In the conference hall of the General Administration, several scholars sat on both sides, and Xu Jingchang put his hands in his hands, looking at these people.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

Jian Yi said with a stiff face: "What I want to say, 100,000 urgent, very important. ”

After he finished speaking, he didn't continue, it's important, what's important?

Xia Yuanji immediately took it, "What I want to say is also extremely important, and it must be dealt with immediately." ”

Lu Zhen even echoed: "Indeed, if you don't deal with it well, there will be a catastrophe." ”

Listening to these people keep complaining, but they refused to say it directly, Xu Jingchang really smiled, "I said that you don't need to be so anxious, right, isn't it just a few dollars?" ”

Xia Yuanji was furious, "What money?" We're talking about things, things! ”

"What's the matter?" Xu Jingchang asked.

Xia Yuanji was stunned, and finally said helplessly: "The matter of money." ”

The council hall was silent instantly, Fang Bin wanted to laugh, but he was embarrassed, so he could only hold it back, making his expression weird, so uncomfortable.

Xu Jingchang sneered: "Don't hold it, how much money you have lost, let's find a way, we can still solve it." ”

Hearing that the money might be recovered, Fang Bin immediately opened his mouth and was about to say something, but found that the others were indifferent and had to swallow it back.

Several people looked at each other and looked at each other, Xu Jingchang couldn't stand their silence, so he could only say: "Xia Shangshu, you are the head of the household, and you are also familiar with the situation in Liaodong, tell me, how did you get deceived?" ”

Xia Yuanji seemed to have been stepped on by his tail, and said sharply: "How could I be deceived?" I am a dignified household secretary and in charge of finance and taxation, how can I not even know this thing, don't you frame good people? ”

Xu Jingchang snorted: "You are a good person, so why are you in such a hurry?" ”

Xia Yuanji sighed helplessly, very helpless, "Naturally, I wasn't fooled, but the people below were involved too much, they all thought that they could make a fortune in this matter, and I couldn't tell them clearly that this was a scam." What's more, by the time I knew, a lot of people were already involved. ”

Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids and hummed, "How many people are there?" Can you say no? ”

"This number is too much, the civil and military officials of the imperial court, the wealthy merchants in Beijing, and the businessmen from other places."

When Xu Jingchang heard this, he didn't care, "If there are only these people, they will die, I don't bother to care." ”

"You can't leave it alone!" Xia Yuanji suddenly raised his voice and said angrily: "If you don't care, you won't be able to make up for the deficit in the treasury this year, and the things behind it are very serious. ”

Xu Jingchang was puzzled, several officials lost money, and a group of wealthy businessmen suffered losses, what could it have to do with him?

"I said Xia Shangshu, you won't use the money from the treasury to buy gold, right?"

"Nonsense! How could I do such a thing...... It's just that there was a little mistake on the side of the city's shipping department. ”

"Ichibu?" Xu Jingchang stood up in surprise, walked quickly in front of Xia Yuanji, and stared at him, "You made it clear to me, the City Shipping Division manages the imperial court tariffs and holds the money bags in the palace, how can the Municipal Shipping Division be involved?" ”

Faced with questioning, Xia Yuanji was very embarrassed, but it was not easy to hide.

"That's the case, the city department only settles with the palace treasury once every three months, and they have some spare money in their hands......" Xia Yuanji's voice was not high, but Xu Jingchang could also understand it.

"So they took out the money, thinking that they could earn 30% interest in half a month, and then they could just withdraw the money, right?"

"It's not!" Xia Yuanji argued: "Actually, the city boss is already very vigilant, they only put three thousand taels for the first time, and the big ones are all placed in the money bank. ”

"And then the second time it's a little bit more engaged, isn't it?"

"Nope! Obviously, it was the third time that I began to increase investment...... After all, the interest rate of the money bank is too low. Xia Yuanji said helplessly.

Xu Jingchang understood it, the city division was quite cautious at first, once or twice, and only then did he start to increase investment for the third time, but he didn't expect to be caught in it all of a sudden.

"Old Xia! The city is playing with money, and the result is still this kind of fool? Not the first time! Don't you know?"

Xia Yuanji snorted: "It's useless for you to tell me, I was still in Beiping at that time, and when I came back, they couldn't pull their hands anymore." ”

No wonder Lao Xia dared to tell the truth in front of several people, it turned out that he had already had a plan to get out.

Looking at the others again, Xu Jingchang stared at Jian Yi, "I said Jian Shangshu, your boss is not a greedy person, right?" ”

Jian Yi said: "Dingguo Gong, I swear to heaven that I will never buy any gold, even if I am thrown into prison, it is also the same thing." It's just that I'm very worried, the imperial court is advocating the development of the Liaodong gold mine, if this incident affects the whole situation and shakes the people's hearts, this matter will not end well. ”

Fang Bin also followed: "Dingguo Gong, don't hide it, as far as I know, the generals in the army, and many nobles are also involved, so that they have suffered losses, and things are even more difficult to handle." ”

Several people had sad faces, full of innocence.

Xu Jingchang knew that whether he took the initiative to participate or did not report it, these people could not escape the involvement.

It's just that there is a major event here, that is, the imperial court actually encourages the development of industry and commerce, and the gentry and even the court officials are very encouraged to invest in commerce and develop mines, especially in places like Liaodong.

These people calculated that the court did not object, with their status, there were not many who dared to deceive them, not to mention that they could earn a full thirty percent in half a month, and in such a short period of time, nothing would happen.

Even if something happens, they have a way to get the money back.

One is so smart, two are so smart, the civil and military generals of the imperial court, I don't know how many are involved.

Even if they didn't throw money into it, these people had to come to Xu Jingchang, otherwise, once it exploded, none of them would want to get out.

In the end, it was still Xia Yuanji who said: "Dingguo Gong, you should also know that there are a lot of businessmen involved this time, if the big guy's money can't be returned, in order to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall, they will inevitably run on the money bank." Once the money bank is run, something will happen to the treasure bank, and the treasure money is unstable, and we will inevitably have repeated if we want to fill the treasury. If we can't explain to Your Majesty, we won't be able to pass this hurdle! ”

Xu Jingchang rolled his eyes angrily, "You still have the face to pull me in?" Obviously, you are insatiable, you fell into it yourself, and now you have to pull the court up, believe it or not, I will tell Your Majesty directly, it's a big deal, you and your waste subordinates, all of them will be arrested and written off together! ”

Xia Yuanji's eyelids drooped and he was silent.

Jian Yi wandered out of the world and did not speak.

If we really can't escape, we admit it.

These people can also be regarded as having the pulse of Xu Jingchang...... If this matter really explodes, the courtiers will suffer heavy losses, which will inevitably shake the confidence in the development of industry and commerce, and will also affect economic development, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

The economy is a game of confidence.

To put it too far, these money-throwers, strictly speaking, are much more progressive than the conservative gentry landlords...... These guys can count as half allies.

If they are all finished, without decades, they will not be able to restore their confidence at all.

It's like a bubble, everyone knows there's a problem, but if it bursts suddenly, the consequences are really not something that everyone can bear.

"Now that the situation is here, I might as well tell you that Jinyiwei has found out some eyebrows, and it is true that someone has designed to deceive people, he did not get gold from Liaodong at all, and as for the gold mines of the Wa Kingdom, it is even more deceitful. This thing is a scam, the so-called gold mine dry stocks, is a pile of waste paper! ”

Without waiting for Xu Jingchang to finish speaking, Fang Bin, the secretary of the military department, was dark in front of his eyes and almost fainted, but fortunately Lu Zhen helped him.

"You're going to have to hold on!"

Fang Bin was heartbroken and struggled: "Dingguo Gong, no matter what, it can't really become waste paper!" ”

Xu Jingchang snorted: "Then what's the solution?" Unless you can really get the gold mines in Liaodong, and then get the gold mines from the Wa Kingdom. ”

After Xu Jingchang finished speaking, Fang Bin seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and hurriedly said: "Then, then find a way!" ”

Huang couldn't stand it anymore, so he didn't need his son-in-law to say, and said directly: "Fang Shangshu, let's leave it alone in Liaodong, let them hand over all the gold mines in the Wa Kingdom, unless they use soldiers to fight!" ”

"Then use soldiers!" Fang Bin blurted out, which actually startled him.

As we all know, these courtiers have always opposed the use of soldiers, and when they heard that Zhu Di was going to fight, they were all frightened.

Fortunately, now for the sake of their interests, they actually took the initiative to fight.

Did you hear that right?

After being stunned for a short time, Fang Bin simply turned his heart sideways, "Dingguo Gong, the Japanese state has long refused to accept the king, and there are Japanese robbers who frequently attack and disturb the coast. It is only natural that we hang the people for the crime, crusade against the unsubordinate, send troops to destroy the Japanese state, and rob the gold mines! ”

This is said in a righteous and strict manner, and it is justified and strong, which is called an impassioned one.

If you don't consider the purpose of recovering losses, this is really a qualified military secretary.

Huang Guan snorted: "Crazy, you are crazy!" Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, how can they be so nonsense? I can't agree to send troops anyway. What's more, for the sake of a liar, we don't hesitate to make a big move, if this thing gets out, we will become a laughing stock for the ages, no matter what, we can't do this. ”

Huang Guan's words were completely ignored by several people.

Xia Yuanji said: "Dingguo Gong, do you think if the imperial court sends troops to crusade against the Japanese state, what are the chances of victory?" ”

Xu Jingchang thought for a while, "The odds of winning are not small, with the elite of our fleet, if we just go to the Western Ocean, transport goods, and bully small barbarian countries, it is really a waste." If I can take the opportunity to crusade against the Japanese kingdom and raise my heavenly might, it is not impossible...... But there needs to be a suitable excuse, and it is better to let the Ryukyus, Goryeo, they go to the book, and we will push the boat with the water. ”

Jian Yi immediately said: "This is easy, Ryukyu wants to be obedient." ”

Xia Yuan Yoshiya said: "That's right, the household can come up with five million taels of military expenses, and this battle will be won!" Lao Xia said that the five million taels didn't even frown, as if it wasn't his money......