Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 59
Yang Hanyu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Wang Gonggong had left. She couldn't believe that she had actually prostituted more than 100 million taels of property for nothing. I glance.

"Yeah, it's done, it's done, there's no two million taels in and out that can't be beat."

"Ma'am is amazing,"

Huo'er and Ming'er were admiring, and the maid behind her looked at him with admiration.

"Ma'am, is there something wrong, why does it feel so weird?"

"That's for sure. There must be something wrong with the court. Otherwise, I feel that it would be due to the courtier's loan to give me such a big benefit."

"What's the matter? Borrow money and pay it back."

Huo'er and Ming'er were both wondering, it's not normal to borrow money and pay back the money.

"Yes, you also said to borrow money and then repay it, but if you don't repay it, or if it's too long and you borrow a lot, how much is the interest?"

Ming'er is a little confused, so this is unreasonably lower than private loans outside. Yang Hanyu didn't answer, but just sneered, those honorable families, never thought of paying back the money!

Yang Hanyu was still in the yard with the two maids, carefully calculating the property and how much income they got each year.

Ming'er looked at it with the loan document, pointed to the interest and asked;
"Ma'am, the court interest is only 30 per cent, so low, the folks pay [-] per [-], and the usury pays [-] per [-], that's not miserable."

"What do you know? The usury is short-term. What about the long-term? How about one year, ten years, 20 years, 30 years? The base is so big."

"Ah, so much interest, how can I pay it back?"

"So this is the key point. It turns out that the Dawu court is also short of money. How to say it, every family has a hard-to-read scripture. Put aside the fire and prepare the warehouse, and our money will come today."

"Madam, don't you have to give the money back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

"Stupid! This is cash. I'm going to give him 40 taels of silver bills, so we can change them ourselves, and then save me three restaurants, one Zhuangzi, six shops, and five courtyards. The ready-made official silver, the snow-white kind."

The eyes of the two maidservants are also shining. The people from the northwest also have a place to settle, so there are so many properties.

"Ma'am, it's great, there are places for so many people from the northwest to settle down,"

"Well, the ordinary disciples all go to the farm, the maids and elite disciples come to the house to help, and the other Dharma protectors, the banner masters all bring their own people to run three restaurants for me, whoever says they can't let me go to the hall, don't make money Anyone who reaches Yinzi can go back to the northwest."

"Where do you live?"

"The five yards are enough. Let them work hard. The annual rent for these five big yards is only 5 taels of silver. If I don't earn it back, I will be worthy of me."

"That's right, Ma'am, don't worry, I will keep an eye on them, whoever dares to be lazy and play tricks will be finished."

Eunuch Wang was also tired. After leaving the Marquis Mansion, he went back directly to the Yamen of the House of Internal Affairs, and reported the incident to Dai Quan. Dai Quan looked at the somewhat tired Steward Wang, and felt that what the ancients said was right, only women Difficult to raise also.

"I see, you are a little tired, this money is nothing, the emperor has told her to give her a dowry, it can be more or less, but the job must be done, and it is done well, the miscellaneous family will keep it in mind."

Steward Wang thanked him immediately,
"Thank you for your concern, the little one will follow you faithfully."

"Okay, come with me to the household department to get the money, and then you will send the money to Lunyunhou's mansion in a high-profile manner. If she wants to pay back the money, you can pull it back, and I will wait at the household department to see what the Bai family can do." Can't sing the show."

"Yes, Neixiang, I will definitely handle it properly. This is too much money, and this is a safety issue."

"I've made an arrangement. I will be escorted by two hundred guards from the Imperial City Division, and I will add a hundred guards. It's almost there. Of course, those who have the guts to rob money will do. The Imperial City Division of Miscellaneous Family hasn't had meat for a long time. .”

A sneer appeared on the corner of Dai Quan's mouth.

Dai Quan saw that things were almost done, and it was time to finish.

After everything was arranged properly, Dai Quan took the steward Wang of the House of Internal Affairs and the people from the Imperial City Department to go to the household department. This meant that he was going to settle the money with the people in the household department and prepare to leave the treasury. Mostly.

Dai Quan didn't delay either, and quickly walked to the yamen hall of the household department in the palace. Sitting in the hall was Shen Zhongxin, an upstart civil official and a staunch figure in the household department.

Shen Zhongxin was sorting out the account books there, thinking that the Ministry of Punishment and the Procuratorate had been checking the accounts. Come in and take charge, I have a headache.

Suddenly, when he looked up, he saw Dai Quan, the chief executive, standing at the door and looking at him, so what's the matter.

"Please come in, inner minister, forgive me, I was too busy just now."

"Where are you, you need to add more people."

Dai Quan wanted to praise him at first, but after looking around at the people in the household department, he found that they had been arrested, and they were still under trial, so he changed his words in embarrassment and wanted to promote someone.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Ge is now selecting suitable talents to come in. Isn't this an extraordinary time."

"Understand, understand, Shen Shilang's loyalty to the Dawu court is obvious to all, and the household department still needs Shen Shilang to support it."

Shen Zhongxin saw that the inner minister was still going around in circles, so he could only mention it by himself, so he accompanied him and asked carefully;

"What's the matter with the inner minister here, do you need the help of the lower officials to deal with it?"

"Have you heard the oral order conveyed by the Holy One?"

"You're talking about the loan. The lower officials know it. It's not an old debt. Every family has difficulties. It may be troublesome for the household department to pursue it."

Shen Zhongxin knew that this matter was too difficult, there were so many noble families, if he came out in the first place, no one would be able to handle this thing, besides, the Ministry of Household Affairs could not protect itself now, so it would be disbanded immediately.

"Don't worry about that. Mrs. Yang in Luo Yunhou Zhang Jinyu's house now needs to borrow money, and I have written the IOU. Now I will give you a backup. If there is no problem, please mention Kuyin."

Shen Zhongxin was taken aback, how could he repay the loan? Isn’t it to be paid back? With doubts, he took over the loan document and looked at it, only then did he see the problem. There are interest and deadlines, and there is also a limit on the amount of the loan. This is to be regulated The conditions for borrowing silver, I was relieved, I checked the seal and it was all right, so I filed it.

"There's no problem with the interior, I'll file it, and I'll take you to the warehouse to pick up the money."

"Well, then I will trouble Shen Shilang."

"No trouble, Neixiang, this way."

A group of people walked to the underground warehouse of the Ouchi household department in a mighty way, and arrived at a building with a wide view, surrounded by guards from the Imperial Army and the Imperial City Division. Not even a bird could fly in the surrounding area, and the security was heavily guarded. .

"Stop coming, the warehouse is not allowed to approach without a warrant."

"Shen Zhongxin, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, today we will withdraw the silver from the warehouse and check the order."

Shen Zhongxin took out today's warrant and handed it over, and the other party checked the authenticity of today's warrant, and if it was true, he let it go, and the guards accompanied him to carry it.

Only Shen Zhongxin, Dai Quan, and Qianhu on duty entered it. The underground warehouse did not look dark. It turned out that the main hall was only built half a floor down. , Open it and see that it is all white official silver.

"Internal Minister, this is the treasury silver of the household department. There is still a balance of 5500 million taels of silver in deposits. It is divided into large and small boxes. The large box is 10 taels for storage, and the small box is 1 taels for easy handling. The silver in the boxes is It’s just the right amount of official bank.”

Dai Quan stood there looking at the big box full of silver in front of him, secretly swallowed his saliva, thought for a while and said;
"Using small boxes, one car can hold four boxes, and 25 cars are needed. We have to sing a show today!"

Shen Zhongxin was also surprised. He said it was a small box, but the weight of the box was definitely not small. After all, it was 1 taels of cash. Basically, it took only one car to transport four small boxes, and it took 25 horse-drawn carriages to transport them away. Isn't this too ostentatious.

"Neixiang, Xiaguan, let me say one more thing. This loan is originally a relatively private matter. Now that it is transported in such a big way at one time, isn't it a bit ostentatious? It is impossible to hide the matter when you go out of the palace. Don't hide your luck."

"Thank you Shen Shilang for your concern. Isn't this specially prepared for them. Okay, let's move."

"Yes, Neixiang, I'm talking too much. Come and move quickly."

"Yes, my lord."

After a while, the guards helped to carry out 100 boxes of silver. Shen Zhongxin recorded the delivery time and quantity in the warehouse account book, and then walked out of the warehouse. From afar, he saw Dai Xiang directing the Imperial City Division and the Imperial Army to bind the boxes. and carriage.

"Dai Xiang, the matter is over, and the next official will leave."

Dai Quan grabbed Shen Zhongxin,

"Wait a minute, Shen Shilang, the convoy here will leave immediately, and I will go back with you."

"Is there anything else going on inside?"

"Hey, of course, this play must be complete, are you ready, hurry up."

Imperial City Secretary Qianhu Ma Mengquan immediately replied;

"The Duchess is ready."

"Well, you take people there yourself, and you, Mr. Han Qian, you also go together. Why do my eyelids keep jumping? Bring more people."

"Yes, Internal Phase, no problem."

Chief Han Shougao of the Imperial Army patted his chest and agreed.

"You only guarantee the safety of the transportation, the rest is in charge of the Wang steward, let's go."

"Yes. All listen to the order and set off."

Following Mr. Han Qian's shout, a team of nearly 300 people set off from the palace. Dai Quan looked at the team going away, and his eyelids started to twitch again. Nothing will happen, right?
(End of this chapter)