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973. Chapter nine hundred and seventy-three

The treasury of Huifeng Bank was empty, and the people were in great commotion. After hearing the news, the Crown Prince and Situ Cen looked at each other for a long time without saying a word.

The prince thought for a long time and said: "Jia Cong is an expert in this kind of economic battle. He is too far ahead of us, so he will definitely lose. At this point, there are only two ways to deal with it: admit defeat, and abolish slavery and abolition. If you have to keep up your face, then

It’s just the imperial court taking the blame to pay back depositors. I’m afraid no matter how much money we have in the treasury, we won’t be able to withstand such a torment.”

Situ Cen thought: "It's weird. How did they get out with so many people staring at them?" The two of them racked their brains again to guess.

Tong Buye poked his head outside the door and saw that the room was silent. He suddenly shouted: "Is there an tunnel?"

Situ Cen's eyes lit up: "What did you say!"

Tong Buye said: "The original Shu Prince's Mansion, which is now the Shu University, wasn't there a tunnel dug? Then is there a tunnel in the treasury of HSBC Bank?"

Situ Cen slapped the case and stood up: "That's right. Since it was not taken away from the ground, it must have been underground."

Tong Buye said: "If the court can't come up with this money, well, I have a bad idea."

"Say it quickly."

Tong Buye hesitated for a moment and whispered: "It's really not that good." He glanced at the prince.

The prince said, "Okay, please tell me and listen."

Tong Buye closed his eyes and said: "HSBC Bank has been able to deposit and withdraw funds in other places since many years ago. I am surprised that so many people gathered at the entrance of the bank, no one thought of it? Just send a spy to pretend

If an ordinary rich man shouts in the crowd, most of those waiting in line will immediately run away."

"Hiss..." The prince and Situ Cen gasped together. Ming Duan immediately shook his head and said, "Not good."

"I told you it was not a good idea," Tong Buye said, "There must be someone who simply emigrates to another country."

The prince said: "Even if you don't emigrate, you will still try to send large sums of money to other countries. Once even local investments are withdrawn, Shu will sooner or later end up like Qi - Qi happened after several wealthy families transferred their capital.

It's so ruined." She snorted, "It's just these wealthy families who have plundered the land of Qi State."

Tong Buye said: "Actually, merchants are all afraid that like HSBC, they will get rich and be targeted and robbed by the court. In the early years, there were not many such things, and they happened in all countries. But now, all countries do not allow it..."

Before she finished speaking, Mingduan let out an "oops", stood up and shouted, "Your Majesty, have you ever heard of the Shang Dang?"

The prince said: "Isn't it the Chamber of Commerce?"

"No," Ming Duan said, "It's not a chamber of commerce, it's a business party."

Situ Cen said: "I know that it was established when Liu Feng was still in the Shu Kingdom. The chambers of commerce are all guilds of the same trade, and the merchant party is a party of various merchants, which is today's commercial federation."

"No, no." Ming Duan shook his head repeatedly, "The Federation of Commerce is just a larger guild. It usually only mediates disputes between merchants. It has nothing to do with scholars, farmers, workers, especially the court. The president took the lead in writing

The petition has come to an end." He said seriously, "In the early years when I was still pulling fiber in Yuzhou, I heard two businessmen standing on the pier talking. The two of them deliberately avoided others. I, a big man, squatted under a tree.

Oh, they were so stunned that they didn’t see it.”

Tong Buye said in a low voice and very quickly: "In the eyes of the rich, trackers and beggars are not human beings."

The prince whispered: "Don't interrupt." Tong Buye covered his mouth.

Ming Duan just pretended not to hear. "One advised the other, as long as you join the merchant party, you don't have to worry about being targeted by nobles and nobles."

Situ Cen asked: "Who are the two noble men?"

Tong Buye said: "You are a powerful slave. I am a slave, and I rely on my master's power to do whatever I want. Ordinary people have no place to complain when they have their grievances."

Situ Cen frowned: "Why is it still there? Hasn't it been cleaned up long ago?"

Ming Duan said: "There have never been enough slaves to fight against the master's power, it's just that there are fewer now." Situ Cen waved his hand, indicating that he would continue. Ming Duan said, "What can we do if we target that Tao? This party has a leader.

People? The former way is that there are not people at the top, but people at the bottom. The merchant party supports many green forest masters. If you encounter a noble or a noble robbed of your property, just use the charter and other excuses to delay the party for a while.

He then sent someone to grab the deal before it was completed... He made a murderous gesture."

Everyone in the room gasped. Situ Cen blurted out: "guerrillas!"

"No." Ming Duan said, "Which of them are guerrillas? This has nothing to do with them. They are raised by the party leader himself and never tell outsiders. When doing business in Shu, anyone who joins the merchant party is as good as

Take the umbrella and just let it go. At that time, I thought, there is no such thing, don't be a liar. Now it seems that it is true that there is no guarantee."

Tong Buye immediately said: "If this is the case, if the imperial court moves the HSBC bank's treasury, it will take away the banner of the merchant party. Oh my god, will there be an assassin in this house?"

Situ Cen waved his hand: "No. Jia Cong would not be willing to assassinate a graduate of Changda University. He is nostalgic. His father treats him well, and he will not touch his father."

Tong Buye said: "What if Shopkeeper Wang makes the decision himself?"

Situ Cen smiled and said, "He doesn't dare to do such a big thing. He is just a lackey." He thought about it and said, "There is no guarantee that this person is braver than the sky. Nephew, please be more careful." The prince nodded.

Not long after, the imperial court sent a senior eunuch and led more than thirty people to the Huifeng Bank. He blew the gong to clear the way. The people who were waiting to receive the money hurriedly surrounded him, all with angry faces. The eunuch said in a high-pitched voice: "The prince is here.

It has been found that there is a tunnel in the HSBC bank, and the criminal Wang and others moved the gold and silver from the tunnel to other places. The prince ordered Mr. Qiu Liang to take charge of the case and solve the case within one month." He looked at the crowd and said, "

If there is no result after one month, the imperial court will compensate you for your losses. Let’s break up now.”

"Coax--" Everyone was in chaos. Someone shouted: "Is this a delaying strategy?" Another asked: "Will the court have other excuses at that time?"

The eunuch lowered his face before snorting and before speaking, he shouted in a loud voice: "Oh! Can't HSBC money be deposited and withdrawn in other places? Isn't it better to go to Chang'an to withdraw money?"

"That's right!" Another person said with a loud voice, "Chang'an is very close and the carriage fare is cheap! I'll go there right now!"

The one in front said: "I'm going too!" In the blink of an eye, several people shouted "I'm going too."

The eunuch's face turned pale with anger. Just now, the Crown Prince specifically ordered that if anyone mentions HSBC's remote deposits and withdrawals, he must immediately find a way to stop them. The eunuch had already prepared his words, but a few people's voices were really loud, and they were stunned one sentence after another.

He didn't let the eunuch get in the way, but shouted loudly: "Just go ahead! The thief Wang obviously intends to escape, and the HSBC bank elsewhere will definitely not take money from the Chengdu branch."

He said in a loud voice: "Whether you give it or not, you have to give it a try! I have deposited 600,000 silver with them. Is it possible to throw it into the water?"

"That's right, go to Chang'an first. If you don't get it, you'll go to the Yamen."

"Will the Yamen in Chang'an accept this lawsuit?"

"Why don't you answer?"

"You have to try whether you accept it or not!"

There were so many discussions. After a while, the crowd suddenly dispersed, and the streets were empty with only the people from the imperial court. The officers and soldiers rushed into the Huifeng Bank, picked up hammers and shovels and began to dig the floor of the warehouse. The prince said that they found many tunnels.

There are rewards.

The fine man in brown clothes who was watching at the bank entrance got away and hurried back to see Situ Cen. It turned out that, just in case, his waist badge was hidden in a small pouch made by his wife and hung around his neck. It is still there at this moment. Then

The HSBC clerk hid another waist badge in his hand, and pretended to fumble for it a few times in his arms before holding it out. Because the crowd was so excited at the time, the waiter did not dare to say a word for fear of being beaten to death. Situ Cen nodded and said:

"It's not your fault." He patted his shoulder and went back to rest.

After the man left, Situ Cen froze for a long time, feeling exhausted. His wife, Qiu, came over and hugged her husband's neck. Situ Cen took advantage of the situation and leaned on his daughter-in-law, closing his eyes and saying, "Daughter-in-law, I'm tired.

It’s awesome.”

Qiu was silent for a moment and said: "If you were my father and my brother, I would advise you to abandon your son and run away. But you are not a minister. If you run away, Yan'er will be even more unable to hold on."

Situ Cen sighed: "Jia Cong's meaning is clearest. We must abolish slavery. I am not a person willing to admit defeat. Yan'er and I don't have even half of the military power." The couple were shocked at the same time: The Qiu family has military power.

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The next day, the people who took to the streets to wave small flags rested for a day and came out again. There were more people than before. They had just walked two streets when officers and soldiers of Shu State with guns and ammunition poured out in front of them. They were not allowed to move forward even more and waved the flags.

They wanted to change the road, but were blocked by officers and soldiers again. They were eventually allowed to disperse. After that, officers and soldiers were sent to various places in Chengdu to guard against people gathering wantonly.

After hearing the news, Qiu Liang rushed to the Prince's Mansion and said sternly: "The governor of Chengdu has to change someone." When the Prince asked why, he said, "He didn't think of merging those poisoning cases that were exactly the same before; these cases were taken to the streets a few days ago to shake people up.

If we had sent the police to disperse them on the first day, the situation in the following days would not have happened. Although this person did not do anything he shouldn't have done, he also didn't do what he should have done."

The prince nodded: "What you said makes sense." He thought for a moment and said, "I can't think of any suitable candidates for the moment. Qin has entered the federation. Let Brother Xingzheng come back."

Qiu Liang sighed dejectedly: "It's a pity."

Then an urgent order was issued to transfer Qiu Xingzheng, the second son of Qiu Liang, who was working as a craftsman in Qin State.

A few days later, a group of bandits occupied Langzhong County. The Langzhong County magistrate had been captured by the guerrillas, and the court has not yet been free to send them a new county magistrate. Within a few days, seven or eight bandits appeared in various parts of the Shu Kingdom.

They teamed up with mountain bandits and took advantage of the empty land in the county government to become king. The group that occupied Guang'an County was none other than Fang Xiong's remnants, and their leader was Fang Xiong's granddaughter Fang Yifei. Therefore, the territory also fell into the hands of the guerrillas, and the officers and soldiers in Guang'an were leaderless.

, and seeing that the Fang family's soldiers, horses, and firearms were good, they surrendered without much resistance. This woman established herself as the king of Guang'an, and her subordinates assigned civil and military officials to each other, and began to recruit the officers and soldiers of Shu who stayed in Guang'an.

The Supreme King was furious and ordered General Han to lead the army to various places to destroy the rebels. General Han said to the old eunuch who passed the order: "Although the battle was not won last time, the general and the gentleman from the second grade of high school also went together.

"This son is really a good general, and he is familiar with all kinds of muskets and artillery, and he can also calculate the shooting range. Can the Supreme King, on behalf of the last general, ask the Crown Prince to go with Mr. Gao?" The old eunuch hurriedly agreed.

Returning to the palace of the Prince of Shu, he met the Supreme King and handed over the order. The old eunuch told General Han what he wanted. The Supreme King smiled and said: "Yan'er has some insight." Then he ordered the Second Regiment of Gao to continue to serve as General Han's army staff. He also sent a few more

General Lu went elsewhere to capture the thief.

After a few days, all the people who went to Chang'an HSBC to withdraw money got their money. However, many people did not dare to carry it with them after withdrawing it, and then deposited it back. When I returned to Chengdu, I saw that the market was bleak, as if it was a lifetime ago. From time to time, officers and soldiers passed by with guns drawn. Merchants were making huge profits.

, many people secretly want to leave their hometown. However, the officers and soldiers have dug three feet into the ground for the Huifeng Bank, but they have not dug a tunnel.

News came out from Ruixia Rice Shop that Mr. Peng had decided to close ten rice shops in Shu and transferred manpower to Qin, Zhao and other countries to open Ruixia branches. Then the Shu Business Federation held a meeting, and dozens of leaders

The merchants also announced their evacuation from Shu, and many of them were going to other countries to open semicolons.

Mr. Peng settled the accounts in public. Although opening a branch in the Federation requires the purchase of new shops and granaries, he can get various preferential tax cuts for attracting investment. The clerks and others were also taken away, because food and clothing are cheaper in other countries. Because

There are police patrols day and night, which can save a lot of money for nursing homes. The insurance industry is meticulous, and if you buy insurance, you will not be afraid of accidental fires. Calculated in this way, it is more cost-effective than operating in Shu. Waiting for the two federal railways

It will be even more amazing once it is repaired.

But the guerrillas did not stop making trouble. The couple Shi Qiusheng and Jin Yuanyang divided their troops into two groups, one from a county on the left and a state on the right. They rampaged across the Shu Kingdom unscrupulously, freeing slaves from their humble status and emptying their official positions. They still pinched them every time.

When they left, the officers and soldiers could not meet them. There were more and more bandits waiting for the opportunity to rebel. The news spread in all directions, and the trend of escaped slaves suddenly broke out wherever the guerrillas did not reach. Even the palace of the Prince of Shu had maids.

Grandma went out to buy things and never came back. After checking their house, they found that all the valuables had been taken away. The Princess of Shu ordered that the women in the house were not allowed to go out alone, and there should be no more than two people in each row. She never thought that this time, two or three people would simply escape together.

Princess Shu was feeling sick, and it was only after the crown prince came to comfort her that she gradually recovered for a long time.

Back at the mansion, the prince was in a irritable mood and took Ming Duan and Tong Buye out for a walk to relax. The usually busiest market now had half as many pedestrians and was deserted, lonely and depressed. The prince sighed deeply.

Tong Buye said: "Don't worry, this is human nature. Didn't the Tang Dynasty have a code for maids to escape? There are so many young women in the palace, and nine out of ten can't see the emperor or prince. Not to mention the emperor or prince.

You are not always young, and even if you are young, you may not be good-looking. Nowadays, women in the Federation can choose their own husbands, who is willing to waste their youth trapped in the palace? Travel expenses are cheap, and Qin is still close. Besides, they do not come to the palace voluntarily.

Human."

The prince smiled bitterly and said: "How come I don't know this truth? Let's talk about this servant, the concubines in my backyard can be let go if I tell them, and they can run away for most of them." He sighed again. "But I have to be trapped too.

they."

Ming Duan said with a smile: "Speaking of which, why hasn't the Crown Prince chosen a concubine?"

The prince said leisurely: "It's time to use it up. Don't talk until we can't use it up anymore."

Tong Buye blinked and said: "My lord, you...you shouldn't be like Long Yang. Master Ming, please be more careful."

The prince rolled his eyes: "I can't stand him with such a big beard."

Tong Buye let out an "ouch": "Oh my God! You really have broken sleeves!" He grabbed Mingduan behind him and Mingduan laughed.


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