"Ai! Have you heard? Old Master Fan has been thrown into jail by the county magistrate! "
"This... Why?"
"Shh! Lower your voice, I heard that it was the Marquis of Yong 'an who ordered the county magistrate to do so! "
"Marquis of Yong 'an? Why would he want to capture Old Master Fan? "
"Heh! What else could it be for? For money of course! Who is the richest in our Lantian County? Of course it's Old Master Fan! It's said that the Marquis of Yong 'an plans to build a manor in Lantian County, but how can the money collected by the county magistrate be enough? Furthermore, he doesn't want to fork out the money himself, so he can only ask the merchants in the city for money! Ai! Who asked us businessmen to be the easiest to bully? "
"What? The Marquis of Yong 'an can't be this kind of person right? "
"What's so impossible about that? Everyone loves money, do you think it's possible that Yong 'an doesn't like money? If you ask me, the Marquis of Yong 'an might find trouble with the other merchants in the city. When that happens, our business in Lantian County will really be difficult! "
In a restaurant in the county seat of Lantian County, a few well-dressed people were sitting around a table, eating and discussing in low voices.
The content of their discussion was the huge matter that happened in the city yesterday.
"This! What should we do? This Zhang just opened a restaurant in the city last year! "
"Heh! What should we do? What can we do? It's said that since ancient times, commoners do not fight with officials. We are just commoners, how can we be a match for the Marquis of Yong 'an? If he wants to find trouble with us, we can either obediently hand over the money and settle the matter, or be like Old Master Fan, with our whole family thrown into jail! "
"No! I don't believe that no one will care about the Marquis of Yong 'an's outrageous acts. Tomorrow I will go to Chang 'an City's capital office to complain! "
"Tsk! Brother Zhang! I think you should save it! Why would the magistrate offend the Marquis of Yong 'an for you? When the time comes and the Marquis of Yong 'an finds out, he will destroy your family! "
"Impudent! What are your intentions? How dare you slander Marquis? "
Today, Yu Dejing came to the county town to buy some things. At noon, he was hungry, so he went to this restaurant to order some cheap food to fill his stomach. Coincidentally, he met this group of businessmen who were secretly gossiping about Li Zexuan. After hearing the details, how could he tolerate it? He slammed the table and scolded them angrily.
"Who? Who dares to slander Marquis? "
When the surrounding diners heard this, they hurriedly stood up and ferociously searched for the people mentioned by Yu Dejing.
The few merchants who had been whispering about Li Zexuan earlier turned pale. They looked at each other and immediately slipped away, not daring to stay here any longer!
"We can't go on like this! I hope Marquis can solve the problem of the Fan family as soon as possible! "
Yu Dejing looked at the backs of those people and muttered to himself.
…
"Yamachō!"
In the afternoon, in the Yamachō office of Yanhuang College.
Zhangsun Chong pushed the door open and entered after getting permission. Li Zexuan smiled and asked, "Little Chong, are you looking for me?"
Zhangsun Chong nodded and said, "Yes! Yamachō, my father wants me to help him pass a message to you! "
Li Zexuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Your father? Oh! Little Chong, sit down first! "
Zhangsun Chong sat opposite Li Zexuan and said, "Yamachō, my father wants me to ask you, is your Yanhuang Bank still short of money?"
Li Zexuan was startled, then looked at Zhangsun Chong and smiled. "Little Chong, why does your father ask if the bank is short of money?"
Under Li Zexuan's gaze, which seemed to be able to read people's minds, Zhangsun Chong suddenly felt uneasy. He scratched his head and shrugged as if he had given up.
"Ahem! Yamachō, actually, my father wants to help you increase the deposit of the bank to make Tang Yuan more trustworthy! "
Li Zexuan smiled faintly and said, "Your father still wants the shares of the Yanhuang Bank, right?"
Zhangsun Chong didn't hide it and nodded. "Uh! It's like this! My father can take out 100,000 strings of cash as a deposit. Also, my father said that if Yamachō agrees to let my family invest in the Yanhuang Bank, he can let the Zhangsun family mine the iron mine. As long as Yamachō can give half of the iron produced from the iron mine to the Zhangsun family, it will be fine! "
Li Zexuan narrowed his eyes. Although he didn't show it on his face, he was shocked in his heart. He didn't expect Zhangsun Wuji to be willing to use such a large sum to invest in the Yanhuang Bank. Of course, this also showed that this old man had good eyesight and saw the huge potential of the bank. Otherwise, he wouldn't be willing to spend such a large amount of money!
"Haha! Xiaochong, since you don't want to hide it from me, I won't hide it from you either! In fact, the Yanhuang Bank doesn't lack money at all. Just yesterday, the deposit of the bank reached 480,000 strings of cash. With such a large deposit, the Yanhuang Bank can even establish itself in the entire Chang 'an area! "
"480,000 strings of cash?"
Zhangsun Chong's eyes widened and couldn't help but exclaim. With such a huge amount of wealth, the Zhangsun family wouldn't be able to gather so much money even if they sold everything they had. "Gulp! Yamachō, then... then I'm sorry to disturb you! I... I'll go back this weekend and tell my father the truth. "
Sorry to disturb you!
Facing such a "nouveau riche" Li Zexuan, Zhangsun Chong could only say, "Sorry to disturb you!"
When Li Zexuan heard these three words, he couldn't help but recall the "joke" from his previous life and almost laughed out loud. He quickly said, "Wait! Xiaochong, don't leave yet! "
Zhangsun Chong, who had already stood up and was about to leave, paused and asked curiously, "Yamachō, is there anything else?"
"Yes! Although the bank doesn't lack money recently, since Zhao Guogong has asked, I have to give some face no matter what. "
Two days ago, he had heard from Qinqiong that someone in the imperial court had accused him of privately minting money. Fortunately, Zhangsun Wuji had supported him. This was more or less a favor. Now that Zhangsun Wuji was so sincere in wanting to invest in the Yanhuang Bank, Li Zexuan couldn't be so unreasonable and offend someone for no reason. At this moment, he thought for a while, looked at Zhangsun Chong, and said,
"How about this, Xiaochong, go back tonight and tell your father that with the conditions he offered, in exchange for 5% of the bank's shares. It's not that I'm not willing to give more, but more people will invest in the Yanhuang Bank in the future! In addition, you have to explain to your father that if there are any copper coins used as deposit in the Yanhuang Bank, they are not allowed to be taken out for at least three years! "
"Five percent, within three years?"
Zhangsun Chong frowned worriedly. This was because he subconsciously felt that Li Zexuan's shares were too little. After all, the Zhangsun family had paid a hundred thousand strings of copper coins and half of an iron mine as a price!
However, although he thought this in his heart, Zhangsun Chong still cupped his hands and replied, "Yes! Yamachō! Then I'll go back tonight and tell my father! "
As for whether his father agreed to this deal or not, it was not up to him to worry!
"Yes! You can take a class leave in the afternoon so that it won't be safe if you go back late! "
Li Zexuan suggested thoughtfully.
"Thank you, Yamachō!"
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