Deng Ming clearly stated that he did not want commercial banks to compete viciously during overseas trade, so all banks pursued a first-come, first-served non-competitive strategy on the way to promote bonds. However, the Governor's Office of the Canal Transportation Governor's Office and the Governor's Office of the Liangjiang Governor's Office are two potential buyers of bonds with great oil and water, so bankers disagree to let any one take the exclusive. Deng Ming cannot continue to support the exclusive right, otherwise no one will actively promote it in prefectures and counties, but will rush to Huai'an or Nanjing.

Therefore, bankers reached an agreement in front of Deng Ming to share the bond sales profits of Huai'an and Nanjing. The representatives of each bank solemnly signed their names on the contract, and then drew lots to decide to join the Huai'an group or the Nanjing group. The bankers first continued to sell bonds in various prefectures and counties step by step, and then gathered in Nanjing and Yangzhou to meet Jiang Guozhu, the governor of Liangjiang, or took a group to Huai'an by boat.

According to Xiong Lan's estimate, Huai'an's purchasing power is still more than 20% in Nanjing, so the group of bankers who stayed on the south bank of the Yangtze River were a group with a small number. Yu Youming and Feng Ziming all drew a Nanjing sign. They waited near Nanjing for a few days, and finally the whole group arrived. Everyone rushed to the Liangjiang Governor's Office and submitted a famous post to ask for a meeting.

At this time, the upstream reports had been sent to the Liangjiang Governor's Office. After reading them, Jiang Guozhu couldn't help but scold Zhang Changgeng and Zhang Chao in front of his confidant: "What a momentum is that when we are united in the four provinces? As long as you are a little tougher, how could Deng Ming extort us so easily?"

Now Jiang Guozhu and Lin Qilong have an increasingly deeper understanding of the importance of Yangtze River trade. Both of them concluded that this was Deng Ming's artery and could not help but fantasize about being able to use a knife to gesture on the side, forcing Deng Ming to give them more benefits. When Zheng Chenggong was alive, the two really couldn't tolerate the courage to challenge Zheng Chenggong and Deng Ming at the same time. Due to the inside story of the Battle of Gaoyou Lake, they had to be on guard against the Qing court, which made them even less confident.

After Zheng Chenggong passed away, Jiang Guozhu thought that he had no worries. As long as Zhang Changgeng and Zhang Chao were a little tougher, he could buy him a long time. At that time, whether it was in Huguang, Jiangxi to cheer behind the scenes, or reaching a new mutual aid agreement with Deng Ming, Jiang Guozhu could be invincible. After learning that Zhang Changgeng and Zhang Chao did not resist and agreed to all Deng Ming's request, Jiang Guozhu threw the report on the ground angrily: "Are you willing to be enslaved by Deng Ming for the rest of your life? Do you have no courage?"

Many of the reports received by Jiang Guozhu were provided by the Ming army. Because Zhang Changgeng and Zhang Chao were full of hope that Jiang Guozhu and Deng Ming would fight together to gain a more favorable negotiating status, but this was not in line with Deng Ming's interests, so after the Ming army entered Jiangnan, it provided a lot of real information to the General Li Yamen to suppress Deng. With the cooperation of Zhou Peigong, Jiang Guozhu knew the situation in the upstream well. The massive smoke screen bombs sent by Zhang Changgeng and Zhang Chao were easily seen through by the Governor of Liangjiang and did not play any role.

"When I saw a tiger going down the mountain to eat people, I didn't want to unite to save myself, I knew that I was racing with my teammates. How could I meet such a group of short-sighted colleagues?" Jiang Guozhu became more and more angry as he spoke, and slapped the table so loudly.

"Governor General calmed down." Liang Huafeng was afraid that Jiang Guozhu would make any irrational decision in his anger, so he hurriedly persuaded: "A real man can bend and stretch."

"Deng Ming is really too bullying," Jiang Guozhu angrily threw a letter he had just received yesterday to Liang Huafeng: "This is a handwritten letter from Deng Ming that he had just sent. Look at it, it is simply a shame and humiliation."

"Forty thousand armors were worn." Liang Huafeng whispered. He recited this sentence several times, and then his voice trembled slightly when he spoke to Jiang Guozhu: "Governor General, Admiral Deng is trustworthy. He said that if there are 40,000 armors, there must be 40,000 people, and there will definitely be no less."

"How can I not know!" Jiang Guozhu said angrily. Zheng Chenggong had been together for ten years, and only brought 30,000 soldiers in the battle in Nanjing, while Deng Mingcai had 40,000 armors in four years. Although some of them must be Kuidong soldiers, the Sichuan army must have half of them. This expansion speed scared Jiang Guozhu. Last year, he saw that the Sichuan army could gather 50,000 troops for an expedition, which scared Jiang Guozhu very much. After the expedition, the Sichuan army moved hundreds of thousands of people back. Jiang Guozhu sent people to carefully investigate the Ming army's actions and found that they attached great importance to the living conditions along the way, which was completely different from when the Qing Dynasty entered the pass and plundered the population. When he passed through Jiangnan, he bought a large amount of food and was not hesitant to pay for it, which was extremely costly.

After the Ming army left, Jiang Guozhu and Liang Huafeng celebrated each other, both believed that the Ming army wasted financial resources so that they could not imagine another expedition to threaten Jiangnan within a few years. This judgment was also one of the reasons why they dared to blackmail Zhoushan. Since Zheng Chenggong's death, Jiang Guozhu and Lin Qilong have been thinking about how to bring Chongming back and share the benefits of maritime trade with Deng Ming.

"When Deng Ming crosses the Yangtze River, Huguang, and several officials in Jiangxi Provinces, no one dares to stand up?" Jiang Guozhu became more and more sad and angry as he spoke: "It's just a young tiger. Everyone rushed forward and even killed it with bare hands. Now everyone runs away, and sooner or later they will feed the tiger. In the end, everyone is the dead of the tiger. With such a simple truth, even a three-year-old child can understand how Zhang Changgeng, Zhang Chao and others can be so confused?"

At this time, the guards sent the famous post in. Jiang Guozhu glanced at it and was furious: "The Sichuan guys are so arrogant. They bullied Huguang and Jiangxi's corrupt bones, and then blackmailed our prefectures like locusts. Now they dare to find the yamen of our official."

While continuing to scold Er Zhang, Jiang Guozhu asked the guards to bring several bankers to the study to see him. Liang Huafeng looked at the angry Governor of Liangjiang with concern, afraid that he would do something irrational.

Yu Youming, Feng Ziming and four or five bankers walked into Jiang Guozhu's study with their heads held high and bowed simply, even if they saluted Lianghuafeng, the governor of Liangjiang and Jiangnan Admiral Liang Huafeng.

"I'm a guest from afar, how can I be a guest from a lord recently?" Jiang Guozhu asked with a smile.

These bankers had already agreed in advance that as long as Jiang Guozhu was slightly erect, Feng Ziming, who was responsible for singing the black face, would jump up and point at his nose and shout: "Call the Imperial Army to attack you!"

But Jiang Guozhu smiled very well, and Liang Huafeng, who was sitting with him, did not show any airs of official airs, which made Feng Ziming, who was ready to go, have nowhere to use it. Liang Huafeng also called him a scholar and enthusiastically called Yu Youming and the others, which made these people feel a little embarrassed. Someone quickly said that they were just scholars. When he heard this, Jiang Guozhu waved his hand: "Can the fame given by the Duke of Baoguo still be fake? But if you want it, how about the supervisor of Jiangning? I will give you one to you."

Although these people in front of him were not officials appointed by Deng Ming, Jiang Guozhu and Liang Huafeng had heard that Sichuan scholars were very loyal to Deng Ming. Once, officials from Liangjiang tried to give these people who sold bonds hundreds of taels of silver to let them go, or to speak up for themselves in front of Deng Ming, using financial difficulties as a reason to subscribe to half of the bonds, even a few thousand taels. But these people firmly disagree. Even the drunk guys immediately woke up when they heard this request, changed their faces and overturned the table, forcing the county magistrate to pay the money immediately - they didn't know where Deng Ming had collected so many people who were loyal to him, regardless of whether it was silver, banquets, or beauty. It would not be enough to buy all the bonds stipulated by Deng Ming.

After chatting with Jiang Guozhu for a few words, Yu Youming stopped talking nonsense and said straight in one fell swoop: "Duke Baoguo is a little tight, so I sent us brothers to borrow some silver from Governor Jiang."

Feng Ziming held his breath secretly, and as long as Jiang Guozhu showed hesitation, he would go up and scold him, but the Governor of Liangjiang still smiled so kindly: "A small matter, I wonder how much Duke Baoguo planned to borrow from me?"

"Two.5 million taels of silver, gold and silver are fine. We will give Governor Jiang three days to raise money." Yu Youming is responsible for singing the red face. Since he entered the Governor's Office, Feng Ziming, who is responsible for singing the black face, has never gotten the chance to play. Knowing that Feng Ziming had prepared carefully in advance, Yu Youming also worked hard to create conditions for him to perform: "If you have no money at that time, hum, don't blame us brothers for being rude."

However, the Governor of Liangjiang still had no intention of getting angry at all, and just smiled slightly: "This matter is covered by my official. I wonder how long will Duke Bao take to borrow it?"

"Borrow it for a year! I will pay you five cents of money." Yu Youming glanced at Feng Ziming apologetically. He failed to help his companions create conditions for the field. After saying that, the bankers showed Jiang Guozhu the authorization letter that Deng Ming gave them.

Jiang Guozhu carefully read Deng Ming's "IOU" and asked about some details. After thinking for a while, he asked: "This IOU means that within a month, you will bring the real bonds and exchange them for this IOU."

"Yes." Yu You replied brightly.

"And the bonds you give to me are also an IOU, proving that you owe me 200 million yuan in principal, and will be repaid with principal and interest when maturity, right?"

"Yes." Yu Youming confirmed again.

"And the 200 million yuan you have returned to me is also an IOU, proving that the Duke of Baoguo owes me a debt and has no repayment period and interest. Is this official wrong?"

"That's right." Yu Youming replied with confidence. Feng Ziming next to him was secretly gathering his anger again, and it seemed that the Governor of Liangjiang was still dissatisfied.

"So, I will give you 2.5 million taels of silver, and you will give me an IOU for the IOU, right?" Jiang Guozhu asked the last question with a smile.

"That's right!" Yu Youming's voice was like a bell, and Feng Ziming also held his breath. Just when the Governor of Liangjiang became angry, he jumped up and shouted, "Call the Imperial Army to attack you."

"Haha, is this still a problem?" Jiang Guozhu smiled easily: "I know it completely. Within three days, I will definitely get the money."
Chapter completed!