Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1329 The last madness

   Just when people in the whole northern province were gradually becoming emotionally stable.

  A storm started to brew again.

  The bulbs that have already been shipped to the Northern Province have begun to be shipped frantically.

  The bulb has reached twenty-nine gold coins.

  The bulbs from one warehouse to another warehouse were shipped out by trucks, and then they were exchanged for a mountain of gold and silver coins. These gold and silver coins were quickly loaded on the ship, and when a ship was full, it immediately left the port.

   But next, there is still an endless supply of bulbs dumped on the market.

  According to the agreement of various countries led by Sir Andres, in order to stabilize the bulbs, they must stabilize the price.

  Therefore, no matter how many bulbs there are on the market, they need to buy them with more than 29 gold coins, so as to ensure that the panic will not spread.

  But that day, they noticed something unusual.

   It's too weird, the purchase volume of this corm is dozens of times that of the past.

  But there are still countless bulbs on the market.

   How many bulbs there are, only God knows.

  Sir Andres is a decisive person. He will never allow the price to drop again, giving the market a chance to panic.

   Therefore, he immediately decided to use the reserves.

   These countless real gold and silver that have been shipped from various countries are also flowing out crazily.

  So that at the end of the day, people have no way of calculating how much money was spent to acquire these bulbs.

  Maybe...a big merchant suddenly wants to cash in.

  Sir Andres and others tentatively came to this conclusion after discussing in the middle of the night.

But... I have absorbed so many bulbs this time, I think...the other party's goods have been sold out. Although the reserve fund has been hurt, as long as the price remains stable, then everything is within the controllable range, because the bulbs are still available. If there is still value, then sooner or later these exchanged bulbs can be exchanged for gold and silver.

   It's just a game of left-handed and right-handed.

   It's okay.

   Despite thinking this way, Sir Andres still stayed up all night. This sudden change made him uneasy.

  If it weren't for the willingness of various countries to support it, the price of this bulb would almost fall.

   But the next day.

  Worse news came.

and also…

   It is still a large-scale shipment, and Andres is a little crazy.

  In addition to large-scale acquisitions at current prices, on the other hand, he decided to mobilize some gold and silver coins.

  He has no way out. He spent a lot of money on the purchase yesterday. If the price falls at this time, causing countless people to sell in panic, the consequences will be even more serious.

  Now he is like a red-eyed gambler. He has lost too much, and if he wants to make money, he can only invest more gold and silver.

  The entire Governor's Mansion has become a mess.

  People were talking wildly, anxiously waiting for various news from the market.

   "Gentlemen, the price has dropped slightly. There are too many bulbs on the market." An official from the Governor's Palace rushed in with sweat on his face, his face was miserable.

   "What the **** is going on, who is doing the tricks." The governor roared crazily. He was once the biggest beneficiary of the bulbs, and his family also hoarded a large number of bulbs. Once it falls below, then... it will be over. Not only that, but there are too many bulbs in the treasury of the Northern Province. At that time, the entire Northern Province will have no choice but to go bankrupt.

  The Grand Duke of Bavaria had a gloomy face and left the table angrily.

  If we say that at the beginning, the plummet of bulbs was only a heavy loss, but the subsequent rescue of the market and the current situation have almost put all countries in danger of completely collapsing.

  The special envoy from Portugal said angrily: "Catch these profiteers, arrest them, find out the whereabouts of our gold and silver, and hang these thugs!"

  He shook his fist.

  By this time, he had no choice.

  Then...there is no choice but to resort to violence.

   "Yes, block all the coasts, block their warehouses, Your Excellency Governor, take your people, act now, and never allow these thugs to make trouble!"

   "Yes, something must be done!"

  The governor had a gloomy face, but he was almost crying.

  He glanced at Sir Andreas.

  Sir Andres said painfully: "Honorable gentlemen, I think... this is absolutely impossible."

   Someone looked at Andres in surprise.

  At this time, Andres was still indecisive.

   Not only that, the favorite in the French court, with a pale face at the moment, nodded: "Yes, this is absolutely impossible."

   "Why." Someone's eyes were red: "At this point, do we still have to appease them? I smell a conspiracy, this is a conspiracy, gentlemen!"

Andres looked at these stupid people, and finally gritted his teeth: "If our soldiers appear on the streets now, block the port, and catch the merchants who are selling, then we are finished, think about it, news As long as it gets out, who will believe that bulbs are valuable? Will any merchants, citizens, farmers, or even our soldiers believe that bulbs have any value?"

   All of a sudden, everyone fell silent.

good…

  The value of bulbs lies in the fact that people can buy and sell freely. People firmly believe that as long as they want to, this thing can be exchanged for a full amount of gold and silver at any time as long as they need it. It can even be exchanged with him.

   But once...soldiers appear in the streets and ports.

   Then this news cannot be blocked no matter what.

   The market has already begun to panic.

  At this juncture, any violent actions will only intensify people's concerns about the value of bulbs.

   At that time, it will no longer be a few conspirators who ship, but the whole of Europe will be caught in the sell-off, and everyone from all walks of life and everyone who owns bulbs will sell their own bulbs crazily.

   "At that time, we will be completely finished."

  Yes, when the whole people sell, even if all the assets of the kingdom are added up, it may not be able to maintain the price.

"Right now...our enemies are just some unscrupulous businessmen, but once the situation is serious, then we will rescue the market and target everyone. We have no chance of winning at all. A few unscrupulous businessmen, their bulbs, always There will be an exhaustion, and once people no longer believe in the value of bulbs, when people think that we need soldiers to fight those who sell bulbs, then tomorrow morning bulbs will not be worth more than stones on the ground value, and at that point, what are we left with?"

  Andres' eyes were bloodshot.

  He trembled in pain.

   This is not a conspiracy at all.

   This is an open conspiracy.

  The power of this conspiracy is that you clearly know that your opponent is crazily absorbing your wealth, and you also know that if this continues, he will drain your flesh and blood.

   Even with the flick of a finger, you can find them and destroy them physically.

  You can also block the port and keep all the gold and silver that continues to flow out of your port.

  But...you can't move a finger of him.

  Because... the rules of the transaction have already been set.

   Maybe there is no black and white writing, but in the dark, there is an invisible hand that is maintaining this unwritten rule.

  Once you break this rule, the consequences of backlash will be even more unbearable for you.

  Andres and the others have paid too much, and now the reserve funds of various countries have been consumed by nearly half, not to mention the loss of previous hoarding of bulbs.

   Once it collapses, Sir Andres can't imagine what the consequences will be.

  For the opponents, the only thing they have to consider is profit.

But people like Sir Andres, what they have to care about is not just the treasury and the pockets of the nobles. In addition, as envoys of various countries, they also need to be responsible to the king and lords. risks of.

   This is not as simple as a financial issue.

   That is to say, if violence is used, the losses suffered by the other party are much smaller than those suffered by European countries.

  The people in the Governor's Mansion fell into a deathly silence.

   Someone said unwillingly: "Could it be that we just watched them...are they teasing us like this?"

  Sir Andres took a deep breath, and his eyes became firm again. For this sake, he has already lost enough.

   And now...

He patted the table fiercely: "At least, the only thing we are fortunate about is that our current enemies are just a group of illegal businessmen, not the whole of Europe. I think their goods will definitely be sold out. Convinced of this, with such determination, we must re-examine our current bailout plan. Obviously, our current reserve funds are obviously still insufficient. Now... gentlemen, we have been tied to this chariot , we have reason to believe that the current crisis is enough for us to unite and defend the bulbs, that is, to defend ourselves, to defend the kingship of all countries, to defend every territory, gentlemen, I still firmly believe that their bulbs are limited, As long as we persevere, the market can still be stable. Your Excellency Governor, please arrange immediately to continue purchasing these bulbs at the current price. We want as many bulbs as there are. Other than that..."

Sir Andres looked at everyone, and he took a deep breath: "In order to ensure that everything goes smoothly, gentlemen, I hope that the rescue reserve funds in the Northern Province will be increased, and I hope that the national treasuries of all countries will play a greater role. effect."

   "There's no more money, it's gone." Someone murmured.

   This has emptied all their homes, and the finances of countries have dried up.

"It can be raised. As far as I know, there are many Venetian and Dutch merchants who are happy to borrow from us." Sir Andres made a firm gesture, like a brave general, waving his hands in the air, and clenched his fists fiercely. Tightly, he said decisively: "Victory will belong to us. As long as the tulip bulbs are still valuable, then the tulips we exchanged in our hands will be a solid foundation for defending the kings and lords of all countries!"

  (end of this chapter)