Wang Chi's original intention of presiding over the construction of the Hengtai Pavilion in the inner city of Kyoto was to use this complex to receive foreign envoys. Whenever there is a heavy festival, the foreign envoy comes to congratulate; Or the nobles who lived in the fiefdom such as the prince of the county and the uncle of the Hou came to Beijing to live in this neighborhood.

The nobles who were outside the fiefdom rested here after entering Beijing, and while enjoying the prosperity of Kyoto, they were less subject to rules and regulations than living in the palace, and the service they received was much more elaborate than that of living in a post house outside the palace, and the safety issues could be taken care of more securely.

In addition, taking into account the special place of the foreign envoys, there are several buildings in the Hengtai Pavilion block that were built according to foreign customs.

It is said that the country of Beiyan is located in a place of wind and cold dust, and the people of this country are accustomed to paving the ground with reeds and fine woven squares from bottom to top, and they need to take off their cloth shoes and sit on the spot when entering the inner room. There is often a fire pit in the lobby of the front hall of the northern households, and whether you drink water or drink, you can boil it warm in front of your eyes and drink it immediately. This is not like Nanzhao, with hard stone slabs paved on the floor, generally the tea is boiled and mixed by the kitchen, and then served to the front hall to entertain guests, unless in some kind of festival, will burn incense and drink.

In order to avoid unnecessary conflicts, distinguish and properly arrange these ceremonies, the Hengtai Pavilion block was divided into design and construction. For this purpose, the Nanzhao Imperial Court used the best construction team of the Ministry of Industry, and the entire construction process took less than two years, and it also consumed a lot of financial resources.

It has been nearly eight years since the construction of the Hengtai Pavilion block, and there are several special regulations of the block that have been slightly eased and changed in the past eight years.

In this well-equipped neighborhood with a variety of exotic elements, it is no longer allowed to live in as it was when it was first built, only foreign envoys and nobles from outside the country are allowed to stay. Although the cost of staying here is expensive, and there are rules on the length of stay, as long as you have enough money and don't pity it too much, even if you are a commoner, you can still stay.

Following Wang Chidi's instructions, Ruan Luo signed out three silver tickets at one time. To be precise, this should be called "Jin Jian", because this piece of paper has the function of calling 10,000 taels of gold. In more than a year since the evaluation of his own property, Ruan Luo has never been so big-handed. He used an empty ticket book to the top at one time, and for this reason, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart after pressing ten fingerprints in a row.

It is the first time that so much property has been used in one day, and it is not used to purchase goods - it seems that it is only to accompany His Majesty Xià to Hengtai Pavilion for a day - whether this matter is smooth or not, I am afraid that news will spread throughout half of Kyoto's business community in the afternoon, and I wonder how I will explain today's madness when I meet those old friends tomorrow?

The three pieces of paper that went to Yunxia Qian Zhuang were Ruan Luo's bodyguard and Wang Chi's bodyguard, and the two soon came back and met at the west gate of the Hengtai Pavilion block. At this moment, they didn't feel any surprise, and waited for the Yunxia Qianzhuang big ticket with more than a dozen red, black, blue, and brown seals to enter the Hengtai Pavilion General Manager's Pavilion. When they came out again, the two people who were in charge of running errands again were stunned.

They have used silver tickets before, but squandering silver tickets like this today is still the first time in their lives.

Holding two stacks of official bills instead of ten taels of silver, the bodyguard named Ah Ping who followed Ruan Luo only felt that his steps were a little floating. Ouchi Guard Thirteen, who was walking side by side with him, walked more steadily, but in fact, he also felt a little empty in his heart at this time.

"This ...... Don't you think this is a bit strange today, my lord? After walking for a while, Ah Ping finally couldn't help but ask.

"It's a little weird, but you don't have to be too nervous about it." Thirteen smiled, but soon his face calmed down again, "Even if you are a palace guard." And walking behind His Majesty, in fact, there is still no rank. You and I are both martial arts practitioners, and our arts are compatible, maybe we can change the venue, and we can enjoy drinking and talking. But now, due to the different positions, each has its own master. After today, I don't know what year and month it will be to see you in the future, today we will call each other friends in the rivers and lakes, and it can be regarded as fate. ”

"Yes, Thirteen Brothers......" Guard Thirteen's words were reasonable. It can knock people's hearts very well, Ah Ping's heart is slightly hot after hearing it, and a "brother" compliments the call.

But after the voice fell, Ah Ping always felt that something was strange, and after hesitating for a moment, he continued: "Do you often encounter things like today? ”

"How can I say that," Thirteen thought about it for a moment, and then replied slowly, "Generally speaking, there are many fewer places in the palace where you need to use gold to make purchases than when we enter the Hengtai Pavilion today. To be precise, these things should not have to be done by His Majesty. ”

Ah Ping suddenly understood, realizing that he was quite ignorant of the question just now, a touch of embarrassment flashed on his face, and he didn't say anything more.

"Actually, like you, I don't know today's Majesty...... What is the lord going to do. Thirteen sighed lightly, and then said: "However, no matter what the master is going to do today, since we have come here, there are still some things that can be said in a nutshell." As far as safety is concerned, the most well-protected place in Kyoto, apart from the palace, is the Hengtaikan neighborhood. ”

Ah Ping remembered something and said with a smile: "Little brother heard that this place was originally built to receive the nobles of the vassal kings. ”

Thirteen nodded.

"Forgive the little brother for being presumptuous," Ah Ping pointed to the thick stack of official banknotes in his hand with his gaze, "similar to the Hengtai Pavilion area, the emperor's ...... The eldest lord wants to come to play, so he doesn't have to be so troublesome, right? ”

Ah Ping was going to call Wang Chi "Emperor" from afar, but these two words came to his mouth, he suddenly remembered the emperor's advice to the attendants just now, and thought of himself as a people's husband, although the thirteenth guard had admitted that the internal guards did not have rank, but the identity of this kind of person was still different from himself, so Ah Ping hurriedly changed his words at the same time, and added a word in front of the title of "master" to show respect.

Thirteen keenly heard the difference between the words, and secretly looked up to Ah Ping in his heart. It is also for this reason that Thirteen is willing to solve its doubts next.

"Hehe, it's for this identity issue." Thirteen smiled, "Obviously, the lord doesn't want to use his power today. ”

"The younger brother knows that the eldest master is traveling in a micro-service this time," Ah Ping swallowed his saliva, and finally said a sentence that he had endured for a long time, "But in this Hengtai Pavilion area, if you meet any royal relatives and nobles who happen to be here today, isn't this hidden identity done in vain?" ”

Brother Ping was worried. However, since it was ordered by the master, there must be something that the master has already estimated. Thirteen's voice paused, "If there is anything else to worry about." Maybe that's where you need the help of these official bills. ”

Ah Ping finally nodded and didn't say anything more, but the puzzled expression on his face was still solemn.

Thirteen looked at his face, and a thought arose in his heart, so he asked with a smile: "Brother Ping is rigorous in his thinking and politeness, I don't know who he is learning from?" ”

Hearing the sound of lifting, Ah Ping was difficult to be happy, but a wisp of shame slipped across his face, and he said slowly: "Little brother Yicheng is in the Baimen Martial Arts Hall on West Street." He studied under the three generations of Baimen, and the master's name is unknown, and the word is single. ”

"No wonder Brother Ping doesn't feel like an ordinary martial artist." After listening to Ah Ping's truthful reply, Thirteen showed a hint of appreciation on his face, "However." In the early years, I heard that the martial arts of the White Gate have been spread in the world for nearly a hundred years, and the reputation has been established. Oh... There is no other meaning in saying this, except that the White Gate seems to have been set in this way for a long time, and there have never been exceptions. But seeing that Ruan Gongzi, the employer of the Ping brothers, is not a martial artist, I don't know what kind of opportunity he got to get the help of the disciples of the White Sect? ”

Ouchi Guard Thirteen didn't know that his question was an embarrassing question for the disciples of the White Sect.

After hesitating for a moment, Ah Ping said, "Actually...... The livelihood of the White Gate. It's not as good as it used to be, so let's not talk about it. ”

Ah Ping didn't want to hide it in front of Thirteen, not only because he felt that Thirteen was worth befriending, but also because he was vaguely aware of Thirteen's special identity. If Thirteen really wanted to know, then the Hakumon Martial Arts Hall in Kyoto couldn't hide much information from the emperor's eyes and ears.

But these words have just begun, thinking of his master's experience of rapidly withering from prosperity to decline in the past ten years, he still feels a little difficult to continue to talk about this topic.

In the face of Ah Ping's embarrassment and difficulty, Thirteen did not ask questions or express his urging, at this time he showed a lot of patience and remained silent as if waiting.

Because he couldn't bear to talk in detail, Ah Ping was also silent for a while, but he finally spoke again in the relative silence of the two of them, and said very slowly: "Remembering the chance of Baimen and Ruan Gongzi getting acquainted, it was about two years ago. Coincidentally, Ruan Gongzi arrived at the Baimen Martial Arts Hall that day to return the umbrella, but the umbrella was not left by the disciples in the hall. Shortly thereafter, the younger brother and Ah Tong ...... That is, the one who partnered with the younger brother was employed by Ruan Gongzi. ”

"The fate between people is really wonderful." After Ah Ping's words, Thirteen, who remained silent for a while, slowly spoke thoughtfully, "When I went out this morning, I didn't think about and know which strange people I would meet next, such as us. But...... You said that Ruan Gongzi visited Baimen to return the umbrella, and this matter does not seem to be as simple as an ethereal and incalculable fate. ”

Ah Ping hurriedly agreed, and at the same time, there was a look of doubt in his eyes, and he continued to say slowly: "This is indeed not a chance encounter, but even if this matter is mentioned now, the senior brothers who experienced this incident in the White Gate that day still haven't figured out what the four ownerless black cloth iron umbrellas are about. ”

"Isn't it really the White Sect's disciple's lost item?" Thirteen seemed to ask casually.

Ruan Luo, who is skillful in managing more than a dozen shops for a living, can stack the extraordinarily large desk in his study on two floors every day with just counting the accounts, and he really doesn't look like a bored person.

"This is where all the people of the White Gate have always been surprised by the events of that day." Ah Ping shook his head slowly, "Ruan Gongzi doesn't seem to know who the four umbrellas that were left behind belong to him, but I heard passers-by mention that the clothes worn by the person who took the umbrella looked like the martial arts disciple uniform, as for which disciple it was, it is unknown." That day, Ruan Gongzi walked through several martial arts halls, and the White Gate Martial Arts Hall was just one of them. ”

Thirteen groaned when he heard this, and after a moment, he smiled lightly again, and didn't say anything more.

Ah Ping looked at him for a moment and couldn't help asking, "Do the thirteen brothers have any opinions on this matter?" You have been in and out of Ouchi, you have come into contact with the senior officials of the DPRK and China, and you have seen a lot of things, and you may be able to see some differences. ”

"If it weren't for just a few umbrellas, it would have seemed really weird." Thirteen smiled indifferently, "But fortunately, this matter is really just about a few umbrellas. Don't worry. ”

At this point, the two of them stopped by Thirteen, his gaze condensed slightly, and his face became stern. The pace is also a little faster. Ah Ping, who was parallel to him, also noticed at this time that he was very close to the two figures waiting at the west gate of the Hengtai Pavilion area.

Even if Wang Chi didn't reveal his imperial identity at all, he just asked Ruan Luo to show the guards at the west gate of the Hengtai Pavilion a little bit about the value of the young and handsome men in the Beijing merchant team, and it was estimated that they could enter the west gate without spending a penny, sit down in the small hall next to the courtyard, and wait while enjoying hot tea.

However, Wang Chi had already made a plan between coming here, and it was difficult to shake the slightest, he chose to stand at the door and wait, Ruan Luo undoubtedly chose to obey, and the two attendants who came back with a thick stack of official bills did not dare to tell them to wait longer.

Ruan Luo, who was standing at the west gate, and Wang Chizheng were chatting softly. At this time, I had already seen the two entourages come back, and when they got closer, I heard Wang Chi quip: "Thirteen, I see that you have never talked about each other all the way, what interesting things did you talk about just now?" ”

Thirteen held a stack of silver bills in his hand. It was inconvenient to salute, so he had to bow slightly after approaching Wang Chi, and said respectfully: "It's all trivial things, Yunxia Qianzhuang has never touched so much gold, and it has alarmed many people." ”

Although Ah Ping knew Wang Chi's identity, he was also holding a thick stack of official banknotes in his hand, so it was as inconvenient as Thirteen to salute. I had to learn to bow down slightly like Thirteen.

Thirteen replied to Wang Chi's words, Ah Ping also listened to them all, although he knew that this was not the case, but thinking of the complicated stakes of some of the rules in the palace prohibition and defense, he finally chose to remain silent.

"When did you get this woman's fetish?" Wang Chi raised his eyebrows suspiciously, and opened the wide sleeves. Hands tied to the back.

"It's really ...... to be humble Seeing so many silver tickets for the first time, I couldn't help but ......" The smile on Thirteen's face gradually showed embarrassment. Halfway through his words, he turned sideways and handed over the stack of official banknotes he was holding in his hand to Ah Ping, then turned around and took out a jade plaque from the inside of his placket. approached Wang Chi and bowed down to serve him.

At this time, Ah Ping not only held the stack of official banknotes that he had originally divided, but also served the thirteenth one, and the height of the stack of official banknotes was doubled, in order to be more stable, he couldn't even maintain a slightly bowed posture.

However, even though he had straightened his back at this time, the thickness of the stack of official bills held in front of his chest was still piled up to the bridge of his nose, leaving a gap in front of his eyes that looked like a knife cut to look straight ahead, which looked strange no matter how he looked at it. Ah Tong, who was following Ruan Luo with Ah Ping, looked at the appearance of his fellow senior brother and was already smiling.

Ruan Luo took the jade plaque handed by the thirteen pairs of hands, glanced at the inscription on it, hung it on his belt casually, and his eyes were already on the stack of official banknotes that Ah Ping held in front of his chest with both hands, as if he was moving a book.

Squinting his eyes slightly, he silently estimated and calculated, and then he slowly spoke: "The official banknote you are holding is only about less than 30,000 taels of silver, and the three bills I just gave you to Yunxia Money Bank, one can be exchanged for 10,000 taels of gold. Based on the exchange of gold and silver for thirteen, the official banknotes you brought back are only a fraction of the value of the 30,000 taels of gold. ”

As soon as Ah Tong, who had been working hard to endure laughter, heard this, he felt like a basin of cold water suddenly splashed from his back, dripping down his spine, and immediately pouring his whole body cold.

It wasn't until Ouchi Guard Fourteen couldn't help coughing dryly as a reminder that Ah Tong came back to his senses and took a jade plate handed over by Ouchi Guard Thirteen. Although he didn't know what this jade plate meant, he didn't say a word, and quickly learned Ruan Luo's method in silence and hung it on his belt.

Ruan Luo's words shocked Ah Tong's heart because he had never experienced anything like today, and his mood at this time was the same as Ah Ping, who walked out of the Hengtai Pavilion when he had just exchanged the big bill issued by Yunxia Money Village into official banknotes.

In comparison, the Ouchi Guard Fourteen, who was standing side by side with him, seemed much quieter, but he was actually shocked by this thick stack of official banknotes, but this shock was habitually suppressed on his face. The attendants who often follow His Majesty Xià, which one has not practiced a face.

And in addition to the fact that the mood is not on the surface, few people know that in fact, Guard Fourteen has also practiced the same eyesight as Ruan Luo, which is a small game he secretly practiced to pass the time when he was driving the imperial study. As early as when the two people carrying the official banknotes had not yet approached, he had already estimated the value according to the height of the official banknotes, and he had estimated the bottom in his heart. Naturally, his face will be much calmer.

Wang Chi's observation point was different from the five people present, he had seen more than dozens of times the official banknotes in Ah Ping's hand, and those were not official banknotes with a real price like the one in front of him, which made him feel a little surprised at this moment. He didn't know when Ruan Luo had cultivated this level of eyesight.

Could it be that before today, Ruan Luo already had the experience of often confronting or counting a large number of silver bills?

Soon after Ruan Luo's words fell, Guard Thirteen handed the last jade medal to Guard Fourteen, and he walked back to Ruan Luo, carefully took out an envelope from his tight sleeve, presented it respectfully with both hands, and said slowly: "Young Master Ruan, Yunxia Qianzhuang only cashed one bill, and the other two will be handed back to you." The return ticket has the seals of the chairman and president of the Yunxia Zhijing branch, so please check it out. ”

Ruan Luo's eyes lit up slightly when he heard this. After taking the envelope, he immediately opened the envelope in public, took out the two bills that had just been signed by himself, and carefully examined the two seals that overlapped half on the top. After confirming that it was correct, he encapsulated the return ticket again. Fitted with the inside of the placket.

"If I hadn't really used it like this today, I wouldn't have known that the dispatch of 30,000 taels of gold was actually false." Thinking of the two bills that were returned, Ruan Luo couldn't help but chuckle, not knowing that he was laughing at himself, after all, his identity was light. is still laughing at the Yunxia Money Village, although it is often touted to the clouds by Beijing businessmen, in fact, it can't be completely trustworthy.

"You don't have to worry too much about today's events." Wang Chi had actually estimated this result in his heart a long time ago, and seeing Ruan Luo's face with a look of confusion at this moment, he still said a word of comfort. "The total gold reserves of the Yunxia Qianzhuang branch in Beijing, excluding the 10,000 taels exchanged to you, it is estimated that there is not much left. To maintain the daily turnover of the bank, you need to save a part of it, plus the 10,000 taels you want from his family, but the voucher is just a piece of paper. However, if you print all your letters and seals, his family will inevitably be unsure. However, even the president's stamp is stamped on the refund, which is not a loss of face. ”

Ruan Luo smiled with a difficult face, lowered his eyes and said: "Uncle's concern is rigorous and thoughtful, and the younger generation is ashamed to compare." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ruan Luo suddenly thought of something, and his heart suddenly rose from the wind.

There has long been a saying in the business circles of Kyoto that the chief helmsman behind the Yunxia Money Estate is actually a member of the royal family. If you think about it, it seems that even if there is no source, this kind of statement can be formed naturally from the people.

The establishment of Yunxia Qianzhuang is not long, and it has only been nine years so far. However, this silver account has a very strong control over the cash bank, and the silver number has been operating steadily until now, and no one has really been able to borrow the high-sounding commercial high-sounding treasury of Yunxia Qianzhuang from scratch. It is also because of this suspicion that several big figures in Beijing businessmen have gathered to talk and study, and I am afraid that the strength of this new silver number has reached the first of the three major silver numbers in Beijing.

Not long after the troubled times were settled, he dared to start a high-risk industry such as the silver number, which was easy to burn his hands, and after the establishment of the bank, he only saw profits and no losses. With a rich amount of cash silver to enrich the principal, with silver to smash silver, each time accurately smashed out of gold flowers, the operation technique is extremely skillful......

After thinking about it again and again, when it comes to whose industry Yunxia Qianzhuang is, businessmen who have been up and down in the business world for more than ten years will not believe that this veteran at the helm will only be the old man in gray who only brought two entourages to Kyoto Prefecture to sign the certificate nine years ago.

Soon after the Beijing business giants gathered to discuss the matter, the news about the emperor's opening of the silver account began to spread among the streets and alleys of the capital, so that those colleagues who had tried to take advantage of the business opportunity to overturn the silver treasury of Yunxia Qian Zhuang were completely dead.

No one is stupid enough to try to get along with the imperial merchants, and even if there is, no businessman will pick this leader alone with a hot brain. What's more, since the opening of Yunxia Qianzhuang, although the reputation and strength have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, so fast that peers have to be frightened and can't help but blush, but no matter what, the operation of this silver number has always been serious and bright