0p0 Chapter 298 Will you be scared to tears?
Chapter 298 Will you be scared to tears?
Cui Shi took out an account book from his pocket and handed it to Shen Chuning respectfully.
"I specially sent someone to copy a large account book covering the entire northwest region. This one is for Changye. I'll have Qixia take the rest of the accounts back to the mansion later."
Shen Chuning reached out to take the account book, and then began to read it attentively.
She discovered that before Shen Jingwan went to Changye, the largest amount of deposit in Hengfu Money House came from Wu Desheng, the eunuch next to Xiao Yuanlang.
Since Shen Jingwan arrived in Changye, she withdrew all the silver that the ladies and young ladies in the capital had deposited in the money shop through her.
Each sum of money was backed by two receipts and a seal. Not only could the ladies deposit and withdraw it freely, but Shen Jingwan also had this right.
However, there is only one inconvenience here, which is that when Shen Jingwan wants to withdraw the money, she cannot do so on the same day.
The silver in the capital must first be frozen before it can be successfully withdrawn in Changye.
It will take several days.
Every time she went to withdraw the money, she was actually taking a certain degree of risk.
Because once the owner of this money plans to withdraw his own silver in the capital, the matter will be exposed immediately.
Fortunately, Shen Jingwan has been dealing with these ladies for a long time and knows their situations very well.
She knew very well that some companies were just taking some unused money to earn some interest and would basically not take it out easily.
It was because of this that she had the courage to use the money.
Shen Chuning secretly speculated that Shen Jingwan was using this money as a brick to break into the Third Prince's palace.
Sure enough, when she looked through the account books again, she found that all the money had been returned in full one after another.
It was during that period that a large number of items from the Western Regions began to appear on the market.
Shen Chuning sneered inwardly, thinking: "Shen Jingwan, Shen Jingwan, you dare to use my money to do business, haven't you considered what consequences you will have to bear?"
After she had clearly considered the interests involved, she smiled softly and said, "In the capital, we just need to announce that we are doing business in the Western Regions. We will go directly to the families that Shen Jingwan has contacted with, take their deposits, and tell them that we have switched to trading. The interest rate has increased significantly, but there will be a ten-day delay when withdrawing the money. Ask them if they are willing to continue to pay money."
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"Governor, where are you going in the middle of the night?" A man jumped down from a tall tree.
After he stood still, the person who appeared before him was the father-in-law of the eldest prince Xiao Yuanqi - Governor of Huguang Wen Zhiyong.
Wen Zhiyong hurriedly tightened the reins, trying to rein in the frightened horse.
However, because the incident happened suddenly, the horse raised its front hooves high and neighed.
Wen Zhiyong tried his best to clamp his legs together and stick tightly to the horse's back, thus barely able to stabilize his body and avoid falling off the horse.
In comparison, the soldiers behind him were not so lucky.
Although several soldiers following closely behind him hurriedly followed suit and reined in their horses, some of them were still thrown off their horses due to the excessive inertia.
As for those soldiers who were a little further away, due to their obstructed vision, they had no idea what was happening in front of them. As a result, they collided with each other heavily, and for a moment, they fell to the ground, looking very embarrassed!
"Who on earth is so bold as to block my way forward!" Wen Zhiyong's eyes widened in anger and he shouted in a stern voice.
I saw a figure slowly walking out from the shadow under the tree.
With the reflection of the bright moonlight, the man's true appearance was finally revealed. It was Zhou Lin.
He stared at Wen Zhiyong expressionlessly and said coldly, "Your Excellency the Governor-General, why have you hurriedly come to this northern Zhili territory late at night with so many officers and soldiers? I wonder what exactly is going on here?"
Wen Zhiyong took a closer look, and when he saw that it was Zhou Lin, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he said with a hint of sarcasm, "Oh, I was wondering who he was, but it turns out to be the young master of the Zhou family! How come you've become so successful now? You're not afraid of blood anymore?"
The fact that Zhou Lin fainted on the spot after witnessing a bloody scene while participating in an anti-bandit operation was well known and widely circulated.
In the following years, he was idle and did nothing all day long. He was a well-known playboy in the capital and became a negative example used by major families to teach their younger generations.
Although Zhou Lin later worked hard, took the imperial examination and won the title of third place, there are different opinions from the outside world.
Many people believed that this was entirely due to General Dingguo's voluntary surrender of his military power, and that His Majesty had granted such a title, which was somewhat based on reputation, in order to appease and compensate the Zhou family.
What's more crucial is that even though Zhou Lin won the title of Tanhua, the emperor did not assign him any official position. This is undoubtedly the most powerful evidence.
Therefore, most people speculated that the Zhou family must have had no other choice but to send Zhou Lin back to the north to gain some military merits and save some face for the Zhou family.
Therefore, Wen Zhiyong, who was originally uneasy, relaxed his tense heart instantly when he saw that the person blocking his way was Zhou Lin.
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a contemptuous and mocking smile. He shouted at Zhou Lin, "You little bastard! If you know what's good for you, just get out of the way. I, for the sake of my past relationship with your grandfather, might be so pleased that I can spare your life. But if you dare to disobey me, hmph... I wonder if you'll be so scared that you'll pee and cry at the sight of your own blood? Hahahaha... I don't have the patience to coax you!"
After saying that, Wen Zhiyong threw his head back and laughed out loud.