In this era, the prevailing interest rates of money banks, pawnshops, and even private loans were nine out of thirteen.

That is, I will lend you nine taels of silver, and after three months I will pay back thirteen taels. The monthly profit is one dime and three cents.

The annual interest rate of Jiangnan Company's bonds is only one dime and two cents, and the interest of one year cannot catch up with one month.

That's why the two old men asked this question - how could a fool be willing to lend them money?

"Don't be unconvinced." Zhao Gongzi rubbed his buttocks and said with a faint smile: "Believe it or not, you still grab your head?" ”

"I believe, believe in you to have ghosts." Zhao Liben rolled his eyes and said, "Are people stunned?" ”

Zhao Gongzi smiled, and was about to explain the reason, but he heard a report from someone who said that Hua Bozhen asked to see him.

Zhao Hao and Jiang Xue looked at each other and smiled: "The fool is here." ”

He squeezed his eyes at Sister Jiang, asking her not to explain yet, and let the old man open his eyes.

"Grandpa didn't believe it, so he went next door to listen and see if I was bragging."

"Listen to it." Zhao Liben was also full of curiosity, so he and the equally curious Ye family went to the inner hall across the curtain.

Jiang Xueying also accompanied him in, leaving Zhao Hao alone outside.

After a while, Hua Bozhen came in with a smile on her face and greeted her son.

"Why is the eldest brother here today, the bank only opened on the eighth day of the first month." Zhao Hao also greeted him with a smile, let him into the hall, and sat down.

"I heard that the company is in trouble, and my brother has come to help you." Hua Bozhen looked enthusiastic, took out a thick envelope from his sleeve, and handed it to Zhao Hao.

Zhao Hao opened the envelope and looked, hey, it was a stack of 100,000 taels of tickets, there were twenty of them.

"Big brother, do you want to donate?"

"Uh...... Ahem, I heard that the company is going to borrow 1.5 million taels, how bad is this to hear? Hua Bozhen smiled slightly awkwardly and said, "Let's digest it internally." Take all the two million taels, and the Hua family only needs 1.5 million taels of bonds. ”

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Behind the bead curtain, Zhao Liben and Ye were dumbfounded.

Is this Hua Bozhen on Xishan Island, stuck in the cement?

Not to mention the bonds with a total of 1.5 million taels, there will be a premium of 500,000 taels.

You must know that the total interest due on this bond is only 540,000 taels.

The Hua family is equivalent to lending Jiangnan Company two million for three years.

Yes, they have money, so they don't have to be so bad, right?

The two of them cast inquiring glances at Jiang Xueying.

Jiang Xueying covered her mouth and shook her head with a smile and squinted, her brother said, I won't tell them first.

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In the outer hall, Zhao Gongzi did not hesitate to offer praise: "Atmosphere! Interesting, good brother for a lifetime! ”

"I am also a member of the company, how can the company stand idly by when it is in trouble." Hua Bozhen said seriously: "This matter is so decided, brother, don't shirk, don't treat me as a brother if you resign......"

"My son, as long as my brother doesn't want money." Zhao Hao smiled and stuffed the ticket into the envelope, threw it back to Hua Bozhen, and said:

"Thank you so much, thank you so much. However, this time the bond issuance, the company's shareholders should not be involved. ”

Saying that, he sighed and said: "Everyone has contributed money and efforts to the company, and now there is no income from a penny, so we can't let the shareholders break the bank." ”

"If our shareholders don't pay a penny, it's not okay?" Hua Bozhen still did not give up.

"Big brother, I'll tell you the truth. The amount of 1.5 million taels is basically gone. I just heard Zhao Gongzi say lightly.

"Oh?" Hua Bozhen was surprised: "Who started so fast?" ”

"The Dongting Chamber of Commerce subscribed half of it on the same day." Zhao Hao naturally didn't hide it from him.

"Huh?" Hua Bozhen opened his mouth wide and said with a ridiculous expression: "They don't have the money to start work, so they want their son to bail them out." But there is money to lend to Childe, this is too shameless, right? ”

"You can't say that." Zhao Hao chuckled and said: "They take the money to start construction to fill the pit, but they can earn interest by lending it to Ben Gongzi, can this be the same?" ”

"It's different." Hua Bozhen shook her head. "Still, they're pretty shameless."

But that's not the point. After sighing, he asked tightly: "What about the remaining 750,000 taels?" ”

"After arriving in Suzhou, the Changzhou Gu family subscribed for 200,000 taels, the Lu family for 200,000 taels, and eight or nine families such as the Zhang family, the Zhu family, and the Zhou family, and subscribed for 200,000 taels together."

Zhao Hao explained to him: "I also plan to leave a share of 100,000 taels for Pan Zhongcheng's family, isn't there only 50,000 taels left?" ”

"Fifty thousand taels is not too little." Hua Bozhen gritted her teeth.

"Uh, I'm really not picky...... Zhao Gongzi cried and laughed: "It's given to your family, what about other shareholders?" Mr. Wang will definitely ask me to have a bowl of water. ”

"First come, first served, Old Man Wang also has to be reasonable." Hua Bozhen said with a bitter face: "Brother, it's not that I embarrass you, it's really my old man who gave a death order, and he wants to eat and hang up when he returns empty-handed, help me......"

Just begging, Xiwa came in again to report that Yang Chenglin, the magistrate of Wu County, and Zhang Defu, the magistrate of Changzhou, came together.

"Open the door and greet you." Jiangnan Bank wants to take root in Suzhou, and it can't neglect the two parents.

Zhao Hao smiled at Hua Bozhen and said, "Big brother will pick up guests with me." ”

On Xishan Island, Hua Bozhen entertained the two who were in distress, and everyone is familiar with each other.

He didn't shirk at the moment, and followed Zhao Hao out of the hall. I was going to greet me at the gate of the garden, but who knew that the two county lords had already arrived at the pool.

"I actually asked the two old parents to come in person, and I missed the distance, and I forgave my sins." Zhao Gongzi smiled and bowed.

"The two of us came uninvited, so it's good that we didn't disturb Zhao's review." The two magistrates had already learned from the governor that Zhao Hao was now from the seven-rank Hanlin review, only half a level lower than them, but much more expensive.

What's more, what they value is not Zhao Hao's official body, but the Jiangnan Company behind him.

More precisely, cement.

In order to move a few people forward on the list of customers of Jiangnan Company, the two magistrates did everything possible to approach Zhao Shouzheng a few months ago.

They had been to Kunshan several times, and when Zhao Shouzheng came to Fucheng to report on his work, he also invited him several times.

Second Master Zhao was moved by this sincere comradeship, so he naturally told them the truth. He can't be the master of cement. Instead of looking for him, it is better to work on his son.

At first, the two thought that Zhao Zhixian was shirking again, after all, their peers were enemies, so there was nothing strange about it.

But the time when they took refuge in Xishan Island opened their eyes. Not only did the prefect ask Zhao Hao for help in a low voice, but even the high-ranking governor had to see Zhao Hao before making a decision.

If the two of them can't see who is the real talker, they will really be blind.

As soon as they returned to Suzhou to clean up the situation, the two couldn't wait to come over to visit, this is a good opportunity to be courteous!

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