The three of them paid back the money directly

Author: Dongchen Yuanxiu

The three of them paid back the money directly

Beijing,

Xiangyang Houfu.

Bai Guangju saw the opportunity and said to Lao San;

"What you said makes sense. Lao San, come back and gather the servants and the guards of the Hou Mansion. Take more people and go together. We will go straight to the household department after leaving the gate of the Hou Mansion. You are not allowed to stop on the way. Of course, the flag of the Xiangyang Hou Mansion must be given to me.

Show it."

"Yes, brother. I'll go get ready right now."

After Bai Guangju finished explaining, he watched the third child go out. He also thought about it secretly to see where else there were mistakes. Basically, there were no mistakes. It was the simplest place where the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent money, but something went wrong. Behind this would be

Who would take action? A nobleman, a civil servant, or the former prince. Thinking of this, Bai Guangju was suddenly shocked.

It is really possible that the residence of Luoyun Hou Zhang Jinyu is not the former prince's residence. Is the former prince alive or dead? Hiss, I can't think about it anymore. This is not something that my little prince can get involved in.

, shook his head, sat down and drank a cup of tea, closed his eyes and rested his mind, waiting for news about the stalker before leaving.

At the end of this play, although the stage looks a little cracked, we must hold on.

Not long after, the third child ran in and brought good news;

"Brother, you are so amazing. The people following you said that the convoy has entered Luoyunhou's mansion, and the number of people in the convoy has also increased. However, there is a lot of blood on it, and the leader Qianhu is also injured. What should I do next, brother?"

When Bai Guangju heard Lao San's words, he suddenly opened his eyes and said;

"Okay, we are just waiting for this news. The third brother showed his flag and set off with me immediately. Today, besides the Luoyun Marquis' Mansion, it is our Xiangyang Marquis' Mansion. I think the internal ministers are all impatient. Remember to take a detour."

"Yes, brother, I understand."

The main gate of the Marquis of Xiangyang's Mansion was wide open. The Marquis of Xiangyang also rode a tall horse and took the lead, followed by a large group of servants and guards escorting 5 carriages straight to the household department. Of course, they detoured south to avoid the scene of the accident.

The banner of San personally controlling the Hou Mansion followed closely behind, attracting the attention of a large number of people. The spies running around in the city were also attracted involuntarily.

The teahouses and restaurants on the roadside are also talking about the major events that happened in the capital just now. It is said that some people dare to rob the official money of the imperial court. They are really brave.

Just in a teahouse at the intersection

"Guess what happened in the end? There were corpses everywhere."

"Ah, I know that. I heard that if the reinforcements hadn't arrived, the robbers would have almost succeeded."

"What kind of robbers are there? I heard they are from the Taiping Religion. Those people are really fierce."

"Hey, why is this world so chaotic? Hey, why do you think there is still a convoy coming? What is the situation today?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the teahouse looked towards the Xiangyang Hou Mansion convoy. When the people in the Hou Mansion saw so many people looking over, they all stared at them, holding their weapons tightly in their hands, for fear that the robbers would come again.

Come out once.

The third child also had a sudden thought in his heart, no way.

"Brother, look over there."

The third brother pointed to the teahouse, and Bai Guangju took a look. They were all ordinary people. There were no calluses on their hands and no murderous look in their eyes. They were certainly not robbers.

"Don't be nervous, you are not a killer, the convoy will speed up."

"Yes, brother, follow up and speed up."

The motorcade obviously sped up and no one spoke, and the atmosphere was very depressing.

The convoy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was led by the prince to return to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for filing. The convoy of the Marquis of Xiangyang went straight to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was frightening along the way. When it finally arrived at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was stopped by the Forbidden Army. The entire vehicle was inspected. The leader

When the Imperial Guard asked the Marquis why he came here, Bai Guangju simply said that he came to the Ministry of Revenue to repay the money, and the Imperial Guard was stunned for a moment.

After all, I have only seen people who came here to borrow money before, but where have I seen people who came here to pay back money?

"Master Marquis, are you sure you are here to repay the money, not to borrow it?"

"I'm sure you're here to repay the money. This has always been the case for borrowing and repaying money. Why is there something wrong?"

"That's not true, but the people you brought can only stay outside, and our Forbidden Army brothers will escort you, Lord Marquis."

"Yes, it's hard work."

"The duty lies."

"Have you finished checking?"

"Go back to the captain and check it out. It's all in cash, a lot."

"Okay, the first team will take over the convoy and go to the household department with the Marquis, and the others will stay outside."

"Yes, Captain."

Bai Guangju followed the imperial army to escort the silver to the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Dai Quan's seat at the Ministry of Household Affairs was quite stable. People from the Imperial City Department had already come to report that the affairs of the Luoyun Marquis Mansion had been completed. The Xiangyang Marquis Mansion was also on the way, but the robbers did not leave anyone alive, so Dai Quan

I was very dissatisfied. With so many people killed and injured, it was just useless. Fortunately, I knew it was the Taiping Cult who did it. Otherwise, how could I report it to the emperor?

Where did the Taiping Sect come from? Just as I was thinking about it, I was disturbed by a voice.

"Having met the Prime Minister, Bai Guang is very polite in this room."

Dai Quan, who came back to his senses, was also smiling;

"Oh, my Lord, you really dare to come, and you are not afraid of the instability outside."

"Interior Minister, you are not able to capture those thieves. Your subordinates are also trying to cheer you up, so I have to come."

"It's you, the Marquis of Xiangyang, who has such a good mouth. Mr. Shen, you've got your work cut out for you."

Only then did Shen Zhongxin understand that Prime Minister Dai was waiting for the Marquis of Xiangyang.

"Dai Xiang, what does this mean?"

"Here comes the person to pay back the money."

"Ah, really?"

Shen Zhongxin naturally couldn't believe it.

Bai Guangju saw the disbelief on the face of Shen Zhongxin, the Minister of Household Affairs, and answered;

"Of course it's true, Minister Shen. This is the IOU from the Marquis of Xiangyang over the years. The total loan amount is 1.5 million taels. It has been a long time, about 20 years. After including the interest of 900,000 taels, the total principal and interest is about 2.4 million.

Two taels of silver, but the Marquis Mansion doesn’t have that much cash. This time I only brought 200,000 taels of cash and 1.8 million taels of silver notes. How do you think you will settle the bill?"

Bai Guangju has already calculated the interest very well. Now it depends on how the Account Department settles the accounts with him. He cannot be the first one to come and there will be no benefits and the risk is so high.

Shen Zhongxin also took the IOU and carefully checked that it was approved by the Ministry of Household Affairs in that year. There were indeed so many of them, some were small loans of tens of thousands taels, and some were large loans of hundreds of thousands taels. It added up to a lot, and so was he.

It was the first time I saw someone repaying a loan. How could this be calculated? Thinking of this, I turned my head to Dai Quan, the calm and leisurely manager.

"Inner Minister, this is the first time that I have met someone who came to the Ministry of Revenue to pay back the money. You see how it is calculated. Although there is interest, the amount is too large. Secondly, the Marquis of Xiangyang is also the first to pay back the money. This is

Not under care."

"Well, it must be taken care of. The Marquis of Xiangyang is sensible. He took such a big risk to come here today. His loyalty and courage are commendable. The Za family will report the truth to the emperor. Don't worry, the Marquis of Xiangyang will not let you suffer.

"

"Thank you, Prime Minister, and thank you, Minister Shen. This is also the apology of the Marquis of Xiangyang. This has been borrowing and repaying since ancient times. For such a long time, the Marquis has only borrowed and never repaid. It really doesn't make sense. Mr. Dai, you can do whatever you like. Come on, this junior will definitely cooperate with me."

"Look, Mr. Shen, you are so good at talking and listening to me. You speak well. If you borrow something, you will repay it. You can only borrow without wanting to pay it back. Besides, the imperial court has not treated your nobles badly. Now the imperial court wants to use the money. , you should pay back some, but if you don’t have money, let’s talk about it. Those who have money but still don’t pay back, have a different intention in their hearts.”

"The Prime Minister's words are serious. It's right to pay back the money. It's right. How do you calculate it today?"

The Marquis of Xiangyang quickly tried to change the subject, but there was no way he could answer the conversation.

After hearing this, Shen Zhongxin quickly comforted him and said,

"Interior Minister, I mean how to reduce the interest?"

Shen Zhongxin knows that not only Xungui is good at borrowing money, but also there are many civil servants. He has also borrowed 300,000 taels of silver one after another. It has been almost 8 years. It seems that he has arranged things well today. Let's see how to borrow. How can I repay the law? It’s easy for me to deal with it myself.

When Dai Quan saw that the two had changed the subject, he didn't feel embarrassed for them, knowing that there were some difficulties;

"The first person to repay the money will only pay half of the interest, the second person to repay the money will have to pay 60% of the interest, the third person to repay the money will have to pay 70% of the interest, and after excluding these three people, the remaining ten people will have to pay 80% of the interest. , the rest are all 90%.”

"Thank you, Prime Minister, thank you, Prime Minister,"

The Marquis of Xiangyang looked happy, thinking that he only had to pay back 1.95 million taels, and there was still a balance of the silver he brought, which was great.

"Waiting for the Marquis of Xiangyang, there is still more, I will be happy next."

Dai Quan is ready to reward him. This boy has eyes and courage. He has a successor in the Xiangyang Marquis Mansion.
Chapter completed!