Lovers are wrapped in righteousness to save the rescue, and the sandpiper fights for the clam fisherman and waits for the opportunity

In the quiet room in the side courtyard of the apse of Qingxuguan, Old Man Shen and Cangzhu sat facing each other.

"Fifth Uncle," Cangzhu whispered, "Right now, all industries are withering, which can be called a no." No, Tai is in it. Are we going to take advantage of the trend and come to the rescue? ”

Old Man Shen replied: "No, not yet." ”

Cangzhu was shocked: "No, what's wrong?" ”

"In two places, one is Qianye and the other is the Sichuan-Han Railway."

Cangzhu took a breath, thought about it again, and looked up: "Please explain in detail Fifth Uncle!" ”

Old Man Shen said slowly: "All industries are withering, but the money industry has not fallen, and the two major money houses of Runfengyuan and Shanyiyuan are still supporting. Otherwise, it depends on the period for which the two banks continue to hold on. If the two money banks collapse, it will affect the whole country, and Shanghai will not only wither. As for the Sichuan and Han Road funds, they were all raised by the people, and now they have come to naught, and they will never be gone. If the imperial court does not handle it properly, it may trigger a popular uprising. If the people of Sichuan change, the world will be chaotic! ”

"It's okay if it's messy. The old house of the Qing Dynasty is immortal everywhere and will collapse as soon as possible, and the ancestors of the Heavenly Kingdom will have a comfort as soon as possible! ”

"Alas," Old Man Shen sighed, "Cangzhu, it's easy to be dilapidated, but it's difficult to establish a new one." Since the fall of Tianjing, for decades, the fifth uncle has been reflecting on one thing every day, that is, why Tianjing fell. At the beginning of the uprising, everyone thought that the Qing Dynasty was a decaying house, and it was easy to tear it down. can be demolished and dismantled, the decayed house of the Qing Dynasty has not collapsed, but we ourselves have fallen first. ”

"Fifth Uncle is saying that this decayed house in the Qing Dynasty is not yet immortal?"

Old Man Shen shook his head lightly: "It's not that this dilapidated house in the Qing Dynasty is not rotten enough, but that we have failed to build a solid new house!" The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the name alone, is also illusory! The King of Heaven, the King of the East, the King of Wings, and the King of England, they pursued too ideals, and they could not tolerate mud and gravel in their eyes, and wanted to build a pavilion in the sky with pearl and jade agate, which was beautiful but not practical, and to some extent it was not as good as the rotten house, so they failed. ”

Old man Shen said bluntly, Cangzhu was impressed, and he gave his hand again and again: "The words of the fifth uncle, the clouds and the sun, Cangzhu has been taught!" How to renovate this new house, can the fifth uncle think about it? ”

"How easy is it to renovate the house of the people of the world? However, after learning from the pain, the fifth uncle also has some understanding! ”

Cangzhu arched his hand again: "Cangzhu listens!" ”

"People's livelihood!"

"People's livelihood?"

"Any great house that cannot shelter the people from the wind and rain will be destroyed by the people! Throughout the history of dynasties, if the people are not happy, the country will not be a country! But whoever makes the people will win the hearts of the people. Whoever wins the hearts of the people will win the world! ”

"Yes." Cang Zhu nodded, "May I ask Fifth Uncle, can Chen Jiong's alliance build this big house?" ”

Old Man Shen pondered for a long time and changed the topic: "What about jerk?" What has this kid been up to lately? ”

Old man Shen did not answer the grand cause of the revolutionary party, but asked a jerk, which surprised Cangzhu, and was stunned for a while, before he came back to his senses: "It seems that he is busy with the affairs of the Lu family." By the way, when it comes to this, there is an urgent matter at the moment, and we can't sit idly by! ”

"What's the urgency?"

"The public office handed over some bankrupt banks and shops to the auction house, which will be auctioned in the near future, including the Lu family's property."

"Oh?"

"I got a tip-off that there was an underworld involved. They colluded with auction houses to not only raise the conditions for bidding, but also to deliberately publish announcements in inconspicuous places. Anyone who wants to participate in the auction will receive anonymous threats. ”

"Which way?"

"It is said to be related to Inspector Wang of the British Concession."

"It's Zhang Hu, right?"

"Exactly. Fu Xiaodi was mixed with him, inseparable, and it is estimated that they went to the Lu family's property. ”

"What do you mean?"

"The property of the Lu family cannot fall into their hands. One is that the seventh uncle is there, and the other is still to rely on the jerk. ”

Old Man Shen pondered for a long time, and then said flatly: "Let them eat." ”

Cangzhu stared at him: "Fifth uncle? ”

"The sky will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skin, and empty their bodies...

Cangzhu was about to speak, there was a noise outside the door, and then there was a squeak of the door, Ge Li closed the door, looked happy, and hurriedly walked in.

Old Man Shen and Cangzhu stopped talking and closed their eyes.

Ge Li glanced at the two of them, stood still behind Old Man Shen, hugged his neck, and said in a slight voice: "Old Grandpa—"

Old Man Shen's eyes didn't open: "What's the matter?" ”

"He's... he's got a good thing!"

"Which one of them?"

"It's... the one you know!"

"What's the good thing?"

"He's going to be overjoyed!"

"Tsk," Old Man Shen smacked his lips exaggeratedly, "Old Grandpa congratulates that kid, but Old Grandpa is curious, which one will the bride be?" Could it be..."

"Old Grandpa, you don't have to think about it!" Ge Li smiled sweetly, "It's Lu Biyao!" ”

This name obviously exceeded the expectations of Old Man Shen and Cangzhu, and the two glanced at each other and looked at Ge Li in unison.

"Hehe, you two can't figure it out, right?" Ge Li whistled proudly, "Chenguang is not early, Xiao Lizi should be a big matchmaker!" As he spoke, he let go of the old man's neck and walked into the boudoir humming a little tune, and the sound of changing clothes sounded inside.

The night was hazy, the surroundings were deadly silent, and the lights of thousands of homes were extinguished one after another.

Jerk and Qi Bo both squatted in the small courtyard of Baguio's new home.

"Jerk," Ziber looked up after some time, "don't force it. Think about it again, the marriage is a big event, and you can't be angry! ”

"I've thought about everything, two lives, Ziber!"

Qi Bo burst into tears, and his voice was choked: "Good boy, it's just... ”

"I swore to the gods that I would never fail her in this life and this life!"

"You two are here for Miss to live, and the gods will definitely fulfill you!"

"Qi Bo, this matter is entrusted to you, you pick a day, and we will give Miss a name!"

"You two are hungry, I'll get some sleep!" Ziber got up and walked briskly towards the stove room.

At the same time, in the upstairs room, Baguio's eyes were wide and he stared at Ge Li in disbelief.

"Lu Biyao," Ge Li stared at her, "You must be clear that you are only marrying Wu Jeju in name, and you can't do it!" ”

"This..." Baguio clearly failed to turn the corner.

"Wu Jeju is my man!" Ge Li stretched out her finger and showed her the engagement ring, "This is what Wu Jeju knelt in front of me and put on my hand, we are already engaged!" ”

Baguio Mu Ne nodded: "I... I know." ”

"If you know, you can do it!" Ge Li's voice was firm, "You can't be angry under any circumstances!" ”

"I've never had a heart, I've never thought about it, I've never thought about it, I've never thought about it with him," Baguio paused.

"I know that you are not riveted with the jerk, and I know that you only have Fu Xiaodi in your eyes. It is also because of this that I agree with Wu Tingju's bad idea! Besides, Sister, you have been looking for death and life again and again, and you have driven several of us to a dead end! ”

"I'm going to die, why did Chenguang force you?" Baguio's neck is stiff.

"Huh!" Ge Li's neck also stiffened, "Lu Biyao, how can you not know what is going on!" Qi Bo is my seventh grandfather, the seventh grandfather has been guarding your house for more than ten years, guarding your family before and after the saddle, waiting for your family, treating your father as a son, and counting on your father to support the old age. But your dad is good, the business is messed up, and he doesn't say anything about slapping his ass away, and he entrusts you to the seventh grandfather, if you die, how can I do it? Who is calling someone to send my seventh grandfather to the end of the year? And my jerk, your dad also took the jerk, wrote a will to him, if you die, if your dad comes to find jerk trouble in the middle of the night, how can you tell the jerk? Jerk is my man, if he has three long and two short, how can I live a long life? ”

Ge Lihu was messing around, and he told this set of reasoning, but Baguio had nothing to say, and sat on the bed with his head down.

"Lu Biyao, say, do you agree?" Ge Li stared at her.

"I... I don't agree, I can't live with Wu Jeju!"

"Hey," Ge Li was energetic again, "It seems that you really can't carry it clearly!" I just made it clear, you are only in name, you want to live with him, Xiao Lizi I still don't agree! Let me make it clear again, you two are only husband and wife in name, you are for outsiders to see, you are busy during the day, and you must sleep at night, you sleep in this nest, he sleeps in the angel garden, sleeps under my nose, you two don't say that you are doing something good, even if you look at each other more, I will sneeze! ”

Baguio finally understood and laughed.

"Lu Biyao," Ge Lishun put on the pole, "you don't have to be discouraged, let alone give up." Xiaodi grew up with him, and no one knows Xiaodi better than Jerk. Listening to Jerk, Xiaodi is not a person who has no conscience at all. Xiaodi's family history... He was able to get this far, and it was understandable. The damage he suffered is beyond our imagination. He changed his name and surname in order to get rid of his bad background. He's scared of the current situation, he's scared to go back to the way things were, he's scared to take on your family's debts. Wait for the hurdle in front of you, wait for everything to be fine, wait for you to give birth to this child, if you don't dislike him, I believe he will come back to you in a hurry! ”

Hearing her talk about Xiaodi, Baguio's heart hurt again, and tears came out.

"Sister," Ge Li hurriedly advised, "I know that you are just sad, not dead, because you still love him, and you still have him in your heart." Love knows no origin, since you love him as a person, whether it is Fu Xiaodi or Fu Shun'an, you will love him, right? ”

Baguio choked.

"Listening to Jeje, your Xiaodi also loves you, and she loves you in your heart. Listening to Jeju, Xiaodi personally said that he loved you, and he also swore to Sanqingye. He dared to deceive people, but he did not dare to deceive God. Jeju this person, as far as I know, never deceives people, and does not dare to deceive people! ”

Baguio raised his head: "Why don't you dare to deceive people?" ”

"Because of Miss Ben and me!" Ge Li shook his long hair, "He dares to deceive people, see if my little Lizi doesn't beat him to death with a wooden stick!" ”

Baguio burst into tears and laughed.

"Sister, if you don't have anything to say, this matter will be settled. I am a big matchmaker, Qi Bo is married, we are looking for an auspicious day and doing this good thing. ”

"I..."

"Ah Mei," Ge Li said with a pleasant face, "Let's talk about it again, Jeju married you, just to show outsiders, so that Ah Mei can get a name and give birth to a child in a dignified manner." You two are only husband and wife in name, and you must not fake it. I love jerk, and jerk loves me. When the sister passes the hurdle in front of her and gets back together with the negative thief, I will officially marry Jeju Xiao Lizi, and you and I will live our own harmonious and beautiful lives, will it be successful? ”

Baguio let out a few "um" sounds one after another, and tears flowed down.

In the backyard of Cuichun Garden, Chen Jiong was writing a letter at the desk, Bingqi strode in, put an account book on the desk, and slammed his strong ass on the stool, panting.

Chen Jiong glanced at the account book, and the corner of his eyes slanted to him: "Who messed with you?" ”

"Accounts!"

Chen Jiong smiled: "What's the matter?" ”

"There's less money to do!"

"Really?" Chen Jiong became serious, took the account book, flipped through it from beginning to end, his eyes narrowed, "I don't see it, where is the less?" ”

"It's not that he is doing less, it's that... he is earning less this month!" Bingqi was a little more relaxed, "His grandmother, good business, if it collapses, it will collapse, there are fewer goods on the dock, and the hall is deserted. ”

"Isn't there a receipt?" Chen Jiong bowed his mouth at the account book, "The dock netted dozens of yuan, and the hall didn't lose anything!" ”

"What didn't you pay? Two months ago, the wharf earned 500 a month, and the cousin had more than 300 to say the least! ”

"Oh, you, do you know what it means to be dissatisfied? That's it! Open your eyes and see, how many companies are making money in Chenguang on the beach? If you don't lose, you earn! ”

"Hee-hee, yes!" Bingqi laughed, "I just scolded the account room a lot, and I relieved my sulk!" ”

"You came just in time, I am reporting to Mr. Sun about the situation in Shanghai. How much money do we have on our account? ”

"I got 233,000 taels from selling stocks, and another 8,000 were raised by me and my uncle, totaling 241,000 taels!"

Chen Jiong wrote it down and gave Bingqi a thumbs up.

"Uncle Shi," Bingqi stood up and leaned up, "This is dead money in the bank." The current market downturn is a good opportunity to buy a home, so I want to..."

"What do you want to do?"

"I want to open a casino, and open a few more halls! Recently, the little lady is looking for it, and you can buy the best appearance for twenty or thirty yuan! If possible, I would like to open a theater, which is also a good place to make money! To tell you the truth, the dock business is slow to make money and has no good quality, I'm tired of it! ”

"Alas," Chen Jiong sighed and shook his head exaggeratedly, "You, you are always inseparable from these ninth-rate deeds." If you are not right, how can you be right? We are a revolutionary party, and we must do great things, no matter what we do, we must suppress all evils with righteousness and act in the world with righteousness, do you know? ”

"Hehe," Bingqi laughed dryly twice, scratching his head, "Uncle Shi, don't I... He slapped his head suddenly, "By the way, Uncle Shi, there is a big event, keep the windfall!" ”

"What's the matter?"

"The Lu family's property will be auctioned tomorrow, and it is said that few people will enter."

"Why?"

"Someone's blackmailed!"

"Who?"

"I didn't ask about such a trivial matter. However, there are black posts, and there must not be many people present, so why don't we pick up a cheap one? ”

"No matter how cheap it is, you can't pick it up. Recently, the Central League was established, and this money will come in handy. Take 30,000 taels out first! ”

Bingqi asked in a low voice, "Is it for Mr. Sun?" ”

"Hand it over to the patrol battalion Li Guan Band!"

Bingqi frowned: "What to do for him?" ”

Chen Jiong took out his gun and drew it: "Get this!" ”

"Great!" Bingqi clenched his fists, "I'll take it now!" ”

"There are two other things: one is to send someone to the auction house to find out who the Shuang Lu family's property is; The second is to send someone to follow the stone code law and stare him to death! ”

Bingqi was stunned: "What are you doing staring at that water dog?" ”

Sensei asked. Remember, don't even let him pee anywhere! ”

Outside the gate of Ding's Mansion, Shi Dianfa was cloaked, with his buttocks cocked, kneeling motionlessly.

The gate was closed, and the side door was guarded by two big men.

A carriage approached and stopped at the gate.

Che Kang jumped out of the car, saw clearly that it was the Shi Codex Law, and his voice was exaggerated: "Hey, isn't this Lord Shi?" ”

Shi Dianfa pounced, hugged his legs, and exchanged tears: "Old car, you... ”

"Master Shi," Che Kang couldn't break free, "where do you start?" ”

Shi Dianfa wept: "Old car, I've been kneeling for two hours, just waiting for you!" ”

"Alas," Che Kang sighed and shook his head, "My lord, you are the royal prince and noble, even the Daotai lord has to give three points, I am just a subordinate in the house, my lord is waiting for me, isn't it..."

Shi Dianfa hugged his legs more firmly: "Old car, Dianfa has never treated you, you... ”

Che Kang pulled him: "Okay, please get up and talk!" ”

"If you don't go down, the law won't rise!"

Che Kang had to sit down on the spot: "Say, where can Master Shi help?" ”

"The law has been mixed up to this point, I don't want to think about anything, I just want to see Lord Ding!"

"Lord Shi, this is difficult. The master has explained, but whenever the adults come, they will go out directly! ”

Shi Dianfa let go of him, groped in the placket of his clothes for a while, and took out an object: "Old car, the canonical law doesn't ask for him, just ask you to give this to Lord Ding!" ”

It's a jade wrench.

Che Kang carefully examined it, knew some of the origins, and nodded: "Okay, I should go." ”

Lord Ding sat on the chair of the Grand Master in the main hall, his face dark.

Mrs. Lee knelt on the floor with her head bowed.

Lord Ding stared at Li's family, and his voice trembled with anger: "Two million taels, what do you tell me to say?" ”

Lee's head was lowered.

"Tell me, what did the car manager tell you?"

"He..." Li snorted, "He asked me to sell..."

"Why don't you throw it?"

"I... I didn't expect foreigners to be too..."

"What foreigner?" Lord Ding shook the case with his fist, "Even my father can't be trusted in the business field, let alone a foreigner?" ”

Lee buried his head in the ground.

Lord Ding gasped for a while, and wanted to admonish again, the maid who was on duty outside the door trotted in, saw Li kneeling, his heart was shocked, and he hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said: "Master, the car manager is back, waiting outside the door!" ”

"Boss Transfer!" Lord Ding raised his hand.

When the maid got up and walked out, Master Ding turned to Li and whispered, "Get up, go back to your room!" Remember, from now on, you don't interfere in the affairs of Taiji! ”

"Master..." Li shivered, tears came out.

"Go ahead, I'm going to have a discussion with the car manager!" Master Ding waved his hand.

Li slowly got up and staggered out of the hall on his little feet.

Li met Che Kang on the road in the courtyard.

Che Kang let go to the side of the road, and bowed his hand: "Madame, auspicious!" ”

Li glanced at him angrily and staggered past him.

Che Kangmu sent her out of the courtyard gate, and walked away with the support of the maid, before taking a long breath, walking into the hall in small steps, and kowtowing: "The slave knocks to see the master!" ”

"Che Kang, it's too polite." Lord Ding raised his hand and motioned for him to get up, "Is the account check good?" ”

"It's done." Che Kang responded, got up, hunched his waist, and took out an account book from his bag, "Mrs. Ru personally supervised the battle, and the slave checked with Shijie for two days and two nights, and just settled the bill." The general ledger is here, please take a look! He said with both hands.

Lord Ding took it and put it on the case: "What about Mrs. Ru?" ”

"Mrs. Ru is still in Huitong Bank, I didn't sleep all night yesterday!" Che Kang accentuated his tone.

"I invite Shijie, ask her to come too!"

Che Kang should pass and hurriedly go out.

Half an hour later, Che Kang arrived with Mrs. Ru and Shijie. After seeing the ceremony, Mrs. Ru got up and walked to Lord Ding, half kneeling and half sitting, massaging his legs and feet silently.

"Che Kang," Lord Ding closed his eyes and enjoyed for a while, and his voice slowly came out, "From now on, the matter of Tai's accounting room will be reported directly to Mrs. Ru!" ”

"Slaves obey!" Che Kang's voice was loud.

"Sir?" Madame Ru obviously didn't expect happiness to come so quickly, and her body trembled slightly.

Master Ding stretched out his hand to grab her slender hand: "Family affairs, thank you a lot!" ”

"Master..."

"Shijie, let's talk about the loan from the Chamber of Commerce to save the market!"

"Hui Sir Yeh," Shi Jie Ha waisted, arching his hand, "General Premier Zhu Heyi led Dong Wu Jeju, Shanyiyuan Prime Minister Peng Weilun negotiated with HSBC, Citigroup and other six Western banks to save the market, and got the first batch of bailout loans from the Six Nations Bank totaling 3.5 million taels, the Six Nations Bank deducted the part of the bank's mortgage of the bank's bank, about 850,000 taels, the balance of 2.65 million taels, 1 million taels to Runfengyuan, 1 million taels to Shanyiyuan, and the remaining 650,000 taels from other banks..."

"Got it." Lord Ding waved his hand, "I heard that the loan interest is very low, and the loan period is not short, and foreigners have always taken advantage of the fire to rob, why did they suddenly become generous this time?" ”

"Listening to the righteousness, it was Wu Jeju who negotiated the law, and the foreigners had to make concessions!"

"Oh?" Hearing the words "Wu Jeju", Lord Ding became energetic, leaned over and asked, "Tell me, how did Wu Jeju negotiate the law?" ”

Shijie then briefly described the negotiation process as paraphrased.

"Alas," Lord Ding sighed, "this young man is a great talent, but it's a pity..."

"Shijie," Mrs. Ru suddenly remembered something, "a few days ago, this person borrowed money from everywhere, saying that it was to pay off the debt of the surnamed Lu, I don't know if he borrowed the money?" ”

"Madame Hui," Shijie replied, "borrowed it." Someone gave him 100,000 taels of silver! ”

Mrs. Ru was shocked: "Who sent it?" ”

"Listen to Zhu Heyi, it was sent by McGee."

Mrs. Ru and Lord Ding looked at each other with surprised expressions.

"Why did McGee send him?" Mrs. Ru then asked.

Shijie didn't ask. McGee has always done things unbelievably! ”

"Shijie," Mrs. Ru nodded, "the old man has taken a fancy to this young man, and intends to let him work for Taiji." As long as this person is willing, let him take up a position in your Huitong Bank, as for the position..."

"Associate!" Lord Ding didn't think twice.

Seeing that Lord Ding was about to accept such a high position, Mrs. Ru was taken aback, closed her eyes and steadied her mind for a while, and slowly looked at Shijie: "Follow the master's orders!" ”

"Master," Che Kangha said, "When the slave came back, he met Shi Dianfa at the gate, he knelt for a day, and when he saw the slave come back, he hugged the slave's leg and didn't let go, and begged the slave to present this thing to the master!" As he spoke, he took out the jade wrench from his bosom and presented it with both hands.

Mrs. Ru took it, looked at it, and handed it to Lord Ding.

Master Ding glanced at it, closed his eyes, and didn't reach out to take it: "Give it back to him." ”

"Master..."

"This thing is on the Prince's thumb! When the prince was young, he ate the milk of this pro-sister of a ruined family! ”

"Oh." Mrs. Ru carefully examined the jade wrench.

"Shijie, Che Kang," Lord Ding looked at the two, "The old man summoned the two of them for the sake of this ruined son." The treasury was empty, and there was no money to repair the city wall of Beijing, so this loser actually wasted five million taels of silver in just two months! The prince didn't recruit him, and ordered the old decay to be properly handled. The old man thought about it, and there was only one trick, which was to reach out to the foreigner bank! It's not convenient to come forward with this matter, so it's up to the two of you to handle it. Remember, keep it a secret! ”

"May I ask my lord," Shijie asked in a low voice, "how do we negotiate terms with foreigners?" ”

"There are no conditions, just let them pay. It is two sums of money, one is to repay the Sichuan people to raise funds, and the other is to plan and build roads! ”

Che Kang and Zhang Shijie glanced at each other and looked at Mrs. Ru.

Mrs. Ru looked at Lord Ding and smiled: "Foreigners are not fools, the condition of the master, I'm afraid it is..."

"Foreigners are not fools, but they are insatiable diners, and they have long been staring at the two big plates of fat meat in Sichuan and Han and Yue Han!" Lord Ding smiled bitterly.

Che Kang's heart moved: "What does the master mean, give the right of way to foreigners?" ”

"Alas," Lord Ding sighed, "the country is gone, what kind of right of way are you talking about?" "Close your eyes and wave your hands," "Go ahead, first probe the foreigners, if it is feasible, call the Sichuan-Han Railway General Office, let him come to Shanghai, and do it himself." ”

Listening to the footsteps of Che Kang and the others walking away, Lord Ding smiled bitterly and turned to Mrs. Ru: "The Qing Dynasty has let this group of kings and eight lambs destroy it before their eyes!" Stretch out your hand to her, "Madame, let's go, let's go to the study!" ”

The two million taels of Gengzi indemnity are like a sharp blade on Runfengyuan's neck. Cha Jinlai couldn't sleep and eat, and dragged Zhu Heyi to Daotai Mansion three times in two days, and stayed in the mansion.

Cai Daotai was not getting rid of it, and the Fuzhong Xiangban hurriedly walked in with a telegram, and presented it with both hands: "Newspaper, Nanjing Zhang Zhongtang telegram, the telegraph office has just sent it!" ”

Cai Daotai took the telegram, and before he finished reading it, sweat was already pouring out of his forehead, and his hands trembled slightly.

"Lord Cai?" Jinlai sensed something was wrong and asked in a low voice.

Cai Daotai finished reading the message, stuffed it into his sleeve, his face turned pale, and he said dejectedly: "Someone has joined me!" ”

Jinlai and Heyi agreed: "Huh? ”

"Even Zhang Zhongtang was implicated!"

"What ginseng?" Jinlai asked urgently.

"Master Chen, the degree branch!" Cai Daotai responded, "A few days ago, I listened to the words of the two of them, and the Dianqudu branch delayed the delivery of Gengzi's indemnity for 20 days, and Lord Chen submitted my telegram to the Military Aircraft Department together with his reference, and I embezzled public funds, falsely claimed that the market was panicking, and delayed Gengzi's indemnity for personal gain, ignoring the face of the imperial court. ”

"Alas," Heyi half muttered, "isn't it just a delay of a few days to pay compensation to foreigners, how can it bring face to the court?" ”

"Lord Chen?" Jinlai frowned, "Does he have a holiday with adults?" ”

"There is no holiday." Cai Daotai didn't think twice.

"So... what's in his way?"

"It may have something to do with Lord Yuan." Cai Daotai thought for a long time and said slowly, "This person is Mu Shaoxun's disciple, and Mu Shaoxun is Yuan Shikai's staff. Ben, surnamed Chen, was an associate at the Bank of Communications, and three months ago he was suddenly transferred to the degree branch and promoted to Zuo Shilang. I didn't expect him to be like a mad dog, biting people as soon as he came on stage. ”

As soon as he heard Lord Yuan, Jinlai immediately thought of Peng Weilun, and felt a chill in his heart: "Didn't Lord Yuan go into the wilderness?" I heard that he was fishing in his hometown! ”

"Who can explain the affairs in the court?"

"How can this be done?"

"I can't stir the water in this pool if I don't want to," Cai Daotai gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "If you want to stir it, you can completely muddy it." He has Lord Yuan, and I have Lord Zhang and Master Ding. He joins me, and I will join him, let the regent go to the Holy Judge! ”

Seeing that Lord Cai was dragged into the officialdom by this matter, Zha Jinlai didn't want to say anything, and said goodbye with Zhu Heyi. Knowing that Jeju was on duty at the General Chamber of Commerce, Cha Jinlai did not go home, rushed directly to the hall, summoned Jeju, and asked eagerly: "Jeju, what I entrusted you with before, do you have eyebrows?" ”

"I..."

Without waiting for Jeju to continue, Jin Lai intercepted the conversation: "It's urgent, the surname Peng has started!" ”

Jerk shocked.

"The left waiter of the degree branch participated in the impeachment of Lord Cai for delaying Gengzi's compensation and seeking personal gain. Lord Chen is a disciple of Lord Yuan's staff member Mu Shaoxun, and it was Lord Yuan who recommended him to serve in the Du branch. Mu Shaoxun and Peng Weilun are fellow villagers, and their relationship is extraordinary. Mr. Chen has been in the branch for less than three months, and he has nothing to do with Mr. Cai. In officialdom, it's none of your business, and no one is willing to take it up. If he were not instructed by others, Lord Chen would not have reached out to Shanghai and impeached Lord Cai! ”

Jerk nodded.

"Jerk, you are the only one who can talk to Peng Weilun." Jinlai took a box of good tea, "Good tea surnamed Peng, known as the tea fairy." This piece of square tea was saved by the old man, and Uncle Cha had seen it since he was a child, and he had been there for some years. You take it, talk to him, and talk to him. As long as he is willing to let go, let Fengyuan go, and let Uncle Cha kneel for him! ”

Jeju took a breath and picked up the tea brick: "Uncle Cha, I'm leaving." ”

Jerk to offer tea, Peng Weilunguo is a person who knows the goods, his eyes are shining, he picks up a magnifying glass before and after checking, sniffing and chewing.

"Uncle Peng?" Jerk whispered.

Peng Weilun looked at him: "Where did this square tea come from?" ”

"Uncle Cha sent it."

"Cha Jinlai?" Peng Weilun nodded slightly, "Well, I guess it's the Cha family." He used a delicate sharp cone to pry a few times, knocked off a piece, and put it into a purple clay pot, "Good tea should use good water, preferably a mountain spring, but unfortunately I don't have it here." As he spoke, he walked back to the room, took out a jar, and opened it, "Fortunately, Uncle Peng still has this jar, otherwise, it will ruin Zha Jinlai's immortal products!" ”

"What's in the altar?"

"The snow water of the moon collected from the incense burner peak of Lushan was brought by a friend!"

Jerk smack.

"Hehe, it's been a year, and I haven't encountered good tea, so I'm reluctant to open the altar." Peng Weilun went into the inner room again, took out a bag, and picked out a few pieces of charcoal, "Good water should be good charcoal, can the virtuous nephew know the origin of this charcoal?" ”

Jeju smiled: "It must be the most rare charcoal in the world." ”

"Let you speak. This is called golden charcoal, and it is the best in Bincho charcoal in Japan, and it can be called the fairy level of charcoal. You see these charcoal blocks, although they are only the thickness of their fingers, but ordinary iron saws can't see it, once ignited, the firepower will increase in a few hours. ”

"This piece of square tea fell into the hands of Uncle Peng, and he really found a home."

Peng Weilun scooped water into the pot and added a few pieces of charcoal to the stove: "Yes." Good birds choose wood, virtuous ministers choose masters, good tea meets people who know tea, it is called good fate. If such immortal products fall into the hands of wild people, take a black tile bowl of cattle to drink, wouldn't it be a sigh? ”

"Yes."

Peng Weilun prepared everything, sat down cross-legged in front of the tea case, and looked at the jerk: "Say, virtuous nephew, Zha Jinlai will give you this tea, is it asking you to come to me to serve softly, ask for mercy or something?" ”

"Yes." Jerk answered.

Peng Weilun arched his hand: "The virtuous nephew is really a virtuous nephew, open-minded, and does not hide treachery." You can go back to the surname to check, the dispute between Runfengyuan and Shanyiyuan should be over. The pot of strong tea in front of him, he has to drink it, and he has to drink it if he doesn't drink it! ”

"Uncle Peng," jerked his hand in return, "The little nephew is here, and he pleads for Uncle Cha, I have a few words I want to tell Uncle Peng." ”

"Virtuous nephew, please speak!"

"The rubber catastrophe has not ended, and all industries in Shanghai are tired, but the reason why the situation can still be supported is because the two banners of Runfengyuan and Shanyiyuan have not fallen. As long as these two banners do not fall, the faith of businessmen and citizens will not be lost. Under the catastrophe, we share the weal and beyond, and it is the best policy for the two money banks to work together in the same boat. The little nephew implored Uncle Peng to focus on the overall situation and work hand in hand with Runfengyuan to support the current crisis! ”

Peng Weilun's gaze was staring at the jerk like an eagle, the corners of his mouth were slightly opened, as if he was smiling or not, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Jeju responded with a glance, looked out the window, and turned away from the conversation: "Putting aside the overall situation, Uncle Peng must remember the allusion of the snipe and clam fighting." ”

Peng Weilun put away the corners of his mouth: "May I ask the virtuous nephew, if there are sandpipers and mussels, where are the fishermen?" Foreigners? ”

"As long as the sandpiper and the mussel fight, someone will benefit, this is common sense, does Uncle Peng necessarily care who is the fisherman?"

The charcoal fire was blazing, and the water was boiling, but Peng Weilun seemed to have completely forgotten about it, and closed his eyes and thought about it.

"Uncle Peng," seeing that he was shaken, he struck while the iron was hot, "Aside from the metaphor of the sandpiper and the clam clam , the little nephew still has a word." ”

Peng Weilun opened his eyes: "You speak." ”

"The old sage said: 'There is no symbiosis, difficulty and ease are compatible, length and shortness are dwarfed, high and low are mutually reinforcing, sound and sound are harmonious, before and after each other, and eternal.' Without black, there is no white. Without the enemy, there is no me. The reason why Shanyiyuan has become Shanyiyuan, and even the reason why Uncle Peng has become Uncle Peng is because there is Runfengyuan and Uncle Cha is there! ”

Peng Weilun thought about it for a while, heard the sound of water in the kettle, took off the kettle, and brewed.

Peng Weilun poured out a brew, poured it on the tea set, brewed it again, poured it down again, only poured out two cups of the third brew, and moved one cup to the jerk: "Good sense for virtuous nephew!" Come on, come on, taste tea! In front of the immortals, our uncles and nephews don't talk about mundane things! ”

"Uncle Peng?"

Peng Weilun picked up the teacup and handed it over with both hands: "Virtuous nephew, come, listen to Uncle Peng, we only taste fragrant tea today, and don't ask about mundane things!" ”

The Tai bookkeeping room is located on the right side of the Ding Family Mansion and is part of the huge mansion.

On the cushion embroidered with the word "Kun" that Li once sat on, Mrs. Liu was calm and calm, holding a seven-colored jade bead, like Lord Ding, her eyes were slightly closed, and a few fingers kept flipping. Two pet dogs lay at her feet, one of them sticking out his tongue.

In front of her, the general ledger RV Kang stood on his waist.

Che Kang whispered: "Mrs. Hui, what the master ordered, the slave and Shijie have already done it." ”

"Very good." Mrs. Ru replied, "I'll report to the master directly." "Open your eyes and stare at him, "I heard that the eldest lady is slightly sick, do you know?" ”

"Madame Hui," Che Kang took a few steps forward, his voice couldn't be quieter, "It's not a slight illness, it's a stroke, his face is crooked, half of his body can't move, my lord went to see it early in the morning!" ”

Mrs. Ru closed her eyes and quickly turned a few beads, "Didn't you go to see her?" ”

"Slaves have no guts!"

"Oh?"

"Recently, Mrs. suspected that the slave was coming, and the slave was speechless, and he didn't dare to visit, for fear that if the lady got angry, he would hurt the jade body!"

"Well, you're right." Mrs. Ru raised her eyes and stared at Che Kang, "Old Che, when it comes to this matter, the old body owes you a lot, let's say, what do you want, what can the old body do, this will be repaid!" ”

"Madame!" Che Kang knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Your words have killed the minion!" Slave "wipe tears," the slave is thin and clumsy, can be appreciated by Mrs., can serve Mrs., it is a great blessing for the slave, please Mrs. Don't talk about the word repayment! ”

"Okay." Mrs. Ru smiled faintly, "This account, the old body will write it down for the time being." What time is this day? ”

Che Kang looked at his watch: "Mrs. Hui, three o'clock in the afternoon!" ”

"The old man should have taken a nap. You go to Huitong, ask Shijie to come over, and report to the master about the Westerner Bank! ”

"Minions, let's go!" Che Kang got up, bowed deeply, and hurried out.

Half an hour later, Mrs. Ru hugged her two pet dogs, followed by Che Kang and Zhang Shijie, and walked straight into Ding Chengen's study.

Lord Ding's injuries were much better, and he was setting up a posture in front of the bookcase and copying the scriptures. Two maids waited, one grinding ink and one pressing paper.

When they came in, a Heart Sutra had just been completed. Lord Ding handed the pen to the maid, signed it, stamped it, smiled at the three of them, walked to the guest room with the support of Mrs. Ru, sat down in the main seat, and pointed to a few seats.

If Mrs. didn't sit down, she turned to the back of Lord Ding and rubbed his back for him.

Che Kang and Shijie stood side by side, standing still.

Mrs. Ru rubbed vigorously and looked at the two: "Manager Che, Premier Zhang, have you done all the things assigned by the master?" ”

"Returning to the master, returning to the lady," Che Kang arched his hand, "All the things assigned by the master have been completed, let Shijie talk about it specifically!" ”

Lord Ding looked at Shi Jie.

"Master, madam," Shijie said, "The six banks have agreed, and they will contribute capital in three batches, each batch of two million taels, first advance the equity of the Sichuan people, and then advance other private assets, and buy out the right of way for fifty years!" ”

"Got it." Lord Ding waved his hand, "Send a telegram, let them do it." ”

"Master, this is a good thing, our family Taiji..."

"Remember, Tai Kee can't meddle!" Master Ding said categorically.

Mrs. Ru and Che Kang glanced at each other.

"Master," Madame Ru stopped kneading, "Jieda a piece of fat, Tai Ji..."

"Alas," Lord Ding sighed, "this piece of fat is so delicious and hard to swallow, let it be eaten by foreigners!" He looked at Che Kang again, "Manager Che, how much cash is still in Tai's account?" ”

"The cash and silver are all circulating outside, and there are hundreds of thousands of taels in the treasury at most!" Che Kang responded.

Lord Ding looked at Shijie: "How many are in the Huitong Library?" ”

"Less than a million."

"Within ten days, two million taels will be prepared, waiting to be called!" Lord Ding commanded.

Che Kang and Shijie agreed in unison.

"Withdraw a lot of money at once, the lord wants to..."

"What else can you think," Lord Ding sighed lightly, "Someone has to fill the big hole of Gengzi's indemnity!" ”

"Sir?" Mrs. Ru was anxious, "No matter how big the hole is, it is also a matter of the imperial court, why should we let our family fill it?" ”

"You," Master Ding gave her a wry smile, "you're really a woman." Gengzi's indemnity is a foreigner's business, and it is written in black and white, and it cannot be paid one day later. In the imperial court, everything can be slowed down, but only the affairs of foreigners cannot be slowed down. Hearing that there was trouble with this money, the prince was in a hurry, and called several times, repeatedly telling me to deal with it properly and avoid diplomatic incidents. Madame, count your fingers, and tell the maasel that you have a lot of money in front of you, and who else can pay us except us? ”

Mrs. Ru's brain turned around a few times, bit her lip for a while, looked at Che Kang, and said one word: "Manager Che, since you want to raise money, you can raise an extra 1.5 million!" ”

"Madame is saying," Che Kang was obviously surprised, and stared at Madame Ru in disbelief, "We are going to prepare three and a half million taels at once?" ”

"Count it in the bookkeeper." Mrs. Ru glanced at him and waved her hand.

Che Kang was interested, glanced at Shijie stupidly, and the two parted ways.

When the two of them walked away, Lord Ding slowly looked at Mrs. Ru, obviously not understanding.

If the lady is attached to his ear, she whispers softly and softly.

"Nonsense!" Master Ding pushed her away and exhaled angrily, "How can this be done?" If Runfengyuan falls, go to the beach..."

"Master," Mrs. Ru leaned over again, pinched his arm, and said in a slow voice, "Shanghai Beach will still be Shanghai Tang." More than 20 years ago, there was no Hu Xueyan in Shanghai and Zhejiang..."

Taking advantage of the disaster of Fukang to overthrow a generation of giant businessman Hu Xueyan is the most ruthless battle that Lord Ding has experienced in his life, and it is also what he is secretive and unwilling to mention. Mrs. Ru not only mentioned it at this time, but also followed in her own footsteps and swallowed Runfengyuan and Shanyiyuan in one fell swoop, which really shocked him.

"No!" Master Ding thought for a long time and resolutely refused, "If Runfengyuan and Shanyiyuan fall, it will not only involve Shanghai, but also the country's money industry!" If the money industry falls, everything is unimaginable! ”

"Dare to ask your husband, what is unimaginable?" Mrs. Ru asked.

"The Qing Dynasty is in danger!" Lord Ding was stunned word by word.

A slight smile appeared at the corner of Mrs. Ru's mouth: "Husband, in all fairness, if the money industry does not fall, won't the Qing Dynasty be in danger?" ”

Lord Ding was stopped by her question, pondered for a long time, and gave her a wry smile.

"Husband, you stand tall and look far away. China's problem is not in the money industry at all, not in Shanghai, and not in all industries in the world. The Qing Dynasty was already a broken ship, full of holes, and it encountered strong winds and waves, and it didn't last long. Husband, do you really want to watch our family and their entourage sink along with this rotten ship? For example, the lady stared at him, and there was inquiry and affirmation in her eyes, as if she was asking for answers, but also as if she was needless.

Lord Ding covered his face with his hands, and his brows were tightened. The woman in front of him had just sat on the throne of Taiji, and she spoke to him in such a tone, which made him very unhappy, but she dared to lift this cruel veil and dare to swallow the heart of the two major money banks in Shanghai, which had to impress him.

"Husband," Madame Ru's voice softened, and her tone was earnest, "while this wrecked ship has not yet sunk, we must have enough lifeboats!" ”

"Alas," said Master Ding, who closed his eyes for a long time, sighed, "if you feel safe, you can do it." ”

"Thank you, husband!" Mrs. Ru printed a few kisses on his old face, hurriedly walked out, and just arrived at the door, he was stopped by Lord Ding.

Madame Ru thought he had repented, so she reluctantly turned back and stared at him.

Lord Ding slowly took out a letter: "Take this, maybe you can use it!" ”

Mrs. Ru opened it, was surprised, thanked again and again, strode to the Thai accounting room, conspired with Che Kang, and took out the letter: "This secret letter was given by the master." You arrange for a desirable person to hand over to Cha Jinlai. The stakes are high, and it must be delivered in person! ”

In the Daotai Mansion, Cai Dao's table was like ashes, and he sat in the Ming-style Taishi chair.

Zha Jinlai read the telegram, and his hand holding the telegram couldn't help shaking.

Zha Jinlai put down the telegram and looked at Cai Daotai: "My lord, is there still a solution?" ”

"Alas," Cai Daotai sighed, "what kind of solution?" It's just that I can save a small life by dismissing him, and I have to thank Zhang Zhongtang for this. ”

"Oh my God, how can I do it?"

"Xindaotai was directly appointed by Beijing, called Liu Xiangxun, who was originally in Jinan Prefecture, Shandong, and has already set off on the road, and will arrive in Shanghai in ten days. The degree branch should complete the handover within the second half of the month. Since taking office, the chair has not been warmed up, and there is nothing to hand over, that is, the 3.5 million taels of Gengzi treasury silver deposited by the predecessor in your village! ”

Jinlai was dumbfounded.

"Jinlai," Cai Daotai said in a heavy tone, "I have done everything I can do below, and the Chenguang in front of me is a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and I can't care about myself." This bit of silver, in any case, you must fill it in for me within half a month, otherwise, the disposition of the subordinate is not dismissal! Jinlai, it's not a stone code law below, people are stained with royal relatives. There is an old mother, a descendant, a wife and a concubine, and dozens of mouths of a large family, all waiting for my hands! ”

Jinlai's head sweated: "Jinlai"

Coming out of the Daotai Mansion, Cha Jinlai eagerly turned to the General Chamber of Commerce, knocked on the door of Zhu Heyi, and did not sit down, so he couldn't wait to briefly describe the matter and walk back and forth in the hall.

Heyi and Jeju looked at each other, and their faces were heavy.

Jin Laidun stopped: "My brain is completely stiff, righteousness, jerk, you two quickly help me think of a rut!" ”

Heyi sighed and looked at the jerk.

Jerk shook his head.

Jinlai squatted down in pain, pounded his head, and cried: "Oh my God, is there only one way for Runfengyuan to go bankrupt?" ”

"In Shanghai, I am afraid that only foreigners can take out 3.5 million taels of silver at a time!" Jerk said.

"The foreigner bank must be mortgaged, how can I pay them a lot of things!"

"Alas," Heyi muttered, "it's not that the Gengzi money will not be returned, but it will be delayed for a few days." The current market is like this, foreigners know everything, this little bit of human affection can be completely accommodating, how can it be committed to alarming the prince? Alas, these people in the Du branch don't finish the Qing Dynasty, they..."

"How can you do it, Brother Zhu, you have to hurry up and make a move! Oh my God, 3.5 million taels, within half a month, this, this... ”

"Uncle Cha," jeju looked at Jin Lai, "I have checked, there are still two months before the final repayment time of Gengzi's money, we should have time to get this money!" ”

"It was Lord Cai who forced me! The new adult is about to take office, and Lord Cai must go through the handover procedures within half a month! ”

"That's not right, Uncle Cha." Jerk frowned for a while, "According to the regulations of the Qing Dynasty, local officials should be in such a hurry to deliver the old and the new, and when there is a two-month delivery period, especially the financial accounts!" ”

Jin Lai's heart moved: "Jerk, you can't be wrong to remember, right?" ”

Jerk's tone was affirmative: "It can't be wrong." Back then, I wanted to advance, and I remember that the regulations of the Qing Dynasty were ripe! ”

A bright light appeared in Jinlai's eyes, and it quickly dimmed: "Alas, even if you give me two months, where will you get three and a half million taels?" Besides, the hole of Runfengyuan is not only three and a half million taels! ”

"Uncle Cha," Jerk was anxious, "no matter what, Runfengyuan can't go bankrupt!" Once Runfengyuan goes bankrupt, it will affect dozens of money banks and affect more than a dozen provinces! As long as this flag is held, people have hope. When the flag falls, there will be nothing, Uncle Cha! ”

"Yes," Heyi echoed, "Jinlai, even if it is insolvent, as long as the brand is not picked, Runfengyuan will have a chance to turn it over, if the brand is picked, there will be no chance!" ”

"I know, I've been in this business for decades, how can I not even know this? It's real money right now, and you've got to get it for me!" Jinlai cried with a sad face.

Jerk stared at Jinlai: "Uncle Cha, there is a way to get silver!" ”

Jin Lai hurriedly looked over: "Virtuous nephew, talk quickly!" ”

"Uncle Cha, let me ask you, you tell the truth!"

"Uncle Cha knows everything!"

"Runfengyuan Honzhuang, plus the hard assets of more than 20 branches in various places, if it is sold at a discount, how much silver can it be worth?"

"This... in previous years, not less than 10 million taels! But who is this Chenguang sold to? Besides, Zhuang Li still owes a lot of debts. If you count the debts, even if you sell some silver taels, there will be nothing left! ”

"The debt is a business transaction, only on the books, as long as the contract is in Uncle Cha's hands, the real estate can be used as collateral. Uncle Cha, how do you look at this, Uncle Cha will pack and mortgage all the assets of Runfengyuan, including the real estate of the sub-villages in various places, and Uncle Cha and I rushed to HSBC to apply for a loan. I believe that foreigners can calculate this account! ”

"This..." Jin Lai hesitated, "If the payment is not paid when due, won't these properties be..." ”

"Uncle Cha, as long as the brand does not fall, the debt can be dismantled, and the business can go on slowly. After passing the hurdle in front of you, everything will be fine. ”

"Okay, nephew, Uncle Cha believes you. In the Ming Dynasty, I ordered the account room to be counted, and asked the virtuous nephew to help in a few days! ”

The officialdom of the Qing Dynasty was intertwined. Yuan Shuxun, the former Taoist platform, is a person from Zuo Zhongtang, and he has a lot of past with Hu Xueyan and Zha Jingxuan when he was young. Ding Chengen squeezed him away by boycotting American goods and transferred him to Cai Daotai. Ten years ago, Cai Daotai met Mrs. Li, who was in charge of Tai Kee, through nepotism, and came to Shanghai with great ambition under the operation of Mrs. Li.

What he didn't expect even more was Yuan Zhongtang. Yuan Zhongtang's turf is Tianjin Wei, but he can't ignore Shanghai Tang, the home of his political rival Ding Chengen. This unprecedented stock market crash undoubtedly provided an opportunity to move, so with the assistance of Peng Weilun, Yuan Zhongtang forcibly drove Cai Daotai away under the pretext of Gengzi's indemnity, and transferred Liu Xiangxun, a capable general, from Jinan.

Cai Daotai, who has been immersed in officialdom for more than 20 years, knows the depths well, and has no way to think hard, so he came to Dingfu to ask to see Mrs. Li, but was stopped by the doorman, saying that Mrs. Li was in poor health and should not meet guests. Cai Daotai was in a hurry, and went directly to Taiji to ask to see Che Kang. Cai Daotai's matter was specifically handled by Che Kang, and the two were quite familiar. Cai Daotai asked about Mrs. Li, and Che Kang told him about Lord Ding's anger, and Daotai was dumbfounded.

Cai Daotai asked for a plan, and Che Kang asked him to ask Mrs. Ru, and said that Mrs. Ru was handling affairs in Taiji.

Cai Daotai was overjoyed, and under the introduction of Che Kang, he knelt down in front of Mrs. Ru.

This is what Mrs. is waiting for.

asked the reason, Mrs. Ru frowned slightly, and said, "Lord Cai, the manager of the car has already talked about your matter a few days ago." The old man specially asked the master, and the old man said that the master had already said what he should say, and the master had already done what he should do. The affairs of the DPRK and China are not all decided by the master! ”

"It's miles, it's miles," Cai Daotai wiped his tears, "Xia Guan knows." Xiaguan this...This is also desperate, Xiaguan's family is old and young, pray for Mrs. rescue, and point out a way out for Xiaguan! ”

"There is a way out, I don't know if Lord Cai is willing to go." Madame Ru squinted at him.

"Willing to go, willing to go!" Lord Cai replied repeatedly, kowtowing a few times.

"This way out is," said Madame Ru, smiling, "you go home for a few months, and when you are in the limelight, the old man will try to persuade the master to transfer you to the Ministry of Posts and Communications!" ”

Cai Daotai kowtowed heavily and wept: "Madame's great grace..."

"However, please wipe the buttocks in front of you clean, so that the old body will not be good to speak for you!"

"This..." Cai Daotai hesitated, "The lower officials have just arrived, and they are also honest in office, and there is nothing unclean." The only trouble for the lower officials is the 3.5 million taels of silver stored in Runfengyuan in the mansion, and the disciple is worried about how to urge it. ”

"Oh?" Mrs. Ru stared at him, "Can't Run Fengyuan take it out?" ”

"If you can get it, the next official will..." Cai Daotai paused.

"Well, that's going to be difficult. The prince has repeatedly ordered the lord to recover this amount within half a month, if you..."

"The disciple has sent cruel words to the Cha family, but the disciple knows that it is really true that the Cha family wants to take out a lot of silver taels within half a month..."

"If so," Mrs. Ru closed her eyes for a long time, raised her head, and stared at him, "the old body can do the adult a favor, it depends on whether the adult can pull the bottom!" ”

"Although Mrs. En commanded, tell the subordinate to do anything!"

"The new platform has not arrived, and the seal of the platform is still in the hands of adults. Ancient and modern principles, repay debts. Since Runfengyuan can't pay the money, why don't you seal it, declare it bankrupt, and check the assets under its number? ”

"Mrs. Hui Yuen," Cai Daotai's mind spun around a few times, and he said with a sad face, "As far as the lower officials know, Runfengyuan is already a mess, even if it is investigated, it will be difficult to exchange it for three and a half million taels of silver!" ”

"As long as you can use all the assets of Yuan Fengyuan as a pledge, the old body will try to raise it for you!"

Cai Daotai suddenly understood Mrs. Ru's true intentions, and kowtowed heavily: "Xiaguan knocks and thanks... ”

Shijie and Jeju jumped out of the carriage in a wide square and walked slowly to the Huitong Bank, a majestic and beautiful fake four-story Gothic building in the center of the Bund.

Shijie Station stopped, and everywhere they went, they introduced the jerk, and the two walked up to the third floor and entered Shijie's prime minister's office.

Shijie poured tea, handed a cup to Jeje, served a cup, took a sip, and looked at Jejeje: "Jerk, the general situation of Huitong Bank is this, you think about it again." The position of assistant has an annual salary of 1,000 taels, which is beyond the reach of many people! ”

Jerk arched his hand: "Uncle Xie Zhang values it!" ”

"It's not that I value it, it's that the master values it." Shijie sighed with emotion, "The lord plays a pivotal role in the court, and he is even more successful in Shanghai." Excluding foreigners, in China, Tai Ji can be called the first, even if it is a Beijing teacher, there is no one who exceeds the scale of Tai Ji in terms of assets. Let me tell you the details, at present, in China, about one-fifth of the wealth is in the hands of the master. You're a great talent, but Kunpeng has to have a place to spread its wings, right? ”

"A fifth?" Jerk was taken aback, and the hand holding the teacup trembled slightly.

"Even if it is," Shijie obviously felt that he had said too much, and laughed dryly, "I guess it's a guess, and I don't know for sure." ”

Jerk Chao Shijie raised his glass and took a sip: "Uncle Zhang, you and Lord Ding are so high as the juniors, the juniors are ashamed." Tai Kee is a big temple, and I can't ask for it if I can let a little monk step into the temple gate. Especially Huitong Bank, the younger generation can learn art from Uncle Zhang, which is a blessing from the third generation. ”

"Hehehe," Shijie also raised his glass, "When the virtuous nephew said this, Uncle Zhang smiled from ear to ear. To tell you the truth, I have long been in love with your character. There is a specialization in the art industry, and the bank is different from the money bank, and there is indeed some knowledge. As long as you are willing to study hard, Uncle Zhang will give you what you know as soon as possible while you have the energy now. When you pick up the stubble, Uncle Zhang can return to his hometown. ”

"Uncle Xie Zhang's cultivation. May I ask Uncle Zhang, what have you been busy with lately? ”

"As soon as you enter this door, you are not an outsider, and Uncle Zhang will not hide it from you. I've been worrying about money for the past few days! ”

"Uncle Zhang," jeju smiled, "right now in Shanghai, except for the foreigner bank, count your Huitong." Why are you still worried about getting into the nest of silver? ”

Shijie lowered his voice: "The master instructed me to take out 2.5 million taels of silver within ten days. The bank focuses on turnover, and the treasury does not have a lot of attention, and I have only made 1.8 million taels, which is still 700,000 taels! ”

"Why do you need to talk so much?"

"I don't know, it's the words of the car manager. I asked why, and he asked me to talk a lot, just prepare the money! Alas, jerk, at this point, I also have to tell you, you have to prepare more, sometimes, good soup and good dishes are not delicious. ”

Jeju lowered his head to drink tea for a while, and put down the teacup: "Uncle Zhang is right." "Arch your hand," Uncle Zhang, the good thing you talked about is directly related to the future of the younger generation, let the younger generation consider it for three days, is it successful?" ”

"Okay," Shijie nodded, "Uncle Zhang will wait for you for three days." ”

Bidding farewell to Shijie, Jeju went straight to the General Chamber of Commerce, and saw Zhu Heyi, who had not yet discussed the matter, and the phone rang.

Heyi answered the phone, didn't listen to a few words, his face changed, put down the microphone, and turned to jerk: "Quick, something happened to the Cha family!" ”

The two hurried to Chafu and saw that the gate was open, there were no guards, and the courtyard was in a commotion.

The two of them walked into the courtyard quickly, but when they saw people coming and going, the men, women and children of the Cha family were all at a loss, crying and crying, like the end of the world. When the two were in a panic, the housekeeper greeted them and introduced them into the back hall to check the old man's smoking room, and explained what happened in the house while walking: Runfengyuan was seized by Shanghai Road!

Zha Jinlai was blank, and knelt in front of the wooden couch that Old Man Zha enjoyed before his death. On the wooden couch, there is a hookah imported from Arabia that the old man used during his lifetime.

He Yi and Jerk looked at each other and stood outside the door.

The housekeeper entered the door and whispered: "Master, I wish the master and Master Wu are here!" ”

Cha Jinlai turned around, changed his knees to sitting, smiled wryly at the two, and pointed to the guest seats in the hall.

He Yi and Jerk didn't go to their seats, but sat down cross-legged on the floor across from him.

"Jinlai," Heyi asked urgently, "Why did Lord Cai suddenly seize the bank?" ”

Zha Jinlai shook his head and let out another wry smile.

"Isn't there still a period of Chenguang, how can Lord Cai..."

"Alas," Cha Jinlai sighed, "I don't understand. Originally, it was said, but the surname Cai turned his face when he said that he would turn his face and not listen to my explanation at all! ”

"There's a reason, right?"

"I think about it, there is no other possibility, it is estimated that this ship is still in Peng Weilun's place, and it is the iron heart surnamed Peng who put me to death!"

"Yes," Heyi nodded, "according to the convention, it shouldn't be in such a hurry." Even if it is a handover, there should be a deadline. If there was no pressure, presumably Lord Cai would not be so reckless! ”

"Don't say it's love, he doesn't even talk about the laws of the court and the rules of the rivers and lakes!"

Jeju suddenly remembered something, and shuddered, and Zhang Shijie's voice sounded in his ears: "The master ordered me to take out 2.5 million taels of silver within ten days... ”

Heyi noticed the change in Jerk: "Jerk, what's wrong with you?" ”

Jeju frowned: "Is it..."

"Virtuous nephew, what's the matter?" Cha Jinlai also looked at it.

Jerk was hesitating, and the housekeeper hurriedly walked in and whispered, "Master, someone sent an urgent letter!" He said with both hands.

Jinlai took it: "Who sent it?" ”

"I don't know, it's a middle-aged man, wearing a robe and sunglasses, and when I ask him his name, he won't report it, as long as I send this letter to you!"

Jin Lai looked at it, his face lit up, and he suddenly jumped up and walked back and forth in the room.

Heyi and jerk looked at Jinlai.

Jinlai took out the letter and looked at it for a while, his emotions became more and more excited, his fists gradually clenched, and his teeth clenched.

Heyi couldn't hold back: "Brother Jinlai, what's the matter?" ”

Jin Lai returned to his original position, sat down, slapped the letter in the palm of his hand a few times, and his voice squeezed out from between his teeth: "Niang Xi, I didn't expect that the surname Peng would also fall into my hands!" ”

"Oh?"

Jin Lai handed the letter over: "You two also take a look!" ”

After reading the righteousness, he handed it to the jerk.

Jerk up to read the letter, his head banged, and his voice trembled: "Oh my God! ”

"Jerk?" He Yi was stunned.

Jerk turned to Jinlai: "Uncle Cha, where do you want to do it?" ”

Jinlai stretched out his hand to take the letter, carefully packed it, and snorted in his nostrils: "How can I do it?" Blood for blood, tooth for tooth! The surname Peng doesn't make me feel better, and I don't let him have a better time! ”

Jeju was anxious: "Uncle Cha, I can't help it!" ”

"Oh?"

"Runfengyuan collapsed, and half of the market collapsed. If the source of goodness and righteousness falls again, the market will collapse! ”

Jinlai's face was distorted, and he hummed again in his nostrils: "Uncle Cha has nothing left, whether the market collapses or not, Uncle Cha is a!" ”

Jerk was stunned: "Uncle Cha? ”

"There's no one to discuss the matter, I'm going to find his surname Cai and let them bite it!" Cha Jinlai stood up and rushed out of the house in desperation.

Jin Lai hurried to Daotai Mansion and presented the secret letter to Cai Daotai, and said excitedly: "My lord, please take a look!" ”

Cai Daotai hurriedly browsed and looked at Zha Jinlai: "Who gave it to you?" ”

"I don't know. I wonder which friend can't see it, and it's inconvenient to show up, so "Jinlai stopped."

"Brother Jinlai," Cai Daotai looked at it again, and there was no doubt about it, his teeth clenched, and he clenched his fists, "Since this person is unkind, we don't need to give a handout." It's inconvenient for me to come forward on this matter, you ask to see Lord Ding, Huitong Bank is under the Ministry of Posts and Communications, and Lord Ding is both the Minister of Posts and Communications and the initiator of Huitong Bank, so he will not ask about this matter. As long as the adults order to check the accounts of the Tianjin branch, the pot of wine surnamed Peng will be drunk! I also report to Mr. Zhang here, and the surname of the impeachment branch is Chen, so that his life will not be easy! ”

Jin Lai arched his hand: "Master Xie for guidance!" ”

Jinlai turned to Ding's mansion and knelt down in front of Ding Chengen and cried: "Uncle Ding..."

"Virtuous nephew, please get up!" Lord Ding helped him to the chair with his own hands, "Uncle Ding knows about your family's affairs, but I didn't expect it to be serious." Alas, it's just that Uncle Ding can't talk anymore. ”

"Uncle Ding, Runfengyuan has come to this point, and it was all Peng Weilun's fault. The surnamed Peng relied on the power of Lord Yuan to force Run Fengyuan to repay the loan, not to mention the bankruptcy of the little nephew, which slandered Lord Cai and caused Lord Cai to be dismissed. But the embezzlement of public funds by Shanyiyuan is far greater than that of Runfengyuan, how should this account be calculated? ”

Lord Ding pretended to be surprised: "Embezzlement? Is there such a thing? ”

"Your Excellency, please look!" Jinlai took out the letter from his bag and presented it with both hands.

Master Ding read it carefully, his brows tightened, his lips trembled, and he put down the letter for a while: "Jinlai, where did you get this letter?" ”

"Anonymously sent by an informed friend."

"How is this possible?" Ding Chengen hurriedly turned the Buddha beads, "Shanyiyuan embezzled seven million taels of silver from Huitong Bank, and Uncle Ding, as the Minister of Posts and Communications and the initiator of Huitong Bank, didn't know a single star!" ”

"Uncle Ding, there will be nothing wrong with the matter. When the rubber stock was fierce, Shanyiyuan shot earlier than Runfengyuan, and the scale of investment was larger than Runfengyuan, Runfengyuan was stretched, but he Shanyiyuan was safe and sound, and the little nephew has been wondering, seeing this letter, the little nephew only knew the answer! If Uncle Ding doesn't believe it, he can send someone to the Tianjin branch to check the accounts and check the treasury money. If the book and the treasury are clean, the foolish nephew is willing to accept the sin of slander and loyalty! ”

"This is not a good nephew. The Tianjin branch was still under the jurisdiction of Uncle Ding, so Uncle Ding arranged for the waiter of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to ask him to go to the Tianjin branch to check the accounts. If it is true, I will report to the prince and punish him severely! ”

Jin Lai wept: "Uncle Xie Ding is complete!" ”

The next morning, in front of the gate of the General Chamber of Commerce, more than 20 members of the Chamber of Commerce pointed fingers and shouted to tear down the signboard of the General Chamber of Commerce.

The doorman was alone, his hands outstretched, and he was stubbornly guarding the sign.

There was no stalemate for long, and the crazy members set up the door guards, took down the signboard with all their hands, stepped on it for a while, and walked away.

As soon as everyone left, a carriage galloped in, and Heyi jumped out of the carriage and hurried over.

The pace of the two of them became slower and slower.

In front of the gate, the doorman sat on the ground with a broken signboard and wept. The hall was in shambles, and many tables and chairs were overturned.

Heyi walked over and helped the doorman up.

Jerk walked up to the signboard of the general business association, crouched down, and examined it carefully.

"Lao Liu, are you injured?" Heyi looked at the doorman and asked with concern.

Lao Liu shook his head.

"How can you talk about it?"

"They said that they would always be unfair, pay the same membership dues, be the same members, and always save the city, why should they divide their relatives and not save them, only save the source of goodness and righteousness and the source of Runfeng?"

He Yi took a long breath.

"When they left, they asked me to give you a message that they were going to withdraw from the membership and asked you to return the membership fee to them!"

Heyi smiled bitterly: "Lao Liu, you have suffered!" He took out two more silver dollars and handed them to the other doorman, "Lao Jia, you accompany Lao Liu to the bar for a few drinks to suppress Lao Liu's shock." ”

Lao Jia hesitated: "This gate..."

"With me and Wu Yidong here, it's okay!"

Lao Jia picked up Lao Liu and slowly walked out of the door.

Heyi smiled bitterly and looked at Jeje: "Let's go." ”

Jerk picked up the broken signboard and followed Heyi upstairs.

The two walked into the prime minister's room, and Zhu Heyi sat heavily on the sofa and pointed to the opposite guest seat.

Jerk put the chamber of commerce sign in a corner, put it down, walked over, and sat down.

"Alas," Heyi sighed, "Jerk, this day, just look at it and it will collapse!" ”

"Yes." The jerk is also a sigh.

"Yesterday at Cha's house, it seems that I heard something in your words, there is no one else, can you tell Uncle Zhu about it!"

"A few days ago, Uncle Cha asked me to go to Guangzhao to make peace, and discussed the dispute with Uncle Peng about the snipe and mussels, and Uncle Peng asked me who the fisherman was. I didn't answer, because I wasn't sure who would be a fisherman. Today's events have made me understand. ”

"Oh? Who is the fisherman? ”

"Lord Ding!"

"This..." He is an important minister of the imperial court, the market collapses, and the Qing Dynasty is over, is he..."

Raised his eyebrows and twisted his eyebrows: "The Qing Dynasty will collapse sooner or later, as for when it will collapse and in what way, Lord Ding knows better than us!" ”

"Isn't this making a fortune?"

Jerk looked solemn.

"Do you have any evidence?"

"Yesterday, Uncle Zhang invited me to the Shanghai branch of Huitong Bank to be his assistant, and he said that it was ordered by Lord Ding. Talking about the banking matter, he said that he was busy raising money, and he wanted to raise 2.5 million taels of cash. I once thought that this money was used to save the market, and it was not until Runfengyuan was seized that I understood the use of this money! ”

Heyi gasped.

"It's terrible not here. The letter that Uncle Cha received just now made me even more worried. If unsurprisingly, the letter...

Proper hairs stand on end.

"Uncle Zhu," Jeju shook his head slightly, "the little nephew is beginning to understand why the Qing Dynasty has come to this point. Meng Fuzi once said: 'A thief is a thief, a thief is a thief, a thief is a thief, and a thief is a husband.' 'The whole country, there are many people with one husband, and the building does not fall, there is no heavenly reason! ”

"This, this, this, how can you do it? The world is too big for us to manage, but this Shanghai market, it's right in front of us, and we can't watch it collapse all at once! You're Zhiduoxing, what's the solution? ”

"Yes!"

Heyi leaned over: "What's the way, talk about it quickly!" ”

Jerk pointed to the broken sign in the corner: "That's it!" ”

Heyi leaned back and smiled bitterly: "You also saw it." For a few months, the building was deserted, and only today it is more lively, and it is here to tear down the sign. Jerk, people's hearts are really scattered. Don't say that it is a business association, even if all walks of life help each other, there are few gatherings. This rubber storm has poured cold on everyone's hearts! ”

"Uncle Zhu, the colder the heart, the more warmth is needed; The more fragmented the guilds, the more they need to be integrated; The more the market collapses, the more it needs to be rebuilt. Warm-hearted, gathering people and rebuilding the market, these three major events, we refer to the unreliable court, the official government, and the foreigners. We can only rely on ourselves, we must reinvigorate the Chamber of Commerce! ”

Heyi took a long breath: "Let's talk about it, how to revive, do you have a good plan?" ”

"Looking at the current situation, Lord Ding has eaten the source of Fengyuan, and we can't let the source of goodness and righteousness fall away. You gather relevant helpers, discuss the plan, and give a helping hand to the source of goodness and righteousness, and I will also work with Uncle Peng..."

"No! Not! He Yi waved his hand again and again, interrupting him, "Jerk, you think about this matter too simply. If you hold a meeting to help Shanyiyuan, don't say anything else, just the gate of the Siming Mansion, Uncle Zhu is afraid that it will be difficult to enter in this life! ”

"This..."

"Jerk, you can think of another way. As long as you can do it, Uncle Zhu will definitely listen to you! ”

Jerk smiled bitterly and lowered his head.

In the Guangzhao Hall, Peng Weilun had an emergency meeting with a group of Cantonese businessmen.

The crowd was worried.

Mark Liu hurriedly walked in and said hatefully: "Brother Peng, I figured it out, it's the Cha family who is behind the ghost!" ”

Everyone was amazed.

Peng Weilun sighed: "Alas, regret shouldn't be!" ”

"Brother Peng, what should I regret?" Mark Liu asked.

"Wu Jeju advised me twice, but I didn't listen to it twice, and both of them were a failure!"

"Brother Peng?"

"Okay, let's not talk about that." Peng Weilun waved his hand and turned to everyone, "The matter is out, you are all shareholders of Shanyiyuan, let's discuss how to raise funds." This big hole will have to be filled sooner or later! ”