"who?"
Li Jinglong was so frightened that his tongue was tied up, "Why is the Holy Driver here?"
Deng Ping glanced around, and the people around him backed away knowingly. He whispered, "Long live the Lord, I came out for a walk and happened to have a rest over there!"
Li Jinglong hurriedly said, "Well, did the emperor see what I just...here...?"
Deng Ping did not answer, but said, "Brother-in-law, please hurry up, the emperor is sending a message!"
As someone close to the emperor, the first important thing is to keep your mouth shut. Whatever the emperor says, not even your brother-in-law or your biological father can say it.
Besides, Deng Ping also knew that if the emperor could say it to his face, it would not be a secret. But no matter how it was not a secret, he, Deng Ping, could not say anything nonsense.
This is related to Deng Ping's future future. He finally became a close minister of the emperor. If he loses it without adjusting, he will never think about turning around for the rest of his life.
Li Jinglong hurriedly packed his clothes and followed Deng Ping.
"How long has the emperor been there?" Li Jinglong asked as he walked.
Deng Ping said nothing.
"Look at the emperor's face?"
Deng Ping was still speechless.
Li Jinglong said displeasedly, "Taiping slave, I am your brother-in-law!"
"Brother-in-law, aren't you making things difficult for me?" Deng Ping smiled bitterly, "You also served as a servant in the imperial court."
Li Jinglong was suddenly speechless and said with a wry smile, "I don't know why, but I've been feeling frightened and confused today!"
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"Your Majesty, Li Jinglong, come to see the Emperor!"
Zhu Yunxi was eating fried pumpkin seeds when he looked up at him and said, "Yeah!"
Li Jinglong didn't dare to get up and said with a smile, "Long live the Lord, you are so elegant..."
"Not as elegant as you!" Zhu Yunxi clapped his hands, "You, Mr. Cao Guo, don't go to the Yamen to work when you are in court. Instead, you sit in a sedan and walk around the streets. You are really a wandering cloud and wild crane!"
"I'm not just wandering around!" Li Jinglong stood up quickly, picked up the teapot, filled Zhu Yunxi's tea bowl, and said with a smile, "I came here specially!"
These words should have surprised Zhu Yunxi.
"After I went to court, I went home and thought a lot. The more I thought about it, the more ashamed I became!" Li Jinglong said, "I thought that my family already has so much wealth that generations of people can't use it up, so I still have to do these businesses outside. Is this right?
It’s really a bit of a loss!”
"If I lose my status, that's fine. If I lose my status, it's also the face of you, Lord Long Live. If the majestic and royal prince is so out of character, wouldn't it be a failure of your cultivation and painstaking efforts, Lord Long Live!"
"So after I returned home, I told my family that I would immediately close all business in the capital. In the future, I won't think about those idiots anymore. It's what I should do!"
The words were said without revealing anything.
"You, it would be great if you could use this brain in the right place!" Zhu Yunxi sighed slightly.
"I am ashamed that I have made Long Live Lord bother me." Li Jinglong lowered his hands, "I value yellow and white things more, but I have always kept in mind your teachings, Lord Long Live. I will not do anything that violates laws and disciplines!"
"If you had done this, how would you be today?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, pointing at the still noisy Sheng Hengda not far away, "What is your relationship with that bank?"
Li Jinglong's heart skipped a beat, and his head shook like a rattle when he looked over there, "Long live my lord, I really have nothing to do with that side."
In fact, at this moment, he felt a little secretly happy. When he saw that Sheng Hengda's business was booming, he had thought about investing in it, so he even found someone to find out.
There is nothing you can do to get in.
However, if he said it had nothing to do with it, he would have clarified it himself.
He was also secretly happy when there was a run on Sheng Hengda. He was the one who secretly instigated many of the people making trouble in front of his door.
At this time, several carriages suddenly appeared on the street and stopped in front of Sheng Hengda's door.
Someone shouted, "My old boss is here, please be quiet, our boss has something to say!"
Seeing this scene in the private room, Li Jinglong whispered to Zhu Yunxi, "Long live my lord, the old man who got off the sedan is called Zhou Quan, and he is Sheng Hengda's boss."
Zhu Yunxi said oh, stood up and walked to the window.
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Zhou Quan, who had silver hair, walked to the front of the crowd with the help of several waiters.
"Everyone, listen to what I have to say."
"You have debts and repayments, what else can you say? Bring the money!" someone shouted.
Zhou Quan's old face, which looked like orange peel, showed a bit of a smile, and he said unhurriedly, "Old guest, a few words from me won't take much time. If after what I said, you are still not satisfied, you may want to smash or beat me."
,As you wish!"
"Just listen to my old boss!" someone shouted.
"Thank you!" Zhou Quan cupped his hands and stood on the steps, "Since ancient times, it has been natural to pay back debts. Now something has happened to Sheng Hengda's turnover, so that the banknotes cannot be exchanged. It is the fault of this old man and me. You are here to ask for money.
As it should be!”
"Don't say nice things, tell the truth!" someone in the crowd shouted.
Zhou Quan cupped his hands again, "That's what you said!" He said, sighing, "I want to tell you, there is no need to panic. The total is 820,000 silver, you can only allow me five days, just five days."
"The silver from the south is being shipped here. I'll give it to you for five days, and then I'll return it to everyone with no loss of capital or profit!"
"You said it nicely, what guarantee do you have?" someone shouted reluctantly.
"Sheng Hengda has been a brand for more than a hundred years. Ever since my grandfather worked as a waiter in a gold shop run by Semu people, the most important thing for generations of business is credibility."
"Before I came here, I had pledged the properties of Sheng Hengda's subordinates in Beijing and Yangzhou, the cargo holds, and the mortgage of other people's IOUs in Sheng Hengda at Yingtian Mansion."
After the words fell, the crowd suddenly fell silent.
An official wearing a sixth-grade official uniform appeared next to Zhou Quan. He raised his hands and said with a smile, "That's right! Dong Zhou's family has staked all their assets in Yingtian Mansion."
"Five days!" Zhou Quan said loudly, "If Sheng Hengda's money is not accounted for in five days, I will ask the adults of Yingtian Mansion to bear witness. I will give you all your money even if you sell iron with profit."
"This is 820,000 yuan. Who knows whether what you mentioned is enough?" someone in the crowd questioned.
"Not only the assets of Sheng Hengda, but also the furniture of generations of my Zhou family, land deeds, shop deposits, etc. are also staked in Yingtian Mansion!" Zhou Quan clasped his fists, "Everyone, the signatures of generations of my Zhou family, even if they are...
A whole family is living on the streets begging for food, but they will definitely not default on their debts!"
"Just five days, give me five days, I will personally come to the door and deliver them to you one by one, how about that?"
The words were loud and clear.
"As the old saying goes, you can't rely on good money. Since Mr. Zhou's family has this intention, we Yingtian Mansion are also willing to bear witness. You can go back and wait for the good news. Even if Mr. Zhou's family makes a mistake in the end, there is still a way to honor it. You are determined today.
If you make trouble here, even if you beat all the Zhou family members to death, you won’t be able to get any money out of it!”
The official of Yingtian Mansion smiled and said, "You are all businessmen, and harmony brings wealth, don't you think so?"
Buyers and sellers can usually weigh the pros and cons.
After a while, someone said, "Okay, I'll trust my old boss Zhou this time!"
When someone spoke, someone else agreed, and gradually the crowd dispersed. Then the official also said goodbye with his hands.
Sheng Hengda was in a mess, and the boys were cleaning it up silently.
Zhou Quan's eldest son, Zhou Zhengshan, supported Zhou Quan, sat down in the room, and whispered, "Dad, will the money really come within five days? But the other shareholders...?"
"The silver shipped from Shanxi was detained in Wuchang, including the ship and the people. Needless to say, there was no need to mention the money from Suzhou. If it hadn't been for the accident in Suzhou, our Sheng Hengda wouldn't have been in trouble!" Zhou Quan closed his eyes and sighed.
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"Defined? Who deducted it?" Zhou Zhengshan stamped his feet, "Then, dad, why did you just do that?"
"The fault is ours!" Zhou Quan opened his eyes and said sternly, "No matter what difficulties we have, we still owe money to others. The reputation of our Zhou family for generations cannot be ruined like this. Even if the pot is sold, we still have to pay it back.
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"But.........."
"However, things are not without improvement!" Zhou Quan whispered, "Now that things have happened, there is someone who may be able to help us overcome this difficulty!"
"Who is it?" Zhou Zhengshan asked curiously.
"Cao Guogong, Li Jinglong!" Zhou Quan said, "ask him to come forward to mediate. As long as he comes forward, the money withheld from Wuchang will be shipped over, and our Sheng Hengda will survive!"
"He?" Zhou Zhengshan thought about it, "Dad, he has had our thoughts..."
"Short-sighted!" Zhou Quan stood up on crutches and looked at his son with a look of disdain, "You! You are so...short-sighted!"
With that said, he called his servants, "Take me to Duke Cao's mansion!"
This chapter has been completed!