The county guard heard "six hundred thousand taels" again and felt a little thirsty, so he reached for the teacup.
But at this time, his hands were shaking worse than those of a Parkinson's patient, and he finished the glass of water before it reached his mouth.
"Xiao Jiang, you have given me a difficult problem!"
The Sheriff's title has changed and he has become much more friendly.
The implication is, I want it, but it will affect my reputation. Please help me find a way that will not affect my reputation and still allow me to accept it.
Jiang Yifeng's eyes swept around the room and landed on the document. To be precise, it landed on a piece of writing on the document, which read the four words "Integrity and Integrity".
"Master County Sheriff, I have loved calligraphy since I was a child. When I saw your calligraphy today, I was just astonished. I am willing to spend 600,000 taels to buy this calligraphy. How about it?"
"My calligraphy is indeed good, but it can't be compared with those famous people's calligraphy. Those famous people's calligraphy is not worth a thousand taels of silver, so how can my handwriting be worth 600,000 taels."
Jiang Yifeng immediately heard that the county governor did not agree with this method.
The reason is very simple. The calligraphy of famous people is only worth a thousand taels of silver. If you give me 600,000 taels of silver, even a fool can see that there is something fishy in it.
This time it was difficult to handle.
Six hundred thousand taels is not a small amount, and it is not an easy task to get it in the name of the county governor reasonably and legally.
Jiang Yifeng thought for a long time and said: "Master County Sheriff, recently I heard that bandits are rampant around Su City and many merchants are being persecuted. These silver coins were prepared by the Su family to help suppress the bandits."
The county guard thought for a while and said, "If you support the suppression of bandits, this is a good thing, but we can't just let the Su family pay. There are so many merchants in Su City who should contribute to the suppression of bandits."
Listening to the county guard's words, Jiang Yifeng suddenly thought of the dialogue that made the bullets fly... He had to first let the gentry pay and lead the people to donate money. After the gentry donated, the people followed suit. After the money was received, the gentry's money was returned in full. The people's money is divided into accounts.
However, Jiang Yifeng knew that the county guard would not split the accounts with him. Whether it was the money of the gentry or the common people, the county guard wanted it all.
hehe……
I want all of your mother-in-law's money, who will I make money from in the future?
Jiang Yifeng nodded immediately, "Okay, I will make arrangements to suppress the bandits immediately, but...are there any bandits around Su City?"
The county guard recalled it for a moment, shook his head and said, "It seems not."
As the main city of Jiujiang County, Su City has almost no large groups of bandits around it. The reason is very simple. Once a large group of bandits appears, the county guard will immediately send troops to suppress the bandits.
Over time, there were no longer large groups of bandits around Su City, but there were small groups of bandits, but they never dared to hijack the family's caravan.
As for the reason, it is completely impossible to defeat.
Each family has a lot of warriors, and they are well-equipped with weapons and equipment. Without hundreds of bandits, they really don't dare to provoke the family's caravan.
The problem is, a few hundred bandits are considered a large group of bandits, and the county guard directly sends troops to clear them out.
"This is simple."
Jiang Yifeng suggested: "The county guard arranged for soldiers to pretend to be bandits and hijack the family's caravan. As long as they rob the family a few times, they will agree to suppress the bandits."
The county guard quickly stopped him, "That's not okay. If the news leaks out, I, as a county guard, will be done for."
"Looking at it this way, suppressing bandits is no longer possible."
Jiang Yifeng smiled in his heart. He had already seen that the county governor was a person who did not want to bear the infamy and cherished his reputation, but he also wanted money.
As long as there is a slight risk of ruining his reputation, the county governor cannot agree.
"yes!"
There was helplessness in the Sheriff's eyes.
Jiang Yifeng suddenly smiled, "Master Sheriff, how about I give you a banknote?"
The county guard was startled when he heard this, "What is a banknote?"
"This is the banknote."
Jiang Yifeng said, taking out a carefully crafted banknote.
There is a complex pattern on this banknote, and there are eight ways to identify authenticity on the pattern, but the most important identification method is the seam seal.
When the banknote was issued, there were two identical bills. The seal was stamped on both bills at the same time, with half of the bill on one bill.
When exchanging silver, only two bills that perfectly form a complete seal can be exchanged for silver.
Jiang Yifeng had the idea of opening a bank a long time ago. At that time, Su Yingxue asked Zhu'er to give him money, but what he brought was a box of money.
Ever since, he thought about starting a bank.
First, the bank's banknotes are convenient to use.
Secondly, banks are no less profitable than coal mines, and may even be more profitable.
The Sheriff took the banknote and observed it carefully.
During this period, Jiang Yifeng explained: "This is a silver note worth one thousand taels. You can use it to go to the bank to exchange for one thousand taels of silver. If bank notes become more popular in the future, you can also use them directly as silver. But the most important thing is , the banknote is easy to hide.”
Easy to hide.
The county guard was overjoyed. He looked at the banknote in his hand, which was like a piece of paper, and a smile appeared on his lips.
Compared with 600,000 taels of silver, silver notes are indeed easier to hide.
"When will this bank open?"
The county guard calmly put the thousand taels of silver notes into his sleeve.
Jiang Yifeng smiled and said: "If the county governor is willing to help, he can open a bank at any time."
"How do I feel that you came here prepared?" The county guard glanced at Jiang Yifeng and his tone was a little cold.
"Your Majesty, the Sheriff is wise. I did have some selfish motives and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to open a bank. But I didn't expect that this little thought was seen through by Your Majesty. Your Majesty is really unpredictable, far-sighted and discerning..."
Jiang Yifeng didn't make excuses and admitted it directly, because he knew that his little actions could not be hidden from the county guard.
"Okay, okay."
The county guard was embarrassed to continue listening, raised his hand to interrupt Jiang Yifeng, and said calmly: "I am the head of a county, and it is my responsibility to protect merchants from harm, so you can rest assured."
"Thank you, sir."
Jiang Yifeng smiled and cupped his hands, knowing that it was done.
"You should be very busy next time, so I won't let you eat."
As the county magistrate spoke, he picked up a pen and signed two deeds, keeping one for himself and handing the other to Jiang Yifeng.
"My lord, take your leave!"
Jiang Yifeng naturally understood what the governor meant. He was just worried that leaving him in the house would attract gossip from others.
After all, this is 600,000 silver, and even the county governor cannot accept it with peace of mind.
As soon as Jiang Yifeng left, the county guard couldn't wait to take out the one thousand taels of silver notes.
"After so many years, the families in Su City are finally willing to give away something valuable."
"It's strange to say that this is obviously a piece of paper with some strange patterns on it, why can't I put it down so much?"
"The paper used to make banknotes has never been seen before, and the pattern is not drawn on it. It cannot be forged at all. How did he make it?"
