Chapter 134: Fifty thousand taels

Ning Gangui and Wu Tongzhi were also familiar with each other, and they had no intention of avoiding it. Who would have thought that when Wu Tongzhi entered the door, there was someone next to him. Moreover, Wu Tongzhi's attitude was obviously the person who followed him had a higher status. But this stranger was not an official in Jiaozhou City, so Master Ning immediately retreated and avoided it.

Seeing an outsider, Li Meng was a little puzzled, but Wu Tongzhi was also considered his own person. He stood up with a smile and said:

"Come here, please come inside."

That being said, Li Meng was still in a state of different status and status. He gradually adapted to this rule. However, to his surprise, Wu Tongzhi took a step away and asked the people around him to step forward and said:

"Mr. Li, I have a distinguished guest today. This is Liu Qian, the elder brother of the Shangguan family of Eunuch Liu. He only arrived in Jiaozhou City yesterday afternoon. He came here today."

The eunuchs in the capital often have their own houses in the city. Youdao is the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister. In fact, the doorman of the powerful minister and the eunuchs must treat them with a smile even if they are third and fourth-rank officials. The general manager of the Sili Supervisor is also an amazing person. No wonder Wu Tongzhi is so respectful.

It's just that the end of the year is approaching. Logically, in the capital, the general manager of such a high-ranking official should be the busiest one. Why do you want to come to Jiaozhou? It would be fine if the canal transportation is smooth in summer. In winter, the canal is frozen and can only rely on land. Now the war is in chaos, but the risk is quite high.

With a twist of his mind, Li Meng smiled and walked down quickly, saying:

"This is really a rare guest, a rare guest. I wonder if Eunuch Liu is in the capital?"

Although Liu Qian was dressed decently, he looked like an old farmer. Seeing Li Meng coming, he did not dare to neglect. He quickly took a few steps forward, knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said respectfully:

"Young Master's nephew said this and killed his slave. My Master Liu asked you, "Young Master is in good health, is this position suitable?"

Wu Tongzhi next to him was startled and looked at Liu Qian's attitude. The relationship between Li Meng and Eunuch Liu in the capital was much closer than he had imagined. He said with a 120,000-year respectful attitude:

"Mr. Li, you have important matters to discuss with your own family. The official will give up now."

"Mr. Wu went to find Master Ning, and I also offer some local specialties."

Li Meng said casually, sending Wu Tongzhi away, smiling and smiling, while reaching out to help Liu Qian who was kneeling on the ground. Liu Qian's attitude was very respectful as soon as he entered the yard, which really made Li Meng feel a little confused about what he was going to do. He invited the person into the room immediately.

Maybe Liu Qian was indeed powerful in the capital, but here he was abide by the duties of his servants. As soon as he entered the room, he first filled Li Meng with the teapot on the table, and then stood aside with his hands behind his back. The scene was a little quiet. After a while, Li Meng smiled and said:

"What the hell is going on? First, I don't know what to call it, second, I'm also uncomfortable with you. Since we are our own family, we don't have to cover it up. Just say it."

After Li Meng finished speaking with a smile, Liu Qian also laughed and said with a smile:

"My master will talk to you when he is free, saying that you speak quickly and speak quickly, and you are considerate and honest. Today, it seems that way. What else do you want to call a servant? Master, you call me Lao Liu."

"Old Liu, my uncle is in good health. Have you received the felt and leather mattresses I asked someone to bring? The weather is not warm, so the old man must pay attention to it."

Because of the wars and fire in Gansu, Shaanxi, the fur originally produced was also a bit in short supply in the capital. Because the Donglu Jurchens caused trouble, the large-scale trade between the Mongolians and the Han people almost stopped, and the top-notch goods could basically not be passed, but Li Meng could make some investments because of Qingyan's business.

The gifts Li Meng gave to the capital included excellent felt and leather mattresses. Although Liu Fulai had a good position, he was very generous. When he heard Li Meng ask, Liu Qian replied with a smile:

"The master's legs and feet were cold when he was young. The felt and leather mattress you sent were very warm!"

Hearing this answer, Li Meng nodded with a smile, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and was polite for a long time. It should be the point. Sure enough, Liu Qian bowed slightly, took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Li Meng, and said:

"This is the letter my master wants to hand over to the master."

Letter? Li Meng frowned and looked at it and asked back:

"Old Liu, don't you know what is said above?"

"The master just told me to hand over the letter to the young master. No matter how the young master answered, I knew that it would be done according to the young master's arrangement. Old Liu couldn't read and could not understand it?"

The matter was really a bit mysterious. Li Meng took the letter in a daze. The letter was encapsulated with fire paint. Looking at the fire paint at the seal, no one should have touched it. It was so serious but it was not clear.

He tore open the envelope and took out the letter paper, but there were two pieces of the letter paper. Li Meng was shocked when he opened the first one. This paper was not a letter paper at all. It only had a few lines of words written on it, and it said: I owe Li Mengwenwen silver in Jiaozhou now 50,000 taels. This is an IOU, and there is also a signature from Liu Fulai, and a seal was stamped. This seal is usually used in the official official documents of the Silijian to prove who is in charge of the documents. If this IOU is written by himself, the IOU with the seal is still there. Even if this IOU cannot be denied, it cannot be denied.

Fifty thousand taels are really a huge sum of money in this era. Even high-ranking officials in the capital may not have made so much money in a year. What's more, a eunuch like Liu Fulai, who had just been in power for less than a year, Li Meng picked up the second piece of letter paper in confusion. This was the letter paper. In addition to greetings to each other, it was just that the affairs of the Sili Supervisory Commission were becoming more and more heavy, which made people exhausted. After a few polite words, he said directly that he had something to do in the capital and urgently needed the 50,000 taels of silver.

However, there is a lot of room for words. Even if this matter is big, it is okay to not do it. The amount of silver is really too large. It is good to be able to take it out, but it doesn't matter if it can't be taken out.

After reading the letter, Li Meng had no expression on his face, but just said with a smile:

"Old Liu, you have worked hard all the way. Go to the backyard to rest first. If you have any questions, please tell the people in the yard that I will consider the matter in the letter."

When Liu Fu came down, Li Meng took the letter back to his study. This was a private space, which was more comfortable to arrange and was also guarded by soldiers. It was a place where Li Meng was alone.

Not to mention what big things the other party wants to do, Li Meng needs to judge whether the 50,000 taels of silver is worth spending. The eunuch who met by chance and took good care of each other, and both parties also treated it as relatives. However, one is a local official and the other is a eunuch in the center of the court. The relationship between them cannot be simple at all.

Li Meng’s current actions and his future plans all require such a superior person to protect him, otherwise he will definitely encounter many constraints in his work. For example, this time, the crime was conclusive, but the evidence was convincing, but the pain was too painful to be caught in the procedural.

But after the matter was done, there were applause everywhere, and there was no problem. This was the benefit of someone who was escorting him. Although Liu Fu said that he was very open-minded and could have money or not, he was just asking for an inquiry. However, Li Meng probably sent the butler to him, and with the old eunuch's previous friendship, he probably could provide it with him, or he had the most hope of lending the money.

At present, the expansion of troops requires money in all aspects, and it is really hard to choose...

At dinner, Li Meng sent someone to invite Ning Gangui to his study and asked directly:

"How much cash can we use in our hands now?"

The accounts are handled by Master Ning, and the amount is familiar to me every day, and immediately replied:

"After deducting the gifts given in the New Year and the money we will pay next month, we still have 55,000 taels of cash in our hands, mainly to fight against the Peng family and the Qiu family."

Li Meng pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice:

"Tomorrow you and Xiaohai will go to the Lijia Manor's silver warehouse to withdraw 50,000 taels and cover it with wooden boxes and leather."

Although Li Meng did not say the purpose, Master Ning was surprised and immediately became anxious and said:

"Mr. Li, there is no cash turnover in his hand. We are afraid that we can't stand the expenses here, because at the end of the year, a lot of money will not be returned until the end of the first lunar month."

"There are some inputs on Qingyan, and the fragrant salt shop in Jiningzhou still has some deposits. If it really doesn't work, use these to top it up. I think it's necessary to spend money on this money, so don't argue. If a few people in charge of the money ask, I'll say I'm urgent and ask me."

Seeing Li Meng insisting, Master Ning couldn't say anything else, so he had to go out to greet the soldiers and guards to prepare for the next day's work. Although these people were in a dilemma, the deposit items of the Salt Ding system were amazing. He could take out 50,000 taels of cash in at any time. It could be described as terrible when he said it.

Early on the morning of the third day, Wang Hai led fifty cavalry and one hundred and fifty infantrymen escorted more than a dozen large cars on the road. It was cold and the ground was so messy again. It was definitely not easy on the way. It was just the goods of eunuchs in the capital. The people below naturally had to guard them carefully, and the military, towns, prefectures and counties along the way had to provide assistance.
Chapter completed!