Jia Shangjie looked at the girl in front of him who could only be regarded as his daughter, was stunned, and then asked: "This is the Xiao family in Xuzhou..."
Xiao Ke'er took a step forward and bowed in front of Jia Shangjie: "Xiao Ke'er, a civilian girl, is from Xuzhou. Her family has been doing business for generations and is somewhat famous in the local area. The Xiao family in Xuzhou among adults should refer to the Xiao family business run by my father.
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Although Xiao Ke'er is young, she is neither humble nor overbearing when she speaks in front of Lord Shangshu, and is calm and measured.
"I heard that the head of the Xiao family in Xuzhou has been replaced by a young and promising girl. I think she is the one in the rumors, right?"
Xiao Keer nodded with a smile and agreed.
Jia Shangjie was a little surprised. Even the Minister of the Ministry of Finance had rarely seen such a girl.
"It's not easy for a girl's family to go out and make a living. But as Mr. Xia said before, the Xiao family is willing to lend money to the court..."
"It's not the imperial court, it's the treasury!" Xia Shang interrupted and explained.
Jia Shangjie looked embarrassed and coughed: "I wonder how much Miss Xiao is willing to borrow..."
Xia Shang interrupted again: "One, four hundred thousand taels, and no interest!"
"Pfft..." Jia Shangjie squirted, "What? One hundred and four hundred thousand taels!"
This number is really terrifying. Even spending more than one million taels of silver in the national treasury is a huge move, let alone an ordinary merchant.
Jia Shangjie stared at Xia Shang, as if asking: "Isn't this a joke?"
Xiao Keer's expression was also a little unnatural, because she knew that the so-called 1.4 million taels of silver had some skills, and she seemed not very confident.
However, Xia Shang was always very excited: "Don't worry, this is no joke. 1.4 million taels will not be less than a penny."
Jia Shangjie also became energetic, thinking that if all this is true, a huge amount of 1.4 million taels can be credited to the account, which will definitely alleviate the urgent needs of the national treasury. As long as the funds of the national treasury can be temporarily stabilized, then the entire household department
Even the pressure on the national treasury will be relieved a lot.
"Then... then Miss Xiao, hurry up and follow me inside to discuss in detail..."
Xia Shang immediately winked at Xiao Keer, and then followed Jia Shangjie into the Hubu Yamen.
At this time, there were very few people in the yamen. Jia Shangjie took Xiao Kou
The son arrived at the inner hall and took a seat in the guest room, which was considered a good deal.
After the three of them sat down again, Jia Shangjie asked with a smile on his face: "I wonder when Miss Xiao's money will be available?"
Xia Shang answered first: "It's already in place."
With that said, he took out the deposit receipt written on rough oil paper.
Jia Shanjie looked a little strange: "What does this mean?"
Xia Shang then signaled for Xiao Keer to tell Jia Shangjie the oil paper story.
Jia Shangjie was confused when he heard it. Later, Xia Shang handed the oil paper to Jia Shangjie. After the other party looked through it, he understood the general idea.
It didn't take long for Jia Shangjie to see the clues: "This is wrong. Look at this word, is it one or ten thousand?"
This question is actually not a problem, because even though the lower half of the word "Wan" is blurred, it can be seen that there is handwriting below it. With a little scrutiny, anyone can judge that this character is actually "Wan"
Character.
However, this is the result of deliberation, and it may not be convincing in court.
If someone insists that this character is "一", I'm afraid there is no good reason to refute it.
Seeing this, Jia Shangjie immediately frowned: "That's not okay! Let's not mention that this is a deposit receipt, not cash. The huge loophole in this deposit receipt cannot be used as an object for transactions with the Accounts Department.
What the Ministry of Accounts wants is real money, not a flawed deposit certificate."
Seeing Jia Shangjie's increasingly serious look, Xiao Keer didn't know what to say. She looked at Xia Shang, waiting for Xia Shang's words.
Xia Shangze had already thought of this situation. He looked at Jia Shangjie and smiled: "Sir, there are certain problems with this deposit certificate, but don't forget that the Xiao family lent us the money without charging any interest.
.Think about it, if you borrow 1.4 million taels of silver for a whole year, even if it is calculated based on the private interest of 1 cent per month, it will give us a benefit of more than 20,000 taels."
"You put it lightly. This money is placed at Fenghui Bank. How could they hand it over for such an inconspicuous deposit receipt? The reason why the Xiao family is willing to lend the money to the Ministry of Accounts is because they don't
So you can get your money back, right?"
"The Xiao family is just a merchant. If they go to ask for money, they will naturally not get it back. But we are different.
People are even more different. Your Excellency is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and he is in charge of the world’s money and food. If your Excellency, the Minister, goes to the Liao family with such a note to ask for money, how dare they refuse to give it?"
"This..." Jia Shangjie hesitated, "Isn't this bullying the people?"
"How can this be considered oppressing the people? First of all, your Excellency should also see that the actual amount on this deposit receipt is indeed 1.4 million taels. If Fenghui Bank does not give the money, it is just trying to use the unclear handwriting to get away with it.
It's a default. Now that the imperial court has come forward, this can be regarded as justice for the people. Fenghui Bank is a common people, and the Xiao family is also a citizen of Dahua. The right and wrong at hand were very obvious at the time."
There is nothing wrong with Xia Shang's words. A discerning person will know from the written evidence that this number cannot be one hundred and forty-one, but there is no good evidence to prove it.
Fenghui Bank's refusal to admit its debt may sound reasonable, but it is morally untenable.
Even so, Jia Shangjie still hesitated.
Seeing Jia Shangjie's appearance, Xia Shang suddenly sneered: "Mr. Jia, you are so hesitant, could it be because the other party is Fenghui Bank, so you are embarrassed to take action? I just saw the guy from Fenghui Bank, and it was a little bit...
Strange, is it possible that the relationship between Master Jia and Fenghui Bank is not as simple as it seems on the surface?"
Jia Shangjie heard that Xia Shang's tone was no longer as kind as before. This chief was not his subordinate, and there were not many people in the capital who could stand up to him.
Thinking about it, Jia Shangjie shivered and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Master Xia, you really know how to joke."
"It's best that your Excellency has nothing to do with Fenghui Bank. We have an excellent opportunity before us. We can find a large sum of money for the national treasury without much effort. This can temporarily block the hole in the national treasury. And
The hole in the national treasury has been blocked, and the household department where your Excellency is located has been temporarily stabilized. If you don't come over to get this money at this time, then the incident will be revealed, and your life will not be comfortable."
Jia Shangjie wiped his sweat again, still beating in his heart: "Having said that, after all, the key figures of this certificate have been blurred, and it is really unclear..."
"This is simple."
As soon as Xia Shang said this, he picked up the pen in the room, dipped the tip of the pen in saliva, then directly added two strokes on the oil paper, and then said with a smile: "Can you see the word 'ten thousand' clearly now?"