Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 321 Xue Bowu goes to war again, Huaxia Bank is on fire
Chapter 321 Xue Bowu goes to war again, Huaxia Bank is on fire
"Who do you want to borrow, Your Highness?"
Fang Yuan was surprised and invited Li Ke to sit down.
"Xue Bowu!"
"I would like to invite you to be the vanguard of my army!"
Li Ke sat down and said in a deep voice.
Xue Bowu has become famous.
Although not many people follow him yet, those who know him know how powerful he is.
He is a fierce general who can improve the morale of the soldiers on the battlefield.
"No problem, I'll inform Xue Bowu later."
Fang Yuan did not refuse and directly agreed.
Being able to put Xue Bowu on the battlefield is an affirmation of Xue Bowu.
If there is a war, then there will be a chance to rise, which is in line with Fang Yuan's expectations for Xue Bowu.
"Thank you. When I return in triumph, I will invite Mr. Fang to drink."
Li Ke nodded with satisfaction.
Get up and prepare to leave.
That look is full of confidence.
It seems that the rebellion in Shandong is nothing in his eyes.
"Farewell to Your Highness."
Fang Yuan did not stay.
Get up and send him away.
Looking at Li Ke's leaving figure, Fang Yuan was a little worried.
The problems in Hebei cannot be solved violently, otherwise the imperial court's control over Hebei will become even lower.
And Li Ke came to borrow Xue Bowu, feeling that he wanted to violently conquer Hebei.
But after thinking about it, Fang Yuan felt that this matter should not be considered by him.
The emperor and the court officials had their own ideas.
Since they decided to let Li Ke go on the expedition, they have their own ideas.
As for Xue Bowu, he is just a pioneer, and he listens to Li Ke's orders.
If Xue Bowu killed everyone on the battlefield, it was because of Li Ke's orders.
Just tell Xue Bowu later.
After confirming that the food and grass were correct, Fang Yuan did not stay in the household department anymore, but returned to the Fang Mansion and found the Xue family siblings.
"On the battlefield again?"
Xue Jiaoyan has an opinion.
I have just returned from Lingnan and am about to go to Hebei again.
He is just a small titled general with no power at all.
Those who don’t know better think that Xue Bowu is such a powerful general.
"After this expedition, I should be a powerful figure when I return."
"It's up to you siblings to decide whether to go or not."
Fang Yuan did not force it.
But according to Xue Bowu's military exploits, he will have a certain amount of real power when he returns.
"Then let's go."
"Bo Wu, what do you think?"
Xue Jiaoyan's tone suddenly changed.
She will not stop anything that can help her brother rise.
Although I am worried about Xue Bowu's safety, I definitely have to pay for it.
"Go!"
"I like war!"
Xue Bowu nodded heavily.
The desire for war welled up in his eyes.
He used to like being with others, but now he likes to kill people.
Naturally, the people who are killed are not innocent people, but the kind of people who go to the battlefield.
"I have something to tell you during this expedition, and you must remember it."
Fang Yuan nodded and said in a deep voice.
"What are you talking about?"
Xue Bowu scratched his head, but his eyes became serious.
He has always listened to Fang Yuan's words.
Not only him, but also Xue Jiaoyan.
Although Xue Jiaoyan mostly has her own ideas, in fact they are just words.
"This time on the battlefield, we are not facing the enemy."
"So every time before you go on stage, you have to ask King Shu in front of someone if you can kill someone."
Fang Yuan warned.
This matter can be big or small.
If Li Ke really wanted to conquer Hebei through violence.
Then the situation in Hebei may become more complicated and he may be impeached by the ministers of the imperial court.
When the time comes, Li Ke will probably protect himself wisely and push Xue Bowu or others out.
Therefore, in order not to become a scapegoat, you must ask for advice before going into battle.
"Okay."
Xue Bowu had no doubts and nodded heavily.
But Xue Jiaoyan was confused and asked Fang Yuan why.
"In order not to become a scapegoat!"
"In short, remember my words and do what I say!"
Fang Yuan once again told Xue Bowu that he must comply.
"I know."
Xue Bowu nodded heavily.
"Remember!"
Xue Jiaoyan also warned.
She panicked when she heard she might be a scapegoat.
So I also told Xue Bowu to be careful.
After Fang Yuan explained the situation, he stopped disturbing the siblings and left their yard.
But not long after, Xue Rengui found Fang Yuan.
"Master, I also want to go to the battlefield."
Xue Rengui looked at Xue Bowu eagerly.
He didn't want to go to the battlefield before, because he felt that if he went to the battlefield, he would have no choice but to do hard work.
Moreover, there were very few wars, so I never thought about using my own strength to fight.
Now he sees Xue Bowu slowly becoming a pioneer from a young boy, which makes him envious.
"You also went to the battlefield, then who will protect me in the future?"
Fang Yuan laughed and said.
There must be one left between Xue Rengui and Xue Bowu.
Both of them are very powerful, so one of them must be kept as a bodyguard.
And there is another point, that is, Xue Rengui has not yet fully integrated into Fang Mansion.
"Isn't there a lot of people in Fang Mansion?"
Xue Rengui said sarcastically.
He is not willing to just be Fang Yuan's bodyguard.
I also want to become a general like Xue Rengui.
"Then let's do it next time."
"Next time if there is a chance, you can do it again."
Fang Yuan thought for a while and said.
"Okay, okay."
Xue Rengui nodded repeatedly and left happily.
Two days passed and the troops to quell the chaos were ready.
At Li Ke's order, 50,000 troops were dispatched and marched toward Hebei in a mighty manner.
Compared with the previous farewell in Lingnan, which was peaceful and chaotic, almost no people came out of the city gate to see them off this time.
Such a contrast shows that even the people in Chang'an City feel that the people in Hebei are not wrong.
But no matter what, 50,000 troops are dispatched, and the day of quelling the chaos is just around the corner.
After the army was dispatched, Fang Yuan stopped paying attention.
He still has a lot to do.
In addition to official matters, there are also private matters.
Private matters are not really private matters, but matters of the Bafang Group.
There is also the matter of the bank.
There are still two kinds of banknotes in Chang'an City.
One is the Tang Dynasty banknote printed by Huaxia Bank.
One is the seven-star banknotes printed by Seven-Star Bank.
Today, seven-star banknotes still occupy the main market.
Moreover, the seven-star banknotes have left Chang'an City and been promoted to more places.
The treasure banknotes of the Tang Dynasty were not only circulated in Chang'an City, but also around Chang'an City.
Regarding this, it wasn't that Fang Yuan didn't want to implement it, but that Li Shimin didn't agree and reached some kind of agreement with Wu Xing Qi Wang.
Regarding this, Fang Yuan could only take it slow first.
However, one night, Huaxia Bank suddenly caught fire.
The raging fire burned, and the entire Huaxia Bank was in flames.
Obviously Huaxia Bank has renovated its red brick and cement buildings, so there would not be such a big fire.
But the fire was still so big that everything inside was burned from the time it was discovered to the time it was put out.
All the banknotes in Huaxia Bank were burned.
This is a huge blow to Fang Yuan and Li Shimin.
Looking at the burned down Huaxia Bank, Fang Yuan's expression turned ugly.
"Sir, it doesn't look like a normal fire!"
"There are some flammable things on the ground that seem to be man-made!"
Luo Zheng said in a deep voice.
He is a yamen servant in Chang'an County, and he will come over to check things out even without Fang Yuan calling him.
After he carefully checked it, he found that the fire at Huaxia Bank was not simple, it seemed to be artificially caused.
"Can you find out who did it?"
Fang Yuan's eyes turned cold and he said in a deep voice.
Damn it, someone actually dared to burn down the bank.
This is not only a slap in the face to oneself, but also a slap in the face to the emperor.
Who on earth had such courage and escaped safely?
"It's hard!"
"All traces have been burned."
Luo Zheng pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice.
It is impossible to find the murderer.
But he didn't dare to say for sure, he could only say that it was difficult.
"No matter how difficult it is, you try your best to find it."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
He heard the implication of Luo Zheng's words.
But if you can’t find it, you have to look for it, even if you want to die.
"Yes."
Luo Zheng gritted his teeth and it should be.
"I'll go into the palace and see if there are any clues."
Fang Yuan turned and left.
Li Shimin should know about the fire at Huaxia Bank.
But even if he knew, Fang Yuan, as the person in charge, had to talk to him.
Maybe Li Shimin can find it or guess who the murderer is.
"Yes."
Luo Zhenggong said yes.
Enter the burned bank again with manpower.
Not long after, Fang Yuan entered the palace overnight.
Li Shimin hasn't slept yet and is working in the imperial study.
Seeing Fang Yuan's arrival, he was obviously not surprised.
"Your Majesty, Huaxia Bank caught fire and suffered heavy losses."
"Tens of millions of Tang Dynasty treasures were burned due to fire."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
If this money hadn't been printed by Fang Yuan, any mishap would have made him rich.
"The money is burned, just print it back."
"But who burned it, are there any clues?"
Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
He already knew about the fire at Huaxia Bank, so he was still up so late, waiting for Fang Yuan.
"It is possible to print it back, but it will result in a loss of manpower and material resources, which is also a huge loss."
"The clues haven't been found yet. They've all been burned down. It's possible that no clues can be found. Does your Majesty have any guesses?"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
If the money is burned, it is indeed possible to print it back.
However, the loss of manpower and material resources is a huge expense.
"Except for the five surnames and Qi Wang, I can't think of anyone else."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
He was very irritated and felt that Wu Xing Qi Wang was taking action.
If they were the ones to take action, they would definitely not show weakness.
But if there is no evidence, if you make an assertion without evidence, what if you are wrong?
Those are not ordinary people, but Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. Their energy is astonishing, and we cannot break with them easily.
"I think so too."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
What he was thinking of was also Five Surnames and Qi Wang.
So let Luo Zhengnan continue to look for it.
"You go back first and I'll think about it carefully."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said.
The Hebei Rebellion just broke out, and now Huaxia Bank is on fire.
These two things happened so coincidental, couldn't it be Qi Wang, the fifth surname, who was behind the scenes?
Thinking of this, Li Shimin suddenly had an idea: Was the Lingnan Rebellion also secretly controlled by Qiwang of the Five Surnames?
"I resign."
Fang Yuan saluted and left.
Without clues, it is impossible to determine who it is.
Let Li Shimin decide whether he dares to fall out with the Five Surnames and Qi Wang.
This night is destined to be a night where many people cannot sleep.
The next day, news of the fire at Huaxia Bank spread throughout Chang'an City.
It immediately caused a lot of commotion, and negative news about Huaxia Bank came overwhelmingly.
"The security of Huaxia Bank is too poor."
"Can we still get out the money we have in Hua Xia Bank?"
"Do we still dare to deposit money into Huaxia Bank in the future?"
People are talking a lot.
Some people even came to the door of the bank and asked to withdraw money.
How can a bank that has been burned to black charcoal have money to withdraw?
Fortunately, Lu Xia, who is in charge of Hua Xia Bank, is eloquent and guarantees that the money will arrive within two days and can be deposited and withdrawn as they please.
This did not make the matter a big deal, and the discussion calmed down a little.
With Lu Xia guarding him, Fang Yuan naturally went to work normally.
But while at work, Fang Yuan suddenly received a message.
Seven Star Bank announced that they will issue banknotes in all channels within the Tang Dynasty.
As soon as the news came out, it shocked the whole city, and the big shots couldn't sit still.
Li Shimin immediately summoned Fang Yuan to enter the palace.
"They were right!"
"They burned down our bank, then used this opportunity to issue banknotes and occupy all parts of the Tang Dynasty."
"Fang Yuan, how many banknotes do we have? We will release our banknotes in all the roads of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Shimin said angrily.
He had previously reached an agreement with Cui Runyu that they would not expand the scope for the time being and let the banknotes circulate on their own for a period of time.
Now Huaxia Bank is on fire, and all the banknotes inside have been burned. Then they use this opportunity to break the contract and distribute the banknotes across the country to occupy more markets.
"Now that people are clamoring to withdraw money, our existing banknotes can only be left in Chang'an City."
"It is very difficult to expand externally in a short time, let alone expand thirteen channels at once."
Fang Yuan shook his head and said.
The opportunity used by the other party was too appropriate.
It is almost impossible to keep up with their pace.
It can only be said that if you fall behind with one step, you will fall behind with every step.
"Is there no other way?"
Li Shimin roared.
He doesn’t want to lose to Qi Wang, the fifth surname.
"Maybe your Majesty will find a way to burn down the Seven Star Bank."
"Or maybe His Majesty intercepts the banknotes they transport to other roads."
Fang Yuan thought for a while and said in a deep voice.
This is a dirty trick, but who told them to burn down Huaxia Bank too?
After Wu Xingqiwang told the news about promoting banknotes, there is no doubt that they were the murderers who burned down Huaxia Bank.
What a coincidence. They came prepared, probably thinking that Li Shimin didn't dare to do anything.
"Burn down Seven Star Bank?"
"Would their money not be there?"
Li Shimin frowned and said in a deep voice.
This is not impossible, just treat the person in his own way.
But Seven Star Bank also suffered a fire, and Huaxia Bank had a fire just now.
Normally, they would not put banknotes in the bank.
"Then intercept the banknotes they transport to other roads."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
The suggestions have been given, and it is Li Shimin’s business whether to adopt them or not.
"Is there any other way?"
"Is it really impossible to print Tang Dynasty banknotes?"
Li Shimin’s brows furrowed into a frown.
Intercepting the banknotes of the five surnames and Qi Wang is the real break.
There is a rebellion in Hebei, and it is not a good time to break with Wu Xing Qi Wang.
The best way is for Fang Yuan to print a large amount of banknotes and compete with them.
"No."
"The production of banknotes takes time and cannot be done quickly."
Fang Yuan shook his head and said.
Banknotes require defense and other technologies, and are not easy to make.
After finishing his words, Li Shimin fell into deep thought.