In the quiet valley, there is depression and panic, but no one dares to do anything
Of course Ming Lanshi knew that this was arranged by Fan Xian from the very beginning, but he didn't understand how the other party was an official of the imperial court, how could he do such a shameless thing—Facing such a terrifying cavalry, Ming Lanshi He didn't want to fight with the other party, thus costing his life, but the debris all over the ground made his mind full of anger!
"I'm going to Kyoto to file a lawsuit!"
Ming Lanshi screamed angrily.
"Whatever, I will not accompany you."
Jing Ge coldly dropped these words, and led the team away. Before leaving, he did not forget to carry the heavy stones back to the carriage, leaving only the Minglan Stones who wanted to cry but had no tears, those full of stones. The dumbfounded Ming family's private army also had a large piece of glass shards scattered on the ground, shining brightly.
In the past years, the Ming family secretly raised pirates, colluded with the Jiaozhou navy, robbed ships and goods in the East China Sea, and killed people like hemp. I don’t know how many lives were harmed and how many goods were robbed of the court. Now Fan Xian is doing the opposite. In short, instead of attacking at sea, you use the knife on land, neither killing your Ming family, nor taking your property, but... destroying everything, making your Ming family cry and not cry.
The law of heaven is reincarnated, and it is just and fair, and it should be like this.
It's not over yet.
Hong Changqing, who was wearing an official uniform, coughed twice, walked up to Ming Lanshi from the mountain, and said with a smile, "Master Ming is good."
"Master Hong?" Ming Lanshi was already numb at this moment, and he was not surprised to see Fan Xian's cronies, but he didn't know what the other party wanted to say to him.
"My real name is Qingwa, so I'm also a brother from that island." Hong Changqing leaned close to Ming Lanshi's ear and gritted his teeth and said coldly: "These worthless pieces of glass are my brother Mengzi, Sister Lanhua, and the island. Hundreds of brothers who died on the Internet... Thank you. I will not forget Sister Lanhua, she is your most beloved concubine... "
After Hong Changqing said this, his chest was filled with the pleasure of revenge, and he said loudly: "Thank you!"
Amidst the loud laughter, Hong Changqing left gracefully, leaving Minglan with an earthy face and a shocked expression on his face. He looked at his hands in astonishment, as if he just remembered that he had used them to end a woman who was full of infatuation with him. life.
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When the news came back to the Ming Garden outside Suzhou City, Ming Qingda shook his right hand, and the Shanghao official kiln porcelain bowl he held in his hand fell to the ground with a bang and shattered into countless pieces, but he didn't feel distressed at all.
Because the crisp sound of those silver mirrors smashing into pieces of glass had already made him feel so distressed that he couldn't feel it. The old man suddenly felt that his heart, like the porcelain bowl on the ground here, and the silver mirror there, had shattered into pieces. Countless slices.
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"A lawsuit? I'm not afraid. I'm even less afraid of a lawsuit before the imperial court... Who can he ask to fight for him?"
After spending half a month at ease in Yingzhou, Fan Xian waited until Wang Qinian, finally got into the carriage, and started driving to Hangzhou.
The news from the Overwatch Council had already been conveyed. Fan Xian raised his eyebrows, a little funny, a little happy. Last year in Jiangnan, although he was also calling for the wind and rain, he was always dragged down by that old fox Ming Qingda. At this time, Jing Duping, he will It is really a very happy thing for the other party to play with in the palm of his hand.
He just gave a general plan, but the specific executors are the people below. He never thought that Hong Changqing still remembered the tragedy on that island until now, and he insisted on not letting the Ming family die happily. Cut the meat slowly.
"Cut the meat slowly, and boil the frogs in warm water." Fan Xian said to Wang Qinian who was beside him, "I feel sorry for the Ming family. Pass the order down. When the heat is up, tell the children to stop playing and take it away quickly."
Wang Qinian stayed in Beijing for nearly a month, just to watch the movement in the palace, and said: "In two days, the eldest princess and the crown prince have no regard for the life and death of the Ming family, and they want to act before the Ming family reacts. Now is the time."
Fan Xian nodded and said: "What they want is that they don't expect me to be cruel... The Ming family is afraid that I will continue to accompany him to endure slowly, and I will catch him by surprise."
He suddenly laughed, lifted the curtain in front of the car, looked at the Jiangnan official road that was slowly retreating, couldn't help the joy in his heart, and hummed a little song.
Wang Qinian was listening to that strange song, and couldn't help but asked with a smile: "My lord, as for Le Cheng?"
Fan Xian laughed loudly and said, "After holding back for a year, I can finally let go and do things. It's hard not to be happy."
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When the imperial envoy's carriage marched towards Hangzhou at the slowest speed, everyone in Suzhou had their own thoughts. Xue Qing, the governor with power in the south of the Yangtze River, had been sitting in his study after receiving the letter written by Fan Xian. In a daze, the two masters on his left and right also knew the content of the letter, and they were in a daze just like adults.
It looks like three clay bodhisattvas.
Xue Qing left Beijing early and traveled fast, and arrived in Suzhou 20 days ago. He is clear about the losses the Ming family has suffered during these days, but he thought it was just another weakening of the Ming family by the Overwatch Council, but he did not expect Fan Xian was so self-confident as he said in the letter, it seemed...as if he was ready to do his best.
"Fan Xian, why? Isn't this a fight?"
Xue Qing, governor of Jiangnan, obviously didn't know about the China Merchants Bank's activities, and was thinking hard about where Fan Xian's confidence came from, and why he should ventilate himself in the letter to prepare himself.
"Since the imperial envoy said so, it means he has a plan in mind." Master Zuo frowned and said, "The question now is what should we do?"
Xue Qing fell into deep thought. If Fan Xian could really eat up the Ming family, as a confidant who knows His Majesty's will, he would certainly cooperate, but the problem is...he is also quite concerned about the royal power behind the Ming family. Fear, once there is no obvious inclination in Beijing, he will never dare to take the lead.
"Otherwise... we will be the same as last year, let's see again?" Master You thought for a long time, and only came up with a way to make peace.
Xue Qing suddenly opened his eyes, and two cold lights shot out: "Look...Of course we must continue to read, but we can't just watch. Fan Xian is only an imperial envoy on the South Road, so even if he has a way to drive Ming Qingda away in the open, But secretly, it is inconvenient for the Overwatch Council to take action... Always take care of the hearts of the people in Jiangnan."
The Governor-General of Jiangnan finally said: "The Tiaozhou Army guards the thousand private soldiers of Ming Yuan and the Ming family... If Fan Xian can't help it, we will continue to watch. If Fan Xian succeeds, we have to help him eat these people. Lose!"
Master You said with a trembling voice: "My lord, dispatch troops to kill... If those people in the palace find out, there will be big troubles."
Xue Qing waved the private letter sent by Fan Xian in his hand, and said calmly: "Since he dares to do it, he must be sure of the situation in Beijing. This young imperial envoy is not a fool... write to me and let me know." It is to share my credit... But the Jiangnan Road Yamen has not done anything this year, if you want to share the credit, you must do your best."
Suddenly there was a hasty knock on the door outside the study, Xue Qing frowned, the master stepped forward to open the door, and a subordinate official of the Jiangnan Road Yamen came in anxiously, before he had time to bow, he directly reported to Xue Qing: " Governor, something happened to the Ming family!"
Something happened to the Ming family
Xue Qing was startled in his heart, secretly sighed at Fan Xian's quick action, but his face remained calm, and asked, "To be specific."
The official swallowed, and said: "In the morning, Shangmingyuan, the Yamen of the Neiku Transshipment Department, collected a batch of accounts. The name seems to be silver mirror."
Knowing the inside story of the batch of silver mirrors being smashed by Fan Xian, Xue Qing frowned slightly, and couldn't help feeling distressed, and asked, "So what? The Ming family signed the agreement, so the money will naturally be given."
These words were obviously on Fan Xian's side, the court was always shameless when dealing with merchants.
"The key is not the money." The official glanced at the governor, and said cautiously: "I heard...the Ming family's turnover has gone wrong, and several banks related to his family... are now going to Ming Yuan to press for debts. Already!"
dun
Xue Qing stood up with a bang. The Ming family has been in the south of the Yangtze River for a hundred years, and there are not many who dare to go to Mingyuan to press for debts. One is that the Ming family has a lot of money, and the other is that no bank is willing to offend its family. This...how is it today? But suddenly changed? Countless thoughts immediately turned in Xue Qing's mind, could it be that Fan Xian has been working on the Ming family for a year, and has driven the Ming family to the point of desperation
If the Ming family really doesn't pay, they will be sold cheaply by those money houses, and the family will be in chaos... This... Xue Qing frowned, he knew what His Majesty meant, the Ming family wanted to be controlled by the court, but... Ming The house can't be messed up!
Once the Ming family really goes bankrupt, what will happen to the people in the south of the Yangtze River who are closely related to it, not to mention the tens of thousands of people in that clan
"The Taiping Bank also went?"
"No"
"Send someone to watch outside the Ming Garden." Hearing that Taiping Bank, the biggest partner of the Ming Family, was not involved in this matter, Xue Qing felt relieved, but her face was still gloomy, and ordered: "Tell those people, the relationship between the Ming Family and the Bank The court does not care about the dispute, but the Ming family is not allowed to fall!"
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Like Xue Qing, Fan Xian understood what the emperor meant. The Ming family wanted to eat, and they had to eat the whole thing. The stability of Jiangnan.
So he won't just watch the Ming family collapse. It is also impossible for Ming Qingda to watch the Ming family fall. Therefore, there is no intention of liquidation in this dunning, but just to seek some... great benefits. But today, the reason why several banks go to Mingyuan to ask for money... is purely because Fan Xian still has a little extravagant hope... to be able to hide the behind-the-scenes owners of China Merchants Bank.
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In this world, those who owe money are always more justified and confident than those who borrow money, so Ming Qingda, the contemporary owner of the Ming family, held a lukewarm tea bowl and slowly sipped tea, not bothering to lift his eyelids, even though his Sitting below are representatives of various banks, nominally his creditors.
And those shopkeepers of the bank did not have the self-consciousness of being debt collectors, they sat on the chairs in a wretched manner, only dared to put a third of their buttocks, and occasionally raised their eyes to look at the master of the Ming family, and a trace of fear would flash in their eyes. As if to collect debts.
These money shopkeepers knew that they were little ants, as long as the master of the Ming family moved his fingers, he could pinch himself to death and drive him out of Jiangnan. But today they had no choice but to come, because the ups and downs that the Ming family had experienced for a year had already made them worried, and they were provoked by some people, so they all gathered in the living room of the Ming family today.
They represent capital. Although there is not much silver, they are still capital. Capital loves itself the most, and the most intolerable thing is loss. Especially in this month, everyone knows that the Overwatch Council has hit harder on the Ming family, and the Ming family has suffered losses... And the recent scrapping of the batch of silver mirrors, this morning's internal treasury transfer department forced silver , and finally succeeded in crushing the psychological defenses of these bankers.
An old shopkeeper said with a bitter face, respectfully: "Master Ming, the Ming family has been the leader of the Jiangnan business circle for nearly a hundred years. I want to ask the old man to give us a certain word."
"Quite right?" Ming Qingda frowned in disgust, these shameless things like leeches! I usually kneel and come to the door, and I don't even bother to take a look, but now I dare to come... to talk to myself!
Mr. Ming didn't care about these bank managers at all. No matter how difficult the Ming family's turnover is now, it is still more than enough to pay back the money. Out of the corner of his eyes, he just glanced at the shopkeeper who had been sitting quietly at the back.
The shopkeeper is the big shopkeeper of China Merchants Bank, and there is a handsome young man standing behind him. Not many people know about the relationship between China Merchants and the Ming family, and China Merchants Bank's reputation in the south of the Yangtze River is not very good, so he sat Last. Ming Qingda had some ominous premonition in his heart, why did China Merchants Bank come to join in the fun today
He has no interest in talking to these shopkeepers anymore, he took the tea bowl to see off the guests, and at the same time indifferently asked these people to go to the account room to clear all the debts, a total of more than 100,000 taels of debt, the Ming family could not bear this kind of humiliation .
Those money shopkeepers were overjoyed and then shocked again. First of all, they finally got the money. Although they lost some interest, they were surprised to see the arrogance of the Ming family... Could it be that there is something wrong with the rumors that people like themselves have received
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All the shopkeepers retreated, Ming Qingda tilted his head and looked at the shopkeeper who had not moved with interest, and said softly: "I know, they were all persuaded by you."
The big shopkeeper of China Merchants Bank smiled gently and did not refute this sentence.
Ming Qingda frowned slightly and said, "Tell me, what do you want."
They are all old foxes who have been up and down in the business world for countless years. Judging from the cooperation with China Merchants Bank this year, Ming Qingda knows well that this never-famous shopkeeper of the bank must have been a ruthless character back then. At this time, all the idlers had left, and the two of them spoke more directly.
Ming Qingda knew how much silver the Ming family transferred from China Merchants Bank. If China Merchants Bank had joined the liquidation team before, the Ming family could only sell land and houses. His vitality was seriously injured... and since the other party has been silent until now, it must not be because of the Ming family's joke, and he must have asked for something else.
And with the IOUs in the hands of China Merchants Bank, they are indeed qualified to ask for something from the Ming family.
The shopkeeper smiled slightly and said, "Master Ming, my boss wants... to cooperate with you."
cooperate? Ming Qingda's eyes narrowed, and the cold light disappeared as soon as it was released. What kind of cooperation is the cooperation between the bank and the merchant? He closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then said softly, "No."
Although the word "No" is light, it is loud and unquestionable.
The big shopkeeper didn't seem to have expected that the Ming family would reject it so directly, after a slight start, he still smiled: "No...it's okay."
Ming Qingda opened his eyes sharply, staring at the shopkeeper with a trace of pity and disdain, and a cold voice came out from between his teeth: "Are you... are you threatening me?"
"Don't dare." The treasurer of Qianzhuang said gently: "It's just a request."
Ming Qingda fell into deep thought again, he didn't ask the other party's reason for threatening him, he borrowed a lot of money from China Merchants Bank this year, which was enough to give the other party a little more confidence in speaking.
The shopkeeper said unhurriedly: "In business and business, you know the current situation, Mr. Ming, if my bank asks for money, the Ming family's turnover will be cut off immediately, what do you use for the internal treasury?" Follow-up money? That little Master Fan will wait for you to fail to pay the money... then he can cut off your right to travel east. Although the Ming family is rich and powerful, but... the status of this imperial merchant must not be abandoned. The money flowing out of the internal treasury Can't not."
Ming Qingda fell silent, knowing that the other party had hit his mark, and the biggest problem for the Ming family now was that the turnover of water was gradually drying up.
"It's clearly written on the deed to transfer the silver bar. Before the time comes, you don't even want to take back a tael of silver." Up until now, Ming Qingda still didn't panic at all, because he had enough confidence.
Unexpectedly, the treasurer of the China Merchants Bank smiled slightly and said: "Who said you can't take it back? The contract says that if the bank is willing to pay the contract at a shallow price, you must pay back the silver within five days. This lawsuit... even if it goes to the capital Go, I also won, you still have to pay back the silver."
"Shallow water price!" Ming Qingda stood up abruptly, with an incredulous expression on his tired face, lowered his voice and scolded sullenly: "You are crazy! You will lose 30%!"
The shopkeeper's expression remained unchanged: "If you really can't cooperate... even if you lose 30% of the money, our bank will ask you to pay back the money in advance."
Ming Qingda stared at him coldly, as if he wanted to judge whether the other party was a lunatic, he took a breath, and said: "If you really do this, my Ming family will sell the fields and land, and it won't pay you back. But the loss of your bank will be huge..."
"This just proves our determination and sincerity." The big treasurer smiled gently: "My boss has always been in the bank business, but he is very interested in the business of your country. He is an ambitious person and is willing to do this with you. Heroes of the current era cooperate, so please be sure to show your respect."
Ming Qingda sat down slowly, he finally figured it out, it turned out that the owner of China Merchants Bank wanted to borrow money to join the Ming family's business as early as a year ago. some.
"Who is your boss?"
"On the day the agreement is reached, the owner will definitely come to pay respects to Master Ming in person."
"But what should I do if I really don't want to?" Ming Qingda has already recovered his calm, and said lightly: "It's fine to go to court, my Ming family will accompany you all the way, but the money can still be delayed for a year or so."
"Can it really be delayed?" The treasurer said with a gentle smile, "The lawsuit before the emperor is just a joke. According to the first three articles of the Qing Law and the People's Livelihood, my lord should understand that the civil loan lawsuit can at most reach the Yamen on Jiangnan Road...to the front of Mr. Xue Qing." , you... confirm that you are willing to do this?"
Of course Ming Qingda is unwilling to do this, the imperial court has been ignoring his family for a whole year, if he encounters this kind of lawsuit, he will definitely try every means to kill himself.
Unexpectedly, China Merchants Bank had calculated all the back roads, and saw the dispute between the Qing court and the merchants so clearly, Ming Qingda's fingers trembled slightly, staring at the big shopkeeper, his tired heart Roar: "It's a conspiracy!"
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After a long silence, Ming Qingda said wearily, "How does your boss want to cooperate with me?"
"Debt for silver, transfer to stock." The shopkeeper said cleanly.
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(Yesterday I wrote Hong Changqing as Hong Qingda, what kind of head am I... Yesterday I said that I was pulling again, and then at night I found that the toilet flushing faucet was broken. This is really the so-called house leak. This is a, conspiracy.) (, If you want to know what happens next, please log in, there are more chapters, support the author, support the original!)