Chapter 240

In the Yamen of qintianjian, several unexpected guests came early in the morning.

The leader is Mr. Xiong, who is in charge of the ceremony and sacrifice in Taichang temple. Mr. Xiong is more than 50 years old. He has a fat head and big ears, a straight chest and a big belly, and a standard look of wealth.

Lord Xiong is full of pride, because he is here to collect debts.

Three months ago, qintianjian borrowed five hundred taels of silver from Taichang temple. He agreed that the interest rate should be three cents. Up to now, it's just six hundred taels of silver.

Although Tang ruowang, the governor of qintianjian, was reluctant, he could only greet him with a smile.

"Thank you, Mr. bear! I've just come back from other places, but the money from the court hasn't come to the Yamen yet. Can you give me a few more days Tang ruowang said helplessly.

The bear frowned and disdained.

Although today's emperor attaches great importance to this foreign old man Tang, he has no foundation in the court, and his character is pedantic. If he is in charge of qintianjian, he really looks at the stars all the time. How can such a fool be awed!

If he came in, he would offer tea, and everyone would sit down and chat about the scene without oil and salt, regardless of the salty and light. If he was happy, he would be lenient for a few days.

As soon as the old man came up, he went straight to the point. He didn't understand the world, so Xiong Da was even more disgusted. Naturally, he didn't have a good face.

"Mr. Tang, that's not interesting! Now the world has changed, and the landlords have no surplus food! We are too busy and spend money everywhere. I used to lend you money for the sake of our colleagues. Is it so difficult to ask for it now? Is it because you want to default? "

Lord Xiong is not afraid to offend Tang ruowang anyway. Although his rank is one and a half higher than that of him, old Tang is famous for being aloof from the world. He has no friends in the court, so I don't think he has the courage to turn his back.

Tang ruowang looked bitter and said with a smile, "don't be angry, Mr. Xiong. We really don't have silver here. We can only wait for the imperial court to withdraw money. The interest is still calculated. Please ask Mr. Xiong Haihan. "

Xiong turned his strange eyes and suddenly got an idea. He said with a smile, "Mr. Tang, I heard that you foreign countries have something called pocket watch. It's very rare to use long and short needles for timing. If Mr. Tang is willing, just give me one to play with, it will be worth the interest."

Did not expect that the other party had the audacity to stare at his treasure, Tang ruowang's face suddenly sank down.

He did have a Swiss pocket watch, which he brought to Daming from far away Europe. It was not only a relic of his father, but also a token of his longing for his hometown.

"All right! I owe you money first, and I'm willing to repay it with my pocket watch. " Tang ruowang said without expression.

Two officials of qintianjian immediately dissuaded him: "no! My Lord, that's the treasure you brought from your hometown

"No! Mr. Tang! It's priceless. It's a pity that it's worth so much money. "

Tang ruowang shook his head and said faintly: "to be a man, we need to talk about credibility! Compared with these things, honesty is more important. My father taught me that when I was young. "

Lord Xiong laughs. He doesn't care what gentleman doesn't like! With that old pocket watch, he can show off in front of his colleagues for a long time. Later, it will be princess Li's birthday. When the time comes, I will send this strange thing from foreign countries. Maybe I can get a little more salary.

At this time, outside the gate of qintianjian came the clear cheers of the singing boy.

"Liu Ming, general banner of the royal guards in Beizhen, fan Xiaogao, general Xuanwu of the Ming Dynasty, and manager Cui Da of the hero building jointly sent a donation."

Hearing the names of the royal guards of Beizhen and general Xuanwu of Daming, all the people of qintianjian and the Xiong were shocked. Hearing the nondescript title of the manager of hero building, they were even more confused.

How can these three people, who are different from each other, get mixed up and donate money together? Is the sun coming out in the West today?

However, hearing that someone had donated money, several members of qintianjian immediately woke up from the shock, all smiling and strode out.

Mr. Xiong had a big mouth. He thought that qintianjian had a bad luck today, but this kind of donation is usually up to 100 liang of silver for each family. If you are stingy, it's not without 20 Liang or 30 Liang.

Although the names of the royal guards and general Xuanwu are a bit bluffing, what kind of friendship can they have with qintianjian? This little insight, Xiong thought to himself, is still there.

After a while, all the people of qintianjian welcomed the guests who donated money.

They are the royal guards, Liu Ming, Liu zongqi, the Xuanwu general, fan Xiaogao, and Cui Xiong.

They all wore casual clothes. When they saw Tang ruowang, they bowed their hands and bowed to each other. They were extremely respectful.

Tang ruowang immediately returned the gift. The old man asked sincerely: "three gentlemen, I have never met you before. Why do you want to donate money?"

As soon as he said this, the man next to him pouted his lips and thought that old Tang was stupid! People are willing to give you money, and you ask so many questions!

Liu Ming and fan Xiaogao look at each other. They both smile and let Cui Xiong, who is good at dancing, speak.

Cui Xiong coughed twice and said, "Mr. Tang, do you have two brothers surnamed Shen

Tang ruowang nodded hesitantly.

"To be honest, the three of us were in the hero building yesterday. We met the Shen brothers at first sight and learned that they lived in qintianjian, so we came here early in the morning. It's a blessing for the imperial court and the common people of Ming Dynasty to have a large number of talented people in qintianjian

Hearing Cui Xiong talk further and further, old Tang is even more confused. He thinks that people have come here anyway, and the silver is donated to the Yamen. What's the matter? I'll ask when the Shen brothers come back.

No matter how much the three of them donated, they should pay back the interest first and send the bear away.

So, Tang ruowang nodded and said with a smile, "thank you! Thank you, thank you

Cui Xiong, fan Xiaogao and Liu Ming look at each other. Cui Xiong takes out a thin envelope from his arms and hands it to Tang ruowang.

Next to the bear adults squint at the thickness of the envelope, thought come on! It's just a small envelope that can hold fifty taels of treasure money.

"There are 30000 taels of bank notes from Datong bank. Each of us has pledged 10000 taels. Please keep them." Cui Xiong said softly.

Although his voice is very light, but hear all around the people's ears, but not in the silent place thunder.

Old man Tang's wrist trembled when he went to pick up the envelope, but he almost missed it.

Lord Xiong can't believe his ears. Thirty thousand taels of silver? To qintianjian? What the hell is this?

"Thirty thousand taels? Don't be bluffing! I haven't seen thirty thousand taels of silver! Lord Tang, take it out quickly and let me see it! " The more he thought about it, the more incredible he felt, and even a sneer began to hang on his face.

Because he felt that maybe it was just qintianjian pretending to be a God and a ghost, deliberately looking for a few people to play the role of the royal guards and Xuanwu general, clearly trying to kill himself.

Tang ruowang also felt that this fact was a little strange, so he opened the envelope and took out the silver note.

Sure enough, it's a large amount of money issued by Datong bank. It has a clear official authorization mark on it. You can't fake it. Anyone who dares to fake it will be punished.

The denomination of each banknote is 10000 taels, and three are exactly 30000 taels.

At this time, Cui Xiong frowned, stepped forward, and said with a smile, "isn't this Xiong from Taichang temple? You haven't come to the hero building to drink for some days. "

Bear adult suddenly a Leng, he finally recognized, in front of this kind-hearted, affable send money boy, is really the big boss of the hero building.

"Cui... Leader Cui! Please excuse me for not recognizing you! Yes, yes Xiong recognized Cui Xiong's identity and stammered.

Although Lord Xiong is an official in Taichang temple, he can't compare with the prestige of the largest gang leader in Beijing! A small official like him can destroy the mountain gang and the hero building, but it's only scorpion excrement.

And Lord Xiong knows that Cui Xiong has a very hard backstage. Otherwise, he can't get a firm foothold in the capital. He's a big official, and he doesn't dare to put on airs in front of him.

"Isn't it? Is it true that the general banner of the royal guards and general Xuanwu When Xiong thought about it, his brain was full of sweat.

"Lord Xiong is not staying in Taichang temple. What's he doing in qintianjian?" Liu Ming looked on coldly next to him. He had seen something wrong with Xiong for a long time. He asked darkly.

As soon as Xiong saw the Royal Guard reach out and touch his arms, he was scared out of his wits. He quickly bowed to the end and cried out: "it's OK, it's OK! I'm just passing by, passing by! "

Having said that, Lord Xiong slipped out of qintianjian, scared to death.

Of course, Liu Ming didn't really take out the impermanence book. He just gave a smile.

"I'll have the money sent to Taichang Temple later!" Old Tom yelled at the top of his voice.

"No hurry, no hurry! I'm in no hurry! " In the distance came the cry of Lord bear like a lost dog.

In the hall of qintianjian, there was a burst of laughter.