"Over there in Wuchang, the little old man asks himself that he has never offended anyone."
Zhou Quan had a wry smile on his face, "Wuchang is the thoroughfare of nine provinces. Although Sheng Hengda is a banker, the bulk of the goods business has always been. No matter whether the goods coming from the south or the north, they have to pass through Wuchang, how dare you offend him?"
(The Nine Provinces thoroughfare is Qianlong’s reputation for Wuchang, and we can learn from it here.)
"The nobles of that place, it's too late for us to do business with you." Zhou Quan sighed again and shook his head, "Over the years, the little old man thought that he was somewhat thin-faced there, but now it seems, haha
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"What kind of face is there? The little old man's face is not as good as the soles of noble people's shoes. More than 700,000 yuan of money can be deducted at any time. There is no explanation at all, and there is no way to ask for help."
"Do you dare to plead?"
Li Jinglong secretly laughed in his heart, "How can any of these business people, especially those who do business, be clean? Serious business in this world can only make enough money to chew grain. Only the less serious and illegal ones can make a lot of money."
"You sue? Ha, if you sue in the front, the yamen will turn you upside down, seal your coffin, and convict you!"
However, he was thinking so in his heart, and he was still talking, "It's impossible. I'm not offended at all. How can I seize your silver boat? That's more than 700,000 yuan, not more than 70 taels."
Zhou Quan pondered for a moment, "I'm really not offended, but there is a little bit of misunderstanding!" He said with a frown, "It's not the old man, but the shareholders from Shanxi. It must have been last year that someone in the Chu Prince's Mansion sent a message,
He said that the King of Chu's army was short of horses and wanted 300 extra horses."
"My lord, you also know, who among ordinary people would dare to touch war horses? Besides, there are more than three hundred horses? So the Shanxi side politely refused, maybe there was a misunderstanding between the two sides!"
Behind the screen, Zhu Yunxi's expression became more serious.
It's right, it's really right.
He once issued an edict to reprimand the King of Chu, because the King of Chu wanted to expand the army of guards. He also gave him an excuse, saying that the number of cavalry under his command was too small, and he wanted the court to give him war horses.
Zhu Yunxi's rebuke at that time was rude and even more merciless. The king lived in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, a place where the Ming Dynasty lived on both land and water, and was surrounded by heavy troops in all directions. Why did he intend to expand the protective army?
The king is not the king of Sai, so what is the use of cavalry?
"What a good uncle. The fifth brother is double-dealing, and the sixth brother doesn't know how good the world is!" Zhu Yunxi sneered in his heart, "Since he came to the throne, he has been kind to the clan, but in exchange for their secret arrogance!"
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At this time, Zhou Quan's words got to the point.
"My lord, you are a capable minister beside Long live the Lord, and you are also a member of the royal family, so you have a noble status. I am a commoner, and I know that you have an irreversible friendship with several of your highnesses..."
"Nonsense!" Li Jinglong quickly interrupted the other party, "Under the Ming Dynasty's family law, courtiers are not allowed to make friends with the vassal princes. It is true that I have known each other since childhood, but there is no friendship. Besides, I am a minister, so what?
Do you have any friendship with His Highness?"
"Yes, yes, the little old man made a mistake!" Zhou Quan said quickly, "After Sheng Hengda's accident, I have been thinking about it for a long time, so you can help me." After saying that, he cupped his hands and said, "Master, little old man.
I just ask you to say a word and let a few noble people raise their hands."
"I know that I can't make empty promises, and I don't want to use anything. I won't make it difficult for you to sell things. As long as you can clear the way and bring the silver ship over, Sheng Hengda will be alive."
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"You won't survive!"
Li Jinglong looked thoughtful on the surface, but secretly thought in his heart.
"You have been working hard all your life, why are you so confused now that you are old? Who do you think you are? In the Ming Dynasty, you were the only bank account. Without you Sheng Hengda, there will naturally be other bank accounts.
Things are booming."
"You think you have offended the feudal lord? Hehe, they didn't look at you at all. If they ask you to borrow money, they are asking you to borrow money. If they deduct your money, they are asking you to die, and then they will swallow the money directly."
"This is not about killing the goose to retrieve the eggs, it is about fattening you up and making people want to eat meat!"
"I've eaten too much. Can I help you speak for you? Let's not talk about whether they give me face or not. Doesn't that mean I'm ruining their financial path? Besides, if people give me face for other things, I'll speak for this, right?
Offend anyone?"
Seeing that Li Jinglong was silent, Zhou Quan asked anxiously, "Master?"
"I'm afraid I can't help you with this matter!" Li Jinglong said sternly, "Let's do this. If you are really wronged, why don't you just file a complaint to the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment?"
"Master, you are joking!" Zhou Quan smiled bitterly, "Little old man..."
"There's no place to reason, right?" Li Jinglong also sighed, "Nine times out of ten, life will be unsatisfactory, so you want to be more open-minded. Even if Sheng Hengda is finished, with your Zhou family's wealth, your descendants will be rich and idle."
"This is not just Sheng Hengda. If Sheng Hengda collapses, what will happen to the semicolons in the six provinces? The cotton factories in Suzhou and the business in Shanxi. The amount of money released is an astronomical figure!" Zhou Quan was shocked and fell to his knees again.
, "My lord, please...please help me!"
As he spoke, he gritted his teeth and said, "I am willing, and I will give you 40% of my shares..."
"I don't care!" Li Jinglong glared coldly, "Huh, where did your 40% come from? It's better to talk than to sing. How dare you take back the 20% from King Zhou and not give it to me?"
"Actually Sheng Hengda..."
"The public accounts must be unclear, right?" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "The account books you show to other shareholders must be different from the actual account books. I can't think of this method? You can fool me
Others will also be able to fool me in the future."
"Think about it for yourself, is it because you have too many evil thoughts and have attracted people's hatred for today's calamity?"
"I..." Zhou Quan was speechless for a moment.
Li Jinglong looked at the other party, and then cast his eyes to the other side of the screen.
Suddenly I found that half of my toes were exposed and pointed.
"Well, it's not impossible to help you!" Li Jinglong changed his mind and said, "You also know that I can only help you plead for mercy, so..."
Zhou Quan was overjoyed from the sky, "Whatever my father-in-law wants, I will do my best!"
Li Jinglong hesitated for a moment, "You go back first, I will send someone to talk to you later!"
"this......"
Zhou Quan was a little unwilling to get the correct answer. He wanted to speak again, but several guards came forward and pulled him out by the arms.
Seeing the Zhou family father and son going downstairs and gradually walking away, Li Jinglong immediately stood up and walked to the screen, "Long live the Lord!"
Zhu Yunxi stood up and walked to the window, "Do you know what day it is?"
Li Jinglong was startled. Even with his exquisite mind, he couldn't imagine why Long Live Lord suddenly said this, so senselessly.
But he didn't dare to be careless and said carefully, "October is winter, and this year is leap October."
"What big events are happening this month?" Zhu Yunxi asked again.
Li Jinglong thought about it, "What big event? The queen's birthday? The emperor's birthday? The prince's...?"
Suddenly he became energetic and said, "Go back to Long Live Lord. According to the date, the middle of this month is the birthday of the Supreme Emperor."
"Seventy years are rare in life!" Zhu Yunxi said solemnly, "The old man's birthday is coming soon, and I want to let him have a good birthday."
"It's natural. Ordinary people would make a big deal out of an old man's 70th birthday!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "Place a flowing table and invite a theater troupe..."
"You take care of this matter!" Zhu Yunxi suddenly turned around and interrupted him, "It's Sheng Hengda's matter!"
"Long live the Lord, make it clear!" Li Jinglong lowered his head and said.
"What has King Zhou's money been used for? What has Sheng Hengda done for them all these years? Everything must be made clear." Zhu Yunxi said coldly, "I don't care what you do, but there is one thing!"
"Don't worry, long live the old man, I won't disturb the old man's birthday!"
This chapter has been completed!