Chapter 404: The Business of the Money Bank

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The palace is still the same palace, and after the emperor's court meeting ended, he summoned Chen Xu and Sai Huatuo in Renshou Palace. レレ

Renshou Palace is located in the Great Inner West Palace, which is the residence of the Queen Mother. Empress Dowager Zhang's health has not been very good since she opened her lips this year, she was seriously ill in early winter, this disease made her vitality hurt, her body was good and bad, she was cold at night a while ago, and her condition was so bedridden that she took the medicine of the imperial doctor, and her condition did not improve, especially in the past few days, her mind was not clear, and this state can be described by a modern word - dying.

The great eunuch Cao Jixiang, not only in charge of ceremonial supervision, but also in charge of the Beijing camp, not long ago the auxiliary state prince let Xian, he recommended himself to the emperor Xià to receive the Dongchang factory Gong, the military and political Daquan grasped, can be described as a hot character, of course there is a ** villain around him.

The Queen Mother was seriously ill, and the warlock under her door asserted that the Queen Mother's life was approaching, just because there was surplus food, and the surplus food was not exhausted, and the Queen Mother's life was worry-free, but her condition should improve, unless she prayed for blessings and longevity. However, this is against the sky, it is very dangerous, there is no one in the hundredth of successes, for the queen mother's happiness and well-being, he is willing to give it a try, although his liver and brain are smeared, he will not give up.

Of course, Chen Xu and Sai Huatuo didn't hear these impassioned words, and the orthodox emperor didn't put on a show, he said: "Please ask Mr. to diagnose the pulse of the queen mother." ”

The orthodox emperor has a strange affinity, and with Chen Xu's mind and experience, he can't help but have a good impression.

"Come, give me a seat!"

Sai Huatuo was not polite, he sat on the side of the Queen Mother's sickbed with a golden knife, and at this time, a palace maid had already sent the Queen Mother's wrist to him. The so-called suspensory wire diagnosis pulse, this is pure nonsense, at least he Saihuatuo will not.

Chen Xu and the orthodox emperor watched quietly, the former had longed for this despicable evil woman to return to the West as soon as possible, and at this moment, looking at this wrinkled old woman on the sickbed, he couldn't tell whether it was pitiful or hateful; The latter's relationship with his mother has never been close, and there have been ups and downs over the years, and there have even been many estrangements. His mother is critically ill, and he can't talk about being sad, but he doesn't curse his mother to get up early and seek medical advice, but he just does what a son should do.

"Your Majesty," said Saihuatuo, standing up, and after saluting, he continued, "I beg your pardon for saying a great disrespectful remark, birth, old age, sickness and death are the only way for everyone. The Queen Mother is old and her body is failing, and it can be reversed by non-medicinal stones, and her majesty is forgiven. ”

The orthodox emperor is not surprised, the imperial doctor in the palace may not be as famous as Saihuatuo, but they are all masters of the apricot forest, and they also unanimously agree that the queen mother's limit is approaching, as for the so-called blessing and longevity, although it cannot be done. But there's nothing to lose!

Despite this, he still left a prescription for conditioning, and the emperor gave him a customary reward and sent Saihuatuo out of the palace.

The orthodox emperor set up the imperial study, and he talked to Chen Xu alone.

"Chen Aiqing. Well done! The orthodox emperor retreated from everyone, even the celebrant eunuch Cao was no exception, and then said straight to the point. Chen Xu knew that the emperor was referring to Qiuxia Temple, and he didn't take credit. only said, "Your Majesty, the criminal minister is also a fluke." Qiuxia Temple has lost the hearts of the people, and it is only a matter of time before everyone betrays their relatives and leaves, and it is only a matter of time before they fall. ”

"Why should Aiqing be humble?" The orthodox emperor looked at Chen Xu, "Qing has saved my life, and saved the country in danger, and now I have solved my biggest trouble without blood, I will be rewarded for my merits. ”

The orthodox emperor's words were heartfelt, but Chen Xu heard a hint of unusualness, what is a Qing but a request? However, Chen Xu is not surprised, it is easy to commit the emperor's taboo if the credit is too great, which is also human nature.

In fact, since the emperor reused Cao Jixiang, snubbed Yang Yunrui, and allowed Shi Heng to fight for power and profit, he knew that the emperor was already jealous. Chen Xu didn't hesitate at all, he said, "Your Majesty, the sin minister has wandered the rivers and lakes in the past few years, and what he misses most is love and family affection. ”

Chen Xu obviously sensed that the orthodox emperor was relieved, and he said, "I have already promised to marry, this is what you deserve, if I want to fool my hero Ai Jiang with this kind of thing, won't I laugh off the big teeth of the world?" I want to reward you with high-ranking officials, in the past, when I was outside the plug, I promised Aiqing a lifetime of glory and wealth, and this sentence is still valid today. ”

Chen Xu first thanked Emperor Longen, and then he shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to be an official, the minister and those Qingliu scribes can't pee in the same pot, especially recently they actually blamed Fang Hong's death on the minister's head, they don't know how to curse in their hearts, the minister still doesn't touch that brow." ”

The emperor was a little speechless, if it weren't for you, how could Fang Hong be so lightly killed? However, it is not a bad thing for the emperor for his subordinates to attack each other, and he is happy to see it happen.

"But when it comes to making money, the minister wants to make a big sale with His Majesty."

Chen Xu once mentioned it in a secret letter to the emperor, but orthodoxy didn't pay much attention to it, after all, business is a cheap business, and he cares more about politics.

"Your Majesty, about the matter of Qian Zhuang, the minister has something to ask for." There are countless Great Yan Qian Zhuang, and the orthodox emperor does not know what is at stake, so he said casually, "You say, I can promise to be as satisfied with you as possible." ”

"The minister only hopes that the contempt money village can be certified by the imperial court, do business, and have a reputation first, what is more secure than the imperial court?" Chen Xu complimented the orthodox emperor without a trace, and he continued, "In business, of course, the credit of the imperial court cannot be used in vain, and the ministers are willing to share the worries of His Majesty. ”

The orthodox emperor understood what Chen Xu meant, he was just afraid that his credibility was not enough, and he wanted to pull the banner of the imperial court to make a tiger skin, from his point of view, although this move may cause criticism, it is by no means a big deal.

"First, the minister knows that the financial situation of the imperial court is not optimistic, and if the imperial court is in urgent need of money, the minister's money bank can also provide a certain amount of loans to the imperial court." Chen Xu glanced at the orthodox emperor, and he added, "These loans do not have to be repaid, and only a certain amount of interest needs to be paid every year. ”

The orthodox emperor was stunned, and the financial gap of the imperial court was often millions of taels of silver, although the principal of the money bank prepared by Chen Xu would not be too small, but it was only a drop in the bucket for the imperial court; Chen Xu can have this kind of thought, he is really moved in his heart, he is not greedy for power and thinks of sharing worries for the country, isn't such a loyal minister the hope of Dayan Zhongxing? The orthodox emperor made up his mind that the title of Duke of Yasukuni was still his, although he was not appointed to a permanent position, it was not a matter of words when the imperial court needed him?

"However, for the normal operation of the bank, if the imperial court wants to borrow, it also needs to use the imperial court's taxes in the next year as collateral."

The orthodox emperor knew that borrowing not only needed a mortgage but also a guarantor, Chen Xu's words were understandable, and of course he would not really reach out to his small bank, otherwise it would really be "clever and robbing".

The "one" in Chen Xu's mouth had already moved the emperor, and he didn't expect him to have "the second".

"Your Majesty, Wechen has been to many places in the past few years, and he has dealt with the people at the bottom of the society, and he has some understanding of their living conditions. In fact, the people farming is to rely on the sky to eat, or drought or flooding, in a disaster year, the grain is not harvested is really common, the grain no harvest means that the green and yellow are not received, in order to fill their stomachs, they have to choose to borrow usury, and the collateral of the loan is the field. But they did not realize that even if it was a good year, the harvest would not be enough to pay the high interest, and when the sale of their sons and daughters was not enough to pay off their debts, they had to sell their land and thus become tenant farmers completely. ”

"Most of those who can afford to lend money are landlords and gentry, and they either have fame or the support of the bureaucracy in the DPRK and China, and they do not need to pay taxes according to the convention, and it is precisely because of this that the tax revenue of the imperial court is getting less and less year by year, which also forms a vicious circle."

The orthodox emperor's expression gradually became solemn, he had already heard of the phenomenon of land annexation in China, and wanted to belittle Qin Zheng, the imperial history of the left capital, and the secret decree he gave him was to ask him to thoroughly investigate the issue of land annexation.

Clinker, Qin Zheng was killed as soon as he left the capital, and it was at this time that the emperor realized that this Gu could not be opened casually, even if he was the emperor.

"Aiqing has a way to deal with it?"

The orthodox emperor asked in a deep voice, he had expectations and worries, if this matter could be achieved, the prosperous era would not be far away; If this cannot be done, the imperial court may be really dangerous.

"Your Majesty, this is exactly the original intention of Weichen to open a money bank, one of the important businesses of the money bank is to provide loans to the people who are not in need, and the annual interest rate will never exceed one or five."

The annual interest rate is five percent, and the usury is less than one-tenth, which is the rhythm of doing business? It's just giving up money. The orthodox emperor was moved and a little lost, how many people in Dayan were tens of millions? How many people can Chen Xu's money bank help?

Besides, according to his method, it would be good if this money bank could last for a month......)