Chapter 393
Zongzheng's mansion is a yamen that sounds very powerful but actually does nothing. The chief Zong Zhengqing is in the first rank, only half a rank lower than the prime minister, but his status is one in the sky and the other on the ground: the real clan relatives will basically be crowned kings, it is impossible. If you go to Zongzheng Mansion again, you will not accept the management of Zongzheng Mansion. Ordinary clan children also look for backers and respect Zongzheng Mansion on the surface.
This place is more like a lonely library, which preserves huge clan genealogy and canonical documents, which are rarely used, and will still be guarded with extreme care in case of emergencies.
Zongzheng's mansion is also a target: if there is a good thing, it is the emperor's grace, and if there is a bad thing, it is because the Zongzheng mansion enforces the law impartially, or distorts the emperor's original intention. The former offends the children of the clan, and the latter offends everyone including the emperor.
Han Chou has been in office for a few months, and he misses the life in Luoyang immensely. Although Henan Yin's rank is lower than Zong Zhengqing, he is a real local officer. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the local emperor of a county, especially Luoyang. The wealth accumulated in the city is more than six or seven ordinary counties. How comfortable is it to lie on the golden and silver mountains to govern Henan County?
"Humanity is cold and warm." Han Chou's face became thinner, his skin was a little loose, his limbs were more slender, but his stomach was still that big. He expressed emotion to several guests in the hall, "Han asked himself, when he was in Luoyang I have never treated any businessman from the south to the north. I treat everyone as a friend, trust me, and respond to every request... Alas, once I resigned, I was immediately left out in front of the door. Ladies and gentlemen, what did I do wrong to make everyone dislike it so much? "
"Master Han, aren't we here? Not only are we here, but we also need to discuss big plans with the adults." A guest said with a flattering smile. The five of them are the leaders of the merchants, and they came to visit Han Chou specially today.
"That's why you still remember Han, we are best friends, right?"
"It's a close friend, a life-and-death relationship. Master Han is temporarily away from Luoyang. We are also a poor and lowly friend, haha."
"How is Luoyang?" Han Chou asked sternly, as if the entire city was his home, and he was forced to leave, which was unforgettable.
"A new adult has been replaced. It is said that it is temporary, and the court may change it again. Alas, how can I say it? In fact, everyone is looking forward to your return to Luoyang, even more eagerly than children look forward to their parents, but I am not familiar with the way here, so I don't dare to go there, so I entrusted a few of our brothers to come and explore the way."
Han Chou looked overjoyed, and scolded with a smile: "You ungrateful bastards, you come to the door for everything, and there must be something wrong when you come to the door. Come on, what is it? You are ungrateful, but Han values the past love and doesn't have the same knowledge as you."
Several of the guests knew Han Chou very well, and they tried to flatter him with whatever he liked to hear. What was really convincing was a piece of paper with items of gifts written on it in teeny small letters. Even a clay Buddha could be moved. A living Marquis of Luoyang?
Finally came to the question.
"In order to repatriate the refugees in Henan County, we spent a lot of money at the time, and merchants from other places also responded to the call of the court, contributed money and contributed, and made an appointment to collect the accounts after the fall. Now the deadline has passed, and thousands of merchants have gathered Ju Jingcheng, but how should I ask for this debt?"
"Have you never thought about giving up this debt?" Han Chou said lightly. After being neglected for so long, he had to punish these businessmen.
"That's a lot of money! If you don't want it, you will lose a lot of money, and you won't be able to do business in the future." Several people understood what Mr. Han meant, and pleaded with bitter faces.
Han Chou had heard enough and waved his hand, "Okay, let me give you an idea based on your past friendship. You are really stupid. There are several roads in front of you, but you haven't seen one?"
Several people were overjoyed, and the flattering words poured out of their mouths like a tide. Han Chou smiled, feeling a little bit like when he was in Luoyang. When the other party couldn't think of new words, he said: "The Queen Mother's family will arrive in seven days. Jing, do you know about this?"
"heard about it."
"The relatives are now more valuable than the clan." Han Chou couldn't help but feel sour in his words, "The ostentation of welcoming relatives exceeds that of the princes entering the capital, hey, I don't know what the rule is. In short, the imperial court will reward the king's family, and part of the household will be sent out, but less Another part of the house."
Several people nodded at the same time, Shaofu is the target of their coming to Beijing to ask for debts.
Seeing how many people still hadn't woken up, Han Chou frowned and said loudly, "The young mansion has money to reward relatives, but doesn't have the money to pay off the debt? The day the Wang family enters Beijing is a good day for you to ask for debts, if the palace still takes care of your face, It will not refuse to pay back.”
The five business leaders were overjoyed and nodded again and again, but they were still uneasy. One of them smiled and said, "Master Han just said that there are several roads in front of you, and this is only one. What other roads are there, let's talk about them together."
"One is not enough?" Han Chou reprimanded, pretending to be dissatisfied.
"Multiple paths are always good," said one person.
"It's like a beautiful woman, who would think too little? Mr. Han, there are a few more beautiful people from Luoyang. We bought them and we can send them to the mansion tonight." Another person knew more about the character of the Marquis of Luoyang.
Han Chou showed a smile, and suddenly grabbed the speaker, "Isn't it the inferior stuff you've already tasted?"
The man smiled bitterly and said, "How dare you, one is that I am afraid that Lord Han will be dissatisfied, and the other is that I am afraid that my own tigress will marry a non-human person. I don't have the blessing of Lord Han."
Han Chou let go of his hand and continued: "It is rumored that the emperor has a list with the names of many businessmen on it. Anyone who dares to ask the Shaofu for a debt will be arrested and charged with a serious crime. Don't say yes. Money, and even life, have to go in."
The five of them patted their legs in unison, and said in unison, "That's what we're afraid of!"
Rumors are so raging that no one knows what names are on the list, let alone how much evidence the emperor has, but he is guilty of being a thief, and no one dares to try. Been watching since then.
"Actually, this matter is quite simple, as far as I know—" Han Chou deliberately emphasized these four words, but without saying where he got it, his eyes swept over the five people, "The emperor didn't want to blame all the debts, let's Luoyang The merchants are the target of the Shaofu's key prevention."
The five of them got out of the chair and knelt on the ground together, "We are all Luoyang businessmen, and we are going through fire and water with Lord Han..."
The reason why they came to Han Chou was not only because of their acquaintance, but also because Han Chou had also loaned a large amount of money to the refugees through merchants, and he definitely wanted to get it back, at least he didn't want to suffer too much loss.
But these words could not be said clearly, and the businessmen had to beg, as if they were a mirror in their hearts, Han Chou must be more anxious than them.
Han Chou also said nothing about the money his family was trapped in. He coughed and said, "The rumors about that list are actually good for you."
"how do I say this?"
"The emperor wanted to pay off part of his debts and repay part of his debts, but the rumors frightened everyone. There are very few businessmen who have gone to the Shaofu to collect money so far, right?"
Several people nodded.
"You team up with the merchants in Luoyang to buy all the IOUs from other merchants. It's enough to give them 50% of the money. I believe that few people can refuse."
The five of them looked blank, "Even if it only costs half of the money, it's still a lot of money."
Han Chou shook his head and stretched out his right hand, "This is a debt the emperor wants to pay." He stretched out his left hand, "This is a debt the emperor is going to repay." Then he clasped his fingers together, "The emperor either relinquishes or repays it, he If you do it all, you can make a name for the emperor."
The five of them were stunned and did not dare to respond for a long time. Han Chou smiled and said, "You guys, you are stupid, you are not brave, but you are greedy for money. What is there to fear? The law is not blaming the public, the emperor is suppressing bandits and sent to Yunmeng. The officials in Ze mainly focus on appeasement. The so-called 'only the first evil is not as good as the rest' can be seen from the emperor's means. If he really wanted to clean up the world's businessmen, he would have done it as early as Luoyang, and he would not have delayed it until now. The emperor is scaring you. As long as you are united, the emperor will have to make concessions. What he is most afraid of now is that someone will cause trouble, so you must make a desperate attitude. Only in this way can you get your money back. Otherwise, Let's go back to each house and sell the house and land."
The five looked at each other and kowtowed to Han Chou, "We all listen to Lord Han."
"Don't mention my name outside. After all, I'm an official and a high-ranking official of the clan. If the emperor knows that I'm involved, and I'm finished, you'll all follow me and destroy the family, understand?" Han Chou said sharply.
"Understood." The five said in a row.
Han Chou asked the five people to get up and gave them a lot of ideas. In short, he wanted to fight for the right time, place, and harmony. When the Queen Mother's family was in Beijing, they gathered together and went to the Shaofu to ask for debts and give the emperor one. He was caught off guard, and at the same time, he had to build momentum. On that day, he had to let the whole city know about it and force the Shaofu to solve the problem immediately.
Intrigued by the desire for profit, the five merchants were a little timid at first, but after being encouraged and persuaded by Han Chou, they all became bold and decided to openly ask the emperor for a debt.
They believed in Han Chou. After all, Han Chou also had a lot of money in the "imperial debt", so he would not deceive them.
The five left with satisfaction and high fighting spirit. Next, they would lobby other businessmen they knew well, and use the method of buying IOUs at low prices to squeeze out other businessmen.
Han Chou was drinking tea in the living room alone, and suddenly snorted.
A servant came in quietly, but instead of doing what a servant should do, he walked up to the lord and asked, "Are they reliable?"
"Reliable? Businessmen are not reliable, but for money, they are more reliable than anyone else. You can rest assured. I am very safe here, but don't walk around. Also, when will your people arrive?"
The servant smiled, "Don't worry, my lord, they may have already arrived. Like me, they hid well."
Han Chou stared at each other coldly, "That's nice to say, you've failed less than once. If you haven't done anything, one person will be arrested."
"But we also succeeded less than once. As for the person who was caught, it was just a small fish, and it didn't affect the overall situation."
Han Chou laughed, "Wealth is at risk, this time I took the biggest risk. Yunxiong, what's your real name?"
"Yunxiong" smiled but did not answer.
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