Chapter 170 - Powerless
Shezhou City is not a big city, but its economy is still relatively prosperous. Of course, all of this is due to the political achievements of Marquis Cheng Qi.
There are a lot of rich people here. Since you have money, it is definitely inappropriate to keep it at home.
Therefore, many people think of depositing money in banks. There are three bank banks in Shezhou City, among which Delong Bank is considered the larger one.
Delong Bank has a Huitong relationship with banks in several surrounding cities. In other words, if you deposit your money in Delong Bank and use the bank notes issued by Delong Bank, you can also transfer money to banks in other cities.
Taking out the money will greatly facilitate people who go out to do business, but it is not convenient for people to carry a large amount of money with them.
But today, these people are wondering, why is the good Delong Bank not open yet?
Not only that, but there were also many official servants standing at the entrance of the bank, all of them frowning and looking up to the sky.
"Master, I want to ask, what's going on with this bank? When will we be allowed in?" A man wearing butler-style clothes boldly went forward and asked.
"What are you doing in there?" an official asked angrily.
"Of course I'm saving money," the man replied cautiously.
"Deposit money? How dare you come here! Do you know that this bank has colluded with criminals? Now a murder has occurred here. The county magistrate has given instructions to seal the bank and open a case for investigation!" the official said in one breath.
"Ah!" Immediately, a burst of discussion began to erupt in the crowd.
"Is this place in cahoots with bad guys?"
"Oh my God! All my money is still in there, don't let the Yamen confiscate it!"
Suddenly, the face of the person who came to save money happily suddenly became clouded.
"Okay, okay, don't ask, hurry up and leave! Don't delay things here!" the official shouted coldly.
At the same time, the county magistrate also met a special guest.
This man's name is Lu Zhengkai, the second shopkeeper of Delong Bank. He happened to go home to rest last night, so a minor disaster was avoided.
Before Zhao San was taken away, he asked his subordinates to find Manager Lu. The clerk did not dare to delay. At dawn, he went to Manager Lu's house to call him out and tell him the whole story.
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Fortunately, the people from the patrol camp only took Zhao San away and did not embarrass the guys below.
When Lu Zhengkai heard this, he thought it was not bad, so he didn't care anymore and ran to the Yamen early in the morning to find the county magistrate.
Lu Zhengkai is in charge of external affairs at Delong Bank, and he is very familiar with the county magistrate. You must know that if you open a bank in a place and do not have a good relationship with the officials, you will not be able to open the bank.
"Master Hu! What is going on? When did our bank collude with criminals?" Lu Zhengkai, wearing a black embroidered robe, said to the county magistrate with an anxious look on his face.
The county magistrate of Shezhou City is named Hu Chuanhai. He is about forty years old, neither fat nor thin, and has a very energetic face. He does not have much ability, but he is also conscientious. Since he took office, Shezhou City has been
If you can't do it high, you can't do it low.
"Shopkeeper Lu, don't get excited, this matter...sigh...I didn't want to cause this!" Hu Chuanhai said.
"Master Hu, what are you talking about? In this city of Shezhou, without your order from Master Hu, who would dare to come to our bank in the middle of the night to look for trouble!" Lu Zhengkai obviously did not believe this rhetoric.
Hu Chuanhai made Lu Zhengkai sit down on a chair, then poured him a cup of tea, and then said slowly: "Shopkeeper Lu, we have been friends for many years, and I won't hide it from you until now.
Do you know who the people who went to your bank last night were?"
Lu Zhengkai thought for a while and said: "According to our guy there, he is from the patrol camp!"
Hu Chuanhai said: "They are the people from the patrol camp. Shopkeeper Lu, think about it. This patrol camp has always been responsible for guarding the security of Shezhou City. They never take care of the affairs in this city..."
Having said this, Hu Chuanhai paused deliberately.
Lu Zhengkai said impatiently: "Master Hu, just say what you want to say!"
Hu Chuanhai chuckled and said, "Let me ask you, have you ever offended Mr. Hou?"
Lu Zhengkai was stunned and muttered: "Master Hou? Which Master Hou?"
Hu Chuanhai said: "How many marquis are there in Shezhou? Of course it is the Marquis of Chengqi!"
Lu Zhengkai was startled by these words, and he quickly said: "Impossible! We have never even met Marquis Cheng Qi, how could we possibly offend him!"
"Are you sure you haven't?" Hu Chuanhai asked again as if he was worried.
"Sure! We all run small businesses. We have heard of Marquis Chengqi for a long time. With his status, how could he have had any friction with us?" Lu Zhengkai said.
After listening to Lu Zhengkai's words, Hu Chuanhai silently agreed in his heart. These words made sense. Marquis Chengqi was in Shezhou and he was a character admired by thousands of people. How could there be any conflict with a small bank.
"In this case, this matter is strange. Let me make it clear that the person who ordered me to do this is the Marquis!" Hu Chuanhai said.
"What!" Lu Zhengkai was shocked. "How is this possible! Why is Marquis Chengqi so hard on us?"
At this time, Hu Chuanhai seemed to have remembered something, patted his forehead and asked: "At first, the Marquis just asked me to send some elite soldiers to be dispatched by a valley owner named Chi... This... do you know a man named Chi?
The owner of the valley named Chi?"
When Lu Zhengkai heard this, he was even more confused, "Valley Master? Where is the Valley Master?"
Although Lu Zhengkai is the second shopkeeper of Delong Bank, he is not connected with the Fuyu Holy Cult. He is just a person hired from outside to manage the bank. Of course, he does not know who Chi Yuanshan is.
"Oh, Mr. Hu, you are making me more and more confused. I have gone around in a big circle, but I still don't understand. Just tell me when our bank can reopen!" Lu Zhengkai listened to Mr. Hu.
I didn’t even understand it, so I simply stopped asking these questions and stated the key issues straightforwardly.
When Hu Chuanhai heard this, his originally smiling face suddenly turned away and became very majestic.
Before Lu Zhengkai could understand why Hu Chuanhai suddenly changed his face, Hu Chuanhai continued: "Opening? Several corpses were found in the backyard of your Delong Bank last night. I didn't ask you to ask. It's good. You still
Thinking of opening!”
When Lu Zhengkai heard this, his head buzzed and he almost rolled off his chair.
The young boy did tell Lu Zhengkai about this matter, but Lu Zhengkai was too concerned about the bank to take the matter to heart. Now that Hu Chuanhai brought it up, he remembered this matter and suddenly started sweating all over.
There is a dead person in the bank, this is not a trivial matter.
Lu Zhengkai, the monk Zhang Er, was also scratching his head. How could there be dead people in such a nice backyard?
Chapter completed!