If you don't say it, Lin Zhenwei really wants to go back like this and see Zhao Dagui's reaction, but seeing that the other party is a gold owner and a particularly rich gold owner, he can only suppress the funny thoughts and listen to Zhao Dagui's statement.

However, Zhao Dagui's next request was extremely outrageous, and Lin Zhenwei couldn't understand it for a while, and after arguing with Zhao Dagui for a long time, he reluctantly agreed.

The people of the Fuwei Dart Bureau continued to guard the silk reeling factory, but there was a major event at dawn, it turned out that there was a fire in the silk reeling factory building, and the raging flames engulfed the core area of the factory where a large number of silk reeling machines and boilers and other equipment were stored.

After dawn, the merchants in Shanghai got the news that there were bandits who invaded the silk reeling factory of the Dagui trading house on the pidgin side, cut people when they saw them, and robbed them when they saw good things.

However, the bandits were so fierce that they set a fire to the silk reeling factory and burned it down, and it is said that the entire factory was in ruins.

It is rumored that after Zhao Dagui and Zhao Daguan learned the news, they beat their chests and feet on the factory building that was burned to the ruins, and howled and cried.

"This Master Zhao is really unlucky, he still encountered this kind of thing, it's a pity. This is sympathetic to Zhao Dagui.

"He should have this catastrophe, he encountered a bandit interception last year, and this year there is such a thing, or he is not lucky enough to suppress his wealth. "This is a fatalist.

"Ah, no, I still have a lot of bills of lading from the big and expensive firms, and I have to cash them out quickly. "This is the bill of lading speculator who suddenly understood.

There are one and two, after the first merchant reacted, the rest of the people all changed color, the goods of the Dagui trading house were burned, what to do with the bill of lading in his hand, did it become a pile of waste paper.

In addition to the factory silk produced in the factory, the silk, tea and foreign cloth purchased by the Dagui Commercial Bank are kept in the warehouse of the silk reeling factory, which is known to many people.

In this way, the goods on the bill of lading purchased by yourself may not be delivered.

Not long after, in the morning, hundreds of merchants gathered at the gate of the original silk reeling factory, and wanted to go inside, but were stopped by the shopkeepers of the Dagui trading house.

Looking at the door, most of the buildings have been preserved, but the two factories have burned down, burned into ruins, black, and still smoking.

However, no matter how much the building burned and how much was left, the psychological impact on the merchants was the same.

"I have a bill of lading from your firm here, and I have to cash in and get the goods now. Immediately, a businessman reacted, feeling that the Dagui firm was over, and waved the bill of lading in his hand and said.

"We, too—" The other merchants shouted as well, and many wanted to rush into the factory and get their things directly.

However, the guys of the Dagui Commercial Bank naturally wouldn't let people in easily, and dozens of guys stepped forward at that time to block the door and prevent people from entering.

At this moment, the merchants holding the bill of lading outside wanted to rush in, but the people from the trading house did not let them in, and they were deadlocked at the door, pushing each other, and the situation became very chaotic.

Just when it was a mess, there was a sudden sound of gongs, covering all the noise at the door, and when everyone stopped and looked, they found that a group of people appeared on the stage, cough cough, it was Zhao Dagui who came out of the factory with dozens of people.

At this time, Zhao Dagui's face was extremely pale, his eyes were deep-set, and he looked extremely haggard.

"My old and young masters of the Qing Dynasty," Zhao Dagui motioned to his subordinates to stop beating the gong, and as soon as he shouted, he felt that the taste was wrong, and hurriedly changed his tone, "Fathers and fellow villagers in Shanghai, well, my business colleagues in the magic capital, you have come to my factory today, I understand your feelings, aren't you worried that the goods of Dagui Commercial Bank will be burned and you will not be able to honor the contract on the bill of lading?"

Rest assured, I, Zhao Dagui, have always paid attention to fairness and fairness in doing business, and please believe in the strength of our Dagui firm. ”

"Don't say anything else, the land under your feet," Zhao Dagui stepped on the ground under his feet and said: "Just these thousands of acres of the best land, all of which belong to our Dagui firm."

Even if you don't mention this land, there are several steam ships moored on the Huangpu River outside, worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, all of which belong to my noble firm.

In addition, my Dagui firm has strong financial strength, even if it is fired, some goods are burned, and it is temporarily impossible to cash the bill of lading, but it can also be done by paying liquidated damages according to the contract.

You are so anxious that you want to come and pick up the goods early in the morning, but it is actually very unnecessary. ”

Many merchants at the door couldn't help but be stunned, and then they remembered that the noble trading house has always been wealthy, even if because of the fire, burned hundreds of thousands of goods worth of goods, and there is still a very thick family foundation, it may not be able to compensate the losses of the merchants.

It's just that after all, there is a problem with Dagui Commercial Bank, just because of Zhao Dagui's few words, it seems that there is no reason for this.

The merchants at the door looked at each other and consulted with each other before finally a small merchant was introduced to speak on behalf of the people.

This businessman is over half a hundred years old, but he is quite old, and he stepped forward and said to Zhao Dagui first: "I have seen Master Zhao below, your trading house was attacked by bandits, and it is a pity to lose a lot of goods, please don't worry about the damage to your body." ”

Zhao Dagui saw that the man spoke politely, and did not immediately make trouble, but spoke his condolences first, so he had a good impression and replied: "This old man is polite." ”

"Master Zhao doesn't dare to call himself a master in person, he is just a small businessman. The man smiled bitterly and said: "Originally, your business bank suffered a disaster, and it was okay not to offer condolences and help at the lower levels, so it really shouldn't have come to run on it."

It's just that we are all small businesses, your firm has lost hundreds of thousands of goods, and it is still one of the top two commercial houses in Shanghai. ”

"If you don't take good care of your belongings, it's not my noble firm. Zhao Dagui nodded and said.

"Natural and man-made disasters are all God's business, and we understand it.

It's just that the big guys have a lot of bills of lading from your firm, although everyone is willing to be considerate, but they also hope to cash the documents as soon as possible, according to the business and the contract, they are also in charge.

We want to take these bills of lading and cash them out today, I don't know if your firm agrees or not?"

As soon as he spoke, several shopkeepers of the Dagui Commercial Bank changed color on the spot, and someone said: "We suffered a disaster last night, and you will urge the goods today, which is too unkind."

As long as the grace period is a few days, we will transfer goods from all over the country, and we will definitely be able to give you an explanation. ”