"Jinshang Bank collapsed, unable to pay depositors' deposits, and the owner's donations ran away~"
"The five major Shanxi merchants are unjust and do bad things, and they will reap the consequences~"
With the arrival of a new day, the newsboys began to shout again in the streets and alleys of the Beijing-Tianjin area, and what they shouted immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Suddenly, a large number of people gathered around each newspaper boy, and everyone couldn't wait to see the content of today's tomorrow morning newspaper.
Jinshang Bank actually collapsed and there was no money left.
This is simply unbelievable, it is like a bombshell exploding.
In this era, Shanxi merchants were comparable to Huizhou merchants.
Which of the major Shanxi merchants in Shanxi is not rich enough to rival the country?
By smuggling prairie people, these Shanxi merchants became extremely rich.
Their industries are spread across all walks of life, from textile mills and cement factories to ocean-going trading houses, from the fur trade on the grasslands to the grain trade in the customs, their Shanxi merchants can be found everywhere.
In everyone's previous conception, each of these Shanxi merchants was synonymous with financial backers.
Now the newspapers are saying that commercial banks have collapsed and there is no money to pay depositors. You can imagine how shocking this news is.
Many people who had deposited money in Jinshang Bank rushed to where Jinshang Bank was after learning the news, but the place was already crowded with people coming to withdraw their deposits.
Looking at the closed door of Jinshang Bank, countless angry people began to smash the door of Jinshang Bank, trying to open the door of Jinshang Bank to see if they could rush in and grab some money back.
Then, the Shanxi Merchant Bank was already deserted. After these Shanxi merchants visited Liu Jin yesterday, they knew that this time they were probably doomed.
Last night, I started to pack up my clothes and leave overnight, taking my money and fleeing to my hometown in Shanxi. I wanted to escape back to Shanxi and continue to live my free and easy life.
How can I stay here so stupidly, waiting for others to tear me apart?
With the door closed, no one in sight, and no money available, depositors began to smash up Jinshang Bank crazily. The originally magnificent Jinshang Bank was soon smashed beyond recognition.
At the same time, powerful people began to complain to the government, asking the government to arrest these evil Shanxi merchants and give everyone justice.
"These hateful Shanxi merchants~"
"It turns out that Shuxiang Yayuan was built by them. As soon as the house was sold, they packed up and left, leaving countless people without a place to cry."
"They simply eat people without spitting out their bones~"
"In this factory under Shanxi merchants, they actually require people to work for eight hours a day for two hours a day. Except for eating and sleeping, they work for him all the time."
"Even so, they often find excuses to deliberately deduct workers' wages, beat them arbitrarily, and even let them go without even paying them on time."
"What's even more disgusting is that here in Nanyang, they even deceived their own Shanxi people, deliberately defrauding people to go to Nanyang, and then exploited them as slaves. They even beat them to death if they dared to escape."
"These Shanxi merchants must be severely punished~"
"Yes, we must be punished severely. If you meet these Shanxi merchants in the future, don't do any business with them."
The entire Beijing-Tianjin area began to become agitated. Everyone looked at the newspapers in disbelief and saw the bad things reported in the newspapers by these Shanxi merchants.
Not only Shanxi Merchants Bank, but also cement factories, textile factories, commercial banks, etc. under Shanxi Merchants. With the publication of the newspaper, workers who had been squeezed by Shanxi Merchants began to resist.
The workers arrested the foremen, supervisors, etc. who had previously oppressed them, moved away everything that could be moved in the factory, and smashed everything that could not be moved, in order to vent their inner anger.
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The news quickly spread to the court.
Emperor Hongzhi, who had just finished the morning court and summoned many important officials to his study for a small meeting, also received the news.
"Everyone, look at it, look at it~"
Emperor Hongzhi took the latest Ming Dynasty Morning News and said to Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Zhang Mao, Liu Jin and others.
Everyone took the newspapers and read them carefully. Soon, everyone couldn't help but change their expressions slightly.
The Ming Dynasty Morning Post reported everything about Shanxi merchants in great detail, and reported on the numerous crimes committed by Shanxi merchants. Many of them were outrageous, especially real estate and plantations in Nanyang. These two things were really too much.
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"Your Majesty, I believe that Shanxi merchants must be severely punished, otherwise the people will not be angry!"
Liu Jian was the first to stand up and express his position.
"I also believe that Shanxi merchants must be punished severely to serve as a warning~"
Li Dongyang and others also expressed their opinions that there was nothing to discuss in this matter, and these Shanxi merchants must be severely punished.
"Severe punishment must be meted out. The death of these Shanxi merchants is not a pity."
"However, since ancient times, businessmen have always been greedy for profit. These Shanxi merchants are definitely not the first, nor will they be the last. The key lies in how to prevent it before it happens. We cannot make up for it every time something like this happens."
Emperor Hongzhi stood up, walked back and forth, thought for a while and said.
Naturally, Liu Jin had already reported to him about the Shanxi merchants. Not to mention anything else, these Shanxi merchants just wanted to issue banknotes and rob the business of the First Bank of the Ming Dynasty. This was doomed to their death.
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Jinshang Bank is the biggest money bag in the hands of Emperor Hongzhi, and he will not allow anyone to touch his cheese.
Therefore, Shanxi merchants must be severely punished.
But now that capitalism has sprouted, industry and commerce are developing extremely rapidly, and ocean trade is also developing rapidly. However, there is no relevant law or regulation in the Ming Dynasty to standardize the code of conduct of merchants.
This will definitely not work in the long run.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the imperial court should promulgate a relevant commercial law to regulate our Ming Dynasty's business activities. There are laws to follow and violations of laws will be punished. Only in this way can we achieve long-term peace and stability."
At this time, Liu Jin stood up and admonished Emperor Hongzhi.
In fact, this matter had been discussed with Emperor Hongzhi in advance. Capitalism in the Ming Dynasty developed extremely rapidly, so the Ming court naturally had to control it and could not allow capital to develop wantonly.
For businessmen and capitalists, if there are no legal constraints, they can really do anything.
Those who eat people without spitting out their bones are talking about capitalists.
"Your Majesty, I also believe that the imperial court should issue relevant laws and regulations to regulate the behavior of businessmen."
"As the saying goes, there is no rule without rules. The relevant content of the imperial court's original "Da Ming Code" is too general and vague, and it is easy for people to take advantage of loopholes. It is necessary to introduce special commercial laws to regulate the conduct of businessmen in detail."
Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, stood up and expressed his position.
Businessmen not only have to pay taxes, they also have to abide by laws and regulations. Laws and regulations must be used to trap the wild horse of capitalism that is about to gallop and keep it in the hands of the court.
"Your Majesty, I also thought that a detailed relevant law should be issued..."
Other ministers also stood up and expressed their opinions. As the helmsman of this huge empire, everyone was aware that a new era was coming.
This is an era that has never appeared before. It is full of vigor and vitality, and it is rolling in with lightning speed, making them, the important officials of the country, somewhat unable to adapt to the arrival of the new era.
Just like now, when I go to Tianjin every once in a while, I always feel as if I have grown old all of a sudden. I have a feeling that a thousand years have passed by and the times have changed too fast.
This is a good thing, but also something that makes people anxious.
In fact, the affairs of Shanxi merchants are not worth their troublesome thinking. What they really need to think about is how to continue to control the big ship of Ming Dynasty.
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On the cement road from Beijing to Shanxi, four-wheeled carriages were moving rapidly on the concrete road in Xinxiu. These four-wheeled carriages were filled with large boxes and covered with cloth, for fear of being known.
In one of the luxurious four-wheeled carriages, Fan Hanshi closed his eyes and looked extremely unwilling.
He hated that his family's hard work for generations could just watch it go to waste~
Full of hatred for Liu Jin.
I have never offended this Liu Jin, but I was blocked by this Liu Jin.
The things he did were just things that businessmen would do, and there was nothing wrong with him. He was already being coy, so he asked him to let him go.
But this Liu Jin refused to let go, and would not give up until he died.
"Liu Jin!"
"Let me see how arrogant you can be!"
Fan Hanshi clenched his fists tightly.
There is no other choice but to retreat to Shanxi first, find a place to hide, wait until the limelight is over, and then come out with a different identity. As long as the family fortune is still there, there is still a chance to make a comeback.
However, at this moment, the convoy that had been advancing suddenly stopped.
"what happened?"
Fan Hanshi fell forward and hit the frame of the carriage. He asked angrily.
"Master, we can't leave anymore, it's the people from Jin Yiwei who stopped us."
His servant came over tremblingly and said.
"What?"
"People from Jinyiwei?"
When Fan Hanshi heard this, he was so frightened that his legs trembled.
"It's over, it's really over now~"
His vision went dark, and he suddenly fell down.
"Catch them all, seize everything~"
"Still want to leave, dreaming!"
Before he could recover, with an order, numerous guards in uniform rushed into the convoy like wolves and tigers, and arrested everyone.
Killing chickens to show monkeys and punishing others will naturally not let these Shanxi merchants go. Emperor Hongzhi has already used the power of Jin Yiwei to investigate these Shanxi merchants clearly and wants to leave.