The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

The treasury of HSBC Bank was empty, and the people were making a fuss.The prince and Situ Cen looked at each other for a long time without saying a word.

The prince pondered for a long time and said: "Jia Cong is an expert in this kind of economic battle. He is too far ahead of us, and he is sure to lose. There are only two ways to deal with the matter now: admit defeat, abolish slaves and abolish low status. If you have to hold up your face, then Let the court take the blame and pay back the depositors. I’m afraid that no matter how much money we have in the treasury, we won’t be able to withstand such a toss.”

Situ Cen thought, "It's weird. How did you get out with so many people staring at them?" The two racked their brains again to guess.

Tong Buye poked his head outside the door, and seeing the silence in the room, he suddenly called out: "Will there be a tunnel?"

Situ Cen's eyes lit up: "What did you say!"

Tong Buye said: "Didn't someone dug tunnels into the original Shu Palace, which is now the University of Shu? Then, will there be tunnels in the treasury of HSBC Bank?"

Situ Cen jumped up against the case: "That's right. Since it wasn't transported from the ground, it must have been taken from the ground."

Tong Buye said: "If the imperial court can't figure out the money, well, I have a bad idea."

"Say it."

Tong Buye hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "It's really not good." He glanced at Shizi.

The prince said: "Well, let's listen to it."

Tong Buye closed his eyes, and said: "HSBC Bank has been able to deposit and withdraw funds in different places since many years ago. I am surprised that so many people gathered at the gate of the bank, no one thought of it? Just send a small person to pretend Ordinary rich people mingled in the crowd and shouted, and more than half of those queuing up would run away immediately."

"Hiss..." Shizi and Situ Cen gasped together.Ming Duan immediately shook his head and said, "Not good."

"I said it's not a good idea." Tong Buye said, "Someone must simply emigrate to another country."

The prince said: "Even if you don't emigrate, you will still try to send large sums of money to other countries. Once even the local investment is withdrawn, sooner or later Shu will end up like Qi. It's in ruins." She snorted, "It's just these aristocratic families who have scoured Qi's land."

Tong Buye said: "Actually, merchants are all afraid that their own family, like HSBC, will be targeted and robbed by the court when they make a fortune. In the early years, there were many such things, and they happened in all countries. But now all countries are not allowed..."

Before she finished speaking, Ming Duan let out an "Oh", stood up and shouted: "My lord, have you ever heard of the Shang Party?"

The prince said: "Isn't it the chamber of commerce?"

"No." Ming Duan said, "It's not the chamber of commerce, it's the business party."

Situ Cen said: "I know, Liu Feng did it when he was still in the Shu Kingdom. The chambers of commerce are all peer guilds, and the merchant party is a party of various merchants. It is the current Chamber of Commerce."

"No, no." Ming Duan shook his head again and again, "The Chamber of Commerce is nothing more than a larger guild, and it usually only mediates disputes between merchants and merchants. It has nothing to do with soldiers, farmers, and workers, especially the imperial court. The president took the initiative to write The petition has come to an end." He said seriously, "When I was pulling fiber in Yuzhou in the early years, I heard two businessmen standing on the pier talking. The two of them deliberately avoided other people. Now, they didn't see it."

Tong Buye said in a low voice very quickly: "In the eyes of a rich man, trackers and beggars are not human beings."

The prince said in a low voice: "Don't interrupt." Tong Buye covered his mouth.

Mingduan pretended not to hear. "One persuaded the other, as long as you join the Shang Party, you don't have to be afraid of being targeted by nobles and second nobles."

Situ Cen said: "What is the second nobleman?"

Tong Buye said: "I am a slave. I am a slave, relying on the power of my master to do things wrong, ordinary people have nowhere to complain."

Situ Cen frowned: "Why is it still there? Didn't it be cleaned up long ago?"

Ming Duan said: "The slaves who fight against the master's authority have never been eliminated, but now there are fewer." Situ Cen waved his hand, motioning for him to continue.Mingduan said, "That dao, what if we are targeted? Does this party have someone at the top? The previous dao didn't have people at the top, but people at the bottom. The Shang party has many green forest masters. Nobles and nobles are robbing the property, just use the excuse of the regulations to delay for a while, and the party will send people to snatch it before the deal is completed... He made a murderous gesture."

Everyone in the room gasped in unison.Situ Cen blurted out: "Guerrillas!"

"No." Ming Duan said, "The one who also asked was the guerrillas. This said it has nothing to do with them. It was raised by the party leader himself, and he never told outsiders. Doing business in the Kingdom of Shu, as long as you join the merchant party, you will be able to get it." Put on the protection umbrella, just let go and do it. At that time, I thought, how can such a thing happen, don’t be a liar. Now it seems that it is true that it is not guaranteed.”

Tong Buye immediately said: "If that's the case, the imperial court moved the treasury of HSBC Bank, which is to pry the banner of the Shang Party. Oh, will there be assassins in this mansion!"

Situ Cen waved his hand: "No. Jia Cong would not be willing to assassinate a Changda graduate. He is nostalgic. His father treated him well, and he will not touch his father."

Tong Buye said: "What if Shopkeeper Wang decides for himself?"

Situ Cen laughed and said, "He doesn't dare to do such a big thing. He's just an idiot." After thinking about it, he said, "I can't guarantee that this man is more courageous than the sky. Nephew, please be careful." The prince nodded.

Not long after, the imperial court sent a big eunuch and led more than [-] people to rush to the Huifeng bank and beat the gong to clear the way.The people who were waiting to receive the money hurriedly surrounded him, all with angry expressions on their faces.The eunuch said in a sharp voice: "Your Majesty has now found out that there is a tunnel in the HSBC Bank, and Wang and others were imprisoned by moving gold and silver from the tunnel to other places. The Majesty ordered Mr. Qiu Liang to take charge of the case and solve it within a month." " Nai looked at the crowd and said, "If there is no result after one month, the imperial court will compensate you for the loss. Let's leave first."

"Coax—" the crowd was in chaos.Someone shouted: "Could it be a tactic to slow down the army?" Another asked: "Will the imperial court have other excuses then?"

The eunuch lowered his face, then snorted before speaking, and shouted loudly, "Oh! Isn't HSBC's money depositable and withdrawable in other places? Why not just go to Chang'an to withdraw money?"

"That's right!" Another loud voice said, "Chang'an is close, and the money for traveling is cheap! I'll go right away!"

The one in front said: "I'm going too!" In the blink of an eye, several people shouted "I'm going too."

The eunuch turned pale with anger.Just now, the eldest son specifically instructed that if anyone mentions HSBC's off-site deposit and withdrawal, he must immediately find a way to stop them.The eunuch had already prepared some words, but the voices of several people were really loud, and the eunuch didn't let the eunuch interrupt.Nai shouted loudly: "You just go! The thief Wang obviously intends to flee, and the HSBC bank elsewhere will definitely not withdraw money from the Chengdu semicolon."

He said loudly: "Whether you give it or not, you have to try it! I have deposited 60 silver with them, should I throw it into the water?"

"That's right, go to Chang'an first, if you don't get it, you will go to the Yamen."

"Will the Yamen in Chang'an accept this lawsuit?"

"Why don't you accept it?"

"You have to try it or not!"

So much discussion.After a while, the crowd suddenly dispersed, and the streets were so empty that only the court people remained.Officers and soldiers rushed into the HSBC bank, picked up hammers and shovels and began to dig the ground of the warehouse.The prince said that there will be many rewards for finding the tunnel.

The brown-clothed spy who was watching at the gate of the bank got off and rushed back to see Situ Cen.It turned out that just in case, his waist tag was hidden in a small purse made by his wife and hung around his neck, and it is still there now.The guy from HSBC hid another waist card in his hand, and pretended to fumble in his arms a few times and held it out.Because of the excitement at the time, the secret worker was stunned for not daring to say anything for fear of being beaten to death.Situ Cen nodded and said, "I don't blame you." He patted him on the shoulder and told him to go back to rest.

After this person left, Situ Cen was stunned for a long time, exhausted all over.His wife Qiu Shi came over and put her arms around her husband's neck.Taking advantage of the situation, Situ Cen leaned on his wife, closed his eyes and said, "Daughter-in-law, I'm very tired."

Qiu said silently for a moment: "If you were my father or my elder brother, I would persuade you to run away. But you are not a minister. If you run away, Yan'er will be more and more unable to hold on."

Situ Cen sighed: "Jia Cong's meaning is the clearest, but slaves must be abolished. My father is no one willing to admit defeat. Yan'er and I have no military power." Both of them were shocked at the same time: the Qiu family has military power .

The next day, the people who took to the streets waving small flags came out again after a day's rest, and there were more people than before.After walking two streets, the officers and soldiers of Shu Kingdom with guns and live ammunition poured out in front of them, and they were not allowed to move forward.The flag wavers wanted to change the road, but they were blocked by officers and soldiers.Finally let the officers and soldiers disperse.Later, officers and soldiers were sent to guard all parts of Chengdu, and no one was allowed to gather indiscriminately.

After hearing the news, Qiu Liang rushed to Shizi's mansion, and said solemnly: "The governor of Chengdu has to change." When Shizi asked the reason, he said, "He didn't expect to merge those poisoning cases that were exactly the same before; Banner, if the police were sent to disperse them on the first day, it would not be the same in the next few days. Although this person did not do what he should not do, he did not do what he should do."

The prince nodded: "Your Majesty's words are reasonable." Nai thought for a moment and said, "I can't think of any suitable candidates at the moment. Qin has already entered the federation, let Brother Xingzheng come back."

Qiu Liang sighed dejectedly: "It's a pity."

Then he issued an urgent order to call back Qiu Xingzheng, the second son of Qiu Liang, who was working in Qin State.

A few days later, a group of bandits occupied Langzhong County.The county magistrate of Langzhong had been taken away by the guerrillas before, and the imperial court has not been free to send them a new county magistrate.Within a few days, seven or eight gangs of bandits emerged from all over the country, taking advantage of the emptiness of the county government to occupy the land and become kings.The group occupying Guang'an County is Fang Xiongyu's tribe, and the leader is Fang Xiong's granddaughter Fang Yifei.As a result, the local generals also fell into the hands of the guerrillas. The officers and soldiers in Guang'an were leaderless, and seeing that the Fang family's soldiers, horses and firearms were good, they surrendered without much resistance.This woman established herself as the king of Guang'an, and her subordinates distributed civil and military officials, and began to recruit the officers and soldiers of the Kingdom of Shu who stayed in Guang'an.

Taishang Wang was furious, and ordered General Han to lead an army to various places to destroy the rebels.General Han said to the old eunuch who delivered the decree: "Although there was no battle last time, the general and the gentleman from the second regiment of high school have gone all the way. This son is really a material for a general, and he is familiar with all kinds of guns, guns and artillery. , can also be counted as the range. Can the Taishang Wang ask the prince to go with Mr. Gao on behalf of the young general?" The old eunuch hurriedly agreed.

When I returned to the Prince of Shu's mansion to see the Supreme King hand over the order, the old eunuch said what General Han asked.The Taishang Wang said with a smile: "Yan'er has some vision." So he ordered the Gao Er Regiment to remain as General Han's staff.Then he sent several other generals to catch the thieves elsewhere.

After a few days, all those who went to Chang'an HSBC to withdraw money were withdrawn.It's just that how many people didn't dare to take it with them after taking it out, and saved it back.When I returned to Chengdu, I saw that the market was sluggish, as if it had been a lifetime ago, and officers and soldiers passed by with guns from time to time.Merchants value profits, and many people secretly want to leave their hometown.The officers and soldiers had already dug the HSBC Bank three feet into the ground, but they didn't dig a tunnel.

The Ruixia Rice Shop spread the news that Mr. Peng has decided to close ten rice shops in the Shu Kingdom, and transfer the staff to Qin, Zhao and other countries to open Ruixia Branch.Then the Shu Kingdom Chamber of Commerce held a meeting, and a dozen big businessmen announced at the same time that they would withdraw from the Shu Kingdom, and many of them would go to other countries to establish a branch.

Mr. Peng settled the accounts in public.Although it is necessary to buy a new shop and granary to open a branch in the Federation, it can get various preferential tax reductions for investment promotion.The buddies are also taken away, food and clothing are cheap in other countries.Because police patrols are set up day and night, it can save a lot of money for nursing homes.The insurance industry is meticulous, and you will not be afraid of accidental fire if you buy insurance.After such a calculation, it is more cost-effective than operating in Shu.It will be even more amazing when the two federal railways are built.

But the guerrillas did not stop making trouble.Shi Qiusheng and Jin Yuanyang were divided into two groups, one county on the left and one prefecture on the right. They ran amok everywhere in the Shu Kingdom, letting the slaves and low-ranking slaves go, and emptying the official positions.Still every time they pinch and leave, the officers and soldiers are stunned that they can't meet them.There are also more and more powerful bandits waiting for an opportunity to rebel.The news spread everywhere, and there was a sudden trend of fleeing slaves where the guerrillas hadn't arrived. Even the palace of Shu Palace had maids and nanny who went out to buy things and never went back.Check their house, all valuables have been taken away.The concubine of Shu ordered that the women in the mansion not be allowed to go out alone, and that there should be at least two people in each line.I never thought that two or three people would escape together this time.The concubine of Shu was so suspenseful that she was ill, and it took half a day for the son to come and comfort her before she gradually eased up.

Back in the mansion, Shizi was in a restless mood, and led Ming Duan and Tong Buye out for a stroll.The usual busiest street market now has less than half the number of pedestrians, deserted and lonely.The son sighed unconsciously.

Tong Buye said: "Don't worry, this is human nature. Didn't the Tang Dynasty have a code of maids running away? There are so many young women in the palace, and nine out of ten can't see the emperor and prince. What's more, the emperor and prince It's not always young, even if it is young, it may not be good-looking. Nowadays, women in the Federation can choose their own husbands. Who is willing to spend their youth trapped in the palace? The travel expenses are cheap, and Qin is not far away. Besides, they didn't voluntarily come to the palace. Human."

The prince smiled wryly and said: "Why don't I know this truth? Let me talk about the servants, those concubines in my father's backyard can be let go if they say so, and most of them can run away." Nai sighed again. "But I also have to trap them."

Ming Duan said with a smile: "Speaking of which, why doesn't the prince choose a concubine?"

The prince said leisurely: "It's exhausting. Let's talk about it if it can't be exhausted."

Tong Buye blinked and said: "My son... you shouldn't be like Long Yang, please. Master Ming, please be careful."

Shizi rolled his eyes: "I don't like his beard so much."

Tong Buye let out an "Aww": "God! You really broke your sleeve!" He grabbed Ming Duan behind him.Ming Duan laughed out loud.