"I heard from some people who know the inside story that Jiqing Commercial Bank is very generous, the rent is 1,000 taels of silver a month, and 100 quintals of new rice are taken out!" Santokuko responded.

Wu Yue heard Sandezi's words and smiled lightly, "Dongting is very generous." For a thousand taels of silver a month, it's almost the same as buying a good house. ”

Sandezi nodded, and then said, "Lord Wei obviously wants to help Lord Ni. After the Zaijiqing Commercial Bank rented the mansion, it did not settle in, but only occupied one of the houses to store some things, and the rest of the rooms were handed over to the nuns themselves. ”

"In other words, the huge government office, Jiqing Commercial Bank only symbolically occupies some."

Wu Yue nodded, "Well, that's good." ”

But after a while, Wu Yue frowned, looked sideways at Sandezi, and asked, "Do you know what Jiqing Commercial Bank stores inside?" ”

Sandezi shook his head, "Those people who are inquired by the slave don't know. According to them, even the nuns did not know. ”

"Lord Ni had given an order that no one should open the house, not even near it. And for twelve hours a day, the officials of the capital are on duty in turn. Sandezi continued.

Wu Yue nodded.

"If I were Dongting, I would choose some important things, similar to the business documents of the Jiqing Commercial Bank, and mix some ledgers that look like they were discarded, and store them here. After all, looking at the whole world, this place should be a place that those dignitaries can't think of, and those who have a heart don't dare to blatantly take it. Wu Yue said silently in his heart.

"Master, do you need to go in and have a look?" After Li Dong saw Wu Yue's contemplation again, he bowed down to him and asked in a low voice.

Wu Yue came back to his senses and shook gently.

"No need, don't get involved in the matter of Jiqing Commercial Bank. Every month, he handed over all the silver, grain, and other things to the court, without excessive ups and downs. ”

"Remember, without my decree, it cannot be checked! Got it? As Wu Yue spoke, his eyes stared directly at the three people present, and there was no room for negotiation in his tone.

Seeing this, the three of them hurriedly bowed down towards Wu Yue.

"Got it." The three of them said in unison.

Seeing this, Wu Yue nodded with satisfaction.

And at this moment, outside the gate of Nihaqi's mansion, there was a rush of footsteps, followed by a shout.

"Wanru, cook for your guests! Fast! With the best rice! ”

It's a loud voice!

Wu Yue raised his hand to beckon the three of them to get up, and then his eyes looked straight in the direction of the mansion gate.

More than ten seconds later, the door of the mansion was pushed open, and a middle-aged man in court clothes who looked to be in his forties entered the house. This person's beard is very clean, and although his face looks very thin, it gives people the impression that he is quite capable.

Wu Yue hurriedly got up, and after the people who came to see Wu Yue again, they suddenly showed joy, walked a few steps quickly to Wu Yue, and clenched his hands tightly.

"How much new rice do you have?" Lord Nehaqi asked directly.

Wu Yue saw that Nehaqi was going straight to the point at the moment, and he was suddenly a little confused. After a while, he said, "It's not a lot, it should be a few thousand." ”

"What? A few thousand quintals? Nihaqi's eyes widened and he stared at Wu Yue deadly.

But after a brief moment of shock, Nehazy shook his head self-deprecatingly.

"But there isn't that much silver in this house." Nehaqi said, as if he had been pulled out of his muscles at once, and sat down on the stone bench next to the stone table.

Wu Yue smiled gently, "I don't plan to let you swallow it in one bite, I still have to take these to the south to make money!" ”

"At the moment, food is a hard commodity!" Wu Yue deliberately joked and continued.

Nehaqi suddenly frowned, "Oh? How about leaving a thousand quintals for this house? As for the price, it's negotiable! ”

Wu Yue smiled and nodded, "I also value you as a good official, that's why I came here." The price, a tael of silver! ”

"A tael of silver?" Nihaqi couldn't believe his ears, his eyes were red, and he stared at Wu Yue deadly, and his voice and expression were full of surprise.

Wu Yue nodded.

"Yes, I asked a friend to bring this food back from abroad. The land is fertile and it is just in time for a good harvest year, so food is slightly cheaper. ”

Although Wu Yue said this, he said in his heart, "I don't want to do anything to cut off people's ancestral business, besides, I am afraid that the silver you sold your property would have been put into it a long time ago." Even if it's a thousand taels of silver, I'm afraid I'll have to wait until the end of this month. ”

Nihaqi really didn't escape Wu Yue's careful thoughts, and after he pondered for a few minutes, he looked embarrassed and said a little embarrassed, "Can you pay after a month?" ”

Wu Yue deliberately frowned, "The dignified prefect, can't you even take out a thousand taels?" ”

Nihaqi smiled bitterly and nodded, "I'm probably the poorest prefect in the entire Qing Dynasty." ”

"I'm not afraid of your jokes, my house, I'm afraid I won't even be able to get ten taels of silver."

Wu Yue pretended to be surprised and shook his head.

"I know I'm sorry for you. However, I really can't help it. Afraid that Wu Yue would ruin this deal, Nihaqi slowly stood up, gently removed the official mansion on his body with both hands, and then slowly bowed down towards Wu Yue.

"Now, as a common man, I beseech you, that you will sell me this thousand loads of grain. I really couldn't get that much money out at once. Nihaqi said as he bowed down and clenched his fists.

Wu Yue's eyes narrowed slightly, looked at Nihaqi at this moment, and said in his heart, "Nihaqi faded from the official mansion and bowed to me, representing an individual, not the court." It shows this person's confidence in the court, and he is afraid of the face of the court. And he took off his official uniform and bowed to me, but he represented the people, begging me to help those who were affected by the disaster. His heart and affection make people can't help but be full of respect for him! ”

Wu Yue leaned down and helped Nihaqi up with both hands.

"You don't need that, Lord Ni. You can use the coercion of the court to force me. After all, I am a merchant, and even if you forcibly requisition all the grain in my hands for 3,000 quintals, I will not be able to do anything. ”

"After all, as the old saying goes, the people don't fight with the officials!" Wu Yue said deliberately.

Nihaqi heard Wu Yue's words, but his face changed suddenly, he shook off Wu Yue's arm lightly, and said with a straight face, "Grain can only be requisitioned in times of war, when the emperor is making every effort to repair the river, the people of the world will restore their livelihood in the midst of fire and water." ”

"If this government opens the mode of requisitioning grain and forcibly plunders your grain, then what is the difference between the imperial court and the robbers?"

"Isn't this me pulling the court and the emperor's backlash?"

Nehaqi's last sentence was almost shouted!