Chapter 157 Redemption to go home
Early the next morning, Cao Yi took Hongxiu to Jiangning Prefecture to go to the Jiangning Prefecture Office to complete the relevant procedures such as registration and tax verification. With the instructions of Mr. Yang, the departments below became efficient in their work. Within an hour, everything had been completed. All the deeds and taxes were paid, and the big red government seal was stamped.
After the contract agreement was registered here, Cao Yi found Mr. Yang again. He originally wanted to say goodbye, but he was very helpful after all, but Mr. Yang said he had something to stay.
In the room that Yang Gong used to rest in the office, Mr. Yang looked at Cao Yi, as if he was hesitating whether to say it. Because Cao Yi didn't know what Mr. Yang was going to say to him, he didn't urge him. He just sat there and waited for Mr. Yang to speak. After a while, he heard Mr. Yang say, "Nephew, what you told me before, about attacking your restaurant wine transport convoy. In the morning, a constable reported to me, saying that he had found the bandit's nest..."
Cao Yiteng stood up and asked anxiously: "Mr. Yang, where is it and where is it?"
Mr. Yang took out a map of Jiangning Mansion from his arms, handed it to Cao Yi, and pointed out the hiding position of the bandit with his fingers and said: "At the junction of Jiangning Mansion and Taipingzhou, there is a place called Shuhun Mountain. The roads there are dangerous and obstructive, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The bandits have really picked a good place!"
Cao Yi took the map and looked carefully. It was indeed in the middle of Jiangning City and Dangtu Gushu City in Taipingzhou. The location was absolutely dangerous. Cao Yi looked up and asked, "Donald Yang, I will borrow this map for the time being and let me go back and copy a few more before sending it back."
Mr. Yang shook his hand and said, "No, you can take this picture. There are still some in the government. But I want to remind you that the bandits are extremely vicious, but they are extremely cunning. Our Jiangning Prefecture and Taipingzhou Prefecture both jointly encircled and suppressed them. Unfortunately, the bandits are very familiar with the local terrain. As soon as we go, they fled to the surrounding mountains and came back when we run away. They are very annoyed."
"Mr. Yang, let me leave this group of bandits and bandits. I received a reward order issued by the government, which is also famous. However, I have to prepare for a while and first understand the bandits' activity areas and escape routes. I will arrange the corresponding methods in advance, otherwise it will be very easy for them to escape again." Cao Yi looked at the map in his hand and said confidently.
"It's fine to escape, but I'm afraid that if you suffer a loss when you face the bandits, you will lose it..." Mr. Yang frowned and said worriedly.
"Don't worry, Mr. Yang, I'm going to encircle and suppress, not to die. If things are not done, I won't force myself to confront you head-on. It's best to be able to successfully attack. First, ambush and kill the living forces with all your strength, and then think about the prisoner. But for now, I'll have someone to investigate first and do a good job.
After you are fully prepared, plan to take action!”
After hearing this, Yang Gong nodded and said with concern: "There is no need to leave a living or not. In fact, the government has no requirements at all. Just remove the bandits and cause disaster. Zhao Zhengshi nephew, I still have to advise you. A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Some things do not need to be done by himself. You can leave this bandit suppression to Wang Zhiyuan and Liu Baiqing, and you don't have to take risks yourself."
"Thank you, Mr. Yang, for your concern. I know that I have been a general in my heart. You also know that my Cao family has been a general for generations. Every man has the fantasy of fighting in the battlefield. I am just interested in military strategy... And this time I can take the opportunity to train those guards in practice. In the future, my caravans will need to use it when they go to other prefectures to open the Zuixian Tower. Only after actual combat can there be significant improvements." Cao Yi quickly replied, folded the map and put it in his arms. After a while, he asked, "Donald Yang, can I ask Cuiwei Tower and Qingyuan Tower for money according to the punishment clause in the contract!"
"Of course, the state has national laws, and the family has family rules. For the way of business, you will naturally abide by the terms of the contract. Now your white deed has been stamped with the official seal of the government and has legal effect. So you only need to ask the two restaurants to pay you according to the amount stated in the terms. If they are unwilling to pay, just tell me, I have the personal evidence, and the official seal is on it. If you want to deny it, I will seal their restaurant and let them pay the compensation!" Mr. Yang waved his hand domineeringly.
"With this sentence from Mr. Yang, I'll feel relieved. I'll show up with them in the past two days." Cao Yi's eyes were full of sharp expressions. For such a person, he did not have the kindness of a woman, and he also needed to kill a chicken to warn the monkey to serve as a warning to others.
Then Cao Yi talked to Yang Gong about the trivial matters of the New Year. Speaking of his son Yang Zi'ang, he would be coming to Jiangning for the New Year tomorrow. At that time, Cao Yi would come here too, have a meal at home and get to know each other, and Cao Yi naturally agreed.
After the two chatted for a while, Cao Yi left with tactfully. Although some of the official duties that should be completed have already been completed in the near future, and there are so many subordinates under him who perform their duties. However, Yang Gong was the prefect of a government office after all. In any case, he was a court official with real power. Even compared to the governor, he was more like a rank of officials in the border area. Judging from Cao Yi's official position before the time travel, he was the position of the provincial party secretary, and there must be many official documents to be reviewed every day. So when Cao Yi proposed to say goodbye, Yang Gong did not try to keep him.
When Cao Yi and Hongxiu returned to Zuixian Tower, they had just got off the carriage and saw Qingwen jogging down from the gate and running to one meter in front of Cao Yi before stopping. After a blessed salute, she said anxiously: "Young Master, Miss Jin'er from Jinfeng Tower said that there was something urgent to come to see you, and she is still waiting in the elegant seat. And I saw that Miss Jin'er was crying,
She didn't say anything if she asked her what happened..."
Cao Yi nodded, first instructed Hongxiu to put away all these contracts, and then accelerated his pace toward the Yase. When Cao Yi walked in, he saw Jin'er lying on the table, whimpering in a low voice, his shoulders twitching, from sobbing from time to time to continuous crying, as if he heard footsteps. When he raised his head, his eyes were already red and swollen, and tears were still hanging on his fair face. The pear blossoms were soaking with rain that it was very pleasing.
Jin'er opened her red and swollen eyes and saw Cao Yi coming. She was just crying in a low voice. Suddenly, she burst out with a "wow" sound, and she cried even more sadly. Cao Yi had no choice but to take a silk squid and gave it to her and persuaded her with a kind voice: "Miss Jin'er, what's wrong with you? Where is your lady?"
It would be fine if Cao Yi didn't ask. When he asked Jin'er where the secret of fish was, Jin'er immediately cried louder. Cao Yi had no choice but to comfort him patiently: "Okay, Jin'er, stop crying. If you have anything, tell me, I will definitely help you. If you keep crying now, I don't know what's going on..."
Perhaps Jin'er was crying too sadly, and at this time she obviously wanted to stop and try her best to stop her crying. Unfortunately, her body was still out of control and her shoulders were still twitching from time to time. Cao Yi was waiting there too, and finally had no choice but to intimidate: "Jin'er, if you don't say anything, I'll leave!"
"Ah! Don't! Cao... Cao... Young Master... Wuwuwu..." Jin'er quickly stood up and said, but before he could speak, he started crying again.
Cao Yi sighed and said, "Jin'er, is there something wrong with your lady? If you don't say it anymore, if it delays time and makes things irreversible, then you will really regret it!"
Jin'er was so scared that she quickly wiped away the tears from her face with her hands, and sobbed, "Cao... Master... I want to... borrow money from you..." She looked up at Cao Yi, then immediately lowered her head and whispered, "My lady and I will save money slowly... I will give you a little bit to Mr. Cao..."
Cao Yi laughed unconsciously after hearing this, but when he saw Jin'er still sobbing, he felt embarrassed again, so he coughed and said softly: "Miss Jin'er, how much do you want to borrow?"
"One...one...one...10,000 taels!" Jin'er seemed to have plucked up a lot of courage and raised her head firmly and said quickly, but when she saw Cao Yi's shocked expression, she immediately lowered her head and said voluntarily: "Ah no, Cao...Young Master Cao, nine thousand taels are enough!"
Cao Yi was a little funny when Jin'er was startled, but he still held it in his arms and asked softly: "Miss Jin'er, why are you borrowing so much money?"
Chapter completed!