Shanghai Daoya, study room.

Yi Jingzuo practiced calligraphy with a calm mind. This is his daily homework. No matter how busy he is, he will try his best to squeeze out time to practice calligraphy. Last time he went to Beijing to meet, Daoguang asked him to write a memorial. Now, as a Shanghai Dao, he can't let his master write everything on his behalf. Besides, Bao Shichen's handwriting is very good, and the two of them can be said to be judged like a cloud of mud, which is also a great stimulation to him.

He was not too worried about the opening of the Shanghai branch. His identity as Shanghai Road is not good-looking. As long as the Qianye Office does not make trouble, there will be no mistakes.

After writing a copybook, he was looking at it carefully. Li Wang quickly walked in and said, "Young Master, Mr. Bao is here."

"Please." Yi Zhizu said, quickly packed up his desk and then went out. When he arrived at the door, he saw that Bao Shichen had already climbed the steps. He immediately smiled and said, "The money warehouse, warehouse hall, etc. have all been checked and audited?"

Bao Shichen said with a slight hint: "The British barbarians broke the city, and the treasury and silver warehousing and grain have been transferred and handed over. There are very few stocks and are easy to review. It is mainly to check the accounts and is not complicated."

As the two of them went into the house to sit down, Bao Shichen continued: "After checking and auditing, the loss of more than 4,000 silver was lost. In addition, the warehouses and warehouses were seriously damaged, the halls were dilapidated, and the leakage was mixed, the horses were tired and weak, and the altars, temples, temples, and temples were incomplete. These were all due to compensation from the ex. There were a lot of deficits, and the total deficit was 5,232 taels of silver."

The deficit was not big, Yi Zhizu nodded and said, "Can the ex pay the money and hand over it?"

Bao Shichen smiled and said, "According to the rules, any subordinates' posts have new and old exchanges, their superior yamen must send personnel to supervise and coordinate or adjudicate disputes at any time, which is commonly known as "supervising the exchange". Therefore, Dongweng also reported to the Fantai yamen to send personnel to supervise the exchanges, so that the book can be made."

"It's still so troublesome?" Yi Zhizu frowned and said, "Isn't it going to take at least one month?"

"This is just a rule." Bao Shichen said: "If Wu Da is willing to fill the gap and Dong Weng is willing to take responsibility, there is no need to be so cumbersome, just go through the motions."

Yi Zhizu said in confusion: "Can there be any officials who are unwilling to fill the gap?"

"It's not that he is unwilling, but he is arguing." Bao Shichen said: "Official handover is commonly known as the handover. There are many tricks here, including new extortion of extortion, some extortion of the last one, and even some who regard the handover as a transaction." After a slight pause, he continued: "Wu Daoxian transferred to Su Song to supervise the food road, which is a shortage of fat. The current news in Shanghai is tight. Wu Daoxian is eager to hand over the handover and go to Suzhou to take office. If he is an ordinary new person, he will definitely take the opportunity to take a ruthless amount of money. The amount of this deficit will be reported at least as much as 6,000 taels."

Yi Zhizu said in surprise: "How can Lord Wu agree to such a blatant blackmail?"

"Don't agree? Then delay the handover." Bao Shichen smiled and said, "The warehouse warehouse is seriously damaged. Then wait until the repair is complete, and then the warehouse will be settled. Then the warehouse will be repaired and the warehouse warehouse will be discussed."

Hearing this, Yi Zhizu couldn't help laughing. This official has a term of office and will benefit from the early morning. Otherwise, the benefits will be packed into the pockets of the acting officials. It is generally unbearable for transferring to a fat official. After laughing, he said: "This is also a disguised equalization of the rich and poor. Mr. Bao might as well change the amount of the deficit to 20,000 taels."

Twenty thousand? This is too damn! Bao Shichen was stunned for a moment and said, "Why did Dongweng ruin his reputation for this little money?"

Yi Zhizu said: "The British Yi broke the city, and 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? If he didn't work hard, he would give some money. Besides, this Shanghai Road was originally a fat man. He also plundered at least 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver and took out 15,000, which is what it is."

Bao Shichen smiled and shook his head. His character was not good in the officialdom. He said slowly: "Dongweng could only close the door and say privately. Lord Wu lifted the custody of the custody of the custody of the provincial capital, and was worried that the custody of the custody of the British. Besides, if he had to give him 20,000 yuan, Lord Wu would definitely refuse to settle it privately and would report to the vassal state yamen to send a member to supervise the payment."

After a moment of silence, he said: "Everything in the officialdom has rules and everything has its own rules. Even if you say that you can't do it by extorting your ex, you can't do it. Although the Shanghai Road is fat, it's a limit to 2,000 taels. Dongweng wouldn't see this amount of money at all. Besides, Lord Wu was transferred to Su Song to supervise the food road, and he would have to keep some mercy in the future."

After hearing what he said, Yi Zhizuo knew that the blackmail could not be achieved, and immediately said with a smile: "At the moment a young man's heart made Mr. Bao laugh, he would handle the handover as soon as possible as Mr. Bao said."

As soon as the words finished, Li Wang reported at the door: "Report to Master, Lord Wu is here to visit."

Bao Shichen stood up and said, "It must be because he knew that the inspection and audit had already had results and came to discuss with Dongweng about filling the gap."

Seeing that he seemed to be trying to avoid this, Yi Zhizu reached out and said, "Mr. Bao doesn't need to avoid it."

Wu Yisheng entered the yard. Seeing Yi Shisui's name, Bao Shichen and the others stood in front of the door to welcome him. They quickly accelerated their pace, and bowed and smiled from a distance, "It's considered to be looking for Mr. Bao."

Looking for Bao Shichen? Yi Zhizu was a little surprised. Bao Shichen was his aide and was in charge of the audit. Even if this guy wanted to find Bao Shichen for personal gain, he would not have found him. Wu Yisheng came to him and said after seeing him, "Shanghai is the hometown of Dong Wenmin. I bought a fan and a scroll of ink paintings from the descendants of the Dong family. Mr. Bao is a great man in this regard. Please also ask Mr. Bao to appreciate it."

Bao Shichen was extremely arrogant in his calligraphy and called himself the "No. 1 person in the Right Army". When he heard that it was Dong Qichang's calligraphy and paintings, he was also very interested and immediately asked: "Is it purchased from the descendants of the Dong family?"

Wu Yisheng smiled and said, "Mr. Bao will know at first glance."

Yi Zhizu was not interested in calligraphy and paintings. He said that he was a layman, but he didn't understand at all. Not to mention Dong Qichang, even Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and paintings were placed in front of him. However, he was not interested in seeing Bao Shichen's extremely interested, so he was not happy. When the three of them entered the study, Wu Yisheng spread the calligraphy and paintings on the table. Bao Shichen put on his glasses and looked carefully for a while before pointing to the cursive fan, he said: "It's exciting and jumping, and the skills are skillful. It does have a bit of the legacy of the 'Immortal's Life Method', which is indeed the original work of Wen Mingong."

As he said that, he looked down at the ink painting. Yi Shizu glanced at the two people who were focused on looking at the painting. He secretly wondered what Wu Yichang was trying to attract, and what it meant to be so popular with Bao Shichen in front of him. The other party's move was obviously purposeful. After a little thought, he realized that this guy wanted to use the calligraphy and painting to fill the gap!

He thought it through, and Bao Shichen had already raised his body and said, "This "Ink Scroll Passing Yitu" is simple, flat and broad, and the brushwork is elegant and straightforward. The mountains and rocks are drawn by Huang Gongwang's method of dry brush short and texture. The brushwork is thick and moist without losing its lust. It can be called a masterpiece of Wen Mingong in his later years."

"Mr. Bao is a master of calligraphy in the world." Wu Yisheng smiled and said, "Since it is said that it is an authentic work, I feel relieved. The 6,000 taels of silver is finally not unfair."

Bao Shichen of course understood the other party's intentions and filled the gap with discounts on antique calligraphy and paintings. This is quite common in the officialdom. He was quite clear about the market conditions of calligraphy and paintings, and immediately said with a slight hint: "The current market conditions of Wen Mingong's original works are worth this price." Of course, he said to Yi Zhizu.

Yi Zhizu smiled, "Gold in troubled times, collection in prosperous times, now it is a turbulent autumn, the prices of cultural relics and antiques are falling steadily, and Yuanqi Bank has half the price for the mortgage guarantee of cultural relics and antiques."

After hearing this, Wu Yichang couldn't help but complain. As expected, he was a businessman and was bargaining for half of the price. He immediately smiled and said, "Yuanqi Bank is too overbearing. Even if it is a pawnshop, he will offer a 20% discount when he sees this original work of Wen Min Gong."

Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "Yuanqi's low-interest loans have always been in short supply. For mortgages, for example, it is the only way to say it."

There is no way to talk about this at all. Wu Yichang looked at Bao Shichen for help, hoping that he could come forward to rescue him. The other party was just not following the rules. Bao Shichen looked at Yi Zhizu and said, "I heard that Deng and Lin's two ministries recruited a lot of volunteers in Guangzhou. Can Dongwen know how much the expenses are?"

"Mr. Bao's words are considered to be asking the right person." Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "The Guangzhou Navy recruited volunteers, all of which were invested by Yuan Qi. Ten thousand volunteers spent 200,000 yuan a year."

Wu Yisheng naturally understood the question and answer of the two. Shanghai recruited volunteers and asked for money, but the county government had no money. This money could only be made by Yi Qunzu, which was to tell him not to bargain. He was also eager to hand over it, and then left Shanghai to go to Suzhou to take office. If the agreement on compensation for the loss could not be reached, it would inevitably go through normal procedures, which was something he did not want to.

After pondering for a moment, he looked at Yi Zhizu and said, "I heard that the inspection and audit has already achieved results?"

Yi Zhizu nodded and said, "Brother Lanting lost more than 5,000 taels in his post."

"Hey—." Wu Yisheng sighed and said, "It was all the British invasions, otherwise there would be no deficit." He naturally knew the amount of his deficit. Seeing that the other party did not take the opportunity to extort, he did not want to bargain anymore. After a slight blow, he bowed to the two of them, "Since it is a deficit caused by the official position, I have no choice but to send someone to him later."

When Wu Yisheng left, Bao Shichen smiled and said, "The antique calligraphy and paintings are usually 20% off or 30% off. Dongweng cuts this knife and will definitely feel heartbroken when he goes back."

"We didn't force him, and he should be content." Yi Zhizu said, pointing to the calligraphy and paintings on the table, and said, "I am not as good as this. Sir, just accept the money. The money will be deducted by the end of the year."

Bao Shichen was not generous at hand, and he really couldn't afford thousands of taels of silver to buy Dong Qichang's calligraphy and paintings, but he loved Dong Qichang's calligraphy and paintings very much. He smiled and said, "Dong Weng is very kind, but I am more respectful than obedient. However, I have always loved the characters, and I have accepted this fan. Dong Weng might as well hang it in the study room to embellish it."

Yi Zhizu didn't force himself, he nodded and said, "Okay."

Bao Shichen did not go to get the fan, but said slowly: "Yuan Qi has been planning to Shanghai for a long time, and Dongweng has been teaching Shanghai Road for several months. I am puzzled. Why didn't Dongweng ask the Shanghai branch to open publicly before taking office? But he insisted on giving someone a handle."

Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "There is not much difference between opening before taking office and opening after taking office. My Shanghai Road was exchanged for Yuanqi's treasury bonds, and I also promised the court that another stock exchange was opened in Liangjiang. In this way, the court can issue treasury bonds continuously or in turn to promote the normalization of treasury bond issuance.

The stock exchange needs a complete financial network support. To build a stock exchange in Jiangning, Yuanqi Bank must build a complete financial network in Liangjiang. In other words, the imperial court should acquiesce the expansion of Yuanqi Bank in Liangjiang.

The reason why the Shanghai branch opened with great fanfare after taking office was not only to create momentum, but also to test the reactions of officials, gentry and merchants in Liangjiang, and to test the reactions of the court."

Bao Shichen nodded, felt relieved, and then couldn't help but say, "Will Dong Weng be afraid of the court's fear of Yuanqi's power so rapidly expand?"

"On the contrary, if Yuan Qi does not expand into Liangjiang, it will arouse the fear of the court." Yi Zhizu explained slowly: "The imperial court's control over Liangjiang is much stronger than that of Guangdong. Yuan Qi's large-scale expansion in Liangjiang. On the surface, it seems that the power has increased greatly, but in fact it is dispersed, and the court is easier to control. Therefore, the imperial court should be happy to see Yuan Qi's expansion in Liangjiang."

Bao Shichen said: "What Dongweng means, will Yuanqi stop at Liangjiang?"

Yi Zhizu nodded and said, "If you expand again, it will be counterproductive."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Wang appeared at the door and said anxiously: "Report to Young Master, something happened to the backyard."

What can happen to the backyard? Yi Zhizu was stunned and then stood up and said, "Sir, you can do it." When he walked into the yard, Li Wang said softly: "Young Master, go and have a look. A woman came and was about to enter the yard through the back door in a sedan chair, but was trapped in the railing and was not allowed to enter."

When Yi Zhizu heard this, he immediately realized that it was Yan Xiaomei who came to the door. This was his negligence. He did not explain to everyone in the backyard. Suddenly, a woman of unknown origin appeared and wanted to enter the backyard. It would be strange if she was not stopped. She immediately rushed to the backyard.

It was indeed the one who was blocked by the back door and refused to enter. Only then did she realize that the matter was simple. How could this backyard allow for random entry and exit? Yi Zhizu obviously would not tell the maid in the backyard. She couldn't help but regret it. She should calmly wait for Yi Zhizu to pick her up. But when she came, she was not willing to go back. Although her fifth brother Yan Shikuan did not understand and object, she always asked her to think carefully. She was afraid that the night would be too long, so she took advantage of Yan Shikuan's busy life today and the family was small, so she slipped out.
Chapter completed!