But he will be wrong, kill him, who will clean up the mess for Emperor Wanli?

"Let your shareholders themselves open the property catalogue and the public arrears account, and hand it over to the household department for sale," Wan Li said with a mocking smile: "Of course, this is not to cure your sin, but to take the lead in exchanging silver bills with the royal bank in the name of "taking the lead in demonstrating." "It is estimated that this is not the temporary intention of Emperor Wanli, but it has been haunting in my heart since I knew that there was a run on the whole country.

Zhang Siwei originally thought that Wanli's so-called "self-made disposal" was to make himself self-judged, but then he knew that he had misunderstood. Immediately, a wry smile appeared on his face: "The emperor underestimates our Jin merchants, the so-called "gambling jiān gambling fraud is not gambling Lai" even gamblers are willing to gamble and lose, how can we Jin merchants not even be as good as gamblers?" We'll take care of it! He said with a bitter smile and said, "The Han family's account has been brought, do you want to submit it now?" ”

"Submit it now!" Wanli couldn't say what he felt in his heart.

Zhang Siwei ordered someone to carry up a large box he brought into the palace, and after the eunuch checked that it was correct, he presented it to the emperor and opened it, only to see that there were neatly stacked thick stacks of account books inside.

Zhang Siwei held it with both hands and sent it to the royal front, and the guest also stood up to help with the order. With so many account books, Wanli naturally can't look at them carefully, but Zhang Siwei is worthy of being a habitual secretary, and he also made a special list for Wanli to refer to.

Wanli looked at the list, and the property in the name of the Zhang family in Puzhou can be divided into six parts. First, the shares in the Royal Bank, which have undergone several capital injections and share transfers, have approached 30 million taels of silver. The second part is the 129 pawnshops throughout the country: the third part is 1.7 million acres of all the fields in Shanxi, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the fourth part is the 37 woolen factories it opened in Hetao, and the equipment plus the current storage of woolen wool is worth more than 10 million taels of silver. The fifth part is miscellaneous property, including some pharmacies, restaurants, carriage and horse shops, shipping companies, etc. The fifth part is the property of the sī people, including gold and silver, dwellings, huā gardens, etc., worth more than five million taels. The last part is the non-bank debt relationship, the loan is offset, and there are more than one million taels of receivables.

Just looking at the list, Wanli gasped and said in shock: "People say that the rich are rival the country, and it is really not a lie. ”

The shares of the Royal Bank and pawnshops, fields, and woolen factories are all family industries, and it is meaningless to distinguish between Wei Chen, but Zhang Siwei still explained: "Only the last two items are the family business that my father started from scratch and worked hard" Although the tone was flat, he still couldn't help but have red circles in his eyes, and tears flowed down his cheeks.

Wanli was shocked by Zhang Siwei or Jin Shang's care, and after thinking about it, he would definitely choose to repay his debts. But I didn't expect that if there was no such responsibility, how could the people trust the Jin merchants and hand over their hard-earned money to Riyilong for safekeeping?

One by one, one by one......, one by one

"The emperor is not wrong to blame Weichen, it is indeed Weichen's fault." Zhang Siwei shook his head, looked at Wanli with a firm gaze, and said: "Not only Weichen, but also the eight major shareholders of the ever-changing dragon are willing to exchange all their net worth for silver tickets!" ”

"So...... Very good. Wanli felt a little panicked, and hurriedly laughed dryly: "This should be able to pass the test, right?" ”

"On paper, the balance of income and expenditure is more than enough." Zhang Siwei sighed and said: "However, the cash money of the shareholders has already filled the holes of the Royal Bank, and now the bonds, stocks, and goods in their hands are soft and soft, and they are naturally extremely valuable a few days ago." But if you want to turn it into cash paid to customers, you are afraid that you have to sell it in a way, and now that the price of silver has risen sharply, everyone has tightened their money, and they would rather hide it than use it for consumption investment...... In this kind of market, it is very good to be able to sell it at half price. ”

"In this way, it is impossible to estimate how much cash the property on the account can be sold?" Wanli's face is not good-looking.

"Yes!" Zhang Siwei nodded affirmatively.

"Isn't the nose a big loss" At this moment, Wanli actually had the idea, it is better to let the household department reduce the price to the lowest, and then buy it by himself, wouldn't it be a big profit?

By this time, he didn't have the slightest idea of returning the 50 million taels.

Just kidding, you still want me to spit it out after eating it? Do you think the emperor is a cattle?

That's why Wei Chen said, now the fire is raging, and it is no longer a person who can save it, and we Jinshang lamp moth to put out the fire, just to get "reputation, two words." Zhang Siwei said earnestly: "Now only the emperor's thunder and rain can control this calamity." He kowtowed and said, "Please ask the emperor to save the world and the ancestors!" ”

"Alas" I don't know if he was moved, or if he really realized the seriousness of the situation, Wanli was finally convinced, he stood up, and said with a smile: "Why did Mr. say this? Speaking of which, I am the boss of the Royal Bank. How can you sit idly by? ”

"My Emperor is merciful!" Zhang Siwei felt jī tears zero.

"Don't be happy too early" Wanli waved his hand and said: "I will save the city, but how to save it, I can't just listen to your words, I have to consult the cabinet and the household department"

"That's as it should be." Zhang Siwei nodded and said, "The ministers are waiting for the emperor's holy teachings." ”

"Speaking of the cabinet," Wanli suddenly remembered something and said, "Sir, you're about to obey, right?" ”

"At the end of this year," Zhang Siwei said in his heart.

"I'll come back as soon as the deadline expires," Wanli sighed, "I'm still waiting for you to straighten out the situation." ”

Zhang Siwei's reputation was discredited at the moment, how could he have the face to come out of the mountain again, and said: "Weichen made a big mistake, and he can't atone for his guilt by taking the blame for self-judgment, how dare he take charge of national politics again?" ”

"Over at the bank," Wanli pondered for a long time before he said slowly: "It's not your fault. ”

"Please ask the emperor to retract this, how can Wei Chen let the Holy Reputation méng?" Zhang Siwei thought that Wanli was going to blame himself.

"It's not my fault." He didn't want to think about it, when did the emperor of the Zhu family have this introspection?

"That's..."

"It's the southeast ghost country, those jiān merchants and gentry led by the so-called nine families!" Wanli yīn said with a grimace: "They are taking revenge on me for banning the Huilian, so they are working hard to squeeze me!" ”

"Does the emperor have any evidence?" Zhang Siwei asked in a deep voice.

"Do you need any proof?" Wanli said hatefully: "The rumors on the market, the newspapers fanning the flames, and the banks taking the lead in the run, came so suddenly and violently, to say that there is no organization here, there is no premeditation, and three-year-old children don't believe it!" Obviously, the emperor's hatred for the Nine Great Families has been accumulated for a long time, but he clenched his fists nervously, and Gege gritted his teeth and said: "These thieves have been reluctant to be subordinate for a long time, without their funding, how can Wang Xue's demon wind blow all over Kyushu?" What Taizhou School, Qionglin School, He Xinyin, Li Zan, Luo Jinxi, are their spokesmen, advocating for them what is not a monarch, what is the reality of a false monarch, and what monarch is a great harm to the world! ”

Wanli's emaciated face became bloodless because of anger. In the Dongnuan Pavilion, I only heard his angry shouting: "I hate those ministers, and I defend them in every possible way, saying that "the Holy Monarch and the Lord do not punish crimes with words, and what" is a mere wild Confucianism to sell fame and reputation, Your Majesty must not be fooled,!

It's ridiculous that I still listened to them and didn't dig deeper. Only now do I understand that they, those sizes

Officials are simply lackeys in the southeast, a network of hills! They have united to deceive me, to isolate me, and to murder my ......."

After continuing to move for a while, Wanli felt tired, so he slowly sat back on the throne, and said in a low tone: "Mr. Zhang, do you know? Without the endorsement of the minister, my decree would no longer be able to leave the Forbidden City...", he said and said, "Everyone in the world thinks that I am greedy for money by seizing and sealing the Huilian number!" But I didn't know that it was their ambition that was about to envelop the entire Ming Dynasty, so I had to eradicate it! ”

Zhang Siwei really wants to ask, since you are so well-intentioned, why did you take the 50 million taels?

In fact, many times, people can't figure out their own hearts, and their original motives are intertwined with greed, so they can't tell whether they are greedy or really well-intentioned.

One by one, one Wanli waved his hands to express his jī movement at this moment: "The final victory will definitely belong to me!" I will send all those rebellious ministers and thieves who try to subvert the imperial power and overthrow me into the eighteenth layer of hell, and they will never be exalted! ”

Saying that, he looked at Zhang Siwei eagerly and said, "Zhang Aiqing, you and those township parties of yours must do your best to assist me!" After the victory, I will share the world with you! ”

Zhang Siwei hadn't figured out the stakes yet, and he couldn't disappoint the emperor, so he had to vaguely agree: "Weichen is always ready to share the emperor's worries." ”

"Very good." Wanli nodded, picked up the teacup and said, "You go back to wait for the decree first." ”

"Wechen retired." Zhang Siwei bowed and walked backwards out of the Dongnuan Pavilion.

During the Ding Worry, although Zhang Siwei did not hold an official position, his treatment was not reduced, and he was waiting outside the Qing Palace, Zhang Siwei sat up, squinting and looking back at the majestic imperial city with a little dilapidated atmosphere, his brows were tightly furrowed, his eyes were obscure, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

Before he knew it, the eunuchs carried him to Zuo'anmen. Zhang Siwei's family and palanquin man were waiting there. Seeing the old man come out, he hurriedly lowered the sedan pole and lifted the sedan curtain.

Seeing his disgraced face, the old housekeeper Zhang De said miserably: "Uncle, is it really all handed over?" ”

Zhang Siwei nodded, as if his strength had been exhausted in the East Warm Pavilion.

"That's what the old man has struggled for a lifetime" Zhang De said halfway through, feeling that something was wrong, so he stopped, but two lines of old tears flowed down.

"If my father is still alive" Zhang Siwei laughed miserably: "The sun will not fall into a desperate situation..."

"Master, master!" The subordinates were frightened, and hurriedly stepped forward to check, and shouted: "Quickly ask the imperial doctor, please the imperial doctor!" ”

Zhang Siwei's house in the capital was very close to Zuo'anmen, so the palanquin man carried him home and asked the imperial doctor to come to the house for treatment.

The news that he fainted in Zuo'anmen naturally quickly spread back to Dongnuan Pavilion.

Emperor Wanli was smoking his special cigarette with a grotesque expression, and when he heard that Zhang Siwei had fainted, he shook his head, shuddered, and said, "It's really not a problem, if only Master Zhang hadn't disappeared........."

The eunuchs knew that he was not this Zhang, but Jiangling Zhang Juzheng. But they didn't dare to say much, because the emperor was extremely moody when he was smoking, and many people were beaten out of the board because of this time period, and even expelled directly from the palace, and their future was ruined.

It wasn't until the guest took a warm wet towel and wiped the fine beads of sweat on the emperor's face that Wanli's eyes became clear again, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

An abnormal blush appeared on Wanli's cheeks, but it was said by the eunuchs around him to be a sign of smoking Fushou cigarettes and being healthier. In fact, he faintly felt that this was not the case, because this smoke only died when he smoked it, and once he didn't smoke it for a while, he would be uncomfortable like ten thousand ants devouring bones.

And as time goes by, the interval between smoking is getting shorter and shorter, and now there is only a little more than an hour, and it is completely inseparable from this kind of thing.

After inquiry, he knew that there was a common "smoking addiction" among smokers, and he felt that he should be particularly addicted, so he didn't take it to heart, anyway, I just smoked one after another, and I could afford to smoke.

The guest reported that Wang Jiaping, a bachelor in charge of finance, and Zhang Xueyan, the secretary of the household department, were waiting outside the palace to announce the meeting.

"Let them in." Wanli said lightly, in the past few years, his political affairs have been basically deserted, but in the power of the emperor, he has become more and more sophisticated, putting more and more pressure on the people around him.

Wang Jiaping and Zhang Xueyan came in, and after saluting, Wanli sat down, and did not talk nonsense, and handed over the note written by Zhang Siwei to the two of them for circulation. After the two finished reading, the emperor asked in a deep voice, "What do you two think?" ”

Wang Jiaping and Zhang Xueyan exchanged glances, and Zhang Shangshu said first: "Back to the emperor, Zhang Ge Lao has already made the harm of dishonesty in silver tickets very clear, and Weichen also believes that the imperial court cannot sit idly by, and must take the initiative to take responsibility, otherwise the Royal Bank will collapse, but it will leave a disaster to the people." ”

Wanli nodded and said, "Then his three suggestions, does Zhang Shangshu agree?" ”

"This, Weichen is really difficult to agree. Take the first article, the above edict prohibits the government from withdrawing cash from the royal bank, and all current receipts and expenditures, including the people's taxes, must be paid by silver bills, which is not a new trick. But it had no effect other than to dry up the finances of the imperial court. ”！。