The happy life of a prodigal

The officer has not asked you what is going on, why did you bring him back and keep him in the dungeon when you were asked to go out to handle the case! ? "

Hearing this, the arrester hurriedly lowered his head, and replied: "The humble officer only understands a little bit about this matter.

It seems to be related to Mrs. Chen's case. "

The governor of Kyoto glared at the arrester, and said: "What does it mean to have a little understanding? A dignified earl, a fourth-rank general, was taken to the dungeon just because he was slightly involved in a case.

If this matter reaches His Majesty, what will His Majesty think! ? "

"This......"

The arrester obviously couldn't figure out what this matter had to do with His Majesty.

The governor of Jingdu sighed, and said: "Forget it, the matter has come to an end, it is useless to say more, let the person who escorted him into the mansion come to see this official...

"Yes, my lord!"

"After a while, you will go down and clear out a vacant house where he lives, and don't cause any troubles, let alone any conflicts.

Since he wants to live here, let him live...

I want to see how long he can live! "

Chapter 472

The court is going to war!

I don't know when, the news spread all over the streets.

At the beginning, it was just some men drinking in the restaurant discussing, but within a few days, it became the discussion among women and children chatting on the street.

The women worry that if there is a war, their men will be warned to go to the battlefield, or the price of rice and noodles will skyrocket, and their families will only be hungry.

All of them looked worried.

The children were very excited, especially the boys, who used to like to get together and fly kites.

However, now he likes to break a piece of dead wood, play the role of general and soldier, and fight on the battlefield.

However, what they don't know is that in the real battlefield, the 'dead wood' is cut on the body, and the eyes are closed, and they may never be able to open them again for the rest of their lives.

In any case, the battle has indeed begun.

No matter whether they were worried, sad, excited, or excited, the relationship between the imperial court and the Qiyan tribe and Mu's rebels had reached a point of irreconcilability.

The day before, they also heard that 20 troops from the imperial court had arrived in the four northern states...

I also heard that General Dingyuan who rode southwest on his horse back then has led a hundred thousand elite troops southward, and wants to retread the road he trod that year.

Some people believed in this news, but naturally others rejected it.

Especially some merchants who think that their vision is far beyond that of ordinary people.

In their eyes, it is absolutely impossible for the imperial court to gather 30 soldiers and horses in a short period of time.

Unless all the sixteen guards of the capital leave the capital, they know that this is impossible.

If the imperial court really sent 20 troops to the four northern continents, there would be no troops to go south to stop the Mu's rebels.

There were only so many soldiers and horses in the imperial court, and no new soldiers were recruited. They can still calculate this account.

therefore......

No one can say for sure what the final outcome of this war will be.

The only thing that can be determined is that in terms of the current situation, the imperial court is absolutely not in an advantage, and even more in a disadvantage.

These merchants know better than anyone else that troubled times are about to start, and the most important thing is real money!

No matter whether the Mu family wins or the court wins, silver is the same hard currency.

Even if the Begging Yan Department really hit the capital, it would be a big deal to take the money and go to the southwest.

No matter how bad it is, go west, I heard that through the Gobi, there is another world.

Having lived here for most of my life, it might not be a bad thing to change places.

All in all, as long as you have money in hand, where can you go in the world?

But......

Most merchants have no cash in their hands.

Most of their silver is stored in the bank.

It's not that they don't want to keep cash in their hands.

It is really inconvenient to trade this cash.

Especially for merchants like them, sometimes, a transaction can easily cost tens of thousands of taels.

If all cash is used, I am afraid that it will take a lot of effort to transport it back and forth.

The most important thing is that it may be robbed by horse bandits on the road. It is not like a bank note, it is convenient to carry in your pocket, and it is not easy to be exposed.

Even if a beggar carries 1 taels of silver in his bosom, as long as he doesn't want to reveal it, no one will know.

Moreover, these banks have all signed and pledged with the government, and there is no possibility that they will not be honored.

At least...that's how it used to be.

Therefore, most, to be precise, almost all merchants prefer to use silver notes for transactions.

However, it is different now.

When the war broke out, the imperial court was too busy to take care of themselves, so there was no time to protect those banks.

If the bank was taken over by the rebels, wouldn't all of my money become someone else's?

For these merchants, robbing their silver is more uncomfortable than killing them.

How could such a thing be allowed to happen.

Therefore, after learning from a friend that the imperial court had indeed used troops against the Mu family and the Qiyan tribe, all the major banks in the capital were crowded with people, all of whom were merchants who wanted to exchange their banknotes for cash.

As the largest bank in the capital, Baolefang is naturally the same.

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, there is no cash here, even if you get stuck here, it's useless!"

At this moment, the guys from Baolefang looked at the crowded crowd in front of them, they all showed tired expressions and shouted loudly.

"What does it mean to have no cash? When I deposited the silver, I said it clearly. When I want to withdraw it, I can take it out within a day. But now I say that there is no cash. Is this how you Baolefang bullies our people?" !?"

"That's right, why don't you have cash, I think you all want to swallow our money!!"

It was noisy outside, and so was Baolefang inside.

"Brother, if this continues, those people will have to tear down our Baolefang, you should think of a way!"

"Think of a way? Can you think of a way?"

Wang Baole frowned, glared at his younger brother, and said coldly: "Aren't you smart? Why don't you come up with a good solution for me?"

Wang Baole's younger brother was named Wang Fugui, and he was the one who made the decisions when Wang Baole was away on weekdays.

Since four or five months ago, he was reprimanded by his elder brother in front of Young Master Fangfu.

He seemed to be enlightened, learning how to trade with his elder brother.

In four or five months, I have learned a lot. Although I haven't reached the point where I can stand on my own, it is much better than before.

At this moment, he heard his elder brother's words, hesitant expression appeared on his face, after thinking for a while, he said: "Brother, I do have a way, but I don't know if you agree or not..."

Hearing this, Wang Baole was taken aback for a moment, then looked back at him, and asked, "What can I do?"

Wang Fugui thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "Brother, isn't our Baolefang with Young Master Fang..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard Wang Baole say: "You mean, let's push this matter to Young Master Fang and ask Young Master Fang to help us take care of this matter?"

Hearing this, Wang Fugui smiled and said: "Brother, think about it, there are a few people in the capital who don't know that Fangfu is behind Baolefang.

Let's just insist that all the cash in Baolefang was borrowed by the young master, and let them go to Fangfu if they have anything to do.

What kind of prestige is the young master in the capital, no matter how courageous these people are, would they dare to go to Fangfu?

Even if they are really brave, what can they do with the young master when they are in front of the young master?

At that time, as long as the time is delayed, the money from our various industries can be sent to the capital, and this matter will be considered closed.

The young master has nothing to lose, our Baolefang has nothing to lose, and those merchants...may be beaten up a few times, but in the end they have nothing to lose.

Brother, if you think about it carefully, this is a good way to get the best of all worlds! "

Chapter 473 I'm Not Here

When Wang Baole heard this, his expression didn't change much, he just looked at his younger brother and said calmly, "Is it over?"

Wang Fugui was still immersed in his own imagination, and didn't notice his brother's expression. He nodded and replied, "It's over."

Snapped--

As soon as the words fell, he felt his face was slapped, and it hurt hot.

He covered his face, looked at his elder brother with some incomprehension, and said with a little grievance: "Brother, why did you hit me?"

Wang Baole looked at him coldly, and asked, "Tell me what I taught you before."

When Wang Fugui heard this, he covered his face, thought for a moment, and replied: "Brother said, a businessman should never have the kindness of a woman."

Wang Baole's face turned dark, and he said, "Yes, you must know how to be grateful!

If there is no young master, how can Baolefang achieve such achievements and become the number one bank in the capital in just a few months?

Now that something has happened, but I want to push it to the young master..."

"I do not have!"

Wang Fugui covered his face and said loudly.

However, after raising his eyes and seeing his brother's eyes, he still only dared to whisper: "I am doing this for the young master's benefit, don't most of the money in Baolefang belong to the young master.

If I keep Baolefang, it means I keep the money of the young master. "

Hearing this, Wang Baole looked at his younger brother.

Just looked at it, didn't speak.

Wang Fugui's eyes were a little dodgy at first, but he didn't know what he thought of, and gradually straightened his back, looking at his brother without any fear.

As the saying goes, the elder brother is like the father.

In his heart, Wang Baole is such a person.

Sometimes, although he was afraid of him, he knew in his heart that his elder brother was not an unreasonable person.

The two looked at each other for a moment.

Wang Baole sighed, and said: "Brother Wei believes that you think so, but have you ever thought about it, if you do this, what will the young master think?

After this matter is over, where will our Baolefang be placed by the young master? "

"This......"

When Wang Fugui heard this, he was slightly taken aback, but he didn't know what to say.

"Forget it, I'm the one here, no matter what happens, it has nothing to do with Fangfu and the young master.

I don't believe these people dare to smash our Baolefang! "

As soon as the words fell, a loud noise was heard outside.

Both Wang Baole and Wang Fugui were startled by the sudden loud noise, and they all looked towards the door in unison.

I saw a clerk running over in a panic, shouting as he ran, "Shopkeeper, it's bad, those people are going to smash our Baolefang!"

When Wang Fugui heard this, he didn't panic, but subconsciously looked at his elder brother.

As soon as I finished speaking, it became like this, this...

Wang Baole's face also turned dark.

He originally thought that these merchants would not be able to withdraw the money and would do something that would damage Baole Fang, but he did not expect this moment to come so soon.

After all, Baolefang just suspended the cashing of bank notes this morning!