The whole day, Su Jin's heart was filled with panic. Naturally, he felt proud when he was rich. Once he owed a huge sum of money, he became groveling when speaking and doing things, and his whole aura became much weaker; Li Chong and other subordinates The officer felt that Su Jin was not like this on weekdays, especially in public places. He seemed to be a little tired today.
"Zicong, are you feeling unwell?" As evening approached, Li Chong couldn't help but ask.
Su Jin sighed and did not hide it from him, and told Li Zhong everything about the financial crisis. Li Zhong was shocked and said: "It turns out that all your money comes from the bank. Why didn't you tell him earlier?" Say, if you had told me earlier, I would definitely not agree to what you did.
Su Jin shook his head and said: "When you say that, I feel that my efforts are meaningless. Look at this city with the lights on. Is it a city that has never been seen before? In time, this city can not only bring us huge amounts of money Wealth will affect all aspects, do you think 10 million can buy these?"
Li Zhongdao: "That's not what I meant. What should we do in this difficult situation now? By the way, there is still a lot of balance in the four-way tax this year. How about I use it to help you tide over this hurdle?" [
Su Jin waved his hand and said: "No, the taxes on the roads are needed to pay military salaries. In addition, the severe winter has arrived, there must be many places in need of relief in various places. In a few days, you will go to inspect various roads. There must be no food shortage before the year. People who have no food to eat, I'm afraid you still have a shortfall in your two to three million dollars."
Li Chong frowned and said: "Having said that, I can't just watch you have difficulties and ignore them. Besides, the taxes from the Fourth Road should only go to you. The imperial court doesn't take out a cent, so this money should go to you."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Forget it, let's not discuss this matter. Can you persuade the emperor to ask him to give me money? It's not like you don't know that Di Qing, the prefect of Yanzhou, has been transferred back to Beijing. According to reliable information, , I will lead my army south to suppress the rebellion next spring. At this time, I will be thankful that the emperor does not ask me for money; no, the three thousand horses and stallions in the racecourse have been ordered to be taken away by his order, and there will be another war. , the emperor is also very poor."
Li Chong sighed and said: "That's right, let's see. I still have tens of thousands of private funds in my hand. I will send someone to give it to you tonight. Although it is not of much use, it is still my heart."
Su Jin chuckled and said: "I accept Brother Zhaoting's wish. You should keep the tens of thousands of guan for yourself. I heard that you have a hot relationship with Jingtai's sister. I'm afraid these tens of thousands of guan are not enough as a betrothal gift. I want If you take it, won’t it delay your life-long events?”
Li Zhong said coyly: "You also know this? It will be later at worst. What's the rush?"
Su Jin said: "It's too late. You are several years older than me. I already have a son, and you are still single. You can wait for Miss Jing, but you can't. I heard that Miss Jing is seventeen years old and will be eighteen after the new year. Do you want people to wait until wrinkles appear on their face?"
Li Zhong said: "Hey, I know you won't want it. I will convene a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow to talk about Zicong's difficulties and see if we can think of a solution."
Su Jin hurriedly said: "Absolutely not. You say they are not good and don't help, but if word spreads, you will say that I, Su Jin, forced the loan. This is not helping me, but destroying me."
Li Zhongdao: "It won't work this way or that way. Are you just watching your bank being run on? What are you going to do to make up for the shortfall?"
Su Jin said: "I can't help it, but my wife said she has a way, so I will go back and ask her. She is better at this kind of thing than me."
Li Zhong looked like he had put down his worries and said: "You have found a treasure. Miss Yan is the top woman in the world. She said there is a way. There must be a way. Anyway, give me news tomorrow. If you can't do it, you will be gossiped about.
, I also need to find those merchants to lend you some money to tide you over. I will borrow it in my own name. This can be regarded as taking care of your face."
Su Jinyu said goodbye and returned home.
At the dinner table, Su Jin wanted to ask several questions, but Yan Biyun always tried to distract her. Su Jin understood that Yan Biyun was afraid that everyone would worry and did not want to talk about the matter openly. After dinner, Su Jin went into the room and pulled Yan Biyun and asked: "But
Is there any way?"
Yan Biyun smiled and said: "Don't worry, husband, the matter has been resolved. I will go back to the capital in person tomorrow."
Su Jin said: "What is the solution? Or borrow money from Prime Minister Yan?"
Yan Biyun shook his head and said: "How can this be so? After I left the cabinet, I took care of my mother's business for two years. You don't know what happened next."
Of course Su Jin knew that after Yan Biyun got married, Yan Shu wanted her to take care of the Yan family's property, but the daughter who left the court was just a throw away. The Yan family had already complained about it, and Yan Biyun's energy was limited, so the income from the Yan family's property was slightly reduced.
, someone in each house of the Yan family came up with the idea that Yan Biyun had taken the profits of the Yan family to subsidize the Su family. Although Yan Shu reprimanded him several times, once this matter started, it was out of control. Yan Biyun had no choice but to plead with Yan Shu to remove Yan Biyun.
The family property was taken back and handed over to Yan Shu's sons to jointly manage. The relationship was also a bit awkward. If you go to Yan Shu for a loan at this time, it will inevitably trigger a new round of dissatisfaction. Moreover, the amount of the loan is such a huge amount. Once it is used by the entire Yan family,
Rejection is really difficult to deal with in terms of face, so neither Su Jin nor Yan Biyun will consider this path.
"Then there is a way you said, what is it?" Su Jin asked anxiously.[
Yan Biyun said: "In short, there is a way, don't worry about it."
Su Jin asked anxiously: "Is there any secret here?"
Yan Biyun sighed and said, "Okay, come with me."
Yan Biyun walked in front holding the lamp, and Su Jin followed behind. The two stopped in front of the side room. Yan Biyun took out the key and unlocked the door, and pulled Su Jin into the house. Su Jin saw five things on the ground in the middle of the house.
Six large red wooden boxes, he asked doubtfully: "What are these?"
Yan Biyun smiled and opened all the wooden boxes with his own hands. Under the light, the room was filled with dazzling jewels. Su Jin said in astonishment: "This...isn't this your dowry?"
Yan Biyun nodded and said: "Yes, these things are all the jewelry and jewelry given as dowry when you get married, and there are also some jade brocades and other items. They have been stored for several years and have never been used. Look, the jade cabbage has become dusty. Nujia
Thinking about it, these things can be put aside for use. It is better to pawn them in the capital to tide over the current difficulties. These boxes can be pawned for three to two million, plus some jewelry in the house in the capital, and the total is three hundred.
There is absolutely no risk, and with the more than two million in the account, isn't this close?"
Su Jin waved his hand and said: "How is this possible? This is your dowry. It's fine if you follow me and don't enjoy the blessings. Why do you still use it as a dowry? No, doesn't it make me look bad?"
Yan Biyun put down the candlestick and came to Su Jin, looked up at him and said: "Silly, although the dowry is a woman's private property, but you and I are married, how can the slave family take these things in their eyes at the critical moment? You say
Is it better for our whole family to be safe and sound, or for the slave family to hold these dead things and watch your husband fall into crisis?"
Su Jin said anxiously: "That being said, this teaches me how to have peace of mind."
Yan Biyun said: "Husband and wife, there is nothing to worry about. If you don't accept it, my family will not feel at ease."
Su Jin hugged Yan Biyun, almost bursting into tears, and choked with sobs: "Sister Yan, you are so kind."
Yan Biyun buried her head in Su Jin's arms and whispered softly: "Husband, you know Biyun's thoughts. The Nu family did not expect you to become a high official or achieve anything great. The Nu family only hopes to stay with you forever;
A dowry and other extraneous things must have nothing to do with the relationship between you and me as husband and wife? Husband, don’t blame yourself, I walked a little faster this time, and you have to do your best from now on."
Su Jin nodded and said: "Keep the pawn tickets and redeem them later in the year when you have enough money. Although these things are useful, they are just a thought. They will be passed down in the future, and future generations will have to remember that these things are not simple treasures."
, but the most precious true love in the world."
Yan Biyun nodded and said: "My husband is right, let's go out and don't let Sister Ling'er and the others know, otherwise they should worry."
Su Jin nodded, and the two of them were about to leave side by side, when they heard the door open softly. They looked in shock, but saw Xia Siling in the lead, Rou Niang Huan Niang, Xiao Sui'er, Xiao Xian'er and others standing behind the snow in cloaks.
On the porch, several people were holding exquisite wooden boxes, large or small, in their hands.
Su Jin said in shock: "What are you doing?"
Xia Siling smiled, walked in, put the heavy box in her hand on the table, stretched out her hand to open it, and found that the box full of jewelry, gold and silver was piled up like a hill.
"This is the dowry from the slave family. There is also a box in the old house in the capital. Tomorrow, Sister Yan and I will return to the capital and pawn it all!"
"And we." Rou Niang Huan Niang Xiao Sui'er also put the jewelry box in her hand on the table: "This is what I bought for us over the years. Although it is not much, in this difficult time, how can we sisters
Sleeve hands?"
Su Jin was stunned, her lips were trembling, her eyes slowly passed over the delicate and sweet faces of several women, and she sat down on the chair, speechless.
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ps: In ancient times, dowry was a woman’s private property[
1. Betrothal gift is given by the man to the girl's family. The girl's parents may also give the bride price as a dowry to their daughter, but there is no problem if they don't give it. The girl's parents have full control over it.
2. The dowry is given to the bride and is her personal property. Her husband’s family has the right to use and interfere with it. If you want to touch your daughter-in-law’s dowry, you must obtain her consent, and it is legitimate if the daughter-in-law does not agree. In ancient times, embezzlement
Dowry for a daughter-in-law is a very bad behavior and is very detrimental to her reputation.
3. After a woman dies, her dowry can only be inherited by her biological children. If there are no children, it must be inherited by the descendants of her natal family. Chinese women actually have certain inheritance rights, and the inheritance of their natal family’s property is reflected through the dowry, so
If she has no descendants and wants to return it to her natal family, other members of her husband's family are not allowed to occupy it.
4. If a woman is divorced or leaves her husband's family, the dowry will be taken away by herself without any division.
5. In ancient real life, many daughters-in-law would still have their dowries usurped by their husbands’ family because of their weakness. However, if someone sued or spread this kind of thing, the husband’s family would have to pay the price. In ancient times, women usually used dowries to subsidize their families, support their husbands in studying or
Do business, raise and pass it on to children, and some particularly "virtuous" people use their dowries to give their husbands concubines to improve their status.