第396节
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“胡大人说想送中堂一份礼，问我有什么合适的东西？我问他打算送多重的礼？他说两万银子。我就让他买花瓶。他还托我代送，花瓶送来了，银子也交到帐房里了。”
“有什么话托你转达的没有？”
“没有。我倒也问过他，他说只不过佩服中堂为国贤劳，本想上门来求见请安，又怕中堂最近因为大丧太忙，不敢冒昧。”
宝鋆的顾虑消释了。这两万银子可以安心笑纳，倘或附带有一句什么请托的话，反倒不便帮忙，两万银子如果舍不得退回，良心上就不免要自责。
遣走朱铁口以后，宝鋆仍在考虑胡雪岩送的这笔重礼，不帮他的忙，良心上仍不免要自责，要帮他的忙呢，又觉得自己一向主张“西饷可缓，洋款不急”，忽然很热心地赞成左宗棠借这笔洋债，出尔反尔，启人疑窦。如何得以筹划出一个两全之道，成了他这天念兹在兹的一桩心事。
第二天一早上朝，在轿子里忽然想起宝森告诉他的，丁宝祯当年的故事。
丁宝祯以清廉知名，但身为总督，开府西南，朝延的体制不能不顾，家乡贵州的亲友，翻山越岭，千辛万苦来投靠，没有那么多闲差使可应酬，招待食罕，致送回乡盘缠的情谊不能不尽，这些都在他每个月一万两左右的“养廉银子”中支付，尽管量人为出，总也有青黄不接的时候。照一般督抚的惯例，方便得很，写张纸条，向藩库提银若干，困窘即时可解，至于亏空如何弥补，不必费心，有藩司，有榷税的候补道，甚至首府、首县为他想办法。但那一来，就谈不到整饬吏治了。
于是，堂堂“制台大人”也不免要向当铺求援了。可是，他又有什么东西能当到上千上万银子？想来想去只有一个当身分、当面子的办法，取一只皮箱，随便找些旧衣服塞满上锁，再取两张封条，盖上“四川总督部堂”的大印，标明日期，在皮箱上十字交叉，满浆实贴。然后派戈什哈抬到当铺里去当。
朝奉吓一跳，从来没有听说总督也会当当的，便很客气地请问：“要当多少银子？”
“五千银子。”
朝奉又吓一跳，五千银子不是小数目，要问一问：“是什么贵重东西，能不能看一看？”
“不能看。大人亲手贴的封条，谁敢揭开来？”
“那么……”
“你不必多管。”戈什哈抢着说道：“你只凭封条好了。将来赎当的时候，只看封条完整，就是原封不动。你明白了没有？”
朝奉自然明白了，如数照当。丁宝祯倒是好主顾，下个月藩库将养廉银子送到，立刻赎当。从此了宝祯当当，成了规矩，只凭封条不问其他。
室鋆心想，左宗棠借洋债，如果照丁宝祯的办法，岂不省事？而且目前也正是一个机会。于是默默盘算了一阵，到得军机处，立刻派苏拉到“南屋”
去请了徐用仪来，邀到僻处，悄悄相语。
“左帅借洋款的事，接头好了没有？”
“接头好了。这一回的条件，确是比以前来得好。这也是胡雪岩力盖前愆的缘故。”徐用仪又说：“本来早就想出奏了，为有东太后的大事，不能不暂缓一缓。”
“也不必再缓。请你转告左相，要朝廷批准他借，必得交户部议奏，也就要算老帐了。”宝鋆突然问道：“丁稚璜当当的故事，你听说过没有？”
徐用仪不知他忽有此问的用意，赔笑答道：“那是个有名的笑话，知道的人很多。”
“不是笑话。”宝鋆正色说道：“如果我是朝奉，看几件破烂衣服，让他当五千银子，怎么对得起东家？外头也一走有闲话，不知道我得了人家多少好处。他只有硬吃一注，不让我掀他的底牌，我拿他没办法。左相借债也是如此，生米煮成熟饭，朝廷看他的老面子，不跟他计较。你属于我的意思不？”
徐用仪怎能不懂？可是他也很圆滑，不作正面回答，只说：“中堂的美意，我相信左大人一定能够领会。”
“好。不过，”宝鋆沉着脸说：“丁稚磺当当，几乎月月如此，左相借洋债，可就是只此一回，下不为例。请你千万说清楚。”
“是。”
答应归答应，说不说又另是一回事。徐用仪退值以后，先去访胡雪岩，将宝鋆的话，告诉了他，商量最后的那句话，要不要说。
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