Chapter 525: Financial Turmoil (2)
But all people, always have the psychology of following the herd, and this point, in the Chinese people is the most vividly embodied, just a little bit of wind and grass, immediately there are countless people to follow the trend to kill, ancient and modern are no exception, because of this, "Sunrise Money" is destined to be in the catastrophe, even if Kang Wanming has used all his strength, threats, temptations, coaxing, everything is done, but still can't stop many businessmen from running on its Taiyuan general number, only less than an hour, Even the tens of thousands of taels of Tibetan silver that Kang Wanming urgently transferred from his own house were empty, and the merchants who came in one after another were still increasing, and at the end of the day, Kang Wanming could only be listed and closed, trying to buy some time to borrow some cash from elsewhere.
Although Kang Wanming's abacus of delaying the army was loud, it was a pity that it still fell into the empty space - the news of the accident of the "Sunrise Money" general account spread far and wide, and it was spread in all provinces in just a few days, so that the "Sunrise Money" semicolons in various places also appeared in a storm of runs, and the "Sunrise Money" semicolons that did not have the slightest vigilance in the face of such a sudden storm did not have the slightest resistance at all, and they were listed and stopped business.
"Sunrise Bank" is basically finished, although its assets are still a lot, can pay the debt, but the credibility is completely bankrupt, and this, for the bank, is undoubtedly a fatal blow, but things are not because of the "Sunrise money" frequent collapse and end, but intensified, the major money banks have been affected by different degrees, the money industry is full of grief, in less than half a month, the six major money banks in addition to the "Sunrise money village", "Hui Deposit Bank", Shandong Jinan "and Shun money village" The financial order of the Qing Dynasty was already corrupted to the verge of collapse, and the emergency documents from all over the country flew to the capital like snowflakes, and the government and the opposition were in an uproar, and the old man was furious, and summoned Li Guangdi and Hongli into the palace, reprimanded them fiercely, and ordered the two to solve the financial turmoil within ten days.
Settle? It's easy to say, just touch the upper and lower mouths, but do you really want to do it, but it's not so simple, as early as when you received Kang Wanming's urgent letter, Hongli has already used all the relationships and means that can be used, except for not daring to let the fourth master allocate money from the household, all he can do has been done, the effect, not to say no, is almost slightly equal to nothing, and now, under the intensification of the financial turmoil, it has long been beyond the scope of Hongli's control, how can he have any way to think about it, after coming from the palace, I was depressed in my office for most of the day, but I couldn't get any ideas, so I had no choice but to rush back to my house to move the rescuers, but just turned the door of the study in the inner courtyard, Hongli's footsteps couldn't help but be a meal, no side, just because the fourth master was also here.
"The child has seen Amma, and he has seen Mr. Wu."
The fourth master is strict by nature, although he is a father and son, but Hongli is subconsciously afraid of the fourth master, when the financial turmoil just started, Hongli had the intention to ask the fourth master to come forward to help, but I just want to think about it, at the end of the day I still don't have the courage to open that mouth, at this time I saw that the fourth master and Wu Sidao were discussing the financial turmoil, and I couldn't help but panic a little in my heart, but everyone was already here, and it was impossible to withdraw and retreat at this time, so I could only grit my teeth secretly, and rushed forward, and respectfully greeted him.
"Hmm."
The fourth master's face has always been serious, and when he is in a bad mood at this time, he can't help but look a little worse, even if Hongli's salute is extremely respectful, but the fourth master has no good face at all, he just waved his hand impatiently, and snorted with displeasure.
"The little prince is here, sit down."
Compared with the indifference of the fourth master, Wu Sidao was much more polite, and returned the salute with a smile.
"Mr. Xie carries love."
Hongli was closer to Wu Sidao than the fourth master, and when he saw Wu Sidao's calm and calm expression, the panic in his heart was slightly reduced, and he hurriedly thanked him, walked to the back of a few sons on the side, lifted the hem of his robe, and sat on the futon, posing as a well-behaved person who listened to the instructions.
"What the hell is going on over there in Taiyuan, huh?"
The fourth master glanced at Hongli angrily, and asked coldly.
"Back to Amma, here's the thing, the child received an urgent letter from Kang Wanming, the shopkeeper of 'Sunrise Money' five days ago, saying that this run on the bank is menacing, and it is suspected that it is. The child immediately sent an official letter to Li Quan, the governor of Shanxi, asking him to come forward to make a public announcement in Taiyuan, and in the form of a pledge, he urgently allocated 100,000 taels of cash from the Shanxi treasury to deal with it. ”
The tone of listening to the fourth master's question was so unkind, Hongli's heart suddenly panicked again, he didn't dare to say that all his efforts were useless, he could only grit his teeth and push all the sins on Hongqing's secret troublemaker, this is of course, Hongli's own speculation, but it is not far from the fact - the run on the "Sunrise Money" was indeed the hand of the "Kirin Firm" at the beginning, but as soon as the run was formed, the "Kirin Firm" had already stopped, as for the storm behind it, It is entirely the result of the herd mentality of the Chinese people.
"Is there any evidence for that?"
This financial turmoil came so violently, the fourth master really couldn't foresee it, in its mind, if no one did anything in it, obviously not so, obviously, Hongqing is the biggest suspect, in this regard, the fourth master has already guessed, but speculation is speculation, in the absence of real evidence, the fourth master is not afraid to move the book, otherwise, I am afraid that there is a risk of being bitten by the snake instead of fighting the snake, because of this, the fourth master did not comment on what Hongli said, but asked the evidence directly.
"So that Ama learned that according to Kang Wanming, the day before the incident, the 'Qilin Firm' had withdrawn 200,000 taels of silver from the 'Sunrise Bank', and later, there were four businessmen including Cheng Chungong, the shopkeeper of the 'Cheng Ji Firm', who got the project of the Ministry of Industry, withdrew nearly 300,000 taels of silver on the day of the incident, which would lead to the shortage of cash in the inventory of the 'Sunrise Bank', and as for the subsequent run, it is very likely that the 'Kirin Firm' was behind the scenes."
Evidence? If there is really a real receipt, Hongli would have already impeached Hongqing's illegal acts, so why bother, but since the fourth master had a question, Hongli didn't dare not answer, so he could only mix the information he knew with his own speculation, and poured it all out.
"Humph! Can this be used as evidence, huh? ”
The fourth master has been mixed up in the household department for many years, and although he is not an expert in financial matters, he is by no means a layman, and he knows that Hongli's speculation is not unreasonable, the problem is that speculation is just speculation after all, and if you want to use this to bring down Hongqing, it is not a possibility to be blessed, in view of this, it is difficult to be very satisfied with Hongli's answer.
“……”
As soon as the fourth master asked, even if Hongli didn't know how to explain, the corners of his mouth moved for a while, but he couldn't say why, and his face instantly turned red like blood.
"Sir, I'm afraid this matter can't be delayed for a long time, it's a trivial matter for Huang Ama to urge him to be tight, if this turmoil continues like this, the consequences are afraid that it will be unbearable, what do you think of this matter?"
Seeing that Hongli was already embarrassed, he lowered his head, but the fourth master didn't overdo it anymore, but looked at Wu Sidao with a solemn face, and asked for advice earnestly.
"Well, this matter really can't be delayed, what is the prince going to do?"
Wu Sidao did not answer the fourth master's question, but reached out and stroked the long beard on his chest, and quietly kicked the question back to the fourth master.
"This ......, well, if it is in the name of my household department, it will not be difficult to transfer a sum of cash from the household department, or it can solve this misfortune."
Although the fourth master was annoyed that Hongli's control was not effective, he couldn't sit back and watch Hongli capsize, so he proposed a sentence in a deep voice.
"Well, if you can get the money and lend it to those money houses temporarily, it will not be difficult to expose this matter, but is the prince sure that he can pass the court discussion?"
There is no silver ticket in the treasury, most of them are cash silver, as long as you can come up with a fraction, you can stabilize the current crumbling financial situation, the problem is that there is no precedent for this move, and there is no relevant legal provisions to support it, and the four masters and a family of people are lonely, and there are few officials who can be of great use in the court, Wu Sidao is not very optimistic that this proposal can be passed in the court.
"Hmmm......"
As soon as he heard Wu Sidao's question, the fourth master didn't know how to answer except for a long sigh.
"The bell must be tied to the bell in the end, this matter must be handled safely, and the key has to fall on Hongqing!"
Wu Sidao did not embarrass the fourth master, and pointed out the key of the key with a smile.
"Huh? What do you mean by that? ”
To say that this turmoil is Hongqing making trouble behind his back, the fourth master can be trusted, but if you want to say that Hongqing is willing to help him deal with such a tricky turmoil, the fourth master doesn't believe it, besides, in the fourth master's opinion, although Hongqing is talented, he may not be able to settle this turmoil as soon as possible. "Don't worry, the second key to this matter is on the eighth master, if the prince can't win the support of the eighth master, then push the matter to the king of Renjun, I'm afraid that he will really make a wedding dress for people." Wu Sidao was really speechless, not only did he not give the fourth master an explanation, but then he threw out an even more sensational judgment, which immediately made the fourth master's father and son all wide-eyed in surprise......