Chapter 1631 Voluntary confession
Not giving Guanshi Cao a chance to breathe, Gu Qingluan immediately raised several problems in the account book.
Every time a point was mentioned, Cao Guanshi's face became paler.
Some problems are very subtle, even for those who specialize in accounting, if they are not careful enough, it is difficult to find them.
This surprised the store managers present, and they couldn't help being anxious.
They boast that their accounts are perfect, and others cannot easily find out.
But at the moment they are not sure whether Gu Qingluan can find out.
Because Gu Qingluan was present, they didn't dare to discuss it, they could only be anxious in their hearts.
Among them, a few of them looked calm.
Make other people look at them with envy.
After Gu Qingluan pointed out all the problems of Yushi's accounting purpose, the official messenger just came.
Gu Qingluan explained the situation to the official.
Finally, I came to a conclusion: "So I suspect that Guanshi Cao made false accounts and embezzled Yushiji's property. I hope the government can find out the truth."
Who in the holy capital has never heard of Gu Qingluan?
The two officials naturally knew her, not only did they know, but they were in awe of her.
After hearing what she said, the two officials immediately promised that they would definitely report the matter to the Lord of the Kyoto Prefecture and thoroughly investigate the case, please rest assured Gu Qingluan.
Gu Qingluan was satisfied when he saw that they were serious.
The two officials wanted to arrest people and return them to the capital.
Gu Qingluan: "Wait a minute, my lords."
"Do you have any orders?"
Gu Qingluan said: "In addition to Yushiji, there are also problems with several other shops. I would like to invite the two adults to stay and listen."
The rest of the store managers were relieved at first, but Gu Qingluan's words undoubtedly made their hearts hang high again.
The two officials nodded upon hearing the words: "Okay, since we are here, let's listen carefully."
Gu Qingluan smiled and asked someone to prepare seats and refreshments for the two officials.
"Madam, please." The two officials almost nodded.
Gu Qingluan picked up a ledger again.
"Treasure Pavilion."
Gu Qingluan read out the name of the shop, and Manager Zhao of Baoqi Pavilion twitched his facial muscles, and responded tremblingly.
She glanced at each other.
Guanshi Zhao's concentration is not as strong as Guanshi Cao's. At this time, he is already in a cold sweat, his body is trembling slightly, and he is obviously guilty.
Gu Qingluan pointed out a problem in the ledger.
Gu Qingluan didn't need to ask, Zhao Guanshi recruited himself.
The rest of the shop managers secretly despised and annoyed him when they saw him being so useless.
Before they came, they clearly discussed it, and they had to grit their teeth no matter what, and couldn't admit that they had tampered with the books.
Guan Zhao was so cowardly that he admitted it himself without torture!
Seeing that Guanshi Zhao was timid and afraid of getting into trouble, so he quickly admitted his mistake, Gu Qingluan simply asked him to call out all the problems in the account book.
Manager Zhao picked up a few minor problems, and a few more moderate ones. There are eleven or twelve problems in total.
However, the sum of these mistakes is only tens of thousands of taels of gold, which is far from the discrepancy in Yushi's accounts.
Even if he was punished, it would be much lighter than that of Guanshi Cao.
The steward who despised him just now thinks that steward Zhao is smart.
It is a wise move to give up the small and take the big!
There were only two officials present, their eyes were straightened.
"Tens of thousands of taels of gold? It's too much! Lord Lan has entrusted you with a heavy responsibility, how can you guard against yourself and live up to His Royal Highness Lan's trust?"
Tens of thousands of taels of gold are enough for ordinary people to eat for a lifetime.
This guy is so timid, yet he dares to greed so much money.
Manager Zhao admitted his mistake with a sad face: "The grassroots know their mistakes! The grassroots know their mistakes! The grassroots are willing to pay back double, and they will never dare again!"
Gu Qingluan asked quietly: "Are you really willing to pay back twice?"
Guanshi Zhao's throat choked up, looking into the other's eyes, he felt something was wrong.
(end of this chapter)