Wang Qiang's trick really worked, and the next morning, Yang Guangguang, the secretary of the ministry, and Fan Hu, the deputy envoy of Jinyiwei, jointly visited Wang Qiang in the Special Administrative Region, and brought a table of eight treasures with him. The banquet was placed in Zhao Qiang's tent, Yang Guangguang and Fan Hu were old acquaintances, and they were also people who had a close relationship with Zhao Qiang among the courtiers.

Yang Guangguang glanced around the tent with a wine glass and said to Zhao Qiang: "Brother, you are now also a member of the three grades, and your life is still so hard, and you are uneasy for your brother. ”

Zhao Qiang hugged his fists and said: "Thank you two brothers, Zhao Qiang was trusted by the emperor and entrusted with important positions, so he didn't dare to slack off." The two of you are still thinking about it, Wang Qiang is grateful, come, don't say polite words, I will borrow flowers to offer Buddha, and give a cup to the two brothers. ”

"Okay,!"

"!"

All three of them drank it all in one go.

Fan Hu put down his wine glass and said: "Brother Zhao, yesterday your subordinates sent me three hundred taels of silver interest, and I also read your official letter, does this treasury really have such a large income?" ”

Yang Guangguang also looked at Wang Qiang, which was also a matter of concern to him.

Zhao Qiang leaned back in the chair, twisted the folding fan and shook it and said, "Don't hide it, the collection of national bonds is much higher than this." He leaned over and lowered his voice and said: "This special zone market is a profitable business, you think about it, the market is built, the north and south materials are traded here, and every day I get millions of silver in the flow, I just draw a hundred miles and how much I get to get it, this is still a small head." Once the market is built, there are more merchants, they have to eat and live in the store, they have to drink tea, listen to music and visit the kiln, I build hundreds of his shops and rent them out, and the monthly rent will be steadily paid. ”

Yang Guangguang and Fan Hu nodded in agreement.

"Actually, it's not a big deal." Zhao Qiang proudly sold Guanzi.

"And, more?" Fan Hu stuttered a little.

Zhao Qiang slowly took out a page from the drawer, unfolded it and spread it on the table, pointed and said: "See, this is a contract for a southern merchant to buy land, and a palm-sized piece of land was sold for 50,000 taels." ”

"Ahh Yang Guangguang and Fan Hu came over to look at the contract, and Wang Qiang said: "Once the market is built, my special zone will definitely be worth every inch of land, and when the time comes, not to mention 50,000 taels, even 500,000 taels, some people will break their heads and rush to buy it." Two brothers, you say that my market is not very profitable! ”

Yang Guangguang nodded his head convincingly, picked his thumb and said: "Lord Wang, Brother Wang, you are really a genius who turns stones into gold, I admire it in my heart, old brother." Come, come, come, brother, I toast you. ”

"I also admire it from the bottom of my heart, and I toast you." Fan Hu raised his glass to Wang Qiang and said.

"!"

Yang Guangguang put down the cup, but changed his sad expression and said: "Brother Wang, the Beijing official is bitter, you and I are ministers of the same court, we should know best." When the emperor ordered the issuance of treasury bonds, I really wanted to come up with more money to support your brother, but I was so shy that I scraped together five thousand taels, which was really powerless. ”

"Understand, understand." Wang Qiang nodded again and again, but said in his heart: This is just foreshadowing, and the drama is coming.

Sure enough, Yang Guangguang raised his eyebrows and said happily: "There is a way that is endless, that day I repaired the roof of the partial house at home, but I didn't expect that there was a scroll hanging on the beam of the old house, which was actually a picture of Wu Daozi's lady!" ”

"Yo! That's worth the old money. Fan Hu said.

"Yes, I thought that Brother Wang was working hard in Tongzhou alone, lacking people and money, and working hard, so my brother had to help me with one or two, so I quickly asked my family to take the painting to the shop and sell it, and it was sold for 200,000 taels of silver, so I hurriedly sent it, the old brother is incompetent, and this is the family background, Brother Wang must not be too little, you must accept it. Speaking from kilometers, this is to support the construction of the imperial court, and from private speaking, we brothers must help those who should be helped. Yang Guangguang said "sincerely".

Wang Qiang looked grateful, gently patted Yang Guangguang's hand and said: "It is said that I have enough money on hand now, and I don't need this money originally, but it is rare for my brother to have this heart, yes, I will keep this money, and I will also remember this friendship, you can rest assured, I will let your brother take the money back with double the principal and interest in less than a year." ”

"No hurry, no hurry! Brother Wang, you can use this money for as long as you can. Yang Guangguang said.

Fan Hu held back beside him for a long time, and when he saw the conversation, he quickly interjected and said, "Lord Wang, Brother Wang, and I am here!" ”

"Oh? Brother Fan, please have something to say. Wang Qiang said.

"Alas!" Fan Hu sighed heavily and said: "At the beginning, the emperor ordered the issuance of national bonds, I thought that this was your brother's business, and your business was my business, so I had to do something, you know, I was running errands by the emperor's side, and I didn't have much oil and water, so I took out three thousand taels, how much is a meaning." I don't want to complain about this! ”

"Oh? Where do you start? Wang Qiang pretended to be surprised and asked.

"My colleagues knew about buying treasury bonds, and they blamed me together, they said that issuing treasury bonds is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, it is the emperor's will, and the important task of the court. Especially our commander Master Fang, who scolded me all over the place. You see, I don't have a face to see anyone in the Jinyi Guard Yamen now. Fan Hu said with a bitter face.

"Oh, Brother Fan, what's so difficult about this, if they are willing to buy treasury bonds, just buy it, Lord Wang is our own brother, this little favor should be able to help." Yang Guangguang blinked and looked at Wang Qiang and said.

"Shhh Wang Qiang smashed his mouth, knocked his hand on the table, and said in embarrassment: "I have already reported to the emperor the list of the first phase of the purchase of treasury bonds, and it will be a bit difficult to add so many people at once." ”

"Oh, brother, you have to help with this, I brought 180,000 taels of silver this time, and I won't tell you, there are 50,000 taels of our Lord Fang, if I take the money back, I really can't explain it." Fan Hu said eagerly.

"Otherwise, all this money will be counted on your head, Brother Fan, so that I can explain to the emperor, how about it?" Wang Qiang said.

"No problem! As long as you take the money, it's okay to count it on anyone's head. Fan Hu said with great joy.

Wang Qiang lowered his voice again and said mysteriously: "Two brothers, we are our own brothers, I will tell you the truth, this SAR market is a sure deal, those local tyrants and gentry in the south broke their heads and wanted to buy treasury bonds, I am not allowed here, why?" There are too many people who share the money, and our own collection will be less. I know that the two brothers are honest and don't have much money in their hands, in fact, as long as the two of you let out a little wind, detain the money of those local tyrants, and buy treasury bonds in your name, I will pay you a percentage of interest every month, and you will give them five cents, and the remaining five cents are earned by yourself, not for anything else, this money still has to be earned by your own brothers! ”

"Brother Wang's righteousness!"

"My own brother, I didn't say it!"

After talking about business, the three of them raised their glasses and drank happily.

In the next few days, there was an endless stream of visitors to the Tongzhou Special Economic Zone, all of whom came to Wang Qiang to increase the amount of treasury bonds. Qian Qianyi, a member of the Cabinet University, has always regarded Wang Qiang as his opponent, and he did not buy the treasury bonds issued by the Special Administrative Region at the beginning, but this time he also cheekily sent a housekeeper to send 100,000 taels of silver and a letter, in which he generously expressed his heart to serve the country with his fists, and he wanted to buy 100,000 taels of treasury bonds in vain, and Wang Qiang had no choice but to "bite the bullet" and accept them.