In front of the United Bank, notices began to be posted.

When the news came out, the capital was in an uproar.

Especially for the Taiping Mansion, it is nothing less than a worse situation.

Originally, these days, people were panicked.

Not only major commercial houses, but even ordinary small and medium-sized merchants are now struggling to maintain.

Coupled with a lot of news, it makes people feel even more flustered.

In this atmosphere, there is a problem with the United Bank.

If something goes wrong, you have to protect yourself, and the only way to protect yourself is to reduce your loans.

But this is nothing less than a catastrophe for all merchants.

In the past few years, the market has been too good, and many commercial banks and merchants have borrowed a lot in order to expand their operations.

After all, if you borrow money, you can generate countless profits, and even if you repay the loan plus interest, it is profitable.

But now, the news released by this money bank is basically telling everyone that everyone's capital chain has been broken.

"Master, master......"

Inside the Lide Firm, an eager voice sounded.

An accountkeeper came in a hurry, and he entered the inner room at the back of the firm, panting.

And Zhang Zheng, the proprietor of Lide Commercial Bank, was sitting in front of the table worriedly at this time, and when he heard the voice of the accounting room, he barely cheered up.

Zhang Zheng used to be a showman, but since then, he has failed many township examinations, coupled with the poor management of his family, he had no choice but to engage in business.

Who knew that he was thriving in Qixia, and slowly the business began to get bigger.

This is actually easy to understand, after all, after reading the book, coupled with the opportunity of Qixia's development, although the family was defeated at the beginning, the silver in his hand was still richer than ordinary people.

Nowadays, this Lide firm has operated a lot of business, contracted a mine, and has a printing and dyeing workshop, and its strength cannot be underestimated.

As the name suggests, the reason why this Lide firm was named Lide is that it is an excerpt of the words of meritorious service, speech, and virtue, and Zhang Zheng wants to use this to show his identity as a former scholar.

In his life, he failed to study, the imperial examination was hopeless, and he was afraid that there was no hope for meritorious service and speech, so he had to use the word Lide to show himself.

In the past few years, it has been smooth, so in his extremely exquisite study, he has collected a lot of calligraphy and paintings, unique books and ancient books.

In the past, Zhang Zheng liked to read books and observe some ancient paintings here, but now, he has no mood for this.

"How's it going?" Zhang Zheng looked closely at the account room.

The bookkeeper looked at Zhang Zheng with a miserable face and replied: "I have already negotiated with the United Bank, and they said that they really can't lend money, and this is not a credit problem...... It's ......"

Zhang Zheng's face became even more ugly when he heard this, he staggered to his feet, and his eyes suddenly lost their brightness.

After a long time, his lips twitched, and he said hard: "What about the shopkeeper Zhou, who is good friends with us on weekdays, what does he say?" ”

The bookkeeper said with a bitter face: "He refused to see the student, but only asked someone to tell the student, saying that he couldn't do it anymore, although he knew that the master was a trustworthy person, but now he ...... It is difficult for everyone, and this is the meaning of His Royal Highness the King of Wuhu County, the chief shopkeeper of the commercial bank, Master Zhu Jin, personally presiding, how can he dare to show favoritism? I just said that I can't live with the master, and I hope the master will forgive me and think of a way for myself. ”

Zhang Zheng listened, as if he had been drained of his strength all of a sudden, and sat down on the chair.

His face was gloomy, his lips trembled, and he muttered, "Think of it yourself, how to figure it out yourself...... On the side of the steel workshop, they also encountered difficulties, and they couldn't pay for the ore supplied by our mine, and now the money bank refuses to borrow. In this case, how can this business house be maintained? Hundreds of people are waiting for the moon, and there are ...... So many ...... in the warehouse"

He seemed to have aged ten years all of a sudden, and his former vigor disappeared at this moment.

Lide Commercial Bank has been operating so far, this is his hard work, and now, if the money bank can't get a loan, the capital chain will be completely broken.

Even the money bank refuses to borrow money, so who else in this world is willing to lend him money to tide over the difficulties?

This also means that in less than a month, Lide Commercial Bank may have to close its doors completely.

And he ...... There are a lot of debts on his body, and now in this market, even if he closes his doors, the mines on hand and workshops are not valuable, and there is no possibility of even repaying the debts.

Overnight, the person who used to have a lot of money in his waist has now suddenly become a poor ghost with debts.

Who accepted this?

The bookkeeper sighed and said, "Master, it's time to find another way out." ”

"There's no way out." Zhang Zheng turned pale, shook his head and said, "It's over, it's all over......"

"That's right."

But the account room suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "Master, listen to what Qian Zhuang said...... This tightening of the bank, and even the current market situation, is because of ......"

Speaking of this, the account room suddenly stopped.

Zhang Zheng raised his head and looked closely at the bookkeeper: "You go on." ”

The account clerk hesitated for a moment, and finally continued: "It is said that it is because of the assassination of His Majesty and the county king in Jiangxi, which made His Majesty and His Royal Highness the county king lose confidence in the new policy, and he also said, ......"

When Zhang Zheng heard this, he immediately said angrily: "The good new deal is abandoned halfway because of this? ”

The bookkeeper smiled bitterly: "There is no way to do this, sir, think about it, now the whole world is opposing the new policy, all prefectures and counties, and hundreds of officials in the DPRK and China, which one is not like this?" Your Majesty doesn't say how to think about it, but His Royal Highness the King of the County has heard that he has also begun to retreat now, and he heard that ...... Now he sleeps in armor, and there are a large number of guards around him, and the lord doesn't want to think about how many people now hate the king of the county because of the new policy. Although His Royal Highness the King of the County has been favored and the scenery is for a while, it is ...... He's scared too......"

"I also heard that now the county king has begun to recruit Wuhu Wei, obviously...... This is intended for self-preservation. The account room said with a bit of deep understanding: "After all, the way it is now, the lord is only losing money, but if you go on like this, His Royal Highness the King of the County will lose his life." ”

With just one word, Zhang Zheng seemed to have fallen into an ice cave all of a sudden, trembling all over.

He shuddered, and said involuntarily: "I didn't just lose money, this is my life, my family is all on this transaction......"

As he spoke, Zhang Zheng choked up.

What a despair, all of a sudden, there was nothing.

The account room sighed faintly, he shook his head, in the trading house, he is Zhang Zheng's confidant, and he is naturally treated well.

But now that the market is over, Zhang Zheng, the owner, is over, and he is afraid that he will leave this business house, and if he wants to make a living in the future, he is afraid that it will not be easy.

So the account room couldn't help but say: "It's really strange, how can our new policy be hated by the people of the world?" Do the people all over the world really regard the New Deal as a thorn in their side? ”

Zhang Zhengmo sat silently, silent.

The bookkeeper continued: "But I heard that many poems and articles in Qixia are now ridiculing the New Deal, and there are many great Confucian ......."

At this moment, Zhang Zheng suddenly shouted: "A group of clowns jumping off the beam." ”

This loud shout startled the account office all of a sudden.

Zhang Zheng's eyes were red.

You must know that Zhang Zheng did not have such an attitude towards some Confucians.

After all, Zhang Zheng was also a scholar, and even many merchants who were not born as scholars also paid tribute to these great Confucians.

This is actually understandable, Shang Jia has been in a state of suppression, although many people have earned silver, but in front of the great Confucianism and scholars, they are still inferior, and even many people, in order to be vassals and elegant, strive to make friends with some famous Confucians and scholars, send money and gifts, and purchase a large number of ink treasures and calligraphy and paintings.

It seems that as long as I can barely make friends with them, I also have a bookish atmosphere.

As for the words of Confucianism, although many people do not understand it very well, they are also quite convinced.

Because people quote scriptures, and the head of what they say is the Tao.

Because of this, although the Taiping Mansion had silver, there were also a lot of great Confucians, who were respectfully invited, paid all kinds of carriage and horse expenses, and gave them great preferential treatment, and invited them to teach some knowledge.

Zhang Zheng is one of them, he spent a lot of money in order to make friends with a certain scholar, until the other party was willing to condescend to come, and he even asked people to send carriages and horses directly to meet them at their residences, which was very courteous.

Therefore, there is an indescribable atmosphere up and down Qixia, and everyone is counting on climbing this style of study.

It's just that Zhang Zheng's eyes are red at this moment, and his bloodshot eyes are just gloomy and cold.

In the past, he wouldn't have thought much about these questions, because these questions were the business of those big people in the temple. The Taiping Mansion has always been protected by Zhang Anshi, and they can earn money with peace of mind, and occasionally become vassals and elegant.

But now, everything is lost, and suddenly there is a feeling as if someone has been fooled.

His body trembled, and he suddenly raised his head and said, "I heard that Mr. Zhou, is he still in Qixia these two days?" ”

The account clerk subconsciously frowned and said, "Master, at this time, do you still have the leisure to pay homage to Mr. Zhou?" ”

There was no expression on Zhang's face, and he stood up.

The ups and downs of the business sea, people like him are by no means good at stubble, let alone vegetarian characters.

His eyes were half-open and half-closed, and he said in a deep voice: "People's hearts...... Popularity...... Yes, in our Ming Dynasty, everyone is against the New Deal, and everyone regards the New Deal as a bad government...... His Majesty's implementation of the new policy was actually assassinated, and the king of Wuhu County is now retreating...... The hearts of the people in the world are ...... I'm not here. ”

The bookkeeper stared at Zhang Zheng.

Zhang Zheng said again with a smile: "The old man is finished, but even if he is finished, he can't become a beggar silently......"

The account room was silent, and he gradually understood.

Zhang Zhengtu sat down again, and seemed to have a little more energy at this moment, and said: "A few of the Zeng Dong's family, let people go and make an appointment, and invite them to Zuiyue Tower for a drink tomorrow." Besides...... On the side of the mine, tell the shopkeeper Wu that he can listen to it at any time and pay for it...... Tell him...... It's not impossible for this salary to be paid, but it's ......"

Zhang Zheng's voice became lower and lower.

The bookkeeper listened, and his face changed.

At this time, he saw the ruthlessness exuded by Zhang Zheng again.

People who dare to do business, but can do business to this point, can never just be kind to others, long-sleeved and good at dancing.

Under the cloak of always smiling and welcoming people, the ferocity of desperate for profit was immediately revealed at this time.

Zhang Zheng said slowly: "There are still ...... At the printing and dyeing workshop, call some of the principals to come to me tonight, and I have something to command. ”

The bookkeeper was surprised: "Master, this ...... Nothing will happen, right? ”

There was no expression on Zhang's face, just his lips moved lightly, and he said calmly: "If they don't teach us to live, I will teach them to die!" ”

The bookkeeper didn't say anything more, he only groaned slightly and nodded.

In a sense, Zhang Zheng's words didn't speak to his heart.

…………

Capital...... Perch.

In many restaurants, there are suddenly a lot of customers.

They went straight up to the wings and closed the doors and windows.

Then, one by one, people in cloth clothes slowly came out.

Pamphlets began to appear in mines and workshops.

In fact, there were many such pamphlets in the past.

Zhang Anshi set up a newspaper, but because of the development of commerce, the cost of printing was greatly reduced, but Zhang Anshi did not dare to run other newspapers.

It's not that this newspaper is unprofitable, but that this thing is a propaganda weapon in this era.

It is precisely because it is a sharp weapon that Zhang Anshi will never dare to touch it.

He's not a fool, and once this thing comes out, he'll be the first to be beaten.

After all, the knowledge of the world, the vast majority of people who dance and write ink, are on the opposite side of Zhang Anshi, if this inspires those gentry and scholars, Zhang Anshi will be pressed on the ground by various newspapers and rubbed repeatedly, and then by the readers.

However, the development of the printing industry, although there were no newspapers, also made all kinds of printed pamphlets popular, most of which were articles by some readers.

But now, in the past few days, a strange pamphlet has begun to appear, which has been circulating like crazy in the capital and Taiping Mansion, and has penetrated into the workshops and markets.

One bad news after another began to circulate.

The funds are going to be cut off, and the major commercial banks and workshops and even merchants are afraid that they will not be guaranteed.

His Royal Highness the King of the County has already planned to retire, and he is determined to be a free prince with peace of mind and no longer care about the world.

If the transaction fails, I am afraid that a large number of employees may have to be fired, and everyone will find their own way out in the future.

At this time, the teenagers and children who were studying in school also began to notice that their parents were worried, and they had begun to mumble in a low voice about returning to their hometowns and not being able to go to school.

At this time, the capital and Qixia ushered in early winter.

The cold wind is like a bone, which adds another chill to the place.

At this time, a secret report was also sent to the desk of the county king's mansion.

Yang Pu looked at the recitals one by one, and at the same time responded with a pen.

It's just that these messages are intertwined together, with Yang Pu's many years of experience, how can he not know what might happen?

All of this made him feel like a man on his back.

Deep in my heart, there is an indescribable sense of fear.

But at this time, he had to calm down and make a calm appearance.

He knows better than anyone that this is not only Zhang Anshi's trust in him, but at the same time, it is also a temptation for him.

He closed his eyes, and knew very well in his heart that after experiencing this incident, even if he was completely hooked up with Zhang Anshi, from then on, he would be a real person in the same boat.

He looked like an understatement, and occasionally chatted with the scribes who were also in the county king's mansion.

More often than not, of course, he's figuring out what might happen next.

The more he deduced, the more he dared not imagine.

So, he waited calmly.

Zhang Anshi went directly to the model camp.

Most of the model battalion has entered the palace garrison, and there is also a team of men and horses, temporarily stationed in Qixia.

Zhang Anshi seems to be fine, and everything in the outside world seems to have nothing to do with him.

The most important thing for young people is to protect themselves.

Otherwise, this young man must not live long.

Even, he didn't even bother to read the report sent by the county king's mansion, anyway, he was in the camp, and his wife and children had been sent to the East Palace to live temporarily.

Right now......

When the news of this money bank came out, some people inevitably realized something.

It seems that both sides of each other are counting on being able to fight hard.

There has been a great deal of history about the United Bank.

It is said that after the United Money Bank stopped lending, people were panicked, which shows the harm of the new deal.

Zhu Di didn't react too much to this, just smiled.

However, as usual, he still participated in court meetings and court meetings.

In the court meeting held in the Chongwen Palace, the scholar of Hanlin suddenly talked about the allusion of Lü Buwei.

Zhu Di could only listen to it without a ride.

Liu Zhan, the attendant of the lecture, said with great interest: "Your Majesty, Lü Buwei is just a businessman, but he regards the prince of Qin as a strange commodity and thinks that strange goods are habitable, and because of this, he has become the minister of Qin, which shows that the harm of unindoctrination in this world can be seen...... Now I hear that there are complaints everywhere......"

Zhu Di asked casually: "What are the people of the world complaining about?" ”

Liu Zhan immediately said: "Complaining about some of the measures of the New Deal......"

His words are precise, he is not against the New Deal, he is against some initiatives.

In this way, it is possible to attack and retreat.

Zhu Di was neither happy nor angry, and said casually: "In this way, everyone is resentful of this new deal." ”

Liu Zhan said indignantly: "What the ministers have heard and seen, there are many resentful people, and the saints have always taken the heart of the world as their hearts, the thoughts of the people of the world, and obeyed the will of the people......

Liu Zhan said passionately.

Zhu Di interrupted him suddenly: "You say this, I want to be good? But what is good? ”

"The thoughts of the people are good."

Zhu Di smiled and looked at Liu Zhan: "Where are the people?" ”

"People are everywhere."

Zhu Di said: "But I learned...... Many of these people are grateful to the new policy. ”

Liu Zhan subconsciously said, "Your Majesty...... How many people do you know? ”

Liu Zhan's heart was actually a little surprised, after all, the Hanlin people had already recited the scriptures on this issue in front of His Majesty, and His Majesty had always shown disdain.

Who knew that today, His Majesty would be interested in discussing with him.

He is not afraid of a patient discussion with Zhu Di, but he is afraid that Zhu Di will be bad, after all, with Hanlin's knowledge, he is obviously beating Zhu Di, a 'big old man'.

(End of chapter)