Shangguan Yunqing's expression was stunned when he heard this, and he thought to himself: "What is this? I was just thinking about going to find him, but he came first. Could it be that he really wanted to ask me to ask Zhuang Tongzhi for help? But then I thought, no, If the bank is really closed down by the government! As the shopkeeper of the bank, he can be easily released to find help. It seems that the bank is closed down is a complete fiction!"
Then, Shangguan Yunqing shouted to Zeng San, the waiter who was still stunned: "What are you still doing? Please come quickly!"
"Hey, hey, okay, okay!" Zeng San responded in succession, turned around and went out to greet Chai Yugui.
In the blink of an eye, Mr. Chai Yu hadn't arrived yet, and the loud laughter came in first: "Haha, Mr. Shangguan, Mr. Chai has come uninvited again, please don't take it personally!"
Shangguan Yunqing immediately hurried up to greet him and said with a slight hint of anger: "Where did Shopkeeper Chai say this? Shopkeeper Chai is here to visit. It's too late for me to be happy. You can still be weird there!"
Next, it was the same old routine. The two sat down separately as guest and host. The maid served tea and then left. Shangguan Yun cleared the door. However, what surprised him was that as soon as the two sat down, Chai Yugui took the initiative to bring up the matter of going to the bank as an official. .
Chai Yugui picked up the tea, took a sip, and sighed: "Man, it's really difficult to open a bank now!"
"Oh!" When Shangguan Yunqing heard this, he knew that there was something wrong in his words. It was probably related to the rumors that the bank had been blocked just now, so he asked with concern: "Is Shopkeeper Chai in trouble?"
''Why! Chai Yugui sighed again and said with a wry smile: "Brother, do you know why my son came back to me just now?" "
Shangguan Yunqing shook his head gently: "I don't know."
Chai Yugui seemed to be worried. He hesitated and said, "Since you and I hit it off immediately, brother, I will briefly talk about the matter and give you an evaluation, so that you don't have to worry about me, brother!"
Shangguan Yunqing nodded: "I am all ears!"
Chai Yugui murmured: "To be honest, brother, the new Tongpan Lord from the Xinjing government office came to me just now and said that he wanted to transfer the money deposited under the name of Wu Guanglu, who runs a casino in Xinjing city, to his name, and said This is the fine that Wu Guanglu was fined for committing a crime. The rule of our bank is to pay on sight. Brother, what do you think of this new Lord Tongfan? Firstly, he doesn’t have the silver, and secondly, Wu Guanglu himself doesn’t sign and approve it in person. What can I do? Can Wu Guanglu's savings be transferred to his name? Alas, the negotiation couldn't go on anymore, so the brothers had no choice but to excuse themselves from a headache and go out to see a doctor, leaving the accountant Mr. Pan Heng with them!
As the richest man in Xinjing City, the news that Wu Guanglu was arrested by the government yesterday has long been spread in Xinjing City, and today it is almost a household name. Therefore, Shangguan Yunqing firmly believed this. He couldn't help but shook his head at Chai Yugui and sighed: "Shopkeeper Chai, your matter is really tricky. On one side is the government, and on the other is Wu Guanglu, the depositor. If you cooperate with the government, the reputation of the bank will be affected. Who will dare to deposit money with you in the future? If you don't cooperate with the government, If you cooperate, the government will seal up your bank in anger. What can you do? Even if the third prince and the eldest princess ask for help from the main office, it will probably take at least ten days to get there and back. Think about it The bank has been closed for ten days, and those bank depositors may have become panicked and regretted depositing their money in your bank!"
Listening to Shangguan Yunqing's analysis, it was obvious that he believed his words to be true. Chai Yugui couldn't help but smile to himself, but he still pretended to be sad on his face and sighed from time to time.
Chai Yugui was thinking about how to bring the topic to the point, but unexpectedly, Shangguan Yunqing slapped his thigh and whispered: "Yes!"
"Yes?" Chai Yugui blinked, but before he could react, Shangguan Yunqing had put his mouth to his ear and whispered: "Shopkeeper Chai, why don't you transfer half of Wu Guanglu's banknotes to In his name, and then on the grounds that the amount is too large, the other half must be reported to the general account for approval. Wait for some time, and then I can help you find Zhuang Tongzhi to deal with it. You can then ask the Jin Guo general account. If the third prince comes forward to put some pressure on the Zheng court, the matter will definitely be settled! By doing this, you will not offend the government, and you will be able to deal with the Wu family in the future!"
Chai Yugui nodded while listening: "That's very good. Thank you very much, Brother Shangguan, for your kindness!"
"Haha" Shangguan Yunqing laughed and waved his hands: "Shopkeeper Chai, you're welcome. We are doing business on the same street and we should help each other."
"Yes, yes, Brother Shangguan is right!" Chai Yugui nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. At this moment, he suddenly stretched out his hand and patted his forehead, and said in surprise: "Look at my memory, I forgot the important thing I came here to do. ! Let’s do this, Brother Shangguan, you have done such a big favor to my brother, you just set a price for the two treasures, and I will never give you a different price!”
"Oh!" Shangguan Yunqing said happily after hearing this: "So, does Shopkeeper Chai want these two treasures?"
Chai Yugui nodded and said with a smile: "I'll take it all. Firstly, it's really needed by the monarch of our country, and secondly, it's to thank Brother Shangguan for his eagerness to do justice."
When he said this, Shangguan Yunqing felt a little embarrassed. After pondering for a long time, he stroked his beard and said slowly: "Shopkeeper Chai, I won't go into details about the twists and turns of these two treasures. I will just say How about telling me the price when I get it, and then you give it to me?"
Chai Yugui cupped his fists and said, "Brother Shangguan, be benevolent and righteous!"
As if he wanted Chai Yugui to understand, Shangguan Yunqing said one sentence at a time: "Shopkeeper Chai, let's talk about the dragon eye first. I got it from a descendant of a noble family in Dali. It cost a total of 650,000 taels of silver at that time. I got that piece of colored glaze from an overseas barbarian with blond hair and green eyes. I asked Yan Hanzhang, the most famous sculptor in Dali, to carve a picture of a hundred birds facing the phoenix on it for a year. , this piece of glass cost me nearly 1.3 million taels of silver!"
After Chai Yugui listened calmly, he couldn't help but murmur in his heart: "Shangguan Yunqing, you old fox, it turns out that you only rely on money to order food. Just now you know that I have two million taels of silver notes on me, so you can take advantage of these two million taels." The quote of two silver notes is really unreasonable!" But he muttered that he didn't care. He exchanged these banknotes that were about to become useless paper for two treasures. No matter what, he won.
Seeing Chai Yugui's face suddenly darken after hearing his quotation, and there was no response for a long time, Shangguan Yunqing also started to mutter in his heart, asking himself if the killing was too harsh, and thinking about finding a way to lower the price a little. , so that this business can be concluded.
Just when Shangguan Yunqing was racking his brains to find another reason to lower the price of the two treasures, Chai Yugui, who had been hesitating for a long time, suddenly said: "Brother Shangguan, these two items of yours are indeed good things. It's just that Brother, you only have the authority to spend two million taels of silver, otherwise, I will have to add an additional one hundred thousand and two hundred thousand taels for shipping and errands to you no matter what!"
"Oh! It turns out that the crux is here!" Shangguan Yunqing breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was overjoyed for a moment and said quickly: "Shopkeeper Chai is overly worried. You and I have similar temperaments. Wouldn't it be too vulgar to argue about money? Okay, let’s do this. I’ve spent more than ten years on you. It’s not an exaggeration to call me my brother. I’ll just treat these two treasures as Brother Yu brought them to you, and I’ll give them to you at the purchase price. How about that?”
"Hey, brother Shangguan, how can this be possible! Even if I am not sensible, brother, I have been in business for so many years, and the rules on the road still need to be followed, otherwise who will play with you in the future?" Chai Yugui heard this and became anxious. He stood up hurriedly and declined with a blushing face.
Shangguan Yunqing looked helpless, smiled and tapped Chai Yugui lightly with his finger: "Brother, you! Just listen to Brother Yu this time, what can I do?"
Without saying a word, Chai Yugui reached out and took out a stack of silver notes from his pocket, put it on the table, then clasped his fists and said: "Brother Shangguan, don't say much, these are two million taels of silver notes. You count the rest." Yes, you will do what you want!"
Shangguan Yunqing did not have any doubts because he had seen the large-denomination silver notes from Sunshine Gold before. He immediately put away the bank notes and said with a cheerful smile: "It is better to obey my orders than to be respectful. Brother Yu accepted the bank notes. As for asking Zhuang Tongzhi for help." The favor is on Brother Yu’s head, Brother Chai doesn’t need to send any more money.”
Chai Yugui held up his hand and said, "You're welcome, brother, but Brother Shangguan still has to wait for me to go back. According to the plan given by Brother Shangguan, I will remove the new general judge and then go to Zhuang Tongzhi to help me make peace with him privately. What do you think?"
Shangguan Yunqing nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "Haha, I understand this. I don't need to remind Brother Chai. In this way, Brother Yu will go to the government office to find Zhuang Tongzhi tomorrow morning. What do you think?"
Chai Yugui silently counted the time, nodded and said: "That's great, everything depends on Brother Shangguan!"
Shangguan Yunqing waved his hand proudly: "You're welcome." Then he reached out and opened the door and shouted outside: "Here comes someone."
The two servants who had been waiting outside for a long time immediately ran over and bowed together: "I listen to the master's instructions."
Shangguan Yunqing waved his hand: "Go, go and move the No. 56 iron box just now, let Mr. Chai take a look, and then help him load it into the car!"
"No," the two agreed, turned and left.
Soon the two iron boxes were brought back. At Shangguan Yunqing's insistence, Chai Yugui inspected the goods and loaded them into the truck.
After delivering it to the door, he saw the carriage Chai Yugui was riding in, heading towards Risheng Qianzhuang. Shangguan Yunqing excitedly waved his hand, snapped his fingers, and ordered the two servants following him: "Go, According to my words, Master, all the people in Changxingyuan will be rewarded one hundred taels of silver each, one by one."
"Ah!" The servant thought that he heard wrongly. You should know that one hundred taels of silver is almost equal to their five years' income. He immediately asked doubtfully: "Master, did we hear correctly? You said that you would reward everyone in Guangxingyuan for every One hundred taels of silver per person?"
At this moment, Shangguan Yunqing was in high spirits. Instead of being angry, he chuckled and said, "Of course you heard me right. Today, sir, I'm happy. A mere one hundred taels of silver per person is nothing. Tell them what you said, do well." Do it, I will always reward you from now on!"
"Okay!" The two servants said happily after hearing this: "Master, just look at it. The younger one will go and convey the master's good intentions to them. In addition, we both wish you good luck in the East China Sea and a longevity as long as the Southern Mountains." They all turned around and ran off to report the good news to everyone.
Shangguan Yunqing was behind the two servants, smiling and scolding: "These two brats are quite good at talking."
The carriage drove forward for a certain distance. Chai Bo in the carriage couldn't restrain his excitement. He touched the two iron boxes that he personally received from the carriage. He turned to Chai Yugui and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, we succeeded. ?"
Chai Yugui glanced at him with a smile and nodded lightly.
"Oh! That's great!" After receiving Chai Yugui's positive confirmation, Chai Bo made a fist with his left hand and punched it into the palm of his right hand, saying excitedly.
But before he could get over his excitement, the coachman's voice suddenly came from ahead: "Master, we are almost at the entrance of the bank, how can we go further?"
Chai Yugui heard this and quickly opened a gap in the car curtain with his fingers. Sure enough, there were two yamen carrying waist knives standing at the door of the bank. A little far away from the two yamen, a group of people were gathered around the door of the bank, whispering. Pointing and pointing at the fun. His heart sank, and he said urgently: "Go straight, we will leave the city through the west gate. There is a guard guard there who I know."
Then the carriage Chai Yugui was riding in slowly passed by on the road not far from the two government officials guarding the gate. However, on the busy road, the two government officials did not pay much attention to the carriage.
