She makes money by carrying large bags to raise cubs!

Chapter 160 Making Money
"What?"

After hearing Qi Hongxi's words, Lu Weimang was so shocked that he couldn't sit in his chair anymore, he got up and walked out, "It's unbecoming to let the creditor block the door, go and announce the creditor to come in!"

Qi Hongxi opened his arms to block Lu Weimang, "Lord Lu, calm down, be calm. You may not have experienced creditors blocking your door before, but you will get used to it after staying in Jincheng for the first half year. No matter what you can't see today. Creditor, if you pay back the money, you won’t be able to pay the monthly salary tomorrow, and the number of people in our yamen will be reduced by half. Everyone has to support their families, Master Lu understands a little bit.”

Lu Weimang couldn't laugh or cry, she was called "Little God of Wealth" in the capital, but now she was blocked because of more than one hundred taels of silver.

"Okay," Lu Weimang yelled at Qi Hongxi who was blocking the door in a low voice, and took out a bank note from his cuff, "I keep what I say, and I won't shorten your salary."

Qi Hongxi was also quite knowledgeable. When he saw the banknote, his eyes were straightened, "A large banknote from Qianhuitong in Kyoto?"

After finishing speaking, he rubbed his hands together, "Hey, you are indeed a nobleman from Kyoto. People in our small place have little knowledge, and offended Mr. Lu."

As he said, he retracted his hands blocking the door and scratched his head, "Hey, what do you mean? The operation of this yamen is all funded by the imperial court or collected from land taxes. How can you make up for it yourself? Being an official for thousands of miles For the sake of money, Mr. Lu has a high character and integrity, and his heart and insight are beyond the reach of me and other petty officials!"

After a very obedient conversation, if you don't want money, Lu Weimang waved the bank note impatiently, "Go and call the creditor over here."

"Hey!"

Qi Hongxi agreed loudly, and went to run errands actively.

After a while, a chubby merchant covered in silk came in following Qi Hongxi.

"I've seen adults."

The merchant gave a hasty salute, and Lu Weimang didn't mind, "How much is owed to you, today I will write off the account."

The merchant was also unambiguous, "Don't give me too much, I will give you the change, and you can just give me two hundred and fifty taels."

"I think you are a two hundred and five!" Qi Hongxi was in a hurry, and walked up to the merchant. His thin body looked very imposing in front of the fat merchant, but he still pointed at the merchant and said aggressively, "At the beginning I only borrowed one hundred and ten taels for a period of three months! The IOU was written by Mr. Fan with my own eyes. Why did it more than double in just over two months? You put usurious loans in the yamen! Believe it or not, I let the government officials arrest you and put you in prison for a year or so!"

The merchant who dares to come to the government to ask for an account is naturally prepared and will not be intimidated by a few words, "Master Qi, you usually spend a penny in half. I have never seen such a penny." An IOU for two silver coins. Think about it for yourself, at the beginning, Mr. Fan begged this family in Jincheng to such an extent that no one would borrow it, if it wasn’t for the high interest he promised, how could I have been willing to lend him so much money?”

Mentioning the former Lord Fan, Qi Hongxi had nothing to say. At the time when the yamen was in dire straits, the people of the yamen servants were fluctuating. If the monthly salary was not paid, the whole yamen would fall apart. Lord Fan was also kind, but he left a big hole for the incumbent .

Qi Hongxi looked at Lu Weimang with an ugly face, "Here, Master Lu, otherwise, our monthly salary will be paid later, and the usury loan will be paid off first, otherwise, it will be delayed day by day, and I don't know how much it will increase tomorrow."

Lu Weimang didn't care, and said directly to the merchant, "Isn't it just two hundred and fifty taels? Here's the IOU, and you take the bank note."

The merchant raised his eyebrows with joy, "Sure enough, he is a nobleman from Kyoto, that is to say, what is this one hundred and ten taels in the eyes of a nobleman?"

At the moment, taking out the IOU requires taking a bank note.

Lu Weimang didn't let go, and signaled Qi Hongxi to come forward to check the IOU.

"It's Master Fan's own handwriting."

Qi Hongxi took the IOU, checked it carefully, and nodded to confirm.

Only then did Lu Weimang let go, and the merchant took the silver bills, and in the main hall of the yamen, he spit and began to count the money, "One, two,...a total of five fifty taels of silver bills, a total of two hundred Fifty taels, Cheng Hui, come to me again if you need it. Farewell!"

Saying that, turn around and leave.

"Did I let you go?" Lu Weimang asked.

"My lord, what do you mean? We wrote in black and white just now..."

Lu Weimang stretched out his hand and took Mr. Fan's IOU in his hand, "Big law, loan sharks, the light ones will be taken into custody, and the serious ones will be exiled. The ready-made evidence is here, and the stolen goods are in your arms. The evidence is conclusive. There is no denying it, come here, and put this businessman in prison. This official has just arrived, and I will not punish you severely. I will give you a break, and you will only be detained for three months, as a warning to others. Come here!"

"Here!"

The yamen servant in the hall has long been unhappy with this fat man, and this time he listened to Lu Weimang's order and suddenly agreed.

"Take it and imprison it for three months!"

"Here!"

The yamen servant dragged down the growling and disobedient merchant, and the rest of the people in the main hall, including Qi Hongxi, all expressed admiration.

"Your Excellency is wise, the lower officials thought..."

"Why do you think I'm a fool with a lot of money?"

Lu Weimang shook the wide sleeves of his official uniform, "Let me tell you, whether it is the money paid back for Mr. Fan today or the salary paid to you tomorrow, I will faithfully record it in the ledger. As an official, when the yamen has a surplus, it will be returned with interest."

Everyone just laughed when they heard this. They have been in Jincheng for so many years, but they don't know that Jincheng, although it is the government office of the state, is poorer than the counties below.The counties and counties below have enough land to collect land taxes, but here in Jincheng, there are only a few fields on the four sides to collect taxes.Moreover, where Jincheng Bird doesn't shit, there are very few businesses, and they are all small businesses for subsistence, and the business tax is even a drop in the bucket.When the yamen has a surplus, I hope Mr. Lu will still be in office.

Lu Weimang knew that everyone didn't believe it, but to others, Jincheng was a place where no shit would happen, but to Lu Weimang, it was just waiting to be developed.

Here she is the chief official, someone has a place, but still worry about no income?

Both sides have their own ideas, and the yamen go home.

"How, is there any money in the account of the state government office?"

For dinner, Huo Jing came out of the study and asked Lu Weimang at the dinner table.

Lu Weimang shook his head, "Not only did I have no money, but I paid my predecessor's bill out of my own pocket, and I will bleed tomorrow to pay salaries to the government officials."

Huo Jing smiled secretly, "Do you need my support?"

Lu Weimang waved his hand, "It's a trivial matter, just treat it as my investment in the Jincheng state government office. You know me, and I never do business at a loss. Now, how much I invest in this state government office will definitely be a hundred times and a thousand times in the future." Earn it back!"

Huo Jing knew Lu Weimang's ability to make money many years ago. Not only was he convinced, but His Majesty and the head of the household department, Qin Hou, were all amazed. They came to the poor Yongzhou this time. With this intention, he wanted to use Lu Weimang's ability to make money to revitalize Yongzhou.After all, this is the first pass in northern Xinjiang. Only when this place is strong can other state capitals be safer.

"Then I'll wait and see."

Huo Jing looked at the confident little girl in front of him and said.

"Ok!"

(End of this chapter)