"But the imperial court was forced to go to war, which required money. The national treasury was empty, so it could only use the bank as a tool to issue national debt. The imperial court even borrowed money from the bank and took away 20 million taels in one go. There is still money left.
The interest on national debt needs to be borne by banks, which is a huge hole."
The more Liu Sichun spoke, the more worried she became. She said: "If the war goes well and the imperial court returns with a great victory, then the money will naturally be brought back from the Liao Kingdom with interest. The war compensation is an astronomical figure, not to mention other things.
But if the war becomes serious or even a defeat, then the 20 million transferred deposits alone will be enough to overwhelm the bank."
"Therefore, those businessmen have a keen sense of smell and have their own sources of information in the court. It makes sense to flee after hearing the news in advance. After all, businessmen pursue profits and cannot be expected to sacrifice their lives to accompany the court."
The shopkeeper smiled bitterly and said: "That's the problem. Now all kinds of rumors are flying all over the sky. The merchants who have withdrawn the money are just the first batch. There will definitely be more and more in the future. Once the total number of money withdrawn is large,
If there is too much cash stored in the bank, the bank will be unable to redeem it, which will cause trouble."
"There is another way."
Liu Sichun thought of Professor Li Chenzeng's method and said decisively: "Send the order, branches all over the country will post notices at the entrances of bank stores, starting from tomorrow, the bank deposit interest will increase by 10%."
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up, he understood immediately, and said in surprise: "Boss Liu means to attract more deposits by increasing deposit interest rates, and the most important thing is to stabilize people's hearts?"
Liu Sichun smiled slightly and said, "Just follow the regulations."
Liu Sichun finished the bank affairs and was about to go back to take care of the Liu family's business when a group of officers and soldiers came face to face.
Seeing the pair of officers and soldiers coming towards him with great purpose, Liu Sichun frowned slightly and stood still.
"Are you Liu Sichun?"
The leader was a middle-aged official wearing the uniform of a fifth-rank official in the imperial court, but Liu Sichun did not recognize him.
"You are just a little girl. May I ask for your advice?" Liu Sichun said, neither humble nor arrogant.
The official said with a smile: "I don't take advice seriously. There are some things that I need to take you back to the Yamen for investigation."
Liu Sichun was immediately alert when she heard this. She said in a deep voice: "May I ask what your identity is, and under what pretext you want to take away the little girl?"
This official seemed to know something about Liu Sichun's background. Although he was tough, he still followed the procedures and said in a deep voice: "I, Qian Kangtai, the Chief of Dali Temple, have been ordered to investigate the case of collusion between the Liu family and court officials, corruption and perversion of the law.
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"Did you hear that clearly?"
Liu Sichun frowned slightly, realizing that this was definitely a conspiracy against himself and the entire Liu family.
Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are collectively known as the Three Divisions. The so-called joint trial of the three divisions is a form of joint trial by these three departments. However, those who can use the joint trial of the three divisions are all high-ranking officials of the imperial court and even members of the imperial family.
As a relative of the state, all the cases involved are major and important.
It's just that although the three departments are all the real power departments of the Qin Empire's laws, the Ministry of Punishment is more like the real power enforcement agency, while the Metropolitan Procuratorate is the disciplinary inspection and supervision agency, and the Dali Temple is the highest judicial agency.
It's just that there is no clear division of powers among the three, but no matter what, Dali Temple has the absolute right to take people.
