Chapter 41: Killing Three Birds with One Stone
Gu Junruo: "I wonder if Master Yue can think about how much silver he wants to donate at this time?" ”
Master Yue pondered.
Gu Junruo said: "I know that Yue Zengyao's three families are the top three in Yi County, and each of you wants to compete for the first place, if you can get the top position, this is a lifetime of glory, isn't Master Yue impressed?" ”
How could Master Yue not be impressed?
Why did he lend Han Mu such a large sum of money and grain, in order to cross the Zeng family and compete for the first place in this Yi County?
The prestige of the Zeng family has always been above the Yue family, but this time the Yue family and Han Mu cooperated, and the prestige in Yixian County has caught up, if they can be at the top of the list again at this time......
Master Yue's heart was surging, but his reason was still there, even if he borrowed it, Han Mu had to pay it back, but this was a donation, and he couldn't take out too much, so as not to hurt the Yue family's bones.
Master Yue looked at Yue Jinghe.
Yue Jinghe pondered for a moment and said, "We can donate 500,000 yuan." ”
Master Yue's heart ached, he thought for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, we will donate 500,000." ”
Gu Junruo looked at Han Mu who came over.
Han Mu felt that 500,000 was not much, and he had to donate so much with a wave of his hand, and when he opened his mouth, he remembered that their account was managed by Gu Junruo, so he asked, "How much can we come up with?" ”
Gu Junruo: "300,000 yuan." ”
"Then we'll add 300,000 dollars to you."
"No, add 200,000 yuan first," Gu Junruo said, "You have to keep it a secret, and then add the remaining 100,000 yuan when it's almost over." ”
Master Yue was puzzled, "Why does the county commander and Mrs. want to help me?" ”
Han Mu said: "Master Yue, this is called repaying the peach, when I borrowed money and grain from you, you lent it to me, and I naturally wanted to repay it." ”
Master Yue said: "I don't dare to say that I will return ......" After all, I have to pay it back.
He didn't know how to speak.
Gu Junruo said: "This is actually a matter of killing three birds with one stone, and it is not just to repay Master Yue. ”
She said: "The county order originally wanted to donate a sum of money to Yixian, but after all, he is a parent official, if he takes the lead in donating, he will inevitably be suspected of forced donation, and put the money in the name of the Yue family, so he will not have this concern; ”
"Second, the three of you are not convinced by each other, they all want to compete for the first place, the Zeng family and the Yao family know that you have a good relationship with the county order, and they will definitely inquire about the amount of your donation first, and when the time comes, people will naturally donate according to your amount, we will increase the price, but we will donate one and get three, and the last benefit is the people of Yixian County."
Gu Junruo said with a smile: "In the end, it's still the same sentence, we do this, it's just a peach in return, this is the good fruit of the Yue family." ”
Master Yue was in a happy mood when Gu Junruo said it, touched his beard and said with a smile: "Madame has praised it falsely, but my lord will invite me in the future, and my Yue family will not dare to disobey." ”
Master Yue happily pulled his son back to prepare the money.
Han Mu sent the person to the door, with a puzzled expression, "I mean the same thing as you, why is he embarrassed when he listens to me, and he is so happy after listening to you?" ”
Gu Junruo: "He thought you were going to repay the debts and not pay back the money and grain he borrowed." ”
Han Mu: "Am I that kind of person?" It's really a villain's heart. ”
Gu Junruo asked him, "Have you thought about how to repay your debts?" ”
"When the imperial court relief arrives......"
"Let's not talk about whether the court has given relief, even if there is, you can't use the money and food to return to Master Yue."
"Why?"
"The imperial history will impeach you, and the people will complain," Gu Junruo said: "You must know that the current situation in Yixian County is still very bad, if the imperial court can allocate relief funds, it must be used for the people, and it will be used to pay ......off debts."
Gu Junruo didn't finish speaking, but Han Mu just thought about it for a while and felt that it was inappropriate.
"Then how am I going to pay my debts?"
"Either we will transfer the debts of the yamen to us, or we will have to pay them off slowly with taxes in the next few years."
Han Mu regretted, "Although this debt is not small, I have money and can still afford it, but unfortunately this is not in the capital, but in Yixian." ”
Gu Junruo turned his head to look at him, "You, can you afford it?" ”
"That's nature."
"Don't you need the money from the Yong'an Hou Mansion?"
Han Mu: "Isn't it just a few thousand taels of silver, I can still afford it." ”
Yong'an Hou Mansion is so rich?
A single person can come up with so much cash.
"That...... You may not be able to afford it. A faint voice rang out.
The two of them turned their heads to look together, and saw He Ziyou smiling awkwardly at the two of them.
Han Mu's eyes widened, and he pointed at him and said, "You, you, you robbed me of my New Year's money?" ”
"It's not me, it's your father." He Ziyou said: "Not long after you left, Yong'an Hou Sizi was heartfelt, so he went to your room and sat down, and then ...... I found out the private money you hid, and I heard that he took it all, and he wanted to take care of the officialdom for you, so that you can live better in Yixian. ”
"Fart, what else do I need to do in Yixian?" Han Mu covered his heart and asked, "My golden horse, my silver plate, and the good-looking gold bills I have kept since I was a child, are all the silver bills?" ”
He Ziyou looked at him sympathetically, nodded and said, "Yes, the two boxes full of things are all gone." ”
Han Mu's eyes were red, it was something he had saved for more than ten years.
Gu Junruo couldn't help but comfort: "Don't worry, maybe Master Hou thinks that things are valuable and it's not safe to keep them in the house, so he keeps them for you for the time being." ”
"It can't be." Han Mu and He Ziyou spoke in unison.
Han Mu almost cried, he sat on the stone next to him, "You don't know my father, he doesn't have any other hobbies, just love money, collecting treasures and the like, those things are in his hands, and it's impossible to make him spit it out." ”
Gu Junruo breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Han Mu: "Isn't this better?" ”
She said: "Since Master Hou likes to collect treasures and money, he will definitely not be willing to spend these two boxes of things, and he will definitely save them." ”
"Since we have it, we will find a way to get it back when we return to the capital."
Han Mu's eyes lit up slightly, "Yes, as long as my father doesn't spend it, then it is possible to get it back." ”
Han Mu immediately got up from the stone, "I'm going to write a letter to my mother and ask her to find and hide these two boxes of money." ”
Gu Junruo saw him running away, and couldn't help muttering, "You still said that you want to use this money to pay off your debts......
Even his father is reluctant to give, so where is he willing to use it to pay off his debts?
He Ziyou smiled at Gu Junruo embarrassedly, and defended his friend: "He is inheriting the character of the Hou Ye, and he loves to hide his own things since he was a child, and he cherishes them very much. ”
In that case, he can't be asked for money to pay off his debts.
Gu Junruo lowered his eyes and began to think about the way to make money.
Han Muyang wrote a very thick letter, feeling that since he had mentioned money, he would borrow a sum of money from his mother by the way, and pay off the Yue family's debts first.
And the Zeng family and the Yao family, who were staring at the county government, just learned that Master Yue had left the county government with a happy face.
Master Yao was very worried, and used the most sinister heart to figure out the other party, "Should they not cheat and falsely report the number of donations, so that the Yue family has to be ranked first, right?" ”