Daxianguan

Chapter 495
"The root cause of this matter is not price fluctuations, but why those silver villages suddenly collapsed. Have the bosses of these silver villages been arrested?" Chu Xian asked expressionlessly.

Chang Shi Li Ji said at this time: "They are all arrested."

"Bring them here, and I will ask them personally." Chu Xian put down the file in his hand, still with an unchanging attitude.

Seeing this scene, the hearts of many officials present who were originally frightened also calmed down. The governor is so calm and calm, they can only follow suit.

Soon several Yinzhuang bosses brought them up.

The people who opened the bank were all capable and not short of money. Chu Xian was very surprised why they couldn't come up with money at the same time because of the run-on by the people.

Chu Xian felt that such a coincidence would never happen in this world.

These Yinzhuang bosses are honest, their Yinzhuang is down, and the people under them can't find out, but they bosses can't run away. There are rules and regulations to be found in the management and control of this Yinzhuang. They are reasonable.

Chu Xian asked them what was going on, and the Yinzhuang bosses began to tell one by one.

"Lord Governor, my family used to run an oil shop. I have been in this business since my grandfather's generation and accumulated a lot of wealth. Later, relying on the oil shop, I opened a silver village. These are in line with the laws of the Holy Dynasty. The silver village is mortgaged. These are the 20 oil shops that my family has spread over three cities. These years have been smooth sailing, but you know, my lord, when doing business, sometimes I really have no money in hand. A few days ago, our oil depot caught fire and burned down. It’s clean and tidy. Naturally, the price of oil has risen. The people who deposited silver in the small bank suddenly came to run, and they could hold on the first day, but on the second day, someone withdrew 5 taels all at once, and now there was no money in the silver bank, and the people who ran after it became more and more More and more, in the end, something happened, Yinzhuang collapsed, and even a few oil shops in Shacheng I had to sell, but even so, it was not enough to pay back the money. Hey, the wealth accumulated by three generations of my family is in my hands It’s ruined, I’m sorry for my father, I’m sorry for my grandpa.”

Although the owner of the oil shop is fat, he is crying like a rainy pear flower at this moment, his whole body is trembling with fat.

Chu Xian asked several other Yinzhuang bosses, and they were basically in the same situation. Those who opened Yinzhuang, the money cannot be kept forever, and they will be used for turnover. As long as it can be maintained, it will be like a snowball Same, bigger and bigger.

However, if the money is suddenly interrupted at this time, and someone on the other side "maliciously" exchanges the silver, then these people must have no money in their hands. out of hand.

Moreover, these businessmen will more or less encounter some 'coincidences' and 'accidents', which make them worse. Fortunately, they all have their own shops or properties, which can be mortgaged to others to raise money, but obviously, this The first way is to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall, and it won't last long.

In just a few days, most of the property shops of these traders have been sold.

At this time, Chu Xian suddenly asked: "Who is the person who agrees to let you mortgage? At this time, who will buy your shop?"

The officials who asked this question were taken aback for a moment, but even these few businessmen didn't react at once.

For them, it is a benefactor who can lend them money for emergency at such a critical moment, so the oil shop owner said before: "It is a man named Shang, a customer of my Yinzhuang. .”

Several other bosses also spoke out, but they were not alone, and they couldn't be connected with each other. There seemed to be no doubts.

Chu Xian didn't ask much at this time.

Right now, these people still owe the people of Shacheng millions of taels, and the prices of various commodities on the market are soaring, and the people are panicking. This kind of thing must be resolved first.

At this time, Chu Xian turned his head and glanced at Li Ji, and then walked outside. Li Ji probably knew what Chu Xian was planning, so he went out too. When he got to a place where no one was around, Chu Xian said: "Take the money from the state government first." Emergency."

Li Ji shook his head hastily and said: "Lord Inspector, the state government just got some money, and it has already been used. We can't raise so much money."

"Take it out for emergency first, at least stabilize the people's hearts first, otherwise if there is a disturbance, you and I will not be able to escape." After Chu Xian finished speaking, Li Ji gritted his teeth and refused: "No, Lord Inspector, other things , the lower officials must obey the order, but this is not possible. If the money is taken out, it will be in vain. These Yinzhuang bosses are already finished. Even though the money they put out outside can be used to recover grain for oil extraction or other things, but their own shops are gone, and they can’t redeem them. It's slim."

Chu Xian smiled: "Do you think I'm throwing money into the water?"

Li Ji nodded: "Lord Inspector, if you really use the money from the state government to go to the emergency, it will be a serious crime and the consequences will be much more serious if the Ministry of Household Affairs investigates it, so even if it is for ourselves, this kind of thing must not be done. Put money in."

It has to be said that what Li Ji said made sense, but Chu Xian obviously had his own plans.

"Li Changshi, you are good at internal affairs. In this regard, I, Chu Xian, am not as good as you. But what I, Chu Xian, is good at, Li Changshi, you are not as good as me. I, Chu Xian, are good at solving cases, but I am better at calculating, especially Good at deduction, why don't you deduce this matter with me, if you still refuse at that time, then I, Chu Xian, will never force the order again, how about it?" Chu Xian asked.

Li Ji thought about it and nodded. Anyway, he had made up his mind that the money from the state government must not be thrown into the water. It's not as simple as losing an official.

Chu Xian said: "The way of deduction lies in making reasonable assumptions, so we might as well assume that if this incident was premeditated from the beginning, say that the owner of the oil shop, the place where he stores oil, was deliberately set on fire. , causing him heavy losses. Of course, before that, the other party might have asked the owner of the oil shop to use most of the cash to buy raw materials due to the low price of raw materials for oil extraction. The large amount of silver in the Yinzhuang was exchanged, the cash in the Yinzhuang was emptied, and then rumors were spread to let other people exchange the silver, so is the owner of the oil shop like this now?"

Hearing these words, Li Ji was dumbfounded.

Thinking about it carefully, it was also a cold sweat.

"This, if what the Governor-in-Chief assumes is true, then it is indeed terrifying, but who can do this?" Li Ji asked.

Chu Xian said: "Li Changshi, don't worry, my deduction is not over yet, let's assume that there is such a person, who has long expected that the owner of the oil shop will raise money everywhere because of the downfall of Yinzhuang, and even don't hesitate to sell his own money. Lifeblood, oil store mortgage, let me ask, if you were the mastermind behind the scenes, would you take over?"

Li Ji thought about it carefully, and his eyes lit up: "Yes, it will definitely be. At this time, the owner of the oil shop is in urgent need of money, so even if I lower the price, the owner of the oil shop will cut the meat, because if he does not cut the meat, he will surely die. As a result, I spent very little money to buy an oil store that was originally worth a lot."

"That's right, and assuming that this person bought the oil store, or temporarily mortgaged it, then he would definitely go one step further and punish the owner of the oil store to death, because as long as the owner of the oil store can't slow down, the one who will benefit in the end is They, right?" Chu Xian asked again.

Li Ji nodded: "That's true. If the owner of the oil shop hasn't paid the money, then the oil shop will naturally belong to them."

After finishing speaking, Li Ji seemed to have thought of something, and said excitedly: "But if the state government lends the money to the owner of the oil shop, then he can pay back the other party's money and redeem the shop. Now that the price of oil is soaring, you will definitely be able to recover from it, Lord Inspector, so you intend to do this."

Unexpectedly, Chu Xian shook his head: "If you really do this, the things that have increased in price before that time will inevitably plummet, because from the beginning, it was the black hands behind the scenes who manipulated various prices, and the prices will definitely come down by then. The owner of the oil shop lost money, and at that time, the owner of the oil shop can only mortgage the shop for emergency in order to survive, and the result will still fall into the trap of those people."

This time, Li Ji was confused.

Because if this is the case, no matter whether the state government saves the world or not, the result will be the same.

Li Ji expressed his thoughts, but Chu Xian shook his head: "It's different, because it's the same as spending money, it depends on how to spend it, if it's not used properly, it's like you said, throwing money into the water. It is estimated that you can’t even see a splash, but if you use it properly, maybe you don’t need to use real money to resolve this crisis invisible.”

Li Ji was agitated at this moment, and after much deliberation, he still couldn't figure out how to deal with it, because in his opinion, they were all "dead" in this matter, and they would all have to suffer from the board above in the end, the difference is the severity Don't.

But if there is really a way to resolve the crisis, then of course he is willing to do it.

"Lord Inspector, if you have an idea, just say it. The officials really can't wait. If this matter is delayed for a while, it may bring unpredictable consequences." Li Ji was in a hurry at this time.

Chu Xian saw it, and laughed: "Li Changshi, come here with your ears."

Li Ji nodded hastily and leaned his head towards him. After Chu Xian said a few words, Li Ji's eyes lit up, as if he had heard some kind words.

"Do you understand?" Chu Xian asked, and Li Ji nodded quickly.

(End of this chapter)