Jingcheng·Jingrong Bank
Pei Ziyun drove the bullock cart he bought early in the morning to transport the gold. Yesterday there was no rain during the lantern festival, but today it rained lightly. The drizzle brought snow and hit the tarpaulin.
From a distance, Pei Ziyun saw a street bustling with people and cars, and all the shops were open. The bank had a large facade, and there were some people coming in and out early in the morning to exchange silver coins or exchange banknotes.
"call"
Pei Ziyun pulled the reins to stop the bullock cart at the door here, jumped off the bullock cart, and called to the boy waiting in front of the bank: "Call your shopkeeper to come, I have a business to discuss."
"Guest, who are you?" The waiter's eyes lit up and he came forward, bowing and smiling.
Seeing the boy, Pei Ziyun threw out a tael of silver. The boy was quite flexible and stepped forward to take the tael. Pei Ziyun waved his hand and said, "This is a reward for you. Just go and ask for it. I'll take care of it if you need anything." "
After listening to Pei Ziyun's words, the boy smiled broadly and said, "Thank you for your reward, please wait a moment."
The boy went to the store. This was only one tael of silver. Even if it wasn't a big business, it wouldn't be a loss if he got scolded.
Pei Ziyun stood on the side of the bullock cart. After a while, a man came over slowly. He was wearing a sheepskin robe and an old hat. He was in his forties. He held a hand stove to keep warm. After he left the bank gate, he saw While scanning, his eyes lit up when he saw Pei Ziyun. The boy followed him to one side and pointed at Pei Ziyun: "Shopkeeper, this young master said he wants to have a big deal."
The shopkeeper listened to the boy's words and looked at Pei Ziyun carefully. Pei Ziyun was wearing a white silver dress, a gold and jade belt, and a sword hanging on his side. He felt that the weapon was majestic, and he was startled for a moment. He was just too young. Secretly he is a noble son of which family
The shopkeeper changed his mind, and with a smile on his face, he took a step forward and gave a salute: "Sir, I wonder what business you have to do? But you have to save money?"
The shopkeeper asked and looked towards the bullock cart. As the bullock cart drove forward, there were deep tracks on the ground, presumably carrying heavy objects.
"Haha, shopkeeper, I am from Yingzhou Juren, so of course I have a big business, please take a look." Pei Ziyun led the shopkeeper and opened the car curtain to see that there were ten boxes in the car.
The shopkeeper put his head forward and thought to himself: "Could it be silver? This is quite a lot."
Pei Ziyun stretched out his hand to open a box, and suddenly there was a flash of gold. The shopkeeper looked at it carefully and saw a box of gold, all of which were gold bars, stacked neatly, and he took a breath.
Pei Ziyun opened another box, and it was gold bars.
The shopkeeper took another breath of air and looked around: "Sir, cover it so no outsiders can see it."
Pei Ziyun closed the box, and the shopkeeper calmed down: "Sir, you are so golden..."
The voice was a little trembling, and he seemed to be a little unresponsive.
Pei Ziyun smiled and said calmly: "There are ten boxes here, each box is the same, thirty gold bars, ninety-eight gold, three hundred taels."
"Why, can't I change it or what? Is it possible that your bank is too small and you can't open it?" Pei Ziyun looked at the bank manager with a half-smile and a half-smile.
The shopkeeper was stunned for a while, bit his lip and said, "Sir, of course it can be saved, but you have to tell me where you came from, otherwise we won't dare to take it!"
Pei Ziyun sneered: "This is three thousand taels of gold, not three hundred taels and thirty taels. Have you heard of any house where a large amount of gold was lost? There are some things you shouldn't know. Don't know."
He clicked again: "Aren't all these ten boxes redeemable? These four boxes are not redeemable. I will send one thousand taels to the eldest princess's house, and another one hundred taels to Ji Shilang's house. You can figure it out. Bar!"
Three thousand taels of gold were unearthed from the house. It was troublesome for the scoundrel to know that he could not be killed with a sword. Now that he had the status of a governor, he continued the governor's task and gave gifts to the eldest princess. He used a tiger skin as a banner. As long as I don't take the initiative to say it, would these people dare to investigate
At this time, the fox pretends to be the tiger's power.
Moreover, since the eldest princess is mainly investigating, she will also think that this is the gold brought from behind by her master.
After listening to Pei Ziyun's words, the shopkeeper's expression changed. The depth of water in the capital is not something that a mere shopkeeper can pry into. As long as there is no major case, there is no need to ask who is behind this person. When the shopkeeper thinks like this, He apologized and said with a smile: "Sir, I was rude. Please come in."
The shopkeeper invited Pei Ziyun into the bank. Pei Ziyun laughed and said, "Shopkeeper, ask someone to carry you in together. Let's go inside and check them one by one. If I withdraw the banknote and you say that the amount of gold I have is wrong, then I won't do it." alright."
"Yes, yes, I was abrupt."
The shopkeeper reacted immediately and knew that Pei Ziyun was cautious, so he turned around with a smile and called for someone. After a while, several waiters came out and four people carried it before he got off the car with the box.
The pedestrians who were rushing in and out stopped, and their expressions changed. The four guys were carrying the boxes. Could it be that they were all silver? This was a few thousand taels, so he couldn't help but raise his head and glance at Pei Ziyun.
The clerks carried the boxes into the inner courtyard, and then into the inner wing. Pei Ziyun and the shopkeeper followed. The shopkeeper ordered the boy to ask for the accountant, weigh the weight, sent the boys away, and ordered the bank guards to guard the bank. Watch everywhere, watch out.
He quickly came here and was followed by a man holding a scale and a stove. The man who knew how to memorize and weigh entered the room and was startled when he saw the room full of gold.
"Weigh it!" the shopkeeper ordered. The accountant and the man holding the scale began to weigh and inspect the pieces of gold, and some even cut them open.
The accountant weighed, verified, and recorded the items on one side. After finishing the recording, the accountant stepped forward and whispered: "Shopkeeper, these are all 98% pure gold."
"Tea!" Seeing the glittering gold all over the floor, the shopkeeper felt excited. These were all achievements. Pei Ziyun did not drink tea, but just sat on one side while the accountant continued to measure.
Time passed in a hurry, the sun gradually rose, the sun shone on the window, and the sun penetrated into the room. After checking the account, he stepped forward and said: "Shopkeeper, this check is correct, it's one thousand nine hundred taels of gold."
The shopkeeper nodded, counted the banknotes, and checked the number. Then the shopkeeper said: "Nine-eight official silver is 20,900 taels, do you think it is right?"
"Yes, twenty thousand taels. Give me the largest denomination of one hundred taels in silver notes. The remaining nine hundred taels should be exchanged for fifty taels or ten taels in silver notes."
"No problem!" the shopkeeper responded. After a while, a stack of banknotes was delivered. Pei Ziyun counted the banknotes carefully, checked the style, and counted the number. After they were all correct, he put the banknotes into his arms: "There are four more boxes. Take it to the bullock cart for me, I have to give it away!"
The shopkeeper greeted the waiter and transported four boxes back, smiling all the way.
Seeing the bullock cart go away, the accountant stepped forward, walked to the shopkeeper's side and said, "Shopkeeper, this is a bit strange. If you want to exchange a banknote, why do you need to exchange it in the capital?"
"It's a bit strange, but what do you want to do to this man?" The shopkeeper glanced at the man, smiled, and asked: "Do we want to investigate this man? The origin of these two thousand taels of gold seems a little unclear. I’m afraid…”
"Check, ask people to follow, look for the location, don't alert the snake, let the yamen catch the people we know well, we don't want to interfere, if it's not clean, the yamen will handle it, if it's clean, we don't have to worry about it, serious business is the long-term solution .”
Fighting for 3,000 taels of gold and a juren is okay in normal times, but it will be troublesome during the examination. If the juren beats the drum of the Ministry of Etiquette, it will be a big deal.
If you don’t check and don’t give in, it might be a big fish.
The ox cart went all the way, and the Yamen followed, and they saw that the ox cart was approaching the princess's mansion. It did not pass the main gate, but a person came out at the corner gate to welcome it.
The officer opened his eyes wide and took a breath of cold air: "It's the housekeeper of the princess's house."
Seeing the two people talking, the butler waved his hand, and a guard came out and moved the box inside. Half an hour later, the young man came back.
"It's the direction to Ji's Mansion." The Yamen Chai is a local and a local snake. He knows himself well. After walking for a while, he arrived at Ji's Mansion and knocked on the door. This time it was also the housekeeper who greeted him, but he didn't recognize him after all. , and after a while, they saw two people coming out with smiles, and the young man bowed.
"Shilang Ji sent it to me personally. It seems that he does have a background. He is not just waiting for someone else." The Yamen took a deep breath, turned around and left. The water in Kyoto is too deep. Who knows what kind of deal there is. If you run into it, you will die. You have to go back and tell me not to cause trouble for others.
Pei Ziyun gave away the gold and was relieved. Before he knew it, he had gotten rid of some troubles. When the oxcart came down from Guan Ya, Ya's mother-in-law came to welcome him.
Pei Ziyun had 20,000 taels of silver, so he was generous and threw in a tael of silver: "Here you are, the car money, and also, hire me a maid and a cook, but it won't last long. The money is calculated on a daily basis, but I don't care." meal."
Originally, I had a secret and it was difficult to invite people, but now it doesn't matter.
Ya Po smiled so hard that she couldn't see it: "It's easy. The wife of Bai San's family and her daughter are looking for work. Bai San's family worked as servants for officials. When they got older, they were matched with people and their craftsmanship was good. They usually served two or three tables. The banquet is not a problem, they usually work hard, but the price is higher, usually ten cash a day is enough, the two of them add up to thirty cash, what do you think?"
"You can try it!"
It sounds like he can cook home-cooked meals and prepare banquets. Although he is not as good as a chef in a restaurant, he is more than enough for Pei Ziyun. He simply said at that moment: "Ya Granny, I see that you are doing things neatly. I won't look for anyone else. Although the hospital is good, but It hasn’t been cleaned in a long time.”
"In addition to the common use by the cook and maids, you can also bring someone to clean it temporarily. I don't want the old furniture, so throw it all out. You can get me some new furniture, but I will take all the excess."
"Oh, thank you, Master." Ya Po now really smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master, I can command more than a dozen people at once. I guarantee that your mansion will be clean and everything is in order before night."
Even if this business is not excessive, she can still earn ten taels of silver.
"Then go ahead. I'll go to the hotel to have a meal and rest. I hope everything will be done before dusk." With that, Pei Ziyun left.
(End of chapter)