The God of Wealth Lu pulled several carts of things to Ningguo Mansion to apologize.
He is not afraid of being seen, but of not being seen.
Money is his confidence, and he has already spent a lot of it, so he will be generous and stick to it to the end.
As long as Jia Zhen doesn't keep on biting him, Shuntian Prefecture and Wucheng Bingmasi will have lost their victims. If he makes some arrangements and is summoned less often, then everything will be revealed.
Therefore, even though Lu Kun had some doubts about Xie Zhenghu's coincidence in entering the tunnel several times, he still looked extremely sorry.
"I am just a businessman. You know that businessmen always make money by being friendly. How dare I get involved with such a gangster?"
Lu Kun wanted to cry bitterly in front of Jia Zhen.
Of course he had checked Ningguo Mansion.
Unfortunately, the Ningguo Mansion has only one legitimate son, who is only twelve years old and is too early for marriage. Even if he wants to send a daughter here to be a concubine, it is impossible.
He wanted to give one to Jia Zhen, but Mrs. Shen seemed difficult to deal with. If he gave a concubine to her grandson, she might turn a blind eye to it because of the love given to the grandson. But if he gave one to his son...if he got angry, the Lu family would probably offend him after giving away the dowry and daughter for nothing.
Lu Kun did not dare to give Jia Zhen a concubine.
In fact, ever since the Jia family returned the silver to the treasury, everyone in the capital knew that Jia Zhen was a good-for-nothing. He was afraid of his mother like a cat avoiding a mouse. If his mother told him to go east, he might not even have the courage to look west.
After all, they could strip Jia Jing of all his possessions in front of many people in the Jia family and make him carry manure at the Taoist temple, and no one dared to say a word of "no".
This is definitely a shrew!
"It's all because of that housekeeper..."
Thinking of his very capable housekeeper, Lu Kun really shed tears, "Who would have thought that when he was young, he would owe Xie Zhenghu a favor."
At this point, he wiped away his tears. "I know that no matter what, my family has an unshirkable responsibility, so I came here with sincerity, only hoping that Lord Jia can put an end to his wrath."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Kun pulled out a flat jade box from his sleeve and pushed it towards Jia Zhen on the table, "Please accept it, Master Jia, to relieve my fear."
He felt that he had been very humble, but he didn't expect that Jia Zhen drank his tea without even looking at him.
"grown ups……"
Lu Kun had no choice but to open the jade box himself, "Here is a hundred thousand taels of silver, you..."
Jia Zhen put the teacup and the cup heavily on the table, and said with a smile on his face: "Lu Kun, it seems that you spent 100,000 taels to buy your three months of freedom in Shuntian Prefecture?"
Are the salt merchants in Jiangnan rich?
But they dare not call him the God of Wealth.
And this person is called the God of Wealth of the West.
Lian's second brother went to the Li family to seek revenge. After taking more than 100,000 taels of silver from them, he brought all the people, young and old, in front of the people of Yangzhou City and gave them a severe beating.
But this Lu Kun...
"grown ups……"
Lu Kun's heart skipped a beat.
After entering the capital, he knew that these powerful people were ruthless and ruthless, but he never expected that a declining Ningguo Mansion would dare to be so greedy.
"This is your personal private room."
How can a man not have a secret stash of money?
Jia Jing's private savings had been taken away by Mrs. Shen, and he didn't believe that Jia Zhen didn't save some in secret.
Lu Kun pushed the jade box containing ten silver bills toward him and said, "I have other gifts here, of course."
He had to keep this under control.
Otherwise, just like what Prince Jin said, the emperor would really combine him with Xie Zhenghu and take the opportunity to raid his house.
Lu Kun's back was sweating. He quickly took out a bulging money bag from his other sleeve and said, "This is my apology to you."
Jia Zhen glanced at it.
It would be a lie to say that I'm not moved at all.
Everyone in the family, including Xiao Yue'er, had their own private property, except him. He was the only one who was so pitiful. The thousands of silver coins he had saved with great difficulty were confiscated by his father.
If he wanted to have more dishes now, he would have to share the table with Youshi or his son. If he had this 100,000 taels of private money...
No, no, no! Thinking of his mother's meaningful look when she was about to come, Jia Zhen couldn't help but sweat on his back.
If his mother knew, he would dare to take 100,000 taels of silver...
Before I die of anger, I will definitely beat him to death.
Even if he was reluctant to beat him to death, he would definitely let Jiao Da break his legs.
This is not the worst thing. The worst thing is that he has no mother.
His father would come back from the Taoist temple and strangle him to death with a rope.
His family...
Jia Zhen swallowed his saliva and slapped the table.
"grown ups……"
Lu Kun was startled.
"How much is this?"
Jia Zhen's eyes were vicious.
"One hundred... one hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver."
In the jade box, one silver note is worth ten thousand taels.
The same thing goes for the silver bag, but there are two more.
This is just in case.
This adds up to 220,000 taels of silver. Why is Jia Zhen still not satisfied?
Lu Kun is very rich, but the richer a person is, the more stingy he is.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to open both a money shop and a gambling house.
"grown ups!"
Lu Kun was heartbroken. “In the carriage outside, there are gifts for your old lady. In addition to two hundred-year-old ginsengs, there is also a box of top-quality oriental pearls from outside the Great Wall…”
As he said this, he winked at the attendant, signaling him to quickly present the gift list. "Please take a look. If there is anything missing, I will ask someone to prepare it right away."
Jia Zhen took it.
The first line says tiger skin, followed by mink skin, fox skin and other fur items.
Then there are two hundred-year-old ginsengs, top-quality deer antlers, as well as nourishing foods such as bird's nests and donkey-hide gelatin.
Finally there are Dongzhu, gold, jade jewelry, etc., which look as if they were made with great care.
Jia Zhen casually estimated the amount in his mind and put the gift list on the table. "Boss Lu, do you know how many times Xie Zhenghu stabbed me that day?" His eyes were filled with great oppression. "If it weren't for the blessing of my ancestors, my grave would be covered with grass by now."
This? "My Lord!"
Lu Kun swallowed hard, "Please wait a moment, sir. I will go back and prepare..."
"That's not necessary!"
Jia Zhen is not a fool. Everyone knows that this Mr. Lu is rich. He came here to give gifts in such a high-profile manner. Some censors who like to spread rumors must be keeping an eye on him. If he is allowed to go back again, he will be impeached!
"I heard that your butler lives on White Horse Street and has a yard?"
Jia Zhen said in a calm voice, "Since you have made friends with Xie, you must be prepared to lose everything you have."
Huh? "Yes!"
Although it was a bit unfair to ask Butler Liu's family to move immediately, he could compensate them later.
Lu Kun just wanted to appease the Jia family immediately, so he hurriedly said, "Please wait a moment, sir. I will have someone send the Liu family's house deeds and other things to us when we get home."
"It's such a hassle to deliver it."
Jia Zhen raised his voice and said, "Xing'er, go, follow Boss Lu, and go to collect the room now."
"yes!"
Xing'er looked at Lu Kun, "Boss Lu, please come in!"
Jia Zhen watched them go out, then he picked up his purse and jade box and went to the backyard.
Not long after, Shen Ning saw the silver note of 220,000 taels.
"Mother!"
Jia Zhen was very proud, "At first, that Lu guy probably just wanted to give me 100,000 taels to get rid of me, but fortunately my son managed to hold on."
"It's just a piece of paper, what's there to be proud of?"
Shen Ning looked at the banknote and said, "Besides, this kind of paper was produced by the Lu family themselves."
Jia Zhen: “…”
He looked at the banknote and felt a little uneasy.
"When the God of Wealth Casino got into trouble, you didn't think that the Lu family's bank would not be affected at all, did you?"
As long as the silver remains there, it will still be the purse of the Prince of Jin.
Shen Ning threw the banknote back. "If you don't want it to become nothing but blank paper, go and exchange some for it." At this point, she thought of something else. "Exchange one by one. Send someone to exchange one every hour."
"...Yes, son, I'll have someone do it right away."
Jia Zhen thought that his mother was afraid that he would exchange too much at once and be seen by someone with ulterior motives.
Little did she know that what Shen Ning wanted to see was the payment ability of the God of Wealth of the West.
After all, many people saw what happened in the gambling house. The gambling house was temporarily closed, and Lu Kun now only had one money house.
In the past he had a good reputation and many people deposited money in his bank, but today he offended the government.
There will always be some people who follow the trend and exchange silver.
Even if he managed to hold on in the end, he would still be a little hurt, right?
"There's no need to rush, but this silver..."
The Ningguo Mansion’s savings of several generations only amounted to more than 200,000 taels of silver.
But Lu Kun gave her 220,000 taels at once, and Shen Ning was a little nervous. "Do you feel comfortable taking it?"
Jia Zhen: “…”
He wanted to say that he was very down-to-earth.
But the mother was clearly uneasy.
Alas, women are just timid!
"Mother, Lu Kun is called the God of Wealth from the West."
Jia Zhen wanted to say that this was nothing to him, "Don't worry, as long as he still wants to stay in the capital..."
"What if he can't make it?"
Their goal is to make him unable to survive! Shen Ning looked at Haodaer who was dazzled by the money, "Zhen'er, you have to know that Lu Kun is the King of Jin's man. As long as he is here, the King of Jin will have no shortage of money to spend."
"If there is no Lu Kun, there will be Liu Kun and Zhang Kun."
Jia Zhen was helpless. "Who among those big merchants who want to make a name for themselves doesn't rely on the powerful?"
Even their home.
The Xue family in Jinling, even though we have a marriage relationship now, we used to send money to their family.
"...But if we want to find someone like Lu Kun right away, it will take time, right?"
Shen Ning still insisted on her own judgment, "Zhen'er, if it was only 20,000 taels, you could take it, but 220,000 taels..., it's really too much."
Jia Zhen: “…”
He regretted that if he had known earlier, he would have kept the hundred thousand as his own property.
"Didn't the Emperor say that day that if you have any problem, you can go directly to the Emperor?"
“…”
Jia Zhen wanted to cry.
If the emperor sees it, will he still get a share of the silver?
"The Emperor wants to strike back at Prince Jin more than we do."
Shen Ning pushed the banknotes out and said, "Be good, take these banknotes and tell the emperor that you are panicked because Lu Kun gave you so much at once."
"...Then...you won't exchange it?"
"...If the emperor has the time to chat with you, just tell him that you were planning to exchange the silver and put it in the silver shop. The silver will still belong to him."
"yes!"
Jia Zhen left in displeasure.
Shen Ning was not at ease either.
Two hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver.
To say that I'm not moved at all would be a lie.
But if the silver is taken, it may not be a crime for the Jia family in the future.
In other words, taking this silver would become a thorn in the emperor's heart.
Shen Ning had a terrible headache.
The emperor was also having a headache at this time.
Ningxia General Jiang Yu returned to Beijing to report on his work and brought very bad news. The day before he returned to Beijing, Ningxia and Tatar had suffered from consecutive days of hail. He was afraid that it would not be long before they would start looting again.
He had to provide relief when there was a disaster, but when the Tatars sent troops..., if he wanted to defeat them peacefully, he had to spend money like water.
The national treasury finally recovered a little! But now even if he emptied his family's coffers, I'm afraid it won't be able to stop the war in Ningxia that is about to break out again! "Your Majesty!"
Eunuch Liu knew that the emperor had a headache, so he came over carefully and said, "Jia Zhen from Ningguo Mansion is here. He has something to report."
emperor:"……"
He doesn't want to see.
Nothing serious will happen to Jia Zhen.
"You ask, if it's nothing serious, just let him withdraw!"
"Your Majesty, I see that Lord Jia looks very bad."
Eunuch Liu felt that he couldn't handle it.
Besides, someone just stuffed two hundred taels of silver into his pocket.
The intention is very clear, which is to see the emperor.
"…Then announce it quickly!"
The emperor rubbed his forehead.
Soon, Jia Zhen came in.
"Your Highness, long live your Highness!"
"What is it?"
The emperor didn't say a word of nonsense.
Just sit high up and look down at him.
"emperor……"
Jia Zhen hesitated for a moment, then finally held out the jade box and the money bag, "This is the silver that Lu Kun, the god of wealth from the west, just sent to me as an apology."
emperor:"……"
My head hurts worse.
"Two hundred and twenty thousand taels in total."
emperor:"……"
He couldn't help but lean forward and look down.
Eunuch Liu understood what the emperor meant, and hurriedly brought over the jade box and the purse and showed them to the emperor.
"Why did he give you so much to apologize?"
The emperor couldn't help but ask Jia Zhen.
"Xie Zhenghu, who assassinated me, is hiding in one of his three caves..."
Jia Zhen quickly told him what happened this morning. "He gave me 100,000 taels first. I was so angry that I wanted to show some disrespect, but he ended up taking out another 120,000 taels."
If I had known this earlier, I wouldn’t have been so rude.
If he had one hundred thousand taels of silver, maybe his mother wouldn't be afraid anymore.
"I...I was afraid. He took out so much silver all at once. After sending him away, I went to find my mother. My mother also said that the silver was too hot to handle. So I...I came to find the emperor."
emperor:"……"
He was so heartbroken.
So happy again.
He has no money.
There is no money in the treasury.
The war is about to begin.
He had no money to give to his soldiers.
Okay, okay!
“Good job!”
The emperor's face was full of smiles. "The God of Wealth in the West, right? I remember that Xie Zhenghu was related to the remnants of the previous dynasty. I will definitely help you find out about this matter."
Ah? Jia Zhen looked at the emperor's smiling face and understood a little.
"emperor!"
He kowtowed again, "Lu Kun also sent a lot of gifts to my family. I...I was so angry at that time that I asked for a yard from his housekeeper."
"Well, you can keep those for yourself!"
The emperor was unusually generous. "Go back and say hello to Madam Shen for me. I'm busy now. I'll talk to you later when I'm free."
He was busy checking out the Western God of Wealth.
Wow, hahaha, finally I don’t have to worry anymore. (End of this chapter)
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