As Li Rusong collected the money first, with a nonchalant look on his face, he put the box full of banknotes into his arms.
I also thanked Boss Xi of the Shanxi Guild Hall.
Then Mr. Li started drinking and eating vegetables again.
In the elegant room.
The atmosphere becomes more subtle.
Following Mr. Wang, Mr. Xi's eyes fell on the junior Shen Lie. The two of them did not speak, but just looked at them with smiles.
Quietly waiting for Shen Lie to make a decision.
all of a sudden.
Shen Lie began to sweat on his forehead. He never expected that in this era, bribery could be so upright.
Fifty thousand taels were just stuffed in.
This is too outrageous!
But he had already reached this point, and a realistic choice was placed in front of him.
Should I ask for this money?
Shen Lie instinctively sensed something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
Think about it.
Thinking again and again.
Shen Lie had no choice but to reach out and pick up the heavy money box in front of him, weighed it, and slowly put it into his arms.
I saw him collect the money.
In an instant.
The atmosphere became peaceful.
Boss Xi of the Shanxi Guild Hall smiled.
The smile on Wang Zongbing's face became much more sincere, and he said humbly and hurriedly: "You two nephews, don't be stunned, eat food... eat food!"
Shen Lie's face was a little stiff.
Li Rusong curled his lips, looked over sideways, and let out a mocking snort, his expression seemed to be saying something.
What kind of prude are you pretending to be!
I thought you, Mr. Shen, could remain calm when faced with a huge sum of fifty thousand taels!
Haven't you reached out and taken it?
But Shen Lie's heart moved, and instead of picking up the chopsticks to eat the food, he stood up and walked out of the private room, shouting at a Zuixianju waiter at the top of the stairs.
"Brother, could you please...serve me with writing and ink?"
The waiter nodded quickly and bowed his head and responded: "Hey, sir, wait a moment, pen, ink, paper and inkstone will be here!"
After another moment.
As the waiter brought the inkstone, writing brush, rice paper, ink pad and other items, he handed the Four Treasures of the Study to Shen Lie and then bowed out again.
Shen Lie pushed the bowls and chopsticks in front of him again.
Arrange the rice paper.
After pondering for a moment, he wrote a line of handwriting that was not very clever.
"The person who made the vote, Shen Lie, from Dongchang Tongzhou Hundred Household Office... borrowed 50,000 taels of silver from the Shanxi Guild Hall, with a profit of one cent per month until December, and will pay it back together..."
This turned out to be an IOU.
And it was clearly written in black and white on the paper that Shen Lie, on behalf of the Dongchang Tongzhou Hundred Household Office, borrowed 50,000 taels of snowflake silver from the Shanxi Guild Hall.
The period is one year.
It will be paid off in one lump sum with interest after one year.
Signed.
Drawn a pledge.
A bright red fingerprint was pressed.
Shen Lie handed the IOU to Mr. Xi from the Shanxi Guild Hall and said with a smile: "Since it is a loan, it is natural to leave a voucher. Mr. Xi, please keep it."
Mr. Xi was stunned and instinctively looked at Mr. Wang.
Wang Chengxun was also dumbfounded.
a long time.
Then he nodded.
Mr. Xi had no choice but to take the IOU, and quickly signed and stamped it, establishing the document.
In embarrassment.
Mr. Xi put away the IOU written in black and white, touched his nose and said repeatedly: "You're welcome, Mr. Shen is really... polite."
Shen Lie smiled slightly again, picked up the wine glass on the table and started playing with it, feeling the two burning eyes from the opposite side.
to be exact.
It was Li Rusong, the eldest son Li’s angry gaze.
Guess.
Li Rusong, Mr. Li, was already so angry that his back teeth were chewed out. He had probably scolded Shen Lie a hundred times in his heart.
You don’t want the free money, you have to write an IOU to them.
Isn't this a disease?
But Shen Lie ignored him.
The eyes observe the nose, and the nose observes the heart.
Pretending not to know.
He felt that the money was a bit hot, but he didn't dare to take it for free.
So the pressure came to Li Rusong. The two of them went to the capital together on the emperor's order to work. Shen Lie was the chief and he was the deputy.
Now the official imperial envoy has done a good job for him. The money has been collected and the IOU has been written. Even the interest and repayment date have been written clearly.
clear and direct.
What should Mr. Li do?
After another moment.
Li Rusong, who had a tangled look on his face, had no choice but to pick up the wolf brush, dip it in some ink, and write an IOU like Shen Lie, even though he had a hundred reluctances in his heart.
Put the IOU into Mr. Xi's hand.
Mr. Li then left angrily: "Farewell."
Shen Lie also stood up, straightened his clothes, and said with a smile: "That's it... my nephew also said goodbye."
Finished speaking.
The two of them left in quick succession.
The private room became silent again.
a long time.
Mr. Xi just looked at the IOU in his hand and whispered to Mr. Wang: "Master, do you think this... is appropriate?"
Wang Chengxun smiled slightly and waved his hand: "Keep it."
Finished speaking.
The well-born water transport commander stood up, walked to the window, and looked at Li Rusong and Shen Lie who were leaving in a hurry.
There was a meaningful smile on that elegant face.
He seemed to have seen that in the summer of the ninth year of Wanli, two new forces emerged in the capital of the prosperous Ming Dynasty. One was the powerful Liao army.
The other force is the Dongchang force which is undergoing reconstruction.
They are the new elites of the imperial party, and they are also martial artists.
Wang Chengxun first looked at Li Rusong who left angrily and shook his head, then looked at Shen Lie and nodded. Both of them were under thirty.
Shen Lie is even younger.
but……
Their temperaments are really different.
not far away.
on the street.
Shen Lie quickly caught up with Li Rusong and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Master Li, stay here."
But Li Rusong ignored him and walked away angrily even faster.
Shen Lie smiled slightly again and said hello: "Master Li, please go slowly."
Seeing Li Rusong walk away in a hurry, Shen Lie smiled slightly and said to Wang Hu: "Let's go back to the Yamen."
The two of them walked on the dimly lit street.
Shen Lie walked in front, and Wang Hu followed closely behind half a step behind.
After a while.
Shen Lie suddenly stopped, turned around, and patted Wang Hu's thin shoulder a few times. At this time, he felt that this kid was still of some use.
This matter.
Wang Hu must have contributed a lot!
A government office really needs people who are sensible, discerning, have background, and have the connections to borrow money.
Regardless of whether the huge sum of 50,000 taels was borrowed or given as a gift, the funds were sufficient anyway, and Shen Lie could free up his hands and do something big.
Wang Hu doesn’t take credit either.
only.
Looking at Li Rusong who left angrily, he wondered: "What's wrong with Mr. Li?"
Shen Lie told the story about the IOU, and then laughed at himself: "We can't compare to Mr. Li. He sits on the land of Liaodong and has more than 100,000 elite soldiers under his command. What about us..."
There is only one hundred households under his command.
There is no comparison between people.
Not to mention.
Wang Hu then smiled apologetically: "Your Excellency, you are wise."
after one day.
Beijing.
British government.
Several maids carried trays and walked gently into the gorgeous living room, placing fruits, snacks, and Cangzhou's fine Qiulubai neatly.
Then he bowed and bowed.
In the living room.
Wang Chengxun, the commander-in-chief of water transportation, was present, and sitting on the other side of Wang Chengxun was the elderly British Duke Zhang Xun.
On the huanghuali table between these two top martial artists with heavy weapons, there were two more IOUs.
In an odd silence.
As the British Duke opened his mouth, his dim-looking eyes fell on the IOU, as if two rays of light flashed away.
After another moment.
Then Wang Chengxun stood up and left.
Zhang Xun pondered deeply, put away the two IOUs, and hurriedly walked into the inner house. After washing and changing clothes, he took a few guards and left the British mansion.
