Ye Zhenzhen followed Cui Weizhen's advice and patiently waited for the news in the house. She didn't have to wait long when news came from Xu Zhiming that the scammer had taken the bait.
Xu Zhiming was approached while buying books at a bookstore.
Recently, the bookstore has acquired a lot of new books. One of them, "Selected Poems", is highly sought after by scholars. The book collects poems and songs that have been highly praised in the literary world since the Zhou Dynasty, and also includes comments and comments from famous Confucian scholars.
The analysis and its high value caused a sensation among the literati.
Xu Zhiming also learned about the reputation of "Selected Poems" through intentional or unintentional reminders from people around him. Although he received financial support from Baishan Hall and could draw extra money to buy books, he used it wisely, unless there was an unavoidable situation.
I only spend money on buying books in the next few days, and other times I get new books by copying them.
Of course, this is also the choice that most poor scholars have.
On this day, Xu Zhiming went to the bookstore to inquire about new books. Because he often copied books and bought books, the bookstore manager was familiar with him and greeted him as soon as they met: "Xu Langjun, a new book "Poetry" was recently published.
"Selection" was very popular among scholars, and Luoyang paper became expensive for a while. You are our old customer. If you want to buy it, we only charge you one tael of silver."
Xu Zhiming was cash-strapped and smiled in embarrassment: "Shopkeeper Lin, I don't have much money this month. I'm willing to pay for it by copying books. I wonder what Shopkeeper Lin wants?"
As a poor person, Xu Zhiming's expression of embarrassment was so familiar that shopkeeper Lin didn't think there was anything wrong, and showed a look of embarrassment on his face: "Mr. Xu doesn't know something. My boss's money has been hard to circulate recently and he is in urgent need of money."
The cash is used for turnover, and I have been explicitly prohibited from copying books to make up for it. I really can't make the decision. Especially the book "Selected Poems" is the main recommendation of the bookstore. The copyist in the bureau has already copied a lot of copies, so there is really no shortage.
Read the book."
"Then it won't work if I copy other books?" Xu Zhiming asked again.
Shopkeeper Lin shook his head, with a different meaning in his eyes: "Xu Langjun, you and I are old acquaintances. Before you got funding from the court, I helped you a lot and let you pick up some copies of books.
I have to work to support my family. Now that my boss is in crisis, I don’t expect you to be of any help. I just hope you can help the business so that we can earn some small profits."
Although it was just a simple sentence, Xu Zhiming's face turned red with embarrassment. People around him kept looking at him and pointing, as if they were discussing his ingratitude.
If Xu Zhiming were a later generation, he would definitely know that this was "moral kidnapping." Although he didn't know the term at this time, he also felt the dilemma.
Xu Zhiming was secretly frightened. If he had no knowledge of the truth of the matter, he would definitely not be able to withstand such psychological condemnation and pressure, and finally fell into the other party's trap as he wished.
But today he is here to take advantage of it.
Therefore, he acted as his true self, looking at Shopkeeper Lin in embarrassment and embarrassment: "Thanks to the kindness of my boss, now that my boss is in trouble, I am naturally willing to help. However, I am short of money, and I really have more than I can afford."
Shopkeeper Lin's eyes flashed with joy, but he could keep his expression steady and said pretending to be confused: "Can't you apply to Baishan Hall for money to buy books? You and I are already old acquaintances, I can write you a note first,
You just need to take the note to get the money, and then come to the bookstore to pay the money and buy the books."
It was a cold day, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on Xu Zhiming's back, and his face was unconsciously pale with a hint of fear, which attracted the suspicious gaze of shopkeeper Lin: "Xu Langjun, what's wrong with you? You don't feel well.
?”
Xu Zhiming shook his head, quickly adjusted his mentality, and lied stammeringly: "No, no, it's just that the money needs to be repaid in the future. I already owe the court a lot of money, but it's not easy to do it again and again.
And the three places borrowed money from the imperial court."
Shopkeeper Lin laughed and secretly thought that he was too worried. Xu Zhiming was simple and easy to bully, and he had no knowledge. It was normal to be frightened by debts.
He no longer doubted, but smiled and comforted: "On the issue of credit, Xu Langjun does not have as much say as us businessmen. When our boss's money is not available, he often borrows a sum of money from the bank. In the future,
Wait until the money is returned, and then return the interest and principal to the banker. This may seem like a loss of interest, but it is not the case, because with the circulating money, the owner can use it to do business, and the money earned in the process has been far away.
It’s more than the interest paid back. The owner makes money, and the bank makes interest. To put it bluntly, it’s a win-win situation.”
Xu Zhiming's expression relaxed, but he still hesitated a little, and said: "It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous. The emperor used the money from the treasury to help the scholars in the world, and the scholars used their true talents to learn from the imperial court. How can this be compared with the business experience?"
Shopkeeper Lin clasped his fists in the direction of the palace, but still insisted on his point of view: "You are borrowing money on credit to buy books now, and you are improving yourself. If you become a Jinshi in the future and serve as an official in the court, you will not only have the salary to repay the money you owe, but you can also serve the court.
, Isn’t this a win-win situation? I don’t have good eyesight, so my words are inevitably a bit vulgar. But my words are rough and rational. Does it mean that Xu Langjun feels that he will accomplish nothing in the future and will not be able to repay the money he owes? "
How is this possible!
Not to mention Xu Zhiming, all the scholars felt that they would be able to become famous and rich with their talents in the future. Wouldn't it be easy to repay the money owed to the court by then?
Yes, they are so confident.
Xu Zhiming seemed to be infected by the vision of the future, and his wavering attitude finally became firm: "What Shopkeeper Lin said is absolutely true. It's just that I have to study in the academy on weekdays, and I only have time on holidays, so there is not enough time in one day."
It’s a bit difficult to apply for money to purchase books.”
Shopkeeper Lin smiled: "What's so difficult about this? What Xu Langjun didn't know is that many scholars have the same problems as you, so special brokers came into being. They only need a very low broker fee.
I can handle all the procedures for you, and I don’t know how much effort it will save you. I happen to know someone in this field, and if Mr. Xu needs it, I can introduce him to you."
It’s finally here!
Xu Zhiming's heart was pounding, and he clenched the hand in his sleeve tightly, pretending to be surprised and asked: "Really? That's great! In the past, I asked for leave to go through the formalities, and the master was very unhappy. If so,
It would be great if a reliable middleman can help. Shopkeeper Lin, who is the middleman’s name? Where does he live? I’ll go find him right now!”
Shopkeeper Lin said: "Xu Langjun's time is precious, how can I let you come to find someone in person? I just want to send a message to him and let him find Langjun in person."
Xu Zhiming was stunned for a moment, looking somewhere calmly, then quickly turned around and said: "That's fine, if I'd like to bother Shopkeeper Lin, I'll just wait for the good news."
"You're welcome."
The smile on Shopkeeper Lin's face was attentive and eager, but it made Xu Zhiming break into a cold sweat for no reason.
It’s true that you know people and faces but don’t know their hearts.
[The author has something to say]
I read the news a while ago and saw that the desks of fraud gangs are filled with psychology books, so they understand the psychology of the people being deceived and can overcome the other party's psychological defenses step by step to achieve their goals. Scammers are well-educated, which is scary.