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Zhao Xun smiled again and said, "Kong Ming will be jealous of our Zhao family if we act like this. If we can't join forces with the Prime Minister, we will have to find another backer. This is why I know the root cause and can understand all kinds of things."

Zhao Qing was stunned for a long time and suddenly understood, "Looking for another backer? Your Majesty and the Empress?"

Zhao Xun shook his head disdainfully, "Confused, that's your uncle's backer."

"This...could it be said that it's in the palace?" After saying that, Zhao Qing covered his mouth.The father and son exchanged glances and stopped talking. Zhao Xun called the servants, each got a new cup of tea, and the two talked about other things.

Zhang Bai also put away his consciousness here.

As expected, the Zhao family is not a fuel-efficient lamp. They deliberately save money into the bank, and they really have a purpose.

Doing this will allow the bank to have too much money in the deposit, inducing the bank to spend the money, taking advantage of the decline in value, and then intercept it halfway.

Isn’t this the method of short selling in the stock market?

The so-called short selling was not allowed in China in later generations, but it was a normal practice in Western stock markets.

Short sellers are commonly known as short sellers. Their approach is to predict in advance that the stock market will fall, so they borrow a batch of stocks or securities from securities companies in advance and sell them immediately.

When the stock market falls sharply the next day, the same amount of stocks will be bought back from the stock market, and a small amount of interest will be added to the securities company. This will generate a large price difference and form a huge profit.

Today's head of the Zhao family probably operates in a similar way. He probably sees what will fall in price on the market, sells it first, and then buys it when the price falls.

And this thing should be worth hundreds of dollars.

The act of depositing a large sum of [-] is equivalent to borrowing and selling securities.Once the price drops, it will be taken back.This is the act of taking back!This is probably what Zhao Xun said, and he wants to recover all the deposits.

But the Zhao family has an agreement with the bank, so they definitely can't just take it back.Therefore, it is necessary to gather a crowd to cause trouble and demand the withdrawal of deposits, which is what the banking industry usually calls a "run".

The only thing that is unimaginable is that, after all, it is a currency. A decline in the value of a currency means that goods generally appreciate in value.

Since the head of the Zhao family, Zhao Bai, is sure that a hundred dollars will fall in value, what exactly will increase in value?

Silk?Unlike silk, silk is a luxury item, not a necessity, and silk can almost be used as currency. The bank's purchase of silk just avoids risks.

Zhang Bai shook his head and suddenly felt that he had met his opponent for the first time. This feeling was very strange.

Since time traveling, in terms of cultivation, skills, power, and status, I am not at the top of the list.

Only in terms of intelligence, he has never met an opponent. This is not to be arrogant. After all, in terms of intelligence and knowledge, ancient people cannot compare with modern people.

Only this time, he felt that he had finally met his match.

The head of the Zhao family has sharp methods and a vicious vision, and almost has the qualities of a modern speculator.

In what market are the Zhao family planning to attack their own bank?Silk is unlikely, after all, I have a lot of stock.So here in Chengdu, the only bulk goods left are wood and grain.

Food, definitely food.

In comparison, wood is not a necessity and is not enough to affect the livelihood of thousands of households.

Food is different. The whole world is short of food. This is not only the people's livelihood, but also the national economy. It is not only internal strife, but also some people want to delay the Northern Expedition and the Southern Expedition.

Zhang Bai took a breath of air.

It seems that there must be spies in Chengdu. Speaking of spies, will there be people from the Blood Ming Sect involved?

Thinking of this, Zhang Bai trembled all over and quickly sent Xie Yanke to go to the streets to inquire about the situation everywhere, especially the clues related to the Blood Underworld Cult.

Then, he told Shopkeeper Qian to keep an eye on the grain market, as the Zhao family might cause trouble in the grain market.

Although Qian Hehuan was confused and didn't know how Zhang Bai knew these things, he already understood from recent experiences that although this boss was young, his methods were quite sophisticated.

He did not dare to neglect, so he immediately agreed and sent two of his most trustworthy men, disguised as grain merchants, to inquire about grain accounts everywhere.

Finally, the surveillance of the Zhao family must also be strengthened. In addition to the transparent consciousness, Zhang Bai now has several new helpers, namely the puppets obtained from the fake Huang Yueying.

The wooden cat among them is the most suitable for investigation, even better than Li Zhu.Because after all, Zhang Bai has feelings for Lizhu Zhuzhu and is not willing to let him take risks.

The wooden cat is not afraid. As long as the consciousness inside is not injured, the wooden cat's parts can be repaired even if they are damaged.

His Soul-Destroying Remnant Sword and Substitute techniques were now quite handy. Not only did he activate the wooden cat with his white consciousness, he also successively combined the other three white consciousnesses with the wooden cow, the humanoid, and the four-hand three. The puppets are combined, all activated.

Before, I didn’t know what to do with them, but now they are finally useful.

That night, he released the wooden cat and sneaked into Zhao's house, taking turns monitoring it with his transparent consciousness.

Zhang Bai himself went to the dream world to continue practicing. This time he was determined to find out the secret of the source of spiritual energy while there was still time.

He didn't continue to explore before, firstly because he didn't have enough time, and secondly because he didn't have much motivation. After all, he didn't know what would happen after exploring the source.

However, he did not expect that his subsequent practice went smoothly, which aroused his strong curiosity about the source.

Tonight, he came to the source of spiritual energy again, controlled the platinum rope, and passed through the plant sphere in a familiar way.

The pool illuminated by the moonlight was so quiet that there was no sound.

The green vine leading to the sky hung under the moon, like a pull-rope switch connecting to the huge chandelier on the ceiling.

Zhang Bai took a deep breath and calmed down.

Then he jumped up to the green vine, stretched out his right hand, and grabbed the vine.The vine was wet and slippery, so he tightened his grip, and the wooden hand on his right hand suddenly turned into countless tree vines, tightly entangled with the slender green vine.

The growth in cultivation has shown results. The body in the Fusion Realm is indeed both sensitive and powerful, far beyond the Divine Transformation Realm. It is no longer comparable to the loser it was two years ago.

He alternated his hands and arms and quickly climbed up. Soon he gradually became accustomed to this slippery vine.Although this vine looks thin, it is actually quite tough.

Zhang Bai climbed faster and faster, gradually approaching the moon.

Suddenly, he felt that his weight had become so light that he could almost be a Piao.

He only held the long vine with his wooden hands and deliberately let himself float, and it happened.Looking at his body floating in the air, "Is this considered weightless?" he shouted in excitement and fear.

Along the long vine, he moved forward a little further.

Gravity unexpectedly returns, but from overhead.The whole world suddenly turned upside down, and Zhang Bai immediately fell head first.

Fortunately, the wooden hand in his right hand was very strong and it held tightly on the long vine. He was pulled over by the friction.The wooden hand rubbed against the vine for a long distance, slowing down the fall.

"boom!"

Zhang Bai fell to the ground in the end, still squatting on his solid buttocks.

"Ouch--!"

He howled in pain, rolled on the ground holding his buttocks and grinning.