Very soon, a luxurious carriage stopped outside the Mo clan.
"Please report that Wu Yuanqing requests to see Merton." Wu Yuanqing cupped his hands and said.
"So it's Duke Ying! Please rest in the main hall. I'll report to the young master. "Uncle Fu said politely when he saw Wu Yuanqing.
After Wu Meiniang returned, the scandal of the Wu Family could not be hidden from Uncle Fu. However, Wu Yuanqing was a Duke after all. According to the nobility, he was one level higher than Meton's Marquis. The Mo Estate naturally could not be impolite.
"Duke Ying, please have some tea." Uncle Fu served two cups of tea.
"Uncle Fu, you're too polite!" Wu Yuanqing said politely. He did not have the coldness he had when he chased the mother and daughter away.
"What brings you here today, Duke Ying?" Modun appeared at the door at this moment, and asked in a clear voice.
"Merton is too much for me. My sister is Merton's disciple. Speaking of which, when I see Merton, I should also greet him as a disciple." Unexpectedly, Wu Yuanqing actually shamelessly lowered his posture.
Meton's face could not help but twitch. He resisted the discomfort and said, "Duke Ying is too much for me. According to the nobility, Duke Ying is a Duke, which is one level higher than my Marquis. According to the status, you are Mei Niang's elder brother. As the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father. Therefore, it is most appropriate for us to greet each other as equals.
"Then this little brother greets Brother Mo." Wu Yuanqing climbed up the pole and said.
"No, according to the age, Duke Ying is a few years older than me. I should call Duke Ying brother." Meton waved his hand and said.
The two called each other brother for a while, and then sat down with a hypocritical face.
"As the saying goes, one does not visit a temple without a reason. Brother Wu, may I know why you are here today?" Meton said sternly. Now that the Mo Family had just caught Wu Yuanshuang, and Wu Yuanqing had come to visit them, his purpose was obviously not pure.
A trace of warmth appeared on Wu Yuanqing's face as he said, "Today, I came here only to visit my sister. Now, we have been separated for a long time, but we haven't seen each other. This is really a dereliction of duty as an elder brother. I wonder if Merton can make it convenient for us to have a small gathering."
Meton laughed and said, "How can this Mo stop Brother Wu from visiting your sister? It's just that Brother Wu has come at a bad time. Mei Niang went out yesterday and caught a cold. She is currently recuperating and is not suitable for meeting. I hope Brother Wu can forgive me."
Meton purposely pointed out that Wu Meiniang went out yesterday to let Wu Yuanqing know what was good for him. However, he did not expect Wu Yuanqing to be so anxious. He suddenly stood up and said anxiously, "What? Mei Niang is sick? I will go and get a famous doctor to treat her."
Meton was stunned. He quickly stopped Wu Yuanqing who was about to leave and said, "There is no need for that. If you want a famous doctor, you naturally have to go to the Mo Hospital. I have already asked Mo Wu to take Mei Niang's pulse. There is nothing serious."
Only then did Wu Yuanqing let out a long sigh of relief. With a look of lingering fear, he said, "Mo Wu from the Mo Family is Miracle Doctor Hua's disciple and has also received the true teachings of Miracle Doctor Sun. With him around, I'm naturally assured. Then let my sister have a good rest. We have a long time to meet!"
"I will definitely convey Brother Wu's intentions to Mei Niang." Meton cupped his hands and said.
Wu Yuanqing nodded and continued, "Actually, I came here today not only to reunite with my sister, but also to ask for Marquis Mo's forgiveness."
"Ask for forgiveness?" Meton's heart skipped a beat. He immediately knew that the important matter had come. He did not believe that Wu Yuanqing would still visit Wu Meiniang for the sake of their sibling relationship.
"My younger brother, Wu Yuanshuang, was young and ignorant. He was bewitched by his servants to imitate banknotes. He committed a heinous crime and caused the Mo Family Village to suffer a great loss. Today, I came here specially to ask for forgiveness from Merton." Wu Yuanqing said directly.
"Forgiveness?" Meton could not help but sneer and said, "Duke Ying, do you know how much the Mo Family Village has suffered because of the fake banknote case?"
Wu Yuanqing said confidently, "As far as I know, Brother Mo has paid a total of 20,000 strings of coins for the fake banknote case. This is the bill of exchange for 20,000 strings of coins. I hope that Merton will accept it for the time being. In addition, my younger brother has many banks and properties under his name. As long as Merton is willing to bury the hatchet, I promise to hand them over to the Mo Family in one piece."
"Oh!" Meton took the bill of exchange and saw the latest date on it. He looked at Wu Yuanqing with a faint smile and said, "I'll accept the bill of exchange for 20,000 strings of coins. As for the other properties and banks, forget about them. It is said that the Ziqian Family is addicted to money and will never suffer a loss. Brother Wu, you have opened my eyes today!"
Wu Yuanqing saw that Meton had made it clear, so he stopped pretending and laughed and said, "Everyone knows that the Ziqian Family is stingy and greedy and will not let go of a penny. But they don't know that the Ziqian Family has never been soft-hearted in the face of real interests. They will not hesitate to spend a lot of money. For example, my late father supported Li Tang with all the wealth of the family, which is why the Wu Family has today's status. How can we pursue interests without giving up the capital? Merton should know this better than anyone else."
"Oh!" Meton looked at Wu Yuanqing in surprise and said, "So, the Ziqian Family has seen greater benefits from the Mo Family and is ready to bet on the Mo Family. I don't know what Mo Skills the Mo Family has seen in the Ziqian Family's eyes.
Wu Yuanqing shook his head and said, "It's not Mo Skills, it's the bank! To put it bluntly, the bank should be the property of the Ziqian Family. As long as the Ziqian Family develops step by step, the bank will naturally come into being one day. However, I didn't expect that a person as amazing as Merton would suddenly appear. He actually surpassed the Ziqian Family and established the bank out of thin air. "
Meton couldn't help but be shocked. He didn't expect that Wu Yuanqing, who was despised by everyone, would have such foresight and knowledge. The bank was the product of the Ziqian Family in the future. If Meton didn't appear in the Mo Family, the Ziqian Family would probably continue to develop. Bank, bank, all the way to the bank.
"Now, the Hundred Schools of Thought are like rowing a boat against the current. If they don't advance, they will fall behind. The Ziqian Family is unwilling to give up the high interest of printing money. Even if the Ziqian Family is given another thousand years, I'm afraid they won't be able to form a bank." Meton shook his head. In history, the Ziqian Family also made a living by printing money in the Qing Dynasty. The only thing they developed was counting bank notes. In the end, under the impact of foreign banks, they quickly withered.
Wu Yuanqing nodded without hesitation and said, "Yes, this is the weakness of the Ziqian Family. However, the emergence of the bank is like a catfish in a fish pond. Under the catfish effect, the Ziqian Family can't continue to be at ease. Merton, please allow the Ziqian Family to participate in the bank business."
Mo Jiazi's first shot to fame in Chang 'an City was the catfish effect. Since then, the Tang dynasty started to eat live fish. However, since then, Mo Jiazi, the catfish, had stirred up trouble among the Hundred Schools of Thought. Now, he had stirred up the Ziqian Family, which had nothing to do with him.
If it were other people, the Ziqian Family was sure that they could buy them over with money. However, they met the Mo Family, who loved with impartiality and non-aggression. The Ziqian Family's previous tricks were almost all in vain. In addition, the broad prospects of the bank made the Ziqian Family even more tempted. However, the Ziqian Family failed to snatch it secretly. Now, they could only do it openly.
"The Ziqian Family also wants to open a bank. I'm afraid they don't need to ask the Mo Family!" Meton sneered.
Wu Yuanqing said bluntly, "In terms of money and manpower, the Ziqian Family naturally doesn't lack. However, the Ziqian Family lacks a secret technique, the secret technique of anti-counterfeiting."
"The secret technique of anti-counterfeiting!" Meton suddenly narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't tell me you forgot about the fake bank note case! Do you think the Mo Family will give the secret technique of anti-counterfeiting to the Ziqian Family? Wouldn't it be more convenient for the Ziqian Family to print fake bank notes? "
"Brother Mo, you must be joking. Since the Ziqian Family came openly, they naturally wouldn't do such a thing." Wu Yuanqing smiled flatteringly and said, "In order to show the sincerity of the Ziqian Family, the Ziqian Family is willing to spend a lot of money to buy it. As long as Merton is willing, the price is negotiable."
"Sorry, the Mo Family won't sell the secret technique of anti-counterfeiting." Meton directly refused.
Wu Yuanqing smiled confidently and said, "Merton, don't be in such a hurry to refuse. It's not too late to listen to the Ziqian Family's offer. Fixed price, 100,000 strings of cash!"
"100,000 strings of cash!" Meton couldn't help but raise his head and said in surprise. If this spread out, it would definitely cause an uproar. This was probably the most expensive secret technique in history.
"If it were other secret techniques, I would gladly agree. Even if it's the Mo Family's most precious secret technique of glass, it's not impossible. However, the secret technique of anti-counterfeiting is impossible. The Mo Family won't sell it no matter how much it costs." Faced with such a huge sum, Meton refused without hesitation.
"Ah!"
Wu Yuanqing, who was originally determined to get it, suddenly showed an expression of disbelief. That was 100,000 strings of cash, but Mo Jiazi refused without hesitation. Moreover, once the Ziqian Family printed their own banknotes, they could check and balance with the Mo Family. If the Ziqian Family printed the Mo Family's banknotes, the Mo Family could retaliate by printing the Ziqian Family's banknotes. Naturally, neither side dared to destroy the Great Wall easily.
However, Meton still shook his head firmly. After all, he knew that once the Ziqian Family mastered the secret technique of anti-counterfeiting, they could print banknotes without limit. However, he didn't know that in history, when the first generation of banknotes just came out, many merchants issued banknotes indiscriminately, causing countless people to suffer heavy losses. The banknotes became a pile of waste paper. He didn't believe that the greedy Ziqian Family would resist such a huge temptation and develop the banking business seriously.
In the future, once the Ziqian Family's banknotes were exposed, he was afraid that not only the people in the world would suffer losses, even the Mo Family Village would not be spared.
"In that case, why don't the Mo Family cooperate with the Ziqian Family? The Mo Family has the secret technique of anti-counterfeiting, and the Ziqian Family has countless money and banks all over the world. As long as you and I cooperate, the bank outlets will definitely be all over the world. At that time, the merchants only need to deposit their money in one bank, and they can go all over the world. How convenient it is." Wu Yuanqing was impassioned and described a moving prospect.
"The Ziqian Family alone can do this! There is no need to cooperate with the Mo Family at all! Moreover, we only need ordinary anti-counterfeiting technology, and the Flying Money can't be imitated at all. "Meton said mercilessly.
"So, this is the sincerity of the cooperation between the Ziqian Family and the Mo Family." Wu Yuanqing said with a sincere face.
Meton shook his head and said, "Although the Mo Family claims to cooperate with the other families, it has never intervened in the affairs of the other families. Both sides maintain their independence. Brother Wu, I appreciate your kindness, but the Mo Family has never thought of monopolizing the banking business. If the Ziqian Family wants to get involved in the bill of exchange business, the Mo Family will welcome it. If the Ziqian Family wants to issue banknotes, the Mo Family should first report it to the imperial court."
"So, Merton is determined not to cooperate with the Ziqian Family?" Wu Yuanqing stared at Meton and said word by word.
Meton took a sip of tea gently and said, "The emergence of the bank is to serve the development of the Mo Family. It won't be mixed with other disputes. If the Ziqian Family wants to clear their name, then they have to show their sincerity to the imperial court. I think it's not difficult for Duke Ying to do this with your status."
Meton pointed out Wu Yuanqing's intention directly, which made Wu Yuanqing embarrassed. The Ziqian Family did covet the banking business, but they didn't want to walk on the surface and be supervised by the imperial court. Therefore, they prepared to use the name of the bank of the Mo Family Village. However, they didn't expect Mo Jiazi to refuse them so directly.
"Thank you for your advice, Merton. I'll take my leave now!" When Wu Yuanqing heard Modun's straightforward rejection, even though his heart was burning with anger, he still politely took his leave.
"Brother Wu, take care. Please forgive me for not seeing you off." Meton cupped his hands and said.
"Duke Ying, this way please!" Uncle Fu reached out his hand and led Wu Yuanqing out of the Mo Mansion.
After Wu Yuanqing got on the carriage, his face turned livid. He said with hatred, "Mo Jiazi, you really don't know what's good for you."
He came to apologize in person and offered enough sincerity to cooperate with the Mo Family. However, Mo Jiazi refused him mercilessly, which made him feel extremely ashamed as he had just taken control of the Ziqian Family.
"Boss, what should we do now?" In the carriage, Shopkeeper Yao, who had been waiting for a long time, frowned and asked.
"Contact the other Ziqian Families immediately and tell them that if we don't cooperate now, they will only have a dead end when the bank of the Mo Family Village continues to expand." Wu Yuanqing said sternly.
"What about the Mo Family? Do we just let the Mo Family continue to develop?" Shopkeeper Yao frowned and asked.
Wu Yuanqing raised a Kaiyuan Tongbao and sneered, "Of course not. Since Mo Jiazi doesn't know what's good for him, let's show him the real power of the Qian Family. You know, in the Tang dynasty, the real money is not silver, but copper coins!"
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