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"Listen, we're just going to be the king of the stock market." Li Wen said. The entire stock market in the Qin State is filled with the fear of a violent fall, and all the people spend their time in this fear, and people do not know how long this fear will last.
And on the other end. The bankers of the Qin State, however, were severely divided.
"Our banks are already facing a shortage of funds. If we don't think about it, our banks will fail. A little banker said loudly with a wave of his fist. Those who came here were all small bankers from the Qin State. Their banks don't have ample gold reserves, and worst of all, their funds are broken. It is not possible to get timely replenishment. Although they repeatedly demanded money, in reality, most of them were within the scope of the contract, which means that it was difficult for them to access the borrowed funds within the valid legal period. Even those with a record of non-performing loans are not able to receive large sums of money in a short period of time. This directly led to the rupture of the funds of the small bankers in the Qin State.
"We're in a very bad situation." The banker said.
"So, what should we do? If this continues, we will have to go bankrupt. The banker said at this point.
"Yes, we should prevent this from happening, our banks can't go bankrupt." Some bankers shouted loudly.
"We should go to the king and petition, only then can we change our situation." Some of the bankers also began to raise their fists and shout loudly.
"Yes, go to the king and petition him." Small and medium-sized bankers began to desperately go out. Their business is very limited, but they are quite flexible, and they can bring considerable prosperity to the Qin market. Because of their flexible funds, many short-term bank loans and various financial products rely on them to complete. Now, these nimble small and medium-sized banks are the first to be affected, and they have been hit quite hard.
"We will meet the king." The little bankers soon organized a team of more than 200 people to come to the gate of Xianyang Palace.
"Miscellaneous people, etc. Leave immediately. "The soldiers of the Qin State Marines guarding the gate of Xianyang Palace immediately maintained a high level of alert. They turned out to be the personal armed forces of the King of Qin, that is, the Imperial Forest Army of the King of Qin.
"We will meet the king. We want to explain our reasons for our lack of funds. The little bankers shouted loudly.
"What should I do?" At this time, a heavily armed Marine Corps lieutenant ran over and asked.
"I'll have to ask the sir, it's such a big thing. We can't be the master. Let them stay outside the cordon and not move easily. This is the forbidden place of the royal palace. It's not just a random mess. The captain in charge said at this time.
"I'm going to call and let me know." With that, the captain left immediately.
"Heighten vigilance." The lieutenant brandished his pistol and looked nervously at the gathered little bankers.
Although the Marines were more than enough to deal with the more than 200 unarmed civilians, they still did not dare to act rashly. Because, this is the Qin State. Those who came were all from Qin. But what they are guarding is the heart of the Qin State. Xianyang Palace in the Qin State.
"What?" A brigadier general in charge of the complete security of Xianyang Palace shouted loudly at this time.
"You make it clear? What are they going to do? "This time. The brigadier general said loudly.
"They said they wanted to meet the King of Qin." The captain said over the phone.
"What a joke. Is the king so easy to meet? These bankers want to do anything when they have a little money. The brigadier general said impatiently on the phone.
"What are we going to do? Sir. The captain said on the phone at this time.
"I give these reports to the top. Now, you have to ensure the safety of Xianyang Palace, and it is best not to let them break through the cordon. Do you understand? At this time, the brigadier general ordered loudly on the phone.
"Yes, sir." The captain replied over the phone.
"Alright. Now we're going to do something. "After the brigadier deducted the phone, he went to report the matter to the relevant officials and asked them to deal with it.
"Your Majesty, the news has just arrived." This time. Zhao Gao whispered to King Qin.
"What's the news?" King Qin asked. King Qin sat on the desk and was reading a book.
"There are more than two hundred little bankers outside the palace gate who want to meet you, Your Majesty." Zhao Gao said in a low voice.
"Meet the widow? Why? King Qin asked.
"They said they wanted to complain, their bank capital chain has been broken, and they have no money to do business." Zhao Gao deliberately downplayed the matter. He thinks such a thing should not be reported.
"If you don't have money to do business, do you come to the widow to ask for money? Outrageous. After Zhao Gao's description, King Qin thought that this would be a trivial matter. And it didn't get enough attention.
"Order the Guards. Dispel them. King Qin ordered at this time.
"Whoa." Zhao Gao received the order and immediately conveyed it.
Soon. On the square in front of Xianyang Palace, there was a company of marines.
"Don't be a nuisance here. Quickly retreat. Otherwise, it will be punished as the crime of disturbing the king. Quickly retreat. A lieutenant colonel of the Marine Corps with a company of Marines yelled at the bankers.
"We're just ・・・・・・・," a banker representative wanted to say. But the lieutenant colonel officer simply did not give the other side this opportunity.
"Quickly retreat." The lieutenant colonel scolded sternly and loudly.
The lieutenant colonel then waved his hand. The Marines who were already in combat condition behind them suddenly took forward with their rifles loaded with bayonets.
"It seems that the king does not want to see us, we cannot do this. The nature of the king. It is possible to punish us. "A banker at this time suggested to the bank representatives.
"Back and we're going to go bankrupt. That's no less than death. One representative said categorically.
"When did I, the Qin people, retreat." Another delegate said.
"Catch it. It's better than going out of business. The first representative said loudly.
"We will not retreat. We need to meet the king and explain our predicament, and our bank cannot fail. Went out of business. The funds of those enterprises will not be recovered. We're going to get worse and worse. We just hope that, Your Majesty, we can change the plan. Let us small banks survive. The representative shouted loudly at this time. As he spoke, he stepped forward and said.
"What should I do?" At this time, the captain who was defending the palace gate stepped forward and asked.
"Did we really shoot?" This time. The captain asked.
"No, we can't shoot, these are all from my Qin country." Lieutenant Colonel said.
"And this is still in front of the palace gate. In the event of a bloodbath. It didn't end well. The lieutenant colonel said.
"That's the name, let's ask for instructions." The captain also thought it would be tricky at this time. Difficult.
"Nope." The lieutenant colonel said at this time.
"Grab it. We just have to arrest them. Said the lieutenant colonel of the Marine Corps.
"But, how can you catch this?" The captain said, looking at the group.
"Then don't let them come close." The lieutenant colonel said helplessly. But he believes that this is not a way to go on. Because you can't make a loud noise in front of the palace gate.
"Catch. Warning shots are fired. Scare them, we arrest people. The lieutenant colonel ordered at this time.
"Okay." The captain could only follow orders.
"Shoot into the sky." The captain commanded at this time.
"Bang bang bang." A burst of gunfire was heard.
"What are they doing?" The bankers asked, bewildered when they heard the gunshots. They look at me, I look at you, and they don't know what to do.
"Catch them." To avoid misunderstandings. The lieutenant colonel thought of a good idea. It's about catching them. Instead of holding weapons to intimidate them.
"Catch." The lieutenant colonel was the first to jump out of the cordon. Then the soldiers rushed out quickly.
And the bankers don't know what's going on yet. Some were knocked unconscious by the fists of the soldiers with thick arms and thighs who rushed over. Others were hit by the butts of their rifles.
The soldiers showed no mercy to their subordinates, and they dealt with each other as if they were enemies. And the bankers who reacted, some ran away. Some blocked. But they are no match for these thick-armed, thigh-thigh soldiers. Soon, a lot of people were subdued. Some fled the area.
Of more than 200 people, they arrested more than 70 people. The rest ran away. The soldiers escorted the bruised-faced bankers back.
In this way, a farce-like time was calmly resolved. But that's just the beginning.
The involvement of the media soon escalated the matter.
"We're just petitioning, not harassing. The Marines are just too savage. "The bankers quickly found a response, and they found journalists to react to the situation. And the reporters also felt that this was a big deal, and they turned their attention to it.
"Yes. You speak slowly, and tell me all the processes that happened before and after. At this time, the reporter asked.
Immediately, the bankers began to talk about it. Journalists made it up. They thought it would make headlines.
But the editors saw the story. I think it's better to hold it down and not to send it.
They believed that the matter involved a sensitive topic, as the Imperial Forest Army was under the jurisdiction of the King of Qin. The fact that this incident can happen just shows the attitude of King Qin. In their opinion, the matter is too sensitive. Too sensitive to report on it.
Some newspaper editors think so, but some editors think they can publish it with just a few changes. So they made some revisions and published the report.