On the streets of the market, businesses big and small, all of them were discussing one thing overnight, as if they had been programmed.
"Hey, did you hear that?"
"what?"
"The Zhu family!"
"I heard it, I heard it. Do you think it's true? That's the Zhu family."
"My third uncle, sister-in-law's nephew's mother-in-law's brother's brother-in-law's cousin works as a clerk in the shop below Cheng Enbo's mansion. Thousands of taels of cash, all of which were taken away by the owner."
"Ah! So the Zhu family really has no money?"
"First, he was fined 1.55 million taels, and now the ship is robbed by pirates. That's a loss of several million taels. No matter how much money the Zhu family has, they can't afford it."
"I won't tell you anymore. My mother-in-law has saved a sum of money in Zhu's bank, so I have to get it out quickly."
"I have two banknotes issued by the Zhu Family Bank in my hand, and I have to quickly exchange them for cash."
"Go together, go together. I'm afraid that Zhu's family will run out of money if we go late."
"The Zhu family won't go bankrupt, right?"
"Who knows."
The ordinary people in the market were worried about their own losses, and they all wanted to rush to Zhu's bank to exchange for cash before everyone realized it.
As a result, when I went to the gate of the bank, I saw a sea of people, all of them came to run, so I didn't react.
I'm afraid that everyone in the capital has heard the news that Zhu's ship was robbed.
"Hurry up, let's squeeze in too."
After finally saving some money, if the Zhu Family Bank closes down and goes bankrupt, who will pay for the loss
The run on at the gate of the Zhu family bank seemed to have grown wings and flew into thousands of households. More and more people came to the Zhu family bank with bank certificates of deposit to make a run on them.
The crowd is turbulent, and stampede is inevitable.
The Embroidered Clothes Guards, the Wucheng Bingma Division, and the Jingzhao Yin Yamen were all dispatched to maintain law and order to prevent accidents.
The atmosphere of Zhu's house in Cheng Enbo's mansion was oppressive and dignified.
Cheng Enbo Zhuci dragged his sick body to meet with shareholders and partners.
The three sea-going ships were hijacked, and millions of taels of goods were lost, half of which came from partners, or relatives and friends of the Zhu family.
When the Zhu family raised funds to go overseas, everyone was afraid that they would be slow, and that they had too little money and the Zhu family would look down on them, so they all actively participated in the shares and handed over a lot of money to the Zhu family for operation.
Now that the sea ship is hijacked, how enthusiastic these people were at the beginning, they regret it now.
Hundreds of large and small shareholders, relatives and friends of the Zhu family gathered around Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci, asking for an explanation.
"Uncle, tell everyone the truth, is Zhu's ship really robbed?"
"You also believe the rumors in the market. Where's your brain?" Master Zhu Er was irritable and took the lead to go back.
"There is no impenetrable wall in the world. The whole capital is talking about the robbery of the Zhu family's sea boat. Can this matter be fabricated out of thin air? It's been a few months. Even if the sea boat crawls like a turtle, it should crawl back. Your Zhu family's sea boat Where is the ship? Where are the millions of taels of cargo? Said the ship was not hijacked, take out the cargo!"
"Yes, hand over the goods."
"Hand over the money."
"At this point, Uncle, you have to tell everyone. Has the ship been hijacked? If it hasn't been hijacked, shouldn't you give everyone an explanation for the goods and profits?" of. He said nothing, his eyes half-closed.
"What are you guys? My father is willing to see you, it's already enough face. You still dare to persecute my father. Who gave you the courage."
Master Zhu Er rolled up his sleeves and was about to start.
"Second, stand back."
Elder Zhu scolded angrily, "All of you here are guests and partners of our Zhu family, so you mustn't be rude."
"Brother, these people are bullying to the top, and spread rumors everywhere that our Zhu family's sea boat was robbed, why should we be polite to them. It's polite not to report to the police to arrest them."
With hundreds of partners, Zhu's relatives and friends looked ugly.
Everyone respects Cheng En Bo Zhu Ci, but it does not mean that you will be pointed at the nose by your master Zhu Er and scolded.
Someone directly turned black, "The rumors about your Zhu family have already caused a lot of trouble in the city. Your Zhu family has never given you an explanation. Could it be that the sea ship was robbed, and you fabricated it yourself for the purpose of corrupting ours?" silver?"
"You Zhu family is really shameless. You were fined more than one million and two taels of tax, and you beat us up. You deliberately fabricated the news that the sea ship was hijacked, trying to steal our money and money. Goods. I tell you, no way."
"Fuck your mother. It's just over a million taels, and our Zhu family hasn't paid attention to it. Our Zhu family will not be greedy for your money and goods. Brother, tell them that the sea ships and goods are now Where, tell them all to shut up."
Master Zhu Er's violent temper really pissed him off.
Elder Zhu subconsciously looked at his father Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci, "Father, would you like to say a few words?"
Everyone looked at Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci.
Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci opened his eyes, and his eyes swept over everyone's faces.
He opened his mouth and was about to speak.
At this moment, a steward ran in in a panic, "Old man, it's not good. Over there at the bank..."
"Shut up!" Master Zhu snapped.
"What's wrong with Qianzhuang? Make it clear."
"You Zhu family don't want to hide it."
The partners and Zhu's relatives and friends all got into trouble.
At the same time, he hurriedly sent the accompanying servant or the shopkeeper to go outside to inquire about the news.
Something must have happened to Zhu's bank.
"Your Zhu family is too shameless, did you spend the money from the bank?"
"Uncle, we all respect you. It has been a pleasure to cooperate with the firm under the name of Zhu's family these years. This time, please tell us the truth."
"Yes, we want the truth."
"Uncle, we have followed you for many years, donating money and efforts, never ambiguous. When you give an order, we charge forward. Now that something has happened, you can't trap us."
"Uncle, please tell me the truth."
"What's the situation with the ship? Was it really hijacked by pirates? What happened to the Zhu family's bank? Is your Zhu family really out of money?"
"Fart! Our Zhu family is so poor that we have no money left. If you dare to say that our Zhu family has no money, it is a joke."
"Master Zhu Er keeps saying that the Zhu family is so poor that there is only money left. It's a good thing. My family is so poor that we can't get rid of it. Please, Master Zhu Er, give me my share of the money. I only want the principal, no interest, and no profit."
"Yes, return the principal to us."
"Your Zhu family can have what it is today, thanks to our concerted efforts. Now you want to cross the river and tear down the bridge, but there is no way."
"Yes, no way."
"Enough, shut up!"
After quarreling for a long time, Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci finally opened his mouth to speak.
He scanned the audience, with a calm expression, and said firmly, "The three ships of the Zhu family..."
Everyone was concerned, what happened to the Zhu family's ship? Have you been hijacked
Cheng Enbo said heavily: "Everything is normal!"
boom!
The crowd was excited.
"Uncle, do you have evidence for what you said? What about the ship and the goods? There are no ships or goods, at least there are people. There is nothing, how can you tell us to trust you?"
"Uncle, you can't talk nonsense."
Master Zhu Er was furious, "My father personally said that the ship is fine, what else do you want? Are you happy that our Zhu family is forced to admit that the ship was hijacked? Okay. If the ship is really going to be hijacked, what good will it do you?"
"Now we have no benefit. You say that the sea-going ship has not been hijacked, so we ask to see the goods, to see the money, and to withdraw the principal, which is not too much."
"All the profits from those three ships will be given to your Zhu family. I don't want it anymore. I only want my principal. It's not much, one hundred thousand taels, please pay."
"My fifty taels."
"My thirty taels."
"My 150,000 taels."
Apparently these partners and Zhu's relatives and friends did not believe what Cheng Enbo and Zhu Ci said. It is firmly believed that the ship has been hijacked.
It doesn't matter if you haven't been hijacked.
Anyway, this year's hard work will be in vain, as long as you can get your principal back.
Hundreds of people were noisy in the hall, like a vegetable market.
Master Zhu Er rolled his sleeves and quarreled with these people.
As the center of the incident, Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci half-closed his eyes, like an old monk in meditation.
Mr. Zhu actually had a premonition long ago, and when the rumors came out, he almost believed that the robbery of the sea ship was true. Just one confirmation away.
He was a little restless, and when everyone was arguing, he called the steward to come to him first, and asked in a low voice: "What's the situation in the bank?"
"My lord, there was a run on all the banks under the name of the Zhu family. And it became more and more serious. Later, it seemed that the situation was out of control, and the shopkeeper closed the bank. Our people will be trampled to death by those mobs."
Master Zhu's face changed dramatically when he heard it.
He looked at his father Cheng En Bo Zhu Ci, "Father, what should we do now?"
In fact, what he wants to ask most is, how much money is left in the bank
Did father evacuate the bank
Cheng En Bo Zhuci remained silent.
Master Zhu was anxious, "Father, please tell your son the truth, is the ship hijacked? Is our Zhu family out of money?"
Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze was like a torch, staring at Elder Zhu with angry flames.
Grandpa Zhu shivered in fright.
Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci sternly reprimanded, "Stop talking nonsense."
As soon as the voice fell, several shopkeepers from the partners rushed in and shouted loudly: "Master, it's not good! There is a run on the Zhu Family Bank, and the Zhu Family Bank has no money!"
what!
The audience was silent, so quiet that it seemed as if the pause button had been pressed.
A few seconds later, as if someone had turned on the light, the hall immediately boiled.
Everyone stood up from their seats and rushed towards Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci.
"Pay back, pay back!"
"How dare you lie to us now, do you really think we are fools?"
"Give me the money, give me the money. Give me my money."
"The ship was robbed, and everyone in the capital knew about it, and they still wanted to keep it a secret. Your Zhu family is so dark-hearted."
"I see that your Zhu family clearly wants us to take the blame for you, and wants us to die with your Zhu family."
"The Zhu family has a title, so it's impossible to die. They clearly want us to be scapegoats."
"Cheng Enbo, you old bastard, pay back the money."
…
The whole hall was in a mess.
The guards from the Earl's Mansion rushed in and formed a human wall to separate the emotional partners from the Zhu family's relatives and friends.
Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci's face was pale, and he coughed violently.
It looked like he had aged ten years in just a short time, like a senile old man. There is no such thing as the high-spirited and well-maintained appearance in the past.
Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci stood up with the support of Butler Zhu.
Master Zhu Er was still yelling, "How dare you do something to my father, arrest you all, and throw you in prison, so that you can't eat and walk around."
"Second, don't talk nonsense."
Cheng Enbo and Zhu Ci uttered a voice to stop Master Zhu Er.
Master Zhu Er was very upset, "Father, these people recognize money but not people, they are not good things."
"It's all our hard-earned money, why shouldn't we be allowed to ask for money?"
"Is it considered loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness if we have to bury your Zhu family with you? Your Zhu family has such a big reputation."
The partners and relatives and friends of the Zhu family were even more furious. Master Zhu Er was deceiving people too much.
"Okay, everyone, please don't say a few words."
Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci raised his hand and pressed down vainly. After all, the majesty was still there. As soon as he made a statement, everyone fell silent.
"Old man, I'm sorry everyone."
Just saying I'm sorry, everyone's complexion is not good.
"Father!"
Cheng Enbo Zhuci waved his hand to stop his son from clamoring.
He continued: "The three ships of Zhu's family were indeed hijacked by pirates. These days, the old man has been busy with these things. He had already achieved some results, but he didn't know who broke the matter and made such a big fuss So much so that the old man's previous efforts to recover the loss were in vain.
It is a last resort to conceal the facts from everyone, but I just hope that you all have more confidence in this old man. Zhu's family has not yet reached the end of the mountain, and now they are only encountering a little difficulty. Give the old man some time, and this difficulty will be resolved soon. "
The partners looked at each other.
Master Zhu also stood up and bowed deeply, "Please give the Zhu family some time, we will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."
"Naturally, we believe in Uncle's ability. But my whole family is waiting for me to take the money home to buy rice for the pot, and the guys are also waiting for me to take the money back to pay salaries. Your Zhu family has a big business, and you are missing my point. Money is also irrelevant. Please, give me back our principal. I don’t want any interest or profit.”
"I don't want interest, and I don't participate in the dividends of the sea trade. I just want to return the principal to me."
"me too."
"me too."
"Are you shameless?" Master Zhu Er pointed at everyone, "You know that the sea ship was hijacked, but you still force our Zhu family to return your principal? Why should you return it to you.
It was you who took the initiative to do business in partnership at the beginning, and no one forced you. And it is agreed that maritime trade has risks, and everyone is responsible for their own profits and losses. What's the matter, was everything you said back then a fart
Haimao makes money, and everyone makes money together. Now that the ship is hijacked, all the losses are of course shared by everyone. I want our Zhu family to bear all the losses alone, and tell you that there is no door. "
"Uncle, please give me a correct sentence. If you think the same as Master Zhu Er, we have nothing to say."
Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci took a deep breath, "Everyone must trust the Zhu family and this old man. Isn't the reputation that this old man has built up over the past few decades worth your extra few days?"
"We only want the principal."
"After the matter is resolved, I will return your principal."
"Zhu's bank was run on, where did you get the money to pay back our principal?"
"The big deal is that the old man becomes a seller. This is the head office. Don't forget, there are hundreds of shops and merchants under the name of the Zhu family. Isn't this money?"
The partners exchanged glances with each other, "Okay, let's trust the old man once. I hope the old man will not let us down."
Everyone dispersed.
The hall was in a mess.
Master Zhu asked worriedly, "Father, what shall we do next?"
Cheng Enbo Zhuci sighed wearily, "First draw a sum of money to the bank to stabilize the situation. If it doesn't work, prepare to sell part of the property. Sell the property in other places first, and the property in the capital cannot be moved."
Once the capital moves here, the Zhu family really has no power to recover.
Master Zhu frowned, "Father, where should we transfer funds?"
"From… "
Chengenbo Zhuci was at a loss for words for a moment.
Suddenly, he realized that the Zhu family really had no money.
"Could it be that the huge Zhu family can't make up hundreds of thousands of taels?" Master Zhu Er was very annoyed.
He did not expect that the robbery of the sea ship turned out to be true.
Fortunately, he fought with his partners from the very beginning. As a result, he was slapped in the face.
"Father, where did the money go?" Mr. Zhu asked very bluntly.
Cheng Enbo Zhuci was speechless.
Butler Zhu couldn't bear it, "My lord, my uncle has been trying to make up for it these days. He specially allocated a part of the funds to Jiangnan to buy seafood in order to cover up the fact that the ship was robbed. Unexpectedly, someone found out about it in advance. The news, and made it known to all."
"Since the money is in Jiangnan, let's get it back quickly."
"The money is in the goods, where will it be cashed out in a while."
"Father is confused!"