Liang Chu looked at the breakfast in front of him. It was very shabby. It consisted of a little salty radish, sweet potato porridge, and a few corn cobs. He didn't even want to eat the eggs.
Liang Chu felt very sad. After all, his family was from a well-educated family. In the past, it was a wealthy family in Foshan, Guangdong, and they had lived in fine clothes and fine food since childhood.
I didn’t expect that at the age of over 70, I would be eating bran-pharyngeal vegetables.
"Master, just make do with some food. You have to go to morning service later, so what can you do without eating?"
Seeing that Liang Chu had no appetite, Mrs. Zhang, Liang Chu's wife, said with tears in her eyes: "I have already told my parents' side to distribute tens of thousands of taels of silver to our house for use first.
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After hearing his wife Zhang's words, Liang Chu sighed and put down the Kuaizi in his hand.
Ms. Zhang is already over 70 years old, and her parents have long since left. With her parents gone, her connection and family ties with her family have been greatly reduced.
You have to open your mouth to borrow money from your parents' family, which is really putting your old face on the line.
"The money should be given to Liang Ci first. No matter what, we must keep our last factory."
"Let's just eat bran-pharynx vegetables. Anyway, I'm getting older, so it doesn't matter anymore."
Liang Chu thought for a while and finally decided to invest all his money in the last factory in his family. This last textile factory was the lifeblood of the Liang family.
How could a large factory that was built with millions of taels of silver be worth millions of taels of silver and have been operating for many years? It has tens of thousands of machines and can earn the Liang family millions of taels every year.
silver.
Definitely a hen that lays golden eggs!
"First of all, we should pay the workers' wages, stabilize everyone's emotions, and let the factory continue to operate and produce."
"If this factory disappears, our Liang family will really have nothing."
Liang Chu felt heartbroken when he thought of this.
Think about the family's originally huge industries, including cement plants, oil fields, trading companies, and a large number of stocks, some participating companies, factories, etc.
However, because the loan owed to the bank could not be paid, the capital chain was cut off, and funds could not be raised. The company had no choice but to save the car and sell off a large amount of assets to repay the debt. In the end, only this last factory was left.
Even the shares in Huihai Bank were sold. I originally invested several million taels of silver in Huihai Bank, but ended up selling the shares in Huihai Bank for less than 100,000 taels.
It can be said that I have lost all my blood, so much so that my grandma no longer recognizes me.
But it won't work if you don't sell it at a low price, because once the Ming First Bank takes it away, you will suffer even more losses.
"I'm asking my parents-in-law for more money."
When Mrs. Zhang heard this, her tears immediately fell down.
At this age, I still had to go to my natal family to ask for money. Fortunately, my natal family still had some wealth, and Liang Chu was still the minister, so I gave him tens of thousands of taels of silver anyway.
"Forget it~"
"It would be great to be able to give tens of thousands, I keep that in mind."
Liang Chu shook his head, and then quickly finished a bowl of sweet potato porridge and ate a corn cob.
Now that I am getting older, I almost even lost my old teeth.
After breakfast and changing into official uniform, Liang Chu shouted habitually: "Butler, prepare the car~"
"Master, the car at home has been sold."
The housekeeper reminded him weakly that Liang Chu liked to ride in a car because it was fast and comfortable, and he was not afraid of wind or rain.
But now, in order to raise money, the car in the family has also been sold.
"Oh~"
When Liang Chu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then fell silent, and then said: "Get a rickshaw and let the servants take me there."
"Yes~"
After hearing this, the housekeeper silently wiped his tears.
I have been following the master for decades, and the Liang family has never been in such a state of poverty as it is now. Almost all the valuable items in the family that can be sold have been sold.
Liang Chu was sitting in a rickshaw. As the rickshaw moved forward, the cold winter wind roared past and came towards him, like a knife blowing against his body, causing a faint sting.
This made Liang Chu couldn't help but tighten his coat, and then he realized that his favorite Arctic fox jacket was also missing. He remembered that he had ordered someone to pawn it in exchange for silver.
Liang Chu looked at the figures on the surrounding streets, and immediately couldn't help but bury his head in the thick hat to avoid being seen by others, which would be embarrassing.
We are really poor now, and the poor can no longer live a decent life.
But this is not the thing that worries Liang Chu the most. Whether the last textile factory in his family can be saved is still unknown, because there is also a bank loan with the textile factory as collateral that is about to expire.
If the Liang family cannot come up with this amount of money by then, the factory will still be confiscated.
Thinking of this matter, Liang Chu became even more worried.
The family's legacy has been passed down for several generations. I thought it would become even more glorious, but who knew that it would be ruined all at once before I was buried.
My son Liang Cixuan is now raising money and borrowing money everywhere. However, now the Liang family is like a phoenix in distress and not as good as a chicken. They are not welcomed by others at all.
Those so-called friends in the past were avoiding each and every one of them and were not willing to help at all.
"How on earth should we get through this difficulty!"
Liang Chu came to the outside of the palace worriedly. At this time, there were already many Mercedes-Benz cars parked outside the palace. Officials got out of the cars with smiles on their faces, and they gathered in groups chatting.
Or maybe some people think the weather is too cold, so they simply sit comfortably in the car and wait for the morning service.
Since the car appeared, it has quickly become the favorite of Ming Dynasty people, especially Mercedes-Benz cars. It has always been at the forefront of cars. A large number of innovations and the use of technology have given Mercedes-Benz cars not only a cool appearance.
, super high driving and riding experience, with luxury-like comfort and extremely low failure rate.
Although Mercedes-Benz cars are the most expensive, even with more and more car brands and increasingly fierce competition, Mercedes-Benz cars are still very expensive and firmly occupy the throne of Ming Dynasty luxury cars and sales.
When they arrived outside the palace, Liang Chu got out of the rickshaw in an elegant manner, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.
"Mr. Liang~"
"What are you doing?"
When some ministers saw Liang Chu, they quickly stepped forward to say hello.
"The car is sold."
Liang Chudan said calmly.
"No matter what, this will not affect your travel expenses, Mr. Liang. I happen to have an extra car at home. You can ask someone to drive one back and use it first."
"This won't work, it won't work."
"It's good to take a rickshaw. It's also good. I'm older and like to go slower. Cars sometimes make me prone to motion sickness."
When Liang Chu heard this, he immediately shook his head.
Just as this was happening, Yang Tinghe also came. Like Liang Chu, he also came in a rickshaw. He didn't sit in either sedan chair, because many of the servants and servants at home had been dismissed, and there was no one to carry the sedan chair.
"Mr. Yang~"
When Liang Chu saw it, he felt as if he was in the same boat, and he almost burst into tears.
Look at all the officials from the government and the public, all of them came here by car, but they, the old-school officials, are all very poor now.
Some even rode bicycles to go to the morning meeting. It seemed that some even fell down. After all, it was winter and the road was very slippery. A fall would be extremely embarrassing.
There were also people who came here on foot. They were very old and walked a few steps and rested. I don’t know how early they started walking. As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the palace, they quickly found a car with an acquaintance and sat down to rest.
"Mr. Liang~"
"Mao Gong~"
"Mr. Jiang~"
Several old-school elders gathered together and looked at each other. They all saw sadness and tears in each other's eyes. This time, they were completely drained.
