After settling Ren Min, Ma Qingyun was still not completely relieved. He knew that among the five people who had the right to decide whether or not to discount the interest rate, except for Minister Zhang, those four were beating the side drum.

However, although it is said that the side drum is beaten, as the saying goes, gongs and drums must be listened to, and Minister Zhang, who has the right to decide, must listen to the opinions of these four people.

If the opinions of these four people are very unanimous, then Minister Zhang, even if he has different opinions, will definitely not act arbitrarily. It is only when there is a disagreement that he will exercise his right to make a decision.

Therefore, if you do the work of three people, you will be 70% sure of things. It's just that if you can win down Zhou E, the deputy minister of finance, and make the caliber of the four completely consistent, then this matter will definitely be nine out of ten.

Ma Qingyun was determined to give it a try and see if he could win Zhou E. The next night, he took Guan Jiu, the young master of the capital, and came to Zhou E's house, that is, Guan Jiu's cousin's house.

At this time, Zhou E was still in a meeting in the ministry and did not get home from work. While waiting for Zhou E, Ma Qingyun patiently chatted with Guan Jiu's cousin and talked.

At half past nine in the evening, Zhou E finally returned home after the meeting. As soon as he saw that there were guests at home, he didn't bother to rest for a while, so he chatted with Ma Qingyun and Guan Jiu.

Ma Qingyun knew that chatting with an official of Zhou E's level must be fast and short. Because, they are all busy, and they don't have time to spend too long with you. It is extremely rude to delay their time, and it is easy to arouse their disgust.

Ma Qingyun has no friendship with Zhou E, so it is impossible to directly talk about asking him to help the lord post his rest. I can only try to shift the topic to the matter of discounting.

And talked a lot about his own point of view of the interest discount, saying how the interest discount is beneficial to the country and the people, and how to protect the interests of the people.

After talking about his opinion, Ma Qingyun wanted to hear Zhou E's opinion on whether to discount the interest.

However, Zhou E didn't talk about his own views at all, so he expressed his appreciation for Ma Qingyun's critical thinking ability. Praise him, a real estate boss, for having such a profound view of finance. It doesn't say a word about whether he is the main poster.

Ma Qingyun knew that Zhou E was guarding against himself, he didn't have a deep friendship with him Zhou E, and there was no point in chatting any longer, anyway, the point of view had already been expressed, and the meaning of the other party must be clear.

So, Ma Qingyun offered to leave, and Zhou E did not stay. Before leaving, Ma Qingyun took out the gift he brought.

This is an inkstone that Ma Qingyun bought in the highest-grade Gutao market, worth tens of thousands of yuan. In Ma Qingyun's heart, Zhou E must be more than these prices.

It's just that he didn't dare to send very valuable things for the first time, for fear of intimidating Zhou E. He heard that Zhou E liked ancient inkstones, so he bought this moderately priced inkstone.

Ma Qingyun said: "Minister Zhou, I can't delay you too much, so I'll leave." When we meet for the first time, I don't know what to give as a gift. This inkstone is what I found on the stall, and I don't know if it's true or not, you are an expert, so I'll give you a meeting gift, and I hope you don't dislike it. ”

Of course, Zhou E refused to accept it. The two of them tugged for a while, Ma Qingyun grabbed the door regardless of it, leaving the things behind, and Zhou E shook his head helplessly.

Ma Qingyun has been in business for many years, and it can be said that he is clear about the number of ways to treat and give gifts.

He can handle what kind of gifts to give to what kind of people, how to give gifts to people with what kind of temperament, how to give gifts to people and acquaintances, etc. This ability is very helpful for him to do business.

Ma Qingyun is smart and smart, first of all, he didn't open his mouth to ask Zhou E to do something, otherwise, Zhou E would not have been able to accept the gift anyway.

If you don't ask for something, it's still in the realm of friends, and it's not too much to exchange small courtesies. Otherwise, if you don't even accept such a gift without a big price, you will be suspected of being in a high position and looking down on people who got along with you in the past.

Secondly, Ma Qingyun was so smart that he didn't open the gift box at all, so that Zhou E wouldn't see what the gift was.

Otherwise, as long as Minister Zhou sees such a valuable thing, he will definitely not accept it, even if he turns his face.

Ma Qingyun is familiar with the personality of officials of Zhou E's level, and is familiar with their temperament and principles.

Of course, Zhou E is also familiar with the methods of these businessmen to give gifts. He rose from the lower echelons, and as soon as he graduated from college with a major in finance, he was assigned to work as an accountant in a factory.

Starting from an assistant accountant, to an accountant, to an accounting director, a chief accountant, and then to the director of the Finance Bureau, he worked hard step by step to rise to today's status.

During this time, he had dealt with countless businessmen, and he knew their methods too well. Therefore, he asked Ma Qingyun to go first, and left Guan Jiu behind under the pretext that there was something at home.

As soon as Ma Qingyun went out, Zhou E immediately opened the gift box. When he saw this inkstone for the first time, his face changed, and he started a fire at Guan Jiu.

Zhou E was born with a hobby, that is, he likes ancient inkstones, and his attainments in this area are very deep, and he can see at a glance that this is a precious Song Duan inkstone, what kind of stall is there.

The ordinary friend who met for the first time, and he was still a junior, gave such a valuable thing, and said that it was not a valuable thing, which shows that this person is not very old, but the city government is quite deep.

However, Zhou E doesn't like this kind of gift-giving method, and he doesn't like to give very expensive gifts between friends. This inkstone, Zhou E recognized it as the most expensive Song inkstone in the Gutao market. He went to see it many times and loved it, but unfortunately his salary really couldn't afford it.

Unexpectedly, Ma Qingyun figured out his preferences, and generously bought it for himself.

Of course, Zhou E knew that Ma Qingyun must have a plan, so he was even more disgusted with giving gifts in this way. So, he got angry with Guan Jiu. Zhou E is not a bad-tempered person.

It's just that he thinks that Guan Jiu is his relative, so he doesn't have to beat around the bush to speak, so he is naturally heavier.

He said, "Ah Guan, why is this friend of yours like this? Why send such a valuable thing? It is also said to be a stall. Don't you know that your cousin-in-law doesn't like to do this, there are things you can do, and some things you don't even think about. Don't blame your uncle-in-law for not giving you face, you give me back the things, don't do such a thing in the future. ”

Guan Jiu knew Zhou E's temperament and character, so he really didn't dare to help Ma Qingyun send the valuable inkstone.

He said a little wronged: "Uncle, I don't mean anything else, it's just that my friend wants to know you, and I brought him to my house if I want to see you." ”

"But I didn't know he was going to give you a valuable gift, and he didn't tell me beforehand. Otherwise, I'd have stopped him. Uncle, blame me for not making it clear to him. Is this thing valuable? Then I'll send him back tomorrow. ”

Zhou E saw that this cousin was quite obedient, so he stopped criticizing.

The next day, when Ma Qingyun received the things returned by Guan Jiu, he couldn't help but shake his head. He couldn't understand that there were still people who didn't like money these days, and he didn't explicitly ask the other party to help him. Ma Qingyun's heart was already unsure of Zhou E's attitude, and now he is even more bottomless.

However, he also thought about it. He already has three cards, even if Zhou E does not approve of continuing to discount the 1995 treasury bonds, it is the lightest card among the four.

Judging from it, it is impossible for Minister Zhang to make a decision without interest based on Zhou E's opinion alone. Thinking of this, Ma Qingyun was also relieved.

In the treasury bond market on the Shenzhen side, Zhao Hongbing took seven local bosses and the big gang to fight inseparably. There is still half a month before the 1995 treasury bonds are due for payment, and the government will announce whether to continue to discount interest rates within a week at most.

The views of both sides are already clear, and they are desperately scrambling for chips in preparation for the final showdown.

Forty percent of the chips in the market have been concentrated in the hands of both sides. The other 40 percent of the chips are in the hands of the state, and of course no one can touch them. Only the 20% chips are still in the hands of some bold retail investors who are hoping to make money.

They will not easily believe the rumors in the market and will only make a move after seeing the final situation. And the direction of these 20 percent chips is the key to victory or defeat.

Eighty percent of the 10 million funds transferred by Zhao Hongbing have been used, and the other bosses have run out of money. Zhao Hongbing urgently transferred another 2 million funds from the headquarters of the "United Chamber of Commerce" financial company, allocated 200,000 yuan to each boss, and kept the rest in his own hands.