Facts have proved that Zou Chang, the city lord of Linshi City, is still very business-minded.

Under his planning, Linshicheng opened up a trade route to the southern part of Xifeng Province, and since then, Linshicheng's commercial contacts have become frequent, bringing double benefits to Linshicheng.

In contrast, because of the emergence of the Dragon Club, the development of the surrounding area of Star City has been driven, which has seriously affected the trade channels of Xifeng Province dominated by Jincheng.

In other words, for Linshi City, this winding mountain road built on the top of the Xifeng Mountain Range rescued the commercial trade that was about to stagnate in Xifeng Province to a certain extent.

This is also why, even when the provincial finances are not in a good situation, the Governor's Mansion of Xifeng Province still allocates a full 200,000 gold coins to Linshi City for them to use to build a mountain road.

Now that the Dragon Society's impact on the province has gradually faded, the trade routes controlled by the governor's palace of the province have gradually resumed their former trade, and Linshi City has become one of the trade hubs connecting the province to the south.

For Linshi City, this is a very rare thing, and this is a decision made by the city lord Zou Chang when he first took office, which made Zou Chang's prestige in Linshi City skyrocket-this is why His Majesty Xingheng and Li Siming specially instructed Ren Tianxiang not to startle the snake.

However, what the real situation of the matter was back then remains to be discussed, but no matter what, this winding mountain road will become the object of Ren Tianxiang's key investigation.

After calculating the huge expenditure of 300,000 gold coins, Ren Tianxiang pursed his lips and asked Wang Hongyu:

"Can you tell me about the 300,000 yuan?"

"Well, that's how it was. After Zou Chang made the decision to build a mountain road, he applied for a grant from the Governor's Office of Xifeng Province.

"The plan made in his plan is very good, and under such circumstances, the Governor's Mansion of Xifeng Province also passed his bill as soon as possible, and handed over the 200,000 financial allocation to the Linshi City Lord's Mansion headed by Zou Chang in a very short time.

The engineering team formed by Zou Chang also started construction immediately after receiving the grant, but after the construction of this winding mountain road for a year, the 200,000 yuan of the appropriation was all used up, but the road was still one-third not completed, so Zou Chang applied to the governor's palace for funding.

"But at that time, Xifeng Province happened to be the most dull year for commercial trade, and the tax revenue of the entire province that year was only more than 10 million gold coins, most of which had to be handed over to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the Governor's Mansion really had no money to build a mountain road for Linshi City.

And it just so happened that during that time, the gold shop system brought by the Dragon Club was popular all over the country, and Jincheng also opened branches of gold shops, and these gold shops hoped to issue large loans to the outside world in order to vigorously promote their business. ”

"So Zou Chang took a fancy to the loan business of the gold shop without the next financial allocation?"

"Yes, Zou Chang applied for a loan from the gold shop in the name of the City Lord's Mansion of Linshi City, and the loan amount was 100,000 gold coins. ”

Regarding the construction of the mountain road in Linshi City, because it is of great significance, there are corresponding records in the Prime Minister's Mansion in Star City, from the establishment of the project to the completion of the construction, the Prime Minister's Mansion has been recorded one by one.

It can be said that in addition to the complete reports all under the management of Lin Shicheng himself, the Prime Minister's Mansion has included all the information about this matter.

But Ren Tianxiang still instinctively felt that something was wrong - Zou Chang, as the city lord of Linshi City, actually went to borrow money from the gold shop...... Linshi City is all from the Star Emperor Kingdom, what kind of loan does he take?

There were some doubts in his heart, so Ren Tianxiang asked Wang Hongyu this question.

And the answer to this question should also be recorded in the Prime Minister's Mansion, so Wang Hongyu almost didn't think too much about it, and immediately replied:

"Because the gold shop was first set up at that time, it required a large amount of capital flow, so when Zou Chang took out a loan in the name of Linshicheng, they did not ask Zou Chang to use the collateral. In other words, that loan is completely pure credit unsecured loan, and this credit loan still uses the credit of the Star Imperial Court. ”

"Pure credit unsecured loan ......" Ren Tianxiang frowned slightly, as if he was a little aware.

Generally speaking, gold shops will not lend money to anyone for nothing, they need a certain amount of collateral from the other party, and the value of the collateral is generally similar to the loan amount. Only in this way can the gold shop ensure that the lender's loss is minimized after the lender loses its ability to repay.

However, pure credit unsecured loans are different, such loans do not require any collateral, and rely entirely on the trust of the gold shop to the lender for loans. It's just that such cases are rare, after all, the gold shop basically does not put itself in such a dangerous situation.

On behalf of Linshicheng, Zou Chang made a pure credit unsecured loan to Jincheng Jinpu, borrowing the name of the imperial court of the Star Emperor State, and it can be understood that at that time, the Dragon Club had just established diplomatic relations with the Star Emperor State, and the gold shop urgently needed a lot of business to enrich the books, so as to prove the correctness of the gold shop system to the Star Emperor State.

Over the years, the annual tax revenue of the gold shop system jointly established by the Dragon Society and the Imperial Court of the Star Emperor Kingdom has reached 6.7 billion gold coins, which even far exceeds the trade tax reached by the capital of the Star Emperor in that year.

There is no doubt that the appearance of the gold shop has given Zou Chang a very timely help, if there is no loan from the gold shop, the winding mountain road will become an unfinished project, and the finances of the entire Xifeng Province will also be greatly affected.

But in any case, the pure credit unsecured loan that the gold shop lent to Linshi City for 100,000 gold coins is a violation of the operation.

"Indeed, if it is a pure credit unsecured loan, it is even more important to check it carefully. Ren Tianxiang nodded, and immediately decided on the plan to go to Linshi City next.

He also knew that such a pure credit unsecured loan was a special circumstance at the time, and could not be a reason for investigation in the strict sense.

But Ren Tianxiang has no choice, time is pressing, and the information he has now is only this, if he doesn't prepare in advance, it will be bad if he arrives in Linshi City.

"What else, is there anything unusual about Zou Chang?"

"Yes, of course. Wang Hongyu nodded, and then said, "According to the information we have, after Zou Chang presided over the construction of the winding mountain road, his wife's brother established a chamber of commerce in Linshi City. The most important thing is that everyone in the city knows that this is Zou Chang's industry. ”

"Doing business for the government. ”

Ren Tianxiang gave a very accurate evaluation. Zou Chang's behavior is to do business for officials, and it is very likely that he is using his identity as the city lord of Linshi City to protect his family.

Although the Star Emperor did not regulate such behavior, as long as the officials engaged in business did not use their power to do their own convenience, the imperial court would not care.

But now that we want to investigate Zou Chang, this point also needs to be firmly grasped, and maybe there will be some breakthrough points.

"Let's start with these two points. Ren Tianxiang nodded at Wang Hongyu and said, "I also have a general understanding of the situation, and for the rest, I think the inspector team that stayed in Jincheng will be clearer." ”

"Yes, Lord Ren. Wang Hongyu lowered his head and saluted Ren Tianxiang, and then filled the footsteps of horses, one position behind Ren Tianxiang, and walked side by side with his younger brother Wang Yixian.

In the distance, the shadow of Mian Shicheng, the capital of Weidu Province, was already faintly visible, and there were many pedestrians on the official road they walked.

Speaking of Mian Shi City, in fact, Ren Tianxiang still has a little impression, if he remembers correctly, when they participated in the academy competition in Hongyi City a year ago, they met the representative team of Mian Shi Academy in Mian Shi City.

However, the combat effectiveness of the Mian Poetry Academy team is really a little weak, and the entire team was easily solved by Xing Lingluo and Ren Tianxiang, and it is difficult to leave any impression on others.

Besides, this crown poetry city is actually an important commercial hub in the south of the Star Emperor Kingdom.

As we all know, the division of provinces in the south of the Star Emperor is different from that in the north of the Star Empire. There are more than forty provinces in the Star Emperor Kingdom, and even if the provinces south of Star City are added, there are only a few eight, and the rest of the provinces are all north of Star City.

And because of its proximity to the central provinces, Mian Shi Cheng undertook the goods that were transported from Nanhuang Town to the three provinces further south.

Under this trend, the economy of the city is very developed, and the dazzling array of goods has almost become a symbol of the city.

It is worth mentioning that the Crown Poetry City was officially built after the founding of the Star Emperor State, and was originally established to serve as an important node of the Sky Shifting Star Array.

It's just that when the city was established at that time, it was indeed taken into account its superior geographical location, so the gates on all sides of the city were very large, and each city wall had three gates that were nine meters high and six meters wide.

And it turns out that the considerations of the year are indeed in line with the current situation, and even when the trade of the city is at its most prosperous, its gates have not been seriously blocked.

Without much effort, Ren Tianxiang and they had already arrived in Mian Shi City, and it was already noon at this time, Ren Tianxiang decided to find a random wine shop in Mian Shi City to stop for a meal and rest by the way.

Compared with the cuisine in the north of the Star Empire, the cuisine in the south of the Star Emperor seems to be more spicy and other flavors.

The southern part of the Xu Shixing Empire is affected by the humidity of the sea, and the climate is relatively humid, so you must eat some hot food, otherwise you may suffer from diseases such as rheumatism.

In Mian Shicheng, although there have been some withdrawals of such customs, they are still not too obvious - for Ren Tianxiang, who liked to eat hot pot in Yuzhou and Shuzhou in China when he was a child, these dishes are all pediatrics.

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