In this era, the interest on money shops, pawn shops, and even private lending was nine out of ten thousand and three out of ten thousand.

That is to say, I lend you nine taels of silver, and I will pay back thirteen taels in three months. The monthly profit is 10 cents.

The annual interest rate of Jiangnan Company’s bonds is only 10 cents and 2 cents, and the annual interest rate cannot keep up with others’ monthly.

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

"Don't be dissatisfied." Mr. Zhao rubbed his butt and smiled faintly: "If you believe it or not, just steal the head?"

"I believe it, only if you believe it will be a ghost." Zhao Liben rolled his eyes and said, "Are they crazy?"

Mr. Zhao smiled and was about to explain the reason, but heard from his servants that Hua Bozhen asked for a meeting.

Zhao Hao and Jiang Xueying looked at each other and smiled, "The fool is here."

He winked at Sister Jiang, asking her not to explain first and let the old man open his eyes before talking.

"If my grandfather doesn't believe me, just go to the next door to see if I've bragged."

"Listen, just listen." Zhao Liben was also full of curiosity, so he turned to the inner hall separated by a curtain with the same curious Ye.

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

After a while, Hua Bozhen came in with a smile on his face and said hello to the young master.

"Why did my brother come today? The bank opened only on the eighth day of the first lunar month?" Zhao Hao also greeted him with a smile and let him into the hall, and sat down with a gloomy place.

"I heard that the company encountered difficulties, my brother will help you with the help." Hua Bozhen took out a thick envelope from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Hao.

Zhao Hao opened the envelope and saw that there were a stack of 100,000 taels per ticket, with a total of twenty.

"Brother, are you going to donate?"

"Uh...hehe, I heard that the company is going to borrow 1.5 million taels. How bad is this going to be heard?" Hua Bozhen smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "Let's digest it internally. Take the two million taels of bonds, and the Hua family only needs 1.5 million taels of bonds."

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Behind the pearl curtain, Zhao Liben and Ye were both stunned.

Was Hua Bozhen's mind stuck with cement on Xishan Island?

Not only will the bonds worth 1.5 million taels, they will also have a premium of 500,000 taels.

You know, the total interest on the maturity of this bond is only 540,000 taels.

The Hua family lent two million to Jiangnan Company for three years.

Yes, their family has money, so there is no need to be so trashed, right?

The two of them looked at Jiang Xueying for inquisitiveness.

Jiang Xueying covered her mouth, shook her head and squinted her eyes. Her brother said, "I won't tell them now."

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In the outer hall, Mr. Zhao also praised him: "Great! It's great, good brothers for the rest of their lives!"

"I am also a part of the company. How can I stand by and watch when there are difficulties in the company?" Hua Bozhen said seriously: "This matter is settled. Brother, don't refuse, you won't treat me as a brother..."

"I only need brothers, don't have money." Zhao Hao smiled and stuffed the ticket into the envelope and threw it back to Hua Bozhen and said:

"Thank you for your kindness and thank you very much. But this time, the company's shareholders should not get involved in the issuance of bonds."

As he said that, he sighed and said, "Everyone contributed money and efforts to the company, but he still has no income for a penny. I can't let the shareholders spend money anymore."

"It wouldn't be good if our shareholders don't pay a penny?" Hua Bozhen still didn't give up.

"Brother, tell you the truth. The amount of 1.5 million taels is basically gone." Mr. Zhao said lightly.

"Oh?" Hua Bozhen said in surprise: "Who is going so quickly?"

"Dongting Chamber of Commerce subscribed half of the purchase on the same day." Zhao Hao naturally did not hide it from him.

"Ah?" Hua Bozhen opened his mouth wide and said with a ridiculous look: "They have no money to start work and ask the young master to provide them with relief. But they have money to lend it to the young master. Isn't this a bit shameless, right?"

"You can't say that." Zhao Hao chuckled and said, "They used money to start work to fill in the pit, but they can earn interest by lending it to me. Can this be the same?"

"Different." Hua Bozhen shook his head. "But they are still shameless."

But this is not the point. After sighing, he asked again: "What about the remaining 750,000 taels?"

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

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

"I don't think it's too little if I don't think it's less than 50,000 taels." Hua Bozhen gritted his teeth.

"Uh, I'm really not picky about food..." Mr. Zhao said laughing and crying: "What should I do if I give it to your family? Mr. Wang must have me give it a bowl of water."

"It's first come first served, Mr. Wang has to reason, right?" Hua Bozhen said bitterly with a persistent face: "Brother, it's not that I'm making things difficult for you, it's really my old man who gave the death order. Returning empty-handed means he wants to eat. Please help..."

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

"Hurry open the middle door to welcome you." Jiangnan Bank wants to take root in Suzhou, so it cannot neglect the two parents.

Zhao Hao smiled at Hua Bozhen and said, "Brother, come with me to pick up the customers."

On Xishan Island, Hua Bozhen had hosted two people who were in trouble, and everyone was familiar with each other.

He did not refuse at the moment and followed Zhao Hao out of the hall. He originally planned to greet him at the entrance of the park, but the two county masters had already arrived at the edge of the pond.

"I actually helped my two old parents to come, and I was wrong to welcome you. I will forgive you for your crimes." Mr. Zhao bowed with a smile.

"We came uninvited, just as long as we didn't disturb Zhao Jianshe." The two magistrates had learned from the governor that Zhao Hao had now been from the Hanlin in the seventh grade, which was only half a level lower than them, but much more expensive.

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

To be more precise, cement.

In order to advance a few places on the Jiangnan Company’s customer list, the two magistrates tried every means to approach Zhao Shouzheng a few months ago.

They had been to Kunshan several times. When Zhao Shouzheng came to Fucheng to report his duties, he also invited him several times.

Mr. Zhao was so moved by this sincere love for his colleagues that he naturally told them the truth. He couldn't make the decision on cement. Instead of looking for him, it would be better to work hard on his son.

At first, the two thought that Magistrate Zhao was ruling again. After all, they were enemies, so there was nothing strange about them.

But the time 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 noble governor had to see Zhao Hao first before making a decision.

If the two of them couldn't tell who was the real person, they would be blind.

When they returned to Suzhou and cleaned up the situation, the two of them couldn't wait to come over to visit. This was a good opportunity to show their attentiveness!
Chapter completed!