Chapter 1633 Is there no other choice?
Gu Qingluan immediately said to Mr. Song: "Mr. Song, continue reading."
Mr. Song took a deep breath, turned back, and after only a few pages, there was another mark.
After reading a sentence, Gu Qingluan pointed out the problem.
Guanshi Zhao was speechless, his face became paler and paler, and his fat and oily face was wet with sweat, and he couldn't dry it no matter how much he wiped.
By the time Mr. Song finished reading the accounting questions circled by Gu Qingluan, half an hour had passed.
A few people who are good at mental arithmetic made a rough estimate, and the artificial loss in the accounts of the Treasure Pavilion reached two million taels of gold!
This is dozens of times different from what Manager Zhao voluntarily confessed just now!
If Gu Qingluan is not good at reading accounts, or if he didn't read the accounts carefully, maybe Guanshi Zhao will get away with it this time.
The two officials were numb.
So tens of thousands of taels of gold are just a fraction?
This manager Zhao really dares to be greedy, that's two million taels!
How many rooms are enough for two million taels of gold?
This guy is quite bold, he dared to covet His Royal Highness Prince Lan's private property, and he was so greedy, didn't he think about the consequences of being found out?
One of the officials asked Gu Qingluan if he wanted to arrest Guanshi Zhao as well.
Logically speaking, the behavior of Manager Zhao is enough to be sentenced.
But Gu Qingluan has a special status, so the officials respect her very much, and they want to ask for her opinion.
Gu Qingluan looked at Guanshi Zhao meaningfully: "Then it depends on Guanshi Zhao's sincerity. If Guanshi Zhao is willing to return the 4.12 million taels of gold with interest, Lan Wangfu is willing to lenient him."
There was a tidy sound of gasping in the audience.
It would be great not to go to jail.
But that’s four million taels of gold!
Manager Zhao felt dizzy for a while.
He has worked hard all his life, so is it possible that all the savings he has saved must be returned to Prince Lan's Mansion?
"Husband... madam..." His lips trembled uncontrollably when he spoke, and his eyes showed a look of begging, "Madam, please forgive me, even if I sell it to grassroots people, I can't get it together."
"How much can you take out?" Gu Qingluan asked casually, picked up the tea next to him, and took a sip.
Manager Zhao secretly observed her expression, and could not see any of her thoughts from her face.
With the lessons learned from Guanshi Cao, he didn't dare to play tricks again, and said: "Caomin is willing to make up all the discrepancies in the accounts, which is 2.06 million taels of gold. It's just so much money that the Caomin's family I can’t get it out after copying it, I hope Madam can give Caomin some time and let Caomin return it in installments.”
Gu Qingluan raised his eyebrows: "How do you plan to install the installments?"
Zhao Guanshi cheered up: "Caomin first sold the family property, and returned 500,000 taels of gold at the beginning, and paid off the remaining 1.56 million taels in three to twenty years."
"Twenty years?" Gu Qingluan snorted lightly, "It's uncertain whether you will still be alive after twenty years."
Manager Zhao licked his dry tongue, and said bitterly: "If the Caomin dies, the son of the Caomin will continue to pay back."
Gu Qingluan put down the cup in his hand, and said in a cold voice, "Now I give you two options. First, you pay back 2.06 million taels first, and the remaining 2.06 million taels can be paid in installments; 2. Go to jail and ransack your home."
Manager Zhao was stunned for a long while, and then asked anxiously, "Is there no other choice?"
Gu Qingluan's eyes were dark and cold: "If you had voluntarily and honestly confessed from the beginning, you might have had a wider road ahead, but it's a pity..."
What a pity, she didn't go on, but everyone present agreed with her.
(end of this chapter)