Ma Wencai, the owner of Wanqian Bank, made deals with thieves to hide his military pay.
This incident spread throughout Yanzhou City in one day.
Ma Wencai and Ma Daye were imprisoned, and all their family members and servants were implicated.
Ma's house was ransacked.
In just a day or two, the Ma family was shattered.
The people on the street were all talking and angry.
Some people even went to the city lord's palace. Their money was deposited in the Wanwan Bank. Now that the bank has been sealed, it's hard to say whether their banknotes can be exchanged.
Among them, some people are also from the Yamen.
But no matter how they made trouble, the yamen's doors were always closed.
The Qin magistrate never showed up, but only posted a notice that the matter of Wanqianzhuang had been reported to Kyoto.
A businessman certainly doesn't deserve this, but it's about military pay.
The prefect of Qin avoided seeing him, which was also his own difficulty.
General Wang accused the prefect of Qin of dereliction of duty on the grounds that the military pay was delayed and the prefect of Qin did not pay attention. The memorial had been sent to Kyoto, and the prefect of Qin was also very worried, so naturally he had no intention of paying attention to those who saved money.
The situation in Yanzhou City has not calmed down yet, but has intensified.
Three days later, at the court in Kyoto.
Emperor Ming went to court as always and was in a good mood.
Now the border is peaceful and there is no alien invasion. The only thing that worries him is that the God of Fire has not been found yet.
However, even if it is not found, it can only mean that the God of Fire is really a god. The gods coming down to earth to help him also recognize him, which is also a good thing.
"My dear friends, do you have something to report?" Emperor Ming's lazy voice sounded.
"Your Majesty, I have something important to do. Recently, someone in Yanzhou City joined forces with thieves and transferred the military pay, which almost led to the disappearance of the military pay and the mutiny of the three armies."
In the camp of military generals, a man wearing a red robe came out.
Emperor Ming looked at this man and frowned slightly: "Marquis Lin, are you serious about this?"
Marquis Lin was a title conferred by Emperor Ming himself, and he was also a new noble of the dynasty. Needless to say, his performance was very outstanding, and he could be called the first among the generals.
"Your Majesty, this matter is absolutely true. This batch of military pay was transported to Heping County in Yanzhou City, and was finally stored in the warehouse of Wanqianzhuang. The Qin Prefecture of Yanzhou City submitted a report to your Majesty for your decision. In addition, General Wang Hu submitted a report
, Your Majesty, please punish Qin Mu for dereliction of duty." Marquis Lin said loudly.
"Oh? In that case, the military pay has been found, so the matter of concealing the military pay will be left to Yanzhou Dao. As for Qin Mu, the same is true. He has meritorious service. Even if he neglects his duty, the punishment should not be too severe."
Emperor Ming said calmly.
All the big and small things were reported. During this period, everyone was dealing with matters in Yanzhou City, and he was already a little impatient.
"Your Majesty, if it is so simple, Yanzhou City will naturally handle it. But Wanqianzhuang is not as simple as it seems. I'm afraid there are people behind it." Another general came out.
"Oh? Who is it?" Emperor Ming's voice became much colder.
"According to our investigation, the owner behind Wanqianzhuang is Uncle Qin. Your Majesty, a Wanqianzhuang doesn't even dare to raise military pay. Please take a closer look," said Marquis Lin.
In the crowd, two young men looked at Uncle Qin provocatively.
If your people insist on destroying my good deeds, then don't blame us for being rude.
Although he didn't defeat Bai Yan, he might be able to step on Uncle Qin, which would be a dream.
A mere Bai Yan cannot compare with Uncle Qin.
"Qin Qing, what do you say?" Emperor Ming looked at Uncle Qin and asked.
"Your Majesty, I am indeed the one who opened Wanqianzhuang. But I don't know about the military pay. No matter how bold I am, I don't dare to think about military pay." Uncle Qin responded.
Emperor Ming nodded: "Then let's check carefully."
He also didn't believe that Uncle Qin dared to take advantage of military pay. He must have been implicated by his subordinates.
Of course, there is no escaping the fact that these people want to drag Uncle Qin into trouble.
In recent years, civil-military disputes and partisan disputes have become more and more intense, and he knows it in his heart.
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Three days later, a notice was posted in Yanzhou City saying that Wanqianzhuang had teamed up with bandits to steal military pay. It was sealed on the same day and all Ma Jia's money was confiscated. Ma Wencai and his son were beheaded in public, and the rest of the Ma family were exiled outside the customs.
This news made the people excited and made some people despair.
When Bai Jinghao got the news, he laughed loudly: "Ma Wencai, an old ghost, has secretly attacked me so many times, and I don't even bother to pay attention to him. Now, he is finally on his way, and I will go to the execution ground tomorrow to see him off.
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"Father, don't you want to do something else?" Bai Yan asked.
"What should I do?" Bai Jinghao looked at Bai Yan in confusion.
He sent Ma Wencai as a gift. He was in a good mood. He wouldn't return it to that old ghost to collect the corpse, would he?
Bai Yan sighed, his father was too happy.
"Father, all the property of the Ma family has been confiscated, and those who saved money have suffered a big loss."
"Who asked them to deposit their money in Wanqian Bank? They deserve it if they suffer losses. You don't want our Bai family to pay to compensate those people for their losses, do you?" Bai Jinghao stared at Bai Yan.
"Indeed, I have such an idea." Bai Yan nodded.
"Nonsense, what's the benefit of doing this? It's just to win people's hearts. It's not worthwhile to spend so much money to buy people's hearts." Bai Jinghao swore directly.
It's useless to win people's hearts. At the critical moment, those people will still only see your jokes.
"Father, this is not only to win people's hearts, but also to make everyone feel at ease. Today, something happened to the Ma family, and the people who saved the money suffered heavy losses. This is seen by many people. If our customers don't feel at ease either
, I'm afraid we will also withdraw all the money. In this way, we will be the ones who suffer in the end." Bai Yan said.
"We are not the Ma family, and we will not do such stupid things." Bai Jinghao snorted coldly.
"But that batch of gold came for my Bai family. If I hadn't been careful, we would have lost our heads now. Besides, many people saw the fight between Ma Wencai and me for gold on the street that day.
.If someone with intentions uses this to deal with us, then the reputation our Bai family has accumulated will be useless," Bai Yan said.
Bai Jinghao saw the joke, but he didn't dare. To this day, he doesn't know who is going to deal with him. It's lucky that the Bai family is not involved this time.
His words suddenly woke up Bai Jinghao. He had been so happy these past few days that he had almost forgotten the whole story and the impact it had.
If this matter is not resolved well, I'm afraid a large number of people will withdraw their money.
Once the common people and merchants in Yanzhou City no longer dare to save money, then the bank will only go bankrupt.
"Bai Yan, what do you think we should do? Do I, the Bai family, have to repay all the debts owed by the Ma family?" Bai Jinghao asked.
With so much money, it still hurts him.
"Father, the Ma family's warehouse has been empty for a long time. It only has tens of thousands of taels of silver at most. Isn't it a small sum for our Bai family?" Bai Yan said with a smile.
He had done the math and found that the Ma family really didn't have much money in savings, so the loss was not big, so it was still a good deal.
"Master, you must not do it!"
At this moment, accompanied by a sharp voice, Bai Han pushed the door open and entered.