Pang Bucket has been in a bad mood during this time, it is said that as the chief shopkeeper of half a tael of gold stationed in Dawang City, his status is already very enviable, how can he be depressed?

Everything still stems from the headquarters order brought by the old man Wangcai. 81 ]?].)8〉1}Z]).>C}O〉M IT TURNS OUT THAT WHEN HALF A TAEL OF GOLD LEARNED THE NEWS THAT THE MASTER OF THE FLOWING FIRE WAS IN A COMA, THESE SHREWD BUSINESSMEN COMMITTED THE SAME OLD MISTAKES AGAIN, AND THEIR RISK-AVERSE AND GREEDY NATURE WAS EXPOSED.

Is it true that there is no money in the vault of the Great King City? The answer is definitely no, the underground vault of the Great King City has more than 10 million gold coins, and there are dozens of secret vaults on both sides of the Peishui River, and there are more than 5 million gold coins stored there.

Half two gold is not a fool, the stormy political situation in Zhongzhou Da 6, the endless peasant riots in various places, coupled with the ups and downs of the creation gate in the past few years, everything makes these businessmen feel very unsafe. And in this environment, the thriving Dawang City has naturally become the largest wealth storage place for half a tael of gold, and it is nonsense to say anything about mobilizing gold coins to other semicolons.

In the past ten years, the cooperation between Half Two Gold and Liuhuo has been intimate, and the financial requirements of Liuhuo have never said a word. And the flow of fire is interesting enough, all the tax balances of Peishui are taken out for half a tael of gold to invest, and even the two sides also raise funds to speculate on various materials in Chu in a planned way.

In the past ten years, on the surface, it seems that Liuhuo has taken a big advantage, but half a tael of gold has also secretly gained a lot of benefits, especially for the monopoly behavior of some key industries, which is indispensable for Liuhuo to help. Now Liuhuo and Ban Liang Jin have been able to control the price and trading volume of more than ninety percent of the grain, cotton, cloth, salt and other materials in the south of Chu State, and this huge control has been the dream of the shareholders of Half Liang Jin for thousands of years.

Businessmen go to the extreme, what they want is not money at all, what they want is nothing more than control.

It's a pity that the ten-year honeymoon period was completely broken because of the coma of the flowing fire. To tell the truth, Flowing Fire is really a strange thing, he is an awakened person with strength and background, and he is also an awakened person who is willing to learn the knowledge of the mortal world, in the eyes of half two golds, Flowing Fire is the only awakened person who can cooperate closely with them, and there is only this one for thousands of years.

A warlord who has the ability to protect wealth, but also to create wealth, and even respect it, is a dream partner of half a tael gold.

Today, this strong man has fallen, and no one can say whether he can wake up or not, and even a strong man like Master Liuhuo is helpless, which makes Banliangjin, who has experienced wind and rain, immediately feel the crisis.

When wealth is no longer protected, the only use for gold is to treasure it.

The temporary resolution of the half-tael gold shareholders' meeting sent the old shopkeeper of Wangcai to rush to the Dawang City and issue an order to Pang Bucket to seal the warehouse, and not a single gold coin could go out before the fire woke up.

This is the most serious financial crisis in Dawangcheng at present, a crisis caused by an extreme shortage of currency.

Pang Bucket stood by the window on the second floor, ignoring the cold wind outside, opening the window and blowing the cold wind desperately. There was a fire in his heart, a fire of indignation.

In Pang Bucket's eyes, although it is understandable for merchants to avoid danger, but also look at the situation, tens of thousands of hungry people on the border are waiting to be fed, and the number is still growing day by day, so many lives are really ignored?

Pang Bucket has applied with the old shopkeeper of Wangcai countless times, in fact, now the crisis in Dawang City has 5oo gold coins, which can definitely be passed smoothly, don't look at the private business name is very fierce and says that there is a shortage of materials or something. But Pang Bucket knows their bottom line, and the inventory in their hands can definitely support Peishui through this winter's crisis.

It's a pity that the old man of Wangcai has no right to call the shots at all, and the shareholders' meeting even sent a group of vaults that only obey the orders of the headquarters to keep them, and sealed all the vaults, even the 2o million gold coins that the iron abacus took away last time were just cash reserved for the counter, and the vault was never opened at all.

"Why did Lord Flowing Fire suddenly fall unconscious?" Pang Bucket slapped the window lattice fiercely, and the sharp wooden thorns pierced deep into the palm of his hand, and the blood instantly turned red.

Just as he was angry, suddenly there was a rumbling sound of wooden stairs outside the door, and an impatient voice came up.

"The shopkeeper, the shopkeeper, come out to greet you, Suzaku-sama is here..."

"Ahh Where..."Pang Bucket didn't care about bandaging the wound on his hand, turned around and ran out of the door, only to collide directly with the reckless guy.

"Hehe..."A gentle laugh came from the stairs, followed by Suzaku's gentle voice.

"The shopkeepers are all old acquaintances, so there is no need to be formal..."

Pang Bucket was too late, Suzaku had already walked upstairs accompanied by two maids, and quickly knelt on the ground, "See Suzaku-sama..."

At this time, Pang Bucket has already opened the pot in his heart, Lord Suzaku must have come to a showdown this time, now Liu Lao is not in Peishui, and Suzaku has the highest status in the entire administrative system, if I refuse Lord Suzaku today, then it means that half a tael of gold and Peishui are completely broken.

What should I do? How the hell am I going to explain it? The bucket on his knees was covered in sweat, and it looked like it had been dog days.

"Forget it, it's really troublesome to kneel around, you sit down, let's talk..." Suzaku kindly let Pang Bucket to the seat, and he was not polite to choose the main seat in the room and sit down.

"Shopkeeper Pang has been coming to Peishui for eleven or twelve years, right? I remember that when Dawangcheng was still a town, you had already opened the semicolon here, I remember correctly, right?"

"My lord has a good memory, I did come here with two young men when I first built the town, and I didn't make a deal for three or four months, and in the end it was the one who helped the villain open it..."

Suzaku smiled when he heard this, "Yes, I can do business with half a tael of gold, except for my family in Peishui, there is no one else, we have seen the ups and downs of more than ten years, and I have really worked hard for you..."

Pang Bucket quickly stood up when he heard the word hard work, "It's not hard, it's not hard, if there is no care from adults in the past ten years, half a tael of gold won't be able to go today..."

Suzaku glanced at him meaningfully, "Since they are all my own people, then I won't talk about outsiders, today I didn't come to borrow money from Shopkeeper Pang, I just came to ask a question..."

"Huh..." Pang Bucket was stunned when he heard that he was not borrowing money.

"Shopkeeper Pang, I only want to ask you one thing, now that Dawangcheng has half a gold semicolon, is there any money in the end..."

"Huh?" the cold sweat that Pang Bucket had just stopped dripping down with a brush, "I... I... I..."

Pang Bucket didn't fart me for a long time, and in the end it amused Suzaku.

"Okay, shopkeeper Pang, it's not difficult for me to be for you, you are really an honest gentleman, there are not many merchants like you..."

Speaking of this, Suzaku suddenly took out the golden key from his cuff and gently placed it on the table, "With this key, you should always tell the truth..."

Pang Bucket looked curiously at the table, and when the golden key with the words half two gold appeared in his sight, his legs went limp, and he fell to his knees.

"The golden key? is actually a golden key that only the top ten shareholders deserve, and the number is actually sixth..."Pang Bucket was already crying excitedly, he had seen the model of the golden key when he was an apprentice, and he had also learned the skills of distinguishing the real from the fake, but the real thing he saw for the first time today, because the golden key had not appeared for a hundred years.

"Double-layer new dragon pattern, ancient seal inscription, net weight of three taels and five coins, gold material with broken platinum broken stars... That's right, this is the real thing, this is the real thing that has not been seen in a hundred years..."

"Suzaku-sama, what is your identity, and why do you have the sixth golden key?"

Pang Bucket can't help but ask, and he doesn't dare not ask, because he knows that the shareholders who now manage the half two gold are not the real major shareholders at all, it is said that the half two gold has ten shareholders with the largest equity, never show up, and even the identity of many shareholders is not clear, except for three or four major shareholders who go to withdraw dividends every year People know their identities, and the other people seem to have disappeared out of thin air, and their dividends have accumulated in the ledger every year It is already a rather terrifying number.

Suzaku shook his head and said to Pang Bucket, "You know the rules, the golden key represents the greatest authority, except for the keys in the first rank, no one can question me, so you can't ask questions, you can only answer..."

"Now, let me ask you again, if there is any money in the treasury of Dawang City..."

At this time, Pang Bucket had regained his composure, and after saluting Suzaku, he said, "My lord..."

Just as Pang Bucket was about to answer truthfully, a voice suddenly came from outside the stairs, "There is money, of course there is money, there is still a million gold coins in the treasury of Dawangcheng, which was originally intended for emergency use, since Lord Suzaku has the authorization of the golden key, then this million gold coins will naturally be at your disposal..."

Accompanying the voice was the voice of the old man Wangcai, although he was very old, he had to salute in the face of the golden key, only to see him solemnly kneeling on the ground, kowtowing three times at the key.

The sudden appearance of the old man made Suzaku and Pang Bucket stunned for an instant, and when the number of one million was reported, a strong hatred surged up from Suzaku's heart.

"Oh, we still have a million gold coins in the vault of Dawangcheng? It's really a lot, Pang Bucket, you're really good at it..."

How could Pang Bucket not understand Suzaku's retort, but when Wangcai's murderous gaze glared at him, Pang Bucket suddenly thought of his family in Tiandu City, including the outer mansion in Dawang City, and he knew how the gang of people in the shareholders' meeting dealt with traitors, which was a crime of destroying the door.

In comparison, although the golden key is noble, after all, it has not been born for a hundred years, and compared with a dead thing and a living threat, it is still the order of the shareholders' meeting that is more important.

"The villain is ashamed, the villain is incompetent..."After speaking, Pang Bucket fell to his knees and didn't dare to say a word.

At this time, Suzaku had already understood that half a tael of gold was determined to seal the treasury, and in a hurry, she slapped the table and stood up, pointing at Wangcai's nose and shouting.

"I can't believe it, I'm going to check the treasury today, I want to see how much money is in the warehouse..."

"Don't..."Wangcai knelt on the ground and straightened his waist, "You are a major shareholder, you have the right to dispose of your dividends, but you have no right to interfere with the daily operation of half a tael, if you want to check the library, there must be an order from the general meeting of shareholders, if you don't have it, then don't let me open the door, you think I am incompetent or disobey you, you can apply for the impeachment of me at the year-end meeting, and it is simple to revoke my little shrimp with your authority..."

"In a word, I can't follow your order when there is no new order at the shareholders' meeting..."

Suzaku gritted her silver teeth and looked at the kneeling straight and upright old man Wangcai, angry and really wanted to kill, but she didn't dare, if she used violent means today, then the power of the flowing fire would lose the support of the merchants all over the world, and at that time, the foundation of Peishui would be completely shaken, and the dream of hegemony would be completely ruined.

Thinking of this, Suzaku grabbed the golden key and said fiercely, "Okay, you really have a heart, you can actually leave me a million gold coins, in this case, how can I live up to your kindness." Tomorrow at noon, send me a million gold coins to the official residence..."

After saying that, Suzaku got up and walked away, leaving only the two big shopkeepers who knelt on the ground and blew the cold wind outside the window.