At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 325
15 taels, this number is neither too much nor too little.

These silver taels may be out of reach for ordinary people, but they are nothing to the officials of the dynasty.

Let's talk about Wang Ying, the magistrate of Changping County, a Jinshi who has been orthodox for ten years.

Zhang Yi was a Jinshi in Yongle for 13 years. He had been an official for more than 15 years and only saved [-] taels of silver.

Gao Zhu, who is also a cabinet scholar, had more than 500 million taels in cash when he ransacked the house. This is not counting the house title deed, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and other property that cannot be valued in a short period of time.

Not to mention the mountains of gold and silver, as well as countless rare treasures when Wang Zhen ransacked his home...

In comparison, Zhang Yi's savings are really pitifully small.

At this moment, he only felt a bit of colic in his heart, his face turned pale, and he slumped directly on the ground.

It's over, the savings of a lifetime... gone!

Cao Nai was quite calm, took a deep breath, and then said: "Don't worry, I'll report to the emperor right away, if it doesn't work, I will mobilize the Beijing camp, and I will definitely catch him!"

Zhang Yi hastily waved his hands and said, "Don't use the capital camp at all. It's better to hand it over to Shuntian Mansion and Wucheng Bingmasi. First, control the situation. If you make a big move, I'm afraid, I'm afraid...it will cause turmoil!"

The incident has just happened, and everyone may still wait and see for a while, as long as the person can be captured, there may be a turning point.

If the Beijing camp is dispatched, it is equivalent to telling everyone that something big happened, and all your money will be gone!

At that time, many murdered and bankrupt people will go crazy, and there will be a big trouble.

He was a victim himself, and of course he knew best how those people felt.

Now it's not just a matter of how much money is lost, it's the foundation of the imperial court!
Suddenly, he suddenly remembered something, what the emperor said...that's right...

The emperor is really good at predicting things, and his judgment on this matter is especially accurate. Hurry up and ask the emperor for instructions, maybe there are other countermeasures!
Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated, and hurriedly got up and went to the imperial study.

However, he was in vain, so he stopped a young eunuch to ask, and only then did he realize that there were too many people, and the imperial study room was almost overcrowded, so the emperor had no choice but to announce that a temporary court meeting was held.

He hurried to Fengtian Hall again, and saw that it was more lively than in the last court, but the emperor hadn't come yet, and there was no one in charge of the overall situation for the time being.

All the officials blushed, were filled with righteous indignation, and even cursed. If they didn't know it, they would have thought that the Oirats had hit the capital.

Zhang Yi stepped forward, and everyone noticed him. They clasped their fists and saluted indifferently, but everyone was absent-minded, and many people's faces were extremely ugly.

Beside him, Kuang Ye looked miserable, as if he had aged a lot all of a sudden.

Zhang Yi couldn't help asking: "Kuang Shangshu, did you also invest money?"

Kuang Ye sighed: "Who says it's not, it's so good, how could it be like this... Sigh!"

Among the hundreds of officials, there are not a few people who suffer damage.

Like Kuang Ye, who has worked hard all his life and is about to retire, he originally wanted to earn some money for retirement.

Therefore, like Zhang Yi, he took out all his savings and invested them.

Others think the same way. In recent years, it has become more and more difficult to be an official. The current emperor is quite like the ancestors. If a corrupt official is found, no matter whether it is a cabinet scholar or the six ministers, it is not easy to say that he is karma. With hesitation.

The ice respect and charcoal respect that were popular in the past have also disappeared. Occasionally, some acquaintances give gifts secretly and dare not meet people.

In this situation, how can you bear it when you see such a good opportunity to make money?
Some people have even seen some clues, knowing that there must be something tricky behind this bank, but they still flock to it because they want to take a gamble.

Gambling on how long this game can last, if you can make a lot of money in a short period of time, and then go ashore, it seems to be a good choice.

However, without any warning, the person ran away!
This made them very annoyed. As the best of the best, they were actually cheated by a merchant.

Lost not only money, but also face...

The matter fermented very quickly, and now there was already a commotion outside, God knows what this matter will develop into.

I even heard that the stock exchange seemed to be affected by this, and many stock prices began to fall.

The stock market has absorbed a lot of private money. If this is a bad thing, it will shake the country and the country!

Zhang Yi was not only distressed about his 15 taels of silver, but also worried about the follow-up incidents caused by this incident, and he seemed very anxious.

Finally, a sharp voice came: "The emperor is here!"

All the officials hurriedly kowtowed and saluted, but Zhu Qizhen came to the hall calmly, waved his hands and said, "Pingshen!"

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yi took the lead in saying: "Your Majesty, the Longsheng Bank..."

"I know it all!"

Zhu Qizhen raised his hand and interrupted him.

"Don't be anxious, gentlemen. I have already made arrangements. The owner of Longsheng Bank will not be able to escape. However, I can't guarantee how much money you will get back."

Hearing this, the faces of all the officials became even uglier.

Why did you let people run away after you made arrangements?
Besides, since people can't escape, why can't we get our money back?

Kuang Ye stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, this person has been planned for a long time and has already made complete preparations. I'm afraid that at this time, he has already changed his appearance and fled away!"

For the imperial court, it should not be difficult to find someone.

But the owner of this Longsheng Bank obviously expected such a day long ago. In addition, he has a lot of money in his hands, and he doesn't know who has the support behind him. It's hard.

Money, our hard-earned money, was taken away by him!

All the officials are big investors. Thinking of this, I can't wait to catch this person in front of me immediately, and kill him alive one by one.

Zhang Yi took a deep breath, tried to stabilize his emotions, and said: "Five days ago, the emperor warned me that the Longsheng Bank was definitely a scam, and I still didn't take it seriously. Now it's too late to regret it. The name of the bank, in the past three months, everyone from high-ranking officials to ordinary people has followed his way. It can be seen that this thief is deliberately planning to shake the foundation of our Ming Dynasty. Thoroughly investigate the relevant people!"

Behind him, all the officials were ashamed.

The emperor once gave advice that this matter was not a secret, they all knew about it, but like Zhang Yi, they didn't take it seriously.

They still had fun, and invested the hard-earned money they had earned into the Longsheng Bank.

Many people's faces were ashes, and they looked miserable. Some of them were old. At this moment, their bodies could no longer hold on, and two of them fainted on the spot.

Although Zhang Yi's words were somewhat sensational, everyone wanted to hear them.

Only by making things serious can it attract enough attention.

In this way, the emperor will spare no effort to arrest people.

Otherwise, relying solely on Shuntian Mansion and Wucheng Bingma Si, it is estimated that there is no hope.

It is not a good idea to send out the Beijing camp, it will cause panic among the people, which will lead to unrest.

The only way is to use the power of the factory guards.

Listening to what they said, Zhu Qizhen naturally understood what they were thinking.

However, this is understandable.

To be honest, there are not many people who really understand the way here. Unless they have experienced the beatings of later generations, otherwise, it is hard not to be tempted to see such a huge temptation.

At this time, Kuang Ye couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, did you... know beforehand?"

As soon as these words came out, many people couldn't help but widen their eyes, looking at Zhu Qizhen on the dragon chair, with such doubts in their hearts.

The shopkeeper of the bank is very trustworthy on weekdays, and every month at the beginning of the month, he will cash out the bonus in time, how did the emperor see it?

At this time, Zhu Qizhen naturally wouldn't hide it, so he said: "When I heard for the first time that the dividend ratio of this Longsheng Bank was too high, I thought it was unreasonable. Even if this Longsheng Bank's owner's connections Wide, the business is big, but it's a bit too high."

"Just say that the railway business is one of the hottest industries at the moment. How much profit can they make? Can those who really participate in it guarantee such a stable profit every month? If even the people who actually do the engineering don't Guaranteed, then, just participating in the investment, the profit will be higher and more stable, is this reasonable?"

Zhang Yi and the others still couldn't understand, so they could only ask questions in their hearts: "However, the first three months have been fulfilled in time..."

Zhu Qizhen shook his head, and said: "It's too simple, he only needs to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall, and use the newly inhaled silver to pay the dividends of the predecessors, that is to say, your silver has not appreciated in value, the so-called The dividends are actually just your principal, so your principal will become less and less, and one day, he will run away with the money."

Zhang Yi still has a question: "How did the emperor confirm that he will flee in just a few days?"

"It's simple, you only need to invest a sum of money in it, let him feel that he is actually mature, and then just wait, he will definitely run."

After a pause, Zhu Qizhen said again: "What this person uses is nothing more than human greed. Greed will make people think of getting something for nothing. Of course, I can't blame others for this. Everyone has greed. , I also have it, but what you are greedy for is the petty profit in front of you, and what I am greedy for is the world!"

When everyone listened, they couldn't help feeling ashamed.

Everyone is a scholar, claiming to be a disciple of a sage, and speaking on behalf of a sage, but a sage also has to eat.

No one thinks too much money, what's more, it's a legitimate income, so why not?

The treasurer of the bank was able to control tens of thousands of people by grasping this point.

The scariest thing about a scam being a scam is that it will disguise itself as a reasonable and legitimate business.

The operation of the bank is to absorb deposits and lend money. Other banks can do it. Why can’t Longsheng Bank?

Before the owner ran away with the money, no one could determine that this person was a liar.

If it is just because the dividends given by others are more than other banks, they are directly sealed up, which means that the imperial court still refuses to recognize the industrial and commercial behavior under the New Deal, and the New Deal has become a joke.

Therefore, to attack, the biggest difficulty is how to identify.

People absorb deposits and pay dividends on time, which is not a lot, what can you do?

What's more, there are so many victims, and these people can wait to receive their dividends. As long as the owner doesn't run away, how can you say that he is a liar?

Faced with such a situation, the use of force just gave them an excuse.

You see, I do business in a regular manner, but someone is jealous and deliberately framed me. Now I have become a prisoner. If you can't get back your money, you can't blame me.

In this way, the anger of these thousands of people will naturally be transferred to the court.

Zhang Yi asked again: "Excuse me, the emperor, how much money did you invest?"

Zhu Qizhen smiled lightly, and raised a finger: "1000 million taels!"

Ten million!

Everyone took a deep breath.

This is a huge sum of money!

In the whole world, if you think about it, only the internal money or the national treasury can afford it.

If it is an ordinary family, even if there are really 1000 million taels at home, do you dare to take them all out?

At this point, Zhang Yi finally understood why the emperor wanted to bet with him.

If the owner of the bank, as the emperor said, has been doing the business of tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall, then the principal in his hand will become less and less, and when the right opportunity comes, he will definitely flee with the money.

Therefore, when the 1000 million taels of real gold and silver suddenly entered the account, the time has come!

There will probably not be a second case of this kind of huge investment that is hard to come by. If you don’t leave at this time, the next dividend will be divided by one or one less. He wears down.

The emperor saw this, and in the name of a bet, he actually excused Peng Qing and Bei Lin. The two fought in public, and the one who fought was Shuntian Fu Yin. Regardless of whether they were right or wrong, they could not escape punishment.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yi couldn't help but gasped.

It's tens of millions of taels of silver, what a big deal!

only……

Zhang Yi carefully glanced at the emperor, in addition to admiration, there was also sympathy in his eyes.

People ran away, but your money is gone!
"The ministers regret not listening to the emperor's words, but now that countless people have been victimized, and this thief is still carrying a huge sum of money and is missing, how to arrest him next, please tell the emperor clearly!"

Zhu Qizhen smiled, and said disapprovingly: "This person wants to escape, how can it be so easy, don't worry, I have sent Jin Yiwei to search, if there is no accident, I will recover the person and the stolen money tomorrow, gentlemen After returning home, try to appease the people around you, and then wait for the news!"

Zhang Yi looked a little dazed, since he had already made arrangements, why did he send people to search after the people ran away?
Wouldn't it be better to lay in ambush early, wait for him to escape, and arrest him directly?
However, since the emperor said so, there is nothing to worry about, just obey the order.

As for appeasing others... Hehe, in this situation, it's not bad if you can appease yourself, who can control others!

(End of this chapter)