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Yi Zhizhi calmly practiced calligraphy, this is his daily homework, even if he is busy, he will try his best to squeeze out time to practice words, the last time he entered Beijing to meet, Daoguang had asked him to write an excerpt by himself, now as Shanghai Dao, he can not let the master write everything, and moreover, Bao Shichen's writing is excellent, the words of the two can be said to be like a cloud, and it is also a lot of stimulation for him.

The Shanghai branch was opened, and he was not too worried, his identity as a Shanghai Daoist was not good-looking, as long as the money office did not make trouble, there would be no leakage.

After writing a notebook, he was taking a closer look, and Li Wang walked in quickly and said, "Young master, Mr. Bao is here." ”

"Please." Yi Zhizhi said and quickly cleaned up the desk, and then greeted him out, and when he arrived at the door, he saw that Bao Shichen had already gone up the steps, and immediately said with a smile: "The money and grain warehouse, warehouse and house have all been checked and audited?" ”

Bao Shichen bowed his head slightly and said: "Yingyi broke the city, the treasury and silver warehouses have all been transferred and handed over, and there are very few deposits, which are easy to check and review, mainly to check the accounts, and it is not complicated." ”

The two of them said and sat down in the house, and Bao Shichen continued: "After checking and auditing, the loss of silver is more than 4,000 yuan, and on the other hand, the warehouse is seriously damaged, the house is dilapidated, the leakage is different, the horses are tired and thin, and the altar and temple equipment are incomplete...... These are all to be paid by the predecessor, and there are all kinds of money, and the total deficit is 5,232 taels of silver. ”

The deficit is not big, Yi Zhizhi nodded and said, "The predecessor pays this silver, and then the handover can be carried out?" ”

Bao Shichen smiled and said: "According to the rule, if there is a new and old transaction between the subordinate office, the superior government office must send personnel to supervise the scene, and coordinate or adjudicate disputes at any time, commonly known as "supervision and delivery". ”

"Still so troublesome?" Yi Zhishu frowned and said, "Wouldn't it take at least a month to come and go?" ”

"It's just the rules." Bao Shichen said: "If Witch University is willing to fill the shortfall, and Dong Weng is willing to take responsibility, there is no need to be so cumbersome, just go through the motions." ”

Yi Zhi was puzzled and said: "Could it be that there are still officials who are unwilling to fill the shortfall?" ”

"It's not that I don't want to, it's a rip-off." Bao Shichen said: "The handover of officials is also commonly known as the handover, and there are many doorways in it, including the new extortion of the predecessor, the predecessor of the posterior, and even the transaction as a transaction. After a pause, he continued: "Wu Daoxian was transferred to Su Song to supervise the grain road, this is a fat shortage, and the current wind in Shanghai is tight, Wu Daoxian is eager to go to Suzhou to take up his post after the handover, if it is an ordinary new appointment, he will inevitably take the opportunity to knock Wu Daoxian a sum of silver, this deficit amount, not to mention the false report of six or seven thousand taels." ”

Yi Zhishu was surprised: "With such blatant blackmail, how can Lord Wu agree?" ”

"Disagree? Then delay the handover. Bao Shichen said with a smile: "The warehouse is seriously damaged, so wait until the repair is complete, and then give the knot, repair the warehouse of the warehouse, and then talk about the ...... of the house." ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhixin couldn't help but laugh dumbly, this official has a term of office, and he will benefit from it early in the morning, otherwise the benefits will be put into the pockets of the acting officials, and it is generally unbearable to transfer the fat officials, after laughing, he said: "This can be regarded as a disguised average wealth and poverty, and Mr. Bao might as well change the amount of the deficit to 20,000 taels." ”

Twenty thousand? This is too dark-hearted! Bao Shichen paused for a moment before he said: "Why should Dong Weng ruin his reputation for this little money." ”

Yi Zhizhi said: "Yingyi broke the city, this Lord Wu did not actively resist, and fled to the provincial capital under the guise of releasing the treasury silver, how could he be so cheap for nothing?" Don't make any effort, the total amount of silver, besides, this Shanghai Dao is a fat shortage, a Shanghai Dao, he also looted 70,000 or 80,000 taels of silver, and took out 15,000, what is it. ”

Bao Shichen smiled and shook his head, this temperament is not good in officialdom, he said slowly: "Dong Weng can only say this behind closed doors in private, Lord Wu released the treasury silver to go to the provincial capital, but also worried that the treasury silver would fall into the hands of Yingyi, besides, if he extorted 20,000 yuan, Lord Wu will definitely refuse to be private, and will report to the clan Yamen to send someone to come to supervise the ......." ”

After a slight pause, he said eloquently: "There are rules for everything in officialdom, and there is a degree for everything, let's just say that this blackmailing predecessor can't be based on temperament, although Shanghai Dao is fat, but extorting two thousand taels is the limit." Dong Weng will not look at this bit of silver at all, besides, Lord Wu is transferred to Su Song to supervise the grain road, and there will be official exchanges in the future....... Be a little affectionate. ”

Hearing him say this, Yi Zhizhi knew that the blackmail could not be successful, and immediately said with a smile: "For a while, the young heart made Mr. Bao laugh, so I will handle the handover as soon as possible according to what Mr. Bao said." ”

Before the words fell, Li Wang reported at the door: "Young Master, Master Wu is here to visit." ”

Bao Shichen stood up and said: "I must have known the results of the audit and came to discuss with Dong Weng about filling the shortfall." ”

Seeing that he seemed to be avoiding this, Yi Zhizu stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Bao doesn't need to avoid. ”

In the courtyard where Wu Yiyu entered, seeing Yi Zhizhi and Bao Shichen standing in front of the door to greet them, he hurriedly quickened his pace, and smiled from afar: "I can be regarded as looking for Mr. Bao." ”

Looking for Bao Shichen? Yi Zhishu was slightly surprised, Bao Shichen This is his staff, and he is in charge of the audit and audit, even if this guy wants to find Bao Shichen for personal gain, he will not find him here, Wu Yiyu came to the front, and only said after seeing the ceremony: "Shanghai is the hometown of Dong Wenmin, this official bought a pair of fans from the descendants of the Dong family, a scroll of ink paintings, Mr. Bao is everyone in this regard, and please Mr. Bao to appreciate it." ”

Bao Shichen was extremely conceited in calligraphy, calling himself 'the first person in the Right Army', and when he heard that it was Dong Qichang's calligraphy and painting, he was also full of interest, and immediately asked: "Is it purchased from the descendants of the Dong family?" ”

Wu Yiyu smiled: "Mr. Bao will know at a glance. ”

For calligraphy and painting, Yi Zhizhi is not interested in it at all, saying that it is a layman who promotes him, he just doesn't understand it at all, let alone Dong Qichang, that is, Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and painting are in front of him, and he is not interested, but seeing that Bao Shichen is very interested, he is not good at disappointment, when the three of them entered the study, Wu Yiyu spread out the calligraphy and painting on the table, Bao Shichen put on his glasses, looked carefully for a long time, and then pointed to the cursive fan and said: "Agitated and jumping, skillful." There is indeed a bit of the legacy of the 'fairy living method', which is indeed the true work of Wen Mingong. ”

As he spoke, he looked down at the ink painting again, and Yi Zhizhi glanced at the two people who were concentrating on the painting, and secretly wondered in his heart, I don't know what kind of wind this Wu Yiyu smoked, what did it mean to be so fond of Bao Shichen in front of him? The other party's move was obviously purposeful, and after a little pondering, he realized that this guy wanted to use this calligraphy and painting to fill the gap!

He figured it out here, Bao Shichen had already raised his body and said: "This "Ink Scroll Cloth Map" is simple and flat, with a pen Xiuyi and straightforward, and the mountain stone is used to rub Huang Gongwang's dry pen and short method, the pen is thick and moist without losing the canopy, which can be called the masterpiece of Wen Mingong in his later years. ”

"Mr. Bao is a master of calligraphy in the world." Wu Yiyu said with a smile: "Even if it is said to be genuine, the official will be relieved, and the six thousand taels of silver are not wronged." ”

Of course, Bao Shichen understood the other party's intentions, and filled the deficit with the discount of antique calligraphy and painting, which is quite a common thing in officialdom, and he was also quite clear about the market of calligraphy and painting, and immediately bowed his head slightly: "Wen Mingong's genuine work is now worth this price in the market." Of course, he said this to Yi Zhizhi.

Yi Zhizhi smiled, "Gold in troubled times, collection in prosperous times, now it is an eventful autumn, the price of cultural relics and antiques is declining, and Yuanqi Bank is half price for the mortgage guarantee of cultural relics and antiques." ”

Hearing this, Wu Yiyu couldn't help but secretly slander herself, sure enough, she was no businessman or treacherous, and she actually bargained half of the price when she opened her mouth, and immediately smiled: "Yuanqi Bank is also overbearing, even if it is a pawnshop, when you see this Wen Mingong's true handiwork, you will also offer a 20% discount." ”

Yi Zhisuff said with a smile: "Yuanqi's low-interest lending has always been in short supply, and for mortgages, for example, it is true. ”

There is no way to talk about this at all, Wu Yiyu glanced at Bao Shichen for help, hoping that he could come forward to solve the siege, the other party is not following the rules at all, Bao Shichen looked at Yi Zhizhi and said: "I heard that Deng and Lin recruited a lot of volunteers in Guangzhou, can Dong Weng know how much the expenses are?" ”

"Mr. Bao is asking the right person." Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "The recruitment of volunteers in Guangzhou is funded by Yuanqi, and 10,000 volunteers consume 200,000 yuan a year. ”

The two of them asked and answered, Wu Yiyu naturally understood, Shanghai recruited volunteers to ask for silver, the county government has no silver, this silver can only be easy to be content with this Tao, this is to let him not bargain, he is also in a hurry to hand over, and then leave Shanghai to rush to Suzhou to take office, if this compensation deficit is not negotiated, it is inevitable to go through the normal procedure, which is also what he is unwilling.

After a slight sigh, he looked at Yi Zhizhi and said, "I heard that the audit has already yielded results?" ”

Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "Brother Lanting has lost more than five thousand taels in office. ”

"Hey." Wu Yiyu let out a long sigh and said, "It's all Yingyi's invasion, otherwise there would be no deficit ......" He was naturally clear about the amount of his deficit, and seeing that the other party did not take the opportunity to blackmail, he didn't want to bargain anymore, and after a slight pause, he arched his hand at the two and said: "Since it is the deficit pulled down by the official, the official has the responsibility to send someone later." ”

After Wu Yiyu left, Bao Shichen smiled and said: "Antique calligraphy and painting are discounted to offset the deficit, generally eight or seven folds, Dong Weng cut it with this knife, he will be heartbroken for a long time when he goes back." ”

"We didn't strangle him, he should be content." Yi Zhishu said, pointed to the calligraphy and paintings on the table, and said: "I don't have this elegance, Mr. accept it, the silver, and deduct it at the end of the year." ”

Bao Shichen didn't have a lot of money at hand, and he really couldn't take out thousands of taels of silver to buy Dong Qichang's calligraphy and paintings, but he loved Dong Qichang's calligraphy and paintings very much, and said with a smile when he heard the words: "Dong Weng is very loving, and the old man is respectful and obedient, but the old man has always loved words. ”

Yi Zhizhi was not reluctant, nodded and said, "It's okay." ”

Bao Shichen didn't go to get the fan, but said slowly: "Yuan Qi has been in Shanghai for a long time, and Dong Weng has been teaching Shanghai Dao for several months, so I don't understand, why didn't Dong Weng make the Shanghai branch open before taking office?" but he has to give authority to men. ”

Yi Zhixiang smiled and said: "There is not much difference between opening before taking office and opening after taking office, my Shanghai Dao was obtained by Yuanqi in exchange for undertaking treasury bonds, and I also promised the imperial court to open another stock exchange in Liangjiang, so that the imperial court can issue treasury bonds continuously or in turn, and promote the normalization of treasury bond issuance."

The stock exchange needs the support of a perfect financial network, and in order to build a stock exchange in Jiangning, Yuanqi Bank must build a perfect financial network in Liangjiang, in other words, the expansion of Yuanqi Bank in Liangjiang should be tacitly approved by the imperial court.

The reason why we had to wait until after taking office to let the Shanghai branch open with great fanfare was not only to build momentum, but also to test the reaction of the Liangjiang officials, gentry and businessmen, and to test the reaction of the imperial court. ”

Bao Shichen nodded, relieved himself, and then couldn't help but say: "Yuan Qi's strength and power are expanding so rapidly, Dong Weng is not worried about causing the imperial court to be jealous?" ”

"On the contrary, if Yuanqi does not expand to the two rivers, it will cause the jealousy of the imperial court." Yi Zhizu slowly explained: "The imperial court's control of Liangjiang is much stronger than Guangdong's control, Yuanqi's large-scale expansion in Liangjiang, on the surface it seems to be a great increase in power, but in fact it is a scattered strength, and the imperial court is easier to control, therefore, for Yuanqi's expansion in Liangjiang, the imperial court should be happy to see it." ”

Bao Shichen said: "What does Dong Weng mean, Yuan Qi will stop at Liangjiang?" ”

Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "If you expand again, it will backfire." ”

As soon as the words fell, Li Wang appeared at the door, and said with a somewhat anxious expression: "Young Master, something is wrong in the backyard...... ”

What can happen in the backyard? Yi Zhizhi was content, then stood up and said, "Sir, take care of yourself." Walking into the courtyard, Li Wangcai said softly: "Young master, go and take a look, there is a woman here, who is going to enter the courtyard through the back door in a sedan chair, but she is blocked and not allowed to enter." ”

As soon as he heard this, Yi Zhizhi reacted immediately, it was Yan Xiaomei who came to the door, this matter was his negligence, he didn't explain to everyone in the backyard, and suddenly a woman of unknown origin wanted to enter the backyard, and it was strange if she was not stopped, so she hurried to the backyard immediately.

It was indeed Yan Xiaomei who was stopped at the back door and was not allowed to enter, but when she was stopped by the maid, she knew that she had thought things simple, how could this backyard allow you to enter and exit at will? And Yi Zhishu obviously won't explain to the maid in the backyard, she can't help but regret a little, she should calm down and wait for Yi Zhifen to pick her up, but she is here, and then go back, she is not reconciled, although the fifth brother Yan Shikuan did not understand the objection, but always let her think carefully, she was afraid of long nights and dreams, so she took advantage of Yan Shikuan's busy today, and there were few people in the family, and she slipped out.

She didn't know who there were in the backyard, and she was anxious to ask, so she said straightforwardly: "Let the big shopkeeper come to the backyard, and you will understand." This sentence is tantamount to identifying themselves, and the people in the backyard were alarmed and rushed over. (To be continued.) )