Chapter 551 Can a gift of two million silver dollars knock Zhou Guolao away?
"Master Zhou invited me to a private banquet?" When Zheng Hongkui was suffering from no chance to establish a private line with Zhou Yanru, Lao Zhou's secretary actually took the initiative to come to the door and sent an invitation, saying that Lao Zhou wanted to invite him in the evening.
Attending a private banquet. Zheng Hongkui was a little stunned when he heard this.
"Yes, Lord Sikong has officially invited General Zheng to the banquet. If the general attends the appointment, please reply to me so that I can make arrangements."
"No need to bother the Secretary-General. I would like to thank Lord Sikong for your hospitality. I will definitely attend the banquet on time."
The long-awaited opportunity finally came, what else could Zheng Hongkui have to say no? It didn't matter if Zhou Yanru's intentions were not clear, as long as the private contact was opened, other problems could be easily solved.
With an uneasy mood, Zheng Hongkui arrived early at the place where Zhou Yanru was hosting the banquet. Under the guidance of the person in charge of reception, he walked into the main banquet hall. As a result, he found that except Zhou Yanru and the service staff responsible for setting up the banquet, there was no one else inside.
Any idle person. This private banquet was a bit too private. He originally thought that this was a small exchange meeting with several relevant negotiators and bureaucrats in the name of a private banquet.
"Shengyi, hurry up and take a seat. You and I are just the two of you today, so don't be too reserved." Seeing Zheng Hongkui entering, Zhou Yanru hurriedly invited him to take a seat.
"Master Sikong is so kind, General Sin is truly honored."
"If I remember correctly, Shengyi participated in the imperial martial arts examination and had a martial arts background, right? According to current terms, you should be almost the same as a graduate of a military academy. In other words, you should have been a member of the imperial court's military affairs
A pillar of strength."
"Master Sikong's words will make the guilty person feel ashamed and ashamed of the court. Even if Hong Kui dies, he will not be able to atone for his crime!"
"I don't mean to accuse you, Shengyi, of your fault, but I want to say that since you brothers have thought about contributing to the country and have done so for the country, the favor granted by the imperial court this time can be considered magnificent.
, we should think about it carefully instead of being absent-minded and thinking at both ends like last time."
"I will bear in mind your Majesty's teachings. This time Hongkui went north with the sincerity of my brother. Master Wanwang spoke kindly to the saint and expressed my Zheng family's intention to serve the Ming Dynasty."
"Do you, the Zheng family, really come here sincerely to discuss recruitment matters? Holy ceremony, I have said something ugly at the beginning. If you really want to recruit people, you should quickly follow the outline set by the saint to implement the specific matters clearly and complete this matter as soon as possible. And
If you are not sincere, what I mean is that you return to Fujian as soon as possible, and don't waste my time. It will be better for everyone. I have called you here just to say this."
When a powerful official leaves the center of power for a long time, he will feel uneasy. Although Zhou Yanru has retreated to the second line, as soon as he leaves Beijing, he inexplicably wants to go back quickly so that he can understand in time what has happened recently in the court. 1
When leaving the capital, the news from the court was incomplete. Lao Zhou was extremely anxious. He always felt that many important events had been delayed. He was afraid that without him to check things in, the new cabinet would not handle things properly. He had
This kind of mentality must have never heard the saying of later generations: the earth will continue to turn around regardless of who is left.
It was precisely because he was anxious that he found Zheng Hongkui and told him to talk to him as soon as possible. If he couldn't talk, leave. Don't waste people's time here. I am a great minister of the imperial court and I don't have time to stay here and talk to him.
You cough. After finishing the matter of recruiting the Zheng family, there are other things to do here in Shandong. If the Zheng family is delayed, the matter in Shandong will be delayed for a few more days. When will it be time to return to the capital?
Already?
"Grand Master, our Zheng family will definitely accept the recruitment sincerely this time. In order to show our sincerity, I have sent my thoughts to the Grand Master, and I hope that the Grand Master will be aware of it." As he said this, Zheng Hongkui took it out of his arms.
A dozen treasury bonds were placed in front of Zhou Yanru! He thought Zhou Yanru's impatient words were asking for bribes.
"The Sword Comes"
Seeing Zheng Hongkui take out a stack of treasury bonds, Zhou Yanru was transferred by the whole party. What we are talking about is whether you will be recruited or not. What is your intention when you take out this thing?
"Holy ritual? What do you mean by rolling out the national debt? What does this have to do with your Zheng family's recruitment?"
"Grand Master, this is a personal gift from our Zheng family to you. It is worth two million silver dollars in total! Grand Master has worked very hard for the country. Our sins will continue to cause trouble to Grand Master. There is really no way to repay him. We can only
This is a way to express your feelings."
Fortunately, the treasury bonds have large denominations of 50,000 taels each. Otherwise, if someone like Zheng Hongkui is like him, it would be really difficult to take out something worth two million silver dollars at once. In today's world, large treasury bonds have only savings.
In addition to investment value, it will also be used for large-scale settlements. The maximum face value of military banknotes is one or two silver dollars, which is enough for ordinary people's daily consumption, but it is not enough for businessmen with large capital transactions. The imperial court
Some people proposed to issue several more military banknotes with larger denominations for easier use, but Zhu Youjian did not agree. The largest denomination of military banknotes is one or two silver dollars. Large-amount transactions and settlements must be solved by other methods. It must not be universal for large amounts.
Money can be used to solve the problem. Other methods are bank drafts, deposit certificates, and large-denomination government bonds. The biggest difference between these bills and general banknotes is that they have certificates such as deposit certificates. If they are exchanged, they must be specially inspected. In short, for large amounts,
Transactions, plus insurance and control.
"Holy ritual, you placed more than one million taels of silver dollars in front of me. To be honest, I was a little uneasy because of this. Please put it away quickly." Even though Zhou Yanru had seen the world, he was still disturbed by two hundred
The bribe amount of 10,000 silver dollars in treasury bonds shocked me. I panicked for a moment before speaking. Just kidding, this has probably never happened in the entire history!
"Grand Master, our Zheng family has no other intention. We just ask the Grand Master to give us a way to survive and show mercy during the negotiations. We also hope that the Grand Master can be considerate of sinners like us."
"No one can change the outline set by the emperor. In this negotiation, you are negotiating with the Ming Dynasty court, not with me! I don't have the ability to sell the national policy, so hurry up and collect the money. Two million silver dollars are for me.
It is said to be a huge sum of money, enough to make our Zhou family rich for several generations. However, I am an official for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, the country, and the people of the world. As long as you, the Zheng family, sincerely recruit you, I will never accept your favor or not.
Of course, if you want to use money to hold me back, your idea will be even more wrong. It is your Majesty's decision to carry out military and peace talks simultaneously."
Didn't he say that Zhou Guo was rich in wealth? How could he say something worth millions of silver in front of him, but he said a lot of big words and refused righteously! Could it be that the legend is false, and that Master Zhou is a good person?