In the hall, Xiao Yuner changed the tea for the third time.

After the greetings, Zhang Defu said with gratitude: "It is all thanks to you and Jiangnan Company that the troubles in our two counties can be brought to an end soon."

"Yes, for this kindness, both of us and our two counties are deeply grateful and will never forget it." Yang Chenglin also opened his eyes wide, squinting, trying to make his smile look more sincere.

"Ah, you two old parents are too polite. The county helped my company a lot last time, and this time I am just returning the favor." Young Master Zhao waved his hand and smiled.

"You may not care, but we have to be grateful. Otherwise, how can we be called?" Zhang Defu said seriously, "We couldn't sleep at night when we learned that your company was in debt to Suzhou. We came here together today to subscribe to some bonds and do our best to help!"

"Yes. But our hollow Wuxian paper Changzhou is famous for its 'sheep dung balls with shiny outsides', and we can't take out too much." Yang Chenglin said apologetically:

"I have discussed with Magistrate Zhang that each county should contribute 50,000 taels. How do you think that is?"

Hua Bozhen's mouth twitched when he heard this. He thought, why are the government joining in the fun? So my fifty thousand taels are gone...

The corners of Zhao Hao's mouth twitched as well. When he heard his two old parents complaining about being poor, he thought they would just give him some symbolic money.

But the next moment, one family took out 50,000 taels...

Although they all belong to Suzhou Prefecture, they can pay out a huge sum of 50,000 taels without blinking an eye and still feel embarrassed.

When my father took office, there were only two thousand taels in the Kunshan County treasury... Why is the gap between counties so big?

He is indeed worthy of being called Hua Kunshan. As expected, there are only wrong names, but no wrong nicknames.

Looking at the sincere looks on the faces of the two old parents, Zhao Hao knew that he couldn't refuse. He couldn't refuse!

No matter how deep his background is, the county magistrate is not as good as the current county magistrate. What's more, he is the current county magistrate?

Mr. Zhao accepted it with gratitude and said, "You two old parents are really dedicated to the people. It is a great blessing for the people of Suzhou and Jiangnan Company to have two such parents."

Seeing that Zhao Hao readily agreed, Zhang Defu and the other man looked at each other happily, thinking that they were now on board.

Yang Chenglin asked anxiously, "Is the headquarters of Jiangnan Bank located in Kunshan or Suzhou?"

Zhao Hao smiled and said, "Do you even need to ask? Of course it's Suzhou."

"Indeed, Suzhou is the center of Jiangnan, and Jiangnan Bank should be here." Yang Chenglin said with a smile.

"Yes, there are many people doing business in Suzhou, so Jiangnan Bank will definitely have a prosperous business." Zhang Defu said with a big smile on his face.

The two county magistrates now felt relieved.

As long as Jiangnan Company places its bank headquarters in Suzhou, it will be able to get cement first in the future by taking advantage of its proximity to water.

There is no need to mention it today, otherwise it would seem that my motives are impure.

"Thank you for your kind words." Zhao Hao also said politely: "The purpose of our Jiangnan Bank is to serve the government, merchants and people in Jiangnan. Whether we make money or not is secondary."

"Mr. Zhao is truly a man of high moral character," the two county magistrates praised him again. Then they asked anxiously again, "Is the bank's headquarters located in Wu County or Changzhou?"

After the two of them finished talking, they secretly competed with each other, both hoping that Zhao Hao could set up the head office in their own county.

This will definitely get cement earlier.

The two county magistrates are now obsessed with cement and are almost falling sick with lovesickness.

Young Master Zhao sighed secretly, thinking that the officials at that time were still a little stupid and didn't know how to formulate policies for attracting investment.

He smiled and replied, "It will probably be in Leqiao. There is already a Wuji Money House there, and they are in a hurry to open it. Let's just make do with it for now."

"Le Qiao..." The two couldn't help but laugh when they heard it.

Leqiao is the dividing point between the two counties, with Wu County on the left and Changzhou on the right.

Zhao Hao placed his headquarters in Leqiao so as not to offend either side.

It is also the commercial center of Suzhou City, which is very convenient for Jiangnan Bank to conduct business.

The two county magistrates chatted for a while, and agreed with Zhao Hao that they would definitely go to support the opening of Jiangnan Bank. Then they said goodbye and left with satisfaction.

As soon as the two of them left, Hua Bozhen looked at Zhao Hao with a smile, as if to wait and see what he would do.

There was still a share of 50,000 taels left, but Master Zhao promised to pay 100,000 taels all at once. It was obvious that he had to issue more debts.

So what difference does it make whether you give out an extra 50,000 or 500,000?

"Don't smile so cheaply, it affects the company's image." Zhao Hao rolled his eyes at him and said helplessly: "Give me another 500,000 taels. I'll give you 100 taels. Is that enough?"

Being begged to borrow more money, Master Zhao was also drunk.

"That's great!" Hua Bozhen was overjoyed. Now he finally got an explanation from the old man.

After achieving his goal, Hua Bozhen stopped hanging around, as there were still a lot of things waiting for him on Xishan Island.

He directly asked someone to drive the carriage over, and before getting in the car, he reminded Zhao Hao: "The research institute needs you to go over, it seems that Shi Zhen has made some achievements."

"Okay, I'll find time to go there." Zhao Hao nodded. He would be staying in Suzhou for a while, and it would be very convenient to go to Xishan Island.

After watching Hua Bozhen get on the car and leave, Master Zhao returned to the garden.

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Over there, there were no outsiders in the hall, so Zhao Liben and the other two could finally come out from the inner room.

Feeling a little tired, Xiao Yuner changed the tea for the fourth time...

Zhao Liben was extremely curious, but he couldn't show it on his face. He took the teacup that Jiang Xueying personally offered him and asked with a smile:

"Xueying, good girl. Tell grandpa, what is so special about your bonds? Why do people treat them as nugget gold?"

"Grandpa, let's ask my eldest brother later." Jiang Xueying smiled and shook her head, "He won't let me tell you."

"Xueying, please don't be confused. I, your grandfather, have the final say in all matters concerning our family." Zhao Liben twisted the lid of the cup, gently skimmed the foam in the cup, and said with a smile:

"Do you listen to your elder brother Zhao or to grandpa?"

"I'll listen to grandpa." Jiang Xueying blushed and lowered her head obediently, obviously understanding the old man's hidden meaning.

He who knows the times is a hero. President Jiang naturally knows who is the strong supporter to resist foreign enemies.

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Zhao Liben sat in the hall, watching Zhao Hao come in, and said with a friendly smile:

"My dear grandson, you are back."

Ye quickly tactfully pulled Jiang Xueying away.

"What?" Zhao Hao got goosebumps and glanced at Jiang Xueying.

When I saw her apologetic expression when she left, I knew that grandpa already knew about the debt-to-equity swap.

"You, my child, have been with me since you were young, and you are very family-oriented." Zhao Liben smiled and took his hand and said, "You will definitely not forget your grandfather if you get any benefits, right?"

"Just tell me what you want to do. I'm cold." Young Master Zhao pulled his hand away without leaving a trace.

"What else can you do? Do you know how many salt merchants want to get on Jiangnan Company's car?"

The serious lack of investment channels was an unsolvable problem faced by the wealthy people in the Ming Dynasty. Especially the salt merchants, who did nothing but collected hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year.

They got the money, but they didn't know how to spend it.

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