Chapter 673, the money is gone, people go to the empty building
In Shuxiang Yayuan, Xicheng District, Beijing, all the people who bought houses in Shuxiang Yayuan recently saw the rain turn and the weather cleared, and everyone was smiling from ear to ear. Some people even set off firecrackers here in Shuxiang Yayuan.
The government came forward and began to liquidate these Shanxi merchants.
The Shuxiang Yayuan project was taken over by Jingcheng Professional, and the subsequent construction and development of the house were done by Jingcheng Real Estate, which meant that their house was finally settled.
Jingcheng Real Estate is the number one real estate company in the capital. More importantly, Jingcheng Real Estate is the property of Mr. Liu Jin and Mr. Liu, and it also contains the shares of the current Crown Prince.
Jingcheng Professional has always had the best reputation. It completed the houses on time and with high quality, and the subsequent property management also made all the owners very satisfied.
Everyone is very happy to have Jingcheng Real Estate take over Shuxiang Yayuan.
Of course, this is not something that really makes them happy. What really makes them happy is that according to the notice posted by the government, it is to serve as a warning to others and to ensure the steady development of the real estate industry.
Extremely severe punishments were imposed on Shanxi merchants. One of them was to use the Shanxi merchants' money to compensate ordinary people who bought houses, ten cents for each!
This means that not only can they get the house they dream of, but they can also get ten times the compensation from Shanxi merchants.
As soon as the news came out, the owners of Shuxiang Yayuan immediately celebrated crazily. Not to mention getting rich overnight, they could get ten times the compensation at once. This meant that not only did they not have to pay back the mortgage, but they also had extra money.
The money can be used to buy more houses.
"The Emperor's Holy Ming~"
The owners soon found out that the emperor of Ming Dynasty paid great attention to this matter and issued a special decree. Immediately, everyone couldn't help but knelt down and shouted in unison in the direction of the palace.
Some people even offered immortality thrones to Emperor Hongzhi at home.
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There was a long queue at the entrance of Jinshang Bank in Beijing, a long, long queue. A large number of depositors were queuing up with their deposit certificates, waiting to get their deposits back.
Inside the extremely smashed and broken Jinshang Bank, the clerks of the original Jinshang Bank were constantly cashing in people's deposits. Next to it, there were boxes and boxes of silver coins and banknotes piled together, all of which were imported from Shanxi.
It was found in the lairs of several big Shanxi merchants nearby.
These Shanxi merchants were so rich. There were piles of silver in the cellars, gold, silver, jewelry, etc. were piled up in cellars one after another. The Jin Yiwei who went to check the Shanxi merchants were shocked by the wealth of the Shanxi merchants.
Several major Shanxi merchants had their homes confiscated and all their wealth was confiscated. The government began to settle the accounts of these Shanxi merchants and gave priority to returning the funds of Shanxi merchant bank depositors.
Well, this is important.
Because if Jinshang Bank’s depositors’ money is not returned, who will trust the bank in the future?
Who dares to deposit money in the bank?
In the past few days, the First Bank of Ming Dynasty has also been affected. Many people came to withdraw their deposits, and even a large number of people came to exchange silver coins with banknotes.
If Liu Jin hadn't already been prepared, and the people who came to withdraw money were all small customers, it would have easily had an impact on the business and reputation of Daming First Bank.
Obviously, it was also affected by the collapse of Jinshang Bank, and everyone's trust in banks has decreased.
Therefore, in order not to affect their own business, all depositors of Jinshang Bank must pay a small amount of their money, and interest must be included, so that everyone can continue to deposit their money in the bank with confidence.
go.
Once this incident is over, the business of Daming First Bank can quickly flourish again.
As long as there is enough money, this is not a topic that Liu Jin cares about.
The money dug out from the nests of several major Shanxi merchants will be used first. If it is not enough, the properties of several major Shanxi merchants will be sold off. These properties under Shanxi merchants are all sunrise industries.
There are really too many people who want to take over, and they can easily buy it at a good price. Now because of this, the government is dealing with it at a low price, and many people have followed suit and made a fortune to compare.
I bought some valuable properties owned by Shanxi merchants at low prices.
Box after box of silver dollars and banknotes were constantly carried out, and then quickly taken away by depositors, which made many onlookers couldn't help but sigh.
There are so many rich people in Beijing.
Those who deposit hundreds or thousands of taels of silver are all small customers, but there are also many large customers who deposit tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands taels of silver. A box or a box of silver dollars and banknotes will make anyone look at it.
famous.
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The government is also liquidating Jinshang cement factories, textile factories, commercial banks, etc., and all the previously owed workers' wages, benefits, etc. have been paid out in cash at once.
At the same time, in order to show Emperor Hongzhi's concern for the common people, and of course to dissipate the huge wealth of Shanxi merchants, the workers were able to receive an extra large amount of compensation this time.
This made workers in many industries under Shanxi merchants begin to cheer.
I have been oppressed for too long.
These black-hearted Shanxi merchants have done too many immoral things, and now they are finally getting their retribution.
Well, the purpose of this is to settle this matter as soon as possible.
The workers got their money, their grievances were redressed, their resentments subsided, and naturally nothing happened.
It is also telling other capitalists that there must be a bottom line in everything you do. If you go too far, the fate of Shanxi merchants will be your fate.
Think about the Shanxi merchant industry, what a huge industry it is.
Jinshang Bank, Jinshang Cement Factory, Jinshang Textile Factory, Jinshang Commercial Bank, Jinshang Ocean Trading House, and many other industries such as real estate, Jinshang's huge wealth is beyond everyone's imagination.
Just from the cellar of the Shanxi merchant's hometown, tens of millions of taels of silver, boxes and boxes of gold and silver jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings, etc. were pulled out. The wealth was incomparably huge and could rival the country.
But now, all the major Shanxi merchant families have been arrested by the government, and all their wealth is controlled by the government, and they are being liquidated one by one.
The family fortune that generations of people had worked so hard to accumulate was suddenly evaporated, and all the money was gone.
But this is still the most important thing. The most important Shanxi merchant families are all imprisoned, waiting for the government to review them. Judging from what has been found out now.
This Shanxi merchant colluded with the grassland people in the past, not only smuggling various materials to the grassland, but also informing the grassland people. This alone was enough for these major Shanxi merchants to kill the nine tribes.
This is already known from the prairie people.
All Tatar tribes have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and there are leaders of these grassland tribes living in the Beijing-Tianjin area. If you ask casually, you will immediately find out clearly and there is a mountain of ironclad evidence.
In prison.
Fan Hanshi, Wang Wentian and Huang Liwen huddled together and looked at the latest Ming Dynasty Morning Post, which clearly stated the results of the court's treatment of their Shanxi merchants.
"Haha~ All the money is gone, and the building is empty!"
"The efforts of several generations have been wasted. Isn't it all in vain in the end?"
After Fan Hanshi read it, he couldn't help laughing.
Huang Liwen and Wang Wentian next to them looked at Fan Hanshi, and they were equally grief-stricken, and they really cried all their tears.
The prosperity of Shanxi merchants can only be traced back to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty more than a hundred years ago.
The Ming Dynasty was established from the beginning with the slogan of expelling the tyrants. Therefore, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, whether it was the Zhu Yuanzhang period, the Zhu Di period, or the subsequent kings, they continued to attack the grassland people.
The means include strictly prohibiting trade with the grassland people. Even if there is occasional mutual trade, it will not last long, which also gives Shanxi merchants opportunities.
Because Shanxi is located on the border, it is extremely convenient to travel to and from the grasslands. These Shanxi merchants gradually made a fortune through smuggling and became famous Shanxi merchants in just a hundred years.
Several major Shanxi merchants such as the Fan family, Huang family, Wang family, Tian family, etc. all relied on this to make their fortunes. They have also lasted for hundreds of years, and this is how they have achieved their current huge wealth.
However, now, the efforts of several generations and hundreds of years have suddenly disappeared, and the entire family is very likely to be exterminated. When I think of this, I really can't even cry.
Soon after the imperial court liquidated the properties owned by Shanxi merchants, it quickly began to liquidate these Shanxi merchant families.
This time, not only these major Shanxi merchants were all arrested, but other Shanxi merchants were also affected and implicated. The grassland people also made it clear that these were not the only ones who had smuggled with them in the past.
Suddenly, all the big families and Shanxi merchants in Shanxi began to panic. Even some Shanxi merchants who had not colluded with the grassland and had been doing business honestly all suffered.
When everyone heard that you were a Shanxi merchant, they didn't even want to do business with you and went bankrupt one after another.
Everyone originally thought that the imperial court might exterminate the nine clans of the Shanxi merchants. However, to their surprise, the imperial court only sentenced a few family heads and key members to death, while most of them were not sentenced to death.
Instead, he was sentenced to exile in Australia.
Everyone from several major families, including the elderly, children, and women, were all exiled to Australia, although until now, the Ming Dynasty has not opened a route to Australia.
However, these people were all sentenced to exile in Australia. All of them will be exiled to Australia with the fleet that is about to go to Australia. They will become the first batch of people from the Ming Dynasty to actually settle in Australia.
Being exiled to Australia is even worse than being exiled to the Golden Continent, because Australia is a truly barbaric land, and even the air routes have not been opened up yet. They are not only exiled to Australia, but they also have to follow them to open up air routes to Australia.
Seeing this result, everyone immediately accepted it. Such a punishment was actually more uncomfortable than killing them, but it was still a way to survive, at least they were still alive.