vrcanaries Chapter 575 Xie Jue's storyline: I'm so angry!
Chapter 575 Xie Jue's storyline: I'm so angry!
Tinghe Pavilion.
Not long after Xie Jue returned to his room, Changqing entered, clasped his hands, and reported, "Young Master, we have found out that the Jiang family has already used some of their silver to pay off their debts. They still have a shortfall of 80,000 taels, which they plan to collect from Daxing Bank."
Xie Jue raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, picked up his teacup, and gently blew on it. "Most of their money is in the Jiangnan branch of Daxing Money Shop?"
“Yes, there are also branches in Daxing in the capital. As long as the Jiang family presents their seals and documents, they can exchange the silver immediately,” Changqing said.
Xie Jue's eyes narrowed. "Go and instruct the money exchange to slow down their operations and go through a few detours in the process."
Changqing understood immediately, "Your subordinate understands."
Inside the room, Xie Jue put down his teacup, his expression indifferent.
Everyone knows that Daxing Money Shop is the richest household in Jiangnan.
Few people know that the real owner behind this money exchange is him.
Jiang Mansion.
Mr. Jiang sat at the head of the table, his brows furrowed; the recent events had made him look rather unwell. Mrs. Jiang sat beside him, her face also filled with worry.
"Father, Mother, leave this matter to me. I have already sent someone to fetch silver from Daxing Bank. This amount of money is just a drop in the ocean for the Jiang family, and it will be easy to resolve."
Gao Wanzhi is his person in life and in death; this marriage won't be so easily called off!
Xie Jue's attempt to make things difficult for him with this tactic is rather foolish!
Madam Jiang breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying, "That's good. As long as we can get through this hurdle, things will be easier in the future."
“Mother, please don’t lend money at interest anymore.” Jiang Huaiyu couldn’t help but say, “Our Jiang family is not an ordinary family. It would be too embarrassing if word got out. If someone takes this opportunity to stir up trouble, we will be the ones who suffer.”
Madam Jiang sighed with some grievance, "At that time, the shop urgently needed money, and all the silver was deposited in Daxing Money Shop to earn interest. If we withdrew it in advance, we would lose a lot of money. I thought that I would only borrow it for a few days, and the interest would not be high. I would pay it back once the shop recovered."
"Who knew that these shops in the capital would suddenly run into trouble?"
"Mother, what exactly is wrong with the shops in the capital?"
Madam Jiang looked up at him, her expression somewhat weary. "I don't know what happened either. First, the tea shop ran out of stock one after another, and then the spice shop had an accident. Someone spread rumors that our spices were unclean, and our business collapsed instantly. The clothing shop is even stranger; we haven't been able to get our raw materials several times."
She paused, then frowned and said, "One thing after another, it's like we're being watched."
A cold glint flashed in Jiang Huaiyu's eyes. "It does seem like someone is sabotaging us from behind."
I suspect it was Xie Jue who was behind it!
The next morning, another commotion broke out at the entrance of the Jiang residence.
Several loan shark leaders blocked the entrance with their men, wailing and shouting, "The Jiang family borrowed money from us, and they keep delaying payment. Do they want to renege on their debt?!"
"We have a written agreement! We agreed to pay today, but now there's not a trace of them!"
More and more onlookers gathered, whispering and pointing.
Inside the mansion, Jiang Huaiyu paced back and forth angrily, his face ashen, and demanded, "Didn't you send someone to Daxing Bank to withdraw the money? Why hasn't it been brought back yet?"
The attendant beside him carefully replied, "Young master, our people went there, but Daxing Money Shop said they need to recheck the accounts and go through the procedures. They refused to release the money immediately, saying that the rules have changed."
Jiang Huaiyu immediately flew into a rage, "Follow the procedures? When have we ever followed the procedures before?"
He turned and walked out, saying, "I'll go myself!"
But as soon as he reached the porch, he was surrounded by loan sharks.
The old man at the head of the group shouted, "Young Master Jiang is out! Don't even think about running away! If you don't give us an explanation today, we'll sit here and die right here in front of your mansion!"
Jiang Huaiyu trembled with anger, wanting to rebuke several times, but considering the large number of people in front of the gate, he swallowed his anger back.
Seeing the crowd closing in, sweat beaded on his forehead. Finally, he gritted his teeth and quietly retreated to the backyard.
"Prepare the car, we'll leave through the back door," he whispered.
Daxing Money Shop, Beijing Branch.
As soon as Jiang Huaiyu entered, the shopkeeper personally greeted him with a beaming smile, "Young Master Jiang, it's been a long time. Please come in."
Jiang Huaiyu said directly, "I've come to collect the silver, 100,000 taels."
The shopkeeper's smile remained unchanged. "Withdrawing money is certainly possible, but the bank has new rules now. For any large transfers, the ledgers must be checked first, and then a reply must be sent from Jiangnan before the loan can be released."
"When has such a ridiculous rule ever existed before?"
"Young Master Jiang, please calm down. To be honest, the Jiangnan headquarters has been a bit stricter lately, and we are just following the rules. The Jiang family are honored guests, and we should do our best to handle them, but once the rules are established, they cannot be broken."
Jiang Huaiyu sneered, "According to you, I have to wait several more days before I get my money?"
"It won't take too long," the shopkeeper said with a greasy smile. "We'll receive a reply from Jiangnan within two or three days, and the loan will be disbursed immediately."
Jiang Huaiyu suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice, "What if I say that I need it urgently?"
The shopkeeper remained firm, only offering a low, apologetic smile. "This is truly a difficult situation. A money exchange must uphold its reputation and follow the rules. We understand Young Master Jiang's predicament, but we can only ask you to wait a little longer."
In short, he spoke flawlessly, yet remained unmoved by either soft or hard tactics.
Jiang Huaiyu's face turned ashen. These layers of delays clearly indicated that someone was pulling strings behind the scenes.
Upstairs at Daxing Money Exchange, the small pavilion by the window is quiet and elegant.
Changqing pushed open the door and entered, whispering, "Young Master, the person is gone."
Xie Jue's gaze fell on Jiang Huaiyu's departing figure, and a pleasant smile slowly curved his lips.
Jiang Huaiyu left Daxing Money Shop and went straight to the cloth shop.
He sat at the accounting table in the back room, with several thick ledgers spread out in front of him, filled with densely packed numbers and annotations in red ink.
He stared at it for a long time, his brows furrowing more and more, and finally slammed the ledger shut with a "snap," then raised his hand to pinch the bridge of his nose.
He studied the classics from a young age and never bothered to associate with merchants, let alone get involved with abacuses and ledgers.
To the point that now, he can't understand these ledgers at all.
The shopkeeper stood cautiously to the side and whispered, "Young master, these are the income and expenditure accounts for the past two months. Because the shop has been losing money one after another, we have had to clear out the goods at low prices, and the raw materials are stuck in the warehouse and cannot be sold, which has led to serious losses."
"Of course I can see we're losing money!" Jiang Huaiyu said angrily. "My question is, how can we remedy this?"
The shopkeeper paused for a moment, then said, "If we can replenish the supply channels, perhaps we can ease the situation a bit."
Jiang Huaiyu stood up irritably and paced back and forth in the room.
Merchants are all tainted by money, just like Xie Jue.
But now, he was stumped by these money-grubbing things and couldn't even think of a solution!