Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 66
Beijing,

Xiangyang Hou Mansion.

Bai Guangju saw the right moment and said to the third child;

"What you said makes sense, third son, come back and gather the servants and the guards of the Marquis Mansion. Take more people and go together. After leaving the gate of the Marquis Mansion, go straight to the household department. Don't stop on the way. Of course, the flag of the Marquis Mansion in Xiangyang must be given to me. Come out."

"Yes, brother. I'll get ready right away."

After Bai Guangju finished his explanation, he watched the third child go out, and secretly thought about what other mistakes were made. Basically, there was no difference. It was the simplest case where something went wrong in sending money to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Behind it would be Who made the move, Xungui, a civil servant, or the ex-prince, was shocked when he thought of Bai Guangju.

It's really possible that the mansion of Marquis Luoyun Zhang Jinyu is not the mansion of the former prince. Whether the former prince is alive or dead, hey, I can't think about it anymore, this is not something my little Marquis can get involved in. , shook his head, sat down with a cup of tea and closed his eyes to rest his mind, or wait for the news of the stalker before leaving.

This play is at the end, although the stage looks a little cracked, you must hold on.

After a short time, the third child ran in to bring good news;

"Brother, you are amazing. Those who followed said that the convoy had entered Luoyunhou's mansion, and the number of convoys had also increased, but there was a lot of blood on it, and the leader, Qianhu, was also injured. What should I do next?"

When Bai Guangju heard what Lai San said, he suddenly opened his eyes and said;
"Okay, let's wait for the news. The third brother showed his flag and immediately followed me. Today, apart from Luoyunhou's mansion, it is our Xiangyanghou's mansion. The inner minister must be waiting impatiently. Remember to take a detour."

"Yes, brother, I understand."

The middle door of the Xiangyang Hou's mansion was wide open, and the Xiangyang Hou was also riding a tall horse. He was the first to gallop, followed by the servants and guards of the brigade to escort 5 carriages straight to the household department. Of course, he made a detour to the south to avoid the accident. The banner of the three who personally controlled the Marquis Mansion followed closely behind, attracting the attention of a large number of people, and the spies running around in the city were also involuntarily attracted.

The teahouses and restaurants on the side of the road are also discussing a lot. The big event that happened in the capital just now, it is said that someone dared to rob the official bank of the imperial court.

In a teahouse at the intersection
"Guess what happened in the end, it was murdered corpses strewn all over the field."

"Ah, I know that. I heard that if the reinforcements hadn't arrived, the robbers would have almost succeeded."

"What kind of robbers are there? I heard they belong to the Taiping sect. Those people are really fierce."

"Hey, why is this world so chaotic, hey, why is there another convoy coming, what's the situation today?"

As soon as the words came out, everyone in the teahouse was looking at the convoy of the Xiangyang Houfu. The people in the Houfu saw so many people looking at them, they all stared at them, holding their weapons tightly, for fear that the robbers would come again. out once.

The third child also had a sudden feeling in his heart, no way.

"Brother, look over there."

The third one pointed to the inside of the teahouse, and Bai Guangju took a look. They were all ordinary people, with no calluses on their hands, and no murderous look in their eyes. Naturally, they were not robbers;
"Don't be nervous, it's not a killer, the team speeds up."

"Yes, brother, follow up and speed up."

The convoy obviously accelerated, and no one spoke, the atmosphere was very oppressive.

The convoy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was led by Wang Gonggong back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for filing. The convoy of the Xiangyang Houfu went straight to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and was frightened along the way. When it finally arrived at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was stopped by the forbidden army. The whole car was inspected. The leader The imperial army asked Lord Hou why he came here, and Bai Guangju simply said that he came to the household department to pay back the money, and he was stunned by the imperial army's words.

After all, I have only seen people who came to borrow money before, but where have I seen people who came to pay back money?
"Master Hou, are you sure you are here to pay back the money, not to borrow money?"

"I'm sure you came here to pay back the money. It's always been like this since ancient times. What's wrong?"

"That's not true, but the people you brought can only stay outside, and our brothers in the imperial army will escort you, Lord Marquis."

"Yes, hard work."

"The responsibility lies."

"Is the inspection finished?"

"Go back to the captain, after checking, it's all cash, a lot."

"Okay, the first team takes over the convoy and Lord Hou goes to the household department, while the others stay outside."

"Yes, Captain."

Bai Guangju went to the household department with the imperial guards escorting the silver.

Dai Quan's seat in the household department is fairly stable. People from the Imperial City Department have come to report that the affairs of the Luoyunhou Mansion have been completed. I am very dissatisfied, so many people were killed and injured, it is just useless. Fortunately, I know that the Taiping Sect did it, otherwise how would I report to the emperor.

Where did the Taiping Sect come from? Just as I was thinking about it, I was interrupted by a voice.

"I've seen the Inner Prime Minister, Bai Guangju is very polite here."

Dai Quan, who came back to his senses, was also smiling;
"Hey, my Lord Hou, you really dare to come, and you are not afraid of the instability outside."

"Neixiang, those thieves are easy for you to catch, and the officials are also flattering you, so you have to come."

"It's still you, the Marquis of Xiangyang, you have such a nice mouth. Shen Shilang, you've got a job."

Only then did Shen Zhongxin understand that Dai Xiang was waiting for the Marquis of Xiangyang.

"Dai Xiang, what does this mean?"

"Here comes the money-payer."

"Ah, really?"

Shen Zhongxin naturally couldn't believe it.

Bai Guangju saw Shen Zhongxin, the minister of the household department, with a disbelief on his face, and answered;

"Of course it is true, Shen Shilang, this is the IOU of the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion over the years. The total loan is 150 million taels, and it has been a long time. About 20 years, including the interest of 90 taels, the total principal and interest is about 240 million. Two taels of silver, but the Hou Mansion doesn’t have that much cash, this time they only brought 20 taels of cash and 180 million taels of silver bills, how do you think it will be settled?”

Bai Guangju had already calculated the interest at random, and now it depends on how the household department will settle the accounts with him, and he can't be the first to come, there is no benefit, the risk is so great.

Shen Zhongxin also took over the IOU, and carefully checked that it was all the approval documents from the Ministry of Household Affairs. There are indeed so many such piles of loans, ranging from small loans of tens of thousands of taels to large ones of tens of thousands of taels. It was the first time I saw the repayment, how did this count, thinking of this, I turned my head to Dai Quan, the calm and leisurely chief executive.

"Neixiang, this is also the first time that this official came to the Ministry of Accounts to pay back the money. Look at how it is calculated. Although there is interest, the amount is too large. Second, the Marquis of Xiangyang was also the first to pay back the money. This is Not under care."

"Well, we must take care of it. The Marquis of Xiangyang is sensible. He took such a big risk to come here today. His loyalty and courage are commendable. Miscellaneous families will report the truth to the emperor. Don't worry, the Marquis of Xiangyang will not let you suffer. "

"Thank you Neixiang, and thank you Shen Shilang. This is also an apology from the Xiangyang Houfu. Since ancient times, there have been borrowings and repayments. The Houfu has been borrowing and not paying back for so long. It really doesn't make sense. Dai Xiang, you can do whatever you think is good. Come on, this junior will absolutely cooperate."

"Look, Shen Shilang, you can talk a lot, and it's comfortable to listen to. It's well said. If you have a loan, you can pay it back. You can only borrow it and don't want to pay it back. Besides, the court didn't treat you badly. Now the court wants to spend money. , I should repay some, if I don’t have the money, I’ll talk about it, those who have the money don’t want to repay, but I have a different heart.”

"It's a serious statement from insiders. It's right to pay back the money. It's right. What's the calculation today?"

The Marquis of Xiangyang quickly tried to change the topic, but he couldn't answer the conversation.

After hearing this, Shen Zhongxin hurriedly said comfortingly,

"Neixiang, what I mean is how to reduce the interest?"

Shen Zhongxin knows that not only Xungui is good at borrowing money, but there are many civil servants, and he has borrowed 30 taels of silver one after another. It has been almost 8 years. It seems that today's arrangement is good, let's see how to borrow How to repay the law, you can deal with it yourself.

When Dai Quan saw that the two of them changed the subject, he didn't make it difficult for them, knowing that it was a bit difficult;
"The first repayer only pays half of the interest, the second repayer pays 6% of the interest, the third repayer pays 7% of the interest, and the remaining top ten repayers pay 8% of the interest , and the rest are all 9%."

"Thank you, my wife, thank you, my wife,"

The Marquis of Xiangyang looked happy, so he only needed to repay 195 million taels, and there was still a balance of the money he brought, which was great.

"Wait for the Marquis of Xiangyang, there are still more, and I will be happy next time."

Dai Quan is ready to give him a reward. This kid has winks and courage, and there are successors in the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion.

(End of this chapter)