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At Chang'an Baoji Cabinet Shop, the chief steward Wang Jinshan appeared accompanied by a middle-aged man, followed by the tall and fat Zhang Ping.

The proprietors, the Wang brothers, have not shown up for several years. It is rumored that they have moved to Bashu and Jiangnan. The boss of Baoji Cabinets, Wang Jinshan, basically has the final say.

Of course, several senior stewards knew that this middle-aged man was the real proprietor of Baoji Cabinet Shop, Prince Consort Dugu Ming, and Zhang Ping behind him was the head of security. He was responsible for the security of all the Wang family's properties, and he had hundreds of warriors under his command. .

Dugu Ming visited the warehouse and came to the guest room. The three of them sat down and a maid came in to serve tea. Dugu Ming took a sip of tea and asked slowly: "How much gold and silver do we still have in the warehouse that can be used?"

Wang Jinshan, the chief steward, bowed and said: "The gold and silver from Luoyang Cabinet Shop have just been shipped back. We have a total of about 300,000 taels of gold and 2.7 million taels of silver at our disposal."

Dugu Ming pondered for a moment and said, "If I want to exchange the black market price for copper coins, how many copper coins can I get?"

Wang Jinshan was shocked, "Second Master, gold and silver are the most in-demand wealth. If you exchange them, you can't get them back."

Dugu Ming waved his hand, "I'm just asking you how many copper coins you can exchange for?"

"Right now, none of the copper coins in our cabinet shop have been transported away, and the copper coins stored by our customers cannot be transported either. They are too heavy. Every day, dignitaries come to me to exchange for gold and silver. Of course, the market price is one to three. They were willing to exchange any amount of gold and silver, especially after the fall of Luoyang, many dignitaries came to me to exchange gold and silver, but I didn't dare to agree."

Dugu Ming nodded, "Exchange all the gold and silver in stock into copper coins at a price of one to three."

"But."

"No, but follow my arrangements. Someone will transport the same amount of gold and silver to our cabinet in Chengdu. Do you understand?"

Wang Jinshan suddenly understood that someone wanted to make a profit from the price difference. This was three times the price difference, but it might become five times the price in the future.

"I obey my orders, but how do I transport them out? So many copper coins?"

Dugu Ming thought for a while and said, "Where are your ten thousand camels?"

"At Baoxie Road, I'll be back in two days!"

Dugu Ming nodded, "Just use 10,000 camels to transport the copper coins to Ziwu Valley, and there will be someone there to help!"

"More than 10 million yuan, if 10,000 camels are not enough, it will have to be transported at least three times!"

"Then transport them three times, transport them all to Ziwu Valley, and then lend the camels to the other party. You can forget about the transportation. Zhang Ping will be responsible for it."

Wang Jinshan nodded, "I understand."

"You, let's get started! All the gold and silver exchanges have been completed in the past few days. When the camels arrive, we will inform Zhang Ping."

Dugu Ming was naturally helping Li Ye exchange copper coins. He exchanged all the gold and silver in Baoji Cabinet Shop, and Li Ye would transport the same amount of gold and silver from Xiangyang to Chengdu.

The 20,000 camels sent by Li Ye will be waiting in Ziwu Valley, plus the 10,000 camels from Aifang. The 30,000 camels will transport the copper coins to Xiangyang at one time, and then the 10,000 camels from Aifang will transport the gold and silver to Chengdu. .

This is a very complete closed loop, because Baoji Cabinet has been transporting wealth, and the court will not suspect it, and unknowingly exchanges gold and silver for copper coins.

Coming out of the cabinet shop, Dugu Ming asked Zhang Ping, "Did Li Ye ask you to do anything else?"

In front of Dugu Ming, Zhang Ping would not lie. He nodded, "General Li, you want me to buy medicine for him?"

"Buying medicine?"

Dugu Ming asked in confusion: "What medicine should I buy?"

"Go to the Sogdian Kangji Pharmacy to buy a very special medicine for him. I have already bought it. I bought a lot of it?"

Dugu Ming became a little curious and asked: "What does this medicine do? What is its special method?"

Zhang Ping whispered: "This medicine is called Fushoudan, which is actually afurong. After taking it, you will have a feeling of ecstasy. The consequence is that it is easy to be manipulated because it is addictive and you can't live without this medicine."

Dugu Ming immediately understood that this must be used by Li Ye to control King Xiang Li Huan. Dugu Ming sighed secretly, it would be better to kill Li Huan with one knife.

"what else?"

"He also asked me to help him find someone. The family of Liu Xun, the staff member of King Xiang, also found a low-level official."

"I know, remember to keep it a secret!"

"I understand the humble position!"

Zhang Ping immediately came to Gaosheng Inn and found Liu Wutong waiting in the inn.

"Brother Liu has been kept waiting for a long time."

Liu Wutong invited Zhang Ping to come into the room and sit down. Zhang Ping took out a large box and placed it on the table. "This is all their current inventory. I have swept it all over. There are a total of 130 pills. There are not enough!"

"It should be enough. The general has more than a dozen pills."

"Then there are Liu Xun's family members. I have found them. His father, wife and son live in Jiahuifang, Chang'an County. Do you want to come with me now?"

Liu Wutong smiled and said, "Just give me the address. I will take two of my men there tonight."

Zhang Ping wrote an address, handed it to Liu Wutong, and said with a smile: "Is Brother Liu responsible for the reception at Ziwu Valley?"

Liu Wutong nodded, "I am the coordinator. When you are ready, I will take you to Ziwu Valley."

At night, Liu Wutong took two of his men to Jiahuifang and quickly found the Liu family. The Liu family is a courtyard covering an area of ​​one acre. It looks relatively ordinary. How to distinguish a middle-class family from an ordinary family mainly depends on the doorman.

Middle-class families also have yards of one acre, but they usually have black tiles and blue bricks with cornices and angled front doors, and two black painted doors.

The eaves of ordinary homes are mostly wooden thatched roofs, which look relatively simple, and the walls are not very high and are usually made of earthen walls. The Liu family meets this standard and is considered an ordinary home.

Liu Wutong knocked on the door, and after a moment the door opened. It was a tall and thin old man. He looked up and down, "Who are you looking for?"

Liu Wutong cupped his fists and said, "I came from Xiangyang. Is this Liu Xun's home?"

"I'm his father!"

Liu Wutong smiled and said: "I am Liu Wutong, an official of the state government, and I am here to deliver a letter to Liu Changshi."

The old man was surprised, "Changshi? My son is a long history."

Liu Wutong nodded, "The prince has just made the appointment, but the court has not approved it yet. It is estimated that it will take a few months."

"Please come in quickly!" Liu's father suddenly became enthusiastic.

Liu Wutong led his men into the courtyard. He asked two of his men to wait in the courtyard. He entered the living room. At this time, he saw a young woman holding a boy. The child was about six or seven years old. Liu Wutong smiled and said: "This is Mr. Zhi!"

"Exactly! It's my grandson Liu Zhi. This is the only one of the three generations of my family. He's still healthy and smart. We need to train him well."

It can be seen that Old Man Liu loves this grandson very much.

The two of them went into the living room and sat down. Mrs. Wang served them tea. She asked with concern: "Excuse me, my husband is in Xiangyang now?"

Liu Wutong nodded, "He is currently in Xiangyang and very busy. I will send him a letter."

Liu Wutong took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Old Man Liu. Old Man Liu recognized it at a glance and it was his son's handwriting.

He opened the letter and read it, frowning, "Really? Will An Lushan attack Chang'an?"

Liu Wutong smiled: "Chang'an's army has no training at all. It has not fought in many years. How can it possibly compete with Anlu Mountain's wolf soldiers? They occupied Luoyang so easily. It will be a matter of time before they enter Guanzhong. The court will not You will say it, but you will know it when you see many powerful people evacuating quietly."

When Old Man Liu saw that his daughter-in-law had not left, he said to her: "Ah Xun said that he was allocated a five-acre official house. He didn't trust us and asked us to pack our things and go to Xiangyang quickly. What do you think?"

Of course Ms. Wang wanted to be with her husband. She bowed and said, "It's all up to my father-in-law!"

Old Man Liu glanced at his grandson in the yard, stroking his beard and said: "A gentleman doesn't build a wall, just pack your things and we'll set off the day after tomorrow!"

Liu Wutong smiled and nodded, "I have other things to do, but I have a few men who will escort you to Xiangyang!"