"When you ask for help, you must have the attitude of asking for help."
Li Jinglong looked at Zhou Quan, whose face was always hesitant, and continued, "When you come to beg me, you must at least be honest and tell the truth. If not, you are not here to beg me, but to lie to me and take advantage of me."
"What I hate most in my life is being used and deceived by others!"
After all, he was the hereditary and irreplaceable Duke of the Ming Dynasty. His official authority slowly radiated out with his words, making Zhou Quan, who was well-informed, unable to help but break out in a cold sweat.
He is just a businessman, even if he is rich, he is still a businessman. Moreover, he is not rich now, and his life's career is at stake. In the Ming Dynasty, a nobleman like Cao Guogong may not treat a businessman like him when he is proud.
What will happen to them, but when he is down and out, killing him is as easy as killing an ant.
"I may not be able to save you, but I can..." At this point, Li Jinglong smiled slightly, "So there are some things you have to say directly, and it doesn't matter if you hide them or hide them, but it doesn't matter to me.
It will do you... absolutely no good!"
Zhou Quan leaned on a cane and stood up weakly, "My lord, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to deceive you, it's really..."
"You have a problem? Oh, then I don't have a problem?" Li Jinglong sneered, holding up the tea cup to cover half of his face, "In that case, please do it yourself! I don't want to get involved in your affairs. Ha,
How many percent of the shares? You Sheng Hengda fell down right away, even if it all goes to me, I won’t care."
At this time, Deng Ping, who was standing at the door, understood and shouted loudly, "Send off the guests!"
"No, no!" Zhou Quan, with trembling silver hair, hurriedly said with cupped hands, "My lord, I know that I have sinned. Please give me another chance to speak!"
What Li Jinglong said is absolutely correct. In today's huge world, the only one who can speak for Sheng Hengda is Li Jinglong. To be precise, the only one who can come forward to smooth this matter is Cao Guogong.
When I think about how back then, when the business was good, Cao Guogong asked someone to test the idea of buying a share, but he turned down the offer, he regretted it. If he had agreed to Cao Guogong, he might not have ended up like this now.
Seeing his father's soft words and humble attitude, Zhou Zhengshan couldn't help but say, "My lord, please don't blame me. It was not my father who refused your investment in the first place..."
"Shut up!" Zhou Quan yelled angrily.
Li Jinglong's face suddenly trembled, and he couldn't help but glance at the screen over there.
He cursed in his mind, "Damn it, which pot should I not pick up?"
"Quuzi said it unintentionally, and I hope your Majesty will forgive me!" Zhou Quan quickly apologized.
There are some things that both of them know very well, but they cannot say them on the table.
But now, these words have to be said, because it is a life-or-death moment.
"What the Duke taught me is this!" Zhou Quan continued, "When I come to beg you, I should behave as if I am begging you. At the very least, I should know everything and say it in detail." He sighed heavily, "You
You're right, in fact, Henan doesn't owe cotton money at all!"
Li Jinglong sneered, "What kind of money is that?"
As he said that, seeing the other party hesitate again, he said impatiently, "Forget it, since you are in trouble, then don't say it. If you don't say it, everyone will be happy. If you say it, I might still be in trouble."
Zhou Quan gritted his teeth and hesitated again and again, then sighed and said, "Actually, the money from Henan is because... His Highness the King of Zhou sent someone to find me to borrow money!"
As soon as the words fell, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
Li Jinglong lowered his head to sip the tea, with a flash of pride in his eyes.
In fact, even if the other party doesn't say it, he can guess some things. It doesn't matter whether the other party says it or not. He wants to hear it, so he must force the other party to say it.
Zhu Yunxi, who was behind the screen, suddenly frowned.
"The king of Zhou in Henan, Sheng Hengda, and the guards in Wuchang seized the silver boat. It must be the work of the king of Chu."
Let’s also think about the fact that the silver was sent from Shanxi. There was a king in Datong in Shanxi, and a little further away was King Ning in Daning. The salt, iron and tea horse business in Shanxi could not get around these two vassal kings.
"Hey, these imperial uncles are really not fuel-efficient lamps!"
"It's only been quiet for a few days, and then it comes out again and acts like a monster?"
"I don't know whether the acting king Ning Wang was involved in this matter, but the kings of Zhou and Chu must have been involved."
Zhu Yunxi sneered, "I can lift someone up high, but the two-faced King Zhou can't put it down lightly. Does he think I spared King Yan and wiped out all the stupid things he did before?"
"It's shameless, then let's settle the accounts together in the future!"
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The silence outside stays for a moment.
Li Jinglong pretended to be puzzled, "Your words have confused me. How noble is His Highness King Zhou? Why would he ask you to lend money?"
Zhou Quan cupped his hands and sighed, "Master, do you really not know?"
Li Jinglong lowered his face and said, "Should I know?"
"The other 20% of Sheng Hengda's shares belong to His Royal Highness King Zhou!" Zhou Quan sighed helplessly.
Li Jinglong sipped his tea with a smile again. He had known about this for a long time. Otherwise, with his temper, he would have been beaten to death by a businessman. It would be strange if he didn't kill him.
For three generations, the Zhou family made their fortune by transporting grain and selling salt to the imperial army. Then they sold tea from south to north and horses and skins from north to south. King Zhou set up a horse farm in Henan, and the Zhou family did not contribute much to it.
few.
These things are recorded in the files of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion!
Twenty-six years before Hongwu, King Yan went out to the fortress several times, using soldiers from the Liaodong Dusi, but grain, grass and other supplies were transported from Henan, including military pay. The Zhou family once again contributed a lot, and of course they also made a profit.
earned a lot.
However, there is a difficulty in such a transaction, that is, it is quite inconvenient to carry too much money with you every time. Therefore, the Zhou family joined forces with wealthy businessmen in the south to set up a bank account.
"Oh, I thought I had climbed into the feudal king's lap, but don't I know that I am doing it myself!"
He sneered in his heart, but asked, "Why do you become more and more confused the more you listen? If King Zhou is a shareholder, there is no reason for him to destroy his own business?"
Zhou Quan was silent, his face full of regret.
The business of establishing a ticket account was a stroke of genius. It not only made my business bigger and bigger, but also accumulated a good reputation and credibility.
But in his pride, he forgot that he was just a businessman. In the eyes of the powerful, what was a businessman?
Chamber pot!
Take it out when you use it, kick it away when not in use, or even smash it.
A chamber pot is not a teapot. I can't say I like it, let alone have nostalgia for it. If it's trash, just change it to a chamber pot.
In fact, Zhou Quan still concealed something. The money borrowed by King Zhou was far more than this amount. He had the intention to refuse at first, but he did not dare to refuse at all. He could only pray that the other party would pay back the money when it was due.
But in the end, I suddenly realized that I am still so stupid despite my age.
Not to mention the vassal king, even the official borrowed money, and there was no way he could repay it.
When people say they are borrowing, they are blatantly asking for it.
"My lord, I don't tell any lies now!" Zhou An smiled bitterly, "Your Highness is a shareholder and a vassal king, so there is no reason not to agree to borrow money from this account. If you borrow but don't pay it back, the little old man wouldn't dare to
Urgent question."
Li Jinglong picked up a pumpkin seed and peeled it carefully, "He said he didn't say what the money was used for?"
"You dare to ask!" Zhou Quan sighed, "You also know that the cotton factories in Suzhou now use cotton from Henan. If His Highness King Zhou gets angry, Sheng Hengda will not even harvest a single cotton seed, let alone cotton.
Not even there!”
Li Jinglong lowered his head and thought, "Then how did you offend Wuchang?"
