The dim light flickered in the dark night, and under the light, several people seemed to be discussing something there, their expressions seemed a little cautious, and cautious and excited.

Occasionally, some heavy gasps can be heard in the dark room, due to overexcitement, or nervousness.

“…… In short, this time, no matter what, take back all the money that the infidels squeezed out of the British! ”

As soon as the heavy words fell, someone over there added.

"Yes, not even a penny can be left for them!"

In a chorus, someone chimed in.

"What do you do with the council?"

"Council, do you think those people will miss such a good opportunity? The greedy Jews did not know what kind of disaster their wealth would bring them, the council, and many of them did not mind sharing in this feast! ”

As soon as the man's words fell, a cheerful smile rang out in the room, and they laughed there as if it was the feast they had been waiting for.

It was a feast, at least, for the English magnates, April 1, 1689, and was undoubtedly a feast of revelry, as well as a filthy party.

On that day, thousands of British soldiers broke into the homes of wealthy Jewish merchants in London and other major cities in Britain, and the wealthy people were arrested from their homes, as were their families.

"I'm going to see the king!"

Faced with the tyrannical soldiers, Frick shouted loudly.

"You are breaking the law by doing this, what crime have I committed!"

As soon as his words fell, a loud slap fell on him, and the officer shouted loudly.

"Cooperating with the devil is your crime, and even God can't save you!"

Furick, who was blinded by the loud slap in his ears, couldn't believe his ears.

What's going on?

Working with the Devil?

In this moment, Frick thought of what the Sassoon brothers had said when they chose to leave a few days ago.

"You'll regret it in the future."

Do the Sassoon brothers regret it?

Frick didn't know, but he knew very well that now, he regretted that he would leave England if he had a choice.

But now, it's too late.

"Wait!"

While the soldiers were carrying out the confiscated property, the officer, who had been righteous and awe-inspiring, stopped the soldiers, looked at the silver cutlery, and commanded the soldiers.

"Send these silverware to my carriage."

Of course, it was not only silverware, but also many other goods, and the soldiers who participated in the raid of the house certainly did not miss the opportunity to enrich their own pockets, and took the opportunity to steal some goods, and before these goods were handed over, the powerful would also participate in the distribution of the dirt.

Mansions, buildings, tobacco houses and even opium ...... The property belonging to the wealthy Jewish merchants was quickly transferred to the hands of the magnates, and when the elites were dividing up the property of the wealthy Jewish merchants everywhere, the people were also involved.

That night, the ordinary people who saw the plundering of the rich Jewish merchants turned their eyes to the ordinary Jews, and they shouted the slogan "Punish the devil's comrades", and attacked the Jews around them, and that night almost all the Jewish shops in Britain were attacked, broken glass was covered in the streets of London, thousands of Jews were beaten and forced in the attack of the mob, their meager property was robbed, and even after these atrocities, their houses were also robbed, The mob blasted them out of their houses, thousands of Jewish shops and synagogues were set on fire or destroyed, and thousands of people were killed in mob attacks.

On that night, the Jews of England were almost wiped out, and no one protested against this, and even when the looting took place, in the royal palace, where William III, the king, who had told the wealthy Jewish merchants a few months earlier that he would protect them, was taking stock of the property that had been stolen from the Jews, and where the magnates were also taking stock of the plunder.

While the atrocities of the outside world were unfolding, in the prison of the Tower of London, Frick, who was hanging in shackles, was already dying, and a bucket of water was poured on him, making him open his eyes again, and the person who interrogated him in front of him immediately pleaded bitterly.

"Please, sir, I have handed it all over, and all my possessions ......"

He had been tortured for more than ten hours, and he felt that life was passing from him, and now he knew very well that the reason why these Englishmen had seized them was for his pounds.

"No, you didn't hand it all over!"

Henry shook his head, and as he stood there, he continued to play with the soldering iron in the fire.

"We all know very well that you have at least a million pounds of property, and of that property there is about £300,000 in cash, but how much have you given until now? 100,000? 150,000? That's all there is to it, do you still have a glimmer of hope, do you fantasize that if you can get out of here alive, the money can make you come back, but I can tell you clearly that if you don't get this money, you and your family, no one will be able to leave here alive! ”

Removing the soldering iron from the furnace again, Henry sneered.

"This is the king's order!"

The King's Order!

Hearing this, a wave of despair rose in Frick's heart. Once upon a time, what had happened in history was played out again, and in the face of such atrocities, Frick, who was already in despair, pleaded.

"How, then, will the king spare my life?"

"Hand over your deposits in the Western Bank!"

Henry's request made Frick tremble suddenly, and he looked at the other party in surprise when he raised his head, and at this moment, he understood that these people had already investigated clearly.

Compared with the banks of European countries, Jews are more willing to deposit their money in Western banks, because Western banks are safer, they will never destroy Jewish deposits in anti-Semitic incidents, they will faithfully preserve their property for all depositors, this is even the reason why many European magnates deposit their money in Western banks, security, this is the common guarantee of Western banks to all depositors. Whether it is the powerful who use their power to gain wealth, or the Jews or even ordinary businessmen, all they need is this kind of security.

"Don't talk about the contradictions between you and the Celestial Empire, those words can only be believed by a three-year-old child, you are broken, but it does not prevent you from keeping a large sum of money in the Western Bank, I am sure that you have at least 100,000 pounds of money there."

And even more!

Furick nodded in despair, but in despair, a surge of hope welled up in his heart, and he stared at Henry and said.

"I can give you all the money, but I have one condition......"

Condition!

Henry looked at Frick and motioned for him to continue.

"My deposit with the Bank of the West is not just £100,000, £200,000 to be exact, and if the king wants to get the money, my only condition is to release my family......"

Now, for Frick, his only hope is to come up with that money to save his life and that of his family.

"Of course, no problem!"

Two hundred thousand pounds!

Henry believed that this money was enough for the king to spare the "opium king" in front of him, opium, no one cared, whether it was the king or anyone else, all he cared about was the property of these Jews.

"You have to release my family first, and after I am sure they are safe, I will withdraw the money from the bank."

Similar conditions were the choice of almost every wealthy Jewish businessman, who chose the former between the life and money of their families, and the experience of history made them believe that as long as they survived, they could make a comeback.

The atrocities that took place on this day in England did not even cause much of a storm, and no country protested, not even France, at most, James II in Dublin, where he mocked William's betrayal of his promise and said that he would continue to protect the Jews. But beyond that, there is not much to say about what happened to the Jews.

It seems that no one in the world cares about the fate of the Jews, in fact, although there has not been a large-scale anti-Semitic incident for more than a hundred years, there is not much sympathy for the Jews, not to mention that this time the British are under the slogan of "ban opium".

Prohibition of the opium trade.

At least on the surface, the actions of the British against the Jews were "legitimate", at least the British explained that what Jews collaborated with Turkey to bring opium to England, what Jews brought the money they earned in Britain to Turkey, and so on, and so on, spread in Britain from the beginning, and for those British who participated in the smashing and looting of Jews, this reason and excuse undoubtedly provided a legitimate basis for their actions.

In order to show their support for the king, they even took to the streets, where they shouted and shouted for the king's wisdom, and of course in the process of shouting, a small number of fish that slipped through the net were once again looted, and the Jews, as "fellow party of the devil", became the target of all the British's attacks, of course, the so-called attack, perhaps it would be more appropriate.

In the face of the atrocities of the British, a large number of Jews abandoned everything and fled to France or Ireland, where they sought refuge, and although neither the King of France nor James sympathized with their fate, it was enough that they were at least willing to continue to protect the Jews.

When the Jews fled, it seemed simpler than in the past, and they did not even carry anything, not because their possessions were plundered, but because they could carry with them whether they were silver coin notes or promissory notes from Western banks, and they could be exchanged for gold and silver coins in any country in Europe.

Paper money makes it easier to escape. Because of this, almost every day, Western Bank welcomes some customers who exchange silver coin coupons. Many of these customers are regular customers, and the bank staff will naturally not ask about their identity, but when Fulic appeared in the lobby of the Western Bank, the employees all looked at this "opium king" who needed the help of others to move around.

Now the whole of Europe knows that it was Frick who brought the opium of the Turks to Europe, and wasn't he arrested by the British government?

Now, how did he get here?

"Mr. Frick, why are you here?"

Li Dong glanced at the few people who followed behind Frick, and it could be seen that those people were obviously not ordinary people.

"I'll withdraw the money."

Frick looked at Li Dong and said, and winked.

"I'm going to take out what I kept in the safe."

"Of course, please come with me."

Li Dong said to Furick with a smile, and when he was invited to enter the vault, a few people behind him were just about to follow, and they listened to Li Dong.

"Gentlemen, please wait outside the vault, no outsiders are allowed to enter."

Faced with this request, Henry and the others had to stand outside the vault and wait, anyway, there was only such a door in the vault.

"Mr. Lee."

Almost as soon as he entered the vault, Frick said.

"Please help me, if you don't help me, my family will lose their lives."

In the face of Frick's request, Li Dong seemed a little embarrassed, according to the bank's arrangement, they could not intervene in the problem between the Jews and the British.

Seeing that Li Dong seemed a little embarrassed, Frick prayed.

"I'm not asking you to help me escape, I know that the British will definitely not let me go, but now that my family is in France, they are safe, but they are penniless, I want to be able to deposit a sum of money in your bank and send it to France to give to them, it's just a business!"

Business, indeed, is just a business.

Faced with the business sent to the door, Li Dong certainly did not refuse. After Li Dong agreed, Furick took out a few deposit receipts from the safe, then took one of them, looked at Li Dong and said.

"That's 100,000 pounds, and I want you to be as loyal to your customers as you promised!"

Staring at Li Dong, Furick said solemnly.

For so many years, the reason why he chose the Western Bank was precisely because of this promise of the Western Bank, even after the break of the Celestial Empire, he still chose to deposit the money in the Western Bank and deposit the certificate here, because he believed that the Western Bank would keep its promise. Now that's his only hope. Although he betrayed the Celestial Empire. But in his heart, he still stubbornly believed in this.

Of course, this is also the reason why many people choose Western Bank. And now for Furick, the promised Western Bank is the only one who can help him now.

Of course, they could not risk sending him abroad, but that didn't mean they couldn't help him in a way that was unique to banks.

Once upon a time, it was just an insurance policy. Who would have thought that this insurance should be used now?

"Of course, Mr. Frick."

Nodding affirmatively, Li Dong said.

Eternal loyalty to customers is fundamental to the bank's ability to survive here. At no time will Western Bank change this creed.

For Li Dong, he knows what is happening in the UK right now, and it is an extremely rare opportunity for the bank. It is also a test for the bank, a test of the bank's creed, and a test of whether the bank can fulfill its previous promises to those customers.

All he needs now is to deliver on those promises.

"Please rest assured that the money will be safely remitted to your son, of course, according to the bank's regulations, we need to charge a 15% processing fee."

This is not a robbery, but a normal handling fee, and at this time, it is very rare to be able to charge a normal handling fee as in the past. For him, it's no less than sending charcoal in the snow.

Naturally, Frick was very clear about this, and he nodded in understanding, and in addition to understanding, he even felt a little surprised in his heart. I was surprised that the other party didn't take advantage of the fire to rob. Before that, he had already thought that even if the other party took advantage of the fire to rob and collect even half of the commission, he would choose to accept it. Then he took a few more deposit receipts and said to Li Dong.

"I'm sorry, but there's still 200,000 pounds to be withdrawn here, and I'm causing you a problem."

Withdrawing such a sum of money at once is definitely a challenge for the bank. On the one hand, it is for the ample Western Bank. The same is true.

"No problem."

Li Dong smiled, this is not a problem, there are more people withdrawing money these days, but there is more money deposited, and those magnates trust the Western Bank more, and even their king is the same.

Much of the money they had stolen from the Jews was sent to the bank, and they were also important customers. Banks themselves are meant to serve these customers.

For everything that is happening in Britain now. Especially for the plight of these Jews, although he sympathized with them in his heart, it did not prevent him from continuing the business.

It's just business.

In the past time. Business in banks is getting better. £200,000 is not a lot of money for a bank. Payment can be made at any time. Because he knew very well that he would only need to wait a few more days at most, and the money would be deposited in the bank by several people. However, it will only be deposited into their personal account.

When it's all over. Li Dong looked at Frick, who had already left, and looked at his back, and he knew that maybe this would be the last time he would see this person. But what is certain is that he at least saved his family with his own sacrifice. And of course preparing for his family's life.

It was indeed the last time Li Dong saw Frick, and a few days later, in the newspaper, he actually saw news related to Frick in the newspaper. But by this time he had become a dead man.

Frick was not the first to be sent to the gallows for selling opium. In the days that followed, Jews were sent to the gallows almost every day. They were there crying and screaming, but no one sympathized with their plight......