Chapter 296: Borrowing Silver

Not long after Zhu Congwen left, Xie Zhan also stood up and left. This time point was neither long nor short, and it would not arouse people's imagination.

Unexpectedly, when he went out, he was recognized by someone, "Are you Xie Zhan?"

Gu Huaisheng called Xie Zhan.

Xie Zhan paused. Zhu Congwen decided to set the meeting place at Tianxiang Tower. He thought that people who could be easily calculated by him really couldn't be trusted to be meticulous and thorough when doing things.

"Master Gu, I am Xie Zhan." Xie Zhan said neither humble nor arrogant.

Gu Huaisheng's eyes were bright, "Are you here to meet friends?"

Xie Zhan smiled, and the whole person seemed particularly relaxed and casual, with a frank attitude, "There is a little thing, but it has been done. Master Gu and friends are meeting here?"

Gu Huaisheng hummed.

"Then I won't disturb Master Gu's interest. Goodbye."

Gu Huaisheng nodded and watched him leave.

His confidant stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Young Master, do you want to check it?"

"Yes." Gu Huaisheng just saw Zhu Congwen leave from here, and Xie Zhan came out not long after. He always felt that something was unusual. Let's check it out, but the confidentiality of Tianxianglou is still very good, and it is not certain that we can find anything.

As soon as Zhu Congwen stepped into the Ji's Bank, the manager of the bank immediately came forward to greet him, "Mr. Zhu, you are really a distinguished guest. Come on, please come in."

After the manager welcomed the person in, he personally served him tea, and then asked, "I wonder what Mr. Zhu is here for today?"

Zhu Congwen said, "You can't handle my matter, so let your young master Ji come out."

"This-" The manager hesitated. Today, their young master Ji was not here, but the old master was in the bank.

"Hmm? Why don't you hurry up and ask for help?"

"Mr. Zhu, can you tell me a little bit so I can ask the superiors for instructions."

"Just tell Mr. Ji that this is a big deal."

At this time, Ji Wuyin was on the second floor of the bank.

He had just returned to Nandi not long ago.

Although he took the land route on his way back, he rushed back at full speed and spent several days.

Firstly, the situation in Nandi was unstable due to the flood, so he had to come back to take charge to feel at ease.

Secondly, before leaving, Lu Songli reminded him to be careful of Xie Zhan.

As the saying goes, listen to others' advice and eat a full meal. Lu Songli is such a powerful person, he still believes in her judgment. Just for this reason, he had to work hard to come back.

In such a situation, surrounded by powerful enemies, if someone robbed his home, he would have no place to cry.

He just returned yesterday, and today he received a letter from the old immortal who sent someone by water, which detailed their prediction that the Nandi family would be in chaos next.

Ji Wuyin knew that such a prediction was already a core secret for the forces in Liaodong County.

His old friend took it out to share with him, not only out of his old friend's good intentions, but also because of Lv Songli's approval.

Thinking of this, Ji Wuyin felt very comforted. As the richest man in the South, he naturally knew the value of this letter. Business opportunities are about making money first, and sometimes the results are very different if you are one step ahead.

This letter not only allows him to avoid unnecessary risks, but also allows him to make arrangements in advance. They are really thoughtful.

But Ji Wuyin was quite puzzled. Why didn't Lv Songli tell him that the South would be in chaos when he was in Liaodong County?

The reason why Lv Songli concluded that Xie Zhan would take action was mainly because she had been paying attention to the situation in the South.

When Ji Wuyin was in Liaodong County, she was not so sure. Until he left for seven or eight days, the court still could not come up with an effective disaster relief plan. She was sure that the court was currently unable to quickly clean up the mess of the flood in the south.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, the treasury was already stretched to the limit. The new emperor relied on the seizure of several families such as Qin, Xie, and Zhao to replenish his blood.

Lu Songli roughly estimated that the total value of the silver and property seized from these families should be around 10 million taels, of which the Xie family accounted for the majority.

This 10 million taels seemed a lot, but after the spring, the court had many places to spend money. 10 million is not a lot to spend.

At this time, the steward came up to the second floor and told Ji Wuyin about Zhu Congwen's affairs, and Ji Wuyin's heart moved. So he decided to go downstairs to listen to what Zhu Congwen had to say.

Zhu Congwen was surprised to see that it was not Young Master Ji who came down, but Ji Wuyin.

But as a junior, he stood up immediately, "Uncle Ji, why are you here at the bank? Where is Young Master Ji?"

"He is busy, and I am an old man with little time, so I came to the bank to take a look." Ji Wuyin sat down and motioned him to sit down, "Do you have something to do today? If you have something, just tell me."

"Then Uncle Ji, I will tell you. I want to borrow 200,000 taels of silver from Ji's Bank."

"Is the amount so large?"

For Ji's Bank, unless the heads of the six great families come in person, it is almost impossible for an individual to borrow 200,000 taels.

Moreover, there are potential regulations for individual borrowing. For a son like Zhu Congwen who is favored by one of the six great families, Ji's Bank gives a quota of 20,000 taels. Within this amount, they can withdraw it at any time after signing the signature.

Anyway, the families behind these people are all in the south, so the monk can run away but the temple cannot.

Furthermore, the heads of these families would not default on the twenty thousand taels they borrowed for their children, because the six great families could not afford to lose face.

However, if the amount exceeded twenty thousand taels, they would have to be cautious, not to mention that Zhu Congwen asked for two hundred thousand taels right away.

"Xian Nephew, what big deal are you going to do by borrowing such a large amount of money? If there is a good deal, bring Uncle Shi with you." Ji Wuyin said with a smile. He said this firstly because he wanted to find out some information, and secondly. Well, the drunkard’s intention is not the wine. The Zhu family's main business is grain, and the Zhu family's food supply is not only for young and old.

Zhu Congwen was wary in his heart, but he smiled and said, "How can there be any big deal? I am sent to Zhuya Island by my father now. I am thinking about it. My old man will have his birthday soon. As for me, I have to give him a birthday gift. Get ready for him."

Ji Wuyin was speechless, "Didn't your father celebrate his birthday just last month?"

"Yes, there are only eleven months until his next birthday. Time is very tight."

OK, it's reasonable to use strong words to make sense. Ji Wuyin motioned for him to continue.

"I was thinking that our Zhu family's land on Zhuya Island is still a bit small. I want to make the land bigger, raise something, produce results, and give it to my father as a birthday gift. He will be happy."

Zhu Congwen is not stupid. Even if he keeps his mouth shut, the Chen family may not be willing to hide it for him, so there must be an excuse on the surface.

Ji Wuyin: "Someone wants to sell the land on Zhuya Island?" Moreover, this land is very likely to be close to the Zhu family area.

Zhu Congwen smiled and said nothing. This was a confidential matter and he definitely couldn't tell it.

Ji Wuyin wisely did not ask any more questions, but his mind was spinning rapidly. Whose property is next to the Zhu family's property on Zhuya Island? To the south is the sea, to the east is the Chen family's Xiaozhu Ya Island, to the west is the Gu family's property, and to the north is the Liu and Zhang family's property.

First of all, the Gu family was excluded, because the Gu family's properties could not be easily sold, otherwise it would create a bad association with its business conditions.

The Liu and Zhang families can also be eliminated. Last year, the Liu and Zhang families just made a major investment in the land industry owned by Zhuya Island. As far as he knew, the money he invested, together with the original property, was worth more than 250,000 yuan. It was impossible to quietly sell it to Zhu Congwen at a discount of 200,000 yuan.

So, it was the Chen family who traded with Zhu Congwen. Zhu Congwen used 200,000 taels of silver or even more to buy the Chen family's Xiaozhuya Island?

Damn it, he just read the letter and saw the conspiracy unfolding before his eyes.