Seeing Xia Shang being so confident, Xiao Keer frowned: "Did you really find me Liao Baican?"
"Actually, to get this money, you don't have to find Liao Baican."
"What? Don't you need to find Liao Baican?"
Xia Shang looked at the old oil paper on the table: "Now the treasury I manage is in urgent need of money. You lend this deposit receipt to the treasury, and the treasury will help you get the money back. In exchange, you guys
How about the 1,400,000 taels of silver have to wait until a year later before the national treasury returns it to you?"
"Lending 1.4 million taels of silver to the national treasury? But we never got our money back..."
"As long as this deposit certificate is handed over to the national treasury, you Xiao family will not have to worry about how to collect the debt in the future. Regardless of whether it is successful or not, just come to the national treasury to collect the money after one year. It will be a penny."
Xiao Keer was still a little confused, as she had never seen such a way of doing things.
However, if everything Xia Shang said is true, as long as you lend out the deposit certificate, regardless of whether you can get the money back, you can get 1.4 million taels of real gold and silver in a year, which sounds very tempting.
human.
Because Xiao Ke'er also knew very well that relying on their own abilities, it would not be easy to find Liao Baishen in the capital, and even if they found Liao Baishen, they still didn't know what the old man's attitude was.
What if Liao Baishen doesn’t admit the account?
Seeing that Xiao Ke'er was already hesitating, Xia Shang continued: "Don't worry, we are friends in need. I won't cheat Miss Xiao, right? Besides, this deal is not something I just talked about.
, as long as you agree, I will take you to the Ministry of Household Affairs immediately, and we will establish a written document in front of the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I will borrow 1.4 million taels from the national treasury and in the name of the imperial court.
How about paying back the money?"
"Will the imperial court create written evidence for ordinary people like us?"
"I'm the head of the national treasury, so whatever I say is OK."
Xiao Ke'er had been thinking about it for a while, and she felt a little moved, so she stood up and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go discuss it with the officials downstairs."
One of the servants downstairs is the Xiao family's butler.
Xiao Keer went downstairs, discussed it with her family, and quickly made a decision.
The Xiao family is willing to believe Xia Shangyi
Second-rate.
Although the Xiao family is currently in a recession, it is more than enough to last for a year. Since they don't know what the outcome will be with the 1.4 million taels of silver in their hands, it is better to wait for a year in exchange for a more stable outcome.
In the opinion of Xiao Ke'er and the housekeeper, since it was the imperial court that came forward, they wouldn't be able to get out even 1.4 million taels of silver.
But if they knew Dahua's economic situation, they would not dare to have such an idea.
Xiao Keer was no longer in the mood to drink anymore, and urged Xia Shang to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to check on the situation.
So Xia Shang took a group of people back to the Hubu Yamen.
When we arrived at the Hubu Yamen, it was already dusk, and many of the policemen in the Yamen were already off duty.
Xia Shang arrived just in time. When he arrived at the yamen gate, he saw Jia Shangjie coming out. Behind Jia Shangjie was a man wearing Fenghui Bank clothes. He was nodding and bowing to Jia Shangjie, saying something unknown.
"Master Shangshu." Xia Shang arrived in front of Jia Shangjie in one step and stopped the two of them.
When Jia Shangjie saw Xia Shang, he bowed his hands kindly.
Compared with Jia Shangjie's friendly expression, the expression of the Fenghui Bank clerk next to him was a bit strange.
The clerk didn't say anything, but Jia Shangjie saw a clue, and his expression immediately became serious: "Hey...could the boss you are talking about be this Master Xia?"
The waiter was not sure about Lord Shangshu's attitude. He thought that in front of Lord Shangshu, a small boss should be nothing, so he nodded and said: "Exactly."
Jia Shangjie's face straightened and he said in a deep voice: "So your Fenghui Bank obstructed official business and prevented the imperial official from investigating! Let your boss come to the Ministry of Household Affairs tomorrow, otherwise I will charge you with obstructing official business.
Fenghui Bank will be closed for a few days."
The waiter was stunned when he heard this. He waited for a few seconds before saying, "Master Shangshu, this... this is different from what was promised..."
"Presumptuous!" Jia Shangjie shouted, "Who told you? Does it mean that your Fenghui Bank still wants to bribe the imperial officials?"
"It's not... it's not... a villain..."
"Now that you know it's not true, why don't you get out of here quickly? Do you want me to send you away personally?"
The clerk at Fenghui Bank has never seen a person turn against someone so quickly. One second he was still smiling pleasantly.
He said he wanted to help with a strict investigation, but the next second he turned into a zombie face that looked like a human being.
Looking at Lord Shangshu's expressionless face, the waiter didn't dare to stay, so he could only go back and pass on the message with full of doubts.
Seeing the guy from Fenghui Bank leaving, Jia Shangjie immediately put on a smile and looked at Xia Shang: "Master Xia, did you go to Fenghui Bank today?"
Xia Shang nodded first, and then asked: "Master Shangshu seems to be very close to Fenghui Bank?"
Jia Shangjie also smiled: "There is no such thing as far or near. It's just that in my position, I naturally have to deal with the big players in the capital. Fenghui Bank is also the number one in the capital. As the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, with Fenghui
It’s not surprising that there are bank transactions.”
"That's true."
"I wonder why you suddenly went to Fenghui Bank today?"
"It's not for you, sir!" Xia Shang said earnestly.
"For me?" Jia Shangjie was a little confused.
"Didn't I discuss with your Excellency before that we should make changes to the economic structure of the imperial court? Your Excellency said that if this change is too big, there will be a lot of resistance. Therefore, I am planning to use the National Treasury as a pilot project first, and first use the name of the National Treasury.
Lend money on a smaller scale, and don't alarm the court for the time being. If the treasury can rely on this set of actions to improve the economic situation, it means that the changes are feasible. In the future, when you report to the court, you will naturally become more confident."
"Lending money in the name of the national treasury..." Jia Shangjie felt a little numb after hearing this. He thought that this person said it easily, but his actions also had a huge impact. He was so silent that he wanted to kill everyone.
All the pressure was thrown on him, the minister.
Xia Shang continued: "If you want to borrow money from the private sector, you will naturally go to the richest place. Fenghui Bank is the best choice. It's a pity that the people at Fenghui Bank are too arrogant, and even the official's intentions are known.
So I drove Xiaguan out. Your Excellency, you have to make the decision for Xiaguan!"
Jia Shangjie wiped his sweat again: "This... this is okay."
But I was thinking about this troublemaker.
These were all useless nonsense, so Xia Shang pushed Xiao Keer in front of Jia Shangjie.
"Xiaguan did not borrow money from Fenghui Bank, but the eldest daughter of the Xiao family in Xuzhou understands the righteousness and is willing to lend us money to ease the financial shortage of the national treasury."