The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1655

[1655. Chapter 1574 Billions of Wealth]

Looking at Fang Jifan’s mourning hall, Zhu Xiurong almost fainted several times.

In the past, Jifan always stayed at home and had no disasters or illnesses. Who knew that once he went out, the couple would be separated by yin and yang, making it difficult for them to see each other again.

Now the father-in-law is seriously ill, the eldest son has gone to Huanghuangzhou, and the younger one is still babbling. This seems to be a huge relationship, and the heavy burden of the Fang family falls on the petite Zhu Xiurong.

Several disciples in Beijing or Tianjin have returned.

Wearing mourning clothes and hat.

Ouyang Zhi, who had just been off duty, knelt under the mourning hall and burst into tears after a brief silence.

Tang Yin was crying so hard that he almost fainted.

In my mind, my mentor’s teachings were particularly clear at this moment.

Their mentor had a noble character, pure temperament, and great talents. Unexpectedly, he died young. God’s way… is unfair…

but… no matter how sad they were, looking at the teacher’s wife silently weeping beside them, the two of them still remained. Holding back the grief.

She is about to have her first trimester. Although the mistress is the honor of a princess, she is a female prostitute and has no one to help her. How can everyone in this house handle it?

The two stood up silently and went to the front hall and back house to make arrangements.

Occasionally, people would come to the door, mostly people who had good relations with the Fang family. When people came in, even if they usually complained about this dog-like thing in their hearts, at this time, most of them felt sad and could not help but say hello a few times. The so-called people Death was a big deal, so he sighed with emotion: “The Duke of Qi has served the country, and everyone has seen that he… is a good man.”

“Yes, he is a good man, hey…”

“Such an outstanding talent, and a straightforward and straightforward person. , He has made great contributions to our Ming Dynasty. Who in this world does not appreciate his kindness?”

“Yes, yes, whoever does not appreciate his kindness has no conscience.”

“The old Fang family has such a child. It was such a beautiful thing, but who would have expected…ah…” The visitor sighed again.

“Yes, yes, it’s a pity that he died young, but he didn’t know when the murderer would be caught.”

“Old Liu, if you think about it, your son must be an adult now. I think… your son is quite a bit like the Duke of Qi.”

“Hey… you are scolding people, believe it or not, I will slap you.”

“

Be more serious at this time, the body of Lord Qi is still cold, why are you making such a fuss?

“

A moment later, Xiao Jing also came. He first paid a great tribute to Fang Jifan’s soul, and then went to Zhu Xiurong, bowed his body and said: “Your Majesty has a verbal message. I hope that Your Highness can express your condolences and comply with the change.”

Zhu Xiurong’s pretty face condensed slightly, but his body was silent. Yes, you are sitting upright.

In the past few days, her tears have dried up, but now her pretty face is full of frost: “I am the daughter of my father. Now that I have married into the Fang family, I am considered a member of the Fang family. Now my father The emperor has sent you here. I only want to ask one thing.”

Xiao Jing said immediately: “Your Highness, please tell me.” Zhu Xiurong

said coldly: “The murder of your husband is irreconcilable. Why haven’t you been arrested yet? Is there a murderer?”

Xiao Jing looked confused and said: “This…this…the factory guards have been sent to investigate.”

Zhu Xiurong showed no weakness as usual, but said firmly: “The factory guards can’t handle it. A disciple, let them do it. If the disciple is useless, there are so many disciples, so you can let them do it. Now there are so many disciples, they are gearing up, but I, as the master wife and the grand master wife, are suppressing it. But if we can’t give an explanation, we have to do it ourselves without having to worry about the factory guards.”

Xiao Jing suddenly felt a cold sweat on his back and nodded hurriedly: “Yes, yes.”

Zhu Xiurong’s hands trembled and her eyes narrowed slightly: ” You go down and tell your father that the Fang family has no backbone, but the son and minister can barely hold on, but the father and mother have to take good care of themselves.”

Xiao Jing saw that he was holding back his grief .

Her Royal Highness the Princess couldn’t help but shed tears: “Slave… I have watched your Highness grow up. Your Highness has never suffered like this. Your Highness, please be considerate and considerate, and must not be overly sad. Your Majesty said that on the first seven days, he Come in person.”

After the instructions, Xiao Jing retired.

Not long after, Wang Jinyuan also came. He first kowtowed to Fang Jifan’s soul, then went to the feet of the mistress, prostrated himself in the tunnel and said: “I have seen the mistress.” When

Zhu Xiurong saw him, his face became gentler: “What’s the matter? ?”

Wang Jinyuan endured his sorrow and said solemnly: “Your Highness, there have been severe runs on banks in recent days. Not only that, there are countless bad debts in the banks. This Xishan Bank has diverted a large amount of funds. If this continues, only I’m afraid I won’t be able to hold on anymore. Of course, I think I can hold on for a while, but right now, the most important issue is… the stock prices of industries in Xishan are all plummeting. If this continues, I’m afraid… …”

Zhu Xiurong didn’t know much about these things, so he looked at Wang Jinyuan and said, “What do you mean?”

“The only solution for now is to save the market

?”

“Now, many people are selling stocks crazily. If we do nothing, countless workshops will go bankrupt. At that time, the real world will collapse. Mistress, we can’t let it go like this anymore. If we let it go, not only will Xishan be destroyed, but also the Ming Dynasty… I’m afraid it will also be destroyed. It’s a pain in the butt… Down there, there are millions of people employed by us, making a living. The young master once said before his death that making money is not the most important thing for us in Xishan. The most important thing is to bring relief to the refugees and the people. We have one mouth to eat, so the bigger the business is, the better life will be for everyone, but now…”

When Zhu Xiurong heard this, he seemed to be moved by the scene. He couldn’t help but shed tears in his red eyes, and said with a cry: “Yes, yes, my husband only has the common people in his heart. I know this best. No one in this world can do it anymore.” No matter how they slander him, the person who knows his true intentions best is me. Now… the most important thing is to let the people have something to eat, so you can continue.”

Wang Jinyuan said: “The only one. The only way is to save the market and regain confidence.”

“How to save the market.”

“Spend money and buy these stocks that have fallen to the bottom. As long as Xishan is not in chaos and the stock price is temporarily stabilized, there will always be a way out in the future.

” “A lot of money?”

“Yes, a lot of money is needed, but… many stocks have fallen to the bottom now, and some stocks are even less than one-tenth of their previous market value, so… as long as Xishan Bank makes a move, it is not impossible… “

Zhu Xiurong took a deep breath and said: “Then save it, no matter what method you use.”

“But… Xishan Bank already has too many bad debts, and now, there are already signs of a run on Xishan Bank’s balance sheet. Once this money is used, it may trigger a chain reaction, and in the end even Xishan Bank will not be able to save it.

” If they are all gone, then what is the use of keeping this bank? When my husband was alive, the people he cared about most were our Fang family, and we cannot give up on them no matter what.”

“Mother… …” Wang Jinyuan sighed. The reason why he asked the princess to make the decision was because he knew very well that he could not make the decision on such a big matter.

Wanton acquisition of stocks requires a large amount of funds, and Xishan Bank is already difficult to maintain. At this time, using a large amount of money to rescue the market may eventually lead to more terrible consequences.

But… once all industries are depressed and countless people lose their livelihoods, this will go against the original intention of the young master during his lifetime.

Zhu Xiurong stood up. She knew that this was embarrassing for Wang Jinyuan: “I probably understand what you mean. Xishan Bank wants to use such a large sum of money. It doesn’t have much savings. Once it is used, the subsequent run will cause Fatal risk, right?”

“Yes!”

Zhu Xiurong asked again, “What’s going on with the bad debts?”

“This bad debt… is that after the price of the mansion plummeted, many people were no longer willing to repay the loans. Countless land deeds have been collected, filling several warehouses, but… no one cares about these things, and they are like waste paper. Therefore… now the funds of Xishan Bank… cannot be repaid. It is already extremely difficult to repay the money. “

Countless mortgages, most of which are land, are all taken into the bank, but what is their use? These things were valuable in the past, but now… …cannot save the urgent need.

Almost all the mansions in the entire capital were loan transactions, and the vast majority of the mansions were bought by high-ranking officials. Most of these high-ranking officials owned land. Since the Ming Dynasty, land annexation has been extremely serious. , the vast majority of land is in the hands of these people who can buy property in Beijing. Therefore, they are willing to borrow money and use the land as collateral, but once they find that the wind is not going in the right direction, they would rather give up the land than pay it back. One tael of silver.

Zhu Xiurong said: “Will these bad debts crowd out the bank?”

“It will cause great difficulties. Fortunately, the young master has always adopted a relatively conservative strategy for the bank. With these loans, it will not crowd out the bank. The real risk lies in the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes. Now many people feel that Xishan Bank can no longer collect the money and is going to collapse. Some people are watching the excitement, while others are avoiding it like snakes and scorpions, so…many people are taking the treasure banknotes to exchange them. Although the bank is now open for exchange of real gold and silver, once the gold and silver stored in it are redeemed, it will be the end of the bank.”

Zhu Xiurong stared at Wang Jinyuan: “Most of these treasures are in the hands of someone. “

“Not only among ordinary people, but also some overseas, and a large part of them are in the hands of many big businessmen…”

Zhu Xiurong took a deep breath: “You mean, if these big businessmen can’t calm down, they won’t be able to do it now. If you add insult to injury, the bank can still be saved.”

Wang Jinyuan thought for a while and nodded: “Yes!”

At this moment, Zhu Xiurong also nodded: “I understand, then… I will come to the rescue!”

(End of this chapter)