Zuo Xiangting sat quietly in the boat, fishing on the blue waves.
The breeze blows, the river is sparkling, and the fish floats drifting with the current, as if the body can't help itself.
Suddenly Zuo Xiangting flicked his wrist and took a river fish into the air. He pulled back the fishing line and the three-finger-wide fish fell into his palm.
Zuo Xiangting carefully removed the fishhook, looked at the river fish, and then gently put it into the water.
By this time the tea was ready, so he put away his fishing gear and sat by the fire.
Zuo Zongyuan poured the tea and placed it in front of him. After Zuo Xiangting drank the tea, he smiled and said, "It seems that no big fish will take the bait today."
Zuo Xiangting looked calm and calm. He slowly put down the tea cup and said, "It doesn't matter whether there is a big fish taking the bait here. What is important is whether there will be a big fish taking the bait in Cuiyun County."
Zuo Zongyuan smiled and said, "Does King Qi count?"
Zuo Xiangting put down the tea cup and said: "King Qi is a dragon. With Su Shi's current strength, there is no way he can move him. And it is still unknown who will be the one being caught."
Zuo Zongyuan thought deeply: "Since King Qi has appeared in Cuiyun County, it means that he is determined to win this battle. Could it be that Su Shi is the one being caught?"
Zuo Xiangting said lightly: "It's very possible."
Zuo Zongyuan was silent for a while, and then murmured to himself: "But judging from Su Shi's behavior, he should be well-informed, otherwise how could he dare to confront Dongyuan Zhiku and take the initiative to provoke him."
Zuo Xiangting said slowly: "The evidence in this lawsuit is the contract, so the key to winning or losing lies in the contract."
Zuo Zongyuan nodded: "The officials in the Liyue Department are all from the King of Qi, and it is extremely easy for them to falsify official seals, so it stands to reason that Su Shi has no chance of winning the lawsuit."
"Su Shi is by no means a fool. Princess Pingle also knows Dongyuan Zhiku's methods very well. How could they not have any countermeasures?"
At this time, the wind picked up, causing the boat to sway unsteadily.
Zuo Zongyuan sighed: "Liyue Si's deception methods are endless. Even if Princess Pingle knows his methods, I'm afraid she will be unable to prevent them."
Zuo Xiangting knew that what he said was true, but his expression did not change and he still sat firmly in the boat.
Zuo Zongyuan asked doubtfully: "Isn't father interested in this battle?"
Zuo Xiangting said calmly: "It is certainly a good thing that Su Shi won this battle. But even if he loses, Daqian will just go back to the past, and there will be no loss to us. So we only need to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. As for who Who wins or loses, why should we care.”
"Father is right." Zuo Zongyuan lowered his head and said, "It's just that if Su Shi wins, it will definitely cause a storm in Daqian, which is also a good thing for us. I really don't want this opportunity to go to waste. "
At this point, Zuo Zongyuan said with heartache: "And if Su Shi loses, I'm worried that the 300,000 taels of silver we stored in Qianqiu's warehouse will be wasted."
Zuo Xiangting picked up the tea cup and was about to drink tea. When he heard his words, his hands couldn't help but trembled, and he looked at him in surprise: "You deposited all the money in the house into the Qianqiu Treasury?"
Zuo Zongyuan said with a smile: "Father, didn't you say that when Su Shi opened the Qianqiu Quality Warehouse, his lack of capital was his fatal weakness, so he came up with this method of borrowing chicken to lay eggs. In this case, I naturally want to help him A helping hand.”
Zuo Xiangting sighed and said, "Then you don't need to deposit all your savings in the Qianqiu Treasury. If Su Shi loses this time, Zuo Mansion's losses will be extremely painful."
Zuo Zongyuan said: "At that time, in order to encourage the disciples of the aristocratic families to deposit money into the Qianqiu Treasury, I had to set an example, and the amount should not be too small, otherwise it would be difficult to convince others. So I was cruel and deposited all the money in the house. It’s in Qianqiu’s quality library.”
At this time, Zuo Xiangting's expression had returned to normal, and he said calmly: "Money is something external to the body, not to mention that Qianqiu Zhiku may not lose this time."
Zuo Zongyuan said slowly: "According to my estimation, the money deposited in Qianqiu Zhiku has probably reached tens of millions. If Qianqiu Zhiku loses this lawsuit, it will probably be the end of Su Shi's life." disaster."
Zuo Xiangting's expression suddenly became solemn: "Has tens of millions of dollars been deposited in Qianqiu Zhiku?"
Zuo Zongyuan replied affirmatively: "It should be just a little more. Ever since His Majesty deposited one million taels in the Qianqiu Quality Warehouse, people have been pulling several carts of silver into the Qianqiu Quality Warehouse every day."
Zuo Xiangting frowned and said, "Does it mean that Qianqiu Zhiku will not reject anyone who comes to it?"
Zuo Zongyuan nodded: "We will not reject anyone who comes."
"Weird." Zuo Xiangting murmured to himself, "What on earth does Su Shi want to do?"
Zuo Zongyuan hurriedly asked: "Did Father discover anything unusual?"
Zuo Xiangting suddenly asked in a deep voice: "If Su Shi wins this lawsuit, what will happen to Qianqiu Zhiku?"
Zuo Zongyuan smiled and said: "Naturally, the Dongyuan Quality Library will be replaced."
Zuo Xiangting shook his head and said slowly: "It's a small matter instead. If Su Shi wins this lawsuit, I'm afraid all the idle money in the capital will be gathered in the Qianqiu Treasury. If Su Shi has amassed such a large amount of wealth, what will he do? What do you want to do?”
Zuo Zongyuan was also shocked.
In fact, running the warehousing business does not require much principal. Three to five million taels of silver is enough. But now the wealth Su Shi has gathered far exceeds the principal he needs.
The wealth accumulated by Qianqiu Zhiku now amounts to tens of millions. If Su Shi wins the lawsuit and proves his ability, the amount of money subsequently deposited in Qianqiu Zhiku will be an astronomical figure.
If Su Shi was only in the treasury business, even if there was an interest rate difference of 8% between deposits and loans, the amount of deposits would be huge and the amount of loans would be small. The interest fees charged by Qianqiu Qiku are far from enough to pay the interest fees it should give.
According to Zuo Zongyuan's estimate, if Su Shi wins this lawsuit, the amount of silver deposited in Qianqiu's treasury will not be less than 30 million taels, and the annual interest paid by Su Shi should be 300,000 taels.
On the other hand, Qianqiu Qiku will not be able to lend more than five million taels, and the interest it will receive will only be 90,000 taels at most.
Between this and one receipt, Qianqiu Quality Warehouse lost at least 210,000 taels.
Calculated in this way, Qianqiu Quality Library is simply a loss-making business.
He thought for a long time, then his eyes suddenly lit up and he murmured, "Is this what Su Shi had in mind?"
"What's the idea?"
"If he knocks down Dongyuan Qiku, Qianqiu Qiku will naturally be the only one left in the capital. Su Shi will not have the final say on the loan interest by then."
Zuo Xiangting shook his head and said, "Su Shi would never do this. If this was his intention, Her Royal Highness the Princess and Qin Zhidao would not help him."
Zuo Zongyuan smiled bitterly and said, "I said that Su Shi is hard to see and guess right now. I'm afraid only he himself knows what he wants to do after amassing such a huge wealth."
Zuo Xiangting thought for a long time, and finally shook his head and sighed: "Although I don't know what Su Shi's plans are, if he passes today's test, Su Shi will probably start to stir up trouble."
