsciously wanted to protect the sack, but ended up reaching out to close the opening.

But when I accidentally pulled the hole, it opened wider...

Several strings of copper coins fell out of the sack, and soon half of the sack fell out.

The coolies carrying the bags were stunned, and the coolies who were going up and down to carry things were also stunned.

When the coolie reacted, his face turned pale. He grabbed the copper coins in panic and stuffed them into the tattered sack...

After stuffing it for a long time, he found that the bag was broken and could not be loaded. He shook his body and looked up at Bai Shan who was standing not far away. He trembled and kowtowed, "Sir, have mercy on me, my lord, have mercy on me..."

Bai Shan frowned, stretched out his hand to help him up, glanced at his knees, and then said: "It's none of your business, it's because this sack isn't neat enough."

He turned his head and looked at Fang Xian Cheng, "Let someone get a sack. It doesn't matter if you don't get a basket."

Fangxian Cheng agreed and hurriedly sent someone to pick it up.

Soon someone brought two baskets over. The coolie hurriedly squatted down and put the sling of copper coins into the basket, and then looked at Bai Shan at a loss.

Bai Shan nodded slightly at him and said: "Carry it down, these two baskets will be counted as one time."

Seeing that the county magistrate had no intention of pursuing the case, the coolie breathed a sigh of relief, knelt down and kowtowed to Bai Shan, then turned around and carried two baskets down to complete the work.

The foremen and merchants who were watching not far from the dock reluctantly closed their mouths, "Did you see that that sack is full of copper coins, and the other sacks..."

Someone said: "They are all copper coins..."

It's terrible. How much does it cost?

Someone swallowed, "No wonder County Magistrate Bai said he is not short of money, not short of money. So what he said is true? But where did County Magistrate Bai come from with so much money?"

"Did it come from the capital?"

"Your capital city is near the sea."

"Yes, where did you get so much money?"

After hearing the news, the shopkeepers and owners who came to watch the excitement from a distance were also talking, "Is it really money?"

"Yes, I asked the clerk in the store to pretend to be a coolie and move up a sack. I took the opportunity to touch it and found that it was all copper coins."

"Where did County Magistrate Bai get so much money?"

"Is this an official ship? It was transported from somewhere else? Is this money newly made?"

"No, I just wandered over and took a look. Although there were government officials around and I couldn't get too close to the car, I could still see the two baskets of copper coins clearly. The coins were not new, and the threads on them were not new."

"Old money?" Everyone became more curious, "Where did it come from?"

Someone then lowered his voice and said, "Did you forget that these two official ships only docked at Longchi Pier in March and then left in the middle of the night?"

At that time, many people heard the noise, but they just didn't dare to go out to see it.

I don't know what Bai Shan secretly transported out of the country. Originally, they didn't dare to be interested in the affairs of the court, but now there is so much money...

But Bai Shan soon gave up their interest because he quickly spent the money.

Although no one knew exactly how much he spent, everyone's enthusiasm cooled down when they saw the foremen and businessmen queuing up at the Haisi Yamen one by one with their receipts and carrying bags of money out.

Although Magistrate Bai earns a lot, he also spends a lot.

Let’s not talk about the distance, let’s just talk about how much money it costs just to build roads, bridges and shops here at Longchi Wharf?

There was not enough manpower, so Bai Shan rolled up his sleeves and went forward to settle the accounts and check the accounts. Fang County Prime Minister was supervising and watching his subordinates settle accounts with various creditors.

Since he spent money, Bai Shan wanted to make money.

He did not let the foreman and merchants who had received the money leave, but said to them with a smile: "These shops at Longchi Wharf are all for rent. If you are interested in renting shops here, you can go to Haisili and find Fang County Cheng to handle the matter."

He said with a friendly smile: "Because they are all shops owned by the county government, there is a discount for the first rental. In the first two years, only half of the rent will be collected, and the other half will be returned to the merchants for decoration. You can also share it with interested relatives and friends.

Let’s spread the word and let everyone benefit from each other.”

Because they saw the two ships of copper coins and received their own payment and labor wages, the confidence and trust of the merchants and foremen in Bai Shan and Beihai County reached the highest level. They quickly agreed and decided to discuss renting a shop with their families when they returned home.

thing.

Even if they don't rent, you can still talk to your relatives and friends...

As soon as they left, Fang Xian Cheng waved his hand, and a government official stepped forward to close the door. In an instant, only the people from their government office were left in the yard.

The smile on Bai Shan's face sank, and he sat in silence on the chair.

The yamen and officials also knew that something serious had happened, and they all bowed their heads and remained silent.

Fang Xian Cheng's face sank, he took a step forward, scanned the people in the yard with sharp eyes, and asked in a deep voice: "Who spread the rumors between the foreman and the businessmen?"

He didn't say this was the truth.

The yamen and officials looked at each other in confusion. After a long silence, someone whispered, "Sir, how could we create such a rumor?"

"Yes, yes, we are the government servants of Beihai County. If those foremen and businessmen lead their men to make noise, wouldn't we be the first ones to rush in?" How hard must they have imagined to start such a rumor?

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Fang Xian Cheng's eyes fell on the officials.

Bai Shan:……

He raised his hand to stop what Fang Xian Cheng was about to say, and said to him: "This matter is not urgent. Let Dong Xian Cheng come over."

He was wrong. Why did he think this matter could be left to Fang County Cheng to investigate?

He has special skills in the field, so even if he doesn't do the investigation himself, he should leave it to County Lieutenant Dong.

Bai Shan held his forehead with his right hand, rubbed his forehead with his fingers, and waved his left hand to let them all go down.

When there were only two people left in the yard, Bai Shancai sighed: "The county government's account books are now divided into two sets, one is managed by Chief Secretary Song, and the other is managed by me."

He said: "Bookkeeper Song works in the county government, and many things cannot be hidden from his eyes and ears. He can probably deduce that the set of account books in my hand is not surprising, but other than him, there are no people who can know the true finances of Beihai County.

Quite a few.”

Bai Shan said directly: "Yin He and Bai Erlang can be eliminated directly. They will not tell outsiders about this. Apart from them, the only people in this county who know about it are you, Lieutenant Dong, and Zhao Minghui."

Because the county government was short of money, he had to think of ways to get money, and he always had to find people who could negotiate, and these were the people Bai Shanhui consulted with.

"Then who among the three of you would know about this situation?" Bai Shan said: "If we check it from here, I don't believe that this county can't find it out. Also, the money has been settled. I think those foremen and businessmen are also willing to sell us a good one. Find them.

Ask, who did they hear this news from in the first place? You can always find something out of the way,"

He said slowly: "This county has money now, so there is no need to worry."

? ? ? Two chapters will be updated today, and the missing chapter will be added tomorrow.

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