Wan Qixi blinked and said: "If I guessed correctly, the loss of 1.5 million yuan is just because they can't find a borrower, but they have property mortgaged to Baoji Cabinet Shop, right?"
Shi Guangping shook his head and smiled bitterly: "If that's the case, things are simple. The total value of these properties was more than 3 million guan ten days ago, and now there is less than 500,000 guan left. The cabinet loaned out 2 million guan.
If you offset the property and shop worth 500,000 guan, isn’t this a loss of 1.5 million guan?”
"If the market conditions pick up, I think the capital should be able to rise back."
"The market is picking up?"
Shi Guangping sneered and said: "Don't think I'm so easy to fool, Prime Minister. You and I both know whether the market will pick up. Now it's not just a matter of plummeting prices. The key is who will take over and who I will sell these properties to."
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Wan Qixi's face was a little ugly, and he said coldly: "Don't talk so much, it means that the one million Guan Baoji cabinet will not be borrowed, that's what it means!"
The other party represented the emperor, and Shi Guangping did not dare to speak so coldly. He sighed and said: "It's not that Baoji Cabinet Shop won't lend it, it's actually that all the capital was lost. The imperial court attacked the merchants, and the merchants came to collect the money.
We have all used up our reserve money, which is our capital. Now not only is our capital gone, I also borrowed 300,000 yuan from Pingjiang Prefecture and Yuezhou each for emergency purposes. This is the guest's money, which means that I still have to pay for it.
I owe a guest 600,000 guan, so how can I borrow 1 million guan to the court?"
Wan Qixi and Liu Chen, the doctor who came with Duzhi, exchanged glances, and neither of them could hide the disappointment in their eyes.
Wan Qixi finally gave up borrowing money. He knew that Baoji Cabinet Shop, like him, only had a bunch of houses and shops left. Without the money, it was just an empty shell. The wealth in the inner treasury was all stored by the powerful.
, where would he dare to move?
We can only try our luck at the other two cabinet shops, especially Jiangnan Cabinet Shop, which is run by Jiangnan Family. Maybe they are interested in the houses and shops in Lin'an.
Walking out of the shop and onto the spacious Royal Street, Wan Qixi said helplessly to Liu Chen, the doctor of Duzhi: "If Baoji can't borrow it, the hope of the other two families is even less."
"You can give it a try. If you can't borrow it, it's not the Prime Minister's responsibility."
"How could it not be my responsibility? Everyone wants to shift the responsibility to me, and I am ready to resign."
Wan Qixi sighed and was about to get on the carriage when a palace guard on horseback came running. The horse ran very fast and passed in front of Wan Qixi's carriage. Wan Qixi's carriage was surrounded by four knights.
, they all thought it was a guard who came out of the palace to deliver a message, and didn't take it to heart.
Unexpectedly, the guard suddenly raised his crossbow and shot an arrow at Wan Qixi while he was running. The crossbow arrow was accurate and extremely powerful. Wan Qixi was caught off guard and was hit in the forehead by an arrow. "Pfft!" The crossbow bolt penetrated.
His forehead was inserted into his brain, and Wan Qixi screamed and fell to the ground.
The guards ran away without stopping. Liu Chen and the four knights were stunned. They hurriedly came up to help Wan Qixi. Wan Qixi's whole body was twitching and he couldn't stand it anymore. When they saw that the murderous guard had already run away, the four of them shouted anxiously.
: "Someone is coming! There is an assassin, someone is coming quickly!"
The people inside the cabinet rushed out and carried Wan Qixi into the cabinet with all their hands. Four knights then chased her on horseback, but they could not catch up. The murderous guard had long since disappeared.
Wan Qixi died before the doctor arrived.
The assassination of Wan Qixi caused a sensation in the government and the public. Emperor Zhao Gou was very angry and ordered the Meihua Guard to investigate the murderer. Soon, the news of Wan Qixi's assassination spread like wildfire, causing an uproar in Lin'an City.
King Yong's special envoy Lu Gang immediately submitted a statement to Prime Minister Qin Hui. The assassination of Wan Qixi had nothing to do with the King of Yong. He also condemned this shameless assassination in the statement.
The next day, the "Beijing News" published the news of Wan Qixi's assassination as a front-page headline, and described the whole process of the assassination in detail. At the end of the report, it pointed out the reasons for the assassination of Prime Minister Wan Qixi and the recent events.
The plummeting housing and land prices have something to do with it.
In the Changfeng Teahouse, Lu Gang slowly said to Wang Mu: "Zhao Gou and his ministers did not really realize the seriousness of the plummeting housing and land prices in Lin'an. This actually seriously damaged the vital interests of many powerful people in the Song Dynasty."
"I feel the same way!"
Wang Mu sighed: "The house I live in is the original residence of His Highness. His Highness sold it to Dongzhu Zheng for fifteen thousand guan. Last year, it was estimated to be sold for 100,000 guan. The price per acre was 20,000 guan. But two days ago,
A man from Zhuangzhai Ya told me that the house is now worth at most five thousand guan, but it has dropped twenty-fold. It is so scary. I can imagine that the powerful people who own a large amount of real estate are probably bleeding with hatred in their hearts."
Lu Gang nodded, "In recent years, the powerful have spent most of their money on purchasing land in Lin'an, which has also pushed up the land price in Lin'an step by step. After the Fujian Road was lost, Lingnan has been separated, and the imperial court has actually only left
In the area south of the Yangtze River, Lin'an simply cannot support the high housing prices. In addition, the imperial court is targeting businessmen. Basically, large and medium-sized businessmen are forced to leave. Collapse is inevitable sooner or later. Wan Qixi sells residential buildings and shops at the right time. In the words of His Highness,
It was the straw that broke the camel's back."
Wang Mu smiled slightly and said: "The last straw that broke the camel's back, this sentence is wonderful, I will use this sentence as the front page headline tomorrow!"
Lu Gang smiled and continued: "The plummeting prices of houses and shops have caused the most important wealth of the powerful to shrink more than ten times in an instant. These powerful people are strongly dissatisfied and will definitely express their opinions, but the assassination of Wan Qixi is just the beginning.
They will definitely find other ways to take revenge on the Emperor."
"In what way will it be done?"
"have no idea!"
Lu Gang picked up the tea cup and said leisurely: "But I believe that it must be a revenge that makes the emperor Zhao Gou heartbroken!"
In the imperial study room, Zhao Gou stood in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, his eyes full of anxiety. Behind him, Qin Hui bowed and said: "Lü Gang has submitted a formal statement to Wei Chen, stating that the assassination has nothing to do with them. Although
They have made a formal statement, but it does not free them from suspicion, and Wei Chen still has reservations about their statement."
Xu Xiantu said coldly: "We have already reached this critical moment. Why should Qin Xianggong continue to confuse the public, cover up the truth, and continue to mislead His Majesty? If we continue to mislead Your Majesty, it will cause serious problems!"
Qin Hui said angrily: "Where did I mislead Your Majesty? Do the Western Army have no suspicion at all? They assassinated Prime Minister Wanqi at a critical moment, instigated conflicts and triggered civil strife in the Song Dynasty. Isn't this not in their interests?"
Zhao Gou frowned and turned around to ask Zhang Jun: "What do you think, Zhang Xiangguo? Is it true that, as Qin Xiangguo said, it was Chen Qing who was instigating civil strife in the Song Dynasty?"
He knew that Qin Hui and Xu Xiantu had a bad relationship and would quarrel every time. The two of them were very emotional. At this time, it was more reliable to ask Zhang Jun.
Zhang Jun bowed and said: "What Qin Xiangguo said is slightly possible, but this possibility is unlikely. The greater possibility is that Lin'an real estate prices plummeted, seriously damaging the vital interests of some forces, and they assassinated Wan Qi.
