Jin Chou Chou said with a smile on his face: "It's all Mr. Wan's favor, and we are also fulfilling our duties as servants."
Du Jie nodded and continued: "You are not in the Central Plains. Why did you come to the northwest and come to the Li family's bank?"
Jin Chou Chou pondered for a while before saying: "Our master recently wanted to purchase a batch of goods from the northwest, and asked me to handle this matter. When we got here, we found the goods, but we didn't bring enough capital. This is not the exchange at Master Li's bank. Some silver."
Du Jie smiled secretly and said, "What? Doesn't the place where Mr. Wan buys goods accept cash checks?"
Jin Chou Chou looked a little unnatural at this time, and after thinking for a while he said: "Reporting to Mr. Wu An, what Mr. Wan wants to purchase are spices from the Western Regions. The merchants in the Western Regions do not accept our banknotes, so I have no choice. "
Du Jie looked at Jin Chou Chou and couldn't tell whether what he said was true or false. If it is true, this Wan Sanjin is also eyeing the business in the Western Regions. Businessmen are really all-pervasive.
Du Jie didn't say anything else to Jin Chou Chou. He called the manager of the bank over and asked, "How much silver will Manager Jin exchange?"
The shopkeeper didn't dare to speak nonsense and hurriedly replied: "I want to redeem five hundred thousand taels of silver!"
As soon as the shopkeeper finished speaking, there were countless gasps of air coming from the surroundings, and then the discussion became louder and louder.
The Lord Magistrate's heart beat a little faster after hearing this. He can only receive more than a thousand taels per year. Five hundred thousand taels of silver, he couldn't get so much even if he worked till death. This businessman was in the business of making money, so he had to exchange so much silver casually.
"Five hundred thousand taels? Your master wants to buy five hundred thousand taels of spices? What a big deal!" Du Jie looked at Jin Chou Chou with a half-smile but not a smile. Jin Chou Chou was looked at by Du Jie, but he didn't retort and nodded. Said to be.
No matter what Wan Sanjin does with these silver coins, the Li family has a great business and should not be without cash. He looked at the shopkeeper and was about to ask when the shopkeeper pointed to the other two people with a grimace and said, "They are also here to exchange money."
These three people are not together! One of them is a clerk from Shanxi, and the other is a manager from Jiangnan Jinbuhuan. The other three major businessmen actually came to the same world to squeeze money. This is abnormal.
Logically speaking, if a customer comes with a banknote, no matter what happens, the bank will open its doors for business and must exchange it. But now three people came with a huge amount of silver notes to exchange for silver coins. The Li family's bank really may not be able to provide so much cash.
For a moment, Du Jie had no idea.
At this time, Kong Miaozhi walked out of the crowd, pulled Du Jie and Qu Zhishui aside, and whispered a few words into their ears. They both nodded after listening. Then Qu Zhishui ordered the government officials to call all the people outside the bank and said that the prefect had something to say. With Qu Zhishui leaving, there were only three cashiers, the storekeeper of the Li family bank, Du Jie and Kong Miaozhi left in the bank's inner hall.
Seeing that everyone was almost gone, Du Jie snorted coldly and said: "You three are so brave! If you disrupt Yongzhou City, you will be sent to the army for punishment!"
Seeing what Du Jie said, the three of them looked at each other. Jin Chou Chou said calmly: "Mr. Wu An, we are businessmen in our duty. We never dare to do anything illegal. How can this disrupt Yongzhou City come from?" Talk about it?"
Seeing that the three of them were so calm, Du Jie's expression softened, and he waved to the three of them to sit down, and then said: "Don't be nervous, everyone, I'm just conveying his opinions to the magistrate, you've seen it too, There is some commotion in Yongzhou City now. In order to quickly calm the people's hearts, the prefect may have taken some extraordinary measures. Several people have disrupted the Li family's bank business. The prefect just wants an explanation."
Jin ChouChou said somewhat rudely: "Mr. Wu An, we are all good people. We have deposited our money in the bank, but we can't withdraw it now. If the prefect punishes us for disturbing order, I'm afraid it's not appropriate. My family I also know the current prime minister, so I won’t be afraid even if this lawsuit goes to the emperor.”
Du Jie saw that the attitude of the three people was getting tougher and tougher, and he couldn't help but smile: "Well said, repaying debts is a matter of course. This is the business of this bank. But a few of you, this Yongzhou is a bit special. The northwest has been fighting for years. All businesses are waiting to be prospered, and the emperor is really paying attention to this place. You guess in the emperor's heart, which is more important, the peace of Yongzhou, or the few gentlemen. To put it bluntly, if the prefect arrests you, the lawsuit will be nothing more than loss in the end. Officer, but if the entire Yongzhou is compensated for this matter, then he will lose his life."
Du Jie looked at the faces of the three people as he spoke. Seeing that their expressions were a little unnatural, he continued: "Guys, if you were allowed to choose by yourself, how would you choose?"
"This..." The three people paused for a moment, unable to speak.
Du Jie watched the incense stick slowly extinguished, and continued: "If I were the prefect, I would arrest you first and send you to the prison. The conditions in the prison are not very good, and some accidents are inevitable. When the time comes, the three of you will There are no seats left, so it’s not the prefect alone who has the final say on the crime. Tell me, if it were you, how would you choose?"
Jin Chou Chou's face became worse and worse. When he set out, the master only allowed him to disrupt the Li family's business whenever he could. This morning, he was keenly aware of the abnormality of the Li family, and together with the other two I took a moment, thinking about taking the opportunity to catch a big one. Unexpectedly, the people of Yongzhou took action after hearing the news, and suddenly they were on the verge of death.
Jin Chou Chou still wanted to argue, so he swallowed his saliva and said, "Mr. Wu An, there are so many people on the street looking at us coming in and grabbing us at will. The prefect can't stop this."
As soon as he said this, Qu Zhishui's voice came from outside the door: "Who is it? There are only a few of us inside and outside the bank now."
Du Jie saw Qu Zhishui coming in and asked, "Has the matter been settled, sir?"
Qu Zhishui nodded: "The arrangements have been made. I will use my magistrate's crown as a guarantee and let them line up to go to the Yamen to redeem the money tomorrow."
Jin Chou Chou didn't understand what the two were talking about. He rushed out and looked outside. There was no one on the originally crowded street. In addition to the yamen servants inside and outside the bank, there were a few of them in the inner hall. Only then did Jin Chou Chou realize that Du Jie's words might really come true. At this time, his body was shaking slightly and he wanted to escape. The officer at the door swung his knife and forced him back.
Jin Chou Chou cried and shouted: "Sir, I don't want to change the money anymore, please let me go!" After saying that, he knelt down.
The other two were frightened when they saw Jin Chou Chou's appearance, and they knelt down.
Qu Zhishui looked at the three people who were showing off their power just now, but now they were scared out of their wits, and felt inexplicably happy. I was about to ask Du Jie if that was it. At this time Du Jie shook his head and said
"My lord, they have to exchange the money. Since this matter has already made a big fuss, then we should do what we have to do. I want to go to your prison to see Mr. Li. I don't know if it is convenient or not."
Qu Zhishui didn't know what Du Jie was thinking, but when he heard that he was going to see Mr. Li, his heart dropped. To be honest, if it weren't for the current situation in Yongzhou, he really didn't want to offend the Li family. It was a helpless move to arrest Mr. Li and send him to prison.
While the others were talking, Mu Yanbin hurriedly ran in from outside. After seeing Qu Zhishui, he was overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master Qu, you have given me such a hard time. What crime did my second brother commit? Why did you arrest him and send him to prison? Look at For the sake of friendship, it’s convenient for you. Please tell me the number and say..."
Qu Zhishui hurriedly winked at him, and then Mu Yanbin noticed Chu Mu and Kong Miaozhi.
"Mr. Wu An, Shaoxia Kong, why are you here too? What happened?"
Qu Zhishui hurriedly told him the whole story, and then Du Jie said, "Mr. Mu, the Li family is one of the four major merchants, so it's not like they can't get out these silver coins."
When Mu Yanbin heard that the three of them wanted to exchange for more than one million taels, his heart suddenly felt a little twitchy. The Li family has some money, but the bank's surplus is directly under the control of Mr. Li. Now that Mr. Li is away, the shopkeeper reports to Mr. Li every day. It is true that this bank in Yongzhou is the main store, but it is not easy to take out more than one million taels immediately. Not to mention that there are still banknotes in the hands of other people. If they are all run, the bank will probably have nothing left. Not much left.
Qu Zhishui ordered people to take Jin Chou Chou and the others to other rooms, and waited until the four of them were left. Qu Zhishui saw Mu Yanbin's dilemma and persuaded Du Jie not to let a few people exchange money. Anyway, they don't want to change anymore. Mu Yanbin also shook his head at this time and said: "Sir, if someone comes to change it, the bank has to change it. The bank cannot compare with others, and reputation is the first priority. If this sign is destroyed, the Li family will be completely finished. "
Seeing that several people were in trouble, Kong Miaozhi said from the side: "Master Mu still sees clearly, but this matter is not difficult to solve."
"What's your idea, Young Master Kong?"
"This matter needs to be discussed with the person in charge of the Li family. Mr. Qu, please invite Mr. Li."
"You know?" Qu Zhishui looked at Kong Miaozhi in disbelief. Mu Yanbin didn't understand why Qu Zhishui was so surprised: "Master Qu, what do you think you know?"
Qu Zhishui did not answer Mu Yanbin. Kong Miaozhi nodded and said, "I went to the back of the bank just now and saw a government servant guarding a house outside. Master Qu thought carefully and put Mr. Li in the bank. If it is really unsolvable, release him immediately. This can also relieve the temporary danger."
Qu Zhishui knew something was going to happen when he heard that the Li family was selling grain at low prices on a large scale. He didn't find Li Yanlin in the rice store, but later found him in the bank. Li Yanlin is calculating the bank's accounts. Qu Zhishui had no intention of really offending the Li family. After thinking for a moment, he invited Li Yanlin to a room behind the bank, watched over the bank's guys, and asked them to stop spreading rumors. So Mu Yanbin searched around but didn't expect that Li Yanlin was actually in his bank.
