The new book of the burning prairie star

Chapter 235 What is sold on the second floor

"Master, you..." Seeing Yang Biao turn around and leave, several of his subordinates hurriedly followed him.

"Search the mountain?" Yu Zhenyu stood up in surprise when he heard him say that.

"Yes, the correct way to say it is to search the mountains in Jiangyu County." Yang Biao believed that the most urgent task now was to find the remaining official silver. Forty percent of it had been found in the caves in Dingbei County, so they must have hidden some in Jiangyu County, which was not far away.

Such a large amount of official silver transported at one time would certainly attract attention, but it would be less likely to be discovered if it was melted down into ordinary silver and carried out of the city in small batches.

"Yes, Lord Yu, Yang suggests that you first send someone to investigate the silver purchase situation of various gold and silver houses in Hejian Prefecture."

If the bandits want to melt such a huge amount of official silver, they must have the help of professional silversmiths. If the amount of silver purchased by the shop does not match, they will be suspected of colluding with bandits.

"Go, tell the shopkeepers of all the gold and silver shops in the city to bring this year's accounts to the government office to assist the government in handling the case."

Yu Zhenyu ordered his men to get the matter done quickly. Searching the mountain would be much more tiring, so it would be better to do the relatively easy task of reconciling the accounts first.

"Zhou Xiong, you take eight people to Dingbei County to meet up with Mei Yongle, and go with him to the mountains and forests in Jiangyu County to look for clues." We have to pay attention to the bandit suppression work. If the problem of robbing government silver is not solved, Qianpu Mansion will have endless troubles.

"Yes, master!" After receiving the order, Zhou Xiong picked eight people and rode away on horseback.

"Master, what should we do then?" Hou Jiaxian felt unhappy when he saw that Zhou Xiong did not choose him.

"Let's go to the gold and silver shops in the city, buy whatever you like, and give them to your families when you return." Yang Biao gave each of the remaining people two fifty-liang silver notes and asked them to disperse and buy silver jewelry.

"Wow," Hou Jiaxian and others were very happy to have a hundred taels of silver note in their hands to buy any silver jewelry.

"Stop yelling, and hurry up." Now the only thing left is to cast a wide net and see which shop looks unusual.

"Sir, what would you like to buy?" Yang Biao walked to a Jinlou building with a rather conventional decoration, and the waiter inside greeted him.

"Well, I want to buy a pair of silver bracelets for my sister's birthday. Are there any new styles suitable for young girls?" Yang Biao thought for a while and stepped into the Jinlou.

"Sir, these are all jewellery made of pure silver. Please take your time to choose!" The clerk led him to the display cabinet of pure silver jewellery and introduced it to him with a smile.

"Well, what do you sell on the second floor?" Yang Biao saw two richly dressed women coming upstairs, so he asked the waiter standing nearby.

"The second and third floors all sell gold head ornaments, top-quality jade, etc. The craftsmanship is more sophisticated, the accessories are more exquisite, and of course the prices are also higher." Seeing the aura exuded by this man, he did not seem to be poor, so the waiter said with a smile.

"Oh," Yang Biao lowered his head to look at the silver jewelry on the display case, picked out a pair of silver bracelets, and went to the counter to pay.

"Ten taels of silver," the shopkeeper was a tall and fat man in his thirties who always smiled when he spoke to people.

"Okay," Yang Biao took out ten taels of silver from his purse and put them on the counter. Then he picked up the silver bracelet that the shopkeeper had personally packed and walked out. When he reached the door of the Jinlou, he looked up at the plaque that read "Wei Ji Jinlou" on it.

"Lou Ye, go and keep an eye on this man." Lou Ye was also a scout in the army. Yang Biao handed him the portrait of the owner of Wei Ji Jin Lou.

"Yes, master." Lou Ye looked at him carefully, memorized his appearance, and then placed the portrait on the table.

"Remember?" Seeing him nod, Yang Biao put the portrait away.

"Master, we are back." Hou Jiaxian held the silver jewelry in his hand and exchanged it with other brothers to see the jewelry they had bought.

"Okay, everyone should go to bed early today. We may have things to do in the evening." Yang Biao said this and went to his room to sleep.

For three consecutive days, Yang Biao didn't say anything to everyone, but just asked everyone to go back and rest.

"Master, there's movement from the owner of Jinlou." Lou Ye came back in the middle of the night on the fourth day.

"Okay, you go back and continue to follow him, we will be there later." Yang Biao was overjoyed and sang the well-known song in his heart: I finally waited for you, and I'm glad I didn't give up.

"Hou Jiaxian, take our people and follow the marks made by Lou Ye to see what they want to do."

"Master, is it really in Jiangyu County?" Hou Jiaxian looked at the signboard, a little surprised.

"Well, go to Yu Zhenyu's house and ask him to come here quickly." It's annoying to have someone take over the show, so let's wait for him to come before taking action.

"Deng Jia, go to the military camp to find Wu Baihan and ask him to send troops to suppress the bandits as soon as possible." The little leader who robbed the government silver was the owner of Wei Ji Jinlou. This time, he must be caught in one fell swoop.

This would have been a disaster if Shi Rui hadn’t happened to encounter a robbery and seen what they looked like.

Even if he was beaten to death, he would never believe that the owner of the Jinlou who always smiled at everyone he met could be the backbone of the group that robbed the government silver.

"Lord Yang, did you say we found the bandit's lair?" Yu Zhenyu came over breathlessly. If I hadn't known him, I would have thought he was running.

"Yes, we have to wait for General Wu." He was not confident about the combat effectiveness of Yu Zhenyu's soldiers, and thought Wu Baihan's soldiers looked more reliable.

"Great!" Yu Zhenyu got off the horse. It was finally time to suppress the bandits. Those bandits usually had contacts with each other, and maybe there would be some clues about the official silver. He clenched his fists and walked back and forth excitedly.

"Hey, why hasn't Wu Bohan come yet?" Seeing that there was no movement from the official road, he was extremely anxious.

"Sir Yu, please be patient!" Yang Biao asked him to take a deep breath. Lou Ye had not returned yet, and the specific hiding place of those bandits was unknown.

"Oh my! Wu Baihan is finally here!" Yu Zhenyu immediately smiled when he heard the sound of a large number of horses running quickly.

"Master Yu, hurry up and get on the horse." Yang Biao thought to himself that he was being a pig teammate. He was like a fool, still laughing there.

"Oh, okay, okay, okay!" Hearing his urging, Yu Zhenyu quickly jumped on the horse.

"My two lords, you have been waiting for a long time, right?" As he spoke, Wu Bohan rode up to them on his fast horse.

"No, we just arrived not long ago. General Wu, let's go." Yu Zhenyu felt that he was a man with a bad temper, so it would be better not to offend him.

"Dad, I heard that the mountains and forests in Jiangyu County are very large. Are you sure the bandit's lair is here?" If they were to search such a tall mountain, climbing would be exhausting. Wu Ruoyi wanted to back out.

"This..." Wu Baihan looked up at the dark forest and felt that his daughter was right. He looked at Yu Zhenyu with some embarrassment.