The coachman stopped at the foot of Joy Building. Ye Fuxun got out of the carriage first, followed by Gongsun Wenyue. The two of them walked into Joy Building one after another and went straight to the VIP room on the second floor.
Ye Fuxun knew that Joyful Building was the property of Yunyuan Pavilion a long time ago. However, at that time Joyful Building was just a restaurant developed on the border, and its influence in the capital was not too great.
However, today is different from the past. With Ye Fuxun sitting on the throne of the Queen, Joy Building is like a dark horse in the capital, occupying half of the shops in the capital, and it is already overcrowded.
It is also a gathering place for people from all walks of life in the capital. Even some scholars who like to write and write like to come to Joyful Building to dine.
Not long after Ye Fuxun sat down, someone respectfully brought good tea in. After a while, Shang Jun appeared in the room.
"My subordinate has met the Pavilion Master. Why is the Pavilion Master free to leave the palace today?"
Ye Fuxun turned his head. The window on the side was open, and his sight was unobstructed. He could easily see the bank opposite. There was a long queue at the door: "Of course I came to see with my own eyes how much influence the Gongsun family has.
Oh...this bank across the street..."
Shang Jun naturally knew it very well and immediately said: "The financial backers behind this are none other than the Gongsun family."
As expected.
Ye Fuxun was relieved, then after thinking about it, he expressed doubts: "I came here all the way, and I only saw this one bank like this. Could it be that the Gongsun family only plans to shake up the entire imperial city's economic system by relying on this one bank?"
It's a bit of an idiot's dream...
Shang Jun shook his head: "No, this is just a small and insignificant bank under the Gongsun family. Logically speaking, there won't be much silver in the warehouse. With so many people exchanging silver in this bank, it's very difficult.
It’s easy to run out of money in inventory.”
Ye Fuxun was startled for a moment: "Insufficient silver? I think the Gongsun family has more than one bank in the capital. It should be impossible for the silver to be insufficient. Otherwise, we can ask other banks to use it for turnover."
Shang Jun shook the fan in his hand and sighed: "Yunyuan Pavilion secretly checked, but this bank has exchanged more than one million taels of silver in a short period of time!
Obviously such a small bank is far from being able to do this, and I can responsibly tell the master that not all the money exchanged comes from the Gongsun family."
Ye Fuxun was stunned when he heard this, "The Gongsun family borrowed the money from other banks? But how could other banks lend out the silver so easily?"
Shang Jun did not answer Ye Fuxun's question immediately, but Ye Fuxun had already figured it out...
If the Gongsun family wants to control the Lu country by purchasing materials and disrupting the economic system, then it will need unimaginable funds... Maybe it is not difficult for the Gongsun family, but it is indeed a huge amount. As a businessman, how can he do a loss-making business?
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Thinking of this, Ye Fuxun suddenly raised his head and took a breath of cold air, but at the same time he looked at Shang Jun and said in surprise: "Could it be...could they want to..."
Borrowing money from other banks to purchase supplies, and people using other banks' banknotes to exchange them, those bank accounts have already been emptied by the Gongsun family, how can they get them out!
Shang Jun also nodded, but he didn't see how panicked he was. Instead, he sat opposite Ye Fuxun and started making tea in an elegant manner.
Seeing Shang Jun's appearance, Ye Fuxun calmed down a little: "Then should I instruct the major banks not to lend money out."
Shang Jun took a leisurely sip of tea and said slowly: "It's not necessary for the time being. Now the Gongsun family is in the dark and we are in the open. The losses in a short period of time are still acceptable, but we need time to find out the fox in the Gongsun family."
The tail... leads the snake out of its hole."
Ye Fuxun thought for a while and understood what Shang Jun meant. He nodded and said: "You are right. Besides, if this bank cannot come up with money, the people will inevitably panic. But let the Gongsun family
My thoughts came true.
Let’s just let it go for now...go find out where all these banknotes come from.”
A million taels of silver notes were involved, which was not a small amount. How could he have taken so many bank notes to redeem them?
Shang Jun nodded. There was no need for Ye Fuxun to ask for such a matter. He had already asked someone to investigate.
Ye Fuxun thought: "You should prepare some cash in case of emergencies..."
Shang Jun's fox eyes rolled and he said hurriedly: "This is a state matter of the Lu State. Does the master want to use the power of the Yunyuan Pavilion to settle this matter for the Lu State? With all due respect, I am afraid that the power of the Yunyuan Pavilion is not enough.
To resolve the crisis in the Gongsun family..."
Ye Fuxun sighed: "That's true. I'll discuss it with the emperor when I return to the palace."
Shang Jun chuckled and said: "I know, I still need to prepare cash. After all, you are prepared for anything."
Then his eyes moved and he suddenly said: "Pavilion Master, when did the young master beside you disappear?"
He clearly remembered that when the servant came to report, he said that Ye Fuxun was accompanied by a young man. He had seen him when he first came in. The young man stood quietly aside, and Shang Jun glanced at it a few more times.
, after saying a few words, the person disappeared.
Ye Fuxun smiled and said: "Tell me Wenyue, I just told him an errand, he should go and do it."
"What errand?" Shang Jun was a little confused.
The weapon on the young man's back looked like a sword. A sword of that size obviously weighed a lot. Although he was quite talented in business, his martial arts skills were mediocre and could only be enough to protect himself.
He then guessed that the young man was also an expert. After all, the person who could protect the pavilion master would definitely not be an ordinary person.
Ye Fuxun took a sip of tea, glanced at the bank opposite the window with people coming and going, and chuckled: "I should be back soon."
After saying that, Shang Jun saw the young man reappearing in the same place with a strange figure, and the heavy sword on his back had not even been removed.
Seeing Ye Fuxun staring at him, Gongsun Wenyue nodded towards Ye Fuxun and said: "Imperial sister, I captured you and threw it in the woodshed as you said."
Ye Fuxun nodded, then stood up and said to Shang Jun, who was a little confused at the side: "Let's go, let's go meet him."
"Who?" Shang Jun suddenly couldn't keep up with his pavilion master's thoughts.
Ye Fuxun smiled and said: "I asked Wen Yue to kidnap the shopkeeper of the bank opposite. You just want to investigate, so it will be much more convenient."
Shang Jun's mouth twitched slightly. Convenience is indeed convenient, but it is too simple and crude.
He has been in business for so many years, relying on his deep scheming and understanding of people's hearts. He has always been successful, but it also requires excellent patience.