The Jin merchants and the Hui merchants had a close relationship, and it can be said that they jointly controlled the salt of the two Huai, which is not unusual. At the same time, Jin Shang also operates a large number of money bank ticket numbers, and it is nothing to hold dry shares.

But when Zhang Ke said the silver owed by the imperial court, Wang Dayu's eyes immediately widened, and his expression couldn't help but be terrified.

"I don't know."

"Hehe, Wang Dayu, if you don't say it, Zhai Tang will say it, Zhai Tang won't say it, you still have so many account owners, as long as this king is patient, sooner or later it will be clear. If you speak out now, maybe you will suffer a little less, and your family will be able to save their lives, or else...... You know. ”

"I don't understand!" Wang Dayu shook his head like a rattle, but he didn't say anything.

The Ming Dynasty, from top to bottom, the tax is insufficient, but the expenditure is increasing, from the Zhengde, Jiajing Dynasty, it is beyond the means, and a lot of interest has to be paid every year. This is also the reason why the policy of the Ming Dynasty tends to be conservative, in a word, it is all about making trouble without money.

Up to now, from the six ministries and nine secretaries in the capital to the local three divisions and yamen, each of them has a large amount of debt. I'm afraid they can't even tell how much. The only thing that can really be understood is the big Jin merchants who borrowed their silver, which is also the biggest card in the hands of the Jin merchants, and Zhang Ke is determined to win.

"Hey, your eldest daughter is seventeen years old, and the youngest daughter is only seven years old, what a pity!"

Wang Dayu's painful distortion was viciously waiting for Zhang Ke.

"King Anton, you are a tyrant for a while, and you actually threaten me with your daughters, I tell you, if you have the ability, kill them, or sell yourself into slavery. I don't care. ”

Zhang Ke stood up and smiled: "This king has seen it, and he really sacrificed his life and money." You can rest assured. The king will not kill them, nor will he sell them - the king will give them away, and you know what, the 30,000 soldiers outside the city are fake, they are disguised as Tartars, and in reward for them, the king will give them all your daughters as concubines of the king of the Khan. What do you think? ”

"No!"

Wang Dayu howled in pain, his face swelled like a red furnace, and his eyes spewed angry flames. I can't wait to burn Zhang Ke to death.

He often does business with the Tartars, where does not know their habits! Women are simply dolls, the grassland climate is harsh, and the Tartars migrate from water to grass. Displaced. There are only witch doctors when they are sick. And the wars are continuous, and women are plundered from one tribe to another, which is the spoils of tragedy. Even if you are lucky enough not to snatch it, once the husband dies, she will be forced to marry her husband's brother or even nephew.

It's not a marriage, it's just a push into the stove and a little bit of roasting. The thought of sending a pampered daughter to that kind of place is almost dead!

"Zhang Ke. You're so ruthless! Wang Dayu gritted his back molars and squeezed out a few words.

"Hehe, Wang Dayu, you are the least qualified to say this to this king, if it weren't for your funding, would so many Han people be plundered by the Tartars? Their wives and daughters have all become victims, and you can't stand it when it's your turn? This king can not only send them to the grassland, but also to the Wa country, to the hands of overseas foreigners, and those red-haired devils still eat raw meat! ”

"Don't say it, I promised you."

Wang Dayu completely surrendered, his daughter was his biggest weakness, and when he thought of the situation his daughter might suffer, he was in pain and couldn't imagine it.

"Zhang Ke, I know very little, the most clear thing is Fan Yongdou, you should pry his mouth open."

Zhang Ke smiled and said, "Don't worry, none of you can escape." ”

Wang Dayu surrendered with his gun, and then Zhai Tang did the same, and got their confessions. Zhang Ke suddenly had a certainty, and he went to Fan Yongdou's room in person.

Fan Yongdou is the strictest in his mouth, the last time Zhang Ke tortured him in every way, he didn't say a word, Zhang Ke was angry, and asked people to tie him up, not to give him water to drink, not to eat.

For three days in a row, he was already dizzy from hunger, and he had no strength at all, and even if he was given a knife at this moment, he didn't have the strength to commit suicide.

"Fan Yongdou, this doesn't taste good, right?"

Fan Yongdou reluctantly raised his head and glanced at Zhang Ke with a sneer.

"Kill me, Zhang Ke, Jin Shang is angry, you can catch us and kill us, but others won't let you go." They won't make my mistakes, and you'll be dead end. ”

"The king believes this."

Zhang Ke did not refute, as the saying goes, there are only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no thousand days to prevent thieves. Don't look at Zhang Kegui as the prince, the power in his hands is amazing. It's that the Jin merchants have strong financial resources and amazing background, and they want to kill you, and sooner or later they will have a chance.

"That's why this king only arrested a few of you."

Zhang Ke smiled contemptuously: "You, Wang Dayu, Zhai Tang, plus Wang Dengku, who was finished a few years ago, there are a total of four. Like you, there are also Jin Liangyu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Huang Yunfa, this king is right."

The Eight Great Emperor Merchants are famous for later generations, but unfortunately they are notorious.

was poked by Zhang Ke, Fan Yongdou's face kept trembling, his teeth kept colliding, Zhang Ke really made him feel the fear to the bone, how could he make the situation of Jin Shang so clear, could it be that there was an inner ghost?

While he was thinking about it, Zhang Ke's next words were to send him directly to the eighteenth layer of hell.

"Fan Yongdou, you're right, this king won't make trouble for himself. Therefore, I will divide all the shares I have received from you to the other four and support them as agents of this king. With such a big interest in front of them, will they obey the king's orders, or will they take care of friendship and oppose the king? ”

"Despicable!"

Fan Yongdou pulled his throat and roared loudly, eager to eat Zhang Ke. And Zhang Ke is the old god, and he doesn't care at all.

"Only the accomplices know you best, I have already forced to ask the Wang family and the Zhai family's nest shares, and even the debts of the imperial court, how much is it worth, and this king doesn't bother to pay attention to it. I directly asked people to take them to Pingyao, Taiyuan and other places, and handed over the things to other Jin merchants. I believe that it won't be long before they will run to Datong, and when the time comes, they will naturally help this king eat up your property at all. ”

Zhang Ke understands the virtues of businessmen, and Fan Yongdou is even clearer, this is a group of people who can sell their ancestors for silver, and they can't do anything. He always held on and refused to speak, the Fan family is not the only one in his vein, the wealth accumulated over hundreds of years and generations, how can he give up easily, it is even more uncomfortable than killing him. As long as they can hold the dry stocks, the Fan family will still have a time to rise, and at worst it is a life-saving talisman.

But the life-saving charm turned into a life-urging spell in a blink of an eye, Zhang Ke is really terrible!

Fan Yongdou frowned, suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, and coughed a few more times.

"Hahaha, Zhang Ke, don't try to lie to me! I don't believe anyone will give away the money they have in their hands, you just want to squeeze a little more oil and water out of me, and tell you, wishful thinking! ”

"Pretty smart."

Zhang Ke smiled loudly, and suddenly waved his hand, and his subordinates moved a chair, and Zhang Ke sat on it.

"Fan Yongdou, you underestimate this king too much, and you don't understand this king's methods too much." Zhang Ke crossed Erlang's legs, drank tea, and said: "No matter how much silver you have, when you run out, you have the ability to turn a little stone into gold, so you really don't have to worry about silver!" ”

Fan Yongdou snorted, what he said was good, he didn't believe it at all.

"The king might as well tell you what he is going to do." Zhang Ke said: "When I was in Liaodong, the king abolished the two yuan, and after opening the city, he opened the Jiangnan Bank, but the bank was unable to promote it to the whole country for a long time, two reasons, one is that the capital is not enough, and the other is that the people are still unwilling to believe, especially in the Central Plains and other places, the people are simple and simple, and they are unwilling to accept new things. ”

Fan Yongdou is the most shrewd businessman of this era, listening to Zhang Ke's words, he gradually tastes a little strange, and keeps frowning and pondering, trying to capture the key.

"This king is ready to let Jin merchants join the new bank, and with your century-old credit, attract customers. Besides, in order to increase credit, didn't the imperial court yamen owe you money? Then they forced all the yamen to set up special accounts in the banks, and all large expenditures had to go through the bank accounts. In this way, there is no need to worry that they will not be able to pay the money. And when the people heard that the yamen kept their money in the bank, what did you think they would do? ”

What else can I do, I rush to it!

Damn it! Hateful! Lamentable! Why didn't you think of such a simple thing? If you can control the currency of the whole world, why bother in the smuggling business?

Holding a golden bowl for rice, losing a watermelon and picking sesame seeds, and claiming to be smart at a loss, he is simply a fool and a big fool!

Suddenly, Fan Yongdou's eyes lit up with hope, and he shouted to Zhang Ke: "King Anton, with a heart of the world, amazing handwriting, the small one is finally served, if I can reward the small one for a living way, I am willing to give the prince the work of dogs and horses!" (To be continued......)