Chapter 365: Chain Schemes

In the era of feudal rule, anything related to the royal family was a major event, and tribute silk was a matter of great or small importance.

To put it mildly, as long as these silks are burned, no one will have any evidence. But in the bigger picture, once the news spreads that tributes were found around the silk factory, everyone in the Wen family may not be in good health...

Wen Peng was taking Tang Lianyu to visit his silk factory. It was originally a good thing to expand his business. Suddenly, he was notified by Yang Yiyi that tributes appeared near your silk factory.

Let's put it this way, the fact that Mr. Wen didn't pee out of fear shows that his bladder is really fine.

He didn't dare to bring many people with him, he only brought two trustworthy servants and the accountant who happened to report the ledger, and Tang Lianyu, who was present and heard what happened. The group rushed to the cave under the hillside to check.

"Yes, this is indeed a tribute."

Because he was in the raw silk business, Wen Peng often dealt with friends, including silk merchants who had given tribute.

Wen Peng didn't quite believe it when he heard the news, but now that he saw it with his own eyes, he couldn't help but not believe it.

Qin Yan handed the letter she found to Wen Peng:

"Someone may want to mess with your Wen family, but we don't know who it is."

Wen Peng took the letter and looked at it. His face turned blue and white. He didn't know whether he was scared or angry.

"Thank you to the two heroines, otherwise our Wen family would have suffered a great disaster."

Yang Yiyi was about to say a few polite words when she was suddenly stunned.

"What about that? I'm going to go to the hut."

"..."

Do you think now is the time to say this?

Here he was talking about business, but suddenly he said "go to the hut", everyone on the spot was shocked.

Regardless of their reaction, Yang Yiyi ran out in a hurry, but came back soon.

And as soon as he came back, he said straight to the point:

"This matter is not just a matter for the Wen family, the Qing family is also a victim. Please ask the Qing family master to come as well."

"Did Miss Yang think of something?"

"It's hard to say right now. I'll explain it in detail when someone comes."

It is not an easy task to send someone to invite the rival Qing family. If you go in the name of the Wen family, they may not open the door at all. But Tang Lianyu happens to be there, so it is not impossible to invite the master of the Qing family to come over in her name.

The Qing family's silk factory is also outside the city, and the Qing family's master happened to be inspecting the silk factory. When he got the news, he heard that it was Tang Lianyu who invited him. Although it was a bit strange to go to the enemy's silk factory, he still had to give it a try.

So not long after, Qing family master Qing Lin Hong also rushed to the scene. When he saw that there was tribute silk in the cave, he was so frightened that his face turned pale.

"We've arrived, can Nuxia Yang speak directly?"

"Uh...wait a minute, I'll go to the latrine again."

"..."

It took a little longer to go this time, but when Yang Yiyi came back, her face was filled with confidence.

Qin Yan was familiar with this expression. She had the same look when she unlocked the deceased's information before.

"Everyone, both the recent deaths of the two families and this tribute silk are related to a conspiracy. Someone has set up a trap to drag both of you down."

The master of the Qing family asked:

"Why do you say that?"

The tribute silk was found next to the Wen family's silk factory. If you want to rectify it, you must also rectify it with the Wen family, not the Qing family.

"Please be patient and listen to me carefully."

Yang Yiyi felt like she was commenting, so she cleared her throat and said:

"First of all, there is the matter of the two deceased people. One was the accountant of the Wen family, and the other was a servant of the Qing family. Both of them were employed about two months ago. Not only did they die on the same day, but they even died at different times. Similar. The two were probably sent as spies by the people behind the scenes. After they lost their use, they were killed and silenced. The method was similar to the martial arts left by the ancestors of the Wen and Qing families, and they spread the news to create an escalation in the conflict between the two families. "

"Spy?"

Wen Peng said strangely:

"What secrets do our families have that require spies?"

"Creating rumors of escalating conflicts can only be regarded as waste utilization in the entire conspiracy. The real role of the two of them is to obtain the warehouse keys of your two silk factories."

Qinglin Hong retorted:

"Impossible, not to mention the Wen family's counting house. If a young boy from my house stole the key, how could I not know about it?"

"What if instead of stealing the key, you use the key to make a clay mold?"

Yang Yiyi looked at Tang Lianyu, who said:

"Not long ago, Nuxia Yang and Nuxia Qin found a small gourd among the belongings of the Qing family boy. Inside the gourd was a clay mold used by thieves to copy keys. I have sent people to make the mold. Is it a warehouse? The key, you will know after you try it.”

Yang Yiyi also took out the wax model from her pocket:

"This was found behind the bookshelf in the Wen family's accounting room. Although the shapes are different, they are all used to make keys."

Handing the wax model to Wen Peng again, Yang Yiyi continued:

"As the accountant, it is not difficult for him to ask for the warehouse key in the name of checking the amount. It is said that the young man of the Qing family is very active in running to the silk factory to help the master get samples from the silk factory. During this period, there is no chance of getting access to the key. Strangely, all you need to do to make the clay mold is press it upwards with the key. If you are skilled, it only takes a few breaths and no one will notice. "

Wen Peng took the wax model and asked:

"Making the warehouse key is to put the tributes into the warehouse?"

"That's right, but the killer move is not just a frame-up, you have to find a way to make it happen."

Yang Yiyi turned to look at the Wen family's accounting office:

"Mr. Accountant, when we went out, you said you wanted to report the error in the account book to the master. Is the error the quantity of goods?"

The accountant was stunned:

"Yes, exactly."

"But there are exactly 10 horses missing?"

"As the heroine said."

"Please count again how much tribute silk there is here."

Everyone took a look and saw that there were exactly 10 horses, no more and no less.

"Ten pieces of silk that are not in the ledger, plus there are exactly 10 pieces of tribute in the warehouse. If you were the person who came to investigate this matter, what would you think?"

Seeing tributes in the warehouse does not necessarily mean that someone is buying and selling them privately. Maybe someone is framed and framed.

But after further investigation, the number of 10 horses was missing from the account, so the suspicion was basically confirmed.

When the Wen family heard this, they felt cold all over. This was a plan to kill their whole family without giving them any chance to argue.

"Who on earth used such a vicious trick! Could it be..."

Wen Peng looked at Qinglin Hong, who immediately followed suit.

"No matter how bad I, Qinglin Hong, do, I will never use such a despicable method. I dare to swear to God that if there is any lie, God will strike with five thunderbolts!"

As the saying goes, the people who know you best are not your friends, but your enemies.

The feud between the Wen and Qing families has lasted for more than a hundred years, and they have been fighting for a long time. But Wen Peng calmed down and thought about it carefully, and Qinglin Hong couldn't do this.

Even if you don't consider Qinglin Hong's character, you still have to consider the risks.

Secretly obtaining tributes, if this matter was exposed on the way, the Qing family would be the ones whose house was ransacked. Taking such a big risk would not be worth the gain. After all, it was not a mortal blood feud, so it really wasn't.

"Who is that?"

"There is a person who has been in Silk City recently. He has access to tributes. He even secretly did some tricks to modify the quantity of tributes, and intercepted some privately without anyone noticing."

When Qinglin Hong heard this, his face was filled with disbelief.

"Nvxia Yang, what do you mean..."

"It's Mr. Liu who came from the capital."

"But why, why, this..."

Qinglin Hongdu was a little incoherent, Wen Peng muttered:

"Nvxia Yang suspects him, can you have proof?"

"This Young Master Liu is the son of a third-rank official in the capital, and this third-rank official is the salt transport envoy. He is not only in charge of salt affairs, but also in charge of palace procurement matters. He has access to tributes. This is one of them. This thread The largest share of the city's raw silk business is divided between the Wen and Qing families, and this is the second one. "

"Why is this the second one?"

"If the Wen family collapses due to the tribute issue, who will swallow up the Wen family's share?"

Originally, there were two strong companies standing side by side, but suddenly one of them is missing. Most of the market share will definitely be swallowed up by the Qing family, and a small part will be eaten up by other retail investors.

"I heard that the Qing family intends to marry Master Liu. This is the third one. After all, Master Qing does not have a son yet. Who will inherit the family business in the future?"

If there is no son, it will naturally be given to the daughter, but since the daughter is married, the son-in-law will take care of the family business.

"This plan is Master Liu's plan to take over the entire silk city's raw silk business. And don't forget, he also sent people into the Qing family and got the key to the Qing family's warehouse. This is as insurance, if If the marriage fails, or if the Qing family has a son to succeed him in the future, then..."

"Repeat the same trick, so that our Qing family has to hold his thigh, or even more ruthlessly, destroy the Wen and Qing families, and let Mr. Liu's merchants take over the raw silk business in Silk City!"

Mr. Liu's father was a salt transport envoy, in charge of palace procurement, and must have had connections with raw silk merchants in other cities. It was normal for someone to rely on their family's big tree to help Mr. Liu do things.

This is a series of tricks. Although Mr. Liu is a white man with no fame, he can rely on his father's connections to carry out this conspiracy. Once it is successful, it will be like an extra cash cow.

"But the above are just my speculations. I haven't found any evidence related to Mr. Liu. He did it very cleanly."

This is what Li Chengqi specially told Yang Yiyi to say, don't rely on us if you guess wrong.

But Li Chengqi also provided a way to prove it.

"If you two don't believe it, I have a plan to determine the outcome."

Saying that, Yang Yiyi looked at Qin Yan, who pointed at her face. When Yang Yiyi nodded, she suddenly had a bad feeling...