Emperor Chengwu indicated that there was no need to take the car, and he just watched the flowers and scenery along the way, looking at the lively crowds. Although the Dafeng Dynasty used the capital as the military and political center, compared with Shutian, it lacked this kind of casual joy. Compared with several times,
Compared with a few months ago, Shutian Mansion has completely recovered from the war. There are many chambers of commerce in the north and south, and the streets present a bustling scene.
Along the way, Emperor Chengwu heard the people talking about three things. One was to admire him as Emperor Chengwu, the other was to praise the Ancha envoy Zhu Tianjiang, and the third thing was to spread the good deeds of Zhu Jiyinlou.
Wei Zhan wiped his beard with his hand and said with a smile, "Executive member Li, it seems that Zhu Tianjiang is not without merit."
"Haha, Old Wei, don't intercede for this kid. Merits and demerits are merits and demerits. I feel that this prosperous scene shows that I have chosen the right official of the Prefecture. It seems that Shutian Prefecture Yin Bai Jiguang is the right one.
Talents that can be created." Emperor Chengwu's face was cheerful, and he and Wei Zhan were walking on the streets of Shutian.
A Qinglong guard came over and whispered to Wei Zhan, "Master Wei, Shutian Anzi asked us whether we will stay at the official inn tonight, or~?"
Wei Zhan glanced at Emperor Chengwu and wanted to ask for his opinion. Emperor Chengwu thought for a while and said, "Don't alert the government for the time being. I will make a decision after I go to Zhuji."
The Qinglong Guard nodded and withdrew. Since the Emperor did not live in an official inn, he could only arrange a place to stay in Chunze Garden, the best place in the city.
Everyone specially reserved a separate courtyard in Chunze Garden and set up their carriages and horses. The surrounding area was surrounded by spies from Sticking Posts. Even though there were no military handlers here, the security level was not low. Even a thousand-man team would not be able to protect them.
Rush into this villa.
Emperor Chengwu admired the scenery in the courtyard, with exotic flowers and plants accompanied by small bridges and flowing water, which was quite the style of Jiangnan gardens. No wonder Zhou Yantian recommended his son and students to serve as governors of Shutian and Zhongdu. This is indeed a treasure.
"Wei Zhan, it's still early, please accompany me to the famous Zhu Ji Association. I want to see if the Zhu Ji carefully crafted by Zhu Tianjiang can surprise me."
After Emperor Chengwu finished speaking, Wei Zhan quickly arranged the carriages and horses. Seeing the busy Qinglong Guard, Emperor Chengwu waved his hand and said, "Wei Zhan, no one here knows my identity. There is no need for so many people to follow. Just you and me."
Just add the coachman."
"Your Majesty, your safety is in the world, and it is indispensable for the twelve guards of Qinglong to follow you." Wei Zhan did not dare to be careless in this regard, and still arranged two teams of people, one in the dark and one in the dark, to follow him.
A Qinglong Guard drove a carriage, following a small carriage in front of him. Sitting in that carriage was an Anzi of Shutian Mansion, and he quickly brought Emperor Chengwu to the location of the Zhu Jiyin Tower Headquarters.
place.
As soon as Emperor Chengwu got out of the car, the Qinglong Guards quickly became vigilant around them. It seemed like an inadvertent stop, but they guarded all the key points.
Emperor Chengwu raised his head and looked at the two powerful characters "Zhu Ji" on the door plaque. The surrounding environment was not as arrogant as he imagined, and was no different from the facades of ordinary merchants in the capital.
Wei Zhan carried a brocade box and followed Emperor Chengwu in. As soon as he entered the door, the store clerk hurriedly greeted him.
"Two gentlemen, I wonder if you two want to deposit money or withdraw money?"
"Your shopkeeper is here. We want to borrow money in kind, and the amount is relatively large. It's best to ask the shopkeeper to come over." Emperor Cheng Wu said in a deep voice.
The clerk in the store was stunned and said, "Sir, if the business does not exceed one million, the big shopkeeper will not come forward. How much do you plan to borrow?"
"Four million!" Emperor Chengwu said casually.
The waiter's expression changed, and he quickly bowed and said, "You two, please sit down for a moment. I will inform you of my shopkeeper right away."
The clerk in the store bowed and ran to the back. At the counter, several cashiers were stunned when they heard that the two guest officers actually said four million. This was a big deal.
Emperor Chengwu did not sit down, but began to admire the decoration of the hall with his hands behind his back. On the walls on both sides were hung rules and regulations such as lending and mortgage, and there was also a banner that said 'Integrity is the basis' written by someone unknown.
"Old Wei, is this place very ordinary? It's no different from the silver shops in the capital." Emperor Cheng Wu said a little disappointed. He didn't believe that such a store could be a big silver shop that could easily take out millions of taels of silver.
"Commander Li, look at this." Wei Zhan said, motioning Emperor Cheng Wu to look at a calligraphy and painting.
Emperor Chengwu took a look and saw two sentences written on it, "To be rich, you must be kind and talented, and your heart is for the world." Looking at the inscription below, it turned out to be Zhu Tianjiang's handwriting.
"Haha, what this boy said was very good, but what he did was a bit outrageous. I'm afraid that all the wisdom he gained was used in greed for money." Emperor Chengwu shook his head unkindly.
While the two of them were admiring it, the store clerk hurried over and said, "You two, my boss wants to invite you!"
Emperor Chengwu glanced at Wei Zhan and walked inside. Wei Zhan winked at the Qinglong Guard at the door and followed him in alone.
At the door of the back hall, an old man with kind eyebrows and kind eyes stood outside. This was the 'big shopkeeper' specially invited by Zhu Daguan, and he had been trained strictly for several days.
"You two gentlemen, this is my boss." The shop assistant introduced him politely.
Emperor Chengwu nodded slightly and looked at the old man with a commanding attitude. The old man chuckled twice and took a few steps forward.
"I'm Zhu Hongwu, the big shopkeeper of Zhu Jiyin Tower. I don't know what to call you two?"
Emperor Chengwu and Wei Zhan looked at the old man in front of them and thought to themselves that this old guy could be Zhu Tianjiang's biological father.
"Haha, shopkeeper Zhu Da, this is my member Li. My surname is Wei, you can just call me Lao Wei." Wei Zhan replied on behalf of Emperor Cheng Wu.
"I'll invite you two distinguished guests. If you have any business, please sit down and discuss it." This 'Shopkeeper Zhu' politely let Emperor Cheng Wu and Wei Zhan into the back hall.
There are screens of rich peonies and plum orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums on both sides of the room, which are gorgeous and elegant. A scent of fragrance floats around, filling the room with a pleasant aroma.
Emperor Cheng Wu and other guests sat down, and Wei Zhan placed the brocade box on the table. A maid brought the tea set and filled it for the three of them very skillfully.
Wei Zhan picked up the teacup, ostensibly smelling the fragrance of the tea, but secretly he put a silver needle into the tea.
Seeing that there was no change in the silver needle, Wei Zhan smiled and said, "Executive member Li, this tea is good, you can try it."
Emperor Chengwu knew that Wei Zhan was implying that his tea was fine, so he nodded slightly, "Shopkeeper Zhu Da, your Zhu Ji Yin House has quite a reputation."
"I don't want to take it seriously. To be honest, even though I'm young, I'm still doing business for others. If I don't do it well, I'm afraid of losing the boss's face." Shopkeeper Zhu said politely.
"Oh? I wonder who this boss is?" Emperor Chengwu said knowingly.
Shopkeeper Zhu Da took his time and took a sip of tea and said, "There are many owners of Zhu Ji Yin House. It can be said that the people near Shutian, Zhongdu are all owners of Zhu Ji Yin House. If we don't raise money from them,
With so much money, the Zhuji Silver Building cannot be opened at all."
Emperor Chengwu was slightly startled, "But how did I hear that the owner of Zhu Jiyin Tower is Lord Zhu Tianjiang, the security envoy of the Dafeng Dynasty?"
"Oh, that's true. Mr. Zhu is our second boss." Shopkeeper Zhu admitted frankly. This matter is almost universally known to the world, and there is no need to hide it.
"Second boss? I wonder who this big boss is?" Emperor Chengwu was stunned, wondering why Zhu Tianjiang wasn't in charge yet.
Emperor Chengwu began to think in his mind that the only people Zhu Tianjiang had good friends with in the capital who had the ability to be the big boss were Guo Tianxin and Prince Jing. Emperor Chengwu believed that Prince Jing would not be involved in this matter.
, his younger brother always had a very indifferent view of gold and silver. Apart from Prince Jing, there was only one possibility, that is, Guo Tianxin was involved in this matter. Emperor Chengwu felt a chill in his heart. If Guo Tianxin was Zhu Ji's big boss, then this matter could be serious.
It's a bit tricky. Guo Tianxin has a heavy army to guard southern Xinjiang, and Emperor Chengwu can't touch him yet.
"Haha, we can't talk about that. Sir, let's talk about business." Shopkeeper Zhu changed the topic and asked about 'business'.
Emperor Chengwu was a little disappointed, but he still smiled and nodded and said, "Okay, let's talk about business first. We came to Zhu Ji to borrow a sum of money as a mortgage."
"Well, I just heard from Xiao Zhangzi that you want to borrow four million? But you don't know what kind of collateral you want to use?" Shopkeeper Zhu looked at Emperor Cheng Wu.
Emperor Chengwu smiled slightly, Wei Zhan took the brocade box, untied the yellow silk outside, and carefully opened the brocade box. In the brocade box, velvet and satin were laid on the floor, and there were twelve crystal night pearls, each with longan eyes.
So big, no flaws whatsoever.
Shopkeeper Zhu Da looked at Ye Mingzhu and stood up hurriedly with excitement, his hands trembling. Emperor Chengwu shook his head secretly, saying that although Shutian was rich, the people here really had never seen anything good, which could not be compared with the capital.
In comparison, he didn't know that he was a fake, he was just an 'actor' who was hired by Zhu Tianjiang to deal with him. Zhu Tianjiang was mostly surrounded by young people, and their appearance was not good, so Zhu Tianjiang found such an actor.
The kind-hearted storyteller makes people look like a good person.
"Shopkeeper Zhu, what do you think? Is this worth four million?" Emperor Cheng Wu asked.
"It's worth it, it's definitely worth it. It can be said that these luminous pearls outside Mr. Li's house are priceless."
Emperor Chengwu nodded and said to himself that this old guy is not a black-hearted businessman. If he dares to say unworthy words, I will see if I don't spread that boy Zhu Tianjiang's ass.
"Since it's worth so much money, there seems to be no problem with this business." Emperor Chengwu said.
"No! This business can be done. However, Zhu Ji Silver House can only lend you a maximum of one million taels." Shopkeeper Zhu Da sat up straight and tried not to look at the box of luminous pearls.
"What, one million taels?" Emperor Chengwu closed the folding fan angrily, thinking that just now he thought this guy was not evil, but now it seems that he is simply evil.
Shopkeeper Zhu raised his head slightly, "Don't be angry, Mr. Li, please listen to my explanation first." As he said that, Shopkeeper Zhu sighed, with a bitter and resentful expression on his face.
"Unknown to Mr. Li, our Zhu Ji Silver House originally had no shortage of money. But a few days ago, the second owner, Zhu Tianjiang, sent an urgent letter to raise three million taels of silver for disaster relief. It doesn't matter if he needs money this time.
Zhuji stores in various places can no longer open. We had no choice but to close many branches to raise the money. Therefore, now Zhuji does not dare to take on big business, and I am the only one who dares to take over one million yuan.
loan."
Emperor Chengwu frowned slightly, "Shopkeeper Zhu, since the bank's reserves are insufficient, why did Zhu Tianjiang still use the silver? Besides, the disaster relief silver never comes back. It's basically wasted."
"Alas! Who wouldn't say yes? At that time, I and many store owners tried to dissuade Zhu Tianliang. But he refused to listen and taught us a lesson. He said that the people were living in dire straits. As an imperial envoy, he
He couldn't ignore it. Even if Zhu Jiyin Tower went bankrupt, he still had to appease the people of Hedu. What's more, the Dafeng Dynasty had just experienced the rebellion of Zhou Yantian's traitor and could no longer afford it. If the people were forced to panic again, what would happen?
It will cause even greater commotion~!”
Shopkeeper Zhu's eyes were red, telling the story of Zhu Daguan's great concern for the people. He almost described Zhu Daguan as the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva and the birth of Buddhas in thousands of families.
Emperor Chengwu didn't expect Zhu Tianjiang to have such a noble sentiment, and the initial thoughts in his heart were shaken. Since he could only mortgage one million, the business would definitely not be done. Emperor Chengwu stood up to leave, and Zhu
The big shopkeeper politely took Emperor Chengwu's hand to send him out of the gate of the Silver Building.
Seeing Emperor Cheng Wu and Shopkeeper Zhu Da walking out of the room chatting and laughing, Wei Zhan put away the brocade box and was about to take a step when his ears suddenly moved and he heard a slight gasp from behind the screen.
Wei Zhan slowly put down the brocade box, and with a flash of his body, he pulled up the screen with a swish. Behind the screen, Zhu Daguanren and Xuanzhu were eavesdropping with their buttocks stuck out!