"Have you heard? The price of grain in the Zhangji Grain Shop in the west of the city has risen, and now it is five cents a stone! ”

"What? Five pennies and one stone? It was only three pennies a stone a few days ago? ”

"It's not a plague of locusts? Now the price of food in all counties has basically risen! The shopkeeper of Zhang Ji Grain Store said that if you don't buy it now, the price of grain in the back will only be more expensive! ”

"Huh? Then hurry up and buy some! I heard that the farmland outside the city is basically completely plagued by locusts! It is estimated that there will be no harvest this year! ”

"So what are you waiting for? Go to the grain store and buy some food! ”

As soon as Li Ke, Cheng Chumo and others came to the county seat of Xinfeng County, they saw some people in the city hurrying to the west of the city, and they also whispered as they walked.

"The price of food in Xinfeng County is rising? Chang'an City has not heard of the price of grain rising, why is the price of grain rising here? ”

After Cheng Chumo heard the discussion of the people, he couldn't help but wonder.

Li Ke frowned, thought for a while, and said, "Then I have to ask the county order of Xinfeng County~!" Let's go, let's go to Qianzhuang first, and then go to the county office! ”

"Hmm!"

Cheng Chumo nodded, and the group headed towards the Yanhuang Qianzhuang in the north.

"Shopkeeper Jin, what did you think about what Zhang said before?"

In Xinfeng County, in a study in the backyard of Yanhuang Qianzhuang, a middle-aged man wearing a fancy costume with a fat head and big ears asked with a smile.

Sitting opposite him was a middle-aged scribe about thirty years old, the man frowned when he heard this, and said: "Boss Zhang, Yanhuang Qianzhuang does have the obligation to provide loans to private businessmen, and you do provide sufficient guarantees, but you must explain to Jin the reason why you borrowed so much money, otherwise Jin will not be able to lend you so much money~!" ”

The man surnamed Zhang narrowed his eyes and said: "Jin shopkeeper, Yanhuang Qianzhuang is actually open for business, Zhang is willing to borrow 6,000 yuan at twice the current interest rate of Qianzhuang, you don't have a reason to turn Zhang away, right?" ”

When the shopkeeper Jin heard this, he was still unmoved and said: "Boss Zhang is right, Yanhuang Qianzhuang is actually no different from ordinary shops, they all want to make money!" But Yanhuang Qianzhuang has the rules of Yanhuang Qianzhuang, every money lent out must indicate the whereabouts and use, Jin Mou doesn't dare to break the rules! So if Boss Zhang wants to borrow this money, please explain the purpose! ”

The man surnamed Zhang frowned, his expression faintly revealed a hint of displeasure, his fingers tapped regularly on the table, "Knock knock, knock knock", after a moment of silence, he spoke:

"Since the shopkeeper Jin wants to know so much, it doesn't hurt for Zhang to say it! Recently, Zhang's grain shop urgently needs a sum of money to turnover, so Zhang will find Yanhuang Qianzhuang, and I hope that the gold shopkeeper can make it convenient! ”

The golden shopkeeper's face showed an expression that was really like this, and then he asked in a deep voice: "In my opinion, Boss Zhang wants to borrow money from Yanhuang Qianzhuang, and then go to buy grain on a large scale, hoard Juqi, and take advantage of the opportunity of the locust plague to make a lot of money, right?" ”

was broken by humanity, but the man surnamed Zhang did not have any panic on his face, he smiled instead: "Why does the golden shopkeeper say so ugly? The locust plague came to the world, and the farmland outside the city was full of locusts, Zhang's move was also for the people of Xinfeng County to have food to eat in the future. ”

Shopkeeper Jin said with a serious face: "Boss Zhang, your words can only be used to coax children who are ignorant of the world, and they don't work here in Jin!" If Boss Zhang wants to hoard grain and raise prices, isn't he afraid of the accountability of the county magistrate, and he is not afraid of the court's questioning? ”

The man surnamed Zhang smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Jin, Zhang came to borrow money today, not to be interrogated, and in addition, as long as Zhang does not raise the price of grain too outrageously, the county magistrate will not ask." Now the locust plague is raging, and the price of grain on the Chang'an side is not moving, Xinfeng County is only sixty or seventy miles away from Chang'an City, as long as the grain is transported from Chang'an, wait for the people's crops to be all destroyed, then the price of grain will not rise, even today's saint can not control it! It's a sure-fire deal! I also hope that the gold shopkeeper can open the door of convenience, and after the matter is completed, Zhang will definitely thank you with a lot of money! ”

The golden shopkeeper was silent for a long time, with a look of hesitation in his eyes, and after a while, he spoke: "But Boss Zhang, don't forget, it is rumored that Yong'an Hou has a Tianji brigade, and the speed of locust extermination is amazing, the locusts in Lantian County have been wiped out within two days, and Yong'an Hou also plans to take the Tianji Brigade to other states and counties to exterminate locusts, maybe this time Xinfeng County is not as seriously affected by the locust plague as you think!" ”

When the man surnamed Zhang heard this, he couldn't help but sneer and said, "Tianji Brigade? What a joke! There are more than 100 prefectures and counties affected by the locust plague this time, even if the Tianji Brigade can wipe out locusts in one county within two days, it will only be fifteen counties in a month, and this is not counting the time they have been delayed on the road, in fact, they can eliminate locusts in one county in a month, and they will burn high incense!

And in a month's time, the crops in the fields have already been eaten by locusts, and the price of grain in various places will definitely skyrocket, not only Yong'an Hou can't change, but also the imperial court and today's students can't change! ”

The shopkeeper Jin was speechless for a moment, obviously, he agreed with the statement of the man surnamed Zhang in his heart.

Seeing this, the man surnamed Zhang suddenly felt that there was a play, and hurriedly added: "Hehe! Zhang naturally won't let the gold shopkeeper work in vain, a while ago Zhang bought two twin orchids with excellent looks in Chang'an City, beauties with heroes, today Zhang just brought them over, and gave them to the gold shopkeeper! ”

"Bang Bang!"

Speaking of this, the man surnamed Zhang clapped his palms, and after a while, the door was pushed open, and two veiled, tall, and coolly dressed blonde beauties walked in, the veil was not very thick, and the outline of the face behind the veil could be faintly seen, and the two Hu women were exactly the same.

The golden shopkeeper's eyes were blazing, although he had not yet reached the point of being fascinated, but obviously he had been fascinated by the beauty of the two orchids in front of him!

"Huh! Don't go and pour wine for the gold shopkeeper yet! ”

The man surnamed Zhang was also a person from the past, how could he not see that the insistence in the heart of the shopkeeper Jin had been shaken, so he hurriedly ordered the two orchids.

"Yes! Master! ”

The two orchids bowed, and then came to the golden shopkeeper, one carrying a wine jug, the other holding a wine glass, and the pink gentle countryman spout trickled down, reflecting the beautiful face of the orchid, and the golden shopkeeper couldn't help but swallow two mouthfuls of spittle.

"Shopkeeper Jin, please!"

A moment later, an orchid approached the golden shopkeeper, handed over the cup, and whispered.

"Huh! Ok, good, good! ”

The golden shopkeeper came back to his senses and hurriedly took the wine glass, and naturally rubbed oil in the middle of the process, which made the orchid coquettish for a while.

"Hahaha! It seems that the gold shopkeeper is also a person who pities the fragrance and cherishes the jade! That Zhang was relieved to give them to the gold shopkeeper! I just don't know if the gold shopkeeper agrees to Zhang's loan? ”

The man surnamed Zhang hit the railway while it was hot.

Shopkeeper Jin touched his chin, pretended to be silent for a moment, and said: "Since Boss Zhang is in urgent need of capital turnover, Jin, as the shopkeeper of Yanhuang Money Village in Xinfeng County, can of course lend a sum of money to Boss Zhang!" Let's go, today Jin will ask people to hand over the money to Boss Zhang! ”

The man surnamed Zhang was overjoyed when he heard this, and laughed: "Haha! The gold shopkeeper is refreshing! Please~! ”

A quarter of an hour later, in front of Yanhuang Qianzhuang.

"Huh! Thank you for your generosity, if Zhang comes to the door again next time, I hope that the gold shopkeeper will not turn him away! ”

The man surnamed Zhang said with a smile.

The golden shopkeeper's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" ”

"Then Zhang said goodbye!"

The man surnamed Zhang arched his hand, then turned to leave.

"Ouch~! Who? Don't you walk with long eyes? ”

As soon as he turned around, he crashed into a tower-like body, almost knocked to the ground, he rubbed his forehead, and couldn't help but be annoyed.

"Hey! Is this road your home? You walked with your eyes closed, and you can blame someone else? ”

A teenager next to him couldn't help but sneer.

The man surnamed Zhang suddenly said angrily: "Hmph! Where did the wild boy come from, dare to spread wild ....... in Xinfeng County"

Suddenly, his pupils narrowed, and he couldn't help but look horrified, because the boy was pushing a strange-looking bicycle next to him, and if he was not mistaken, it was the latest outstanding limited-edition variable speed bike from the Wonder Pavilion Workshop!

There are only three on the market at the moment!

And the young man in front of him, and the young man next to him, each have one by his side!

What does this mean? It shows that the people in front of him must be either rich or expensive! He may not be able to afford to mess with!

"Huh! It was Zhang who collided with everyone, I'm really sorry! Zhang still has something to do, so he will leave first! ”

In line with the principle that more things are better than less, the man surnamed Zhang said no, and then hurriedly left.

"Hey! Why did this old bastard suddenly change his face? Hum! Count him as acquaintances, otherwise I Lao Cheng would definitely beat him up today so that he doesn't even know his mother! ”

The tall young man looked at the direction in which the man surnamed Zhang left and snorted.

That's right, the group in front of him is Li Ke, Cheng Chumo, and Pang Feiji, Li Ke and Cheng Chumo both came to the county by bicycle, while Pang Feiji rode a horse.

"Chu Mo, forget it! Let's just arrive, let's not cause trouble, disaster relief is important! ”

Li Ke is colorful.

Cheng Chu snorted silently and said, "It's not me who caused trouble, it was he who took the initiative to bump into him, is it possible that I still have to praise him for hitting him well?" ”

Li Ke shook his head helplessly and said, "Okay, okay!" Let's get inside! ”

With that, he parked his bicycle in the open space outside the money bank and walked straight in.

He didn't worry about the bike being stolen, because Pang Feiji would be watching over from the outside.

Seeing this, Cheng Chumo hurriedly parked the car and followed.

"Do the two sons come to Yanhuang Qian Zhuang to exchange money or borrow money?"

The scene outside the house was seen by the gold shopkeeper, and he also saw the two variable speed bicycles that Li Ke and Cheng Chumo rode on, so when they saw the two of them entering the money village, the gold shopkeeper personally stepped forward to entertain them.

Speaking of the money village in Xinfeng County, there are only two businesses of exchanging copper coins for Tang Yuan and borrowing Tang Yuan, unlike Yanhuang Money Village in Lantian County, which also has a money saving business.

"Tell your shopkeeper to come out, we have something to look for him!"

Cheng Chumo raised his head and said coaxingly.

Li Kegang wanted to dissuade him, but it was too late, so he had to shake his head helplessly, he originally wanted to first inspect the hospitality attitude of the ordinary people in Yanhuang Qianzhuang in Xinfeng County, but he was yelled at by Cheng Chumo, so he could only have a direct showdown.

"Jin is the shopkeeper of the money village, dare to ask the two sons what they command?"

Estimating that Cheng Chumo and Li Ke should be nobles from Chang'an, the golden shopkeeper did not dare to excuse himself, so he said politely.

"You're the shopkeeper of this bank? Tsk, it's not like that! Your belly isn't as big as the old guy at the door! ”

Cheng Chumo's eyes widened, looked up and down, and then complained.

Li Ke's face was black, in order to prevent Cheng Chumo from continuing to talk nonsense, he hurriedly took out the fish talisman from his arms, lit it in front of the golden shopkeeper, and said: "We are here to check the accounts today, and please cooperate with the golden shopkeeper!" ”

After seeing the dragon-shaped pattern on the fish talisman and the word "King of Shu", the golden shopkeeper was shocked, and hurriedly bowed down and saluted: "See His Royal Highness the King of Shu!" ”

The guys in the room were stunned for a moment, and then immediately reacted, and saluted Li Ke together: "See His Royal Highness the King of Shu!" ”

Li Ke waved his hand and said, "This king is here today, not in the name of the King of Shu, but in the name of the deputy head of Yanhuang Qianzhuang!" Jin shopkeeper, quickly go and get the account books of Yanhuang Qianzhuang in Xinfeng County for the past three months! ”

Li Zexuan is the general manager of Yanhuang Qianzhuang, and Li Ke has now become the deputy manager of Yanhuang Qianzhuang, this matter has been sent to the branches of Qianzhuang in various places in the form of internal official documents, of course the golden shopkeeper is clear, but when he heard that Li Ke was here to check the accounts, he couldn't help but feel a sigh in his heart, but he didn't dare to refuse, so he had to bow down and say: "Yes!" Your Highness will wait a moment, and your subordinates will go and get it! Please go down to the side hall and sit down! ”

After a while, the golden shopkeeper walked over with a thick account book, handed it to Li Ke and said: "Your Highness, this is the account of Xinfeng County Qianzhuang in the past three months, please take a look!" ”

Li Ke nodded and said, "Well, you go get busy first!" Take a look at this king! ”

The golden shopkeeper panicked in his heart, but he didn't dare to show any flaws on his face, and nodded again and again when he heard the words: "Yes!" Your Highness! Subordinates retire! ”

After the shopkeeper left, Cheng Chumo couldn't help but say: "Xiao Ke, when will you finish reading such a thick account book?" Do we still have to go to the county office? ”

Li Ke smiled and said, "Who said that you want to finish reading?" I'm just checking some accounts, and now the accounts of the bank are all recorded in double-entry accounting, and it's very fast! As long as it's okay in general, we'll go to the county government right away! ”

Cheng Chu scratched his head and said, "Oh! That's fine! Xiao Ke, hurry up! I'm going out for a walk! ”

If you let this goods fight, he will definitely be 10,000 willing, but if he asks him to help check the accounts, he can only say "The concubine can't do it"!

"Hmm~!"

Li Ke also knew that Cheng Chu couldn't sit still, so he nodded and responded.

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