Prime Minister Zhu Shengfei also said: "Your Majesty, the minister also agrees with Prime Minister Zhang that the assassination should be related to the collapse of Lin'an real estate. The only thing that cannot be determined now is whether it was committed by an individual or by a powerful group."
Tao Lin, a bachelor, stroked his beard and said: "Mr. Zhang is right. The assassination is just the beginning of revenge. I'm afraid there will be a series of revenge later. The murderer should be identified as soon as possible!"
Qin Hui always wanted to blame King Yong and the Western Army for everything, but this time he hit a big snag. The four ministers in the imperial study room except him did not support him. This time, even Zhu Shengfei, who had always followed him, did not support him.
If we don’t support him anymore, it’s really a big deal and no one is willing to follow him to fool the emperor.
The discussion that lasted for nearly an hour ended in vain. No one could come up with a solution. First of all, the directions were inconsistent. The five ministers showed three attitudes. Qin Hui's attitude was negative and he just repeatedly emphasized the need to find out the truth and how to find out the truth.
He didn't say what to do, and what if he couldn't find out the truth? He didn't even mention it. His opinion was actually to avoid it, and it was best to leave it alone.
Xu Xiantu and Zhang Jun strongly urged the emperor to take a tough stance, never give in, severely punish the murderer, and severely crack down on the arrogance of the murderer behind the scenes. As for how to crack down? Who to crack down on? When it came to details, both of them were silent.
Zhu Shengfei and Tao Lin advocated appeasing the powerful and preventing them from taking further extreme actions, but they could not explain exactly how to appease them.
In fact, everyone knows that the best way is to let real estate prices rebound and let those whose interests have been seriously harmed receive compensation. Naturally, the world will be peaceful. But how easy is it to make real estate prices rebound?
Xu Xiantu was retained by the emperor Zhao Gou. The emperor Zhao Gou had too many obstacles that made him upset, but he could still stay awake and always keep his eyes on one goal, which was his military salary, which was five dollars per month.
The military expenditure of 100,000 guan must be implemented as soon as possible.
Zhao Gou sighed and said, "Wan Qixi went to borrow money from the three major cabinet shops, but got no results and was plotted. Please ask Xu Aiqing to take over for him and continue to negotiate with the three major cabinet shops to borrow one million yuan as soon as possible."
Xu Xiantu was silent for a moment and said: "Wan Qixi went to Baoji Cabinet Shop with Liu Chen, the doctor of Duzhi. Weichen asked Liu Chen yesterday that Baoji Cabinet Shop has no money and is afraid that it will close down soon. We can only
Go to the other two cabinet shops to think of a solution."
Zhao Gou was shocked. A lot of his and his concubine's personal money was stored in Baoji Cabinet. He quickly asked: "Is Baoji Cabinet really closed down?"
"That's what Liu Chen said, but Weichen learned about the same situation from other channels. They couldn't get back the money they lent, and the mortgaged properties plummeted and couldn't be sold, resulting in heavy losses, Liu Chen said. Baoji Cabinet Shop
We have lost all our capital and still owe customers 600,000 yuan. Once a large number of customers come to withdraw money, they will not be able to withdraw the money. The situation is very serious and it can be said that it is in danger."
"In this case, I and the imperial concubine will take out all the money stored with them!"
"Your Majesty has a private treasury, so it shouldn't be a big problem, but it still needs to be taken out as soon as possible. In addition, Wei Chen has a suggestion."
"What advice?"
Xu Xiantu whispered: "Wan Qixi was assassinated in front of the gate of Baoji Cabinet Shop. Liu Chen told me that after the assassination, the proprietor Shi Guangping never showed up, but he was in the cabinet shop and had just met Wan Qixi
After we finish talking, it’s impossible to leave so soon.”
Zhao Gou took a breath and said, "Ai Qing means that Shi Guangping is suspected?"
"Weichen believes that the assassination of Wan Qixi was carried out by a group, and Shi Guangping should be a member of this group. He may have participated in the planning, so he felt guilty and dared not show up."
"Then what does Xu Aiqing suggest?"
Xu Xiantu said slowly: "Wan Qixi died at the door of Baoji Cabinet Shop. Your Majesty can use this as an excuse to attack Shi Guangping and severely attack the arrogance of that group. Your Majesty, the Shi family is as rich as the country!"
Zhao Gou would not offend the powerful group for Wan Qixi. He and Qin Hui had the same idea. Wan Qixi would die if he died. It was best to let it go. But Xu Xiantu's last words made his heart beat. Shi Jiafu
But the enemy is a country, and he himself is extremely short of money.
However, the matter was so important that Zhao Gou still had to weigh it. It was not that simple to attack a powerful group. He had to think carefully before making a decision.
"Let me think about it, Xu Aiqing should visit the other two cabinet shops first."
Xu Xiantu nodded, "Borrowing money is not that easy. Maybe those houses and shops have to use mortgages at very low prices to borrow money."
"Everything is decided by Xu Aiqing independently. I hope there will be a result today!"
Zhao Gou was desperate. He must choose these two days to solve the military salary problem. He couldn't even care about Wan Qixi's death for the time being. As long as he could get the money, Xu Xiantu could use any mortgage.
"Weichen is going now!"
In the meeting hall of Jiangnan Cabinet Shop, Xu Xiantu summoned the principals of the two major cabinet shops. The person in charge was of course not the chief shopkeeper, but the representative of the proprietor who was in charge of the cabinet shop. The boss of Wanbao Cabinet Shop was Liu Wei, Liu Xianchen's eldest son.
There are two representatives of the owners of Wanbao Cabinet Shop, one is Zheng Qing, the eldest grandson of Zheng Tongquan, who is in charge of Jingzhao, and Liu Wei is in charge of Jiangnan.
Liu Wei is usually in Pingjiang Mansion. Because the real estate and land prices in Lin'an plummeted, causing turmoil, in order to ensure the safety of his money, Liu Wei has been sitting in Lin'an during this period. He is accompanied by the big shopkeeper Qiu Ping'an.
The person in charge of Jiangnan Cabinet Shop is called Qian Wenyi, and he is also a descendant of the Qian family, the largest proprietor of the cabinet shop. Shopkeeper Yang Da of the cabinet shop was also present.
Liu Wei asked: "When Prime Minister Wanqi was assassinated at the door of Baoji Cabinet Shop, did he go to Baoji Cabinet Shop to borrow money?"
The three major counter shops are all in a competitive relationship, and they are very well-informed about each other. Even the slightest disturbance cannot be hidden from them.
Xu Xiantu nodded, "That's right. He was at Baoji Cabinet Shop last night to discuss borrowing money?"
"Can Mr. Xu tell us the outcome of the discussion with Baoji Cabinet Shop?" Qian Wenyi asked.
Xu Xiantu hesitated, "Can you not tell me?"
Liu Wei and Yang Wenyi looked at each other. They had a good understanding. They both realized that they could take this opportunity to find out the secrets of Baoji Cabinet Shop, so the two of them cooperated quite well.
Liu Wei smiled and said: "Of course Xianggong Xu doesn't say it, but it will be difficult for us to negotiate. At least we have to get the same conditions as Baoji Cabinet Shop. We can't favor one over the other. With all due respect, if Xianggong Xu doesn't say it,
We cannot see the sincerity of the court."
Both Liu Wei and Yang Wenyi are not young, they are both in their mid-thirties and have worked hard in shopping malls for many years. They are not vague about the details at all. They know that the court wants from them, so they must get the best conditions.
Xu Xiantu pondered for a while and said: "Then you first give me a confirmation of whether the money can be borrowed. If you don't want to borrow the money at all, then there is no need for me to say too much."
Liu Wei and Qian Wenyi looked at each other, and Liu Wei nodded, "If the price of the mortgaged property is low enough, we can borrow it, up to a maximum of 500,000 yuan."
Qian Wenyi also said: "The same goes for our Jiangnan Cabinet Shop. In principle, you can borrow it, it just depends on the price."
Xu Xiantu felt relieved. Since he was willing to borrow money, it would be easy to talk about it. At this time, the secret of Baoji Cabinet Shop became a stepping stone for him to borrow money. He didn't care at all about selling Baoji Cabinet Shop.
