Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Even though Prince Kung had said that, he knew that these lowly officials were the cornerstone of the Six Division. Without their help, it was impossible for the Six Division to work, and for the sake of stability in the capital, this matter would have to be resolved.

But before Yi Xuan could request for help from the Manager Ding, the women who had been acting for a long time could no longer wait and rushed over to surround the Prince Kung, kneeling on the ground and begging.

"My lord, please be merciful and save my family. Without this salary, we will be forced to die by the creditors …"

"That's right, your highness. The rent has been in arrears for more than half a year and the landlord is driving us out. You can't just watch us live on the streets …"

The banner owner had his difficulties, the Chinese Officer had his difficulties, Yi Xuan grew up in Beijing freely, he was very clear on the living conditions of the poor capital officials, he knew these women were not spouting nonsense.

In the Beijing, there were many officials who did not have any money to pay the bills. There were also many cases of them delaying rent and getting kicked out of the court, and the situation had gotten worse and worse over the years.

During the scene where the Manchu's grannies and the Chinese Officer's shrewd wives were making a ruckus with their men, six out of ten of them were really angry with the man, while four of them were acting for the Prince.

Sometimes, women could see the situation more clearly than men. The boss of Letian Bank was Xiao Letian, he dared to lead troops to attack Beijing last year, so she definitely could not be provoked.

However, their family's silver could not be turned into useless paper. After thinking about it, they could only give pressure to the imperial government. Prince of Alcohol had the highest status out of everyone present, who else could they find but him.

The Prince Kung and the Prince of Alcohol were the two most powerful and hardcore kings in the late Qing. They were the important forces that restricted the authority of the Emperor, especially those who were part of the underworld.

These kind of people all have rather weak ears. After these women tried to persuade them for a while, they could only sigh and walk towards Manager Ding.

"This little brother here is surnamed Ding?" Looking at how young you are to be able to take on such a task in Letian Bank, you truly are a young genius … "

"I don't dare to, I'm just a little errand boy under the Prime Minister. There are plenty of people in the Letian Bank stronger than me …"

This was precisely what the Qing Dynasty's officials were sick of speaking about. They had to first exchange pleasantries before they spoke, and there was no time to be straightforward about it. The two exchanged a few polite words, and the Prince of Alcohol laughed bitterly.

"I've let you down. You've seen how difficult it is for the imperial government to live a life like this …" "Why don't you take a look at it. We'll give you the accounts we just sent out, and you can count them to see if you can make up a batch of bonds?"

After that sentence, there was complete silence. Everyone was waiting for the young man's reply, but Manager Ding was silent.

Beneath the calm face was an excited heart. Little Ding cursed in her heart: "Damn hyacinth, do you have a day to beg me? You want me to help you? "Return the lives of our family of ten …"

After taking a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart, Little Ding wryly smiled as he cupped his hands and bowed to the Prince, "Hehe, what are you saying? I can't bear the fact that the Prince said a word about you …" "Even if we are here to work for you, we are here to serve you …"

"What Your Highness said is reasonable and absolutely reasonable. Even if these bonds were destroyed, as long as we have the correct accounts, we, the foreign banks, can definitely make up for it …"

This sentence made everyone present happy. Just as everyone was about to vent their anger, Little Ding's voice changed, "But …" At this moment, everyone's heart rose again.

"But... "These bonds did not come out of nowhere, but were specially printed. Your Highness and the various ministers, please take a careful look …" Manager Ding took out a ten circle bond from his chest and told everyone.

"Team dragon watermark, this is the highest grade anti-fake symbol …" Then there was the sound of a banknote, "Tough as a sheepskin, this is top secret paper craftsmanship …"

"There's also the paint on it. It's not afraid of blisters and doesn't fade. It's also a unique part of bonds …" Not to mention that every bond has a separate code, so this series of anti-counterfeiting measures has blocked the possibility that all counterfeiters could forge it … "

"My prince!" "Here comes the problem. This time, I've delivered two million silver taels to the imperial government. I still have two million silver taels left, but I don't have any more. Even if I wanted to make it up to you, I don't have any extra bonds …"

"Ah?" "Then what should we do …" Yi Xuan had already been stunned by Xiao Ding, and was still immersed in the unique anti-counterfeiting process of bonds.

"Wait, we can only go from Ryukyu to Jiangnan and transfer them. When I return, I will immediately write a report and hand it to the Ryukyu Headquarters, requesting for the Prime Minister or the old shopkeeper to sign it. After that, the headquarters will issue the corresponding bonds to the capital city.

"Ah?" "Then how long will it take …" Someone in the crowd asked anxiously.

Manager Ding cupped his fists and laughed, "Very soon, at least one month, at most one and a half month... There's nothing we can do about it, the telegraph line still haven't been laid out yet, and the sea transportation has to rely on ships … "

Minister Lin wiped the sweat off his forehead, "Is there no other way?" "Can't we be a bit faster …"

"My lord, please have a look. Only the Ryukyu has the necessary equipment for printing the bonds, we don't have it anywhere else …" Besides, from the beginning to the end, we never thought that anyone would tear up money like waste paper, don't you think? "

With a single sentence, he had silenced everyone's mouths. He was right, he wasn't the one who tore it apart. It was already a huge favor to be able to make up for the big boss. Forcing him to make up for it on the same day was truly unreasonable.

"Oh my ancestor …" Wu wu wu … We can't live through this. How are we supposed to live through this month … "I have to go borrow money again. What have I done wrong? I followed a useless trash like you …"

The women were at their wit's end, because they could not refute Manager Ding's logic. They could only tearfully accept their fate and run back home, while the other officials could only stand on the streets like lost parents, like ghosts.

At this point, the Duke and Shang Shu could only sigh and leave. Jiumentu Palace had left a team of soldiers to maintain order, and the Ministry of Revenue had begun paying their salaries again.

This time, the officials behind him did not dare to cause any more trouble. After receiving the bonds, they hurriedly ran to the group of shop assistants, looking for their promissory notes and quickly paid the debts of the restaurant's general store.

When the officials who were causing trouble saw the bonds in the officials' hands, their eyes turned blue. They wanted to go up to borrow some money, but when they saw how the other party refused, they could not open their mouths no matter how hard they tried.

"Sorry, sorry, fellow colleagues … "Even with this little money, I have to hurry up and repay my debt. I really can't get my money back on track. I'm sorry, I'm really sorry …"

Manager Ding put on his hat in the tea house and was about to leave, but Qing San Ye walked over with big steps and said softly, "Why? "You can deceive the prince, but you cannot deceive me. As the second cabinet in charge of the branch of the Tanggu, the Prime Minister gave you the power to use one million silver coins without permission …"

"You clearly have the right, why didn't you help them …" Whose idea was this? Yours? Or was it from the old shopkeeper? Or perhaps … Xiao Letian's? "

Manager Ding's eyes suddenly flashed like lightning as he stared at Qing San Ye. He clenched his teeth and squeezed out a few words, "My family has 10 lives …" They had all died in the hands of Maylor's army. Is this reason enough … "