บท 1710: Banquet

The Huo Family and the Mei Family found themselves in a dilemma. Did Lord Shao truly possess such vast financial resources? If he did, why would he take on a position in Anze Province? They pondered whether he could have used his wealth to attain power more directly.

According to the information they had gathered earlier, Shao Yunduan hailed from a modest farming family with an ordinary background.

In their perplexity, the Huo and Mei families reluctantly decided to collect the debt from the state office. If Shao Yunduan could repay them, it was acceptable; otherwise, they feared he would utilize the funds to source seeds from alternative means, causing them to regret their inaction.

Approaching Shao Yunduan directly, they received the banknotes after Qing Yan retrieved them from Qiao Xuan. Shao Yunduan promptly transferred all the IOUs to Qiao Xuan.

As a result, Qiao Xuan now held the IOUs totaling 620,000 taels of silver.